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Gerrymandering in Karachi
Date: March 28, 2019Author: ziaurrehman 0 Comments
By Zia Ur Rehman
http://tns.thenews.com.pk/gerrymandering-karachi/#.XKiLhtIzbcs
Although relations between Pakistan People's Party-led Sindh government and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan-led Karachi Municipal Corporation have stayed tense after the significant reduction of the latter's powers to govern the city, a new but heated debate on the proposal of creating new districts in the metropolis on ethnic lines has begun.
The debate started when a section of media ran a news item saying that the Sindh government was working on creating new districts in Karachi, increasing their number from six to nine. In this regard, as per the new item, concerned Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and Mukhtarkars have been asked to conduct a detailed survey to ease up population and other related issues. The news report also hinted at creating posts of two mayors to run the urban and rural municipal administrations in the city.
The proposal irked the major political parties in the city, especially MQM-P, Jamaat-e-Islami and Pak Sarzameen Party, who have criticised the ruling PPP for trying to divide the city further on ethnic lines.
The MQM-P, a key stakeholder that is ruling the city's municipality, reacted strongly by bringing its longstanding demand to create a new province in Sindh. "The PPP's Sindh government had already divided Sindh along linguistic lines through an artificial majority. If provinces have the authority to create new districts, then the federal government should also have the authority to make [new] provinces," says Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, MQM-P's convener and federal minister, while talking to TNS.
Siddiqui opines that PPP has not acquired any mandate in the urban areas of Sindh in the last fifty years and therefore has no right to make decisions regarding Sindh's urban areas. "If there were two mayors in Karachi, then there could also be two chief ministers of Sindh."
After such reactions from political parties, especially MQM-P, on creation of districts, the ruling PPP has denied such reports. However, it confirmed that a proposal to bifurcate West district to create a Keamari district exists.
"In Sindh cabinet's meetings, no proposal of creating new districts was discussed. Also, a city could not have two mayors," provincial minister for Local Government, Saeed Ghani, told the media. However, he acknowledged that at the level of West district, such a proposal was once made to divide the district into two.
According to recent census statistics (though MQM-P and other parties have objections over it), West district has emerged as the largest of Karachi's six districts and, because of it, the seats of National and Sindh Assembly have been increased from 4 to 5 and 7 to 11 respectively in the district. "Sindh government now plans to make a new district, Keamari, by gathering Sindhi, Pashtun and Baloch areas comprising islands, Maripur, Keamari and some other areas," says a senior official at the Revenue Department.
Gerrymandering in carving new districts and constituencies has remained a burning issue in Karachi where political parties have for long relied on ethnic divisions deeply entrenched in the city's political landscape.
MQM, since its inception, has been winning elections in the city through a combination of support base from Mohajir populace and using violent means. But, right now, an ambitious PPP is making efforts to exploit the crackdown on MQM and create new districts in its efforts to manage to win some turf in urban areas.
Karachi traditionally had four districts — East, West, South and Central. Within the East district, District Council Karachi, a separate borough for the uplift of city's rural and coastal areas formed during Ayub Khan's regime in 1960s, also existed.
However, in 1994, amid an ongoing operation against MQM, PPP created Malir district by gathering Sindhi and Baloch rural localities and bifurcating the East district. At that time, MQM opposed the creation of a new district and shut down the city by force for several days in protest.
But, in 2000, the regime of then military dictator Pervez Musharraf introduced a new but empowered local government system for metropolitan cities, such as Karachi. At that time, the entire city was divided in eighteen towns, and rural and urban areas were merged after abolishing the District Council. The current arrangement suits MQM that emerged as Musharraf's key ally later.
However, with the weakening of MQM after the start of paramilitary Rangers-led operation in 2013 and internal split, PPP took advantage of it and passed a bill that empowered the provincial government to keep civic powers under its control, reduced the powers of mayor and also revived District Council. In November 2013, Sindh government created a new district of Korangi that was carved out after revising the boundaries of five other districts, despite the MQM's opposition.
After the July 25, 2018 elections, Karachi's governing crisis has become severe. MQM already has mayor and chairmanships in four districts in Karachi after winning the local government polls in 2015. But because of legislation in Sindh Assembly carried out by PPP, the elected representatives in the local government have become toothless. The provincial government has taken about half of KMC's municipal functions and powers. At the same time, PPP held chairmanship of District Council, ruling the city's rural and coastal areas.
After the passage of 18th Amendment, a resourceful PPP, which wins mainly from rural parts of the province and not from Karachi, now has most powers to run the city. But the general view is that it is showing indifference towards the city.
On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), that runs the federal government, has emerged as a new player in the city's politics by winning most of the National and Sindh Assembly seats in the 2018 general polls. However, it has been constrained by the 18th Amendment for directly carrying out development projects by bypassing provincial government.
Political analysts believe the 18th Amendment has engendered new majorities and minorities leading to ethnic conflict within provinces.
"Not that this ethnic conflict was not evident before the 18th Amendment but the fact is that the Amendment provides opportunities for dominant ethnic groups in provinces to cement their power further through 'provincial autonomy'," says Dr Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, a political analyst and author of The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan: The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements.
He says the key point is that local governments now carry little administrative powers compared to provincial governments. Hence, any measure for newer districts only carries weight if local government and mayors are empowered to cater to socio-economic problems of the population. "If local governments are powerless, then the present proposal only becomes a measure for the provincial government to devise innovative ways and means to project their representation and power at the provincial and local levels," Siddiqi tells TNS.
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About Alliance for Excellent Education:
The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC–based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship. www.all4ed.org
About LEAD Commission:
Answering a challenge from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Education, the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission was established to determine how technology can help transform education in America. The Commission is co-chaired by Lee Bollinger (President of Columbia University), Jim Coulter (Co-Founder of TPG Capital), Margaret Spellings (Former Secretary of Education) and Jim Steyer (Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media). www.leadcommission.org


