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Ringside Report Looks Back at Randy Shields – Boxing News
December 17th, 2018 Bad Brad
By Daniel Sisneros
Randy Shields was one of the USA's top amateur stars of the early 1970's. He went 88-3-1, winning 67 by knockout! The 6 time California State Amateur Champion also has the honor of handing one of the few defeats to Sugar Ray Leonard in the amateur ranks.
He turned professional on Jan. 17, 1974 with a 6 round unanimous decision victory over highly regarded Victor Abraham. His first big test came in August of 1975 when he put his undefeated record (24-0, 14 ko's) on the line against world ranked contender Arturo "Turi" Pineda (25-5-1, 21 knockouts). Shields boxed beautifully winning a unanimous 10 round decision at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. He won the Los Angeles showdown on scores of 6-4, 8-2, and 9-0-1. Shields had served notice to the boxing world that he was a serious threat to win a world title.
2 fights later, Randy would taste defeat for the first time, at the hands of undefeated Vicente Mijares (7-0, 2 ko). Shields was stopped on cuts and a rematch was ordered. It was nearly 3 months later when Shields would get his shot at redemption, and this time it was an elimination match for a shot at the WBC World Title. It was an all out war, but Mijares would again come out on top, this time via Unanimous Decision on scores of 6-4-2, 7-4-1, and 7-5 in rounds.
Big wins over Ramiro Bolanos (51-10-2, 30 ko) and Ray Lampkin (34-5-1, 16 ko) would catapult Shields into his first shot at a major title belt. It was Oct. 21, 1977 and Shields would have to travel to the Champs home town of Sacramento California where he would face NABF Welterweight Champion Pete Ranzany (35-1, 23 ko). The bout ended in round 2 due to a clash of heads, and was recorded as a technical Draw. The fight was just too promising to let things end this way, so a rematch took place just 3 months later at the same venue. This time the champion – Ranzany stopped Shields at 1:54 of the 11th bloody and bruising round.
Shields performance cemented his place as a ranked contender, and he faced mostly world class opposition after the battles with Ranzany. He went 2-2 in his next four bouts, with the two losses coming to boxing legends Wilfred Benitez, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
July 30, 1979 was the day Shields would finally get a crack at the World Title when he faced WBA Welterweight Champion Pipino Cuevas in Chicago. It was a wild affair that went the entire 15 round distance. Cuevas kept his World Title belt with a controversial unanimous decision on scores of 72-71, 72-71, and 73-67.
Shields scored two more victories after the loss against Cuevas, and was rewarded with another chance at the NABF Welterweight title that had eluded him in his 2nd bout against Pete Ranzany. This time it was for the Vacant Title, and Shields would overwhelm his opponent Jose Figueroa, completely outclassing him and stopping him via technical knockout in round 3.
Randy Shields now held the NABF Title belt, and after scoring a big win over Luis Mateo (9-1, 6 ko) was given an easy tune-up where he scored a 4th round knockout over Ray Comayagua, and then was given one more shot at the world championship. This time he would face legendary world champion Thomas Hearns (30-0, 28 by knockout). The fight took place April 25th or 1981 in Phoenix, AZ. Shields was all heart but just could not find an antidote to the punishing jab, and overwhelming firepower of "The Hitman" Hearns. The bout, scheduled for 15 rounds, was stopped at the end of the 12th round with Hearns way ahead on all 3 of the judges scorecards.
Shields would not fight for another title, but did face world champions Milton "Ice Man" McCrory, and Johnny "Bump City" Bumphus in non-title bouts.
Randy fought his last pro bout on Sept. 25, 1990 at the Country Club in Reseda, CA. going out on a winning note with a 10 round decision victory over Stewart Baynes.
It was a long and successful campaign for Shields who proved himself a worthy and world class contender. If you weren't a world class championship level fighter, you had no chance against him. He became a favorite among Southern California boxing fans, and when it was all said and done, he finished his career with a record of 41-9-1, 21 ko's.
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Home > Supplemental Income > Can You Sell Licensed or Trademarked Works?
They sell licensed fabric with college logos, popular characters, and many more licensed designs, but I heard that a fellow crafter got a cease and desist order the other day? What's the story? Get an overview of what all this means from Maria Nerius.
When walking craft shows, I cringe a little when I see a handmade Winnie the Pooh plush animal or a quilt with a college logo.
These are licensed and trademarked characters or logos and selling them without permission, and a legal agreement with the owner of the copyright or trademark is a big No-No for professional crafters. You can end up in big trouble, spending time, energy, and money if you aren't properly licensed to sell this kind of work.
When it comes to how the law looks at this issue, you are taking money out of the pockets of these companies, and when it comes to money, companies can get very serious.
Companies (and some artists) go through complex and expensive processes to copyright and trademark characters, logos, images, and designs.
They are responsible for protecting their brands. Disney is famous for walking art and craft shows to make sure none of their licensed work is being used as part of a handmade item for sale. Disney immediately sends out a "Cease and Desist" order.
If they feel that it is necessary, they can legally confiscate the items and demand payment for any items you have sold.
Is It Worth It to Sell Them Anyway?
No, it is not worth the risk to mess with licensed designs, logos, or other copyrighted characters.
As a craft professional, use your own imagination to create — don't rely on others' ideas or creations. You can create and trademark your own characters, designs, and logos!
If you do want to create and sell items with your favorite college football team or even that silly old bear, contact the proper authority and negotiate an agreement.
Many creative people formally register their works and can then license a design in many ways — from fabric to napkins and greeting cards. It's an excellent way to round out your portfolio and let a design bring in income for years to come. Have you licensed your work? Let us know your story.


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In my research I study how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty. To this end I implement lab experiments as well as ecological assessments and use cognitive and psychometric modeling. I am particularly interested in the psychological construct "risk preference" and how people make decisions from experience. You can also find me on Google Scholar.


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Future jobs: Compete with robots or design them?
Throughout my newspaper career, I asked young people about their career goals. There was a time when the high achievers wanted to be geneticists or forensic scientists. The B, C and D students wanted to be pediatricians. Why? "I want to work with children."
Early in the Silicon Valley boom, kids from low-tech homes wanted to "work with computers," but didn't know the difference between keyboarding and coding. More recently, students want to be engineers: That includes kids who are struggling to pass algebra. They name the careers they've heard of or seen on TV, but don't know what they should be doing in high school to get there. They have dreams, but not plans.
When I reported on welfare-to-work programs, I met women who knew how to sign up with a housekeeping service for a low-wage job, but not how to break into the larger job market. They had no idea what was out there, how much training was required and what they might earn. Does a cosmetology degree from a community college pay off? (No.)
Career exploration classes are helping Dallas middle-schoolers think about what they want to do when they grow up, reports Hechinger's Kelly Field.
"What do you think the future job market will look like?" Levar Dobbins asked eighth-graders at Piedmont GLOBAL Academy, a majority-Hispanic middle school.
"A whole bunch of robots," one boy said.
Students can prepare to design robots -- or hope they can compete with them.
Dallas Independent School District is offering more middle-school career classes, using a curriculum from the nonprofit Education Opens Doors, writes Field.
Advocates hope encouraging early adolescents to "try on possible future selves" will motivate them to work harder and smarter in high school.
In Dallas, eighth graders must choose one of five "endorsements" to focus on in high school — among them, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math); business and industry; and the arts and humanities.
. . . Indiana now requires all eighth graders to take a series of self-assessments through the state's online career explorer or a similar web tool. The results are shared with guidance counselors, who help students match their interests, strengths and values with one of three paths: employment, enrollment or enlistment.
Delaware, meanwhile, is in the process of writing standards for career and technical education in the middle grades, after finding that middle schoolers are often making uninformed decisions about which high school to attend. And Virginia has kids begin work on an "academic and career plan portfolio," which includes information about their interests, values and skills, as early as elementary school.
Education Opens Doors was created by Jayda Batchelder, an eighth grade science teacher who saw her former students making future-limiting choices in high school. At first, the curriculum pushed students to aim for a four-year college degree, but now "there's more information about alternative pathways, including the military, apprenticeships and technical school," she told Field.
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Happy days: Connect, care about others, cope
Happy people are kind to others and to themselves, says Laurie Santos. The Yale psychology professor is offering a free, six-week course, the Science of Well-Being for Teens on Coursera, reports Linds
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Craft is a web writer and editor based in San Francisco, CA. A contributor to Art21 since 2009, she edited "Flash Points," a regular blog series that explored the relevance of current issues to thinking about contemporary art. Currently a content strategist at Facebook, her previous experience in the museum field included a position as Director of Publishing and Media at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where she led digital content and publishing initiatives for the museum. Prior to that, she was Communications and Web Manager at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Visit www.rachelcraft.com.
Davis joined Art21 as Digital Content Editor in November 2015. She previously worked as a writer for the Huffington Post and Artscope Magazine, and as an Editor for the online gallery, Artsia. In the past she's contributed articles to Art Nerd, artcollector magazine, and Artfetch, among others. An advocate for art in the public space, she also runs the art-mapping non-profit, ArtAround. She holds a B.A. in journalism and art history from New York University, and an M.S. in the history of art and design from Pratt Institute.
Jacquelyn Gleisner is an artist, writer, and educator. She holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA with honors from Boston University. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and internationally in Italy, Finland, and Botswana. In 2010 Gleisner was awarded a Fulbright grant to Finland where she studied pattern and ornamentation in art, fashion, and architecture. In October 2015 she traveled to Botswana through an artist exchange as part of the Art in Embassies Program. Since 2011 Gleisner has been a regular contributor for three Art21 columns: "Open Enrollment," "Praxis Makes Perfect," and "New Kids on the Block." Gleisner lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
Rachel Heidenry is an art writer and curator based in New York City. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary art from the United States and Latin America. She is currently the Coordinator of Public Programs at the American Folk Art Museum. Previously, she was a 2012-2014 Research & Curatorial Fellow at Slought in Philadelphia and a 2011 Fulbright Research Scholar in El Salvador. She holds a M.A. in modern and contemporary art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU and a B.A. in art history from Bard College.


