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Recent Employment Law updates affecting the Not-for-Profit Sector
By Tamsin Webster, Lindy Richardson & Isabella Stevens
• 29 May 2020 • 7 min read
There have been important developments in recent months at both the Federal and State level that could impact Not-for-Profit organisations (NFPs).
We have summarised some of the key changes and important reminders, below.
These relate to:
the Superannuation Amnesty
Victoria's new wage theft bill
changes to the portable long service benefits scheme
Superannuation Amnesty
On 6 March 2020, the Federal Government introduced a one-off superannuation guarantee amnesty in the form of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation Act 2020). The amnesty provides employers with six months to disclose and backpay any Superannuation Guarantee (SG) shortfall, with only nominal interest.
The benefits of the amnesty can be claimed for any unpaid Super Guarantee Charge (SGC) for quarters starting from 1 July 1992 to 31 March 2018. Any disclosure (and back payment) made by an employer for this period will be tax deductible (if made before 7 September 2020) and free of penalties and administrative fees.
If you have already disclosed unpaid SGC to the ATO between 24 May 2018 and 6 March 2020 you do not need to apply again.
To be eligible for the amnesty, an employer must:
not be under investigation by the ATO for superannuation obligations for the quarter to which the disclosure relates
disclose any SG shortfall that has not already been disclosed for the relevant quarter(s) (from 1 July 1992 to 31 March 2018)
lodge an Amnesty form with the ATO by no later than 7 September 2020.
If after the amnesty period expires, you are subsequently identified by the ATO as non-compliant you will not be eligible for the amnesty and will need to pay administrative fees ($20 per employee per quarter); a Part 7 penalty (up to 200% of the SGC), as well as the nominal interest and SG shortfall.
On this basis, we recommend you undertake an assessment of your business to ensure that any relevant underpayments can be rectified as soon as possible. We also remind you that some contractors are entitled to superannuation.
If you would like further information about the amnesty (or whether your contractors are entitled to superannuation), please get in touch with us and we can refer you to a member of our superannuation team.
JobKeeper eligibility
NFP organisations and charities that meet the eligibility requirements can participate in the Government's JobKeeper payment scheme. If you would like more information on whether your organisation qualifies for JobKeeper, refer to our previous eAlert.
In summary, however, NFPs are generally subject to the same eligibility requirements as other businesses, except that their estimated annual turnover need only fall by 15% or more (relative to their turnover in the corresponding period a year earlier). If an organisation was not in operation a year prior, or turnover a year prior was not representative of its usual turnover, the Tax Commissioner has discretion to consider additional information provided by the NFP to demonstrate that it has been affected by COVID-19.
Further, NFPs may exclude government revenue from the turnover test. This will ensure that organisations delivering significant services do not inadvertently become ineligible for the JobKeeper payment because they have received a government grant. If an NFP does exclude government revenue from the turnover test, the NFP can decide whether or not to nominate employees for JobKeeper whose positions are fully funded by government grants.
Enrolment dates for JobKeeper close on 31 May 2020.
Ancillary support
In addition to receiving JobKeeper, the Federal Government is also providing additional support for NFPs, including as set out here.
Application to vary SCHADS Award
On 8 April 2020, the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award 2010 (SCHADS Award) (in addition to 98 other awards) was varied at the initiative of the Fair Work Commission to insert an additional Schedule X to introduce measures that will apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendments (in effect until 30 June 2020) introduce clauses dealing with:
unpaid pandemic leave
annual leave at half pay.
On 28 April 2020, a number of unions applied to vary the SCHADS Award, to include a new COVID care allowance of approximately $5 per hour. This would apply if an employee were required to work with a client in a number of circumstances, including where the client has (or is reasonably expected of having) COVID-19, or is required to quarantine or self-isolate. A hearing took place on 4 May 2020. No decision has yet been issued.
Maddocks has produced guides on legal issues raised by the Coronavirus which may be of interest, and we encourage you to share these with colleagues who may also find them useful.
In March 2020, the Victorian Government introduced the Wage Theft Bill 2020 (the Bill) to protect vulnerable workers by criminalising the underpayment of employee entitlements.
If the Bill is enacted, employers who dishonestly withhold wages, superannuation or other entitlements will face substantial financial penalties of up to $198,264 and up to 10 years' imprisonment for individuals; and fines of up to $991,320 for companies.
Together with the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017,[1] which introduced penalties for serious contraventions of up to $126,000 for individuals knowingly involved and $630,000 for organisations, this means it is now more important than ever to audit your employee's wages and ensure that they are being paid all of their entitlements under the relevant award or agreement, including for overtime.
As many NFP organisations are covered by the SCHADS Award it is also essential when determining rates of pay to keep in mind that an Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) applies to social and community services employees covered by the SCHADS Award. In practice, this means that these employees are entitled to increasingly higher rates of pay than those stated in the SCHADS Award.
The transitional payments provided for in the ERO (which commenced in 2012) will be fully applied by the end of 2020.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has produced some helpful pay guides to help navigate the complex pay scale resulting from the ERO. However, if you would like assistance with reviewing the classification or entitlements of your employees, please get in touch with a member of our Employment, Safety & People team.
Likely changes to the Portable Long Service Benefits Scheme
The Victorian Government has recently opened up consultation on the proposed new Long Service Benefits Portability Regulations. An exposure draft of the Regulations is available for public consultation here.
According to the Government's website, the draft Regulations are different from the currently applicable Interim Regulations, with the most significant changes being:
abolishing the 'employee predominance test' for the community services sector and replacing it with a test based on award coverage
treating community health centres and women's health services in the same way as other service providers. This will mean that they will be covered if they provide a service that is a community service, and if they employ persons under the relevant awards. Employers for those services will only have to pay the levy for their eligible workers performing community service work.
Submissions on the Regulations are due by 5.00pm on 27 June 2020.
[1] Refer to our previous eAlert on the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 for more information.
For more information, please contact a member of the Employment, Safety & People Team.
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Lifting the Bar: Female Senior Counsel in NSW
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For our final edition of 2020, we have profiled six leading female senior counsels in NSW.
Plans, Masks, Records & Contact Tracing – What do Victorian Workplaces need to do from today?
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Key directions for Victorian workplaces as outlined in the Workplace Directions (No 8).
JobKeeper 2.0 – what you need to know
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Provides a outline of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (JobKeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020.
Consequences for Project Finance due to COVID-19 Staffing Reductions on Construction Sites
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Mandatory staffing reductions on construction sites and the consequential impacts for developers and project finance.
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Sonia Lupien
Sonia Lupien is the founder and director of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress, which strives to transfer scientifically validated knowledge on stress to the public. For the last 20 years, Lupien has studied the effects of stress on the human brain from infancy to adulthood and old age. Her studies have shown that children—as vulnerable as adults to stress—can produce high levels of stress hormones as early as age six. Her research in adults demonstrates stress can significantly impair memory performance, as well as the effects of stress on the aging brain.
In her new research projects, Lupien examines differences between men and women in stress reactivity. She created the DeStress for Success Program to teach adolescents ways to control stress as they transition from elementary to high school. She also developed the Stress Inc.© program to help workers recognize and control stress by means of a computer program in the workplace.
As part of her drive to educate the public, Lupien recently published the book Par amour du stress to help us better understand stress as it has been studied for the last 50 years by scientists around the world.
Famously known as Zapiro, Jonathan Shapiro is a South African cartoonist whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally. He studied architecture at University of Cape Town, but couldn't imagine a career in architecture, so switched to graphic design—and promptly got conscripted. In the army he refused to bear arms and in 1983 became active in the newly-formed United Democratic Front. His arrest under the Illegal Gatherings Act caused some consternation in the SADF and his being monitored by military intelligence while also participating in the End Conscription Campaign, designing its logo.
Shapiro began his work as a cartoonist in earnest with a wide range of political and progressive organizations. When the newspaper South began in 1987, he became its editorial cartoonist. Security police detained him in 1988, shortly before leaving on a Fulbright Scholarship to study media arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York. An eye-opening experience, he studied under comics masters Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner, and Harvey Kurtzman. He returned to South Africa in 1991 and with Story Circle produced educational comics including Roxy (Aids education), Tomorrow People (democracy education), and A Trolley Full of Rights (a child abuse prevention comic later used by UNICEF elsewhere in Africa).
He has served as editorial cartoonist for Sowetan, Mail & Guardian, and Sunday Times, with his cartoons also appearing regularly in the Cape Argus, Cape Times, The Star, The Mercury, and Pretoria News. Resulting from hard-hitting cartoons about South Africa's former deputy-president and newly-appointed ANC President Jacob Zuma, he is currently being sued by Zuma for defamation.
Garth Shaw
Garth Shaw has spent most of his life in boys' schools. After attending Queen's College for grades1-12, his call to teaching came during his gap year at an all-boys school in England. Having qualified from the University of Stellenbosch, he spent his formative teaching years at Paarl Boys' High School. However, he always found his passion working in development contexts. He cut short his time at Paarl Boys' High to accept a promotion post at Claremont High School—a start-up school specifically seeking to serve poorly positioned learners. Having completed his honours (in school management) during his first year at Claremont High, Shaw enrolled in a master's study at the University of Cape Town, which he later upgraded to a doctorate study.
Cobus Pienaar
Since 2008, Cobus Pienaar has served as managing director of the Arbinger Institute in South Africa, a world-renowned management consulting and training firm and scholarly consortium that specializes in changing mindset. Leading the delivery of Arbinger's programs and consulting services in South Africa, Pienaar often consults with companies in the private and public sector, focusing on the development of leaders, teams, and organizations.
Born and raised in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he was graduated by the University of the Free State in 1994 and completed his postgraduate studies in 2005, obtaining all his degrees with distinction. Registered as an organizational psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, Pienaar has been appointed as senior psychologist and organizational development consultant for several organizations. Pienaar served as senior lecturer in the Department of Industrial Psychology at the University of the Free State from 2002-15, chairing that department from 2007-10. He still conducts research on topics related to leadership, careers, and dysfunctional leadership and organizations, and has published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as the South African Journal of Education, Acta-Academica, South African Journal of Psychology, Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, South African Journal of Business Management, Southern African Business Review, and South African Journal of Industrial Psychology.
In addition, Pienaar has read scientific papers at various international conferences such as Advances in Management, the International Congress on Leadership in Post-school Education, IPED Conference, the International Conference in Contemporary Business, and the 6th European Conference on Leadership, Management, and Governance. Scientific peer-reviewed journals often approach him to review academic articles.

