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The mystery of the reappearing $400 cancellation fee
By Christopher Elliott | May 23, 2013 May 23, 2013
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Question: We signed up for a two-year contract with DirecTV back in the fall of 2011. At about the same time, DirecTV released new equipment called the Genie. I called up to see if we could get the new equipment and was told we could. There was no mention of a contract extension for the new equipment.
In January of this year, we were looking to cut some costs and we looked at lowering our DirecTV package to save some money. I called customer service and asked to get switched to a less expensive package. I also asked if my new customer credits would be affected and they said they would not be affected if I changed programming. So as a result, I went through with the change.
I received my February bill and sure enough, the credits I was told would not go away were all gone. I called back to customer service to inquire about this. They told me the credits were gone due to me changing my package even though I was told it would not be affected. I changed my package back again and they said the credits would show up on my March bill again.
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I then received my March bill and only half of the credits were back on there. The one that was missing was the $10 HD for life credit. I called customer service again and they said that I can't get that credit back again due to the programming change in January, even though I was told first it wouldn't go away and then when it did go away, I was told it would come back.
My issue was escalated to a manager as well as the accounts department, both of which said they would look into it. I received a call back within a week and again they said they could not do anything about getting the credit back on there.
I explained that this was unfair and against what I was told on the phone several times. They apologized but said they could not do anything about the credits anymore even though they were promised to not go away.
I then asked to get out of my contract due to these issues and was told I could do that but there would be a near $400 cancellation fee. They said my contract was not up until the fall of 2014. They said it had been extended when I got new equipment, even though there was no mention of a contract extension when I had received the equipment.
I just sent the letter into them today but have a feeling it will not matter. Please help me in any way you can with trying to get this cancellation fee removed for me. — Matt Solum, Salt Lake City, Utah
Answer: What a mess! You'd expect the terms and conditions of your purchase to remain the same, and if they don't, that a company like DirecTV would inform you of a change in writing. But that's not what happened.
DirecTV offers what's called an HD Access for Life discount. But in order to qualify for it, your account must have a base package of Choice Xtra or above and maintain auto bill pay or joint billing for the lifetime of the account. If any of the requirements are not kept, the offer is removed and can't be reinstated.
In other words, your actions permanently voided your discount.
Here's the timeline of events, according to DirecTV: In February, you contacted customer service to have your programming changed to a different package because you had lost some channels when switching to its "Entertainment" package. At that point, you were advised that all credits would start on the following month's bill, minus the HD Access for Life discount.
About a month later, DirecTV's records show you called about your missing discount. You were told your account no longer qualified for the offer because the programming package was below the "Choice Xtra" package. Then you called back, asking DirecTV to reinstate the discount again, and when that didn't work, you closed your account.
DirecTV's records also show that it received a third-party verification call regarding your order.
"We reviewed the call to confirm he was informed, and accepted, the programming agreement," a spokeswoman told me. "The purpose of the third-party verification call is to ensure the customer is fully informed of the terms and conditions for their offer, including the details regarding any applicable agreement, the timeframe of agreement and how the early cancellation fee is calculated."
DirecTV's records suggest everything was done by the book.
"I'm afraid there isn't much we can do," the spokeswoman told me. "All charges are valid."
I'm sorry, too. If nothing else, this illustrates the importance of a paper trail, as opposed to doing everything by phone. DirecTV has recorded transcripts of the phone conversation. You only have recollections of the phone calls. I would say the company has an unfair advantage.
Next time you have a billing question, try contacting DirecTV in writing. You can contact it online, which creates a paper trail that levels the playing field. If that doesn't work, try appealing your case to someone higher up. Here's a list of current executives. The email convention is [email protected]
But why wait? You decided to appeal the rejection to an executive, even after it appeared the charges would stick. DirecTV waived your fee.
Should DirecTV have charged Matt Solum a $400 cancellation fee?
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"We have 3,000 names. We are looking at them. Of the 3,000 names, many of those names really have been treated unfairly. This is a group of 3,000 we have assembled," the president told reporters before departing for the G7 summit in Canada.
Trump said he was not considering pardoning O.J. Simpson.
The president also called on the NFL and its players to give him recommendations for pardons.
Johnson, who served almost 22 years in federal prison for a first-time criminal offense, was pardoned this week. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West personally appealed to Trump to pardon the 63-year-old grandmother.
White House aides believe Trump may look to pardon Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, sources told ABC News, while lobbying the president to consider other Americans who have been behind bars for nonviolent crimes.


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Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots – report
Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.
Earlier this month, thousands of supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation's congress, supreme court, and presidential palace in an attack lasting more than three hours.
In an attempt to stem the flow of posts inciting violence online, Facebook's parent company Meta (META.O) said it had designated Brazil as a "temporary high-risk location" and removed content calling for people to take up arms or forcibly invade government buildings.
However, four days after the uprising, human rights organisation Global Witness found Facebook was still allowing ads containing death threats and other calls to violence on its platform.
Using fake accounts, the group submitted 16 bogus ads to run on the platform, 14 of which were approved for publication.
Among the approved ads were messages which read, in Portuguese: "We need to unearth all the rats that have seized power and shoot them", "We need a military revolution to restore the rule of law", and "Death to the children of Lula voters".
Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office on Jan. 1 after defeating Bolsonaro in a runoff election in October. Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat, however, and some supporters claimed the election was stolen.
Global Witness also submitted the ads for approval on YouTube, but the video-sharing platform immediately suspended the group's accounts.
Global Witness said it withdrew the ads from Facebook before any other users could see them.
"In the aftermath of the violence in Brasilia, Facebook said they were 'actively monitoring' the situation and removing content in violation of their policies. This test shows how poorly they're able to enforce what they say," said Rosie Sharpe, digital threats campaigner at Global Witness.
"YouTube's much stronger response demonstrates that the test we have set is possible to pass."
Meta spokesperson Mitch Henderson said Global Witness' small sample of ads was not representative of how the company enforced its policies at scale.
"Like we've said in the past, ahead of last year's election in Brazil, we removed hundreds of thousands of pieces of content that violated our policies on violence and incitement and rejected tens of thousands of ad submissions before they ran.
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Brazil's flag is reflected on a broken window, after the supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro participated in an anti-democratic riot at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
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In this blog I speak often about the constantly evolving situation at Barcelona and Girona airports. It is a very interesting case of interaction, in one single metropolitan market (Barcelona-Girona-Reus) of pure low cost players (Ryanair), airlines developing an hybrid model (Vueling), an airline trying to develop a hub-and-spoke operation (Spanair), a retreating flag-carrier (Iberia) and all of this while it is becoming an emerging destination for major global carriers (Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Delta Airlines).
This environment has not gone unnoticed to other European bloggers and AirObserver has just written a piece where it quotes me and presents my point of view about an hypothetic post-Ryanair Girona airport. This is a topic on which I am going to write a piece soon...In the meantime, great thanks to AirObserver for presenting my thoughts on the issue to its readers!


