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Late rap mogul 2Pac's private handwritten love letters have surfaced. New studies declare a pair notes from his highschool days at the moment are up for grabs.
According to studies, public sale web site Moments in Time are promoting the letters for $15,000 and reveal his emotions for a 14-year-old teenage crush in 1985.
Recently, numerous objects from Pac's life have been donated to Temple University.
In October, boxing icon Mike Tyson shared a uncommon pic himself alongside Pac.
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Lars, don't beat yourself up. We've all made mistakes in voting. However, as complex something like this can be, there are quite a few areas where they don't line up, or the merging of the layers is sloppy.
Unfortunately they won't let me change my vote. However, they are making changes so if a voter needs questions answered we can do it before voting. I intend to use this new feature for sure. I planned to give this a 60. I am not happy with my vote here.
I am not sure how to vote for this to be honest. But am trying to change my vote due to the complicated abstract created here.
How do change my vote???
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Lars, image was inverted, then flipped horizontal and vertical skewed and repeated. pretty much that.
Can I get some info on this? How it was put together? Parts of pictures used? Very willing to change my vote. I just need more understanding of this entry.


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Man Faces Homicide Charges in Double Fatal Crash
Admerson Cleber Eugenio Vicente was not supposed to be behind the wheel of a car. In fact, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the 24-year-old man from Jupiter was legally barred from doing so until 2020 because authorities had slapped a "habitual traffic offender" label on his record.
And yet, he was behind the wheel, according to troopers with the Florida State Patrol. Investigators say he was driving a vehicle the wrong direction down I-95. In so doing, he collided with another vehicle, in which two sisters – a 23-year-old violinist and a 24-year-old Air Force staff sergeant – were on their mother's home in Pompano Beach, following a trip to Disney World.
They never made it. The two died almost instantly in the violent, fiery crash. By the time first responders got to the scene, it was too late to save them.
As for Vicente, he is now in serious trouble. At this point, it's early in the investigation. No criminal charges have been filed. But assuming he survives, he almost certainly will face charges, and it's likely he could find himself in prison for decades.
Records with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles showed the driver's license had been revoked for five years back in 2014. That's when he was twice accused of driving with a suspended license following a 2010 conviction for DUI.
This time, it's not clear at this point if the driver was drunk. Toxicology results are still pending.
He was injured critically and was transported to a regional hospital for care. His condition was not immediately available to reporters who sought it from the hospital.
Assuming Vicente was not intoxicated at the time of the crash, he could still face charges of vehicular homicide, per FL Statute 782.071. This is a crime that involves the killing of a human being or unborn child (by injury to the mother) by operating of a motor vehicle in a manner that is reckless and likely to cause either death or great bodily harm. It's a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison for each charge.
If he was drinking at the time of the crash, he would likely face charges of DUI manslaughter, per FL Statute 316.193. This is when a person kills another human being in a motor vehicle accident while driving impaired. It's a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
In a case like this, defendant will likely be dealing with a high level of publicity, which is going to prompt the prosecutor to pursue the case with more fervor than he or she might otherwise. Plus, these charges are serious enough on their own.
It's imperative for defendants facing charges related to a traffic homicide to immediately call a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible to discuss your rights and possible strategies for legal defense.
This case also illustrates the importance of fighting minor charges, to keep them off your record.
Driver in fatal wrong-way crash had revoked license, records show, Oct. 1, 2015, By Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Pompano Beach Neck Stabbing Suspect Sought, Oct. 1, 2015, Broward Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
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Trinidad, California facts for kids
Trinidad, California
A view of Trinidad from a trail on nearby Trinidad Head
Location in Humboldt County and the state of California
Trinidad Coastline South; CCNM
0.671 sq mi (1.737 km2)
0.186 sq mi (0.482 km2) 27.75%
546.9/sq mi (211.3/km2)
UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs
California Historical Landmark
Trinidad (Chetco-Tolowa: tvm-sray-me'; Karuk: áas uyâahitihirak; Yurok: Chuerew; Wiyot: Da'guchwayawik, "land is curved") is a seaside city in Humboldt County, located on the Pacific Ocean 8 miles (13 km) north of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and 15 miles (24 km) north of the college town of Arcata. Situated at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m) above its own North Coast harbor, Trinidad is one of California's smallest incorporated cities by population (367 residents in 2010, up from 311 residents in 2000). Trinidad is noted for its spectacular coastline with ten public beaches and offshore rocks, part of the California Coastal National Monument, of which Trinidad is a Gateway City. Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishery interests in the region.
Trinidad School built in early 1870s and used until 1914. From Boyle Collection, Humboldt State University Library
Before 1700 AD, Yurok people established the village of Tsurai on bluffs overlooking Trinidad Bay. The first European sighting of Trinidad Harbor was by the Manila galleon captain Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeño, who did not make landfall. The next visit was by Bruno de Heceta and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra of the Spanish Navy. Their two ships anchored in Trinidad Bay on June 9, 1775. On 11 June, which was Trinity Sunday, a formal act of possession was conducted. At the place where a wooden cross was erected stands a carved stone cross bearing the inscription. Carolus III Dei G. Hyspaniorum Rex., in the name of King Carlos of Spain. The area was named "la Santisima Trinidad".
Settlers arrived on the James R. Whitting in 1850 and founded the town, renamed Warnersville in honor of R.V. Warner, one of the settlers. The first post office opened in Trinidad in 1851.
Trinidad was the original county seat of the eponymous Trinity County from 1850 to 1851, and of Klamath County, one of California's original counties, from 1851 to 1854. At that time Trinidad became part of the newly created Humboldt County after its creation in 1853, with its county seat in Eureka. Klamath County was finally dissolved in 1874.
During the American Civil War from July to October 1863 California Volunteers fighting the local Indians in the Bald Hills War were stationed in the town, in Trinidad Camp to protect it and the coast road from Indian raids, until they were moved four miles north to Camp Gilmore. Trinidad was incorporated in 1870 as a City of the State of California, USA.
Trinidad resident Henry A. Boyes was a First Sergeant with the Fifth Marines in World War II; his service was described by Eugene Sledge in the book, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.
Part of the auto wreck scene in The Majestic was shot at College Cove Beach on 19 March 2001.
