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Company accused of forex fraud
Longboat Key firm is charged with operating a $75 million foreign currency trading scheme
John Hielscher
john.hielscher@heraldtribune.com
Federal regulators have charged a local investment firm and its principals with operating a $75 million foreign currency trading scheme.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims the Oasis International Group Ltd. of Longboat Key, CEO Michael J. DaCorta and others fraudulently misappropriated the majority of the funds they raised from 700 investors, and lost the rest in forex trading.
A federal judge has already issued a restraining order freezing the assets of the defendants and appointed a Tampa attorney as receiver to take control of the corporations involved and the assets of the individual defendants.
The Oasis operation has been shut down, receiver Burton Wiand said Tuesday.
Those charged in the alleged scheme used $18 million of investors' funds "for unauthorized personal or business expenses such as real estate purchases in Florida, exotic vacations, sports tickets, pet supplies, loans to family members, and college and study-abroad tuition," the 46-page complaint states.
The CFTC filed the civil enforcement action on April 15 under seal, which was lifted on Friday.
The defendants had not responded as of Tuesday to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa.
The lawsuit seeks restitution for investors, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil penalties, trading bans and a permanent injunction against violating the federal Commodity Exchange Act.
At $75 million, this alleged fraud would rank near the top among the numerous Ponzi-type scams that burned Southwest Florida investors in recent years.
Arthur Nadel, probably the most infamous local scammer, cost his clients more than $160 million. Sarasota's Beau Diamond, a foreign exchange trader, took $7 million from clients and lost another $22 million in trading. Money managers John and Marian Morgan of Sarasota were convicted of stealing $28 million from 87 victims. Gary and Todd Smith, two former advertising executives from North Carolina, were recently sentenced to prison terms for swindling $63 million from investors in Sarasota and elsewhere.
According to the CFTC complaint, starting in 2014 the Oasis defendants raised $75 million for two commodity pools from investors who were promised a minimum 12% annual return. Those pools claimed to yield 22% in 2017 and 21% last year.
But the pool operators deposited just $21 million into forex trading accounts, all of which has been lost, the complaint states. Another $28 million went for "Ponzi-like payments" to some pool investors, and the rest was spent on personal and business expenses of the Oasis operators.
"The defendants concealed their fraud by issuing false account statements to the pool participants," the CFTC said.
They used investor funds to buy the Oasis office at 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, a house in Lakewood Ranch where DaCorta lives, and a house in The Founders Club where Oasis president and defendant Joseph S. Anile II resides, the complaint alleges.
DaCorta, a co-founder of Oasis, was permanently banned in 2010 from registering with the CFTC in a disciplinary settlement with the National Futures Association. He did not disclose that information to Oasis investors, according to the complaint.
Other defendants include Francisco "Frank" L. Duran of Florida, Raymond P. Montie III of Jackson, New Hampshire, John J. Haas of New York, and several other corporations they control.
Wiand, appointed temporary receiver, has been the receiver in the Nadel Ponzi scheme case since 2009.
Oasis International is a Cayman Islands limited corporation founded in 2013 by DaCorta, Anile and Montie, the complaint said. They operated Oasis from the Longboat Key office.
A hearing on the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction is scheduled for April 29.

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Q: Intuitive understanding of bindings in Angular I'm trying to get an intuitive understanding of how to determine the differences between square brackets binding <elem [...]="..."><elem> and parentheses binding <elem (...)="..."<elem>. Any rule of thumb that will help to distinguish between the two. Some thing like a "Banana in the box" for two-way binding syntax reminder.

A: As written here : https://angular.io/guide/template-syntax
and as @Eliseo reported, there is a difference between properties interpolation, firing events and both of them.

