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from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
# Copyright 2019 Fortinet, Inc.
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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#
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# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
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# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

__metaclass__ = type

ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
                    'supported_by': 'community',
                    'metadata_version': '1.1'}

DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: fortios_firewall_policy46
short_description: Configure IPv4 to IPv6 policies in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.
description:
    - This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the
      user to set and modify firewall feature and policy46 category.
      Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage.
      Tested with FOS v6.0.5
version_added: "2.8"
author:
    - Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
    - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
notes:
    - Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
    - Run as a local_action in your playbook
requirements:
    - fortiosapi>=0.9.8
options:
    host:
        description:
            - FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
        type: str
        required: false
    username:
        description:
            - FortiOS or FortiGate username.
        type: str
        required: false
    password:
        description:
            - FortiOS or FortiGate password.
        type: str
        default: ""
    vdom:
        description:
            - Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a
              virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and
              used as a different unit.
        type: str
        default: root
    https:
        description:
            - Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
        type: bool
        default: true
    ssl_verify:
        description:
            - Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
        type: bool
        default: true
        version_added: 2.9
    state:
        description:
            - Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
              This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level.
              It has been moved out to this outer level.
        type: str
        required: false
        choices:
            - present
            - absent
        version_added: 2.9
    firewall_policy46:
        description:
            - Configure IPv4 to IPv6 policies.
        default: null
        type: dict
        suboptions:
            state:
                description:
                    - B(Deprecated)
                    - Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
                    - HORIZONTALLINE
                    - Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
                type: str
                required: false
                choices:
                    - present
                    - absent
            action:
                description:
                    - Accept or deny traffic matching the policy.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - accept
                    - deny
            comments:
                description:
                    - Comment.
                type: str
            dstaddr:
                description:
                    - Destination address objects.
                type: list
                suboptions:
                    name:
                        description:
                            - Address name. Source firewall.vip46.name firewall.vipgrp46.name.
                        required: true
                        type: str
            dstintf:
                description:
                    - Destination interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name.
                type: str
            fixedport:
                description:
                    - Enable/disable fixed port for this policy.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - enable
                    - disable
            ippool:
                description:
                    - Enable/disable use of IP Pools for source NAT.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - enable
                    - disable
            logtraffic:
                description:
                    - Enable/disable traffic logging for this policy.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - enable
                    - disable
            per_ip_shaper:
                description:
                    - Per IP traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name.
                type: str
            permit_any_host:
                description:
                    - Enable/disable allowing any host.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - enable
                    - disable
            policyid:
                description:
                    - Policy ID.
                required: true
                type: int
            poolname:
                description:
                    - IP Pool names.
                type: list
                suboptions:
                    name:
                        description:
                            - IP pool name. Source firewall.ippool6.name.
                        required: true
                        type: str
            schedule:
                description:
                    - Schedule name. Source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name.
                type: str
            service:
                description:
                    - Service name.
                type: list
                suboptions:
                    name:
                        description:
                            - Service name. Source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name.
                        required: true
                        type: str
            srcaddr:
                description:
                    - Source address objects.
                type: list
                suboptions:
                    name:
                        description:
                            - Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
                        required: true
                        type: str
            srcintf:
                description:
                    - Source interface name. Source system.zone.name system.interface.name.
                type: str
            status:
                description:
                    - Enable/disable this policy.
                type: str
                choices:
                    - enable
                    - disable
            tcp_mss_receiver:
                description:
                    - TCP Maximum Segment Size value of receiver (0 - 65535)
                type: int
            tcp_mss_sender:
                description:
                    - TCP Maximum Segment Size value of sender (0 - 65535).
                type: int
            traffic_shaper:
                description:
                    - Traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
                type: str
            traffic_shaper_reverse:
                description:
                    - Reverse traffic shaper. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
                type: str
            uuid:
                description:
                    - Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).
                type: str
'''

EXAMPLES = '''
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure IPv4 to IPv6 policies.
    fortios_firewall_policy46:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      firewall_policy46:
        action: "accept"
        comments: "<your_own_value>"
        dstaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_6 (source firewall.vip46.name firewall.vipgrp46.name)"
        dstintf: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name system.zone.name)"
        fixedport: "enable"
        ippool: "enable"
        logtraffic: "enable"
        per_ip_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name)"
        permit_any_host: "enable"
        policyid: "13"
        poolname:
         -
            name: "default_name_15 (source firewall.ippool6.name)"
        schedule: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name)"
        service:
         -
            name: "default_name_18 (source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name)"
        srcaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_20 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
        srcintf: "<your_own_value> (source system.zone.name system.interface.name)"
        status: "enable"
        tcp_mss_receiver: "23"
        tcp_mss_sender: "24"
        traffic_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
        traffic_shaper_reverse: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
        uuid: "<your_own_value>"
'''

RETURN = '''
build:
  description: Build number of the fortigate image
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: '1547'
http_method:
  description: Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: 'PUT'
http_status:
  description: Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "200"
mkey:
  description: Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate
  returned: success
  type: str
  sample: "id"
name:
  description: Name of the table used to fulfill the request
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "urlfilter"
path:
  description: Path of the table used to fulfill the request
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "webfilter"
revision:
  description: Internal revision number
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "17.0.2.10658"
serial:
  description: Serial number of the unit
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352"
status:
  description: Indication of the operation's result
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "success"
vdom:
  description: Virtual domain used
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "root"
version:
  description: Version of the FortiGate
  returned: always
  type: str
  sample: "v5.6.3"

'''

from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
from ansible.module_utils.network.fortios.fortios import FortiOSHandler
from ansible.module_utils.network.fortimanager.common import FAIL_SOCKET_MSG

def login(data, fos):
    host = data['host']
    username = data['username']
    password = data['password']
    ssl_verify = data['ssl_verify']

    fos.debug('on')
    if 'https' in data and not data['https']:
        fos.https('off')
    else:
        fos.https('on')

    fos.login(host, username, password, verify=ssl_verify)

def filter_firewall_policy46_data(json):
    option_list = ['action', 'comments', 'dstaddr',
                   'dstintf', 'fixedport', 'ippool',
                   'logtraffic', 'per_ip_shaper', 'permit_any_host',
                   'policyid', 'poolname', 'schedule',
                   'service', 'srcaddr', 'srcintf',
                   'status', 'tcp_mss_receiver', 'tcp_mss_sender',
                   'traffic_shaper', 'traffic_shaper_reverse', 'uuid']
    dictionary = {}

    for attribute in option_list:
        if attribute in json and json[attribute] is not None:
            dictionary[attribute] = json[attribute]

    return dictionary

def underscore_to_hyphen(data):
    if isinstance(data, list):
        for elem in data:
            elem = underscore_to_hyphen(elem)
    elif isinstance(data, dict):
        new_data = {}
        for k, v in data.items():
            new_data[k.replace('_', '-')] = underscore_to_hyphen(v)
        data = new_data

    return data

def firewall_policy46(data, fos):
    vdom = data['vdom']
    if 'state' in data and data['state']:
        state = data['state']
    elif 'state' in data['firewall_policy46'] and data['firewall_policy46']:
        state = data['firewall_policy46']['state']
    else:
        state = True
    firewall_policy46_data = data['firewall_policy46']
    filtered_data = underscore_to_hyphen(filter_firewall_policy46_data(firewall_policy46_data))

    if state == "present":
        return fos.set('firewall',
                       'policy46',
                       data=filtered_data,
                       vdom=vdom)

    elif state == "absent":
        return fos.delete('firewall',
                          'policy46',
                          mkey=filtered_data['policyid'],
                          vdom=vdom)

def is_successful_status(status):
    return status['status'] == "success" or \
        status['http_method'] == "DELETE" and status['http_status'] == 404

def fortios_firewall(data, fos):

    if data['firewall_policy46']:
        resp = firewall_policy46(data, fos)

    return not is_successful_status(resp), \
        resp['status'] == "success", \
        resp

