text:
CREATE YOUR PERSONALITY PROFILE
TEST YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
778,866 profiles already created
1,566,937 relationships already tested
Contact Tom
Biorhythm Chart for Saturday January 16th 2021
January Forecast
Today's Biorhythm Chart
Life Path #1
Birthday #9
Destiny #6
Soul Urge #7
Personality #4
Maturity #7
Balance #1
Birth Data
" By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this up.' If you do, don't call it 'Captain Phillips' or 'The Maersk Alabama.' Call it something else, and then you have carte blanche to do anything, down to sea serpents and aliens."
How to Publish Tom Hanks' Daily Biorhythm
To publish Tom's biorhythm chart on your own blog or web page, just copy and paste the HTML code below.
You can also create your own chart very easily.
You and Tom
Your Date of Birth:
month January Febuary March April May June July August September October November December
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 year 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Understanding Tom's Daily Biorhythm Chart
Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker who is the winner of Golden Globe and Academy Awards for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, and whose films have grossed more than $4.3 billion in U.S. and Canada and more than $8.5 worldwide.
He was born on Monday July 9th 1956, in Concord, California, United States.
The blue line displays Hanks' physical self during a 23-day cycle, starting at his date of birth. The physical self measurement is an indicator of his energy levels in terms of coordination, strength, and general well-being. If the blue line is at the top of the chart he is in a physically energized portion of his cycle. If the blue line is at or near the bottom of the chart Tom is in a low point in his physical cycle. High points are an excellent time to take on physically challenging ventures. Low points indicate he may be physically spent and may need to take it easy for a while.
The red line represents Tom Hanks' emotional self during a 28-day cycle, in terms of creativity, sensitivity, mood, perception, and awareness. When the red line is near the top of the chart Tom is feeling emotionally strong. His outlook on life tends to be at its best and his interactions with others are most successful. Low points on Hanks' emotional line indicate times when he may need to retreat somewhat. Tom Hanks is more likely to be depressed during these times. High points indicate times when he will enjoy the company of others and find expressing his feelings the easiest.
The green line tracks Tom's intellectual self over a 33-day cycle, in terms of alertness, analytical functioning, logical analysis skills, memory or recall abilities, and communication. When the green line is near the top of the chart Hanks' mental faculties are at their sharpest. This is the time for him to seek solutions requiring logic and analysis. Conversely, at those times when the green line is near the bottom of the chart Tom Hanks' intellectual capabilities are at their lowest. Tom might find it prudent to delay work requiring serious thought until he reaches a higher position in his cycle.
The purple line charts Tom Hanks' varying intuitive (or compassion) strength at different points during a 38-day cycle. When the purple line is near the top, his powers of intuition are at their strongest. During these times Tom Hanks might even experience moments of serendipity. These high points are times when he should be more willing to trust his hunches. When the purple line is near the bottom of the chart, his intuitive powers are at their lowest. At these times Tom Hanks might want to shy away from making decisions because "he just knows" and rely on a more analytical approach to decision making.
The aqua line travels the ebb and flow of his 53-day spiritual sensitivity cycle. When the aqua line is at the top of the chart Tom Hanks is very in tune with his spiritual self. At these times Tom may reach new heights religiously or experience intense mystical experiences. During periods when the aqua line is near the bottom of the chart Hanks is not particularly in sync with the spiritual side of life.
The yellow line traces Tom's aesthetic powers through a 43-day cycle. During periods when the yellow line is at the top of the chart Tom Hanks is most open to the arts as well as being at the pinnacle of his own creative powers. The high points are perfect times for Hanks to express his creative self. During periods when the yellow line is at the bottom of the chart he is not nearly as in touch with his creative self. During these times Tom Hanks might do well to put his energies into things that do not require large amounts of creativity.
The orange line follows the flux in Hanks' level of self-awareness in cycle of 48 days each. At times the orange line is near the top of the chart he is most in tune with himself. During these periods Tom Hanks can experience profound moments of self-discovery. During periods in his cycle when the orange line is near the bottom of the chart Hanks is not nearly as connected to his inner-self.
About Biorhythm
Our rhythmic biological cycles are said to control or initiate various biological processes and are classically composed of three cyclic rhythms that are said to govern human behavior and demonstrate innate periodicity in natural physiological change: the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual (mental) cycles. More...
Other male celebrities born on the same day as Tom Hanks
Jordan Belfort (1962)
An American author and former stockbroker who pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny stock scam
Lindsey Graham (1955)
An American Republican politician and the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, who received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, served with the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the United States Air Force as a defense attorney and then with the Air Force's chief prosecutor in Europe, was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service, and has been the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Jack White (1975)
An American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who performed with a few bands and as a solo artist, has won eight Grammy Awards, and is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of duo The White Stripes
Fred Savage (1976)
An American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the television series The Wonder Years, for which he has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards
Andrew Harrison (1967)
Kevin Nash (1959)
An American semi-retired professional wrestler and actor who won in 1994 all three titles comprising the WWF Triple Crown, and is one of the three founding members of the New World Order (nWo), along with Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall
Oliver Sacks (1933)
Mitchel Musso (1991)
An American actor, musician, singer and former host of Disney Channel's PrankStars, best known for his Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in Phineas and Ferb; and King Brady on Pair of Kings
Akiane Kramarik (1994)
Rube Goldberg (1883)
About Us | Sitemap | Library | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact Us
Tom Hanks Biorhythm -- Daily Chart | © Copyright 2009-2021 Celebrities Galore and Master Numerologist Hans Decoz
Popular Female Celebs: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Popular Male Celebs: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


More effective than "Keep Off!"
Are you sure? They look perfect for this.
Totally photoshopped. Look at the gas prices.
Flood?! I wanna swim, and fish, and have a beer.
You mean you wanted the trees IN the planters?
So THAT'S why it crossed the road.
Call the plumber? Electrician? ...Dodge dealer?
Cheetos and carrots. Breakfast of champions.


text:
Q: How to bind a list of UUIDs to a FormArray of mat-checkboxes In an Angular 7 SPA, I'm tasked with giving the user a list of checkboxes, which will bind to UUIDs.
<ng-container formArrayName="mappedSegmentUuids">
  <div *ngFor="let seg of allsegments; let i = index">
    <mat-checkbox [formControlName]="i" [value]="seg.uuid">{{seg.mydescription}}</mat-checkbox>
  </div>
</ng-container>

While I can set the 'value' on the mat-checkbox, this will revert to true/false as soon as the user interacts with the checkbox. How can I bind an arbitrary value to the "checked" state of a mat-checkbox?
Edit
Added https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-6pzu2e to illustrate issue.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Layout Of Storefront
Enterprise Profile
Cultural Core
Big events
Chronicle of honors
Company Trends
On ground of speedy development of information technology and big-range popularity of the internet and fueled by e-technology, apparel industry is booming. It is a combination of opportunities and challenges. Facing the extended market and speedily alternating trends of the era, the company has been passing down its century-old classical faith and hammering at forging a special image to city women before displaying noble taste and style.
In 2015, following Lu's last wish, the company was officially renamed 'UNO' to memorize Mr. Zhang, the first-generation founder. By reaching agreement with Bosideng Group, it aims at extending the company. With Bosideng Group holding overall stocks, it embarked on the diversified operational journey and initiated the planning of being listed in the stock market. On the one hand, in face of opportunities, UNO is bold enough to hit out, sticks to diversified and comprehensive operational concept on the basis of 'brand operation' and utilizes multi-channel and stereoscopic operational model; and on the other hand, when confronted with international brand competition and the propping internet brand by dint of e-business channel, UNO lays stress on perfecting the before-and-after sales service system at the time of satisfying women's tailored demands. By providing handy and speedy buying model to customers and dedicating to realizing perfect user experience, it forms its unique competitive edges.
UNO will further grow in a bid to expand infinite potentials, comprehensively found MCNE brand and successfully serve as agent of the international noted brands of Lafee Maraboutee and Irina Schrotter. In apparel designing, it introduces international talents by cooperating with international famous designers, which helps extend brand positioning to the internationalized track, forge a brand new international demeanor and make it the most satisfying image consultant to customers.
By inheriting exquisite techniques and staunch faith of three-generation craftsmen and going through around a century of time, the tailor's shop went from strength to strength. After years of expansion, UNO staffs are launching the most noble special customization to the big stage of the era. It attempts to bring the most consummate products and services to customers so that its 'brand' can make a leapfrog progress.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: Prevent SSIS for creating an empty csv file at destination I created a SSIS to export to a csv file
I don't wan't my SSIS to create an empty file if there is no data.
How can I achieve this ?
Thanks,

A: Are you suggesting that when your project will create the CSV if there are no rows?
If that is the case - keep a row count.
If row count = 0 at the end the delete the file.