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One year ago, today, we officially announced our entry in the blogging world; nothing could have prepared us for where this journey would take us. As friends, the blog has brought us even closer – allowing us to appreciate the skills the other brings to the table and providing support to each other in busy times – and taught us the true meaning of compromising (because believe it – we have had MANY disagreements).
Beauty indulgences in the form of massages, facials and perfume discoveries.
Having entered this blogging world (and all the related social media elements of it), we have come to understand that what you share to the outside world is only a fraction of what happens in real life, and how much goes 'unseen' in creating the content for Spruce. Every post that is uploaded onto our blog has been agonized over – from the photos to the writing and the editing to the pictures captured for Instagram and Twitter – every small detail is checked and re-checked before we press publish and share our thoughts.
We thought it would be fitting to share some 'behind the scenes' photos from our year.
What has been the most challenging aspect of the past year?
Ilaria: I think, for me, one of the most challenging aspects from the year is time management. It most certainly is one of my development areas and I have had to learn (and still learning) to distinguish 'Spruce' time from work and everyday life. As mentioned earlier, a post is by no means a quick put together – it takes time, research, editing and respect. We both have a sense of 'perfectionism' and we try to give every single post the respect it deserves.
Which is your favoruite blog post from the past year?
Sam: There are quite a few but selfishly, it would be the post Ilaria wrote on my birthday. Mainly because she snuck it past me (still wondering how) and because it caused me to tear up – despite being scattered across Europe on that day, the effort she went to in doing the piece made my day very special.
Ilaria: This is a difficult one – each post is so different and carries along with it a personality of its own. For me, I think there are two: our Valentine's Day look book post – I love creating a visual out of nothing, and this post was one of the first times we showcased our own style combinations. The second has to be Sam's recent post on turning 30 – I have known Sam for a very long time, and to see your best friend growing into herself and accepting herself the way she portrayed in this post was amazing. It was honest, true, and emotional and it made me proud of the woman she is.
What have you learnt about each other that you did not know?
Sam: Despite knowing Ilaria for such a long time, it is the sense of dedication she has thrown behind the blog that has surprised me. She is our 'Operational Director' and really oversees SO much of the behind the scenes work that I still don't even have a clue how to do!
If you know Sam, one of her famous lines is "I am soooo uncreative, I couldn't be more right-brained!" This year has proved the complete opposite – she comes up with such clever and creative ideas which have so positively influenced the direction of the blog!
Also, this chick can whip up a post write-up in a matter of a few minutes – it is insane, and it surprises me every time.
More-so than ever before, this journey has taught me that Sam sticks to her gut, knows her value and has the ability to bounce back from anything no-matter what.
Where do you see Spruce in the next year?
Sam: There are so many things about this blog that I love and don't want to change – for me, the only goal is about expanding our reach of readers and really understanding what people want to read about.
Ilaria: Spruce has led us into an industry which is completely unpredictable and incredibly exciting, and I would like to see Spruce having created a dent in this blogging world by this time next year. I am so proud of what Spruce has reached thus far; I can only hope that we can continue to grow our readership and follower base in this coming year and continue to provide good and interesting content that keeps bringing people back to our site.
We would love to know from you – what do you most enjoy reading about on Spruce, what is that brings you to the blog and continues to bring you here? Chat to us in the comments in section, or pop us a mail on spuceblog@gmail.com.
We look forward to bringing you more on our take of life, style and lifestyle in the coming year. If you still have not subscribed to receive updates from the blog directly to your mailbox – look right and enter your email address so you don't miss any of our posts.
So, with our thanks for all your support over the past year, we say: onwards and upwards we go!
Mazeltov girls – what an achievement!!
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SPRUCE! What an amazing achievement and the host of experiences you've both enjoyed has made it that more exciting to read. All the very best for the next thrilling and captivating year ahead?
Happy 1st Birthday, all the best for the years to come. I love reading your blog and I enjoy it.
Thank you so much Caroline! We are thrilled that you love our blog, and we hope to provide you with much more exciting content!
haha – thanks Danilo, and thank you for your continued support!


