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Re: Would the truth made a difference?
Q. WHERE DID YOU GO?
A. 5700 DEHESA ROAD IN DEHESA. IT'S A RURAL AREA.
5700 Dehesa Ranch Road, El Cajon, CA
(Google maps 1.2 miles apart. Much farther east than where Danielle's body was found. Sloane canyon road is just east of where Danielle was found.)
HB4NOW
Originally posted by donttellthejury View Post
q: Do you have an idea now when you got the call and when you arrived?
A: Yes. I received the call at 1440, approximately 2:40 p.m. And i arrived around 3:00 o'clock.
Q: Where did you go?
A: I went to the -- approximately the 4400 block of dehesa road.
Q: Describe the area there; what's out there?
A: It's grassy, desert-type area. Open space. And there's a mine company across the street. And it's pretty dusty.
Vinny Gambini: When you look at the bricks from the right angle, they're as thin as this playing card. His whole case is an illusion, a magic trick. It has to be an illusion, 'cause you're innocent. Nobody - I mean nobody - pulls the wool over the eyes of a Gambini, especially this one.
Driving directions from 5700 Dehesa Road, to 4400 Dehesa Road.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.055189&z=14
In other news... di..di. dit..dit
swallows sun island closing
SUN ISLAND RESORT
1631 Harbison Canyon Road
I am wondering what the name of the new resort opening there will be??? My guess is that it will be "We Swallow Swinger's Resort Of Harbinson Canyon"
I can't believe that intelligent resort members did not see this coming. Recent events were under and accomplished under the control of J&R Schafer.
Do the Harbinson Canyon residences know the true facts about what has been and will be happening right under their noses??? The leaders/management have been shifting policies toward becoming a swinger's resort for a very long time. Most of the former members saw this coming and did not renew their membership because of the undercurrent of Swinger activity going on there. I am sad to say that I was not one of those... Instead myself and a few other fought this because we didn't want this to happen. At least three employees were fired because they objected to what was happening. Now they blame the honest members for the current conditions of the resort. What a load of Bull C**p. The very least I would demand, as a former Resort member and as a resident of Harbinson Canyon, is that the fence come down...
And the truth will set you free....
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/harb...SQGRE7CLFTSP4L
1631 Harbison Canyon Rd
1. Head south on Harbison Canyon Rd
2. Continue onto Dehesa Rd
4400 Dehesa Rd
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...9&ie=UTF8&z=14
Driving directions for
4400 Dehesa Road, El Cajon, CA 92019
to Tucson, Arizona
I8 E. 6 hrs. 19 minutes
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...89&ie=UTF8&z=7
Statement of Facts
The People expect to introduce the first statement the defendant made to law enforcement regarding his activities of February 1 to 4, 2002. These statements were made to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) detectives in is driveway around 8 a.m. on February 2, 2002, as well as his statements to Detectives Keene and Parga when they spoke with the defendant immediately after the SIU detectives.
(February 2nd? Another typo?
Is the date correct?
Is the time correct?
Are the date and time correct?
Was this transcribed correctly?
Accuracy does count. Back in a few.)
...Finally, I spoke with Woody Clarke some weeks ago concerning the return of an envelope marked sealed and confidential, that was seized in Mr. Westerfield's vehicle on the date of his arrest. That too has not yet been returned.
Steven E. Feldman, Esq.
...Q. BUT YOU WROTE IN A REPORT, QUOTE, "WE WATCHED THE HOUSE UNTIL MIDNIGHT," END QUOTE, CORRECT?
...From an affidavit for a search warrant:
"On 2-4-02 at about 0800 hours San Diego Police officers were watching and waiting for Westerfield to arrive home."
...Westerfield arrived sometime around 0830 hours.
Hey Johnny, what time did you and your partner take over for the SIU?
Q. About what time?
A. Approximately 9:20, 9:30 in the morning.
(If one were rapping with the SIU on Monday morning after a child went missing and wasn't allowed back in one's DOMAIN for an hour and twenty minutes to an hour and thirty minutes, one might think one was in custody, correct?
Did anybody actually ask Westerfield WHY he left his hose out Saturday morning, 9.5 hours AFTER Danielle was discovered missing?
Did anybody ask Westerfield Why he went to retrieve his motor home 7.5 hours AFTER Danielle was discovered missing?
It just doesn't work with Danielle gone missing BEFORE midnight on Friday night, does it?
Did anybody ask Damon Why he didn't report Danielle missing on Friday night? After all, he WAS home babysitting, correct? Did Westerfield break in AFTER midnight on Friday to discover what Damon discovered a few hours earlier and Brenda discovered 9.5 hours later?)
Q. Where did you see them with Mr. Westerfield?
A. They were standing in the middle of his driveway.
Q. Do you see Mr. Westerfield in court today?
A. Yes, I do.
...Memorandum of points & authorities...
Detp 40
At approximately 9:15 a.m., Sergeant Wray saw defendant leave his house and contacted him. Sergeant Wray called for investigating detectives, and Detectives Morris and Tallman soon arrived.
(Called in for back-up for this ALLEGED child killer. Good call?)
Last edited by donttellthejury; 03-07-2011, 08:08 PM.
Q. Was there a reason that you wanted to talk to him?
A. I knew that he had had contact with Brenda Van Dam on the previous Friday evening.
(Must have learned that piece of info at the briefing. Did you want to ask him about leaving his hose out?)
MR. FELDMAN: Objection. Speculation, foundation.
THE COURT: Overruled.
http://www.operationawareness.com/in...I_PROFILE.html
...David Westerfield, killer of Danielle Van Damn is the perfect example. Indeed the world was shocked to discover this well educated engineer and father, living in a beautiful suburban California home could commit such a heinous act. But he did and he was NOT a convicted sex offender. A check of the sex offender website would not have warned the Van Dams of dangerous man living right next door.
(An obvious suspect? Excluded by DNA?)
...According to van Dam, the only persons who are aware of the dance are the immediate family members and one neighbor next door, not Westerfield.
(If the house on one side was empty, then Which neighbor KNEW about the dance and Danielle?)
...Statement of Facts (Some Facts HAVE changed.)
On February 2, 2002, the Van Dams discovered their seven-year-old daughter missing from her bed. Brenda Van Dam called 911 at approximately 9:40 a.m. to report her daughter missing. The panic, desperation, and raw emotion can be heard in her voice. The tape recording lasts approximately five minutes...
Four teeth are recently absent from the left upper jaw. They are the left medial and lateral incisors, the right lateral incisor and right canine teeth.
The right upper medial incisor tooth is extremely loose and falls from the jaw when the body is moved.
(Sounds as if there were 4 missing teeth and 1 loose tooth. I wonder if this report (Danielle's Autopsy) impeaches Sperber's testimony?)
"...In pretrial motions, the prosecution said the loss of teeth showed Danielle could have been suffocated.
Co-defense counsel Robert Boyce got Sperber to concede that any finding on the missing teeth other than decomposition was basically "pure speculation." ..."
...Forensic Dentistry in Cold Case
Homicide Investigation
Norman D. Sperber, DDS...
Richard H. Walton wishes to extend appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Norman D. "Skip" Sperber
for his authorship of this chapter. Dr. Sperber has been repeatedly acknowledged as perhaps the
world's leading forensic odontologist, and his leadership efforts in this field have contributed greatly
to the betterment of the forensic and law enforcement spectrum for over 50 years.
(Was that before his bogus testimony at the Westerfield trial?)
Prior to his
graduation from New York University College of Dentistry in 1954, Dr. Sperber worked for the
New York Chief Medical Examiner's Office in New York City. After passing his board exams in
New York and California, he practiced in his field and served 10 years as a dental officer in the
U.S. Navy. In 1963, Dr. Sperber was appointed the forensic dentist for the San Diego County,
California, Coroner's Office (later Medical Examiner), and has served continually since.
Dr. Sperber has instructed law enforcement officers in aspects of forensic dentistry for over 30
years. In 1983, he attended and completed, on his own time, the San Diego Police and Sheriff's
Reserve Academy, and became a reserve police officer.
Dr. Sperber helped devise the first civilian dental identification computer system in the U.S. in
1978, one used extensively to identify over 100 of 144 victims from a mid-air collision over San
Diego the following year. As a result of a U.S. Congressional appointment, he devised the first national
dental identification system in the history of the U.S., the dental section of the NCIC computer relating
unidentified persons data to missing persons data. He continues today as a consultant in that capacity.
He has testified in over 215 trials, including the first U.S. Courts Martial bitemark case, and as a
primary forensic bitemark expert in the cases against Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.
Dr. Sperber has served as director of the American Board of Forensic Odontology, as well as
chair positions and other duties and accomplishments. He has served as vice president of the
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and as chair of the Odontology Section of this
highly respected organization. In 2000, he and a co-dentist were named the first Distinguished
Fellows from the dental section of the AAFS. He was one of three dentists to design the first state
system (California) for body identification and continues to the present as chief forensic dentist
for the California Department of Justice's statewide identification system.
Blackbourne's Script
Q. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE BODY WAS EXAMINED FOR TEETH OR MISSING TEETH.
Q. WHAT DID YOU DETERMINE?
A. I DETERMINED THERE WERE FOUR MISSING TEETH. THE TWO INCISORS, THE LEFT, THE LATERAL INCISOR ON THE RIGHT AND NEXT IS A CANINE. THOSE FOUR TEETH WERE ABSENT. DOCTOR SPERBER LOCATED ONE OF THEM INSIDE THE BACK OF THE MOUTH, (4 days later) I BELIEVE BETWEEN THE GUM AND THE TEETH. THAT WAS THE LATERAL INCISOR ON THE LEFT. SO THERE'S STILL THREE MISSING TEETH.
...http://www.10news.com/news/1444611/detail.html
Tuesday, Dusek told the judge that two missing teeth indicate that Danielle van Dam suffocated when her abductor jammed something into her mouth.
Mudd told Dusek that he could show the jury all but one of seven photographs of the scene in Dehesa where the victim's body was discovered, and that he could use 11 photos taken during the victim's autopsy.
Dusek argued in his pretrial motion to introduce the photos at trial that the child was found on her back, completely nude, with several teeth missing.
Two of the missing teeth couldn't be located, lending credence to the theory that the victim was killed at another location after having something stuffed into her mouth, the prosecutor said.
(4 missing teeth minus 2 found teeth = 2 missing teeth.)
http://forums.signonsandiego.com/sho....php?p=4329271
...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/692060/posts
Interesting stuff! I believe that even if Westerfield is guilty, Damon was in the habit of loaning out his daughter. Maybe she wasn't being cooperative that evening? Maybe he punched her in the mouth (that would account for the broken teeth mentioned in the previous thread--suffocation wouldn't do it). Could she accidentally have been suffocated during a sexual assault by Damon, David, or any other? Is a person held in higher standing in the swinging community if they bring something different to the party? Can all this account for Danielle's diary page where she begs for forgiveness and promises to be better?
(Lots of STORIES and TALES to chase when the TRUTH has been withheld.)
http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchre...lle+van+dam%22
(A different search for the truth...)
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142682695.html
Article: Death's district: the motivation behind the body farm. (Danielle van Dam's murder case)
A Tragedy Unfolds
On the morning of February 2, 2002, the parents of Danielle van Dam were forced to face their worst nightmare when they discovered the empty bed of their 7-year-old daughter.
- WEEKEND UPDATE -
Thursday, November 20, 2008 Meeting Minutes Submitted by Diana Rose
Welcomes Guest Speaker Jim Duncan Homicide LT (Ret.), San Diego Police Department
...Although, Danielle Van Damme went missing on Friday night, February 1, 2002. The child was not reported missing until Saturday, February 2, 2002.
When Brenda got home, the burglar alarm was blinking. She found the east exterior garage unlocked and she locked it. She did not check on her kids before going to bed.
Danielle was last seen the night before when Damon van Dam put his beautiful blue-eyed daughter to bed. The distraught parents immediately reported Danielle as missing, and an extensive search involving hundreds of volunteers began. Authorities assumed that the innocent young child was abducted from her bed while she slept on the night of February 1, 2002.
Only 4 days after the young victim disappeared, police began keeping a 24-hour surveillance of their main suspect, Daniel Westerfield, a 50-year-old self-employed engineer and twice-divorced father of two. Westerfield lived two doors down from the van Dam family. Police quickly focused in on him when they learned he had left for a solo camping trip to the desert the same morning Danielle was discovered missing. As soon as Westerfield returned from his camping trip, police began investigating his activities.
While under investigation, Westerfield was reported as being extremely cooperative. Police obtained warrants to search Westerfield's home, RV, and car. The searches turned up valuable evidence, including the following:
* Child pornography on Westerfield's computer
* Danielle's fingerprints in Westerfield's RV
* A drop of Danielle's blood in Westerfield's RV
* A drop of Danielle's blood on Westerfield's jacket
* Fibers similar to Danielle's bedroom carpet in Westerfield's RV
* Dog hairs that could have come from the van Dam's dog in Westerfield's RV
* Blond hairs that could have belonged to Danielle in Westerfield's RV and house
Although Danielle was still missing by February 22, 2002, it was assumed that she was no longer alive and might never be found. Westerfield was presumed to be responsible for her alleged death and was arrested. On February 26, 2002, he was arraigned on charges of kidnapping, murder, and misdemeanor possession of child pornography.
On February 27, 2002, almost a month after she was reported missing, the body of Danielle van Dam was discovered 25 miles away from her home along a desert road east of San Diego. The evidence found during the investigation of Westerfield and his suspicious alibi provided a convincing case for the prosecution during the trial. However, his defense …
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Hearsay and more hearsay...
http://forums.signonsandiego.com/sho...09#post4334209
http://forum.uniontrib.com/showthread.php?p=4194452
Gibson remarked that the signs indicated "it was not an easy death" for Danielle.
"I don't think it was," Brenda van Dam said.
"And it was probably suffocation with her teeth missing," her husband said softly. "It was probably a hard press -- (I) just still hope it was fast, (that) it wasn't as bad as it really could've been."
(Compared with WHAT??)
A. One I did locate. We had a lateral X-ray, and there was one that I did not notice the very first time the examination occurred, but there was a lateral plate taken, that's an X-ray, the side of the victim's head, and I could see in the back there was a tooth there which appeared to be a human tooth. I recovered that, placed it back in the mouth, and then took X-rays of that and photographs of that tooth in place.
(Ever wonder how one tooth ended up in the back of the throat and was missed on the first set of x-rays?)
(If the hose on one side was empty, then Which neighbor KNEW about the dance and Danielle?)
If the house was vacant next door, and the guy didn't move in yet, why was David Westerfield's house said to have been vacant? Dave that lived on the corner, with the RED tile roof, that bought cookies on Friday, should have been called to testify. Poor investigation by the defense?
Old School Fixed
"U" is the difference between a hose and a house. Eventually I do catch on.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83515941.html
Byline: Ana Figueroa and Jamie Reno
Self-employed milkman Karsten Heimburger doesn't usually pay attention to the news. So when a friend asked him last week if he wanted to join volunteers searching for "the missing van Dam girl," his response was, "Who is that?" That would make Heimburger unique among his fellow Californians--and most Americans, for that matter--who for the past month have been obsessed with the fate of a 7-year-old Girl Scout kidnapped in the middle of the night from her pink-and-purple bedroom in an upscale San Diego suburb. As fate would have it, the man who says he "knew absolutely nothing about the case" would be the one to put an end to the …
(Anybody want to know what really happened at Danielle's house, and what happened to Danielle on Friday night, February 1st, 2002? We do too!!!)
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23215261.html
SAN DIEGO -- A neighbor was convicted Wednesday of kidnapping 7- year-old Danielle van Dam from her home and killing her in the first of a string of brazen child abductions that have drawn national attention this year.
Danielle's mother burst into tears and a crowd outside the courthouse cheered as the jury convicted self-employed engineer David Westerfield of murder, kidnapping and possessing child pornography.
(Wrong!)
Westerfield looked at the jury but showed no obvious reaction; the 50-year-old faces either life in prison or execution when the trial's penalty phase begins next week.
The parents, jurors and trial attorneys remain under a gag order and …
...http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-67554188.html
(The Daily Aztec) (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- Sentencing David Westerfield to death is a mistake. He may deserve to die, but the U.S. judicial system does not have the competence or capacity to make such a decision -- and neither do you or I.
(Just not for the death of Danielle van Dam.)
At 1:35 p.m. Monday the jury for the Westerfield trial recommended the death penalty for the abduction and murder of Danielle van Dam. Many members of the American public are appeased by this decision, but I continue to marvel at the savage nature of our society.
Brenda van Dam had the right idea when she said "what mattered most is knowing that this monster could never again hurt another child, " while informing …
http://forums.signonsandiego.com/sho...=63752&page=39
Hi Lil Red
The following is an old post of mine that I posted to cubbear about the teeth.
Maybe this info will help...
PRIMARY (baby) TEETH
(Upper Teeth) SHEDDING
central incisor 6-7 years
lateral incisor 7-8 years
canine (cuspid) 10-12 years
PERMANENT (adult) TEETH
(Upper Teeth) ERUPTION
Danielle's photo's....
The missing teeth on the right & left side of her 2 front teeth are called the lateral incisors...
These primary or baby teeth typically fall out when a child is around 7-8 years old.
The adult or permanent lateral incisors start to come down typically when the child is 8-9 years old.
Sperber numbered the 6 upper front teeth as follows..
using Danielle's right/left.
right [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] left
[8] [9] > central incisors or 2 front teeth
[7] > right lateral incisor (missing tooth in her photo's)
[10] > left lateral incisor (missing tooth in her photo's)
[6] > right canine (cuspid)
[11] > left canine (cuspid)
[8] ...Right front tooth...was NOT missing.
But it was NOT in her gums, it was found in her mouth.
[9]...Left front tooth... WAS missing.
[7]...Right side tooth... WAS missing...
This tooth was her permanent or adult tooth that would typically come down at age 8-9.
You would not see it in her photo because it was still up inside her gums.
[10] ...Left side tooth...WAS missing..
[6] ... Right canine (cuspid) ...WAS missing.
[11]... Left canine (cuspid)... was NOT missing...
But it was NOT in her gums, it was found WAY IN THE BACK OF THE MOUTH IN AN AREA CALLED THE VESTIBULES, WHERE THE GUM MEETS THE CHEEK, WAY IN THE BACK.
...Q: What Is It?
A: This Is An X Ray That I Took Initially Showing A Number Of Front Teeth Missing With The Exception Of Tooth Number 8 Which Is The Right Front Central.
...THE WITNESS: FIRST NAME IS DAVID, D-A-V-I-D. LAST NAME IS CORNACCHIA, SPELLED C-O-R-N-A-C-C-H-I-A.
Q: YOU SAID THAT YOU GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BODY TO SEE. IS THAT CORRECT?
A: THAT IS CORRECT.
Q: COULD YOU SEE ANY TEETH?
A: I DON'T RECALL AT THIS POINT IF I COULD SPECIFICALLY SEE TEETH OR NOT.
Q: WAS ONE OF YOUR PURPOSES, WERE YOU ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC TASK OF LOCATING TEETH AT THE SCENE?
A: YES. FOLLOWING ACTUALLY THE REMOVAL OF THE BODY IT WAS INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN IMPORTANCE PLACED ON SEEING IF WE COULD LOCATE ANY OTHER TEETH.
Q: I'M SORRY. ANY OTHER TEETH? YOU MEAN SOME TEETH HAD APPARENTLY BEEN RECOVERED?
A: NO. I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT. ANY TEETH.
Q: AND THAT WORD CAME TO YOU AFTER THE BODY WAS REMOVED, IS THAT CORRECT?
Q: DID YOU SEE THE BODY REMOVED?
A: YES, I DID.
...Q: WHAT WERE YOUR FINDINGS?
A: THE FINDINGS WERE THAT I FELT THAT THE X RAYS WERE ONE AND THE SAME INDIVIDUAL. AND THIS WAS BASED ON THE RATHER -- AS AN EXAMPLE, THE VERY LARGE CENTRAL INCISORS, AGAIN, THE TWO FRONT TEETH, THAT DANIELLE HAD.
THEY WERE BASED ON THE GENERAL SHAPE OF THE SIX-YEAR MOLAR.
SIX-YEAR MOLAR IS A PERMANENT TOOTH WHICH WOULD BE IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF SOMEONE WHO IS SEVEN YEARS OLD.
AND I ALSO I THINK BASED IT ON THE POSITION AND RELATIONSHIP OF SOME OF THE ROOTS OF THE TEETH AS WELL.
(Did he use a tooth that was missing to identify Danielle? Wasn't Danielle missing one of her central incisors?)
Q: HOW CERTAIN WERE YOU REGARDING YOUR IDENTIFICATION?
A: VERY CERTAIN.
...Q: THE TWO X RAYS THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU, 10 AND 11, WERE THEY TAKEN ON THE SAME DAY?
A: NO, SIR, THEY WERE NOT.
Q: WHAT DAYS WERE THEY TAKEN ON?
A: THE 10 WAS TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 28TH OF '02. AND THE OTHER ONE, PEOPLE'S EXHIBIT NUMBER 11, WAS TAKEN I BELIEVE ON THE 3RD, MARCH 3RD OR 4TH.
Teeth info link:
...From Morgan .."……. HER TEETH STRUCTURE LOOKED A LOT LIKE THE PHOTO. SHE HAD A GAP IN HER TEETH AND RESEMBLED THE MISSING PERSONS PHOTO."
...Hi Lil Red,
Great Catch!!! Unfortunately... it was my error that caused your confusion.
According to Sperber Testimony... it was tooth # 10... NOT tooth # 11... that he found in the "vestibules"...
Sperber Testimony...
Q: ALL RIGHT.NOW, WHEN YOU WERE FIRST THERE, DID YOU FIND ANY OF THESE MISSING TEETH, THE FIRST TIME, ON THE 28TH?
A: THE ONLY MISSING TOOTH I EVER FOUND WAS NUMBER 10. THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT -- OF THE ONES THAT ARE MISSING MARKED WITH THE ORANGE. THAT I RECOVERED WAY IN THE BACK OF THE MOUTH IN AN AREA CALLED THE VESTIBULES, WHERE THE GUM MEETS THE CHEEK, WAY IN THE BACK. AND I DID NOT SEE THAT WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE X RAYS ON THE 28TH.
(Not to be confused with the X-Rays labeled 10 & 11.)
...Q: WHEN DID YOU FIND THE MISSING NUMBER 10 TOOTH?
A: I BELIEVE THAT WAS I THINK THREE OR FOUR DAYS LATER.