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Setting. To increase alpha wave flow and boost creativity one needs to relax and release the tensions; this is known. Corporations who profit from creative ideas know that inspiration strikes more commonly while employees are on a long walk, relaxing by a pond, or perhaps getting a massage. My home town of Aix-en-Provence is a perfect location for finding zen. When I'm stumped and the gears won't engage, a stroll down the broad Cours Mirabeau, under the leafy elms and past the cafes, often helps get past the block. I find that an early morning jog, before the city awakes and while the neighborhoods are still quite, is also helpful. I hear little and feel only the rhythm of my breathing, the tempo of my pace. The mind is calm and I can think clearly.
Color. Work in a room with cooler colors, or better yet under the grand expanse of the sky. Blue has a positive correlation with enhanced creativity and helpful for establishing the relaxed setting mentioned in the previous bullet. Again I am lucky. Provence has over 300 days of sunshine per year on average. Lots of blue sky. How about you? Need a change of venue?
Attitude. Fear of failure binds the imagination and limits our creativity. Indifference to criticism permits us to push into new and unknown territory. To get their creative juices flowing, actors at Second City – the famous American comedy troupe – engage in a pre-performance ritual that involves humiliation in front of the other troupe members (they make loud burp and farting sounds, admit to intimate and embarrassing recent situations) to remove any inhibitions before going on stage. They claim that it removes the limitations that could hamper their ability to improvise and create effectively.
Lehrer discusses "outsider status" as a particular fear for many of us. But newcomers to a field often bring its most disruptive ideas, whether it is in art, science, food, or other. Why are young people the most prolific inventors and groundbreakers? Because they know the least and tend to be the most fearless. Getting older doesn't preclude us from imagining quixotic adventures, for pursuing our true passions, but it takes a greater effort to get through our learned limitations.
Escape: We can escape both into ourselves and out to the wider world. And both are effective at stoking the creative flame according to Lehrer. Daydreaming is particularly good at letting our minds drift without bound. Certain parts of the brain interact directly only during daydreams, and in parallel with an increase in alpha wave activity. Disciplined daydreaming (that term almost takes the fun out of it) requires setting aside time for zen-like moments each day. By the way, I was encouraged to read that having a drink at the end of the day is an excellent way to induce mind-wandering!
Likewise, being thrown into new environments is a challenge that forces us to think resourcefully. People who live abroad are better at solving creative problems (based on 2009 study by INSEAD and Kellogg School of Management). The assumed reason is that living abroad forces one to be flexible and think with an open mind, which transfers to other tasks and challenges as well. Even if a move is not possible, a stay beyond the typical 1-2 week holiday span is suggested.
Emotion: Get happy, because as with the color blue, happiness and creativity are closely linked (interestingly enough, depression is also shown to stimulate the imagination, but I will not condone being miserable). Getting happy is easy to suggest of course, not always easy to realize. The other 4 recommendations on the list help establish positive emotion: finding a relaxing setting with calm colors, agreeing not to be bowed by others' judgments (or our own), giving ourselves permission to "waste" time with daydreams, and challenging ourselves to thrive in new environments. I find that living in Aix-en-Provence doesn't hurt.
I am always interested in readers' comments about the themes explored in these postcards. If you have developed ways of getting the creative juices flowing I would love to hear about them.


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Dear Members of free Society Region.
Many of you have decided to stay Independant and Batiska understand your concern. Political party is not a good way to manage your international concerns.
Here, at Assembly Coalition, we are not realy a party. We are independant nations who's looking in the same direction: a region where we can have a voice!
A congressman elected on the next election and partisan of Assembly Coalition will promote as first and major task for Congress to adopt the Free Society Assembly Act.
Being member of the colation will not disturb your National Thinking. You will just joined a team who wants to built a tool for a democratic expression of all members, and you!
As always, Republic of Batiska said: different nations building one region!
I would like to join this party and, when the time comes, run for congress and propose the FSA.
Due to not having enough time to start my own party. I'll give my backing to this group.
Fonzirelli: It will be great to have you as candidate. I will be there too.
The Pastafarian People: it is a colation anyway. You will have time to built your own party after if you want, or making suggestion to AC.
I think this is a fantastic idea, Apanii would be more than happy to join.
I will not be candidate as President. Too much time is required for doing a good job and being usefulfor members of the region.
feel free id one of you want to be candidate.
As coalition, we are free to support the candidate each of us preffer. For sure if one of them supports the goal of ours coalition, I hope you will vote for him/her. If all of us agree with one candidate, it is possible for us to make an official annoucement.
If they need more candidates for the election I'll gladly run for our cause.
As you say: Go AC!!
few changes must be done to the proposal. Now as the president is elected by all members of the forum, maybe he will be President of the Assembly? Elected in future by the assembly?
Also another suggestion: if elected as President maybe you can declare Assembly constituate and the actual Congress abolished.
Ministers will be elected by the Assembly too?
You're welcome in the coalition Pasco ! Ours first goal here is to get a voice for every mebers, and the only way is an Assemby to all of us!
Thansks again and vote fo a candidate of us!
Voting for AC is voting for a voice in Community!
I think I'm missing something. Whats the point?
I currently dissaprove of the new President and his "Executive Order". His authoratarian way of going about government is not one that I agree with, and do not feel is the best way to recruit new Nations to Free Society, or encourage being active. I feel that the lack of dissaproval within our own ranks here at the AC shows to me that many of you think that there is nothing wrong with President Fonz's policy of making it mandatory to join this forum. But to ensure that my words are taken not just as words, but as something to be taken seriously, I now no longer want to be a member of this party. I will wait until the party standings no longer show me as an AC member to make up my mind as to which party I choose.
Ac didn't have a formal opinion on the regsitration to the forum. But based on the sprit of the coaliton we suggest strongly to the president to let the Assembly decide on this.
This is the position of AC on that: let members decide by the Assembly.
Not that anyone cares but, this is how the Whig Party (American) fell in the late 1800's. They did not have a formal position on slavery. It is a good idea to have a formal poisition on, if not all, most issues.
I don't know for U.S., but in English tradition, parties let their members votes freely on major questions regarding the society (usualy related to moral questions).
The basic goal of the Coalition is to built and preserved an assembly where all members of the forum can have a voice and a vote.
The fact to register to the forum have to be or not to be mandatory is another question. On this one, everybody is free to debate and vote.
For AC, the most important is that everyone can participate and having a democratical vote on that question.
While that is true, there is almost always two major opinions on issues, and the two major American parties, Democractic and Republican, will have the twodiffering opinions. The Democrats having a liberal opinion on the issue where as the Republicans would have a conseveritive view. The two parties will have their offical stances, but the members would be able to vote how ever they want. They would usally vote on the side their party stands for because they are in that party therefore they believe in what that party stands for. There are some cases where a person would vote against what their party stands for, for example, I consider myself a Democrat, although I am too young to offically be in a party, the Democratic Party's platform says that Gay Marriage should be legal, I personally dont (I am sorry to anyone that does or to anybody that might be gay). But both the Dems. and the GOP have a formal stance on all issues if I am not mistaken.
Assembly Coalliton is still going to his goals!
We work hard to get a formal voice for all Members of the forum and formal vote on any major questions regarding the Region.
Join AC! Make your Nation a part of it!
I wish to join the Assembly Coalition.
Otiunos, it is a pleasure and an honor to having you there!
batiska wrote: an honor to have you here!
Anyway, you're there and we working all together on same way.