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This is an easy four day trek to Chandrashila which can be a great experience for amateurs. Chandrashila top is the only place from where one can get a perfect 360 degree view of the Himalayas. It begins from a small village on the road head known as Sari and the following trail takes us to a beautiful lake- Deori Tal, which gives perfect sightings for mountains of Choukhamba and Kedarnath- one of the prime pilgrim spots of Hindus. It's a small trek, full of easy, relaxed walks in which you don't have to put much vigor. If you are looking for a relaxed trekking tour from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand then this is the perfect trek itinerary for you.
All camping gear including tents and sleeping mattress. Kitchen, dining and toilet tent.
Morning 8:30 report in our office and meet our trekking team, and then drive to Sari which takes about 8 hours. The drive is spectacular and along the Ganga, Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers. En route visit at Devprayag. The historical town is situated on the confluence of river Alaknanda & Bhagirathi River which makes the holy Ganges. Reach Sari village and from here trek to the most beautiful Himalayan Lake Deoriatal. Arrive and camp near the lake. The rest of the day is to explore the area around this beautiful lake. After Dinner overnight stay in Tent at Deoriatal.
In the morning, wake up with an excellent sunrise view on the snow covered Himalayan Peaks. After breakfast, the trek starts to Chopta. It?s a gradual trek and the views are worth the effort. We pass through the dense forest and beautiful alpine meadows dotted with flowers. Arrive Chopta and camp at outskirts. Hot meals will be served shortly with overnight stay in tent.
Wake up very early morning to reach the summit on time to see the panoramic view of the high Himalayan peaks. The trek is mostly a gradual ascent through the dwarf rhododendron bushes. You can watch most of the prominent peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas from Chandrashilla Top. Nanda Devi (7817Mtrs-the second highest peak of Indian Himalayas), Kedarnath, Trishul, Bandarpoonch etc are the prominent peaks visible from here. Explore the area and trek back to the camp at Chopta. Dinner and overnight stay in camp.
Morning after breakfast, we board our vehicle and drive back to Rishikesh. Tour ends upon arrival in Rishikesh.


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Fallout 4 was the most popular game in the Fallout series since its launch. Whether that was because Obsidian (the original studio that created the Fallout franchise) were involved or not remains to be seen.
When Will Fallout 5 Be Released
Will there be a Fallout 5? Undoubtedly. With such a strong franchise, Bethesda won't be walking away from it anytime soon. The only criticism that fans have voiced is that Bethesda seem to be dumbing down the games to appeal to a wider audience.
We don't know the answer to the question of "When will Fallout 5 come out?" but we're reasonably sure that it is happening!
While we're eagerly awaiting the Fallout 5 trailer, it seems that it may be a while before anything official is released.
Fallout 4 designer Todd Howard, said that Bethesda were extremely busy on three different projects (but then went on to retract that statement), but even if Fallout 5 has been in pre-production since 2016, it's unlikely that we'll see anything official until a few months before its release, which we think will be at least 2019 – 20.
We'd guess that when Bethesda are ready to release, the trend (so far) is to release on to the Xbox platforms first, with the Fallout 5 PS4 and PC game released slightly later.
There seems to be no rationale for this, the markets are equally saturated and about level; no single console really dominates the market anymore.
New Location and Game Rumors
Possible Gameplay Features
New Game Engine
There have been strong rumors about the Fallout 5 location; probably started when rumors circulated that Bethesda trademarked the Fallout: New Orleans name. We've also heard that the Fallout 5 location could be anywhere on the East Coast, with New York City being a firm favorite.
Of course, there are hundreds of rumors circulating about Fallout 5 news, will Obsidian be involved, are Bethesda releasing a VR version of Fallout 4 or even will Fallout 5 drop the companion feature that so many fans have complained about.
One rumor that seems to have grounding is that Fallout 5 has been in pre-production since 2016; voice actor in the franchise Ryan Alosio, accidentally let it slip via social media that it was already in pre-production. However, a short time later, the post was removed and in what seems like a hasty attempt at covering it up, he later stated that he was 'in character' as Deacon; someone notorious for unreliable information. Seems like a load of hooha to us though.
Another such rumor (or perhaps wishful thinking) is that Bethesda will be creating an entirely new game engine to power Fallout 5. Lots of complaints about the visuals being flat, and details being undefined meant that despite Bethesda's insistence that the Creation engine was more than up-to it, fell on deaf ears.
If Bethesda want to really take the game to the next level, they'll need to build a game engine that is capable of powering such detail; Fallout 4 was praised for the huge amount of content and detail – players had the freedom to choose among a number of actions pertaining to a single mission, to build on that would be great, but the Creation engine needs a tune-up to handle it.
So what can we expect from the new Fallout: New Orleans (or whatever the game may be called)?
We know that the Fallout 5 multiplayer experience will get an upgrade; as technology (and internet speeds) get better, it's possible to really immerse yourself in the gameplay.
We also think that Fallout will concentrate more on the actual storyline, have better crafting options and meaner vehicles (woohoo).
The Fallout 5 weapons are also likely to get an upgrade or a make-over, we think the game will try and be a little more badass overall.
New Fallout 5 Game Engine
Truthfully, no one outside of Bethesda or maybe Obsidian truly knows details regarding Fallout 5, all we can do is pull together rumor from good sources and hope for the best.
We know what the fans are looking for, and if we know, you can be sure that Bethesda know, question is… will they give the fans what they want?
To a certain extent, much of the stuff we want to see is common sense, but things like a new game engine is a significant (and we do mean significant!) investment. Of course, a new engine wouldn't just be used for Fallout 5, so the investment would be spread over a number of projects, but even so.
What are you expecting or hoping to see in the new game? Do you know things that we don't? Or something that would be of interest to the rest of the fans here? Why not leave a comment and let us know.
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IIMPACT runs 40 Learning Centres in the Mewat region of Haryana. Access to education in Mewat has been a problem, especially for girls. The abysmally poor literacy rate here ranges from 1.76% to 2.13 %, being the lowest in the country.


