You really have to give it to the geniuses at Pixar.
Movie after movie, they manage to churn out the most lovable and endearing characters, pen the most beautiful stories, and produce the slickest movies without missing a beat.
Count them -- 9 movies to date, and not one of them deserving of any serious criticism. OK, so Cars was a relative disappointment compared to the other greats, but still, it stands as a pretty decent movie and is still miles ahead of the plethora of crappy children's movies around!
I loved the way Pixar put so much effort into bringing life to the characters.
Think about it -- the characters in Wall-E are CGI-drawn robots rendered in massive server farms. They don't have real human voices behind them. They don't even look vaguely human!!
Does he remind you a bit of Johnny from Short Circuit?
Sure, we could marvel at the gagillion-bytes and thingamaflops of computing power that went into rendering the movie to absolute perfection. We could step back and be amazed at how many light years ahead the CGI is from Pixar's early days. But that would be missing the point.
Wall-E and Eve are the representation of all things human -- and they are so *much more* human than the many cardboard-thin 'real' characters in so many human-acted movies!!!
Yet, it is not 'just' a fun movie about friendship and first love. Behind that story is a message of the danger of unbridled consumerism. Of people who have traded in a real life for convenience and creature comfort. Of loosing sight of Mother Nature... until eventually losing Mother Nature. Of Man's arrogance which then led to the total destruction of his home planet.
But it is also about the all-redeeming hope.
All of that is wrapped up in a nice package without being over preachy or moralistic.
Good fun, a warm-fuzzy and something to learn from. What more could you ask for?
Pixar's productions are the best! We have to wait till 18 Sept here, but yea, definitely going to watch!
All other movies uses animation to tell a story. Pixar tells a story by using animation.
I just watched Wall-E. At the scene when Wall-E and Eve.... ops better not say further until cc watched it!
Heh, know what you mean. This movie makes you want to talk about it... but yet have to keep our mouths shut - lest it becomes spoilers for others!
even though the animation does not have a lot of scripts, but the action tells the story so well.
sometimes, robots are more human that people made of flesh! don't u think so?
definitely a must see movie of the year!
Hi Kupo, yeah, some times a lot more things are spoken when nothing is said!
its very interesting movie. the animated used are great and advanced too.


Developed, owned and managed by Parks Hospitality Group, the 108 suite hotel will be the newest extended stay hotel in the Raleigh-Cary metro area, the 14th fastest growing metro in the country and the fastest in North Carolina.
Homewood Suites by Hilton announced today its newest property, Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh Cary I-40. Developed, owned and managed by Parks Hospitality Group, the 108 suite hotel will be the newest extended stay hotel in the Raleigh-Cary metro area, the 14th fastest growing metro in the country and the fastest in North Carolina.
"Our hotel is in a great location and offers tremendous value-added amenities and conveniences that appeal to extended-stay or overnight travelers who want to be comfortable and cost-conscious," said Trevor Walden, Vice President of Operations and Sales, Parks Hospitality Group. "With our close proximity to downtown Raleigh and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, business and leisure travelers alike will have the opportunity to experience the unique, value-driven all suites offering of Homewood Suites."
Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh Cary I-40 offers a combination of studio and one- bedroom accommodations, featuring fully-equipped kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Guests are also provided all the essentials needed for a smart, reliable and convenient stay including complimentary daily full hot breakfast, evening social Monday-Thursday, Wi-Fi and a grocery shopping service**. Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh Cary I-40 also makes it easy for travelers to unwind with an outdoor kitchen and grill area, outdoor pool and fitness center. A complimentary shuttle service within a five-mile radius of the property is also available.


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Buy hydro from lowest bidder to cut rates, says report
Ontario should be buying electricity from the lowest bidder to get hydro rates down, says Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
By Rob FergusonQueen's Park Bureau
Wed., Dec. 14, 2016timer3 min. read
The province can buy electricity cheaper – resulting in lower bills for consumers – by asking for competitive bids from energy suppliers, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce says.
It's time to replace an outdated model in which the government decides how power should be generated and signing long-term contracts with companies to produce it, the business group argues in a report to be released Wednesday.
"Ontario currently finds itself at a crossroads," the chamber said.
"The status quo is no longer an option," the report added, echoing remarks last month from Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault, who acknowledged the current system has led to "uncompetitive prices."
Thibeault – tasked with finding innovative ways to trim skyrocketing electricity bills – told the Empire Club a "capacity auction" for electricity supply, as the chamber suggests, could save about 8 per cent based on results in jurisdictions buying power that way.
New York and New Jersey are among the U.S. states that do so.
"Future energy procurement must place a greater emphasis on affordability," said the chamber report aimed at influencing Thibeault as he updates Ontario's long-term energy plan for release next spring.
"The implementation of a capacity market has the potential to create significant cost savings for Ontario's electricity system by procuring supply on a shorter term and more cost-efficient basis."
In a luncheon speech two weeks ago, Thibeault said the province needs to break its habit of arbitrarily deciding how much of the electricity supply mix should come from nuclear, natural gas, wind, solar and other sources.
The government should, instead, get the best deals on whatever sources of clean electricity are cheapest by calling for bids when more supply is needed.
In its report, the chamber – which supports the move to a low-carbon economy – warned that making cost the most important criteria could make some clean sources of electricity generation uncompetitive.
To get around that, the bidding system should take into account both cost and renewable criteria.
"Ultimately, Ontario must strive to balance objectives regarding climate change, renewable resources and maintaining a diverse supply mix without forfeiting the competitiveness and transparency of the capacity market system," the report said.
It blamed "long and unfavourable contract terms" of up to 20 years "at above market rates" for clean, renewable energy under the feed-in tariff program for helping to put Ontario at a disadvantage.
As well, an oversupply of power has contributed to higher rates that have both residential and business consumers screaming for relief, the report said, citing statistics that energy demand increased by eight per cent between 2003 and 2014 while supply increased 14 per cent.
That is an argument for shorter-term contracts, the report states.
"The inability of long-term supply contracts to respond to market fluctuations, coupled with lower demand, has contributed to the export of excess supply (of electricity) below market prices."
Premier Kathleen Wynne issued a mea culpa on hydro prices at a recent Liberal convention, saying her government – which is seeking re-election in 2018 – must do better.
Starting next month, the government will waive the 8 per cent provincial portion of the HST on electricity bills for consumers, while some rural residents will get up to 20 per cent off, and more industries can apply for a program to shift power use away from peak periods of demand in return for discounted prices.

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Africa Awareness Initiative (AAI) is a student driven initiative at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Since its inception in October 2002, a group of dedicated students from various disciplines with the support of the various organizations, faculty members and staff, have planned and implemented an annual week of lectures, workshops and cultural events pertaining to Africa. The main goal of AAI is the establishment of an African Studies Program with the Faculty of Arts and to create a forum for dialogue and participation on issues relating to African communities. AAI has had significant growth over the past three years. Noticing the lack of African studies in the University, AAI's objective has been to help and advocate for an African Studies program. AAI strives to contribute to an academic enrichment program within the university community and to engage in on-going development programs with academic, research institutions and the global community. It also helps strengthen the skills of student leaders and build connections with other partners across continents. This conference will address demonstrated ways in which students can move beyond talk about race and ethnicity to actions that affect change on campus and external communities. The changes we envision are to be informed by the voices and intellectual traditions of Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora.
The Caribbean and African Association is a social and cultural student club through the Alma Mater Society at UBC. The group focuses on uniting Caribbean and African communities to bring cultural awareness to other groups and ethnicities on campus. They are an extremely culturally diverse group, who hold numerous events and parties all through the year, as well as classes and trips to local destinations to help transition international students into Canada and Vancouver. Their aim is to "create a home away from home".


