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2020 Mentor Session Interview: UTA Music Agent Ben Hogan
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 | Features
One of the best features for aspiring music professionals at Winter Music Conference 2020 will be the mentor sessions. They will give badge holders the ability to talk to DJs, publicists, tech professionals, streaming executives and more for genuine interaction in a classy, personal setting. Pro Badge holders will be able to get meaningful insights that can advance their career from some of the best in the business. We are running a series of interviews with each of our mentors as we prep for the sunshine in March. We have already talked to Jonas Tempel, Lara Kelley, Sydney Blu, Stephanie LaFera, Alexandra Greenberg, Kozmoe Alonzo, Peter Wohelski, Morgan Page, David Waxman, Josh Wink, Barbara Tucker & Andrew Marcogliese. Now we continue our interviews with UTA electronic music agent Ben Hogan.
Ben Hogan is an Electronic Music agent at leading global talent and entertainment company UTA. Based in Los Angeles, Hogan has built an impressive client roster that spans the full field of genres in dance music. He represents artists ranging from powerhouse DJ icons and industry leaders like Alesso, Slander, NGHTMRE, Snails and Carnage to emerging live acts such as Elohim and GoldFish, among others. He is known for his ability to work with acts from inception and help them reach the top tier of the electronic landscape.
Prior to UTA, Hogan was as an agent at Circle Talent Agency, one of the largest independent booking agencies. Circle Talent was acquired by UTA in 2018.
Previously, Hogan worked with Steez Productions in Baltimore, MD as a local promoter for a sprawling network of large-format electronic events across the northeast, including Starscape. He began working professionally in dance music at the age of 17, where he hosted all-ages dance events in Baltimore.
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Winter Music Conference will return to The Faena Forum in Miami Beach on March 16-19 to celebrate 35 years. Ben Hogan will be one of the mentors during WMC.
Read out on for our interview with Ben Hogan below.
When you were coming up professionally did you have the opportunity to have a mentor, and if so, how did it affect your career path?
Steve Gordon, Kevin Gimble and Evan Weinstein have mentored me throughout my career. I got my start in the industry working under Steve and Evan at Steez Promo. I now work with Steve and Kevin at UTA, and I still do business with Evan on a daily basis. Having professional role models in your life is a key to success, and I wouldn't be where I am today without their guidance and the support of other senior executives who helped carve my path. One of the best ways to enter the music industry is to shadow a more seasoned individual or a team who can show you the ropes. Knowledge in this industry is key. There's no handbook that can teach you the ins and outs of the music industry. You have to experience it firsthand.
Have you ever mentored someone, and if so, what are some of your techniques? What type of knowledge did you impart?
I try to mentor the people I work with as much as possible in our day-to-day business. Being a mentor is primarily about caring and sharing your knowledge freely. You have to be a motivational, positive influence in someone's life if you want them to learn from you. When I first started working with my current assistant, I liked to give him projects that would educate him about the music industry. I had a long list of names and companies for him to research. I think those assignments helped him explore the landscape and start to get a grasp on the key players and their stories.
What are a few pieces of advice you might give someone starting off in your line of work? How have things changed since you started?
Work hard and immerse yourself in the scene however you possibly can. Say yes to all the opportunities that come your way. I have done everything from handing out flyers for festivals, to working the door and collecting money at events, to running lights and working production. All of these odd jobs helped build the foundation of knowledge that shaped my career.
Can you share any "aha" moment in your career where you knew you had made the right choice or that things were about to get really great for you?
Moving to LA in 2012 and dropping out of college was the most "aha" moment that I can remember. It was a really emotional and intense experience leaving everything behind, but once I got to LA and had some early success with my job, the decision just felt right. When my girlfriend (now wife) Kerry came out to join me in 2013 in LA, it felt like the relocation was truly complete. In that moment, I knew I would be working in the music industry with her by my side for a long time!
What are you looking forward to the most at 2020's WMC and MMW?
We have some really special B2B performances booked at Ultra. Alesso's set at LIV on Thursday night to kick off the weekend will be really special, and the Gud Vibrations stage takeover on Sunday is going to be absolutely mind-blowing. I'm also looking forward to connecting with younger folks at the mentor session and hopefully delivering some inspiring advice to the future generation.
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Before there was Ultra Music Festival, there was The Winter Music Conference, the annual coming together of the dance music tribes. Miami in March is a fundamental place to be from a business perspective, and has always given me endless opportunities for discovering new partnerships and talent. WMC brings together the dance music industry and surrounding culture like no other event in America. I've been attending WMC for nearly 20 years, and I'm very much looking forward to experiencing its evolution in 2019.
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I feel fortunate to have been part of the first-ever WMC. Over the 35 years, it has grown to give us an international forum where we exchange music and ideas. As an attendee and host of many of the award shows, I am proud each time I see new young talent emerge and then become world-renowned. We all have so many Winter Music Conference moments of hearing a seminal breakthrough record for the first time as well as a new DJ with star quality. Magical moments in my career.
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Particle, the IoT platform company focused on making the Internet of Things (IoT) easy, has raised $40 million in series C funding.
Particle claims to be "the only all-in-one IoT platform on the market." As such, they offer a competitive advantage for companies looking to bring their products and services online. This is especially critical for established companies looking to make the transition, companies who are at risk of being disrupted by smaller, more nimble competitors.
"That's because technology and innovation are not evenly distributed, and the decades-old manufacturers that lead traditional industries are more likely to be the disrupted than the disruptor," wrote CEO Zach Supalla in the company's announcement. "Particle is here to help to change this dynamic; we're here to empower the next generation of IoT companies and bring the physical world online to fundamentally change how traditional industries operate."
Particle is already actively helping an impressive list of customers, including Opti, Jacuzzi, Shared Technologies, Korean-based Olulo and the Air National Guard. This latest round of funding will help Particle continue developing their IoT platform and supporting tools.
"Particle will use the money raised in this round of funding to continue developing our enterprise IoT platform suite, as well as scale our engineering and product teams," according to Supalla. "These new team hires will help bolster our professional engineering service (Particle Studios) and help our customers bring their products to market. We'll also be expanding into new global markets while hiring in sales and marketing."
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This year, Canadian Latte Art Championship will be held at the Restaurants Canada Show in Toronto, between February 24-26. The last day to register is February 22nd. The winner of this competition will be representing Canada at the 2019 World Latte Art Championship (WLAC)! In summary, the competitors will be required to present two separate sets of free-pour lattes, followed by one set of designer lattes. All of the pours must match a pre-prepared photograph of the same design. Competitors will have five minutes of preparation time, followed by ten minutes of competition time. The routine will be delivered in front of 4 judges: two visual judges, one technical, and one head judge.
Competitors are required to use the espresso machine, grinder, coffee, cups, and milk chosen by the competition. A big aspect of this competition is preparing for having to use unfamiliar equipment and ingredients! Competitors will be evaluated on technical and visual aspects of the performance.
Ultimately, all competitors are responsible to understand the current WLAC rules and regulations. The format for the Canadian competition is referred to as "Final Round" in WLAC terms. There will be a competitor's meeting the morning of the first round competition. Also, you can reach out to Mike Strumpf at mstrumpf@swisswater.com with any questions!
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Greater New Jersey Bishop and Leaders Respond to Clergwoman's Book
by Cynthia B. Astle
A United Methodist Insight Exclusive
United Methodist Insight invited Bishop John Schol to respond to the allegations made by the Rev. Beth Caulfield in her book, "People Throw Rocks at Things That Shine: A Clergy Whistleblower's Journey." Because Bishop Schol said he hasn't read Rev. Caulfield's book, Insight worked with him to draft questions related to specific instances in the book. The questions are given below in bold, followed by Bishop Schol's replies.
Other leaders of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference contributed responses voluntarily to Insight's inquiry. Some of the responses address issues not included in the questions submitted to Bishop Schol. These responses are included after the bishop's replies.
From Bishop John Schol:
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Bishop John Schol
Beth Caufield is a gifted disciple of Jesus Christ, working on behalf of the Wesleyan Covenant Association and the Global Methodist Church. She is the president of the Greater New Jersey chapter of the WCA and working to influence congregations to leave The United Methodist Church and to join The Global Methodist Church.
I always found Beth as a leader who pushed hard to accomplish whatever task she was given.
I have not read Beth's book; however, excerpts have been shared in emails from Beth about her book to me and lay and clergy members of Greater New Jersey. Beth served in several traditional congregations and on staff of Greater New Jersey. While on staff and in the three congregations I appointed her to, there was conflict and requests for an appointment change from the congregation's leadership and district superintendent.
Beth was turned down by the board of ordained ministry for ordination as I recall on a couple of occasions, and as a result, she left The United Methodist Church. I am not privileged to know the circumstances of those decisions.
The Rev. Glenn Conaway
The Rev. Glenn Conaway serves as Delaware Bay District Superintendent in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference.
The Rev. Glenn Conaway, Delaware Bay District Superintendent: When it comes to appointments within the annual conference, Rev. Caulfield fails to clarify the great appointment opportunity given when the Bishop appointed her to one of the largest and most vital congregations in GNJ. The church had a successful second campus with growing attendance and plans to expand to a new site. However, within ten months of Rev. Caulfield's arrival on the staff, where she worked with the second campus, attendance and finances were greatly declining. The SPRC Chairperson, Committee, and Lead Pastor, shared major concerns with me as the District Superintendent. The bishop offered paid time off and professional coaching. As the DS, on a district where her skills and theological preference are a match, she was again given another opportunity to serve a two-point charge as the Lead Pastor with the same result. Within less than a year, the same complaints and concerns were coming from both congregations resulting in her own choosing to resign. Unfortunately, Rev. Caulfield portrays herself as a victim, rather than realizing the support that people in the local church, a DS, Cabinet, or Bishop wished to extend.
Insight: Beth Caufield in her book accuses the bishop of nepotism because he bought a church parsonage, his wife worked for Greater New Jersey and his son is an appointed pastor in Greater New Jersey. What is the response to this accusation?
The Rev. William Williams
The Rev. William M. Williams III serves as Meadowlands District Superintendent in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference. (Conference Photo)
The Rev. William M. Williams III, Meadowlands District Superintendent: "The Greater New Jersey cabinet has and continues to adhere to our conflict of interest policy as it relates to any appointment and the appointment of Rev. Mark Schol. This means that when Rev. Schol's name comes up for discussions about appointments, Bishop Schol leaves the room and does not participate in these discussions. In fact, he is not in the building. I always consult another bishop outside of GNJ when I want to discuss Rev. Schol's appointment. My supervision of Rev. Schol's ministry continues to be held to our high ethical and moral standards."
Jay Kim
Jay Kim serves as Director of Human Resources for the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference. (Conference Photo)
Jay Kim, Director of Human Resources: The Treasurer/Director of Administrative services approached Beverly Schol because of her knowledge and experience in property when the position of GNJ Property Manager became open. Beverly submitted her resume and application and followed our hiring process as outlined in our Employee Handbook. She was interviewed along with several other candidates. She interviewed with two groups of staff and was identified as the best candidate and was hired by the Treasurer.
There were a few people within the annual conference who raised concerns, not because of her competency or the level of work but they did not believe it was appropriate. Beverly decided to resign in October of 2019 since she felt the negative attention she was receiving was taking away the time that could be spent working for the mission of GNJ. I will always be thankful for her dedication and the hard work she poured into GNJ.
The Rev. Matt Enzler: I am the chair of the Board of Trustees for the United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey (GNJ), serving in this capacity since July 2021. Previously, from 2007-2016 I worked as a prosecutor, in which I aided and directed numerous investigations, including financial crimes. The sale of the former Belmar Parsonage property was brought to a close under my supervision in early 2022. In bringing this sale to closure, I investigated the circumstances surrounding the agreement, to ensure no conflict of interest existed. I found the following:
The Sale of the Belmar Parsonage closed for $803,000.
GNJ received a total of $1,763,000 for the combined Belmar parsonage and church properties.
The total sale price the aggregate Belmar properties was $560,000 more than two other comparable church sales in the area, and one other comparable commercial property.
A minimum of $100,000 of that is directly attributable to the parsonage lot.
