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How do Louisianans feel about sports gambling, marijuana, gun laws? Survey says...
Majorities of Louisiana residents support legalizing gambling on professional sports and possession of a small amount of marijuana for recreational use while opposing stricter gun laws, according to an LSU survey released Thursday.
How do Louisianans feel about sports gambling, marijuana, gun laws? Survey says... Majorities of Louisiana residents support legalizing gambling on professional sports and possession of a small amount of marijuana for recreational use while opposing stricter gun laws, according to an LSU survey released Thursday. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2019/04/18/lsu-survey-gauges-sports-gambling-marijuana-gun-laws/3504687002/
Madeline Meyer, LSU Manship School News Service Published 6:01 a.m. CT April 18, 2019 | Updated 9:13 a.m. CT April 18, 2019
BATON ROUGE — Majorities of Louisiana residents support legalizing gambling on professional sports and possession of a small amount of marijuana for recreational use while opposing stricter gun laws, according to an LSU survey released Thursday.
The Legislature is expected this spring to consider legalizing sports gambling. Statewide, 59 percent of survey respondents support the idea while only 35 percent oppose it.
There is virtually no difference in opinions on the issue between Republicans and Democrats. The distinctions lie among the age groups.
More than 70 percent of respondents from ages 18 through 49 support sports betting. However, support drops to 53 percent among adults age 50 to 64 and to 38 percent of adults who are 65 or older.
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The strongest support comes from the New Orleans area, with 68 percent of adults favoring sports betting. Across south Louisiana, 58 percent supported the policy, while support slipped to 52 percent in north Louisiana.
The survey was conducted by the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication. It was based on telephone interviews with 917 adults.
The survey also found that 55 percent of Louisianans support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. As with sports betting, the differences are found among generations.
The strongest support comes from younger adults, with 80 percent of those from 18 through 29 supporting the change. Sixty-seven percent of respondents ages 30 through 49 and 51 percent of those 50 through 64 also expressed support.
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But 69 percent of Louisianans 65 and older oppose legalizing marijuana use.
"I think that if younger people were in office, Democratic or Republican, there are certain issues, like the marijuana issue, that just make sense," Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, said in a recent interview.
A single offense for marijuana possession in most of Louisiana can send a person to jail for up to six months, and blacks are three times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
New Orleans decriminalized marijuana possession in 2016, shifting to civil fines instead of arrests.
Gun restrictions
The LSU survey also found that a majority of Louisiana residents remain firmly against new restrictions on guns. Fifty-seven percent of adults were against banning the sale of assault weapons, and 61 percent were against banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Fifty-nine percent of residents also want to let people carry concealed guns in more places. Louisiana now has "firearm free zones" that ban weapons in schools and businesses that sell alcohol.
The only gun restriction to receive majority support in the survey — from 69 percent of respondents — was to prevent people with mental illnesses from buying guns.
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All-round entertainer, Boity, had social media at a standstill when she released her first single 'Wuz Dat' featuring Nasty C which was her debut into the music industry. She was nominated for Best Collaboration at the South African Hip Hop Awards 2018 – a great feat so soon in her music career.
The second single, BAKAE, a Ganja Beatz produced track is a tongue-in-cheek response to all those that have come at the star about several issues such as her for venturing into music. There are a lot of influences that inspired the song. "Hare ba bone ba kae" loosely translated to mean 'I don't see the haters'.


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Here's why hotel stars are actually meaningless
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ShutterstockIt may say three stars, but it could be a one star for all you know.
Hotel stars don't mean a thing.
Sure, there's a noticeable difference between a one star property and a five star property, but that's pretty much it. Between user reviews and professional guidebooks, someone else's five star could be your three star, and you won't know until you get to the hotel.
What's wilder? What a hotel calls itself — even what it has printed on a metal plaque outside of its doors — is literally made up.
"The one constant is inconsistency" says Jane Reynolds, an editor at the hotel review website Oyster.com.
Here's why hotel stars are actually meaningless.
There are too many different review systems and none of them align
Oyster uses pearls to rate hotels, AAA has diamonds, hotels.com uses half stars, Michelin has a maximum of three stars, and who knows who's behind online user reviews. Confused yet?
"The reason that hotel ratings are so difficult to tie down is that there really are no set guidelines that are used universally. It really is dependent on the discretion of whoever is doing the review," says Reynolds.
So who is doing the review?
Michael Cascone, President and COO of Forbes Travel Guides says that "in today's global landscape of star ratings it breaks down in three main ways: private enterprises like ourselves, government agencies and tourism boards, and online user ratings. Obviously, as you've noticed, it is quite inconsistent and quite confusing. There is no consistency globally, and that's what we're seeking to solve."
According to him, professionals are well aware of this discrepancy, and he explains that Forbes Travel Guides aim to "roll out the world's first standardised expert rating system globally."
Michael Petrone, AAA's director of Inspections and Diamond Ratings agrees. "I would definitely say [that ratings differ between countries and continents]. That's been one of the big challenges of my career: the dream is to someday have an internationally rated source that you can apply across the globe, and personally I think it's a pipe dream."
Online confuses everything even more
"If you look at user reviews, like Tripadvisor or Hotels.com, that's all over the map, it's highly inconsistent" Cascone says, explaining that one person's five star could be someone else's four star.
"If I had never been on a luxury vacation, or let's say it's my honeymoon and it's the first time I've ever splurged and gone anywhere nice, everything is a five star to me, right? It's the context that matters. A well-heeled traveller that's been to 50 to 100 luxury properties might have a different opinion rate it a three star."
Petrone agrees. "You're getting millions of different perspectives formulating one star rating so it can be all over the place, it can be passionate, it could be expertise if the person knows what they're doing, but it's usually not consistent, and sometimes it's not even verified."
There's no consistency between countries
It's bad enough that no two American rating systems align, but it's even more confusing between countries. According to Reynolds, the European system is very different from the American one, and the UK one is especially off.
"You'll find that star ratings for European hotels are a little bit inflated. So a four pearl or four star hotel rated by European standards is probably not going to be at the same level of a four pearl or star hotel in the US. If it's rated by the UK system, we adjust for that."
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It will always be a little bit subjective
"No matter how objective you try to be with a rating, it's still a little subjective" says Reynolds, who explains that one of Oyster's criteria is "beautiful style." "That obviously is subjective, so it's really variable" she adds.
So, how do hotels decide what to advertise themselves as?
Cole says that "individual hotel properties determine which star ratings to display onsite." You read correctly: hotels can basically choose which rating they want to display, and even decide their own.
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Cascone advises that the first question any guest should ask when it sees a review is "according to whom?" and then familiarise themselves with the company that made those ratings to see whether their standards align. That, or finding a reviewer that they align with, and sticking to hotels rated by that company or individual.
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Loren Beggs Wins Pirelli Trophy West USA Race 1 at UMC to Tighten Championship Battle
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Loren Beggs took the overall victory in Race 13 of the Pirelli Trophy West USA series Saturday at Utah Motorsports Campus to keep his championship hopes alive ahead of Sunday's season finale race.
28 Porsche GT3 and GT4 Cup Cars in five classes contested the 19-lap, 35-minute event: Diamond and Diamond Masters (2017-2018 991.2 GT3 Cup), Platinum (2015-16 991.1 GT3 Cup), Gold (2010-2013 997.2 GT3 Cup), Silver (2016 Cayman Clubsport GT4 MR) and Bronze (2016 Cayman Clubsport GT4 Trophy).
Under clear blue desert skies and temperatures in the near-perfect 60-degree Fahrenheit range, all eyes were on the front of the field and the Diamond Class battle, as TruSpeed Autosport's Kevin Woods came into the weekend with a 23-point leader over 911 Design's Loren Beggs.
Beggs took every point possible, scoring the pole position, setting the quick race lap and putting distance between himself and Woods at the start, as Competition Motorsports' Steve Miller slotted into second position ahead of Woods at the start. Woods played the careful game, staying out of the fight for the lead as Miller clawed back late in the race to fill Beggs' mirrors. Coming to the white flag, Miller tried to make a move in Turn 6 and locked up his brakes, spinning out of the podium position. Woods moved into second with David Donner to third, but not close enough to make a move as Beggs took his third victory of the season.
"Great outcome, great job by everyone at 911 Design," said Beggs. "We've got a really fast car. I made a little mistake mid-race and flat-spotted the tires, which let everyone catch back up to me. But I still kept it together and kept the car where it needed to be. But I needed a couple more cars between Kevin and I to really make strides in the championship."
Michael Zuieback put his No. 2 Competition Motorsports Porsche onto the Diamond Masters pole and refused to relinquish the position during the race, scoring his seventh victory of the season to secure the class championship. Will Tait finished second and Jim Walsh third.
"That was a ton of fun!" said Zuieback. "Will (Tait) was on me pretty tight but he made a mistake early on and fell off. It was good to hang with the front guys, that kept me going! But to take the championship – I would never have thought I'd have the opportunity to do this, to run for a championship. I'm over the moon. I can't thank my team, and my coach Michael Lewis, enough."
The Platinum Class championship had already been decided, with 21-year-old Sean McAlister securing the title with victories in 11 of 12 races – which may have taken some of the sting out of the youngster's first DNF of the season, as contact with a Diamond Class competitor in Turn 1 at the start put his Competition Motorsports Porsche out of the race.
TruSpeed Autosport's Alessandro Chiocchetti grabbed the early lead, only to have Black Sheep Racing's Mark Davidian make the pass on Lap 10 to grab his first series victory. John Kerr came home second with Chiocchetti third. Ray Shahi brought home the Gold Class victory for TruSpeed Autosport.
"I can't even explain how much fun that was," said Davidian. "It's great to get the win. I got a good run on Alessandro out of the final turn and got on the full throttle into Turn 1 and got a run on him. But it was really a perfect day. Andy and Kyle kept the car in perfect shape and Thomas (Merrill) my driver coach really helped me get it dialed in. It's a team effort – we're having so much fun. Smiles per hour!"
"The start was a little iffy, with a few guys locking up into Turn 1," said Shahi, "and I took advantage of that. But it was really fun to be in an older car and still be able to run with the new cars! It was a fun day."
Three cars contested the GT4 race-within-a-race, battling together for position with Race Technik's Paul Nemschoff taking the overall and Bronze Class win, and NOLA Sport's Mike Vess earning the Silver Class victory.
"It was a great time," said Nemschoff. "I'm the only one in the Bronze Class, so it was fun to be the overall GT4 winner! Everything ran like clockwork and it was drama-free, which makes it even more fun. The Race Technik guys did a great job prepping the car and Marc Miller, my coach, has been phenomenal. We've made great strides this year."
"It was busy out there!" said Vess. "I had a lot of traffic and that slowed me down, and I think Paul did a better job of getting through that than I did. But I'm happy with where we are with the car. NOLA Sport gave me a great car and it's really good to be here with the series and all these drivers!"
The Pirelli Trophy West USA will return to Utah Motorsports Campus for the season finale on Sunday, with the green flag set to fly at approximately 1:00 p.m.
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Ханойската кула (от името на град Ханой) е математическа игра, измислена от френския математик Едуар Лука през 1883 година.