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Faisal Alam Dihan is a musical artist who has made a name for himself in the music industry.
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Faisal Alam Dihan is a musical artist who has made a name for himself in the music industry. Faisal Alam is an artist, entrepreneur and blogger. He is a young successful blogger and programmer. He was born on May 19, 2001. He works hard in this field because of his mother's inspiration and his deep love for programming. He always tries to present new things to his followers.
He was a student at Maruwf Model High School, and now he studies at Nizampur Government College. Faisal Alam Dihan is a successful entrepreneur. He is a cybersecurity specialist. At the age of 17, he started to learn cybersecurity. Faisal Alam is a cybersecurity expert. He is the CEO of Cyber Security Team "Hablu Experts" Faisal is also known for his team.
Recently, it was verified on the world's largest music platform "Spotify". He is also OAC (Official Artist Channel) verified on youtube. Faisal Alam Dihan used to make funny videos in her spare time. He is widely known on Facebook for his funny videos.
It is also verified on India's biggest music platform, "Jio Saavn". Recently it was verified on Google. He is already verified on youtube as an official artist. Recently it was verified on google. He used to update his new version on his Google knowledge panel.
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Should HOV lanes be allowed on Alberta's highways? The province wants to know
Clara Ho, Calgary Herald
The government is asking Albertans if high occupancy vehicle lanes are needed on provincial highways, such as the always busy Deerfoot Trail.	Christina Ryan / Calgary Herald
The government is asking Albertans if high occupancy vehicle lanes are needed on provincial highways in a recent survey on potential changes to Alberta Traffic Safety Act regulations.
But one critic is questioning the need for the lanes — which would only be used by buses and over vehicles carrying a minimum number of passengers — in this province.
"I see no actual application here," said Pat Stier, the Wildrose's transportation critic and MLA for Livingstone-Macleod.
"If you're talking about highways only rather than in urban centres, it simply doesn't make sense to me."
Instead, the province should be focusing on adding extra lanes on Highway 2 and modifying overpasses to allow for extra lanes, he said.
The survey follows a series of consultations with traffic safety stakeholders, and is meant to garner public feedback on possible changes to regulations under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act.
In the survey, the province says "designated use lanes have the potential benefit of encouraging the use of public transit and carpooling, which will reduce environmental impact of vehicles and maximize the throughput of individuals."
But "without proper planning, coordination and education, designated use lanes may be under-utilized."
Ward 12 councillor Shane Keating said high occupancy vehicle or HOV lanes should be discussed but "they have to fit the road."
"I don't know how effective they would be on the major highways in the rural areas, but provincial highways in urban settings, an HOV would be perfectly fine," Keating said.
"But if you're talking about Deerfoot, that's a different story at the moment. Until they fix Anderson and Glenmore and the intersection at the airport, meaning converting from two lanes to three lanes, then putting an HOV lane is just going to cause more grief for everybody. Those are the congestion points right now."
Keating suggested if the HOV lanes are used as toll roads as well, and single occupant drivers are not opposed to paying the toll to use those lanes, then that money could be used to maintain the highway or pay for construction fixing "pinch point" areas on highways.
Insp. Ken Thrower, commander with the Calgary Police Service's traffic section, also supported a dialogue on the lanes, given the increasing number of drivers and vehicles on city roads.
"There are more cars registered than people. It comes down to every man, woman, child, dog and cat has a car," he said. "From Calgary to Edmonton and vice versa, you almost need five lanes going both ways."
There are currently few highways that would be able to accommodate HOV lanes, as three lanes are needed in each direction, and Alberta's highways are mostly two lane divided, said Wendy Doyle, executive director of the Office of Traffic Safety.
"But I think it's important that we get the legislation in place to allow the minister to designate the lanes," Doyle said, the survey is meant to cover a wide range of traffic issues. "We want the opportunity to ask a rainbow of questions."
In addition to high occupancy vehicle lanes, the poll asks for input on demerit points, driver training and road testing programs, medical examination reports, vehicle registration on the death of the owner, out of country drivers' licences and driver licensing for temporary foreign workers.
Some of those regulations are coming up on their expiry dates and others — such as whether right-hand vehicles should be restricted — are topical, she said.
Albertans have until Jan. 2, 2015 to take the survey.
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Protocols for Returning Residents During Re-Opening of Turks and Caicos Islands Borders
Deandrea S Hamilton
Residents Must Complete TCI Assured Travel Authorization to be Granted Entry
#GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands (July 14, 2020) – The Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands is preparing for the re-opening of the Turks and Caicos Islands, which will begin on July 22nd and allow for the resumption of international commercial flights to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Recently announced regulations state that residents who wish to return to the Turks and Caicos Islands beginning July 22nd will be required to obtain travel authorization by applying through the TCI Assured portal on the Tourist Board's website – www.turksandcaicostourism.com.
All returning residents will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from an accredited laboratory to the portal to receive the travel authorization certificate. The test must have been taken no more than five days prior to travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands. An original copy of the test result must also be presented upon arrival. Select individuals are exempt from the testing requirement which includes children under the age of ten.
Every resident who is not a beneficiary under the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP) will be required to also provide evidence of a health insurance policy that includes insurance coverage for COVID-19 medical costs; and full hospitalization, doctors' visits, prescriptions and air ambulance.
Additionally, each applicant must complete a health screening questionnaire, travel authorization form and certify that they have read the privacy policy document. Upon arrival at the port of entry, residents will be subject to screening and temperature checks which may result in further clinical examination.
Persons suspected of having been exposed to, or having symptoms of, or tested positive for COVID-19, shall be placed under quarantine in a specified place for a period of fourteen days or such longer period until that person is found to have a negative PCR COVID-19 result or unless approved for medical repatriation, and shall be monitored by a health officer for COVID-19 during such period.
Where a parent or responsible adult having charge of a child under the age of ten years is required to be placed under quarantine, the child shall also be required to be placed under quarantine together with the parent or responsible adult.
A resident who is made subject to quarantine or hospitalization shall bear the costs of all treatment received and the costs for accommodation and board. Once on island, returning residents are encouraged to continue practicing social distancing measures, regularly wash hands or use hand sanitizers, and wearing masks or face coverings in public.
Failure to comply with the stated requirements to produce a TCI Assured Travel Authorization will result in a fine.
It is recommended that all residents interested in returning to the Turks and Caicos Islands review the Public and Environmental Health (COVID-19) (Arriving Passengers Health Clearance) Regulations 2020 by visiting https://www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus/regulations.
The TCI Assured Travel Authorization Portal will be accessible by visiting https://travelauthorisation.turksandcaicostourism.com.
All COVID-19 inquiries should be directed to the Ministry of Health. For questions or concerns, please visit the Ministry of Health website, www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus; email: COVID19@gov.tc; or call the hotline numbers, (649) 232-9444 and (649) 333-0911.
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#TurksandCaicos, January 31, 2023 – Good Morning to my colleagues in government, I recognize……..and most importantly good morning to the farmers. It is my pleasure today to have you here at this award ceremony. For the very first time in Turks and Caicos, farmers are getting relief for hurricane damage.
This shows that the government is committed to ensuring that the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands have access to a constant and nutritious supply of food, reduce the food import bill and retain money in the local economy. Food Security is the foundation of all human needs. Given the threat to the global supply chain and growing inaccessibility to enough nutritious food, the Government is committed to supporting the farmers to produce local food, to supplement the food requirement of the country. My government's priority is to provide an enabling environment, to facilitate local investment within the Agriculture Sector as outlined in the People's Plan for Empowerment
In February last year (2022) my government launched the Agriculture Finance Support Programme (Agro-Grant Incentive). This Finance Support Program for farmers is the first program of this kind in the Turks and Caicos Islands and shows Government's mandate is to invest heavily in local food production through providing financial support. My government has allocated US$250,000.00 in this first year to promote agriculture development. This Finance Program has 3 areas of support
Improvement Programmes – to upgrade farms, Existing registered farmers who wish to perform farm upgrades can receive a maximum of $20,000
New Farm Start Up/Young Entrepreneurs– For new or younger farmers between the ages of 18-25 years can receive a maximum of $15,000
Disaster Relief – this is specifically in response to National Natural Disasters "Acts of Nature" inclusive of earthquake, hurricane and storms and other approved natural disasters. The value of this grant will be 10% of the assessed damages (up to a maximum of $20,000 USD
To date 12 farmers have received grants in the first 2 categories. Today we are here to give disaster relief to those registered farmers who would have suffered from losses due to the passage of hurricane Fiona in September last year.
Government knows that Farming is an expensive business, farmers livelihood depends on the investment they make on their farms. We live in a small island state that is vulnerable to natural disasters such as hurricane. These disasters can have devastating effects on farms, destroying years of productive work and effort farmers would have put in.
Government in recognizing the important contribution farmers make to Food security and the vulnerabilities they face has moved into action to provide much needed support towards the rebuilding of the farms. Today 15 registered will be receiving funds for disaster relief to assist with their rebuilding efforts. This monies I know will be used for the purposes granted.
I want to thank my Cabinet colleagues and Premier for supporting the continued efforts to grow the Agriculture Sector.