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Nintendo Switch Shortages Leading To High Markups
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As more people are staying home to work or study due to the coronavirus outbreak, there is a rise in demand for home entertainment systems, like the Nintendo Switch. The console was always pretty popular, but now that more people are stuck at home, it has resulted in the console being sold out across various retailers. Everyone wants one.
So, if you are hoping to get a Nintendo Switch, it looks like third-party retailers and other individuals are taking advantage of the situation and are marking up the prices. Third-party resellers on Amazon are now asking for $460 to $500 for a brand new Switch console.
This is at least a 50% markup where the MSRP of a brand new Nintendo Switch is at $299.99. Even platforms like eBay are seeing a markup in prices where some are selling brand new Switch consoles for $410, while pre-owned consoles are being sold at around $360.
However, Nintendo has announced that more units are expected to be coming in soon. In a statement released by the company, it says, "Nintendo Switch hardware is selling out at various retail locations in the US, but more systems are on the way. We apologize for any inconvenience." So stay tuned for more.
Source: arsTechnica
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 * final state of the nested SQL session context since the caller's
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 * If more than one nested connection is used inside a shared
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Uganda's fight against poaching gets a boost
Thursday April 20 2017
The anti-trafficking centre enables Uganda Wildlife Authority to provide secure storage for poaching exhibits such as wildlife products, snares, traps, spears and other weapons
Kidepo Valley National Park now has a secure anti-trafficking storage facility after it received one from the Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF).
This is the third such facility constructed by UCF for the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and funded by the UK government, with two other units in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas.
The anti-trafficking centre enables UWA to provide secure storage for poaching exhibits such as wildlife products, snares, traps, spears and other weapons.
The facilities also include a central decommissioning workshop with tools and equipment that allow rangers to destroy snares and traps.
Under the Weapons Security and Anti Trafficking programme, every ranger post in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, Kidepo Valley and Kibale Conservation Areas, will have secure gun cabinets to improve security.
Kidepo, which is Uganda's most isolated national park, lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda's borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700 kilometers from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species.
The project is among those funded by the UK to combat the illegal wildlife trade in Uganda.
"As part of the Weapons Security and Anti Trafficking Programme, we have provided the facility, the tools, and the training, so rangers are now skilled in the safe use of power tools to destroy the snares and traps," said Kidepo UCF director Harriet Fowler.
Conservationists term the current Uganda Wildlife Act as a weak law with minimal sentences and fines for poachers caught committing wildlife crimes.


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Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut Blu-ray Detailed
By Dan Bradley on May 18, 2009, 4:52 pm
Last June, Warner Home Video released Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers on Blu-ray Disc in Digibook packaging missing a quintessential element: the director's cut footage.
A little over a year later on August 25, Warner will double-dip Natural Born Killers on Blu-ray and release the unrated director's cut as a new standalone release.
Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut on Blu-ray will be offered in 1.85:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.
A new featurette and commentary introduction by Oliver Stone has been produced along with previously available bonus features.
Commentary by Director Oliver Stone
Introduction by Oliver Stone
NEW: NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now? featurette
Chaos Rising The Storm Around Natural Born Killers
Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone
The Courtroom
The Hun Brothers
Alternate Ending with introduction by Oliver Stone
Charlie Rose Interview
Charlie Rose interviews Oliver Stone on the making of this violent film, from the HD DVD release, SD)
Director's Cut Trailer
Warner has set a retail price of $28.99 for Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut on Blu-ray. Amazon.com pre-order pricing should come in around $20 and will be added when available.


