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A Federal agency proposal to sunset regulations
By Caitlin Styrsky
The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia's Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law.
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In this month's edition of Checks and Balances, we review a federal agency's proposal to sunset its regulations; an Appointments Clause challenge to administrative law judges at the Social Security Administration; new policies at a federal agency aimed at minimizing redundant regulations and improving regulatory transparency; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's rejection of certain deference practices.
At the state level, we examine voters' rejection of a Nevada ballot measure aimed at increasing legislative control of a state agency and the uncertain future of state COVID-related religious gathering restrictions.
We also highlight new commentary examining midnight regulations and new findings from Ballotpedia's survey of all 50 state constitutions and administrative procedure acts examining states that place the burden of proof on administrative agencies during adjudication. As always, we wrap up with our Regulatory Tally, which features information about the 172 proposed rules and 283 final rules added to the Federal Register in November and OIRA's regulatory review activity.
In Washington
Federal agency proposes to sunset regulations
What's the story? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on November 4 published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would sunset all of the agency's regulations. The sunset process would set a 10-year expiration date for each agency rule, with certain exceptions, unless the agency conducts a retrospective review to keep the rule in effect.
HHS estimates that the agency would review 2,200 rules in the first two years if the proposed rule is finalized. In each following year, the agency estimates that it would conduct ongoing reviews of about 125 rules.
"This is the biggest regulatory reform effort in the biggest regulatory agency," HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison told reporters. "We're proposing a rule that will require regular review of regulations to ensure that they're up to date and delivering the promised benefits."
Opponents of the proposal argue in part that retrospective review would burden coronavirus-focused agency staff. "If the staff working to crush the virus has to be diverted to justify and spend time dealing with regulations they would not want to sunset, it's a question of staff time that takes away from our ability to actually deal with the virus," said Representative Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)
Many state agency regulations are already subject to sunset provisions. A Ballotpedia survey of all 50 state constitutions and Administrative Procedure Acts (APA) found that 11 state APAs include sunset provisions for most administrative rules, while Arizona and Vermont have sunset provisions that kick in under certain circumstances.
The proposed rule is open to public comment through January 4, 2021.
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Sunset provision
Agency dynamics: States with sunset provisions for administrative rules
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Appointments Clause challenge to Social Security Administration adjudicators
What's the story? The U.S. Supreme Court on November 9 agreed to hear Carr v. Saul, a case concerning the president's appointment and removal power and whether Appointments Clause challenges must first be raised during administrative proceedings prior to review by an Article III court.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) denied Willie Carr's application for Social Security disability benefits and rejected his appeals. While his appeal in federal court was pending, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lucia v. SEC, in which the court held that administrative law judges (ALJs) working for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were improperly appointed.
Carr amended his federal appeal to also argue that the SSA ALJ who decided his benefits case was improperly appointed.
A district court in Oklahoma ruled in Carr's favor, but the 10th Circuit reversed the district court's decision, arguing that Carr could not raise the Appointments Clause challenge for the first time in federal court without previously presenting the challenge during the SSA's administrative proceedings.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case will clarify whether judicial review requires challenges to first be raised during administrative proceedings.
Carr v. Saul
Appointment and removal power
Lucia v. SEC
New federal agency policies aim to minimize redundant regulations and increase rulemaking transparency
What's the story? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on November 24 issued guidance that establishes rulemaking policies aimed at minimizing redundant regulations and increasing transparency in agency rulemaking.
The first policy aims to minimize redundancies in HHS rulemaking by requiring the agency to ensure that new rules are consistent with, and do not overlap with, current agency regulations.
The second policy aims to increase transparency in agency rulemaking by requiring that HHS make public any data underlying its policy analyses that would allow a third party to replicate its work, to the extent permitted by law. These data include working papers, calculations, models, references, and other information.
"We are providing needed transparency by requiring the Department to show its math so the American people can know and challenge the methods government uses to calculate effects of regulations it imposes on them," said HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison in a press release.
Opponents of the public data policy argue that the change results in limiting agency discretion.
Third Circuit rejects judicial deference to agency commentary that expanded sentencing guidelines
What's the story? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on December 1 ruled unanimously in U.S. v. Malik Nasir that courts should reject judicial deference to United States Sentencing Commission commentary that expands federal sentencing guidelines.
The case concerns the marijuana conviction of Malik Nasir and the decision to sentence him as a career offender using definitions found in agency commentary about federal sentencing guidelines.
Judge Kent Jordan, a George W. Bush appointee, delivered the majority opinion, which overturned Nasir's original sentence. Jordan disagreed with the Third Circuit precedent giving binding judicial deference to agency commentary expanding the scope of regulations.
Jordan cited Kisor V. Wilkie, a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of judicial deference to agency interpretations of their own regulations (Auer deference). Post-Kisor, Jordan argued that courts should only defer to agency interpretations of their own regulations when there is genuine ambiguity about the regulatory meaning. He argued that agency commentary cannot expand the scope of the sentencing guidelines established through notice-and-comment rulemaking.
Jordan wrote, "If we accept that the commentary can do more than interpret the guidelines, that it can add to their scope, we allow circumvention of the checks Congress put on the Sentencing Commission, a body that exercises considerable authority in setting rules that can deprive citizens of their liberty."
Judge Stephanos Bibas, a Donald Trump appointee, agreed with the majority's rejection of deference in the case and wrote a concurring opinion arguing that courts should interpret ambiguities in federal sentencing guidelines in favor of defendants. He wrote, "Courts play a vital role in safeguarding liberty and checking punishment. … [A]s Kisor teaches, instead of deferring to the commentary the moment ambiguity arises, judges must first exhaust our legal toolkit."
Kisor v. Wilkie
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Kent Jordan
In the states
Nevada voters reject ballot measure that would have increased legislative control over state agency
What's the story? Nevada voters on November 3 voted 50.15% to 49.85% not to adopt Nevada Question 1, a ballot measure that would have given the state legislature more control over the Nevada State Board of Regents. The Board of Regents is an elected executive agency that manages Nevada's higher education system.
According to the 2017 legislation that introduced the ballot measure, the Board of Regents "has, at various times, relied on its constitutional status and its authority to control and manage the affairs of the State University as a defensive shield and cloak against the people's legislative check of accountability." The legislation further argued that the board has acted at times to undermine the state legislature's oversight of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
The ballot measure would have removed references to the Board of Regents from the Nevada Constitution to ensure that the agency only operates via authority derived from statutes passed by the legislature.
State Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (R), a supporter of the measure, argued, "Question 1 simply makes the Board of Regents a statutory body, subject to checks and balances—an important American principle."
Board of Regents Member Laura E. Perkins, an opponent of the measure, argued, "There's no numbers or positive proof that the system that may or may not come out of this is better than the system that we have now."
Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment (2020)
Nevada State Board of Regents
Nevada Constitution
State COVID-related religious gathering restrictions in jeopardy after SCOTUS ruling
What's the story? Coronavirus-related restrictions on religious gatherings in the states face an uncertain future after the United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked such restrictions in New York and referred a case challenging similar restrictions in California back to a lower court.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) set attendance limits on houses of worship in coronavirus hot spots designated as red and orange zones.
The court on November 25 held 5-4 in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York v. Andrew Cuomo that the New York governor's caps on the size of religious gatherings in red and orange zones violated the first Amendment. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, and Clarence Thomas sided with the majority. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Stephen Breyer dissented.
"The restrictions at issue here, by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment's guarantee of religious liberty," wrote the majority in an unsigned opinion.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Gorsuch argued, "It is time—past time—to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches, synagogues and mosques."
Justice Sotomayor, in a dissent joined by Justice Kagan, argued that the court is playing "a deadly game in second guessing the expert judgment of health officials about the environments in which a contagious virus, now infecting a million Americans each week, spreads most easily.
The court on December 3 referred a case challenging similar restrictions in California back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, instructing the appeals court to remand the case to the district court for reconsideration in light of the New York decision.
Supreme Court Cases, October term 2020-2021
The Midnight Regulation Phenomenon
Susan Dudley, Director of The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center, published recent commentary that examines the phenomenon of midnight rulemaking— informal rules that federal agencies adopt at the end of a presidential administration.
Midnight regulations take their name from Cinderella, according to Boston University School of Law professor Jack Beermann. The ticking clock of a pending leadership change, reminiscent of Cinderella's magic disappearing at midnight, encourages executive agencies to accomplish as much of their regulatory agendas as possible before time runs out.
Dudley's commentary highlights the following findings by George Washington University scholars regarding midnight regulations:
"Sofie Miller and Daniel Perez found that presidents issue about three times as many regulations in their post-election quarter as they do in their earlier years in office. This holds regardless of party, and there is little reason to expect the Trump administration will behave differently than previous administrations."
"Jerry Ellig and coauthors have found that regulations issued during the midnight quarter tend to be supported by lower quality regulatory impact analysis. These hurried regulations may be motivated by a desire to achieve policies that might not have survived the checks and balances that restrain actions during normal periods, or to hamstring incoming officials with different policy goals."
Click here to read the full commentary.
Ballotpedia study finds that two states place the burden of proof on administrative agencies in adjudication
A Ballotpedia survey of all 50 state constitutions and administrative procedure acts (APAs) concluded that two states have APAs with provisions that place the burden of proof on administrative agencies during adjudication, as of November 2020.
Two states have APAs with provisions that place the burden of proof on administrative agencies during adjudication.
48 states have APAs and constitutions that do not appear to place the burden of proof on administrative agencies during adjudication.
Ballotpedia also examined state APAs and constitutions that permit lawyers to represent parties during adjudication proceedings. View those results here.
Click here to view the full results.
Regulatory tally
The Federal Register in November reached 76,948 pages. The number of pages at the end of each November during the Obama administration (2009-2016) averaged 73,485 pages.
The November Federal Register included 172 proposed rules and 283 final rules. These included new life expectancy tables from the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's removal of the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and amendments to the organization of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, among other rules.
Click here to find more information about weekly additions to the Federal Register in 2019, 2018, and 2017
Click here to find yearly information about additions to the Federal Register from 1936 to 2016
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
OIRA's November regulatory review activity includes:
Review of 57 significant regulatory actions. Between 2009-2016, the Obama administration reviewed an average of 47 significant regulatory actions each November.
Five rules approved without changes; recommended changes to 50 proposed rules; two rules withdrawn.
As of December 1, 2020, OIRA's website listed 147 regulatory actions under review.
Every month, Ballotpedia compiles information about regulatory reviews conducted by OIRA. To view this project, visit: Completed OIRA review of federal administrative agency rules
Caitlin Styrsky
Caitlin Styrsky is a staff writer at Ballotpedia. Contact us at editor@ballotpedia.org.


UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (APP):Human rights must be an integral component of policymaking to ensure economic reforms help advance societies, rather than hinder people's lives, an UN right expert has said.
Highlighting the vital role of human rights on policy making, the expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, published the Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reforms to assist states, international financial institutions, creditors, civil society and others, to ensure that economic policies are embedded in human rights.
"The thrust of the Guiding Principles is that states cannot shy away from their human rights obligations in economic policymaking, even in times of economic crisis" Bohoslavsky said in a statement, issued Monday in Geneva on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
He also called on international financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, to ensure that "their loan conditionalities, advice and proposals for economic reforms do not undermine the borrower state's human rights obligations".


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Taishet!
Since my last post, I wound things up in Novosibirsk and headed for the railway station. On the way I had an expensive meal of microwaved chips for dinner (just like central) and stuck my head inside the foyer of the Hotel Novosibirsk, which confirmed plenty of Kitsch, and not much else.
The train was platzcart and I nailed berth no 35, the shortest in the train (about 5 feet), and next to the toilet. No matter, I slept well. In the morning, I arrived to a sunny 30 degrees in Krasnoyarsk, a city I last saw about 3 and a half years ago in the middle of winter. I ran around trying to get a ticket on a train to Bratsk (engaging in the unique soviet art of strategic queueing) in the marble palace that is the Krasnoyarsk Train Station (Vokzal). Assertaining that there were no places on train no 78 to Neryungri, I caught a bus into the city center (bag and all), and made a quick circuit of the hotel (no devoid of adopting americans), the opera theatre, the bridge, the Egyptian Revival Architecture state museum, and even snuck into a church in my shorts and thongs, before being unceremoniously asked to leave. The river (the Yenisey) is, as I remembered, enormous, possibly 1km across or more even thousands of kms from the sea, and naturally fully navigable!
Soon enough time was up and I took a bus back to the station, then, after finding no spoons in the various souveneir shops, made my way to the appropriate platform, located the head provodnitsa, and taxed my Russian to the limit to find a berth on the train to Taishet. I had since discovered that this train goes to Neryungri (a big coal mine where I'll be in a week or so) via the little BAM, not the big BAM, and Bratsk is on the big BAM. (If you don't understand BAM, google it. Possibly Baikal Amurskaya Magistral might get less porn). Luckily the provodnitsa said 'da' and I was found a place in Kupe (four share compartments) for the 8 hour trip to Taishet. In my compartment was the obligatory corpulent middle aged woman, an old man who was shirtless (displaying 3 or 4 nipples amongst other possibly benign melanomas) and smelt worse than me (woohoo, I'm in the clear), and an overweight middle-aged man with one of the first cold sores I've seen so far on this trip. Last time (in winter) about 1 in 4 people had them.
For lunch I attempted to make rice two-minute-noodle-style, with limited success. I ate about half a bowl of rather crunchy rice (like little teeth, or micro biscuits, I tried to imagine), then washed it down with a bowl of tea, and finally, a packet of biscuits in nutella (now that's a winner). It turned out the old guy (shirtless) was a maths lecturer from Irkutsk university (so the unwashed-ness fits), supposedly in the area of complex functional analysis. He seemed baffled, however, by my loving rendition of the Reimann-Zeta Function, and even an integration of a Gaussian. In the 60s the Russians were inventing solitons... Later, the two men in the compartment got into a heated discussion about politics, but my language skills precluded understanding or participation, so I walked to the end of the compartment and stuck my head out the window for about 10km. The landscape was rolling hills, regrowth forest, and dual electrified track (all 9000km of it). The smell was vernal, just lovely. A huge contrast from the last trip. The train rolled on, occasionally passed by freight trains carrying wood, coal, oil, or containers, sometimes more than 200 carriages. I lost count.
Eventually the train rolled into Taishet, I said my goodbyes, and set about finding the timetable and ticket office. The timetable was on an antiquated (red and black) digital display board in abbreviated Russian, so it took a few minutes to decypher. About 3 trains a day leave the station going in the direction I want, and the next one was in 9 hours. Or so I thought. I went to the ticket office, remembered the Russian word for next (byudyushchiy) and got a ticket on the train for the next morning. I even nailed berth number 35 again. w00t! (The upper berths are a little longer as one can stick one's head into the window recess for two extra inches.) As the office was not busy I had a quick chat with the girls in the window, using my passport as a prop to demonstrate Australian animals (best foreign policy decision ever - to print the passport like that).
Following that I threw my bagpack on and walked into town. Taishet was built on the transiberian railroad, and now is the junction with the BAM, so is relatively trafficked. It seems populated entirely with gopniks, so on average they're quite nice. I watched a pretty good volleyball match for a while, swatted mosquitos, and walked further from the setting sun. The town's two traffic lights blinked orange perpetually, and nothing seemed to have been built for at least 10 years. All towns on the transsiberian were built at about the same time, and almost all peaked at some point in the distant past. Thus, decay aside, a trip along the railroad is a timewarp to the time that economic development (driven largely by rail construction) ceased.
As I attempted to cajole my dying camera into capturing yet another spectacular siberian sunset (which, no doubt, I will upload by 2015), I was immediately set upon by three adolescents, who spoke vernacular russian with incredible speed, and seemed determined to talk, despite my understanding at most 4% of what they said. We established early on I was dirt poor (my phone is held together with tape), so I wasn't robbed. Nevertheless, there were obvious signs of FAS and siphilitic retardation in all three boys, who looked about 12 despite being 16 or 17. This is West Side Story territory! I had enough and walked away, but was followed. One boy spotted my passport pouch (under my shirt), but was put off by my implications of it being a firearm for long enough for me to get within dashing distance of a restaurant. I walked in and thankfully was left behind. Business was not booming, but the waitress soon appeared and struck up a lively conversation. I didn't comprehend much of the menu, so asked for something good and wrote my journal for a bit. While swatting mosquitos, 4 courses appeared in quick succession (salad of tomato, radish, dill, cucumber, onion, and chives, bread, mashed potato and fried egg, and barbequed meat), together with tea. The teaspoon was spectacular, and again taxing my Russian to the utmost I asked if I could buy it for my sister's friend's mother who collects such rare things. I have no idea if she understood but when I left she gave it to me, so awesome! The dinner, needless to say, was my token good meal for the day, from here it's back to biscuits and nutella, for as long as my nutella supply holds out.
I walked back to the station, at about 11pm (it was still twilight) and did not feel in any particular danger of being robbed. There were single women wandering around, most looked pretty scared of me. Tomorrow I will arrive in Bratsk, hopefully meet a couchsurfer there, and thence to Severobaikalsk.
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They had a wonderful surprise waiting for them there, organized by Andrea's colleagues from Canada: a bottle of champagne for their first toast as husband and wife, perfect to accompany the cake by Le Bontà in Lucca.