All processes and procedures of GNJ and the 2016 United Methodist Book of Discipline were followed for this sale.
No Conflict of Interest was found to exist.
Insight: Rev. Beth Caufield accuses the bishop of being punitive in handling a complaint against a GNJ clergy person. Also that the bishop and cabinet called a special clergy session about this matter which was further evidence of his seeking to embarrass the clergy person. Was the bishop punitive? Was the bishop seeking to embarrass the clergy person?
Bishop Schol: I regret that Beth continues to raise a complaint and trial of a GNJ clergy person because it is deeply painful to the clergy person, the cabinet, the people of GNJ, and me.
A clergy person reportedly received $13,000 over a period of time from a former parishioner of a church she served in. The accusation also included that she continued this relationship while serving in her next two appointments. The family felt it was inappropriate to be receiving money and continuing to visit with their father. Reportedly, the wife of the former parishioner was also deeply distressed about the matter. A complaint was filed by the daughter. The cabinet filed a complaint after the clergy person, who was a district superintendent at the time, indicated that the $13,000 claim was inaccurate to records that showed she received more than $110,000 from the parishioner. I believe the clergy person did not believe there was anything wrong for her to continue to maintain the relationship and receive large sums of money.
Beth also asserts that I called a special clergy session about this matter. This is not true, as the clergy session was called for a completely different subject matter. During the session in question, the advocate for the clergy person under complaint that Beth refers to was recognized, and he made a speech that the clergy person was not a lesbian now or ever. It was very odd because there was never an accusation about the clergy person's sexuality.
The board of ordained ministry voted to place the clergy person ad-interim on involuntary leave of absence. I sought to achieve a just resolution that would bring the clergy person off involuntary leave of absence and appoint her at the next Annual Conference session. The previous bishop who initially handled the matter had told the family the money was a loan and would be repaid fully. Therefore, I sought that the Conference would help repay the money that the family was requesting as reimbursement following their father's death. Regretfully, I could not achieve the just resolution.
Today, it is my understanding that the clergy person is serving well in another denomination. She continues with her credentials in The United Methodist Church.
Insight: Rev. Caufield accuses the bishop of meeting with her and the meeting made her sick.
Nicola Mulligan
Nicola Mulligan serves as bishop's assistant in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference. (Conference Photo)
Nicola Mulligan, Assistant to the Bishop: Bishop Schol typically meets with pastors who are struggling in their appointments in a non-complaint, non-supervisory response. I participate in these meetings as the bishop's assistant to follow up to ensure issues or commitments made by the bishop or the clergy person are completed. I have observed firsthand many of these conversations and they are pastoral. The meeting with Beth was not unusual in Bishop Schol's policy to meet one on one and to hear about the needs of the pastor.
The bishop met with Beth because she had had a series of challenges in the ministry settings to which she was appointed. Beth expressed during the meeting that she was exhausted, from the challenges of a two-point charge and life changes including moving house. Bishop Schol offered her paid leave to ease the anxiety of transition. She would also be able to exercise self-care and a period of discernment for her next steps in ministry. Beth seemed relieved and grateful for the opportunity to take this path forward and this is how the meeting ended. I would describe the meeting as pastoral and grace filled. How Beth described the meeting is not accurate.
Insight: Rev. Caulfield alleges that the bishop has intentionally disobeyed the book of Discipline. Is this correct?
Bishop Schol: I am, I have, and I continue to carry out The Book of Discipline.
Over the last several years, and continued today, I have witnessed people in our nation portray untruthful statements, yet if they are said enough and gain media focus, those false statements take a life of their own. Regretfully, there are people vying for congregations and making false statements and it is hurting the witness of The United Methodist Church, creating confusion and division. While this may benefit a particular cause, it hurts the witness of the Church. In GNJ, we honor all our congregations, and we recognize that there will be differences in theology and how people will be in ministry with and by LGBTQ persons. We want to keep the light on Christ, rather than seek to hurt one another.
Cynthia B. Astle serves as Editor of United Methodist Insight, which she founded in 2011. This article is copyrighted and may not be reproduced elsewhere without permission from United Methodist Insight. To request reprint permission, please email the Editor.
Rev. Beth Caulfield Bishop John Schol Greater New Jersey Annual Conference
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Yearly school ski trip tradition in decline
By Adam Bisby
Fri., Jan. 25, 2013timer4 min. read
The good news for student schussers at Leaside High School: The ski club doubled in size this year, from 20 to 40 members.
The bad news: There will be no school ski trip.
For the second year running, the midtown Toronto institution isn't sponsoring an outing to Blue Mountain near Collingwood. These daylong excursions, organized by teachers and the athletic council and paid for by students themselves, were once a regular feature of the school year. But now they're fewer and farther between, staff at Leaside and other schools say, citing the current labour imbroglio, staff shortages, overwhelming paperwork and liability concerns as the obstacles field trips of all stripes must overcome.
Donna McLelland, a teacher at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, has been involved with school ski trips for more than 20 years, and coached the ski team until it folded 10 years ago.
Like Leaside, Laurier hasn't sent its students to a ski hill since 2011, and the prospects for the future look bleak. "The kids are under so much pressure not to miss a class," McLelland says, adding that interest has waned as Laurier's student body has become increasingly multicultural.
"It takes a number of years for these multicultural families to get settled and embrace the cold. But I think it's good to introduce kids to the benefits of being in Canada, like being able to go skiing. It's a wonderful way to help the winter pass you by."
The long-time schussing advocate says these excursions are "tremendous learning experiences" that promote "physical, emotional and social growth."
Not to mention simply being fun. "Instead of being booked with homework day in and day out, they need a break," she adds.
Still, McLelland has seen plenty of examples of the safety-related litigation that worries both school administration and parents. "People have the propensity to sue over the slightest provocation," she says, "and this ruins things for everyone else.
"It's very sad, because school ski trips are a wonderful endeavour."
Leaside and Laurier aren't the only GTA schools forgoing ski trips. According to Mark Laughlin, assistant general manager of Horseshoe Resort near Barrie, the last decade has seen visits from school groups fall by about 40 per cent, with this season's strike-fuelled decline reaching 60 per cent. The 50-year-old hill still gets around 18,000 school visitors during the winter season, he says, but more than half of these never strap on skis or snowboards (or take the hour-long lessons that are mandatory at most resorts).
Nowadays, teachers organizing trips to Horseshoe tend to focus on low-risk activities such as tubing, as well as on outdoor education and team-building with geocaching, treetop ropes courses and interpretive snowshoe hikes, all of which are new additions to Horseshoe since 2000.
"If students or teachers aren't confident skiers, they can try something else," Laughlin says, adding that less-costly fall and spring visits are becoming increasingly popular with schools.
The same trends are apparent at Blue Mountain. While staff wouldn't provide specific numbers, the resort is "seeing a few less ski visits" from public schools, says group services supervisor Brittany Gunn, citing the current labour imbroglio and rising transportation costs as reasons for the decline. (As is the case at Horseshoe, visits from universities, private and Catholic schools have been more consistent.) Like Horseshoe, trips focused on "alternative activities" like winter survival courses and outdoor education represent the future of Blue's relationship with schools. "That's how we see growth in snow sports unfolding," says snow school supervisor Matt Code, adding that Blue works hard to tailor programs to schools' curriculum and budget.
Indeed, there's no shortage of outside support for teachers planning ski trips. For the first time, Ontario's Ministry of Education has earmarked $20 million for elementary and secondary boards to provide outdoor learning activities this school year. "Boards were encouraged to partner with third-party organizations such as local business — for example, ski hills — not-for-profit organizations or community groups to develop programming," explains Ministry spokesman Andrew Morrison.
Then there are the various GTA travel agencies, such as Brightspark Travel and Explorica Canada, that help teachers organize longer excursions to Quebec City, the nearby Stoneham Mountain Resort, and Mont-Sainte-Anne.
These more ambitious (and expensive) trips are becoming increasingly popular, says Brightspark's Nina Chabot, as they incorporate curriculum requirements like history, geography and French immersion, provide enrichment and safety assurances for parents and school administrators through live presentations and, most importantly, take most of the work involved in planning a trip out of the hands of overtaxed teachers.
"What this means for the teacher is that he or she has the opportunity to enjoy the experience with the students," Chabot says.
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Two houses for 14 and 16 people in the Loire Valley that can be rented separately or together.
Situated between the lake of Chemillé sur Indrois and the medieval church of St Vincent, Pamoja can sleep up to 30 people comfortably.
Pamoja Liptrap is the ancient barn turned into a home and the old dwelling part of the house. It has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 lounges in over 350m2 and a fenced garden overlooking the lake.
Pamoja Liptrap is full of space and light: a great place for a group to be together without feeling cramped.
Pamoja Cooma has 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 lounges, each with a wood stove, a play room with a pool table, a baby grand piano and a babyfoot, a generous kitchen, Internet Wifi, games, toys, fancy dresses for children, a canoe and a fenced garden facing the lake.
It is the ideal setting for a family or friends get together.
This building has two parts - The ancient barn turned into a home with generous volumes and natural light that make it unique. - The old dwelling part of the house. The floors were dug to make more ceiling height, walls were knocked down to created one big space full of charm, with exposed beams, an old brick and stone fireplace and a beautiful oak floor.
On the lake side ground floor, there is one big open space. The kitchen is big, functional and very well equiped. The sitting room area is defined by comfortable couches, and old baby grand piano (playable and kept in tune) and an efficient wood stove. The kitchen and dining spaces are designed to cater for a 30 person group.
There is also a veranda facing the lake that can be used as an extra bedroom, a sitting room during the summer, an art studio, a play room for children, etc.
A bedroom with an en-suite shower room is accessible in a wheelchair.
On the church side ground floor, there is an open space with two couches and two armchairs in front of the fireplace and a big wooden dining room table. There is a second shower room and a toilet.
Upstairs are four bedrooms, two bathrooms with WC and a large covered terrace.
Internet WIFI, 5 ring gas cooker, large oven, 2 dishwashers, washing machine, cooking equipment, etc.
Liptrap, second lounge and kitchen (47m2): microwave, fridge, DVD player, couches and wood burner.
19m2, double bed 140/190, covered terrace facing the lake.
15m2, three single beds 90/200 plus a small windowless room (6m2) with a single bed 90/200. En-suite shower and toilet.
Fully equiped kitchen : 5 burner gaz stove, sink, a dishwasher, a microwave oven, a fridge/freezer, coffee maker... and a pantry with a sink and a washing machine.
Possum Room with two 90/200 beds that can be joined.
The Kookaburra room has a baby grand piano, a babyfoot and a pool table.
Ivan Bedroom: one 140/190 bed and one 90/200.
34m2, baby grand piano, babyfoot and pool table.
Fully equiped kitchen : 5 burner gaz stove, sink, a dishwasher, a microwave oven, a fridge/freezer, coffee maker... Pantry.
35m2, couches facing the wood burner, books and music.
For a few days, a week or more!!
During mid and low season (except during Easter holidays), the property can be rented on a nightly basis (for a minimum of 2 nights).
End-of-stay cleaning is not included in the price. An extra 90 euros per house or 160 for the whole property will be charged.
Tourist tax to be paid upon arrival: 1 euro per adult (over 18) and per night.
Sheets and towels are not included but can be rented for 12 euros per single bed and 24 euros per double bed.
Wood for the burners, electricity, gas and water are included.
A deposit of 1000 euros is required upon arrival and will be returned within a week of the guest's departure.
Pamoja is situated in a village. It is therefore not possible to host a noisy party. We ask our guests to avoid making noise and/or to keep windows closed after 10PM.
No smoking in the building, please!!
It is 16km from Loches and 55KM from Tours.
The property sits between the church and the lake, in the heart of the village.
From Tours, you need to catch a bus or a train to Loches (you buy it at the same time as your train ticket).
From Loches, you'll either need a car, a taxi or a bicycle for the last 16Kms.
A variety of flights go to Tours-Val-de-Loire (about 70km from Pamoja). You can rent a car there or make your way to Tours.
Benjamin and Nathalie: the owners!! Benjamin is a designer and his father is an architect. Born in Canada, he grew up in Australia and has lived in France for almost 20 years. Ben loves building and drew the plans for the house himself (with the help of many architect friends!). He is now the director of a design school in Strasbourg, LISAA.
Nathalie stopped working to look after their four children (by the way, we have a lot of baby equipment, let us know if you would like to borrow some). She was born in South Africa and grew up in Asia but her roots are here, in the Touraine region. She knows the area well and will be delighted to help you discover its jewels.
We got married in the church just opposite Pamoja, so you can imagine our excitement when it came out on the market, despite its terrible state... Two years later, the main part of the house was finished... and another two years after, the whole place was ready.
Can also be rented separately: Pamoja Cooma, 7 bedrooms for 14 people and Pamoja Liptrap, 5 bedrooms for 16 people.