My department of Agriculture recognizes farming is dynamic and as such has lobbied Cabinet for continued support. I am pleased to say that in August last year through a Cabinet Paper, government had approved amending the Agriculture Policy to provide full exemption of import duties for farm vehicles registered farmers can now apply through the department for this support. At that meeting we also agreed for the Department of Agriculture to develop a comprehensive Agro-Incentive Program to support farming in the TCI.
Once again I would like to commend the farmers who are benefiting today for their hard work and dedication and look forward to serving you as your minister
#TurksandCaicos, January 31, 2023 – As of 1st February 2023, the owner or master of a pleasure craft (like a yacht or other vessel for recreational use) before sailing to or from the Turks and Caicos Islands MUST use SailClear (www.sailclear.com) to submit information about their voyage to the Customs and Immigration at least 24 hours before arrival or departure.
SailClear is an online yachting clearance system designed to facilitate the clearance requirements of Customs and Immigration throughout participating regional territories. Registering for a user account is simple. Once an account has been activated a user can begin entering his voyage details and other information related to crew, passengers, weapons and stores. This submitted information is immediately available to Customs and other authorities.
SailClear allows the user to edit the information if travel plans change.
On arrival, display the International Pratique Q-flag and travel directly to the port of entry to satisfy the face-to-face requirement.
Whether you are a returning resident or a visitor, you need to comply with the following entry requirements;
All persons onboard MUST have a valid passport and visa; if required;
You MUST have the relevant permits for the importation of certain foods, animals and prescribed medicinal products, firearms and ammunition and explosives. TCI have strict laws to protect its citizens and the natural environment. Penalties may be imposed if you breach those laws by illegally importing prohibited or restricted items including cannabisinfused products, products containing cannabidiol derivatives, and any oils containing cannabidiol.
You MUST declare cash or other negotiable instruments with a value over USD 10,000
You MUST stay onboard until clearance is given. No person other than a Port Health, Customs and/or Immigration officer is allowed to board the vessel, nor can any person, animal or article leave the vessel until full clearance has been granted. It is an offence to go ashore without prior clearance. Depending on the arrival time, occupants of the vessel may be required to remain on board overnight before being cleared the following day.
In case of an emergency; medical, mechanical or adverse weather conditions, a notification must be submitted IMMEDIATELY on arrival by a crew member, passenger or agent. This will help in expediting the clearance process.
If there is a notifiable illness on board, the Department of Environment Health MUST be contacted via email at thinds@gov.tc and occupants of the vessel must comply with any instructions given.
Customs clearance is required before a pleasure craft can depart. This is available at any designated port. The owner, master or agent must submit a notice in advance through SailClear to avoid unnecessary delay. It is an offence to depart without clearance.
If you want to extend your stay in the Turks and Caicos Islands, it is the master, or agent's responsibility to update the outbound notification in SailClear. You must also file a request with the Immigration Department to extend/change your leave to enter before your authorized stay expires.
The master must pay an inbound fee of USD 50.00 to Customs on arrival and an outbound fee of USD 50.00 to Customs for departure. An overtime Fee is charged if clearance is needed outside of working hours. Overtime Fees
Weekdays 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. $10.00 per hour
Weekdays 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. $10.00 per hour
Monday – Thursday 4:30 p.m. – Midnight $10.00 per hour
Friday 4:00 p.m. – Midnight $10.00 per hour
Weekdays Midnight – 6:00 a.m. $12.00 per hour
Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays $15.00 per hour
The Customs department encourages using credit/debit cards to pay fees as a swipe machine is available.
Failure to Report
The Customs Department and its law enforcement partners are actively monitoring Turks and Caicos Islands waters. Failure to submit an advance notice for arrival or departure to Customs may result in detention, seizure or forfeiture of your boat and/or monetary penalties.
If you fail to report, even if your purpose is non-discretionary (non-optional) such as to refuel, you may face severe penalties.
If you carry any goods for industrial or commercial purposes, your boat becomes a commercial vessel and is no longer a pleasure craft, for that entry. Different customs rules will apply.
For further information visit www.customs.gov.tc/travel
#TurksandCaicos, January 31, 2023 – These are harsh words to hear, but in a climate where it appears the jails are filling up faster then the schools, we must sound the alarm.
In any given year, we have hundreds of high school graduates leaving their comfort zones with absolutely nothing to do in these beautiful by nature islands. A very small minority are able to find jobs. Some of the brilliant scholars are often lucky to be awarded the Chevening scholarship, while others may have families in a position to send them off to the local community college or abroad to continue their studies. What about the majority who are not as fortunate? Where are the hands-on talent workshops available to assist students that may have fallen behind academically?
Building that school to college or trade talent pipeline to attract high school students before they complete their final year is of paramount. We have got to find better ways to augment a pathway forward on this. Paring the immigration department with labor and offering free 2 year college tuition were both smart moves by this administration. It allows the department heads and leaders to work hand in hand to identify areas of need and be in a better position to bridge those needed gaps.
What more can be done for struggling parents or those where English may not be their first language? Challenges like this may put students at a disadvantage to excel or for parents to assist them academically.
Are there any available after school programs? Where there is hope for a better life and constructive things to do, our young people will not be attracted to senseless acts of violence.
Finding ways and means to help students identify and develop their skill sets earlier in life, will also help to prepare them for the next step in their career path. What's even more important, is for teachers and administrators to recognize when a student is screaming out for help; often times it's mischaracterized as criminal mischief.
Students who are having behavioral issues at school may be coming from abusive or dysfunctional households. They may also have mental and/or emotional challenges, and need an intervention that is focused on their specific needs. We should be doing everything within our power to avoid students from being exposed to the criminal justice system.
In order for a transformation like this to take place, it will certainly require more community-led solutions, parental involvement and stronger support and commitment from civic leaders.
What's troubling to me and many others, is the rate of incarceration the country is currently experiencing, with many involving our youth. What will it take to shift this trajectory? Is trade school one of the long term solutions? Just take a look around the country, the mechanism that's driving our workforce are trade and service related jobs. We should be advocating more for studies in these areas. Inherently, despite some of our youth being dealt a hard hand in life, most want to succeed; they just need an opportunity.
Many of our young men and women may not have any interest in attending college or university, but have acquired other skills over the years. Therefore, what opportunities do we have for this segment of the population in terms of further education or trade?
I'm of the opinion, that there are many on-the-job workers who possess untapped skills that only need to be cultivated in their area of interest or expertise.
With that being said, offering vocational education will allow students and young adults to gain the necessary practical experience with a renewed focus in their chosen field of study or career path. This is something they may have otherwise never been able to achieve through traditional classroom learning in academia.
In the 2021 PNP manifesto under education, labor and employment, it clearly states their commitment to the following:
"Create learning opportunities for students that caters to different interest, strengths and learning needs as well as provide the diverse skills that the country requires".
Henceforth, it's my belief government should make further provisions to subsidize apprenticeships for our young people, so it becomes more then just platitudes.
Let's give credit where credit is due, the previous administration was on the right track when a proposal was made to launch a vocational technical school. Unfortunately, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic may have hampered those efforts.
Nevertheless, the idea was brilliant! Let's put politics aside, this current administration should continue to work extremely hard to embark on this initiative and see that it materializes. It is my belief the return on investment would be priceless.
So, how do we attract more foreign investors in this particular area?
It's complicated because in most cases, foreign investors are looking for businesses that can generate the fastest return on their investments. With that in mind, it would be in the best interest of our country to offer huge incentives on initiatives such as this to make it more attractive to would be investors.
For example: Annually, a foreign company is hired to come in to train and certify our boat captains on primarily international boating standards. Depending on the location and whether it's a new or recertification, the cost could range anywhere from $360-$650 per person, in addition to travel and hotel accommodations.
With ecotourism being the bread and butter for TCI, in addition to having some of the best and brightest boat captains, perhaps this could be a customized curriculum or certification offered at a local trade school. This particular curriculum should include but not limited to, local regulations best practices and navigational charts for local waters to help mariners better understand the skills they are learning. This could also be a joint effort between the school, DECR/Fisheries department and TCI Sailing Association, with qualifying personnel to assist with facilitating such training.
Other courses of interest should be offered to include hospitality management, marine mechanics, welders, carpentry, AC technicians etc. Especially trade areas where it would give students an opportunity for apprenticeship on the islands. Not only will we have a higher level of skilled workers and tradesmen, but it will help to alleviate the need for such high dependency on foreign labor force, in addition to providing a readily available recruitment source.
In short, it is of my opinion, alternative education should always trump building more prisons. Failure to see beyond the erection of hotels, motels and villas in these islands, will leave us with no alternative but to build more prisons. Wouldn't that be a shame!
Let's give our youth a fighting chance! As concerned citizens, we have a choice to make, stay silent or let our collective voices be heard. This is what helps to drive governments to action.
Ed Forbes,
Concerned citizen of Grand Turk