The virtues of carpet tiles, from a sustainability point of view, have been examined in a number of articles on this site. Here we look at a real life example where a committed recycler used surplus carpet tiles from an office to make a garden shed and summerhouse more comfortable.
Derek Wardley* was looking for something to carpet the floor of his shed. "There was going to be a 'dirty' end where I would store my tools and gardening bits and pieces, and a 'clean' end which would be more a sort of summer house for us to relax in and watch the sun go down," he explained.
"I decided to divide the shed in two and make the division a real one, using a stud partition," he continued, "unfortunately when the shed went up I lost the argument about where the wall should go and I only ended up with a third of it for my dirty end.
"Anyway, I wanted to insulate the summerhouse end at least, because the idea was to use it to extend the amount of time we can spend in the garden. If we could insulate the shed and perhaps put some heating in it then we would be able to enjoy the garden earlier and later in the year, and in the early evening."
Derek initially didn't think that carpet would be a good idea, but then his wife mentioned that there were quite a few boxes of carpet tiles in a cupboard at her work. A quick check showed that they were spares to be used as replacement tiles, but the tiles that they matched were no longer in the office, having been completely replaced some years ago.
As Derek's wife was the manager of the company she made the decision that they were no longer required and brought the home. They were of two different patterns, one a blue/grey mottled pattern and the other two shades of blue, so they worked well together when laid down in a chessboard pattern.
"I was sceptical at first, but they do work well," Derek said, "and they would have been thrown away if we hadn't found a use for them. There's enough for the dirty end too and although I wasn't convinced about carpet in that section, it does feel warmer in the winter.
"As the tiles are commercial grade, they are robust and are easy to clean. The tiles can be picked up, taken outside and cleaned with a hose and a brush if they get dirty," he added.
Of course, the main point about carpet tiles is that the ones that take the heaviest wear can be swapped with those which haven't had such heavy usage. With an ordinary carpet the whole lot would have to be thrown away as soon as one part became threadbare or old.
But using any carpet in a summerhouse isn't likely to give a lot of wear anyway. "We only walk in, sit down, then walk out again," Derek said, "so I'm expecting these to last a long time. And I've got about half a dozen of each left over in case there's an emergency!"