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St. Ignatius routs Riordan behind big nights from Lang, Dale
By BY Examiner Staff • October 11, 2013 12:00 am
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Elijah Dale ran for 142 yards in St. Ignatius' victory against Riordan.
On St. Ignatius' first offensive play, Wildcats quarterback Ryan Hagfeldt was picked off by Riordan safety Chris Hall.
However, from that point on, Riordan would have no answer for its crosstown rival — specifically St. Ignatius seniors Joe Lang and Elijah Dale.
Lang had three touchdowns and 240 total yards, and Dale ran for 142 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns as the Wildcats cruised to their first victory of the season, rolling over Riordan 49-7 in the third night game ever held at St. Ignatius (1-4 overall, 1-1 West Catholic Athletic League).
"It's always nice to crack the ice and we knew a win had to come sometime," Lang said. "We don't get to play under the lights too often. We were fired up and ready for this [game tonight]."
Dale opened the St. Ignatius scoring 1:59 into the game with a 25-yard touchdown run, one play after Riordan muffed a punt. Later in the first quarter, Dale added a 5-yard touchdown that gave the Wildcats a 14-0 lead.
With Dale providing the power, Lang produced the highlights of the night.
On the last play of the first quarter, Lang fielded a Riordan punt and electrified the crowd by weaving through Riordan defenders for a 55-yard touchdown.
But Lang's play at the end of the first half was the play of the night.
Down 35-0, Riordan quarterback Zach Masoli scrambled around the pocket and heaved a pass down the right sideline, but Lang leaped over the intended Crusaders receiver and intercepted Masoli's pass, broke numerous tackles, and returned it 98 yards for a touchdown, giving St. Ignatius a commanding 42-0 lead at halftime.
"Those are two of our leaders and two guys who can make plays, and they made them tonight," said St Ignatius head coach John Regalia. "It was good for them to have some success tonight."
Riordan scored on the game's final play on a Masoli 3-yard pass to tight end Rob Valencia, but not much in between the first and last plays of the game went right for the Crusaders though.
The Crusaders amassed 225 total yards, with Masoli accounting for 125 (52 rushing, 73 passing), but it was the penalties and turnovers that frustrated first-year head coach John Lee.
Riordan committed four turnovers, missed numerous tackles and committed costly penalties — including a facemask penalty that wiped away a touchdown late in the first half.
"It hurts, but we need to wash it away and not dwell on it, and get ready for the St. Francis Lancers," Lee said. "We need to stay focused and stay positive. It's kind of frustrating, but we just have to eliminate the mental mistakes, the penalties and move forward."
With Riordan hoping to turn its fortunes around next Saturday at home against St. Francis, St. Ignatius will look to win its second straight on Friday night in San Jose against Bellarmine Prep.
"This is a real good group of guys because they stay the course, they keep continuing to challenge each other," Regalia said. "We'll continue to build off of this."
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When a band cite their influences as Black Sabbath, Pantera, Kyuss and The Sword (among others) the listeners expectations are understandably going to be geared towards hearing a certain generic sounding proto-doom/metal groove. What a surprise then to find that the band in question, Tremør Åma (Creil, France), leans towards a grungy psych groove flecked with prog- like metal texturing, a sound that permeates every nook and cranny of their debut EP "Tremør Åma (EP 2017)".
"Another Day" kicks things off with bassist Kévin Antunes locking into a heavily effected circular riff accompanied by Maxime Lesage's sympathetic percussion before being joined by the guitars of Remi La Marne and Simon Leroy in a swirling psychedelic groove enhanced by a clever use of dynamics and subtle shifting time signatures. Over this maelstrom of groove singer Raphael Guichard delivers strong clean vocal tones, his powerful voice containing a gritty (but not overly so) edginess, a voice perfectly in synch with the deliciously diverse grooves it sits upon. The band follow much the same blueprint throughout the rest of the EP, crunching metallic grooves flecked with touches of grunge like dynamics dipped in a psychedelic wash with "Sylbaris", a stunning song that shifts back and forth between gentle ambience and crushing brutality, the highpoint.


Even if you're not a romantic comedy fan, it's hard to dislike Love Actually, right? Sure, pieces of writer/director/Brit Richard Curtis's film drag. Still, the fact that so many story lines – big and small – fit together so nicely, telling tales of heartache as well as true love, helps to make it an entertaining gem. So, why not give About Time – the latest from its creator – a shot?
Well, actually, it helps if you are not a fan of romantic comedies because, regardless of the marketing campaign, that label fits this film loosely at best.
About Time is perhaps the most understated time travel movie ever. The Lake family has a secret. Their men can travel – briefly and with very mild manners – through time. One New Year's Day, this intel is passed from father (Bill Nighy – hooray!) to son (and unrepentant ginger), Tim (Domnhall Gleeson – son of the great character actor Brendan Gleeson, but best known as a Weasley boy from Harry Potter).
Tim mostly uses his power to improve his luck with girls, though he fails as often as succeeds because Richard Curtis loves adorably, politely, pitifully smitten Brits.
Tim's big success is the love of his life, Mary (Rachel McAdams, aggressively adorable, as always).
Surprisingly enough, that is not true because bumbling awkwardly but endearingly toward true love is not the film's real focus.
Rather, Curtis's interest lies on the fringes of Tim's life, with everyone and everything he fails to notice because of his dogged attention to his pursuit of true love. And in the end, that's what Curtis wants of us: to slow down and notice everything. Live life fully and you won't need time travel to go back and fix things.
If that sounds trite and patronizing, credit Curtis for developing it at a leisurely enough pace and with sound enough acting that it does not feel that way. The life lessons Tim learns are thoughtful, and Gleeson's performance sells the tenderness and the hard-won wisdom.
What it doesn't really settle is the almost creepy dishonesty of Tim's wooing of Mary, and for all of the rest of the film's Nice Guy Tim-isms, it's hard to look past the SciFi trickery he utilizes to dupe this woman into loving him.
But I suppose you can look past that, since the romance is hardly the point. Unless you're a fan of romantic comedies, in which case, may I recommend Love Actually?


Rollon acquires Nuova T RACE S.r.l.
We are delighted to inform you that on October 9, 2017, Rollon S.p.A. acquired Nuova T RACE S.r.l.
This acquisition will enable us to leverage strong technical and commercial synergies and to strengthen Rollon's offering of linear motion solutions by extending our current range with complementary products such as the MONORACE linear motion rails. These will be further developed through the Group's Research & Development and its production processes.
The Rollon group, specialized in the production and sale of linear motion systems for a wide range of industrial applications, is a global concern with subsidiaries in Germany, France, Holland, USA, China, India and Japan, and Representative Offices in Russia, United Kingdom and Brazil, as well as a global network of distributors.
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Jian Feng, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, is paving the way for faster screenings for new treatments for Parkinson's disease. "With this new finding, we can now generate in a dish the neuronal misfiring that is similar to what occurs in the brain of a Parkinson's patient," says Feng.
Jian Feng, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has found a faster way to screen for new treatments for Parkinson's disease. "With this new finding, we can now generate in a dish the neuronal misfiring that is similar to what occurs in the brain of a Parkinson's patient. A variety of studies and drug discovery efforts can be implemented on these human neurons to speed up the discovery of a cure for Parkinson's disease," said Feng.


