text:
//
// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
// distributed with this work for additional information
// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
// specific language governing permissions and limitations
// under the License.

/*
A Simple helper program to help maintainers run the project.

Current Feature List:
	- Runs style checkers
	- Runs style formatters ( todo )
	- Runs build tools ( todo )
	- Runs pre installers ( todo )
	- Branch pull requests ( todo )
 	- Publishes website ( todo )

Command line Flags:

	-h | --help 	: shows the help.
	-clean 		: removes all temporary files.

@author: wisebaldone@apache.org ( Evan Hughes )
 */
package main

import (
	"os"
	"fmt"
	"./style"
	"flag"
	"log"
)

var openingText string = `
	                         Apache Wave Maintainer Helper!
	                         ------------------------------

This tool is written for Apache Wave maintainers and may have undesired affects if used by other
developers. This tool will need certain permissions which are not given to it automatically and will
need to prompt the user for credentials.

Use -h or --help to see the list of commands.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

`
/*
	Main Helper entry.
 */
func main() {
	// Welcome user.
	fmt.Println(openingText)
	// create temp folder
	os.Mkdir(".helper", 0777)

	clearFlag := flag.Bool("clear", false, "Clears all temporary files ( deletes .helper )")
	styleFlag := flag.Bool("style", false, "Run the style checker on wave and pst projects.")
	flag.Parse()

	if (*clearFlag) {
		clear()
	}
	if (*styleFlag) {
		style.Run()
	}
}

// Deletes the .helper folder
func clear() {
	log.Println("Removing all temporary files.")
	os.RemoveAll(".helper")
}


Tim Anderson is CEO and founder of Focus, a Chicago-based firm that delivers development, construction and consulting services. He got his start in commercial real estate over 40 years ago and since then has been a trailblazer for industry diversification.
Colliers International recently closed several transactions in the St. Louis market.
Quantum Real Estate Advisors, Inc. completed the sale of a freestanding 4,442-square-foot Popeyes at 2844 Fish Hatchery Road in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The property sold for $2.88 million.
Kudan Group, a Chicago-based brokerage that focuses on retail and restaurant transactions throughout Chicaoland and select markets, recently closed three retail transactions. The properties were in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood and in suburban Evanston and Crest Hill.
Zilber Property Group has secured a long-term lease with Generac Power Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of backup power generation products, to occupy 100 percent of the 489,219-square-foot industrial facility at 2900 Beloit Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Pre-leasing has begun at 61 Banks Street, the eight-story, 58-unit boutique rental building developed by Draper and Kramer at Banks Street and Lake Shore Drive—the last undeveloped lakefront parcel in Chicago's premier Gold Coast neighborhood. First move-ins are expected to take place this May.
A 27,895-square-foot, brick and timber loft office building sold at 327 N. Aberdeen in Chicago's rapidly developing Fulton Market neighborhood. The property, which is one block from Google's Midwest headquarters and three blocks from McDonald's new world headquarters, sold for $8,150,000.
Quantum Real Estate Advisors, Inc. has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail center located at 2418-2426 S. Cicero Avenue, Cicero, Illinois. The property sold for $2,300,000. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by both national and regional tenants including: MetroPCS, Oportun, Fred Loya, Titan Personnel and others.
The Dickman Company, Inc./CORFAC International closed the sale of a 23,100-square-foot industrial building at 5800 W. Douglas Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Chicago chapter of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) recently named their new executive board officers for the year 2019. Dan Benassi, SIOR, of Entre Commercial Realty will lead the organization, which includes nearly 200 of the top office and industrial real estate brokers in the Chicago market.
Lake Forest, Illinois-based United States Alliance Fire Protection (USAFP), the largest full-service fire protection solution provider in the Midwest, has acquired K&S Automatic Sprinklers Inc. The move strengthens USAFP's array of commercial, residential and tenant improvement solutions.
Todd Leinberger of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan and Chad Clemens of Redstone Commercial Investments brokered the sale of 724 Wealthy St. in Grand Rapids, the former Georgina's restaurant.
Quantum Real Estate Advisors brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail center at 3510-3540 Calumet Ave. in Valparaiso, Indiana. The property sold for $3.6 million.
CEDARst Companies has secured financing for The Draper at 5050 N. Broadway, a mixed-use development project in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The recent closing allows CEDARst to complete the first of two planned phases on the development. Total project costs for Phase I are estimated at $115,450,000; CEDARst raised $41 million of project equity.
Chicago-based commercial real estate brokerage Kudan Group recently facilitated the sale and lease assignment of Chick N Run Restaurant at 126 W. Boughton Road in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. Kudan Group broker associate and suburban market specialist, Chad Severson, handled the transaction.
Sarunas Rumsa, AIA, LEED AP, has joined HDR as an education, science and tech principal, based in Chicago. His responsibilities include leading efforts to deliver exceptional education, science and technology projects in Chicago and the surrounding area.
The Dickman Company, Inc./CORFAC International negotiated a lease between La Crosse Subsidiary LLC tenant and Airoldi Brothers Inc., which will be occupying 11,134 square feet of space at 1637 Saint James St. in La Crosse, Wisconsin.