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Game Recap: A herculean effort from Henrik Lundqvist was all it took for the Rangers to earn two points in St. Louis (CBS)
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Postgame Notes: For the first time in over a month, David Quinn's squad recorded back to back victories as the team closed the book on 2018 (Official Team Site)
Media Availability: David Quinn,(3:47) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:24) and Chris Kreider (1:08) (Official Team Site)
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Sales geography
Krasny Kotelshchik Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Magazine "MEGAWATT"
28february
By the decision of the Board of Directors, since 28 February 2019, Alexander Tarakanov has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Krasny Kotelshchik, a part of PJSC Power machines.
«Alexander Tarakanov is an experienced leader who has been employed in power industry for more than 30 years. He has a good knowledge of boiler making and specific features of power engineering and sales market for the products by Krasny Kotelshchik. I am sure that his knowledge and experience will contribute to further development of the company», – said Timur Lipatov, the Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Power machines.
Key tasks of the CEO at Krasny Kotelshchik are further development of production, extension of the product range of the company, participation in improvement of engineering and quality of products and strict observance of equipment delivery periods.
Alexander Tarakanov was borne in 1964.
Graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic Institute with a specialization in Steam Generator Construction, qualification – Mechanical Engineer.
In 1986 he entered Energomash Group of Companies (JSC Atommash, Volgodonsk), where he worked for 20 years from Designer to Deputy CEO.
In 2007-2012 he was CEO at CJSC ChekhovEnergoStroy.
In 2013 he worked as the Executive Officer at JSC «Engineering Company «Ziomar».
In 2015-2018 he was Deputy CEO – Director for Special Projects at JSC Machine-Building Factory of Podolsk.
Since 2019 – Adviser to CEO at PJSC Krasny Kotelshchik.
Married with two children.
Mission. Vision. Values
Nuclear power industry
Thermal power industry
Hydraulic power engineering
Industry and transport
Power Machines
© 2020, Power Machines
St. Petersburg: +7 (812) 346-70–37 Moscow: +7 (495) 725-27–63 E-mail: mail@power-m.ru Site Map