Играта представлява осем диска, различни по размер един от друг, и три стълба. В началото дисковете са подредени на левия стълб, като най-големият е най-отдолу, а най-малкият – отгоре. Целта е кулата да бъде преместена на десния стълб. Може да се мести само по един диск на ход и не може по-голям диск да бъде поставен върху по-малък. Всеки ход е съставен от взимането на горния диск от даден стълб и в поставянето му най-отгоре на друг стълб.

Съществува вариант на играта с 64 диска, наречен Кулата на Брахма. Легендата разказва, че когато монасите от Брахма приключат играта ще настъпи краят на света.

Алгоритъм за рекурсивно решение с най-малко ходове
Ще обобщим решението, което търсим за n диска:
 това позволява да изследваме случаите в които n е малко
 намирайки решение за n диска, можем лесно да изчислим n=8 и n=64

Нека Tn бъде броят ходове, нужни за решаване на задачата. Един от начините за решаване на задачата с n диска е:
 преместваме (n-1) диска от левия към средния стълб: Tn-1 хода
 преместваме най-големия диск от левия на десния стълб: 1 ход
 преместваме дисковете от средния стълб на десния: Tn-1 хода
Следователно Tn = 2Tn-1+1, ∀n>1

От където получаваме:

Сега можем да проверим стойностите на Tn при малки стойности на n:

T1 = 2T0+1 = 1

T2 = 2T1+1 = 3

T3 = 2T2+1 = 7

Това решение може да бъде представено на различни програмни езици като например CAML:

 let rec T n=
    if n=0
        then 0
    else 1+(2*(T(n-1)));;

или Python:

 def T(n):
    if(n==0):
       return 0
    else
       return 1+2*T(n-1)

или C:

int conf[HEIGHT]; /* Елементът conf[d] връща текущата позиция на диск d. */

void move(int d, int t) {
    /* премества диск d на стълба t */
    conf[d] = t;
}

void hanoi(int h, int t) {
    if (h > 0) {
        int f = conf[h-1];
        if (f != t) {
            int r = 3 – f – t;
            hanoi(h-1, r);
            move(h-1, t);
        }
        hanoi(h-1, t);
    }
}

Въпреки че този рекурсивен алгоритъм позволява да се изчисли Tn, той не е ефикасен при големи стойности на n. Затова решението е да намерим затворена форма на рекурсията. Нека погледнем стойностите на Tn при n=0...7:

Забелязваме, че Tn = 2n-1, ∀n≥0.

Това свойство може да бъде доказано, чрез математическа индукция:
 T0=20-1=0, следователно основният случай е верен.
 Нека n > 0. Да предположим, че Tk = 2k-1 за 0≤k≤n-1. Тогава Tn = 2Tn-1+1 = 2(2n-1-1)+1 (според индукционната хипотеза) От където Tn = 2n-1

Така за играта Ханойска кула получаваме T8 = 28-1 = 255 хода, а за Кулата на Брахма – T64 = 264-1 ≈ 1019,3 хода. Ако предположим, че можем да извършваме по един ход на секунда, то за решаването на Ханойска кула ще са ни нужни 4 мин и 15 секунди, докато за кулата на Брахма ще са необходими около 585 милиарда години от където и идва легендата за края на света.

Приложения
Играта на Ханойска кула намира различни приложения в ежедневието.

Психолозите я използват в изследванията си върху човешките капацитети за решаване на проблеми, а невропсихолозите – като тест за диагностициране на амнезия.

На места, където се правят резервни копия на данни върху магнитни ленти Ханойската кула се използва в схемата за смяна на ролките.

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19. ročník etapového cyklistického závodu Tour Down Under se konal mezi 17. a 22. lednem 2017 v Adelaide a okolí v Austrálii. Celkovým vítězem se stal Australan Richie Porte z týmu BMC Racing Team. Na druhém a třetím místě se umístili Kolumbijec Esteban Chaves (Orica–Scott) a Australan Jay McCarthy (Bora–Hansgrohe). Závod byl součástí UCI World Tour 2017 na úrovni 2.UWT a byl prvním závodem tohoto seriálu.