Trinidad has an oceanic climate and is relatively temperate compared with inland areas. Annual temperatures range from approximately 40 °F (4 °C) to 60 °F (16 °C). Winter months are rainy with the average amount being around 50 inches (130 cm), Although rain falls in all months of the year, it is less pronounced in the summertime. Spring and fall cold fronts often form advection fog which pushes the marine layer towards the coast. In summer, low pressure troughs produced by intense heating inland can create strong pressure gradients pulling the marine layer ashore. Summer fogs, moderate precipitation, and mild temperatures are characteristic of Northern California coastal forests ecoregion and are vital to the growth of local Coast Redwood. Protected stands of old growth redwoods can be visited 20 miles (32 km) north of Trinidad, in Redwood National and State Parks.
1940 94 −12.1%
1950 188 100.0%
1990 362 −4.5%
2000 311 −14.1%
Est. 2015 357 −2.7%
Trinidad in 2008
The 2010 United States Census reported that Trinidad had a population of 367. The population density was 547.1 people per square mile (211.2/km²). The racial makeup of Trinidad was 331 (90.2%) White, 2 (0.5%) African American, 15 (4.1%) Native American, 2 (0.5%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1 (0.3%) from other races, and 15 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11 persons (3.0%).
The Census reported that 366 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 1 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 187 households, out of which 35 (18.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 64 (34.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 21 (11.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3 (1.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 20 (10.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (1.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 73 households (39.0%) were made up of individuals and 28 (15.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96. There were 88 families (47.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.64.
The population dispersal was 60 people (16.3%) under the age of 18, 25 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 91 people (24.8%) aged 25 to 44, 120 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 71 people (19.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. There were 252 housing units at an average density of 375.7 per square mile (145.0/km²), of which 113 (60.4%) were owner-occupied, and 74 (39.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.9%. 212 people (57.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 154 people (42.0%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 168 households, and 73 families residing in the city. The population density was 643.0 people per square mile (250.2/km²). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 471.4 per square mile (183.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.86% White, 1.61% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. 2.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 168 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.5% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.51.
In the city, the population dispersal was 11.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 41.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $50,357. Males had a median income of $39,583 versus $31,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,050. About 2.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Trinidad State Beach, near Trinidad
Little River State Beach
Patrick's Point State Park
Trinidad State Beach
Trinidad Head Light, National Registered Landmark #1720
Trinidad Head, State Historic Landmark #146
Town of Trinidad, State Historic Landmark #216
Old Indian Village of Tsurai, State Historic Landmark #838
Trinidad Pier
Strawberry Rock
Fred Telonicher Marine Laboratory, Humboldt State University
Trinidad City Cemetery includes Indian and settler graves and one unusual tombstone.
Edward Bernhardt Schnaubelt's tombstone in the Trinidad Cemetery
Edward Bernhardt Schnaubelt was the brother of Rudolph Schnaubelt, accused of the Haymarket Riot bombing in Chicago, Illinois and the brother-in-law of Michael Schwab, sentenced to death for his role in the riot. All three Schnaubelt brothers left Chicago shortly after the riot. Edward Schnaubelt briefly panned for gold before settling in Trinidad, opening a sawmill and buying a tract of timber to supply his mill. After Schnaubelt's mill was taken over by his rivals, he re-entered the closed mill at night to reclaim his personal tools, and was shot to death by a nightwatchman hired to protect the property. His wife chose the phrase "Murdered by Capitalism" for his marker which inspired the 2004 book by John Ross.
Trinidad to Clam Beach Run (February)
Trinidad Fish Festival (June)
Tour of Trinidad bicycle rides, 100k, 45k,20k (September)
Blessing of the Fleet (November)
Trinidad, California Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.


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OPPO Launches A75 and A75s with Facial Recognition Technology
Onsa MustafaLast Updated: Dec 27, 2017
Selfie focused smartphone brand, OPPO, has announced two smartphones. OPPO Launches A75 and A75s with Facial Recognition Technology. Both smartphones have almost same specifications. Most promising feature of both smartphones is its Face recognition. Now unlocking the phone becomes more easy and simple.
Oppo A75 specifications:
The Oppo A75 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The phone will have 6.0-inch full-HD LCD display. Moreover, the phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone also comes with 32 GB of ROM.
As OPPO produces selfie-focused smartphones. So for selfie lovers, the phone comes with 20 MP front camera. Moreover, the Oppo A75 features a 16-megapixel rear camera sensor with LED flash. In terms of connectivity, the Oppo A75 comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 4G, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Micro-USB, and OTG support. It also has a fingerprint scanner on its home button. Moreover, the phone has powerful battery of 3200 mAh capacity.
6.0-inch full-HD display
Dimensions: 156.5x76x7.5 mm
32 GB of ROM
16 MP rear Camera
Sensors: accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor
Oppo A75s Specifications
The Oppo A75s comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The phone will have 6.0-inch full-HD LCD display. Moreover, the phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone also comes with 64 GB of ROM.
As OPPO produces selfie-focused smartphones. So for selfie lovers, the phone comes with 20 MP front camera. Moreover, the Oppo A75s features a 16-megapixel rear camera sensor with LED flash. In terms of connectivity, the Oppo A75s comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 4G, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Micro-USB, and OTG support. It also has a fingerprint scanner on its home button. Moreover, the phone has powerful battery of 3200 mAh capacity.
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What Pills Did Marilyn Monroe Take? What Caused Her Death?
The Netflix film Blonde, which is based on the life of Marilyn Monroe and directed by Andrew Dominic, gives a glimpse into her personal life.
Looking at her friendship, marriage and emotional struggle before she died. Monroe has a lot of emotional problems towards the end of her life, due to which she turns to drugs and alcohol. Even his famous career is hurt by this. The film also shows how drugs contributed to her tragic death at the age of 36. We learned more about the pills Monroe took in real life as we became interested in what was going on in her life. Let's talk about what we found!
What pills did Marilyn Monroe take?
Marilyn Monroe's fame as an actress also led to many other changes in her life. In his book, "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe", J. Randy Taraborelli wrote that he thought Monroe might have been addicted to sleeping pills as far back as 1953. Taraborelli's book says that even when she was with Joe DiMaggio, Monroe "couldn't sleep without pills." By 1960, his doctor, Ralph Greenson, was giving him a drug called Nembutal, which is a barbiturate. Barbiturates are sedatives and hypnotic used as depressants to reduce neurotransmitter levels. Nembutal is used to help people who have trouble sleeping.