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Congressman Urges Credit Unions to Rely More on Everyday People Rather Than Big Bucks to Get Political Message Across
RENO, Nev. - Forget campaign cash, it's grassroots contact by credit union managers and employees with lawmakers that counts most in political action. The advice comes from a New Mexico legislator who has had plenty of dealings with banks and CUs and finds the personal visit whether at his office,...
By Jim Rubenstein | October 14, 2003 at 08:00 PM | The original version of this story was published on Credit Union Times Magazine
RENO, Nev. – Forget campaign cash, it's grassroots contact by credit union managers and employees with lawmakers that counts most in political action. The advice comes from a New Mexico legislator who has had plenty of dealings with banks and CUs and finds the personal visit whether at his office, "at the supermarket, " the gas pump or " the neighbor contacting you while doing the lawn" counts more than all the high powered lobbyists can accomplish. Addressing a "Sound Off" panel at CUNA's Future Forum conference here, Rep. Daniel Foley, a Roswell Republican, spoke a message that the CUNA leadership may, in part, be glad to hear as it tries to build board CU support to thwart stepped-up attacks from bankers in 2004 on taxes and business lending. Foley, speaking on the "CU's Under Attack" panel, said CUs have been given "a great opportunity to flex their muscle" in state legislatures and in many cases have done well by recruiting CU employees to call on favored lawmakers in state capitals to convey the CU message. However, bankers tend to "really control the debate" which is why, he said, CUs "have to get active" if they expect to sway lawmakers. They also, he said, need to recruit among their own to find candidates who will seek statewide or national elected office. But another panelist who has been on the frontlines of the nation's fiercest CU-bank clash, Scott Earl, president/CEO of the Utah League of Credit Unions, lamented that job can be tough. There can be a problem, Earl said, in finding the most "articulate" spokesmen for CUs in the legislature as well as those who demonstrate real "leadership skills." Earl was introduced by moderator Pat Adams as one receiving "more press than had ever hoped for" as the Utah media for more than a year now has given wide coverage to the clash between CUs and what Adams called "the American Bullies Association," a remark that drew audience laughter. In his panel comments, the Utah League CEO observed that the conflict with bankers in his state -"a holy war" – has taken its toll of emotions on both sides and "seems to have taken a life of its own." And like "the Crimean War," it is one "that goes on 100 years," he said. Curiously, said Earl, it comes at a time when there is "no crisis in the industry" as banks enjoy record profits. Nonetheless, he said, credit unions are now faced with a vice president of Zions Bank, the CU nemesis in the state, slated to run for Utah governor next year replacing Michael Leavitt, named recently by President Bush as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Joining Foley and Earl on the CUNA panel was Richard Gose, vice president of CUNA's political affairs, and Rick Pillow, president/CEO of the Virginia Credit Union League, who endorsed the idea of building strong, personal ties with lawmakers – making sure every CEO "knows his own legislator by name" and is willing to pick up the phone to call him or her. Apart from personal contact, Pillow as well as Earl have been outspoken about their Leagues raising "defense fund" cash for lobbying and ad expense to fight the anticipated banker attacks. Gose noted that CUNA's Project Zip Code remains an ideal marketing tool in demonstrating the strength of the movement. Project Zip Code, he said, has identified 42 million CU members and he projected the system will pay dividends in the future. Responding to an audience question about whether small or large CUs have more political clout, Rep. Foley said he likes to hear from both acknowledging that larger CUs have a harder time getting staffs mobilized. But small CUs "have a great opportunity to be a stronger force," he said discouraging generic e-mails and letters. "Make them specific and tell them you want a call back," said Foley, owner of an insurance agency in his southwest New Mexico community. Regardless, "money is not the answer" to effective political action, he told the audience. "Writing a check" is not enough, he said, but "knocking on doors and stuffing envelopes" for candidates in a political campaign can be worthwhile. "Bankers know how to bring the money but not the votes," he said. The "CUs Under Attack" panel was preceded by a "Sound Off" session on consumer views in which a collection of five Reno-area consumers including University of Nevada students, a Latino businessman, a Korean grad student and a representative from the Reno Consumer Credit Counseling Service shared thoughts on what products and services CUs should be offering. The give-and-take with moderator Adams, who also is executive vice president of St. Louis Community Credit Union and a skilled questioner, produced some humorous as well as evocative observations of how CUs operate. Several on the consumer panel thought CUs are regulated by FDIC and only one or two knew what was meant by NSF. The audience got some laughs from Nathan Simonson, a student, who said he "has come pretty close" to getting hit with NSF fees while paying for books and tuition but has never actually received them since he is careful about how manages his finances. "This is the kind of member we want," Adams retorted. When making final decisions, Simonson disregards the views of his buddies and instead turns to the "elderly," which Adams with mocking humor said "must mean me." Members of the consumer panel agreed CUs don't advertise their differences and services enough to minorities and are less than conversant about Asian cultures and family finances. he Latino businessman, Jesus Gutierrez, said the biggest needs of Hispanics are for car loans and wire transfer services. Despite the advanced promo of high audience "interaction" at the Future Forum, some of the more serious general sessions had little Q&A and those that did had what appeared to be "planted" questions from state League staffers and CEOs. Indeed, the "Banker Attack" session ran past its scheduled slot and there was time for only one or two brief questions. But the attendees never seemed to mind, enjoying the off-the-cuff big screen videos of top CUNA execs, elected leaders and ordinary CU folk as well as the humorous banter of comedian Taylor Mason, who served as MC for the entire conference. The four-day CUNA meeting, renamed from its previous title as the CUNA Symposium, seemed to be a crowd pleaser and got high marks from delegates for many of its entertainment features. Among the most popular were: a "living history" rendition by a Nebraska state senator, David Landis, of the life of former Sen. George Norris, also of Nebraska who was instrumental in signing the 1934 Federal Credit Union Act and a closing day motivation speech by athlete Kevin Carroll, a consultant for the Nike Corp. CUNA staffers expressed disappointment at the lower-than-expected turnout – only 12 people – for the "Xtreme Team" of members who all week took part in secret physical outward-bound type activities stressing personal growth and teamwork. The group, who signed up in advance for the exercises, were often up at 5 a.m. doing calisthenics and swim "challenges" in the hotel pool. CUNA said the Xtreme Team is a takeoff on a similar program for top CEOs in Madison and is being tested for acceptance among lower level staff. CUNA, which said it hoped for 30 to 35 participants, said it was satisfied with Reno's "Xtreme" and it would be repeated in Honolulu – the site for the 2004 Future Forum Oct. 24-28. -


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Hilary Duff Has A New Man — And A New Album On The Way
Chanel Adams
Hilary Duff has been getting into shape thanks to her personal trainer. It looks like those results have paid off and have scored her date with him.
Now that Hilary Duff has finalized her divorce from Mike Comrie, she has since moved on with Jason Walsh. The 28-year-old entertainer has been linked to Walsh after she was spotted spending time with the personal trainer in New York. The couple first sparked dating rumors in the springtime. Duff and Walsh both wore black hats as they enjoyed their walk in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.
Hilary Duff was seen stepping out with her trainer Jason Walsh in New York: https://t.co/oWY6pFYr23 pic.twitter.com/h8L9Lwtrgm
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) June 21, 2016
New couple alert? Hilary Duff is "casually dating" her trainer Jason Walsh: https://t.co/bYKnG8ozhQ pic.twitter.com/a5efTOdkDx
— E! News (@enews) June 21, 2016
Hilary Duff shares her secrets to party planning, fitness & dating this summer: https://t.co/Cmx0yaagNU pic.twitter.com/Sia7382bf1
Hilary Duff confirms she's recording new music https://t.co/F095wzKV8n pic.twitter.com/X9NxltD1xN
— BreatheHeavy (@breatheheavycom) June 23, 2016
The Younger star was photographed wearing a striped long sleeved T-shirt with denim cutoff shorts. Hilary paired her leggy look with dark sunglasses and a black silk bomber jacket. Meanwhile, Jason wore a gray T-shirt with gray jeans. E! News claimed that the hot pair has been keeping things "casual" as they enjoy romantic dinners and work out sessions together.
"[They are] casually dating," a source told the outlet. "They went to dinner. They weren't all over each other. He's her trainer and they hang out."
Duff and Walsh were also spotted having dinner at Pizzeria il Fico back in April. They both cheated on their diets with a few slices of pizza as they watched Kobe Bryant's final game with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"The pair have been spending a lot of time with each other in recent months, both in the gym and out at various restaurants to enjoy some fine dining, and it seems this budding romance began as a friendship. The pair have been spending a lot of time with each other in recent months, both in the gym and out at various restaurants to enjoy some fine dining, and it seems this budding romance began as a friendship."
It doesn't look like Hilary needs Tinder to find herself a man. Last year, the singer revealed that she was on the dating app, which helped her find the inspiration for her song "Sparks."
"It was really fun for me for a minute; I wanted to experience something totally normal and also shock people," she said in an interview with Pridesource. "No one thought I was really on it – and I was really on it! So I integrated that into my video and showed a side of me that's really real, really normal."
Speaking of music, Duff is finally back in the recording studio. She revealed a clip on Snapchat on May 25 confirming that she's working on her sixth studio album, which is the follow-up to her last release, Breathe In. Breathe Out.
This recent news shocked fans after Hilary revealed that making music wasn't a priority for her at the moment since she's already trying to balance her acting career with motherhood.
"My son takes priority over everything," she revealed in a recent interview. "I'm not going to be on a world tour and be on top of the charts because I don't have the time to put in and that's not what's important to me."
Check out a clip of Hilary Duff's new music in the tweet below.
A preview of the new @HilaryDuff song during her recording studio session today from Snapchat! pic.twitter.com/vuaxD6TJej
— Hilary Duff News (@HilaryNews) May 25, 2016
Hilary has also been focused on staying healthy and being in shape. However, it's difficult with her busy schedule. Duff revealed to E! News that she has to find ways to squeeze in a quick work out when she's filming the upcoming season of Younger in New York.
"It is so hard here! Our first day back on-set we worked 16 hours, so I don't know what kind of class I can catch at the time of night. But I did just sign up for this really cool app… It's called MindBody. I think that's going to help because it has all the schedules right there, and I like to do so many different kinds of workouts."
Whatever Duff is doing, it's clearly working. Duff also revealed in the interview that she will only date someone if it happens "naturally" and that she has no desire to use dating apps ever again. Duff then added that she's "excited" about her new album because it's darker than her last album and is different from anything she's done.
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module BeehiveClient
  module Command