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'I didn't do this' R Kelly breaks down and denies all allegations
Since the release of the docu-series Surviving R Kelly, which portrayed the stories of many women who claim to have been sexually abused by the singer, R Kelly has remained relatively silent.
However, in his first interview since the allegations were brought against him, he has vehemently denied any wrong doing.
'Whether they're old rumours, new rumours, future rumours, not true,' he told CBS' Gayle King.
A post shared by R Kelly (@rkelly) on Jul 8, 2018 at 2:05pm PDT
When asked if he ever held women against their will, he replied: 'That's stupid!'
'Use your common sense. Forget the blogs, forget how you feel about me.'
'Hate me if you want to, love me if you want. But just use your common sense,' he continued.
Really good interviewing @GayleKing … and R Kelly is still the worst
pic.twitter.com/wnX6ci4qJb
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 6, 2019
'How stupid would it be for me, with my crazy past and what I've been through – oh right now I just think I need to be a monster, and hold girls against their will, chain them up in my basement, and don't let them eat, and don't let them out.'
The R&B singer, real name Robert Kelly, was tried and acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008.
He has always denied these charges, and made reference to them in the CBS interview: 'For one, I beat my case.'
'When you beat something you beat it. You can't double jeopardy me like that. It's not fair.'
A post shared by R Kelly (@rkelly) on Sep 16, 2018 at 12:03pm PDT
Kelly was indicted last month on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who is representing several women who are bringing charges against R Kelly, tweeted in response to the interview:
'R. Kelly does NOT deny sexually assaulting underage girls. In fact, his answer demonstrates his guilt.'
'He fails to understand that it doesn't matter "how long ago" it happened. And he also has no clue as to how "double jeopardy" works.'
R. Kelly's tears are out of fear and despair. Because he knows that after over two decades of sexually abusing underage girls, we blew this wide open and have him and his enablers dead to rights. #Justice
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 6, 2019
He continues: 'R. Kelly's tears are out of fear and despair.'
'Because he knows that after over two decades of sexually abusing underage girls, we blew this wide open and have him and his enablers dead to rights.'
There has been no word yet on a trial for the alleged victims.
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'This is my life, man!' The family behind THAT video speak out
When Robert Kelly appeared on BBC World News last Friday, we doubt he knew what he would be facing in the days that followed.
Robert and his family became an Internet sensation after his two kids burst into the room that he was doing a live interview in.
The clip went viral and we all instantly fell in love with the family.
This guest managed to keep his composure when his children interrupted his live @BBCWorld TV interview pic.twitter.com/3x5tgsVR8R
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 10, 2017
@SarahMagliocco @BBCWorld I'm impressed by her slide. Gives TOM Cruise in Risky Biz a run for his money.
— Stacy Collins (@coopliscious) March 10, 2017
@BBCWorld when you hear Zara is having a sale pic.twitter.com/yM3ntYmBNE
— Sarah Magliocco (@SarahMagliocco) March 10, 2017
@polskey @BBCWorld I laughed out loud so hard. I can't even handle that kid rolling in
— Liv Stewart (@livstewart88) March 10, 2017
And now, Robert and his wife, Kim Jung-A, have finally spoke out about what happened that day.
Robert and Kim sat down with the Wall Street Journal, with Kim laughing that "he usually locks the door!"
The mum-of-two said, "Most of the time they come back to me after they find the locked door. But they didn't. And then I saw the door was open. It was chaos for me."
In the interview with the WSJ, Robert then got a moment to speak by himself, but of course, his children came crashing back down the corridor.
"This is my life, man!" he exclaimed in the interview.
Ah, we love this family!
So, this guy's kids ruined his big moment, and it is our EVERYTHING
If you have ever worked from home, you'll know it's a lot harder than it sounds.
From endless distractions (the fridge) to the conduct of those around you (family members), trying to be in any way productive is damn near impossible.
But, at least, no actually sees the chaos which ensues when you attempt to act professional around family members who couldn't care less… unless you're Professor Robert E Kelly, that is.
During a slot on BBC World News earlier, the academic discussed the situation in South Korea without realising how determined his children were to get in on the act.
We'll let Robert and his family take it from here…
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Which distros would you save?
One of the comments that is quite often made on Reddit and in other Linux forums is that there are a lot of distributions that are just re-spins of Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE etc.
Diversity is great and it is good that people put the effort in to creating a distribution.
So the point of this post is to run a little poll and it is just for fun.
Please place a checkbox in all the distributions you would save. Sorry if your distribution isn't listed already. I had to stop somewhere.
It is just a bit of fun.
Given that,it's pretty unlikely that the upstream distro is going to welcome the same changes in the form of a so-called contribution.
The idea of spins, to me, is great. I mean, that's how Linux Mint got started, and what a distro that is! Fedora, for instance, doesn't really care about making life easy for the home desktop user. Enter Korora. It blends some things from Ubuntu and uses the KDE and Gnome desktops to make a nice Fedora experience.
Personally, there are a lot of useless, to my tastes, distros out there, but there are lots of gems, too. I love the spins as they fix needed problems the main distro might not have incentive to fix. I say the more distros the merrier.
I voted for all the ones I know and have used, because they helped me along the way to what I know now, I'm glad there are so many distros around, many are for specific needs, to "scratch a developers itch" as they say.
I voted for the ones that I believe have the largest impact on the future of Gnu/Linux.
😉 lol I couldn't decide.
Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, etc. would benefit greatly from adopting a centralized low-bar-of-entry user submitted repository in much the same vein as ArchLinux's Arch User Repository (AUR). Of course integration into apt-get, yum and portage respectively would be vital.
As a small, specialized distro maintainer (JustBrowsing), the AUR (along with Github and SourceForge) have allowed me to upstream my contributions quickly and easily without the typical bureaucracy found in other distributions. This allows me to both benefit from ArchLinux by not forking it (I can update packages without major breakage) AND allow upstream ArchLinux users to install the packages I've created.
Packages are live immediately and can be updated without asking an elite member permission or waiting in the build bot queue (Maemo). PPAs (Ubuntu), and overlays (Gentoo) require users to venture outside their package manager to discover and require package maintainers to attempt to work out conflicts and dependencies among varied external repos.
No joke can't forget about LFS its by far they most important.
I voted against Ubuntu. It's actually not necessary in 2013. Most important is of course Debian. I voted for Mint too as a choice using Debian sources and making in that way user-friendly distribution. Then i voted for Fedora though it's not easiest for users.
Well said Morten. You voted using which package manager?
Deb, Arch, Slak, Gen, RH.
The rest of distro there are … just parasites over these.
Although they bring little added value, they cannot survive alone without the hosts they parasite upon.
Is "Parasite" a new term for "Open source actor"?
I suspect that Red Hat and Fedora are splitting the vote in that camp because they are so closely related to each other.
There might be a few others you could argue for being core distributions. Of course, I don't see Sorcerer, 'the original source based distribution,' or its derivatives there, and I'm sure there's something else unique that I'm missing.
I'm just glad we don't have to make any such decisions.
Fedora, Debian, OpenSuse, Slackware, and Gentoo. Everything else can be rebuilt from those if needed.
Fedora doesn't have a mission to make things hard for the home user… neither is it any more difficult to use than any other distribution. I've tried them all and have stuck with Redhat/Fedora for 10 years. Fedora has a large and responsive user community and is dedicated to preserving the principles of Freedom and it stays on the cutting edge.
I'd love to see in your list some of the FREE distros from the list that FSF post in http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html.
I will save at least 2 of the FSF list.
The whole idea of "better" is entirely subjective. Better for desktops? Better for servers? Better for commercial software support? Better because I said so and I've been using Linux longer than some of you have been alive? Every distro out there was created to "better" meet the needs of someone.
My personal needs are met by Redhat, CentOS and Fedora, and if Ubuntu, Mint, and Debian fell off the face of the planet, it wouldn't bother me in the least, but does that mean anything? Not at all. It's just my subjective opinion and is subject to change at any time for any reason or no reason at all.
I had to include CentOS in my votes. It seems like at least half of the web is running on CentOS. Yeah, I know it's just a recompile of RHEL, but that doesn't make it any less important.
I think Mint is catering to their users better than Ubuntu and it could probably survive just fine with a straight Debian base.
Tough question, but yes, I agree with the other Anonymous poster about saving the core distros, since most others are derivative.
i.e. rpm, deb, tgz, ebuild, pacman, etc.
First would easily go to knoppix. I doubt I could do maintenance without it and I've even used it as a desktop for a while.
Next would be debian followed by ubuntu. I've grown soft under apt-get, and prefer ubuntu for my ideological crimes against "free software".
Following that would probably be fedora and scientific linux. For my own use, I would swap in mint. Red Hat products have always hated me (I was last able to install one in '97, apparently due to insisting on a standard fdisk program to partition my harddrives). Scientific seems a good free desktop for those leaving the world of apt-debian.
Slackware : who would kill grand dad ?
I chose to pick a source Distro (gentoo for geeks), a debian based distro (Debian itself!), rpm (Fedora is just awesome and would be perfect if more people focused on it), slackware is an historical icon and then openSUSE which I feel has the potential to compete for Enterprise Class Desktop and Server amongst the commercial offerings (yes the Novell deal helps).
The only way I've ever successfully used Debian is via CrunchBang Waldorf (or Ubuntu). The only way I've ever successfully used Slackware is via SalixOS. Spins like these help lower the bar for adoption. In fact, I'd say the more spins a distro has launched, the more important it is to keep it. But I wouldn't kill any of them. Each exists to meet a use-case, which is often reasonable on its face. If the distro doesn't gather enough support to keep going, that's when it's time for it to die. There's no need to go around killing them. Except maybe for Rebecca Black OS, or maybe some of the others on the waiting list, like OccupyOS, which is supposed to provide a secure communications environment for activists, but the latest (beta) release dates from November 2011.
I have a couple distros I suggest for easy entry for new desktop users: Mint KDE LTS for those who intend to install themselves (or have UEFI and want to keep Secure boot), and PCLinuxOS for those who will let me walk them through the install (Ubiquity's disk partitioning and assignment interface is much better than DrakInstall's). But that's only for easy entry. People who have made some use of Linux can readily form their own opinions and choose their own distros.
I agree, LFS is a must save.
I'm guessing that if you displayed the choices randomized differently for each voter the results would differ.
As is, I'll bet that the choices listed near the top are favored.
I would rather have as many distros as possible than a limited amount. Some people complain about one and enjoy another, I love 'em ALL! Even the ones I don't use have something to contribute! I use Fedora religiously, with the Gnome 3.x desktop environment, and it works for me like a charm, but I also love Debian's rock solid performance in the file storage / server area. Then you have the "Mighty Media Giant" Ubuntu, which plays all kinds of movies, flash, avi's etc. Linux Mint to me is a "dressed up" version of Ubuntu, and the list goes on and on!….Let's just say that some people would save ALL the distros if they could! LoL! Just my two cents!
Well our choice would be CentOS for servers.
Not a big fan of Debian.
Dont have the disc space to save all distros.
Who would do that anyway!


Dr. Joanna Kurman graduated from Syracuse University with her Bachelor's of Science degree. She spent one year doing research in salivary diagnostics at NYU College of Dentistry and presented her research at the Greater New York Dental Meeting. She completed her dental training at NYU College of Dentistry and continued her education as a General Practice Resident at the Manhattan VA Hospital with an emphasis in Prosthodontics. She is currently training at NYU College of Dentistry in advanced esthetic dentistry.
Dr. Kurman is a member of American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, New York State Dental Association, and New York County Dental Society. She is licensed to practice dentistry in New York as well as New Jersey. She was accepted into an honors program in her fourth year of dental school in which she was treating patients who had endured trauma prior to seeking asylum in the United States. In addition, she spent her residency treating Veterans and as a result, Dr. Kurman is uniquely qualified to treat patients with anxiety or apprehension towards dental treatment. Her empathy and compassion are some of the qualities that allow her to build a trusting and professional relationship with her patients.