Bond yields rose after Fed Chair Jerome Powell laid out a case where the Fed could raise interest rates more than it currently forecasts.
Powell said, however, he would not "prejudge" the Fed forecast that will be released at the end of the March meeting.
Powell's comment was pointed to by bond market strategists as a reason for a sudden pop in bond yields.
Bond yields rose to the highs of the day as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid out a case where the Fed could raise rates more than it has forecast.
"At the December meeting the median participant called for three rate increases in 2018," Powell said Tuesday in response to a question during his testimony to the House Financial Services Committee. "Since then, what we've seen is incoming data that suggests a strengthening in the economy and continuing strength in the labor market. We've seen some data that in my case will add some confidence to my view that inflation is moving up to target. We've also seen continued strength around the globe. And we've seen fiscal policy become more stimulative."
But he emphasized this does not mean the forecast will be upgraded. "So I think each of us is going to be taking the developments since the December meeting into account and writing down our new rate paths as we go into the March meeting, and I wouldn't want to prejudge that," he said, in comments before the House Financial Services Commitee.
Treasury yields rose after Powell's comment just around 10:43 a.m. ET. Yields move opposite price. The 10-year jumped to 2.91 percent. The 2-year yield, the most reflective of Fed policy, briefly rose above 2.27 percent but was back to 2.26 percent.
"The market started reacting to the suggestion that the path [of rate hikes] could be shifting higher, based on all the positives mentioned by Powell," said George Goncalves, head of fixed income strategy at Nomura.
Stocks were under pressure as rates rose, and the dollar also moved higher. The dollar index rose above the key 90 level. That put pressure on gold futures, which fell 1.2 percent.
The Fed's inflation forecast is presented in a chart that has been termed, the "dot plot," with each Fed official's targets for the fed funds rate. The chart for this year is currently showing three interest rate hikes, and the fed funds futures market is also reflecting the potential for three rate hikes.
Markets, however, have become anxious about the idea that there could be more hikes. Many economists are already forecasting a fourth hike for this year.
"It seems to imply in his mind four hikes are possible, but people could disagree with him and that could just be his opinion," said John Briggs, head of strategy at NatWest Markets. "The implication is there's risk to the forecast by March, but there may not be an actual shift."
JP Morgan's chief U.S. economist Michael Feroli had been expecting four rate hikes this year, and Powell's comments served to reinforce his view.
"Today's comments appear to open the door for others on the Committee to revise their forecast as they see fit, and that Powell himself may be inclined to look for four hikes this year," he wrote in a note. "...We now think the odds are tilted slightly in favor of the median participant revising up their outlook to look for four hikes this year and another three hikes next year."


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Ein Schiff nennt man topplastig oder rank, wenn es eine unzureichende Stabilität durch einen zu hohen Schwerpunkt besitzt. Der Begriff leitet sich von dem Begriff Topp für die Mastspitze ab. Ein topplastiges Schiff neigt zu starker Krängung durch ungleich verteiltes Gewicht oder starken Seitenwind. Ist es ausschließlich formstabil und nicht gewichtsstabil, droht es zu kentern.

Prominentestes Beispiel für ein zu topplastiges Schiff ist die Vasa, die 1628 bei ihrer Jungfernfahrt vor den Augen der Stockholmer Bevölkerung sank, als sie durch eine Bö auf die Seite gedrückt wurde und durch die offenen (und zu niedrig angebrachten) Kanonenluken zu viel Wasser in das Schiff strömte. Das neue Schlachtschiff war zu topplastig, da es über zwei Kanonendecks verfügte. Nach einer Legende habe das Schiff auf besonderen Wunsch des Königs Gustav II. Adolf dieses zusätzliche Kanonendeck erhalten, in historischen Quellen finden sich für diese These allerdings keine Belege. Auch die zahlreichen archäologischen Untersuchungen am Wrack der Vasa ergaben keine Evidenz für Modifikationen nach Baubeginn.

Das Gegenteil von topplastig oder rank im Sinne einer unerwünscht hohen Anfangsstabilität nennt man steif.

Literatur
 Schiffbau, Schiffahrt und Hafenbau. Zeitschrift für die gesamte Industrie auf schiffbautechnischen und verwandten Gebieten, Band 30, Verlag Carl Marfels Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin 1929.
 Fred Dietrich: Schiffe – Meere – Häfen. Band 5 von Die Welt von heute, P. Müller Verlag, 1956.
 Kammer der Technik (Hrsg.): Schiffbautechnik. Band 14, VEB Verlag Technik, 1964.
 Hafenbautechnische Gesellschaft (Deutschland), Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Hamburgischen Schiffbauversuchsanstalt, Handelsschiffnormenausschuss, Archiv für Schiffbau und Schiffahrt: Werft, Reederei, Hafen. Band 5, Verlag Julius Springer, Berlin 1924.

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Q: function not called from within object So I am trying to follow this book called "Head First: HTML5 Programming" and that means I am trying to learn JavaScript.
I am very used to OOP languages like Java and C# and JS is very new to me because of the whole prototyping aspect. The code below got two functions, that used to work when they were global. After I moved them into my object creation code however, it stopped working altogether.
It's probably a syntax error or perhaps logic error. But I can't seem to point it out myself any where as debugging is not something I've done in JavaScript yet.
Help would be greatly appreciated!
function makeMovie(title, genre, rating, showtimes) {
    var movie = {
        this.title: title,
        this.genre: genre,
        this.rating: rating,
        this.showtimes: showtimes

        getNextShowing: function() {
            var now = new Date().getTime();

            for (var i = 0; i < this.showtimes.length; i++) {
                var showtime = this.getTimeFromString(this.showtimes[i]);
                if ((showtime - now) > 0) {
                    return "Next showing of " + this.title + " is " + this.showtimes[i];
                }
            }
            return null;
        }

        getTimeFromString: function(timeString) {
            var theTime = new Date();
            var time = timeString.match(/(\d+)(?::(\d\d))?\s*(p?)/);
            theTime.setHours( parseInt(time[1]) + (time[3] ? 12 : 0) );
            theTime.setMinutes( parseInt(time[2]) || 0 );
            return theTime.getTime();
        }
    }
    return movie;
}

var movie1array = ["3:00pm", "7:00pm", "11:00pm"];
var movie2array = ["5:00pm", "9:00pm"];

var movie1 = makeMovie("Plan 9 from Outer Space", "cult classic", 2, movie1array);
var movie2 = makeMovie("Forbidden Planet", "classic sci-fi", 5, movie2array);

and here is the HTML page where I try to call the JavaScript:
<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>The Webville Theater</title>
        <script src="Movie.js"></script>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
    </head>
    <body>
        <script>
            var nextShowing = movie1.getNextShowing();
            document.innerHTML = nextShowing;
            nextShowing = movie2.getNextShowing();
            document.body.innerHTML = nextShowing;
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

A: In an object, properties should not be preceded by 'this'.
'this' is used in function declaration.
Each property / value pair is separated by a comma.
Simple exemple :
var myObj = {
    foo: 'bar',
    test: 'foobar',
    logFoo: function(){
        console.log( this.foo)
    }
}

myObj.logFoo(); // log : 'bar'

Your code :
function makeMovie(title, genre, rating, showtimes) {
    var movie = {
        title: title,
        genre: genre,
        rating: rating,
        showtimes: showtimes,

        getNextShowing: function() {
            var now = new Date().getTime();

            for (var i = 0; i < this.showtimes.length; i++) {
                var showtime = this.getTimeFromString(this.showtimes[i]);
                if ((showtime - now) > 0) {
                    return "Next showing of " + this.title + " is " + this.showtimes[i];
                }
            }
            return null;
        },

        getTimeFromString: function(timeString) {
            var theTime = new Date();
            var time = timeString.match(/(\d+)(?::(\d\d))?\s*(p?)/);
            theTime.setHours( parseInt(time[1]) + (time[3] ? 12 : 0) );
            theTime.setMinutes( parseInt(time[2]) || 0 );
            return theTime.getTime();
        }
    }
    return movie;
}

var movie1array = ["3:00pm", "7:00pm", "11:00pm"];
var movie2array = ["5:00pm", "9:00pm"];

var movie1 = makeMovie("Plan 9 from Outer Space", "cult classic", 2, movie1array);
var movie2 = makeMovie("Forbidden Planet", "classic sci-fi", 5, movie2array);