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Závodu se zúčastnilo všech 18 UCI WorldTeamů a australský národní tým, jenž přijel na divokou kartu. Všechny týmy přijely se sedmi jezdci, celkem se tak na start postavilo 133 závodníků. Do cíle v Adelaide dojelo 131 z nich.

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Before they become so popular as companion animals, rabbits had been used by humans in various cultures for their fur. The tri-layered fur of a rabbit's coat keeps the rabbit insulated against the often freezing temperatures of their natural habitat. While they will shed when the temperatures rise, they never lose their fur completely. This makes lagomorphs (the mammalian order of rabbits) particularly sensitive to the heat. Due to the diversity of domestic rabbit breeds, some have longer fur than others which can exacerbate the problem of overheating.
Due to the sun's strong rays, rabbit heat stroke can occur even when the temperature doesn't seem that high. This is why keeping an eye out for the symptoms is so important. If you find that your rabbit has heat stroke, you will also want to know what you can do about it in terms of treatment and prevention.
My rabbit is breathing very fast, is it heat stroke?
Rabbits are sensitive to heat, generally being better able to thrive in cold climates compared to very hot environments. The vast majority of wild rabbits come from places which experience harsh winters such as Europe and the United States of America. This one of the reasons why many rabbits will spend so much time underground in burrows. The underground temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year.
Exposure to high temperatures and direct sunlight can easily affect the organism of rabbits. Not only can exposure lead to heat stroke, but it can result in sunburn and the risks associated with it. In fact, heat stroke is one of the most common health problems in rabbits.
When identifying any of these symptoms in your rabbit, it is essential to act quickly. You need to be conscious of what you need to do and apply the right form of first aid to the rabbit. Doing so is necessary as heat stroke can result in sudden death due to cardiac arrest. Next we will show you the steps you need to take if you suspect your rabbit has heat stroke.
Agitated breathing due to an increase in body temperature is one of the symptoms of heat stroke in rabbits. It will likely be accompanied by panting and dizziness. It should be noted that heat stroke is not the only illness associated with increased respiration. There are some other pathologies which may lead to breathing faster, but one condition in particular is quite prevalent.
Rabbits are sensitive animals and can respond acutely to various environmental factors. This can lead to stress in your rabbit. If you observe this kind of breathing in your rabbit, but they haven't been exposed to excess heat or sunlight, it could be stress. As there are many things which can lead to stress in rabbits, you will need to make an assessment of their lifestyle and environment to work out the root cause. To help you do this, take a look at our article on signs of stress in rabbits.
Before we detail the first aid procedure for heat stroke in rabbits, we need to remind you it is the action you need to take to stabilize the rabbit's medical picture. Once this is done, it is essential to take the rabbit to a specialized veterinarian as soon as possible to verify their state of health and carry out a full examination. They may need to apply some more specific treatment to prevent the symptoms from recurring.
Now we can review the steps to follow to relieve the symptoms of heat stroke in rabbits. We will also help you to find ways to refresh them from the sluggishness caused by heatstroke.
Take them to a cooler environment: if your rabbit shows signs of heat stroke, they have either been in a very hot environment or have been directly exposed to too much solar radiation. To alleviate these symptoms, it is essential to take them to a cooler environment. This place should have plenty of shade and good ventilation to help reverse the effects of excessive heat. However, it is important to know you shouldn't try to rapidly decrease their temperature by using ice or something similarly very cold. Going from one extreme temperature to another can cause shock. If you use a fan to ventilate the place you take them to, do not aim it directly on the rabbit.
Provide hydration: it is essential your rabbit stays well hydrated to avoid kidney damage or failure. Ensure there is plenty of fresh cool water available and within reach of the rabbit. If your rabbit is too weak, they may not be able drink water of their own accord. In these cases, you can't force them to drink. Instead, you should moisten their mouth with the help of a diffuser. If you do not have a diffuser, soak some clean gauze or cotton in clean water and set it on their lips.
Gently refresh their body: the next step to take will be to refresh the rabbits body to gently reduce their body temperature (not abruptly). To do this moisten a clean cloth or gauze and pass it gently over the rabbit's body. Move over the belly, head, neck, chest, legs and, very carefully, on the hairless part of heir ears. Be careful not to drip water into their ears. Never use ice to cool your rabbit as this can cause shock when the temperature drops too quickly.
Moisten their mouth again: re-soak your rabbit's mouth periodically to ensure they are having the opportunity to stay hydrated. Again, do not force them to drink.
Seek veterinary help: after applying first aid, go to a veterinarian who is specialized in rabbit care. Phone ahead and take them to the right place.
Don't leave your rabbit confined: you may need to take your rabbit to travel or leave them in a hutch for their safety, but be careful with confined spaces. In places with poor ventilation and confined walls, temperatures rise more easily and your rabbit is more susceptible to heat stroke. Let them have air as much as possible and provide shady areas for them to retreat.
Brush regularly: especially with long hair breeds, you will need to keep your rabbit's coat in good condition. Regular brushing will help to get rid of excess hair, keeping them cooler i warm temperatures. They may shed naturally, but brushing will help this process along. it also helps to prevent other problems such as hairballs.
Always provide clean fresh water: while hydration is important year-round, it is particularly required during hotter days. Pay attention to the water levels, keep the water in a shaded place and replenish their dishes/bottles regularly with fresh clean water.
Regulate their meal times: during the warm summer months, try to feed the rabbit in the coolest parts of the day with the least direct sunlight. Dusk is a particularly good time. Remember to provide a complete and balanced diet for your rabbit.
Prevent obesity: obese animal are more susceptible to heat. They are also more likely to develop certain pathologies associated with being overweight and a sedentary lifestyle. In addition to providing a balanced diet, remember to respect the amount of food they require daily appropriate to their size, breed, health status and age. For example, dwarf rabbits will need less food than larger breeds. Opportunity for exercise and stimulation is also imperative.
Preventive medicine: rabbits also need to receive adequate preventive medicine in order to stay healthy and better protect themselves against heat stroke, We advise you make a visit to the vet before the arrival of summer to ensure they are in good condition and have their vaccinations and anti-parasitical treatments up to date. This should be done again just before winter for a general health checkup.
If you want to read similar articles to My Rabbit has Heat Stroke - Signs and Treatment, we recommend you visit our First aid category.


