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A Winner in Waiting
I think it is fair to say that 2020 has been a most unexpected year. I knew the writing was on the wall the first week of March that RAW and RAAM were likely to be canceled, but even then, I had yet to comprehend the severity of the worldwide crisis that was coming. CoVID-19 swept over the world quickly. The week before, I had completed a 9 h ride up and over Box Canyon, with a 12 mile dirt segment that was simply epic--the kind of ride that fills me with moments of uninhibited joy. A day later Italy would shut down the northern part of the country. My next week's 9-h ride, an all paved ride out over many of the same roads was overcast by the storm clouds of the growing pandemic. I was passing riders on the road with 2 m of space, quickly, and with only a quick glance--surprised there was some small organized tour on roads I usually see no other bike on. Over the next week, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and the United States declared a National State of Emergency, The next week, Germany and Canada closed international borders, Spain and France locked down, and RAAM Texas Challenge canceled. Within two weeks, the United Kingdom had locked down, TransAm canceled, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed. Tour of the Gila canceled, and shortly afterwards, USA Cycling suspended all US racing. On April 3rd, Fred and Rick Boethling announced that RAAM and RAW 2020 were canceled.
When you are delayed to achieve your dream, it's not a denial but a preparation for the best time to come. For you are a winner in waiting" -Nomathamsanqa Matladi.
At home over the next month, store shelves were empty of some items (especially toilet paper). The normally busy University of Arizona was deserted. Idled American Airlines jets are now stored at a local municipal airport. My wife was sewing masks for my sons in New York City, Boston, and Minneapolis from the very same material she made baby quilts for them 25 years ago. New York's first Stay-At-Home order went into effect just two weeks after the birth of Eli Clay House-Pearce, our first grandson--cancelling our plans to visit and meet our grandbaby in Manhattan. During one of our Facebook video calls with them, New York City had the nightly applause for hospital workers. The New England Patriot's sent their jet to China to bring back medical equipment, including N95 masks for health care workers, and delivered it to the New York City and Boston. We all now know what "PPE" is. Through my friends in the international ultra community, and contacts throughout Europe as an owayo Ambassador via social media I was getting first hand updates on how it was to train and live all over the world as the pandemic was developing.
With much emotion, I had decided on 23 March to roll my 2020 RAW entry into 2021 and cancel our plans for RAW 2020 (two weeks before it was officially canceled). World events have severely impacted preparations and motivation to train. It's created an environment where the ask from my crew is too much, both in personal expense and risk to their own health. The risk to my own health with the exhaustion inherent in RAW training and the race itself were also significant factors in my decision. But most of all the ask of my crew weighed heavily on my mind, and I knew that even if the race were to happen, it would not be the shared adventure that makes RAW and RAAM so special.
Even though RAAM really is the world's toughest bike race, RAW arguably the second toughest, and a dream with much investment--at the end of the day, they are just a bike races. The climax of events over the last weeks compare in my lifetime only to 9-11. The scope of the worldwide crisis only compares to the World Wars or the 1918 Flu Pandemic. Many of the athletes I ride with have never experienced an event like this--and this one is in slow motion. We have a worldwide pandemic and a national emergency. These are words that if they are understood need no superlatives. They are words easily dismissed if we do not educate ourselves with credible sources.
The reaction through the ultracycling community has been as diverse as we are all. Most of the blogs have gone silent and the Facebook forums are as quiet as our city streets. Some continue to train for RAW and RAAM, even if it means >24 h rides on the trainer. I've learned that on Zwift, apparently you can let your avatar coast down a hill at zero watts without you actually being on the bike! A Virtual RAAM (VRAAM) has been organized. As difficult as I find it to explain to "normal people" why I would want to ride my bike 3000 miles across the America in 12 days, I cannot even explain to myself why anyone would want pretend to ride across America on a trainer in their basement or garage for 12 days. Others are self-organizing events to replace the canceled races, even if it means violating government stay at home orders and common sense. Most have set athletic dreams aside to re-focus on family and community in this crisis while replanning our training around 2021 or 2022 goals that are yet to be definitized.