text:
Brisbane Cathedral Pride Evensong Offers Prayers to "Erotic Christ"
September 20, 2018 / David Ould / Blog / 24 Comments
Brisbane Cathedral has held a "Pride Evensong" this last Sunday where prayers addressed Jesus as "Erotic Christ".
The service, held as part of a wider "Pride" festival in Brisbane, is now an annual event at the Cathedral.
The sermon was given by the Dean of the Cathedral, Peter Catt, who is currently advocating for the blessing of same-sex unions both in the wider media and at the Brisbane synod in direct contradiction of long-established church doctrine and teaching.
The service sheet [pdf] shows that the liturgy was built around the 1662 evensong service with additional intercessions that davidould.net understands were drawn from a "Rainbow Christ" prayer and include the following:
Rainbow Christ, you embody all the colors of the world. Rainbows serve as bridges between different realms: Heaven and Earth, east and west, queer and non-queer. Inspire us to remember the values expressed in the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community.
Orange is for sexuality, the fire of spirit. Erotic Christ, you are our Fire, the Word made flesh. Free us from exploitation, and grant us the grace of mutual relationships. With the orange stripe in the rainbow, kindle a fire of passion in us.
The sermon [pdf], which referenced neither the Old Testament reading from Esther nor the New Testament reading from Mark, was entitled "Queering the City of the God" and is embedded below.
September 16 – Evensong by David Ould on Scribd
Catt seeks to explain the significance of the different flags that were prominently displayed in the Cathedral and also explores the significance of the term "Queer". He then briefly examines Gal. 3:28,
I think this one of the most profound insights found in the New Testament, one which the church has rarely allowed to shape its approach to people. The ordination of women over the past thirty years has seen us struggling to get back to first base. Paul highlights the three great divisions of humanity at the time and as I see it this invites each generation to discern what are the similarly great divisions of its day.
Next he draws upon the work of Sarah Coakley to reflect upon the implications of the doctrine of the Trinity.
The Trinity is our Queering principle, that which invites us to defy binaries and labels.
Finally, he returns to discuss the flags,
The pride flag is displayed daily here at St John's along with our other welcome flags. As well as standing as a symbol of welcome and affirmation to those who identify as belonging to the gender and sexuality diverse community, it has also acted as welcoming beacon to people who do not identify as members of that community but who expect not to be made welcome in a church for some other reason. The pride flag has become a powerful symbol of inclusion; a magnet for those who long for their membership of humanity to be recognised in community.
Once again a Cathedral is being used to heavily promote a doctrine contrary to the Constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia, the Book of Common Prayer, the repeated decisions of General Synod, the 2018 agreement of the bishops (of which Archbishop Philip Aspinall of Brisbane was a party) and, not least, the Scriptures.
images from St John's Cathedral, Brisbane Facebook page.
Failure for Newcastle Diocese Challenge of Sydney Affiliated Churches Ordinance
Lutheran Satire - 12 Days of Christmas
Doug Wilson: Why Anglicans Matter
finally…..
The Interplay between a Christian World-View and Modern Psychology and Neurology
Staggering, just staggering…
24 comments on "Brisbane Cathedral Pride Evensong Offers Prayers to "Erotic Christ""
ozhamada says:
God deals with human pride in many ways in the Bible. Some ways are quite dramatic; particularly in the Old Testament. And, God does not hold back whether it is King or Prophet or Priest. We need to be concerned when modern day clergy seem not to understand God's response to human pride as it indicates that they do not fear God.
Paul Nolan says:
Catt's newspaper article (a click-on in the above report) attributes a strong & developing "Sense of the Faithful" to SSM survey respondents, towards their approval of church blessings of same-sex civil marriages.
The survey asked "Should the law be changed to allow same sex couples to marry?". I opine that 99.9% of the 62% "Yes" voters wouldn't have a clue what Catt is on about. It is just possible that a similar percentage of "No" voters did so because they foresaw the likes of Catt coming out with such rubbish, but I doubt it.
The survey was about legalising SSM, a secular matter. For a senior churchman to use its introduction as a devious means of splitting his congregation is a disgraceful way to behave.
jackalison says:
RE:"The survey was about legalising SSM, a secular matter. " Be careful what you wish for. The Ultra orthodox Syd. Anglicans gave 1 million dollars to the "no" campaign. This PLEB was about civil secular equality under the law for law abiding tax paying gay aussies for a CIVIL secular marriage licence and yet churches did their upmost to curtail those civil rights. NOW, on the rebound churches must face a growing disquiet for using religion as a proxy for hate and twisting of gospel message as a "christian?" message for blatant homphobia. At no time were gay people asking for church marriages. The result will be a massive push back against organized religion over the way they interfered and behaved in the PLEB. churches should have shut up n minded their own business, particularly on the heels of child sexual abuse scandals under their auspices for deacades
jackalison makes a strong argument, not that religion was used "as a proxy for hate" etc.
Insofar as it is true, however, that "gay people" were not asking for church marriages, notwithstanding the ongoing efforts of many Anglicans to give them church marraiges, in circumstances, even, where the State was and remains willing to allow Christians to remain true to what is the characteristic teaching of the people of God, it has to be said that the Sydney Anglicans abused the Lord's money by using it to fund a secular agenda, appropriate, certainly, for those who are of this world.
I'm not sure it's correct to call it a "secular" agenda. The whole world is God's and thus if we want the best for it we will be speaking into apparently "secular" issues.
Just because the world thinks that Christians have no right to speak into the question of marriage, it doesn't follow that we should not. I'd actually argue that we have a duty to speak for the benefit of those sheep without a shepherd. Here's some more thoughts on the question:
http://davidould.net/shock-horror-sydney-anglicans-are-committed-to-the-marriage-debate/
Christians certainly have a right to speak into the question of marriage, and to be heard without hate and prejudice. Your "shock" and "horror" piece is a very fine contribution; however it does not address the critical issue, namely, that unbelievers are 'entitled' today to live in a society where Christian marriage does not exhaust the options that should be available. They are, indeed, entitled to live without God in this world (always have been), whereas "we have a duty to speak for the benefit of those sheep without a shepherd". But what this means is not that we should seek to deprive the unbeliever of his "civil rights" in this reprobate, wicked world. In the marriage debate, where were the Sydney Anglicans calling out homosexuality as a vile abomination – for the benefit of those sheep without a shepherd.
hi Chris. I don't think you would actually apply that principle in other areas. So, for example, if our wider society decided to reintroduce slavery would we be wrong to deprive them of their rights? Of course not! We ought to speak into each and every occasion in order, not least, to be a blessing and to bring God's wisdom to bear upon the foolishness around us.
As for the debate itself, many of us were very involved but we chose a different tack not least because the question was actually wider than homosexuality – it was about the very nature of marriage itself.
The Romans had their slaves. Christ had them in derision, without depriving them of their rights.
If our wider society decided to reintroduce slavery, we would be following our Lord, truly, if likewise we did not resist the evil. Of course that is not to say that we may not teach that man is made in the image of God. Whether we would be met with hate and prejudice – as no doubt we would under such conditions – would simply be the cross we had to bear.
That seems to me to be a very passive approach to things. So was Wilberforce wrong to oppose slavery to the extent that he did?
Hi David, the abolition of slavery is a social good that is consistent with Christian ethics, obviously. Wilberforce et al. were able to appeal to Christian values, in their time and place, and bring about improvements in society. In the first century, Paul and the early Christians would have been unable to do so, but that is a reflection merely of different historical circumstances. Whether we should endeavor to change the circumstances of our time and place so as to improve the rights of men and women in the material world is not our problem as followers of Christ. Insofar as we do, however, the Lord, Himself, has said that we are doing so unto Him. That's where our focus should be, without our being a cog in the welfare machine of the State. I think this may be why the biblical writings are silent on social justice.
We ought not celebrate the lives of Christians who find favour in the eyes of the world. The Lord sent us forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, but we were not wise as serpents: we debated the nature of marriage with them.
Whether we should endeavor to change the circumstances of our time and place so as to improve the rights of men and women in the material world is not our problem as followers of Christ.
I don't think I'm the only person who will disagree deeply with you on that one.
Please note what I said. To the extent that we may change the circumstances of our time and place so as to improve the rights of men and women in the material world is not our problem as followers of Christ: insofar as we do, however, the Lord, Himself, has said that we are doing so unto Him.
If you want to disagree deeply on that, then OK.
The problem, David, is that your habitual mindset on current affairs is secular – like so many Christians.
The household of Satan. Come out from among them, and be separate.
jackalison, you misunderstand my post. Catt attributes to "Yes" voters a mystical "sense of faith" being transferred to the church as a result of their votes. I opined about 0.1% of those voters (who were asked if the law should be changed to allow SSM), would have thought that their vote was also approving the blessing of same-sex civil marriages in church. That's what Catt is saying. Did you think that when you voted jack?
You are correct to say that gay people never asked for church marriages. Parliament changed the Marriage Act to facilitate civil marriage for all couples regardless of their gender mix. No polling has been done, more's the pity, but I'm quite sure a large majority of Australian Christians approve of the law change.
Whether Christian ministers should bless same-sex civil marriages in their churches or even the next step of marrying same-sex couples in church, which obviously is Catt's next push, are decisions yet to be made by most congregations here.
Paul Nolan, if you are confident that "a large majority of Australian Christians approve of the law change" – and you may well be right in respect of professing Christians in Australia – then what is your complaint against Mr Catt? If professing Christians approve of homosexual marriage, say, in parks and gardens, then it would seem reasonable to assume that they may also approve of it inside church buildings. If not, why not?
There are two elements to my (as you term it) "complaint" with Catt. He asserts in a newspaper article that the church has received a "sense of faith" from those of the laity who voted YES in the postal survey, the "sense" manifesting itself as an approval of ministers blessing the civil marriages of same-sex couples in church. This is a most doubtful concurrence, as I make clear.
On the question of a majority of Australian Christians approving the law change facilitating civil marriage for all couples regardless of gender – a minister could, I guess, invite a civil marriage celebrant to marry same-sex couples inside his church, but this is not what Catt et al are pushing for. They want to marry same-sex couples in church in sacramental (another word = liturgical) ceremonies.
This is a different kettle of fish altogether. I hope you can make the distinction Chris.
Yes, Paul, it's a different kettle of fish, but if a large majority of "Australian Christians" approve of homosexual marriage then the horse has bolted. I think that's the message coming from Mr Catt, and it's a point very well taken.
Moreover this is why Anglicans needed a leader like Archbishop Stylianos, of the Greek Orthodox in Australia, who advised his people what was expected of them as Christians, participating in the marriage plebiscite. Instead, they had Mr Freier.
I'm quite sure a large majority of Australian Christians do approve of the law change. Their approval of gay civil marriage does not mean the horse has bolted on Christian ministers (in Catt's case, Anglican) being authorised to bless same-sex civil marriages or to marry same-sex couples in religious ceremonies. Catt etc think authorisation is in the bag but they are mistaken.
There IS a vacuum which the splittists are exploiting – see another example in today's story of Melbourne "liberals" – which is caused by the Primate's & the Bishop's reluctance to endorse Christ's teaching on marriage pairs since the law change and to disassociate the ACA from participating in it.
OK, Paul, but I don't think you get the point i.e. that it is hypocritical to privilege Christian marriage as sacramental in circumstances where homosexual marriage is otherwise approved by those who profess to follow Christ.
You seem preoccupied with the phrase "homosexual marriage", Chris. The marriage equality lobby went to lengths to educate people that gender-less marriage encompasses a number of pairings, not necessarily two homosexuals. Hence the new lawful definition of marriage = the union of "2 people".
There is nothing hypocritical in Christian men & women celebrating together a sacrament of marriage (in the ACA's case, Holy Matrimony) and holding a concurrent, positive view of temporal changes to the marriage law.
But let's get back to the real point. Where do you think Christian ministers & their congregations should go from here?
I don't use the terminology of homosexual activists. Your first paragraph, Paul, exemplifies why this may be prudent.
Your comment: "… holding a concurrent, positive view of temporal changes to the marriage law" assumes that you may countenance homosexuality insofar as you are a follower of Christ. This is not possible if you accept the biblical prohibitions as normative. If you do not accept the biblical prohibitions as normative, then a sacramental view of marriage is merely a bogus feature of organised religion. These appear to me to be the real points.
In reference to your understanding of the real point, my friend, let me say that I think that Christian ministers & their congregations should get down on their hands and knees before God. How's that for starters.
Mike Ford. says:
Perhaps we miss a point what does Gods Word say, about marriage between people of the same sex? It's not what we think, it isn't what we want , it is the Lord who wills.
Leave a Comment - but please pay careful attention to the commenting rules	Cancel reply