text:
Welcome to Jakarta
Brief information about the Jakarta
Jakarta Jakarta (; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Situated on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island of Java, it is the centre of economy, culture and politics of Indonesia with a population of more than ten million as of 2014.
Although Jakarta only covers 699.5 square kilometres (270.1 sq mi), the smallest among any Indonesian provinces, its metropolitan area covers 6,392 square kilometres (2,468 sq mi); it is the world's second most populous urban area after Tokyo, with a population of about 30 million as of 2010. Jakarta's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, have attracted migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago, making it a melting pot of numerous cultures.
Jakarta is nicknamed the "Big Durian", the thorny strongly-odored fruit native to the region, as the city is seen as the Indonesian equivalent of New York (Big Apple).Established in the fourth century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom.
It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies when it was known as Batavia. Jakarta is officially a province with special capital region status, though it is commonly referred to as a city. Its provincial government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency.
Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat, making it an important city for international diplomacy. Financial institutions such as the Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia Stock Exchange, and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city.
Jakarta has grown more rapidly than Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Beijing. In 2017, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$483.4 billion.Jakarta's prime challenges include rapid urban growth, ecological breakdown, gridlocked traffic, congestion, and flooding. Additionally, Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.
7 inches) per year, which, coupled with the rising of sea levels, has made the city more prone to flooding. It is also one of the fastest-sinking capitals in the world. In August 2019, President Joko Widodo announced a move of the capital to the province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
Jakarta Attractions
skyrink Jakarta - Mall Taman Anggrek


'This morning on my way having my routine walk, I saw these women in Awka processing Onugbu (bitterleaf) one of out favorite soups with this mud water and from there to the various markets. Please rewash your bitterleaf if you are buying the already processed ones. Eye witness Chidi Okoye'.


text:
SportsSoccer
Legendary Italian Soccer Club Milan Is Now Chinese-Owned
AC Milan was Berlusconi's pet project for over 30 years.Marco Luzzani Getty Images
This article is published in partnership with Time.com. The original version can be found here.
By Charlie Campbell @charliecamp6ell
Storied Italian soccer club AC Milan has been sold to a Chinese consortium, says the club's owner, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Berlusconi, who served four terms as Prime Minister but was later convicted of tax fraud and bribery, told an Italian newspaper Tuesday that the deal would bring in around $830 million after the club's debt had been settled, reports the BBC.
"Milan has now embarked on this path towards China," Berlusconi said in a video posted on the website of La Gazzetta dello Sport, according to a translation provided by Bloomberg. "It's an important decision to give AC Milan to someone able to make it be a protagonist in Italy, Europe and globally."
However, the 79-year-old did not disclose the identity of the buyers, leading to speculation the deal for the Rossoneri — the world's third most successful club with 14 European and four world trophies — had still to be finalized. Robin Li, head of Chinese search engine Baidu (BIDU), and Jack Ma, founder of online marketplace Alibaba Group (BABA), are thought the most likely candidates.
The sale would represent the latest high-profile acquisition by Chinese investors seeking to make waves in the so-called beautiful game. Last month, AC Milan's city rival Internazionale was sold to Chinese electronics retail giant Suning, while British club Aston Villa was bought by Chinese technology businessman Tony Xia. Construction giant Wanda Group also owns 20% of Spain's Atlético Madrid.
The club dominated European soccer in early 1990s with a team built around Italian and Dutch superstars including Paolo Maldini and Marco van Basten. But it has only won the Italian championship once in the last 12 years. It has suffered a string of financial net losses and needed regular capital injections, and last year failed to qualify even for either of the two European club tournaments, badly denting its revenue outlook.
"Chinese are especially great admirers of Italian clubs," Qiang Bai, CEO of the Sports International Beijing agency, tells TIME. "Many middle-aged Chinese grew up watching Italian clubs on TV."
Chinese President Xi Jinping is a self-professed soccer fan and in 2014 outlined a 50-point plan to revitalize the nation's prowess at soccer. Aside from acquisitions abroad, some of the world's top soccer stars have begun playing for Chinese teams.


text:
Government Will Borrow From Federal Employee Pension Fund to Avoid Passing Debt Limit
View this article online at https://www.fedsmith.com/2013/01/15/government-will-borrow-from-federal-employee-pension-fund-to-avoid-passing-debt-limit/ and visit FedSmith.com to sign up for free news updates
By	Ian Smith	on	January 15, 2013	in	Pay & Benefits	with	0 Comments
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the government has begun borrowing from the federal employee pension fund (the G fund) to keep operating without passing the approaching debt limit.
The move will free up $156 billion in borrowing authority while the debt limit debates proceed in Congress. Geithner said that he will replace the money in the fund after the borrowing limit is raised. That of course assumes Congress comes to an agreement soon and does, in fact, raise the debt ceiling.
Geithner's letter to House Speaker John Boehner reads:
Dear Mr. Speaker,
I am writing to notify you, as required under 5 U.S.C. 8438(h)(2), of my determination that, by reason of the statutory debt limit, I will be unable to invest fully the Government Securities Investment Fund (G Fund) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System in interest-bearing securities of the United States, beginning on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The statute governing G fund investments expressly authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend investment of the G Fund to avoid breaching the statutory debt limit. Both my predecessors and I have taken this suspension action during previous debt limit impasses. By law, the G Fund will be made whole once the debt limit is increased. Federal retirees and employees will be unaffected by this action.
Timothy F. Geithner
Geithner also sent a letter to Congress this week detailing measures the Treasury has taken to avoid default and urging Congress to raise the debt ceiling so the government can keep spending on all of the various programs money flows to each month (a copy of Geithner's letter is included at the end of this article).
The TSP recently said in a letter to participants that it was likely the government would delay issuing new securities for the G fund to offset the debt limit, but assured investors that they would be unaffected by the process. For more detail on this, see Using the G Fund to Help Fund Federal Expenses.
If this all sounds familiar, it's because it has happened before. In 2006, we published an article about the Treasury secretary and the TSP director reassuring federal employees at that time about the government borrowing from their retirement funds to pay its bills. An informal survey we conducted indicated that our users were not satisfied despite these reassurances; in fact, FedSmith.com readers have said before that they are worried about the future stability of their pay and benefits in light of the runaway government spending.
Have your thoughts on the matter changed? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below or join the debate on our Facebook page.
The Honorable John A. Boehner
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I am writing to provide additional information regarding the extraordinary measures Treasury has undertaken in order to avoid default on the nation's obligations.
Treasury currently expects to exhaust these extraordinary measures between mid-February and early March of this year. We will provide a more narrow range with a more targeted estimate at a later date. Any estimate, however, will be subject to a significant amount of uncertainty because we are entering the tax filing season, when the amounts and timing of tax payments and refunds are unpredictable. For this reason, Congress should act as early as possible to extend normal borrowing authority in order to avoid the risk of default and any interruption in payments.
If the extraordinary measures were allowed to expire without an increase in borrowing authority, Treasury would be left to fund the government solely with the cash we have on hand on any given day. As you know, cash would not be adequate to meet existing obligations for any meaningful length of time because the government is currently operating at a deficit.
The U.S. government makes approximately 80 million separate payments per month. These include payments for Social Security; Supplemental Security Income; Medicare; Medicaid; national security needs, including military salaries, military retirement, veterans' benefits, and defense contractors; income tax refunds; federal employee salaries and retirement; law enforcement and operation of the justice system; unemployment insurance; disaster relief; goods and services sold to the government under contracts with small and large businesses; and many others. If Congress does not act to extend borrowing authority, all of these payments would be at risk. This would impose severe economic hardship on millions of individuals and businesses across the country.
It is important to point out that extending borrowing authority does not increase government spending; it simply allows the Treasury to pay for expenditures Congress has previously approved. Failure to meet those obligations would cause irreparable harm to the American economy and to the livelihoods of all Americans. Even a temporary default with a brief interruption in payments that Congress subsequently restores would be terribly damaging, calling into question the willingness of Congress to uphold America's longstanding commitment to meet the obligations of the nation in full and on time. It should also be noted that default would increase our borrowing costs and damage economic growth and therefore add to future budget deficits, not decrease them. This is why no President or Secretary of the Treasury of either party has ever countenanced even the suggestion of default on any legal obligation of the United States.
Protecting the full faith and credit of the United States is the responsibility of Congress because only Congress can extend the nation's borrowing authority. No Congress has ever failed to meet that responsibility. It must be understood that the nation's creditworthiness is not a bargaining chip or a hostage that can be taken to advance any political agenda; it is an essential underpinning of our strength as a nation. Threatening to undermine our creditworthiness is no less irresponsible than threatening to undermine the rule of law, and no more legitimate than any other common demand for ransom.
In an address to the nation in 1987, President Reagan said, "Unfortunately, Congress consistently brings us to the edge of default before facing its responsibility. This brinkmanship threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans benefits. Interest rates would skyrocket. Instability would occur in financial markets and the federal deficit would soar. The United States has a special responsibility to itself and the world to meet its obligations. It means we have a well-earned reputation for reliability and credibility – two things that set us apart in much of the world."
President Obama has put forth detailed proposals to restore fiscal responsibility to the federal budget, and he strongly believes Democrats and Republicans should join together to reduce our deficits. In the meantime we must protect America's creditworthiness by ensuring that our government can pay the bills it has already incurred. Therefore, I respectfully urge Congress to meet its responsibility to the country by extending normal borrowing authority well before the risk of default becomes imminent.
Identical letter sent to:
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader
The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader
cc: The Honorable Dave Camp, Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means
The Honorable Sander M. Levin, Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means
The Honorable Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Finance
Tags: Debt Ceiling • TSP
Using the G Fund to Help Fund Federal Expenses
TSP Director Confirms Potential Deferral of G Fund Payments
« OMB Warns Agencies to Prepare for Furloughs
Federal Employees Won't Be Affected by Hurricane Sandy Relief Package »


Question:Identify the arrythmia seen in the following ECG strip?
Ans: The correct answer is Ventricular tachycardia. Any wide complex tachycardia is VT unless proved otherwise. So if you get this type of rhythm strip in ECG in any of your patient, get alert and treat it urgently.