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Gary LeVox – The Distance (Single)
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Release Date: March 19th 2021
Gary LeVox– The Distance (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
COVID-19 has thrown everything out of whack. That's a fact. Albums postponed, music tours cancelled, movies delayed, people out of work… and in the case of country trio Rascal Flatts, COVID-19 means a quiet disbandment and no farewell tour… and no final all new studio album. For the adult contemporary/country trio that has been a staple in many a home throughout the 2000's and 2010's- to be suddenly gone and away from the radio and our lives… well that's just point blank saddening and heartbreaking. But as you know the saying of 'when God closes a door, he opens another', or 'when God closes a door he opens a window'? Yep, that saying is evidently true, through Gary LeVox's debut CCM single "The Distance".
With Jon already reviewing Rascal Flatts' latest EP (How They Remember You), and greatest hits project (Twenty Years Of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits), and blogging about them too, it's a moot point for me to go into Rascal Flatts in depth. But let me just say that Gary LeVox, lead singer of the now-defunct band, is one of the most passionate and inspiring singers I've heard in recent memory. So imagine my surprise and quiet optimism and abated anticipation when I heard the news of Gary's debut single as a solo artist, and as an overt Christian artist. I was really pumped to hear this song. And then I heard it, and let me just say that I really, really prefer Rascal Flatts' music better- even at their most cliché.
Let me say from the outset that there's absolutely nothing wrong with Gary's music. it's pleasant on the ears, it's lyrically uplifting, and with a chorus that highlights that '…with God you can go the distance, accept the challenge, for every battle that's before you, hope's not lost, it's found on a cross, and all the strength to push on through, you can make it up the mountain, you can throw away your doubting, live bold and fearless, 'cause with God, you can go the distance…'; it's hard not to be happy for and proud of Gary for sharing his faith on a global scale. Yet this song sounds so much similar in theme of many CCM songs I've heard over the years. Namely most of Jason Crabb's discography like "Love Was Stronger" and "He Knows What He's Doing". In fact, if you like songs like "Compass", "Changed" and "I Won't Let Go" from Gary's former band, then you'll love "The Distance". Objectively though, there's something about this song that feels weary and dull. The theme of God being with us has been done to death so many times, and you can't help but feel like this song, though having good intentions, would've been served as a last Rascal Flatts single from their greatest hits project. Or maybe given to Chris Tomlin- because he's apparently into country music now, right?
If it seems like I'm bagging Gary LeVox, that is certainly not my intention. Rascal Flatts have been instrumental in my own love for country music over the past few years, and I am sure that Gary will continue to churn out the solo songs that I will in fact resonate more with, more so that this track. And even though this song isn't that connecting with me on an enjoyability level (although the lyrics are sincere and biblically based!); that's not to say that others won't be connected with this song. So is "The Distance" a song to listen to or to toss by the way side? Your choice… but let's just say that either way you should stick around in Gary's very early career as a Christian singer. Gary indeed has the passion to go far and the enthusiasm to carry us all along with him. God has gifted Gary with a gift that He wants him to continue to use. Whether anyone travels along is up in the air. Perhaps single #2 should be a worship song to capture in the Passion and Hillsong crowd?
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Lockhart is a town in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 United States Census.