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Rock Horror Lottery, Time-Traveling Sharks,Trained Zombies
Posted in Classic Horror, Evil, Foreign Horror, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Sharks, Slashers, TV Vixens, Zombies with tags 7-Eleven, Alice Cooper, Andrew Jackson Borden, apocalypse, Arizona, Billion Dollar Babies, Bloody-Disgusting.com, Bridget Sullivan, Chloë Sevigny, Christina Ricci, Christmas Pudding concert., Classic Horror, cowboys, dead, dinosaurs, electric chair, England, Evil, Foreign Horror, guillotine, Halloween, hangman's noose, Jason Voorhees, knights, Kristen Stewart, Lizze Borden, Lizzie, Lizzie Borden Took An Axe, London, Lottery, Marilyn Manson, Nature Gone Wild, outbreak, pythons, Redon-1, Rob Zombie, rock star, Sarah Anthony Borden, Science Fiction, scientist, Sharks, Slashers, slaughterhouse, Slaughterhpuse Rulez, The Last Sharknado: It's About Time, The Slaughter House Rules, Time Travel, TV Vixens, UK, undead, US, Zombies on August 12, 2018 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
As first reported by Bloody-Disgusting.com, horror shock rock icon Alice Cooper is now featured on scratch-to-win Lottery™ tickets in his home state of Arizona. (Probably where he gets his stage snakes. I hear you can practically trip over 'em in Arizona.)
The measure of success used to be to get your face on a postal stamp. But being on a Lotto scratch card seems a more appropriate way to honor the rock star who had a hit album called Billion Dollar Babies back in 1973 (way to tie-in, Arizona!), and paved the road for others like Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson by pioneering the theater use of said (live) pythons, dead babies (song title and plastic prop), an onstage guillotine execution, a hangman's noose, a ride on an electric chair, and tons of horror imagery and zombie stuff.
The Alice Cooper Lotto tickets went live in Arizona on August 7, 2018 and will continue to be purchasable through Halloween, 2018. From the press release: "There are six top prizes of $50,000 each, with second-chance prizes that range from Alice Cooper memorabilia to VIP tickets and pre-show party access to the legendary rocker's annual Christmas Pudding concert." (Note: The album came with a "billion dollar" bill in the packaging. Been trying to spend it every since. Guess I'll have to buy more than one microwaved hot dog as it appears 7-Eleven™ just doesn't appear to have enough correct change.)
While we all wait for our turn to have our printed faces scratched off with the edge of a quarter (a penny works, too), here are a few upcoming horror/sci-fi movies that you may or may not want to scratch off your viewing list…
THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME (August 19, 2018/SyFy™ Channel)
In the sixth and final installment of the series, Fin will travel back in time in a Sharknado-turned-time-machine to resurrect his family by stopping the first sharknado that started it all. In his quest, Fin will fight dinosaurs, knights, cowboys, and, of course, sharks. This time, it's not a question of how to stop the sharknados — it's when!"
Gotta give 'em props for the movie title, as it perfectly sums up the thankful END of one of the most overplayed (and dumb) horror movie franchises of all time. And this coming from a guy who loves shark movies. Looks like they're gonna go out with style, what with time-travel, dinosaurs, knights, cowboys (just repeating the press release here) and, of course, sharks that fall from the sky like faulty airplanes. Good for them. Now go away.
LIZZIE (September 14, 2018)
"Chloë Sevigny stars as Lizzie Borden, the notorious woman at the heart of one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. After a lifetime of loneliness, Lizzie finds a kindred spirit in housemaid Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart) and their secret intimacy sparks an unthinkable act. The movie explores the days leading up to the savage crimes in a dark tale of repression, exploitation and thwarted dreams."
Back in the good 'ol days of 1892, Lizzie Borden, the spinster daughter of Andrew Jackson Borden and Sarah Anthony Borden (what are the odds they both have the same last name?), was infamously charged with axe-to-the-head-multiple-times on said husband and wife double murder. Lizzie was arrested as a prime suspect, but later deemed innocent by the court and let go, presumably to open an axe store (poor timing, but good prices from what I hear).
This grisly, unsolved murder led to more than a few movie treatments and remakes over the years. But Lizzie — a women's spin on the subject — brings a whole new perspective, implying that Lizzie had a girlfriend and they both plotted — and executed (sorry) — the de-parenting. For another interesting look at Lizzie Borden, the Jason Voorhees of the late 1800s, check out Lizzie Borden Took An Axe (2014) with Christina Ricci as the chilling and non-emotional portrayal of the world's first hacker. Personally, I though it was the mailman who performed the crime, based on absolutely no proof whatsoever. I just trust my gut stuff.
REDCON-1 (September 28, 2018/UK)
"After a zombie apocalypse spreads from a London prison, the UK is brought to its knees. The spread of the virus is temporarily contained but, without a cure, it's only a matter of time before it breaks its boundaries and the biggest problem of all…any zombies with combat skills are now enhanced. With the South East of England quarantined from the rest of the world using fortified borders, intelligence finds that the scientist responsible for the outbreak is alive and well in London. With his recovery being the only hope of a cure, a squad of eight Special Forces soldiers is sent on a suicide mission to the city, now ruled by the undead, with a single task: get him out alive within 72 hours by any means necessary. What emerges is an unlikely pairing on a course to save humanity against ever-rising odds."
So the dead come back to life with all their previous life skills. I guess when it's my turn to go to the great couch in the sky, I'll come back LOADED (heh) with years of accrued beer drinking abilities. The world as you know it won't stand a chance. Sucks to be everybody but me.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE RULEZ (October 31, 2018/UK | 2018/2019 US)
Slaughterhouse is an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness and they're about to meet their match. Don Wallace, is a wide-eyed new boy from a modest background forced to navigate a baffling new world of arcane rules and rituals, presided by sadistic sixth formers. Matters of status are aggressively enforced and conversation with school goddess Clemsie, are strictly forbidden. But this ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations — literally — when a controversial frack site on prize school woodland causes seismic tremors, a mysterious sinkhole and an unspeakable horror is unleashed. Soon a new pecking order will be established as pupils, teachers and the school matron become locked in a bloody battle for survival."
Holy frack — an unspeakable horror comes out of a resulting sinkhole? I bet the quakes busted the boarding school's sewer line. P.S. Resist the urge to compare this one with this same-named 2004 short, The Slaughter House Rules. That one was only 13 minutes long and from what I hear, did not feature a busted sewer line spewing liquefied leavings all over everyone's faces and/or clean shirts. That'd be really icky if they did.
Aqua Army, Vampire Prisoners, The Listening Dead
Posted in Bigfoot, Evil, Fantasy, Foreign Horror, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Misc. Horror, Nature Gone Wild, Science Fiction, Sharks, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Zombies with tags Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Atlantis, Bigfoot, cadavers, Classic Horror, creatures, croissants, Dans La Brume, dead, Dove Men's Body Wash™, Evil, Fanged Up, Fantasy, Foreign Horror, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Gossebumps, Halloween, haunted, Just a Breath Away, Lottery, Misc. Horror, Monsters, morgue, Nature Gone Wild, occult, Paris, R.L. Stine, Russian, Science Fiction, Sharks, superhero, Superman, tattoos, The Nightshifter, UK, Vampires, vampiric, Werewolves, whales, Witches, Yeti, Zombies on July 17, 2018 by Drinkin' & Drive-in
Finally getting the first of what will likely be a million different key art posters for the upcoming Aquaman movie (December 21, 2018). They're off to a good start — tons of sharks, whales and other toothy sea creatures that make up Aquaman's liquidized soldiers of fortune.
I probably already posted this, but here is the plot again in case you need it to round out your bucket list: "Arthur Curry (Aquaman), the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world, just as his brother Orm seeks to unite the seven kingdoms against the surface world."
Count me in as an aqua-ally. In fact, I'm already wearing my moisture-proof swim suit as we speak and am ready to kick some clam.
Here's a crazy thought, however — where did Aquaman get his tattoos? It's not like there are underwater tattoo shops within swimming distance. And with him being in the water all the time, wouldn't the tattoos wash off every high tide? Mine come off every time I take a shower. (That's the last time I spend all my hard-earned cash on rub-on tattoos. Apparently, quality stands for nothing these days.)
While I finish up my new Superman "S" emblem logo on my chest with a felt pen (let's see Dove Men's Body Wash™ make a dent in that), here are a few upcoming horror/sci-fi movies that may or may not pollute one or more of the underwater seven kingdoms…
FANGED UP (July 30, 2018/UK/DVD)
When self-styled absolute lad Jimmy Ragsdale makes a pass at his boss' wife, the ensuing brawl seals the deal on a night he'll never forget — locked in the halls of a hellish prison! Jimmy will have more on his plate than just tough Russian cell mate Victor, however. When the wardens unleash their true vampiric colors, the inmates find themselves caught in a bloody battle that is sure to prove just how 'hard' Jimmy really is."
Absolute Lad. Sounds like a wanna be superhero sidekick with a corduroy cape. The boss' wide must've been some looker in order to risk being locked up with a bunch of vampires. Then again, if you don't buy a ticket, you can't win he Lottery.
GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN (October 12, 2018)
"Halloween comes to life in a brand-new comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine's 400 million-selling series of books."
Watched the trailer — looks like they're bringing back a lot of the "monsters" from the first film (Goosebumps/2015). I liked the Yeti, but the werewolf was/is my favorite. He/she/it seems just so darn fun. I bet he'd play fetch with you if you threw him a bone — with a human still attached to it.
JUST A BREATH AWAY (aka, DANS LA BRUME/2018)
"A man and wife are desperately trying to save their daughter from a deadly toxic mist that has engulfed Paris after an earthquake. Only those lucky enough to escape to the rooftops of the city were able to survive; their daughter, who suffers from a genetic condition requiring her to live in a hermetic box that filters the air, is trapped below."
The deadly toxic mist in Paris? This is what happens when everybody finally eats bowel-cleansing leafy greens instead of butter-fortified croissants for once in their unhealthy lives. Still, better than being stuck in a hermetic box with no access to butter-fortified croissants.
THE NIGHTSHIFTER (2018)
"Stênio works the night shift at a morgue in a very large, very violent city. On the job, he sees cadavers in every conceivable state, often the victims of horrific gang warfare. While most would be rather unsettled by it all, Stênio is not. For the dead speak to him. Not in any metaphorical sense but in a very literal way. Stênio was born with an occult gift and while not everyone would be at ease conversing with mutilated cadavers on slabs, he has learned that there are endless secrets that can be gleaned this way. Related to crime. To prosperity. One day he learns a terrible secret about people in his own life. He commits the sin of acting on knowledge obtained from the dead, cursing himself and those dearest to him in the process."
A mixed bag hanging out with cadavers. On one hand, they're really good listeners. But the downside is they all smell like urinal cakes.