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BOJ's Kuroda says positive cycle driving Japan economy
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stuck to his guns on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, saying a positive cycle is in the works for the economy, which is poised to weather last week's sales tax hike and hit the central bank's inflation target. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Apr 8, 2014, 3:08 pm SGT
http://str.sg/rQK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stuck to his guns on Tuesday, saying a positive cycle is in the works for the economy, which is poised to weather last week's sales tax hike and hit the central bank's inflation target.
"The Japanese economy will be affected by the increase in the consumption tax, but the moderate recovery is continuing as a trend," Kuroda told a news conference.
As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its loose policy and its upbeat view on the economy on Tuesday, confident that it did not need to further support the economy in its bid to beat chronic deflation even as a sales tax hike clouds the outlook for an already slowing economy.
Despite the April 1 rise in the sales tax to 8 per cent from 5 per cent, Kuroda said inflation will likely hit the BOJ's 2 per cent inflation target around the end of the fiscal year through next March or early in 2015/16.
Growth will slump this quarter because of the tax hike but rebound from the summer onward as job and income conditions improve, he said.


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Ilhan Omar, Kamala Harris Respond To "Send Her Back" Chants At Trump Rally
All Basic Crafts Unions Ratify New Pacts
By Nikki Finke
More Stories By Nikki
Deadline Turns 10 And Celebrates Disruptors: Nikki Finke Looks Back
'Thor 2' Begins International Rollout: Stronger Starts In UK & France Than First
'Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire' Tracking New November Record: Hot $140M-$150M
August 18, 2010 5:13pm
Last night, members of Local 755 were the fifth and final of the Basic Crafts unions to ratify the tentative agreement reached Saturday, July 24, 2010 (Teamsters Local 399 were the first to ratify, doing so on July 25). In response to ratification by all of the Basic Crafts, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has issued the following statement:
"The five Basic Crafts Unions have now ratified new contracts with the producers represented by the AMPTP, ensuring that production can continue without interruption for the studios and union members. The two sides reached a fair deal with gains in wages, benefits and other terms for the unions while recognizing the current economic realities of the industry. This would not have been possible without hard work and commitment of the leadership of each of the Basic Crafts Unions, whose negotiating committee was chaired by Local 399 Secretary-Treasurer Leo T. Reed. The five Basic Crafts Unions are International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 40, Plumbers, Local No. 78, Teamsters, Local No. 399, Studio Utility Employees, Local No. 724, and Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons, Local No. 755."


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Beatty Park Leisure Centre är en simhall i North Perth, Western Australia. Simhallen byggdes för Brittiska imperie- och samväldesspelen 1962.

Hallen renoverades år 1994, man byggde då in ett spa och gymnasium. Hallen har plats för 5 000 åskådare.

Rekord 1962
Följande rekord sattes vid Samväldesspelen 1962.

Referenser

Heritage Council of Western Australia - Heritage Register entry

Externa länkar
Beatty Park website

Sport i Western Australia
Byggnadsverk i Western Australia


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China's political party system boosts socio-economic development: white paper
by Xinhua June 25, 2021
Under China's political party system led by the Communist Party of China (CPC), the non-CPC political parties and public figures without party affiliation have actively contributed advices and efforts to boosting China's social and economic development, a white paper said Friday.
White paper: China seeks to learn from others, not impose its system
by China Daily June 25, 2021
As always, China will learn and draw from the positive experiences of other countries, but will not imitate other political party systems blindly, or impose its own system on any other country, a white paper said.
Joint research centers highlight contemporary China-world knowledge sharing
by China.org.cn June 18, 2021
An online ceremony launching the "Contemporary China and World" Joint Research Centers and the "Knowledge Sharing Initiative" was held on June 16 by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS), University of Buenos Aires's "Gino Germani" Research Institute of the School of Social Sciences, Pakistan's Pakistan-China Institute, and France's Bridge Tank.
2021 ASEAN-China Media Cooperation Forum held in Beijing
by China.org.cn June 3, 2021
To mark the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations and the China-ASEAN Year of Sustainable Development Cooperation, the 2021 ASEAN-China Media Cooperation Forum was held in Beijing on June 2 under the theme "Thirty Years On: A New Chapter for ASEAN-China Win-Win Cooperation."
Forum on poverty governance, modernization held in Nujiang, Yunnan
by China.org.cn May 19, 2021
The International Forum on Poverty Governance and Development Towards Modernization was held in Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan province on Tuesday.
2021 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo opens in Qingdao
by Xinhua April 29, 2021
Guests visit the 2021 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao.
China issues white paper on poverty alleviation
by Xinhua April 6, 2021
China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued a white paper titled "Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution."
17 countries' publishing houses to translate, publish Xi's book on governance
by Xinhua March 3, 2021
Publishing houses from 17 countries have partnered with Beijing-based Foreign Languages Press, the publisher of the third volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," for translating the book i...
Xi urges young officials to carry on Party's glorious traditions, fine conduct
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on young officials to carry on the glorious traditions and fine conduct of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and make contributions to fully building a modern socialist country.
Xi meets Chang'e-5 mission representatives
Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.


Our bundle of 5 beautiful "Designer" girls was born in June 2016. We are truly grateful to the owners of these gorgeous girls for looking after them so so well.
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Iditarod 2021
Show Hosts
A Life of Dogs
Everything you need to know about the 2021 edition of the Last Great Race On Earth!
When does the 2021 Iditarod start?
The 2021 Iditarod will begin on Saturday March 6, 2021 at 10:00am local time. This is the ceremonial opening of the race. This traditional beginning to the race allows spectators to get up close with mushers and their dogs.
The race is restarted on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at 2:00pm. This restart is where the official timing of the race begins.
Which route will the 2021 Iditarod take?
As 2021 is an odd-numbered year, competitors in the Iditarod will embark on the southern route. This route passes through the trail's namesake – the historical town of Iditarod.
According to the official website, the following checkpoints will be part of the Iditarod Trail in 2021. These distances are approximate as the exact placement of the trail can vary from year to year, and affect the precise mileage of the race.
All distances below are in miles.
Distance between Checkpoints
Distance from Anchorage
Distance to Nome
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip 11 11 987
Willow to Yentna Station 42 53 945
Yentna Station to Skwentna 30 83 915
Skwentna to Finger Lake 40 123 875
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass 30 153 845
Rainy Pass to Rohn 35 188 810
Rohn to Nikolai 75 263 735
Nikolai to McGrath 48 311 687
McGrath to Takotna 18 329 669
Takotna to Ophir 23 352 646
Ophir to Iditarod 80 432 566
Iditarod to Shageluk 55 487 511
Shageluk to Anvik 25 512 486
Anvik to Grayling 18 530 468
Grayling to Eagle Island 62 592 406
Eagle Island to Kaltag 60 652 346
Kaltag to Unalakleet 85 737 261
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik 40 777 221
Shaktoolik to Koyuk 50 827 171
Koyuk to Elim 48 875 123
Elim to Golovin 28 903 95
Golovin to White Mountain 18 921 77
White Mountain to Safety 55 976 22
Safety to Nome 22 998 0
When is the application deadline for the 2021 Iditarod?
Mushers have until midnight on Friday, November 30, 2020 to enter the 2021 Iditarod.
Are there any special criteria for rookies?
For mushers who have never tackled the Iditarod race, there are special requirements before they will be permitted to compete in the race.
Rookies are required to complete qualifying races. These comprise of two approved 300+ mile qualifying races and one 150+ mile qualifying race. Rookies must have their paperwork verified and submitted to the organizing committee in advance of the Iditarod.
How long will the 2021 Iditarod take?
In recent years, the Iditarod has been won in eight to nine days of competition. The exact time varies depending on the weather conditions and trail conditions.
What will the weather be like in Alaska for the beginning of the Iditarod?
Typically, the weather will be freezing for the race start in Anchorage. Maximum temperatures in Anchorage range between 30 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
En route, the trail conditions are likely to become more dangerous, with the potential for competitors to be caught in snow drifts and other hazards.
How many teams will compete in the 2021 Iditarod?
As at October 2020, there are 59 musher teams scheduled to compete in the 2021 iteration of the Iditarod. This includes 16 rookie mushers.
For an up-to-date list of mushers competing in the 2021 Iditarod, visit the dedicated page on the official website.
Is the Iditarod broadcast on television?
The ceremonial start of the Iditarod is usually broadcast on local television networks in Alaska. Coverage of the race is also available throughout its duration on the official website, and mushers often post updates of their progress on their social media channels.
About A Life of Dogs
Mostly we tell stories, true-life stories that follow A Life of Dogs and how they impact people. Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years and still interact in some pretty unique ways today. Our podcast closely examines the human / canine relationship and presents these encounters to you in a fascinating manner that will create a new perspective of our canine companions. Our show is produced by Highland Canine Training, LLC
Recent Episodes & Posts
The Iconic Race Of The North October 18, 2020
How Conservation Dogs Help Protect The World's Most Valuable Creatures September 17, 2020
6 Inspirational Guide Dog Stories You Need To Read July 24, 2020
Rat Hunting Dogs: The History Of Rat Terriers and Ratcatchers February 24, 2020
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// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "chrome/browser/prerender/prerender_field_trial.h"