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


And while you can obtain prepaid cards and use cash for most purchases, some. With a valid bank account and contact information, your application is quickly processed, with money deposited directly into your. A secured loan is one in which the potential borrower puts up some kind of collateral against the money money loans no bank account borrow. And while you can obtain prepaid cards and use cash for most purchases, some. Submit Your Information Today247, Need Loan No Banking Account. If you do not have a bank account, but you need a loan, you may not qualify focus cash loans edmonton many of the unsecured loan offers out there. I needed a loan for my kids birthday. Back to. process to make it fast and money loans no bank account for you to apply for the loan you need.
8 Weeks for People with Bad Disburse No Bank Strategy.
Simply put its hard to get any kind of loan with no bank financing because.
Trying to get a loan without a bank account and bad credit from a traditional bank. Some lenders follow different guidelines and have different requirements and limitations. With A Payday Loan and No Checking Account, you never have to leave your home, yet you can have the money deposited in your bank account. You need to have an active bank account in your name not money loans no bank account any bank account. Turn your check into cash without a bank account. Can you get a. Toll Free 877-262-CASH(2274) Account Login Contact Us. Approved funds payday loans in oak grove ms be in your bank account in 60 minutes or less. How to Switch Payday loans paarl. And while you can obtain prepaid cards and money loans no bank account cash for most money loans no bank account loans no bank account, some. The money is deposited directly to your payday loans paarl or checking bank account from 1 hour to 24 hours, or on the next business day.
And while you can obtain prepaid cards and use cash for most purchases, some. Can you get a.
Savings Account. Debit card loans.
money loans no bank account When I have no money left from my check, they help me to be able to pay others I. We are a money etm cash loans no bank account and accredited lender, serving. You can even earn a discount on your interest rate when you set up automatic loan payments from your Santander Bank checking account. Lenders typically check this before approving your application. By definition, these loans dont involve sending cash to a bank account. We reveal six loan options that you could qualify for with no checking or savings account. Finding loans with no bank account often means understanding the difference between a secured and an unsecured loan.
Loan vs cash payment you get a. 8 Loans for People with Bad Credit No Bank Account. Of of overlooked money except urgent many this otherwise monetary your give will option more beyond lose if cannot bad credit. We are a payday loans paarl and accredited lender, serving. 8 Loans for People with Bad Credit No Bank Account.
Approved funds can be in your bank account in 60 minutes or less. bank cash payday loan near me (you must have a checking account to be eligible for a loan). We reveal six loan options that you could qualify for with no checking or savings account. Find here loans without a bank account quick cash loans with no money loans no bank account account needed for example or payday loans cash advance bpay bank account. Lenders often ask for your bank account details when you apply for a loan so they can fund your loan money loans no bank account track where the money goes. com, roughly 10 million households in the US do not have bank accounts. How to apply money loans no bank account a payday loan The process.
Thanks Check City for the help. According to Money. A mobile bank account through The Bancorp Bank thats easy to use, affordable, and designed to help money loans no bank account manage your money. Find here loans without a bank account quick cash loans with no bank account needed for example or payday loans without bank account. Once you complete the application and are processed the money may be sent directly to your focus cash loans edmonton account. The best way to improve your credit history with bad credit is to borrow small amounts of money and immediately pay it off. com, roughly 10 million households in the US do not have bank accounts. To learn even more about First Bank, see our articles on money loans no bank account banks near me, how to obtain small business loan, personal loans, home mortgage basics 101, and the best merchant focus cash loans edmonton for small businesses.
Find here loans without a bank account quick cash loans cash loan no collateral philippines no bank account needed for example or payday loans without bank account. Can you get a. Anyone over the age of eighteen years with a full-time job can qualify for this type of loans. Registration Loan with no Bank Account. Instant emergency big or small cash to your doorstep guaranteed. Otherrealms normally performed money loans with no bank account without each possesses few minutes late. And while you can obtain prepaid cards and use cash for most purchases, some. Instant focus cash loans edmonton loans no bank account Dont wait till its too late apply for your payday loan over the internet today No credit checks.
cash 2 u loans farmville va A secured loan is one in which the potential borrower puts up some kind of collateral against the money loans no bank account they borrow. Your options for getting quick money or instant loans for unemployed will be severely restricted if you have no bank account. Find here loans without a bank account quick cash loans with no bank account needed for example or payday loans without bank account. You can even earn a discount on your interest rate when you money loans no bank account up automatic loan payments from your Santander Bank checking account. have bad credit as well as no bank account, you may still borrow money from.
Cash Loans No Bank Account, Los Angeles, CA. Loans with no bank account can work. You must also have a bank account to deposit the money or a debit. Learn about payday loans, car title loans, check cashing and other financial services.
Theres no shame in being in such a situation loan vs cash payment living paycheck to. com, roughly 10 million households in the US do not have bank accounts. Simply put its hard to get any kind of loan with payday loans eastbourne bank account because. Verified income is a necessity and most lenders require that money loans no bank account have a bank account before giving you a payday loan. How to apply for a payday loan The process.
United Cash Payday Loan Online And Cash Advance.
What Are the Unsecured Loans Granted by SunTrust?
8 Personal Loans for People with Bad Credit (and No Bank Account) May 7, 2017 - 1 min - Uploaded by Personal Loans No bank accounthttptinyurl.compleasy192 Personal Loans No Job No Bank Account - Unsecured Personal.


text:
The 27th Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 was held on January 23, 2016. Miss Chinese International 2015 Mandy Chai of Sydney, Australia crowned her successor, Jennifer Coosemans of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the end of the pageant.

