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Q: ModelState error on Facebook external authentication I am learning the ASP.NET Core 2.2 MVC Framework. I have built a simple App, gave it a name, and am currently working through Microsoft documentation to make it work. My current goal is to set up Facebook external authentication.
I have the Visual Studio's template which includes individual user account authentication and I plan on deploying this application to Azure cloud. I followed all the steps to register my app through Facebook's developer page. I specifically do not want to hard code Facebook's App Id and the secret to the Startup file because I want to implement the Azure key vault to increase security. I'm choosing to use Azure key vault instead of local secrets because I want to deploy this solution to the cloud.
The issue is that if I run the solution, I see the correct button show up to take me to Facebook's authentication. It routes me to their error page, and in the debugger, I see this error:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal.PageActionInvoker:Information:
  Executing handler method
  RecipeBox3._0.Areas.Identity.Pages.Account.ExternalLoginModel.OnPost
  with arguments (Facebook, /) - ModelState is Invalid

There is no documentation for this error, and I am running in circles trying to find out the reason for this error. Is there any way I could get some assistance?
I have tried tons of research into what Facebook needs to be passed; if they need more than the id and secret, then I can't find anything that says that. I have tried stepping through the steps to find out what data is being passed to Facebook with no luck, it is a lack of fundamental understanding of how ASP.Net Core handles identity and services.
This is the bit in my Startup Config that I call my Facebook class which reads from Azure Key Vault
 services.Configure<Facebook>(Configuration);
            services.AddTransient<Facebook>();
            services.AddAuthentication().AddFacebook(facebookOptions =>
                        {
                            facebookOptions.AppId = Options.facebookID.ToString();
                            facebookOptions.AppSecret = Options.FacebookSecret.ToString();
                        });

            services.Configure<RecipeBox3._0.Services.SendGrid>(Configuration);
            services.AddTransient<IEmailSender, EmailSender>();
            services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_2);

This is my Facebook class (case matches what is inside key vault exactly)
public class Facebook
{
   public long facebookID { get; set; }
   public long FacebookSecret { get; set; }
}

A: I figured it out! I had to call the values inside of the KeyVault like this:
 facebookOptions.AppId = Configuration["facebookID"];
                           facebookOptions.AppSecret = Configuration["FacebookSecret"];

So my class wasn't working as intended.

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Today, with the BAC (bike Alfonso Cantafora) brand, I am offering them again to a public of enthusiasts in a version redesigned for industral production; lightweight and minimalist like the artisan versions, made up o modular elements and adaptable to the geometries of many frames on the markets.
I have selected 9 companies, to make the components of the BAC luggage racks as best as possible.
The machine offers a wide range of production possibilities, from simple turning to the complete and totally automatic fabrication of a part in a single tightening; in an extremely precise way.
The operator checks that one of the key components of the Rack-RH, the double terminal called "BONE" has been made properly.
Dies, of which one per tube; the S sleeve is curved in a die which has been made especially for this function.
Shaping of sheet metal of a clamp of the luggage rack, thickness 3 mm, stainless steel 316; originally cut by laser from the sheet.
Thanks also to: Mussari for the production of welded stainless steel tubes, Bendinox for the bending of the tubes, ATS for the laser cutting from sheet metal, Phenix for the manual polishing of the aluminium and steel, Ox.Color for the anodizing treatment of the aluminium, Libe for the laser engraving and also to Scatolificio Spada for the production of the packaging.


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// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using TinyCsvParser.TypeConverter;
using TinyCsvParser.Model;
using TinyCsvParser.Ranges;

namespace TinyCsvParser.Mapping
{
    public abstract class CsvMapping<TEntity> : ICsvMapping<TEntity>
        where TEntity : class, new()
    {
        private class IndexToPropertyMapping
        {
            public int ColumnIndex { get; set; }

            public ICsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, string> PropertyMapping { get; set; }

            public override string ToString()
            {
                return $"IndexToPropertyMapping (ColumnIndex = {ColumnIndex}, PropertyMapping = {PropertyMapping}";
            }
        }

        private class RangeToPropertyMapping
        {
            public RangeDefinition Range { get; set; }

            public ICsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, string[]> PropertyMapping { get; set; }

            public override string ToString()
            {
                return $"IndexToPropertyMapping (Range = {Range}, PropertyMapping = {PropertyMapping}";
            }
        }

        private readonly ITypeConverterProvider typeConverterProvider;
        private readonly List<IndexToPropertyMapping> csvIndexPropertyMappings;
        private readonly List<RangeToPropertyMapping> csvRangePropertyMappings;
        private readonly List<CsvRowMapping<TEntity>> csvRowMappings;

        protected CsvMapping()
            : this(new TypeConverterProvider())
        {
        }

        protected CsvMapping(ITypeConverterProvider typeConverterProvider)
        {
            this.typeConverterProvider = typeConverterProvider;
            this.csvIndexPropertyMappings = new List<IndexToPropertyMapping>();
            this.csvRangePropertyMappings = new List<RangeToPropertyMapping>();
            this.csvRowMappings = new List<CsvRowMapping<TEntity>>();
        }

        protected CsvRowMapping<TEntity> MapUsing(Func<TEntity, TokenizedRow, bool> action)
        {
            var rowMapping = new CsvRowMapping<TEntity>(action);

            csvRowMappings.Add(rowMapping);

            return rowMapping;
        }

        protected CsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> MapProperty<TProperty>(int columnIndex, Expression<Func<TEntity, TProperty>> property)
        {
            return MapProperty(columnIndex, property, typeConverterProvider.Resolve<TProperty>());
        }

        protected CsvCollectionPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> MapProperty<TProperty>(RangeDefinition range, Expression<Func<TEntity, TProperty>> property)
        {
            return MapProperty(range, property, typeConverterProvider.ResolveCollection<TProperty>());
        }

        protected CsvCollectionPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> MapProperty<TProperty>(RangeDefinition range, Expression<Func<TEntity, TProperty>> property, IArrayTypeConverter<TProperty> typeConverter)
        {
            var propertyMapping = new CsvCollectionPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty>(property, typeConverter);

            AddPropertyMapping(range, propertyMapping);

            return propertyMapping;
        }

        protected CsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> MapProperty<TProperty>(int columnIndex, Expression<Func<TEntity, TProperty>> property, ITypeConverter<TProperty> typeConverter)
        {
            if (csvIndexPropertyMappings.Any(x => x.ColumnIndex == columnIndex))
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Duplicate mapping for column index {columnIndex}");
            }

            var propertyMapping = new CsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty>(property, typeConverter);

           AddPropertyMapping(columnIndex, propertyMapping);

            return propertyMapping;
        }

        private void AddPropertyMapping<TProperty>(int columnIndex, CsvPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> propertyMapping)
        {
            var indexToPropertyMapping = new IndexToPropertyMapping
            {
                ColumnIndex = columnIndex,
                PropertyMapping = propertyMapping
            };

            csvIndexPropertyMappings.Add(indexToPropertyMapping);
        }

        private void AddPropertyMapping<TProperty>(RangeDefinition range, CsvCollectionPropertyMapping<TEntity, TProperty> propertyMapping)
        {
            var rangeToPropertyMapping = new RangeToPropertyMapping
            {
                Range = range,
                PropertyMapping = propertyMapping
            };

            csvRangePropertyMappings.Add(rangeToPropertyMapping);
        }

        public CsvMappingResult<TEntity> Map(TokenizedRow values)
        {
            TEntity entity = new TEntity();

            // Iterate over Index Mappings:
            for (int pos = 0; pos < csvIndexPropertyMappings.Count; pos++)
            {
                var indexToPropertyMapping = csvIndexPropertyMappings[pos];

                var columnIndex = indexToPropertyMapping.ColumnIndex;

                if (columnIndex >= values.Tokens.Length)
                {
                    return new CsvMappingResult<TEntity>
                    {
                        RowIndex = values.Index,
                        Error = new CsvMappingError
                        {
                            ColumnIndex = columnIndex,
                            Value = $"Column {columnIndex} is Out Of Range",
                            UnmappedRow = string.Join("|", values.Tokens)
                        }
                    };
                }

                var value = values.Tokens[columnIndex];

                if (!indexToPropertyMapping.PropertyMapping.TryMapValue(entity, value))
                {
                    return new CsvMappingResult<TEntity>
                    {
                        RowIndex = values.Index,
                        Error = new CsvMappingError
                        {
                            ColumnIndex = columnIndex,
                            Value = $"Column {columnIndex} with Value '{value}' cannot be converted",
                            UnmappedRow = string.Join("|", values.Tokens)
                        }
                    };
                }
            }