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City Landmarks Turn Blue For World Diabetes Day
Two of Norwich's best-known heritage buildings, the Norman Castle and City Hall, will be lit blue alongside hundreds of other monuments around the globe to help mark World Diabetes Day this weekend.
Included among the worldwide campaign are many of the world's most iconic buildings and sites. The global landmarks will light up in blue for diabetes and Norwich Castle and City Hall are the only buildings in the region to bathe in blue as part of World Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 14.
Norwich North MP Chloe Smith is visiting an information stand in the Castle Gardens at 5pm on Saturday. Norfolk has a relatively high incidence of type 1 diabetes and the number of Norfolk children being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes has doubled over the past 15 years. There are about 30,000 people with diabetes in Norfolk and a further 2,500 are diagnosed each year locally.
The Empire State Building in New York was the first building to join the World Diabetes Day campaign and agree to light up in blue. Since then the campaign has been joined by some of the world's most famous landmarks, including the London Eye, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tokyo Tower, Niagara Falls, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, the Aleppo Citadel in Syria, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, and the building currently considered the world's tallest: the Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital consultant diabetologist Professor Mike Sampson said: "We think it's fantastic that City Hall have agreed to do this in recognition of the efforts made by people with diabetes to look after their condition, and to recognise the the increasing number of people with diabetes in Norwich and across Norfolk."
Today, 246 million people live with diabetes globally. If nothing is done, this figure will reach 380 million within 20 years. The World Diabetes Day Resolution urges governments to implement national policies for the prevention, care and treatment of diabetes in line with the sustainable development of their healthcare systems.
Further details of the campaign and how people can show their support can be found at www.worlddiabetesday.org
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'We kept at it': Bengals pick up a struggling Joe Burrow for a bounce back win over the Raiders
Charlie Goldsmith
Cincinnati Enquirer
LAS VEGAS –– Since the Cincinnati Bengals drafted quarterback Joe Burrow, the weight of the franchise has rested on Burrow's shoulders. Whenever the Bengals had won a game over the last two years, it was almost always because the No. 1 pick delivered in the most important spots of the game with a crucial fourth down conversion, a 50-yard pass or a touchdown throw on the run.
Before Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders, the Bengals had never won a game where Burrow struggled.
Burrow played one of his worst games of the season against the Raiders on Sunday and had a career-low 148 passing yards. He forced throws into windows that were too tight, didn't pick up pressure from the Raiders defense and fumbled the ball on the first drive of the game. In the fourth quarter, Burrow nearly threw an interception in the red zone.
The rest of the Bengals roster picked the quarterback up and led the Bengals to a 32-13 win over the Raiders.
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"We kept at it, and we knew exactly what kind of game it was going to be," Burrow said. "It worked out exactly how we thought it would. It was tough from the beginning, and we had to stay patient… That's exactly how we thought it was going to go."
At the end of the first half, one play after Burrow missed a throw to an open Ja'Marr Chase, Burrow was crushed by two Raiders defensive linemen on a 10-yard sack. Burrow was slow to get up, and he hopped for his first few steps toward the sideline.
In any other game this season, that would have been it for the Bengals hopes of winning.
In Week 1, Burrow made the game-winning throw in overtime against the Minnesota Vikings. In Week 3 and in Week 6, Burrow's connection with Chase overwhelmed the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions' defenses. In Week 4 and in Week 7, Burrow played a near-perfect half that carried the Bengals to a victory.
Against the Raiders on Sunday, there wasn't a moment where Burrow snapped into a rhythm and made a game-winning play. This time, the rest of the Bengals roster carried the team across the finish line.
"Every game is going to be played with a different style," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said. "We knew this was a game we were going to have to run the football. (Burrow) just wants to win, and he doesn't care what it looks like."
When Burrow's fumble on the first drive was returned to the Bengals 9-yard line, the Bengals defense opened the game with a goal line stop. When the Bengals offense stalled out on the Raiders side of the field, rookie kicker Evan McPherson made three field goals of 50-or-more yards.
When the Bengals needed to use a more conservative game plan to prevent Burrow from getting hit, running back Joe Mixon provided the spark for the entire offense by breaking tackles on runs up the middle. While Burrow finished the game with 148 passing yards, Mixon had two touchdowns, 123 yards in his most important performance of the year.
"We were doing whatever we could to stay with the runs," Mixon said. "We were definitely fortunate enough to wear guys down, and big runs started to come."
The Bengals defense made Raiders quarterback Derek Carr look like a conservative quarterback instead of three-time Pro Bowler.
The Bengals received a boost from players who haven't been the team's stars this season. Cornerback Mike Hilton and defensive end Sam Hubbard both made drive-changing tackles. In the fourth quarter, Hubbard added a sack and a fumble recovery. The Bengals secondary, including struggling cornerback Eli Apple, didn't give Carr room to take a shot down the field.
With 9:07 left in the fourth quarter, the Bengals got the ball with a 16-13 lead. Mixon wore down the Raiders defense and led the Bengals into the red zone with three runs, including a 19-yard pickup when Mixon broke multiple tackles. Later in the drive, backup running back Samaje Perine converted on a 3rd and short run that kept the drive alive.
Burrow saved his most important throw of the game for the final play of the drive. On 3rd and goal, Burrow threw a fade to Chase that gave the Bengals a 22-13 lead. After a pick by Apple on the Raiders next drive, the Bengals improved to 6-4.
"As long as we do what we got to do, I think we're gonna keep this ball rolling," Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said. "We know what type of opponents that we got coming up. They're all in that mix, so we know we've got to come to play. It doesn't matter what the records say. We've just got to go out there and focus on us and do what we got to do to win."
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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Still dressed in his uniform, a policeman was shot dead inside a court building in Danao City, northern Cebu past noon on Thursday, March 21, 2019. .
Investigators identified the victim as Senior Police Officer 1 Francis Villamor, who was formerly assigned in the Provincial Intelligence Board (PIB) of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO).
Initial findings showed that Villamor was shot after attending a court hearing held at the Danao City Regional Trial Court (RTC).
But investigators are still determining if the hearing was intended for him, or if he was merely escorting an inmate.