def main():
    fields = {
        "host": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
        "username": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
        "password": {"required": False, "type": "str", "default": "", "no_log": True},
        "vdom": {"required": False, "type": "str", "default": "root"},
        "https": {"required": False, "type": "bool", "default": True},
        "ssl_verify": {"required": False, "type": "bool", "default": True},
        "state": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                  "choices": ["present", "absent"]},
        "firewall_policy46": {
            "required": False, "type": "dict", "default": None,
            "options": {
                "state": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                          "choices": ["present", "absent"]},
                "action": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                           "choices": ["accept", "deny"]},
                "comments": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "dstaddr": {"required": False, "type": "list",
                            "options": {
                                "name": {"required": True, "type": "str"}
                            }},
                "dstintf": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "fixedport": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                              "choices": ["enable", "disable"]},
                "ippool": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                           "choices": ["enable", "disable"]},
                "logtraffic": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                               "choices": ["enable", "disable"]},
                "per_ip_shaper": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "permit_any_host": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                                    "choices": ["enable", "disable"]},
                "policyid": {"required": True, "type": "int"},
                "poolname": {"required": False, "type": "list",
                             "options": {
                                 "name": {"required": True, "type": "str"}
                             }},
                "schedule": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "service": {"required": False, "type": "list",
                            "options": {
                                "name": {"required": True, "type": "str"}
                            }},
                "srcaddr": {"required": False, "type": "list",
                            "options": {
                                "name": {"required": True, "type": "str"}
                            }},
                "srcintf": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "status": {"required": False, "type": "str",
                           "choices": ["enable", "disable"]},
                "tcp_mss_receiver": {"required": False, "type": "int"},
                "tcp_mss_sender": {"required": False, "type": "int"},
                "traffic_shaper": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "traffic_shaper_reverse": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
                "uuid": {"required": False, "type": "str"}

            }
        }
    }

    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=fields,
                           supports_check_mode=False)

    # legacy_mode refers to using fortiosapi instead of HTTPAPI
    legacy_mode = 'host' in module.params and module.params['host'] is not None and \
                  'username' in module.params and module.params['username'] is not None and \
                  'password' in module.params and module.params['password'] is not None

    if not legacy_mode:
        if module._socket_path:
            connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
            fos = FortiOSHandler(connection)

            is_error, has_changed, result = fortios_firewall(module.params, fos)
        else:
            module.fail_json(**FAIL_SOCKET_MSG)
    else:
        try:
            from fortiosapi import FortiOSAPI
        except ImportError:
            module.fail_json(msg="fortiosapi module is required")

        fos = FortiOSAPI()

        login(module.params, fos)
        is_error, has_changed, result = fortios_firewall(module.params, fos)
        fos.logout()

    if not is_error:
        module.exit_json(changed=has_changed, meta=result)
    else:
        module.fail_json(msg="Error in repo", meta=result)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


A cinematic snapshot of what an energy revolution can look like from one of the world's most inspiring countries. Germany is often celebrated as the 'poster child' for the energy revolution.
Germany faces the biggest structural reform since the beginning of the industrial age.
Power to Change – The Energy Rebellion is a cinematic experience and exploration of this millennium challenge. This is the story of a quest – a search in which questions are raised and answers found. What does the energy turnaround mean for us? What are the economic, ecological and social implications? What are the challenges and risks? What is at stake and what is the price?
The film shows the conflict over an energy revolution, which began as a grassroots movement and is being advanced through decentralized, regional players. It draws upon the personal stories of people who have taken the responsibility for their energy supply and the protection of their livelihood into their own hands.
By weaving together people and places it creates an authentic record of our time. With a journalistic-analytical approach supported by in-depth research, the film shows the daily struggle of activists, entrepreneurs, sceptics and critics in dealing with this energy revolution.


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Home > Uncategorized > The Litigation Process in a Texas Personal Injury Lawsuit
The Litigation Process in a Texas Personal Injury Lawsuit
Posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 at 7:08 pm
The majority of Texas personal injury claims are settled without having to take them to trial. It might take some serious negotiating, but generally both plaintiffs and defendants shy away from the additional expense and effort of taking a claim further if a resolution can be achieved to the satisfaction of both the defendant's insurance adjuster and the plaintiff. However, a minority of claims do eventually lead to a lawsuit as there may be no other way to recover the damages involved after a serious or catastrophic injury. Defendants, and in particular their insurance carriers, may simply dig in their heels, hoping that they can shake off the plaintiff without any further negotiating.
Filing a lawsuit and taking a case to trial may be the last resort, but with a skilled and determined personal injury attorney, it may help to provide the injured victim of an accident for which he or she was not to blame with the financial resources to cope with a major injury.
Step one: filing a petition
A Texas personal injury lawsuit starts by the plaintiff filing a petition with the appropriate civil court. The petition sets out the grounds for claiming compensation. It outlines the accident and who the plaintiff believes was responsible, how negligence caused the plaintiff's injury(ies) and how this has affected the plaintiff from a financial and psychological point of view.
The defendant then responds to the petition, usually through his or her insurance carrier's own attorneys. It is unlikely that a claim for compensation would start with a lawsuit as negotiations would have been attempted already.
Step two: discovery
Discovery as part of the litigation process takes place so that both the plaintiff's and defendant's counsels can discover what evidence the other side has that can affect the outcome of the trial. Discovery may take the form of interrogatories, depositions, making available documents and records, and any other evidence such as photos, crash investigation reports and so on.
It is important that a plaintiff has chosen an attorney with the experience and familiarity with the discovery process in a personal injury lawsuit as discovery will become a crucial part of the litigation procedure before the trial itself.
Step three: the trial
The trial will determine whether the defendant is liable for the damages claimed. The date for the trial will be determined by the trial judge depending on the trial schedule the judge has. This can be frustrating as the trial date may be moved back if complications arise with trials booked in beforehand or the judge decides to set a date for a new trial before
Choosing an attorney who is prepared to go the whole way with a personal injury lawsuit
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Absence doesn't just mean an empty space beside you.
And absence also means an ear that doesn't hear, a heart enclosed by a cold wall it only hears its own beating.
You can be killed by words. And you will be hurt by silence.
You will try to fill the void of his silence by rattling off words that sound hallow even to your very ears.
Until the sound of your voice start haunting you, and you're left with no choice but to respond with his favorite language-silence.
Maybe then, in your silence, you'll see that you are worth more than this.
Maybe then, in your silence, he'll miss the music of your words.
Maybe then, in your silence, you'll hear the faint beating of his heart in time with yours.
And they would beat together, louder and louder in a crescendo until the glass that enclosed it starts breaking.
But I can only say those 'maybes' because I am one with your despair and confusion.
There's just so many things I don't know, but I am certain of one thing.
That in your moment of silence, my voice will fill the void.
Know that my poetry will give voice to the words you are now afraid to speak.
I will craft a box for your music and place cords to your vocals.
I will sing the song that you now refuse to sing, and believe me you don't want my out-of-tune voice to even attempt it.
I am here, I am present.
And my presence means a warm kiss, a tight hug, an inviting silence when you say you're okay, because I would know you are not.
It is okay to just cry until you cry yourself a fountain of youth.
My presence means an ear that does hear, and a heart that's open to sync with your beating.
So tell me. You don't need to be silent.
Awesome one! My presence means I'm here to listen. So tell me. Wow!


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text:
"Test custom validation logic."
from __future__ import unicode_literals

import unittest

from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError

from ..validators import validate_pattern

class PatternValidatorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    "Validating strings as valid regular expressions."

    def test_valid_patterns(self):
        "Validate expected valid patterns."
        # Average patterns for matching urls
        valid = ['/', '^/$', '/foo', 'bar/', ]
        for pattern in valid:
            self.assertEqual(validate_pattern(pattern), None)

    def test_invalid_patterns(self):
        "Validate known invalid patterns."
        invalid = [
            '(',  # Miss matched (
            '*',  # Nothing to repeat
            '+',  # Nothing to repeat
        ]
        for pattern in invalid:
            self.assertRaises(ValidationError, validate_pattern, pattern)

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The idea is that they get the satisfaction of pulling the dogs out of the Zoo.
Usually this means that they don't actually destroy the Zoo, however we can't say that they won't send some of the animals to dog toy heaven!
That's why we sell replacement packs of the animals, so if your pooch destroys one or two you can replace them.
This is an interactive dog toy, designed for you to spend some time with your dog, your job is to stuff the little dog inside the zoo, your dog's job is to fetch them out.
This particular burrow is moderate in difficulty level as there are two holes to stuff the animals in, and their round shape means they do come out quite easily.
This is one of the largest burrow toys which means that you can stuff lots more toys inside it, for added fun and games with your pooch.
We suggest starting play time with any of the burrow toys by placing one of the small toys inside the burrow ( with the addition of a treat if your dog has not encountered this type of toy before. Then as they get more experienced you can stuff all of the small toys inside.