#include "base/command_line.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
#include "base/metrics/field_trial.h"
#include "base/metrics/histogram.h"
#include "base/prefs/pref_service.h"
#include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
#include "base/strings/string_split.h"
#include "chrome/browser/metrics/metrics_service.h"
#include "chrome/browser/predictors/autocomplete_action_predictor.h"
#include "chrome/browser/prerender/prerender_manager.h"
#include "chrome/browser/profiles/profile.h"
#include "chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.h"
#include "chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service_factory.h"
#include "chrome/common/chrome_switches.h"
#include "chrome/common/chrome_version_info.h"
#include "components/variations/variations_associated_data.h"

using base::FieldTrial;
using base::FieldTrialList;
using base::SplitStringUsingSubstr;
using base::StringToInt;
using std::string;
using std::vector;

namespace prerender {

namespace {

const char kOmniboxTrialName[] = "PrerenderFromOmnibox";
int g_omnibox_trial_default_group_number = kint32min;

const char kDisabledGroup[] = "Disabled";
const char kEnabledGroup[] = "Enabled";

const char kLocalPredictorSpecTrialName[] = "PrerenderLocalPredictorSpec";
const char kLocalPredictorKeyName[] = "LocalPredictor";
const char kLocalPredictorUnencryptedSyncOnlyKeyName[] =
    "LocalPredictorUnencryptedSyncOnly";
const char kSideEffectFreeWhitelistKeyName[] = "SideEffectFreeWhitelist";
const char kPrerenderLaunchKeyName[] = "PrerenderLaunch";
const char kPrerenderAlwaysControlKeyName[] = "PrerenderAlwaysControl";
const char kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceKeyName[] =
    "PrerenderQueryPrerenderService";
const char kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCurrentURLKeyName[] =
    "PrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCurrentURL";
const char kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCandidateURLsKeyName[] =
    "PrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCandidateURLs";
const char kPrerenderServiceBehaviorIDKeyName[] = "PrerenderServiceBehaviorID";
const char kPrerenderServiceFetchTimeoutKeyName[] =
    "PrerenderServiceFetchTimeoutMs";
const char kPrerenderTTLKeyName[] = "PrerenderTTLSeconds";
const char kPrerenderPriorityHalfLifeTimeKeyName[] =
    "PrerenderPriorityHalfLifeTimeSeconds";
const char kMaxConcurrentPrerenderKeyName[] = "MaxConcurrentPrerenders";
const char kSkipFragment[] = "SkipFragment";
const char kSkipHTTPS[] = "SkipHTTPS";
const char kSkipWhitelist[] = "SkipWhitelist";
const char kSkipServiceWhitelist[] = "SkipServiceWhitelist";
const char kSkipLoggedIn[] = "SkipLoggedIn";
const char kSkipDefaultNoPrerender[] = "SkipDefaultNoPrerender";
const char kPrerenderServiceURLPrefixParameterName[] =
    "PrerenderServiceURLPrefix";
const char kDefaultPrerenderServiceURLPrefix[] =
    "https://clients4.google.com/prerenderservice/?q=";
const int kMinPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs = 1;
const int kMaxPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs = 10000;
const int kDefaultPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs = 1000;
const char kSkipPrerenderLocalCanadidates[] = "SkipPrerenderLocalCandidates";
const char kSkipPrerenderServiceCanadidates[] =
    "SkipPrerenderServiceCandidates";

void SetupPrefetchFieldTrial() {
  chrome::VersionInfo::Channel channel = chrome::VersionInfo::GetChannel();
  if (channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_STABLE ||
      channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_BETA) {
    return;
  }

  const FieldTrial::Probability divisor = 1000;
  const FieldTrial::Probability prefetch_probability = 500;
  scoped_refptr<FieldTrial> trial(
      FieldTrialList::FactoryGetFieldTrial(
          "Prefetch", divisor, "ContentPrefetchPrefetchOff",
          2014, 12, 31, FieldTrial::SESSION_RANDOMIZED, NULL));
  const int kPrefetchOnGroup = trial->AppendGroup("ContentPrefetchPrefetchOn",
                                                  prefetch_probability);
  PrerenderManager::SetIsPrefetchEnabled(trial->group() == kPrefetchOnGroup);
}

void SetupPrerenderFieldTrial() {
  const FieldTrial::Probability divisor = 1000;

  FieldTrial::Probability control_probability;
  FieldTrial::Probability experiment_multi_prerender_probability;
  FieldTrial::Probability experiment_15min_ttl_probability;
  FieldTrial::Probability experiment_no_use_probability;

  chrome::VersionInfo::Channel channel = chrome::VersionInfo::GetChannel();
  if (channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_STABLE ||
      channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_BETA) {
    // Use very conservatives and stable settings in beta and stable.
    const FieldTrial::Probability release_prerender_enabled_probability = 980;
    const FieldTrial::Probability release_control_probability = 10;
    const FieldTrial::Probability
        release_experiment_multi_prerender_probability = 0;
    const FieldTrial::Probability release_experiment_15min_ttl_probability = 10;
    const FieldTrial::Probability release_experiment_no_use_probability = 0;
    COMPILE_ASSERT(
        release_prerender_enabled_probability + release_control_probability +
        release_experiment_multi_prerender_probability +
        release_experiment_15min_ttl_probability +
        release_experiment_no_use_probability == divisor,
        release_experiment_probabilities_must_equal_divisor);

    control_probability = release_control_probability;
    experiment_multi_prerender_probability =
        release_experiment_multi_prerender_probability;
    experiment_15min_ttl_probability = release_experiment_15min_ttl_probability;
    experiment_no_use_probability = release_experiment_no_use_probability;
  } else {
    // In testing channels, use more experiments and a larger control group to
    // improve quality of data.
    const FieldTrial::Probability dev_prerender_enabled_probability = 250;
    const FieldTrial::Probability dev_control_probability = 250;
    const FieldTrial::Probability
        dev_experiment_multi_prerender_probability = 250;
    const FieldTrial::Probability dev_experiment_15min_ttl_probability = 125;
    const FieldTrial::Probability dev_experiment_no_use_probability = 125;
    COMPILE_ASSERT(dev_prerender_enabled_probability + dev_control_probability +
                   dev_experiment_multi_prerender_probability +
                   dev_experiment_15min_ttl_probability +
                   dev_experiment_no_use_probability == divisor,
                   dev_experiment_probabilities_must_equal_divisor);

    control_probability = dev_control_probability;
    experiment_multi_prerender_probability =
        dev_experiment_multi_prerender_probability;
    experiment_15min_ttl_probability = dev_experiment_15min_ttl_probability;
    experiment_no_use_probability = dev_experiment_no_use_probability;
  }

  int prerender_enabled_group = -1;
  scoped_refptr<FieldTrial> trial(
      FieldTrialList::FactoryGetFieldTrial(
          "Prerender", divisor, "PrerenderEnabled",
          2014, 12, 31, FieldTrial::SESSION_RANDOMIZED,
          &prerender_enabled_group));
  const int control_group =
      trial->AppendGroup("PrerenderControl",
                         control_probability);
  const int experiment_multi_prerender_group =
      trial->AppendGroup("PrerenderMulti",
                         experiment_multi_prerender_probability);
  const int experiment_15_min_TTL_group =
      trial->AppendGroup("Prerender15minTTL",
                         experiment_15min_ttl_probability);
  const int experiment_no_use_group =
      trial->AppendGroup("PrerenderNoUse",
                         experiment_no_use_probability);

  const int trial_group = trial->group();
  if (trial_group == prerender_enabled_group) {
    PrerenderManager::SetMode(
        PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_EXPERIMENT_PRERENDER_GROUP);
  } else if (trial_group == control_group) {
    PrerenderManager::SetMode(
        PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_EXPERIMENT_CONTROL_GROUP);
  } else if (trial_group == experiment_multi_prerender_group) {
    PrerenderManager::SetMode(
        PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_EXPERIMENT_MULTI_PRERENDER_GROUP);
  } else if (trial_group == experiment_15_min_TTL_group) {
    PrerenderManager::SetMode(
        PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_EXPERIMENT_15MIN_TTL_GROUP);
  } else if (trial_group == experiment_no_use_group) {
    PrerenderManager::SetMode(
        PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_EXPERIMENT_NO_USE_GROUP);
  } else {
    NOTREACHED();
  }
}

}  // end namespace

void ConfigureOmniboxPrerender();

void ConfigurePrefetchAndPrerender(const CommandLine& command_line) {
  enum PrerenderOption {
    PRERENDER_OPTION_AUTO,
    PRERENDER_OPTION_DISABLED,
    PRERENDER_OPTION_ENABLED,
    PRERENDER_OPTION_PREFETCH_ONLY,
  };

  PrerenderOption prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_AUTO;
  if (command_line.HasSwitch(switches::kPrerenderMode)) {
    const string switch_value =
        command_line.GetSwitchValueASCII(switches::kPrerenderMode);

    if (switch_value == switches::kPrerenderModeSwitchValueAuto) {
      prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_AUTO;
    } else if (switch_value == switches::kPrerenderModeSwitchValueDisabled) {
      prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_DISABLED;
    } else if (switch_value.empty() ||
               switch_value == switches::kPrerenderModeSwitchValueEnabled) {
      // The empty string means the option was provided with no value, and that
      // means enable.
      prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_ENABLED;
    } else if (switch_value ==
               switches::kPrerenderModeSwitchValuePrefetchOnly) {
      prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_PREFETCH_ONLY;
    } else {
      prerender_option = PRERENDER_OPTION_DISABLED;
      LOG(ERROR) << "Invalid --prerender option received on command line: "
                 << switch_value;
      LOG(ERROR) << "Disabling prerendering!";
    }
  }

  switch (prerender_option) {
    case PRERENDER_OPTION_AUTO:
      SetupPrefetchFieldTrial();
      SetupPrerenderFieldTrial();
      break;
    case PRERENDER_OPTION_DISABLED:
      PrerenderManager::SetIsPrefetchEnabled(false);
      PrerenderManager::SetMode(PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_DISABLED);
      break;
    case PRERENDER_OPTION_ENABLED:
      PrerenderManager::SetIsPrefetchEnabled(true);
      PrerenderManager::SetMode(PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_ENABLED);
      break;
    case PRERENDER_OPTION_PREFETCH_ONLY:
      PrerenderManager::SetIsPrefetchEnabled(true);
      PrerenderManager::SetMode(PrerenderManager::PRERENDER_MODE_DISABLED);
      break;
    default:
      NOTREACHED();
  }