Personally for me, the clocks have been reset. What would have been "My RAAM Story... 415 days to RAAM 2021", is now "780 days to RAAM 2022". RAW 2021 is 415 days away. Even with that, I recognize much uncertainty ahead even in those dates. Historically pandemics have taken years to resolve, and I think the community has still not wrapped its head around how slowly things will return to normal--especially with larger events. The economic impact of CoVID-19 will be huge. Some of us tragically may have already experienced personal loss of family or friends, or will before this is over. RAAM is already expensive and mustering crew and logistics for RAAM will only be much more difficult in coming years. Perhaps it will be too much, and RAAM will have to be delayed, or recast. Only time will tell.
From a practical standpoint, my training is still going forward. Training is part of me, and ironically even though I have less focus now with everything going on, I actually have more time. Just before the shutdowns, I had a string of fantastic 8-9 hour rides--although that 9 hour epic Box Canyon loop with the dirt segment was probably my last "normal" ride. Like the rest of the world, my training is on pause...and perhaps it's helpful to outline what I'm doing through all of this:
The training volume is still about 18 hours/week. Several years ago, that would have been a lot of riding. Now its baseline.
I've postponed the planned increase to 25-30 hours a week preparing for RAW 2020. There is no need for this volume now, and preserving a robust immune system is important right now. Stress is cumulative, and adjustments need to be made to account for the stress of world events.
I've picked up the pace... my long rides are now 5 hours or so, but now over 20 mph (32 kph). Ultra's are races after all, and this helps give me something to focus on when focus on solo long rides is hard to muster. I'm hoping in the next block to get back to 6-7 h, and maintain enough fitness to do the Hoodoo if that happens.
I stay closer to the house, and no longer fill up water bottles at public sources.
I carry a buff to serve as a face mask if for some reason I need to interact with people.
I ride in remote, unpopular areas. Fortunately, Tucson has many such areas. When I do pass another rider, I pass as if I have an overzealous race official following me looking for a drafting violation.
Riding through the night in my first ultra, Hoodoo 300, 2018.
I just ordered up the "RAW 2020" jerseys--they have a mountain theme, and the back reminds me of the profile of the Chocolate Mountains heading northeast towards Blythe on RAW/RAAM First Night. One of my greatest joys during ultras is riding through the night. First Night is especially splendid--you are still relatively fresh and it's a time that you settle in for the long haul. You are alone, but still encounter riders, and can see the amber lights of other crews for miles. At RAW/RAAM, First Night is the gentle climb through the Chocolate Mountains (a range few even know have a name) and the descent down the Palo Verde Valley to Blythe CA. At Hoodoo 500, First Night includes two major climbs, Roudup Flat and the Summit at Windy Ridge, and the nighttime descent and run into Kingston. Each is a special memory, and a shared experience by all my fellow racers.
We will be back and the epic challenge, celebration of life and the shared adventure will be even more special when the time is right. Meanwhile, all we can do is work towards being a better athlete, and in the process become a better person. I so look forward to riding through the night again with the sounds of the night and the hum of FOLLOW's tires behind me again
The new Pearce Ultracycling kit, from owayo! Can't wait to get it.
We will be back and the epic challenge, celebration of life and the shared adventure will be even more special when the time is right. Meanwhile, all we can do is work towards being a better athlete, and in the process become a better person. I so look forward to riding through the night again with the sounds of the night and the hum of FOLLOW's tires behind me again.
My RAAM Story, 415 days to RAW 2021, 780 days to RAAM 2022
Through the Imperial Dunes, First Night, RAW 2019. Photo by Adam Block.
Eric Pearce
My interest in ultracycling dates back when I first started seriously riding a bike in college in the early 1980s. This is my RAAM story preparing to compete in the Race Across the West in 2020 and RAAM 2021.