            // Iterate over Range Mappings:
            for (int pos = 0; pos < csvRangePropertyMappings.Count; pos++)
            {
                var rangeToPropertyMapping = csvRangePropertyMappings[pos];

                var range = rangeToPropertyMapping.Range;

                // Copy the Sub Array. This needs optimization, like ReadOnlyMemory!
                var slice = values.Tokens.Skip(range.Start).Take(range.Length).ToArray();

                if (!rangeToPropertyMapping.PropertyMapping.TryMapValue(entity, slice))
                {
                    var columnIndex = range.Start;

                    return new CsvMappingResult<TEntity>
                    {
                        RowIndex = values.Index,
                        Error = new CsvMappingError
                        {
                            ColumnIndex = columnIndex,
                            Value = $"Range with Start Index {range.Start} and End Index {range.End} cannot be converted!",
                            UnmappedRow = string.Join("|", values.Tokens)
                        }
                    };
                }
            }

            // Iterate over Row Mappings. At this point previous values for the entity
            // should be set:
            for(int pos = 0; pos < csvRowMappings.Count; pos++)
            {
                var csvRowMapping = csvRowMappings[pos];

                if(!csvRowMapping.TryMapValue(entity, values))
                {
                    return new CsvMappingResult<TEntity>
                    {
                        RowIndex = values.Index,
                        Error = new CsvMappingError
                        {
                            Value = $"Row could not be mapped!",
                            UnmappedRow = string.Join("|", values.Tokens)
                        }
                    };
                }
            }

            return new CsvMappingResult<TEntity>
            {
                RowIndex = values.Index,
                Result = entity
            };
        }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            var csvPropertyMappingsString =  string.Join(", ", csvIndexPropertyMappings.Select(x => x.ToString()));

            return $"CsvMapping (TypeConverterProvider = {typeConverterProvider}, Mappings = {csvPropertyMappingsString})";
        }
    }
}

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SABL
History of the Scarborough Adult Baseball League
SABL founder Tom Howley (left) and Matt Lister (right) kiss super fan Aunt Dee after the Blue Devils won the championship in 1992.
In 1985, after years of playing semi-organized pick up games of baseball, Tom Howley decided to create an official league to accommodate the growing number of players 19 years or older looking to play baseball. After addressing some logistical issues around insurance (initially, they thought the City of Toronto might make them use a rubber ball), the SABL (originally called the Scarborough Adult Recreational Baseball League or SARBL) began its inaugural season in 1985 with 4 teams. In that first season the cost was $50 a player and it included uniforms. The uniforms consisted of white shirts with sleeves of the colour of your team (i.e. Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow).
Interesting to note that one of the original 4 teams was the Blue Devils which in turn became the Reds in 1995, and then the Redbirds in 1998 and is still in the league today.
Eventually the league expanded from 4 to 6 teams, then to 8 teams and then to 12 in 2001-2002. In 2003, the league contracted back to its current 10 team configuration league which is broken into two, 5 team divisions. One of the divisions is named after the league's founder Tom Howley and the other division is named after Kevin Sherrard, a junk ball pitcher of limited talent that personified the type of player in the SABL.
Tom Howley retired as a player with the Redbirds after the 1998 season and then he retired as commissioner of the league in 2001 after 17 years at the helm. Matt Lister took over as commissioner in 2002 and helped the SABL transition to the league it is today, by changing the name from SARBL to SABL and to affiliate the league with the Scarborough Baseball Association. As well, the SABL moved its main park to Wishing Well from Highview Park where it had played its first games back in 1985. Matt step down as commissioner in 2005 and the SABL is now run by a 3 man executive of Mike Dymond, Rick Lam and Anthony Schiralli.
Contact the league at info@sabl.ca
SABL Constitution
Scoresheet Front
Scoresheet Back

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For a local gem, visit this health food store in Grand Forks, B.C.
The New West Trading Co. 1985 won a Gold Best of Business Award
by Virginia Rasch — November 06, 2017
Connie Lawrence (behind sign) has many talented staff members at her health food store in Grand Forks. — Kathleen Saylors/Black Press photo
The New West Trading Co. 1985 is "lovingly owned by a local," said Connie Sorensen Lawrence. She should know—she's been the owner since 1985. The Grand Forks store opened in 1983.
Lawrence and her husband moved to Grand Forks in 1979. At the time she said, "This is it—I love it here. I'm staying."
The store won Gold in the Organic Food Store category of Kootenay Business' Best of Business Awards for 2017. "We are the original style of a natural foods store," said Lawrence. "Our focus has always been on providing certified organic food to our customers."
Lawrence answered a few questions for us below.
How has your business evolved over time?
Our staff includes a certified natural products advisor, reiki master, holistic nutritionist, homeopathic consultant, certified aromatherapist, herbalist, soap maker, FloraEssence coaches, Spirulina advisors and a certified belly dance instructor. These women offer years of experience and a wealth of knowledge of natural foods and alternative health choices.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself.
My husband and I chose to become vegetarians in 1970. We had both our children at home and raised them vegetarian. Our two biological grandchildren were born at home and are being raised vegetarian.
What's a recent trend in your business that you're excited about?
New West Trading Co. 1985 has seen the mainstreaming of organic foods into supermarkets and pharmacies and online ordering through the years. Our strengths of individual service and knowledge of natural foods and healthy alternatives is genuine, because each of us lives this way. Our passion to this lifestyle shines through, and our customers trust the products we provide are of the highest calibre available.
Our focus on Canadian suppliers and distributors and local suppliers supports sustainability and helps to protect the environment we all share and our planet.
What activity is your passion outside of work?
I love gardening and planting for beautiful flowers. One can never have too many flowers, especially lilies. Spending time with our grandchildren and taking them on special trips is a real joy.
Anyone that does what they do for the good of the whole.
Virginia is a writer and editor with KPI Media. She is an avid outdoor recreationist in all seasons and has lived in the Kootenays for over 15 years. With degrees in the natural sciences, she has worked as a tour guide, an environmentalist, a writer, and an editor of books and scientific publications. Virginia now brings her passion for everything green to KootenayBiz. View all of Virginia Rasch's articles


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import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
  AppRegistry,
  StyleSheet,
  Text,
  View,
  Image,
  ScrollView,
  Animated,
  WebView
} from 'react-native';

export default class Home extends Component {
  constructor(props){
  	super(props);
  	this.state = {
  		data: {},
      scaleAnim:new Animated.Value(1),
      height:0
  	}
  }

  componentWillMount(){
    const numid = this.props.data.numid;

  	fetch('http://gq24v4.test.gq.com.cn/gq24/api/article?article_id=' + numid)
  	.then(response => response.json())
  	.then(function(data){

  		this.setState({
  			data:data.articleInfo
  		});

  	}.bind(this));

  }

  scrollTop(e) {
    let t = e.nativeEvent.contentOffset.y;
    if(t< 0){
      Animated.sequence([
        Animated.timing(
          this.state.scaleAnim,
          {
            toValue:1.3,
            duration:350
          }
        ),
        Animated.timing(
          this.state.scaleAnim,
          {
            toValue:1,
            duration:350
          }
        )
      ]).start();
    }
  }

  render() {

    return (
      <View>
         <View style = {styles.thumbnail}>
            <Animated.Image source = {{uri:this.state.data.thumbnail_image}} style = {{
            height:250,
            transform:[{scale:this.state.scaleAnim}]
            }}/>
          </View>