  ConfigureOmniboxPrerender();
}

void ConfigureOmniboxPrerender() {
  // Field trial to see if we're enabled.
  const FieldTrial::Probability kDivisor = 100;

  FieldTrial::Probability kDisabledProbability = 10;
  chrome::VersionInfo::Channel channel = chrome::VersionInfo::GetChannel();
  if (channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_STABLE ||
      channel == chrome::VersionInfo::CHANNEL_BETA) {
    kDisabledProbability = 1;
  }
  scoped_refptr<FieldTrial> omnibox_prerender_trial(
      FieldTrialList::FactoryGetFieldTrial(
          kOmniboxTrialName, kDivisor, "OmniboxPrerenderEnabled",
          2014, 12, 31, FieldTrial::SESSION_RANDOMIZED,
          &g_omnibox_trial_default_group_number));
  omnibox_prerender_trial->AppendGroup("OmniboxPrerenderDisabled",
                                       kDisabledProbability);
}

bool IsOmniboxEnabled(Profile* profile) {
  if (!profile)
    return false;

  if (!PrerenderManager::IsPrerenderingPossible())
    return false;

  // Override any field trial groups if the user has set a command line flag.
  if (CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
      switches::kPrerenderFromOmnibox)) {
    const string switch_value =
        CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->GetSwitchValueASCII(
            switches::kPrerenderFromOmnibox);

    if (switch_value == switches::kPrerenderFromOmniboxSwitchValueEnabled)
      return true;

    if (switch_value == switches::kPrerenderFromOmniboxSwitchValueDisabled)
      return false;

    DCHECK(switch_value == switches::kPrerenderFromOmniboxSwitchValueAuto);
  }

  const int group = FieldTrialList::FindValue(kOmniboxTrialName);
  return group == FieldTrial::kNotFinalized ||
         group == g_omnibox_trial_default_group_number;
}

/*
PrerenderLocalPredictorSpec is a field trial, and its value must have the
following format:
key1=value1:key2=value2:key3=value3
eg "LocalPredictor=Enabled:SideEffectFreeWhitelist=Enabled"
The function below extracts the value corresponding to a key provided from the
LocalPredictorSpec.
*/
string GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(string spec_key) {
  vector<string> elements;
  SplitStringUsingSubstr(
      FieldTrialList::FindFullName(kLocalPredictorSpecTrialName),
      ":",
      &elements);
  for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(elements.size()); i++) {
    vector<string> key_value;
    SplitStringUsingSubstr(elements[i], "=", &key_value);
    if (key_value.size() == 2 && key_value[0] == spec_key)
      return key_value[1];
  }
  return string();
}

bool IsUnencryptedSyncEnabled(Profile* profile) {
  ProfileSyncService* service = ProfileSyncServiceFactory::GetInstance()->
      GetForProfile(profile);
  return service && service->GetSessionModelAssociator() &&
      !service->EncryptEverythingEnabled();
}

// Indicates whether the Local Predictor is enabled based on field trial
// selection.
bool IsLocalPredictorEnabled() {
#if defined(OS_ANDROID) || defined(OS_IOS)
  return false;
#endif
  if (CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
          switches::kDisablePrerenderLocalPredictor)) {
    return false;
  }
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kLocalPredictorKeyName) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool DisableLocalPredictorBasedOnSyncAndConfiguration(Profile* profile) {
  return
      GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kLocalPredictorUnencryptedSyncOnlyKeyName) ==
      kEnabledGroup &&
      !IsUnencryptedSyncEnabled(profile);
}

bool IsLoggedInPredictorEnabled() {
  return IsLocalPredictorEnabled();
}

bool IsSideEffectFreeWhitelistEnabled() {
  return IsLocalPredictorEnabled() &&
      GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSideEffectFreeWhitelistKeyName) !=
      kDisabledGroup;
}

bool IsLocalPredictorPrerenderLaunchEnabled() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderLaunchKeyName) != kDisabledGroup;
}

bool IsLocalPredictorPrerenderAlwaysControlEnabled() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderAlwaysControlKeyName) ==
      kEnabledGroup;
}

bool ShouldQueryPrerenderService(Profile* profile) {
  return IsUnencryptedSyncEnabled(profile) &&
      GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceKeyName) ==
      kEnabledGroup;
}

bool ShouldQueryPrerenderServiceForCurrentURL() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(
      kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCurrentURLKeyName) != kDisabledGroup;
}

bool ShouldQueryPrerenderServiceForCandidateURLs() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(
      kPrerenderQueryPrerenderServiceCandidateURLsKeyName) != kDisabledGroup;
}

string GetPrerenderServiceURLPrefix() {
  string prefix = chrome_variations::GetVariationParamValue(
      kLocalPredictorSpecTrialName,
      kPrerenderServiceURLPrefixParameterName);
  if (prefix.empty())
    prefix = kDefaultPrerenderServiceURLPrefix;
  return prefix;
}

int GetPrerenderServiceBehaviorID() {
  int id;
  StringToInt(GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderServiceBehaviorIDKeyName),
              &id);
  // The behavior ID must be non-negative.
  if (id < 0)
    id = 0;
  return id;
}

int GetPrerenderServiceFetchTimeoutMs() {
  int result;
  StringToInt(GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderServiceFetchTimeoutKeyName),
              &result);
  // The behavior ID must be non-negative.
  if (result < kMinPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs ||
      result > kMaxPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs) {
    result = kDefaultPrerenderServiceTimeoutMs;
  }
  return result;
}

int GetLocalPredictorTTLSeconds() {
  int ttl;
  StringToInt(GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderTTLKeyName), &ttl);
  // If the value is outside of 10s or 600s, use a default value of 180s.
  if (ttl < 10 || ttl > 600)
    ttl = 180;
  return ttl;
}

int GetLocalPredictorPrerenderPriorityHalfLifeTimeSeconds() {
  int half_life_time;
  StringToInt(GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kPrerenderPriorityHalfLifeTimeKeyName),
              &half_life_time);
  // Sanity check: Ensure the half life time is non-negative.
  if (half_life_time < 0)
    half_life_time = 0;
  return half_life_time;
}

int GetLocalPredictorMaxConcurrentPrerenders() {
  int num_prerenders;
  StringToInt(GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kMaxConcurrentPrerenderKeyName),
              &num_prerenders);
  // Sanity check: Ensure the number of prerenders is at least 1.
  if (num_prerenders < 1)
    num_prerenders = 1;
  // Sanity check: Ensure the number of prerenders is at most 10.
  if (num_prerenders > 10)
    num_prerenders = 10;
  return num_prerenders;
};

bool SkipLocalPredictorFragment() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipFragment) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorHTTPS() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipHTTPS) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorWhitelist() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipWhitelist) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorServiceWhitelist() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipServiceWhitelist) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorLoggedIn() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipLoggedIn) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorDefaultNoPrerender() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipDefaultNoPrerender) == kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorLocalCandidates() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipPrerenderLocalCanadidates) ==
      kEnabledGroup;
}

bool SkipLocalPredictorServiceCandidates() {
  return GetLocalPredictorSpecValue(kSkipPrerenderServiceCanadidates) ==
      kEnabledGroup;
}