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For The Record: Quick News On Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews Band, Norah Jones & More
Britney begins decorating the nursery, Paris hawks burgers, Norah writes for next album.
Britney Spears is beginning to decorate the baby's nursery, she wrote on her Web site. "My mom and I are going to start talking about ideas this week for the baby's room," she wrote. "She is so gifted in decorating and interior design and I'm grateful to have her help." The singer's house is still being renovated, she said, which is why she and husband Kevin Federline have been traveling so much, but her other half thinks that "everyone will work faster if we stay at the house. All the construction is really loud in the morning, but I feel he may be right," she wrote. She's also working on a "prayer and meditation" room. ...
Paris Hilton makes good use of her nearly trademark phrase "That's hot" by shilling for Carl's Jr.'s new spicy BBQ burger in a racy ad that premieres Thursday, featuring the heiress/actress sudsing up a Bentley — and herself — while wearing a swimsuit. "I'm really cold because the water's spraying, but it's pretty hot," Hilton said. "I wanted to do one of the Carl's Jr. commercials because I always think they're really clever and sexy." ... Michael Jackson's young cousins Simone and Rio Jackson took the stand on Wednesday, both claiming that they had witnessed the accuser and his brother drinking and masturbating at Neverland, with the implication being that the singer didn't need to "teach" them to do either. Rio testified that he stayed with the accuser and his brother in a guest room, and he walked in on them once watching a TV show with "naked women" while they were "doing nasty stuff." Meanwhile, Simone said that she saw the accuser and his brother take two bottles of wine out of the kitchen late one night. "They didn't see me," she said. However, the accuser's sister told Simone that "she had to go to Brazil and that she didn't want to go." Meanwhile, rebuttal video producer Christian Robinson, who called Jackson a "PR nightmare," described the accuser's mother as being excited to do the video, but refusing to sign a standard model release. ...
Dave Matthews loves helping the environment. Dave Matthews' fans love having the munchies. As a result, Matthews has teamed up with Vermont ice-cream team Ben & Jerry and SaveOurEnvironment.org to create the Enviro-Roadie talent search. They're looking for an 18- to 25-year-old who will serve as the "official ambassador" for the DMB, Ben & Jerry's and Save Our Environment, and will hit the road with the band to host an exhibit designed to educate people on the issue of global warming. And of course, he or she will also hand out samples of Ben & Jerry's new flavor — Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies. For more information about the contest, check out BenJerry.com. ... Elvis Costello performed Tuesday night at an event at New York's Chelsea Piers, sponsored by environmental organization Riverkeeper, to honor Viacom's Tom Freston for his help in protecting and restoring the Hudson River, which is drinkable but not quite as swimmable as some celebs would like. (Click here for photos.) "I hear that they're getting close to it, but cold water. That's my excuse [for not swimming in it], cold water," model Christy Turlington laughed. Other stars who showed up at the gala included Uma Thurman, Jon Bon Jovi, "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels, Alison Krauss and Cedric the Entertainer, who was happy to chat about his voiceover work in "Madagascar" and "Charlotte's Web." "Animated movies are a lot of fun, mainly because you get to do something for the kids, and the kids watch movies a million times, so you kind of go down in infamy like that," he said. ...
With her tour in support of Feels Like Home recently wrapped, Norah Jones is back to writing songs for her third album. According to a post on Jones' Web site by her band's bassist, Lee Alexander, the mellow singer has already been "writing her behind off," though they haven't decided when they'll enter the studio to record the next album. ... The All-American Rejects, Rise Against and Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory will all be spending part of their summer at band camp, literally. They are among a slew of celebrity guests who will be featured as part of Power Chord Academy's Summer Rock N Roll youth camp, which provides training and advice to aspiring musicians. Sessions will be held in San Diego (June 16-July 23), Chicago (July 10-23) and New York (July 24-August 6). ...
Bob Saget, the tall, lanky dad from television's "Full House," is trying his pimp hand at the rap game. The MySpace.com page of California's the Stone Movement — a self-described jam-rock/hip-hop hybrid featuring frontman Stu Stone and comedian Jamie Kennedy — features a track called "Rollin' With Saget," on which the affable goofball not only curses (much like his character did in the film "Half Baked"), but ... um ... raps. The song, about an evening on the town with the Sag, makes references to Bob rolling blunts, hooking up with girlies in the VIP, stepping to Eminem and DMX and using guns. In one verse, Saget even boasts about the size of his junk. ... On June 17, former Dead Kennedys leader Jello Biafra will square off against the MC5's Wayne Kramer in the latest "Iron Chef"-inspired "Iron Composer" contest, the monthly songwriting competition that pits two musicians against each other on the stage of the Experience Music Project's Songwriting Stadium in Seattle. An audience watches as the two race to write a song on the spot; battlers get one instrument, a pencil and paper and a single member of the house band to collaborate with on the impromptu tune. Oh, and each composer must down a shot of booze during each of the five nine-minute segments. One of the judges for the next competition will be actor Dean Haglund (one of the Lone Gunmen from "The X-Files"). Among the previous competitors are members of Harvey Danger, the Presidents of the United States of America, the Fastbacks and the Supersuckers. ...
The Offspring are headlining the opening weekend of the inaugural Dew Action Sports Tour, a season-long professional tour in action sports (skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross). The band — which is also donating its next single, "Can't Repeat" (from its upcoming greatest-hits album), as the tour's theme song — will be sharing a stage with Crossfade, Acceptance and the Exies on June 10 and 11 at the Panasonic Open in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Dave Ogilvie, the legendary producer who's had a hand in some of industrial music's biggest releases, has started his own band, to be called Jakalope. Ogilvie, who produced Skinny Puppy's Last Rights and Marilyn Manson's Anti-Christ Superstar, said the band's upcoming album, It Dreams, will feature poppy industrial tracks. Ogilvie even tapped Trent Reznor to write a few songs for Jakalope's debut, which has no release date yet. ...
Nelly reminds parents that their kids are their biggest fans in a new underage-drinking prevention ad, which will debut Wednesday during "Law & Order" on NBC. In the Anheuser-Busch-sponsored 30-second spot, Nelly admits that some of the parents watching him may not recognize him as a hip-hop icon, so he pretends to be a chef, a boxer and a golfer. "Underage drinking is a serious issue, and working with parents to address the problem is the responsible thing to do," Nelly said in a statement. "It's very important for parents to talk with their children about everything, and underage-drinking prevention is definitely one of those things you need to jump on early." ...
Britney Spears' reality show with husband Kevin Federline is going to re-run on MTV, it was announced on Tuesday (May 17). "Britney and Kevin: Chaotic" premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. on UPN, while the second run will premiere on MTV on May 26, with the first two episodes of the half-hour series airing back-to-back at 10 p.m. The series will continue on MTV Thursday nights at 10 p.m. throughout the run, with the hour-long finale airing June 23 at 10 p.m. Spears is using her song "Chaotic" from the In the Zone sessions as the show's theme song. ... Scott Weiland, wearing a vintage 1972 Nudie Rodeo Tailor suit and accompanied by a pedal-steel guitarist and steel drummer, treated the audience at "Last Call With Carson Daly" last week (at a special taping at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles) to the debut performance of a country ballad he wrote about his father called "The Man I Didn't Know." "I met Tim McGraw at the Grammys, when we sang 'Across the Universe' together for tsunami relief and we talked about singing a song together," the Velvet Revolver singer said in a statement. "This is the song I wrote for us to sing." The episode will air Thursday. ...
Michael Jackson's defense — after trying to establish on Monday that the accuser's family never alerted Neverland employees that anything was wrong — turned on Tuesday to trying to establish that the accuser's family also did not inform the Department of Children and Family Services when that opportunity arose. DCFS employee Irene Laverne Peters testified that the reason they were investigating in the first place was because charges were leveled at the mother, for "general neglect." Peters said that the mother said she was hiding at her boyfriend's house because of documentary maker Martin Bashir, and seemed upset only because she hadn't signed a release for her children to be on television. Peters said that the mother insisted that she was aware of everything her kids did at Neverland. When she was asked if the kids ever slept in the singer's bed, the mother said that that never happened. Peters asked the accuser if he had ever slept in Jackson's bed, and the boy denied it, she said. However, the prosecution's timeline regarding the molestation has the abuse not occurring until after this interview. Meanwhile, Jay Leno is scheduled to testify in the case on Monday. ...
Incubus wrote three new tracks and duet with the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde for the soundtrack to the Jamie Foxx action thriller "Stealth," due out July 12. "We wrote the first song, 'Make a Move,' really quickly," singer Brandon Boyd said. "It's fun and bouncy, but still thoughtful." The band's two other new songs are called "Admiration" and "Neither of Us Can See" (featuring Hynde), which will play over the movie's closing credits. "When we were conceptualizing the song, it became obvious that we needed two voices to capture the different facets of this song," Boyd said of his first duet. "Chrissie came in and added another dimension to the song." The trailer for "Stealth" premieres Wednesday and will play before "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith." "Stealth" hits theaters July 29. ... Meanwhile, Foxx is getting his own music special to air on NBC, which he'll also executive produce. The tentatively titled "Jamie Foxx Special" would follow the release of his new album this fall, and feature all original music by Foxx as well as a few guest stars. The one-hour show would also trace his musical roots back to his hometown of Terrell, Texas. An airdate has yet to be announced. ...
Mike Epps ("The Honeymooners") will play raunchy comedian Richard Pryor in a big-screen biopic, according to Variety. The movie will be co-produced by Pryor and his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor, who said Epps was tapped over an earlier choice for the part, Damon Wayans, whom the pair believed was too well-known. ... Babyface is prepping his ninth album, Grown & Sexy, due out July 26. His first single, "Sorry for the Stupid Things," hits radio on Monday. Other tracks on the album include "Tonite It's Goin' Down," "Mad, Sexy, Cool," "Goin' Outta Bizness" and "Drama, Luv and 'Lationships." In advance of the album's release, Babyface is planning a live one-hour performance special (airdate to be announced). ...
Skating legend Tony Hawk is taking his Boom Boom Huckjam extreme sports/music tour on the road again this summer. The 25-city outing, which kicks off on June 17 in Spokane, Washington, will also be turned into a behind-the-scenes series for the action sports channel Fuel tentatively titled "On the Road With Tony Hawk." DJ Aero (Methods of Mayhem) will spin during the events. ... If your Memorial Day plans included a trip to Detroit for the city's annual electronic music festival, this year it will cost you. The Detroit City Council recently approved a plan that would allow organizers to charge $10 per day ($25 for a three-day pass) for the traditionally free event, now dubbed "Fuse-In: Detroit's Electronic Movement," according to the Detroit Free Press. Organizers said that if the festival had not moved to a pay model, its future would have been in doubt due to a lack of major sponsors. ...
A Social Distortion cover of the Clash's 1979 song "Death or Glory" will be the first single from the "Lords of Dogtown" soundtrack, due May 24. A Rise Against cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown" as well as favorites from the Jimi Hendrix Experience ("Fire"), Rod Stewart ("Maggie May") and the Stooges ("T.V. Eye") are also included. The skateboarding biopic opens June 3. ... Teenage Fanclub's first new album in nearly three years, Man-Made, will be released in the U.S. on June 7. The Glasgow, Scotland, band's eighth studio album was recorded in Chicago with Tortoise's John McEntire, marking the first time the group worked on an album abroad. ... Switchfoot's follow-up to their breakthrough album, 2003's The Beautiful Letdown, will be called Nothing Is Sound and will hit stores in July. The San Diego rockers wrote the album while touring behind Letdown. ...