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Mike Condon AS I SEE IT
By MIKE CONDON
The writer is the editor of the Roxbury Register, serving Roxbury Township and Mount Arlington. He can be reached at (908) 766-3900, ext. 223 or at mcondon@newjerseyhills.com
As I See It: Maybe I should have patented that
Let's take a magic ride back to Circa 1985.
I was in high school. I wasn't considered a nerd, nor a bookworm nor a, well, let's just say "sports enthusiast."
I think I was just considered weird.
While most of the kids were listening to ACDC and Van Halen, I was listening to Kim Carnes and Anne Murray. (Still do, by the way.)
And, I loved horror films. It's common place nowadays. There are "horror conventions" all over the country. But, back then, you were kind of in the closet, so to speak, if your favorite movie was "Halloween." And us closeted fans sure didn't run around with Michael Myers on our T-shirts, like the kids do today.
But, back on point. I wasn't one to be found hanging out at the football game. Dances weren't for me. And forget the roller rink. The midnight movies were more the place I would be found, with my buddy, Buzz, watching "Dawn of the Dead" on the big screen at the Rockaway Townsquare theaters.
That's not to say I was without a female companion. I had my girlfriend, Jacki, for five years, 1982 to 1986. We were on and off, like most high school couples, and we had our problems, but we had a lot of fun too. I can remember my dad taking the two of us to see Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden. We had to be like 15 or 16 each. It was a blast.
So, fast forward a year or two. Now, it's 1987. I'm out of high school and starting on my journalism career at County College of Morris. Jacki and I had split. So, what do you do? If you're not hanging out at all the hot spots, what do you do? There was no Internet. There was no "dating app." There was no Tick Tock, or Facebook, or any of that stuff. I couldn't hide behind the anonymity of Instagram. There wasn't even e-mail.
So how did you meet someone, if you weren't "out on the town" so to speak? I sure didn't have any friends who hit it off with all the young ladies.
So, what's a teen, way back then, to do?
You want to know the answer? For me, it was: the telephone! Yep, that old-fashioned piece of technology. This was even in the days before those dating lines, where you could call in and talk to 40 people at once, at 99 cents per minute.
So how did I do it, you ask? What was my magic secret? How did I use what was already antiquated technology to reintroduce myself to the opposite sex? I didn't know a lot of girls, and those I did know were friends with Jacki, and few of them would speak with me after we finally parted ways.
So, I'd grab the phone. And dial. That was my secret method. I'd wait for a young girl to answer the phone. Well, a teenage girl, I mean. Voila! Instant introduction, right through the telephone line. Did it work, you wonder? Remarkably, yes!
They'd be intrigued and fascinated by my strange sense of humor, and my vast knowledge of all things Planet of the Apes and Star Trek.
I'd keep the dialing local – remember the days when you didn't need to dial an area code- and I'd just see who picked up! Old guy, nope. Mom type? No thanks. Teenage sounding girl! That was it. This was my "dating app." I'd just start talking. Funny things. Strange things. And before I knew it, they'd be saying things like "Where are you from? You're so weird. There's no one around here like you."
And, I can assure you, there wasn't. My eighth grade social studies teacher at Byram School had written in my yearbook, only a few years earlier: "I hope you find someone with Kim Carnes' voice, Bette Davis Eyes, and your weird sense of humor!" I consider that an honor, to this day.
But hey, it worked. I'm gonna boldly say – count em- three, yes three "girlfriends" came out of those early days of, well, dating "online." On the phone line, that is. I'd become friends with a bunch of them.
"You have to hear this guy," they'd tell their other friends. "He just kind of prank called me out of the blue and we've been talking," they'd say. I'd regale them with my tales of well... I didn't do much back then. Maybe I'd discuss a Star Trek episode, or two. Or, I'd talk about my musical tastes. Few of them had ever heard of The Manhattan Transfer, I'm afraid. I'd repeat George Carlin jokes, as if they were my own. And only one time did I get called out from one who had watched the same HBO special I did!
But, hey. It worked! There was no caller ID back then, so it would be fun for them to say "Who is this?" and "Do I know you." I'd play along, until they finally realized they knew no one who was talking the crazy stuff I was talking. I kept it all above board. It was just a way to "meet" people without really meeting them. Nowadays, it's done all the time. Way back then, I had to improvise! The kids have it so easy these days.
To shake things up a little bit, I'd put my seven year old brother on the phone to sing, or say something funny. It was one -stop shopping for their entertainment, and they'd never see a bill!
Was it stalking? Well, maybe. But I wasn't saying "Did you check the children" and there was no cop frantically yelling "The call is coming from inside your house!" It was more like a mystery dial-a-date. Before such thing even existed. I was the mystery, and maybe they'd be the date!
"You're funny, call me back" at least two or three of them would say. I'd have to ask for the number again because, as always, I was dialing randomly and just hoping to hear a girl pick up on the other end.
Don't kids have it so easy now? It's all online. You can filter out anything you want. It's practically all done for you. I had to actually pick up the phone, dial a random number that I knew was at least in the area, and wait to see who answered. Talk about a lot of wasted time! You know how many teenage girls would answer the phone? Not many! And, you'd have to happen to reach the "teen line" in their bedroom. Remember those?
I lived in Byram, and almost all of the girls I "met" were in Budd Lake. I still talk to them to this day, at least on Facebook.
Boy, wouldn't that have been easier?
I'm just not sure it would have been as fun. And where's the mystery in Facebook!
Telephone Dating
Telephone Prank Calls
Teen Age Dating
Mike Condon