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Disciotis est un genre de champignons ascomycètes (Fungi) de la famille des Morchellaceae. Disciotis venosa, la Pézize veinée, est l'espèce type. Elle est présente sur l'ensemble de l'Eurasie et en Amérique du Nord.

Les espèces du genre Disciotis produisent de grandes apothécies en coupe lobée, s'étalant, se bombant ou se convolutant avec l'âge. La surface interne fertile, l'hyménium, est brune et souvent veinée. Le pied est court et trapu mais il est parfois absent. Ce genre est morphologiquement proche des Pezizaceae et s'en distingue par caractéristiques microscopiques : ses asques qui ne bleuissent pas avec l'iode et ses spores largement elliptiques ornées de minuscules granules aux extrémités. Ses paraphyses sont larges et septées.

Ensemble des espèces
Liste des espèces selon  :
 Disciotis maturescens Boud.
 Disciotis rufescens R.Heim
 Disciotis thelephora Wallr.
 Disciotis venosa (Pers.) Arnould

Notes et références

Liens externes

Morchellaceae
Genre de champignons (nom scientifique)

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text:
Vila Nova do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Keywords: rio grande do sul | vila nova do sul |
The municipality of Vila Nova do Sul (4,221 inhabitants in 2010; 52,394 ha) is located 270 km of Porto Alegre.
Vila Nova do Sul was established as São João Velho (Old Saint John), to be renamed in 1916 to Vila Nova (New Town) when restructured and elevated to a "vila" part of the municipality of São Sepé. The emergence of the town is credited to João Vicente da Silveira.
https://www.vilanovadosul.rs.gov.br/
The flag and arms of Vila Nova do Sul are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 12 promulgated on 12 February 1993.
The flag of the municipality shall measure 1.60 m on 1.30 m.
The features of the flag of the municipality shall obey the following rules.
II - The flag's length is 20 units.
III - The flag shall have a white background, charged in the center with the coat of arms of the municipality. The shield's upper part shall be distant of 4 units from the flag's border and 3.5 units from the flag's lower edge, as prescribed in Article 5 of this Law.
The symbol of the municipality is a Portuguese shield obeying the following prescriptions.
I - The shield shall be of 6.5 units in width and 5 units in length, being divided into three fields, as follows.
a) The first field, in width 2.5 unit shall feature in upper left part a anthill of 0.4 unit on 0.4 unit, distant of 0.5 unit from the shield's edge.
On the right, a height of 1.3 unit in length. The anthill and the height placed on a golden yellow background.
In the base of this field, two stripes, red and dark green. The red stripe shall have a width between 0.2 unit and 0.3 unit. The dark green stripe shall have a constant width of 0.3 unit.
b) The second field, in width 1.6 unit, features on the left two crossed miner's picks on a golden yellow background, on the right a cow in the same dimensions as the picks.
The picks and cows have for dimensions 1.2 unit.
c) The third field in height 2.3 units, light green, features on the right a lamb in dimensions 1.0 unit on 1.0 unit, with St. John's emblem.
d) Crossing the second and third fields, from right to left, east-west, a black stripe with a yellow stripe in the center representing BR 90, road Osvaldo Aranha that links the capital of the state to the Southern Cone. Width, 0.60 unit.
II -The shield supported left by a maize plant and right by a rice plant, the two of 4.5 units in height on 0.5 unit in length. Distant of 0.3 unit from the shield's lateral border, two crossed lances, in their upper part 2.5 units on 0.05 unit in thickness.
The lances bear red pennants in dimensions 2 units, 1.3 unit and 1.0 unit, respectively, and two indigenous arrows with bone points of 1.5 unit in length.
Beneath the shield, a red scroll inscribed left "1876" and right "20 de março de 1992 Vila Nova do Sul". The scroll shall have a length of 6.0 units in the lower part on 0.8 unit in width and 2.0 units on 0.8 unit inscribed with the dates.
In the lower part of the shield, the lances are 2.2 units in length on 0.1 unit, broken by the scroll with inscription. The upper part of the scroll is distant of 0.1 unit from the shield's lower part.
The letters and numbers contained on the scroll are 0.4 unit in height on 0.2 unit in length.
The shield is surmounted by a crown argent with three castles and ten crenels. The castle's lower part is divided into three parts, the first of 5.0. units in length and 0.2 unit in length, distant of 0.3 unit from the shield. The two lateral castles are 1.0 unit in height with 0.4 unit added for the towers, on 0.8 unit in length. The central castle is 1.0 unit in height with 1.0 unit added in length for the tower on 0.4 unit in height.
III - The interpretation of the symbol of the municipality shall be the following.
A Portuguese shield divided into three fields. On the first field, the anthill represents union of the citizens who form a community. The height represents the achievements obtained through collective work. In the second field, two miner's picks representing gold and limestone extraction in the municipality.
In the third field, the lamb with St. John's emblem recalls the first name given to the place, São João Velho (Old Saint John).
The wheat and maize plants represent the municipality's main crops. The lances with pennants and the indigenous arrows represent tradition, based on indigenous customs bequeathed by the Indians (first settlers of the place), and the defenders of the national territory against invaders.
On the shield's top, the mural crown and the three castles represent force, courage and bravery required to defend the land.
Year "1876" is the first record of the place as São João Velho.
Year "1992" is the creation of the municipality of Vila Nova do Sul following the political emancipation of Vila Nova.
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Roxana Fazeli is graduated from Tehran Markaz Architecture & Art University with a bachelor's degree in Photography. Her latest solo show Masmoor at Shirin Gallery in January 2019, highlighted the human footprint on the lives of two near-extinct species rhinos, and Whales. By achieving more experiences working with mixed media, she uses "Papier-mâché" and industrial waste that humans throw away. As she says:" The most compiling subject that I'm investigating in my work was the daily destruction and raping of nature by humans with the excuse of technological achievement. The effect of our actions on mother nature and planet earth forced me to step into this. watching documentaries, photos films and listening to podcats have played an essential role in shaping my artistic view and what you see now.
In ancient civilizations, animal species have been highly regarded and respected, clearly shown in all mythical and artifacts. The superhumans and humanoids have been having an appearance and characters of human and animal species. Totems have been the sign of power and stamina and created with a combination of human- animal species. The Greek and Persian mythical, legendary creatures are strong evidence of this. These legendary creatures have been part of many other ancient civilizations such as Assyrians, Egyptians, Indians, and so on (for example, unicorns, mermaids, sphinx, etc.). Now by looking at the current situation, the result of technological and industrial progress, and all garbage produced by humans affecting our environment, I took this challenge to magnify the damage on the environment; I took this challenge to overstate the damage to the environment and all the species from different angles and point of views. I have been trying to show the following in my work:
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Overview and HistoryTehran is the capital of Iran and the largest city in the Middle East, with a population of fifteen million people living under the peaks of the Alborz mountain range.Although archaeological evidence places human activity around Tehran back into the years 6000BC, the city was not mentioned in any writings until much later, in the thirteenth century. It's a relatively new city by Iranian standards.But Tehran was a well-known village in the ninth century. It grew rapidly when its neighboring city, Rhages, was destroyed by Mongolian raiders. Many people fled to Tehran.In the seventeenth century Tehran became home to the rulers of the Safavid Dynasty. This is the period when the wall around the city was first constructed. Tehran became the capital of Iran in 1795 and amazingly fast growth followed over the next two hundred years.The recent history of Tehran saw construction of apartment complexes and wide avenues in place of the old Persian gardens, to the detriment of the city's cultural history.The city at present is laid out in two general parts. Northern Tehran is more cosmopolitan and expensive, southern Tehran is cheaper and gets the name "downtown."Getting ThereMehrabad airport is the original one which is currently in the process of being replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport. The new one is farther away from the city but it now receives all the international traffic, so allow an extra hour to get there or back.TransportationTehran driving can be a wild free-for-all like some South American cities, so get ready for shared taxis, confusing bus routes and a brand new shiny metro system to make it all better. To be fair, there is a great highway system here.The metro has four lines, tickets cost 2000IR, and they have segregated cars. The women-only carriages are the last two at the end, FYI.Taxis come in two flavors, shared and private. Private taxis are more expensive but easier to manage for the visiting traveler. Tehran has a mean rush hour starting at seven AM and lasting until 8PM in its evening version. Solution? Motorcycle taxis! They cut through the traffic and any spare nerves you might have left.People and CultureMore than sixty percent of Tehranis were born outside of the city, making it as ethnically and linguistically diverse as the country itself. Tehran is the most secular and liberal city in Iran and as such it attracts students from all over the country.Things to do, RecommendationsTake the metro to the Tehran Bazaar at the stop "Panzda Gordad". There you can find anything and everything -- shoes, clothes, food, gold, machines and more. Just for the sight of it alone you should take a trip there.If you like being outside, go to Darband and drink tea in a traditional setting. Tehranis love a good picnic and there are plenty of parks to enjoy. Try Mellat park on a friday (fridays are public holidays), or maybe Park Daneshjou, Saaii or Jamshidieh.Remember to go upstairs and have a look around, always always always! The Azadi Tower should fit the bill; it was constructed to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire.Tehran is also full of museums such as:the Contemporary Art Museumthe Abghine Musuem (glass works)the 19th century Golestan Royal Palace museumthe museum of carpets (!!!)Reza Abbasi Museum of extraordinary miniaturesand most stunning of all,the Crown Jewels Museum which holds the largest pink diamond in the world and many other jaw-dropping jewels.Text by Steve Smith.
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Jen Psaki Criticizes Hillary Clinton's New Book
The CNN commentator and former Obama staffer said that Clinton's new book is not helping.
Former White House Communications Director and CNN commentator Jen Psaki criticized the attacks on Bernie Sanders in Clinton's new book in an appearance on CNN on Wednesday.
"A good time for Hillary Clinton to be relitigating her fights with Bernie Sanders?" CNN's Jake Tapper asked Psaki.
"Boy, I don't feel like it is," Psaki responded to laughter.
Psaki said that Clinton "is so much more than what happened in this campaign," and that others had been relitigating the primary.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Felipe Alou dialed his daughter to wish her a happy 16th birthday, and the call became a counseling session: Valerie was crying hysterically because she had to reschedule her driver's test.
Hours before an important game against San Francisco's NL West rival Los Angeles, Alou assured her that having to wait longer before getting her license wouldn't be the worst thing to happen in her life. Yet he also understood that it was a tough moment for his daughter.
The oldest manager in baseball – he turns 68 on May 12 – can offer plenty of perspective. He had successes and failures as a player, lost a teenage son in an accident, had three marriages end in divorce, and waited years for his first managing job only to have his best chance at winning a championship ended by a labor dispute.
Now Alou is in charge of the team with which he began his career, replacing the popular Dusty Baker as the Giants' manager.
Alou became the oldest manager to take over a club since the New York Mets lured Casey Stengel out of retirement at 71 in 1962.
Stengel lost 120 games with that expansion team. Alou led the Giants to the NL's best record after one month.
"I'm here now, but the circle will never end," Alou said. "It only ends when we die. Unless you retire. I will never retire. Never. If I live to be 150 years old I will never retire."
Alou is trying to lead San Francisco to the World Series title he believes he cost the Giants more than four decades ago. The franchise hasn't won it all since leaving New York after the 1957 season.
Alou failed to get down a bunt in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 1962 Series that would have moved his brother Matty from first to second. The Giants lost the game 1-0 and the Series to the New York Yankees.
So as a manager, Alou – a three-time All-Star as a player – stresses the importance of fundamentals.
"It hurts today, it still does," he said. "To me, that's the lowest point of my baseball career as a player or manager. It's a very small thing, but it didn't happen. That's why I like for players to understand how important it is to just lay down a harmless-looking, innocent bunt and get a guy over."
Alou calls himself "a soldier of this game," though soldier of life is more fitting. He smiles, and wrinkles show along his cheekbones and chin. He threw the javelin in the 1955 Pan American Games for the Dominican team and would have competed in the 1956 Olympics.
Those who know Alou admire his sincerity and commitment.
"He's a class act, what can you say?" said Yankees manager Joe Torre, a teammate of Alou's in Atlanta. "The Xs and Os are all our own opinion. Felipe comes from the school that it's all about people. We tend to forget with how much money players get that they're human beings."
Alou was fired in Montreal during the 2001 season.
But he has endured many more difficult chapters in life.
He lost his first-born son, Felipe, in a swimming pool accident in 1976. The 15-year-old boy, the first of Alou's 11 children, dove into the shallow end and broke his neck.
"My kid, that was very tough, a tremendous blow. It took me 15 years until I could talk about him," he said.
In 1994, Alou's father died nine days before the end of his most successful season as a manager. Players went on strike that August, with Montreal leading the NL East by six games. Alou returned to his native Dominican Republic to deal with family matters.
The next year, the winning lineup Alou helped build was broken up. Alou and the Expos kept developing more players, and losing them, until finally the team couldn't compete.
In San Francisco, Alou has a team capable of winning it all. But waiting is nothing new for a man who managed more than a decade in the minors before getting his shot in the big leagues.
"To me, patience and faith and hope – they are relatives," he said. "They are all in the same family."
The Alou brothers – Felipe, Matty, Jesus – were among the first Dominicans to reach the big leagues, and encountered racism there. During a losing streak with the Giants in the early 1960s, manager Alvin Dark blamed their losses on the dark-skinned players. "We have trouble because we have too many Negro and Spanish-speaking players on this team," Dark said. "They're just not able to perform up to the white players when it comes to mental alertness."
Alou kept his anger inside.
"I think I did well because I have always been somebody who, even in the Deep South with all of those differences and problems and races, I always kept up my dignity in spite of anybody and in front of anybody," he said. "I kept my belief that I was a human being as good as anybody."


