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Applications Open for SVOG and RRF
Posted on May 4, 2021 in COVID-19, News
Shuttered Venue Operations Grant (SVOG)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has re-opened the Shuttered Venue Operations Grant (SVOG) application portal, https://www.svograntportal.sba.gov/s/.
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was established in the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act to provide over $16.2 billion in economic relief to target industries. This SVOG portal is now open to receive applications.
For technical assistance such as a password reset, browser suggestions, or how to use the multi-factor authentication with an app and the QR code, applicants can call 1-800-659-2955 or, for the deaf and hard-of-hearing 1-800-877-8339 and follow the prompts to SVOG assistance. The call center is now open 24/7.
For more information, visit https://www.sba.gov/document/support-faq-regarding-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-svog.
Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF)
SBA has opened applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) on Monday, May 3, 2021. The online application will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted.
Established under the American Rescue Plan, and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund provides a total of $28.6 billion in direct relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced economic distress and significant operational losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Funds must be used for allowable expenses by March 11, 2023.
For the first 21 days that the program is open, the SBA will prioritize funding applications from businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. All eligible applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as the portal opens. Following the 21 days, all eligible applications will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis.
In preparation, the SBA recommends qualifying applicants familiarize themselves with the application process in advance to ensure a smooth and efficient application experience, specifically by:
Registering for an account at restaurants.sba.gov starting Friday, April 30, 2021.
Reviewing the official guidance, including program guide, frequently asked questions, and application sample.
Preparing the required documentation.
Working with a point-of-sale vendor or visiting restaurants.sba.gov to submit an application when the application portal opens. [Note: If an applicant is working with a point-of-sale vendor, they do not need to register beforehand on the site.]
View the webinar trainings listed below:
Watch this video, an Overview of the RRF: https://youtu.be/ybp3mVsvyoQ
Learn how to apply for the RRF in this video: https://youtu.be/fxi3EcB_BZ4
For more information, visit sba.gov/restaurants


This is a review of the movie This is our time. I watched this movie tonight with my husband.
This is the story of five young people and how they strive to make a change in the world for God post graduation from College.
Ethan, Luke, Alé, Ryder and Catherine are five friends connected by their strong faith. After graduating college, they each set out to make a difference in the world for God. Their ambitions are high, their passions are strong but will they have the courage to fulfill their calling regardless of what comes their way. The sacrifice they are asked to pay may just be too high. Through godly wisdom from an outside source, the group realizes that this is not their time after all, it's all His!
I have to admit to having mixed feelings about this movie. It was VERY slow to start, no real connection to the actors....it just was, well quite frankly boring, at the beginning. Trying to figure out all the connections and why there were important was a bit of a boondoggle. If I hadn't been watching this movie in order to do the review I probably would have stopped watching it.
BUT THEN a pivotal moment in the movie occurred and the movie changed. It gained purpose and focus. This change made me glad that I didn't walk away from it. All of a sudden I became interested and wanted to know how everything would work out. What would happen to Luke and Ryder and the rest of the crew? I wanted very much to know what the solution to it all would be.
it was very cool to learn that The ministry Embrace the Village is actually a real one. :) You can learn more about that ministry here.
Despite the slow start, it turned out to be a good movie.
This movie was very focused on Christian themes. What is the call of God on our lives. Watching this, and then discussing it with a group of teens, or young adults could be a lot of fun. :) For it is good to think and ponder some of the points raised in the movie.
Overall the acting was fairly good.
Once the movie gained focus it flowed well and was interesting to watch.
Facebook page is here. The trailer can be watched here. (or just see below).
This is our Time will be released on DVD on April 16, 2013. You can pre-order it at ChristianCinema.com.
I have been graciously offered a copy of this DVD to offer in a giveaway.
2. Tell me of a time when you felt God's call personally on your life.
Each submission gains you an entry.
I received a copy of this DVD by FlyBy Promotions in order to review it. I was not required to give a positive review, merely to give my honest opinion of the movie. I am disclosing this as per FTC's 16 CFR, part 255.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota Motor says the massive recalls of vehicles due to gas pedal problems could end up costing it $2 billion.
Those costs were not enough to stop it from reporting significant improvement in earnings in the quarter ending Dec. 31, and a much better forecast for the fiscal year ending in March. But it is clear the safety and recall problems will remain a major headache for the company.
On an investor call Thursday, Toyota (TM) officials estimated that a bit more than half of the $2 billion impact would result from the expense of fixing 8.1 million affected vehicles worldwide. The remaining hit to profits would be due to lower sales and the reduced value of leased vehicles held by Toyota's financial arm.
The company assumes it will lose 100,000 new vehicle sales due to the gas pedal recalls, with about 80,000 in North America and the rest in Europe. ON Tuesday, the company estimated that it lost 20,000 U.S. sales due to the recall in January, which halted the sales of its most popular U.S. models for the last five days of the month.
The recall cost estimates do not include any expenses or lost sales associated with an expected recall of the Prius, the hybrid vehicle which is the best-selling model in Japan and Toyota's No. 4 best-selling vehicle in the United States.
Toyota said Thursday that a software problem is causing problems with the brakes, although it has yet to announce a recall while it studies the problem further.
Despite the company's admission that it is looking at the Prius' software, Toyota Motor managing officer Takuo Sasaki repeated the company's previous statements that it is confident the problem with the gas pedals is only a mechanical defect that will be solved by the fix announced earlier this week.
Some critics have charged that the accelerator problem is also an electrical problem, and the U.S. National Highway Safety Administration is now looking at whether the company's electrical systems played a role in the problems with uncontrolled acceleration.
Strong results, outlook. The company earned ¥153 billion, or $1.7 billion, in its fiscal third quarter, a big improvement from the $1.7 billion, it lost in the same period a year earlier. It was helped by a 10.2% rise in third-quarter net revenue, and improved operating income in all regions of the world.
Even with the problems with gas pedals hurting results going forward, the company upgraded its forecast for this fiscal year, which ends in March. Toyota said it expects to end the year with an $880 million profit, due to the strong third quarter and an improved global sales outlook. The company previously forecast a $2.2 billion loss this year.
Toyota, the world's largest automaker, sold 2.07 million vehicles during the October - December period. That was an increase of 227,000 from a year ago, despite the struggling global economy.
Toyota's stock has dropped more than 12% so far this year and dropped nearly 3% Thursday morning in trading in New York after the company announced its results.
Toyota posted its first annual loss in its history in fiscal 2008, finishing that year with a $4.4 billion loss. The appreciation of the yen against major currencies, the rise in raw material costs and the collapse of the auto market in Europe and North America led to the company's loss last year.
-- CNN's Kyung Lah contributed to this report.