All Eyes Are On The Fed. Who's Really In Charge?
As we close out 2015 the credit union system will complete its seventh year hobbled by historically low interest rates. The Fed pushed the rates down to these historic lows in the fourth quarter of 2008. Most of us assumed that it would be a temporary condition and rates would return to traditional levels within a year or two. Yet here we are almost a decade later with no end in sight. So who, exactly, is the Fed and who's really in charge?
The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States is the government's bank and functions as the nation's central bank. It is an independent agency. It is controlled by a board of seven governors who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. It also reports to the Congress on a regular basis. It maintains a high level of autonomy.
The "Fed" as it is called, serves numerous functions. It participates in the regulation of commercial banks and plays a key role in the systems which clear checks and electronic payments nationwide. Its most important role and the one which may impact us the most is its mandate to manage the economy of the United States in such a way that it will prosper and create jobs without stimulating an inflationary spiral.
Interest rates are one of the Fed's primary tools to stimulate the economy when it's lagging and to cool off the economy when it is accelerating too fast. Low rates stimulate the economy by encouraging borrowing and economic growth. High rates constrict the economy by making money more expensive and difficult to borrow.
The Fed influences interest rates through its monetary policy. Monetary policy differs from fiscal policy. Fiscal policy refers to the operations of the government with respect to its taxation and spending policies. The Executive Branch and Legislative Branch of our government determine and execute fiscal policy. Monetary policy refers to the supply of money in the economy and the resulting levels of interest rates and economic activity. The Fed determines and executes monetary policy.
The Fed has three primary tools to influence overall interest rates. First, it can manipulate the reserve requirement ratio that banks are required to maintain for liquidity purposes. Second, it can adjust –up or down– the discount rate for borrowing at the Fed Discount Window. Third, it can influence the Federal Funds rates that are charged for inter-bank investing and borrowing.
The reserve requirement ratio is very straightforward. By manipulating the ratio of cash or cash equivalent reserves that banks are required to have on hand, the Fed directly increases or decreases the lending capacity of the banks. Decreasing the reserve requirement will allow more money to be lent and will exert a downward influence on interest rates. Increasing the reserve requirement will have the opposite effect.
The second tool available to the Fed to influence interest rates is control over the discount rate or the rate at which financial institutions can borrow at the Fed Discount Window. However, the Discount Window is often the lender of last resort and is not often used in the day-to-day operations of the nation's financial institutions. It's said that a stigma often attaches to institutional borrowing at the Discount Window. Accordingly, the discount rate may not be a very effective tool to influence overall interest rates.
Lastly is the Fed's ability to influence the rate charged for Federal Funds. Most short-term borrowing among financial institutions is in the form of Federal Funds (Fed Fund). Fed Funds are short-term, usually overnight, unsecured borrowings between banks and other financial institutions. Many banks rely on the purchase or sale of Fed Funds to invest surplus short-term funds or to purchase short-term cash reserves. The terms are negotiated between the lender and borrower. Both lender and borrower are sensitive to the return/cost on the transaction. Although the Fed facilitates the transactions, it is not a direct participant in the transaction and does not set the terms. Effectively, the terms for Fed Fund are set based on the supply and demand for money. When the price for Fed Funds is low, lending and the economy are stimulated. It is the opposite when the price for Fed Funds is high.
The Fed cannot directly set the Fed Funds rate. However, it can greatly influence the rate through its ability to impact the money supply. Through purchases and sales of US Government securities as well as repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions, the Fed can expand or constrict the money supply, causing interest rates to move downward or upward. The job of controlling the money supply and, in turn, the Fed's impact on the Fed Funds rate, falls to the Federal Open Market Committee.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has 12 members. It is comprised of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board plus the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The remaining four seats on the committee are filled on an annual rotating basis of one-year terms by the presidents of the remaining regional Federal Reserve Banks. The chair of the Federal Reserve holds great power to persuade the voting of the committee with respect to monetary policy. The chair of the Fed and the FOMC is currently Janet Yellen.
The FOMC has significant resources at its disposal to determine and forecast the state of the U.S. economy. The members of the FOMC are usually well-educated and knowledgeable with respect to the economy. When the Fed determined, through its resources, that the economy needed to be stimulated (as it did in 2008) the Committee chose to lower interest rates with the objective of making money available to businesses to expand and increase prosperity and employment. Low interest rates encourage consumers to borrow and purchase, which stimulates the economy. When the economy is expanding and the Fed determines that inflation is imminent, the Fed may choose to apply the brakes by increasing interest rates, causing businesses to pay more for borrowing and hold back on expansion and hiring. When rates are high, consumers are dissuaded from borrowing and purchasing high-priced consumer goods, such as automobiles. There are times when the Fed chooses to be neutral–neither pursuing a tight-money nor easy-money policy.
To achieve its goal of managing the Fed Funds rate, the FOMC sets a target rate, or range. It then buys or sells U.S. Government securities in the open market to manipulate the Fed Funds rate toward its target. The FOMC may employ instruments such as triparty repos and additional sophisticated strategies to augment the purchase and sale of securities. At the present time the target range set by the FOMC for Fed Funds is zero to 25 basis points. When the Fed wants to lower rates it will typically buy securities on the open market, flooding the economy with money. By the laws of supply and demand, when supply increases, the rate decreases. The current level of interest rates (- and their long sojourn near zero percent) was greatly impacted when the FOMC implemented a historic purchase of US Treasury Securities and debt guaranteed by the US Government. When the Fed sells securities or enters into repo agreements, the money supply contracts, less money is available for lending, and interest rates move upward as a result of supply-and-demand.
We have presented a simplified version of a very complex organization and process. There is little certainty in forecasting the direction the Fed will take in the future. Economists are often of differing opinions. The actions of the Fed board and FOMC may not be unanimous and can be controversial. It's been said that if you laid all of the economists in the world end to end they would never reach a conclusion. That may now be changing. In the Wall Street Journal (November 12, 2015) it was reported that 92% of US economists were forecasting a Fed-mandated increase in interest rates at its December meeting. That's probably as close to a consensus as we will ever get.


Discussion in 'Thread Games' started by peyton shea, Jun 11, 2005.
Post something that you love.
I love that game too, can't for NASCAR 06 to come out in a couple months or so.
That new XBox 360 is coming out in November, the graphics are so good they look real.
When my daughter calls from her dad's to just say I love you .
watching the sunset over the mountains.
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Elsa Dress Up Room is a free game for girl to play online at our site. You can play Elsa Dress Up Room in your browser for free. Join Elsa in the dress-up room! She has elegant dresses, high-heeled shoes, purses and jewelry. Get creative and combine these items into the perfect outfit. Let's make the Snow Queen look stunning today. Take your time and find what looks best on her. You can also pick a new hairstyle for Elsa, one to match her stylish outfit. Explore all the options and have a great time being Elsa's fashion adviser!


Against a fragile economic backdrop, few are able to agree on what lies ahead. Will the global economy continue its climb out of recession? Or will the world double-dip into more financial woes? New global research from FTI, based on forward-looking global estimates, sheds light on regional economic performance around the world and provides insight into the possible shape of the global recovery.
conomies around the world remain fragile and difficult choices lie ahead – in particular as to whether the recovery is yet strong enough to allow governments to start addressing the fiscal imbalances built up over the past two years. Will fiscal tightening constrain economic recovery? And will any recovery show through in corporate earnings?
The FTI Global Pulse picks up consensus forecasts for the largest companies around the world to synthesize what analysts are thinking. It takes a quarterly look at analysts' year-ahead expectations for growth in sales and EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization – a surrogate for operating cash flows), grouped by the companies' main centers of operations. It allows comparisons over time, across regions, and between the top and bottom lines.
We have selected the 1,050 largest companies across seven geographic regions, and aggregated forecasts from tens of thousands of analyst reports and estimates. The result is a consensus view for each region.
The overall story for 2009 is one of recovery of confidence. In most regions, forward estimates of revenue and earnings growth were increasingly positive. Given the importance of confidence – it drives investment and employment – this is welcome news.
Within the regions, only Asia showed any significant weakening in growth expectations, and even there, the outlook remains strongly positive, with revenue growth expected to be in excess of 5%.
In most regions, forward estimates of revenue and earnings growth were increasingly positive.
Across the rest of the regions, the prospects for Russia and Eastern Europe are expected to see the most rapid improvement, reflecting a focus on energy and the faster-than-expected recovery in oil prices. Analysts are more optimistic about sales growth in the U.S. and in Australasia than they are about sales growth in Western Europe, and similarly more optimistic about earnings growth.
which captures expectations in Q4 2009. This data point hints at a continuing corporate focus on costs, and suggests that companies are generally recovering sales volumes within their existing capacity (so that costs are not rising as fast as sales).
This in turn suggests that sales growth is more likely to be non-inflationary – at least for the 12 months ahead.
The 2009 data that we have modeled shows a broadly based global recovery during 2009, and the expectation of that recovery being sustained over the next 12 months. That, combined with increasing confidence, has to be good news.
The numbers highlight a continued focus on costs. From our perspective, that is very much consistent with the story that our consultants hear in their interactions with boards around the world.
In any recovery, though, the greatest gains go to those who determine earliest when the time to regain confidence has arrived. As the advice goes, the time to buy is when the blood is running in the streets. The FTI Global Pulse – with an indication of improving confidence, and earnings recovery in the largest companies – may help to identify when to switch from a focus on keeping costs under control to a focus on revenue building.