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Q: Solve the differential equation $\dot x=Ax$ The problem is:
$$\dot x=\pmatrix{ 9&-6\\ 12&-3}x.$$
I solve for the eigenvalues and got: $\lambda=3\pm6i$
If $\lambda=3+6i$ then you get
$$\pmatrix{ 6-6i&-6\\ 12&-6-6i}=\pmatrix{0\\ 0}.\mbox{}$$
But I am having trouble reducing it down. The solution says the eigenvector is
$$\pmatrix{1\\ 1-i }.$$
Can anyone help me see this?

A: Starting from your computations, note that
$$
\begin{pmatrix} 6-6i&-6\\ 12&-6-6i \end{pmatrix}=6\cdot\begin{pmatrix} \color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}}&\color{green}{\mathbf{-1}}\\ (1+i)(\color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}})&(1+i)(\color{green}{\mathbf{-1}}) \end{pmatrix},
$$
hence both lines are proportional to $\ell=\begin{pmatrix} \color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}}&\color{green}{\mathbf{-1}}\end{pmatrix}$. Multiplying any of them by the column vector $v=\begin{pmatrix} \color{green}{\mathbf{1}}\\ \color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}}\end{pmatrix}$, one gets a multiple of $\ell\cdot v=(\color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}})(\color{green}{\mathbf{1}})+(\color{green}{\mathbf{-1}})(\color{red}{\mathbf{1-i}})=0$, hence $v$ is indeed an eigenvector.

A: Have you tried Gauss-Jordan elimination? For instance, multiplying the first line by -12/(6-6i) = -(1+i) and adding it to the second line lets you eliminate the first coefficient, and so on.