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When you need your event to be a success, you need to be able to rely on your speaker to meet your need, to deliver on their promise. After all, if it is your responsibility to make the event a success, you don't want to leave things to chance.
For more than 30 years Klaas Meekma has been dealing with customers, developing relationships with customers. For more than 15 years, as interim manager, trainer, coach and speaker, he has been providing the message that can make the difference to executives, whether multi-national or family owned companies, whether non- profit and profit, industrial or professional. In good times and in critical times, when clients face economic downturns, loose market share, disruptive changes, Klaas Meekma has been there.
Klaas Meekma uses in-depth preparation, beginning with an assessment to form the message framework for your specific audience. This includes interviews, an audience- and event profile, and a review of your event objective, to assure that the message is the right message. Klaas Meekma promises a bespoke message for your specific audience. And he delivers.
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Sitting between the Moto G7 and Moto G7 Play in terms of price, specs and features, the Moto G7 Power is an odd middle child. The Moto G7 Play will run $199. Moto G7 has an 8-megapixel selfie camera.
CNET has the rundown and initial takes of the devices, but all you really need to know is that the Moto devices will have an updated pure version of Android at prices that nearly make an annual upgrade a no brainer. You've also got a 12-megapixel camera with 1.25μm pixels and an LED flash.
The Moto G7 Power will be sold by T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Cricket Wireless (as the Moto G7 Supra), Consumer Cellular, Republic Wireless, Ting, and Xfinity Mobile. The four share many features, but each targets a slightly different market segment, based on screen size, camera capabilities, battery life, and, of course, price. And while last year's Moto G6 had a body covered mostly in Gorilla Glass 3, the G7 adds an eye-catching metal frame that's also quite nice to hold onto. Unfortunately, that is where it all ends as the rest of its specs don't really tickle.
The processor is a step up from the SD632 found in the other Moto G7 devices, as well as a step up from the SD630 found in the Moto G6 Play, which we felt was a little under-powered when we reviewed it. But should you ever want extra storage, the option is there with the Moto G7.
The Moto G7 Plus sports a 6.2" LCD on the front with a teardrop notch. The smartphone features 5.7-inch display.
United States The new moto g7 will be released in the US starting this spring and will be universally unlocked at Best Buy, B&H Photo, Walmart and on Amazon.com with subsequent availability at Google Fi, Republic Wireless and Ting. We've also got a 12-megapixel camera on the back with 1.25μm pixel sizes and an f/1.8 aperture. It's not coming to the United States at all.
Splashes and rain won't be an issue for the Moto G7, as it has a water-repelling coating. It's launching in Brazil and Mexico today, it'll launch in Europe in mid-February, and it'll cost around £269 if you're picking one up in the UK.
But for its $249 (£179, AU$330) price tag, you'll be getting what you paid for in every other respect: a Snapdragon 632 chipset, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage (expandable via microSD). It delivers better and faster chipsets, cameras and charging.
On the front, you'll notice the notch is narrower than the G7 Play, but it's still pretty prominent. Specific release dates in these markets are unknown, other than we can expect them sometime in the spring.


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U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline: Report
By ariannawmd on December 16, 2013
Cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, mainly because anti-smoking efforts have caused a drop in lung cancer deaths, researchers report.
From 2001 through 2010, death rates for all cancers combined decreased by 1.8 percent a year among men and by 1.4 percent a year among women, according to a joint report from four of the nation's top cancer institutions, published Dec. 16 in the journal Cancer.
"The four major cancers — lung, colorectal, breast and prostate — represent over two-thirds of the decline," said study author Brenda Edwards, a senior advisor for cancer surveillance at the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
The report also found that one-third of cancer patients over 65 have other health conditions that can lower their chances of survival. Diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure and cerebrovascular disease, which impedes blood flow to the brain, are the most common ailments that complicate cancer treatment and survival odds, the researchers said.
"It's good to see a report of this prominence focus on this," said Dr. Tomasz Beer, deputy director of the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. "The general health of patients is important, and it impacts on cancer outcomes."
The report produced by the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
Researchers found that lung cancer death rates for men fell by 2.9 percent a year between 2005 and 2010, a much faster rate than the 1.9 percent-per-year decline during the period 1993 to 2005.
For women, rates declined 1.4 percent annually from 2004 to 2010, which was a turnaround from an increase of 0.3 percent a year during the period 1995 to 2004.
The researchers attributed these overall decreases to the decline in cigarette smoking in the United States. Since lung cancer accounts for more than one in four cancer deaths, these declines are fueling the overall reduction in cancer deaths.
Beer said new targeted therapies for lung cancer have also helped improve survival chances. He expects lung cancer death rates to fall even further with the advent of new standards for lung cancer screening using low-dose CT scans.
"I was particularly struck by the overall decline in cancer death rates," Beer said of the study. "It's modest but real, and the fact that it's annual is encouraging in the sense that even though these gains are modest, they compound over time."
Death rates among men decreased for 11 of the 17 most common cancers, increasing only for melanoma, soft tissue cancers and cancers of the pancreas and liver. Death rates among women decreased for 15 of the 18 most common cancers, increasing for cancers of the uterus, pancreas and liver.
Researchers compared National Cancer Institute data with Medicare claims data to investigate other health problems that can complicate cancer treatment and survival.
Diabetes and its associated complications is the most common health problem affecting cancer patients. It was found in 16 percent of people older than 65 diagnosed with cancer between 1992 and 2005, the researchers said.
"There are a number of issues with diabetes," Beer said. "Some data even suggests insulin can accelerate the growth of cancer." (Many diabetics take insulin, a hormone needed to turn food into fuel for the body).
Patients with diabetes also have to struggle with the effect that cancer medications can have on their blood sugar, Beer added. They may end up receiving a lower dosage or stopping a treatment regimen early because of the conflict between their diabetes control and their cancer therapy.
COPD affects more than 15 percent of older cancer patients, while congestive heart failure affects about 10 percent of patients. About 6 percent are affected by cerebrovascular disease, which can include stroke and aneurysms.
Lung and colorectal cancer patients tended to have other health problems more often than people with other cancers. People with breast and prostate cancers tended to have other health problems at the same rate as people without any cancer.
"The general strength and wellness of patients makes a huge difference in cancer outcomes," Beer said. "People who are capable of going on a hike, jogging, running and eating healthy do a heck of a lot better than people who are sedentary and in poor physical condition."
For more on cancer statistics, visit the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
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France: no doubt one of the most romantic counties in the world and a country I am honored to visit for work. In the most idyllic setting, on a sun-drenched day, this beautiful couple said their vows among friends and family at Chateau de Varennes, one of France's prettiest Chateaux.
Destination weddings take a lot of work. They are often planned heavily by trusted wedding planners as the couple does not live nearby - design choices, logistic choices, and all choices (really) are slightly more labor intensive. But I am so fond of destination weddings, especially in pretty France, for the enchantment that not only guests feel, but the couple! To get married in a "neutral territory" if the couple is from two different places or a place that many have not visited yet is so magical!
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Microsoft said on Thursday that it plans to release a beta of Internet Explorer 9 on September 15.
Invites for a web IE9 beta event were sent out to members of the press on Thursday. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 plans, the company is planning a minimalist user interface for the next generation Internet Explorer. The software giant is not planning to use Metro or Ribbon UI elements in IE9 but instead it will stick to a simplistic UI similar to that of Google's Chrome. However, still expect some very unique UI features in Internet Explorer 9.
Screenshots of an early Internet Explorer 9 build leaked to the web last month. The leak confirmed Microsoft's plans for a download manager in Internet Explorer 9. Many believed the screenshots were fake but Neowin confirmed the screenshots as genuine images. Microsoft revealed the official logo for Internet Explorer 9 today, which was featured in the leaked screenshots. The logo can be found on Microsoft's beauty of the web page setup for the IE9 event.
Microsoft originally began scouting for Internet Explorer 9 beta testers in March. In an email to testers, Justin Saint Clair - Program Manager of Internet Explorer invited testers to join a "select group of IE9 Tech Feedback participants."