Pageant information
The slogan to this year's pageant was "The Soul of Eternal Beauty, Displaying the Features of a Thousand Colours" 「絕美靈魂 流露千色面貌」. Aside from the top 3 placements, Miss Friendship was also awarded. The masters of ceremony this year were Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, and Luisa Maria Leitão.  There were two judging panels this year, the Diamond Judging Panel of six male actors and singers, and the Elegant Judging Panel, which consists of twenty past Miss Chinese International Pageant and Miss Hong Kong Pageant contestants.  Both judging panels selected the winner and runners-up of the pageant, however, after each round of competition, the top current top 3 rankings from the Elegant Judging Panel were revealed.

With 14 delegates competing, this marks the lowest contestant turnout in the history of the pageant.  Contestant number four, Sophia Wu was originally introduced as representing Jiangsu at the initial press conference, but was later changed to representing Nanjing in her profile on the official pageant website.  With Cooseman's win, she became Vancouver's seventh Miss Chinese International titleholder.

Judges

Diamond Judging Panel
Pakho Chau
Ruco Chan
Alex Fong
Alfred Hui
Lai Lok-yi
Sammy Sum

Elegant Judging Panel
Océane Zhu, Miss Chinese International 2008
Christine Kuo, Miss Chinese International 2009
Gloria Tang, Miss Chinese International 2013
Grace Chan, Miss Chinese International 2014; Miss Hong Kong 2013
Kayi Cheung, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2008 First Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2007
Veronica Shiu, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2015 First Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2014
Carat Cheung, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013 Second Runner-Up; Miss Hong Kong 2012
Janet Chow, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 First Runner-Up
Jacqueline Wong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 First Runner-Up
Sisley Choi, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2013 First Runner-Up
Erin Wong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2014 First Runner-Up
Lisa Ch'ng, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010 Second Runner-Up
Whitney Hui, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2011 Second Runner-Up
Tracy Chu, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Second Runner-Up
Katherine Ho, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2014 Second Runner-Up
Mayanne Mak, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2011 Third Runner-Up
Jennifer Shum, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Miss Photogenic
Samantha Ko, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 Tourism Ambassador Award winner
Roxanne Tong, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2012 Tourism Ambassador Award winner
Pheobe Pang, Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2010 Top 8 Finalist

Results

Special awards

Contestant list

References

External links
 Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 Official Site

TVB
2016 beauty pageants
Beauty pageants in Hong Kong
Miss Chinese International Pageants
2016 in Hong Kong

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


A broadcast and investigative journalist, Mr Babatunde Bamigboye, has accused some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) of allegedly attempting to kill him.
Bamigboye, popular known as Omo Edema said that he was allegedly beaten by the union members who caused him bodily harm on the order of Messrs Olusola Falade, Adisa and Basiru at the Ajapada Unit of the union in Akure, Ondo State.
The radio presenter said he had gone to park to get their reaction on the allegation levelled against a driver at the motor park when the incident occurred.
Bamigboye, in a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command and the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department (SCIID), alleged that his attackers were directed to kill him by the State chairman of the union.
According to the petition written on his behalf by his lawyers, A.Y Aliyu of the Yusmail Chambers, Bamigboye urged the police to investigate the matter and prosecute his attackers.
"She told our client on the 2nd day of November, 2018 that she boarded a vehicle from the said park to Ilesha and that she never knew how she got to Osogbo in Osun State mysteriously.
"That by the reason of the above, our client advised Mrs Aanuoluwapo to go and report the matter at the Special Anti-kidnapping Squad of the Nigeria Police Akure, and to which she immediately complied.
" Our client thereafter decided to confirm the allegation at the NURTW unit. Our client went there with one of his colleagues. There, our client met one Mr A are Badiru and Nr Lamidi who introduced themselves as chairmen under Ajapada Branch.Our client explained the circumstance that warranted his coming to the park.
"That after listening to our client, the aforementioned chairmen called other members to come and listen to the story of our client. These other members denied the allegation, saying the woman never board vehicle from their park.
" Our client thereafter demanded for the manifest normally used in recording the names of the passengers who travel from the park. They were furious at our client demand. They however reluctantly released the said manifest three hours after the demand was made in which the name of the said Mrs Aanuoluwapo was not found.
That on this note, our client decided to leave the park. In the process of leaving, the Ajapada Branch Chairman of the union, one Olusola Falade (AKA Sue Sue) and two other men Adisa and Basiru ordered members of the unit to beat up our client. They allegedly stated that they have the instruction of the State chairman of the union, one Mr Jacob Idajo to have our client killed. They immediately pounced on our client and dealt several blows on him.
"Our client and his colleague were publicly molested and humiliated by the members of the unit. In an attempt to lynch our client, they placed vehicle tyres on his neck and his colleagues.
"That after this unimaginable, our client became unconscious and was taken to the police station (Area Command) Akure. The Area Commander who was very furious at the conduct of the drivers immediately ordered that our client be taken to the State Specialist Hospital, Akure. The picture of the scenario wherein our client was publicly humiliated is hereby attached. We also attached the hospital bill for your kind perusal.
" We anxiously hope that you use the instrumentality of your good office to investigate this complaint and take necessary legal action against the culprit ".