          <ScrollView style = {styles.container} onScroll = {(e)=>this.scrollTop(e)}>

          <View style = {styles.column}>
              <Text style = {styles.conlumnText}>{this.props.data.colname}</Text>
          </View>
          <View style = {styles.title}>
            <Text style = {styles.titleText}>{this.state.data.title}</Text>
          </View>
          <WebView
              source = {{html:this.state.data.template}}
              style  = {{height:this.state.height,flex:1}}
              scrollEnabled = {false}
              onNavigationStateChange = {(title) =>{
              this.setState({
              height:3000
              });
            }}
            ref = {(ref) => this.webview = ref}
          />
      </ScrollView>
      </View>

    );
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container:{
    backgroundColor:'white'
  },
  thumbnail:{
    height:250,
    overflow:'hidden'
  },
  column:{
    backgroundColor:'red',
    height:25,
    paddingLeft:10,
    paddingRight:10,
    alignSelf:'center',
    flexDirection:'row',
    alignItems:'center',
    marginBottom:20
  },
  conlumnText:{
    color:'white',
    fontWeight:'bold',
    fontSize:14
  },
  title:{
    alignSelf:'center',
    flexDirection:'row',
    alignItems:'center',
    marginLeft:20,
    marginRight:20
  },
  titleText:{
    color:'black',
    fontSize:22,
    fontWeight:'bold',
    lineHeight:30
  },
  webview:{
    flex:1,
    height:6000
  }
});


I found four at Chickasha last year and was able to purchase two that I needed. They are out there,keep looking and good luck.
From your profile it appears this is your first posting. Welcome aboard.
Note it probably will not be as simple as having someone sell you a 24 inch outside diameter Firestone rim. Firestone made several different styles and of course sizes of rims over the years. Also several other companies produced wheels and rims over the years. And several other car makers used similar looking rims over the years. While you may not need exactly the same rim -- you will need one that fits properly / safely on your wheel/felloe.
I would recommend taking photos, measurements and contacting Layden Butler a regular seller on the MTFCA for sale area (search his name � he has two ads there now); Don Lang at Lang�s old car parts http://www.modeltford.com/ , as well as Mark at Model T Haven http://modelthaven.com/ . One of them may have such a rim or be able to point you in the right direction.
Mike, I believe I have a extra rim. I have these wheels on my 17 and have a extra rim, but would need a good description of the one you need. Send me a email if you are interested.


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Hidden London: The Exhibition
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Each wedding expresses a unique love story that as a photographer I am excited to tell. I focus on capturing the grand and subtle moments that share the rich story of your Big Day: The aside glances between bride and groom as the day magically unfolds - The onlooking pride as parents witness rings slipped on fingers - The details of carefully planned ceremonial splendor - Fun and frolic on the dance floor - Cake frosting richly savored - In-joke laughter among near and dears - And quite likely....inevitably....joyful tears.
I work really hard at each of the weddings I shoot to capture the vulnerable and authentic remembrances of your day. And this work begins when I sit with you to hear your plans, ideas and vision.
I offer three basic packages that can be tweaked and enhanced to serve your unique photographic needs.
- Shoot time (Up to 5 hours) and post-production.
- A flash drive loaded with wedding day high resolution images (with printing rights,) and web-ready images for your Facebook, Instagram, social media purposes.
- A private online viewing gallery for family and friends - with seamless and beautiful print purchasing + Instant Share-ability to Social Media functionality built-in !!!
- Shoot time (Up to 8 hours) and post-production.
- Up to 10 formal shots.
- 2 rounds of feedback from the client in order to optimize for your style / tastes.
- 1 round of feedback from the client in order to optimize for your style / tastes.
I support and advocate the marriage rights of all people regardless of race, sexual orientation, age, religion, chocolate preference or fashion sense - although I do have strong feelings about Cadbury's Dairy Milk!


Tactical Assassin 3 is another great sniping game in the Tactical Assassins series! Use your mouse to aim and shoot.
Flash Game: Tactical Assassin 3 - On Night Gamers we focus on bringing you the best free online games and the best flash games. Tactical Assassin 3 is a great flash game brought to you by your gaming friends, Night Gamers. Be sure to play more games on Night Gamers to experience the best gaming experience outside of Tactical Assassin 3.


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How the 2021 Seahawks can still be one of the Greatest Teams of All Time.
The Seahawks have a chance in this lost season to revolutionize the NFL. The Seahawks can't convert on 3rd down.
They are dead last in the league. So they should just start going for it on 4th down.
 All the time.
40 Greatest Influences of the last 40 years #4 Star Trek
Some of my fondest memories from my childhood were Saturday nights when my family would order Pizza Hut Pizza, because my dad liked a pan pizza supreme (yuck!) and we would watch Star Trek the Next Generation together as a family. Geordi Laforge was always my favorite. He was the engineer who usually figured out how to use science to do everything that had to be done each episode to save the Galaxy!
40 Greatest Influences Of The last 40 years #5 My Brother and Sisters
Brian, Stephanie, & Jaly
I am the oldest of 4 children. I have a brother Brian and 2 sisters, Stephanie and Jaclyn.
We grew up together in 2 bedrooms. The boys room in blue, and the girls room in pink. As I said in my parents post, we had perfect balance and symmetry as a family. Well not quite symmetry. It went boy, boy, girl, girl, not girl, boy, boy, girl (like on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air) but you get the idea.
I am about 3 and a half years older than my brother which I think is just about the worst gap you can have. We were never really in the same phase of life growing up, but we were close enough that we always were expected to play together. And then Brian and Stephanie were about 2 and a half years apart, which is closer to what psychology says is ideal for development between too stage-separate and too competitively close. Then my baby sister Jaly was again about 4 years younger that Stephanie which was just bad because there is clearly an age and maturity difference great enough to cause major problems but it is not significant enough of a gap that the older sibling can be viewed as a parentified authority.
But we all survived and have remained on good terms. At this point in time we are all living in the same town again for the first time since I was in high school. As a guy who hasn't made a whole lot of new friends as an adult, and has lost touch with most of my friends from childhood, I am very blessed to have had 3 siblings that have always been there for me.
So I am going to break them down briefly one by one. Starting with my sister Stephanie, because as a middle child she deserves Top billing every once in a while.
40 Greatest Influences of the last 40 years #6 Will Smith
I had Will Smith in the original aborted 30 for 30. At the time I said I was referring more to the character he played in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air tv show more-so than Willard Smith the actor (yeah that's right Willard is his real name). That all holds up. Everything I said about making every personal interaction with others a free performance is a lesson I wish I paid more attention to today. It's very "carpe diem," and "you never know how much time you have with the ones you love. " Both are sentiments that absolutely saturate the lead up to a 40th Birthday.
40 Greatest Influences of the last 40 years #7 My Parents
Mark and Suzan Daltoso
Thus far in the countdown it has been pretty straight forward to reminisce, recall fond memories, tell some less than flattering stories about people I haven't seen in 20 years , express some regret that ultimately dissipates "in the grand scheme of things," and let my inferiority complex run rampant as I state the qualities of individuals I aspire to, but will never equal.
That formula doesn't strike the right tone for people with whom I have regular contact and share DNA. And at this point I am down to my nuclear family. Begrudging admiration for a no-nonsense teacher or a tough-as-nails coach seems appropriate. It is not the sentiment I want to engender towards my family. Gratitude is.
Aging and birthdays walk hand in hand with reflection, and reflection can spur regret. But that isn't really the sentiment I want to convey either. Also as the day approaches, I am counting the days and feeling older. That makes for a more somber attitude than the glory day reminiscing earlier in the countdown when my birthday was still months away.
When it comes to my family, I have few if any regrets. I have no complaints. I feel blessed beyond measure. But when I do sit back and look at my family, I do have this strong feeling of just "wishing things were different." I find myself raging against reality as I try to write this. The aspect of my life that I cherish most is my family, and that means it's also the place I have had the highest hopes and expectations. This birthday, as all birthdays ultimately do, forces me to accept life for what it is, not what I want it to be. And nowhere is that more apparent than with my dad.
40 Greatest Influences of the last 40 years #8 Dr. Frasier Crane
Dr. Frasier Crane
Of course the entire premise of Dr Fraser Crane is that he is a pompous, self-important, quasi narcissist that actively wants to be highbrow, out of touch with the common man, and yet, it's the common man either in the form of his friends at Cheers, or his callers and patients and family in Seattle that are his salvation. But I tend to turn all that on it's head, and just aspire to be a loveable snob. As if such a thing exists.
40 Greatest Influences of the last 40 years #9 My Grandparents
My Grandparents
Both of my parents came from families of 6 kids each. So that right there says quite a bit about my grandparents. Corralling 6 kids is a challenge in any era ever. The fact that they were able to raise such large families devoid of instances of drugs, crime, or trauma is a credit to them and a blessing for me and all of my fellow grandchildren.