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FAMILY OWNED, EMPLOYEE POWERED
Providing a personal touch in customer service.
C.M. Cleaning Co. is a family owned and operated, top ranked maintenance and janitorial firm which has serviced Boston's South Shore commercial and residential communities since 1972. While our areas of expertise are broad, we focus particularly in school and office cleaning programs.
Fully insured, listed on the State FAC81 contract, and with fully-certified OSHA cleaners and technicians, we have the capabilities to handle any project- big or small. Additionally, we have a dedicated team of highly trained staff who focus on all types of floor and carpet care, data centers, clean rooms, and emergency response cleanups to ensure you always receive the highest quality cleaning possible.
We are not a franchise, which gives us the flexibility to be creative and immediate in responding to the needs of our clients. Our policies also help to create a close working relationship with all of our customers. We get to know every corner of your building while working in strict conformity with the special needs of facility occupants. In our business experience counts, and the more quality service we're able to provide, the more we learn about our customer's needs and how to service them better.
C.M. Cleaning Company believes in a hands-on approach, allowing us to help create a close working relationship with you and your staff. We are committed to continuous growth and training, while bringing those new practices and strengths to your facility through the years ahead.
If your present cleaning program is not consistently meeting your needs while maintaining cost efficiency, it's time you made a change. Estimates are always free!
A True Family Business- Our Corporate History
C.M. Cleaning Company, a local janitorial and emergency restoration firm was first established by a young military bride Carmen Moore Sullivan in 1972 and incorporated in 1984. Getting her start in the industry by cleaning military housing, Carmen also had to balance life raising four young children all while conquering the language barrier as a native of Spain. This start, initiated by her husband, led her down the path to creating a great foundation for a strong business which has thrived for over 35 years.
Due to the physical and mental strains of working in the cleaning industry Carmen made the decision to retire after 25 years of service. A new generation of leadership was born at C.M. Cleaning when her youngest daughter Teresa (Terry) Simonson made a major financial sacrifice to purchase the company in 2001.
"My worst fear was failing. I worked days while my two children were in school, and then I would go out again at night after they were in bed sleeping doing everything possible to succeed for myself and my children" expressed Terry, who had worked for the company since high school.
In 2004, Terry realized she could expand her business to offer clients a host of services to become an all-in-one solution for commercial maintenance and janitorial needs. These additional services included painting, carpet cleaning, floor refinishing, and primarily fire and flood restorations. Being on call for emergency services 24 hours per day was a risk that paid off as she increased profitability and staffing exponentially.
Intrigued by the success of his wife and the company's potential, Terry's husband Tom Simonson was brought on board in 2005 after 25 years of managing a large corporation and currently resides as C.M. Cleaning's Vice President. "Tom's management style and ability to build strong business relationships, along with his dedication the growing business was what made it a clear choice to continue the endeavor together." The two battled together through one of the worst economically challenging times in history all while managing not only to keep the business stable, but growing it by more than 5% yearly during this time.
In 2010, Terry's sister-in-law Teresa Moore was hired after spending 15 years managing in customer service. The new position would allow her to oversee daily operations to ensure that service was outstanding and customer satisfaction was always exceeded. Present day, Teresa continues to strengthen the trust and bond between customers and C.M. Cleaning.
In the summer of 2014, Terry's oldest son (Carmen's first Grandchild) Chris Igo, Jr. was introduced as Operations Manager and has worked his way into a director role at C.M. Cleaning after being a part of the business since the age of 14. A first of his immediate family to graduate college and having spent a year as a healthcare compliance professional, Chris hopes to carry on the family legacy for years to come utilizing his degree in business administration and marketing.
In similar fashion, after some time in a customer service role in the insurance industry, Terry's youngest son, Jon Igo accepted a management position in December of 2015. A graduate of Emmanuel College with a degree in management, Jon hopes to apply his customer service experience and managerial education to provide superior service in commercial cleaning.
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ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The recent wave of fighting between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi rebels in the country's oil-rich province of Marib aggravated the woes of internally displaced people (IDPs).
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During the past days, the Houthis succeeded in capturing key areas from the government's grip in Marib's southern and eastern areas, causing a large wave of internal displacement for hundreds of families.
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The (short) Brexit update, with pumpkins
Posted on October 23, 2019 by Ellen Hawley
It gets weirder over here by the minute. First, the House of Commons passed Boris Johnson's Brexit bill. Only that wasn't a decisive vote. It was the bill's second reading, which is (the name's a bit misleading) the first chance the Commons gets to debate a bill. If a bill passes the second reading, all that means is that the Commons approves the general principle of a bill, and then–at least in any normal situation–it goes to a committee, which considers all the clauses, the amendments, the commas, the footnotes, and the implications. Then the Commons can make a more informed decision.
But Johnson was demanding that the bill go through all its stages in three days, one of which had already been mostly used up, so it was second hand by the time the schedule was put to a vote. Commons would have to forget the commas, the clauses, the 110 pages of text, the fact that the chancellor had refused to issue any prediction about the agreement's economic impact. To keep up with the schedule, the bill needed to leave the ball before the horses turned into mice and the coach turned into a pumpkin.
Why? Because Johnson said Britain would be out of the EU by Halloween and he had his sizeable ego caught up in this thing. Which is convenient, since it gives me a headline.
We'll cut to the chase here. After the bill passed its second reading, the commons voted down his timetable, at which point Johnson said he'd withdraw the bill and call for an election. Then he said he'd pause the bill but Britain would still leave by October 31.
He also said he'd talk to EU leaders about an extension–preferably a short one. Donald Tusk, the EU council president, has said he'll recommend a three-month extension that can end earlier if a deal is finally completed.
Do we have an election coming up? Hard to say. Johnson would love to leave the ball right now, if only to return with a new dress, two slippers, and a mandate. Do you know how awkward it is to run around in one high-heeled slipper, especially a glass one with no flexibility? On the other hand, he may think he can get his deal through, in which case he'll want to do that first.
Will Labour support an election? Possibly. The experts are still reading the tea leaves on that.
Most predictions are that any election would return another deeply divided parliament, but I wouldn't recommend putting money on any of this.
This entry was posted in News and tagged Brexit, Brexit delay, Brexit extension, Brexit timetable, Brexit timetable defeat, new election, second reading by Ellen Hawley. Bookmark the permalink.
66 thoughts on "The (short) Brexit update, with pumpkins"
Eileen on October 23, 2019 at 11:15 am said:
They'll just do what they always do – bring us to stalemate, call an election, lose said election so the opposition become the government; then the former government – now the opposition – blame the government for getting us into this mess – and everyone believes them! The clowns really ARE running the circus.
Ellen Hawley on October 23, 2019 at 11:19 am said:
Personally, I'd love to see the opposition become the government and–if it keeps its promises–but an end to the endless privatization we've had and get some funding back to local services and the NHS. But I don't think the votes are there.
That's relentless media spin for you. :-/
rosiebooks2009 on October 23, 2019 at 12:00 pm said:
I know you don't like Boris because you keep calling him 'Johnson ' which nobody else does, and sets my teeth on edge. My instinctive feeling about Boris is that he is what we need, right now, for all his eccentricities. I don't care, frankly, about the size of his ego. Can you think of a male national leader without an ego? That's what makes men Men And leaders Leaders.
We had Mrs May who, if she had any ego, or indeed personality, hid it so well that she got stomped all over and shat upon.
My own feeling, though nowadays nothing can be predicted, is that if the actual People – as opposed to the hypothetical British People politicians are so fond of speaking for – do finally – finally! – get a chance to vote in a general election, the opposition may find themselves far less popular than they imagine, especially if the loathsome Old Goat remains.
Ellen Hawley on October 23, 2019 at 3:56 pm said:
Elections are notoriously hard to predict, especially lately, when pollsters have been unusually unreliable. I have no idea what's going to happen, but my gut instinct is that it will, again, be a divided parliament. We'll see, eventually.
About names. I know he's generally called Boris. Sorry calling him by his last name doesn't sit well with you, but Boris feels roughly that same to me. Theresa May was often called Mrs. May. I preferred May, as Corbyn's Corbyn and Cameron was Cameron. If nothing else, at least it's consistent. I'd agree about egos. It's only when they get to be a problem that I think they're worth mentioning. These people aren't our friends and don't have to be, so I'd judge them by different standards than the people I hope to spend time with. I mention Johnson's (sorry) because in this case I think it is getting in his way. He made a rash commitment and is having trouble backing off it, although it would, I think, give him far fewer problems if he could adjust.
fragglerocking on October 23, 2019 at 12:46 pm said:
Bonkers Boris, bonkers Brexit and bonkers Britain. If the past 3 years were a novel you'd throw it in the bin for being unbelievably bonkers.
It's true. You can get away with so much more in reality than you can in fiction.
The Modern Theologian on October 23, 2019 at 1:04 pm said:
"But Johnson was demanding that the bill go through all its stages in three days…Commons would have to forget the commas, the clauses, the 110 pages of text"
Rank amateurs. When Obama and the Dems passed healthcare they insisted the 2,500 pages be vote on sight unseen, because they didn't have enough time to print all of the required copies before the date they wanted it voted upon.