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Today we share a story on the culinary life of Aretha Franklin in celebration of Women's History Month.
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) died today at the age of 76. The child of noted Baptist preacher Reverend C.L. Franklin and Barbara Siggers, she was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up in Detroit, Michigan. In Detroit, she made a name for herself as a soloist at her father's church choir. In her 20s she started recording both gospel and secular music. She first signed with Columbia Records in New York and later with Atlantic Records. With Atlantic Franklin created one hit song after the other earning her the nickname the Queen of Soul. Few have looked at Franklin's life and career through the lens of food. For example, she incorporated food into creative process consuming fried chicken and biscuits during long days of writing and recording what she called great greasy music. Her mother's absence left her with an emptiness that food could never fill. The late singer Luther Vandross shared Franklin's love and struggle with a food addiction. He says they bonded over sweet and savory dishes. Apparently food had been as important to their creation of duets as the soulful music they sang together. Like Vandross, Franklin used food to cope with stressors on her life and love relationships gone sour. She loved to eat at Red Lobster and Wendy's and she could cook. Chicken Italiano served as one of her favorite dishes to prepare and we know that she demonstrated one of her recipes as a guest on the Martha Stewart Show and on Oprah.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper; add to pan. Cook until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, rosemary needles, and garlic salt; turn chicken to coat. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through and tender, about 40 minutes.
 For more on Franklin see, Mark Bego, Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2012); David Ritz, Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin (Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2016).
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Q: At the smallest level, how do things move? When we see something moving on a screen it's usually just pixels being turned off at one location and turned on at another.  For example:
This would render a dot moving from A to C.
Turn on pixel A,
Turn off pixel A,
Turn on pixel B,
Turn off pixel B,
Turn on pixel C
In a real world scenario - how do things actually move?  How does the tiniest physical space get covered?
There must be a tiniest physical space right?  If not then from my reckoning we shouldn't move at all.  To move 1 step forward I'd have to first move half a step, but before that I'd have to move a quarter of a step, before that an eighth, etc.  I would always be moving forward but I would never reach 1 full step.
So assuming there is a tiniest physical space, does matter get turned off at point A and on at point B etc?

A: Your question is still somewhat a matter of philosophy and the particular interpretation of quantum mechanics you follow because we can't yet probe probe to the tiny distances needed to truly understand this.
You question is somewhat similar to Zeno's paradoxes which can be solved mathematically via calculus.  Unfortunately calculus assumes everything is smooth and space is infinitely dividable which is at odd with quantum mechanics.
Some points about you question do have answers though.
Regarding shortest distances / quantization of space:
There isn't a tiniest physical space in the classical notion of what that means.  Space is not a bunch of tiny "pixels" (or "voxels") but there is the Planck length and the meaning of length below this is somewhat undefined.
Regarding something "turning off at A" and "turning on at B":
Remember particles (really, anything) can't be localized to an exact position due to uncertainty principle.  It's wrong to think of something occupying a point and when it moves, occupying the next point in space.  Particles are defined by a wave function which is a probability distribution and always has some physical spread to it.  You can think of motion at extremely short scales as the peaks of the probability wave function shifting along the wave in space.  If you think about the wave function as it relates to quantum tunneling you'll see that thinking of motion in the classic sense doesn't work.  If it did work that way particles would not be able to tunnel.

A: What you describe, "move 1 step forward I'd have to first move half a step, but before that I'd have to move a quarter of a step, before that an eighth, etc." is a paradox but only when time is continuous. If the time is also discrete, you jump from location to location instantly. You certainly can think of this as: "turning off at A" and "turning on at B" after a fixed period of time. So, there is no reason to worry about Zeno's paradoxes.
One can imagine that the space is "quantized"; how about a graph? It might be a grid or a random "mesh". A moving object (such as a particle) then occupies a single node of the graph at every moment of time. Is it possible to incorporate the uncertainty principle so that it can't be localized to an exact position? Yes, the particle is defined by a wave function which is a probability distribution spread over several nodes of the graph.

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Lots of cats outside in the sun in Scotland. Wouldn't hurt to take a look . . .
Saturday we will present our Feline Cafe Weekend Selfies!
As some of you have learned recently about our relationship, I just couldn't sit back and not share Christine's new post of her and the cats out in her garden on a sunny day!


Outdoor planters are a beautiful way to enhance the character of your home. Choosing the right one can completely set the theme and style of your garden. Whether you want to subtly complement your property's features or create a striking focal point, a well-chosen, beautifully planted pot is the key to success.
This season we have a variety of pots and planters, many of which are one off vintage finds. Whilst we continually source unique and unusual pieces we also offer a range of contemporary modern styles, available in a variety of shapes and sizes… but which is right for you? The answer lies in what you're trying to achieve.
Any planting that makes a strong and immediate visual impact will heighten the drama of a garden. A well positioned pot will provide an eye catching individual feature and attract the most attention. Any large or medium sized planter can be used for extravagant planting to create a striking feature – large terracotta pots and stone urns all lend themselves perfectly.
Timeless planters are the perfect way to dress the entrance to your property or garden. Placed at focal points they draw the eye; paired, they form a frame; repeated at regular intervals, they establish a rhythm. Single urns, especially when mounted on a base make impressive centerpieces and a strong focal point in a more formal setting. A pair of large pots are ideal for flanking a doorway, while formality can also be achieved in a large trough with topiary and other architectural planting.
The best informal arrangements look as though they have happened quite by chance. Introduce variety in the shape and size of containers that you choose – a large container surrounded by a flock of small ones creates a pleasing hen and chicks effect. Alternatively, prairie style planting can create an informal yet modern air to a contemporary planter – mass blocks of wispy grass can be dramatic and have an architectural and contemporary quality yet underpin a less formal style.
Pots and planters can freshen and enliven a garden, be a feature, a backdrop or even a screen. They can take on a formal air or evoke memories of the countryside. Used singly or grouped together, they will transform a terrace, bring life to doorways and steps, or form an entire garden on a balcony or windowsill.
Whether you want to line a pathway with architectural plants, add wow factor with topiary or create a container garden for your kitchen herbs, we have plenty of styles, shapes and sizes to inspire your imagination. You can find more detailed information on all our URNS, PLANTERS & POTS by visiting our website or come and visit us in Melrose!