Is this common procedure with these sort of records, or is it rather extraordinary?
Does this "Confidential" mean that the public can't read them but they are available for the court's scrutiny for fees reasonableness?
1. I think it's extraordinary.
2. The public can't read them, but Ms. Foster's lawyer and the Judge can read them.
3. In the end we'll probably know more or less what's in them, because attorneys fee decisions are usually quite detailed.
"Finally, they have demonstrated that they will suffer significant harm if their litigation strategy is revealed publicly."
And just how can Plaintiff's demonstrate a hypothetical? The records have not been released. No damage has occurred. But they seek to connect A to B with absolute certainty.
Are there gaping holes in their litigation strategy that billing records would reveal? Are they spending such inordinate amounts of money on each case that only a couple dozen more defendants choosing to fight back would bankrupt them entirely? Are the utilizing private detective firms to spy on Plaintiffs in ways we are not aware of? Possibly to select the weakest of the herd to pursue further for "settlements".
Ray, can you speculate on the general types of things attorney billing records can reveal that damage those forced to reveal them -- or is that our job here?
And if they REALLY don't want this information to be released, and it's hard to keep a secret when this many people are going to see it now, why didn't they just pay-off and shut-up immediately, before these records were ever turned over?
The Court, by allowing this secrecy to prevail, harms the public at large, given the large number of these cases filed. And by harming the public, the Judge has sided with the ongoing strategy of the RIAA in all these other cases.
And if they can seal the billing records, what keeps them from sealing the decision as well? I just hope that Ms. Foster and her lawyer refuse to agree to any confidentiality agreements that they don't have to.
That sort of agreement, IMHO-IANAL, is the BIGGEST flaw in our justice system. Your defective tire blows out, and your poorly designed vehicle rolls over. Someone dies, or is harmed for life. You sue, like dozens of others in similar situations, and the settlement amount is "confidential" in every case. You don't know what's being paid out to anyone else, to how many people, and for what reasons. Everyone from company shareholders to the other victims should be railing against a legal system that can have such secrecy. My belief is that a more public system, that didn't let the guilty hide their actions so well, is in the public benefit.
Well honestly the 'harm' seem real enough. Ie it would help the defendants in other cases, which by definition is harm to the other side. However the Judge did specify that they are not particulary confidential in regards to his judgement so I have a feeling we'll be seeing at least some info when he makes his decision.
I'm thinking that if the judge is going to enter a protective order like this, then the redactions should mostly be disallowed. If the records aren't going to be publicly disclosed, then there's no reason to redact anything from the records except on the grounds that it's entirely not connected to the current case. I hope the defendants' attorneys are smart enough to ask for unredacted records, seeing as how confidentiality isn't an issue anymore.
Could, or would, the total amount billed be revealed without revealing detailed fees? Showing the total amount would not reveal strategies, or would it be in violation of the court order? It would be interesting to see how much the RIAA got rolled on this case that they basically lost.
just because "We the people" haven't read the papers doesn't mean outomaticly that they haven't demonstrated that to the decissionmaker Judge West!
And remember it was even in comments in this blog that showed at least one good cause for a protective order; the embarrassing factor.
+to fight some soccer moms, 7-16 year old boys and girls, economicly low standing disabled persons et cetera et cetera... (and lets not forget their newest madly customer relationship campain against students just to make sure they produce ill-will against them in case those customers weren't reached while in the 7-16 years kids range).
+ instead of investing all these dollars in systems that have proven to work in generating big money for those that operate those systems like allofmp3 or amiestreet.
that is so extremely embarrassing that a protective order is justified in my opinion even for those few points, and we don't even know what else of stupid decissions those label bosses and Plaintiffs like Bronfman and Co. are responsible for!As long as the judge makes sure that the defendant gets all the information that she needs to justify her fees demand!! If I remember correctly defendant informed the court that the papers did not contain for example a total sum figure which is important I guess for his decision about reasonableness.
In the end we'll probably know more or less what's in them, because attorneys fee decisions are usually quite detailed. and as Judge West ruled: nothing in this order shall prevent the Court from disclosing Confidential Material, if necessary, as part of any subseqent order respecting attorneys' fees." the public will very likely get the confirmation for what they already knew; the guys in charge in the "well-known and respected record companies" are totally out of touch with the marked, with the consumer and the business, they suffer from a pityful mentaly state of delusion about their role in the market between creating artist and demanding consumer and those label bosses were so stupid to listen to some simmilar as them greedy lawyers and clever ConArtists that told them that it is possible either with lawsuits or with technology to prevent something that is geneticly programmed in humans because it is needed for the survival of the species as a whole; the sharing of things.
I didn't see any legally meritorious argument that the bills contain anything that is legitimately entitled to confidentiality.
The RIAA just doesn't want the defendant's lawyers to know how much they're paying their lawyers.
I was just not aware that acute, self-induced, embarrassment was a legal justification for confidentiality. Also, how knowing how money was spent on this case can be that helpful in other cases.
Or they could just be trying to cause Defendants yet more additional work of needing to hire a bookkeeper or similar to arrive at the figures.
In every known regard, the RIAA has been slime in everything they've done here. They make a mockery of the concept of a fair judicial system with equal treatment to both sides by how they are yet to be well punished for their actions.


Credit Bubble Stocks: WSJ: "There is, now, a house-of-cards feel about this administration."
WSJ: "There is, now, a house-of-cards feel about this administration."
Governors and local leaders will now have help in controlling budgets. Down the road there will be fewer contracts in which you work for, say, 23 years for a city, then retire with full salary and free health care for the rest of your life—paid for by taxpayers who cannot afford such plans for themselves, and who sometimes have no pension at all. The big meaning of Wisconsin is that a public injustice is in the process of being righted because a public mood is changing.
We're always on the lookout for public mood shifts.


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The New Zealand Freedom Camping Act: Good or Bad News?
Well, that probably depends on who you ask! The New Zealand Freedom Camping Act that became law in August 2011 is certainly a subject for debate, with many cheering it on, while others feel it will ruin an experience that has become part of the country's culture.
As with any new law there is bound to be opposition, but looking at the Freedom Camping Act from both sides of the argument, and bearing in mind the impact it is already having, the act is surely good news for all concerned.
What is Freedom Camping?
Freedom Camping is defined as camping within 200 metres of a motor vehicle accessible area or the mean low-water line of the sea or a harbour, other than at a designated camping ground. Within the last ten years in particular this form of camping has been growing in popularity in New Zealand, and according to Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson, the number of freedom campers has doubled over the decade to 150,000.
With the larger number of Freedom Campers come environmental concerns. It could be argued that someone pitching a tent for a night would have little impact on the environment, but if they're camping where there are no toilet facilities or no sani-dump facilities what are they doing with their waste? This is one of the major concerns that led to the creation of the act.
What is the New Zealand Freedom Camping Act?
The act was passed in August 2011 with the main aim of limiting or restricting freedom camping, and giving authorities the permission to charge fines for campers who are disobeying the rules. The act does not completely ban freedom camping, and contrary to how it seems, local authorities are not allowed to pass bylaws that completely prohibit freedom camping, to the dismay of some local authorities it seems. However, if someone is camping, or appears to be setting up camp in an area where freedom camping is not allowed they can face an on the spot fine of $200. If they are found to be dumping waste the fine could be as much as $10,000.
Caravan and Camping Consumers
Campers who have enjoyed Freedom Camping in the past may be feeling disgruntled by the new law, however, Freedom Camping has not been completely banned, merely restricted. There are still countless places across the country where campers can camp for free and without worry of being fined.
The Tourism Industry
The tourism industry will benefit in certain respects, though could lose out in others. Where Freedom Camping is being very tightly restricted, campers who would have come to these areas in the past may go elsewhere, and while they would have been camping for free they are still putting money into the economy by using shops and services, and visiting attractions. Some regions could suffer if Freedom Campers go elsewhere.
On the other hand, campers who have been encouraged to use the designated camping and caravan parks will bring money back into the economy. Some camping and caravan parks across the country are already seeing an increase in the number of campers staying there, and it seems the number of people polluting the countryside is on the decrease too. This is great news for the camping grounds as they will benefit from increased revenue, and seeing as many campgrounds offer toilet and waste facilities, campers can dispose of their waste in the proper way, thereby reducing their impact on the environment.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/95097/freedom-campers-heeding-pollution-message
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/6073262/Warning-for-freedom-camping-bludgers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10745787
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0061/latest/whole.html
The Challenges Facing Australia's Domestic Tourism Sector
New Order for Lake Brockman Tourist Park


Ahhhh just loved this shoot!! Thought as the evening was so nice I'd combine my two loves, photography and my pooches, and bring the dogs along to my pre-wedding shoot with Laura and Clive. So Tache and Archie photobombed a few shots…..!