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The Seattle University Ethics Bowl team has qualified for the national Ethics Bowl competition for the second year in a row. On Nov. 10, the SU team took second place in the Northwest Regional competition of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl to qualify for a trip to Baltimore next March.
Seattle U's team is comprised of eight students. The regional meet involved 11 schools from Oregon and Washington.
Ethics bowls, sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, engages teams of students to respond to urgent and provocative issues of the day through the lenses of ethical theories. This year's cases at the regional competition included topics such as the use of DNA data uploaded to genealogy websites to identify crime suspects; news outlets that disable their comments sections; voting rights for felons; claims of transracial identity; and algorithms governing self-driving cars.
Click here for a look at the cases that were put to the regional contestants in November.


Simple intrafamily transactions have no special tax consequences.
1 Can You Sell Your Home to a Family Member?
Generally, the Internal Revenue Service doesn't care who you sell your house to. Whether it's going to your son, your second cousin or a stranger, you'll pay the same taxes and get the same treatment. However, there are a few special situations where the IRS takes a more careful look. Generally, if you're setting up a special transaction that takes advantage of having family involved, or if you're giving something to your family that you wouldn't give to a stranger, you may be in for extra scrutiny.
The eyes of the IRS have exceptional vision. If you sell your house to a family member and declare a loss, the IRS will frown if its market value is much higher. You also cannot sell your house for less than you owe on the mortgage, creating a short sale and raising the ire of the IRS.
The IRS defines related persons relatively specifically. Generally, a related person is a lineal descendant or someone that came before you, like a parent, grandparent, child or grandchild. Siblings, including half-siblings, and spouses are also included. Based on these definitions, cousins, aunts and nephews shouldn't be considered family. However, there is some room for the IRS to expand the definition, so it could come after you for a transaction with a niece.
If you're not just selling the house to a family member, but making a special deal for him, the IRS looks at it as a gift. Basically, any sale price that's less than the property's fair market value – with a decent amount of wriggle room – is considered a gift. You can usually get away with a 25 percent price discount before the IRS counts the transaction as a gift and levies gift tax on the price discount. In addition, if you set up a mortgage loan at an interest rate that falls below IRS guidelines, that discount is also a gift.
Some investors choose to do 1031 tax-deferred exchanges when they sell their investment homes. As long as they intend to buy more investment real estate, a 1031 exchange lets them carry their basis forward and not pay any capital gains or recapture tax. However, the IRS closely regulates 1031 exchanges that involve related parties. Among other restrictions, both parties could be required to hold the properties in the 1031 exchange for at least two years.
Remainder interests are the right to occupy a property after a life estate ends. For instance, if you want to stay in your house until you die and then let your grandson have it, you could grant yourself a life estate and then sell him a remainder interest. However, you can't claim your home-sale capital gain exclusion on the sale of a remainder interest to a related person.
Lander, Steve. "The Tax Consequences of a Sale of a House to a Relative." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/tax-consequences-sale-house-relative-82445.html. 19 December 2018.


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**This library provides helpful tools for your everyday C++ challenges.
Aiming for the following goals:**

* useful, comfortable C++ style (boost like) utils
* include into project and reduce external dependencies
* modern OO-driven C++ interface
* simple, fast, small footprint
* can be used in parts
* c++11 required (clang++ (>=3.4) [recommended], g++ (>=4.8))
  * support for older compilers in progress
  * support for a higher platform independance in progress
* selectivly disable features during compile-time
* extremly easy and smart interfaces
* slim OO-interfaces for tedious plain C interfaces (e.g., sqlite3, popen,
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The White House Office of National AIDS Policy seeks input from groups and individuals to help shape a National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
On August 17, Lambda Legal submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), supporting the CDC's proposed rules that would lift the HIV travel and immigration ban by removing HIV from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance for visitors and immigrants to the United States.
A U.S. District Court judge denied a motion by Fox Ridge to dismiss our lawsuit on behalf of Reverend Dr. Robert Franke and his daughter. The case will move forward.
Following a request by Lambda Legal and allies, the U.S. Justice Department informs state institutions that preventing people with HIV from pursuing certain professions is a violation of federal law.
A U.S. District Court judge denies motion by assisted living facility to dismiss our lawsuit on behalf of a 75-year-old retired minister the facility refused to house because he has HIV.
Today, more than one million people nationwide are living with HIV, and tens of thousands of new infections occur each year. People living with HIV continue to face widespread discrimination in employment, health care, housing, parenting, immigration, criminal justice and many other areas of life.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in September 2006 issued new recommendations for expanded testing of people for HIV. We support the CDC's goal of increasing the numbers of people living with undiagnosed HIV who get tested, so that they will learn their status and get into care earlier.
In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated guidelines on voluntary HIV testing in health care settings. The CDC now recommends that medical providers offer all persons ages 13 to 64 voluntary HIV testing without risk assessments as a routine part of medical care.


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Costa Rica — vol. III
Iceland — vol. II
Los Angeles — vol. I
Photos from a 10 day road trip through the
north and south west of Iceland
Iceland ------------ 05.26.2015
Chapter 1: Let's go to Iceland!
Morten: Hey! Are you up for going to Iceland in may?
Mathias: - Yeah, let's do it
And that was it. We booked a flight from Copenhagen to Iceland for 10 days. We knew we were going to do a road trip, so we had a car waiting for us in Reykjavik. We decided not to plan anything, and just book everything on the go.
A few kilometers outside of Reykjavik.
Chapter 01 ------------ 05.26.2015
The original plan was to drive around the island, but we quickly realized that it would take way too long. We decided to drive north and see how long we could go, before we had to go back. We left Reykjavik the next day and started going north with no real plan.
An old abandoned bus
The one thing you immediately notice once you get out of Reykjavik, is the emptiness. Houses and farms are so far from the city and in so remote locations. You start to wonder how it would be to live like this and about all the things we take for granted in a modern society.
The light on Iceland is amazing! The clouds opens up for these small light pockets that gives the whole landscape a very surreal look.
Hellissandur
We arrived to Hellissandur the next day, a small village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Snæsfellsnes is on the north west side, and a must see on Iceland.
Ingjaldshólskirkja church - One of the oldest concrete churches on Iceland.
80% of Icelanders believe in the existence of elves. Even today, roads have been rerouted and building plans redesigned or abandoned to avoid disturbing rocks where elves are said to live.
Snæfellsnes peninsula
Snæfellsjökull
We decided to drive around the national park in Snæfellsjökull and then head back the other way around to go further North. We stopped at Djúpalónssandur to see the black beach and the big rock formations. The landscape is so surreal, and it's almost like being on another planet.
Mathias on the black beach
There are almost no trees on Iceland. The only real forrest is on the east side. Today, Iceland plants more trees than any other nation in the world.
Powerfull waves coming in on the beach. Not a place to go surfing!
Getting some fresh air.
We made a stop in Hellnar which is an old fishing village on the south side of the Snæsfellsnes peninsula. There is not much to do, but there is a lot of cool random houses that's worth seeing.
Hellnar overview
We did a hike on one of the small mountains in Snæfellsjökull National Park
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
We were told to go see this giant crack in a mountain called Botnsfjall. It's a really cool hike, and because of the snow inside the cave, we were able to get up quite high. It started to get a little bit too
dangerous so we had to go back.
Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge - Entrance to the cave.
60% of the Icelandic population lives in Reykjavík. Iceland was also one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans.
A view from one of the many overlooking spots.
We drove all the way up to Patreksfjörður and decided that it was the last stop before heading back. The ride up there was all worth it and we got to swim in one of the thermal pools. The next day we started our drive back to Reykjavik and was able to do it in one day, even through a snowstorm.
Urriðafoss - A really nice waterfall on the southwest part of Iceland.
Width a 60m drop and 25m width, Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland. It's very easy to get to, and therefor very popular among tourists. It's definitely worth seeing and absolutely magnificent to stand below it. It's like being in a crazy thunderstorm because of the mist and the sound it's making.
At the bottom of Skógafoss
Not the saftest place to get to, but the view was all worth it.
One of the most popular hiking tracks starts at the bottom of Skógafoss. Unfortunately we didn't have time to do it, and you need a bit more equipment than just camera. There is a small mini hike to the top of the waterfall up some wooden stairs that is quite easy to do.
Seljavallalaug
The Seljavallalaug pool is a must see if you go to the South of Iceland. It can be a little tricky to find, specially if there is a lot of snow, but Google will tell you everything you need to know. It's one of the oldest pools in Iceland and was built in 1923.
The Seljavallalaug pool
Sólheimasandur Plane Crash
The old US Navy plane on Sólheimasandur's black sand beach is a very popular spot among photographers. The plane crashed on November 24th, 1973 and miraculously everyone survived the crash. The wreck is still there, but isn't that easy to get to.
The wreck of United States Navy Douglas Super DC-3 plane.
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If you are interested in knowing more about Iceland or some of the locations, feel free to e-mail me.