}  // namespace prerender

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Bylaws Of The Lymphedema Association of Saskatchewan Inc.
This document sets out the general Bylaws of the Lymphedema Association of Saskatchewan Inc. and will govern the business of affairs of the association.
"Special Resolution" means a resolution passed at a meeting of the directors by 75% of the directors who are present and eligible to vote at the meeting. All other resolutions of the board may be passed by a simple majority.
In this document the Lymphedema Association of Saskatchewan Inc. will be herein referred to as LAS.
The Association shall be known as the Lymphedema Association of Saskatchewan ("LAS"). The LAS shall operate within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada at a location to be determined by the Board of Directors.
The Mission of the LAS is to optimize health for lymphovenous patients through education and support, and increase awareness of lymphedema and other lymphovenous disorders within the medical community and the general public of Saskatchewan.
is eighteen years of age or older.
pays an annual membership fee established by the Board of Directors.
A regular member is entitled to all privileges of membership including the right to vote at meetings of the members.
A "member in good standing" is a member who has paid all the required membership fees to the LAS.
Exercise other rights and privileges given to members in these Bylaws.
The term of membership shall be from March 1stof one year to February 28/29thof the next year.
The Board of Directors shall establish and receive an annual per capita membership fee.
The board shall be empowered to remove the privilege of membership from any member who, in the determination of the Board, acts contrary to the interests of the LAS.
Any member may be terminated for cause by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Directors.
No member may be terminated unless and until the member has been given an opportunity to address the Board of Directors.
Total voting membership of the Board is deemed to be a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of ten (10) members. The Board shall consist of the following Core voting members: President (who serves as Chair) , Vice-president, Secretary/Treasurer, Past President plus up to five (5) additional members.
The Board shall, subject to the Bylaws of the LAS, have full control and management of the affairs of the LAS.
The Board may hire a paid administrator to carry out management functions under the direction and supervision of the Board. Any paid staff members are non-voting members.
Vacancies on the Board, however caused, may be filled by appointment by the Directors; otherwise such vacancies shall be filled at the next Annual General Meeting at which time the Directors for the ensuing term are elected.
Carry out specific duties and responsibilities for their Board position, to the best of their ability, as outlined in these Bylaws and their Terms of Reference/Position Description.
A Director shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, to a maximum of two (2) consecutive years (one term).
The term of office for the Directors of the Board shall begin immediately following the Annual General Meeting.
Any Director may resign by delivering a written notice to the President. Resignation is effective upon receipt of written notice.
Non-attendance of Directors at more than three (3) consecutive Board meetings shall be deemed as resignation, unless such absence receives prior approval of the Chair.
Proven cause of such magnitude in the opinion of the Board that it could discredit the LAS.
Upon cessation of membership on the Board for whatsoever reason, the former Director of his or her estate is liable for any debts owing to the Board or LAS at the date of cessation.
The Officers of the Association shall be the President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Past President, and other such Officers as the Board may determine from time to time.
All officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, by secret ballot or a show of hands, to a maximum of two (2) years (one term) and no more than (3) consecutive terms, a total of six (6) years.
The President shall provide leadership to the Board of Directors, chair all meetings, keep board activities focused on the Mission of the LAS, and be an ex officio member of all committees.
The Vice President shall assist the President in carrying out such duties and powers of the President as deemed by the President or the Board of Directors. During the absence or inability of the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President.
If the Vice-President is unable to fulfill the duties of the President during the latter's absence or inability, the Board may appoint another Director to fulfill those duties.
The Secretary is required to attend all meetings of the LAS and its Board, and to ensure that accurate minutes are maintained of all meetings of the LAS and the Board of Directors, give notice of all meetings to members and Directors, and be responsible for any correspondence authorized by the Board. The Secretary shall also maintain records of all members of the LAS including their addresses.
In case of absence of the Secretary, another Director designated at that meeting, will discharge the duties of the Secretary.
The Treasurer shall oversee the financial systems and internal controls of the LAS, submit a financial report at each Board meeting, and present the audited financial statements at the Annual General Meeting.
The Past-President – The immediate Past President is a voting Director of the Board and serves as the senior advisor to the President, as well as chairing the standing Nominating Committee. The immediate Past President is responsible for developing a slate of candidates for the Board membership presented at the Annual/General Meeting.
All Directors are required to declare any and all conflicts of interest that may affect or be perceived to potentially affect their role as an LAS Director.
The declaration of the Conflict of Interest Form will be in a format prescribed by the Board and must be signed annually as a condition of sitting on the board.
Failure or refusal to sign an annual declaration will be considered sufficient grounds for termination of the Director's position and she/he will be expected to resign from the Board within 30 calendar days.
A meeting may be in person, or may take the form of any electronic or telecommunications media format as deemed acceptable by the Board of Directors.
Any error or omission in any notice that does not substantially affect the meaning of the information in the notice.
Within ninety (90) days of the end of the fiscal year, there shall be an Annual General Meeting of the LAS held in the province of Saskatchewan.
The Board shall determine the time, place, and agenda of such meetings.
Written notice will be provided to the last known address of all members at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting.
The notice will state the place, date and time of the meeting and any business requiring a Special Resolution.
Any other matter specified in the notice convening the meeting.
The President may cancel or reschedule a meeting if there is no quorum, or allow the meeting to proceed for the purpose of discussion only.
The Annual General Meeting of the LAS shall be open to the public.
Notice of a Special Meeting will be provided at least twenty one(21) days before the meeting.
Attendance by the President or Vice-President and at least 10 percent of voting members is required to conduct business at a Special Meeting.
General Meetings of the whole membership will be at the call of the President or on a schedule established by the Board.
The purpose of the General Meetings will be primarily educational or informational in nature with a brief business update component and will not be for decision-making.
Any business brought before the meeting will be deferred to a special Board Meeting, the Annual General Meeting, or to a Special Meeting called for that express purpose.
All members and the general public are encouraged to submit topic requests to the Board and the Board will be responsible for arranging all aspects of a regular meeting including location, date, time, presenter(s) , and publicity.
Notice of General Meetings will be sent to all members by mail or electronically at least fourteen (14) days in advance.
A General Meeting is open to the public.
The Board shall meet a minimum of four (4) times each year at the call of the President.
All Directors will be notified of Board Meetings approximately three (3) calendar days prior to the meeting date using approved communication means, including prior meeting minutes, as described in these Bylaws.
Location, time, and date of the Board Meeting will be included in the agenda as issued by the President or Secretary. Every reasonable effort will be made to distribute the agenda to the Directors approximately three (3) calendar days prior to the Board Meeting.
Failure to distribute the agenda, or if a Director does not receive the agenda prior to the meeting does not result in cancellation or nullification of the Board Meeting, nor does it excuse the Director from attendance.
Board Meetings are not open to the public or general membership of the Association.
The President may invite individuals to attend, at her/his discretion.
No meeting, with the exception of a General Meeting, shall be held without quorum.
If a quorum is not present in thirty (30) minutes after the time appointed for holding a meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved and adjourned.
Directors who declare a conflict of interest are still counted as part of the quorum.
Annual General Meeting – Attendance by the President or Vice-President and at least ten percent (10%) of voting members is required to conduct business at the Annual General Meeting.
Special Meeting – A Special Meeting may be called at any time by the President, by motion of the Board or by petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting members of the LAS for the transaction of business specified in the notice calling the meeting.
Board of Directors Meeting – Attendance by the President or Vice-President and at least four (4) other voting members.
The parliamentary authority for the LAS shall be the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order.
Each voting member of the LAS shall have one vote only.
No vote shall be given by proxy.
Except where specified otherwise by the Bylaws, questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority (50% + 1) of those present and eligible to vote.
In the event of a tie, the President or the designated meeting Chair shall cast the deciding vote.
When time is of the essence and immediate action is required, the President is authorized to conduct urgent votes and discussions by electronic means on single-topic, time-sensitive items.
Receipt by the President of five (5) replies from Directors that support the motion within the specified number of business days will constitute a quorum, and the motion will be passed.
In the event that less than five (5) replies are received by the deadline, the motion will be considered defeated.
The results of the vote shall be communicated immediately to all Directors electronically.
All electronic votes will be confirmed at the next Board Meeting, and the results of the electronic vote entered into the minutes of that meeting.
The President will issue the single-topic electronic notice with all required attachments.
The original notice and attachments may be provided by another Director along with the Motion, however only the President may issue the final electronic notice to all Directors.
The electronic notice must include the Motion to be considered and voted upon.
In this case, and in this case only, the President is permitted to second the motion.
The electronic notice must include a deadline for receipt of electronic replies.
The Board may establish such standing or ad hoc committees that they deem necessary to assist with the management of the LAS.
Any committee so formed shall conform to any regulations or terms of reference that may be imposed on them by the Board.
The Board shall see that all necessary minutes, books, and records of the LAS required by the Bylaws of the LAS or any other applicable statute or law, are regularly and properly kept.
The Secretary keeps a copy of the minute books and records minutes of all meetings of the LAS.
The fiscal year of the Association shall be from March 1stto February 28/29th.
The books, records, and accounts of the Treasurer shall be reviewed at least once per year by a duly qualified independent reviewer elected/appointed at the Annual General Meeting. The above may be waived at the Annual General Meeting when the Association's assets are less than the amount as set out by Saskatchewan Corporations Board. However, any such resolution shall be valid only until the next annual meeting of the membership.
The Board shall ensure that all necessary financial records of the LAS are regularly and properly kept, and that any member of the LAS upon reasonable notice makes such records available for inspection.
The Board shall ensure that proper banking resolutions are in effect and shall appoint all necessary signing authorities.
Directors shall at all times have access to the books and records of the LAS.
The designated officers of the Board shall sign all cheques drawn on monies of the LAS.
Two (2) signatures are required on all cheques.
All contracts must be authorized by resolution of the Board before they are signed.
The Board does not have the authority to borrow funds from any institution or individual.
The Board may direct the Treasurer to invest the LAS's monies in approved holdings including, but not limited to, guaranteed investment certificates, secured bonds, and interest bearing savings accounts.
All investments must be approved by the Board with two-thirds (2/3) vote of Directors in favor of the investment.
The LAS is responsible for all carrying charges, fees, commissions, and other disbursements related to each investment.
No Director shall receive any direct remuneration from the LAS for services rendered as an officer or Director of the Board, except repayment of reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with the business of the Association according to established financial policies.
The LAS agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Directors for all actions undertaken by them in good faith on behalf of the LAS, claims, suits, or proceedings brought against them, provided that no Director shall be indemnified by the LAS in respect to any liability, costs, charges, or expenses that she/he sustains or incurs as a result of her/his own fraud, dishonesty, willful neglect or willful default.
These Bylaws may be amended, added to, or repealed in whole or in part, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the voting members of LAS present at the Annual General Meeting or a Special Meeting on a motion of which at least fourteen (14) day notice has been sent, provided such notice contains a copy of such motion or a summary of the motion or Bylaw, indicating the effect of the changes to be made.
Such a meeting shall be held at a time and place intended to facilitate the attendance of the majority of voting members.
The substance of the proposed amendments shall be delivered to each voting member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting at which the amendments will be voted upon.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation and after payment of all debts and liabilities; its remaining property shall be distributed or disposed of to Hope Cancer Help Centre Inc., a qualified donee. Should Hope Cancer Help Centre Inc. not be a qualified donee at the time of the corporation's dissolution, its remaining property shall be distributed or disposed of to one or more qualified donees as described in subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act.