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Love is within the air all over the place you go searching. And what higher technique to rejoice love than via an occasion in a sport centered mainly round smashing monsters to bits for loot? Let's get on with it by catching up on one other batch of MMO Valentine's Day occasions, lets?
AdventureQuest 3D goes to offer gamers a set of specialised gear for Hero's Coronary heart Day on Thursday, the kind of outfit that simply screams you'll be bisecting these random monsters within the title of love, child. They've additionally bought some selection pickup strains for the guy participant in your life.
Defiance 2050 is simply going to be stuffed with love… between hellbugs. Sure, it's hellbug mating season. Which implies that the occasion of celebrating love will see you mowing down an enormous variety of hellbugs who're largely simply roaming round being DTF. That's a little bit of a thematic disconnect.
After all, it makes excellent sense for gods to intervene within the issues of affection in Skyforge, this can be a god factor. Full quests and cope with a dryad who has fallen in love with the celestials, and also you'll be rewarded with foreign money to purchase all types of thematic gear.
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The Journals
The Old Santa Fe Trail
Personal Recollections
The Price of the Prairie
Kansas Facts: Information about The Counties of the State
The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War
Expansion and Conflict, by William E. Dodd
Governors of the State of Kansas
The Ranche On The Oxhide
Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty
The Life of Hon. William F. Cody
The Border and the Buffalo
Kansas Commerce
Kansas is much more than a farming state, it also has other industries. Here you will find websites about Kansas commerce and Industry.
Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest
If you ever wondered about the cattle trade of Old West Kansas, then the place to go is to the source. By this we mean, the people who started it. This is possible,because the Kansas Collection site has this book by Joseph G. McCoy, the pioneer of the trade.
Kansas Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureaus (BBBs) are nonprofit organizations that encourage honest advertising and selling practices and are supported primarily by local businesses. Although this is the Nebraska BBB, it also handles Kansas.
Kansas Department of Commerce
This is the official website for the State's Department of Commerce.
Wings Over Kansas
This website focuses on the Airline industry in Kansas. It includes historical information.
Strataca
This Wikipedia page describes salt mining in Kansas, and the Museum (Strataca).
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association: EKOGA
Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association was founded in 1957 by a group of independent producers to promote the interests of oil and gas production in Eastern Kansas.
Kansas Cattlemen's Association -- Junction City, KS
Kansas like most Western States has their Beef industry, thus they have a Cattlemen's Association. This website is to the Independent association serving the state of Kansas, USA. It has news, membership information and industry links.
White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. "The name was chosen carefully with "White" signifying purity, and "Castle" signifying strength, stability and permanence." -- White Castle Fun Facts White Castle is one of the many Restaurant Franchises founded in Kansas. This is the Official Website for this business.
Pizza Hut was founded on June 15, 1958 by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas.This is the website to the business, where you can actually locate a store and place an order.
Memorable Kansas Resturants
This page from The Kansas Travelogue website presents a Candid reviews and recommendations of unique Kansas restaurants, diners, cafes, steakhouses, and barbecue
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
This railroad, better known as the Santa Fe Railroad, now a part of BNSF, was one of the Largest railroads in the United States. Read about its history, on this Wikipedia webpage.
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society
The Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society is an independent non-profit corporation devoted to preserving, studying and sharing information about all aspects of the former Santa Fe Railway, from its rich history and fascinating operations to its distinctive equipment and facilities.
The Hays House
The Hays house is a restaurant located in Council Grove, Kansas. This establishment was first opened by Seth Hays, a Grandson of Daniel Boone, in 1857. It is the Oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River. This is their website.
Stafford County Flour Mills
The Stafford County Flour Mills is where the famous Hudson Cream Flour is made. This is the business website. It includes a short history of the mill.
The Best Ways to Use a History Degree
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A Mother at the Foot of the Cross
When my daughter was a dean's-list student, everyone wanted her. Now that she is severely brain injured, no one wants her.
This reflection was first presented as part of a Good Friday service.
The phone call arrived around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 1998. The caller was the trauma-room doctor from Cook County Hospital in Chicago, informing us that our 21-year-old daughter, Michelle, a fourth-year student at the University of Chicago, had been hit by a car while waiting outside her dorm for the campus van to take her to dinner. The doctor told us that Michelle had suffered severe brain trauma and was on a ventilator. The team was preparing her for brain surgery, but they were not sure of the outcome because she had arrived at the hospital a "three" on the Glasgow Coma Scale, which is the lowest you can be without being declared brain dead.
My husband, our sons, and I were on a 9:00 p.m. flight out of LaGuardia Airport on our way to Chicago, not sure if we would find Michelle alive when we arrived at the hospital. Michelle had survived the surgery, and we were told that the next 72 hours would be crucial. Before the 72 hours passed, however, Michelle was rushed in for more surgery, to remove a hematoma on the other side of her brain. As a result, a new 72-hour wait began. Two days later, Michelle's intracranial pressure began to rise to a dangerous level, and the doctors put her into a barbiturate coma to help reduce the pressure.
Parents would rather undergo suffering ourselves than watch our child suffer. Yet this is where love sometimes takes us.
For seven and a half weeks, I lived in the waiting room across the hall from the neuro ICU with other family members and friends of patients. Finally, Michelle was sufficiently stable that she could be moved to a rehab center. She was still unconscious, but she was no longer in danger of dying. After much negotiating, we were able to have her enter the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Now I saw firsthand what possible disabilities lay ahead for my daughter. Twice during our stay at the Rehab Institute, Michelle was rushed to a hospital with infections. I became convinced that she would die from one of these infections, because she was building up an immunity to antibiotics.
Because Michelle was not progressing at the Rehab Institute, she had to be discharged. She was no longer a candidate for their program. The time had come to bring her back to the East Coast, but finding a program that would accept her was difficult.
The rehabilitation process is structured mainly for those individuals who make rapid progress. If someone does not make such progress, the alternative is usually a skilled nursing facility. But a rehab center in Edison, N.J., was willing to accept Michelle, and so after almost four months in Chicago, Michelle and I came to Newark Airport by air ambulance. Although the doctors had been telling us that the longer Michelle remained unconscious the worse the prognosis, I had hoped that because she had to overcome so many medical problems (at least 10 surgeries), this process had been necessarily delayed and would not affect her prognosis. But now she was medically stable, she was out of crisis, and all we could do was wait for her to wake up.
But she did not.
Eventually, we were able to have Michelle moved to the extended-care unit of the center, where her new doctor was willing to give Michelle a little more time to regain consciousness. But we were warned that there was only a 15% chance that she would awaken.
Finally, around the beginning of October 1998, Michelle began to emerge from the vegetative state, and therapy began in earnest. But after several months, it was determined that she had "plateaued" and that it was unlikely that any more progress would be made. In June 1999, we moved Michelle to a brain-injury unit on Long Island, but again Michelle was discharged because she was not making sufficient progress. Last November, we brought Michelle home to live with us, where she receives 24-hour nursing care and daily therapy.
As we reflect on Jesus' suffering and death, many of us, especially those of us who are parents, know that in addition to the one dying on the cross, it can be just as difficult for those standing at the foot of the cross. We would rather undergo the suffering ourselves than stand by and watch a loved one, especially our child, suffer. Yet this is where love sometimes takes us.
On the plane ride to Chicago, I planned Michelle's funeral, and I came to realize that the only way I could have been spared the suffering that I was going through was never to have had Michelle in my life. But that would have been an even profounder tragedy. The fuller our lives are, the more apt we are to experience loss.
The cross of Christ symbolizes this paradox in our lives: by opening ourselves to love, we open ourselves to suffering. If Mary had said no to the angel Gabriel, she would not have been at the foot of the cross, and if Jesus had said no, he would not have been on the cross. When we love, we become susceptible to wounding and disappointment, pain and vulnerability. Yet we know that it is this same love that also leads to new life, a life of joy and meaning, of relationships and caring. Christ on the cross showed us that the more you love, the greater your capacity becomes for both joy and sorrow. In short, the greater your capacity for life.
The cross does not teach us how to escape suffering, but how to be faithful in the midst of suffering. Faithfulness is a virtue that is difficult to practice in our society, which is governed by the values of expediency and efficiency. Ours is a society that rewards winners and has little use for losers. It likes quick fixes and rapid results. These beliefs are also reflected in our health-care system, where the acute-care model, with its modern technology, is given precedence over chronic and long-term care, areas where few resources are available.
Our society teaches us to cut our losses and move on. If you cannot fix it, get rid of it. When my daughter was a dean's-list student at the University of Chicago, everyone wanted her. Now that she is severely brain injured, no one wants her. When I was in Chicago with my daughter, I often reflected on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and how he begged his disciples to pray and watch with him. He knew what was waiting for him, and he wanted companionship and support. My greatest fear was not that Michelle would die, but that in our need we would be abandoned.
As people of faith, we know that the resurrection is coming and that we have cause for hope. Nevertheless, Easter does not solve the riddle of the cross. The suffering that we undergo in this world is real. It is profound. It can be devastating. We know that there are things in our lives that we cannot fix, that we cannot overcome. The cross is a reminder of these things.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin wrote in his book "The Gift of Peace" that Jesus did not promise to take away our burdens, only to help us carry them. We too are called to be a faithful people and to help each other carry our burdens. There was only one promise that my family made to Michelle, and it is the same promise that our God makes to us today: "No matter what, you will never go through this alone, we will always be with you." That is our gift to our daughter, and that is God's gift to us today. Just as Mary stood by her son on the cross, we too are called to stand by each other.
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|- style="background: Lavender; text-align:center; "
| colspan="4" |1960-е
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| 1964. || Поподне || /
|-
| 1966. || Коњух планином || /
|- style="background: Lavender; text-align:center; "
| colspan="4" |1970-е
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| 1971. || Овчар || /
|}