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The Psychology of Shapes
Lauren Addy | 24 Jun, 2020 | Animation, Branding, Design, Digital Marketing, Illustration, Marketing, Mascot
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Certain simple shapes have developed meaning to us as human beings due to their occurrence in nature. Animals to be more specific! Think back to your bedtime stories, didn't you have a certain expectation for the characters based on what type of animal they were and the way they were represented in the illustrations on the page?
Branding and character design use that same concept of shape to tell a nonverbal story about themselves, and all you have to do is look at them. Your subconscious will do the rest.
Seals are the perfect example for circles. Circles are soft features in design. The positives of having something with soft features are friendly, loveable, kind, and easy-going. The negatives are childish, naïve, and immature.
Bears are a great example of how we see squares. Squares are harsh and sharp features. The positives of harsh and sharp features are sturdy, reliable, unflinching, and strong. The negatives are strict, stubborn, not adaptable or flexible, and moody.
Foxes are a great example of how we see triangles. Triangles have pointy features that make us think of tricksters. The positives of being pointy: dynamic, edgy, and adaptable. The negatives: mischievous, break the rules, or villainous.
Psychology of Lines
Shapes and line direction go hand in hand to nonverbally communicate a message. Line direction can be the overall line use in a logo to the action line of a character pose. An action line is the direction and movement a character has.
Vertical Line
Alert, and ready for action. Think of your own posture, when we're upright we're awake and ready.
At rest, relaxed, serene. Think of laying flat on your back, at peace with your surroundings.
Diagonal Line
Action! There's no hesitation because you're already running!
Shapes in Branding
Now that we have an idea of the basic shapes and their meanings we can talk about how that affects branding and marketing. When you are trying to visually portray your brand through icons, characters, logos, business cards etc… you want to make sure your audience is getting the right idea of who you are, what you do, and most importantly how you do it.
There are positives and negatives to every shape, but if you use them for the right audience the positives will shine brightly.
Aspen Plantation Lumberjack
To circle back to character design, a lumberjack character for Aspen Plantations campaign: "Got Wood?" was created. Rounded corners make him friendly while his large square chest and jaw make him feel sturdy and reliable. This tells us that this business is friendly, reliable and strong. When dealing with lumber, strength is a good thing to show.
Fix it. Train it. Live it.
Bold, square and strong. The logo has strong vertical lines that imply being awake and alert. The last icon for "Live" is made of diagonal lines to be in action. There is a lot of action and preparing for action in this logo, as a fitness brand would need!
Holy Name of Jesus – Mascot
A great example of circular design is the mascot from the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. Dragons can very easily look mean or unfriendly with harsh and pointed edges, but thanks to rounded edges, he looks very friendly. Perfect for child-friendly designs.
CREO Arts & Dance
Creo's icon is made of energy and movement due to its diagonal line of action. The overall shape is very triangular which makes it feel more dynamic. CREO is a children's dance company and nothing changes more than children!
Junk Masters
Junk Masters has a lot of similarities to Fix it. Train it. Live it. with its usage of squares and lines. The icon's diagonal lines make him feel like he's in action taking away that wheelbarrow.
Culinary Express
Shapes can also tell a straightforward story of good and bad in your messaging, our concept of shape and meaning is so ingrained that even as children we can feel the difference between a "villainous" shape and a "friendly" shape. Culinary express wanted to take out bad ingredients like bleached flour, artificial colorings, and other such unwanted additives out of kid's school lunches and add more healthy vegetable options. The unwanted ingredients were designed with shapes that were pointy, sharp and villainous as characters. The veggies were rounded and friendly looking to be "good" guys to be the more appealing choice to their family audience.
Shapes tell a very important nonverbal story and make up a huge part of the audience's first impression of not only what one's business does but also who they are. A good logo, icon, or character can immediately tell your audience if you are indeed who they're looking for.
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A Honolulu attorney has sued the Hawaii Department of Taxation in a case that could establish how transparent state agencies must be about their communication with the Legislature.
The lawsuit was filed by Peter Fritz, a tax attorney who is represented by The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, to obtain copies of any correspondence between the department and the Legislature about Senate Bills 2925 and 2927.
The measures — which proposed to change rules on tax refunds and general excise tax licenses, respectively — were introduced in January as part of Gov. David Ige's legislative package.
On Feb. 11, as the Senate Ways and Means Committee began holding hearings on the measures, Fritz submitted a public records request under the Uniform Information Practices Act, seeking to gain insights into why the Ige administration was pushing for the changes.
In his lawsuit, Peter Fritz argues that the executive branch's lobbying efforts at the Legislature should be made public.
"My philosophy is that, in order to hold the government accountable for its actions, the citizens must know what those actions are," Fritz, a former rules specialist for the Department of Taxation, told Civil Beat.
In August, after the legislative session ended, Fritz tried again, filing a request for reconsideration — even though both bills had failed.
The exemption shields from disclosure "recommendations, draft documents, proposals, suggestions and other subjective documents" used as part of the government's decision-making process.
As it happened, the department had made the same argument in 2009 in response to another request made by Fritz — only to be overruled by the Hawaii Office of Information Practices.
Brian Black, executive director of The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, says the Hawaii Office of Information Practices has made it clear that the "deliberative process privilege" doesn't apply to the executive branch's lobbying efforts.
"General policy guidance provided as part of a government agency's administrative duties, which would state the agency's position on an issue, would not fall under the deliberative process," the office wrote.
Citing the office's ruling, Fritz filed his lawsuit Nov. 18 to appeal the department's latest denial of his request.
Department spokeswoman Mallory Fujitani declined Civil Beat's request for comment.
Brian Black, executive director of the law center, said at heart of the lawsuit is whether the public is entitled to know about the executive branch's lobbying efforts.
"This is not the first time that I've seen an executive branch agency try to hide lobbying communications, and frankly it needs to stop," Black added.