Many decisions have to be made about the product, such as how to package it and how much to sell it for.
Liaising with the sales team.
The ability to use a computer is important.
Library research is often needed at the start of a marketing campaign.
Preparing documents for senior management.
Companies that make products, or provide services, all need to decide how best to promote them in order to increase sales or awareness. As a Marketing Manager, you will design and produce marketing policies for these organisations, and you'll be involved in the strategic planning for current and future products or services, as well as the company brand, image and reputation.
You will take overall responsibility for finding out about (and predicting) what customers want, and for identifying target markets for products or services. Markets could be members of the public, other businesses or government departments, for example. You must aim to improve customer loyalty - you want your customers to keep coming back!
In a small or medium sized organisation, you will be involved in nearly all aspects of marketing. Larger companies usually employ more than one Marketing Manager, and you will have your own particular area of responsibility.
As a Marketing Manager you will analyse sales figures and prepare reports for senior management. Your aim to get the best return possible for the money you spend on marketing.
You must also take into account the results of market research and information about customer preferences and competitors' products.
You will often be involved in decisions on the choice and mix of media for advertising, production schedules, method of distribution and training of sales and exhibition staff. For example, you might decide to use a mixture of social media, radio ads, digital marketing, event sponsorship and magazine advertising.
As the Marketing Manager, you will lead and motivate a team of colleagues, to meet realistic targets.
Many Marketing Managers travel to exhibitions and visit customers to promote your product or service, to gather information and build good relationships with both existing and potential new customers.
Earnings might be increased with bonuses and commission.
Usually you will work 39 hours a week, Monday to Friday. However, this can vary considerably. Late finishes and weekend work might be required, especially as promotional deadlines approach, resulting in more than a 40-hour week at times.
Employers include companies selling to the general public (such as food products and computer games, for example) and the business-to-business (B2B) market (selling goods and services to other companies), the service industry (including banks and electricity suppliers) and the government (promoting things like pensions or tax returns).
Charities also use Marketing Managers to manage their marketing projects and to help them raise funds.
Opportunities for Marketing Managers occur in towns and cities throughout the UK.
Entry to marketing jobs is very competitive. Many applicants have either a degree or HNC/HND in marketing or business studies (with marketing options).
Foundation degrees are available in marketing and also business with marketing.
An Advanced Level Apprenticeship is also a great place to start. You may be able to take an NVQ as part of your apprenticeship.
Various vocational BTEC and City & Guilds qualifications are available and could help you to get into this career - see below for more details.
Some marketing posts require qualifications that are industry-specific, for example, agriculture, textiles, pharmaceuticals or engineering.
Many entrants to marketing management have worked in roles such as Marketing or Advertising Executives, or Brand Planners. Some have a Chartered Institute of Marketing professional qualification.
Large companies might offer graduate training schemes.
It might be possible to study for The Chartered Institute of Marketing's (CIM) professional examinations, either before or once in employment.
People with some work experience or recent graduates with any subject should consider the professional certificate in marketing.
For entry to the professional diploma course, applicants need the CIM professional certificate in marketing, or a degree in a business or marketing subject. Entry is also possible with marketing management experience.
Direct entrants to the chartered postgraduate diploma in marketing need the professional diploma in marketing, or a degree which had marketing as at least half of its content and a wide range of relevant senior marketing management work experience.
Marketing Managers could go on to become Senior Managers, Directors or Business Owners, for example.
Previous experience working as a Marketing Executive, or Brand Planners would be really useful for this career.
Some companies ask for qualifications which are specific to their particular industry/business sector.
Many entrants to marketing management have worked in roles such as marketing or advertising executives, or brand planners.
A number of centres, including Chartered Institute of Marketing accredited centres, offer relevant management and marketing qualifications by distance learning.
The Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) offers a Certificate and Diploma in Operational Sales and Marketing Management, by distance learning.


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The Wabbit's Adventure Caffè
Hidden away in a warm and bright caffè in Verona, The team gathered to discuss what sort of adventure they'd just had. "You start, Skratch," said the Wabbit, "We want your point of view. What did you make of all that." Skratch drew his chair in and leaned forward. "Surely you mean my focalisation?" The Wabbit nodded. "Well," purred Skratch," Given the presence of flying pizzas and an extraordinary tiger, it was definitely a fantasy adventure." Wabsworth raised a paw. "These are merely attributes of demarcations. The talking tiger with laser eyes constitutes fantasy - but the flying pizzas belong to science fiction." The Wabbit grinned because he's been reading. "The matter does not depend on that kind of architextuality. We have to talk about the context of the narrative moment and how it's enunciated." Lapinette shook her head. "No, no, no. Skratch was talking about textual transcendence and that is transtextuality." Skratch meaowed loudly. "Perhaps that's why it resembled a video game with overlaid enunciations employing a complexity of multi facteted heterogeneous structures" Lapinette laughed. "We went round in a circle. We're back to architexts!" They all laughed until the Wabbit rapped on the table. "Can we agree it was a story?" Lapinette frowned. "What's the story about our drinks?" The Wabbit looked in several different directions and yelled. "Multi proseccos please, as many as you can see!"
[The characters are relying on Garard Genette's theories regarding narrative.]
6. Tipsy and the End of the Tremors
5. The Wabbit and a Taste of Dynamite
4. The Wabbit and the Wormy Writhing
3. Skratch and the Metro Worm Incursion
2. The Wabbit and the Wriggling Worms
1. The Wabbit and Parakalo's Report
11. The Wabbit and the Annoying Prisoner
10. The Wabbit and the Hidden Foe
9. Lapinette and the Lonely Beach


The Mr G Summer Heights High Singalong Is Coming To Edinburgh!
This August, Summer Heights High is headed to Edinburgh! Well... sort of.
Fans of the Australian mockumentary series will remember Mr G's character fondly; played by Chris Lilley, the effeminate and egotistical drama teacher won himself a cult following across the globe, thanks in part to his array of politically-incorrect singalongs.
This August, Mr G's Summer Heights High Singalong will land at the Edinburgh Festival. Yep! You'll be able to join in with Mr G on screen (along with all the Summer Heights High characters) and in case you were wondering, dressing up is FIRMLY encouraged!
The show kicks off at 11.45 each night. Trust us. You don't want to miss this.
Please note: Chris Lilley will sadly not be appearing at the shows in person.
Book tickets to the Mr G Summer Heights High Singalong!
This Bad Company Singalong Is Just What Your Afternoon Needs Don't you know, you're a shooting star?


Currency Rally Gets Stopped At The Gate!
* BLS says 304,000 jobs created in Jan. Chuck says hogwash!
* Eurozone PPI weakens… What will the ECB do?
Gold however, is getting sold in the early morning trading, and is down $7.50, after losing $3.60 on Friday. That's $11 in the past two days, after Gold had been on a good run to the upside… I would say that this is normal given the quickness with which Gold moved upward. But then NOTHING is normal about the price action in Gold these days… And haven't been since the fellow at the price manipulation controls woke up from his nap on September 8, 2011… Because all's fair in love and war, and price manipulation… I would have to say for those that don't believe in that stuff that it was about the time the dollar was strongly entrenched in its current strong dollar trend, that began when the hidden debts of the Club Med countries were discovered.
Normally I would say that this pull-back in the price of Gold would be an opportunity to buy at a cheaper level than last week… And I still want to say that, but who knows what the price manipulators are going to do next?
It appears that this week will be the week that the Gov't uses to print all the delayed economic reports of the past month… For instance, today, we'll finally see the Nov. Factory Orders… Seems like it's really not useful at this point doesn't it? But it will print anyway, and when it does, I expect it to be negative.
To Recap… the currency rally of last week came to an abrupt halt for most of the currencies on Friday, when the BLS printed what I consider to be a farce of a jobs report saying that 304,000 jobs were created in January. Recall that they said 312,000 were created in December, but quietly, under the cloak of darkness, they BLS "revised" December's number by 88,000 jobs to the downside! There are problems in Australia with their banks, and the way they do business, and that's weighing on the A$, while the price of Oil ratchets higher and the Petrol Currencies get bought.
Or, here's your snippet: "A special government-appointed inquiry excoriated Australia's financial sector for misconduct on Monday, referring two dozen cases to regulators for possible legal action but leaving the structure of the country's powerful banks in place.
That's it for today… I kept wondering when my daily dose of chemo was going to catch up with me, and I wonder no more, as it hit me at 1 o'clock in the morning last night… UGH! That was a nice run I had… Oh well, it is what it is… I can't complain, for it's kept me alive! so… pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about 20 days… I'm ready for some baseball! I received a video of my darling granddaughter, Delaney Grace, singing the National Anthem. She had sent it to Roger Dean Stadium as an audition tape to sing at a Spring Training Game… I was so happy to hear her hit every note and belt it out! Fingers crossed now… Aerosmith takes us to the finish line today with their song : Dream On… I hope you have a Marvelous Monday, and remember to Be Good To Yourself!