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IRS struggles to deal with tax preparers who aren't complying on EITC claims
October 23, 2017, 5:48 p.m. EDT
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the way it deals with erroneous claims for refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to a new report.
The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, noted that the IRS estimates that 24 percent, or $16.8 billion, in EITC payments were issued improperly in fiscal year 2016. TIGTA undertook a review to assess the IRS's strategy and processes for identifying and addressing return preparers' filing returns with erroneous refundable credits such as the EITC. The IRS has various compliance treatments to deal with the 24,312 return preparers who have been identified as filing high rates of tax returns that show the characteristics of an erroneous claim. Those include issuing a letter to the preparer or visiting the preparer's office in person.
However, TIGTA found that the scoring and selection model used by the IRS to develop its FY 2016 Return Preparer Compliance Workplan weren't documented sufficiently. TIGTA's analysis found 3,547 return preparers, with 30 percent or more of their returns having one or more characteristics of a potentially erroneous EITC claim. Those tax preparers submitted 337,317 returns with EITC claims totaling more than $1.1 billion. But the IRS didn't perform a compliance treatment for many of these preparers, and the agency's documentation didn't explain why the IRS excluded these preparers from treatment.
On top of that, TIGTA found that coordination and referrals among IRS functions could increase the IRS's ability to address return preparers with persistent noncompliance. TIGTA analyzed the 1,297 return preparers in the IRS Fiscal Year 2016 Return Preparer Compliance Workplan who received an office visit and found that 510 of them (or 39 percent) didn't improve their compliance with EITC requirements the following year.
The IRS actually excluded 1,686 noncompliant return preparers from the IRS scoring and selection process after including the return preparers in a control group that was used to measure the effectiveness of compliance treatments.
TIGTA recommended the IRS do a better job of documenting the methodology and criteria used in the Refundable Credits Policy and Program Management function's risk-based return preparer scoring and selection model. The IRS should also develop procedures for its Refundable Credits Policy and Program Management function for identifying egregious preparers and referring them to other functions when they continue to be noncompliant after an office visit.
The IRS agreed with one of TIGTA's recommendations and partly agreed with the other recommendation, acknowledging that more actions are needed when preparers continue to be noncompliant.
"We agree that the documentation outlining the return preparer scoring and selection model can be improved; however, we disagree with the finding that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration identified that there were 3,547 untreated return preparers," wrote Kenneth C. Corbin, commissioner of the IRS's Wage and Investment Division. "Preparers are identified using a dynamic data driven set of criteria that had been updated over the course of the 17 months between the time our selections were made and the time the TIGTA analysis identifying the 3,547 preparers was done. The data had changed and would not be expected to provide the same results."
TIGTA is still concerned, however, that the Refundable Credits Policy and Program Management function doesn't have written procedures to proactively refer egregious return preparers to other IRS functions.
EITCTax creditsTax preparationIRSTIGTA