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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...
von Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin
Extract Of A Letter From His Excellency John Jay, American Minister At The Court Of Madrid, To The President Of Conguess,
On the subject of Dr. Franklin's requests.
(private.)
Madrid, April 21,1781. "By the letter from Dr. Franklin, herewith endosed, and which he was so obliging as to leave open for my perusal, I find he has requested permission to retire, on account of his age, infirmities, &c. How far his health may he impaired I know not. The letters I have received from him bear no marks of age, and there is an acuteness and sententious brevity in them, which do not indicate an understanding injured by years. 1 have many reasons to think our country much indebted to him, and I confess it would mortify my pride as an American, if his constituents should be the only people to whom his character is known, that should deny his merit and services the testimony given them by other nations. Justice demands of me to assure you, that his reputation and respectability are acknowledged, and have weight here, and that I have received from him all that uniform attention and aid which was due to the importance of the affairs committed to me.
The affectionate mention he makes of his only descendant, on whom the support of his name and family will devolve, is extremely amiable, and flows in a delicate manner from that virtuous sensibility by which nature kindly extends the benefits of parental affection to a period beyond the limits of our lives; this is an affectionate subject, and minds susceptible of the finer sensations are insensibly led at least to wish that the feelings of an ancient patriot, going in the evening of a long life early devoted to the public, to enjoy repose in the bosom of philosophic retirement, may be gratified by seeing some little sparks of the affection of his country rest on the only support of his age and hope of his family. Such are the effusions of my heart on this occasion, and I pour them into yours from a persuasion that they will meet with a hospitable reception from congenial emotions."
Colonel John Laurens,' To Dn. Franklin.
On Dr. Franklin's wish to retire—His grandson.
Extract. — Leagues W. of Orlrgal, June 9, 1781.
"I snatch a moment to pay my last respects to jrour excellency, and to mention a matter which has occurred to me since my being on board. I have frequently reflected upon the mention which your excellency has made of retiring from your present important station, and have never varied the opinion whioh I took the liberty of giving you once at the Count de Vergennes', viz. that the best arrangement would be to give your excellency an active intelligent secretary of the embassy, who might relieve you from the drudgery of office; and that your country should not be deprived of the advantages of your wisdom and influence. The difficulty hitherto has been to find a person properly qualified. The advantages which your grandson derives from his knowledge of the language and manners of the people, and his having been so long in your office, and with your excellency, are very great. The prejudices which have been entertained against him (owing to his father's politics and situation) may be removed by a personal introduction to congress, especially
1 Son of President Laurens, and employed in a secret military mission to France.
if it is combined with rendering a popular service. I take the liberty therefore," &c.
To Colonel Laurens.
Extract. Answer to the foregoing.
Dear Sir, Passy, Nov. 8, 1781.
"I received your very kind letter written at sea off the coast of Spain. I thank you for the friendly hint contained in it respecting my grandson: I see that what you propose for him might have a good effect; but 1 have too much occasion for his assistance, and cannot spare him to make the voyage. He must take his chauce, and I hope he will in time obtain, as well as merit, the consideration of our government." B. Franklin.
To The Marquis De La Fayette.
Respecting Dr. Franklin's enemies in America—The
English nation—M. La Motte-Piquet.
Extract. Passy, March 14,1781.
"You mention my having enemies in America. You are luckier, for I think you have none here, nor anywhere. Your friends have heard of your being gone against the traitor Arnold, and are anxious to hear of your success, and that you have brought him to justice. Enclosed is a copy of a letter from his agent in England, by which the price of his treason may be nearly guessed at. Juilas sold only one man, Arnold three millions; Judas got for his one man SO pieces of silver, Arnold not a halfpenny a head. A miserable bargainer! Especially when one considers the quantity of infamy he has acquired to himself, and entailed on his family. . . «
The English are in a fair way of gaining still more enemies; they play a desperate game. Fortune may favor them as it sometimes does a drunken dicer. But by their tyranny in the east they have at length roused the powers there agaiust them; and I do not know that they have in the west a single friend. If they lose their India commerce, which is one of their present great supports, and one battle at sea, their credit is gone and the power follows. Thus empires by pride, and folly, and extravagance, ruin themselves like individuals. M. La Motte Piquet has snatched from between their teeth, a good deal of their West India prey, having taken 22 sail of their homeward bound prizes; one of our American privateers has taken two more, and brought them into Brest; and two were burnt. There were 34 in company, with two men of war of the line and two frigates, who saved themselves by flight, but we do not hear of their being yet got in.
B. Franklin.
To Mr. Hodgson, London.
Abominable conduct of a Mr. Digges—Peace—Proposals of mediation.
Dear Sir, Passy, April 1, 1781.
I received your respected favor of the 20th past, and am shocked exceedingly at the account you give me of Digges. He that robs the rich even of a single guinea is a villain, but what is he who can break his sacred trust, by robbing a poor man and a prisoner of eighteen-pence given charitably for his relief, and repeat that crime as often as there are weeks in a winter, and multiply it by robbing as many poor men every week as make up the number of near 600? We have no name in our language for such atrocious wickedness. If such a fellow is not damned, 'tis not worth while to keep a devil.1
I am sorry you have been obliged to advance money. I desired Mr. Grand some time since to order £00/. to be paid, you in London. If that is not done, draw on him for the sum of 250/. payable at SO days' sight, and your bill shall be duly honored.
1 enclose a copy of Digges's last letter to me, in which he acknowledges the drafts made on me, (omitting one of 75/.) and pretends that he only draws as he is drawn upon, by his friends who hand the money to the prisoners, and that those friends are almost tired of the charitable employment, but he encourages them, 8cc. Be so good as to let them know of this letter. I wish with you and with all good men for peace: proposals of mediation have been made, but the effect is yet uncertain. I shall be mindful of your request, and you may depend on my doing any thing in my power that may be serviceable to you. With sincere esteem, I am, dear sir, &c.
1 Extract Of A Letter From Dr. Franklin To J. Jay, Esq.
Pussy, Aug. 20,1781. "Digges, a Maryland merchant residing in London, who
pretended to be a zealous American, and to have much concern for our poor people in the English prisons, drew upon me for their relief at different times last winter to the amount of 495/. sterling, which he said had been drawn for upon him by the gentlemen at Ports* mouth and Plymouth, who had the care of the distribution. To my utter astonishment I have since learnt, that the villain had not applied above 30/. of the money to that use, and that he has failed and absconded."