    class Bees < Base

      attr_reader :app_name

      def self.description
        "List Bees"
      end

      def run
        parse_args

        pp bees_list
      end

      def bees_list
        get("bees.json")
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    end

  end
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GHSF Daily's Projected Top Players By Position didn't cover tight ends because the position is not prominent in all offenses, and many of the best tight ends can make the lists at other positions. This is an especially good year for tight end prospects in Georgia. Eight of the top 60 tight-end prospects nationally are from Georgia, according to 247Sports Composite. And that doesn't include major Division I prospects such as J.D. Bertrand of Blessed Trinity and Nick Jackson of Lovett, who are being recruited at other positions. It also doesn't include Marietta tight end Arik Gilbert, a junior. Gilbert is the consensus No. 6 player at any position in the country for the class of 2020. Here are Georgia's senior tight ends with top-60 rankings at their position.


I have a MacBook Pro running High Sierra, using the MacBooks monitor +1 external monitor. I also have a Windows 7 Laptop, also running the laptop monitor +1 monitor. Total of two computers with 4 screens total. I have an external mouse connected to each machine, and an external keyboard connected to the MacBook.
I've just purchased a Pro license and installed 2.0.12-beta on both machines.
I don't see any errors... I see the GUI with both computers on them. The one with the keyboard attached (the MacBook Pro) is green with a white dot. It is selected as "Share from...". The other screen in the GUI shows the Windows Laptop. It is greyed out with a scrolling green line. They seem to be communicating in some manner, because if I click the mouse or keyboard on one computer the white dot follows! But I can't move the mouse from one computer over to the other. The external keyboard only works on the computer it's connected to.
I've read what I can find, but I must be missing something! Or, it's really not working for me.
Would appreciate any assistance! Thank you.
So I uninstalled 2.0.12 on both machines and decided to install Version 1 instead. And, I got this one working. But I'm having a problem in that every few minutes I get a "server us dead" on the client and a "client is dead" warning in the log on the server. It disconnects, and then eventually reconnects again on it's own.
I've got to say, I didn't expect it to be so difficult.
2018-05-22 22:23:29.377 synergys[672:31323] pid(672)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-22 22:24:23.989 synergys[674:32881] pid(674)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-22 22:24:23.990 synergys[674:32881] pid(674)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-22 22:24:37.528 synergys[674:32881] pid(674)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
Today I tried switching the keyboard from the MacBook to the Windows Laptop instead.
After changing the configuration for which was server/client, and rebooting both machines, they connect fine. Except for the same issue where they keep losing connection for some reason. So it really doesn't seem to matter which is the client or server, they lose connection.
I'm really at a loss here and if no one has any ideas I'll have no choice but to request a refund and try another solution.
2018-05-23 09:56:38.435 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-23 09:56:38.436 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-23 09:56:38.437 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-23 09:58:10.630 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-23 09:58:10.631 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
2018-05-23 09:58:10.632 synergyc[620:9844] pid(620)/euid(501) is calling TIS/TSM in non-main thread environment, ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!
Maybe I should mention that even though they continuously get disconnected from each other, the Synergy notification icon still shows the green check mark on both computers the whole time.
I guess no one has any suggestions or experience with this?
we are all having the same problem with a MBP with High Sierra as server and a win7 or win10 machine as a client. every once in a while it will work but no one seems to know why or what permutation of booting, uninstall/reinstall, or hardware configuration will be consistent. I saw in the forum that 2.0.9 may work reliably. Unfortunately for you and I (i bought this last week and having the same problem) we don't have the older version. I requested it from support. If they send it to me I will try it and let you know. in the meantime i keep trying different things to see if the white whale shows up and I get a connection again. Sorry.
If someone on this forum has a copy of 2.0.9 for MacOS and for Windows 7 in 64bit, I would very much like to get it from you to try them on my computers. Please let me know.
I'm sorry you are having all these issues. I can't offer much right now since I'm not sure what version you are using now.
Oh, and one last thing, don't post full logs here. Just a link to your logs works a lot better for the forum.
Thank you GranPaSurf for the information.
I installed version 1.9.1 when I couldn't get 2.0.12 to work. That's what is currently installed, but not working properly.
I followed the instructions on the site for completely removing version 2.0.12 before installing 1.9.1.
I noticed that there were instructions for posting links to logs for version 2, but I couldn't find a way to post a link for for my logs for version 1.9.1 which is why it's copied and pasted.
I am still hoping that someone may be able to email (or cloud transfer) me versions 2.0.9 to try on my MacOS and Windows 7 machines.
I don't know how V1 is set up for support these days, but for V2, after you right-click in the log area and choose 'send log.' you can then right-click in the blue area and select 'view log' that will send it to your default browser. From there you can copy the URL.
I don't do MAC, so I'm no help to you with that.
mr. T They are offering to download version 1 or version 2. I just ran the uninstall instructions on both my windows and mac machines, installed 1.9, configured it and it is running like a champ.
I guess there won't be any solutions. Synergy support replied to my request for assistance with a refund offer and nothing else. I was really hoping for a solution not a refund.
I will keep an eye on the site and hopefully in the future there will be a more stable solution available. I'm sure I can't be the only one trying to use a MBP with High Sierra and a W7 Laptop together.
I ended up purchasing a KVM from Tripp-Lite. Works perfect for keyboard and mouse switching. Still hoping that I will eventually read on here that Synergy is working for MBP High Sierra users in the future. It would still be my preferred option when it's available and stable.