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Billy Ray Cyrus Calls Off Divorce
Billy Ray Cyrus surprised Hollywood insiders and divorce attorneys in Pasadena when he announced on TV's The View last week that he had called off his divorce to estranged wife Tish Cyrus. The sudden change of heart from the country singers comes on the heels of hot infidelity rumors (hers), an explosive drug scandal (involving teen daughter and pop star Miley Cyrus) and a GQ interview wherein the star blamed Hannah Montana for destroying his marriage. So how did the showbiz family on the brink of breakup find their way back together?
Cyrus told Barbara Walters and company on The View last week that saving his family had become his top priority.
"I've dropped the divorce," Cyrus, 49, said. "I want to put my family back together... Things are the best they've ever been."
According to People magazine, Cyrus and daughter Miley went through a rough patch after his headline-making interview with GQ. A source close to the singer told People "Miley is upset. She is very hurt and angry."
But now the singer says he and his daughter are mending their relationship.
"I feel like I got my Miley back in a way," he added. "I feel like we are the daddy and daughter that we were before Hannah Montana happened."
He also told the ladies of the view while he doesn't believe a television show could ruin a family, he does still think that celebrity is one big slippery slope.
"I don't think Hannah Montana ruined my family... Now fame, fame is a different animal. You've got to be careful with that thing," he said.
Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus decided to call it quits last October after 17 years of marriage. Tabloids reported that Tish Cyrus was having an affair with Poison lead singer and reality star Brett Michaels A few months later, the surprising video featuring Miley smoking salvia out of a bong hit the Internet.
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Recent research discovered that sophisticated APT hackers group APT-C-36 targeting windows based platform to attackers Government institutes and corporate networks in Colombia.
Researchers believe that the threat actors are operating from South America using weaponized documents to targeting furthermore institutes such as the financial sector, petroleum industry, professional manufacturing, etc.
This APT group continuously targeting since April 2018 using spear-fishing email with a password protected RAR attachment to evade the security detection systems.
Researchers from 360 Threat Intelligence Center flagged almost 29 bait documents, 62 Trojan samples and multiple related malicious domains in total.
Most of the weaponized malicious documents are distributed via malspam emails with Attached MHTML macro based document.
The attachment contains the macro-enabled backdoor to gain a foothold into the target network to make it easier for later attacks.
Meanwhile, attackers masquerade as Colombian government websites also following spear-fishing emails, bait documents are used to compromising the corresponding victims.
The Banco Agrario is a Colombian state financial institution founded in 1999 to provide banking services in the rural sectors.
Attackers mainly spoofing the original sources make it looks like legitimate for example by masquerading the National Civil Registry to attack the Institute for the Blind, mimics to be the Tax and CustomsAdministration to attack companies with international trade.
In Some cases, Attachment is encrypted and the decryption password left in the body of the mail which is one of the common way that used to avoid detection.
Apart from these attackers using VPN, Proxy to hide their IP address before sending the mail and the real IP will not be visible.
the %AppData% directory to save the encrypted log, network information, and system information and finally collected data will be uploaded into C2 server.


The average employee with untreated hearing loss earns 11K less annually than their peer. People with severe untreated hearing loss have been found to earn an average of 31K less annually than their hearing colleagues. Over the course of several years, this can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars of lost income, profoundly affecting both how you live and how you retire.
Once someone treats their hearing loss, whether with surgery or with hearing aids, this gap almost disappears. The proper use of hearing aids can put you back on a level playing field with your peers, both in your earning potential and in your career path.
People with hearing loss are protected by the ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act prevents people from discriminating against someone because of a disability, and protects employees from termination due to their disability. What falls into a grey area that may not be protected by the ADA is the ability to be promoted during your career. While people cannot discriminate against you because of hearing loss, they may fail to promote you if they do not see results that they consider necessary for promotion. Management positions might be challenging to get into if your company feels that you might not be able to communicate well with employees or other supervisors. You might even be hesitant to apply for promotions if you feel like untreated hearing loss is inhibiting you in your job.
Untreated hearing loss can do a number on your confidence. Especially in the workplace, you might feel hesitant about speaking up or calling attention to yourself. Asking people to repeat themselves in meetings can be mortifying, and not hearing things clearly is even worse. Missing key instructions is a real fear when you have untreated hearing loss and you might find yourself exhausted at the end of the day from how much effort it takes just to concentrate on hearing.
Work relationships can suffer when someone has untreated hearing loss, just like any other relationship. Your friendships with colleagues can become strained if they get frustrated by either your seeming inattention or by a constant request to repeat themselves. Employers might stop going to you with tasks if they feel like you are not listening or responding. Employees can feel slighted if they mistakenly feel like you are ignoring them, and resentment can grow. You might even find that you avoid interactions because your hearing loss makes them stressful.
When all factors of untreated hearing loss are considered, from the personal toll to the career costs, hearing aids become increasingly important. Restoring as much of your hearing as possible can improve your quality of life both at home and in the workplace. When you factor in the all of the positives that hearing aids can create, from increasing your earning potential to improving work relationships to lessening your own anxiety, correcting your hearing with hearing aids is a must. If you have never had hearing aids before, look at our First Time Hearing Aid Buyer's Guide and contact our office to meet with a hearing specialist. We can walk you through the process, from start to finish, and get you back on the right track, both personally and in your career!


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I'm not saying you did. I'm saying I know you have more willpower than me and the person who did those things does not exist in 2013.
But just in case…I had my first grapefruit of the season today and, as I cut into it, I remembered this salad: last year I made it once a week from January through the end of grapefruit season. It's that good. And it will totally vaporize any of that crap you ate in 2012. (I know, you didn't eat any. I hate you.) And if that's not enough, you get to SUPREME grapefruit. True verb. As I tell my students, for most verbs, you can add an -er to the and get a noun–the person who does those things. Hence, you will be a SUPREMER. It just doesn't get better than this, folks.
I dare you–double the recipe: SUPREMEST.
Remove the ribs from the kale and chiffonade the leaves; place them in a medium bowl.
SUPREME! the grapefruit: Carefully cut the skins from the grapefruit, taking care not to remove the flesh. (I tried for a long time to put words to the rest of this process, but now I'm just shuffling you over to this video. I like the Miami Vice music in the background and how she reminds you to "be careful not to slice your thumb off." Add to the bowl (grapefruit, not thumb). Some people like to massage the kale with the grapefruit juice, saying that it breaks down the greens a bit. I'm too lazy to do this. I won't tell if you are too.
SUPREME! the lemons and dice them; add them to the bowl.
Dice the dates and add them, along with the mint, to the bowl.
Ugg. My holidays sound similar to your holidays. Need. This. Salad.
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Q: Asynchronous request not working after separating data retrieval code I am trying to display some results after querying a webapi as below -
public async Task<ActionResult> Get()
    {
        string _address = "someurl";
        string results = null;

        HttpClient client = new HttpClient(new OAuthMessageHandler(new HttpClientHandler()));
        HttpResponseMessage responseTask = await client.GetAsync(_address);

        if (responseTask.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            results = await responseTask.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        }

        ResultModel model = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ResultModel>(results);

        return View(model);
    }

This code works fine and I am able to read the results from "someurl" url. Now, when I refator the code as below (by moving the async data retrieval to another function), it stops working. It forever takes to query and does not return any result. Is this because of some deadlock or am I not using async correctly.
public ActionResult Get()
{
        string _address = "someurl";
        Task<string> results = HttpClientService.HttpClientService.GetRequest(_address);

        IEnumerable<ResultModel> model  = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IEnumerable<ResultModel>>(results.Result);

        return View(model);
}

public static class HttpClientService
{
    public static async Task<string> GetRequest(string Url)
    {
        HttpClient client = new HttpClient(new OAuthMessageHandler(new HttpClientHandler()));
        HttpResponseMessage responseTask = await client.GetAsync(Url);

        if (responseTask.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            return await responseTask.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

        }
        else
        {
            return "Sorry buddy, cannot retrieve the requested data!";
        }
    }
}

Please let me know what am I doing wrong here. I am new to Async implementation.

A: You should await the GetRequest method. Otherwise you are defeating the purpose of async processing which is to release the thread so it can do other work. In this case you are still blocking the thread when you ask for a result via results.Result.
public async Task<ActionResult> Get()
{
        string _address = "someurl";
        string results = await HttpClientService.HttpClientService.GetRequest(_address);

        IEnumerable<ResultModel> model  = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IEnumerable<ResultModel>>(results);

        return View(model);
}

Frankly I am not sure why your code is not returning but even if it was working correctly it would be pointless to do async requests in this way.