Having left the country before Obama took office, I didn't follow the details on the process. I'm going to have to take your word on it.
Belladonna Took on October 23, 2019 at 6:14 pm said:
Oh, the trend continues. Nobody bothered to actually READ the Mueller report, either – and I believe that was only 400 pages.
Did they eventually release the thing?
Yes, it's available online. They released it, the AG lied and said it showed Trump was innocent, and very few people bothered to read it. Those who did read it challenged the AG, and the Trumpkins yelled at them for not being able to get over losing the election, also Hillary's emails. Several members of the press read it and wrote about it, but then the House of Representatives insisted that Mueller stand up and testify, and the press lost interest in what he had to say and focused on how badly he said it. Because this is America and the important thing is the skin, not the substance.
Makes me tired.
Anyway, if you want to see it, ask Google. It's somewhat redacted but it's there.
Ellen Hawley on October 24, 2019 at 8:59 am said:
Thanks. I'm not sure I've got the energy for it, although if I was a better person I would.
Anonymous on November 2, 2019 at 11:45 am said:
I thought that I read that the ACA was debated in three House committees and two Senate committees, and subject to hours of bipartisan debate that allowed for the introduction of amendments.
Ellen Hawley on November 2, 2019 at 10:29 pm said:
Thanks for the comment. It's not a process I followed so I was at a loss there.
Helen Devries on October 23, 2019 at 2:20 pm said:
'his sizeable ego caught up in this thing'…..why should this conjure up an image of Johnson with his genitalia caught in a mangle a la Widow Twankey? An image which a cup of Earl Grey and a severe talking to have failed to dispel.
The image did come to mind (as did the American phrase, "You really got your tit in a wringer this time") but I thought I might do everyone a favor and leave it out.
However, I'm kind of glad to have someone else bring it up.
You can rely on me for the necessary unashamed vulgarity.
Then I hope you feel at home here. You should.
debscarey on October 23, 2019 at 5:51 pm said:
Oh my … if only! Thank you for that – it's the first bit about this farce that's made me actually LOL.
My parents should never have taken me to the pantomime…..
Thank you for a wonderful image! Can you give us an equally satisfying one for Trump?
Nothing about Trump inspires me….unfortunately.
Clive on October 23, 2019 at 2:35 pm said:
Knowing that Johnson is a liar and breaks his promises, the one I'm hoping he does keep involves him and a ditch, next Thursday 😉
Not long after he said that, folks on Twitter had a lot of fun photoshopping all sorts of things, including the reclincing Rees-Mogg, into a ditch.
They still are. I saw one this morning: a pair of hands, with jacket and shirt cuffs, poking out of the water in a ditch, with the caption 'are you alright, Boris?'
catladymac on October 23, 2019 at 8:08 pm said:
Similar feelings here in re : Trump's inquiry being "a lynching." Would that some of his white-hooded pals would show up and give him the true version of one !
OG on October 23, 2019 at 3:21 pm said:
At least now he has discussed affirmatively asking for an extension, even s short one. That is some progress.
How long does it take to have new elections and form a new government. Does not seem to be time for that. Seems like the people in office should make the decision considering that midnight is approaching.
Compared to the US, elections take no time at all–and less money's poured into them, although the faster they're set up (I read recently) the more it costs local governments to rent places where people can vote. I'm not really sure what the minimum amount of time it, now that you ask.
In my opinion, in a representative democracy, the elected representatives make the decisions, doing what they think is the right course for the country. It appears to me they should put on their big boy pants (or as someone says in England, their big girl blouses) and decide what is to be done.
One thing that's been missing in this whole sad saga is any attempt to bring the two sides together and see if there's anything that would satisfy both to at least some degree. Instead, it's been rip up the floorboards and destroy the other side. Which is one reason we are where we are.
Sounds much like what we are doing over here.
My sense–and I'm not sure of that I'll be able to explain this coherently–is that in the US the two sides are more genuinely divided, in part by the long and bitter history of racism and in part by a long history of division over social programs–not to mention abortion and gay rights. In Britain, the last three are relatively minimal divisions. Racism's alive and kicking, although very different, and in both countries the division over immigration's sharp and real. But my sense is of a less divided country, with a division being cooked up for political benefit. People feel–justifiably–unrepresented and are being represented by people who will do nothing in their interest.
Sheila Morris on October 23, 2019 at 3:49 pm said:
You have my total sympathy. Insanity.
Margaret Bo on October 23, 2019 at 4:14 pm said:
Mr Johnson is doing his best in a difficult political situation. If there is an element which seems very likely, Mr Johnson is likely to win. This not totally sure as we saw in Canada only a few days ago. After this event hopefully we will have a move forward. Would you not agree?
If the polls are right–which isn't a sure thing–the Conservatives would be the largest party in a new parliament but would be well short of a majority. I don't know if Johnson's doing his best, but I don't think that matters. In my opinion, his best isn't what's needed right now. Someone else might be able to find workable compromises–something neither he nor Theresa May have had any inclination to try.
Both May and Johnson have signed up to deals which leave the U.K. subject to E.U. legislation in the long term…disagrements to be adjudicated by….the E.C.J. and a body appointed by the E.U.
You cannot compromise with the E.U. if you want independence. I know it is not a popular view…and I am no longer living there…but a no deal stance is the only one which will bring results and allow the U.K. to revitalise its infrstructure and its industrial sector.
I have to disagree with you there. I think what a hard Brexit would set off would be a race to the bottom–the elimination of workplace, consumer, environmental, and human rights protections. The cost money, all of them. And as a writer in I can't remember which newspaper reminded us recently, even a no-deal Brexit will involve deals–you can't be part of the world economy without them–but they'll be negotiated later.
Yes, the no deal is with the E.U. and it is only a race to the bottom if people are mad enough to re elect the Tories.
As the CAA showed in the Thomas Cook debacle, we have people capable of making decisions, but the problem seems to be the incompetent politicians.
And they may well be mad enough.
Nadine on October 23, 2019 at 5:00 pm said:
"Why? Because Johnson said Britain would be out of the EU by Halloween and he had his sizeable ego caught up in this thing. Which is convenient, since it gives me a headline." 😂😂😂 Loving this turn of phrase… and loved the title.
Thanks. Having to find variations for the title keeps reminding me to find something fun in this mess.
Dan Antion on October 23, 2019 at 5:40 pm said:
So, this whole thing, the people said they want this? Is that correct?
We-e-ll, Brexit got a majority in a referendum. But it was one of those badly worded monsters that leaves everybody wondering what exactly the majority voted for. A no-deal Brexit? A soft Brexit that leaves us in the customs union? Any one of a number of variations in between? No one knows, and an awful lot of people are happy to jump in and claim that the yes vote was for the variation that they happen to support.
I see. That makes sense. Not the process, your answer. Just to be clear.
Nicely rounded-up. Good thing none of us are holding our breaths awaiting the outcome is all I can add. I'm beyond knowing whether to laugh or cry …
Or both. At the same time.
Jim on October 23, 2019 at 6:21 pm said:
maybe we could el Presidente your way to straighten out Parliament.
Nah. We like the UK.
Kind of you.
well, I'm here to help you and Wild Thing. ;-)
I am beyond words.
Bryntin on October 23, 2019 at 11:09 pm said:
I too refuse to call him Boris. PM Johnson it is.
The first name term feeds in to the mythological character that he has propogated over time, the bumbling, not serious or prepared enough to be dangerous buffoon. The image created to distract you from the actual Alexander Boris dePfeffel Johnson, the old Etonian 'he didn't get to where he is by actually being any good at anything' man himself. A chancer and a liar but with family generated connections.
In fact, his (failed) intended avoidance of this 'deal' being looked at too closely smacked of a second-hand car salesman showing you the gleaming paint job and trying deparately to close the deal but avoiding any discussion of the mechanical condition under the hood and just plain lying about the lack of a service history.
People see through the 'you can trust me, I'm just harmless old bumbling Boris' now. Mainly.
Or partly. I think it's a long way from universal.
Emma Cownie on October 24, 2019 at 7:57 am said:
I think you summarised that very well, Ellen. Don't forget the anti-Brexit march last Saturday, the biggest march in UK History, ever?!
Right. I'm not sure how I managed to lose that many people. Apologies.
Michelle Churchman on October 24, 2019 at 6:39 pm said:
I can't really get a thorough picture of Boris Johnson. Is he a bumbling idiot like Trump? Or is he smart and just refuses to play by any rules, sense of decorum, etc.
My sense is that he's smarter than Trump–talk about damning with faint praise–but nowhere near as smart as he thinks he is. He's the product of elite education, and an elite family, all of which tends to convince people that they're smarter than they are. He's also cultivated an image as a bumbling rule breaker and manages to get away, shamelessly, with things that would drive anyone else out of public office. His closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, is a master of the dark arts of campaigning but hasn't been as clever at actual politics. Is that any help?
Widdershins on October 25, 2019 at 1:01 am said:
A modicum of good news here (Canada) … we now have a minority government, which will, if nothing else force the parties to at least pretend to communicate effectively with each other and focus slightly more on each issue rather than the usual dick-wankery. It's the best we could hope for really.
Let's hope they can do it instead of going into gridlock.
Widdershins on October 25, 2019 at 9:15 pm said:
Wouldn't that be … novel. :)
skwctgme on October 29, 2019 at 2:33 pm said:
Follow back:)
Sorry, I don't do follow-me-and-I'll-follow-you. Follow if you want to read the posts. If you don't, why fill up your inbox with junk you don't care about?
skwctgme on October 30, 2019 at 5:46 am said:
That is true indeed.
Glad you understand.
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Ellen Hawley on November 4, 2019 at 8:03 am said:
Thanks so much for doing that. I've never been able to make much sense of Pinterest. (I tried briefly, then fled.) I can see where it works for crafts and travel and things of that sort. But what on earth category would you use for something like the Brexit posts?