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Financial Intermediary Funds Commitments
Trust Funds and FIFs
Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are multilateral financing arrangements for which the World Bank provides Trustee services that include committing and transferring funds to project implementers (generally international organizations such as multilateral development banks or UN agencies).
In all cases the World Bank as Trustee is required to act in accordance with instructions of independent governing bodies. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the World Bank as Trustee complies with all sanctions applicable to World Bank transactions.
This dataset provides data on legal obligations to pay recipients of FIFs. Data is updated as of 12/31/2013. No further updates are planned for this particular dataset please visit: http://fiftrustee.worldbank.org
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Financial Intermediary Funds Cash Transfers
This dataset provides data on FIFs cash transfers at the transaction detail level. Funds are channeled in a coordinated manner to a range of recipients in the public and private sectors through a variety of arrangements. FIF trusteeship involves holding, investing and transferring funds as directed by the FIF governing body. Trusteeship does not involve overseeing or supervising the use of funds; this is the role of other agencies that receive the funding and who are responsible for project or program implementation. Transfers are generally made by the Trustee to external agencies (other MDBs, UN agencies, etc.) for the implementation of activities.
Data is updated as of 12/31/2013. No further updates are planned for this particular dataset.
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Financial Intermediary Funds Funding Decisions
Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are multilateral financing arrangements for which the World Bank provides Trustee services that include committing and transferring funds to project implementers (generally international organizations such as multilateral development banks or UN agencies). In all cases the World Bank as Trustee is required to act in accordance with instructions of independent governing bodies.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the World Bank as Trustee complies with all sanctions applicable to World Bank transactions.
Funding Decisions represent amounts approved by the FIFs governing bodies for projects fees and administrative budgets. Funding to projects can be done through various financial products, including grants and concessional loans.
No further updates are planned for this particular dataset.
Contributions to Financial Intermediary Funds
The innovative financing and governance arrangements of FIFs enable funds to be raised from multiple sources, including from sovereign and private sources. FIF structures are customizable. For instance FIFs have been customized to receive contributions in the form of concessional loans in addition to traditional grant funds, and can provide funding to recipients using customized financial products.
Data is provided as of 12/31/2013. No further updates are planned for this particular dataset.
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Q: Cin is being ignored in while and for loops Alright well I'm a newbie with C++ so I'm doing some exercises in Lippman's C++ Primer 5th Edition and the function never even prompts the user for an input. I'm very frustrated as none of my produced code worked and neither does this from an answer key. This only produces "0" when compiled and ran. Any help is appreciated. Compiled on a x64 Mac.
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    int sum = 0;
    for (int val; std::cin >> val; sum += val);
    std::cout << sum << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

A: The program works, it just works differently than what you expect!
It expects you to keep entering numbers separted by whitespace, then giving end-of-file (ctrl-Z on Windows, ctrl-d on Unix on empty line) or other invalid input, so that cin goes to fail state.
And when cin goes to fail state, then it gives false to for loop (due to implicit cast to bool using an overloaded bool cast operator), which ends. Then your program prints them sum. If you didn't manage to enter any numbers, then it prints 0, as that is what sum was initialized to.

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Low and behold, despite it all, Spring has finally arrived here in East Tennessee and miracle upon miracle it looks as if TVA is finally going to turn off the tap on most if not all of East Tennessee's tailwaters sooner rather than later. As of this writing, Douglas, Cherokee, and Norris are all showing greatly reduced flows beginning tomorrow (Thursday). Norris is showing a predicted outflow of 4,350 cfs on Thursday and 3,410 cfs on Friday. That's not a ton of consolation for the wading angler given that it likely means a sustained one generator flow each day, but it is a start. It is considerable consolation for the guides and fly shop owners in and around the area, I can assure you of that!
Brett, Andrew, and I were able to sneak away to the mountains on Monday and Tuesday for a little camping and fishing trip. Last week was lights out in the GSMNP streams with warm temps, active fish, and bugs galore. Our outing this week was a bit colder but we were able to get some great fish to the net fishing a variety of techniques.
Superfly Happy Hour March 28th!
Join us on Thursday March 28th from 5 to 7:00 pm for the Superfly Happy Hour with Ian & Charity Rutter of R & R Fly Fishing. Happy Hour is a chance to learn, listen, and lie with your friends new and old. Tie flies, talk fishing and throw a few cold ones back. Every week we will have a special guest, we provide the beer and you can provide the lies and ask the questions. All tying materials are 20% off for the evening. Join us for a few hours of fun and friendship, everyone is welcome.
Are you suffering from severe cabin fever like the rest of us? Have you tied hundreds of flies over the last few weeks to the point where your vice no longer offers solace from your fishless depression? We have a cure for your woes. Your relief comes in the form of small streams and hungry wild fish eating dry flies in the GSMNP.