Foster parents play a critical role in the care and development of abused, neglected and orphaned children. Being a foster parent is a vital ministry to precious children who often come from tragic circumstances. Foster care placements can either be short-term or long-term depending on the unique circumstances of the child. While a child is in foster care we work with the child's family to remediate the problems that caused the child to be removed, and if possible, reunite the child with their parents.
The Florida Baptist Children's Homes (FBCH) carefully screens and trains foster parents. We look for caring, Christian adults who will open up their home to a child, and where possible, to multiple children in order to provide them with the love, safety, and security that all children deserve. The Children's Homes conducts a 10-week required training for prospective foster parents as well as providing on-going, hands-on assistance to foster parents as they serve.


As Holly mentioned, she and I have chosen to work on a poem by the poet Robert Bringhurst for our encoding challenge. We have selected a poem from Bringhurst's Selected Poems, published in 2009 by Gaspereau Press.
If you'll excuse the blurry photo…you can see perhaps that the three colours (black, blue, and red) represent the voice of the viola, the violin, and the cello, respectively. Bringhurst intends for the lines to be spoken simultaneously, at times, or in sequence. In some cases, the voices will finish each other's sentences, or contradict one another. This sort of variety of reading experience immediately made me recall Prof. Galey's example of his own work as part of his Visualizing Variation project, specifically his Animated Variants prototype (http://individual.utoronto.ca/alangaley/visualizingvariation/animated.html). Prof. Galey describes the project: "it was thought that digital editions could represent variants dynamically, presenting their ambiguity to readers not as a problem to solve, but as a field of interpretive possibility. Very few digital editions, however, have realized this possibility in their interfaces. One thing a digital visualization can do is make a virtue of ambiguity in ways that print cannot, combining the elements of time and motion to represent variants in ways that challenge the idea that texts are fixed and immutable." This made me wonder if it would be possible to translate Bringhurst's vision for a multi-vocal, performatory reading experience just as 'dynamically' as it is on the page, yet through XML. Exactly as Prof. Galey points out the potential for digital visualization, Bringhurst seems to be looking for the fluidity, the mutability, and the unfixed nature of this poetic interaction.
In an introduction to this poem, Bringhurst notes that, "The Blue Roofs of Japan is a poem for two voices – in principle little different from a sonata for cello and piano, except that here the instruments speak; they don't quite sing. The full text of the poem is printed on both the righthand and lefthand pages of the book, but since the two voices frequently overlap, the two parts are not always legible on any one page. The lefthand pages give prominence to one voice, the righthand pages to the other. Facing pages should be read not in sequence but together. Reading the poem aloud requires two people…one reader, in any case, reads the black ink on the lefthand page while the other reads the black ink on the right. Under his or her own lines, each reader can see the other's voice in blue. Enough blue ink is visible on every page to allow both readers to keep pace with one another. There isn't, and in my view musn't be, a metronome. The only thing the readers have to pace themselves against is each other" (175). It is exactly this sentiment that we hope to capture in our encoding. A sense of flow, overlap, and cohesion. As Galey points out, "animated variants also drive home the simple yet unsettling point that textual transmission is more often a matter of change than fixity: texts sometimes change even when readers aren't looking." Bringhurst opens up this possibility to his readers. While we're unsure whether or not we'll be able to execute our vision, we love the idea of applying something like CSS transitions (see: http://individual.utoronto.ca/alangaley/visualizingvariation/samples/animatedVariants/animatedVariants_v02_sonnet129.xml) to give the poem movement, colour, and 'voice', just as Bringhurst intended.
Bringhurst, Robert. (2009). Selected poems. Canada: Gaspereau Press.
Galey, Alan. Visualizing variation. http://individual.utoronto.ca/alangaley/visualizingvariation/index.html#using.
What you're saying reminds me of one of D.F. McKenzie's essays in 'Bibliography and the Sociology of Texts', called 'The Sociology of a Text: Oral Culture, Literacy, and Print in Early New Zealand'. In it he describes the signing of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi – "On 6 February 1840 forty-six Maori chiefs from the northern regions of New Zealand 'signed' a document written in Maori called 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi', 'The Treaty of Waitangi'. In doing so, according to the English versions of that document, they ceded to Her Majesty the Queen of England 'absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty' which they themselves individually exercised over their respective territories" (79). While this situation is certainly not unique in colonial histories – what McKenzie points out, in describing early missionary work with Maori alphabets and literacy is that, "what we have here is not only disillusionment about the actual extent to which literacy of the most elementary kind had been achieved, but a clear example of the way in which even the most sophisticated technology (print) will fail to serve an irrelevant ideology (an alien religion)" (108). He notes that, "historians have too readily and optimistically affirmed extensive and high levels of Maori literacy in the early years of settlement, and the role of printing in establishing it. Protestant missionary faith in the power of the written word, and modern assumptions about the impact of the press in propagating it, are not self-evidently valid, and they all too easily distort our understanding of the different and competitively powerful realities of societies whose cultures are still primarily oral" (109-110). This had profound affects on the Treaty signing – "consider the way in which the treaty was presented: it was read out in Maori by Henry Williams. That is, it was received as an oral statement, not as a document drawn up in consultation with the Maori, pondered privately over several days or weeks and offered finally as a public communique of agreements reached by the parties concerned….even the Maori language itself was used against the Maori…not only the concepts, but many of the words, for all their Maori form, were English" (113). McKenzie points out that "the English versions of the treaty have proved a potent political weapon in legitimating government of the Maori" while for the Maori "oral traditions live on in a distrust of the literal document, and in a refusal by many young Maori to accept political decisions based on it" (124, 125).
The essay is fairly complex and comprehensive, and I'm really not doing it justice here, but I think it has important things to say about how 'encoding' works in everyday life – in relations of meaning and power, especially. In another part, McKenzie writes that "for [the Maori] the really miraculous point about writing was its portability; by annihilating distance, a letter allowed the person who wrote it to be in two places at once, his body in one, his thoughts in another" (93).
If you're interested, I would certainly check the essay out – it speaks seriously to how issues like literacy, print, and orality are both tools and myths, and how they mean entirely different things depending on who is wielding them.
McKenzie, D.F. (1999). Bibliography and the sociology of texts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


text:
28-й чемпионат мира по академической гребле прошёл с 9 по 13 сентября 1998 года близ немецкого Кёльна.

Призёры

Мужчины

Распределение наград

Медалисты от России
  Одиночки (женщины) — Ирина Федотова
  Четвёрки парные (женщины) — Оксана Дороднова, Юлия Левина, Лариса Мерк, Инна Моисеева

Примечания

Чемпионаты мира по академической гребле
Чемпионаты мира в Германии
Международные спортивные соревнования в Кёльне

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


On March 8th, the Chetco Community Public Library and Friends of the Chetco Library in Brookings, OR, present "Climate Change Coming Home", a presentation by Bill Bradbury.
The former Oregon Secretary of State and State Senator (and former OEC board member) will discuss climate change and its effects on our region. He'll also be available to answer questions from community members.
Currently serving as one of Oregon's two representatives to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Bill was one of the first fifty speakers trained to deliver former Vice President Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" talk. Since then he has spoken on climate change to over 400 audiences in Oregon and beyond.
The event will be held Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at 6:00pm in the Chetco Library's large meeting room, 405 Alder Street, Brookings. Admission is free.
1 Reply to "Climate Change Coming Home with Bill Bradbury"
Mr. Bradbury did an excellent job. This seminar was extremely eye-opening. I left feeling somewhat relieved that progress is being made, but also dismayed about how exponentially fast climate change has been accelerating over the past 3 or 4 decades. Thank you, Mr. Bradbury, for making the trip down to our little rural corner of the state and enlightening us. Keep up the great work!