History
The McCollum Fish Weir was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Geography
Lockhart is located at  (34.790746, -81.459964).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (39.13%) is water.

John D. Long Lake is  west of the town center.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 39 people, 19 households, and 12 families residing in the town. The population density was 270.4 people per square mile (107.6/km2). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 152.5 per square mile (60.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.05% White and 17.95% African American.

There were 19 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.54.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 55.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,263. There were no families and 9.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education
Lockhart High School closed in 2007. The school remained open for Elementary and Middle school aged students until 2019. Now local students attend Union County High School. There is only one public high school in Union County.

External links
 Information about the Town of Lockhart from Union County
 A possible Facebook page for the Town of Lockhart, but it appears to be inactive.

References

Towns in South Carolina
Towns in Union County, South Carolina

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in law, any ground, soil, or earth regarded as the subject of ownership, including trees, water, buildings added by humans, the air above, and the earth below. Private ownership of land does not exist in groups that live by hunting, fishing, or herding; e.g., in pre-Columbian times in America, the tribe owned the land, and each individual had equal access to it and equal rights to its use. In simple agricultural groups, as in early Europe, the villagevillage,
small rural population unit, held together by common economic and political ties. Based on agricultural production, a village is smaller than a town and has been the normal unit of community living in most areas of the world throughout history.
..... Click the link for more information. community made an annual allotment of land to individuals for cultivation. Similar allotments were made under the manorial systemmanorial system
or seignorial system
, economic and social system of medieval Europe under which peasants' land tenure and production were regulated, and local justice and taxation were administered.
..... Click the link for more information. . A communal form of rural landholding persisted in Russia into the 20th cent. and still exists in India. The modern sovereign state asserts dominion over all property within its territorial limits, including the land, and by the right of eminent domain (see public ownershippublic ownership,
government ownership of lands, streets, public buildings, utilities, and other business enterprises. The theory that all land and its resources belong ultimately to the people and therefore to the government is very ancient.
..... Click the link for more information. ) can seize privately owned land for public use, with the proviso that the owner be justly compensated. In the Soviet Union ownership of all land was vested in the nation outright, individuals and organizations being granted provisional rights to its use. Widely distributed private ownership of farmland has been regarded in Western countries as socially—if not always economically—advantageous. The concentration of landholding in a few hands has frequently led to political unrest and social upheaval, as in Latin America, Spain, Italy, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. In economics the term land is used to designate one of the main factors of production; it is another name for nature or natural resources. But few natural resources are free; farmland, for instance, is almost valueless without cultivation. In order to extract crops, minerals, and energy from the land, labor and capital must be applied. In economic theories of value, the share assigned to land as a factor in production is called rentrent,
in law, periodic payment by a tenant for the use of another's property. In economics, its meaning is more complex, but since the word rent means any income or yield from an object capable of producing wealth, its limitation to a more special sense is somewhat
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See also public landpublic land,
in U.S. history, land owned by the federal government but not reserved for any special purpose, e.g., for a park or a military reservation. Public land is also called land in the public domain.
..... Click the link for more information. ; tenuretenure,
in law, manner in which property in land is held. The nature of tenure has long been of great importance, both in law and in the broader economic and political context.
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rights to the enjoyment of things of economic value, whether the enjoyment is exclusive or shared, present or prospective. The rightful possession of such rights is called ownership.
See A. W. Griswold, Farming and Democracy (1948); G. Hallett, The Economics of Agricultural Land Tenure (1960); R. E. Megarry and H. W. R. Wade, The Law of Real Property (3d ed. 1966); A. W. Simpson, A History of the Land Law (2d ed. 1986).
territory valued for its natural resources or its potential for human use for cultivation, living space or natural beauty
the territory with which a particular people identify: 'this land is our land'.
In ECONOMICS, land is generally viewed as a FACTOR OF PRODUCTION. Sociologists and anthropologists have been mainly interested in the social relations involved in LAND TENURE and land use. In STATELESS SOCIETIES and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES there are various forms of land ownership with communal or corporate group ownership in the former and various forms of state and private ownership in the latter. However, often in these societies issues of land ownership may be secondary, or even the concept itself absent. Of more importance may be the issue of who has rights of use of the land (usufruct) and rights to the products of the land.
Different forms of land tenure and land use are often considered important by social scientists in distinguishing between different forms of society: for example, the holding of land on condition of providing service to a superior is characteristic of FEUDALISM, as opposed to the notion of private ownership characteristic of CAPITALISM. In capitalist societies, however, land is often not just another factor of production equivalent to others. Thus zoning may prevent certain uses of land in certain regions, as with the designation of National Parks in the UK, and most societies have planning regulations governing the use of land. More recently, the rise of environmental pressure groups has led to calls for limitations on land use, e.g. to control deforestation or the use of nitrate fertilizers.
considered as a means of production, a necessary material prerequisite for the process of labor; one of its most important material factors.
Land comes from nature itself and is the primary means of production in many sectors of the national economy, above all in agriculture and forestry. It has a number of features that influence the nature of the production process in these sectors. Land is a means of production that cannot be reproduced, which fundamentally limits land resources in general (agricultural land in particular) and makes the properties of the land dependent on a group of climatic and other natural factors. Although the total area of land is limited absolutely, the dimensions of agricultural land are limited relatively. With the increasing availability of technical equipment, the expansion of land improvement, the electrification of agriculture, and the general development of productive forces, it becomes possible to turn new lands into agricultural lands. Such possibilities must not, however, be exaggerated, particularly because the development of industry brings the reverse process into play, namely the removal of some land from agricultural use. The growing need for agricultural products can be satisfied above all through the more intensive and efficient use of land already under cultivation. From this it follows that intensification of agricultural production is the primary way of developing it.
Fertility is the basic property of land as a means of production and shapes its use value. From the economic point of view fertility is the ability of land to go on producing the plant products necessary to man and to permit the development of animal husbandry. Fertility depends on the quantity of nutrients in the land, the structure of the soil, and other biological and climatic factors that initially form in the course of natural processes. After land is brought into economic circulation, fertility may be reproduced and improved artificially through technical progress: fertilizers improved, technical equipment, and cultivation techniques. The most favorable conditions for increasing the fertility of the land are created where there is a rational combination of natural and artificial production capabilities. The unity of these factors shapes the real, economic fertility of the land. It is precisely growth in economic fertility that is the most important aspect of raising the use efficiency of land resources. The index of the economic fertility of land is the yield of agricultural crops. Growth in the yield of crops and in the productivity of animal husbandry is direct evidence of improvement in the quality of the land and in its use value. This growth completely refutes the Malthusian and neo-Malthusian theories and the so-called law of diminishing fertility. The law of diminishing fertility contradicts one of the most important features of the land as a means of production, which is that the use value of land in economic circulation (where it is used rationally), rather than decreasing, actually increases. To improve the quality of the land and increase its fertility, the USSR has an extensive program of measures to expand the production and use of mineral fertilizers, introduce land improvement measures, and perfect the system of farming with due regard for the characteristics of different zones of the country.