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Size Range: 3/4" through 1 1/2"
Approvals: Complies with Federal Specification A-A-1192A (Type 18), WW-H-171-E (Type 18), ANSI/MSS SP-69 and MSS SP-58 (Type 18).
Nail insert to wooden forms.
Locate fiberglass bars to rest upon existing reinforcing rods or wire the insert directly into existing reinforced rods to achieve the specified load ratings.
Stainless steel body prevents corrosion.
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Amid heated debate, the Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday approved regulations that would allow the premier to remove local election commission members from office upon the CEC's request.
The move is seen by many pan-blue politicians as a measure giving the Cabinet the power to replace local election commission members who insist on adopting the two-step voting scheme.
The CEC on Nov. 16 decided to adopt a one-step voting procedure, with both election and referendum ballots being handed out to voters at the entrance of polling stations when two referendums are held simultaneously with the legislative elections on Jan. 12.
Pan-blue camp politicians and the heads of 18 pan-blue controlled cities and counties have insisted on adopting a two-step voting scheme in which voters will have to cast their election ballot first before getting the referendum ballots.
The controversy heightened when the Cabinet recently said it might replace local election commission heads that refused to abide by the CEC's rules."Taiwan's democracy is facing its biggest threat. The CEC should be a neutral and fair organization, but it has become an election tool controlled by President Chen Shui-bian [陳水扁]," Wu said at KMT headquarters yesterday.
In response to Hsinchu Mayor Lin Junq-tzer's (林政則) decision to resign as the city's election commissioner, Huang Yu-cheng (黃玉振), commissioner of the KMT's cultural and communication committee, said it was Lin's decision and that other commissioners supported two-step voting.
"Local commissioners and commission members have rich experience in handling election affairs and they will not be intimidated easily by the Cabinet or the CEC," Huang said.
Acting commissioner of Taitung County Election Commission Chuang Chiong-wen (莊炯文), however, announced his resignation later yesterday afternoon.
Chuang said he left the post to avoid conflict with Taitung County Commissioner Kwong Li-jen (鄺麗貞), who supports two-step voting.
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday declined to discuss the issue and said that the city government would handle the dispute in accordance with the law.
Taoyuan County Commissioner Chu Li-lun (朱立倫) and Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋), on the other hand, both stressed that their election commissions would stick to the two-step voting mechanism, urging the Cabinet and Presidential Office not to intervene with election affairs and damage the CEC's neutrality.
"More than 90 percent of commission members have agreed to adopt the two-step voting system. We haven't changed our position," Chu said yesterday before attending a municipal event in Taipei.
Chou dared the CEC to change not only local commissioners, but also tens of thousands of front-line election personnel if it could find enough staff members.
Meanwhile, Vice Premier Chiou I-yen (邱義仁), the man tasked with solving the dispute on the voting format, said yesterday that he would rather take criticism for his "arbitrariness" than compromise with the pan-blue camp on the two-step voting procedure.
"We will do our best and use the most forceful measures to eliminate difficulties in implementing the one-step voting format," Chiou said at the Cabinet's year-end press conference.
There is certainly "a price to pay" as the pan-blue camp is still at loggerheads with the CEC over the voting format, but the country will pay "an ever higher price" if the government does not uphold one-step voting, Chiou said.


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Pence said Georgia 'ain't Hollywood,' and he's right. More box office hits are shot in Georgia.
Oprah Winfrey hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but not for herself, as many had hoped. Instead she was stumping in Georgia for Stacey Abrams, the state's democratic candidate for governor.
Vice President Pence was in Georgia, too — campaigning for Abrams's Republican opponent Brian Kemp. At a joint appearance, Pence objected to the bevy of celebrities backing Abrams, including Winfrey and actors such as Will Ferrell, Mark Ruffalo and Michael B. Jordan.
Well, as it turns out, Georgia is like Hollywood. In fact, more domestic films are produced in Georgia than anywhere else in the United States.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R), as well as other Republicans in the state, have frequently touted the ways in which the film, television and entertainment industry have drawn revenue to the state, fortifying its economy.
In August, Deal's office noted that the record number of film and television productions shot in Georgia garnered a whopping $9.5 billion in economic impact for the state in fiscal year 2018.
"With a record 455 productions shot in Georgia, the film industry continues to support jobs for Georgians, boost small businesses and expand offerings for tourists," Deal said in a news release. "Today, Georgia is one of the world's top destinations for film production and communities across the state are seeing the benefits of welcoming the industry."
Georgia became the most popular site for on-location filming in 2008 after the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act became law, according to the release. The state lost its status as the No. 1 filming location in the world earlier this year. According to Film L.A., the title now belongs to Canada.
High-budget films shot in Georgia last year included "Baby Driver," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and "Baywatch," among others.
Pence is right: Georgia ain't Hollywood. But there's no denying that those same celebrities he denounced play an integral role in the state's economy.
Pence's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday morning.
Kemp vs. Abrams is one the most closely watched gubernatorial races in the country. A recent NBC News-Marist College poll shows the two are virtually tied.


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2016 AC All England Handicap Tournament
The Club runs a qualifying tournament for the All England Handicap Championship which is open to all club members. The two finalists plus winner of the third place play-off qualify for the Area Finals, to be played over the weekend of 3-4 September at Edgbaston. The other losing semi-finalist will act reserve should any of the other three qualifiers become unavailable for the Area Finals. Winners from the Area Finals proceed to the National Finals, to be held over the weekend of 17-18 September at Hamptworth.
The winner of this qualifying tournament will also become the last of the four semi-finalists in the internal Handicap Tournament.
Matches will be 26pt games played off full bisque handicap to base 10 using current handicap (maximum 20) on the day the game is played, and played to a time limit agreed between the players (3.5 hours if no agreement).
Area Final: Jonathan Lambton, John Smallbone, Wendy Spencer-Smith*
*other potential qualifiers unavailable
Wendy Spencer-Smith went on to be runner-up at the Edgbaston Area Final
and proceeds to the National Final at Hamptworth.
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(+1T) John Smallbone
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Office building. 1908-10. Aubrey Thomas. Concrete frame with granite cladding. 8 storeys, and 2 storeys of attics. 9 bays, 13-bay returns. Front has 4 giant buttress/projections each of 1 bay width, the middle 2 framing a semi-circular portico of Ionic columns with balustraded parapet; a smaller semi-circular projecting window above with shield of arms and Ionic columns. Ground and 1st floors rusticated. Ground floor has round-arched windows. Upper floors to 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th bays recessed behind parapet and scrolls. Windows with mullions and transoms of 3 lights. Those to projecting bays with transom only. Those to 5th and 6th floors in round headed recesses with balconies. Top floor recessed behind Doric colonnade. Frieze and bracketed cornice. Receding attics with parapets. Roof piled up with turrets and domes in receding stages. Clock towers with copper liver birds on top. Iron railings and stone piers all round at base. One of the 1st multi-storey concrete framed buildings in the world.


Stephanie and Ryan were engaged but had been planning a big wedding to happen once Ryan had returned from deployment in September. After having seen some mutual friends created a special intimate wedding for their friends and family, these two decided they didn't want to wait for him to return from deployment and were determined to pull of a very "Stephanie and Ryan" like intimate affair of their own!
Their restaurant wedding was handmade- and Etsy-inspired. From local wine to the bridal brooch bouquet, Stephanie and Ryan wanted to support local businesses as much as they could in their details like their out-of-town guest bags from Taste Unlimited and mermaid ornaments from The Mermaid Factory. And when a couple wants to spoil their friends and family through handmade goodies, you know their hearts are special!
Captured by T.Y. Photography, Stephanie and Ryan had their ceremony dockside in Downtown Norfolk with just a few family members and friends in attendance and then had a family wedding reception at La Bella restaurant in Ghent the following day made complete with love and laughter!