I flew to Panama with Iberia, the Spanish airline. I seriously think these guys should consider applying for Michelin stars. The food for being served on board was really good, 3 times over 10 hours of flight.
I arrived in PTY airport at about 5pm local time. Passport check queue was so long, that we all waited for 1 hour to get to the officer. My officer did not speak any English and it was probably the first time she saw Czech passport. What I managed to understand after 10 minutes of conversation in Español was that I should seriously learn more Español para conocer el país. What she was saying was very much in line with how the conversation felt. Finally she let me in just to do what she was saying.
I went to the luggage reclaim, found the carousel for Iberia flight from Madrid and waited. And waited. Noticed that there are welcome signs in all languages including Czech, except that the Czech one misses some diacritics. And waited. And waited. Then the carousel changed for the flight from Bogota.
There was an Iberia complains desk (probably very much used) where one furious Spanish lady was already complaining to anybody passing by about one of her suitcases not arriving. Unfortunately the one with all the medicine she was taking (probably to control her temper). I tried to calm her down by saying that one out of five suitcases getting lost is quite a good ratio. Didn't help. I tried to calm her down by listing what did I have in Panama at the moment: clothes I was wearing, passport, credit card, some US$, Lonely Planet, small camera, phone and phone charger which does not fit Panamanian socket. Didn't help. Man from Iberia arrived to the desk so she started complaining to him. Did help.
The Iberia guy did not really enjoy speaking to the lady, so he instead decided to fill in the papers with me first. Didn't help, she was very unhappy about that, as if filling the papers would bring her the suitcase faster. Anyway, I got this paper saying that my small back pack with all the stuff was missing, it's location is unknown and once they would know where in the world it is, they will call the hostel in Panama which I was not sure exists and where is it exactly located. Perfect.
So how do I get to the hostel from Airport? Lonely Planet says to get a taxi if it is dark, which it was at 8pm (after 1 hour of queue and 1 hour of waiting for backpack and 1 hour of listening to the lady's problem). As they explained me at the information desk, the taxi does not have meter and the price downtown should be fixed. $30 for single person or $11 for "Collectivo". So I went outside and asked a taxi organizer for collectivo. He said "no problem" just wait for the other 3 to show up. There were no other 3 at this time arriving to Panama. There was only one Colombian guy who insisted on his own taxi in order not to get robbed. The driver of the taxi told me to come to sit in front, he would take the Colombian to his hotel and than me to the hostel. Columbian for full price, collectivo price for me. As I was sitting in front, I was considered taxi crew and the Colombian could not object to that. That's the way you do business.
So there I was going to the city with an scared Colombian, sitting in a front seat of the taxi and almost without any material stuff to bother about. Quite nice free feeling actually.
The hostel is hard to find. The taxi driver had to call the hostel 2 times to get directions. But we managed to get there. It is really in the middle of sky-scraper down town, but it is also a very small house. When you go to the garden with swimming pool behind the hostel it is quite funny to see all the sky scrapers next door. The pool looked nice, except I did not have swimming shorts. That bit I did not like, here I am in hot Panama city night, on the side of pool but without swimming shorts. Well, only beer can fix that.
I went to buy some beer. After four beers with the other hostel guys my back pack arrived. Perfect. I went to get the swimming suit, ran to the pool, jumped in and heard this ugly ugly noise. It was only a few seconds later I realized that was my head hitting the floor of the pool.
Now, 5 days later, my head is almost not hurting when touched and almost all of the bloody scarf is hard to find in front of mirror. But I should have probably gone to the doctor and get yet another medical report for my collection of reports which start with "Around midnight, after a few beers" and ends in "hit his head, all life functions normal".


text:
Starcross Family Confraternity (SFC) harvests, presses & distributes Sister Julie's Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Proceeds help to sustain the mission and vision of Starcross Monastic Community.
Starcross Monastic Community (SMC) a 501(c)3 Non-Profit and small autonomous community of lay people seeking to live quiet lives in the monastic tradition, offering encouragement and affirmation to gentle folk on all spiritual paths. Our home is in the coastal hills of Sonoma County, California. The community is supported in part by the proceeds from purchases of Olive Oil Products, Books and Holiday Gifts. Learn more or Make a Donation
34500 Annapolis Road, Annapolis CA 95412
Go To > Starcross Monastic Community website
community@starcross.org
34500 Annapolis Road Annapolis, CA 95412
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm
© 2023, Starcross


Waking up this morning at 5:30am to see the update from WWDC, and then from Apple's website it has already displayed the updated PowerMac that boasts a G5 processor. Wow. First of all, the aluminium enclosure might not be that impressive. In fact, I found myself like the old MDD or Quicksilver PowerMac better with their white plastic case. The new PowerMac certainly has that "brush metal" theme that is populating in all Apple's iApps. It looks "fast" and "professional". While fitted with 9 fans, and it can still manage to be quiet. Nice.
What's even better is in the inside. From the SPEC benchmarks, a dual 2Ghz is even faster than dual 3Gz Xeon in both integer and floating point operations. Now it also has up to 1Ghz memory bus to ensure the fast CPU is always feed, Apple certainly looks like it is going to be crowned as the speed king again.
I am still waiting for the PowerBook G5 - hopefully we will get a hint on when it is going to be released in the next few days of WWDC.
And Safari 1.0 (v85) has been released. Just get it installed, and the only thing I've noticed is that "bug" button disappears. Well, I might need to look harder for differences.


James R. McCarty, Casper, Wyo., for appellant.
David F. Evans, Cheyenne, Wyo. (with James P. Horiskey, Cheyenne, Wyo., on brief) of Horiskey, Bagley & Hickey, Cheyenne, Wyo., for appellee O'Dell Motors.
Terry L. Fredricks, Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (with John F. Murray, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael L. Paup and Gary R. Allen, Tax Division, Washington, D.C. and Charles E. Graves, U.S. Atty., Cheyenne, Wyo., on brief), for appellee Internal Revenue Service.
Before SETH, Chief Judge, and HOLLOWAY and McKAY, Circuit Judges.
The plaintiff, Carroll L. Hess, appeals from a district court decision that denied his claim to a security interest in a truck purchased by his son and seized by the Internal Revenue Service. We affirm the lower court judgment.
Carroll Hess is the father of Byron E. Hess, a truck driver who resides in Wyoming. In 1976, Byron Hess purchased a Kenworth truck-tractor. Shortly thereafter, he obtained a Wyoming certificate of title that listed him as the owner of the truck and the Western National Bank of Casper as a lienholder. Byron Hess leased the truck to a Washington company while retaining possession of the vehicle as an owner-operator. Apparently at the request of the company, he transferred certification of title to Washington. However, he continued to operate the truck from Wyoming, accepting dispatches and transporting loads for the Washington company.
During this period, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was investigating Byron Hess' tax liabilities. On March 14, 1977, the IRS assessed a federal tax deficiency against him in the amount of $1,665.02. Apparently, Byron Hess did not receive immediate notice of this assessment.
On May 12, 1977, Carroll Hess paid to the Western National Bank of Casper the $14,938.20 that Byron Hess owed on the truck, thereby extinguishing the bank's lien. At the time of this transaction, the father and son executed neither a promissory note nor a mortgage; nor did they change the Washington certificate of title to indicate the creation of a new lien against the truck.
Some time in the middle of July 1977, the IRS advised Byron Hess that it had assessed a federal tax deficiency against him and that it intended to seize his property if the assessed amount was not paid. On July 28, 1977, Byron Hess obtained a new Washington certificate of title, listing Carroll Hess as the holder of a lien against the truck. On July 30, 1977, Byron Hess gave Carroll Hess a promissory note for $18,500, and on August 1, 1977, Byron Hess executed a chattel mortgage purportedly granting his father a security interest in the truck. That same day, Byron Hess wrote to the IRS, stating that he had received a "Notice of Seizure," that he did not owe the tax assessed by the IRS, and that he would not surrender any property without a trial by jury.
On August 22, 1977, the IRS filed a Notice of Federal Tax Lien in Natrona County, Wyoming, Byron Hess' place of residence. Some time later, the IRS sent Carroll Hess a letter to ascertain whether he had a secured interest in the truck. Carroll Hess did not respond. On April 19, 1978, Byron Hess obtained a new Washington certificate of title transferring ownership of the truck from Byron Hess to Hess Family Enterprises, a common-law family trust. On June 6, 1978, the IRS seized the truck, and on June 29, 1978, O'Dell Motors purchased it by submitting a bid in response to a notification of a tax sale.
Carroll Hess brought this action on August 14, 1978, seeking a declaration from a Wyoming court that he had a secured interest that entitled him to recover his son's truck. The defendant, O'Dell Motors, filed a third party complaint against the IRS, and the IRS removed the suit to federal district court. The district court, sitting without a jury, held that O'Dell Motors obtained the truck free and clear of any claims of Carroll E. Hess, expressing its doubt that the father truly made a secured loan to his son. It also stated that the father failed to comply with the perfection requirements of Wyoming law and that, in any event, any security interest that may have been created was extinguished under principles of waiver and estoppel. We interpret the district court opinion as relying on each of these reasons as an independent ground for denying the plaintiff recovery of the truck.
On appeal, Carroll Hess claims that the evidence presented at trial showed that he had a secured interest in his son's truck, that the sale of the truck by the IRS to O'Dell Motors was made subject to this interest, and that therefore he had a right to possession of the truck.
The law of many states, including Wyoming, recognizes that transactions between family members are often prompted by elements of affection that are absent in ordinary commercial transactions. See generally Annot., 94 A.L.R.3d 608 (1979) (unexplained transfers of property between relatives). Thus, the Wyoming Supreme Court has held that a transfer of property from a parent to a child, absent "sufficient" evidence to the contrary, is presumed to be a gift. Kelsey v. Anderson, 421 P.2d 163, 164 (Wyo.1966); see In re King's Estate, 49 Wyo. 453, 456, 57 P.2d 675, 678 (1936). Similarly, a parent's claim to a security interest in his child's property should be supported by "sufficient" evidence. Thus, in determining whether a security interest exists between a parent and child, a court should look to whether the purported interest truly secures a genuine obligation and is not simply a product of family allegiance designed to defeat the interests of third parties. See Wyo.Stat. Sec. 34-21-120(a) (xxxvii) (1977) (defining a security interest as "an interest in personal property or fixtures which secures payment or performance of an obligation").
The evidence adduced at trial indicates that Carroll Hess did not receive a promissory note, a mortgage, or any other indicia of a secured loan at the time he paid off his son's outstanding debt on the truck. He and his son executed these documents only after they received notice of the IRS' intention to seize the son's property. The documents do not specify a payment schedule; the father has not requested a payment; and the son has paid no more than nominal amounts on the purported loan. These facts, arising in the context of an intra-family transaction, raise serious doubts that the agreement between Carroll and Byron Hess was truly a secured loan. We therefore conclude that the district court properly considered whether Carroll Hess truly made a secured loan to his son, and that there was sufficient evidence to support its determination that he did not.
Since our conclusion as to the sufficiency of the evidence resolves the appeal, we do not pass on the alternative grounds supporting the district court judgment. In particular, we do not reach whether Wyoming law should govern the perfection of a security interest in personal property that remains in Wyoming but is covered by a certificate of title issued in another state. Wyoming statutory law provides that if personal property is covered by a certificate of title issued by another state, and that state requires indication on the certificate of any security interest in the property, then perfection is governed by the law of that state. See Wyo.Stat. Sec. 34-21-903(d) (1977). We leave to the Wyoming courts the decision whether to create exceptions to this otherwise clear statutory rule.