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Trade for more than a billion. Penta, Kaprain and Sekyra bought land on Victory Square
A consortium of Penta Real Estate, Kaprain Group and Sekyra Group bought land from the University of Chemical Technology (VŠCHT) in the western part of Vítězné náměstí in Prague 6 for an amount just over one billion crowns. It acquired a total of 20,122 square meters, ie the majority of the buildable area of the so-called fourth quadrant of Vítězné náměstí between Evropská and Jugoslávských partizánů streets. Penta said this in a press release.
The consortium of developers wants to build mainly offices and shops on the land, use part of it for flats as well. According to press releases, the VŠCHT wants to use the funds obtained from the sale of part of its land for the construction of a new university building with teaching spaces and a dignified background for students and academies.
The developers plan to announce the international competition within one year, and the projects are expected to be completed by 2028. The zoning plan of Prague has been planned for a long time, as well as the winning design of the architectural competition for the urban and transport solution of Vítězné náměstí, which was organized in 2018 by the Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague. m of Prague, respects Engel's intention.
According to press releases, the VŠCHT wants to use the funds obtained from the sale of part of its land for the construction of a new university building with teaching spaces and a dignified background for students and academies. A school that has long struggled with a lack of space will be able to supplement the missing laboratory, which is essential for international scientific cooperation.
"Part of the long-term vision and mission of the VŠCHT is to support talented students and train top experts to help our society solve today's major problems, such as drought, new energy sources or food and drug safety. The new university building is a prerequisite for this role. to continue in the future, "added the Rector of the VŠCHT Prague Pavel Matějka.
Penta is already building Victoria Palace
The Penta investment group obtained a valid building permit at the end of August and began building a luxury housing project on the site called Victoria Palace.
Although Penta plans to complete the construction of Victoria Palace by the end of 2023, the individual apartments have already started to be offered for sale. Less than a hundred of them will be built in the nine-storey building. The future owner will pay higher millions of crowns for four penthouses on the last two floors. Their size will range from 130 to 202 square meters and will include roughly equally large terraces.
"We have a number of residential projects under construction with apartments of higher standards, which are of the greatest interest on the market. But Victoria is a different story. This is Trafalgar Square in London, a place that does not fall asleep. Exceptional living in Prague, and the price corresponds to that, "says David Musil, Penta Real Estate's director for residential construction.
There is a long debate about what's on the plot on Victory Square next to the summer. Originally, the PPF group wanted to build its project on the site, which was recently supported by the recently deceased Petr Kellner. In 2008, the Group established the company Vítězné náměstí through its real estate market PPF Real Estate. Two years later, she presented a design for the Line administrative project by architect Radan Hubička. However, after the vicissitudes, he encountered resistance from the public and also from the town hall. In 2016, Vítězné náměstí became the joint venture of the Penta Group and the Kaprain Group.
Vítězné náměstí, Prague, DejviceAuthor: IPR archive
The Victory Square will undergo an extensive transformation in the coming years. On November 6, the representatives of Prague created a concept created by the Pavel Hnilička Architekti studio. The main modification will be to free up the center of the square, which today is used exclusively by car and tram. A new space for pedestrians and events will be created there. According to preliminary estimates, the reconstruction could cost up to 500 million crowns.
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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 20 Squadron Officers' Quarters Accommodation
Empire Hotel/Barrier Reef Hotel
Abbott Street (cnr Wharf Street), Cairns 4870
A two-storeyed reinforced concrete building, the former Empire Hotel was erected in 1926 to replace an earlier hotel of the same name. Located across the road from the wharves, the area developed during the late 1800s as the business and administrative district of Cairns, comprising mainly warehouses, shipping agents, offices and hotels. The latter catered for local wharf workers as well as travellers arriving by the coastal steamers. Little of the district's early buildings have survived redevelopment and today only the Empire Hotel (re-named the Barrier Reef Hotel) and the former Jack and Newell warehouse remain to perpetuate the association of this part of Cairns with its waterfront origins.
The Empire Hotel was open for business by February 1927. It was one of a number of commercial buildings erected in Cairns during the inter-war period that acknowledged the suitability of reinforced concrete construction in a tropical cyclone environment. It was a plain and modest hotel and was used for accommodation mainly by business and working people. The ground floor contained a public bar, dining room and kitchen. The first floor was taken up with bedrooms and bathrooms. During World War II the RAAF occupied the hotel as officers' accommodation from late 1942 until mid-1945. The name was changed to the Barrier Reef Hotel in May 1960.
With the threat from the Japanese to the outlying RAAF bases at Tulagi, Vila and Noumea, and the continual bombing and strafing of the principal advanced operational base at Port Moresby, a safer forward flying boat base was needed on the Australian mainland. On 1 May 1942 the Catalina crews of Nos. 11 and 20 squadrons withdrew from Port Moresby to use the RAN amphibious aircraft base at Bowen as a safe haven. Within a week Bowen was officially established as the home of the combined squadrons and the town remained the forward RAAF Catalina base until October 1942 when No.20 Squadron moved to Cairns, followed by No.11 Squadron in November.
On their arrival in Cairns the RAAF officers of Nos. 11 and 20 squadrons were billeted at the Empire Hotel on the corner of Abbott and Wharf Street. There were also officer's rooms allotted and kept ready at Hides Hotel and the Central Hotel in Lake Street, while the sergeants were housed in the Oceanic Hotel in Wharf Street. Other ranks were accommodated in a guesthouse and two adjoining houses on the Esplanade. These arrangements terminated when the newly completed camp for the combined squadrons was ready for occupation on the Esplanade in February 1943.
CHIMS, Barrier Reef Hotel, Queensland Heritage Register place 601608, Brisbane.