The fire, which started around 3:50 p.m. Monday, is located on South Central Highway near the top of the mountain. No roads are closed at this time, the department said.
The department is being assisted by State Park Police, as well as firefighters from Stony Point and New City.


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Volume 8, Number 3
Test-Particle Simulation of Space Plasmas
Richard Marchand
10.4208/cicp.201009.280110a
Commun. Comput. Phys., 8 (2010), pp. 471-483.
Test-particle simulations provide a useful complement to the kinetic simulations of many-body systems and their approximate treatment with multiple moments. In a kinetic approach, systems are described at a microscopic level in terms of a large number of degrees of freedom. Fluid or multiple moment approaches, however, provide a description at the macroscopic level, in terms of relatively few physical parameters involving averages or moments of particle distribution functions. Ideally, fully kinetic descriptions should be done whenever possible. Due to their complexity, the use of these approaches is often not practical in many cases of interest. In comparison, the fluid approximation is much simpler to implement and solve. It can be used to describe complex phenomena in multi-dimensional geometry with realistic boundary conditions. Its main drawback is its inability to account for many phenomena taking place on fine space or time scales, or phenomena involving nonlocal transport. Macroscopic approaches are also not adapted to describe large deviations from local equilibrium, such as the occurrence of particle beams or otherwise strong anisotropy. With the test-particle method, particle trajectories are calculated using approximated fields obtained from a low level approach, such as multiple moments. Approximate fields can also be obtained from experiments or observations. Assuming that these fields are representative of actual systems, various kinetic and statistical properties of the system can then be calculated, such as particle distribution functions and moments thereof. In this paper, the test-particle method is discussed in the context of classical statistical physics of many-body interacting point particles. Four different formulations of the method are presented, which correspond to four broad categories of the application encountered in the field of plasma physics and astronomy.
Numerical Solution of the Gyroaverage Operator for the Finite Gyroradius Guiding-Center Model
Nicolas Crouseilles, Michel Mehrenberger & Hocine Sellama
In this work, we are concerned with numerical approximation of the gyroaverage operators arising in plasma physics to take into account the effects of the finite Larmor radius corrections. Several methods are proposed in the space configuration and compared to the reference spectral method. We then investigate the influence of the different approximations considering the coupling with some guiding-center models available in the literature.
An Edge-Based Anisotropic Mesh Refinement Algorithm and Its Application to Interface Problems
Duan Wang, Ruo Li & Ningning Yan
Based on an error estimate in terms of element edge vectors on arbitrary unstructured simplex meshes, we propose a new edge-based anisotropic mesh refinement algorithm. As the mesh adaptation indicator, the error estimate involves only the gradient of error rather than higher order derivatives. The preferred refinement edge is chosen to reduce the maximal term in the error estimate. The algorithm is implemented in both two- and three-dimensional cases, and applied to the singular function interpolation and the elliptic interface problem. The numerical results demonstrate that the convergence order obtained by using the proposed anisotropic mesh refinement algorithm can be higher than that given by the isotropic one.
The Direct Discontinuous Galerkin (DDG) Method for Diffusion with Interface Corrections
Hailiang Liu & Jue Yan
Based on a novel numerical flux involving jumps of even order derivatives of the numerical solution, a direct discontinuous Galerkin (DDG) method for diffusion problems was introduced in [H. Liu and J. Yan, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 47(1) (2009), 475-698]. In this work, we show that higher order (k≥4) derivatives in the numerical flux can be avoided if some interface corrections are included in the weak formulation of the DDG method; still the jump of 2nd order derivatives is shown to be important for the method to be efficient with a fixed penalty parameter for all pk elements. The refined DDG method with such numerical fluxes enjoys the optimal (k+1)th order of accuracy. The developed method is also extended to solve convection diffusion problems in both one- and two-dimensional settings. A series of numerical tests are presented to demonstrate the high order accuracy of the method.
A Monotonic Algorithm for Eigenvalue Optimization in Shape Design Problems of Multi-Density Inhomogeneous Materials
Zheng-fang Zhang, Ke-wei Liang & Xiao-liang Cheng
Many problems in engineering shape design involve eigenvalue optimizations. The relevant difficulty is that the eigenvalues are not continuously differentiable with respect to the density. In this paper, we are interested in the case of multi-density inhomogeneous materials which minimizes the least eigenvalue. With the finite element discretization, we propose a monotonically decreasing algorithm to solve the minimization problem. Some numerical examples are provided to illustrate the efficiency of the present algorithm as well as to demonstrate its availability for the case of more than two densities. As the computations are sensitive to the choice of the discretization mesh sizes, we adopt the refined mesh strategy, whose mesh grids are 25-times of the amount used in [S. Osher and F. Santosa, J. Comput. Phys., 171 (2001), pp. 272-288]. We also show the significant reduction in computational cost with the fast convergence of this algorithm.