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Q: Items in collection view not displaying with MVVM while link is showing I need help trying to figure out why my collection-view is not displaying the data that its binded to. When I run the application in debug mode the data is being populated into the Viewmodel and binded. When I go to the View.xaml and hover over the source where its binded, it displays.
I have provided the  Model, ModelView, View and the code behind for the View and even a screen shot of the view running in the debugger showing that the bind seems to be working.
I have been stuck for a while any help will be truly appreciated.
What I see when I run in debug mode showing the view model is binded but just not showing.
ContactsPage.xaml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             x:Class="Project_contact.Views.ItemsPage"
             Title="{Binding Title}"
             x:Name="BrowseItemsPage">

    <ContentPage.ToolbarItems>
        <ToolbarItem Text="Add" Clicked="AddItem_Clicked" />
    </ContentPage.ToolbarItems>

    <RefreshView IsRefreshing="{Binding IsBusy, Mode=TwoWay}" Command="{Binding LoadDataCommand}">

        <StackLayout>
            <Label x:Name="TopBanner" Text="Welcome Please wait..." />

            <StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal">
                <Label Text= "{Binding StringFormat='Welcome You have' }" />
            </StackLayout>
            <CollectionView x:Name="ItemsCollectionView2"
                ItemsSource="{Binding Contacts}">

                <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>

                        <StackLayout Padding="10">
                            <Label Text="{Binding name}"

                                LineBreakMode="NoWrap"
                                Style="{DynamicResource ListItemTextStyle}"
                                FontSize="16" />
                            <Label Text="{Binding desc}"
                                d:Text="Item descripton"
                                LineBreakMode="NoWrap"
                                Style="{DynamicResource ListItemDetailTextStyle}"
                                FontSize="13" />

                            <StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
                                <TapGestureRecognizer NumberOfTapsRequired="1" Tapped="OnContactSelected_Tapped"></TapGestureRecognizer>
                                <SwipeGestureRecognizer Direction="Left" />
                            </StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>

                        </StackLayout>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
            </CollectionView>
        </StackLayout>

    </RefreshView>
</ContentPage>

ContactsPage.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Xamarin.Forms;
using Xamarin.Forms.Xaml;

using Project_Contact.Models;
using Project_Contact.Views;
using Project_Contact.ViewModels;
using Project_Contact.Services;
using System.Data;

namespace Project_Contact.Views
{
    // Learn more about making custom code visible in the Xamarin.Forms previewer
    // by visiting https://aka.ms/xamarinforms-previewer
    [DesignTimeVisible(false)]
    public partial class ItemsPage : ContentPage
    {
        public ContactsViewModel viewModel { get; set; }
        public ContactStore contactStore { get; set; }

        public ContactsPage()
        {
            contactStore = new ContactStore(DependencyService.Get<Database>());
            viewModel = new ContactsViewModel(contactStore);
            viewModel.LoadDataCommand.Execute(null);
            BindingContext = viewModel;
            InitializeComponent();