Place squash face-down in an oiled baking dish. Bake until tender when pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes. Remove squash from oven but keep oven on.
Prepare the stuffing while the squash is baking. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until onion is translucent. Add pistachios and cinnamon and sauté for another minute. Stir in the cooked quinoa or wild rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle maple syrup on top of each squash.
Turn the squash upright in the baking dish and stuff with mixture.
Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
Serve warm, garnished with extra pistachios and maple syrup. The peel of sweet dumpling squash is generally tender enough to be eaten when cooked.


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#region Alchemi copyright and license notice

#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Policy;
using System.Threading;
using System.Configuration;

using Alchemi.Core;
using Alchemi.Core.Owner;
using Alchemi.Core.Executor;

using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Alchemi.Core.Utility;
using Alchemi.Executor.Sandbox;
using System.Management;

namespace Alchemi.Executor
{
    public delegate void NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChangedEventHandler();
    public delegate void GotDisconnectedEventHandler();

    //kna: July 25, 06:
    /*
     * Modified GExecutor : split into a number of seperate worker classes,
     * running on seperate threads.
     * Also added ability to run multiple threads at the same time.
     */
	/// <summary>
	/// The GExecutor class is an implementation of the IExecutor interface and represents an Executor node.
	/// </summary>
    [System.ServiceModel.ServiceBehavior(ConcurrencyMode = System.ServiceModel.ConcurrencyMode.Multiple, InstanceContextMode = System.ServiceModel.InstanceContextMode.Single)]
    public class GExecutor : GNode, IExecutor, IOwner
    {
		// Create a logger for use in this class
		private static readonly Logger logger = new	Logger();

        private bool _AutoRevertToNDE;
        private IDictionary <ThreadIdentifier, ExecutorWorker> _ActiveWorkers;
        private HeartbeatWorker _HeartbeatWorker;
        private NonDedicatedExecutorWorker _NDEWorker;

        internal IDictionary<string, GridAppDomain> _GridAppDomains;

        private Exception _ConnectionException;

        #region Constructor
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates an instance of the GExecutor with the given end points
        /// (one for itself, and one for the manager), credentials and other options.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="managerEP">Manager end point</param>
        /// <param name="ownEP">Own end point</param>
        /// <param name="id">executor id</param>
        /// <param name="dedicated">Specifies whether the executor is dedicated</param>
        /// <param name="sc">Security credentials</param>
        /// <param name="baseDir">Working directory for the executor</param>
        public GExecutor(EndPoint managerEP, EndPoint ownEP, string id, bool dedicated, bool autoRevertToNDE, SecurityCredentials sc, string baseDir)
            : base(managerEP, ownEP, sc)
        {
            _AutoRevertToNDE = autoRevertToNDE;
            _Dedicated = dedicated;
            _Id = id;

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(_Id))
            {
                logger.Info("Registering new executor");
                _Id = Manager.Executor_RegisterNewExecutor(this.Credentials, null, this.Info);
                logger.Info("Successfully Registered new executor:" + _Id);
            }

            _GridAppDomains = new Dictionary<string, GridAppDomain>();
            _ActiveWorkers = new Dictionary<ThreadIdentifier, ExecutorWorker>();

            //handle exception since we want to connect to the manager
            //even if it doesnt succeed the first time.
            //that is, we need to handle InvalidExecutor and ConnectBack Exceptions.
            //WCF requires this to execute in another thread.
            Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(DoConnectThread));
            t.Start();
            t.Join();
        }
        #endregion

        #region Property - Id
        private string _Id;
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the executor id
        /// </summary>
        public string Id
        {
            get { return _Id; }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Property - Dedicated
        private bool _Dedicated;
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets whether the executor is dedicated
        /// </summary>
        public bool Dedicated
        {
            get { return _Dedicated; }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Property - ExecutingNonDedicated
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets whether the executor is currently running a grid thread in non-dedicated mode.
        /// </summary>
        public bool ExecutingNonDedicated
        {
            get
            {
                if (_NDEWorker == null)
                {
                    return false;
                }
                return _NDEWorker.ExecutingNonDedicated;
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Property - HeartBeatInterval
        public int HeartBeatInterval
        {
            get
            {
                return this._HeartbeatWorker.Interval;
            }
            set
            {
                this._HeartbeatWorker.Interval = value;
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Property - Info
        private ExecutorInfo Info
        {
            get
            {
                //TODO need to see how executor info. is passed to manager, when and how things are updated.
                //TODO need to discover/report these properly
                ExecutorInfo info = new ExecutorInfo();
                //info.Dedicated = this._Dedicated;
                info.Hostname = OwnEP.Host;
                info.OS = Environment.OSVersion.ToString();
                info.NumberOfCpus = Environment.ProcessorCount;

                //here we can better catch the error, since it is not a show-stopper. just informational.
                try
                {
                    //Maybe better to use only ManagementObjects? We get much more info like number of cores, etc...
                    //and also we get EVERYTHING!
                    //ManagementObject processor = new
                    //    ManagementObject("Win32_Processor");
                    //processor.Get();

                    //Probably useful here are : MaxClockSpeed/CurrentClockSpeed,
                    //NumberOfCores/NumberOfLogicalProcessors, Architecture (but this is an int16 :-(, so can't replace just yet).

                    //this is probably broken for network shares...
                    ManagementObject disk = new
                        ManagementObject("win32_logicaldisk.deviceid='" +
                            Path.GetPathRoot(ExecutorUtil.BaseDirectory).Substring(0, 2) + "'");
                    disk.Get();
                    // free disk space [bytes]
                    info.MaxDiskSpace = Convert.ToSingle(disk["FreeSpace"]);
                    disk.Dispose(); //needed?

                    // the total available memory in the executor machine [bytes]
                    ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_PhysicalMemory");
                    ManagementObjectCollection col = mc.GetInstances();
                    float maxMemory = 0.0f;
                    foreach(ManagementObject mo in col)
                    {
                        foreach(PropertyData pd in mo.Properties)
                        {
                            if(pd.Name == "Capacity")
                            {
                                maxMemory += Convert.ToSingle(pd.Value);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    info.MaxMemory = maxMemory;

                    //need to find a better way to do these things.
                    RegistryKey hklm = Registry.LocalMachine;
                    hklm = hklm.OpenSubKey("HARDWARE\\DESCRIPTION\\System\\CentralProcessor\\0");
                    int cpuPower = int.Parse(hklm.GetValue("~MHz").ToString());
                    info.MaxCpuPower = cpuPower * info.NumberOfCpus;
                    info.Architecture = hklm.GetValue("Identifier", "x86").ToString(); //CPU arch.
                    hklm.Close();
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    logger.Debug("Error getting executorInfo. Continuing...", e);
                }

                return info;
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - StartHeartBeat
        private void StartHeartBeat(int interval)
        {
            _HeartbeatWorker = new HeartbeatWorker(this);
            _HeartbeatWorker.Interval = interval;
            _HeartbeatWorker.Start();
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - StopHeartBeat
        private void StopHeartBeat()
        {
            logger.Debug("Stopping heartbeat thread...");
            _HeartbeatWorker.Stop();
            _HeartbeatWorker = null;
            logger.Debug("HeartBeat stopped.");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - Disconnect
        /// <summary>
        /// Abort all running threads and Disconnect from the Manager.
        /// </summary>
        public void Disconnect()
        {
            if (!_Dedicated)
                StopNonDedicatedExecuting(); //also stops the heart-beat
            else
                StopHeartBeat();