WENO Schemes for Mixed-Element Unstructured Meshes
V. A. Titarev, P. Tsoutsanis & D. Drikakis
The paper extends weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) schemes to two-dimensional quadrilateral and mixed-element unstructured meshes. The key element of the proposed methods is a reconstruction procedure suitable for arbitrarily-shaped cells. The resulting schemes achieve the designed uniformly high-order of accuracy and compute discontinuous solutions without spurious oscillations at interfaces between cells of two different types.
On Spiral Waves Arising in Natural Systems
D. Bini, C. Cherubini, S. Filippi, A. Gizzi & P. E. Ricci
Spiral waves appear in many different natural contexts: excitable biological tissues, fungi and amoebae colonies, chemical reactions, growing crystals, fluids and gas eddies as well as in galaxies. While the existing theories explain the presence of spirals in terms of nonlinear parabolic equations, it is explored here the fact that self-sustained spiral wave regime is already present in the linear heat operator, in terms of integer Bessel functions of complex argument. Such solutions, even if commonly not discussed in the literature because diverging at spatial infinity, play a central role in the understanding of the universality of spiral process. In particular, we have studied how in nonlinear reaction-diffusion models the linear part of the equations determines the wave front appearance while nonlinearities are mandatory to cancel out the blowup of solutions. The spiral wave pattern still requires however at least two cross-reacting species to be physically realized. Biological implications of such a results are discussed.
Kernel Density Estimation Based Multiphase Fuzzy Region Competition Method for Texture Image Segmentation
Fang Li & Michael K. Ng
In this paper, we propose a multiphase fuzzy region competition model for texture image segmentation. In the functional, each region is represented by a fuzzy membership function and a probability density function that is estimated by a nonparametric kernel density estimation. The overall algorithm is very efficient as both the fuzzy membership function and the probability density function can be implemented easily. We apply the proposed method to synthetic and natural texture images, and synthetic aperture radar images. Our experimental results have shown that the proposed method is competitive with the other state-of-the-art segmentation methods.
The Monotone Robin-Robin Domain Decomposition Methods for the Elliptic Problems with Stefan-Boltzmann Conditions
Wenbin Chen, Jin Cheng, Masahiro Yamamoto & Weili Zhang
This paper is concerned with the elliptic problems with nonlinear Stefan-Boltzmann boundary condition. By combining with the monotone method, the Robin-Robin domain decomposition methods are proposed to decouple the nonlinear interface and boundary condition. The monotone properties are verified for both the multiplicative and the additive domain decomposition methods. The numerical results confirm the theoretical analysis.
Navier-Stokes Spectral Solver in a Finite Cylinder
F. Auteri, M. Biava & L. Quartapelle
A primitive variable spectral method for simulating incompressible viscous flows inside a finite cylinder is presented. One element of originality of the proposed method is that the radial discretization of the Fourier coefficients depends on the Fourier mode, its dimension decreasing with the increase of the azimuthal modal number. This principle was introduced independently by Matsushima and Marcus and by Verkley in polar coordinates and is adopted here for the first time to formulate a 3D cylindrical Galerkin projection method. A second element of originality is the use of a special basis of Jacobi polynomials introduced recently for the radial dependence in the solution of Dirichlet problems. In this basis the radial operators are represented by matrices of minimal sparsity — diagonal stiffness and tridiagonal mass — provided here in closed form for the first time, and lead to a Helmholtz operator characterized by a favorable condition number. Finally, a new method is presented for eliminating the singular behaviour of the solution originated by the rotation of the lid with respect to the cylindrical wall. Thanks to these elements, the resulting Navier-Stokes spectral solver guarantees the differentiability to any order of the solution in the entire computational domain and does not suffer from the time-step stability restriction occurring in spectral methods with a point clustering close to the axis. Several test examples are offered that demonstrate the spectral accuracy of the solution method under different representative conditions.
Comparisons of the English and Chinese Language Networks: Many Similarities and Few Differences
Dujuan Wang, Ru Wang & Xu Cai
With words as nodes, and a link exits between two neighboring words, the weighted directed English and Chinese written human language networks are constructed from one English novel and two Chinese ones. We hereby analyze in detail the topological structure of them, in order to clarify their similar and different statistical properties. The empirical results show that the English and Chinese language networks all possess the shifted power law (SPL) degree distribution, the small-world property and the hierarchical structure, the connections among the words have positive assortativity coefficient and reciprocal characteristics. We also investigate the features of the strength and the centrality, which describe the importance of a specific word. Furthermore, considering the growth properties of the language networks and part of topological property, we find that the English written human language network grows slower than the Chinese one, which implies different mechanisms of the English and Chinese languages.