Leyton Orient Chief Executive, Matt Porter, has been elected to serve on the Board of The Football League. He takes up the role of League 1 representative after Carlisle United Managing Director, John Nixon, stepped down following the club's relegation to League 2.
Porter joined Leyton Orient in 2001 as Press Officer, a role which he occupied for five years before being made the youngest chief executive in English football by O's chairman Barry Hearn in the summer of 2006, aged just 26. His appointment as Chief Executive coincided with the Club's promotion to League 1 and he has overseen their progression to an established side in the division which included narrowly missing out on promotion last season. He is also the Chief Executive of the Professional Darts Corporation.
Porter will represent the 24 clubs of League 1 along with Notts County Chief Executive, James Rodwell, who was elected to the Board last year. They will serve alongside Chairman Greg Clarke, Chief Executive Shaun Harvey, Independent Non-Executive Director Richard Bowker, Championship Directors Andy Ambler (Millwall), Keith Lamb (Middlesbrough), Karl Oyston (Blackpool) and League 2 Director Ian Lenagan (Oxford United).
The Football League recently announced that the former Director of Sport at London Olympic organisers LOCOG and current Rugby World Cup 2015 Chief Executive, Debbie Jevons, will join the Board as an additional Non-Executive Director by the end of this year.


You may have seen on Facebook and Instagram that Reagan and I are published in Polagram's new lookbook! I feel like it's a pretty cool story how it all came to happen so I'll give you the 411 and try not to ramble.
Back in February 2016 I went with Reagan and Studio 6 Apparel to the Atlanta Apparel Mart to pick out what Studio 6 needed for summer and fall. The Apparel Mart is a HUGE event where business owners and buyers come to place their orders for the current and upcoming seasons in Atlanta, Georgia. They have everything in this place.. clothing vendors upon clothing vendors, high end jewelry, home goods out the wazoo, decorations, etc. I was a kid in a candy store.
Suzy (the owner of Studio 6 and basically my second mom) has made some great friendships with her vendors over the years, including Jin, the CEO of Polagram. We went and shopped his booth and after talking for a while, he gave me the cutest gray off the shoulder dress from his sample line with lace detail around the neck and sleeves. Jin used to work for a huge brand called Flying Tomato and then branched off to create his own designs. And he lives in Los Angeles! So cool. That was the cherry on top of the day!
So about Reagan for a minute, she's my right hand woman. My blog wouldn't be possible without her and her amazing photography. She's the one who really encouraged me to start it and I'm always running ideas and plans by her. Once we got home and an idea from Suzy later, I decided to do a blog outfit post on the dress that Jin gave me.
Fast forward a few months later when Suzy went back to the Apparel Mart. She showed Jin the blog post I did and he thought it was pretty cool. His wheels started turning and he contacted Suzy a few days later and told her to ask Reagan and I if we'd be interested in creating his next lookbook. He loves the scenery we have here. Well DUH we were interested! He boxed up 37 outfits for us and shipped them from LA. We talked with him about his vision and busted our photographin' and modelin' butts off and got them done!
Jin stays very busy selling to boutiques but he's also expanding to sell his line in some huge department stores. Those people are seeing my face and Reagan's photos when they look at his collection. It's just SO cool to me. The final product is beautiful and I'll have my hard copy very soon to post more pictures from. They were just finished up last week! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we had so much fun. A big thank you to Jin, Suzy, Studio 6 Apparel, Lauren (for babysitting), and of course Reagan!
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the shoot. Keep your eye out for new Polagram styles in Studio 6 and other local boutiques!


Adaptive project management is a structured and systematic process that allows you to gradually improve your decisions and practices, by learning from outcomes of the decisions that you took at previous stages in the project. As the name suggests, project management process changes and adapts to the needs of the organization, ultimately boosting business value.
Adaptive Project Framework (APF) has a number of variations, with adjusting scope at each iteration. Robert K. Wysocki, the author of Adaptive Project Framework, says that APF is more like creating a recipe than following one. He also explains that project managers are in charge of the approach, meaning they need to understand the situation and adapt their approach and techniques.
What distinguishes APF from other methodologies is the fact that it places the client as the central figure who decides on project's next step. Also, the client has the power to completely change project direction.
Why do we need Adaptive project management?
Taking all these changes into the account, it's obvious that software development projects evolve as they go and that applying traditional project management would be futile.
Wysocki uses the analogy of a chef and a cook to explain the difference between the traditional and the adaptive project management: while a cook follows a recipe to the letter, a chef doesn't only have the knowledge and experience to create a recipe but also the ability to improvise if something unexpected happens.
How was the idea of APM born?
During the 1970's, two ecologists C.S. Holling and Carl J. Walters researched how to predict the fish stocks, which are dependent on a number of factors that can't be controlled. As a result, they came up with adaptive project management, a method whose idea is "learning by doing".
APM has become an integral part of project management methodologies, and most big corporations and environmental organizations are using it on their large-scale projects. It has become top methodology of environmental engineering and is used on some of the biggest projects worldwide (such as Everglades and Grand Canyon National Park).
Passive Adaptive Management allows you to apply important lessons that you've learned during the process to the current management approach. The information you obtain from one iteration you can then use on the following one. In this way, you can minimize all the uncertainties related.
Active Adaptive Management enables you to determine the best management strategy by learning through experiments.
Define a project strategy and make it flexible. This way, you'll be able to reverse decisions if necessary.
Break your project plan into multiple iterations (phases).
Create a more detailed plan that will include a schedule and a list of risks for the next phase. Make sure you don't make detailed plans for future iterations as you cannot predict all potential changes to the project.
Perform a quantitative risk analysis, which should help you determine what will happen with project schedule if a certain risks occur.
Execute one or more project scenarios and measure their results.
Perform quantitative risk analysis again to gain a better insight into which risks actually occur and which ones don't.
Future uncertainty prevents us from relying on traditional management, especially if we are involved in complex projects (eg. IT projects). Robert K Wysocki claims that traditional project methods are not applicable in such cases.
By using a traditional project management, you can achieve positive results only if you have a clearly defined goal and a reasonable solution. However, If your goals are not specific and may change as project progress, you should consider using adaptive project management.
Agile project management was introduced to reduce complexity by breaking down ambitious and complex software development processes into smaller segments so you can make product changes even at later stages.
Change is the progress to a better solution - by working with deliverables from the early stages of the project, both the client team and the development team will get the big picture of what else can be done to improve results.
Don't speculate on the future - APF strips out all non-value-added work. Although the APF team will always be tempted to achieve perfection, they must resist the temptation. It's essential that your team doesn't waste their time and money on guessing but instead focus on the work your client will benefit from.


When an individual dies due to the negligent act of another, whether a person or corporate entity, the close family has the legal right to pursue compensation. This is a form of justice that can be sought in civil court.
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Obesity is a condition in which fat has aggregated to the extent that it may have an effect on health. People are generally considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement gathered by dividing a person's weight by the square of the person's height, is over 30 kg/m2, with the range 26–30 kg/m2 defined as overweight. Obesity increases the likelihood of numerous diseases and conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis and depression.
If his/her Body Mass Index is in the obese range, his/her medical practitioner will check his/her health history in detail, perform a physical exam and suggest some tests.
These exams and tests generally include: firstly, taking his/her health history. his/her doctor may review his/her weight history, weight-loss efforts, workout habits, eating style, what other conditions he/she had, medications, stress levels and other risks about your health. . his/her doctor may also review his/her family's health history to see if his/her may be predisposed to certain conditions. Secondly, a physical exam. This includes also measuring his/her height; checking vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature; listening to his/her heart and lungs; and examining his/her abdomen. Thirdly, calculating his/her BMI. his/her doctor will check his/her body mass index (BMI) to determine his/her level of obesity. This should be done at least once a year. his/her BMI also helps determine his/her health risk and what treatment may be appropriate. Fourthly, measuring his/her waist circumference. Fat around his/her waist, called visceral fat or abdominal fat, may increase his/her risk of diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. Females with a waist measurement (circumference) of more than 36 inches (80 centimeters, or cm) and males with a waist measurement of more than 40 inches (102 cm) may have more health risks than do people with smaller waist measurements. Like the BMI measurement, his/her waist circumference should be checked annually. Fifthly, checking for other health problems. If his/her have known health problems, his/her doctor will evaluate them. his/her doctor will also check for other possible health problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Finally, blood tests. What tests he/she has depend on his/her health, risk factors and any current symptoms he/she may be having. Tests may contain a cholesterol test, liver function tests, a fasting glucose, a thyroid test and others. his/her doctor may also suggest certain heart tests, such as an electrocardiogram. All in all, gathering all this information helps he/she and his/her doctor determine how much weight he/she need to lose and what health conditions or risks he/she already has. And this will guide treatment decisions.
The aim of obesity treatment is to reach and stay at a healthy weight. he/she may need to work with a team of health professionals — including a dietitian, behavior counselor or an obesity specialist — to help he/she understand and make changes in his/her eating and activity habits.
The initial treatment goal is a modest weight loss — 2 to 6 percent of his/her total weight. That means that if he/she weigh 200 pounds (91 kg) and are obese by BMI standards, he/she would need to lose only about 6 to 10 pounds (2.7 to 4.5 kg) for his/her health to begin to improve. However, the more weight he/she lose, the greater the benefits.
All weight-loss programs require changes in his/her eating habits and increased physical activity. The treatment process that is right for he/she depends on his/her level of obesity, his/her health and his/her willingness to participate in his/her weight-loss plan. Other treatment tools include: dietary changes, exercise and activity, prescription weight-loss medications, and weight-loss surgery.