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TaylorMade's Logo for Kiawah PGA Championship Misses the MarkGolf gear manufacturer TaylorMade has a tradition of creating a special logo for its contract players to put on their golf bags in significant tournaments. Logos are laden with symbolism relevant to the tournament's location or history—the one created for the 2012 British Open, for instance, celebrates the Royal Lytham St. Anne's course with a windmill (a famous local landmark), a life saver (a nod to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of St. Anne's) and the initials "TL" (for Tom Lehman, whose victory on the course in 1996 broke a 70-year drought for American players).
This weekend, the PGA Championship is being played at Kiawah Island, known nationally as a destination for golf enthusiasts, and TaylorMade's logo makes reference to, among other things, the island's Native American history.
Kiawah Island, part of South Carolina's "Low Country," is named for its original inhabitants, the Kiawah People, a Tribe now considered to be extinct. The Kiawah are not to be confused with the Kiowa Nation, a Plains Indians tribe now headquartered in Oklahoma. Although from the looks of it, the designers of this logo may have done just that.
The logo's background is an arrowhead, and it its center is a teepee, or tipi. The tipi, unfortunately, has no relevance to the indigenous inhabitants of Kiawah Island—indeed, they would never have seen a tipi. Tipi is a Lakota word for a portable dwelling used by Plains Indians, who roamed vast expanses in pursuit of buffalo. The tipi was uniquely suited to this lifestyle, as it could be quickly broken down, easily transported, and quickly raised again at a new campsite.Comment: For more on stereotypes involving tipis, see Animated Lakota Coo Coo Clock and Tipi "Housing Solution" Cartoon.


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Hawaii Maritime Lawyers
The state of Hawaii gets its name from the largest of its islands, but the state is actually made up of hundreds of different smaller islands spread across 1,500 square miles. Hawaii exports honeybees, pineapple, sugarcane and other agricultural crops. It also imports goods and raw materials required by more than a million Hawaiians living locally. Tourism has been the largest industry in Hawaii since 1959, with cruises routinely visiting Hawaiian islands.
While Hawaii is a scenic and attractive place to both visit and live, there are risks to offshore workers, as well as to those who visit the state on cruise ships. Visitors and locals alike also face the potential for recreational boating and water sport injury.
Whether you are hurt at work, on a cruise, or while boating or waterskiing, you need an attorney experienced in handling offshore claims. A maritime lawyer at Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. is here to help whether you live and work in Hawaii or were visiting the area at the time of the injury.
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As the 50th U.S. State, Hawaii is subject to U.S. maritime law. Maritime laws, or admiralty laws as they are also called, include a variety of statutes and case precedence that applies when disputes and claims arise on navigable waterways.
Navigable waters encompass all bodies of water that could be used for interstate commerce or for foreign commerce. The islands of Hawaii are surrounded on all sides by the navigable waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Hawaii has 750 miles of coastline, which is the fourth longest coastline in the United States. Because all the waters off the Hawaiian islands are considered navigable, federal maritime laws, like the Jones Act, apply to all injuries sustained off the island's shores.
Maritime law is a specialized area of law. The laws address jurisdictional issues, including where cases can be brought. The laws also establish the requirements for making injury claims and the rights of victims who get hurt while working or playing offshore. Understanding what your rights are under maritime law can be complicated, but you need to make smart and informed choices to ensure you take advantage of the legal protections available to you.
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Injury attorneys who handle claims that arise on land may not understand how to provide appropriate advice to those who sustain harm when something goes wrong. A maritime attorney should have a track record of handling similar cases.
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Home latest news Govt to table motion in National Assembly for removal of Patterson as...
Govt to table motion in National Assembly for removal of Patterson as PAC Chair, cites "bullyism"
L-R Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira and PAC Chairman David Patterson
When the National Assembly reconvenes on Thursday, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira is expected to table a motion for the removal of former Public Infrastructure Minister and current Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson, as Chairman of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
In the motion, which was filed on Thursday last, Teixeira said "…David Patterson has consistently and openly violated the Standing Orders and has introduced a level of bullyism unbefitting of a Member of Parliament, and, in doing so, bringing the image of the National Assembly into disrepute…"
Patterson has been embroiled in controversy after he admitted to receiving millions of dollars in gift items from agencies and departments under the then Public Infrastructure Ministry, which he headed in the previous APNU/AFC Administration.
As such, there have been widespread calls for the embattled Opposition MP to step down as Chair of the PAC – the parliamentary body that is responsible for scrutinising the Government's spending via the audited reports from the Audit Office of Guyana.
However, the coalition Opposition has been adamant in having Patterson remain the PAC Chairman.
In fact, Teixeira, who is a member of the PAC, had tabled a motion of no-confidence against Patterson at a Committee meeting in February this year but his Opposition colleagues refused to take up his seat, arguing steadfastly for Patterson to be retained.
The Standing Orders stipulate that only the Opposition can chair the PAC. However, when Patterson eventually recused himself to allow the motion, none of his Opposition colleagues took up the chair. Then at subsequent meetings, Patterson refused to put the issue on the agenda.
In her motion now to the National Assembly, Teixeira said that the issue even prompted the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, to intervene on two occasions to settle the matter.
According to the motion, it was eventually agreed that the Clerk would seek legal advice from a lawyer who was "not politically aligned" on the interpretation of the Standing Orders in relation to the appointment of the Chairperson, which was obtained and circulated on March 23 but was not put to the Committee despite being on the agenda at the next meeting on April 12.
"…the Chairperson refused to allow a motion for the adoption of the legal opinion circulated by the Clerk and repeatedly ignored and refused to allow motions to go to Item 2 on the agenda and 'put' the 'Motion for the removal of the Chairperson' instead he overrode every effort to do so and moved to other items on the Agenda," the motion stated.
Further, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister detailed that at the subsequent PAC meeting, Patterson had "asterisked" the motion for his removal – a move which attracted the attention of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir.
"… on May 3, 2021, the Speaker of the National Assembly wrote the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, copied to all members of the Public Accounts Committee, in which he stated that (i) as Speaker he could intervene in a Committee-related issue in " very serious and special circumstances;" (ii) the Chairperson of a Committee does not have the authority to place an asterisk against a Member's motion, only the mover could; (iii) this action by the Chairperson was a 'gross violation of the Standing Orders and tantamount to bullyism,' and, (iv) he compelled the Chairperson to 'put' the motion…" the motion pointed out.
According to Teixeira's motion, Patterson has demonstrated that he has no respect for the Speaker and is unprepared to obey his instruction, given that he has not responded to Nadir's letter.
"…he has disregarded the advice of the Clerk of the National Assembly on several occasions with regard to the Standing Orders and is resolute in his refusal, using all forms of subterfuge, to allow the motion for his removal to be 'put' to the vote," the Motion further detailed.
To this end, Teixeira said that the given Patterson's open violation of the Standing Orders of the PAC, among other things, the majority of the members of the Committee have lost confidence in him as the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, and as such, ask "Be It Further Resolved: That this National Assembly approves the removal of Mr David Patterson as the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee."
This motion is expected to the tabled in the National Assembly next Thursday when sittings reconvene after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Extracted and Modified from Guyana Times]
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Although I have been working in preservation for most of my adult life, I do not consider myself a staunch "preservationist." I see history as a foundation for the future. It is only through the informed layering of new development adjacent to and within our architectural past and thoughtful investigation and preservation of our archaeological past that we can celebrate our history while catapulting our world into the future.


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Q: EditText afterTextChanged(Editable view) handler not getting necessary text value after text changed Been developing in android for a while, but this isn't something I've encountered. I have an EditText object on my view called adText, and I've successfully wired it to an event handler using the following snippet:
final EditText adPrice = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.textFieldAd);

adPrice.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable view) {

        }

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
                                      int count, int after) {
        }

        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
                                  int before, int count) {
        }
    });

Here's my problem: if I type a space(" ") character after letter any [A-Z][a-z] in the EditText field, I don't get back a view with text that includes the space that I typed.
So, for example, suppose I have the following text in my EditText field "723ab". If I put a breakpoint in afterTextChanged and type the following in the text field: " ", the text value in afterTextChanged will be "723ab". Furthermore, when I type " ", the cursor doesn't move forward. It's like there's some sort of text filter on the EditText field (which I've looked for, and no such filter exists).
Furthermore, If I have the following my EditText field "723", and I type " ", the cursor moves forward and my afterTextChanged listener picks up "723 " just as I'd expect it to. What am I missing here?