In the perpetual search for water supplies, a salty upstart will be in the spotlight.
JERUSALEM | BY ARI RABINOVITCH Israel's IDE Technologies, which opened this week a billion-dollar desalination plant in California, is helping to plan 10 new facilities throughout the United States, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.
By Asher Price - American-Statesman Staff Highlighting the ongoing quest to find new sources of water in an increasingly thirsty state, the Texas Water Development Board on Tuesday announced it will lend $2 million to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to complete a feasibility study on a potential seawater desalination plant.


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Bill Text - AB-1496 Methane emissions.
An act to add Section 39731 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.
AB 1496, Thurmond. Methane emissions.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. Existing law requires the state board to complete a comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, as defined, in the state.
This bill would require the state board to take specified actions and conduct specified analyses with respect to methane emissions.
(a) Methane is a gas that is emitted from both natural and human sources. Its concentration in the global atmosphere has more than doubled since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant with a lifetime of only about 12 years when released into the atmosphere. It is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, with 20 to 30 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period and more than 80 times over a 20-year period.
(b) The life-cycle greenhouse gas emission from the drilling, production, and transportation of natural gas can result in methane leaks, and there is a need for much better information on the life-cycle methane emissions resulting from California's imports of natural gas.
(c) Recent satellite studies have shown methane hot spots in the San Joaquin Valley and higher levels of emissions than were previously estimated from the principal sources of methane in California. There is an urgent need to improve the monitoring and measurement of methane emissions from the major sources in California.
(a) Undertake, in consultation with districts that monitor methane, monitoring and measurements of high-emission methane hot spots in the state using the best available and cost-effective scientific and technical methods.
(b) Consult with federal and state agencies, independent scientific experts, and any other appropriate entities to gather or acquire the necessary information for the purpose of carrying out a life-cycle greenhouse gas emission analysis of natural gas produced and imported into the state using the best available and cost-effective scientific and technical methods.
(c) Update relevant policies and programs to incorporate the information gathered and acquired pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) Review, in consultation with independent scientific experts, the most recent available scientific data and reports on the atmospheric reactivity of methane as a precursor to the formation of photochemical oxidants.