2019-01-21T13:04:37-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/04c/20190121132128001_hd.jpgRev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network hosted its annual breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Notable speakers included former Vice President Joe Biden, Martin Luther King III, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. was signed into law in 1983 and first observed three years later in 1986.


Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has decided it is time to leave Bayern Munich and will do so at the end of the season.
Robben moved to the Allianz Arena in August 2009 after finding himself out of favour at Real Madrid following the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
The Netherlands international has gone on to enjoy a near decade of trophy-laden dominance with Bayern, winning seven Bundesliga titles and four DFB-Pokals.
Robben's crowning glory in a Bayern shirt came when he scored an 89th-minute winner to down domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the 2012-13 Champions League final, a year after they had been beaten by Chelsea in the 2012 showpiece.
But the 34-year-old has confirmed that this campaign will be his last in a Bayern shirt.
Speaking to Omnisport during an official fan club visit, Robben said: "It's my last year at Bayern.
"It has been 10 beautiful years. But it's time [to leave] now."


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Opinion: House Democrats have no leverage to help the Dreamers; they can't afford to block the Senate budget deal
The prospects for another government shutdown rest largely with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and House Speaker Paul Ryan, (R-Wis.), shown attending a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House Dec. 7.
(Olivier Douliery / TNS)
By Jon HealeyDeputy Editorial Page Editor
Feb. 7, 2018 12:55 PM PT
Senate Democrats appear to have learned something from their face plant on the government shutdown last month. But have their counterparts in the House?
With funding for the federal government set to run out Thursday, Senate leaders revealed Wednesday that they'd reached a deal not just to keep the government funded, but to provide big increases in spending through September 2019. The disclosure culminated weeks of negotiations over whether to override the budget caps set in 2011, which would have held spending this fiscal year at a few billion dollars below fiscal 2017.
4:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 2018An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly identified Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as the Senate majority leader. He is the chamber's minority leader.
Just as Republicans discovered with their debt-laden tax bill last year, it's always easier to strike a deal when you stop pretending that you care about the deficit. Here, Democrats agreed to the GOP's demand for more military spending, busting the Pentagon's cap by $80 billion this year and $85 billion in fiscal 2019. In turn, Republicans acceded to the Democrats' desire for a significant boost in domestic spending, providing $63 billion above the cap this year and $68 billion next year. The deal also would extend funding for community health centers (two years) and the Children's Health Insurance Program (10 years), while providing billions more to combat the opioid epidemic.
We just saw a version of this movie, and it didn't end well for the Democrats.
Some Republicans in the House, however, are still going to complain about the deal ballooning the deficit, even after voting to add north of $1 trillion in debt with their tax cuts over the coming decade. If they oppose it, the bill could not pass without some Democratic votes. That would enable the minority party to demand something in exchange — say, protection for the Dreamers, the roughly 3.6 million immigrants in the country illegally who were brought here when they were children.
And that's exactly what some House Democrats want to do. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) indicated Wednesday that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would have to commit at least to holding a vote on a bipartisan proposal for the Dreamers, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has done.
On one level, this doesn't seem like much to ask. Polls show that a large majority of Americans want to help the Dreamers. And there have been plenty of bipartisan proposals to give them legal status while also improving border security and addressing other failings in U.S. immigration policy.
But we just saw a version of this movie, and it didn't end well for the Democrats. After triggering the shutdown on Jan. 19, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called off the filibuster because it was clear that Republicans weren't going to negotiate over the Dreamers under those circumstances. No surprise — Senate Democrats and President Obama took the same stance when House Republicans forced a shutdown in 2013 over Obamacare funding. The argument then as now is that if the majority party makes concessions to end a shutdown, there will be no end to the shutdowns.
Nor does the public react well when must-pass budget bills are taken hostage over an unrelated issue. That's why Democrats have no real leverage here; Trump recognized as much when he said he'd "love to see a shutdown" over immigration.
The political dynamics might well be different if Democrats were opposing the bill because the GOP had inserted a polarizing rider or some other poison pill. But that doesn't appear to be the case here. Yes, Republicans control the House and, as the governing party, should be able to muster a majority for spending bills. But if this one doesn't pass and the government shuts down again because the Democrats didn't get what they wanted on the Dreamers, no one's going to blame the few dozen Republicans who voted "no."
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Cuba: Churches Fight to Retain Tax-Exempt Status of Christian Humanitarian Group
Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Thursday, September 8, 2016
The U.S. is threatening to take away the tax exempt status from Pastors for Peace, a Christian humanitarian group that delivers aid to Cuba.
Pastors for Peace, which has been in operation since 1992, collects donations in the U.S. and then sends school buses, computers, medicine and other products to Cuba, but by traveling to Cuba, the organization has defied the U.S.'s restrictions against traveling to the country.
"We act not just in defiance of our government, but in obedience to our conscience," said Rev Lucius Walker, the founder of Pastors for Peace.
Then in August, the Internal Revenue Service discovered that the parent organization for Pastors for Peace, the Inter-religious Foundation for Community Organization, had never requested permission from the U.S. Treasury Department to send aid to Cuba.
The U.S. Treasury Department has been investigating the group since 2009, according to ChristianToday.com.
"I do not understand how at this moment, when the Obama Administration's policy is to seek understanding, that on the other hand they are taking these types of measures against institutions that have created an understanding between our peoples," Joel Ortega Dopico, President of the Cuban Council of Churches, said at a press conference in Havana.
Said Monolo de los Santo, of Pastors for Peace in Cuba: "It is not up to the IRS to decide what we can bring to Cuba and in what way."


Patna : Novak Djokovic, 31, Serbia, Rafael Nadal, 32, Spain, and Alexander Zverev, 21, Germany, remain World No 1, 2, and 3 with 10,955, 8,320, and 6,475 points respectively in the ATP rankings released on February 11, 2019, but Juan Ignacio Londero, 25, Argentina, has jumped 43 positions to be ranked World No 69 with 739 points after winning the singles title at Cordoba Open, Cordoba, Argentina, his first ATP title. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 33, France, has also jumped 70 places to be ranked World No 140 with 405 points after winning the Open Sud de France singles title on February 10, 2019.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 29, India, has also jumped 6 places to be ranked in the top 100. Gunneswaran is ranked World No 97 with 579 points. Tomas Berdych, 33, Czech Republic, the 2010 Wimbledon finalist, has also jumped 20 places to be ranked World No 59 with 759 points after reaching the semi-finals of Open Sud de France at Montpellier, France, last week. Marton Fucsovics, 27, Hungary, has jumped 9 places to be ranked World No 38 with 1,o80 points after reaching the final of ATP Sofia Open at Sofia, Bulgaria, last week.
Matteo Berrettini, 22, Italy, has jumped 7 places to be ranked World No 46 with 974 points after reaching the semi-finals of ATP Sofia Open. Guido Pela, 28, Argentina, has jumped 9 places to be ranked World No 50 with 930 points after reaching the final of Cordoba Open in Argentina last week. Federico Delbonis, 28, Argentina, has jumped 13 places to be ranked World No 64 with 766 points after reaching semi-finals of Cordoba Open.
Stan Wawrinka, 33, Switzerland, winner of three Grand Slam titles, has slipped 11 places to be ranked World No 68 with 740 points. But, Pablo Cuevas, 33, Uruguay, has jumped 14 places to be ranked World No 78 with 706 points after reaching the semi-finals of Cordoba Open. Albert Ramos- Vinolas, 31, Spain, has dropped 25 places to be ranked World No 96 with 580 points. Roberto Carballes Baena, 25, Spain, has splipped 45 places to be ranked World No 119 with 467 points.
Ramkumar Ramnathan, 24, India, has jumped 5 places to be ranked World No 128 with 425 points. Yuki Bhambri, 26, India, has dropped 4 places to be ranked World No 156 with 365 points. Mirza Basic, 27, Bosnia & Herzegovina, has dropped 69 places to be ranked World No 168 with 333 points.
Saketh Myneni, 31, India, has jumped 5 places to be ranked World No 255 with 185 points while Sasi Kumar Mukund, 22, India, has jumped 22 places to be ranked World No 271 with 162 points. Sumit Nagal, 21, India, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 349 with 65 points. Arjun Kadhe, 24, India, has jumped 13 places to be ranked World No 375 with 47 points. N Sriram Balaji, 28, India, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 398 with 34 points.