"The doctors gave her (Monroe) what she wanted, new and stronger sleeping pills. Although they were well aware of how dangerous it was. According to Taraborelli's book, Monroe's third husband, Arthur Miller, said of the same thing, "there were always new doctors ready to help with her death." Dr. Howard Merkel, a medical historian, says that Monroe also took drugs like amytal, sodium pentothal, seconal, phenobarbital, etc. In addition to methamphetamine, Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Dexamil, Morphine, Codeine, Percodan and Librium, there were also. these other drugs. There was room for drinking in his life as well. Markel says the actress has had sleeping pills, sedatives, soporifics, tranquilizers, opiates, "speed pills" and sedatives to make you sleepy.
According to "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe", Monroe gave herself injections of phenobarbital, nembutal and seconal, which she called the "vitamin shot" towards the end of her life.
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What was the cause of Marilyn Monroe's death?
On August 5, 1962, his body was found at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Next to his bed were found his empty bottle of sleeping pills and fourteen other empty bottles of pills. Thomas Noguchi, who was then the deputy coroner, performed his autopsy on the same day and found him to have died on August 4, 1962. Toxicology tests showed that Monroe had died from taking too many barbiturates. According to Donald Spoto's book "Marilyn Monroe: The Biography", she had "eight milligrams of chloral hydrate and four and a half milligrams of nembutal" in her blood, and "thirteen milligrams, a very high concentration of nembutal" in her liver.
Nembutal and chloral hydrate, when taken together, form a deadly cocktail because they both make the other drug stronger. Dr. Merkel says that Monroe used to help them both fall asleep by drinking champagne. Maybe this is what caused his death. There are differing views as to whether or not Monroe killed himself. Psychiatrists at the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center helped the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office investigate her death. They came to the conclusion that he either killed himself or took the chance to die. Prosecutor John Minor, who worked on the case, did not think the actress had killed herself.
1944–1948: modeling and first film roles
In April 1944 Dougherty was sent to the Pacific Ocean, where he would remain for most of the next two years. Monroe moved in with her husband's parents and began working at an arms factory in Van Nuys called the Radioplane Company. At the end of 1944, she met photographer David Conover. The First Motion Picture Unit of the US Army Air Forces sent her to the factory to take photographs of female employees to cheer them up. Even though none of her photographs were used, she quit her job at the factory in January 1945 and began modeling for Conover and her friends. In August 1945, she moved away from her husband, who was away at war, and signed a contract with the Blue Book Model Agency.
The modeling agency thought Monroe's body was better suited for pin-ups than high fashion, so she was mostly in commercials and men's magazines. She straightened her hair and dyed it blonde so that she was more likely to get the job. Modeling agency owner Emmeline Snively said Monroe quickly became one of its most ambitious and hardworking models. By early 1946, she was on the cover of 33 magazines including Pageant, US Camera, Laugh and Peak. Monroe occasionally worked as a model under the name Jean Norman.
Monroe is sitting on the beach with a smile and her arms behind her back. She has bikini on and wedge sandals on.
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Monroe as a pin-up model on a postcard from the 1940s
In June 1946, Monroe got a job at an acting agency through Snively. After her interview at Paramount Pictures did not go well, Ben Lyons, a 20th-Century-Fox executive, gave her a screen test. Head Executive Darryl F. Zanuk did not like the idea, but they offered him a standard six-month contract so that rival studio RKO Pictures would not sign him. [d] Monroe's contract began in August 1946. She and Leon chose the name "Marilyn Monroe" for their stage name. Leon chose the first name because it made him think of Broadway star Marilyn Miller. The last name was the maiden name of Monroe's mother. In September 1946, she split with Dougherty, who did not want her to become an actress.
Monroe's first six months at Fox were spent learning acting, singing and dancing, and watching how movies were made. In February 1947, his contract was renewed, and he was nominated for Dangerous Years (1947) and Scuda Who! Hey Scuda! (1948). The studio also housed him in the Actors Laboratory Theatre, an acting school that taught the techniques of group theater. She later said that it was "my first taste of what real acting can be like in a real drama, and I was shocked." Even though she was very interested in acting, her teachers felt that she was too shy and unsure of making a career in it. In August 1947, Fox did not renew his contract. She went back into modeling and also did odd jobs in film studios, such as working behind the scenes on music sets as a "pacer" to keep leads on track.
In 1948, a publicity photo of Monroe was taken
Monroe really wanted to be an actress, so she kept going to the actors' lab. She had a small part in the play Glamor Preferred at the Bliss-Hayden Theatre, but after a few shows, it was over. She went to producers' offices, befriended gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky, and hosted Powerful Men in Studio shows, which she had begun doing at Fox. Fox executive Joseph M. Schenk, who persuaded his friend Harry Cohn, the chief executive officer of Columbia Pictures, to sign her in March 1948.
Monroe's look was modeled on Rita Hayworth in Columbia, and her hair was bleached to be platinum blonde. He began working with Natasha Lytes, who was the head drama coach at the studio. Lytes was his teacher until 1955. Her only film in the studio was the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus, which came out in 1948. In this, she played the role of a chorus girl who was first in love by a rich man. in a leading role. He also tried out for the lead role in Born Tomorrow (1950), but his contract was not renewed in September 1948. The next month, Ladies of the Chorus came out, but it didn't do well.
1949-1952: Years of Progress
Monroe in the movie The Asphalt Jungle. She is wearing a black dress and stands at a door, facing a man in a trench coat and a fedora.
Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) was one of the first films that attracted critical attention.
Monroe went back to modeling when her contract with Columbia ended. She did an advertisement for Pabst Bears and posed as "Mona Monroe" in artistic nudity for the John Baumgarth calendar, which was Tom Kelly's name. Monroe had previously posed for artists like Earl Moran without a top or bikini, so she was used to being naked. Shortly after leaving Columbia, she met Johnny Hyde, the vice president of the William Morris Agency. He took her under his wing and made her his mistress.
Because of Hyde, Monroe got small parts in several films. Two of these films, Joseph Mankiewicz's All About Eve (1950) and John Huston's film noir The Asphalt Jungle, were critically acclaimed (1950). Even though she was only in the second film for a few minutes, she was mentioned in the photoplay, and her biographer Donald Spoto says that she "effectively went from movie model to serious actress." In December 1950, Hyde signed a seven-year deal with 20th Century-Fox for Monroe. The terms of the contract stated that Fox could choose not to renew it every year. A few days later, Hyde suffered a heart attack and died. It was very sad for Monroe.