A: So, the seed of the problem ended up being this: if a space AFTER a letter is typed into the EditText, and only then, afterTextChanged will get called TWICE. The first time will not include the updated string with the space at the end, but the second time will include it. I'm super curious if anyone knows why Android chose to implement this feature for the text changed event.


In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud makes his first speech as king following the death of King Abdullah.
Saudi Arabia faces a problem. The G20 nation and de facto head of OPEC relies almost solely on oil to power an economy that has swelled five-fold in size since 1998.
With oil prices in a rut and no one certain when they will recover, the country needs to diversify its economy. That need is driving Saudi royalty to approach American companies in the hopes of attracting foreign direct investment in a way that the country has not in the past.
Saudi Arabia, for all of its wealth, is essentially still an emerging economy. The country has an enormous oil industry, which accounts for 80 percent of budget revenues, 45 percent of GDP, and 90 percent of export earnings.
The oil industry is critically reliant on thousands of foreign workers for the know-how to run its operations, and domestic workers are not well trained for many technical fields. Given all this, it is not a surprise that the country's leaders want to diversify, but with the government strongly controlling the economy, it's not clear how western European and U.S. companies are going to feel about making big investments.
Part of the problem for the western companies is that government ownership of companies within the Kingdom is strong and foreigners cannot own many companies in their entirety.
Ownership restrictions that force western companies to partner with locals are not going to be popular with western investors as such restrictions hinder operational oversight and reduce profits. In addition, Saudi Arabia has corruption issues to overcome.
All of this may be starting change though. For instance, the Kingdom recently announced that foreign investors will now be allowed to own 100 percent of businesses in certain industries like retail and wholesale goods. That type of reform is critical.
Foreign ownership restrictions are not uncommon and many other countries have them. This has not stopped substantial foreign direct investment in India and China. But the difference is that India and China have enormous populations that are rapidly moving from the bottom of the economic classes to the middle.
As they do so, western companies are very eager to access huge new emerging markets. For population-light Saudi Arabia, there is no such built-in advantage.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to media on his arrives for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Oil Ministers' meeting in Riyadh, October 9, 2012.
That fact must be obvious to Saudi royalty who seem eager to roll out the red carpet for western investors and companies with initiatives like the new Saudi Aramco projects in distribution and support services that will be open to foreign participation.
In addition, with sanctions starting to ease on Iran, and it becoming increasingly clear that Iran will not be forced to give up its nuclear ambitions, Saudi Arabia needs to beef up its defensive capabilities. That means turning to U.S. defense contractors like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
Between these oil and non-oil projects and relaxed rules on investor ownership in retail and wholesale industries, there are new opportunities emerging for many U.S. firms. Companies like Fluor and Chicago Bridge and Iron may be able to work with Saudi Aramco, while retailers from Apple and Best Buy to Home Depot and Walgreen's can now access a new market.
Saudi Arabia may not be the size of China, but it is a wealthy country and that level of income will play well with retailers interested in accessing an upscale clientele. Even U.S. banks could find new opportunities in the country with firms like Citi having the most experience in operating overseas.
Overall, in a global economy sorely short on cheer for investors right now, Saudi Arabia's economic reforms are a welcome sign.


Oh hey, it's me, Chris W. This year, I am taking over as host of BRAWL from the host from the past few previous years, Fun Sucker. He was a fantastic host and friend and I'm honored that he would pass on the responsibilities as host to me.
Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long or BRAWL is a contest in which you have exactly one week to write, animate, edit, and submit a brickfilm. You can watch a quick overview of the contest HERE.
This is a particularly special year, as this is the TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY and TENTH BRAWL. Ten years ago, back even before the creation of Bricks in Motion, all the users were stuck in the refugee camp. Led by user Munzapoppa, the first BRAWL had only 11 entries. We've come a long way since then, and I'm excited for what this year has to offer.
The contest will start July 8th, 2018 (00:00) BST (British Standard Time), and will end July 15th, 2018 (00:00) BST (British Standard Time). You will have exactly one week to finish and submit a film. Any entries not received by the end of one week time period will be disqualified.
A thread titled "BRAWL 2018 Starts NOW!" will be posted in the Contest & Festivals forum. The thread will contain the theme, MOD elements, and submission information.
Entries based off of previous copyrighted material (Star Wars, Marvel, Batman, etc.) are allowed, but discouraged. It could affect the judging of your film due to unoriginality.
Because of the limited time frame and because this isn't a music contest, you are allowed to use music created before the contest, either original music created beforehand or copyrighted music.
Entries must clearly show the BRAWL 2018 logo for three uninterrupted seconds. High quality versions of the logo will be posted by the start of the contest. The logo may be inserted digitally.
To ensure the BRAWL 2018 entries were made within the week-long time frame, the theme and mod elements (both color and letter mods) will be announced at the very start of the contest. The first mod element is a color mod. This will be a combination of two random brick colors connected together or touching (for example, a white brick connected to a grey brick). The second mod element is a letter mod. This could be any of the 26 letters of the modern English alphabet. You may use the uppercase or lowercase version of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable as that letter. Feel free to contact myself (e-mail, PM, and the BiM Discord are the best way to reach me) or one of the judges with a frame to verify that the mod (letter or color) is recognizable and will not disqualify your entry. However, try to ask other users first and contact one of the judges as a last resort, as we may not may be able to respond immediately.
Other than the host, nothing's different!
Use #BRAWL2018 on social media to let others know about the contest and get others hype about it!
The BiM Discord is always open, and feel free to talk to others in the #brickfilming-lego topic. I'll be hanging out there for a good amount of the week if you ever need to shoot me a question (and I'll try my best to answer in a timely manner)! Join the voice call, post frames, ask questions, find voice actors, and have fun!
Awesome, Can't wait! This'll be my first BRAWL. Congrats on getting the privilege to host, Chris W.!
Can't wait! I love that new logo too!
I am excited for this. I hope a good amount of people will help make it a special one.
This looks great! I'm gonna be pretty busy that week, but that's often been the case in the past, so I'll hopefully still be able to put an entry together. Awesome logo and prizes.
I hope we keep that logo (or, at the very least, something similar to the new design concept) for future BRAWLs!
Marked on the calendar! Looking forward to it!
Woo! Great prizes this year! I can't wait for BRAWL, it's gonna be epic.
I'm actually free, so I'm in.
Where do we send the film too, once we've finished with it?
In the thread called "BRAWL 2018 Starts NOW!" that will be posted on July 8th when the contest starts, there will be details on how to submit your entry.
so hyped for my first BRAWL!!!
Aw man, I won't be able to participate during the week! Maybe I can whip up a little something over the weekend, but we'll see. I'm pumped to see what you guys will all make, tho!
Oh this is going to be awesome, looking forward to see the entries.
I might enter this time. Depends on how much time I have, because I have heaps of brickfilming planned.
I like the logo too... Man, I can't believe it's been 10 years since the start of the contest already.
Genuine LEGO prizes this year; alright! The logo looks great as well. I'm really looking forward to entering this year!