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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic diseases among adolescents in the L'Aquila area [Prevalenza di rinite allergica e patologie atopiche tra gli adolescenti della Provincia de L'Aquila].
Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common atopic disorder, affecting about 20% of the general population. Nevertheless, the real impact of disease is often underestimated. Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of rhinitis in Italy has increased in the 1990s among children and adults. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of AR and to measure comorbidity of AR and other atopic disorders in a random group of adolescents living in L'Aquila area. Methods: The standardised SIDRIA (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Children and the Environment) questionnaire was given to 1100 school-children aged 13-14 years between January-March 2004. Results: The prevalence of AR was 18,3%. A larger percentage of subjects (40,3%) reported nasal symptoms when exposed to allergens. The association between reported nasal symptoms and AR was more significant for pollen than dust mite exposures. About 31,5% of asthmatics reported AR. The prevalence was higher between children with current asthma-like symptoms. The relationship between AR and asthma appear to be stronger when compared subjects with nasal symptoms after exposure to allergens to subjects with asthmatic symptoms. Hay-fever was a significant risk factor for asthma, whereas current wheezing was positively associated with current rhinitis and with AR. Hay fever was the most commonly lifetime atopic disease, followed by eczema (8,7%) and then asthma (6,7%). Similarly, the interrelation between reported current symptoms, demonstrated that symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis are the most common and that about 40% with this disease reported symptoms of other atopic diseases. Conclusion: Our data confirm the high prevalence of AR among adolescents in L'Aquila area and the utility of international and regional standardised prevalence comparisons to provide a picture of patterns of allergic diseases and to test the hypothesis regarding the cause of the increase of such disease.
Titolo: Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic diseases among adolescents in the L'Aquila area [Prevalenza di rinite allergica e patologie atopiche tra gli adolescenti della Provincia de L'Aquila].
MATTEI, ANTONELLA
Angelone A. M
Sbarbati M
Cialfi D
RASSEGNA DI PATOLOGIA DELL'APPARATO RESPIRATORIO
Abstract: Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common atopic disorder, affecting about 20% of the general population. Nevertheless, the real impact of disease is often underestimated. Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of rhinitis in Italy has increased in the 1990s among children and adults. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of AR and to measure comorbidity of AR and other atopic disorders in a random group of adolescents living in L'Aquila area. Methods: The standardised SIDRIA (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Children and the Environment) questionnaire was given to 1100 school-children aged 13-14 years between January-March 2004. Results: The prevalence of AR was 18,3%. A larger percentage of subjects (40,3%) reported nasal symptoms when exposed to allergens. The association between reported nasal symptoms and AR was more significant for pollen than dust mite exposures. About 31,5% of asthmatics reported AR. The prevalence was higher between children with current asthma-like symptoms. The relationship between AR and asthma appear to be stronger when compared subjects with nasal symptoms after exposure to allergens to subjects with asthmatic symptoms. Hay-fever was a significant risk factor for asthma, whereas current wheezing was positively associated with current rhinitis and with AR. Hay fever was the most commonly lifetime atopic disease, followed by eczema (8,7%) and then asthma (6,7%). Similarly, the interrelation between reported current symptoms, demonstrated that symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis are the most common and that about 40% with this disease reported symptoms of other atopic diseases. Conclusion: Our data confirm the high prevalence of AR among adolescents in L'Aquila area and the utility of international and regional standardised prevalence comparisons to provide a picture of patterns of allergic diseases and to test the hypothesis regarding the cause of the increase of such disease.