Monroe had small parts in three Fox comedies that were fine in 1951: "As Young As You Feel," "Love Nest," and "Let's Make It Legal." Spoto said that in all three films, she was "basically a sexy jewel", but critics liked her: Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called her "Fantastic" as Young as You Feel and Ezra of the Los Angeles Daily News. Goodman said. She has been called one of the "brightest up-and-coming" [actresses]"In the Love Nest.
His popularity among the audience was also increasing. She was receiving several thousand fan letters a week, and the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes called her "Miss Cheesecake of 1951", showing what soldiers in the Korean War loved. In February 1952, Monroe was named "Best Young Box Office Personality" by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Monroe had a short relationship with director Elia Kazan. She also had short relationships with directors Nicholas Ray and Yul Brynner and actors Peter Lawford and Peter Lawford. In early 1952, she began dating retired New York Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio, who was one of the most famous people in the game at the time.
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The Smyth Upstairs, located at 85 West Broadway atop the Smyth TriBeCa hotel, provides its residents with a truly lavish hotel experience. Built in 2008, the 15-unit condominium building lies within Tribeca and offers breathtaking views of Manhattan's skyline available in each one of its apartments, but its true appeal lies in its vacation-like amenities.
The Smyth Upstairs aims to ensure that its residents feel both comfortable and accommodated in every way possible, and does so with its many amenities such as its refined lounge, nursery, excellent fitness center, billiard room, and space for storage,. Also offered are 24-hour room service, maid service, valet and parking availability, and a full-time doorman. Best of all, its rooftop deck, a residents-only oasis equipped to meet one's every need, supplies its inhabitants with yet another way of experiencing the city's best views.
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Just as silly as Martinez's assertion that the Dodgers have the best offensive team in the NL, putting the Yankees and upstart in the same sentence is almost as laughable as what Martinez said. Yes, alot of the Yankee guys have not come close to a World Series, but almost all of them have been in the playoffs. Saying with the exception of Mariano, Jeter, Posada, Andy that the Yanks are new to this stage is the wrong way to make that point since Jeter, Mariano, Posada, and Pettitte are probably all in the top 10 of most important Yankees, with Mariano, Jeter, and Pettitte all indispensable.
I think the addition of Lee makes the Phillies stronger than the Yanks, although I'm rooting for the Yanks, of course.


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One more Sask. COVID-19 death reported, 283 new cases
Published Friday, December 4, 2020 8:26AM CST Last Updated Friday, December 4, 2020 1:59PM CST
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP
REGINA -- A person from the south zone has died after testing positive for COVID-19, marking the province's 55th death related to the virus.
The person was in the 80-plus age range.
The province also reported 283 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing Saskatchewan's active case count to 4,116.
The government said there are nine new cases are in the far northwest zone, 11 in the far northeast zone, 12 in the northwest zone, 47 in the north central zone, seven in the northeast, 50 in Saskatoon, seven in the central west zone, nine in the central east zone, 83 in Regina, 12 in the southwest, nine in the south central zone, and nine in the southeast zone.
A total of 18 new cases are pending residence information. Two cases pending location have been assigned to the northwest zone.
The seven-day average for new cases is 262, or 21.7 per 100,000 population.
An additional 183 people were reported recovered.
As of Friday, 126 people are in hospital related to COVID-19, including 101 people in inpatient care and 25 in intensive care.
875 active cases are from the north area (321 northwest, 443 north central, 111 northeast)
170 active cases are from the central area (60 central west, 110 central east)
363 active cases are from the south area (126 southwest, 88 south central, 149 southeast)
On Thursday, 3,504 COVID-19 tests were processed in the province.
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced it will launch the next phase of its COVID-19 surge plan, in order to manage the anticipate surge in patients over the next few weeks.
Following the announcement of 259 new cases on Thursday, the province said recent high case numbers contributed to the choice to activate the next phase of the surge plan.
The next phase includes a slow-down of some health services to manage the redeployment of around 600 full time staff.
Sask. moves into next phase of COVID-19 surge plan


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Toyota displays its product lineup at the 2021 China (Shenyang) International Auto Show, held from Oct 1-6, 2021. [Photo by YAN BO/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Toyota Motor Corp will launch an all-electric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to make an affordable yet roomy runaround, sources told Reuters.
Two of the four people with knowledge of the matter described the car as an electric Holy Grail for Toyota, which has struggled for years to come up with a small EV that is both competitive on cost in China and doesn't compromise on comfort.
The sources said the breakthrough was chiefly down to BYD's less bulky lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) blade-shaped batteries and its lower-cost engineering know-how-a turning of the tables for the Chinese company whose popular F3 saloon was inspired by Toyota's Corolla back in 2005.
Little known outside China at first, BYD hit the headlines in 2008 when Warren Buffett bought a 10 percent stake. It has since become one of the biggest manufacturers of new energy vehicles in the world.
Toyota's new EV will be slightly bigger than its compact Corolla, the world's bestselling car. One source said to think of it as "a Corolla with bigger back-seat section".
It will be unveiled as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in April. Then it most likely will be launched as the second model in Toyota's new bZ series of all-electric cars, even though it will only be on sale in China at first.
"The car was enabled by BYD battery technology," one of the sources told Reuters. "It has more or less helped us resolve challenges we had faced in coming up with an affordable small electric sedan with a roomy interior."
It will be pitched below premium EVs such as Tesla's Model Y or the Nio ES6 but above the ultracheap Hongguang Mini EV, which starts at just $4,500 and is now among China's bestselling electric vehicles.
Two of the four sources, all of whom declined to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media, said the new Toyota would be priced competitively.
One said it would likely sell for under 200,000 yuan ($30,000), aiming for a segment of the Chinese market Tesla is expected to target with a small car within the next two years.
"We don't comment on future products," a Toyota spokesperson said. "Toyota considers battery electric vehicles as one path to help us get to carbon neutrality and is engaged in the development of all types of electrified vehicle solutions."
A BYD spokesperson declined to comment.
When the quality of Chinese vehicles was considered below par, global automakers were not too concerned that they couldn't compete on price and left Chinese companies to control the domestic market for cheap, no-frills cars. But times have changed.