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Q: Flink - InstanceAlreadyExistsException: while migrating to the KafkaSource I am using flink with v1.13.2 . And I am trying to migrate FlinkKafkaConsumer to KafkaSource. While i am testing new KafkaSource, i am getting the following exception:
2022-04-27 12:49:13,206 WARN  org.apache.kafka.common.utils.AppInfoParser                  [] - Error registering AppInfo mbean
javax.management.InstanceAlreadyExistsException: kafka.consumer:type=app-info,id=my-kafka-id-7
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    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.<init>(KafkaConsumer.java:646) ~[blob_p-6ddb91cddeeec769ea1c062230f823a348757e9f-2bcb4f9bd83a2a5e043053d1ac91ca90:?]
    at org.apache.flink.connector.kafka.source.reader.KafkaPartitionSplitReader.<init>(KafkaPartitionSplitReader.java:90) ~[blob_p-6ddb91cddeeec769ea1c062230f823a348757e9f-2bcb4f9bd83a2a5e043053d1ac91ca90:?]
    at org.apache.flink.connector.kafka.source.KafkaSource.lambda$createReader$0(KafkaSource.java:145) ~[blob_p-6ddb91cddeeec769ea1c062230f823a348757e9f-2bcb4f9bd83a2a5e043053d1ac91ca90:?]
    at org.apache.flink.connector.base.source.reader.fetcher.SplitFetcherManager.createSplitFetcher(SplitFetcherManager.java:136) ~[flink-table-blink_2.11-1.13.2.jar:1.13.2]
    at org.apache.flink.connector.base.source.reader.fetcher.SingleThreadFetcherManager.addSplits(SingleThreadFetcherManager.java:61)
    ...