All of the people who bought the Xbox One for the exclusive game titles are beginning to find out that those games aren't so exclusive anymore. With consoles not adding up to what they were hyped up to be, it's no surprise that this happening. Dead Rising 3 was the first to be ported over to PC and now it's time for Ryse to come to the dark side of gaming.
Crytek has decided to release the game as a digital download that will include all the DLC. They also teamed up with their co-publishing partner Deep Silver to design the boxed version which will be made available in retail stores. They will both be available sometime this fall for $59.99. On the PC version, Crytek upgraded Ryse to the 4K resolution it was intended to played be at, which the Xbox One couldn't handle. "4K gaming is another leap in graphics quality for PC gamers and Ryse is the perfect showcase for what's now possible in high-end PC games," says Carl Jones, Director of Business Development at Crytek. With all of the advancements in PC technology, Crytek wanted to let everyone know what they are capable of and also let fans know that they haven't been forgotten, despite recent media claims that I discussed in my previous article.
As an added bonus, PC players will also have instant access to the Ruins multiplayer map and the "Legionnaire's Trust" sword which were supposed to be apart of the special edition of the game.
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Pakistan summons French envoy to lodge protest over 'anti-Islam campaign'
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Pakistan on Monday summoned French envoy Marc Baréty to lodge "strong protest" against the publication of blasphemous caricatures and French President Emmanuel Macron's "anti-Islam" comments.
According to a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, a demarche was also handed to the French envoy by Special Secretary (Europe) Dr Aman Rashid. The FO told Baréty that Pakistan strongly protested the publication of blasphemous sketches in France.
A "strong protest" was also recorded over Macron's "blasphemous statement" after the caricatures were published, the FO said, adding that it condemned the French president's statement accusing Muslims of separatism and vowing not to give up on blasphemous caricatures.
Macron is being criticised with protests breaking out in several cities across the world for hurting Muslim sentiments.
His comments came in response to the beheading of a teacher, Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old teacher, who was attacked on his way home from the junior high school where he taught in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 40 kilometres northwest of Paris.
The teacher had shown cartoons disrespecting the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), according to media reports.
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Cyberpunk 2077 bug montage reveals the industry's dirty little secret
What comes across as a major misstep is a common practice in the video game industry.
Joseph Yaden
A Cyberpunk 2077 bug montage created by CD Projekt Red developers leaked online over the weekend, and it showcases numerous glitches from the game in a comedic format. These files were supposedly leaked due to the targeted ransomware attack the company experienced in February 2021.
Following the montage's leak, CD Projekt Red became under fire yet again, as this was evidence the company was well aware that Cyberpunk 2077 was in no shape to launch in December 2020.
The thing is, many developers have commented about the leaked bug montage with the general consensus that having footage like this is completely normal and is an essential part of the process — thus revealing a dirty little secret about the video game industry.
Bug montages are no indication of the final product and, according to many developers, are commonplace.
But first: What are your favorite games and platforms of 2021, and what future releases are you most excited about? Take our poll!
These kinds of videos are "pretty standard"
To set the stage, we first recommend taking a look at the footage above. It's comprised of numerous short clips edited together to quickly cut between them for comedic impact. You can see a myriad of issues such as characters clipping through objects, cars flipping into the air, and other wild bugs.
Throughout the development of a game, bugs happen. This is not isolated to only Cyberpunk 2077. Most games undergo rigorous playtesting prior to launch to catch bugs like the ones seen above. In order to document the bugs that appear, the team often records videos of them to make them easier to keep track of and ultimately squash.
This notion was corroborated by the senior technical designer of Rainbow Six Siege, Dmitry P., who explained on Twitter: "Fun fact, to reproduce bugs, 99.9 percent of the time there is a video included in the Jira."
The developer went on to describe a bug he had experienced while working on a different game. "Bugs are part of the process," he wrote. "I remember a bug in Far Cry 5 where there was an animation included with a dead body being tossed, but that body had voice lines still and was singing. Was freaking hilarious."
So, the presence of bugs in a game prior to launch is not indicative of its quality after launch. Though, in this case, many dogpiled on Cyberpunk 2077 due to its poor reception. And to be fair, it was buggy when it came out, but it was nowhere near as bad as what was depicted in the montage.
Palle Hoffstein of Ubisoft Massive called the montage a "non-issue" on Twitter, adding, "Pretty standard for these to exist. Doesn't mean there weren't problems, but this is not evidence of problems."
Damion Schubert of Bossfight wrote, "Boy, if you hate this, wait until you hear about literally every other game studio."
Giuseppe Navarria, a lead gameplay programmer at Splash Damage, wrote something similar. "People are obviously not getting that these kind of videos are normal and it's something people do on every single game ever," he said, "it's just a montage of funny bugs from someone from QA probably ... sigh."
"Having fun during a production is good for mental health."
Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt RED
Based on the reaction from developers, putting together these montages is simply a way to blow off some steam during the process. It's nothing more than the equivalent of a blooper reel you'd see in films.
Yet another developer, Brenan Wayland of Epic Games, chimed in to say, "Documenting bugs is a natural and vital part of development, and there's nothing wrong with devs getting a little catharsis by poking fun at them. ... It's not 'proof' that the devs were lazy. You could probably make a montage like this for any game."
Twitter user Vyxos, a 3D animator at Arkane Studios, went so far as to say that creating these montages is good for mental health. "Every studio I know does bugs montages videos," they wrote. "It's fun and it's stuff that we find and try to correct." The developer added, "And having fun during a production is good for the mental health."
One of the main takeaways with this is that CD Projekt Red initially tried to throw its QA testers under the bus following Cyberpunk 2077's poor performance. "Our testing did not show a big part of the issues you experienced while playing the game," the company's co-founder, Marcin Iwińsk, said in an apology video.
Evidently, based on the bug montage video, the QA team was well aware of the bugs and had clear documentation of the game's issues. With this in mind, it's unfair for Iwińsk to say the team "didn't show" the bugs players experienced. The executives were well aware of the game's condition and decided to ship it anyway. That isn't on QA. That's on the executives.
Ultimately, seeing this bug montage isn't any indication of the final product. It just so happens that Cyberpunk 2077 was critically panned for its bugs and so the narrative around the game's reception is negative, leading to outrage over the montage video. Though, it seems many developers like to poke fun at their games, regardless of how the final product turns out.