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PayJunction transforms any web browser into a virtual terminal the business can utilize for its needs. It also eliminates the need to store signed paper receipts as everything is stored in a secure online environment. At the same time, it offers green technology with everything done online, even in sending receipts by sending them via email. At the same time, every transaction being run in the system is saved there for the lifetime of the business.
For qualified businesses, PayJunction will provide a Smart Terminal which provides businesses with many options for accepting payments, including all major credit cards, checks, NFC-ready phones, and even the Apple Watch. This EMV-ready terminal will reduce the liability for fraudulent transactions and keep you up to date with payment-processing requirements. Its comprehensive reporting makes sense of all transactions made and provides insight into how the business is developing.
The system also offers the capability for electronic signatures that provide convenience, eliminate the need for paper receipts and protect your business from charge-backs and fraud. Users can even can capture remote signatures for card-not-present transactions by texting or emailing a receipt to your customer, who can then sign it using any mobile device, platform, or browser.
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Query syntax
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Query parameters can be used on either GET, PATCH, PUT or DELETE requests.

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url parameter                               description
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``_m=<method>``                             tunnel any http method using GET, e.g. _m=POST [#]_
``_limit=<n>``                              limit the returned collection to <n> results
                                            (default: 20, max limit: 100 for unauthenticated users)
``_sort=<field_name>``                      sort collection by <field_name>
``_start=<n>``                              start collection from the <n>th resource
``_page=<n>``                               start collection at page <n> (n * _limit)
``_fields=<field_list>``                    display only specific fields, use ``-`` before field
                                            names to exclude those fields, e.g. ``_fields=-descripton``
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Query syntax for Elasticsearch
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Additional parameters are available when using an Elasticsearch-enabled collection (see **ESBaseDocument** in the :any:`Wrapper API <wrapper-api>` section of this documentation).

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url parameter                                       description
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``<field_name>=<keywords>``                         to filter a collection using full-text search on <field_name>, ES operators [#]_ can be used, e.g. ``?title=foo AND bar``
``<field_name>=(!<keywords>)``                      to filter a collection using negative search
``q=<keywords>``                                    to filter a collection using full-text search on all fields
``_search_fields=<field_list>``                     use with ``?q=<keywords>`` to restrict search to specific fields
``_refresh_index=true``                             to refresh the ES index after performing the operation [#]_
``_aggregations.<dot_notation_object>``             to use ES search aggregations,
                                                    e.g. ``?_aggregations.my_agg.terms.field=tag`` [#]_
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Updating listfields
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Items in listfields can be removed using "-" prefix.

.. code-block:: sh

    $ curl -XPATCH 'http://localhost:6543/api/<collection>/<id>' -d '{
        "<list_field_name>": [-<item>]
    }
    '

Items can be both added and removed at the same time.

.. code-block:: sh

    $ curl -XPATCH 'http://localhost:6543/api/<collection>/<id>' -d '{
        "<list_field_name>": [<item_to_add>,-<item_to_remove>]
    }
    '

Listfields can be emptied by setting their value to "" or null.

.. code-block:: sh

    $ curl -XPATCH 'http://localhost:6543/api/<collection>/<id>' -d '{
        "<list_field_name>": ""
    }
    '

Updating collections
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If update_many() is defined in your view, you will be able to update a single field across an entire collection or a filtered collection. E.g.

.. code-block:: sh

    $ curl -XPATCH 'http://localhost:6543/api/<collection>?q=<keywords>' -d '{
        "<field_name>": "<new_value>"
    }
    '

Deleting collections
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Similarly, if delete_many() is defined, you will be able to delete entire collections or filtered collections. E.g.

.. code-block:: sh

    $ curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:6543/api/<collection>?_missing_=<field_name>'

.. [#] Set ``enable_get_tunneling = true`` in your .ini file to enable this feature. To update listfields and dictfields, you can use the following syntax: ``_m=PATCH&<listfield>.<value>&<dictfield>.<key>=<value>``
.. [#] The full syntax of Elasticsearch querying is beyond the scope of this documentation. You can read more on the `Elasticsearch Query String Query documentation <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html>`_ to do things like fuzzy search: ``?name=fuzzy~`` or date range search: ``?date=[2015-01-01 TO *]``
.. [#] Set ``elasticsearch.enable_refresh_query = true`` in your .ini file to enable this feature. This parameter only works with POST, PATCH, PUT and DELETE methods. Read more on `Elasticsearch Bulk API documentation <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-bulk.html#bulk-refresh>`_.
.. [#] Set ``elasticsearch.enable_aggregations = true`` in your .ini file to enable this feature. You can also use the short name `_aggs`. Read more on `Elasticsearch Aggregations <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-aggregations.html>`_.

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A Critique of Liberal Orthodox Approach to Halacha
One of the best brief critiques of the liberal Orthodox approach to halacha.
For a couple of years now, I have campaigned among colleagues for people to take up the pen and in a reasoned,respectful way grapple with the underlying issues that are increasingly causing a schism between Liberal Orthodoxy on the one hand, and traditional Ultra- and Modern Orthodoxy, on the other. My feeble contribution to this conversation has been a review of why Modern Orthodoxy is increasingly worried about the trends coming out of Open Orthodoxy.
Now, Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, the chief rabbi of Ramat Gan and president of the moderate Religious Zionist organization Tzohar, has penned one of the best brief critiques of the underpinnings of Liberal (incl. Open) Orthodoxy. His essay is chanelled through a review Haviva Ner David's recent book, and seems at first sight a critique of Orthodox Feminism, but it is more profound, more far ranging and more thorough, putting a finger on the issues with the Liberal Orthodox drive to change halachic rulings.
Reading it, I could not help thinking of of blurb written in the hazy past, in a 1985 Tradition article, by Rabbi Shalom Carmy, which unfortunately applies well to the present issue:
This philosophical docility, at least within the confines of the present article, seems to be connected with Singer's apprehension of what he calls "the tradition." Reading Singer, one gets the impression that the tradition is, in modern man's daily contact with it, essentially an obstacle course of do's and don't's. Once one has satisfied these demands, the wide and wonderful world of modernity beckons with open arms. Difficulties in the synthesis of tradition and modernity are to be solved, or rather dissolved, by the appropriate halakhic rulings, if at all possible. Where such rulings are unavailable, and the modern Orthodox Jew is convinced that there is nothing wrong with what he/she is doing, the attendant guilt can be assuaged by postulating that "if there were gedolim with a modern sensibility, they would not hesitate to legitimate his behavioral patterns."
Thus there are two kinds of gedolim inhabiting Singer's halakhic universe: the real-life scholars and the hypothetical ones. Singer apparently prefers the non-existent sort: these are quite effective in palliating the guilt of the modern Orthodox Jew, exhibiting their limitations only when it comes to allaying his frustration at their intractable non-existence.
Source: Carmy, R' Shalom; Rejoinder: Synthesis and the Unification of Human Existence.
Hat tip for this quote goes to Rabbi Mitch Rocklin.
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Leagas Dela ney media director Alison Fowler has been named to the top media post at Universal McCann here.
As svp/managing director, Fow ler will oversee media planning for the $350 million-plus Micro soft account, as well as for $25 million client Advanced Micro Devices and several smaller accounts. She will also help to pursue new business.
Buying for Microsoft is handled by the Interpublic Group media network's New York office. Sister shop McCann-Erickson in San Francisco handles creative.
Fowler, 38, replaces Brett Stewart, who has been promoted to the new position of director of strategic print planning at Universal McCann in New York. Fow ler will report to Rob Kabus, director of strategic planning for McCann-Erickson San Francisco.
"She strives to get face to face with consumers, and when you start with the consumer, you are generally smart about making a good media plan," Kabus said of Fowler.
At Leagas, Fowler worked on accounts such as Adidas, Virgin Mobile and Mavi Jeans. She said she was lured to the new job by the chance to work with large technol ogy clients.
Universal McCann chairman and CEO Robin Kent said both personnel moves are part of a plan to upgrade communications services for clients.


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De Oden van Salomo zijn 42 oden of psalmen die werden toegeschreven aan koning Salomo maar pseudepigrafisch zijn. Ze werden geschreven in de 2e eeuw of 3e eeuw in het Syrisch. Ze behoren tot de gnostische en vroegchristelijke literatuur, al is het mogelijk dat de christelijke elementen later zijn toegevoegd. De dichtwerken drukken extase uit en gaan over verlossing. Ze vertonen veel beeldgebruik, en zijn anti-marcionisch. Het odenboek vertoont overeenkomsten met het manicheïsche Psalmenboek; beide staan in dezelfde traditie van Syrische hymnologie.