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Christmas in Minsk?! An Unexpected Treat
Stephen / 18 June 2016
Clean. Vibrant. Friendly. These weren't the words that came to mind as we imagined Belarus, Europe's Last Remaining Dictatorship. But that's what we were happily surprised to find as we rolled into Minsk on Christmas Day.
We had almost given up on including Belarus in our road trip because the effort to obtain visas for the five of us was considerable. Here's Kate's account of Preparing for Belarus. Even after we received our visas we had some lingering unease about the trip. Did we have the right paperwork to get ourselves and our car to get across the border? Could they simply turn us away? Would they solicit a bribe? Would anyone speak English?
Arriving at the Lithuanian/Belarusian border at around noon on Christmas Day after an hour's drive from Vilnius, we were happy to see only a handful of cars separated into two lanes in front of us. We had been warned that the border crossing could take hours and we knew there were a number of housekeeping items that had to be addressed at the border.
After 30 or 40 minutes the two cars ahead of us moved forward and I approached the border guard with passports and a stack of documents. He spoke very limited English and he seemed to be looking for something related to the car. Eventually he was satisfied with little interaction from me and we were given a customs declaration form for each individual and directed to pull up to the next checkpoint.
We pulled forward and Kate attempted to complete the forms. They were in English, but weren't clear on what we needed or didn't need to declare. For instance, they asked about virtually anything of value—did we need to declare our cameras and computers? As it turned out, we needed to declare the car.
While Kate worked on the forms, I went into the insurance hut to purchase mandatory auto insurance. Most EU insurers won't insure a car for driving in Belarus, even for an additional fee. Hence the insurance hut at the border. The friendly insurance broker spoke absolutely no English. We engaged in a weird game of charades that included him speaking in Russian and me in English, whilst waving our hands, writing down numbers and pointing to a calendar and parts of our car registration. After 15 or 20 minutes of this and my payment of 40 or so Euros for 7 days of coverage (I think), I had an insurance certificate.
It still took some time for the customs officials to clear us. There was a lot of confusion about the fact that we had a UK car but U.S. passports. What seemed to fix this was showing them our UK residence permits.
After about 2.5 hours, we entered Belarus. Our first stop after the border was at the first petrol station we saw in order to purchase the mandatory BelToll electronic pass to automatically pay tolls on the Belarusian highways. The BelToll requires a refundable €40 deposit and a minimum €20 top-up. Similar to the car insurance, the transaction consisted mostly of gestures and writing numbers on scrap paper. But we got there and we got back on the road to Minsk.
Minsk is nearly in the middle of Belarus and the road in from Lithuania is a well-paved, two-lane, and mostly straight stretch with toll collecting beacons every 5-10km. There weren't many other cars, and most of the ones we saw were passing us, as we were being careful to stay within the speed limit.
We stayed at the Renaissance Minsk hotel, a mile or two from the town center. It was one of the most up-scale and modern hotels we stayed at on the entire trip. The staff were very friendly and seemed a bit curious as to why this group of five Americans were in Minsk. We had adjoining rooms and each had a large bathroom with a separate tub and shower. The shower had both a rain mode as well as a handheld nozzle with a number of high-tech options for water output. One setting was the water-equivalent of being repeatedly struck with a baseball bat, and James absolutely loved it.
Merry Christmas from Minsk!
After dropping our bags, we drove into downtown Minsk to find dinner and see a bit of the city. The city was absolutely electric. Christmas lights everywhere, people out walking. It was a striking contrast with our grey expectations. We found the big, open, October Square with a massive Christmas tree, huts selling Christmas knickknacks, snacks, mulled wine, etc., and where families and friends were walking, eating, drinking and laughing.
We spotted a nice looking restaurant called Gallery, and, upon entering, the hostess asked for our coats. I had Fiona's camera, all of our passports, spare batteries, etc., all jammed into my coat pockets, so I told her I preferred to keep mine with me. She responded "no." And it was clear that she meant it. So I transferred the important stuff to my then overflowing jeans and we were seated.
The food and the service was excellent and it all came in at a quite reasonable 2.1 million Belarusian Rubles. What the hell, it was Christmas.
Father Christmas telling jokes
On our way back to our car we found ourselves in a large crowd of people watching a video projected on the wall of a church of Santa Claus. He was telling some sort of story in Russian. It was a great way to get the feeling of what normal people in Belarus did on Christmas, and it was certainly festive.
For our one full day in Belarus, we decided to hire a private tour guide. We don't usually do this, but we felt that it was such a foreign place where most people spoke Russian and everything was in cyrillic. So it was either hire a guide, or fumble our way from monument to monument with little context.
Our tour guide, Vlad, was an odd guy. I generally consider myself a master at sarcasm, but Vlad had me beat by a mile. As the van drove us from sight to sight, he would make tongue-in-cheek jokes about Belarus's imperialist enemies to the west. And when I asked him about elections he said, "sure we just had an election. I'm pretty sure I voted." As critical as he was of his country, he was also proud to talk about its large architectural projects, industrial truck-building industry and the various places "the hero" Lee Harvey Oswald resided or worked during his time in Minsk. His politics were complex. On the one hand, in a self-deprecating manner he laughed at the stereotypical communist view of western culture. But on the other hand, he had strong resentments against the west for Belarus having been left behind in the democratization of Eastern Europe, trapped in the embrace of its singular friend and protector: Russia.
Alexander Lukashenko (President of Belarus since 1994) with Vladimir Putin
We saw monuments, the massive library (see the picture below) and large government buildings fronted by statues of Lenin. We were told that we couldn't take pictures of government buildings, but we could take pictures of the statutes in front of them…a great combination of bureaucracy and paranoia. Vlad dropped us back at our hotel and we began to plan for our last night in Minsk.
We decided to go see the Moscow Circus at a large arena in central Minsk. It was an interesting show, with a number of animal acts that would never get past the scrutiny of animal rights activists. In particular, they had some cheetahs or leopards, and a kangaroo with boxing gloves on. Some of the acrobatics were impressive and for the most part the kids enjoyed the show.
Mid-way through the show, however, I heard Kate yelling at me and I saw that James was choking. He was panicked and at first I tried to reach in to dislodge what I would later learn was a banana chip. I was unsuccessful and I think I tipped him upside down, but it was all so fast I can't quite remember. In moments he vomited all over the empty row of seats in front of us. There was vomit everywhere, but the show was going on and the lights were out and we had nothing to clean it up with. So we accepted the dirty looks of the people in front of the empty row and simply went back to watching the show.
The next morning as we prepared to leave, I left my bank card in the ATM and the ATM ate it. Luckily, Kate had hers, so we shrugged it off. Before leaving we stopped at a pharmacy to get some cold medicine and the world's worst tasting cough syrup for the kids, who each had some form of cold.
As we set off to the Ukraine, we were happy to have visited Minsk. All of the visa issues and border crossing communication troubles had been worth dispelling most of our preconceived notions of Europe's last remaining dictatorship.
Sunrise over Minsk
18 June 2016 in News. Tags: Belarus, family travel, Holidays, Minsk, Travel
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Effects of 904-nm low-level laser therapy in the management of lateral epicondylitis: a randomized controlled trial.
Physiotherapy Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 904-nm low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the management of lateral epicondylitis.
Lateral epicondylitis is characterized by pain and tenderness over the lateral elbow, which may also result in reduction in grip strength and impairment in physical function. LLLT has been shown effective in its therapeutic effects in tissue healing and pain control.
Thirty-nine patients with lateral epicondylitis were randomly assigned to receive either active laser with an energy dose of 0.275 J per tender point (laser group) or sham irradiation (placebo group) for a total of nine sessions. The outcome measures were mechanical pain threshold, maximum grip strength, level of pain at maximum grip strength as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the subjective rating of physical function with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire.
Significantly greater improvements were shown in all outcome measures with the laser group than with the placebo group (p < 0.0125), except in the two subsections of DASH.
This study revealed that LLLT in addition to exercise is effective in relieving pain, and in improving the grip strength and subjective rating of physical function of patients with lateral epicondylitis.


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Q: Object declaration in a loop for different ML models Can anyone help me out, how can I perform the following task? I am getting an error
TypeError: 'str' object is not callable
models = ['LogisticRegression','RandomForestClassifier','KNeighborsClassifier' ,'DecisionTreeClassifier','SVC']
acc = {}
for model in models:
  m = model()
  m.fit(X_train_t_scaled, y_train_t)
  y_pred = m.predict(X_val_t_scaled)
  acc[model] = accuracy_score(y_val_t, y_pred)

A: Try:
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
models = [RandomForestRegressor]
for model in models:
    ...

Don't forget to
pip install sklearn


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The lost license for the Champions League Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 continues to improve little by little and over the past two days has secured the support of two Scottish football clubs.
About this company, Konami reported on Twitter. Yesterday, developers said that the official partner of the game was the football club Celtic, and today it was joined by another Scottish team – the Rangers.
Enjoy the Scottish Premiership League will be possible on August 28, when the release of the game.