"OÙ EST L'EXPO 02?". (WHERE IS THE SWISS NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 2002?) Years ago the expo '02 opened its doors. 10 million visitors took advantage of this exclusive opportunity, to see the long-awaited, often very controversial national exhibition, to finally be seduced by beautifully created, artificial worlds. During the whole summer of 2002, the four cities of the 3 lakes region were a trending topic and had an assured place in the media. But what about today? How do these giant areas in Biel, Neuchâtel, Murten and Yverdon-les-Bains look today? What is left of the project that cost 1.6 billion Swiss Francs?


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Muskoka Sanitarium | Muskoka Regional Centre
Sir WIlliam Gage
In 1895, Sir William Gage and his associates wanted to establish the first tuberculosis sanitarium of it's kind in Canada. After visiting TB sanitariums in Europe and America, the philanthropist Gage had an idea that Canada should have its own TB sanitarium.
Gage, who grew up in Brampton, Ontario was the wealthy president of W.J. Gage Publishing. He approached the city of Toronto with a $25,000 contribution to help build a TB sanitarium. The city turned down his offer partly due to fears associated with such a TB facility. At the time it was believed that TB was a poor man's disease and hereditary.
After the City of Toronto turned down Gage's offer, the Town of Gravenhurst made an offer of a $10,000 towards the National Sanitarium Association to support the construction of a TB hospital. Gage contributed an amount of $25,000. Mr. Hartland Massey contributed $25,000 and Mr. William Christie contributed $10,000.
A businessman from Kamloops, British Columbia made an equally tempting offer – free train rides to the BC facility if the sanitarium were to be built in British Columbia instead.
It was decided to construct the sanitarium in Gravenhurst on the shore of Lake Muskoka. The weather, the lake, the open air would be ideal for patients. It was also ideally located away from rural living.
The National Sanitarium Association was formed in 1896 to collect and administer funds for the creation of a Canadian sanitarium. The president of the NSA was Sir Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona) and the secretary was William Gage. The association had two purposes: to build sanitariums and to fund research.
With funding secured, construction commented. On July 13, 1897 the Muskoka Cottage Sanitarium, Canada's first TB sanitarium opened. The MCS accepted paying patients and conditions were similar to that of staying in a resort. The fee was $6 per week with the average stay being 98 days.
Patients had plenty of rest, recreation and good food.
Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives
The NSA Board of Directors felt that poor people deserved treatment as well. In 1902 the Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives opened on the same grounds, the first free hospital in the world. Consumption was the term for tuberculosis at the time.
When the MFHC burnt down in 1920, it was replaced with a new building named after Sir William Gage who had recently passed away.
Muskoka Sanitarium Admin Building
In 1920 expansions were made to the Muskoka sanitarium to increase patient capacity to 444 beds. Buildings were constructed to allow surgeries, a laboratory, service buildings and homes for the professionals that worked at the Muskoka Cottage Sanitarium.
By 1934 there were twelve sanitariums across Canada.
A Medical Breakthrough
With the discovery of streptomycin in 1944, the need for traditional isolation lessened. This led to a decline in the number of patients during the 1940's to 1950's. In 1960 the site became a housing and care facility for development challenged individuals.
The site became known as the Muskoka Centre.
Conditions at Muskoka Centre were poor. There were too few staff and too many patients. Several patients suffered abuse at the hands of employees. A 1985 inquiry into conditions at the Muskoka Centre found that residents were not receiving adequate care.
A $36 million class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of patients who had been at twelve residential care facilities in Ontario. For patients of the Muskoka Centre the class-action covered those who'd been residents between August 28, 1973 and June 30, 1993.
The Muskoka Centre was finally closed in 1994.
The Muskoka Sanitarium property has sat dormant since that time. Every winter the inside stairs coat with slippery ice as more mold accumulates inside. The water pipes have burst due to the cold Northern Ontario winters. People tear boards off the windows, Infrastructure Ontario replaces them.
The location has seen increased foot traffic from urban explorers. In July of 2017 a media campaign was released to discourage people from trespassing on the ground. Fifty people had been charged with trespass in that year alone.
Don't be surprised if you're caught here. The OPP use the grounds for police dog training.
Gravenhurst Town Council would like to see the property sold. Potential buyers Maple Leaf Education Systems and Knightstone Capital Management, would like to redevelop the property.
Wow thanks so much for the photos and the description. I really enjoyed these photos. They left me wondering why such a place was built in a remote area and also how long it had been abandoned. Some of the photos made me wonder just how many decades this place had sat empty and now I know. I would've thought it had been empty much longer. A very unusual place, very nice to not see graffiti or intentional damage and these photos are just stunning. Thanks OAP!
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its a shame our goverenment let these building deterioate to piont where they will need to be torn down. Opp were aloowed to camp there have weddings while local public ( tax payers were told you will be charged with trespass.
Once the lies are exposed peole will know.
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The Fifth Wheel Truck Stop, located in Grimsby, was part of a chain of restaurants throughout Canada and had been in business for 27 years. The Fifth Wheel truck stop also provided gasoline and offered motel service in the basement. Approximately 25 staff worked at the Fifth wheel in earlier years, and towards the 1980's […]
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St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital
Midwestern Regional Centre (Abandoned Buddhist Temple)
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The Musical Forest is a Web VR experiment that allows users on any device with access to a browser to create music together in a forest setting. Continuing to establish Google's position as a pioneer in browser technology, The Musical Forest is the first Web VR experiment to feature co-presence (multiple users in same virtual space).
How do we create a simple and accessible Web VR experiment to showcase co-presence in VR?
The Google Creative Lab recently launched a Web VR experiments platform to allow developers to create immersive experiences on the Web. The platform was launched with 8 simple experiments that showcased the various capabilities of Web VR on Chrome. The Musical Forest was built to showcase spacial audio and co-presence.
Web VR had recently launched, and the Google Creative Lab was going to create a Web VR experiments platform to get developers thinking and making things for Web VR. The platform was to launch with 8 simple experiments that showcased a different capability of Web VR on Chrome. The Musical Forest was to showcase co-presence and spacial audio.
Create a virtual music environment that allows users to create music together in VR.
I learned a lot working on WebVR experiences. It requires various disciplines at each stage, including UX, UI, 3D design, and motion prototyping. I was also able to learn the limitations and benefits of Three.JS + Web GL. Once the idea of a musical environment was settled, we began making UX flows to figure out how the experiment would work, along with its user interactions.
One of the early challenges we faced was to design an experience that functions appropriately across all VR devices and browsers given their limitations. In the early concept phase we decided to embrace each of the devices limitations, and came up with a set of assigned roles for each.
Super users, allowing them to create notes, play notes, and spectate.
It was essential to figure out the musical system early on. Because not all users have prior knowledge of music theory, I chose complementary scales of C major and A minor so that the music sounded harmonious, regardless of your education level.
I also created motion prototypes to evaluate different ways users would create music and move around the scene—for example, treating a tree of notes as a step sequencer. We ended up with a simpler model, using single notes.
Despite the graphic limitations of Three.JS AND Web GL, I designed look development tests of the environment. I explored multiple ways that the material and structure of the notes could facilitate unique sound and interactions.
After my initial visual explorations, I realized that the limitations of Three.JS and the render capabilities of the browser made them impossible to build. I went back to the drawing board to discover an alternate aesthetic that would run smoothly on most devices. I settled on a simple cel shader with animated patterns. It looked playful, and rendered quickly at a steady frame rate on all devices.