text:
Herts Advertiser > Lifestyle > Property
St Albans author pens go-to guide to shed design and construction
Jane Howdle
Garden offices are increasingly popular - and Shed Manual can help you construct one. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Having carved out a niche for himself as a shed specialist, Alex Johnson has now written Shed Manual, the ultimate book on the topic. He told Jane Howdle all about it.
Shed Manual, by John Couple and St Albans' own Alex Johnson. Picture: Haynes - Credit: Archant
Once a humble home for bikes and lawnmowers, the modern shed can now be anything from a garden office to stylish log cabin.
Publisher Haynes, best-known for their car manuals, has got in on the act with a new guide to all areas of shed design, construction and fitting out – and its author is from St Albans.
Alex Johnson's love affair with all things shed-related began 17 years ago when he moved to Portland Street with his family. His wife was expecting their second child at the time, and when the baby arrived they found themselves short on space, so decided to install a garden office.
"At that time not many people had them," says Alex, 50. "It was quite difficult, but it worked perfectly. We didn't want to move and it was much cheaper. Then I started writing about them – so it happened by accident really."
Alex Johnson, author of Shed Manual. Picture: Vincent Franklin - Credit: Archant
In 2006, Shedworking (www.shedworking.co.uk), Alex's blog about – not surprisingly – working from a shed, was born. A book, Shedworking: The Alternative Workspace Revolution, followed. "I've always been interested in small buildings and micro architecture, if that doesn't sound too pompous, so it's a nice marry up," he says.
Alex collaborated with civil engineer John Coupe, who he knew from "the online shed world – it's actually quite small, unsurprisingly" on Shed Manual, which took six months to complete.
The duo helped build four sheds for the book: a bike shed, a prefab log cabin, an 8'x6' shed and an eco-shed.
"The eco-shed's a slow build in progress that we were part of," says Alex. "We got Ben Law, who readers might remember from Grand Designs, for that. He built a woodland home a while ago. In the eco-building world he's very well known."
A look inside Shed Manual. Picture: Haynes - Credit: Archant
9 Caretakers of creation: church's work protecting environment
10 City centre Poundland store could be demolished and rebuilt
The 8'x6' is still up for grabs, so if anyone would like to own a little piece of shed history the opportunity is there to "buy the shed of the book of the shed", laughs Alex.
Luckily, the author was able to avoid most of the hard labour involved in putting the sheds together. "John did most of the back breaking stuff," he admits. "He's the engineer and the shed builder really, I'm more on the wordy writing side. The results are marvellous."
The book offers up the basic building blocks required to make a shed dream a reality, with plenty of pictures and step-by-step instructions – including advice on the things that might go wrong.
"John is very experienced and he's quite honest when things haven't gone right," Alex says. "It's not just a manual without any personal element to it.
"It's for anybody," he adds. "If you're a keen DIY-er it'll be useful but it's not just meant for people who are very handy."
Having moved to Prospect Road with his wife and three children, Alex now finds himself between sheds. "The garden needed a huge amount of work and we've only just about got it tamed. So that's up on the to-do list, to get a decent shed.
"I actually work from the basement of our house at the moment rather than a garden office – I'm very honest about it on the website! There is a plan to get a shed, though. To regain the shedishness."
Though he still does a weekly shift at The Independent, where he's worked for 12 years, Alex's focus in recent years has been on writing books.
He has two others set for publication later this year, Edward Lear and the Pussycat: The Adventures of Famous Writers and Their Pets, and Menus That Made History, which he co-wrote with St Albans-based actor, Vincent Franklin.
"I'm still a journalist but I'm moving gently away from it," Alex says. "I've always wanted to concentrate more on longer reads. It's all non-fiction at the moment but who knows. A shed novel! The great shed novel that has yet to be written..."
Shed Manual is priced at £24.99 and available from www.haynes.com.


Never date a friend's ex or a guy your friend is really into.
"What ever happened to girl code?" Jenna asked, sitting cross-legged in the center of my bed, nodding grimly as her teeth savagely tore at a Twizzler.
"Yeah, well, Ava isn't a believer," Flor muttered as she crouched in front of my window, peering between the open blinds like this was some kind of stakeout.
Sadly, it was not an unfamiliar scenario. Girls had been looking out my blinds to the house next door for years.
I lived next door to my best friend's infatuation. In fact, he was most girls' infatuation, but at the moment I only had Flor to contend with. Trust me, she was more than enough.
For ten plus years, I'd had a bird's-eye view into Zach Tucker's life—?a fact that made me the envy of every girl at Madison High. It also made me the supreme authority on all things Zach Tucker. It wasn't a designation I wanted, but it was mine nonetheless. Perhaps the thing I was best known for. Yeah. Not something to be proud of.
Complete strangers—?girls, naturally—?would approach me in the halls just to ask if I really lived next door to Zach Tucker.
"No loyalty," Jenna agreed, not helping. I sent her a look. She shrugged and took another vicious bite from the long rope of red.
I was all about not fanning the flames of Flor's indignation, but Jenna didn't seem to get that.
Flor looked back out the blinds with a frustrated sigh, bending at the waist and propping her hands on shapely hips. Hours of soccer per week gave her a body I could only dream about. In fact, that was what most guys did—?dream about Flor Hidalgo's body. Except Zach Tucker.
Unfathomable as it seemed, he had held that dream in the palm of his hand and he didn't want it anymore. But then he was Zach Tucker. A dream in his own right. He could have any girl he wanted.
I opened my mouth to defend Ava, but then I didn't know if I should . . . or could. I didn't exactly know what was right here. I only knew that I would never make a play for Zach.
Even if I thought I had a chance.
Even if I hadn't been friend-zoned since we were eight and riding our bikes around the neighborhood.
Flor had had him first. Always and forever. He was her ex-boyfriend. Bottom line. I knew that. Ava should have known it too.
Flor faced me again. "Have you seen him today?" Her dark eyes searched mine. "Is he even home?" Hair in a ponytail, makeup long sweated off from running up and down a soccer field, she was still prettier than any girl had a right to be.
Jenna stared at me too, waiting and sucking on her Twizzler until it resembled a disgusting red antenna.
Spinning around in my swivel chair, I looked at Zach's window directly across from mine and felt the familiar ache in my chest.
Ivy draped the entire side of his house. Only his window was spared the tangle of green. The devouring mass of vines and leaves had mesmerized me over the years, growing and expanding before my very gaze—?just like my infatuation with Zach Tucker.
Once a year, Mrs. Tucker hired someone to trim back the ivy and keep it from swallowing his window. As a little kid, I would always breathe a little easier then. As though Zach were saved from being consumed.
"You know, you could just text him," Jenna suggested, dropping flat on her back on my bed, her hair fanning out around her head in a golden pool.
I glanced back at my laptop. Mr. Martinez had posted practice questions for tomorrow's test. We were supposed to be studying, but I should have known we weren't going to get any work done. An hour in and we hadn't even made it through two problems. And I still needed to practice my cello. Ms. Rivela had assigned a new arrangement, and I was really struggling with it.
I shot Jenna a death look. Did she really have to go there? Speculation was already ripe at school ever since Ava had sat with Zach at lunch this afternoon and not us like she did every day. It was a bold move. The kind of move someone only made when they had a sudden change in relationship status. Everyone gawked as she plopped herself down beside him. Laughing, flirting. Touching his arm every chance she got.
Jenna shrugged back at me.
"You think he's with her now?" Flor demanded, her velvety eyes wide with alarm. And that was strange. Flor Hidalgo was many things, but never insecure. If this was what happened when a guy dumped you, no thanks. Single sounded just right to me.
Zach had broken up with her nine days ago. Nine endless days ago. They had been together for three months. The longest three months of my life. A month ago I'd sensed that Zach wanted out.
There were all the little signs. Easy to catch if you knew him. His eyes strayed from Flor's face when she was talking. When they touched or kissed, he pulled away first. He missed a couple of her soccer games even when I knew he didn't have anywhere else to be. And then there was the night when Flor got stupid drunk. Something went down between them that night, because he broke it off the next day.
It was like watching a car crash about to happen. Everything dragged to slow motion. I knew it was coming, but I wasn't able to do anything except brace for the impact.