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Extrasolar Planets: September 2014
Transmission Spectral Properties of Clouds for Hot Jupiter Exoplanets
Clouds have an important role in the atmospheres of planetary bodies. It is expected that, like all the planetary bodies in our solar system, exoplanet atmospheres will also have substantial cloud coverage, and evidence is mounting for clouds in a number of hot Jupiters.
Highlights in the Study of Exoplanet Atmospheres
Exoplanets are now being discovered in profusion. However, to understand their character requires spectral models and data.
Discriminating Between Cloudy, Hazy and Clearsky Exoplanets Using Refraction
We propose a method to distinguish between cloudy, hazy and clearsky (free of clouds and hazes) exoplanet atmospheres that could be applicable to upcoming large aperture space and ground-based telescopes such as JWST and E-ELT.
Evolution of Exoplanets and their Parent Stars
Studying exoplanets with their parent stars is crucial to understand their population, formation and history. We review some of the key questions regarding their evolution with particular emphasis on giant gaseous exoplanets orbiting close to solar-type stars.
Clear Skies and Water Vapor on an Exoplanet
Astronomers using data from three of NASA's space telescopes -- Hubble, Spitzer and Kepler -- have discovered clear skies and steamy water vapor on a gaseous planet outside our solar system.
Characterizing Earth-like Planets Using Spectroscopy and High-Contrast Instruments
Future radial velocity, astrometric and direct imaging surveys will find nearby Earth-sized planets within the habitable zone (HZ) in the near future. How can we search for water and oxygen in those non-transiting planets?
Instrumentation for the Detection and Characterization of Exoplanets
In no other field of astrophysics has the impact of new instrumentation been as substantial as in the domain of exoplanets.
Maximizing the ExoEarth Candidate Yield from a Future Direct Imaging Mission
ExoEarth yield is a critical science metric for future exoplanet imaging missions. Here we estimate exoEarth candidate yield using single visit completeness for a variety of mission design and astrophysical parameters.
A Hot Super-Neptune With an Earth-sized Low-mass Companion
We report on the characterization of the Kepler-101 planetary system, thanks to a combined DE-MCMC analysis of Kepler data and forty radial velocities obtained with the HARPS-N spectrograph. This system was previously validated by Rowe et al. (2014) and is composed of a hot super-Neptune, Kepler-101b, and an Earth-sized planet, Kepler-101c.
Optimal Measures for Characterizing Water-rich Super-Earths
The detection and atmospheric characterization of super-Earths is one of the major frontiers of exoplanetary science. Currently, extensive efforts are underway to detect molecules, particularly H2O, in super-Earth atmospheres.
Water Vapor in the Spectrum of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b: 2. The eclipse
Spectroscopic observations of exoplanets are crucial to infer the composition and properties of their atmospheres. HD 189733b is one of the most extensively studied exoplanets and is a corner stone for hot Jupiter models.
First Evidence for Water Ice Clouds Outside Our Solar System
A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Jacqueline Faherty has discovered the first evidence of water ice clouds on an object outside of our own Solar System.
Effects of XUV Radiation on Circumbinary Planets
Several circumbinary planets have recently been discovered. The orbit of a planet around a binary stellar system poses several dynamic constraints.
Effects of Stellar Winds on the Magnetospheres and Potential Habitability of Exoplanets
The principle definition of habitability for exoplanets is whether they can sustain liquid water on their surfaces, i.e. that they orbit within the habitable zone.
Geology and Photometric Variation of Solar System Bodies with Minor Atmospheres: Implications for Solid Exoplanets
A reasonable basis for future astronomical investigations of exoplanets lies in our best knowledge of the planets and satellites in the Solar System.
Searching for Habitable Super-Earth Exoplanets Around Nearby M-dwarfs
Detection and characterization of potentially habitable Earth-size extrasolar planets is one of the major goals of contemporary astronomy.
Stability of the Kepler-11 System and its Origin
A significant fraction of Kepler systems are closely-packed, largely coplanar and circular. We study the stability of a 6-planet system, Kepler-11, to gain insights on the dynamics and formation history of such systems.
Disentangling Planets and Stellar Activity for Gliese 667C
Gliese 667C is an M1.5V star with a multi-planet system, including planet candidates in the habitable zone (HZ).
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Gov. Hogan renews call for more oversight of Maryland schools; Ben Jealous says they need more money
Students and teachers wave and cheer as the buses begin to head out after the last day of school at Jarrettsville Elementary School in June. (Matt Button / The Aegis / Baltimore Sun Media Group)
Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday renewed his call for accountability in Maryland's local school systems, but Democratic challenger Ben Jealous said that what they really need is more funding.
With two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the two candidates both staked out education as their main issue on the first day of classes for most of Maryland's public school students — except for many in the Baltimore region whose buildings lack air conditioning.