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Using the latest in genetic diagnostic testing, doctors at UCLA determined that Vianna Gevorkyan, here with her mother, Audrey, had a mutation previously seen in only one other child.
UCLA opens new program to solve mystery genetic diseases
Patients with undiagnosed disorders encouraged to apply for comprehensive testing
Elaine Schmidt | September 16, 2015
A new UCLA program offers hope and potential answers for people who have undergone extensive medical testing that has failed to identify their illness.
"Undiagnosed diseases take a huge toll on patients, their families and the health care system," said Dr. Katrina Dipple, who is a co-principal investigator of the program along with fellow UCLA geneticists Dr. Stanley Nelson, Dr. Christina Palmer and Dr. Eric Vilain. "The lack of a clear diagnosis can prevent patients from obtaining the correct care for their condition. Our goal is to quickly give patients a firm diagnosis and clarify the best way to treat them."
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA was one of six U.S. institutions chosen last year by the National Institutes of Health to help launch a $43 million initiative called the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. The NIH created the network to tackle the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop new ways to diagnose rare disorders. UCLA is accepting online applications for its program as of today.
People enrolled in the program will undergo an intensive weeklong assessment featuring a clinical evaluation, consultations with specialists and multiple medical tests, including DNA sequencing to uncover genetic mutations. The UCLA team will also evaluate the impact of genetic counseling and genomic test results on patients and families to develop best practices for conveying this information.
"A vast number of children and adults suffer from severe, often fatal undiagnosed disorders," said Vilain. "This program is for patients who've been through the diagnostic ringer yet still received no information. We hope to discover new genes causing ultra-rare medical conditions and to identify environmental factors that lead to disease or interact with genes to cause disease."
A $7.2 million grant that UCLA received from the NIH last year will minimize the cost of patients' diagnostic testing.
To qualify, patients must be at least 1 month old and able to travel. They must be suffering from a disease that remains undiagnosed despite extensive medical evaluation. The online application, which is open to the public, requires a letter from the patient's physician explaining the case. The physician may also apply on a patient's behalf.
The breadth of the national program will enable researchers to share data with one other, boosting the likelihood of discovering multiple people with the same rare disorder.
"That's the beauty of the network," said Dipple. "By expanding the study population, we increase our chances of finding patients with the same disease and determining whether a single DNA change indeed caused their rare disorder."
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network capitalizes on the strengths of UCLA's genetic medicine program. The university's Medical Genetics Clinic evaluates more than 750 new patients per year with state-of-the-art diagnostic testing that has uncovered multiple new disease-causing genes.
Patient evaluation will take place on the UCLA campus at the Clinical Translational Research Center of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Tags: genetics | medicine | research | health
A UCLA technician prepares DNA libraries for sequencing.
Elaine Schmidt
eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu


Green Hills Grille is set to open at the end of the month! Get all the details on the new restaurant today on the blog!
Check out the newest restaurant that opened in downtown Nashville today on the blog!
A new breakfast restaurant, Maple and Eggs, is set to open in East Nashville this fall! Get all the details today on the blog!
What does a New York restaurant and head Chef Michell Mazza have in common? The newest Italian experience, Trattoria Il Mulino!
Another new burger joint is making its way to Nashville! Check out the details today on the blog!
Check out which Chicago-based chicken restaurant made its way to Nashville on today's blog!


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Fracking has been carried out in New Zealand for over 27 years, mostly in Taranaki and also in coal seams in Waikato and Southland. Concerns have been raised about its negative effects and some local government jurisdictions have called for a moratorium on fracking but this has been rejected by the government. The environmental effects of fracking are regulated by the Resource Management Act (RMA) through the requirement for resource consents.

History
Fracking has been carried out in the Taranaki Region since 1989 and the technique has been used on over 50 wells in the Taranaki and Waikato Regions. L&M Minerals have applied for exploration permits for coal seam gas extraction off the coast of South Canterbury and on the Canterbury Plains.

In 2012, the Taranaki Regional Council published a report that found there had been 65 hydraulic fracturing activities in 39 wells with no evidence of any related environmental problems.  The report also found that the risk of contaminating freshwater aquifers was very low.  Since August 2011, the Taranaki Regional Council has required resource consents for all subsurface fracturing discharges.

In 2012, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) undertook an investigation into the environmental impacts of fracking in New Zealand.  This interim report stated that environmental risks can be effectively managed.

Also in 2012, Christchurch became the first city in New Zealand to declare itself a "fracking-free zone" after a probable link between earthquakes and hydraulic fracturing was demonstrated in England.

In 2013, the Prime Minister John Key stated that hydraulic fracturing had been going on safely in Taranaki for the past 30 years without any issues.

In 2014, the PCE published a report on oil and gas drilling and fracking. The scope of this report was widened following feedback on the interim report, based on which the PCE concluded that concern was not about fracking per se, but about the spread of the industry that fracking enabled. The PCE found no evidence of major environment problems and that risks of a major problem are low, if best practices are followed. However, the PCE also found that New Zealand's oversight and regulation was not adequate for managing the environmental risks. The 2014 report sets out recommendations to address regulatory shortcomings and concludes that the ultimate threat is climate change. The government is considering the PCE recommendations to improve regulatory oversight.

Opposition
Environmentalists have raised concerns about fracking citing concerns about water pollution and induced seismicity. Four local councils have called for a moratorium on fracking; Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council, Kaikoura District Council and Waimakariri District Council.  In 2012, community boards in Christchurch and in the South Taranaki district, where fracking is taking place, called for a ban. The Energy and Resources Minister Phil Heatley stated that the RMA gives sufficient safeguards.

Straterra, the industry group for the New Zealand resource and mining sectors, believes that the fracking carried out in New Zealand is safe.

In April 2012, the Christchurch City Council voted unanimously to declare the city a fracking-free zone. Any resource consents required for fracking would be lodged with Environment Canterbury, the regional council with jurisdiction over underground discharges, so the fracking-free zone is largely symbolic. A spokesperson for Environment Canterbury said that the regional council has no specific rules relating to fracking but there are existing policies that would apply to applications for fracking.