text:
Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes $91.4 billion budget for Florida
Nov 18, 2019 at 11:22 AM Nov 18, 2019 at 2:14 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing a $91.4 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins in July.
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a $91.4 billion state budget for next year, touting plans to funnel more money to public-school teachers and continue "momentum" on environmental issues.
The proposal is an initial step as lawmakers prepare for the January start of the annual legislative session, which will include negotiating a budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Lawmakers will decide whether to move forward with DeSantis' priorities, such as his plan to set minimum teacher salaries at $47,500 — an idea that would cost $603 million next year.
DeSantis tried to emphasize during a news conference at the Capitol that the state could afford such big-ticket proposals, though state analysts have warned of a slowing economy.
"I told my folks, I said we have got to do this in a way that is fiscally responsible and fiscally sustainable," DeSantis said. "We're not going to budge on that. And I really believe that you have the ability to do a lot of really bold things but do that within the context of a budget that was built for the long haul. And I think that that's what we have done today."
DeSantis' overall proposal is slightly larger than the current year's $91 billion budget. In recent weeks, he had dribbled out details of the spending plan, including the proposal to set minimum teacher salaries and a separate $300 million proposal that would provide bonuses to teachers and principals at high-performing and improving public schools.
Also, DeSantis has made a priority since taking office in January of trying to clean up waterways, after massive problems with toxic algae and red tide in Southeast and Southwest Florida. The proposal includes about $625 million for projects such as Everglades restoration, water-quality improvements and springs restoration that DeSantis said is part of a four-year, $2.5 billion effort.
The proposal also includes $100 million for the Florida Forever preservation program, as DeSantis said he wants to "keep the momentum" on the environment.
DeSantis also is recommending $480.5 million in budget cuts. But the largest chunk of that, $284.5 million, would come from eliminating the controversial "Best and Brightest" teacher-bonus program. DeSantis, in turn, wants to spend $300 million on his new bonus program for teachers and principals.
It remains unclear how the House and Senate will handle DeSantis' proposals after the legislative session starts Jan. 14. House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, offered a cool response last month to DeSantis' teacher-pay plan and pointed to concerns about spending.
Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, issued a statement quickly after DeSantis' news conference Monday, saying the governor's recommendations "reflect many priorities my Senate colleagues and I share." But he did not commit support for specific proposals and indicated the Senate will watch the work of analysts who during the next two months will hold a series of "estimating conferences" to delve into state expenses and revenues.
"In the coming days and weeks, we will evaluate the governor's budget in more detail as we work to prepare a 2020-2021 General Appropriations Act for consideration in the Senate early next year," Galvano said. "We are closely monitoring the next round of consensus estimating conferences, which will provide important updates in terms of anticipated needs in each area of the budget. We are also anticipating a new general revenue estimate, which will indicate if there has been a change in the amount of revenue available to meet those needs."
While the teacher-pay proposal has drawn much of the budget attention in recent weeks, DeSantis' spending plan also addressed other high-profile issues.
For example, he is seeking $50 million for the "Job Growth Grant Fund," up from $40 million this year. The economic-development program was created under former Gov. Rick Scott after a legislative battle about providing incentive money directly to businesses.
Also, DeSantis wants to continue providing $50 million to the tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida, which House leaders have sought to eliminate. He acknowledged that the issue will be a "source of contention."
Manage Print Account
News Chief ~ 300 W. Lime St., Lakeland, FL 33815 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy
Polk Preps
Polk College Sports
Only in Polk
Polk Moms
Disclosures/Premium Editions


Miguel "Bayoneta" Galíndez is a retired boxer from Tijuana who finds himself living in a cramped flat in Finland. As his future begins to look up, a desire for redemption draws him back into the ring.
Alone in Finland, a retired Mexican boxer lives in desolation under the weight of an agonizing past, until he gets a shot at redemption in the ring.
Plot: Miguel "Bayoneta" Galíndez, a retired boxer after a shocking event in his life, living now in Finland without a purpose until a light situation puts him on the verge of a important decision.


Makati is still the premier address in the Philippines. Perhaps the only proper comparison to Makati is Manhattan in New York City. There you have the Financial District, the business hub; Midtown, the posh retreat; Soho, the stylish enclave; and many other districts that each offer something different. Makati boasts the same diversity making it the ideal place to live.
Not only do many of the country's major financial institutions have a strong presence in Makati, but it is also home to some of the largest corporations in the Philippines including Nestle and Smart. It comes as no surprise that the Wall Street of the Philippines, Ayala Avenue, is located in the city.
Additionally, the city hosts the finest hotels, most popular dining spots and upscale shopping. It's no wonder why A-List stars and titans of industry continue to choose to live in Makati.
While you may know about the city's business prowess, Makati is also home to cool coffee shops, bars and restaurants with each neighborhood boasting its own unique ambiance. Just like in Manhattan, no two places are the same and you're sure to find the perfect place to unwind after work with friends or relax with the family during the weekends.
But living in Makati also provides you with the chance to step away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The neighborhood isn't as dense as other parts of Metro Manila allowing you a chance to catch your breath find peace in the city. It's also extremely walkable with all corners of the city connected.
What's more, Makati continues to grow. In less than a century, the city has transformed from a sleepy settlement to an expansive economic and lifestyle powerhouse. And the story is yet to be completed. Planned infrastructure updates will connect Makati to all points in Metro Manila. The past growth is truly astonishing, but the future of the city will be just as impressive.
No condominium captures the cosmopolitan spirit of Makati like Lush Residences from SMDC. Located off of Ayala Avenue, the residential development features a prime address in the city center that only a select few will be able to call home.
Those who live here will be able to enjoy a concierge lifestyle fitting of this cosmopolitan neighborhood. Everything from daily necessities to modern luxuries can be found at the tip of your fingers freeing you up to pursue your passions and share moments with the ones you love.
When you aren't partaking in the joys of Makati, home life at Lush Residences brings a splendid set of rewards. The vibrant green spaces are a peaceful backdrop that are calm and allow you to recharge. You'll also find a spectacular set of amenities designed with the concierge lifestyle in mind.
Lush Residences takes its inspiration from the surroundings of central Makati. No other residential project has the charm, convenience or character suited for this cosmopolitan lifestyle.
Of course, lifestyle is only one reason to buy a home here. Investment plays an important part in the decision making process as well. Lush Residences is a great investment opportunity. While you are enjoying the best life has to offer in this cosmopolitan hub, the property's central location along with the strong demand for condo units in Makati means its value will appreciate in the coming years.
For more information, please visit the official website for Lush Residences by clicking here.


text:
Q: Google Play In-App Billing - How to let testers use items for free? I am working on an Android 4+ app that is free and includes some In-App Purchase items. Some testers are participating in the current beta-test and once the final version is published I would like to let these testers use the IAP items for free.
Is there some "easy" or official way to do this?
This will be my first app in the Play Store (only worked for iOS so far) and I do not know if there is any possibility to create promo codes or something like this to let users purchase non-free IAP items for free.
The only solution I found so far would be some kind of back door within the app, e.g. "Go to page XY, click twice on image A to bring up the unlock screen, enter your username and key..."
Of course this would work but I do not like this solution. Beside the additional work to implement such a solution it would not be really save. I do not know most of my testers in person and if one decides to publish his unlock key on the internet I cannot prevent all kind users from unlocking the app for free (at least not in the current version).
So, is there any way within the Play Store API to get this working?

A: Short answer: No!
Detailed answer and a possible way to do this:
Right in the Developer Console --> Settings --> License Testing Panel. There you can add up to 400 eMail adresses. Anyone who's using one of those eMail adresses is able to make test-purchases, this means they won't be charged but the Google Server will respond with something like "Yeah he/she bought this item".
Limitation: It's meant test purchases, mainly for applications that aren't published.
From the docs:

You can use any Google account as a test account. Test accounts are
  useful if you want to let multiple people test In-app Billing on
  applications without giving them access to your publisher account's
  sign-in credentials. If you want to own and control the test accounts,
  you can create the accounts yourself and distribute the credentials to
  your developers or testers.

Though it's still possible to make test-purchases in published application. But there's one major drawback: The purchase will be cancelled automatically after 14 days.
Quote from the docs:

Test purchases are real orders and Google Play processes them in the
  same way as other orders. When purchases are complete, Google Play
  prevents the orders from going to financial processing, ensuring that
  there are no actual charges to user accounts, and automatically
  canceling the completed orders after 14 days.

To sum it up: The In-App Billing API doesn't offer an official way to do something like this. If you wanna do this you have to implement your own solution.
See also this SO-Post "Coupons for In-App Billing" which discusses this topic as well.