At a State House news conference, the Republican governor pointed to a series of scandals in local school systems around the state while vowing to submit legislation for the second straight year creating an "investigator general" in the Maryland State Department of Education. He also signed an executive order creating an Office of Education Accountability under the Governor's Office for Children.
"Our children desperately need someone to fight for their civil rights," Hogan said.
Meanwhile, Jealous visited a Baltimore school to call for establishing a fund to reimburse teachers who spend personal funds on school supplies. The Democrat said he would create the fund by allowing Maryland residents to donate a portion of their tax refunds to it.
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In an interview with The Baltimore Sun, the former NAACP president dismissed Hogan's accountability announcement.
"He would prefer to blame local leaders and bring in lawyers when first and foremost we should be focused on making sure every school gets the resources it needs to properly educate our children," Jealous said.
The question of whether Maryland is spending enough to educate children in its public schools is one of the central issues in this year's gubernatorial race.
As sweltering heat closes Maryland schools, Ben Jealous blames Gov. Larry Hogan
As sweltering heat forces the closure of schools, Gov. Larry Hogan blames local officials and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous blames the governor.
Hogan insists he has fully funded schools under the state's current education formulas. Jealous insists that those formulas fall well short of what the schools need — a position that has helped him win the support of the state's teachers unions.
The governor said at his news conference that he believes teachers should be better paid. He said school systems were spending too much on administrative costs.
Hogan also noted that he supports raising more money through the so-called "lockbox" proposal the General Assembly put on the November ballot in the form of a constitutional amendment. If it passes, the measure is expected by 2023 to reserve more than $500 million in annual casino revenue for education that now can be used for other purposes.
The governor said routinely holding school administrators accountable would help to ensure that they are wisely spending the nearly $6.5 billion Maryland spends on education each year.
"We are continuing our fight to improve Maryland local schools, as well as our fight for accountability in local school systems because the status quo simply is not good enough for Maryland's children," he said.
The governor said he would propose legislation when the General Assembly convenes in January to create the position of investigator general. The official would have the power to issue subpoenas and hold public hearings as part of an effort to weed out corruption and mismanagement in the state's 24 local school systems.
The investigator general would not be a direct gubernatorial appointment under Hogan's new bill. The official would be chosen by a commission whose members would be chosen by the governor, the speaker of the House and the Senate president.
A similar bill failed in this year's legislative session.
The governor predicted his proposed legislation will pass next year — if he wins the election — under pressure from taxpayers.
Hogan recounted a series of problems that have afflicted school systems in recent years — the perjury conviction of former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance, alleged grade-tampering in Prince George's County and mold in Howard County schools.
Some Baltimore County schools will close Wednesday due to heat; dozens of city schools to dismiss early
Baltimore City will close more than 60 schools three hours early on Wednesday, and the county will keep eight schools and two centers closed for the day.
By Talia Richman and Liz Bowie
The governor said he was creating the accountability office now to immediately begin providing greater transparency. He named Valerie Radomsky as director of the new office. The former Baltimore County teacher had been serving as Comptroller Peter Franchot's chief education advisor.
Hogan said the office's expenses would be covered out of the governor's office's existing budget. The position would not have the subpoena authority envisioned in the governor's proposed legislation.
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Del. Eric Luedtke, a Montgomery County Democrat who attended the news conference, said he shares Hogan's desire for accountability.
"I believe it stops at the governor's desk," Luedtke said.
Like other Democrats, Luedtke sought to shift the debate to school funding, contending Hogan has fallen short in that area.
"This is a bunch of window-dressing," Luedtke said of the governor's announcements. "This is much ado about nothing new."
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Fits a 2012 WRX? Just making sure since it says 02-09 WRX in description.
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This may be a stupid question, but which side of the crush washer should make contact with the oil pan?. The flat side or the smaller rounded side?. Thank you for your assistance.
A: You would want to install it with the flat side against the oil pan.
A: No no no, flat side against the drain bolt. The non-flat side is meant to conform to non-flat surfaces better, and over time the oil pan will eventually become less uniform than the bolt. If your car is relatively new, it shouldn't really matter, but as it ages, and especially with older cars, it becomes more important you maximize the use of the crush washer.