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The Rise of The Global Cannabis Titans
Marguerite Arnold
Policy, Top News
Not too long ago, in fact, just four years ago, there was no real legitimate cannabis business that had any protection from federal prosecution. Then, the idea of having a cannabis business that operated outside of one state was unheard of. However unbelievable just two years ago, the cannabis industry had finally gone national in a place that was not Uruguay. Two years on, it is already global. Even more intriguingly, a few companies now seem poised on the edge of not only fundamentally shaping the next steps of the industry, but have clearly already established world-wide production, distribution and even promotion networks.
In fact, if there is one thing that is absolutely clear, especially from the ground in Europe, the medical horse has already left the barn. There are a few companies already in position to gain major market share. Everyone else is going to be playing catch-up.
How and Why Is This Even Possible?
Timing is everything. In the last year, if not 18 months alone, multiple countries have moved into the legalization zone, even if first dipping in a "medical only" toe. Even as big and bad as California certainly is, foreign federal legislators are admitting that cannabis has medical efficacy. No matter how reluctant this admission is. This also means they must source medication. Even if "only" at this point low THC, CBD oils and capsules – although it is already more than that. As they establish domestic regulations and in some cases grow regulations and infrastructure, such governments also have to start importing from elsewhere.
With the exception of Dutch Bedrocan, who is limited by sovereign federal law on how much they can export, this means that the Canadian LPs to date have been the only other game in town. With Israel now moving into the export space, and Australia more than likely to, that will change although it is unlikely to alter existing dynamics. Whatever they might lack in technical expertise (in contrast to the Israelis for example although they are increasingly partnering with or outright buying Israeli IP) Canadians can easily overcome this in terms of sheer volume. No matter how sophisticated the tech and biological innovation from the start-up nation, the country is a small desert. And no matter how much Israeli companies are already in the game on the tech export side, they cannot, unless partnered with a federally legal Canadian (or potentially Australian) company, even begin to compete in the supply game. American-Israeli partnerships so far are solely in the realm of tech transfer.
For all these reasons, the global market leaders in the cannabis space are today all Canadian, with the exception of Dutch Bedrocan. And while they will be challenged at some point, particularly on the pharma front, and early, by their competition in Israel and Australia, so far the approach seems to be to form alliances rather than compete.
What that means for most American companies is unclear. There are already financial alliances if not more afoot north and south of the Canadian border. However the continuing lack of reform in terms of FDA scheduling, not to mention other issues (banking and insurance for starters) is moving the cannabis game on a global level outside of the U.S.
Even companies like CW Hemp, producers of Charlotte's Web, are finding themselves literally outgunned if not "underqualified" per European standards that are already setting a different conversation. While CW Hemp (for one) is not only exporting internationally and clearly interested in foreign expansion, it is precisely firms like this who have been blocked so far, from participating in what is now afoot outside the U.S. – namely participation as a bidder in any domestic cultivation in the various countries this is now proceeding in.
In fact, German authorities, following guidelines set out via the UN, wrote the requirements of the still pending medical cultivation bid in a way that seemed tailor made for Canadian firms. Why? They were the only companies, with a few exceptions who could even meet the requirements of operation within a federally regulated environment.
That in turn also seemed to galvanize the firms who are clearly shaping up to be global market players – across jurisdictions. In fact, during the summer of 2017, the line separating the "men" from the "boys" started to become even more apparent, just in the positioning of top firms within the German if not wider EU marketplace.
So who are these firms? And what are the specific accomplishments that make them, as of this writing, the global market leaders in the cannabis space.
The Industry Leaders
It is already possible to say that if you do not have a foot in the medical markets in Canada, Israel, Australia and Europe, somewhere, as well as Germany specifically, you are out of the game on this front already. And probably, going forward, all global bulk distribution of cannabis and cannabinoid product.
By definition, this limits the list considerably.
Canopy Canada
Without a doubt, Canopy Canada is forging its position, and early, as the leading, global cannabis brand. Par none. And while it might be showing up in Market Cap, there is far more good news in the fundamentals. In fact, at the end of last year, this started to become very obvious no matter industry and blog chatter about the swings of stock price. They acquired, outright, Spektrum Cannabis (originally MedCann GmbH), the market leader in Germany, which had managed to obtain the first import licenses for both raw bud and cannabis oil concentrate. The Spektrum acquisition occurred about a month before the law changed to legalize insurance coverage of the drug here. That absolutely kick-started the "Canadian invasion" into Deutschland.
Since then, Canopy has moved dramatically to consolidate their position, not only in Germany and the EU but far from Europe. In the past several months, they have announced strategic alliances with Alcaliber in Spain and AusCann in Australia. These alliances are unbelievably important. Not only does this elevate cannabis indisputably into pharmaceutical territory globally, but introduces the drug into networks and companies that are federally and internationally licensed to supply at least 60% of the world's morphine and other legal opioid medications. Plus have just received Australian licenses to grow medical cannabis. Compete with that!
The company has been clearly on the heels of Canopy in terms of Market Cap for the past year. However they have also been busy differentiating themselves within a global market – not only against their Canadian competition, but clearly in ways to move themselves into slightly different market positioning in multiple territories. Not only was their recent acquisition of Pedianos, a leading distributor based in Germany significant (as the bid for new cannabis production was underway), but they are also launching into other interesting territory, including in grow tech.
In fact, their recently released Envoy product is clearly targeting a much dissed and overlooked part of the market. While home grow, at present, is a dirty word in Germany, in particular, it is also obvious that no matter what any federal government does, patients everywhere are still forced to either grow in secret or etcetera. And they will.
In fact, this development is also intriguing right now given the continued popularity and growth of the home cultivation market in Germany alone (as seen at places like the Mary Jane Expo in Berlin). No matter how "grey." In Germany and beyond, as the formal rollout of medical marijuana is slowed down by the formation of regs and procedures to mainstream it as a drug, Aurora might be on the edge of capturing a patient market the others are not touching at this point. Certainly not in Germany.
Maricann
This was another Canadian-Dutch powerhouse to establish itself aggressively in Germany this year but it is clear they have other plans and far afield from both Canada and Germany specifically. In fact, the company began issuing press releases about German expansion literally within a month of the announcement of the first tender bid to grow here. This included large capex expenses like the formalization of grow space (in former industrial real estate in East Germany) and a corporate office in Munich (one of the centers of insurance in the country).
Beyond that, of course, the company footprint just in Canada has grown dramatically. In addition, Maricann is one of the Canadian firms that is looking at how to enter the U.S. market, even if it is via another means. In this case, in fact, the company is looking at how to exploit brands made popular in American state markets in other places. See the recent Julian Marley partnership and branding distribution agreement to take product established first in U.S. state markets, to both Canada and selected parts of Western Europe.
This interesting hybrid has clearly been weaving its way through the weeds in a strategic way and is currently in six countries. Tilray was backed by Privateer, the canna-focussed VC firm also behind Leafly and associated with Peter Thiel. They are ostensibly "Canadian" but have been exploring market entry in not only the United States but Europe – and which also includes branding beyond product. Interestingly, while initially it appeared the company was aligning itself for a position to grow in Germany (and thus an applicant for one of the still-pending licenses), that has turned into a very different animal. The company recently announced that they were spending $30 million to build a state-of-the art production facility in Portugal as Leafly also launched a German only site, with offices in Berlin. Tilray also got an early import license into Croatia last year. This means they have market access, directly, to Europe, and from a country where all drugs are already decriminalized.
This gives them a European base for full product and brand establishment, a Canadian operation, and plenty of access to U.S. markets through establishing channels. The transfer of IP and brands is far easier across national boundaries than cannabis. And Tilray is certainly exploring this area aggressively.
Honourable Mentions
There are clearly other companies who might not lead the pack, but are already in the global cannabis club. This includes Dutch Bedrocan, the oldest federally licensed cannabis export company in the world. It also includes Canadian AbCann, and a few Australian and Israeli companies who are coming into the space with capital and expertise, usually gleaned or gained from previous pharma experience. CW Hemp is also trying to establish itself globally. If they succeed, they will also become the first solely American-based cannabis producer to successfully jump the borders of the U.S. Their product is already being shipped (by ground transport only) across the United States and exported internationally to Argentina.
And while it is not making the list (yet) of major global pot players, look for Netflix to make a splash sooner rather than later. The global subscription media content distributor is aggressively launching pot themed content. This includes Disjointed, the Kathy Bates comedy about an aging Boomer and her pot shop in SoCal. Also see Five Foot Two, Lady Gaga's rockumentary showing the singer both struggling with chronic pain and unabashedly attributing ganja to her ability to manage it. Beyond this, however, Netflix has also just launched their own line of branded cannabis. It is not a conventional play, but it sure is an interesting one. With global reach.
What is very clear, however, is that the cannabis industry is seguing into two very clear divisions: those who operate in multiple countries, and those who don't.
And for the most part, that also means that the vast majority of American firms, at this point, are being left far, far behind.
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About Marguerite Arnold
Marguerite Arnold is a veteran investigative and markets journalist, American expat and author. She has covered the cannabis industry from Germany for the last six years. Her book, Green: The First Year of Modern American Cannabis Reform about the American market in 2014 has just been republished as she is writing the sequel about Europe and the global revolution this year. Green II: Spreading Like Kudzu will be published in 2020. She is also a noted technologist and entrepreneur. Her blockchain-based digital prescription platform MedPayRx was just shortlisted by the German Ministry of Health as one of the "Top 20" use cases for blockchain in healthcare.
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For those who don't read Cherokee "Visvi" means Journey. I gues that means my title is the Journey Journey. Kind of redundant I know.
I'm now the proud owner of a 1999 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER SCHOOL BUS, CAT 3126 7.2L L6 DIESEL with the Allison MD 3060!
It is a 72 passenger, 6.5' head room, 34' long skoolie. It has about 140,000 miles and 147,000 hrs on the engine. This bus had the best maintenance record of all 14 that where up for auction. Before I saw the records this was the one I picked out when I was running them during my check out. The breaks still have about 2/3's life left, but the rear tires will need to be replaced in the near future. The front tires look good.
I will post photos from the auction site when I get home. I pick it up tomorrow and will take some more. I have a five day weekend to get started. The first thing I have to do is paint. In Maryland you can not get it inspected while still yellow. I already picked out the colors and have my handy dandy Wagner sprayer, just have to wait for this darn rain to stop.
I just found out that you cannot even get temp tags until you repaint in a color other than yellow and for the lights and stop sign to be removed.
They told me I have to tow it around until this work is done. The place I have to work on it requires tags to park it. Now I have no way to get it here and no place to do the work to get my temp tags.
I knew I had to do this work before I got real tags, they did not tell me it was needed for temp tags.
I was told I will not need a Class A or B license to drive, but I just found this on the site.
26K is the same here in Texas... I think we have quite a few buses here with reported weights less than 26k. I am sure you will be fine.
I would just drive it, they have to issue a temp tag from where you bought it don't they?
I just thru a tag on mine(don't know what it went to) and just drove,if they would of pulled me over I would of played dumb.
I made a sign for mine that said "just purchased, tag applied for"
Truth be told though, you are driving a school bus. The last school bus that you saw on the road.... did it have a tag? Nobody really looks at school buses , I would highly doubt any cop you drove right past would even glance at you. Unless you were naked and/or waving donuts around , but they probably still wouldn't notice the lack of a tag.
Maryland makes you turn in your tags or pay a large fee for each day not insured.
It will be hard to blend in this time of year.