        }

        async void OnItemSelected(object sender, EventArgs args)
        {
            var layout = (BindableObject)sender;
            var item = (Item)layout.BindingContext;
            await Navigation.PushAsync(new ItemDetailPage(new ItemDetailViewModel(item)));
        }

        async void AddItem_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            await Navigation.PushModalAsync(new NavigationPage(new NewContactPage(contactStore)));
        }

        protected override void OnAppearing()
        {
            base.OnAppearing();

            viewModel.LoadDataCommand.Execute(true);

        }

        async void OnContactSelected_Tapped(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var layout = (BindableObject)sender;
            var contact = (Contact)layout.BindingContext;
            await Navigation.PushAsync(new ContactDetailPage(new ContactDetailViewModel(contactStore,contact)));
        }

    }
}

ContactsPageViewModel.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

using Xamarin.Forms;

using Project_contact.Models;
using Project_contact.Views;
using Project_contact.Services;

namespace Project_contact.ViewModels
{
    public class ContactsViewModel : BaseViewModel
    {
        public ObservableCollection<Contact> Contacts { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<Contact>();
        public Command LoadContacts { get; private set; }
        public Command LoadDataCommand { get; private set; }
       // public Command load
        public ContactStore contactStore;

        public int  numberofContacts { get; set; }
        public string TopBannerText { get; set; }

        public ContactsViewModel(ContactStore contactStore)
        {

            Title = "Browse";
            this.contactStore = contactStore;

            LoadDataCommand = new Command(async () => await ExecuteLoadDataCommand());

        }

        public  async Task ExecuteLoadDataCommand()
        {
            Contacts = new ObservableCollection<Contact>(await contactStore.GetContactsAsync());
            LoadContacts = new Command(async () => await ExecuteLoadContactsCommand());

            TopBannerText = String.Format("Welcome you have {0} contacts  ",numberofContacts);

        }

        async Task ExecuteLoadContactsCommand()
        {
            if (!IsBusy)
            {
                IsBusy = true;

                try
                {
                    if (Contacts.Count > 0)
                    {
                        Contacts.Clear();
                        numberofContacts = 0;
                    }

                    var contacts = await contactStore.GetContactsAsync();
                    foreach (var contact in contacts)
                    {
                        Contacts.Add(contact);
                        numberofContacts++;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Debug.WriteLine(ex);
                }
                finally
                {
                    IsBusy = false;
                }
            }

        }

    }
}

Contact.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using SQLite;

namespace Project_Contact.Models
{
    public class Contact
    {
        [PrimaryKey, AutoIncrement]
        public int id { get; set; }
        public string name { get; set; }
        public string  desc { get; set; }
        public string number {get; set;}