Here are the both FlinkKafkaConsumer and KafkaConsumer configs:

import java.util.Properties;

public class KafkaConsumer {

    private KafkaConsumer() {

    }

    public static Properties getKafkaProp(String kafkaTopicName){
        Properties properties = new Properties();
        String kafkaBrokerServers;
        properties.setProperty(ConsumerConfig.REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG, "...");

        switch (kafkaTopicName)
        {
            case ...:
                kafkaBrokerServers = "1.2.3.4";
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                kafkaBrokerServers = "3.4.5.6";
                break;
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                kafkaBrokerServers = "6.7.7.9";
                break;
        }

        properties.setProperty("bootstrap.servers", kafkaBrokerServers);
        String kafkaGroupId = "my-kafka-id"
        properties.setProperty("group.id", kafkaGroupId);
        properties.setProperty("partition.discovery.interval.ms", "10000");

        return properties;
    }

    public static<T>  FlinkKafkaConsumer<T> getKafkaConsumerForFlink(String kafkaTopicName, DeserializationSchema<T> deserializationSchema, Properties properties) {
        FlinkKafkaConsumer<T> consumer = new FlinkKafkaConsumer<>(
                kafkaTopicName,
                deserializationSchema,
                properties);

        consumer.setStartFromLatest();
        return consumer;
    }

    public static<T> KafkaSource<T> getKafkaSourceForFlink(String kafkaTopicNames, DeserializationSchema<T> deserializationSchema, Properties properties) {
        return KafkaSource.<T>builder()
                .setTopics(kafkaTopicNames)
                .setProperties(properties)
                .setStartingOffsets(OffsetsInitializer.latest())
                .setValueOnlyDeserializer(deserializationSchema)
                .build();
    }
}

public class KafkaStream{

    public DataStream<KafkaObject> getKafkaStream_1(ExecutionParameters executionParameters) {
        KafkaSource<KafkaObject> consumerBinden = KafkaConsumer.getKafkaSourceForFlink("topic-1", new KafkaEntitySerialization<>(KafkaObject.class), getKafkaProp("topic-1"));
        return executionParameters.getFlinkExecutionEnvironment().fromSource(consumerBinden, WatermarkStrategy.noWatermarks(), "topic-1").setParallelism(15).uid({RandomGeneratedString}).disableChaining();
    }

    public DataStream<KafkaObject> getKafkaStream_2(ExecutionParameters executionParameters) {
        KafkaSource<KafkaObject> kafka = KafkaConsumer.getKafkaSourceForFlink("topic-2", new KafkaEntitySerialization<>(KafkaObject.class), getKafkaProp("topic-2"));
        return executionParameters.getFlinkExecutionEnvironment().fromSource(consumerRal, WatermarkStrategy.noWatermarks(), "topic-2" ).setParallelism(15).uid({RandomGeneratedString}).disableChaining();
    }

}

I also created the KafkaSource with the following code snippets, but it didn't work:
public static<T> KafkaSource<T> getKafkaSourceForFlink(String kafkaTopicNames, DeserializationSchema<T> deserializationSchema, Properties properties) {
        return KafkaSource.<T>builder()
                .setBootstrapServers(properties.getProperty("bootstrap.servers"))
                .setTopics(kafkaTopicNames)
                .setGroupId(properties.getProperty("group.id"))
                .setProperties(properties)
                .setStartingOffsets(OffsetsInitializer.latest())
                .setValueOnlyDeserializer(deserializationSchema)
                .build();
    }

What could be the problem and how can i solve it?

UPDATE: The problem was the client_id. I was using the same client.id for different topics.
If anyone encounters with the same warning, try to set setClientIdPrefix:
    public static<T> KafkaSource<T> getKafkaSourceForFlink(String kafkaTopicName, DeserializationSchema<T> deserializationSchema, Properties properties)
    {
        return KafkaSource.<T>builder()
                .setTopics(kafkaTopicName)
                .setProperties(properties)
                .setClientIdPrefix(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                .setStartingOffsets(OffsetsInitializer.latest())
                .setValueOnlyDeserializer(deserializationSchema)
                .build();
    }
}

A: The error you are listing is a warning, not an exception.
Based on InstanceAlreadyExistsException coming from kafka consumer I'm suspecting that you're using the same client.id. The suggestion in that thread is to change it to a unique name.

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Euro 2016 kicks off this Friday, with the hosts France taking on Romania in Paris. Hopes are reasonably high for Roy Hodgson's bright young England side, while the Home Nations are also represented by Gareth-Bale led Wales – in their first major tournament since 1958 – and Northern Ireland.
Millions of people from all over Europe – from Albania to Iceland – will be heading to France to attend matches and fill the fan zones of the host cities.
Here, we look at the houses of three of England's main stars, in our attempt to put a property spin on the upcoming finals.
England's captain, talisman and record goalscorer lives in a very plush £5 million mansion in Cheshire (a very popular location for Premier League footballers playing in the North-West).
The 20 acre, three-storey home – situated in the picturesque village of Prestbury – boasts its own cinema and as, as you'd expect, a mini football pitch. It also includes a swimming pool, gym, Jacuzzi, indoor bar and a luxury (very luxury) kitchen.
When you're earning £300,000 a week, money really is no object – but let's hope Rooney can let his feet do the talking when it really matters, starting with this Saturday's Group B opener against Russia at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille.
The Chelsea defender and England stalwart will shortly be moving into a £5 million mega mansion in Surrey, which has drawn opposition from local residents.
The home, which will have four floors, will include a cinema, a library, a wine room and a games room. In addition, a gym, a bar, a boot room and staff living quarters are also included in the blueprints for the home.
Despite opposition from neighbours – complaining that the new home will be too big and 'ugly' – Cahill was given the green light to crack on with the building work.
Hopefully he can show the same levels of determination and persistence while manning England's defence in France.
The 21-year old Manchester City winger is another Cheshire resident – he moved into his £3.5 million mansion, close to Sir Alex Ferguson's Tudor-style home, after leaving Liverpool for the blue side of Manchester.
The six-bed property, which is said to boast a 30ft swimming pool, a cinema room and a large garage space capable of housing three sports cars, is situated in the affluent town of Wilmslow, which is well-known for its rich and famous residents and the luxurious lifestyle it offers.
Sterling, who cost Manchester City £49m last summer, has had a fairly average season but is expected to play a key role in Hodgson's side over the coming month.
England fans will hope he can repeat his performances at the 2014 World Cup, where he was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal campaign.
We're making no predictions – other than, if it goes to penalties, England will go out – but the form of players like Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Dele Alli, Rooney and Joe Hart should give plenty of cause for optimism.
We say it at every tournament, but there is a chance that this could finally be the tournament where football comes home.
(Please don't hold us to the above prediction. Tears, missed opportunities and glorious failure are, sadly, far more likely).
News for sellers: Virtual Reality, stable price growth and a million new homes by 2020?
Summer is now officially upon us – well, supposedly – and activity in the buyers and sellers' market is expected to ramp up in the coming months, whatever the weather.