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Q: Mock Bing Maps API with Jest in React.js In my Jest test I need to generate a Bing Maps Push Pin like this:
it('...', () => {
  var e = new window.Microsoft.Maps.Pushpin({ "latitude": 56.000, "longitude": 46.000 }, {});
  /* do stuff */
  expect(e.getColor()).toEqual('#ffd633');
})

But while I'm running the test I get the error:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'Maps' of undefined

Does someone know how to mock that Bing Maps API Microsoft interfaces with Jest in React?

A: One option would be to introduce Bing Maps API classes mock and register it via beforeAll Jest setup function as demonstrated below:
const setupBingMapsMock = () => {
  const Microsoft = {
    Maps: {
      Pushpin : class {
        location = null;
        options = null;
        constructor(location,options) {
          this.location = location;
          this.options = options;
        }

        getColor(){
          return this.options.color;
        }
      }
    }
  };

  global.window.Microsoft = Microsoft;
};

beforeAll(() => {
  setupBingMapsMock();
});

it("creates a marker", () => {
  const e = new window.Microsoft.Maps.Pushpin(
    { latitude: 56.0, longitude: 46.0 },
    {'color': '#ffd633'}
  );
  expect(e.getColor()).toEqual("#ffd633");
});

Result

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Q: I migrated from rails 3.2 to 4.1.7 and get OrmAdapter Error
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*Rails 4.1.7

*Ruby 2.1.4p265 (2014-10-27 revision 48166) [x86_64-darwin14.0]

Migrate from rails 3.2 to 4.1.7 and get this error when launching console:
undefined method `whitelist_attributes=' for # (NoMethodError)
 $ rails s