            //handle disconnection error, since we dont want that to hold up the disconnect process.
            try
            {
                Manager.Executor_DisconnectExecutor(Credentials, _Id);
                logger.Debug("Disconnected executor.");
            }
            catch (SocketException se)
            {
                logger.Debug("Error trying to disconnect from Manager. Continuing disconnection process...", se);
            }
            catch (RemotingException re)
            {
                logger.Debug("Error trying to disconnect from Manager. Continuing disconnection process...", re);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                logger.Debug("Error trying to disconnect from Manager. Continuing disconnection process...", ex);
            }

            RelinquishIncompleteThreads();
            UnRemoteSelf();

            logger.Debug("Unloading AppDomains on this executor...");
            lock (_GridAppDomains)
            {
                foreach (object gad in _GridAppDomains.Values)
                {
                    //handle error while unloading appDomain and continue...
                    try
                    {
                        AppDomain.Unload(((GridAppDomain)gad).Domain);
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        logger.Error("Error unloading appDomain. Continuing disconnection process...", e);
                    }
                }
                _GridAppDomains.Clear();
            }
            //TODO: file clean up via garbage-collector type thread.
        }

        #endregion

        #region Method - StartNonDedicatedExecuting
        /// <summary>
        /// StartApplication execution in non-dedicated mode.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="emptyThreadInterval">Interval to wait in between attempts to get a thread from the manager</param>
        public void StartNonDedicatedExecuting(int emptyThreadInterval)
        {
            if (!_Dedicated & !ExecutingNonDedicated)
            {
                logger.Debug("Starting Non-dedicatedMonitor thread");
                _NDEWorker = new NonDedicatedExecutorWorker(this);
                _NDEWorker.Start();

                //raise the nde status change event.
                OnNonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged();

                //start the heartbeat thread.
                logger.Debug("Starting heart-beat thread: non-dedicated mode");
                StartHeartBeat(HeartbeatWorker.DEFAULT_INTERVAL);
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - StopNonDedicatedExecuting
        /// <summary>
        /// Stops execution in non-dedicated mode.
        /// </summary>
        public void StopNonDedicatedExecuting()
        {
            if (!_Dedicated & ExecutingNonDedicated)
            {
                logger.Debug("Stopping Non-dedicated execution monitor thread...");
                this._NDEWorker.Stop();
                _NDEWorker = null;

                logger.Debug("Raising event: NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged");
                OnNonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged();
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - PingExecutor
        /// <summary>
        /// Pings the executor node. If this method runs successfully, it means that the remoting set up
        /// between the manager and executor is working.
        /// </summary>
        public void PingExecutor()
        {
            // for testing communication
            logger.Debug("Executor pinged successfully");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - Manager_ExecuteThread
        /// <summary>
        /// Executes the given thread
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ti">ThreadIdentifier representing the GridThread to be executed on this node.</param>
        public void Manager_ExecuteThread(ThreadIdentifier ti)
        {
            lock (_ActiveWorkers)
            {
                ExecutorWorker worker = null;
                if (_ActiveWorkers.ContainsKey(ti))
                {
                    //stop any existing instances of the user's thread
                    worker = _ActiveWorkers[ti];
                    worker.Stop();
                }

                worker = new ExecutorWorker(this, ti);
                _ActiveWorkers[ti] = worker;
                worker.Start();
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - Manager_CleanupApplication
        /// <summary>
        /// Cleans up all the application related files on the executor.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="appid">Application Id</param>
        public void Manager_CleanupApplication(string appid)
        {
            try
            {
                //unload the app domain and clean up all the files here, for this application.
                try
                {
                    if (_GridAppDomains != null)
                    {
                        lock (_GridAppDomains)
                        {
                            if (_GridAppDomains.ContainsKey(appid))
                            {
                                GridAppDomain gad = _GridAppDomains[appid];
                                if (gad != null)
                                {
                                    logger.Debug("Unloading AppDomain for application:" + appid);
                                    AppDomain.Unload(gad.Domain);
                                    _GridAppDomains.Remove(appid);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                logger.Debug("Appdomain not found in collection - " + appid);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    logger.Debug("Error unloading appdomain:", e);
                }
                Cleanup(appid);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                //just debug info. to see why clean up failed.
                logger.Debug("Clean up app error: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - Manager_AbortThread
        /// <summary>
        /// Abort the given thread.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ti">ThreadIdentifier object representing the GridThread to be aborted</param>
        public void Manager_AbortThread(ThreadIdentifier ti)
        {
            if (_ActiveWorkers != null)
            {
                lock (_ActiveWorkers)
                {
                    if (_ActiveWorkers.ContainsKey(ti))
                    {
                        _ActiveWorkers[ti].Stop();
                        _ActiveWorkers.Remove(ti);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - DisconnectNDE
        internal void DisconnectNDE()
        {
            UnRemoteSelf();
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - Cleanup
        private void Cleanup(string appId)
        {
            Directory.Delete(ExecutorUtil.GetApplicationDirectory(appId), true);
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - ConnectToManager
        private Exception ConnectToManager()
        {
            Exception ret = null;
            if (_Dedicated)
            {
                logger.Debug("Connecting to Manager dedicated...");
                ret = Manager.Executor_ConnectDedicatedExecutor(Credentials, _Id, OwnEP);

            }
            else
            {
                logger.Debug("Connecting to Manager NON-dedicated...");
                ret = Manager.Executor_ConnectNonDedicatedExecutor(Credentials, _Id, OwnEP);
            }

            if (ret != null && ret is RemoteException)
                ret = (ret as RemoteException).OriginalRemoteException;

            return ret;
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - DoConnectThread
        private void DoConnectThread()
        {
            Exception ex = ConnectToManager();

            if (ex != null || ex is InvalidExecutorException)
            {
                logger.Info("Invalid executor! Registering new executor again...");

                _Id = Manager.Executor_RegisterNewExecutor(Credentials, null, Info);

                logger.Info("New ExecutorID = " + _Id);
                ex = null;
                ex = ConnectToManager();
            }

            if (ex != null || ex is ConnectBackException)
            {
                if (_AutoRevertToNDE)
                {
                    logger.Warn("Couldn't connect as dedicated executor. Reverting to non-dedicated executor. ConnectBackException");
                    _Dedicated = false;
                    ConnectToManager();
                }
            }