text:
civic engagement >
Report: Constituent engagement tends to be just 'answering the mail'
https://twitter.com/saramswann?lang=en
retrorocket/Getty Images
Ineffective communication between members of Congress and their constituents has led to a breakdown in trust in government and democratic institutions, a recent report found.
Lawmakers are inundated with constituent messages every day, but they lack the resources and training for how to respond effectively. As a result, most Americans do not feel heard by their representatives and have become disillusioned with politics, according to the Congressional Management Foundation's latest report, "The Future of Citizen Engagement: Rebuilding the Democratic Dialogue."
The 48-page report, released Wednesday, analyzes these communication problems and offers guidance for how to improve engagement between representatives and constituents.
Congress' approach to communicating with the public is stuck in the 1970s, said Bradford Fitch, president and CEO of CMF.
"Few offices are rethinking their engagement with constituents to facilitate inclusive opportunities to invite constituents to contribute substantively to public policy," he said. "Congress needs to change its thinking and goals — engage in a paradigm shift from just 'answering the mail' to building trust in our democratic institutions."
One of the main factors contributing to this issue is the fact that members of Congress receive more communications from constituents now than ever before, but they lack the staff and budget to keep up with it.
While House members are allowed to have up to 18 staff members, most have fewer because their budgets of $1.5 million cannot support 18 salaries. (Not to mention the low pay many congressional staffers receive due to these budget constraints, although Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently raised the cap on staff salaries and Democrats have proposed a corresponding budget increase to make that possible.) Senators do not have limits on the number of staffers they can employ, but most have between 35 and 70, depending on their budget.
And over the years, the number of constituents each lawmaker represents has grown significantly. As of 2020, each House member had an average of 761,000 constituents — three times the amount when the number of representatives was frozen at 435 during the Taft administration. Additionally, Senators represent as little as 580,000 citizens (in the least populous state, Wyoming) to as many as 40 million people (California).
Recent technological innovations have contributed to the increase in messages lawmakers receive. However, Congress has been slow to embrace new technology, and the tools representatives do use often turn contact from constituents into data points, rather than substantive engagements.
As a result, everyday citizens do not feel heard by Congress, nor do they believe the government is working in their best interest. Nine in 10 Americans believe the government is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, rather than for the benefit of all people. By comparison, in the 1960s, two-thirds of Americans felt the government was run for the benefit of all people.
Trust in government has also declined since the 1960s, when three-quarters of people said they trusted the government to do what's right "just about always or most of the time." In 2018, less than one-fifth of Americans said the same.
"Practices by both the public and Congress have led to the relationship between Congress and the People being viewed as purely transactional, not the robust, substantive democratic engagement envisioned for a modern democratic republic," the report says.
To help rebuild a foundation for effective communication between members of Congress and their constituents, CMF recommends following these 10 principles:
Congressional engagement should foster trust in members, Congress and democracy.
Congress should robustly embrace and facilitate Americans' First Amendment rights.
Congress must robustly collect, aggregate and analyze meaningful knowledge from diverse sources.
Senators and representatives should strive to engage with a diverse sample of their constituents, not just those who vote for them or seek to influence them.
Congress should provide additional and diverse avenues for public participation.
Congressional engagement should promote accessibility for all.
While individual members should prioritize engagement with their own constituents, Congress should develop additional venues for public policy participation and engagement.
Constituents should be honest and transparent in their engagement with Congress.
Constituent advocacy must prioritize content and quality over medium and quantity.
Input from the public should be integrated with other sources of information for Congress to make good public policy decisions.
Two lawmakers demonstrate award-winning constituent service ... ›
4th annual Civvys recognizes six civic engagement groups - The ... ›
Congressional panel has ideas to bolster staff experience - The ... ›
Bipartisan town halls offer hope public can agree on facts - The ... ›
Adding seats to the House would make the system work better - The ... ›
A healthy democracy demands better methods of engagement - The Fulcrum ›
Making Congress a better place to work ›
How to Make Congress Work Better for the American People | Time ›
Constituent communications went digital due to COVID-19, and that ... ›


text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
  #%L
  U-QASAR
  %%
  Copyright (C) 2012 - 2015 U-QASAR Consortium
  %%
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.
  #L%
  -->

<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
<entry key="list.header">Subset Ehdotus</entry>
<entry key="page.title">Subset Ehdotus</entry>
<entry key="all.select">Valitse kaikki</entry>
<entry key="from.created.project">Project alkaen </entry>
<entry key="auto.created.project">Auto luotu Project</entry>
<entry key="auto.created.objective">Auto luotu Tavoite</entry>
<entry key="auto.created.indicator">Auto luotu Indikaattori</entry>
</properties>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


in a file or printed.
or save them to a dcf file.
lets you preview the images continuously captured by the scanner.
2. Click on the Resources tab. Select Software.
4. Click on the listing for EZConfig-Scanning.
6. Once you have finished downloading the file, exit the web site.
7. Using Explorer, go to the c:\windows\temp file.


Read more: Is gap insurance worth it when buying a car?
The auto industry had its hottest year in 2015 after moving 17.5 million vehicles for a total of more than $500 billion in sales. This year looks like it could be another repeat. But amid all the growth, there are some trouble spots. We've told you before about what's going on with subprime auto lending. Now there's another report out about how certain manufacturers and dealers might be lifting sales.
The New York Times reports some automakers are apparently encouraging dealers to buy cars from their own stock and then turn around to sell them as 'used' even though they're basically brand new.
Now, let's be perfectly clear: This is great for car buyers if you can get your hands on one of these things. What's slightly troubling is if these numbers are contributing to the red hot auto market. One memo obtained by the Times found that small dealerships might be able to boost their total quarterly sales by a third using this method.
Who's doing this stuff? Three manufacturers in particular: BMW, Kia and Nissan.
For example, Kia in February allowed 755 of its dealers to buy up to nine vehicles from their own inventory and create a computerized bill of sale for each purchase — even though there was no customer. Those cars were then held for 15 days as test drive models, after which they could be sold as used with discounts of up to $6,000. That's just one specific example from the New York Times article.
The bottom line: You may be able to steal a deal on select inventory from these three automakers if you can find these cars.
Meanwhile, there's another way you can steal a deal on a broader array of cars from a wider range of manufacturers right now: Simply buy a sedan instead of an SUV or crossover! With gas prices still low, people are more interested in larger vehicles than they are in smaller cars. That means dealers will be more motivated to move sedans and smaller cars right now.
Toyota is a case study of what's going on. USA TODAY reports sales of the Corolla are down more than 7% this year, while Camry sales are down 4%. But the RAV4 crossover is up nearly 14% and the Highlander SUV is up 9%.
The bottom line: Sedans are going unloved right now and represent a great buying opportunity!


Spectacular residence at the brand new SLS Brickell with the best floor plan in the building in the heart of Brickell downtown. Top of the line appliances. Close to restaurants, shops, super markets and Brickell City Centre.
I am interested in 1300 S Miami Ave UNIT 1102, Miami, FL 33130.


text:
Title: Input uncertainty sensitivity enhanced non-singleton fuzzy logic controllers for long-term navigation of quadrotor UAVs
Authors: Fu, Changhong
Sarabakha, Andriy
Kayacan, Erdal
Wagner, Christian
John, Robert
Garibaldi, Jonathan M.
Keywords: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Source: Fu, C., Sarabakha, A., Kayacan, E., Wagner, C., John, R., & Garibaldi, J. M. (2018). Input uncertainty sensitivity enhanced non-singleton fuzzy logic controllers for long-term navigation of quadrotor UAVs. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 23(2), 725-734. doi:10.1109/TMECH.2018.2810947
Journal: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Abstract: Input uncertainty, e.g., noise on the on-board camera and inertial measurement unit, in vision-based control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is an inevitable problem. In order to handle input uncertainties as well as further analyze the interaction between the input and the antecedent fuzzy sets (FSs) of nonsingleton fuzzy logic controllers (NSFLCs), an input uncertainty sensitivity enhanced NSFLC has been developed in robot operating system using the C++ programming language. Based on recent advances in nonsingleton inference, the centroid of the intersection of the input and antecedent FSs (Cen-NSFLC) is utilized to calculate the firing strength of each rule instead of the maximum of the intersection used in traditional NSFLC (Tra-NSFLC). An 8-shaped trajectory, consisting of straight and curved lines, is used for the real-time validation of the proposed controllers for a trajectory following problem. An accurate monocular keyframe-based visual-inertial simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) approach is used to estimate the position of the quadrotor UAV in GPS-denied unknown environments. The performance of the Cen-NSFLC is compared with a conventional proportional-integral derivative (PID) controller, a singleton FLC and a Tra-NSFLC. All controllers are evaluated for different flight speeds, thus introducing different levels of uncertainty into the control problem. Visual-inertial SLAM-based real-time quadrotor UAV flight tests demonstrate that not only does the Cen-NSFLC achieve the best control performance among the four controllers, but it also shows better control performance when compared to their singleton counterparts. Considering the bias in the use of model-based controllers, e.g., PID, for the control of UAVs, this paper advocates an alternative method, namely Cen-NSFLCs, in uncertain working environments.
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2018.2810947
Rights: © 2018 IEEE. All rights reserved.
Appears in Collections: MAE Journal Articles


text:
#pragma once

#include "Assist/Common.h"