Toyota executives started to worry back in 2015 when BYD launched its Tang plug-in hybrid, with significant improvements in styling, quality and performance. Most importantly, it was about 30 percent cheaper than comparable Toyota models.
Two of the sources said the BYD evaluations pushed Toyota to create its research and development joint venture with BYD last year. Toyota now has two dozen engineers in Shenzhen working side-by-side with about 100 BYD counterparts.
Toyota's new EV comes at a time when it is under fire from environmental groups that maintain it is not committed to zero emissions. They say Toyota is more interested in prolonging the commercial usefulness of its successful hybrid technology.
Toyota executives say they're not against battery electric vehicles but argue that until renewable energy becomes more widely available, they won't be a silver bullet for slashing carbon emissions.
Nevertheless, Toyota has set up division in Japan dedicated to zero-emissions cars called ZEV Factory. It is developing safer and lower-cost battery technologies, including solid-state lithium-ion cells which would significantly boost an EV's range.
While Toyota has long advocated a runaround that doesn't compromise on comfort as the best way to popularize BEVs, it has struggled to produce such a car.
One problem stems from the need to stack bulky, heavy batteries under the floor. They eat up the interior space unless the roof is raised too-which is why many smaller EVs are SUVs.
In 2018, Toyota briefly explored the idea of a battery venture with BYD. That and subsequent interactions led Toyota's engineers to come across BYD's LFP blade-shaped battery. They described it as a game-changer because it was both cheaper and freed up space. BYD officially launched its blade-shaped battery in 2020.
LFP batteries have a lower energy density than most other lithium-ion cells but are cheaper, have a longer shelf life, are less prone to overheating and don't use cobalt or nickel. Tesla uses LFP batteries in its Model 3 and Model Y in China.
One of the sources said a typical blade pack is about 10 centimeters thick when the modules are laid flat on the floor, roughly 5-10 cm thinner than other lithium-ion packs.
A BYD spokesperson said it was possible, depending on how an automaker packages the blade-shaped battery in a car.
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For Hoestereys, a mother's devotion still shows the way
Kevin Tresolini
Last July 5%2C Donna Hoesterey%2C 51%2C died after suffering a heart attack at a neighbor's wedding.
Cody and Caitlin Hoesterey said Blue-Gold has helped soothe some of the heartache from their mother's death.
Cody Hoesterey was first elected as a captain of his Brandywine High football team when he was a sophomore, a rare recognition of maturity and leadership for someone that young.
The two-way lineman maintained that status his junior and senior seasons. But it was what happened just before his senior year at Brandywine that thrust Hoesterey into a new and unexpected leadership role.
Last July 5, his 51-year-old mother, Donna, died after suffering a heart attack at a neighbor's wedding. Donna Hoesterey was a familiar face and reliable force at Brandywine, where she was the football boosters club president. She was equally involved in the cheerleading and soccer activities of Cody's twin sister, Caitlin.
"She was president of just about any sports team any of us were ever involved in, spending countless hours working with the coaches, working with the boosters, just trying to get everything perfect for game day," said Cody between practices this week for the DFRC Delaware All-Star Football Game, in which he'll be a Blue team center.
Her death left a major void and, naturally, the Hoesterey family struggled in its grief-stricken aftermath. But Cody's father Rob, brother Robbie, a 2009 Brandywine graduate, and Caitlin said Cody was the person they turned to most for comfort.
"He just does things that are not normal for somebody that age," said his father, who'd frequently given Cody one-day-at-a-time advice in regard to making progress in football, and soon found his son offering that same counsel in a time of anguish.
"He's a very good listener," Robbie Hoesterey said. "He just knows what to say and when to say it. We bounce ideas back and forth and, after talking with Cody, I just feel comfort and ease. I know a lot of his friends do the same thing. He's a natural leader, that's for sure."
Cody felt the pain of his mother's absence most deeply at the start of football season. She was not inside the concession stand, typically run by boosters during games. She was not there for the post-game hugs he craved.
Instead of what he lost, Cody Hoesterey tried to focus on what he had – a roof over his head, a loving family, supportive community and a promising future that his mother shaped.
"There has to be someone out there who has it harder than you," he said. "I lost my mom. There are kids out there who don't have clothes, who don't have food. You've just got to realize – yes, this is terrible – but someone is going through something worse. Who am I to sit here and cry and complain for myself?"
Hoesterey responded by doing what had always come naturally to him, which is why Brandywine athletic director Rick Shea called him "one of those kids who comes around about every 20 years."
"At first you have the initial shock and sadness," Hoesterey said, "and then you realize you have to take a leadership role. It makes you become an adult a lot quicker. If you just kind of rely on your mother for everything and one day she's here and the next day she's gone, you can't sit around and just let everything fall. You step up and realize this is the way things are going to be now, so just try to progress."
Caitlin, a Blue cheerleader in Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Delaware Stadium, dreaded the thought of a senior school year without her mother being there for prom pictures and graduation. Cody helped her through it.
"Everything that happens, you can always lean on him," she said cheerfully. "It's, obviously, really hard. If I was upset, he would always help me and talk with me and sit with me.''
Those qualities should benefit Cody this fall when he attends the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he also expects to play football. Caitlin will attend the Paul Mitchell cosmetology school in Newark.
"I can't say enough about Cody," said Tom Wood, who recently stepped down as Brandywine football coach because of job commitments. "He's always polite, very encouraging, always positive, doesn't yell and scream. To be elected captain as a sophomore – and that's the kids voting, not the coaches – I haven't seen that in all my years coaching. And he's one of the hardest-working kids I've ever been around."
Wood was shocked when Hoesterey texted him last summer to tell him the tragic news about his mother, whom Wood had known for many years since his son Alex and Robbie Hoesterey were football teammates.
"The next day we had weight room," Wood said, "and he was there. He needed the camaraderie of his teammates and the kids all rallied around him."
Blue-Gold has also helped soothe some of the heartache from their mother's death, both Cody and Caitlin said. Caitlin has several buddies in the Hand-in-Hand program, which matches participants with children who have intellectual disabilities for various activities. Cody's buddy is a Brandywine student, Kevin Hawkins, whom he has known and helped mentor for three years.
That aspect of the game also gives them another link to their late mother.
"My mom had a special needs brother," Robbie Hoesterey said.