In New Zealand, an inquiry into fracking was undertaken by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright. A preliminary report recommended tighter regulation on the practice, but stopped short of pushing for a moratorium. The New Zealand Government welcomed the report, but the Opposition doubted the government's commitment on introducing tighter laws. Dr Wright said she couldn't rule out the possibility fracking could cause large earthquakes, like the series of tremors that destroyed much of Christchurch over 2010 and 2011  Environmental Defence Society Chairman Gary Taylor said he was pleased Dr Wright had examined the overarching issue of climate change given the Government's gutting of climate change policy and bias towards fossil fuels. Taylor called for more balanced policy where renewables are given priority and carbon is priced properly.

See also
Energy in New Zealand
Environment of New Zealand

References

External links

New Zealand
Mining in New Zealand
Environmental issues in New Zealand


Mac Gs World: Gramps is Confused Again: "Where is Joe?"
Gramps is Confused Again: "Where is Joe?"
Even for the right's typical fake populist campaign mascot standards, the continual GOP promotion of an unlicensed plumber, who owes back taxes and would get a much larger tax cut under an Obama presidency, is absurdly comical, The Daily Show writers (hire me?) have the easiest job in American today as the hypocrisy fueled humor just writes itself.
I hope Joe did not pair up with Sarah Palin, glossed the Whack Job Diva, by seriously "going rogue."
Isn't it ironic that the Republicans don't even care that they ruined this guy's life?


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Q: Fill UITableView with dictionary from JSON Request iOS The problem I have now is that I have arrays on this code.
Need to replace UItableView with the URL Request JSON respond Object and replace the Dictionary Values.
There is a method to clean the information and reload the table to refresh the new data or something that could become handy to achieve this?
#import "RecipeTableViewController.h"
#import "RecipeTableCell.h"
#import "RecipeDetailViewController.h"
#import "Recipe.h"

@interface RecipeTableViewController ()

@end

@implementation RecipeTableViewController
{
    NSArray *recipes;
    NSArray *searchResults;

    NSMutableArray *myObject;
    // A Dictionary Object
    NSDictionary *dictionary;

    NSString *name;
    NSString *subject;
    NSString *avatar;
    NSString *rate;
    NSString *bio;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    name = @"name";
    subject = @"subject";
    avatar = @"avatar";
    rate = @"rate";
    bio = @"bio";

    myObject = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    NSData *jsonSource = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://latamig.com/data.json"]];

    id jsonObjects = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData: jsonSource options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:nil];

    for (NSDictionary *dataDict in jsonObjects)
    {
        NSString *name_data = [dataDict objectForKey:@"name"];
        NSString *subject_data = [dataDict objectForKey:@"subjects"];
        NSString *avatar_data = [dataDict objectForKey:@"avatar_s"];
        NSString *rate_data = [dataDict objectForKey:@"user_rate"];
        NSString *bio_data = [dataDict objectForKey:@"bio"];

        NSLog(@"Name: %@", name_data);
        NSLog(@"Subject: %@",subject_data);
        NSLog(@"Avatar: %@", avatar_data);
        NSLog(@"Rate: %@",rate_data);
        NSLog(@"Bio: %@",bio_data);

        dictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                      name_data,name,
                      subject_data,subject,
                      avatar_data,avatar,
                      rate_data,rate,
                      bio_data, bio, nil];

        [myObject addObject:dictionary];
    }

    // API CALL MAKE END

    /* Initialize the recipes array
    Recipe *recipe1 = [Recipe new];
    recipe1.name = @"Andruw";
    recipe1.prepTime = @"$255/h";
    recipe1.bio = @"I'm a Web developer working for 3 years as a Programmer on Facebook";
    recipe1.image = @"avatar1.jpg";

    recipes = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:recipe1, nil];

     */

}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView) {
        return [searchResults count];

    } else {
        return [recipes count];
    }
}

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return 71;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"CustomTableCell";
    RecipeTableCell *cell = (RecipeTableCell *)[self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    // Configure the cell...
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[RecipeTableCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }

    // Display recipe in the table cell
    Recipe *recipe = nil;
    if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView) {
        recipe = [searchResults objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    } else {
        recipe = [recipes objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    }

    cell.nameLabel.text = recipe.name;
    cell.bioLabel.text = recipe.bio;
    cell.thumbnailImageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:recipe.image];
    cell.thumbnailImageView.clipsToBounds = YES;
    cell.thumbnailImageView.layer.cornerRadius = cell.thumbnailImageView.frame.size.width /2;
    cell.prepTimeLabel.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
    cell.prepTimeLabel.text = recipe.prepTime;

    return cell;
}

- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
    if ([segue.identifier isEqualToString:@"showRecipeDetail"]) {
        NSIndexPath *indexPath = nil;
        Recipe *recipe = nil;

        if (self.searchDisplayController.active) {
            indexPath = [self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
            recipe = [searchResults objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
        } else {
            indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
            recipe = [recipes objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
        }

        RecipeDetailViewController *destViewController = segue.destinationViewController;
        destViewController.recipe = recipe;
    }
}

- (void)filterContentForSearchText:(NSString*)searchText scope:(NSString*)scope
{
    NSPredicate *resultPredicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"name contains[c] %@", searchText];
    searchResults = [recipes filteredArrayUsingPredicate:resultPredicate];
}

-(BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString
{
    [self filterContentForSearchText:searchString
                               scope:[[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar scopeButtonTitles]
                                      objectAtIndex:[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar
                                                     selectedScopeButtonIndex]]];

    return YES;
}

@end

A: It's unclear what you're asking but these code fragments may help:
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSData *rawFromCloud;

#define yourUrl [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://blah.com/json/stubs"]

-(void)fromCloud:(void(^)(void))after
    {
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(),
        ^{
        self.rawStubsFromCloud = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:yourUrl];
        after();
        });
    }

NSError* error;
NSDictionary* jdic = [NSJSONSerialization
    JSONObjectWithData:self.rawFromCloud
    options:kNilOptions
    error:&error];

//CRITICAL -- do this, to see what is going on:
NSLog(@"%@", jdic); //to see the fields available

NSArray* stubs = [jdic objectForKey:@"stubs"];

that's it - you have an array !
for ( NSDictionary *stub in stubs )
    {
    NSString *nn = [stub objectForKey:@"userName"];
    NSLog("one userName %@", nn);
    }

(Footnote, you also have the "new" syntax stub[@"userName"] but the 'objectForKey' syntax is easier for beginners, I think. Cheers, hope it helps.)