Air swooshed past Perez's head as he ducked and rolled away from the sword swung towards his head. Rolling up onto his feet, he called his katana to hand in an instant. He gripped the black handle and enjoyed the weight of the blade in his hands. A smile twitched at the corner of his lips as he narrowed his field of vision and pushed forward. His blade swung in an upward movement and connected with his opponent's weapon, steel ringing against steel. The vibrations sent tingles down his arms and into Perez's chest, but he didn't allow it to distract him. He spun around in a semicircle and stepped back slightly as he threw an elbow towards his opponent's jaw. The elbow hardly connected, grazing his opponent's face and causing him to tumble backwards.
Perez's heart pounded; he finally had the upper hand. He rushed forward, looking to finish the fight quickly, but his lack of patience cost him; he didn't see the foot that swept his legs out from under him. As he landed on his back with a thud, the air was knocked from his lungs.
Trying to catch his breath as he brought his sword up to defend himself proved too much for Perez, who knew that he had lost before he even tried. A sword tip against his throat bought the point home like the final nail in the coffin, illustrating the point of his defeat further.
Looking up into a pair of steely blue eyes, he found no hint of mercy or forgiveness staring back. They held his gaze, daring him to get back up. "Do you yield?" Wise asked.
Wise finally withdrew the sword from Perez's throat and offered his hand instead. Grabbing hold of it, Perez pulled himself to his feet.
"Come on, you gotta admit I'm getting pretty good. Almost ninja-like," Perez said, dusting himself off as best he could.
"Ninja-like? You are spending way too much time with Zami–you're even sounding like her. Ninja-like." Wise's brown hair got into his eyes as he shook his head slightly. Pushing it back with a violent jerk of his hand, Wise let out a small sigh.
They had been at Ahusaka's place for a little over four months now. For Perez, it had flown by in no time. They knew where they were going, but getting there turned out to be a lot riskier and harder than they had first imagined. Their faces had been blasted forth on all news and television channels across the world. They were wanted by no less than ten different government agencies, and that number was steadily increasing as the weeks passed. Perez had to admit that he wasn't surprised. They had broken every federal and government law that the US had, and a few that he was only now finding out about. There were even reward bounties for any information on the trio, and triple that amount if anyone bought them in–dead or alive.
So for the last four months they had argued, planned, argued, planned again, and argued some more on the best way to get to Egypt. Every idea they came up with ended up at a roadblock later down the road that caused them trouble and stress. Thinking on it now, there really was no easy way of getting their mission started. If it had to be done, they needed to take the risk and do it fast. But the more they thought about it, the more procrastination seemed to show its ugly head.
"There's always a but," Perez said with a roll of his eyes.
"I guess," Perez said quietly. He turned away from Wise and took in the beauty around him. The trees swayed in a timeless dance as the wind ran through their branches like horses released from their paddock. The sun was setting, but its dimming glow still warmed the many wild flowers dotted along the stream with its rays.
Perez closed his eyes and allowed the sounds of the stream to wash away the many thoughts that were trying to occupy his mind. As he listened to the water burbling over the rocks, turning them smooth, he inhaled till his lungs were full and slowly breathed back out. The chill air tingled the hairs in his nostrils but it smoothed his worries nevertheless.
Perez drew his lips drawn into a fine line; it was not the answer that he wanted to hear, though he had expected it. After Perez's second…vision–if he could call it that–Wise had become less willing to offer an opinion on what their next course of action should be. He had removed himself from the decision-making process over time, and he only offered Perez help with training in hand-to-hand combat or with weapons.
Perez knew the reason. Since Wise had decided that their last mission, the one involving the president-elect, had been a disaster, he no longer wanted to take any responsibility for anything they did. Perez understood the logic, and would have done the exact same thing not too long ago, but he was slowly learning from his mistakes. He was also learning that he could not win every battle.
"Look, I know how you feel…about what happened. But you can't allow it to control you like that," Perez said.
"Sometimes talking about it is the only thing that can help," Perez said, laying a hand on Wise's shoulder.
Wise brushed Perez's hand off and looked at him through narrowed eyes. "Don't talk to me like you understand the burden I am under. You have not had to make life-and-death choices based on some kind of hunch that someone else has had. You've not been kept awake at night because each step you take can have disastrous consequences for the people that you love and care about. So do not belittle me with your false understanding. The choices I have made could end the very world as we know it.
"So, now would you like to tell me, Perez, actually how you believe that you know how I feel?" Wise demanded, his finger jabbing Perez in the chest.
Wise threw his hands in the air and walked away in a huff. Perez pinched his nose and let out a sigh as he watched Wise's retreating back. He turned around when he felt a presence behind him. Zami gave Perez a half-hearted smile, her curly mad-science-professor hair billowing in the wind.
"You should count yourself lucky. That's the most I've heard him say since we've been here. He must really like you." Zami chuckled.
"Yeah, I'm sure I can expect a Christmas card from him," Perez muttered, his brow wrinkling in frustration.
"The funny thing is, Zami, the same speech I gave him just now was the same one he gave me after he pulled me out of the ocean. Although he blames himself, I just feel like if it weren't for me and my visions, we wouldn't be in this mess.
"Now I'm asking everyone to trust me again and come along with me on another crazy adventure." Perez looked towards the sky and let out the breath that he was holding, trying to ease the tension in his shoulders.
"I think I have a solution for you. I don't want to say too much yet, but I think Zami has pulled it out of the bag once again," Zami said, tapping her nose with a forefinger.
Zami let out a peal of infectious laughter and shrugged her shoulders, giving Perez a wink. Despite the situation, Perez smiled back at her. Once again, things were going to get interesting.
Zami sat at the kitchen table watching her father work the kitchen like an old pro. He had multiple pots and pans going, but none of them seemed to be burning or boiling over. He was like a circus ringmaster, bringing each pot to a simmer just so, or raising the heat on another where needed.
"Have you decided on a course of action?" Ahusaka asked.
Ahusaka turned his head to look at Zami and raised an eyebrow. Turning his attention back to the stove he continued cooking.
"Well, it's just that Wise hasn't said anything about the plans. It's almost as if he doesn't want to be involved. We just don't feel like a team at the moment," Zami said, massaging her neck.
"What other choice do you have, dear?" With the meal fully prepared, Ahusaka turned off the stove and sat opposite his daughter. He took her hands in his and looked at her softly, his eyes wrinkling at the corners with a smile that wasn't showing on his lips.
"Do you ever miss her?" Zami asked, just above a whisper.
Ahusaka closed his eyes and placed a finger to Zami's lips, seeming to listen to some far-off sound that Zami couldn't hear.
Zami strained her hearing and tried to pick up what her father was hearing. At first there was only the sound of the wind, as it found its way through the gaps in the wooden house, whispering here and there as it continued its journey through the house.
Listening more intently, she slowly made out a sound that she couldn't quite recognise in the distance. Pinpointing the noise, she could make out that it was growing louder by the second.
"Grab your things and go now!" Ahusaka instructed.
The sound was beginning magnified by the second; its deep bass howl seemed to vibrate through the house and into Zami's very core. She looked around the room; the pots and pans on the stove started to shake and rattle. The very air seemed to have come alive with noise, the pots creating their own symphony to accompany the unknown sound.
Zami looked at her father wide-eyed; she was about to speak but the door to the cabin flew open and Perez ran into the kitchen, his hands loaded with rucksacks. His breathing was laboured and his eyes wild as he searched the room, finally settling his sights on Zami. He locked eyes with her and conveyed a thousand unspoken emotions, but it was the two words that he uttered that truly bought home the magnitude of their situation.


Think about the ways you talk without using words; you might point to an object, widen your eyes when you're excited or do a victory dance when you win a game. Difficulty communicating seems to be a hallmark characteristic of autism, but your non-verbal autistic toddler can use these same gestures you use to "speak." Practicing a few techniques for communication helps take much of the frustration away, for both you and your toddler.
Use dramatic faces and gestures. Just because your toddler doesn't speak does not mean he can't hear and understand what you say. Help him realize you're excited about him playing with a toy by pointing at it and smiling, all while saying, "Nice work rolling the car!" Through repetition, your toddler will begin to pair these dramatic expressions with your words and will understand the association.
Use sign language, which is a more sophisticated form of gesturing. Help your toddler learn important words like "I want," "please," "more" or "I'm hurt." Pair these gestures with words so your toddler will again realize their associations.
Try assistive technology (AT) devices or programs, which "speak" a word when typed. Other similar programs use pictures that your toddler can touch, and the device will announce the word. These tools can be effective for communication; for example, you toddler can tap a picture of a banana to say he is hungry and wants to eat a banana.
Utilize a tablet or similar mobile technology device. Many AT programs are available for tablets and are more affordable than traditional AT devices. Tablets also have games and therapeutic applications that can help teach your non-verbal toddler communication tricks while also providing entertainment.