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 H.J.W. Drijvers. 'Odes of Solomon and Psalms of Mani. Christians and Manichaeans in Third-Century Syria.' In: Studies in Gnosticism and Hellenic Religion. Presented to Gilles Quispel on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. Leiden: Brill, 1981, blz. 117-130.
 Smith, A.P. A Dictionary of Gnosticism. Wheaton: Theosophical Publishing House, 2009.
  The Odes of Solomon online.

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As Michael Onyemaobi prepares to make his decision, he spoke with Hail Varsity about his visit to Nebraska, what stood out to him and how he's feeling about his decision as National Signing Day looms.
Breaking down the final recruiting weekend of the 2017 cycle and recapping the Huskers' two visitors in town.
The Huskers will be hosting three prospects this weekend, with all three recruits hailing from the western part of the United States.
Michael Onyemaobi: "It Kind of Felt Like It Was Already Family"
As National Signing Day gets closer, Hail Varsity spoke with Onyemaobi about Williams, his decision and planning an official visit to Nebraska.
Michael Onyemaobi is currently committed to Cal, but that didn't stop him from "throwing the bones" with Nebraska defensive backs coach Donte Williams.
With the recruiting dead period over, the Nebraska coaching staff isn't wasting any time hitting the road on Thursday.


This FAQ explains how to protect the Joomla! /administrator/ directory on Apache servers using the htpasswd utility. You can easily adapt these instructions to protect other directories. If you need help finding or creating your .htaccess file, start here.
Basic authentication should not be considered secure for any particularly rigorous definition of secure. Although the password is stored on the server in encrypted format, it is passed from the client to the server in plain text across the network. Anyone listening with any variety of packet sniffer will be able to read the username and password in the clear as it goes across.
Check to be sure your site is configured to use .htaccess files. If not sure, ask your host.
Decide where to put your .htaccess file. Because Apache recursively searches all directories in a path for .htaccess files, the higher in your directory structure you place this file, the more directories it will control. If there is already an .htaccess file in the directory you choose, it's probably best to add the new code to it.
Decide where to store your.htpasswd and .htgroups files. These files should NEVER be publicly accessable through the Web. Below is an example directory structure showing good locations for each file. Note that the /auth/ directory in this example is NOT accessible from the Web.
Add the following code to the .htaccess file. Adjust the example paths (marked in red) as needed for your server. Adjust the group name that you created in step 5 if it differs from the below example.
Remove all backup .htaccess files from public_http directories.
If you can not use the Apache htpasswd utility, here's a free, online script that creates the necessary files for you. You'll need to know the user name, password, and path. The script does the rest for you. Note that for more advanced configuration, such as the use of groups, you'll need to edit the resulting files.
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On the 23rd of january ArTechLab presents the end results of the research projects of AKI ArtEZ students who've done experimental research on new materials and technologies. This can mean for example, experimental kinetic structures, lasercutted animals, shadows in 3d, or the exploration of better, more functional materials for plaster casts for broken legs.
You are invited to attend the opening on january 23rd, 5pm, @Tetem.


ABSTRACT Diyarbakir is located in Asia, in Lower Mesopotamia, and in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. The Southeastern Anatolia Region is a region where prominent centers of early Christianity are located. The Ottomans managed the administration of the regions where the Armenian lived since the 14th and 15th centuries. However, the Armenians, who accepted the Christianity first, were allowed to act as a separate community despite some restrictions. The Armenians, as a widespread and settled community in Anatolia, lived in Diyarbakir by taking influential roles in urban population until the 20th century. This study aims to carry into future the 4 churches belonging to Armenians living in Diyarbakır until the beginning of the 20th century by evaluating the churches in terms of history, plan and facade layouts, decoration items, usage and structural conditions and the study proposes to protect these assets. The consciousness created by the preservation of historical buildings and the survival of cultures in the city at the 2000s has created a positive social force for the restoration of the churches. With the restoration, the Armenians, who lived for centuries but migrated from the city, were able to carry their culture to the new generations and they visited the city as well as the buildings. Hence, the restoration of the architectural product has led to the reestablishment of the cultural bonds. This study has been compiled and updated from the second author's thesis titled "Protection and Usage Conditions of Armenian Churches Located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey", which the second author completed in the consultancy of the first author.


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Over 100 earthquake observatories to come up in next five years: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year.
New Delhi Updated on: August 22, 2021 7:58 IST
Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year
India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of 2021 and 100 more such observatories in the next five years, said Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Saturday. He pointed out that in the last six and a half decades since Independence, the country had only 115 earthquake observatories but now with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, there is going to be a quantum leap in the number of earthquake observatories in the country.
The Minister said that the Indian subcontinent is considered as one of the world's most disaster-prone areas in terms of earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, floods, and tsunamis. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Joint Scientific Assembly of International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI) on Saturday.
In his address, he also claimed that the Modi Government is taking all necessary steps to meet these challenges. Dr Singh said that the importance of Geology as a recognized science of the composition, structure and processes, which govern our planet, has probably reached its zenith today as human society grapples with challenges at multiple levels of interactions with Mother Earth.
The Minister expressed hope that IAGA and IASPEI will act as catalysts in bringing on board a greater number of researchers and practitioners from the global community to work on issues related to rendering science to society.
He said that it is a fitting environment for the two scientific communities to come together to forward research in their niche as well as pursue new avenues of cross-disciplinary investigations.
The Minister said that the linkage between the deep earth structure and geomagnetism, and the role of fluids in earthquake nucleation are a few examples to emphasize the significance of the Joint Scientific Assembly of these two Associations to promote cross-disciplinary research.
The IAGA and IASPEI have come together to hold a joint assembly in 2021, which is being hosted by the CSIR-NGRI with the support of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
Dr Jitendra Singh expressed hope that organizing such a joint scientific assembly in India would foster new enthusiasm in young researchers and enable them to forge collaborations and construct cross-disciplinary science proposals, the outcomes of which will help us to move into the future with a better understanding of our planet, armed with new scientific solutions.
He also wished that a series of successful deliberations during this Joint Scientific Assembly of IAGA-IASPEI would provide a new dimension for a better understanding of Earth System Science.
He impressed upon India's commitment to supporting various projects of earth system science to quantify the seismic hazard for better land use and urban planning and creating disaster-resilient infrastructures for reducing risks and ultimately paving the way to sustainable development.
(With ANI Inputs)
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Q: Dynamically enable/disable a stylesheet in Internet explorer 8 I'm trying to implement a repsonsive layout on my website.  The main driver of responsiveness is a bit of javascript that fires on window resize events.  When the window width crosses certain thresholds I enable the stylesheet that I want to be active, and disable the other ones.  This is how i enabled/disabled stylesheets
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This works everywhere except internet explorer 8 (haven't tested 9 yet).  In 8, the property gets updated, but the display does not.  So i'll resize my window which triggers the function.  The display remains unchanged, but when i check the disabled property in the console, it is updated correctly.  I've also tried using jquery's prop function on the 'link' node and that results in the same behavior.
How can i achieve this behavior in ie8?  And if it's different for ie9 please include info on that.

A: document.styleSheets[0].disabled=true;
This does disable the first styleSheet in IE7 and 8 (don't remember about 6).
Your isThisTheRightSheet(x) method may be disabling the wrong sheet- IE may order them
differently, or you may be using document.styleSheets.sheet or cssRule instead of the IE(before #9) styleSheet and rule.
And for(x in stylesSheets) may be iterating through other properties than the sheets- you may want to use the styleSheets length property and:
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A: use html conditionals..
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<![endif]-->
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Rafael Salgado is a Spanish olive oil of the highest quality. The history of this brand begins in distant 1875. During the time Rafael Salgado developed into an international leader of olive oil production and sale.