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ASLCC: discrimination still an issue
Discrimination and raising funds for tornado damage relief were topics of discussion again at the May 13 student government meeting.
Discussion on the proposed Discrimination Prevention Committee was removed from the agenda. Vice-president Ashley Jackson explained that the issue had been discussed at the Monday work session where it was determined that discrimination issues should be addressed within the Cultural Competency Committee as part of its mission.
Senator Charles Stewart later expressed frustration that there has been little progress toward eliminating discrimination on campus. "Somebody's not doing their job," he said.
Regarding tornado relief, Stewart said that attention on the election had hampered the previous fundraising effort, but now there are enough people and manpower and $250 in prizes and candy. Additionally, he said three companies are lined up to bring in food and two artists are willing to attend.
Stewart said he couldn't put together an event on his own and asked for help with the project.
Several minutes of discussion were devoted to bringing a tornado relief request to the Board of Education. Stewart said he had spoken to US representative Peter DeFazio on the subject. "I spoke with him personally. He's already on board with this."
Anastasia Vail volunteered to address the BOE asking them to support the fundraising effort.
The Anime/Manga club requested $350 in funding to put on a fundraiser next Fall term. After several minutes of discussion, the request was approved by 5-0-0 vote.
Newly appointed Treasurer James Wessgert requested $3,600 from the ASLCC operations budget for starting an Open Educational Resources program to buy textbooks for student rental, to be administered by the Lane library.
Senators quizzed Wessgert on program policies and operation. Top concerns included having sufficient quantity to serve all interested students, potential problems with non-returned books and whether the program would duplicate or conflict with the rental service already offered by the Titan Store.
After several minutes discussing various solutions to the concerns raised, it was decided that more research was warranted and the senate tabled the request 4-0-1.
In her report, President Malisa Ratthasing said there would be no tuition increase recommendation for next year, but that program cuts were still an issue. Vice-president Ashley Jackson reported that changes to Lane College's mission statement for next year are being considered and said now is the time for anyone to offer input.
No business was proposed for next week's agenda.


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Adult Court begins at 10:00 a.m.
Bench Trials begin at 11:00 a.m.
Jury Trials begins at 1:00 p.m.
responding to the needs of all persons who come in contact with the Yoakum Municipal Court.
before Judge Pelech at the Yoakum Municipal Court is indicated on that citation.
limits of the City of Yoakum.
payment of any fine/costs owed and we will discuss at our court in a safe harbor atmosphere.
Should you not appear at our court, you could be arrested for failure to appear.
emergency protective orders and arrest warrants.


FURever Home Friday! Meet Dozer!
Meet Dozer! He is a little dog with a big personality. He's a German hunting terrier and he loves to hunt for things and have jobs to do. Because of his strong prey drive, he'd do best as an only dog and an only pet--but he does love kids! We'd love to find a family who would be interested in providing Dozer with some enrichment, as well as a wonderful place to live! Have a fenced in yard?
Even better! This guy can entertain himself for hours investigating the perimeter...of anywhere!
Dozer is available for adoption from the Animal Rescue League of Berks County.


The crimes were super tiring.
Congrats, yeah the crimes are definitely easier if you do them as they show up. I did every crime as it popped up so by the end I only had a handful across the districts so as I was cleaning up collectibles I easily got them done.
yeah, i really tried to prioritize them as I played, but I still had around 40 left after, finally finished it up today after doing the dlc.
Now just have to do the ng+ trophies, but those can wait a year or so until I feel like another playthrough.
Congrats, this game is a decent plat., definitely be proud.
Me too. One of the best open world games I ever played. As a batman fan, I think this is better than any batman game.
Most of the crimes were fun to do, except the sable crimes, those guys have all sorts of annoying tech like jet packs and stuff that makes them a pain.
I just bought the dlc on sale 3 days ago and 100%'d them all by today. Those dlc challenges really sucked.