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Q: How to edit permissions on CryptoKeySecurity? I have posted about this already but no luck since then I have more information I thought I would try again I really hope someone can help. Basically I am reading an XML file and verifying the fact that it has been signed. This code works perfectly when run as an adminitrator but not as network service, the final line resolves to 'true' but when not run as admin doesnt.
NOTE: this is not a problem with reading the XML file this opens fine. The problem is with one of the objects in memory. I 'think' the problem is to do with access control lists on the CryptoKeyRights object.
I have used the following (in the below code) to try and grant everyone access to the CspParams object:
CryptoKeyRights rightsForall = CryptoKeyRights.FullControl;

CryptoKeyAccessRule everyone = new CryptoKeyAccessRule(@"Everyone", CryptoKeyRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow);

cspParams.CryptoKeySecurity = new CryptoKeySecurity();

cspParams.CryptoKeySecurity.AddAccessRule(everyone);

The above code
The code is:
// Verify the signature of an XML file against an asymmetric
// algorithm and return the result.XmlDocument Doc, RSA Key
public static Boolean VerifyLicenceFile(string xmlLicFilePathArg)
{
    bool isVerified = false;

    try
    {

        CspParameters cspParams = new CspParameters();

        cspParams.KeyContainerName = containerName;

        RSACryptoServiceProvider rsaKey = new RSACryptoServiceProvider(cspParams);

        // Create a new XML document.
        XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();

        // Load an XML file into the XmlDocument object.
        xmlDoc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
        xmlDoc.Load(xmlLicFilePathArg);

        // Check arguments.
        if (xmlDoc == null)
            throw new ArgumentException("Doc");
        if (rsaKey == null)
            throw new ArgumentException("Key");

        // Create a new SignedXml object and pass it
        // the XML document class.
        SignedXml signedXml = new SignedXml(xmlDoc);

        // Find the "Signature" node and create a new
        // XmlNodeList object.
        XmlNodeList nodeList = xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Signature");

        // Throw an exception if no signature was found.
        if (nodeList.Count <= 0)
        {
            throw new CryptographicException("Verification failed: No Signature was found in the document.");
        }

        // This example only supports one signature for
        // the entire XML document.  Throw an exception
        // if more than one signature was found.
        if (nodeList.Count >= 2)
        {
            throw new CryptographicException("Verification failed: More that one signature was found for the document.");
        }

        // Load the first <signature> node.
        signedXml.LoadXml((XmlElement)nodeList[0]);

        // Check the signature and return the result.
        isVerified = signedXml.CheckSignature(rsaKey);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
    }

    return isVerified;

}

A: This sounds more like permissions on the root CA, or the signing cert. So what I'd check is where the certificates in the chain are in the certificate store - if they're in the User store (which would explain it working under Administrator) or the machine store (where they should work for everyone)

A: The anser for this was not to use the machine to store the keys in...export them and load them independantly...
Is it possible to sign an xml document without having to use KeyContainerName?

A: This is a problem with the Mandatory Profiles and Temporary profiles.
These profiles are not full users, and do not have their own key stores. You need to use an ephemeral key, or avoid triggering keystore access.
See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alejacma/archive/2007/10/23/rsacryptoserviceprovider-fails-when-used-with-mandatory-profiles.aspx for details.
You can try setting RSACryptoServiceProvider.UseMachineKeyStore = true.
This might avoid using the user profile's keystore.
If you are using .net 4.0 you can use the new CspParameters.flags CreateEphemeralKey to indicate that the key is independent of the keystore.  i.e. it is an in-memory key, not read or saved to the keychain.


This is a different example. So this was Walkerton, Canada in 2000. So what happened here, they've got some bores, they have cows around and they've got E. coli, a particular type of E. coli that are carried in cow manure into the bores.
Because they had set up a contract with, they have a performance-based contract with the contractor if they haven't got the chlorine in, they've got massive financial penalties.
It just so happens that the guy who was the contractor was the brother of the guy who was running the water supply. Now, there's a little bit of a conflict of interest there.
So rather than put their hand up the minute they knew about it and said, hey we've got cow poo in our water supply and you could boil the water and not drink it for a while.
They didn't say anything for three or four days. And in that time, yeah, seven people dead, and 1500 people ill.
And they had a massive inquiry. One of the brothers went to jail, the other one got a community sentence. The seven people who were dead and can't come back.
Some of those people will have lifelong injuries from it, they will never recover.
But over here in New Zealand, there are public health officials who looked at that and say hey, nothing would stop that from happening in New Zealand, so we've got water safety plans, about a billion dollars of capital on small town water treatment, increased long-term operations, and maintenance cost, and increase levels of service, which will increase cost.
So that was in Canada and of course all these costs here in New Zealand. And Flint is going to do the same thing to New Zealand as Havelock.
So, what happens is, people go, oh there's that risk but we don't know how to manage it. So, what do we do?
We've got legislation, regulations, dah dah dah… cost goes up, whether we're actually managing risk any better is anybody's guess.
Coming back to this diagram here.
Those interrelationships and how they interact with life cycle management.
That's what you're describing in an asset management plan is quite important as you have real world consequences.
And these bits a bit we struggle to explain to our decision-makers and the risk side of it. Okay, so, you just have to watch out for that, where the gaps are.
New Zealand invests on water utilities infrastructure management plans to ensure water safety as a result of the Walkerton Canada incident.


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MFWA Unveils Journalist of the Month
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In recognition of his compelling television documentary that raised alarm and prompted action on the devastating maternal and child mortality situation in Ghana's second largest medical facility, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has named Multimedia Group's Seth Kwame Boateng as the first winner of its Journalist of the Month series.
Seth Kwame Boateng received an overwhelming nomination and endorsement by journalists and the public across West Africa as a journalist whose story had made the most significant impact for the month of May, 2017.
"It is our pleasure to announce Seth Kwame Boateng as Our Journalist for the Month of May," said Sulemana Braimah," Executive Director of MFWA. "Seth's story titled: 'Next to Die' was a masterpiece and the impact was a classic example of the significant changes journalism can help bring to society."
CLICK HERE to watch the documentary titled: NEXT TO DIE
The 'Next to Die' documentary that was first screened on the Joy TV Channel, exposed the avoidable daily deaths of mothers and babies at Ghana second biggest hospital –The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
The deaths, as screened, were largely due to the lack of facilities at the hospital, even as a 1,000-bed capacity maternal block for the hospital stood uncompleted and abandoned since construction work began in the 1970s.
The documentary resulted in spontaneous outrage and action from various stakeholders. These efforts culminated in a fundraising drive led by the current First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Rebeca Akufo-Addo, to ensure that the abandoned hospital building project would be completed. Funds to the tune of almost 9 million Ghana Cedis (an equivalent of over 2 million dollars) have been raised thus far.
Seth Kwame Boateng was stunned but thrilled by the massive nominations he received across the region that led to the decision to announce him as MFWA Journalist of the Month winner.
He narrated that the 'health emergency' situation was first brought to his attention in 2013 and expressed satisfaction that he was finally able to communicate the plight of dying babies and mothers at the hospital.
"I was actually in Kumasi on a different assignment when I decided to take two days off to try and tell the story of helpless mothers, babies and health workers," Seth told the MFWA.
The Journalist of the Month Series is an initiative of the MFWA under its Journalism for Change (J4C) project, to name and praise deserving journalists and to inspire quality, independent journalism across West Africa. The J4C project, seeks to nurture, mentor, train and inspire investigative and impactful journalism across West Africa.
Who is Seth Kwame Boateng – A Brief Bio
Seth Kwame Boateng is the Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) Journalist of the Month (June) – the maiden edition of the monthly series.
He was nominated, vetted and approved for his feature, 'NEXT TO DIE', a tell-tale expose on the maternal and child mortality incidences at one of Ghana's main referral hospitals in Kumasi – Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Following his graduation from the Kumasi Anglican Secondary School, Seth set out to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Coast.
His journalism journey started in his first year on campus way back in 2003 when he telephoned Love FM to report an incident of a man who'd stabbed his girlfriend. The producers at this radio station immediately recognised his journalistic ability after he reported the incident live on air and started mentoring him from that point.
Seth was officially enrolled at Joy TV in 2007 after his national service as a receptionist at Multimedia. He has since been researching, producing, presenting and reporting on human interest stories with his latest big hit being the 'Next to Die' documentary. His 2016 'Left to Rot' documentary on the state of remand in Ghanaian Prisons is still fresh on the minds of viewers.
His academic journey for a Masters degree later took him to the University of Ghana and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, where he graduated with Masters in Mass Communications, and in Conflict, Peace and Security respectively.
Seth currently works for the Multimedia Group in Ghana and is married with one child.
CLICK HERE to watch our brief interview with Seth Kwame Boateng
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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter, or if you are a Cyanide and Happiness fan, Happy Zombie Jesus day! I found some funny Easter related images for you to laugh at while eating chocolate. I am not responsible for any half chewed and melted chocolate that ends up on your monitor or keyboard.
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Vogelkarspitze – szczyt w paśmie Karwendel, w Alpach Wschodnich. Leży na granicy między Austrią (Tyrol), a Niemcami (Bawaria). Sąsiaduje z Östliche Karwendelspitze i Grabenkarspitze.

Pierwszego wejścia, 4 lipca 1870 r. dokonał Hermann von Barth.

Bibliografia
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Szczyty Austrii
Szczyty w Niemczech
Szczyty pasma Karwendel

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