A specific feature of land, which is related to its primary production property of fertility, is that it is both an object and a means of labor at the same time. When the production process is directed toward cultivating the soil and involves maintaining or increasing its fertility, the land appears as an object of labor. Therefore lands drawn into economic circulation and placed under cultivation cannot be viewed simply as a gift of nature. In this case the productive properties of the land are also a result of labor activity, and the efficiency of the use of the productive properties is assessed with due regard for expenses incurred. Land appears as an object of labor, however, only in the first stages of the process of agricultural production. As a condition for and the basis of the entire technology of agricultural production, land is a means of labor. But the fertility of the land, its ability to provide nutrients to agricultural crops, makes it a unique instrument of production. Just as fertility is the main property of land as a means of agricultural production, land itself acts mainly as an instrument of production. In this case the characteristic feature of land is that man uses biological, chemical, and other processes occurring in the soil itself as instruments of production; man creates the most favorable conditions for these processes and attempts to control and vary their course in the necessary direction. In this sense the problem of using the land as an instrument of production is more complex than the use of machinery or equipment. The level of potential fertility and opportunities for its use are determined by the level of development of agricultural means of production, the technical equipment available to agriculture, and the level of farming sophistication that is appropriate. Therefore the nature of land as an instrument of production is historically just as changeable as all other means of production. There is no limit to increasing the fertility of the soil as technical progress develops. Farming experience in the economically developed countries shows that soil fertility rises steadily.
It is important to take account of the changes occurring in land fertility specifically in connection with the possibility of producing different crops on one and the same plot, that is, with the universality of land as an instrument of production. Alternating crops (crop rotation) on cultivated land makes it possible to maintain the level of fertility achieved. Thus crop rotation is a vital element in reproducing the properties of land as an instrument of production. At the same time each plot of land is differently suited for the production of particular types of output. Therefore, the most efficient use of land fertility is directly dependent on correctly determining the optimal sector of a farm and on the level of farming specialization. The increasingly broad use of mineral fertilizers and other factors that influence fertility expands possibilities for specializing agricultural production. Under present conditions, with agriculture moving to the stage of machine production and greater specialization, the development of agricultural production is a most important task. Economic evaluation of the land and the development of a state land cadaster that would take account of the possible results from various types of land should promote correct shaping of the production schedules of agricultural enterprises.
Another specific feature of land as the primary means of production in farming is the time gap between production and the working period; this increases unevenness in the use of labor resources and the means of production in different periods of the year. As the intensity of agricultural production grows, the time gap between production and the working period is reduced, because of the creation of more new jobs in the top dressing of plants, control of weeds and pests, and other contributions of production technology. At the same time the intensity of agricultural labor evens out somewhat in the course of the entire production season. The most important way to resolve the problem of evening out the employment of agricultural workers is the comprehensive mechanization of production.
The nature of ownership of the land as the means of production also determines the nature of production (agrarian) relationships. Differences in fertility and in the location of plots of land create the basis for differential rent, the economic manifestation of the ownership of land. Different forms of land ownership and agrarian relations create different conditions for using and improving the land. Socialism, which in the final account eliminates private ownership of land and transforms private farms into large-scale socialist state and cooperative enterprises, completely removes the socioeconomic barriers to agricultural development. A large part is played here by rent incomes that arise because of the natural (soil or geographic) features of different plots of land and are used productively in accordance with the needs of all agriculture. Simultaneously socialism creates objective prerequisites for rational specialization of agricultural enterprises with due regard for the specific features of the land resources. By the same token the conditions arise for the efficient use of one of the most important types of social wealth—land.
Marx, K. Kapital, vol. 3. K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed., vol. 25, part 2, pp. 201–03, 226–30.
Lenin, V. I. "Agrarnyi vopros i 'kritiki Marksa.'" Poln. sobr. soch., 5th ed., vol. 5, pp. 100–15.
Osnovy zemel'nogo zakonodatel'stva Soiuza SSR i soiuznykh respublik. Moscow, 1969.
L. V. NIKIFOROV
(1) In Czechoslovakia (until 1949) and in the German Democratic Republic (until 1952), large administrative and territorial units (now historical regions).
(2) In Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany, historically formed administrative and territorial units that form a federated state. Each Land has its own constitution, elected legislative bodies (Landtäge), governments, and courts, all enjoying a certain autonomy in questions of internal organization and local government. However, the federal government has broad power in state administration and legislation.
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Of an aircraft, to alight on land or a ship deck.
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The top surface of the tooth of a cutting tool, behind the cutting edge.
One of the regions between pits on a track on an optical disk.
terminal area
In plastics molding equipment, the horizontal bearing surface of a semipositive or flash mold to allow excess material to escape; or the bearing surface along the top of the screw flight in a screw extruder; or the surface of an extrusion die that is parallel to the direction of melt flow.
The surface between successive grooves of a diffraction grating or phonograph record.
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The portion of the earth's surface that stands above sea level.
In the preparation of a pipe length for welding, the edge of the tube wall that remains perpendicular to the bore after the pipe end has been beveled.
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One of the raised ridges in the bore of a rifled gun barrel.
1. Part of the surface of the earth not permanently covered by water.
2. Any immoveable improvements or fixtures attached thereto.
of the Giants a Gulliver's Travels in outer space. [TV: Terrace, II, 10–11]
See: Fantasy
1. the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc.
2. ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc.
a. any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface
b. any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty
a. a country, region, or area
b. the people of a country, etc.
5. Economics the factor of production consisting of all natural resources
Edwin Herbert. 1909--91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera
A non-indented area on an optical medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD disc. Contrast with pit.
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We cannot hope to explain such facts, until we can say why one species and not another becomes naturalised by man's agency in a foreign land; why one ranges twice or thrice as far, and is twice or thrice as common, as another species within their own homes.
I will only say that as far as regards the occurrence of identical species at points so enormously remote as Kerguelen Land, New Zealand, and Fuegia, I believe that towards the close of the Glacial period, icebergs, as suggested by Lyell, have been largely concerned in their dispersal.
The various beings thus left stranded may be compared with savage races of man, driven up and surviving in the mountain-fastnesses of almost every land, which serve as a record, full of interest to us, of the former inhabitants of the surrounding lowlands.
The instant this takes place, a perfect atoll is formed: I have said, remove the high land from within an encircling barrier-reef, and an atoll is left, and the land has been removed.
In the Society archipelago, on the other hand, where the lagoon-channels are almost choked up, where much low alluvial land has accumulated, and where in some cases long islets have been formed on the barrier-reefs
In these coral formations, where the land and water seem struggling for mastery, it must be ever difficult to decide between the effects of a change in the set of the tides and of a slight subsidence: that many of these reefs and atolls are subject to changes of some kind is certain; on some atolls the islets appear to have increased greatly within a late period; on others they have been partially or wholly washed away.
In barrier-reefs it has long been remarked with surprise, that the passages through the reef exactly face valleys in the included land, even in cases where the reef is separated from the land by a lagoon-channel so wide and so much deeper than the actual passage itself, that it seems hardly possible that the very small quantity of water or sediment brought down could injure the corals on the reef.
"How about government land around here?" was Billy'a next query.
An' if him an' father 'd held onto the land it'd been better than a gold mine, an' I wouldn't be workin' for a livin'.
Here the two men wandered off into a discussion of union affairs and the strike situation; but Saxon refused to be balked, and brought back the talk to the land.
Indeed, Ozma and Dorothy had both almost forgotten that such a person as the Nome King yet lived under the mountains of the Land of Ev--which lay just across the deadly desert to the south of the Land of Oz.
The Doctor and all his animals were safe in the Land of the Monkeys and the bridge was pulled across to the other side.
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Q: Two balls are chosen without replacement from three sacks containing 6 balls each. Find probability to pick second ball from same sack as first one? My answer is $\dfrac{1}{3}$ because I guess the number of balls in the sack does not matter. However, the answer stated in the resource from where I have taken this question is different. They do consider the number of balls in all the sacks.