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Niche marketing is an indication of the evolution of internet marketing. Niche marketing is a business strategy that involves marketing real products to real people, based on their needs and interests. Small markets are referred to as niches. These markets are driven by the passion and enthusiasm of real people with money to spend and a strong interest in the subject matter. In years past, internet marketing revolved around general markets, but the increasing numbers of internet marketers has made the competition in these general markets quite fierce. Niche marketing caters to smaller markets that have a large following.
For example, rather than focus on cats, a niche market would focus on Siamese cats.
1. Find out what people are searching for online. You will need a certain amount of instinct, but there are several tools available to you to that will help you learn the most searched niches. Keyword research and marketing skills can help you succeed in very profitable niche markets. There are also subscription services that provide niche information.
2. After you locate several potential niches, you will have to determine how profitable each may be. Search for advertisements and online stores selling products relating to your chosen niche. Check the prices and availability of these products.
3. Check the competition. Are there already numerous web sites and online stores selling to your chosen niche? You can invest in Word Tracker or similar tools, which will give you an idea of the supply and demand, and the competing web sites.
4. You can choose to create an item that would be of value to your chosen niche. This could be an e-book, software, streaming media, or subscriptions. Selling information is highly profitable, especially if targeted at a select audience.
5. Build a web site devoted to your chosen niche and provide valuable content. Original content that provides your niche market with unique information will keep visitors coming to your site, exposing them to your products.
The products you sell to your target audience must be unique and specific to your chosen niche. If you cannot develop unique products, search carefully for the products you intend to sell. If you build your site and do not focus specifically on your niche, your web site visitors will look elsewhere. A newsletter would be an excellent way to keep your visitors coming back and keep them exposed to your products and services.


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Q: Setup a mocked injected object I've configured a MockingKernel in order to mock a dependency:
[TestFixture]
public class TestsFixture
{
    private NSubstituteMockingKernel IoCKernel;

    public UsersTests()
    {
        this.IoCKernel = new NSubstituteMockingKernel();
    }

    [SetUp]
    public void SetUp()
    {
        this.IoCKernel.Reset();
    }

    [Test]
    public void AddUserTest()
    {
        var mock = this.IoCKernel.Bind<Core.Configuration.ICoreConfiguration>().ToMock();
        mock.Setup( <<<<<<< How to substitute methods of this mocked objects??????
            m =>
            m.UserIdentities
                .Returns(new List<UserIdentity>() {new UserIdentity("user1")}
        );

        Core.Kernel coreKernel = this.IoCKernel.Get<Core.Kernel>();
    }
}

According to this documentation I need to call a Setup method in order to substitute methods. Nevertheless, Setup method is not available.
Any ideas?
I've read documentation. I'm asking for some examples. Nevertheless, I think that documentation is a bit poor.
EDIT
I've tried this:
public void Test() {

    Core.Configuration.UserIdentity userConfiguration = Core.Configuration.UserIdentity.Create("u1", "p1");
    IEnumerable<Core.Configuration.UserIdentity> configurationUsers = new List<Core.Configuration.UserIdentity>() { userConfiguration };

    this.IoCKernel.Get<Core.Configuration.ICoreConfiguration>().UserIdentities.Returns(configurationUsers);

    //Testing
    Core.Kernel kernel = this.IoCKernel.Get<Core.Kernel>();
    kernel.Received(1).AddUser(Arg.Any<Core.Identity.UserIdentity>());
}

Nevertheless, I'm getting this NSubstitute.Exceptions.NotASubstituteException exception message now on last line:

NSubstitute extension methods like .Received() can only be called on objects created using Substitute.For() and related methods.

As you can see I'm trying to test AddUser method is called once at least. AddUser must be called according my Core.Kernel implementation.

A: Here's a working example:
using Ninject;
using Ninject.MockingKernel.NSubstitute;
using NSubstitute;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace ClassLibrary1
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class MyTests
    {
        [Test]
        public void Test1()
        {
            using (var kernel = new NSubstituteMockingKernel())
            {
                var substitute = kernel.Get<IDummyService>();
                substitute.ReturnInt().Returns(1);

                var instance = kernel.Get<DummyClass>();
                Assert.AreEqual(1, instance.Calc());
                substitute.Received(1).ReturnInt();
            }
        }

        public interface IDummyService
        {
            int ReturnInt();
        }

        public class DummyClass
        {
            private IDummyService _dummyService;

            public DummyClass(IDummyService dummyService)
            {
                _dummyService = dummyService;
            }

            public int Calc()
            {
                return _dummyService.ReturnInt();
            }
        }
    }
}

Using the following packages:
PM> Get-Package

Id                                  Versions                                 ProjectName
--                                  --------                                 -----------
Ninject                             {3.2.2.0}                                ClassLibrary1
Ninject.MockingKernel               {3.2.2.0}                                ClassLibrary1
Ninject.MockingKernel.NSubstitute   {3.2.2.0}                                ClassLibrary1
NSubstitute                         {1.10.0.0}                               ClassLibrary1
NUnit                               {3.6.0}                                  ClassLibrary1


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Q: Always get "1970" when extracting a year from timestamp I have a timestamp like "1461819600". The I execute this code in a distributed environment as val campaign_startdate_year: String = Utils.getYear(campaign_startdate_timestamp).toString
The problem is that I always get the same year 1970. Which might be the reason of it?
import com.github.nscala_time.time.Imports._

def getYear(timestamp: Any): Int = {
    var dt = 2017
    if (!timestamp.toString.isEmpty)
    {
      dt = new DateTime(timestamp.toString.toLong).getYear // toLong should be multiplied by 1000 to get millisecond value
    }
    dt
  }

The same issue occurs when I want to get a day of a month. I get 17 instead of 28.
  def getDay(timestamp: Any): Int = {
    var dt = 1
    if (!timestamp.toString.isEmpty)
    {
      dt = new DateTime(timestamp.toString.toLong).getDayOfYear
    }
    dt
  }

A: The timestamp you have is a number of seconds since 01-01-1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
Java (and Scala) usually use timestamps that are a number of milliseconds since 01-01-1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
In other words, you need to multiply the number with 1000.

A: The timestamp that you have seems to be in seconds since the epoch (i.e. a Unix timestamp). Java time utilities expect the timestamp to be in milliseconds.
Just multiply that value by 1000 and you should get the expected results.

A: You can rely on either on spark sql function which have some date utilities (get year/month/day, add day/month) or you can use JodaTime library to have more control over Date and DateTime, like in my answer here: How to replace in values in spark dataframes after recalculations?


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Q: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException: No serializer found for class when using lombok Strange problem happening when using @Data and @NoArgsConstructor from Project Lombok in a DTO.
Looks like Jackson is unable to serialize and deserialize classes with lombok annotations.
I'm little new to Lombok, but I was expecting that the library would generate the getters and setters, so Jackson would be able to serialize and deserialize the objects.
Short example:
GetAllCustomersResponse.java
@Data
@NoArgsConstructor
public class GetAllCustomersResponse {

    @JsonValue
    private List<GetAllCustomersResponseElement> customers = new ArrayList<>();

    public void addElement(GetAllCustomersResponseElement element) {
        this.customers.add(element);
    }

}

GetAllCustomersResponseElement.java
@Data
@NoArgsConstructor
public class GetAllCustomersResponseElement {

    private Integer id;
    private String name;
    private Date birthdate;

}

When a request arrives to retrieve the GetAllCustomersResponse (a list with all the Customers), this exception happens during Jackson's serialization:
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException: No serializer found for class com.example.dto.GetAllCustomersResponseElement and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer (to avoid exception, disable SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS) (through reference chain: com.example.dto.GetAllCustomersResponse["customers"]->java.util.ArrayList[0])

AFAIK, 'No serializer found for class' usually happens when getters and setters do not exist in the class we want to serialize.
If I write all the 'boilerplate' getters and setters, Jackson works properly.
But, if I'm using @Data from Lombok, why there's no getters and setters available for Jackson?
From Lombok docs:

@Data
All together now: A shortcut for @ToString, @EqualsAndHashCode,
@Getter on all fields, @Setter on all non-final fields, and
@RequiredArgsConstructor!

Am I missing something?


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