            //for non-dedicated mode, the heart-beat thread will be started when execution is started
            if (_Dedicated)
            {
                logger.Debug("Dedicated mode: starting heart-beat thread");
                StartHeartBeat(HeartbeatWorker.DEFAULT_INTERVAL);
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Method - RelinquishIncompleteThreads
        private void RelinquishIncompleteThreads()
        {
            if (_ActiveWorkers != null)
            {
                ThreadIdentifier[] keys = null;
                lock (_ActiveWorkers)
                {
                    keys = new ThreadIdentifier[_ActiveWorkers.Keys.Count];
                    //since we remove it from the list in this method!
                    //copy active worker 'keys' into another collection
                    //to avoid concurrent modification exception
                    _ActiveWorkers.Keys.CopyTo(keys, 0);
                }
                if (keys != null)
                {
                    foreach (ThreadIdentifier ti in keys)
                    {
                        if (ti != null)
                        {
                            try
                            {
                                logger.Debug("Relinquishing incomplete thread:" + ti.UniqueId);
                                Manager_AbortThread(ti);
                                Manager.Executor_RelinquishThread(Credentials, ti);
                            }
                            catch (Exception ex)
                            {
                                logger.Warn("Error relinquishing thread : " + ti.UniqueId + ", " + ex.Message);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Event - NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged
        private event NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChangedEventHandler _NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged;
        /// <summary>
        /// Raised when the connection status of a non-dedicated Executor is changed.
        /// </summary>
        public event NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChangedEventHandler NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged
        {
            add { _NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged += value; }
            remove { _NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged -= value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Raises the NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged event
        /// </summary>
        internal void OnNonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged()
        {
            try
            {
                if (_NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged != null)
                {
                    _NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged();
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                logger.Debug("Error in NonDedicatedExecutingStatusChanged event-handler: " + ex.ToString());
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Event - GotDisconnected
        private event GotDisconnectedEventHandler _GotDisconnected;
        /// <summary>
        /// This event is raised only when a Executor loses connection to the Manager.
        /// (This can happen in both non-dedicated and dedicated modes.
        /// </summary>
        public event GotDisconnectedEventHandler GotDisconnected
        {
            add { _GotDisconnected += value; }
            remove { _GotDisconnected -= value; }
        }

        internal void OnGotDisconnected()
        {
            try
            {
                if (_GotDisconnected != null)
                {
                    logger.Debug("Raising event: Executor GotDisconnected.");
                    _GotDisconnected();
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                // it is always better to catch exceptions on eventhandlers,
                // because we don't know what may be in it.
            }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi says not returning to India due to fear of mob lynching
By admin on July 24, 2018 National
MUMBAI: Key accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi, has moved a special court seeking cancellation of non-bailable warrants issued against him, citing mob lynching as his fear if he is brought to India.
Choksi has claimed that he faces a threat to his life not only from his former employees and debtors but also from jail staff and inmates. "There have been various cases of mob lynching in India. This recent trend of mob lynching and general public giving justice on the road is growing. Even the applicant faces a similar threat as there are several persons who have grievances and anger against him (Choksi), he said in his application moved before the special PMLA court.
"As it became impossible for the applicant's company to function and the employees were not paid their salaries and debtors did not get their money back, all these persons have become agitated against the applicant and he is now facing threat to his life," it claimed.
In his application, Choksi claimed that he never shied away from the investigation and has responded to all the communication he received from the investigating agencies. His ill health, the revocation of his passport and threat to his life are the main circumstances why he is unable to travel to India, the application stated.
Special PMLA Judge MS Azmi has directed the Enforcement Directorate to file its reply on Choksi's application and has kept the matter for further hearing on August 18.
Choksi and his nephew diamond tycoon Nirav Modi are accused of colluding with a handful of bankers to secure credit from overseas banks using fraudulent guarantees. Both left India before the PNB complaint against them was filed and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Choksi has been highly critical of investigating agencies, alleging that the seizure of his assets, bank accounts and the shutting down of all his offices in India has caused prejudice against him.
A special court for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act had issued a non-bailable warrant against Choksi this month after the Enforcement Directoratefiled charges against him and his associates last month.
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Q: Using SQL to match multiple items based on selection data I am trying to use SQL within Access 2016 to return a list of registry entries from one table that are not contained within another registry entry table.
This seems simple on the surface, but the registry entries can repeat.  The registry entries are tied to a reusable part serial number that is how we designate builds on the production floor.
One table (UsageData) has a registry entry ("250454") and a product completion date (6/14/2019), and contains machine usage date (times, usage codes, comments).
The other table (RegisterType) has a registry entry ("250454") and a product completion date (6/14/2019), but contains what kind of product reuse this was.  This product reuse data is not known at the time that the UsageData table data is entered, so it seems cleaner to enter it into a separate table at the end of the month rather than modifying entries in the UsageData table.
I would like to write a SQL query that goes through the UsageData table, compares what already exists in the RegisterType table, and finds what entries in the UsageData table do not have a corresponding entry in the RegisterType table.
If the date and register number do not BOTH correspond exactly, I would like it to return outstanding registers that need to be reconciled.  The register numbers can repeat, as stated above, because this is a reusable part, which complicates the matter.
Any help would be much appreciated.
I have attempted to both build the query using the Access query builder and writing SQL code from scratch.  I have tried a few different join types in Access/SQL and SELECT/WHERE/CASE statements, and have not been able to find a way around this issue.
This is built from subqueries, but just an example of some of the things I have tried.
SELECT AllRegisters.TorpReg, AllRegisters.LogDate
FROM AllRegisters LEFT JOIN RegisterEntered ON AllRegisters.[TorpReg] = RegisterEntered.[TorpReg]
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AFRICANGLOBE – The United Nations Bureau for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is deeply concerned by the consequences of recent fighting on thousands of families in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
In a press statement on Monday, OCHA said the fighting has affected the capacity of humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to the victims.
The events of the last two weeks have displaced an unknown number of people and disrupted their economic activities and also led to the committing of other crimes such as sexual violence, recruitment of child soldiers as well as inter-community violence.
"The recent fighting has aggravated one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world," the statement added.
"I appeal to all parties taking part in the conflict to take precautions in order to avert any injuries and loss of lives of the civilian population, as well as attacks on non-military targets," said Fidele Sarassoro, the humanitarian coordinator for DR Congo.
Sarassoro equally urged the international partners to bring all the appropriate support so that UN agencies and the NGOs can continue distributing the aid, in spite of the operational difficulties.
Since April 2012, the deterioration of the security situation due to fighting between the national army and the M23 rebels, has led to the displacement of at least 220,000 people in the North- Kivu province.
43,000 others crossed the border to Uganda and Rwanda.