Mr. Kilgour, who once served as secretary of state for the Asia-Pacific region, has a long record as a human rights advocate. In 2005, when sitting as an independent MP, he threatened to withdraw support for then-prime minister Paul Martin's narrow minority government if Canada did not do more to help the people of Darfur, in the Sudan.
Mr. Kilgour made international headlines last year with a report on the persecution of Falun Gong, co-written with Winnipeg lawyer David Matas.
Like no other document before it, the Matas-Kilgour report gave credence to allegations advanced by Falun Gong. Today, its conclusions are regularly cited by the movement's devotees as evidence of abuse at the hands of the Chinese government.
And while much of their work has been embraced by international human rights experts, some have raised doubts about some aspects of the report and its methodology.
At the centre of the report is the claim that the Chinese government harvests the organs of Falun Gong practitioners for sale to foreign tourists. Falun supporters have charged that the Chinese government operated a facility where practitioners were imprisoned, executed, their organs removed and their bodies cremated.
The stories of an alleged concentration camp in northeastern China first surfaced in March 2006 with reports in the Epoch Times, a newspaper that publishes virulently anti-Communist commentary and stories alleging persecution of the Falun Gong movement. The paper cited a secret concentration camp at Sujiatun where, it alleged, 4,500 followers had been executed and cremated.
The mainstream media soon jumped on the story. The National Review Online, a conservative website in the U.S., wrote that Chinese human-rights activists believe that this name should cause the same shudders as Treblinka and the others. The Toronto Sun made the easy comparison between the Sujiatun claims and Nazi death camps.
Mr. Kilgour and Mr. Matas were asked by a U.S.-based group called the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of the Falun Gong in China to look into the allegations of human rights violations. They were not allowed into China, but worked from documents and interviews. In July, they issued a report that concluded China had put to death a large but unknown number of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience.
Although the authors stress that they did not rely on any one piece of evidence to reach their conclusion, they said they found credible the story of an unnamed woman living in the U.S. with the pseudonym Annie, who claimed to be the former wife of a surgeon in China.
Annie, previously featured in an Epoch Times story, told the Canadians that her husband had removed the corneas from approximately 2,000 Falun Gong prisoners at Sujiatun. The bodies were passed on to other doctors who removed more organs, and then cremated the remains, she claimed. Mr. Matas and Mr. Kilgour used her information only where it could be corroborated by other information, they wrote.
The report also relied on translated transcripts of telephone calls in which Chinese officials were said to confirm the common harvesting of organs from Falun Gong detainees.
By the time the report was released, doubts about the veracity of the Sujiatun story were growing.
The U.S. State Department said officials from its consulate in nearby Shenyang City and the embassy in Beijing had visited Sujiatun twice and found only a normal public hospital.
Reporters from a Hong Kong newspaper also found no sign of an underground death camp that Falun followers alleged. A machine that was said to be an oven for cremating bodies was, in fact, a boiler room, they concluded.
The Sujiatun story lost more air when Harry Wu, a former political prisoner of the Chinese government and outspoken voice against the Communist government, said he doubted the witness accounts upon which the Sujiatun stories relied. His organization investigated and found the witness statements unreliable. He concluded the story may be intentionally fabricated.
While Mr. Wu agreed that the Chinese government brutally persecutes the Falun Gong and others, he said there was no evidence to support the claim that 4,500 practitioners were killed at Sujiatun.
Questions about the Matas-Kilgour report went beyond the allegations about Sujiatun. A paper prepared by the U.S. Congressional Research Service concluded that the report for the most part "does not bring forth new or independently-obtained testimony and relies largely upon the making of logical inferences." It also questioned the transcripts of telephone calls, in which Chinese officials are said to admit using Falun Gong organs.
"Some argue that such apparent candour would seem unlikely given Chinese government controls over sensitive information, which may raise questions about the credibility of the telephone recordings," the research service paper said.
In January, Mr. Matas and Mr. Kilgour released an updated version of their report and repeated their belief in the story of the unnamed former wife of a surgeon. Mr. Wu had jumped to conclusions about Sujiatun before investigators from his organization completed their work, they claimed.
"What this means is that the views of Harry Wu were not based on the full reports of his investigation," the report claimed.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Wu's organization said this week he has not changed his position on the Sujiatun allegations.
"We haven't found any evidence to support the location and the number and events they have described going on," said Lisa Pertoso, of the Laogai Research Foundation.
Still, by most accounts, there had been a marked rise in the number of organs available for transplantation in China. The government has acknowledged that some organs may come from prisoners, but it claims the condemned agree to donation before their executions.
Some of the executed could be political prisoners or Falun Gong followers, of course. But China vehemently denies an orchestrated genocide or use of Nazi-style concentration camps involving Falun Gong. The government also moved last year to prohibit the sale of organs.
Mr. Matas says there may have been some confusion over Sujiatun based on what he says was a mistaken blending of information about a prison camp and a hospital in one of the Epoch Times stories. He says he continues to believe what the surgeon's ex-wife told him.
I am Hu Xiaoguo, live in GaofengVillage, XinglongjieTown, Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. I am 47-year-old and has primary education level. About ten years ago, I joined the Disciples Sect and played in a farce about ascending to heaven, for which I feel regretful today.
Encouraged and persuaded by my eldest sister Hu Suqin and third eldest sister Hu Suhua, I joined the Disciples Sect in June of 2002. Reportedly, joining the cult and spreading gospel were helpful to cure disease, to expel devils, to get blessed and go to heaven after death. Since then, I had eaten the "food of life", which meant weighing grains before cooking to ensure the amount not exceeding two Liang for each day, and performing prayer before each meal. I deeply believed in existence of the God and Fairy, dreaming all day long about going to heaven. During the later period, I concentrated my energies on attending activities of Disciples Sect. Later I became a director. Then I thought about seeking death in order to go to heaven as soon as possible.
After I joined the Disciples Sect, the originally poor relationships between my wife and I got increasingly strained. We often quarreled. My wife requested for divorce. Having lost confidence in life, I hoped to free myself from the worries.
On September 24, 2002, when my wife was not home, I made preparation for going to heaven. I threw our clothes and grains into the courtyard.
In the morning of the following day, my third eldest sister happened to visit me. I said to her, "I am ready to go to heaven. Please ask Yuan Bingzhang to come here with the books that we often read." Yuan Bingzhang lived in the same town as my third eldest sister. He was a pious follower of the Disciples Sect. During that period, we often got together. I thought that we should go to heaven together. Then my third eldest sister hurried to ask Yuan Bingzhang who was then busy with farming work to come to my home. I treated them with apples and peanuts. We also drank some medicinal liquor. Then we had noodle with egg for dinner.
In that evening, we watched TV for a while. Before going to bed, I asked my third eldest sister and Yuan Bingzhang, "Are you afraid of death?" They both answered, "No." So I arranged them and my nine-year-old son to lie on the same bed with a hope that all of us may turn into smoke and ascend to heaven in the midnight. I dug a big hole in the roof as the way leading us to heaven.
At about 1:00 on the morning of September 26, I woke up my third eldest sister, Yuan Bingzhang and my son, asking them to wait on bed for ascending to heaven. Unexpectedly, my sleepy son cried out loudly, repeatedly shouting, "I don't want to go to heaven. I want to go to school." As a result, none of us managed to go to heaven.
But I was not willing to give up. I had made up my mind. So I asked them to come to the courtyard, and I undressed myself. Then I took off the clothes of my son (he was in the arms of my sister). I also asked my sister and Yuan Bingzhang to take off their clothes. Then I got a leather wire, tied it round our necks, and arranged all of us into a line. Taking the front position, I led the team to go around the yard and the house, keeping on murmuring. We also smashed bowls, basins, cabinets, TV set, pots and some other things in the house. I took the lead shattering the doorsill with a hammer, and then asked each of the others to give twelve strikes on it.
After an hour of rumpus, all of us were so tired that we began to breathe hard. But we had not got to the heaven as we had dreamed. I took out the wooden ladder that I had prepared, leading other people to the roof. There we performed prayer together, asking the immortals to pick us up. After the prayer, I opened an umbrella, tied all of us together with a ripe, and called to jump together with an intention to fly to the sky. Unexpectedly, we broke the roof and fell down to a heap of firewood in the kitchen.
By then, I had not yet waken up from the dream about going to heaven. I became even crazier. After we fell from the roof, I asked my sister and Yuan Bingzhang to take my son to bed, and to take good care of him to ensure that he would not flee. I hoped that I could go to heaven together with my son.
I went out of the house, and lit up a pile of firewood in the courtyard. I meant to go to heaven by burning ourselves. The dry firewood lit and began to burn fiercely.
Our neighbors were awakened by the fire. They swarmed to my home. The fire and noise sobered me up. I realized that I had made a big mistake. I was so scared that I ran naked as quickly as I could to the hill at the back of my house. There was no time for me to consider my son, my sister and Yuan Bingzhang.
On my way to flee, I picked up a suit and put it on. I concealed myself in a cave in the hill, keeping alive on spring water and uncooked sweet potatoes. A week later, I was extremely tired and hungry. I felt absent-minded all day long. I could not bear such kind of life. Moreover, I was thinking about my son. So I decided to go home.
As I approached my home, I met a neighbor who was on good terms with me. He said that he felt horribly grieved for my obsession and crazy behaviors. He told me that the other three people had survived and that the police people were looking for me. He advised me to surrender to the police, seeking for lenient treatment rather than making further mistakes.
On October 4, 2002, I gave myself to the police and was sentenced to seven years in jail for attempted crime of intentional homicide. In 2008, I was released 11 months ahead due to my good performance in the prison.
Later I learned from the police people dealing with my case that after I fled, my neighbors put out the fire and saved the people. When they tried to save the three persons, my third eldest sister Hu Suhua and Yuan Bingzhang were tightly holding my son between them while murmuring something. Since they refused to leave the house, my brother-in-law gave a slap on my sister's face, forcing her and Yuan Bingzhang to let my son go. And other neighbors came to take my sister and Yuan Bingzhang out of the house. Thus the serious consequence had been avoided. At last, my pigsty was burned down, and two of the four rooms in my house were ruined. Two pigs were killed in the fire.
After the farce about going to heaven, I got divorced and stopped contact with my eldest and third eldest sisters. I made a clean break with the Disciples Sect. At present, I am working as a loader in a cement factory nearby. My son has grown up. He left home to make his living. We live a poor but stable life. Now I make public the farce that happened 10 years ago with a hope that other people should learn a lesson and don't believe in any heretical cult.