Do you feel overwhelmed by the state of your home? Are you constantly picking things up, or clearing up after your family? Does it feel that no matter how much time you spend looking after your home, it never seems to be enough and you're fighting a losing battle? If so, don't worry because there is a solution! Check out this post on 20 ways to declutter your home and I'll show you how.
Simplify your home by getting rid of the clutter will make your home so much easier to look after. You'll be able to spend less time looking after it, and more time doing other things which are far more important to you and your family.
WHAT IS YOUR HOME LIKE RIGHT NOW?
What do you feel when you walk in through your front door? Is it relief and peace, or do you sigh with a heavy heart that the invisible house elf once again hasn't tidied and cleaned whilst you were out?
Do you dread visitors dropping by unexpectedly because of the mess? Does it feel like a constant struggle to keep it clean and tidy? Are you always clearing up toys and other stuff throughout the day as you fight a losing battle against the Lego bricks and dressing up clothes?
Your home should be a place where you love to be – safe and secure, comfortable and relaxed. It is the place where your family can relax together and make shared memories for the future.
It should represent you and your personality and allow everyone to literally 'feel at home'.
If you're constantly picking up stuff and feel overwhelmed by the clutter, then your home is probably feeling more of a burden than a joy.
Are you able to do a quick pick-up a couple of times a day to keep the house looking and feeling good or is it a constant battle all day long (which often doesn't end until the kids are in bed)?
Wouldn't it be better to spend your time building that Lego with the kids, or relaxing with a book than stressing about the state of your home?
HOW CAN DECLUTTERING HELP ME?
If you declutter your home you'll be removing all the stuff that your family doesn't use, no longer need and get no enjoyment from.
When you declutter your home you end up with less stuff generally so it's easier to keep tidy, clean and to look after.
A constant battle to keep things organised becomes a quick 10 or 20 minutes every now and then.
You're no longer dreading visitors dropping by unannounced.
You can create some time to play with the kids, or time for you to learn a new skill or take a long bath instead of tearing your hair out clearing up the toys and washing dishes that have built up throughout the day.
To get you started here's a list of 20 ways to declutter your home which in turn will lighten your heart and mind and create more time and space for you to do other things… Decluttering your home is just the first step to being able to declutter your life!
Make a cup of coffee, turn up the music and give it a go!
Pick up anything that doesn't belong in that room and return it to its proper home.
Clear the stuff from all your table tops and surfaces. Dust them down, keep them clear and only put back items that you love and want to look at.
Take everything out of your wardrobe. Find another home in the house for everything that shouldn't be there, a wardrobe is for clothes only! Clean the inside thoroughly. Sort your clothes into 3 piles (keep, donate, throw away). Only put back into your wardrobe the items you want to keep. These should be pieces that are in good condition, that you love and make you feel good when you put them on. Take the donate and throw away piles straight to a charity shop or the bin. Click this link to read more about how to declutter your wardrobe and love your clothes.
Follow the same process as for your clothes (above). Think about what stage of life your kids are in, do they need lots of trousers because they're currently potty-training? How many pretty dresses does your daughter actually wear or does she live in leggings and tops? Keeping on top of the laundry will mean you need less clothes. Colour code underwear and socks by child if you have several kids and it takes time to sort through whose socks are whose when they all look the same.
Ask your children (if they're old enough) to go through their toys and make piles of the ones they play with all the time, the ones they play with sometimes and the ones they never play with. Explain that there are children who don't have so many toys and encourage your kids to donate the toys they never use to them. Click this link on how to declutter toys. There are some toys that I won't declutter and you can read about these here.
Go through your kitchen and pull out all the utensils, pots, bowls, mugs, glasses, cutlery etc that you don't use. Either donate or throw them away. If you're not sure if you'll need something, put it in a box in the garage for 2 weeks and if it's not used after that time, then donate/throw it. Clean the cupboards and drawers and put everything back in an organised and tidy way. You should have a bit more space now to do this because you've got less stuff!
Look at your living room, is it full of things that don't belong in the room but have ended up there because it's where your family spend a lot of time? Do you need a nice looking basket or toy box which can stay in the room so that the toys can be thrown in there at the end of the day without having to spend time collecting them all up and returning them to your child's bedroom each evening? Is your living room a reflection of you – warm and cosy, light and airy? Are the table tops cluttered with stuff, drawers overflowing? Sort through them!
Work out the storage space you have available in your home for books. Only keep enough books that will fit in this space. Give away any excess books (unless you really feel you need to buy more storage because you're a bookworm and love books). Donate or throw away books that you no longer want, that are in bad shape or you have multiple copies of.
Perhaps your children love drawing and colouring. Find a place to store the artwork that they've created that week. At the end of the week, ask them (or choose yourself) which ones are their best and which they want to keep. Take a photo of that artwork and save it on your computer. Throw away the actual artwork. Explain to your kids in a way that's appropriate to their age and understanding that you can't keep every physical thing they create but you can keep a digital copy of it. If you need more help then check out this post on how to declutter your kids' artwork.
Shoes, coats, bags, hats, scarves, footballs, incoming post, keys, letters from the school… all these things tend to get dumped in the hallway as you come in and out of the front door unless you can find a more organised and suitable home for them. Think about how your hallway is used and the sorts of stuff that accumulates there. Do you need boxes for shoes, hooks for coats, shelving or cupboards for bags, a bowl or hooks for keys? Find a way of using the space available and giving everything a home. Teach your family to put and keep everything in its place.
Often the dumping ground for random stuff, stuff that we don't want to throw away, to keep just in case we need it, not for now but maybe a different season, stuff that we don't want cluttering up our house and we can't, won't or don't want to throw away. Choose just a corner of the garage or loft to sort, not the whole space. Set your timer for 5, 10, or 30 minutes. Think long and hard the last time you used each item. If you got rid of it only to find you needed it, would it really be expensive to replace? Be ruthless, yet practical. Put the stuff into 3 piles – keep, donate, throw away. When the timer goes off, stop. Take the donation pile to the charity shop, and the throw away pile in the rubbish. Do another clear out session in a week's time (set it in your calendar) and watch the clutter reduce!
Look through the cupboards in your house. Can you remember what's in there or are they a dumping ground for stuff that you don't know what to do with?! Choose one cupboard at a time, pull everything out and work through it consistently with the keep/donate/throw away piles. Find a proper home for the stuff you want to keep and immediately deal with the other two piles so these don't end up getting left out and contributing to the clutter.
Sort through your jewellery, keep the items you love, donate/throw away the rest. Give it all a clean and put it back neat and organised.
Remove all the items, clean it thoroughly and only put back what you absolutely must have there. Find a new home/donate/throw away everything else.
The surface and drawers shouldn't be a dumping ground for random stuff. Only have what you need for the night and first thing in the morning, for example, a light, an alarm clock/your phone, a book, notepad and pen. Get rid of the rest as it will distract you from a calming bedtime and good night's sleep.
Go through all of this and, in the case of your kids, make sure they still fit. Donate/throw away the rest. Work out which coats, if any, you need out for the particular season you are in and store the rest. For example, you don't need a lightweight summer mac on your coat rack in mid winter.
Either with or without your kids, sort through the books, donate the ones you don't read anymore, throw away the tattered ones and keep the rest in a nice bookcase or on a shelf.
Take everything out and sort into piles. Bath towels, hand towels, pillow cases, sheets and duvet covers for your bed, for the children's room and any guests that might stay. Be ruthless with items that are threadbare or have holes. Put back into the cupboard only enough of each item that you'll think you need depending on the size of your household. Keeping up with a regular laundry routine will usually mean you need less towels, sheets etc. You can always keep a few sheets/towels back for the dog or as rags if you would like.
Pick any drawer around the house and empty it completely. Sort into piles and throw away/donate anything that you don't want to keep. Ask yourself whether you are really likely to ever use that item. Chances are that if you haven't used it in the last 6-12 months then you'd probably forgotten it was there anyway. Only put back what should be kept in that drawer, make sure it's neat and organised and re-home what's left over.
Go through all the plates, glasses and cutlery in your kitchen. Work out how many of each you actually use, keep a few spares for visitors and in case of breakages and get rid of the rest. Keep on top of washing dirty dishes and you won't need to reach into the cupboard for a new glass every time your child asks for a drink.
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Hello, beautiful people of South Georgia.
Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake this weekend in Nepal that claimed over four thousand lives and thousands more injured, I know that you, the Beautiful People of South Georgia, join me in extending prayers and heartfelt sympathy to the victims of the earthquake and their families.
We pray for the search and rescue operations being undertaken and the longer-term relief and mission work that will be needed in the coming weeks, months, and even years.
We pray for divine cooperation between government agencies, churches, and relief agencies, including our own United Methodist Committee on Relief, in providing humanitarian aid.
We pray for the Methodist-Wesleyan family of Churches in Nepal and surrounding nations to continue their mission and purpose amidst these difficult circumstances.
We pray for God to move hearts in our own area of the world to extend generous financial assistance in support of these efforts.
Finally, we pray that all that is done will help the people in the affected areas know the loving and healing presence of the living Christ through the Body of Christ.
Contact has confirmed that all of our United Methodist missionaries and their families are safe.
Donations to support the response to the earthquake in Nepal and other international disasters can be made through UMCOR Advance #982450.