 => Booting WEBrick
=> Rails 4.1.7 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
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Mansur M. Nuruddin is a founding Partner of MNCapital Africa Advisors, a financial advisory firm focused on the African market.
MNCapital Africa Advisors (MNCAA) is an African focused financial advisory firm. MNCAA's partners are based throughout Africa, including Botswana, DRC, Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya, and in key financial centers globally, including Dubai, London, Paris, New York and Singapore. Our world-class interdisciplinary team includes lawyers, bankers, CPAs and marketing professionals.
MNCAA's capital raising services are backed by strong relationships with key decision-makers in Africa-focused private equity firms and Development Finance Institutions, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, High Net Worth Individuals and strategic investors. Members of our team have been involved in capital raising transactions with an aggregate transaction value well in excess of $1 billion.
Recent successfully completed mandates include: $6 million for a Zimbabwean Dairy Company; $38 million for an Independent Hydro Project in the DRC; $6 million for a South African ink manufacturer's acquisition of a US ink company; and $65 million for a leading Nigerian bank.
When and why was MNCAA set up?
MNCAA was established in 2014 to assist African companies and project sponsors in raising capital.
What is MNCAA's unique selling point?
First, I think the quality of our service. Unlike many "advisors" in Africa who simply send around pre-packaged deals, MNCAA advises clients on structuring transactions, invests time and energy to understand the funders' view on proposed transactions and works to restructure transactions to address issues posed by funders. Secondly, the depth of funder network and quality of relationships with funders. Our database of funders in unmatched by our competition and we have worked hard to develop and deepen our relationships with funders to understand what they are looking for, which changes depending on the views of the funders senior management. Lastly, I would point to the breadth of funding available. We assist clients in raising capital across the capital structure, i.e., Long Term Capital (Equity, Mezzanine and Debt), Short Term Financing (Purchase Order Financing and Invoice Discounting) and Trade Finance (Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Eximbank Financing and Trade Finance Investors).
What's the latest that you'd like to disclose?
I recently published "Get Money: A Practical Guide to Capital Raising for African Companies and Entrepreneurs". My book codifies my last seven years on the frontlines in Africa assisting African companies and entrepreneurs in raising capital. As the Managing Partner of MNCapital Africa Advisors (MNCAA), I have helped African companies and entrepreneurs raise hundreds of millions of dollars. MNCAA has assisted a wide-array of companies in a multitude of industries raise capital in some of the most difficult jurisdictions on the African Continent. The book is available on Amazon.
In what direction is MNCAA going this year?
In 2018, MNCAA has continued to move-up the value-chain and is securing larger and more high profile transactions. We hope to announce some high-profile transactions soon.