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Portugal: President calls early parliamentary elections in January 2022
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa confirmed on Thursday its intention to dissolve Parliament after the split between the socialist government and its former allies of the radical left over the next state budget.
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The Portuguese called to the polls. Early parliamentary elections will be organized on January 30, 2022. Conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday (November 4) confirmed his intention to dissolve parliament and decided on the date of the elections, which should normally have taken place in the fall of 2023.
The country is at a political stalemate due to the rift between Antonio Costa's socialist government and his former radical left allies over the next state budget. The rejection of the budget has "totally reduced the government's support base", while 2022 will be "a decisive year for the sustainable exit from the pandemic and the social crisis that has hit us", argued the Head of State in a televised address.
This will be the third national election that Portugal is organizing in the space of a year, after the presidential election last January and the municipal elections at the end of September. Even before the rejection of the finance law for 2022, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had warned that this would lead to early legislative elections. The head of state sought to force the government and the extreme left parties to reach a compromise because, according to him, the budget was "fundamental" to revive the economy thanks to European funds from the post-Covid-19 recovery plan.
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If you're great at thinking outside the box, then this could be your next project. This little house had a bathroom remodeled, but still needs some other work done to the home. It could be a cute doll house when fixed up. The yard is very manageable. This would be a nice home for investors or homeowners.


Knowing my likes and dislikes isn't going to tell you anything.
The words I say and what I choose to surround myself by is what ultimately defines me.
And to be honest, I'm still learning who I am too.
Care to join me on this ride?
P.S. I haven't written in years. Most of my poems will be new ones. But I will be sure to mix in some of my older pieces as well. I can take criticism, but there's a fine line between that and bullying. Be gentle to me and my work.


There are many ways to infuse herbs into your daily life. Cordials, bitters and shrubs are just a few methods of doing it! Join herbalist and author, Spencre Mcgowan of Gingertooth & Twine, for an evening of cordial making and botanical cocktails. We will go over healing herbs, and new ideas for creating and enhancing your herbal cabinet with the help of herbal infusions, syrups and more.
Spencre McGowan is an herbalist, artist and author of Blotto Botany: a Lesson in Healing Cordials & Plant Magic. She is the founder of Gingertooth & Twine, a blog and shop dedicated to enhancing herbal wisdom through nourishing meals, brews and publications. Spencre received her certification from the California School of Herbal Studies in 2013. She currently resides in Missoula, MT, where she lives with a lot of plants and bakes a lot of pies.
Books will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of Fact & Fiction Books.


THE Head of Partnership & Training of Google, Matt Cooke, was at Harlow College to discuss many of the tools Google has to offer and the main talking point was about spotting manipulated video.
The two-day NCTJ conference concluded with Matt Cooke's speech on how Google is a useful tool for journalists. This information is aimed at students to enable them to develop a variety of online skills.
Matt said: "These are practices we need to make students aware of, nothing will replace your own journalism, but these tools are here to save you time.
Matt showed many tools, including the Dictaphone app, Google reverse image search and data analytics.
The most interesting element of what Matt discussed was spotting manipulated video online and judging what is real and current video and what's not.


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Lenox Hill fires star doctor, and star doctor sues
Jonathan LaMantia
Lenox Hill Hospital in 2009
A former Lenox Hill Hospital cardiologist has sued the Manhattan hospital, the North Shore-LIJ Health System and his former department chairman, seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. The surgeon was fired in March after he filed a complaint with human resources about his former boss.
Dr. Carlos Ruiz joined Lenox Hill in 2006 and rose to the position of director of the division of structural and congenital heart disease, part of the department of interventional cardiology. Cardiology services are among the most lucrative departments at the Manhattan hospital.
Ruiz received an annual base salary of $1.1 million and was eligible for bonuses of up to $220,000 if the structural heart program increased the volume by 50% over a baseline number.
Ruiz sued the system for retaliatory discharge, breach of contract and trespass after he was fired in March. Dr. Jacob Scheinerman became chairman of Lenox Hill's Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in January 2015, and by February the relationship between the two physicians began to deteriorate, according to a complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court. The case was reported earlier by Law360.
Ruiz also alleged Scheinerman "improperly signed procedure reports even though he didn't perform the procedure and was not present." The reports describe facts about the procedure and are used by hospitals to track physician and program patient volume and growth, which is used to calculate bonuses.
A North Shore-LIJ spokesman called the lawsuit "meritless" and the allegations in the complaint "false."
"In the nine years he has been with North Shore-LIJ, Dr. Scheinerman has been an extraordinary clinical leader and surgeon who is consistently recognized in state reports for his exceptional outcomes," the spokesman said.
It's unclear exactly why Ruiz was fired but a tipping point in the colleagues' relationship appears to have occurred in February. Scheinerman assisted Ruiz on a Feb. 19 procedure and afterward it was he, not Ruiz, who informed the patient's family that the surgery had gone well. He left Ruiz out of the visit.
In the complaint, Ruiz's attorney said of the move: "This extraordinary breach of medical ethics, displacing the patient's chosen doctor, risked degrading patient care and was intentional."
After attempting to discuss the matter with Scheinerman unsuccessfully, Ruiz filed a complaint with human resources and was told an investigation would be completed March 31. Instead, that day he was fired and escorted out of the hospital by a security guard "in the style of a criminal." A photo of Ruiz was posted in the hospital security office.
After his firing, Ruiz alleged the hospital withheld his personal computers, which prevented him from making two scholarly talks scheduled in April and May. He also never received severance pay of a year's salary and his 2014 bonus.
Ruiz's contract also included a 12-month non-compete clause with other local health systems, including New York-Presbyterian, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai and Continuum Health Partners. Continuum merged with Mount Sinai in 2013.
The health system said it had not breached Ruiz's contract.
"Dr. Ruiz was terminated in accordance with the provisions of his agreement with the hospital," the North Shore-LIJ spokesman said.
Gideon Cashman, Benjamin Semel and Sarah Bell of Pryor Cashman are the attorneys for the plaintiff.
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