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Resolution on the Release of Inmates Directly from Solitary Confinement
Policy Status
Status: Final
Date Amended: July 1, 2014
Solitary Confinement Abuse Threatens Public Safety
Shannon Spada/7 years ago
2014 STFS
Justice Performance Project Task Force
This resolution addresses the failed practice of releasing prison inmates directly from solitary confinement to the public. Research has shown that by taking someone who has been segregated with no stimulation for 23 hours a day and then releasing them directly to general society, the rate of recidivism, and especially violent recidivism, is increased dramatically. Accordingly, prisons should step down inmates to a lower level of custody prior to their release.
Model Resolution
WHEREAS, tens of thousands of prison inmates in the U.S. are in solitary confinement;
WHEREAS, thousands of inmates are released every year directly from solitary confinement to the general public, including more than 1,200 such direct releases in Texas alone during 2013;
WHEREAS, a study in Washington state found that inmates released directly from the Supermax prison, which consists entirely of solitary confinement, committed new felonies at a rate 35 percent greater than that for inmates of the same risk profile released from the general population.[i]Additionally, a greater percentage of the new crimes committed by those released from solitary confinement were among the most serious violent felonies;[ii]
WHEREAS, the Washington state study found that inmates who had been stepped down to a lower level of custody at least 90 days prior to release had significantly lower recidivism rates than comparable inmates released directly from the Supermax setting;
WHEREAS, In 2013, a Colorado inmate released directly from solitary confinement murdered the state's director of corrections, Tom Clements. Alarmingly, dating back to 2002, half of those released from Colorado prisons who subsequently committed murder served time in solitary confinement, with some discharged directly to the street. However, major changes are underway that are significantly reducing overall solitary confinement in Colorado and those discharged directly from this custody level, with the latter figure falling from 221 in 2004 to 70 in 2013;[iii]
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that state prisons systems should avoid releasing inmates directly from solitary confinement;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, approval of corrections department head or his/her designee in the corrections agency should be required based upon finding a clear and present danger to staff and inmates in order to maintain an inmate in solitary confinement within 90 days of his release, unless that inmate has been segregated based on a severe disciplinary violation committed within 180 days of his release date.
Approved by the ALEC Board of Directors July 1, 2014
Re-Approved By the ALEC Board of Directors: September 3, 2019
[i] David Lowell, et. al., "Recidivism of Supermax Prisoners in Washington State," Crime & Delinquency, Oct.2007, vol. 53 no. 4 633-656, http://cad.sagepub.com/content/53/4/633.abstract.
[ii] Ibid.
[iii] Jennifer Brown and Karen Krummy, "Half of parolees who murdered spent time in solitary confinement," Denver Post, Sept. 23, 2013, http://www.denverpost.com/parole/ci_24140370/half-parolees-who-murdered-spent-time-solitary-confinement. Rick Raemish, "My Night in Solitary," New York Times, Feb. 20, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/opinion/my-night-in-solitary.html?_r=0.


Sunday morning it is convenient for those who need to park closest to the doors. Please let those most in need park the closest.
#2 UK Lot. Right across Maxwell Street from our parking lot is the UK lot used by those who work at Good Samaritan Hospital during the day. It is always open for us in the evenings, Saturday, and Sunday – no ID required.
#3 Professional Arts Bldg. This is my favorite place to park on Sunday morning! I drive to church down Nicholasville/Limestone, turn right onto Maxwell Street (the hospital is on the right and medical buildings are on the left). The first left is into the Medical Plaza, but drive a few feet further, underneath the overhead walkway, then turn left into the driveway marked "UK Health Care, Good Samaritan Hospital, Professional Arts Building, 135 Maxwell Street." I enter that driveway which opens onto a large parking lot. UK has given us permission to park there on Sundays, since their offices in that building are closed – no ID required. Then it's just a quick walk across the intersection of MLK and Maxwell Street.
#4 Coliseum Lot. On Saturdays and Sundays, with UK permission, we've been using the lot right behind the Coliseum off Lexington Ave. It's a great place to park – but sometimes gets a lot of student cars as well. The church staff likes to park there on Sunday and come in the blue door to the Sanctuary on Lexington Ave. If you can, come park with us and enjoy the walk over — no ID required.


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These owls are exactly what they appear: a pair of lifelike little sculptures designed to be placed at a strategic location in your garden. Besides, when you've got a small backyard and never enough room for all of the pots, then perhaps the vertical arrangement is the better possibility.
You can even have a nook in your garden the place you arrange the stones and rocks in a good looking, unique pattern with names of your family members painted on them. There was lots of chatting and we had a little bit swap, Make it, Bake it or Faux it".
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Booth ranks first for fourth straight year
By Spencer McAvoy
For the fourth consecutive year, Booth took the number one spot on Bloomberg Businessweek's list of the best M.B.A. programs in the U.S.
The rankings, which came out last week, are based on a weighted combination of student and employer surveys and a calculated "intellectual capital" rating. The surveys make up the bulk of the overall rating, at 45 percent each, while "intellectual capital" is worth only 10.
Booth placed 11th in the student survey, and fifth in intellectual capital, but was carried to the top by its excellent employer surveys, which placed Booth at the top out of 63 schools.
The student surveys ask graduates to rank various aspects of the school they attended—such as teaching quality, career services, and the abilities of their classmates—on a ten point scale. The responses from the student survey were also used to provide a letter grade to each school for teaching quality, career services, critical thinking, leadership skills, and caliber of classmates. Booth received an A+ for the first three categories, an A for caliber of classmates, and a B for leadership skills.
Employers are asked to rank the top twenty schools from which they have recruited on the quality of their graduates. The schools receive points based on employers' rankings—20 for first, 19 for second, and so on—which are used to determine each school's ranking in this category. The enthusiasm of employers for Booth graduates can be seen in the fact that 95 percent of Booth graduates are employed within the first three months after graduation.
Finally, the "intellectual capital" ranking is based on the number of articles each school's faculty published, adjusted for faculty size, in 20 of the most prestigious business-related academic journals. Schools also receive points if a faculty member's book was reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, or Bloomberg Businessweek.
"At this point, Booth is in a class by itself, especially in the eyes of employers. It is the top school in that part of the ranking," said Businessweek editor Geoff Gloecker in a question and answer session with the public.
Other business publications, however, are not quite as Booth-friendly. U.S. News has Booth at fourth, tied with Northwestern's Kellogg, and MIT's Sloan, while Forbes ranked it third, behind Harvard and Stanford. Forbes's methodology is based solely on statistics related to rate of return on the tuition and opportunity cost of an M.B.A. U.S. News has a more complicated system that includes factors such as acceptance rate, GMAT scores, peer assessment (that is, survey of the deans of other schools), and student selectivity, and weights recruiter surveys much lower than does Businessweek.


Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley confirmed that her niece Alaina Housley was one of the 12 victims killed during the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting on Wednesday night.
The pair were on social media in the hours after the shooting trying to located Housley, a student a Pepperdine University. Her college suitemate posted photos of Housley Thursday morning on Twitter asking if anyone had seen her.
Mowry-Housley, one of the hosts of the CBS talk show The Real and former star of the 90's sitcom Sister, Sister, reached out to the suitemate on Twitter asking for the latest update on her niece's location.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Mowry-Housley's husband Adam Housley went to Los Robles Regional Medical Center looking for his niece but, was turned away because the hospital was on lockdown.
Police confirmed that 28-year-old Ian David Long opened fire at the Thousand Oaks dance bar, killing 12, including a sheriff's deputy and himself, and injuring 15. Police said there were about 60 people at the bar at the time of the shooting.
Following Mowry-Housley and her husband's statement on their niece, 4 of the 12 victims identities have been confirmed. Police confirmedVentura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus and the gunman died during the shooting and the father of 22-year-old Cody Coffman confirmed his son died during the shooting as well.
Before news of Housley's death, Mowry-Housley's twin sister Tia Mowry posted to social media with pleas to find Alaina Housley.
"Alaina Housely we are praying. We love u! If you know anything or any information please let us know. We love you!" Mowry posted.


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Experience the Zoo after dark at this popular sleepover program!
Find out what happens at the zoo when the lights go out! You'll enjoy educational activities, food, lots of fun! Programs begin at 6 PM and end at 9 AM the next day. The fee for a Wild Night is $35/child and $23/adult and includes pizza dinner, snack, continental breakfast, and guided educational activities led by Zoo Education Staff. Adults must accompany children.
May 10 (Mother's Day Weekend), July 27, September 13, and October 4.
June 15 (Father's Day Weekend), July 13, and August 30.
June 7 and August 24.
Children must meet age requirements on the first day of all programs (no exceptions).
Refunds (minus 10% processing fee) are available if you cancel at least 2 weeks in advance.
No refund if you cancel less than 2 weeks in advance.
The zoo reserves the right to cancel camps with insufficient registration. In the event of such a cancellation, all of your fees will be refunded.