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3 Classic Video Games That Need to be Replayed
You've heard of the classic video games on this list. You've probably played at least a couple of them. But have you played them recently? In this millennium?
If not, you should! The three classic video games profiled below deserve a replay, so dust off your cartridges,
Blow into your NES, and let's talk about some great classic video games.
1. Street Fighter II
I should preface this entry by noting that I'm not a big fan of fighting games. I'm not arguing that it's a bad genre; it's just not one I often choose to play. THIS game, on the other hand, was responsible for a marathon New Year's Eve/Day session at a friend's house that had me returning home so addled from non-stop gaming and lack of sleep that the next morning.
I wandered around the house half-dreaming that I was in the game and mumbling incoherent to the point that my parents thought I was doing hard drugs at the
age of 12. Don't worry, mom, it's just Street Fighter II. Like the other two games on this list, Street Fighter II is so well-designed that it will never not be fun.
Newer games will have more impressive graphics
And more complex control schemes and combos, but Street Fighter II remains in a control sweet spot where it's kind to newcomers while rewarding the attention of dedicated gamers. Also, its animated art style remains fun to look at, unlike early attempts at realistic graphics. The game at #1 on this list remains terrific fun for many reasons, but the only ones that graphics still offer are nostalgia and humor. Street Fighter II, on the other hand, still looks a little pixilated, but good.
Street Fighter II innovated upon the original Street Fighter
Through the addition of multiple playable characters (an innovation further popularized by Mortal Kombat, whose arcade and console versions each followed Street Fighter II by about a year). As anyone who's played a modern fighter knows, it's enormous fun to get perfect with a character (or many characters) and to learn to tweak strategies (or even characters) based on the character your opponent picks. Like the diversifying innovations in the next game on this list, Street Fighter II took a simple genre and helped it mature into something worth playing over and over—and worth returning to decades after release.
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
I picked this game over the original Super Mario Bros. primarily because, at this point, you'd probably have to have been living under a rock to be reading this article and never have played Super Mario Bros., but I think there are probably a lot of gamers who missed Super Mario Bros 3 the first time around and are in for a treat if they give it a try today.
The Raccoon (Tanooki), Frog, and Hammer suits add tremendous gameplay variety
That every Super Mario game since has done well to imitate and further develop. Also, when released (in North America) in 1990, Super Mario Bros 3 seemed almost epic in scope (for a
platformer)—being about three times larger and longer than the original Super Mario Bros., it offered variety and scope unlike any previous major release. That scope helps the game feel surprisingly substantial even today.
The original Super Mario Bros
Is unlikely to take much longer than a movie, and it's easily into single-session gaming. The first time I played Super Mario Bros 3, I borrowed it from a friend and was staggered, at the end of my first night of popping it in, to realize that I was less than halfway done and—with save games still a thing of the future for consoles—I was going to have to leave my NES on overnight with the TV off, so I could pick up where I'd left off the next day. It felt awesome.
A gamer turning to Super Mario Bros 3
For the first time, will have a ridiculously smooth experience. It's a game that still looks good and plays well. Just about 3 decades or more after its original (Japanese) release, the game doesn't feel dated so much as classic, which is a testament to Nintendo's excellent design. Super Mario Bros 3 does side-scrolling platforming extremely well, offering fun, challenge, sharp aesthetics, and impressive variety that keeps things from getting old over the game's 5-6 hour runtime.
The world map that has been a hallmark
Of later Super Mario releases was introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3 and remains a testament to how ahead-of-its-time this game was for the 8-bit era. When you play Super Mario Bros. 3, you may know you're playing an old school game, but you never feel the game's age negatively. It's five hours well spent for any retro gamer.
3. GoldenEye 007
For over two decades and still running, Goldeneye 007 for the N64 has been a potent force for bringing people together…and for tearing them apart. In today's world of highly sophisticated games, Goldeneye has a simplicity that allows just about anyone to pick up a (stupidly designed N64) controller and jump right in. Which is not to say that newbies and grizzled veterans will be equally competitive in a multiplayer match, but that the gameplay won't be overwhelming for a very casual gamer.
And as an innovator in team-based multiplayer modes
Goldeneye allows for even games with skill mismatches to not be total slaughter fests. Also, anyone above the age of, say, four when the game was released will probably have a soft spot for it that makes it great fun to return to.
But when you do, it will tear you and your friends apart all over again. Trying to overcome a Golden Gun advantage is one of the most maddening (and rewarding) challenges in multiplayer. And prepare to disagree on which levels and weapons and settings to play (especially if some offer a clear competitive advantage to one of your players). But disagreeing and trash talking is half the fun of playing a local coop shooter, so this is more of a perk than a weakness of returning to Goldeneye.
Finally, the single-player campaign remains surprisingly fun.
The old school controls offer their own kind of challenge (and nostalgia) without being terribly annoying, and on the higher difficulty levels, the game is still tough sometimes, and unlocking the cheats with speed runs can be incredibly difficult (the infamous Facility run for the Invincibility cheat must have taken me around 100 tries).
What would you add to the classic video games list and why?
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I wandered around the house half-dreaming that I was in the game and mumbling incoherent to the point that my parents thought I was doing hard drugs at the age of 12. Don't worry, mom, it's just Street Fighter II. Like the other two games on this list, Street Fighter II is so well-designed that it will never not be fun.
That every Super Mario game since has done well to imitate and further develop. Also, when released (in North America) in 1990, Super Mario Bros 3 seemed almost epic in scope (for a platformer)—being about three times larger and longer than the original Super Mario Bros., it offered variety and scope unlike any previous major release. That scope helps the game feel surprisingly substantial even today.
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Retro Video Games That Have Aged Well & Some Not So Well
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Unreal Engine 2 is the second version of the Unreal Engine, that was first created for the cancelled game Unreal Warfare, later becoming Gears of War. The engine was first used with the release of America's Army, a multi-player army simulator.
The engine used both C++ and UnrealScript.
Unreal Engine 2 was last updated in 2005, a year after the release of Unreal Engine 3.
Games using Unreal Engine 2[edit | edit source]
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Alien Swarm (mod)
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier
Brothers in Arms: D-Day
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds
Men of Valor
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Unreal Championship
World War II Combat: Iwo Jima
World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
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Analyzes a particular biological process bp in the context of a given network to unravel the relevant relationships of the involved genes in the process. RelExplain is a method designed to find high-scoring alternative paths. It allows to use (directed and undirected) networks compiled from various sources, such as text-mining edges, protein–protein interactions (PPI), gene regulation networks (GRNs) or post-translational modifications (PTMs).
RelExplain - Integrating Data and Networks to Explain Biological Processes.
Supported by this work from the DFG (SFB 1123) and from Bavaria (BioSysNet).


Cedar Park Resort is a fun filled family destination featuring a water park, mini golf course, picnic area and tennis court.
Bowmanville Zoo has over 300 creatures including many famous animal celebrities. With 42 scenic acres of untamed natural parkland, Bowmanville Zoo is one of Canada's oldest privately owned zoos.
Jungle Cat World is a wildlife park located on 15 picturesque acres in the Municipality of Clarington in historical Orono, just 45 minutes east of Toronto. Established in 1983 it was first accredited in 1989 by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA ), a non-profit organization established to promote the welfare of and encourage the advancement and improvement of zoology, recreation, education, conservation and science.
Mosport is a 750-acre multi track facility that has played host to nearly every class of road racing. Whether you're a motorsport spectator or want to test your own racing skills on the 1.4 km Mosport Kart Complex, Mosport is a fantastic venue for racing enthusiasts.
Ajax Downs is Durham's home for Live Quarter Horse racing and also has 800 OLG slot machines on site.
With 60 table games and 545 slot machines, The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino is most definitely the place to test your luck.
First opened to the public in 1995, Ocala Winery produces 90% of the fruit used in their own wines. Ocala Winery boasts over 3,000 fruit trees and offers the opportunity to 'Dine in the Vines'.
Pingle's Farm Market offers a wide array of seasonal activities ranging from a Corn Maze, to picking your own produce, to a comprehensive farm market and bakery.
Oshawa Little Theatre is located just South-East of Taunton and Simcoe in Oshawa and puts on five major productions a year. The Oshawa Little Theatre also hosts a Youth Group which offers Musical Theatre Education to youth between 10 and 18.
Wooden Sticks Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course where 12 of the 18 holes have been designed to emulate holes from some of golf's most famous courses.
A Thomas McBroom design, Oakridge Golf Club is a public course with a private feel. A tough course with greatly varied holes, Oakridge presents a wonderful challenge for the avid golfer.
Royal Ashburn is a mature and traditional style golf course with well-guarded greens. The course plays between 5000 and 7000 yards and as such can provide a good golf experience for golfers of all skill levels.
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is the largest public art gallery in Durham Region and features a permanent collection of over 4000 pieces in addition to diverse and changing exhibitions.
Browse over 200 stores at one of the finest shopping centres east of Toronto.