    }
}

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Wonder Woman 1984 Is Coming To HBO Max on Christmas Day
Blair Marnell Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Back in September, Warner Bros. Pictures pushed Wonder Woman 1984 back to December 25th in the hopes that theaters would be open by then. However, the resurging COVID-19 numbers suggest that any major theatrical release is unlikely this year. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has decided to release Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max on Christmas Day for no additional cost. But it will only be available for a month before leaving HBO Max and going to VOD and digital outlets.
This doesn't mean that Wonder Woman 1984 won't be playing in select theaters. The report indicates that Warner Bros. still has plans to distribute the film in any theaters that are open. It will also open in international theaters on December 16.
Director Patty Jenkins shared her response to the news on her Twitter account.
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— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) November 18, 2020
RELATED: Listen To the First Track From Wonder Woman 1984
The original Wonder Woman movie was a smash hit that had a global box office take of $828.1 million. Putting it on HBO Max means that it will never come close to those numbers, even if it does well well in other countries.
However, this is a boon for HBO Max, which has lagged behind Disney+ and other streaming outlets. By scheduling a legitimate blockbuster for the end of the year, Warner Bros. should be able to increase its HBO Max subscriber count.
How do you feel about Wonder Woman 1984 going to HBO Max? Let us know in the comment section below!
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No. 237: Country Life—A Confidential Settlement Avoids a Likely Court Defeat Over a Disability Insurance Claim
In No. 236 (posted September 28, 2017), I discussed a federal jury award of $6.5 million to Benjamin McClure, an Arizona plaintiff in a lawsuit against Country Life Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL). The case involved a disability insurance claim. A reader immediately informed me of an earlier lawsuit against Country Life involving a disability insurance claim. In this follow-up, I discuss the earlier case. After a legal battle that was going badly for the company, the earlier case ended in a confidential settlement shortly before the anticipated jury trial.
In September 2000 Brian Keith Sell, an Arizona resident, purchased a disability insurance policy from Country Life. The policy initially provided benefits of $2,500 per month, and was later increased to $3,100 per month. The benefit period was to age 65. "Disability" was defined as:
Continuous inability to perform all of the substantial and material duties of your regular occupation because of your injury, sickness, or mental disorder. After benefits (including benefits for partial disability) have been paid for two years, disability means continuous inability to engage in any occupation because of your injury or sickness.
The policy defined "regular occupation" as "your occupation at the time disability begins." The policy defined "any occupation" as "any occupation in which you could be expected to engage," and "consideration is given to your education and training or experience." The policy contained a "recurrent disability" clause which stated that "disability or partial disabilities separated by six months or less are considered one disability." The policy also contained a waiver-of-premium benefit.
Sell is a certified public accountant. He worked for government agencies and engaged in internet technology consulting work for private clients. The medical problems he encountered are described in excruciating detail in the complaint he filed later.
In January 2010, due to severe pain, Sell underwent an anterior cervical disc fusion of C5-C6. After that procedure his pain was largely resolved and he was able to continue his employment duties.
In June 2011, while getting ready for work one day, Sell suddenly experienced extreme pain in his neck and upper back. An MRI revealed he was suffering from a new moderate left paracental disc protrusion at T7-T8, which was indenting his spinal cord, as well as a broad-based disc osteophyte complex at C4-C5 mildly indenting the thecal sac.
In July 2011 Sell underwent a second neck surgery, this time an ACDF at C4-C5. He continued to suffer from debilitating pain.
In January 2012 Sell underwent a Thoracic 6-7 laminectomy and the placement of a dorsal spinal cord stimulator and internal pulse generator. He suffered and continues to suffer from several co-morbid chronic medical conditions including chronic abdominal pain; chronic diarrhea; irritable bowel syndrome; chronic pain of the lower back, mid back, and neck; chronic pain syndrome; depression; anxiety; and other conditions.
The Claim
In October 2011 Sell filed a claim for disability benefits with Country Life. The company gathered Sell's medical records and certifications of disability by his treating physician.
In February 2012 Country Life notified Sell that his claim had been approved and sent his February check. The company said it had requested additional medical records and other information to approve his claim after February, and later paid his March benefit. The company said that "consideration for continued benefits will be pended," and that "further payments have been placed on hold."
In October 2012 Country Life terminated the claim. The company informed Sell by letter that there was no "medical reason to physically restrict you from performing your occupation."
In October 2014, in state court in Arizona, Sell filed a lawsuit against Country Life. The two claims for relief were for breach of contract and for insurance bad faith (breach of the covenants of good faith and fair dealing). Sell sought, among other things, damages for failure to pay benefits, emotional damages for pain and suffering, punitive damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorney fees, and costs. In February 2015 Country Life removed the case to federal court. (See Sell v. Country Life, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, Case No. 2:15-cv-353.)
The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa. President Obama nominated her in September 2013, and the Senate confirmed her in May 2014.
Sell's state court complaint is attached to the notice of removal to federal court. Country Life's letter terminating Sell's claim is also attached to the notice.
On March 4, 2016, Sell filed a motion for sanctions against Country Life. On June 1, 2016 Judge Humetewa issued an order that was devastating to the company. The "Findings and Analysis" section of the order included discussions of "conduct regarding discovery requests," "credibility of deposition and evidentiary hearing testimony," "defendant's systemic deficiencies regarding discovery obligations," and "appropriate sanction." In the order she granted Sell's motion for sanctions against the company. Here are two portions (without citations) of the final section of the order:
Plaintiff has presented substantial and compelling evidence that demonstrates serious misconduct by Defendant and its counsel in this case. Testimony from the evidentiary hearing, deposition testimony, and documentary evidence, as described above, combine to show a concerted effort to wrongfully withhold evidence, misrepresent the facts, and mislead Plaintiff and the Court to comport with Defendant's and counsels' false narrative. Defendant and its counsel withheld relevant and discoverable evidence by essentially ignoring requests for production of documents and then by frivolously asserting the documents were privileged. They misrepresented the facts surrounding their conduct during discovery by asserting they had conducted reasonable searches in response to Plaintiff's requests when they had not. They misrepresented the facts of the case by redacting highly relevant information and making false assertions of privilege. They then presented false deposition and hearing testimony to align with their fabricated account of what occurred. By doing so, Defendant and counsel sought to prevent Plaintiff and the Court from learning the truth about the circumstances surrounding the termination of Plaintiff's disability claim, thereby misleading Plaintiff and the Court into accepting their narrative. The Court finds that the evidence amply demonstrates that Defendant's and counsels' misconduct was willful and done in bad faith....
Defendant's and counsels' misconduct in this case goes directly to the heart of Plaintiff's claims of whether Defendant breached the terms of the disability insurance contract and breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing in its handling of his claim. Had Defendant not been required to disclose the redacted portions of the emails and letters, the evidence would reflect only that Ms. Payne, Plaintiff's claim adjustor with thirty years of experience, agreed with the termination of Plaintiff's physical disability claim. As the evidence now shows, that is simply not the case. Under these circumstances, it is difficult for this Court to see how Defendant's conduct merits anything less than the imposition of severe sanctions....
The Settlement
On April 24, 2017, Judge Humetewa scheduled the final pretrial conference for June 28 and ordered the parties to file a joint proposed final pretrial order by June 7. On May 18 Sell notified the Court that the parties had reached a settlement. On July 6 Country Life filed a stipulation of dismissal of the case in its entirety with prejudice (permanently), and with each party to bear its own attorney fees and costs. The same day the judge dismissed the case in its entirety with prejudice, and with each party to bear its own attorney fees and costs.
As indicated at the outset, the Sell case was going badly for Country Life. One of the most significant setbacks—but not the only significant setback—was Judge Humetewa's June 1, 2016 order. Thus Country Life's decision to settle the case confidentially rather than allow the case to go to trial is understandable. Sell had a strong position and Country Life had a weak position in settlement negotiations. For those reasons, the settlement probably was large.
I do not understand why Country Life allowed the McClure case (discussed in No. 236), which also had been going badly for the company, to go to trial shortly after the confidential settlement was reached in the Sell case. Surely the company could have made an offer large enough to persuade McClure to settle the case on a confidential basis rather than allow the case to go to trial and result in a $6.5 million public verdict against the company.
I am offering a 42-page complimentary PDF containing Sell's complaint (10 pages), Country Life's letter terminating Sell's claim (3 pages), and Judge Humetewa's June 1, 2016 order (29 pages). Email jmbelth@gmail.com and ask for the October 2017 package about the case of Sell v. Country Life.
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Q: Powershell - Where-Clause multiple JSON Array key I cannot find any solution why my where-clause in my powershell do not give me the output I would expect.
I have a JSON File looks like this:
[
  {
    "name": "server1",
    "tag": ["App", "Mid-Tier", "User"],
    "domain": "domainname",
    "alias": ["Alias3"],
    "ip": null,
    "tcp": 8080,
    "active": false,
    "apps": ["ARS", "Tomcat"],
    "patch": null,
    "hotfix": null
  },
  {
    "name": "server2",
    "tag": ["Reporting"],
    "domain": "domainname",
    "alias": ["Alias3"],
    "ip": null,
    "tcp": 8080,
    "active": false,
    "apps": ["ARS", "Tomcat"],
    "patch": null,
    "hotfix": null
  },
  {
    "name": "server3",
    "tag": ["DB"],
    "domain": "domainname",
    "alias": ["Alias1", "Alias2", "Alias3", "Alias4"],
    "ip": null,
    "tcp": 8080,
    "active": true,
    "apps": ["SQL"],
    "patch": null,
    "hotfix": null
  },
      {
    "name": "server5",
    "tag": ["Reporting"],
    "domain": "domainname",
    "alias": ["Alias1"],
    "ip": null,
    "tcp": 8080,
    "active": false,
    "apps": ["ARS", "Tomcat"],
    "patch": null,
    "hotfix": null
  }
]

EDIT/UPDATE
Ok I have to give you more details what I am trying to accomplish/understand:
I have 3 Files:
- a JSON File with data like above
- a script storing all functions and variables
- a main script
This is how my function looks like:
function opl_GetHostList {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
    [parameter (
        mandatory=$false,
        HelpMessage = "Enter alias name.")]
        [string[]]
        $Aliasname,
    [parameter (
        mandatory=$false,
        HelpMessage = "Enter tag name.")]
        [string[]]
        $Tagname,
    [parameter (
        mandatory=$false,
        HelpMessage = "Enter app name.")]
        [string[]]
        $Appname,
    [parameter (
        mandatory=$false,
        HelpMessage = "Enter Active State: Either false or true. Default = true")]
        [bool]
        $Active = $true,
        [parameter (
        mandatory=$false,
        HelpMessage = "Choose selection Object.")]
        [string[]]
        $Select
)

$WhereArray = @()

# evaluate these with contains comparison
if ($Aliasname) {$WhereArray += '$Aliasname -contains $_.alias'}
#if ($Tagname) {$WhereArray += '$Tagname -contains $_.tag'}
#if ($Appname) {$WhereArray += '$Appname -contains $_.apps'}

# Build the where array into a string by joining each statement with -and
$WhereString = $WhereArray -Join " -and "
# Create the scriptblock with your final string
$WhereBlock = [scriptblock]::Create($WhereString)

$opl_Hostlist | Where-Object {($WhereBlock.invoke()) -and $Active -eq $_.active} | Select-Object $Select

}
so now comes the part I don't understand.
If I use following in the main.ps1:
$opl_Hostlist | Where-Object {$_.alias -contains "alias3"} | Select-Object name

OUTPUT:
name
----
server1
server2
server3

BUT, if I use it with my function:
opl_GetHostList -Aliasname alias3 -Select name

I get this OUTPUT:
name
----
server1
server2

So why do I not get the "server3" with my second method when I am calling the data with my function?
Very thankfull for any help.

A: According to the JSON you have posted, you will get ConvertFrom-Json : Invalid array passed in, extra trailing ','. (1018) error. This is because of the unwanted comma after the last item.
And I would suggest to use -in instead of -match operation as Alias property is a list. In your comparison, left operand is a single element and right operand is a list, hence you have to use -in, otherwise -contains.
if ($Aliasname) {
    $Aliasname | ForEach-Object{ $WhereArray += "$_ -in `$_.alias"}
}
$WhereArray -Join '-or'


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