Robbie Hoesterey was a week old when volunteer firefighter Jackie Dugan, 26, suffered a heart attack and died while responding to a blaze in 1991 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
Donna Hoesterey, who worked as a medical transcriber for the Christiana Care Health System, made sure her children were mindful of the uncle they would never know and people like him.
"Back then," Cody said, "they didn't have programs like this and she always wanted us to be aware that [those with intellectual disabilities] are people, too, so she gave us a sense of that from the very beginning."
"My mom always had a soft spot in her heart for special needs kids," Robbie Hoesterey said. "She loved them. I think Cody playing in this and Caitlin cheering, they're honoring my mom.''
Contact Kevin Tresolini at ktresolini@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter @kevintresolini.


Out-of-home player, JCDecaux, has signed up with Data Republic, becoming the first media owner to join the data exchange provider's Open Data Marketplace.
Established in 2014, Data Republic's technology offers a marketplace for organisations wanting to enrich their own customer insights by sharing data. The company's data pool has been bolstered by proprietary information sourced from some of Australia's largest companies including Westpac and Qantas Loyalty, along with open government data sets.
The new partnership allows JCDecaux to access geospatial, behavioural and transaction-level insights as well as list, trade and collaborate on data exchange projects, opening up new avenues to augment its offering.
"Building on the positive launch of our geospatial planning tool, Orbit, we are looking forward to aiding even greater understanding around the impact of our inventory via the fusion of rich behavioural and transactional data,"said JCDecaux's CEO, Steve O'Connor.
Marketing director, Essie Wake, added access will allow JCDecaux to start closing the data loop on media attribution and tie in-store sales to campaigns running on the out-of-home player's assets.
Data Republic founder, Paul McCarney, said the startup's technology is aimed at opening up insights and connections between media owners and brands to drive better accountability and data-driven campaign planning.
"We're looking forward to working closely with JCDecaux to facilitate secure access to data, driving more effective and personalised media strategies," he said.
Data Republic gained a significant boost to its expansion efforts when it secured $10.5 million in investment funding from three key Australian companies: NAB Ventures, Qantas Loyalty and Westpac's ReInventure Fund.
The partnership also comes as JCDecaux experiments with a range of technology capabilities within its out-of-home panels. Last month, for example, the company launched the new 'Scentsational' campaign for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, which combines tap and go technology with scent and sound to give consumers a sensory reminder of the Big Aussie Barbie aimed at raising money for research, awareness and support (pictured).
JCDecaux also recently helped rolled out what it claimed was the first digital colouring book outdoor campaign for Deep Spring, using custom-built panels with built-in digital touchscreens that allowed consumers to colour in Zentangle patterns featuring inspirational quotes.


AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – The 83rd Masters is underway.
Four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods is scheduled to tee off at 11:04 a.m. Eastern time. Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler are right behind him in the 11:15 a.m. group.
The tournament began with honorary tee shots, a tradition that dates to 1963 at Augusta National. Gary Player, with a new endorsement deal at age 83, drilled his tee shot halfway up the hill on the left side of the fairway. Jack Nicklaus, 79, was next and hit some 30 yards shorter.
It's been 14 years since Woods won a green jacket, but he is among the favorites again. Woods won his fourth Masters in 2005 when he was 29, and he was certain more would follow.
McIlroy is the betting favorite, and a victory would give him the career grand slam. The Masters is all that's keeping Rory McIlroy from joining the most elite club in golf – only five other players dating to the creation of the Masters in 1934 have won all four majors. McIlroy played in the final group last year, three shots behind winner Patrick Reed, and faded. He had a four-shot lead in 2011 and imploded.
History suggests he might not want to wait too long. The last three players to complete the Slam – Woods, Nicklaus and Player – never waited more than three years to get the last leg.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Staid and tradition-driven Augusta National is on the cutting edge of technology. Look no further than the Masters website.
For the first time, the goal of the club is to capture each of the 20,000-plus shots during the tournament on camera. If all goes well, golf fans will be able to watch shots on the Masters' website just a few minutes after they happen.
In an era where many major professional franchises and college teams struggle to attract a live audience – at least partly because of numerous online and television viewing options – the decision-makers at Augusta National have no such worries.
The throngs that walk the course in Augusta have often paid a small fortune to watch even the practice rounds. Yet, in a strange twist, they'll be pretty much the only golf fans who can't enjoy the new technology: Cell phones aren't allowed on the course.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The first round of the NHL playoffs continues Thursday with a Game 1 matchup in Washington between the defending champion Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Hurricanes and Capitals are contrasts in almost every possible way. Carolina is a young, fast, aggressive team that ended a decade-long playoff drought, while Washington is a seasoned group largely unchanged from winning it all in June that has its sights set on trying to do it again.
When the Hurricanes take the ice their blue line will have less playoff experience than top Washington defenseman John Carlson. Of their 342 games of NHL postseason experience, captain Justin Williams and second-line center Jordan Staal make up 213 of that; half of the Hurricanes' lineup will be making their playoff debuts. Washington has two such newcomers and 1,282 games of experience, thanks to its Cup run a year ago and many previous playoff trips.
– With the core of the team from their 2011 title aging, the Bruins are hoping to make another run at the Stanley Cup. They'll open against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night in Boston. Forty-two-year-old defenseman Zdeno Chara (zuh-DAY'-noh CHAH'-rah) says he isn't thinking about whether this is his last, best chance to get his hands on the Cup again. The Bruins eliminated the Leafs in seven games in last year's first round.
– Colorado and Calgary have never met in the playoffs despite both franchises' Stanley Cup pedigree. The first time figures to be an action-packed contest given that both teams can fly up and down the ice. The Flames outscored the Avalanche by a 14-10 margin in winning all three games this season. The first-round series begins Thursday night in Calgary.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati outfielder Yasiel Puig (yah-SEEL' pweeg) is eligible to return to the lineup as the Reds try for a three-game sweep of Miami. The right fielder was suspended two games for his role in a bench-clearing fracas Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Puig decided to accept the penalty rather than appeal, saying he doubted it would make much difference.
Cincinnati had lost eight straight before the struggling Marlins arrived.
Puig was suspended last Tuesday for two games along with Pittsburgh pitcher Chris Archer who was suspended for five games, and Reds manager David Bell suspended for one game for their parts in a bench-clearing fracas last weekend at PNC Park.