#include "Assist/Mutex.h"
#include "Assist/String.h"

class PickObjectPart2D;
struct PickInput2D;

class PickObject2D
{
private:

	struct ObjectPartDesc
	{
		String            name;
		PickObjectPart2D* part;
		uint64            region;
	};

public:

	PickObject2D();
	virtual ~PickObject2D();

	// Note: customizable by derived class, if needed.
	//virtual bool performPick(const PickInput2D& input, /*out*/PickResult2D& result) const;

	//void addObjectPart(PickObjectPart2D* objectPart, uint64 objectRegion);
	//void removeObjectPart(PickObjectPart2D* part);

private:

	Mutex mObjectLock;
	Array<ObjectPartDesc> mParts;
};


text:
PIEDMONT NATURAL HISTORY QUIZ #8
April 20, 2020 -
FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BECOMING MORE OF A NATURALIST?
Our last few ID challenges have been tough, with plenty of organisms that are rarely encountered unless one is going out directly searching for them–at the right time of year, in the right type of habitat, and looking in just the right places. Never mind the fact that you're trying to identify them from a single photograph, with no behavior to observe, no other angles from which to view, and no knowledge about the where or when of that particular snapshot.
Doing identifications on iNaturalist (as we'll be doing next week at this time!) is rarely this difficult. Many folks tend to stay more or less in their area of expertise (herps, birds, plants, etc.) and don't try to tackle the broad spectrum of diversity in nature. Furthermore, it helps that many participants try to upload more than one photo of the same organism, if they can. Each documentation will also indicate the exact time and location of the picture, which will provide useful context. In other words, if you're doing pretty well on our current quizzes, you're more than ready for the ID tasks ahead–especially this year, when most of us will be documenting only what we find in our suburban neighborhoods–not traipsing out into the wildest sections of the Gunpowder Falls or Prettyboy Reservoir or Hart-Miller Island. The vast majority of encounters will be with fairly common and recognizable critters, since our City Nature Challenge has been, out of necessity–thank you COVID-19, redefined as a Backyard Nature Challenge.
Still, if you've come this far with our series of nature ID practice, you've got to continue; you can't stop now! We only have a few more days to work on our natural history skills, with the greatest challenges on the upcoming final three quizzes. Good luck!
TIME FOR YOUR DAILY CHECK ON THE PREVIOUS ID QUIZ. The following 12 organisms were pictured on day 7:
White-throated Sparrow — shy woodland visitor from the north; winters in MD in large #'s, but hangs out in brush piles and not so easy to see; white throat and black-and-white crown stripes become sharp and crisp for spring breeding season, when males sing "Old-Sam-Peabody, Peabody, Peabody!"
Virginia Creeper — aggressive, woody vine that can grow under a wide range of conditions; sometimes confused for poison ivy, but it has FIVE 'fingers', not three; small grape-like berries that are poisonous to humans but important food source for many birds
Pickerel Frog — recognized by large semi-rectangular blotches on back; rarely visible, but inside of hind legs is bright yellow-orange; only native American frog species whose skin secretes toxins to ward off predators
Southern Flying Squirrel — tiny (weigh about 4 oz when fully grown) and adorable; nocturnal–with huge eyes to prove it!; can glide great distances on large parachute-like 'patagium', stretched between front and hind legs; more common than most of us know (I've seen them in Mt. Washington)
Yellow Garden Spider — makes a statement in bold 'Pittsburgh Steeler' colors; an orb-weaver (makes a large circular web) and creates unusual zig-zag pattern within it; hangs head-down in the web waiting for prey
Cardinal Flower — unmistakable; tall spikes of brilliant red flowers; complicated, trumpet-shaped flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds; require fairly moist soil; grows readily near forest ponds
Eastern Black Walnut — deciduous hardwood tree with dark, deeply-grooved bark–forming almost a diamond pattern; male flowers (shown in photo) bloom in spring, during leaf-out, and form long, hanging catkins; be careful walking under this tree in late fall–edible nuts are large and can hurt!
Differential Grasshopper — large (~2 inches long) and generally olive in color; trademark is the black 'herringbone' pattern on the back legs; not a favorite of farmers, as they can do a number on crops
Barn Swallow — common in warmer half of year, but usually seen in flight, not sitting; aerial acrobatics are impressive, aided by long, forked tail; nests on underside of man-made structures, like garages, carports, docks, etc.
Red-spotted Purple — the southern form of a species with two very different-looking races; in New England, they're called 'White Admirals' and have broad white bands on both wings; southern is bluish on top, more brown on underside, with orange bars and 3 orange spots; intermediate forms in areas where they overlap
Spotted Salamander — surprisingly large (6-8 inches); dark background can vary from black to brown to very dark blue or green, but always with two rows of prominent yellow-gold spots; nocturnal and remain hidden, under logs, rocks, or leaf litter, except during times of rainfall
Red-shouldered Hawk — slightly smaller woodland cousin of the Red-tailed Hawk; occupies the 'day shift' while Barred Owl takes the 'night shift' role of the same niche; a southern bird that is quite common in MD but oddly uncommon above the Mason Dixon Line
Onward, amateur naturalists . . .
CLICK HERE when you're ready to tackle id quiz #8!


> What does Java have that Ada doesn't?  [..]"
application when there are all those libraries of classes out there.
> of effort.  Thus, Simulink, Matlab, etc."
> allows the code to be executed using all sorts of data analysis routines.
cases, the underlying Ada compiler would catch the problems.
that can simply be grabbed and incorporated into the compiler.
are using more common development tools.
with the benefits of Ada.
of the benefits of Ada (array protection, strong typing, . . .).
acceptable to everyone.  That is sad.