If you know me, you know that Trinidad Carnival has been on my bucket list since.
In the past, I had been content simply watching the performances and videos and oooh-ing and aaah-ing at all the beautiful, colorful costumes...and admittedly, perhaps feeling a little green-eyed towards all the people who had a chance to go. As I approach the big 3-0 (yikes!), the idea to attend fi real has been slowly percolating in my mind. It wasn't until this year's staging that the FOMO-ness hit peak levels. I don't have any major responsibilities yet so if not now, when? Time to make it a reality.
When I started doing the research, I went through a series of emotions; the most blatant and lasting of which were heavy shock and piercing horror. Y'all, people willingly spend on average $5,000 USD or more ANNUALLY to attend T&T Carnival, and I just cannottttttt. I repeat, per annum. My blood pressure just spiked again. With this discovery, I felt discouraged and dismayed and at first, even my expertise in uncovering hidden deals failed me. BUT GOD! With constant flight scanner alerts, VRBO/Airbnb/Hotel/Trip Advisor research, the God-given people at Global Carnivalist who provide the best information and pure, amazing LUCK, your girl is going and spending less than $2K!
You should already be prepping for Trinidad Carnival 2018, but if you haven't started yet, here is my mid-year present to you. We are just under 7 months out until the single greatest festival on earth, so get to planning! Here are some tips.
In your T&T Carnival budget, this is the line item that determines whether you sink or swim. It is typically beyond your control and there's no way around it: you need a place to sleep. During Trinidad Carnival, prices for accommodations spike in such disrespectful fashion. Before you purchase your flight, make sure you sort out your accommodations first.
Popular hotels include: Hyatt Regency; Hilton Hotel; Kapok Hotel; Marriott; Radisson. These go for about $450 - $550 per night with strict rules on double occupancy. Do all your additions and multiplications and what you will spend for a one-week stay is sure to induce heartburn. You can either bite the bullet if you're blessed like that, or find a more affordable alternative. There are many bed & breakfasts across Port of Spain of varying star ratings that will cut your costs by half. And if you feel comfortable and fancy saving even more, you can venture further out to Piarco, San Juan and Chaguanas. I have seen decent places in those areas going for as little as $100/night.
Flight fares to Port of Spain during that week are ridiculous. My research shows that the cheapest fares are typically 10 months in advance of Carnival before the Carnival band launches. But since we have passed that benchmark, fares typically reduce in price around November or December. Another thing you can try is to check out flights that originate from main Caribbean hubs, if you will -- Miami and New York - and getting a separate flight/bus/train to those hubs from your city. Splitting up the tickets may end up saving you some money.
Taxis, though convenient, are likely going to be expensive, especially if you will be staying outside Port of Spain. Uber arrived in Port of Spain earlier this year, but keep in mind that surge pricing is likely to persist throughout Carnival week. Many Carnival chasers recommend hiring a private driver for the duration of your stay. If you're adventurous like me and want some flexibility, you can rent a car with unlimited mileage. Right now, car rentals are as low as $300 for the week, inclusive of insurance and gas. Make sure you make your reservations in advance!
Trinidad Carnival fetes are not cheap. You're worried about that $40 cover at your local July 4th party? Double that for your average cooler fete (a BYOB party) or triple that for your average all-inclusive fete (food & drinks included). There are outliers as well. How much you spend is fully dependent on the type of event you attend and the number of events you attend. To be fully prepared, have the list of fetes you want to attend prepared and your money stashed in advance of ticket sales because they sell out FAST. Last year, Soca Brainwash sold out within a few hours.
Mas vs. Money: this is a serious point of contention. I'll be real, if you want to save money, do not play mas. But honestly, what is Trinidad Carnival without masquerade? I am making the tough choice as I write.
For those totally unfamiliar with Carnival: if you want to play mas, you have to join a masquerade band. You can't just show up with your home made costume and join the road march with the other bands. Band launches are underway right now and the costumes I have seen so far are ahhhh-mazing!
There are many bands but the most popular ones are: Tribe, YUMA, Fantasy and Paprazzi. I was not going to play mas next year but like I said, I am strongly reconsidering that decision. I will make up my mind after I have reviewed every band's offerings.
Backline costumes range between $600 - $900. Frontline costumes start at $1200 and beyond. Men's costumes are typically $500.
If you're going to skip out on playing mas, you better not miss J'ouvert too! J'ouvert takes place in the early hours of Carnival Monday and you can expect to get smacked in the face - everywhere really - with paint, powder, mud and chocolate. For the ultimate experience, I highly recommend joining a J'ouvert band, which includes a pre-party, drinks to your heart's desire, food, swag bag and more perks. Popular bands include: Dirty Dozen, Red Ants, Yellow Devilz, and the alternative J'ouvert experience Caesar's Army. As with fete tickets, make sure you know which band you'd like to join in advance of package sales.
Stamina is the name of the game when it comes to Trinidad Carnival, and fitness will definitely come in handy if you join a mas band and participate in the road march/parade. I have started mapping out my 6 month workout plan. Godspeed.
You: Issa joke ting, right?
You: Stress wan kill me die.
Of course, you can always travel with FestiHopp and save yourself the wahala.


Pokémon organized play will return to 8th Dimension in 2018!
If our event has 8 or more players, we use Swiss format (60-card deck, standard tournament rules). If we have fewer than 8 players, we do single elimination instead.
We stock current Pokémon booster packs and sets, but we do not deal in single cards.


Lake Tahoe Yoga is now listing their classes on Airbnb. Our experiences are unique to our studio. In 2010 we pioneered the practice of Paddle Yoga on Lake Tahoe. After successfully building our Beach Yoga classes and many hours of gazing upon the beauty of the lake, it just made sense to find a way to take the practice out onto the water. Luckily, a local Paddle Shop had just opened and was willing to take a chance on us.
We have simplified the process of booking and joining our Paddle Yoga Practices. We take care of everything prior to the session to make sure that when you arrive, we are ready to focus upon guiding you as paddlers and yogis.
Upon requesting a booking at Airbnb you will receive a confirmation email with our waiver forms that can be completed prior to the session. We'll keep track of all of the necessary details leading up to the session and contact you in the case of any changes.
The #1 question we get asked is, "How many people fall in?" Our answer, "Few." Most of the practitioners who fall in do so because they want to, or they aren't paying attention. We do everything we can to help you feel comfortable stepping from the shore onto your board and while moving through Asana.
From the moment we meet up our intention is to help you to feel welcome, comfortable and ready to have a Yoga Adventure. Our experience of over 8 years of guiding these practices and deepening our knowledge of Yoga is expressed in everything we do.
When do most people fall in? On the way back to shore. After the practice they feel so relaxed that they forget the basics and let go of control while paddling back.
If you still feel uncomfortable with the idea of balancing on a board while moving through Asana perhaps a Beach Asana practice sounds more accessible. You may book these on Airbnb, as well. Check out our schedule for additional classes not listed.


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Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain Angel Di Maria gets four-match ban for spitting at Marseille player
Silver Emmanuel September 24, 2020 NEWS
Angel Di Maria of PSG during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Metz at Parc des Princes stadium on September 16, 2020 in Paris, France.
Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria received a four-match ban on Wednesday for spitting during this month's fiery Marseille game which saw five players red-carded and claims by Neymar of racial abuse.
Di Maria's suspension meted out by Ligue 1's disciplinary commission was for spitting at Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez.
It takes effect from 29 September, meaning he can play against Reims on Sunday, returning the weekend of 8 November.
Neymar's accusation that Gonzalez racially abused him will be investigated on 30 September, the commission announced.
Neymar was sent off for slapping Gonzalez on the back of the head, accusing the Spaniard of calling him a "monkey". Gonzalez denies the charge.
The world's most expensive player was served with a two-match ban last week for that incident in the September 13 fixture at the Parc des Princes.
Also last week PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa incurred a six-match ban for kicking out at Marseille left-back Jordan Amavi, who was hit with a suspension of three games after he too was dismissed.
And Leandro Paredes was banned for two games after he was sent off for a clash with fellow Argentine Dario Benedetto, who was also red-carded and suspended.
Marseille won the game 1-0.
The French league's disciplinary commission is also investigating accusations that Neymar made racist remarks towards Marseille's Japanese right-back Hiroki Sakai and made a homophobic slur against Gonzalez.
Any player found guilty of racist or discriminatory abuse risks a ban of up to 10 matches.