UNDATED (AP) – Nathan Eovaldi (ee-VAHL'-dee) tries to snap Boston out of its early-season funk when the Red Sox host the Blue Jays Thursday night. The Red Sox are 3-9 in defense of their World Series championship, and the rotation has an 8.78 ERA. Eovaldi has struggled during starts against Seattle and Oakland. The Blue Jays averaged 2.66 runs over their first 11 games before beating Chris Sale and the Red Sox 7-5 at the Fenway Park home opener Tuesday.
– Yadier Molina (YAH'-dee-eer moh-LEE'-nah) and the Cardinals go for a four-game sweep of the Dodgers in St. Louis. The longtime National League rivals have played each other 2,074 times since 1892 and the series is dead even in wins with 16 ties. Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler (BYOO'-lur) faces Michael Wacha (WAH'-kuh) in the series finale. Buehler has struck out 18 and allowed only five hits in 15 scoreless innings over two career starts against the Cardinals. Wacha walked a career-high eight in a 6-4 loss to San Diego on Saturday.
– The Mets and Braves square off for the first time this season when they open a four-game series in Atlanta. Atlanta, the defending NL East champion, has hit its stride after dropping its first three games of the year. The Braves have won seven of their last eight and scored 48 runs in those eight games.
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Celtics say guard Marcus Smart will be sidelined 4 to 6 weeks after being diagnosed with a partial tear to his left oblique abdominal muscle.
The injury was revealed in an MRI scan.
He sustained the injury during the third quarter of Boston's home loss to Orlando.
The timetable for Smart's return means he will be sidelined for Boston's first-round series and the second round, as well, should the Celtics advance.
NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA sold out a record 760 games in 2018-19, including a Nets crowd that included LeBron James on the final night of the season.
The league says its final attendance of 21,964,447 was its fourth highest. That was down from last season's record of 22.1 million in 2017-18, after new or renovated arenas resulted in more than 141,000 fewer available seats this season.
James sat courtside along with Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday in Brooklyn to watch Dwyane Wade's final game. It was the Nets' ninth sellout of the season.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan State University student is speaking publicly a year after suing the school, alleging that three former men's basketball players raped her in 2015 and that she was discouraged by counseling center staff from reporting what happened.
The woman and players aren't named in the lawsuit. She says met the players at an East Lansing bar and was taken to an off-campus apartment where she was raped.
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) – World champion Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou combined for a 1-2 finish in the men's short program to give the United States the lead on the opening day of figure skating's World Team Trophy.
Chen was skating to "Caravan" by Duke Ellington. He landed a triple axel, a quadruple toeloop and a triple lutz-triple toeloop combination.


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Q: jQuery how to call a function when the div load completes I have a page where i will have many buttons and links.
On clicking of the buttons and links, i have a div tag called "scriptWPQ2" which will refresh.
On refresh of this div completes, i need to write a function to change some data in the div dynamically.
At the moment i tried document.ready or window.load it does not help
please enlighten me on this
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    $('#scriptWPQ2').load(function () {

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    });
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A: Callback Function .load()
If a "complete" callback is provided, it is executed after post-processing and HTML insertion has been performed. The callback is fired once for each element in the jQuery collection, and this is set to each DOM element in turn.
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$("#scriptWPQ2").load("action/test.html", function() {
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  alert( "Load was performed." );
});

Callback Function .html() , .text() or .append()
It does not require a delay in microseconds for experiencing feedback. Such a function does not contain.
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$("#scriptWPQ2").html("
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$("#scriptWPQ2").text("Static entry.");

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$("#scriptWPQ2").append("
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To check changes
You should run a separate function when the button(s) is clicked.
$("button").on('click',divChangeTrigger);

function divChangeTrigger(){
    //dosomething
}

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It also contains precisely balanced micro-encapsulated AHA (glycolic acid), for a gentle peeling effect and a better cutaneous tolerance for demanding and delicate skin. This fruit acid gently gives a "new skin", smoothes irregularities and restores skin with a real glow without over-stripping.
Can also be used as a "classic" rinse off mask. Apply a thick layer on clean face, avoiding the eye and lip contour and leave it to act for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove excess with water or Toning Lotion.
Do not apply on irritated skin. Can make the skin more sensitive to UV rays. Use effective protection against the sun during and for one week following use.
In case of irritation, rinse your face and hands with water and stop using the product.


Making sure you get paid, and on time, is critical if you're running any business. If you're involved in commercial or residential builds, the Construction Contracts Act 2002 outlines a process for progress payment arrangements. The legislation also provides an adjudication process for the quick and efficient resolution of disputes.
What's covered by the legislation?
Every contract for construction work is covered by the Construction Contracts Act 2002. 'Construction work' is broadly defined and includes the construction, repair and demolition of buildings or other structures. Also covered is painting and decorating; installation of roadways, water mains and electricity; and landscaping, site preparation and cleaning work carried out as part of the construction work. Parties to a construction contract cannot contract out of the Act.
The legislation applies to both commercial and residential construction contracts. Certain provisions, however, don't apply to residential construction contracts such as provisions relating to charging orders and the right to suspend construction in particular circumstances.
Parties to a construction contract are free to agree between themselves as to the number and frequency of progress payments under the contract, the amount of each of those payments and the date at which they become due. If either party can't agree on the terms of the progress payments, then the default provisions in the Act apply.
For each progress payment, a payee can serve a 'payment claim' on the payer. Payment claims must be in writing, identify the construction contract and construction work to which the progress payment relates, indicate a claimed amount and the due date for payment, indicate how the payee calculated the specified amount and state that the claim is made under the Act. Payment claims served on residential occupiers must also be accompanied by an outline of the process for responding to the demand and an explanation of the consequences for failing to do so.
Once a payment claim is served, the payer can either pay the claimed amount by the due date (by default this is 20 working days after service of the payment claim) or provide a 'payment schedule' to the payee. A payment schedule is the payer's opportunity to contest the amount as set out in the payment claim.
A payment schedule must be in writing, indicate the payment claim to which it relates and indicate a scheduled amount. If the scheduled amount is less than the claimed amount, the payment schedule must indicate the manner in which the payer calculated the scheduled amount, the payer's reasons for the difference and their reason for withholding payment. The due date for payment remains the same regardless of whether a payment schedule has been issued.
If the payer doesn't pay any part of the claimed amount or provides a payment schedule before the due date the payee may recover the debt in court.