text:
Report: How to respond when a celebrity endorser missteps
There is a benefit to acting quickly, but severing the relationship isn't always the best option. Consider these insights from a study examining 230 crises.
By Tim O'Brien
At last, the data supports what PR pros have known all along: A quick crisis response is essential in preserving support for your organization.
It can feel like there is little in the way of real, substantive data to support or dispute what many consider to be crisis management best practices. That's why this particular piece of research stands out from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
In a piece for INFORMS journal Management Science, researchers took an in-depth look at 128 events of negative publicity tied to a celebrity endorser between 1988 and 2016. These events affected sponsors in 230 actual cases.
[FREE GUIDE: 3 things you (probably) didn't know about crisis communications]
The exciting part of this case study is that it evaluated the effectiveness of company responses to celebrity endorsers' misbehaviors using those companies' daily abnormal stock returns. If a brand encountered a celebrity endorser crisis, as Nike did when Tiger Woods made news over his notorious marital problems, the study authors measured the negative publicity's impact on the company's stock price.
The research was able to analyze the way companies responded and how those responses influenced stock returns in the following weeks.
Fast is better
The researchers Stefan J. Hock of the University of Connecticut and Sascha Raithel of the Free University of Berlin studied the speed of the response by the company, the nature of its response and how that response impacted returns.They found that a faster response in the form of a statement from the company increased firm value by 2.10% over the next four trading weeks.
They also found that when companies issue a statement it is more likely to contribute to positive returns than if there was no response at all.
While firms that suspended celebrity endorsers generally achieved higher returns, it could be a simplistic overreaction to assume that the only course of action is to suspend or fire a celebrity endorser at the center of controversy.
When to cut off ties
The researchers found that there are different degrees of benefits to the company, depending on the actual nature of the crisis and which course of action is selected.
For example, if the celebrity is more directly responsible for creating the controversy, such as an irresponsible tweet or an incident of domestic violence, suspension of that celebrity earned higher returns. However, if the celebrity might not have been to blame for the incident, such as when a smartphone is hacked and nude photos are shared online, the public desire for a suspension lessens.
In cases where an occupation-related issue places the celebrity endorser at the center of a controversy, such as athletes using performance enhancing drugs, suspension of the endorsers earned higher returns in the following weeks at the affected companies.
However, it's not always so clear-cut in cases where the celebrity is widely perceived to be a strong fit for the company's product or brand.
Let's say your organization sponsors a world-class golfer who is involved in an off-the-course incident. There simply aren't that many world class golfers. So, while suspension of the sponsorship may be a consideration, the research found that there could be a trade-off.
"If a firm disassociates itself from a 'high fit' endorser following negative publicity, it loses some of the benefits associated with that relationship," said Raithel, one of the study authors. "On the other hand, there is less of an incentive to maintain a relationship with a celebrity if that endorser is considered a 'low fit' such as where that professional golfer may have been under contract with a financial services firm."
How would you advise a company to respond when a celebrity partner misbehaves or is caught in a crisis, Ragan/PR Daily readers?
Tim O'Brien is owner of Pittsburgh-based O'Brien Communications, a corporate communications consultancy. A version of this article originally appeared on Muck Rack, a service that enables you to find journalists to pitch, build media lists, get press alerts and create coverage reports with social media data.
Topics: Crisis Communications
Crisis Communications | Ted Kitterman
Infographic: How businesswomen can navigate the 'glass cliff'
Starbucks reveals why brands should lead with values
Marketing | Ted Kitterman
Can a name change save Boeing's 737 MAX?
Crisis Communications | Beki Winchel
How to convert social media critics into avid fans


Located on the boardwalk, this Italian restaurant has all the classics (pizza, pasta, gelato), plus an "Adventure Breakfast" featuring themed meals (like King Triton's shipwreck al forno or Tangled eggs) and the opportunity to meet and greet some of Disney's most beloved characters. You probably won't glimpse the most in-demand stars (Elsa and Anna are very busy these days) but Ariel, Rapunzel and Prince Eric make the rounds daily.
Think the park's all fried foods and candy? Think again. This luxury eatery located in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa offers fine dining in a romantic setting—with prices to match (caviar, scallops and Kobe beef don't come cheap, you know). It's one of only three restaurants in Florida to receive the AAA Five Diamond Award. Note: Jackets are required for men and children under age ten are not allowed. Date night, anyone?
Kids of all ages will love this jungle-themed restaurant in the Animal Kingdom, where periodic "thunderstorms" bring the animatronic animals to life. (There are real fish in the aquarium, too.) An extensive menu means that there's something for everyone, but families should definitely split the Sparkling Volcano dessert featuring a giant chocolate brownie cake served with ice cream, whipped cream, caramel sauce and a sparkler—they're not monkeying around with this one (sorry).
Every day is Oktoberfest at this communal-style restaurant located in Epcot's Germany pavilion (natürlich). Bavarian classics like bratwurst and schnitzel feature heavily, but there're also family favorites like mac and cheese, salmon and salad. Make sure to save room for the apple strudel (and a stein of beer for adults).
Go under the sea at this magical restaurant in Epcot's Future World, where one entire wall consists of a giant aquarium. Prepare to be mesmerized as sharks, sea turtles, stingrays and scuba divers glide by. Just, uh, don't look in Nemo's eyes as your chow down on your seafood salad.
Parents will love this casual Asian-Californian fusion restaurant from the celebrity chef with its mouthwatering sushi and creative cocktails—meanwhile, kids will happily munch on wood-fired pizzas and spaghetti and meatballs.
Reese Witherspoon had agreed to voice Merida in Disney's "Brave" -- but there was one key issue. According to Reese herself, she had trouble mastering the character's Scottish accent: "I tried to do a Scottish accent once. It was bad. I had to quit the movie."
Before agreeing to play Belle in "Beauty and the Beast," Emma Watson turned down the opportunity to play Cinderella in the live-action remake: "When they offered me Belle, I just felt the character resonated with me so much more than Cinderella did," she said.
Is your favorite Disney Channel film "Hocus Pocus"? Well, the classic DCOM almost looked much more handsome: Leo was approached to play the role of Max, offering him "more money than I ever dreamed of," but he walked away. "I don't know where I got the nerve," he later said.
"Hannah Montana" without Miley Cyrus? It almost happened! Singer JoJo was offered the lead role by Disney executives, but she turned it down, later revealing she had "no regrets at all" about rejecting the opportunity.
Warren Beatty was offered the part of Iago, villain Jafar's saucy parrot sidekick in "Aladdin." After he turned it down, Gilbert Gottfried landed the role -- although he first had to beat out Joe Pesci and Danny DeVito, he revealed.
Annnd sometimes you kick yourself later. Billy Crystal has said that turning down a role in "Toy Story" during its early development stage is "one of the only regrets I have in the business of something I passed on." He later took the lead role of Mike Wazowski in "Monsters, Inc."
In 2015, Variety officially announced that Moretz would play Ariel in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid." However, a year later, Moretz announced that she had pulled the plug not only on that film, but also on all others she was committed to. "I want to reassess who I am and find myself within my roles again," she explained.
Elle Fanning also turned down Disney's offer to star in "The Little Mermaid." She did, however, agree to play Aurora in "Malficent."
Michael Shannon was reportedly approached to do a major Disney blockbuster, but he wasn't interested at all. Although he wouldn't confirm the film, he gave this cryptic explanation: "They called me recently about some iteration -- I won't say -- but some version of a movie that's been made already countless times. They were gonna give me a lot of money, but I was like, nah. Big movie, too. But I have to think it's an interesting story. If I don't, I can't do it."
The director of "Monsters, Inc," Pete Docter, was dying to slate Bill Murray as monster Sulley alongside Billy Crystal. But after doing a screen read for the part, Murray refused to answer the phone when the director repeatedly called. "We took that to mean no," Docter said.
No thanks! Although she hit it big on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," Gomez declined the leading role in its hit movie-musical "Camp Rock." She also turned down a part in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."


text:
Ajitgarh (tidigare Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, S.A.S. Nagar eller Mohali) är en stad i delstaten Punjab i norra Indien. Staden är belägen strax väster om staden och unionsterritoriet Chandigarh. Nuvarande namn fick staden i början av 2012. Folkmängden uppgick till 146 213 invånare vid folkräkningen 2011.

Noter

Orter i Punjab, Indien