Today many are looking for home design ideas, patio design, room design and house furniture. Hopefully the image gallery we present to be the best insinuation for you who are or are planning to construct a house past a pretty and forward looking concept.
Related Post "New 20 Homedepot Patio Furniture"


More ppl to join, lai ya, lai ya..
pls see the 1st posting for latest update.
i am.. but gotta be very early.
Me too. If we have 4 person, maybe we can take a cab from Tanan Merah mrt station.
tentatively cld meet-up at Tanah Merah MRT at 7 or 7.30am, and grab a cab fom there. We'll confirm this arrangement again a week before this outing.
We'll close this thread at 20 pax.


text:
Private hospitals issued a warning they too are on the brink.
Australian hospitals to shut, 100,000 staff under threat
by Sue Dunlevy, Stephen Drill, AAP
28th Mar 2020 9:41 PM | Updated: 9:54 PM
Australian private and Catholic hospitals are about to be closed and their staff stood down putting 100,000 workers out of a job right as the hospital system is about to buckle under the weight of coronavirus admissions.
The catastrophe is the result of a failure of state and federal governments to come up with a financial solution for the hospitals after they banned non-elective surgery at a national cabinet meeting earlier this week.
News Corp Australia reported Friday that 600 nurses had been stood down in New South Wales and more in Queensland when the third largest private hospital group Healthe Care was forced to cancel surgery.
On Saturday, all the nation's private hospitals issued a warning they too are on the brink as a result of the state and federal governments decision.
The nation will need the access to the nations 650 private hospitals as it tries to cope with demand from the COVID-19 virus.
The Australian Private Hospitals Association, Catholic Health Australia, and Day Hospitals Australia said the private sector is prepared to play their part in the fight against COVID-19 but cuts to elective surgery and a failure of state governments to step up to support the sector will have dire consequences for Australia's future hospital capacity.
Some hospitals are under threat with the potential of closure. Picture: Gordon McComiskie
"The hospitals are now faced with the very difficult decision to stand down staff and furlough services as a direct result, just when the entire health system is bracing itself for the surge in COVID-19 patients," Australian Private Hospitals Association chief Michael Roff said.
Hospitals are demanding governments guarantee their viability.
Between them, the private hospital system employs over 100,000 staff including 57,000 nurses across 650 hospital sites. There are well over 300 overnight acute private hospitals. More than a third of intensive care unit beds are in private hospitals, according to the Chief Medical Officer.
CHA Chief Executive Officer Pat Garcia said: "What should be happening at this time, in this breathing space we have before the full coronavirus onslaught, is all hospitals turn their attention to training up their existing clinical staff, and hiring additional staff - both clinical and non-clinical, to treat patients.
"We also acknowledge that winter, which is just around the corner, tests the hospital system at the best of times let alone when there is global pandemic. Hospitals cannot simply close down entire wards and ICUs, then turn them back on at the flick of a switch. If we need to close down wards and hospitals, they may not be available when we need them."
Michael Roff, CEO of the Australian Private Hospitals Association, said: "The states don't seem to understand the urgency of reaching a deal this weekend, if they don't do that, the beds they need in a few weeks' time may no longer be available."
"What we need is a national network of hospitals, co-ordinated between the States and the Commonwealth, and ensuring that our entire health system is at full capacity. Without a Commonwealth guarantee, private hospitals will start shutting their doors from early next week."
An isolation room for a patient with COVID-19..
Jane Griffiths, CEO of Day Hospitals Australia said: "we have seen what's been happening in Spain and Italy, where patients don't have access to ventilators and ICU beds.
"The capacity of the private hospital system in Australia is enormous. We must act now to ensure capacity is available when we need it".
NSW Health said late yesterday they are in negotiations with private hospitals.
The private hospital sector will co-operate in whatever way it can to assist all governments with the development of the National coronavirus Partnership. A number of for-profit and non-profit private hospitals are currently in discussion with the states and territories to assist in the development of mechanisms designed to maintain the viability of the clinical capacity provided by the private hospital sector.
Nevertheless, the sector believes it is unlikely a nationally consistent position can be reached via individual negotiations with each of the states and territories in the time frame necessary to maintain viability and capacity of the private hospital system.
AUSSIE COPS MANAGE NEW QUARANTINES
Australian governments are now turning to police-managed quarantine measures and the threat of fines and jail to battle coronavirus, as the death toll reaches 14.
All Australians returning home on cruise ships or international airports from midnight Sunday - and many before that - will live out their 14 days of quarantine in state-funded hotel rooms.
The doors will be guarded by state police, defence personnel or private security guards.
Two-thirds of Australia's more than 3580 cases have been linked to overseas travel, deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly said on Saturday.
Travellers arriving from flight QF66 from Johannesberg wearing protective face masks at Sydney International Airport.
"We really need to get on top of the people that have returned ... from these other countries that had a much wider and worse epidemic of COVID-19 than we currently do here in Australia," he told reporters, pointing to cruise ships, the US, UK and Italy as key sources.
Dr Kelly said most locally acquired cases have had clear contact with a known case of the novel coronavirus, making quarantine compulsory for returning travellers was very important and supported by the "very best" medical evidence.
Federal and Queensland police greeting passengers of a Qantas flight coming in from Sydney to check they know the quarantine rules. Picture: Stewart McLean
MORRISON'S NEXT STIMULUS PACKAGE
The Morrison government has announced almost $300 million in additional funding for the aviation sector, while it plans to put other businesses into hibernation to shield them from the economic hit caused by the coronavirus. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said $198 million is being provided to support regional airlines struggling through the crisis and an additional $100 million will also be available to smaller regional airlines should they need it. "The aviation industry is one of the hardest hit industries. It's especially hard in regional areas," Mr McCormack, the Nationals leader and transport minister told reporters in Wagga Wagga, NSW, on Saturday.
It brings the government's total commitment to the aviation sector to more than $1 billion.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday flagged a hibernation plan for business, indicating it will be part of a third stimulus package to be announced in days. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell said the only way for small businesses to survive the coming months is if they can effectively hit pause for now.
"For businesses to bounce back when the health crisis is over, they need a holiday from all the costs that they incur during this extremely difficult period," Ms Carnell said in a statement.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: AAP
The third support package - on top of the first two worth over $80 billion - is also expected to include commercial and residential rent assistance as the number of businesses closing their doors rise, putting tens of thousands of workers onto the dole queue and potentially into rental stress. "Our home is our castle. In the next few months, it will be our fortress," Labor's housing spokesman Jason Clare told the ABC.
"You can't stay at home if you get evicted. We need to do what the Poms have done, what New Zealand has done, and Tasmania. A freeze on evictions." Opposition spokeswoman for early education Amanda Rishworth also wants immediate support for childcare centres, which have seen enrolments plummet.
US 5-MINUTE TEST, WHO TO START DRUG TRIAL
A rapid test has been approved in the United States which is intended to detect within minutes whether a person is infected with the coronavirus. Abbott Laboratories said the device is small and portable - about the size of a toaster - and can be set up outside hospitals, for instance. The test kit can determine within five minutes whether a sample is infected with Sars-CoV-2 and 13 minutes to definitively confirm if it is negative, the US health care company said.
Abbott announced late Friday that its equipment had received emergency authorisation by the US Food and Drug Administration, and that it aims to manufacture 5 million kits a month.
Last weekend, the FDA approved a testing procedure that is supposed to provide results within 45 minutes. But those tests, from the manufacturer Cepheid, are to be used mainly in hospitals.
The country's ability to combat the coronavirus was hampered early on by a lack of testing capacity and then lengthy delays once the test had been performed. The United States now has more confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease that can be caused by the Sars-CoV-2 virus, than any other country.
In Norway and Spain, the first patients were about to enrol in the WHO's so-called solidarity trial, which will compare the safety and effectiveness of four different drugs or drug combinations.
More than 45 countries are taking part in trial and the more that join, the faster we will have results".
UK BATTLES ON AS PM GETS VIRUS
Britain is battling the coronavirus with one hand tied behind its back after the country's chief medical officer self isolated with symptoms of the illness.
Professor Chris Whitty, who had been giving daily briefings on the country's response, has gone into lockdown after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock tested positive to the disease.
They are all working remotely and have insisted they are still in charge because they only have mild symptoms.
But there are plans in place for UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to take over should Mr Johnson become seriously ill.
Scientists have said Mr Johnson was taking too many risks before he came down with the illness.
UK PM Boris Johnson announces he has coronavirus. Picture: Supplied
Professor Susan Michie, director of University College London's centre for behaviour change, said: "Whilst the PM was telling people to stay at home and keep at least two metres apart from each other, the House of Commons (UK parliament) was open for business and face-to-face parliamentary activities were carrying on.
"Given the transmission routes of touching contaminated surfaces and breathing in virus-laden droplets, it should not come as a surprise to hear that the PM and Health Secretary have tested positive for coronavirus."
Conservative politician Michael Gove stood in for Mr Johnson, 55, and defended him at a press conference early on Saturday Australian time.
"The fact that the virus is no respecter of individuals, whoever they are, is one of the reasons why we do need to have strict social distancing measures so that we can reduce the rate of infection and reduce the pressure on the NHS," he said.
Mr Johnson's pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds has not been seen, while his controversial spin doctor Dominic Cummings was filmed running from No. 10 after Mr Johnson's diagnosis was revealed.
Mr Gove announced fast tracked testing for health workers.
They will be tested to find out if they have already had the virus and recovered, allowing them to get back to work.
Currently, anyone with symptoms must self isolate for 14 days, robbing the health system of key staff.
The UK has cleared 33,000 beds, or the equivalent of 50 hospitals to deal with the crisis.
And a new 4000-bed, 1km long hospital in a converted convention centre in London will open next week with the help of the British army.
Another two makeshift hospitals are being built in Birmingham and Manchester.
There were still 3000 beds available in London yesterday, which has been the centre of the UK outbreak, which has also claimed Prince Charles, although he only has mild symptoms.
More than 6,000 people were in hospital with the illness in the UK yesterday, with the death toll at 759.
Almost 600,000 people across the globe have been infected with coronavirus, with the United States alone having the highest number of cases at 97,028.
The United States has had 1,475, with 366 of those coming from New York City, which is the hardest hit area and may become the world's biggest cluster.
Makeshift hospital rooms stretch out along the floor at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York.
COVID-19's new immune super race
More than 100,000 Aussies urgently call banks for help
Aussie girl's life inside the COVID-19 death centre
Crims target Aussies in new SMS coronavirus scam
TRUMP'S NEW MOVE TO BUILD VENITLATORS
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to make General Motors build ventilators for coronavirus patients after he accused the carmaker of "wasting time" during negotiations.
Trump, for the first time invoked the Defence Production Act, saying GM was not moving quickly enough, with the company announcing it would begin building ventilators in the coming weeks.
GM said in a statement in response that it has been working with ventilator firm Ventec Life Systems and GM suppliers "around the clock for over a week to meet this urgent need" and said its commitment to Ventec's ventilators "has never wavered."
"They said they were going to give us 40,000 much needed ventilators, 'very quickly'," Trump said on Twitter of GM and Ventec's effort.
"Now they are saying it will only be 6000, in late April, and they want top dollar."
Democrats have urged Trump to invoke the Defence Production Act to produce more medical supplies, but the president had been reluctant to do so until now. Democratic US Senator Ed Markey said, "About time. Now, tell us every day: which companies will be making more of this equipment, how much is being made, and where the equipment is going."
Trump said he expected the United States would make or obtain 100,000 additional ventilators within the next 100 days.
Following Trump's tweets, Ford said it was moving as fast as it could to gear up its ventilator manufacturing efforts and was in "active conversations" with the Trump administration seeking approvals.
Ford said it has "teams working flat-out with GE Healthcare to boost production of simplified ventilators."
The attack on GM and Ford coincided with rising tension between Trump and the Democratic governors of New York and Michigan, who have criticised the administration's response to the COVID-19 epidemic. On Thursday evening, Trump questioned whether New York state needed 30,000 ventilators to cope with rising numbers of coronavirus patients.
New York City Mayor Bill be Blasio on Friday said on Twitter that Tesla Inc had agreed to donate hundreds of ventilators to hospital intensive care units in New York City and the state of New York.
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk in response said the electric carmaker was helping locate and deliver existing ventilators.
Trump also said countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Italy need ventilators and that if the excess volume is not needed, the United States can export them.
Originally published as Australian hospitals about to shut, 100,000 staff under threat
Sacked Aussies to be offered huge lifeline
Premium Content LNP calls win despite violence and website meltdown
'Enormous tsunami' of cases coming
Premium Content Quarantined pregnant woman denied basic human rights
Premium Content Coast nurse backtracks on home COVID-19 tests
Premium Content ADF attacked over trial on medics, doctors
coronavirus editors picks hospitals