DrupalCon Austin 2014 is in full swing as of tomorrow, my attendance is restricted to watching live feeds of the keynotes and the session recordings on Drupal Association's Youtube channel … having not made it to the North American Con (again!)… thought I'd put the little down time between contracts to prepare for DrupalCon Amsterdam, on what I propose to share in two sessions freshly submitted.
Camp Yorkshire. Its 16 years of experience of delivering products, projects and transformation programs using various flavours of Agile, from James Martin's RAD (Rapid Application Development) for getting products out of the door in their minimum viable form to giving the chaos structure using Dynamic systems development method (DSDM) to falling in love with the simplicity of SCRUM and then the combination of SCRUM and KANBAN: SCRUMBAN. From the beginning to date the challenge remains selecting which flavour of Agile is best suited for the engagement… and more challenging still occasions when the herd is convinced on not using Agile at all and its my job to swing the Jury in the opposite direction, this happens more so on the non-tech elements of a transformation program than the tech aspects of course.
The second session I have proposed is about getting agencies of all sizes in the community better tooled up to face off Tier 1 & 2 consultancies and systems integrators who are increasingly and rapidly developing their Drupal capabilities given the size and scale of the opportunities in the Enterprise space. What started of as a niche platform has gone mainstream and with it has brought the big full service firms in to Drupalverse, which folks is a great thing for all involved in Drupal, FOSS and Enterprise!
Then there is the wider shift of agencies moving in to digital consulting since many of the Tier 1's have historically lacked the depth agencies have built up over the years in the digital realm. So my second proposed session 'Understanding your prospects, clients, stakeholders (Jury) and end users' is an in depth look at three models, my current favorites; Empathy maps to better understand the actors in your ecosystem, HotHousing an exploration framework that mixes creative design thinking options with agile delivery outcomes, and Jobs-To-Be-Done framework (JTBD) a way to understand customer's needs, motivations and behaviours. All three together are a powerful toolkit for any engagement be it tactics to approach a new prospect, running productive workshops with clients or ascertaining the 'true' needs of end users and facilitating them to articulate them and then co-designing options for fulfilling them.
Fingerscrossed I'll get to share my knowledge and experiences on both Agile and Digital Consulting, however if there could be only one… I'd jump on the opportunity to tool up the community to better understand and engage with their prospects, clients, stakeholders (Jury) and end users.
For the curious this post is called Give back for it is exactly that, back in 2012 in Munich I shared the challenges I was facing bringing peripheral communities into the fold with the global community, who in turn rallied to my aid and between Munich 2012 and Austin 2014 me and a few local hosts have kicked off four 1st ever Camps in 4 cities in two countries and been an inspiration for another two. Sharing what many of my peers in the consulting space prefer to keep to themselves as their magic models, I would like to believe sharing them with the community is my own personal give back, a huge thank you of sorts. Gondor returning the favour to Rohan if that's your thing… or Lannisters paying a debt if you are so inclined!


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Q: Silverlight element binding not working I have a window that I want to appear to the left of existing content and am using element binding to do so.  This works perfectly in WPF but in Silverlight the window simply goes to the far right of the Canvas control its in and I dont know why?
<Grid x:Name="rightPanelGrid" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="10,10,10,0">

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<local:mywindow IToolkit:CanvasControl.Right="{Binding ElementName=rightPanelGrid, Path=ActualWidth}"

A: Silverlight does not support binding to ActualWidth like this :(

For purposes of ElementName binding, ActualWidth does not post updates when it changes (due to its asynchronous and run-time calculated nature). Do not attempt to use ActualWidth as a binding source for an ElementName binding. If you have a scenario that requires updates based on ActualWidth, use a SizeChanged handler.

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ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—If I was a typewriter, I'd be a Smith-Corona Electric. First introduced in the late 1950's the Smith-Corona electric, when working properly, types like a dream: smooth, clean, and engaging. I own three later models, including the Electra 120 and 220.
I'm not a typewriter; nevertheless I sure do appreciate them, having written about them often for ANS.
Over the course of my typewriting interests, I've met fascinating people, repairmen like John Lewis, and aficionado's from the Albuquerque Typewriter Society (aka… ABQuerty).
Recently, I've connected with a veritable typewriting expert (he may not think so, but to a novice like me, he's legend). The author of the Typewriter Revolution, Richard Polt is the manager of Xavier University's typewriter page—The Classic Typewriter, a cornucopia of information about typewriters. Polt happens to be a philosopher as well, with a specialty on Martin Heidegger. I suppose phenomenology and typewriters have a close affinity. What, I'm not sure—but it's there.
I've emailed Polt on a couple of occasions to see if he can identify typewriters used by some writers not on his page. Not only is Polt quick—he got Malcolm Muggeridge's Olivetti Lettera 22 upon sight, but he's friendly—as most typewriter folks are, quick to share information about the beautiful machine.
Yet my request concerning Eller got me thinking. What other theologians and Christian thinkers used typewriters? And were they as connected to them as some writers on Polt's page? Though not a theologian, per-se, I mentioned in a previous article that Billy Graham had type-written notes. And I know Vernard Eller used a typewriter—as the pics attest.
Are there others? The answer is yes. Though not all the listed below are classified as pure theologians, these Christian thinkers are known for integrating faith within their writing or art from a distinctly Christian viewpoint.
Here's some to check out (many are found on the The Classic Typewriter site).
Awdry, Wilbert. British pastor and railway enthusiast. He's best known as the author of Thomas the Tank Engine. The Classic Typewriter page notes he wrote on an Imperial 66.
Berrigan, Daniel. Priest and activist. Wrote on a typewriter, often from jail.
Berry, Wendall. According to the Classic Typewriter page, Berry used a 1956 Royal Standard. And in Berry's article, Why I am Not Going to Buy a Computer, he elaborates on his use of the typewriter.
Carol, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Was an Anglican cleric and author of Alice in Wonderland. He wrote on a Hammond No. 1.
Day, Dorothy. Journalist and founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. I can't make out the model of her typewriter, but it's there.
Eller, Vernard. Theologian and Kierkegaard scholar. Author over 20 books on varying topics. He wrote on a 1950's Smith-Corona.
Eliot, TS. American poet and Christian statesmen, known for his poetry and book Christianity and Culture. The Classic Typewriter page states that Eliot used several typewriters, including a Smith-Corona Speedline.
Everson, William (Brother Antonius). Poet, typesetter, and Dominican monk. He founded a print shop known as Lime Kiln Press. Typewriter model unknown.
Houédard, Sylvester Dom. As one of the prominent clergy-typewriter enthusiasts, Father Dom Sylvester Houédard is attributed to creating typewriter art via his concrete poetry.
Kirk, Russell. Educator, author, and Christian humanist; online pictures of him are with a typewriter.
Lax, Robert. Poet and Christian mystic, Lax used a typewriter at his home in Greece.
Lewis, C.S. Christian author and apologist. Though not a typist himself, his brother Warren used a Royal Signet to type up Lewis' manuscripts.
McCarthy, Cormac. The man with one of the most famous typewriters, McCarthy infuses deep theological questions within his novels, creating a whole sub-genre of study surrounding his theological inquiries. He was raised Roman Catholic and uses an Olivetti Lettera 32.
Muggeridge, Malcolm. British journalist and Christian statesman. As noted above, he wrote on an Olivetti Lettera 22.
Niebuhr, Reinhold. American theologian and social philosopher. Wrote on an IBM.
O'Connor, Flannery. Roman Catholic author writing in the Southern Gothic genre. She wrote on a Remington Deluxe Noiseless. I own one in her honor.
Packer, J.I. Theologian and author. Wrote on a Oliver Typewriter. As his famous story goes, he wanted a bike for his birthday, but his parents got him a typewriter: an author was born.
Pius XII, Pope. As noted on the Classic Typewriter page, he used an Olivetti Studio 42.
Stott, John. Pastor, Bible commentator and popular theologian. All of his 50 plus books were written using a typewriter.
Stafford, William. Though not a theologian, but a poet, Stafford's poetry is filled with mystery and theological affinity, due to his affiliation with the Church of the Brethren.
Tolkien, J.R.R. Catholic author known for his Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wrote on a Hammond.
Tolstoy, Leo. Novelist and Christian philosopher. Dictated to his daughter on a Remington.
Warhol, Andy. Not a theologian, but an artist and author. His later work, prior to his death in 1987, focuses on Jesus Christ. Andy was a regular church attender his entire life.
Wooding, Dan. British journalist and founder of ANS news. Dan wrote on an IBM Selectric.
I'm sure there's many, many more. How I'd love to know what Hans Urs Van Balthasar typed on? Or Dietrich Bonhoeffer? Even Frederick Buechner or Thomas Merton—if they used a typewriter. What about the great Dorothy Sayers or Albert Schweitzer, shown only with a pen in hand? Evangelical author, A.W. Tozer? And modern theologians like Norman Geilser, Stanley Hauerwas, Ronan Williams or N.T. Wright—probably—use computers, but who knows?
Typewriter fans abound in interesting places, including theologians and Christian thinkers.
He co-authored with his wife, Elizabeth ("Tib"), many top-selling books that changed a generation, including The Hiding Place, The Cross and the Switchblade and God's Smuggler.
How did Pyongyang go from the 'Jerusalem of the East' to the center of hate and a possible catastrophic war?


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Q: Saving a WolframScript File to the cloud? Is there a way to save the current (or some target) WLS file to the cloud programattically (via wolframscript)?
So if we are editing, i.e., /home/user/file.wls, how can we save/override a cloud notebook called "File"?
I tried
CloudDeploy[NotebookOpen["/home/user/file.wls"], "File"]

but get
FrontEndObject::notavail: A front end is not available; certain operations require a front end.

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The problem with it is that there is nothing behind. BlackBerry is not different in any positive way, so their "difference" means nothing.
I don't see this being at all effective, just a parting shot of a tired brand.
This is a great ad for Apple as they have built their business on both thinking AND doing different(ly). RIM have not only run out of ideas, they have started to take good ones and turn them into bad ones.
Let's hope this ad is self-talk. RIM do desperately need to try something different.
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