NJTA Interchange 14A Improvement Project | Welcome To Stokes Creative Group, Inc.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Interchange 14A Improvement Project in Bayonne and Jersey City finally reached completion, as planned, late last year, 2018.
Vital improvements have been made to Interchange 14A; improvements that have reduced delays on the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension, relieved congestion on city streets, created jobs, improved air quality and encouraged regional economic development. Funded by toll dollars, the project was designed to minimize disruptions in the community and to maximize community outreach. The project included expanding the toll plaza from 11 to 13 lanes and making several ramp and roadway improvements to alleviate congestion in the area.
Stokes Creative Group, Inc. is pleased to have provided extensive public outreach support throughout the duration of the project, which included managing the project website; stakeholder database; communication tracking and toll-free public hotline; graphic design; and photography.
The Interchange 14A Improvement Project received a "Distinguished Engineering Award" from the New Jersey Alliance For Action in 2017 and a "Leading Infrastructure Project" Award in 2018.
The Interchange 14A Improvement Project team is comprised of representatives from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, AECOM, Gannett Fleming, Stokes Creative Group, Inc., and many other subsconsultants.
Tim Snow, P.E. from AECOM answers questions about the Interchange 14A Improvement Project to residents who attended the final public information center.
Residents gather around the project boards to hear about the upcoming construction for the Interchange 14A Improvement Project.
Tim Snow, P.E. from AECOM explains the project details to attendees at the public information center just weeks before the groundbreaking ceremony for the Interchange 14A Improvement Project.
At the groundbreaking ceremony, Tim Snow, P.E. and other representatives field questions from the press and other government officials about the Interchange 14A Improvement Project details.
Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis expresses his excitement about the Interchange 14A Improvement Project at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis proudly stands with his councilmen and councilwomen staff at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Interchange 14A Improvement Project.
Many representatives from the county, state, Bayonne and Jersey City, and various agencies participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Interchange 14A Improvement Project.
The Interchange 14A Improvement Project website, created and managed by Stokes, provides weekly construction updates and traffic alerts, maps, electronic pamphlets, important documents, and photos from the public information centers and groundbreaking ceremony. It is a comprehensive resource for the stakeholders within these two busy communities.
Construction update pamphlets regarding the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Interchange 14A Improvement Project were produced by Stokes to distribute around the construction location to residents and businesses. These pamphlets contained important updates with a detailed map of the new traffic patterns.
Inside the Interchange 14A Improvement Project construction update pamphlets, detailed information about the traffic patterns on the surrounding residential and business areas was clearly explained, as well as a color coded map of the 53rd Street vicinity.
Prior to the start of the Interchange 14A Improvement Project, an informational pamphlet was created to distribute to city officials, local businesses, and residents surrounding the construction zone in Bayonne. The pamphlet showed the large-scale construction effort, as well as the hotline, email, and website for contacting the outreach office for questions or concerns.
The map inside the pamphlet detailed the new ramps, roundabout, and roadways that seek to improve the current conditions at Interchange 14A. The construction zone borders both Bayonne and Jersey City's industrial area.
In addition to traffic updates and general informational pamphlets, Stokes produced several other outreach materials for the Interchange 14A Improvement Project including a bi-lingual shuttle bus pamphlet, memos for residents regarding temporary parking restrictions and minor disruptions to utilities, and the project website containing updates and information.


Charlie Palmer wants to know how the weather is in Denver. "Is it raining? Snowing?" he asks. "No, it's beautiful," I tell him. "That's one of the reasons why I like Denver so much," says the New York-based chef and restaurateur, whose portfolio of restaurants, which spans the country, includes big names like Aureole, Charlie Palmer Steak, briscola, Astra and Dry Creek Kitchen. And come November, he'll expand his repertoire when he opens two new restaurants in Denver, in the former Big Game space at 1631 Wazee Street.
"The food scene in Denver is really burgeoning, and there's a lot of really neat, interesting restaurants there, which is a good sign in any city, plus I just really like Denver -- we don't go to places that we don't like," quips Palmer, adding that he's spent the past several years searching for the opportune space in which to open. "We've looked in Denver in the past, but either it wasn't the right location, the right situation or the right opportunity, but this space is great, and I love the idea of being in LoDo -- of being in a vibrant redeveloped neighborhood."
Big Game, a media and sports lounge that New York restaurateurs Zach and Jeffrey Chodorow opened last year -- and closed two months ago -- is more than 9,000 square feet, giving Palmer the opportunity to make the most of the plot, which he'll turn into two separate restaurants: District Meats and Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza. "We looked at the spaces separately," says Palmer. District Meats, he notes, will occupy the main dining room and have its own entrance on the street, and Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza, which is taking over the former Big Game bar area, will also have its own entrance, separate from the dining room.
District Meats, explains Palmer, will "emphasize off-cuts -- pork, lamb, beef, veal, you name it," and while those of you who still have an affinity for filet mignon won't be deprived, Palmer, thankfully, isn't focusing on prime cuts. Instead, he says, the menu will hustle inexpensive, underutilized (but flavor-bombed) cuts of meat like shanks, tendon and blade chops. "I call it connected cooking," says Palmer, who defines that as the "relationship with the people that grow our food and the people who eat our food." It's a Palmer philosophy that doesn't end there: "We want to focus totally on the plate and on our guests without any outside interference."
Entrees, says Palmer, will run between $18 and $29, a price point that he insists is affordable. "There will always be occasions for high-end dining, but that clientele is limited, and people are looking for places where they can dine regularly, and that's the kind of restaurant that we want to be," he explains, adding that the menu will also include small plates, burgers and sandwiches. His exec chef, Jeff Russell, a six-year veteran of the Charlie Palmer empire who's currently at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C., is relocating to Denver next week. "He's super-talented," promises Palmer.
As for Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza, which will sling whole pies and pizza by the slice, Palmer says we can expect New York-style pizza "made with high-quality ingredients, Caputo '00' flour, fresh herbs, San Marzano tomatoes and housemade mozzarella." The open kitchen, which will pimp a high-class pizza oven, will also turn out hot sandwiches and salumi. "We've stripped the space down to the brick, added old tractor seats, and we're lining the shelves with the products we're using," he says.
Palmer's timeline is to have both restaurants up and running before Thanksgiving. "It all depends on the powers-that-be, but the plan is to open District Meats first for dinner, then the pizzeria, and then we'll add lunch service to District Meats," he says. "I'm spending a lot of time in Denver right now, and I'll continue to do so until we get it right."