Keep yourself updated so that you're ready to implement any changes into your business when they come into force. As you cannot contract out of the Act, it's vital that you are aware of your obligations under the new legislation.


Are you experienced about MLM organisations that have wound up being rather extensive nowadays? Multi-level marketing business is typically also called direct flow systems. It is rather like franchising, you need to build an organisation through acquiring into a system.
MLM marketing suffered some barriers, like any new system or principle through the service history. When MLM marketing was thought of as unusual and suspicious, there was a point throughout its introduction to entrepreneur.
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"The times they are a-changin'," belted Bob Dylan in his iconic 1964 song that tapped the revolutionary ethos of the decade.
The first time I went to the annual Woodstock for capitalists in the Swiss village of Davos back in 2005 (to launch the inaugural Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World ranking), Dylan's lyrics would have been the last theme song in the universe chiming in my head.
How the music has changed. In 2019, it's not just Corporate Knights crooning about sustainability in the Swiss alps. Now, the world's biggest investors are dancing to the same beat, even if they still look a little awkward on the dance floor (anyone who made the McKinsey soiree at the Belvedere Hotel will know what I am talking about).
On Tuesday, François Riahi, the CEO of Natixis, a French bank with assets under management of $1 trillion, told guests at a dinner in the Belvedere Hotel, hosted by Corporate Knights and Climate Bonds Initiative, that his bank has introduced a Green Weighting Factor. Weighting factors go to the heart of how bankers allocate money and this one aims to promote finance deals with a positive impact on both the climate and the environment at large by adjusting the expected profitability threshold on various transactions according to their effects on climate change. Riahi said that he sees a point not far off where two companies with the same financial profiles will have different costs of financing based on their alignment with a 2° C or less world.
We also heard from an executive at BNP Paribas (one of the ten largest banks in the world) that the bank has set – and met – a target of 15% of its corporate loans being dedicated to furthering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in part because they link executive bonuses to achieving the target.
After dinner, I swung by a reception hosted by Steve Forbes of the eponymous Forbes magazine (otherwise known as the bullhorn for red-blooded capitalism), whose main (and most read) story published that day was a feature on Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. Whereas past incarnations of the Forbes Davos shindig showcased magazine covers celebrating the wealthiest people on the planet, this year the blown-up cover on display beside the champagne flutes was for the Just 100, a ranking of America's most just companies.
Wednesday morning on the way to breakfast, I picked up one of the many free copies of the Financial Times on offer. As I was leafing through the paper at breakfast, I couldn't help notice two of the largest investors in the world (UBS $3.2 trillion, and Amundi with $1.5 trillion) had taken out prominent ads extolling that they were going all-in on sustainable investing.
The remarkable part, and sign of the times, was that the venerable Financial Times fell for it, publishing a story that the world's largest investor was going to dump companies failing to comply with the Paris accord, before Blackrock clarified it was hoax. The fact that such a story could be deemed plausible by the world's financial newspaper of record tells us how far perceptions on sustainable investment possibilities have come in just a short time.
Later that evening at a dinner focused on financing the sustainable development goals, an academic from Cambridge University, Ellen Quigley, challenged Scott Mather, chief investment officer of Pimco, one of the world largest bond fund managers (with $1.8 trillion assets under management), to account for what his firm is doing to defund "zombie companies" out of step with a sustainable low carbon future. I was expecting a canned answer but was instead surprised by Mather, who between bites from his poached pear desert, noted that they are keenly aware of companies at risk of "zombification" and are already taking measure to reflect this in their credit ratings and in the make-up of their investment portfolios.
There is no question in my mind that we can find a way to reconcile humanity with a livable planet. The question is whether this happens smoothly within our current capitalist system or with great upheaval. If capitalism is going to adapt and survive as economies change to become symbiotic with the planet and society, it will require a new mindset which appreciates that healthy markets require healthy societies, and that serving society is not incompatible with serving shareholders—within reasonable limits.
#1 Do focus on the big numbers. Plastic straws matter symbolically, but if China's Belt and Road Initiative (China's multi-billion Marshall-esque Plan for economic development along the old Silk Road route) doesn't have sustainable design principles embedded, its impact will be on par with adding two China's worth of carbon emissions to the planet, as Simon Zadek, the UN man charged with figuring out how to finance the SDGs, pointed out.
#2 Put your money where your mouth is. Let's make sure major capital flows all go through the lens of sustainable development, including the sleeping giant, corporate pension plans. That could unlock trillions of dollars for green investment, as the heads of the world's largest corporate and investor sustainability initiatives have called for.
#3 Hold investors to account. While corporate sustainability rankings abound, it's time to rank the world's largest investors on what they're doing to bring about a sustainable world (stay tuned on this one).
#4 Put more women in charge. Dominique Reiniche (the chair of Chr. Hansen, the most sustainable corporation in the world), Angela Merkel (climate warrior and closest thing we have to a leader of the free world), New Zealand's rock star PM Jacinda Ahern (who is going beyond GDP with a well-being budget to guide her government's priorities), and the trailblazing heads of the world's largest corporate (Lise Kingo) and investor sustainability initiatives (Fiona Reynolds) are all women. Notice a pattern.
#5 Scale bottom-up solutions. While the big institutions of yesterday are coming around, their inertia makes it more likely that transformational solutions will emerge from bottom-up sources that harness the better angels of human nature.
#6 Champion new visionaries for a sustainable economy. It's time to replace yesterday's capitalist icons with new heroes that point the way to a sustainable planet, like Mariana Mazzucato in her new screed, The Value of Everything, that lays out a powerful framework for purposeful capitalism and Oxford's Colin Mayer, author of Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good.
#7 Do stay in touch with the nature. Its essence will sustain and inspire this journey, as Jane Goodall and 17-year old wildlife photographer, Skye Meaker (my bus-mate from the Zurich airport), emphasized. If the proprietor of local cross-country ski rental shop is any indication ("we are not big fans of the WEF because they're too busy with their meetings to go skiing"), the Davos men and women still have some work to do here.
#8 Do swim against the current—it could be the best way to get ahead of the pack which is still extrapolating from the past to predict a future that is going to be radically different. As Bill Gates wisely reminded: We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.
#9 Exercise persistence. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
#10 Get out of your comfort zone. That's the best sign that you may be doing a jig that has legs.