A: The problem is indeed strange. It assumes that balls are selected with equal probability, independent of the ball's sack. The problem's author seems did not thought at all how sacks are selected. The others proposed to replace sacks by colors. This makes the problem clear because now you need not select a sack and there is no problem with equiprobable selection of balls. You may also think that all three sacks are emptied into the common sack before ball's selection, to make ball's selection equiprobable. So don't overthink, just use the standard approach for similar problems.
As usual, to get answer the number of ways to select 2 balls from the same sack should be divided by the number of ways to select 2 balls from the all sacks. Surely it depends on the number of balls in a sack.
The first number is $$3\cdot \binom62$$
The second number is $$\binom{3\cdot 6}{2}$$

A: Under the assumption that choosing a bag is random then it would make sense that it would 1/3.
But with the answer you got, I guess you could consider you had 3 sacks with balls, assume 3 different colors and now you pool it into one bag
Then it should be easy to see that picking a ball of the same "color" would be 5/17 where 17 is remaining amount of balls and 5 is the rest of the balls with the same "color"

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Q: why should we use final to mark the constructor parameter in enum? I've seen the question in Best way to create enum of strings?
, and I found that they used final in the constructor parameter, I think it's unnecessary, anyone can tell me why? thanks..


Life itself; everyday is a learning experience. Circumstances and situations occur; which causes life as you know it to shift. It may cause feelings to change and that's okay. Sometimes we change out of necessity, sometimes out of desire.
Every situation, challenge or relationship has hidden messages and it's up to you to figure out what they are and address each one of them. That's part of your self-awareness, which is important to your everyday existence.
Knowing how and what you feel about any situation should be a priority in your life. Knowing what you have control over, and tuning into your feelings is also part of your self-awareness. Know your limits and what pushes your buttons or what stresses you out. By doing so, it allows you to set boundaries that work for you and setting those boundaries is a sign of self-respect.
When you are feeling uncomfortable in a situation, or you feel that someone has crossed the line with you, it shows a lack of respect on their part. It's okay to be direct and speak your mind, in a positive way and without feeling guilty about it. Give yourself permission to let them know where you draw the line and make them aware of your boundaries, respectfully. Remember that people are not mind readers, and your voice needs to be heard. If they can't respect your "space" then you may have to distance yourself from them. What good is a relationship of any sorts without respect anyway?
Setting boundaries is a skill and like any other skill, it requires practice. It's a process. You're not going to wake up one morning and have a new mindset ready to go. Take time and allow yourself to search deep in your heart, to hear what it's saying to you. Honor your feelings, and others will follow, with your direction.
Jill…..were you thinking of me? It sure seems like it again amazing timing. Thanks for your wisdom words encouragement with proof but there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!!
You are always most welcome, I am glad I can shed some light on your path!
Sometimes easier said than done. As a provider of healthservices, my mission is to help as many people as I can. The line is rather gray sometimes not black and white. My buttons are " MY" buttons. Each button is a teacher.
Renee, thank you for your comments.
Setting boundaries are never an easy thing to do, but they are necessary. When there are no boundaries set, you allow yourself up for people to take advantage of your good nature, or simply to cross lines that should not be crossed. Everyone knows their own limits. It's just recognizing them, and putting them into play. I agree, not always black and white, but you get to decide what works for you.
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If Earth is so intent on concealing itself, might it not kill us, or distort us, rather than allow us to find it. It might be that it simply took time for Gaia to develop a planetary memory and that we can now probe backward only to the time of the completion of that development. And if the memory was removed, how can you be sure that it was Earth that did it. I merely advance my speculations. In that case, is there any sense in not abandoning this whole thing. And Gaia tells me that when I have powerful convictions of this sort, I am always right. It always has been, but it is increasing now and it seems to me that I ought to take you two back to Gaia and then proceed on my own. Let it be I, then, not you, who take the risk.
Let me go on alone. I would disown myself if I did so. If Earth should prove dangerous, Gaia will protect you as far as it can. And in any case, in my role as Bliss, I will not abandon Pel, and if he clings to you, then I certainly cling to him. We go on together. Always. Pelorat approached, placed an arm about her shoulders and looked at the viewscreen.
He sat up with difficulty and stared morosely at the distant walls of the grand chamber. It was a bad room to be alone in. It was too big. All the rooms were too big. But better to be alone during these crippling bouts than to endure the prinking of the courtiers, their lavish sympathy, their soft, condescending dullness. Better to be alone than to watch those insipid masks behind which spun the tortuous speculations on the chances of death and the fortunes of the succession.
If there is a conceivable remedy, chemical, physical, or nuclear, which has not yet been tried, why then, some learned babbler from the far comers of the realm will arrive tomorrow to try it. If in the course of millennia, human bodies learn new methods of falling askew, it remains uncovered by the studies of the ancients and uncurable forevermore.
How can we possibly say, though, that we got every last one of them. The Second Foundation was dealing with the entire Galaxy. They were not manipulating the history of Terminus alone or even of the Foundation alone. Their responsibilities involved more than our capital world or our entire Federation.
Is it likely we would have gotten them all. Could the Mule have said it in his time. And that was enough. Would they not gather together, rebuild their fortunes, take up their careers again, multiply their numbers by recruitment and training, and once mare make us all pawns. Why should they bother. Why should the pitiful remnant continue to cling desperately to a duty no one welcomes.
Slowly. Slowly. The dogs shifted ground with him. He felt certain that all that saved him from instant attack was the fact that the dogs had never seen or smelled anything like himself before. They had no established behavior pattern they could follow in his case. If he ran, of course, that would represent something familiar to the dogs.
They would know what to do if something the size of Trevize showed fear and ran. They would run, too. Faster. Trevize kept sidling toward a tree. He had the wildest desire to move upward where the dogs could not follow.
The First Foundation was supreme in the realm of physical power, of technology, of war weapons. The Second Foundation was supreme in the realm of mental power, of the mind, of the ability to control. In any conflict between the two, what would it matter how many ships and weapons the First Foundation disposed of, if the Second Foundation could control the minds of those who controlled the ships and weapons. But how long could he revel in this realization of secret power. Ought he, perhaps, not be too keen on holding on and keeping out the younger aspirants. There was Speaker Gendibal, the keenest and newest at the Table.
Tonight they would spend time together and Shandess looked forward to it. The answer to the question was that Shandess had no real thought of leaving his post. He enjoyed it too much.
I can act as interpreter, but not as a very good one. Carry on, Janov. Ask them where Earth is. The robots looked at each other and made a few sounds. The middle one then spoke to Pelorat, who replied while moving his hands apart as though he were stretching a length of rubber. The robot responded by spacing his words as carefully as Pelorat had. Point upward. So they know nothing about astronomy.
These three are house robots, they say, and are not allowed to grow old before being replaced. If we had found a robot survivor there, and we surely would have, since the very first one I encountered still had a spark of life left in it, they would know of Earth through personal memory. But if these robots are only a couple of decades old, there must be those who manufacture them, and the manufacturers must be human, I should think. Trevize turned his face toward the rise and there, first appearing from behind it, and then striding toward them, was the unmistakable figure of a human being.