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package kubernetes

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/taitan-org/inflog/filebeat/libbeat/common"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)

func TestLogsPathMatcher(t *testing.T) {
	var testConfig = common.NewConfig()

	logMatcher, err := newLogsPathMatcher(*testConfig)
	assert.Nil(t, err)

	cid := "0069869de9adf97f574c62029aeba65d1ecd85a2a112e87fbc28afe4dec2b843"
	logPath := fmt.Sprintf("/var/lib/docker/containers/%s/%s-json.log", cid, cid)

	input := common.MapStr{
		"source": "/var/log/messages",
	}

	output := logMatcher.MetadataIndex(input)
	assert.Equal(t, output, "")

	input["source"] = logPath
	output = logMatcher.MetadataIndex(input)

	assert.Equal(t, output, cid)

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The digital marketing industry is an immersing sector that is highly dominated by men. Lori Senecal is one of the few professionals who have managed to be successful in the industry. She has served as an administrator of several international marking agencies. Lori was recently hired by Crispin Porter & Bogusky to act as its global CEO. The position offers her the responsibility of making sure that the all the nine branches of the advertising company coordinate well. Senecal is dedicated to her career, and this has allowed her to be recognized as one of the thriving female professionals in the industry. For more info, check out her about.me page.
Senecal had an opportunity to serve several agencies before she was offered a position at CP+B. She was employed by McCann-Erickson Worldwide, Inc., which is a company that was established by Interpublic Group of Companies. She made major contributions to the enterprise, and this includes the establishment of TAG Ideation. The primary focus of the business is to provide remarkable young adult marketing solutions to its clients. Senecal's excellent performance made McCann World group to appoint her as its chief innovation officer. The company later promoted her to act as the president of McCann, New York. She was an employee of the McCann World group for about two years.
Lori later joined Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal Partners, which was a company that enabled her to gain sufficient experience. KBS+ then appointed her to act as its president and CEO. Senecal's contribution was significant in the establishment and implementing of outstanding human resource and corporate policies at the company. She was an excellent leader at KBS+, and this enabled the firm to be acknowledged as one of New York's top businesses. Senecal assisted the company in signing advertisement deals with multinational corporations such as American Express, BMW, Victoria Secrets, and TE Connectivity.
KBS+ was a highly performing firm, and most of its employees were women. According to Senecal, the female administrators who served company inspired her to work hard and be successful in her career. She has also dedicated to encouraging other women to strive so that they can accomplish their career goals. Lori was one of the motivational speakers during the 3% Conference. The primary aim of the seminar is to assist in increasing the number of women who act as creative directors in the advertising business. Senecal has worked hard to ensure that she is one of the leading administrators in the industry. You can visit her LinkedIn account.


I have had this a number of times, but I remember enjoying it the most during our trip to a beautiful resort in Indonesia. That was because we had a very few vegetarian options , so we ordered this for our every meal. It was really delicious with some herbs and all sprinkled on it. I have never tried this at home though. My son loves it have snacks when he comes back from school.I made this for him one evening and he enjoyed it!I made it very simple, but you can add the spices and herbs you prefer.
Cut the potatoes in longitudinally.
Add the olive oil along with pepper and salt.
Grease a baking tray or place a baking sheet on the baking tray.
Place the wedges on it.
Place this in a preheated oven and bake for around 8-10 minutes.
Remove from oven and flip the side and bake again for 8-10 minutes.
Healthy baked version, love it!!!
Wow simple and easy to prepare.Our favourite snack.


When you look up into the night sky, you can spot thousands of stars from a dark location on a given night. But those stars only appear as pinpricks of light to the human eye; unfortunately, they look much the same to advanced telescopes as well. While nebulae and clusters can span hundreds of light-years, a single star alone is quite small. In the past, this left astronomers with but one star whose surface could be studied in any real detail: the Sun. But now, a team of astronomers has combined three telescopes to map the surface of another star: the red supergiant Antares.
Their work, published August 16 in Nature, utilizes the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile to create the best yet image of the surface of a star that is not our Sun. The data was taken in near-infrared light with the VLTI's AMBER instrument to achieve a resolution seven times smaller than the star's angular diameter and almost 12 times smaller than its full atmospheric extension. As a result, the team was able to measure the speed of gas moving across the face of the star, a feat that has only ever been achieved for our Sun before now.
The results show that Antares' atmosphere contains several clumps of gas and extends farther from the star than expected, nearly two times the star's radius. Convection alone, which is the rising of heated gas and the sinking of cooled gas, does not explain the extension of the atmosphere to such great distances. This suggests a different, as-yet-unexplained process at work in the massive star's atmosphere.
The astronomers also determined that mass loss experienced by supergiant stars, which often shed several solar masses' worth of material before they explode, is occurring farther from the star than 1.7 stellar radii. When a star goes supernova, that lost mass lights up as the shock wave from the explosion tears through it, leaving behind the stunning supernova remnants we see.
Similar activity has been seen in the atmosphere of the supergiant star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, but Antares' atmosphere appears even more turbulent. Betelgeuse was imaged using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array earlier this year.Antares is a red supergiant star located about 550 light-years away with a mass of about 12 times that of our Sun. It will someday explode as a type II supernova, and represents a "prototypical" star of this type. It is often called the "heart" of the constellation Scorpius, and is visibly red to the naked eye when spotted in the sky. In fact, the name Antaresitself essentially means rival of Ares (or rival of Mars) because the star is easily mistaken for the planet Mars.


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President Uhuru to complete nine stadiums in three months
By Mireri Junior | 2yrs ago
President Uhuru Kenyatta accompanied by other government officials at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi. The facility was reopened on September 26, 2020, after a two-year refurbishment exercise. [PSCU]
The government will upgrade more than nine stadiums by December, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
Speaking on Saturday at Nyayo National Stadium when he reopened the facility, President Uhuru directed the Ministry of Sorts, Culture and Heritage to ensure the facilities are upgraded in three months' time.
"I direct the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to work round the clock to ensure these facilities are completed, ready for commissioning by the end of December 2020," he said.
Uhuru said apart from upgrading Nyayo Stadium, other sports facilities in the country will also get a facelift to international level improve sports in the country.
"Our endeavour is to ensure that our sporting facilities can compare favourably with the top addresses around the world."
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He said the government has set aside funds to upgrade to completion the Jamhuri Sports, Leisure and Entertainment Park in Nairobi; in addition to the upgrade of sporting facilities in Eldoret, Marsabit, Meru, Chuka, Kisumu, Nyeri, Makueni, Wanguru in Kirinyaga and Kirigiti in Kiambu.
President Uhuru said the National government will also work with county governments to co-finance the refurbishment of county sports facilities.
"We are in discussions with the county governments of Mombasa, Kakamega, Narok and Kisii to co-finance and upgrade to international standards, the existing facilities in their counties," he said.
He said the improved Nyayo Stadium was as a result of works that began in the year 2017 and emphasised that soon other facilities will be upgraded.
He said the new Nyayo Stadium will in October host the Kip Keino Classic, which will be the first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour Event to be held on the African continent.
In just over a week, this Stadium will play host to the Kip Keino Classic, which will be the first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour Event to be held on the African continent.
The event, named after our great hero and trailblazing Olympic champion, Kipchoge Keino, will bring together elite athletes from all over the world to compete in various track and field events on Saturday, October 3, 2020.
The President also directed the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to redouble their efforts in re-convening the major sporting events that were postponed, due to Covid-19 pandemic.
He cited the hosting of Kip Keino Classic event an indication that other counties of the world trust Kenya's ability to contain Covid-19.
President Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto pledged to build five stadiums in 2013 and another nine in 2017, pledges that are yet to be met by the government.
Nyayo National Stadium Ministry of Sports President Uhuru Kenyatta