text:
EU leaders prepare for Theresa May to trigger Article 50 within days
Brexiteers' hopes are raised as speculation grows over the Prime Minister's plans to trigger Article 50 as early as next week.
By Beth Rigby, Senior Political Correspondent
Saturday 11 March 2017 06:10, UK
Image: European leaders are meeting at a summit in Brussels
European leaders are preparing for formal Brexit negotiations to begin within days should Theresa May trigger Article 50 next week.
EU leaders, meeting in Brussels, were told to prepare for the possibility that Britain could trigger talks as early as next Tuesday, with a formal gathering on 6 April pencilled in to respond to Britain's formal letter of notification.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny confirmed to reporters that the EU 27 had provisionally agreed a meeting in early April to agree a framework for exit talks.
:: What happens when Article 50 is triggered?
"The next meeting is to be on the 6th of April, provided that the [British] Prime Minister [Theresa May] moves Article 50, I think by the 15th of March," he said.
"There will be a response immediately from the European Council, and there will be guidelines issued within 48 hours. And the European Council meeting to adopt those guidelines will be on 6 April."
PM on prospect of a huge Brexit 'divorce bill'
However, some European sources remained sceptical that the Prime Minister would go for such a tight timetable, given that she would risk a diplomatic upset by triggering Article 50 immediately before the Dutch elections on 15 March.
More on Article 50
Brexit petition to revoke Article 50 hits 6 million signatures
Article 50: Why delaying Brexit is not straightforward
Article 50 architect says Brexit can be reversed
Meanwhile, in the UK, Mrs May has scheduled a major Commons statement on Tuesday, raising Brexiteers' hopes she might use it to formally trigger Brexit.
:: Jean-Claude Juncker hopes Britain will 're-enter the boat'
David Lidington, the Commons Leader, said the Prime Minister's statement on the EU Council had been moved from Monday to Tuesday - blaming diary commitments.
EU Brexit negotiator struggles to escape Sky News man
The EU Notification of Withdrawal Bill will return to the House of Commons on Monday - after its passage through the House of Lords - and could be voted through as early as Monday evening - giving the Prime Minister the opportunity to formally trigger Article 50 on Tuesday.
However, that timetable could only be met if the House of Lords, which last week sent the bill back to the House of Commons with two amendments, decides to allow the bill to pass.
:: Brexit - your guide to the jargon
The upper chamber has voted in favour of giving Parliament a "meaningful vote" on the outcome of divorce talks with the European Union.
Peers are also calling for the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to be protected after Article 50 is triggered.
May: Article 50 bill about respecting the will of the people
The Government is planning to overturn the two amendments when the bill returns to the House of Commons on Monday, with David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, describing the Lords vote as "disappointing".
"[The article 50 Bill] has a straightforward purpose - to enact the referendum result and allow the Government to get on with negotiating a new partnership with the EU," he said.
On Friday, Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, and Baroness Smith, shadow leader of the House of Lords, wrote to the Prime Minister urging her to "reflect and reconsider on the overwhelming case to act" on the two amendments tabled by peers.


While many people can claim to be a mayor on Foursquare, one of the social location-based service's newest members held the title long before his first checkin.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Foursquare Friday, using the handle ChicagosMayor. Emanuel joins the network as Chicago and Foursquare launch the first official City Badge, predictably dubbed the "Windy City Badge."
"I am committed to leveraging new technologies to celebrate Chicago's diversity and drive interest in small businesses," Emanuel said at the launch event Friday, alongside Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai.
Foursquare users can earn the Windy City Badge by checking into five of 20 designated cultural and small business attractions, including the Jane Addams Hull-House, the Oriental Institute Museum and the Garfield Park Conservatory. Interestingly, these are not the most conventional Chicago tourism destinations, such as the Art Institute, Shedd Aquarium or Field Museum. The choice of locations demonstrates the badge really is about exploring and getting to know the city.
"He's using Foursquare to allow people to connect with the Mayor, and for the Mayor to connect with the city," says Kevin Hauswirth, the mayor's director of social media. "I would not be surprised if you did see him checking in to a lunch chat with the police department about safety. It won't just be big public official things, he'll very actively allow people to keep up with him."
In addition to choosing a director of social media, Emanuel appointed a chief technical officer and chief data officer when he was elected in February.
The City of Chicago also unveiled an online mapping tool of the city Thursday, showing where the mayor and other city officials have visited. Each point includes photos of meetings with residents and community leaders. You can also suggest destinations you would like him to visit.
"The mayor is less interested in doing things that everyone else has thought of and more interested in stuff that nobody else has done," Hauswirth says. On June 30, Emanuel was the first mayor of a major city to host a Facebook town hall. He is also Chicago's first mayor on Twitter, @ChicagosMayor.