1. I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation's centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to Nationhood.
3. I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our union may have been inspired by considerations external to our people; I have no doubt that we are destined by God Almighty to live together as one big nation, united in diversity.
9. The amalgamation of 1914 was only the first step in our national journey. Unification was followed by independence and democracy which have unleashed the enormous potentials of our people and laid the foundation for our nation's greatness.
11. Today, we salute once again the great heroes of our nation – Herbert Macaulay, Ernest Ikoli, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alvan Ikoku, Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye, Dr. Michael Okpara, Chief Anthony Enahoro, Mallam Aminu Kano, Mokwugo Okoye and Chief Michael Imoudu among others.
14. The situation was not helped by political instability and the frequent suspension of democracy by military coups. During the civil war, the very existence of our country was cast into doubt but through it all, the promise of a Nigeria that is united, free and strong remained in our people's hearts.
16. General Yakubu Gowon had the wisdom and grace to declare that the civil war had seen "no victor, no vanquished" and welcomed, "the dawn of national reconciliation".
24. If, in our first century, we could build a new capital city, we can surely build a newer, stronger, more united and prosperous Nigeria in the next century that will be an authentic African success story.
26. That is why I am confident that in the next 100 years, those who will celebrate Nigeria's second centenary, will do so as a united, prosperous and politically stable nation which is truly the pride and glory of Africa and the entire black race.
32. My call for the National Conference in this first year of our second century is to provide the platform to confront our challenges. I am confident that we shall rise from this conference with renewed courage and confidence to march through the next century and beyond, to overcome all obstacles on the path to the fulfillment of our globally acknowledged potential for greatness.


A food blog post and a recipe for slow cooker brats and beer cheese dip. The first part describes the author's experiences stationed in Germany and how she grew fond of the food there. She talks about the ingredients and which ones she prefers to use in the recipe below. She also talks about good places to use the recipe. The second part is a recipe for the food. Throughout the article, there are pictures of the food and preparation of it at various stages.
The dip was inspired by the author's time in Germany and is great for get-togethers.
The dip in is easy to make, simply cooking the sausage and onions and then tossing together with cheese in a slow cooker.
The dips keep warm well, making a long-lasting snack, and is easy to reheat via microwave.


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Why Slaven Bilic and West Brom will not be scared by Elland Road atmosphere against Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion news | Albion lead the way in the Championship but their Tuesday night rivals are only two points behind and remain the favourites to take the title.
Tom LeachSouthampton FC Reporter
West Bromwich Albion boss Slaven Bilic says his players have played in front of crowds far more intimidating than that at Elland Road.
The Baggies' Croatian chief will walk out with his side this evening as they take on Leeds United in what is being dubbed an early season battle between promotion candidates in Yorkshire.
Albion lead the way in the Championship but their Tuesday night rivals are only two points behind and remain the favourites to take the title in May.
'Interesting' - Ex-England defender gives his verdict on Slaven Bilic's start to life at West Brom
'I'd be fuming' - West Brom's Leeds United plans disrupted overnight
Although Leeds pride themselves on their intense home atmosphere, Marcelo Bielsa's side have left plenty to be desired with their results at home this term, dropping points against Nottingham Forest, Derby County and Swansea City.
"The crowd doesn't bring pressure, it brings joy," Bilic told the club's website when asked about Elland Road.
"That's the reason you decide to play football. It's a privilege to play in that kind of atmosphere and we are not a small club.
"The majority of our players, if not all, have played in front of bigger crowds so I wouldn't say that will add pressure.
He added: "We are confident, you can see that."
'Time for revenge boys!' - What the West Brom fans are saying about tackling Leeds United
Ex Aston Villa favourite 'set to confirm England future' if selected by Gareth Southgate


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Doing History to Justice: Theory and Historiography in the History of International Criminal Law
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Taking its methodological cues from recent work on the theory and history of international law, this thesis has two primary aims. Firstly, to explore how history figures within international criminal law (ICL) scholarship and to identify the dominant historiographical trends present within this body of work. And secondly, with these trends and tendencies in mind, to identify and reclaim historical episodes that fall outside this established account, but which might still tell us much about the development and current state of the field. Part I provides a literature review and situates the thesis within the broader corpus of international law and ICL scholarship, focusing on the extent to which ICL scholars have undergone a 'turn to history' as in other subfields of international law. Following this, Part I then sets out the critical and theoretical underpinnings of the thesis. There is, firstly, the concept of periodisation which I draw on to think through how the dominant disciplinary accounts of ICL's development are structured. And secondly, there is the body of work associated with 'Third World Approaches to International Law'. This body of work will assist in developing substantive critiques of the mainstream accounts of ICL and will also provide guidance when developing my own 'counter-narrative' of ICL's development in later chapters. Parts II and III of the thesis will draw on these historiographic insights with a view towards unsettling the standard account of ICL's development. To this end, they will focus on specific moments where ICL norms and notions of international criminality animated popular activist causes during the American Civil Rights era, as well the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War. These two episodes have particular value, I will argue, as they help us to move beyond the institutional settings we typically focus on when engaging with the history of the field. The thesis thus concludes with a reflection on the value of this approach and signals some future directions for ICL scholarship.
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Public Moves is an umbrella for theatre-makers who are dedicated to engaging the public on topics that are often left unexamined in our culture. We cultivate ensemble and physical approaches to theatre-making that challenge the dominant modes and motives of American theatre production. We will also use alternative techniques such as The Theatre of the Oppressed as we create and produce a range of performances, workshops, readings and events to stimulate thoughtful civic dialogue on matters that examine the public good.
Rather than offering some set answer, we are interested in theatre that provokes this question and stimulates discussion of what is in the public good. We are convinced that, in our current culture of apathy, partisan antipathy, technological disconnection, and pervasive violence, this is the most important question we can ask.


For binary response models such as the logit and probit models, there exists a very simple artificial regression that can be derived as an extension of the Gauss – Newton regression. It was independently suggested by Engle (1984) and Davidson and MacKinnon (1984b).
where Zft is the tith component of Zt, ft = f(ZtS) and Ft = F(ZtS).
it is not difficult to show that regression (1.56) satisfies condition (2). Finally, since (1.56) has the structure of a GNR, the arguments used in Section 3 show that it also satisfies condition (3), the one-step property.
As an artificial regression, (1.56) can be used for all the things that other artificial regressions can be used for. In particular, when it is evaluated at restricted estimates U, the explained sum of squares is an LM test statistic for testing the restrictions. The normalization of the regressand by its standard error means that other test statistics, such as nR2 and the ordinary F-statistic for the coefficients on the regressors that correspond to the restricted parameters to be zero, are also asymptotically valid. However, they seem to have slightly poorer finite-sample properties than the ESS (Davidson and MacKinnon, 1984b). It is, of course, possible to extend regression (1.56) in various ways. For example, it has been extended to tests of the functional form of F(x) by Thomas (1993) and to tests of ordered logit models by Murphy (1996).
In this chapter, we have introduced the concept of an artificial regression and discussed several examples. We have seen that artificial regressions can be useful for minimizing criterion functions, computing one-step estimates, calculating covariance matrix estimates, and computing test statistics. The last of these is probably the most common application. There is a close connection between the artificial regression for a given model and the asymptotic theory for that model. Therefore, as we saw in Section 6, artificial regressions can also be very useful for obtaining theoretical results.
Most of the artificial regressions we have discussed are quite well known. This is true of the Gauss-Newton regression discussed in Sections 3 and 4, the OPG regression discussed in Section 6, the double-length regression discussed in Section 9, and the regression for binary response models discussed in Section 10. However, the artificial regression for GMM estimation discussed in Section 7 does not appear to have been treated previously in published work, and we believe that the heteroskedasticity-robust GNR discussed in Section 8 is new.
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The Westie is energetic enough to keep up with multiple children.
The Westie is a friendly, non-aggressive dog, getting along well with people, and most other animals.
The Westie is an extremely hardy dog, which can romp with the best of them, and do well as either an inside dog or an outside dog (given the proper facilities).
Westies don't have a shedding problem, so Mom doesn't spend all of her time vacuuming up pet hair.
Westies are the perfect size — small enough for your lap, big enough for the yard.


Bulletproof vegetables you can plant into your garden now include beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, garlic, collards, kale, leeks, lettuce, mustard, onions, radishes, shallots, swiss chard, and turnips.
Beets, carrots, radishes, and turnips are root crop vegetables that need to be planted directly into the vegetable garden. This is direct seeding.