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QlikView South Africa wins another global partner award from Qlik
Academic Partner of the Year Award recognises training & product expertise
QlikView South Africa, the local distributor of QlikView and QlikSense business intelligence (BI) tools from Qlik, again received top honours at this year's Qonnections 2015 global partner summit – this time winning Academic Partner of the Year in the first conferral of this award category.
The company previously bagged the inaugural Special Recognition Award as well as the first Partner of the Year Award.
The prestigious annual awards, contested by 1 700 partners from more than 100 countries, enjoy a high profile in the industry, as Qlik is a leader in the new generation of business intelligence software (BI).
Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView South Africa, says the latest award is recognition of the company's leadership in training and deep technical knowledge of Qlik's products, and will give the market additional confidence in its leading support and technology.
This success is also reflected in the fact that, since QlikView was introduced in South Africa in 2004, more than 1 500 leading SA groups have adopted it as their BI platform.
"2014 was a momentous year for Qlik and our partners, due to the introduction of Qlik Sense self-service analytics into the market," said Christof Majer, VP of Partner Sales, Qlik. "We are proud to acknowledge the achievements of our partners, and look forward to our mutual success in 2015."
About QlikView South Africa
QlikView South Africa is the local representative and distributor for Qlik (NASDAQ: QLIK) a leader in visual analytics. Its QlikView Business Discovery solution bridges the gap between traditional BI solutions and inadequate spreadsheet applications. The in-memory associative search technology QlikTech pioneered created the self-service BI category, allowing users to explore information freely rather than being confined to a predefined path of questions. Appropriate from SMB to the largest global enterprise, QlikView's self-service analysis can be deployed with data governance in days or weeks. The QlikView Business Discovery platform's app-driven model works with existing BI solutions, offering an immersive mobile and social, collaborative experience. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Qlik has offices around the world with more than 1700 partners covering more than 100 countries.
For more information, please visit www.qlikview.co.za.
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Natural wood home office desk, the desk pictured is 4.25 metres long x 800mm and is a single slab of English sweet chestnut, from a small Kentish village.
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This is a claim that you will often hear from TDLT and the US Forest Service. The claim is that utilizing the same Pond and Plug meadow restoration methods used to restore Perazzo Meadows, Donner Summit Valley can be "restored" to something similar.
This claim is actually pretty simple to refute. It is simply a question of the quantity of water available to each valley, the location of each valley and the hydrological timing. In hydrological terms the amount of watershed that drains into a valley is called the catchment of the valley. In Figure 1 the watershed catchments are shown for Perazzo Meadows and Donner Summit valley.
As the figure shows, the catchment for Perazzo Meadows is close to 7 times as large as the catchment feeding the Donner Summit Valley. As described in a previous post, unlike Perazzo Meadows which is more of a transitory meadow in which a large volume of upstream water feeds the meadow during the summer growing season, Donner Summit Valley, located with a mile of the crest of the Sierras, is not fed by a large upstream catchment and runs dry about half way through the summer growing season.
The hydrological timing of the two valleys is also different. In Figure 2 the difference in timing between the two valleys is clearly shown on satmaps (data from Planet Labs).
While Donner Summit Valley is still covered with heavy snow throughout the spring and early summer, Perazzo Meadows is already free of snow and water is flowing down through the meadows. In this situation, Pond & Plug methods that sustain over topping of the river do retard the draining of the meadow and maintain groundwater. Additionally, lower Perazzo Meadows is fed from Weber Lake which sustains flow through most of the summer. The situation is different in the Donner Summit Valley. It is the melt of the heavy snow in the Donner Summit Valley in spring and early summer that keeps the valley wet through the first half of the summer growing season (not over topping of the Yuba river). However, unlike Perazzo Meadows, there is no upstream feed to sustain the valley through late summer and fall. As a result the Donner Summit Valley dries up in late summer and early fall.
The simple fact is that the two areas differ critically in their hydrology due to their difference in locations and amount of catchment area. Expecting the meadow restoration techniques that have worked for Perazzo Meadows to work for the Donner Summit Valley which has a small fraction of the water available at Perazzo is absurd. Even more absurd is the plan to decrease what little water storage there is through the summer by draining Van Norden Lake and wetlands.
We're talking about an entirely different geological & geographical reality here. Weber Lake (damned) feeds Perazzo Meadows throughout the summer as do other small streams and creeks. Summit Valley (Van Norden Meadow) is extremely limited to the spring runoff from the Sugar Bowl area, Signal Hill and that which makes its way south from Castle Peak. Once the snow pack has completely melted, it's always been the waters of Lake Van Norden that keeps the meadow and the soils below surface hydrated and alive throughout the dryer months.
Why is it that the executive director of the TDLT and Donald Trump seem to have so much in common with each other. It's obvious that they both love the sound of their own voice. Or is it just their inflated egos and plain asinine stupidity?


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Home GCC Countries Saudi Arabia 1,000 Qataris cross Saudi border
1,000 Qataris cross Saudi border
Nearly 1,000 Qataris have crossed the border with the Kingdom as of late Thursday, nearly 650 of whom have come to perform Hajj, according to Saudi authorities. The Tawasol (Communication) Center has been showered with phone calls from Qataris inquiring about their travel to the Kingdom for the pilgrimage, said Abdullah Al-Madlaj, secretary-general of the King Salman Center for Hajj and Umrah.
Committees have been formed and deployed to the holy sites in Makkah, tasked with responding to any questions from pilgrims, including those from Qatar, he added. The pilgrims were mainly asking about services offered as part of the King Salman Hajj and Umrah program, he said.
Qataris are still crossing the border, many in their own vehicles, Al-Madlaj added. Reception sites are supplied with catering services, and pilgrims are told the names and addresses of the hotels they will be staying in at the program's expense, he said.
Source Credit: Arab News
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There are no statutory licensing or certification programs for vet techs in the state of Minnesota. However the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), which represents vets in Minnesota, is working to amend the relevant state legislation and in the interim has set out its own non statutory system of registration. Most people wanting to pursue a career as a vet tech in Minnesota arrange to achieve national certification from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB).
To get a certificate from the AAVSB prospective vet techs must undertake and graduate from an approved 2 year veterinary technology degree. Once students have completed this course they are eligible to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE).
Once students have successfully passed the VTNE, they are deemed to be "certified" through the AAVSB, and can use that certification anywhere in the US, including Minnesota.
To take the VTNE exam in Minnesota students must apply directly to the AAVSB to register for the exam. Once the student passes the VTNE the MVMA issues a certificate of registration. Vet tech degree courses in Minnesota have to be accredited by the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA). There are 13 campuses in Minnesota where an approved vet tech degree course is provided, with one school of business running 9 of them.
Globe University is linked to the Minnesota School of Business and between them they run veterinary technology programs in 9 campuses in Minnesota. Globe University was founded in 1885 and the Minnesota School was founded in 1877. Globe has campuses in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
All 9 of the Globe University/Minnesota School of Business campuses provide both a two year Associate Degree course in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology and a 4 year Bachelor of Science Degree in Veterinary Technology Management.
Argosy University offers a two year Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology.
In addition an externship is organized.
Duluth Business University offers a two year Associate degree in Applied Science – Veterinary Technology. The AVMA accredited it in 2004.
Ridgewater College offers a two year course Associate degree in Veterinary Technology. It was accredited by the AVMA in 1993.
Rochester Community and Technical College offers a two year Associate Degree in Applied Science. It was accredited by the AVMA in 2005.


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Q: Can we select distinct jsonb column in CriteriaBuilder? Need to use CriteriaBuilder to select distinct jsonb column.
I tried below but not working :
CriteriaBuilder builder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
CriteriaQuery query = builder.createQuery();
Root<Person> root = query.from(Person.class);

Expression<String> function = builder.function("jsonb_extract_path_text", String.class,
root.<String>get("user"), builder.literal("address"));
query.multiselect(function).distinct(true);

Do you know how I can make such a distinct in my JPA CriteriaQuery?


August 20 Beautiful, well-maintained park!
My husband and I stayed at Lake Buffalo. The forest was beautiful and we saw lots of wildlife! It was just a short drive to Spruce Knob where we visited the highest peak in West Virginia! I would love to come back!
This park is the best I have been to in the Virginia and West Virginia area. The landscapes constantly change from meadow to deep forest or rocky water way. I definitely plan on taking many more hiking trips here.
Dolly Sods is an amazing park to visit. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a day trip or a week long adventure. I will definitely be making a return visit.
From Elkins, State highway 55/92 south forks into two US highways, 219 and 250 which provide access to the forest.