The traveler pays in advance and his ship is awarded a berth from which it can take off into space at any desired moment. The visitor then lives in his ship as always. As a result, the visitor combines hangar space and hotel bill into one, at a saving. The owners sell temporary use of ground space at ample profits. The government collects huge taxes. Everyone has fun. Nobody loses.
Simple! The ships hulked in their height and breadth down the long lines of carefully aligned cells, and the man discarded line after line. The man halted, and would have smiled if he ever smiled. Certainly the convolutions of his brain performed the mental equivalent of a smile. The ship he stopped at was sleek and obviously fast.
His potentialities were high, and I needed him. Even before my war with the Foundation had opened, I had already sent delegates to negotiate with the Empire. It was at that time I began my search for the Second Foundation.
With his mind at high efficiency, he might possibly have duplicated the work of Hari Seldon. I drove him to the utter limit. The process was ruthless, but had to be completed. Together, we three could have gone onward to the Second Foundation.
If this is the fourth crisis, then Seldon has foreseen it. If he has, then it can be beaten, and there should be a way of doing it. But this is the first time we are in danger of its direct attack, so that strength becomes terribly menacing. If it can be beaten, it must be once again as in all past crises by a method other than pure force. We must find the weak side of our enemy and attack it there. Our great leaders of the past always saw the weak points of their enemies and aimed at that.
There may be time. But Forell shook his head. The Dead Hand Bel Riose interrupted his annoyed stridings to look up hopefully when his aide entered. The scouting party has quartered space, but the instruments have detected nothing. Commander Yume has reported that the Fleet is ready for an immediate attack in retaliation. Not yet.
Green roof. Unusual, beautiful and healthy.
There was the coming of a new generation of hard, little youngsters born to the soil. He watched wordlessly as the port opened. Four emerged, cautious and watchful. There were three men, varied, old, young, thin and beaked. And a woman striding among them like an equal.
His hand left the two glassy black tufts of his beard as he stepped forward. He gave the universal gesture of peace. The young man approached two steps and duplicated the gesture. You are welcome to the hospitality of the Group. Are you hungry. You shall eat.
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Recounts? Hanging chads? Lawyers standing by in case outcome is muddled.
Judge Charles Burton, chairman of the Palm Beach County canvassing board, holds up the last ballot the board was able to consider in the manual recount of ballots at the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center on Nov. 26, 2000. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
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November 8, 2016 at 12:55 PM EST
This extraordinary, anxiety-inducing election will finally and mercifully be over in just a matter of hours — unless, infernally, it's not.
There are scenarios, unlikely but not impossible, that could create a muddled outcome, possibly involving voter intimidation, recounts, disputed ballots, faithless electors and (let's just put it out there) a full constitutional crisis.
The electoral college typically exaggerates rather than overturns the outcome of the popular vote in a presidential election, but not always. The presidential race could potentially hinge on one, or just a few, state outcomes. Control of the Senate could plausibly come down to a single race.
"We're all going to go on vacation in another 36 hours. I hope vacation," Theodore Olson, the prominent Republican attorney who represented George W. Bush before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2000 Florida recount battle, said Monday afternoon.
"If you really want to make your head spin, think about two close states. That's just nuts. That's Florida squared," said Mike Carvin, who argued Bush's case before the Florida Supreme Court.
Olson and Carvin were among the partisan lawyers who converged on Tallahassee, the state capital, as soon as everyone realized that Bush and Vice President Al Gore were virtually tied, with Bush holding an initial lead of fewer than 1,800 votes, even as reports of voting and ballot anomalies abounded and Florida's electoral votes served as the difference between victory and defeat for either candidate.
State officials prepare for an unusually chaotic Election Day
Heather Gerken, a professor of law at Yale Law School, said a recount is more likely in the Senate races than in the presidential race. If there is a disputed outcome in the presidential race, the Democrats would have a clear advantage simply in terms of lawyers standing by, ready to be deployed, she said.
"The Democrats have a standing army," she said. "It's a highly professional system. The Trump people, as far as I can tell, don't have that. If you want a recount, you have to have good evidence, you have to have good lawyers, and you have to be prepared in advance."
The Florida recount lasted five weeks and ended only when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered vote-counting stopped by a 5-to-4 margin and effectively awarded the presidency to Bush. That kind of recount battle is one of the many ways the presidential election could have an uncertain outcome.
For example, Clinton and Trump could be tied at 269 in electoral votes. That would throw the election to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation has one vote.
"Wyoming gets one vote and California gets one vote, and if you do the math, that would be a very good scenario for Trump," Carvin said.
The most confounding scenario involves the electoral college and "faithless electors." The Constitution created the electoral college as an intermediate step in the election of a president; when people vote for a candidate, they are really voting for electors who are pledged to support that candidate. The Constitution does not mandate that these electors abide by their pledges, though some states have passed laws trying to prevent the breaking of the pledge.
Faithless electors have been extremely rare and have never overturned the voters' choice, but election-law experts warn that this issue has never been fully litigated and could lead to a disputed outcome.
A presidential election, though nationally consequential, falls under the "All Politics Is Local" rule. Under the Constitution, a president is chosen through 51 separate elections among the states and the District of Columbia. These elections are typically run by county election boards and often lightly trained volunteers in precincts. The voting machines and the laws governing elections vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
"It's a point in time where tens of millions of people, all on the same day, are showing up to vote. The bureaucratic infrastructure you need to mount an election is massive," said Michael Morley, an expert in election law at Barry University School of Law in Orlando. "These are people who are taking time out of their lives, who undergo some training, they're sometimes put in a high-pressure situation, and mistakes are made."
Olson echoed that, saying of the U.S. election system: "I think it's vastly, overwhelmingly clean and fair and decent and honest. But there are people involved in the process, so you can have innocent errors, and you can also have capricious errors."
Jonathan Turley, a professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, said changes in election procedures and the widespread adoption of electronic voting machines makes it unlikely that we'll see a repeat of Florida's 2000 fiasco, in which there was furious debate over "hanging chads" and "pregnant chads" — partially perforated or dimpled paper ballots. But Turley said the electronic machines introduce their own set of issues.
"With the hanging chads, there was a physical paper to observe and debate as to its meaning. With these electronic systems, you simply don't have that, so questions about hacking and other types of malfeasance tend to be magnified in the views of many voters," Turley said. "With all the talk about rigged elections, the new electronic systems are likely to fuel rather than reduce those concerns."


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I am using SQLITE for saving my data, now I want to display the data into a table using QTABLEVIEW. For this, i have added necessary files and libraries. Do I need to create a cpp and header file in QT or in my visual studio I can do this? If yes, then how can I use Qtableview in my sofa plugin component?
I'm not sure I get what you exactely want to do.
I have the impression that you are saving some data from sofa into an SQLITE data base and after that you want then to visualize them with a custom user interface based on QTABLEVIEW ?
As you are using a data base to save the data why not implementing the visualization a third party application (with pyQT to make that easy) to avoid all the complexity of coding your QTABLEVIEW's widget into Sofa (which is possible but sounds much more harder to me).


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