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How to Buy Stocks Before They Split
By: Todd Shriber
Find stocks before they split the easy way.
1. Is a Reverse Stock Split Good or Bad?
2. How to Find Stocks That Are Going to Split
3. What Makes a Stock Split?
One of the biggest reasons companies split their stock is because the shares have risen to a price that's deemed inaccessible to many investors. This price often is about $100. So to boost liquidity, companies announce stock splits. This action does not result in immediate gains for investors, because a 2-for-1 split turns 100 shares of ABC Inc. at $100 share into 200 shares at $50. But many investors like to be involved before the split.
An easy for investors to find out about stocks before they split is to set up news alerts through their brokerage accounts or through a source such as Google News, Yahoo Finance or Daily Finance. Use the term "stock split" or some derivative thereof. Companies are required to tell investors the split date and the post-split ratio when announcing the split, to give them ample time to react to the news.
Do Some Homework
An easy way to find stock split candidates, even before a split is publicly announced, is to find companies that have histories of splitting their shares. Past split information is easy to find, and it's free on dedicated financial websites and online brokers. Some older large-cap companies have histories of splitting their stock when the price gets into the $80 to $100 area, because many retail investors view prices beyond that range as inaccessible.
Look for High-Priced Stocks
No one sector has a monopoly on triple-digit stocks, but looking for such names is a good way of finding potential stock split candidates before an official announcement is made. However, some companies do not simply split their shares every time the stock crosses $100. Apple rose to more than $700 in 2012 but never split its stock despite pressure to do so. Google traded at more than $800 and never split, either.
Use Options
Advanced traders can use the options market to get involved with stocks before they split. For example, an investor can sell puts on ABC Inc. after the company announces a stock split. If the investor sold the $50 puts and ABC splits at $49 around the time of options expiration, the investor will have ABC "put" to him.
Generation X Finance: Is It Better To Buy a Stock Before or After It Splits?
USA Today: That's a Croc: Stocks splits are easy to find
MarketWatch: Why Investors Should Care About Stock Splits
Todd Shriber is a financial writer who started covering financial markets in 2000. He worked for three years with Bloomberg News and specializes in analysis of stocks, sectors and exchange-traded funds. Shriber has a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism from Texas Christian University.
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Sat Aug 27, 2016, 04:23 PM
Nuclear Unicorn (19,497 posts)
You'll never guess what my SIL and I have been watching when she gets home from school
I found the DVD collection at the library and said, "Hey, I remember my step mom talking about that show." I checked out the DVDs and we started watching an episode of two when my SIL comes home in the afternoon (she's in middle school). We've already learned the lyrics to a couple of their songs including "Daydream Believer" which, previously, I had only known from the karaoke scene during the end credits of Shrek.
So, I guess The Monkees get to live on for a new generation.
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You'll never guess what my SIL and I have been watching when she gets home from school (Original post)
Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 OP
I find this comforting
Enrique Aug 2016 #1
Good to know they still come home from school and watch the tube.
bluedigger Aug 2016 #3
They just released a new album this year.
From the new one, "Me and Magdalena"...
GReedDiamond Aug 2016 #4
Tell her that 49 years ago, The ASB (Associated Student Body) at my High School received...
Tikki Aug 2016 #5
The show is still on over-the-air TV.
mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 #6
Now that you're an expert in Monkees triva...
discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #7
White Out?
catbyte Aug 2016 #9
ding, ding, ding
discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #10
They're on tour right now
OriginalGeek Aug 2016 #8
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Enrique (27,461 posts)
1. I find this comforting
I was thinking all that kids these days do is play the Pokemon
Response to Enrique (Reply #1)
bluedigger (16,498 posts)
3. Good to know they still come home from school and watch the tube.
Just like I did when the Monkees were around the first time.
2. They just released a new album this year.
And it's good.
Response to bluedigger (Reply #2)
GReedDiamond (4,869 posts)
4. From the new one, "Me and Magdalena"...
Tikki (14,048 posts)
5. Tell her that 49 years ago, The ASB (Associated Student Body) at my High School received...
permission from the principal to hold a vote for which was the better band....The Beatles or the Monkees!?
The Beatles won....but the Monkees had a huge and dedicated fan base that made sure we heard
songs by the Monkees on car radios and 8 tracks through out the school's parking lots and in town.
ps I like the Monkees and the Beatles...
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 10:56 AM
mahatmakanejeeves (42,132 posts)
6. The show is still on over-the-air TV.
Antenna TV - The Monkees
discntnt_irny_srcsm (17,147 posts)
7. Now that you're an expert in Monkees triva...
...(sort of) "What did Mike's mom invent?"
Response to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #7)
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 04:08 PM
catbyte (28,113 posts)
9. White Out?
I don't know how or why I know that, lol.
Response to catbyte (Reply #9)
10. ding, ding, ding
OriginalGeek (12,131 posts)
8. They're on tour right now
so be careful what you promise.
I've told this story before so feel free to skip if you've heard it:
I've been going to concerts since the early 80s. Big arena shows and little club shows and most sizes in between but they have almost all be metal or at least metal-related (lol). When I first started dating my wife (1983-ish) she already had two sons (now mine) aged 7 and 11. They were huge fans of the Monkees (something I encouraged as I loved the show when I was their age) - it was in a mini-revival then on MTV. They watched it every day. And they also complained about me going to concerts all the time. Back then, their mother was a little leery of some of the places I went to see shows (underground metal don't get played on Disney property lol) so she was not too keen on me taking them with me. I woulda' happily brought them to a show but their mom thought Morbid Angel and Atheist and Obituary were maybe a bit much at the time. Ybor city in Tampa was a touch less savory then than it is now and that's where a lot of shows were.
So to placate them one day I told them if the Monkees - a TV band that hadn't done a new show since the 60s - ever went on tour I would take them to see that concert.
I'll be damned if TWO DAYS LATER they didn't announce a world tour. Just Micky, Dave and Peter - Mike was not into it then - but still enough of them to qualify. So that's how I ended up at the St Petersburg fairgrounds watching 3/4ths of the Monkees entertain the crap out of a happy crowd. Opening bands were Gary Puckett and the Union Gap and the Grass Roots. My oldest still listens to them all.
I'm kinda hoping my granddaughters will ask me to take them to Monkees show.
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