iMasoret is a new all-in-one Jewish tradition application. It serves as a vast info center that can accompany the user wherever they go. iMasoret includes all the siddur prayers (in Nussach Ashkenaz Sfarad and Edot Hamizrach) for Israel and for The Diaspora. Also included are The Holy Days, the books of the Torah, Tehillim(Psalms), Lessons, Kabbalah, Blessings, and Songs. The app even provides locations of Jewish sites of interest including kosher establishments, synagogues and hotels.
This app came about from my realization that when people go to Shul to daven, they almost never pull out an electronic device. Back 8-9 years ago I remember seeing people trying to daven in a shul from their Palm Pilots and that looked very unnatural. Pocket PC screens were dim, not multitouch, low resolution and one had to tap on a button almost every second to scroll the text. Besides, there are ample amounts of siddurim in a shul, and most people still prefer to read from a physical siddur.
The iridescent colors reflected off an oil slick are like a twisted and distorted rainbow.
This coming Monday, May 10th, is also the 27th of Iyyar�the date when Noah�s family and the animals left the ark and received the rainbow covenant.
There is a special correlation between this week�s Torah portion and the rainbow covenant of Noah�s time. And there is a foreboding contrast between the rainbow covenant and what�s happened in the Gulf of Mexico. The tension between these dynamic relationships in many ways defines the predicament of our time.
Life in general distracts me. It's true no matter what I'm doing or where I am. If I go into the food co-op for bread and peanut butter, I'll carry out shampoo and trail mix; when I resolve to run twelve times around the track, I lose count after the third loop. Even when I get through a task, I often neglect to follow up or look back to consider its lessons. By the time I'm halfway through, my mind is already whirring off in another direction.
So I was a little concerned when I signed up for a 21-day "spring rejuvenation cleanse" and learned that it would involve focus. In multiple ways. But this also got to the heart of why I wanted to purify in the first place.
To get the most out of this food-based detoxifying experience, the approximately 50 participants are supposed to eat certain foods, avoid others, prepare detoxifying recipes, breathe deeply, take long walks, and journal about the whole thing each day. On top of all that, our guide encourages us to "eat mindfully". I figured if I could do all of that, I might have a fighting chance of getting my attention deficit into the black.
Thanks so much to Rachel Kriger for this terrific meditation on the month of Adar. Rachel was raised on organic food and in Jewish dayschool. After college, in the Adamah fellowship, she was able to merge her love of small scale farming and Judaism, and she became the farm manager for the following year. The Calendar Garden at Kayam farm at Pearlstone, is a place to cultivate plants and their connection to seasons, Jewish wisdom and body awareness. Please feel free to join this Rosh Chodesh group in the garden each month.
On Shavuot, when we celebrate receiving the Torah, we also celebrate the offering of the first fruits in the Temple, the bikurim.
The offering was a supremely humble gesture: the fruits which form first on a tree are often smaller, less perfect, only hinting at the abundance to follow. In ancient Israel, these offerings were gussied up, surrounded by the more beautiful fruit which grew later, brought sometimes in gold baskets, accompanied by flutes, processions. All the trappings of art and wealth were used to beautify the offering. Yet without the small, perhaps wrinkled fruit of the bikurim, there could be no offering.
It was at this moment of offering that the Torah teaches us to recite the story of redemption, the same one we now read in our Passover haggadah. The story was also a garland, as it were, for the bikurim offering, connecting our history to the very physical redemption of another spring and another growing season.
Thanks to Matt Brown for this guest post. Matt is the Communications Assistant at the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education. He used to be a food columnist for his college newspaper because, he says, it's the most fun way to be published.
The prayer serves to synchronize the starting of a meal. It also is a shared activity. Said out loud and communally, the prayer literally unites people. Thus a prayer makes a community for a moment. At the family dining table it serves as a reminder of the unity of the family.
Although Emanuel's focus is ultimately on a "secular" prayer before meals, he's spot on. Taking the time to "say grace" before eating – whether a blessing or the unreligious/pan-religious "thanks for our privileged position and access to wonderful food" – truly is a quick and simple way to connect to your food and all who worked to put it in front of you. But what about after the meal?
At Pesach we drink a lot of wine. Why is it called the symbol of our joy?
In an arid environment, wine can be seen a method of preservation. If you do not live or work near a well or a spring or some other source of fresh water you need to have something else to drink during the day.
Milk does not last without refrigeration; actually we can think of cheese as a form of dried milk (that is a form of preserving milk).
Crushing olives obtains oil, which while highly useful, does not quench thirst.
Squashing pomegranates produces a very tart juice, but it doesn't last long at room temperature.
Squeezing dates creates a very sweet paste our ancestors called "dvash".
And figs don't produce much in the manner of a drinkable juice either.
But, that other fruit mentioned among the seven species, the grape, undergoes an amazing transformation when it is crushed, squashed and squeezed. With just the right amount of exposure to oxygen it becomes a drink that, like a good person, becomes more distinguished as it ages.
Purim is a pretty strange holiday. The text we read, Megillat Esther, isn't a typical biblical book; it makes no mention of the big guy upstairs. Its heroine, a nice Jewish girl bunking with her uncle, ends up in the arms of the non-Jewish king (oh gosh!), and exchanges certain things, namely her wedding vows, in order to save her people. The story ends with the Jews going out on a revenge spree, killing thousands. And how do we celebrate this event every year? By dressing up in costumes, making lots of noise, gorging on delicacies and getting drunk out of our minds ad d'lo yada. Pretty strange in comparison to, let's say, Yom Kippur, where we don't eat or drink, instead spending the day in deep and contemplative prayer. What's even stranger is that we're taught that Purim is an even "higher" holiday than Yom Kippur. In fact, the rabbis teach that during the Messianic Era, Purim will be the only festival that we observe.
Is Good Food Excessively Indulgent?
The motivation behind the incidents is spiritual. Ads featuring highly detailed images of tantalizing food—and businesses hawking an unnecessarily wide variety of food, such a the now-shuttered Sub on Wheels once parked along a Williamsburg street—are seen as excessive and indulgent by austerity-minded activists, who are alarmed by what they see as an intrusion of secular, pleasure-oriented values into their community.
In two recent incidents, an enormous building-side banner advertising Grill on Lee, a new gourmet restaurant in the neighborhood's heart, was sliced halfway, and a Satmar butcher shop with large photographs of dish-laden tables in its windows had those photos cut out.
I want to first say that my gut reaction here is just to write all of this off as completely ridiculous and move on. In fact, I'm already on the record with what accounts to a snort and an eye roll.
But I'd like to give this issue a little more attention.
Thanks to Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster for this guest post. Rabbi Kahn-Troster is Director of Education and Outreach for Rabbis for Human Rights North America.
In Judaism, confession is a group experience. On Yom Kippur, we stand together as a community and in one voice confess our collective sins before God. Amidst the various lists of transgressions, the Al Chet prayer contains a line that deals with sustenance: Al chet she chatanu liphanecha b'ma'achal u'mishteh, literally: "For the sin we have sinned before You through food and drink." "Food and drink" is often translated as "gluttony," which narrows the sin to the idea that we are confessing to having eaten more than our share, wantonly, without thinking. I think the original translation is helpful—we have committed sins through all kinds of acts of eating and drinking, but also through the way our food is produced, distributed, and wasted.
Kashrut has no God — But shouldn't it?
Judaism, Kosher, Opinion, Prayer, Rant!
Many people complain that it's difficult to find a synagogue to join in New York City. There are just so many options, that none of them feel exactly right – you might call it The Shul-Goers Dilemma. These days, however, I'm feeling pretty good at Temple Bet Pollan.
Michael Pollan gets his fair share of love on this blog, and his new book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto has already joined its predecessor, The Omnivore's Dilemma as a New York Times Best Seller. Pollan is in the middle of his second whirlwind book tour in two years (I guess he sleeps on the plane) – and I hear the same account every where he goes. Huge venue, sold out show, knockout performance.
Like any effective leader – Martin Luther King included – he's charismatic and big on the big ideas that change the way we think – or in this case how we eat. But as I devoured (pun intented) Pollan's new book on my subway commute, I wondered what, if anything, does his worldview offer to the Jewish community? And, perhaps more interestingly, what wisdom does the tribe have to offer back to him?


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Radhika Singh
Chief, Civil Legal Services
Radhika is the chief of the civil legal services division at NLADA. She works with civil legal aid providers across the country, and represents the civil legal aid community in advocacy and education efforts with federal representatives and in national conversations focused both on civil legal aid's substantive work and increasing resources to support this work. Radhika also leads NLADA's Project to Advance Civil Legal Aid Collaborations, advocating for federal funding and policies to integrate civil legal aid into cross-sector collaborations that serve low-income and vulnerable populations and advance federal objectives. She previously worked in engagement and advocacy at Equal Justice Works and as a staff attorney at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, focusing on constitutional and civil rights litigation and advocacy. Radhika received her B.A. from American University and her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.


The information blackboard at Providence Union Station lists the next few Amtrak departures from the classic building. "Metro" refers to the limited-stop, premium fare New England Metroliner service. No computer displays here!