Anyone who goes through serious efforts to lose weight must take full advantage of it. Once you're in that zone, working hard to lose weight, you will also be in a good position to adopt better habits that can help you sustain a healthier life. These healthier habits can be motivating as you move along through your weight loss process, and it's not uncommon to aid your efforts for optimum results with surgical options from renowned services such as Body Contouring Atlanta services. With experts like Dr. Crispin, you will have all the advice and expertise you need for body contouring in Atlanta.
Below are few common surgical methods for ensuring great contours. These methods are considered the best approaches to body contouring by Dr. Crispin in Atlanta. His approach in terms of which parts of your body to deal with first is said to be among the very best for a great result and quicker recovery.
When you lose weight after having a mass of flesh on you for a while, your slimmer look can make you look deflated. While you may get into a great routine after going through your weight loss program, you may not look that great. So, surgical remedies can fix this for you, especially in areas of your body such as the flanks, buttocks, arms, breast, abdomen and legs.
The procedures that deal with these body parts are divided into three phases, and each of these phases takes around 6.5 to 7 hours to carry out. Basically, these procedures are aimed at removing and reshaping your skin, but the results make it worth it.
The first part of the procedure includes the circumferential lower body lift that is carried out using gluteal augmentation with vascularized flaps. This is done from the flank region, which is an important part of the body concerning surgical correction. When this is set right, it provides a good platform for making more effective aesthetic judgments concerning your breasts and legs.
When this procedure is complete, it's considered best to send the patient home because patients tend to do much better at home recovering as opposed to spending time at a hospital, recovering.
Upper arm and lateral chest wall contouring are combined at this second stage of the procedure that is most commonly merged with a breast lift. This brachioplasty comes with very few complications, and patients are most satisfied with the results. All that they have at the end of this is a long scar starting at the elbow that runs up till the armpit and extends to the posterior lateral chest area. Dealing with the breast, however, is almost always a two-step procedure. This is due to the tissue complications after weight loss bearing an abundance of unsupported hanging tissue. This cannot be set right in one stage.
The lateral thigh lift is an aggressive liposuction at the medial thigh area. After this, we resect the loose tissue left over after the liposuction is done. The area that is dealt with during this procedure starts from the knee and extends to the groin crease situated on the inner side of the leg.
This line of surgery permits surgeons to tighten the skin transversely, giving rise to a far smoother, firmer leg. Patients find it easier recovering from this operation and they can also get back to performing fairly normal activities within a week. Body contouring Atlanta services make your experience as comfortable as possible for you with their level of expertise so if you should go for body contouring, Atlanta is the best.


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Ford visited Timmins Friday
The worst kept secret in Timmins this week was that Ontario Premier Doug Ford was coming to town.
It took a few days to get details and they were few. We were also told not to report the visit ahead of time, so CTV News assumed big news was coming.
It turns out, the premier just came to visit.
He chose the historic Newmont Porcupine Gold Mine operations as his backdrop for a photo opportunity.
"Some of the toughest folks I ever met in my life (are here). They're amazing," said Ford.
While on site, Newmont Porcupine informed the premier all about its new state-of-the-art water treatment plant.
Company officials say throughout 2021 and 2022, they made a $160 million investment into the new plant, located on its Pamour property, a few kilometres east of this location.
While the premier said he was impressed by what Newmont Porcupine is undertaking with its water management project, the province is not contributing any money to it.
"Uh, nothing right now. Newmont, they're investing in it. We're so grateful for that."
The company said the plant will benefit the local environment through the collection, treatment and return of mine water.
It is also a required step if it wants to return to mining the Pamour Pit added officials.
"The long term goal is definitely looking at if we could get the Pamour Project approved through all the stages to have that space to develop the Pamour Project," said Newmont Porcupine general manager Dawid Pretorius.
Newmont said the construction of the plant will be complete by the end of the year and will begin discharging 13 million cubic meters of treated water back to the Mattagami, Frederickhouse and upper Kapuskasing watersheds.
"All of the citizens of Ontario have to understand how important mining is if we're going to meet all of our objectives with the climate charge, decarbonization of the economy," said Timmins MPP George Pirie.
Following his visit to Newmont's Porcupine Mine, the premier stuck around the city to celebrate 'turning Timmins blue' at a conservative meet-and-greet Friday evening.
Ford along with Pirie addressed a group of supporters at Northern College, reflecting on what he called a "historic win" for the party and a string of major promises for the Timmins area.
Outside the event, CUPE members aimed to gain the premier's attention and call for a better deal, as Monday's strike action looms.
The premier and area MPP aimed to reaffirm his party's support for the region.
"You have a government that is bringing back the Northlander rail service, after the Liberals cancelled it. By the way, there's a great announcement that we're going to be making shortly – this is a real exciting one too – about the Morthlander, that's coming down the rails, excuse the pun, in the next couple weeks," said Ford.
"You have a government that is rebuilding highway 101, after the Liberals that every reason not to get it done."
Ford also talked about the region's importance in the province's critical minerals strategy and how Timmins will play a major role
"The government showed the people of Timmins that they have our backs… by funding the ONTC rail expansion and the Canadian connecting link. $74 million for Timmins because the PC government wanted it and you supported that vision," added Pirie.
Pedestrian killed in motor vehicle collision in downtown Sudbury intersection
Beloved former Canuck Gino Odjick dies at 52
Greater Sudbury LifeLabs location closed until further notice
National Non-Smoking Week kicks-off
Canada's Grocery Code of Conduct one step closer to being implemented
UofT student suing Toronto police for $1.6M after he was allegedly Tasered with an officer's knee on his neck
Sault museum resident artist opens new exhibit
Military concerned by Canada's absence from American-British-Australian security pact
Gino Odjick, a fan favourite who played eight seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, has died.
A police officer's knee was pinned against the neck of a University of Toronto student as he was repeatedly Tasered on the ground with his hands behind his head before his identification proved what he had told police – they had the wrong man, a statement of claim says.
There are concerns at the highest levels of the Canadian Armed Forces that this country won't have access to the same cutting-edge military technology as its closest allies because it is not part of a security pact between Australia, Britain and the United States.
Vacationers can work with non-profit to bring medical supplies to places in need
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A look inside one of the most expensive homes ever sold in Ottawa
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68 confirmed dead, 4 missing in Nepal's worst plane crash in decades
A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people. At least one witness reported hearing cries for help from the fiery wreck. It's the country's deadliest airplane accident in three decades.
How to protect your mental health this 'Blue Monday'
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Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says
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Mass held near site of Quebec propane explosion as three remain missing
A solidarity mass is underway in a town north of Montreal where three people remain missing following a fire and explosion at a propane distribution company. Several hundred people were in the pews of the local church as the ceremony began just after 10:30 in St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que., about 50 kilometres north of Montreal.
Ryan's Hope over capacity, searching for new space
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One person dead after Caledon collision: OPP
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Simcoe County ski hill operators hope to turn corner on warm temperatures
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Tributes pour in for former broadcaster and lieutenant governor David Onley
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Public transit struggling to lure back riders amid rising costs of living
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NEW THIS MORNING | Federal employees start returning to the office
Ottawa firefighters use cellphone signals to find lost hikers
Ottawa firefighters used cellphone signals to help rescue two people who got lost in the South March Highlands Conservation Forest Saturday as it got dark.
Two local hockey stars make a big impact for national U18 women's team
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'We are not going to be scared': Upcoming Elora, Ont. drag show will continue as planned despite online vitriol
An upcoming drag show in Elora, Ont. has been subjected to hateful online messages, prompting provincial police to attend the event out of caution.
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120 residents displaced after fire at Sarnia retirement home
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Restrictions on Wellington Street Monday
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'I desperately needed this'; Homeless appreciative of local volunteer handing out winter clothing
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LaSalle girls reported missing reunited with family
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Team Canada wins gold in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
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'Why so loud?': South Walkerville residents call on city to stop late night train whistles
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Man, woman found dead in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. home
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WEATHER | Freezing rain expected in eastern Quebec and New Brunswick on Monday
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Montrealer creates mini model of the city, complete with orange cones
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Environment Canada forecasts freezing rain and rainfall for most of Atlantic Canada
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Dangerous offender hearing set to begin for N.S. crime figure Brian James Marriott
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One person in hospital after train collision in Southdale
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Year after death of Indian family at U.S. border, those left behind try to move on
Baldev Patel cannot remember much of the last conversation he had with his son and, while the memories are fast fading, the hurt remains.
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Armed combat tournament brings medieval knights to Okotoks
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Large crowds celebrate Lunar New Year in Calgary's Chinatown
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Smith says she urged minister to consider whether COVID prosecutions could succeed
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Food bank thanks Edmontonians for holiday generosity; need for donations continues
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B.C. woman says elderly mother's severe burns misdiagnosed, improperly treated for weeks at local hospital
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City proposes $710K to address crime, vandalism in Vancouver's Chinatown
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