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import TestData
from kol.request.BountyHunterRequest import BountyHunterRequest
import unittest

class Main(unittest.TestCase):
    def runTest(self):
        s = TestData.data["session"]
        bountyRequest = BountyHunterRequest(s)

        response = bountyRequest.doRequest()

        if response['bountyAvailable']:
            self.assertFalse(response['bountyActive'], "bountyActive should not be true when a bounty is available")

            bounties = response['dailyBounties']

            self.assertEquals(len(bounties), 3, 'Bounty Hunter Hunter should have 3 daily bounties available')
            for bountyItem in bounties:
                self.assertTrue(bountyItem['isBounty'])

            # Pick the first bounty and accept it
            bountyId = bounties[0]['id']
            acceptBountyRequest = BountyHunterRequest(s, action=BountyHunterRequest.ACCEPT_BOUNTY, item=bountyId)
            response = acceptBountyRequest.doRequest()
            self.assertTrue(response['bountyActive'], "bountyActive should be set to true after an accept requestio0k-p")
            self.assertFalse(response['bountyAvailable'], "bountyAvailable should be false after accepting the bounty")

            # Abandon the bounty
            abandonBountyRequest = BountyHunterRequest(s, action=BountyHunterRequest.ABANDON_BOUNTY)
            response = abandonBountyRequest.doRequest()
            self.assertTrue(response['bountyAvailable'], "bountyAvailable should be true again after abandoning the bounty")

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Ideal for use on vehicles or other ferrous surfaces where permanent signage is not required or appropriate. Particularly useful where a car is used for business and pleasure but signs are not wanted all the time.
Each version is very effective in getting your message across but we feel the printed and 3D versions give a really high quality finish to your sign as well as being a talking point for potential customers.
When comparing prices please be aware that we only supply magnetic signs manufactured using heavier grade material, we feel this gives a stronger magnetic force as well as longer life than the thinner material often supplied by other sign firms.
When fitting your magnetic signs on vehicles make sure that the sign is perfectly flat on the panel and does not go over a ridge or valley on the body work. When not in use store the magnetics flat in a warm area.
On receipt of your magnetic sign lay it out on a flat surface in a warm atmosphere before applying to vehicle.
Before applying / re-applying to vehicle ensure all dirt and road film is removed from vehicle and sign.
When applying to vehicle, ensure sign is wrinkle free and smoothed flat to ensure wind cannot catch under sign. Do not fit sign over ridges or valleys on the vehicle bodywork.
Wash the sign and vehicle regularly. Remove sign frequently from newly painted vehicles to ensure even weathering of vehicle paintwork.
When cleaning sign take care near small parts of vinyl and do not use a power washer.
We do not recommend the use of any cleaning solvents, petrol, acetone, or benzene type products for use on this sign. To clean the sign warm soapy water is normally sufficient. Methylated spirits should effectively remove more difficult marks.
Do not allow water to remain under the signs as this may encourage the formation of corrosion if left on the vehicle for prolonged periods.
When not in use store the signs flat; do not roll tightly or fold.
Prices are per pair. Any size available, digital printing also available.


Before we start, let talk on how we normally move the VM from one location to another location. We normally use Export/Import features and no doubt that it did a good job in current Hyper-V version.
In today post, this is my test result when using Import Virtual Machine feature on Windows Server Developer Preview Edition.
Scenario:- For newbie, they often copy the whole VM and VHD without using Export/Import features. Guess what happen when they try to import from new host.
Your Guess is correct! They will not be able to import the VM. To solve this issue, all you need to do is create a new VM configuration and associate to VHD. However you will lost the entire previous VM configuration and also IP address setting.
In Windows Server Developer Preview Edition, you can solve this problem by using Import Virtual Machine feature.
3.First, it detected the location of VHD is incorrect and allow you to specify the new location of VHD is located.
4. Next, it detected the previous Virtual Switch use. You can specify the new Virtual Switch.
5. Once you have specify step1 – 4, you will be able to see the VM has successfully imported to Windows Server Developer Edition.
To make sure it is working, i have start the VM and verify the VM configuration and IP address retain the same setting as previous.
This enhancement is quite useful and come in handy especially Hyper-V Host has problem and you can't export the VM. Now, all you need to do is copy VM configuration and VHD to Windows Server Developer Preview Edition. Use Import Virtual Machine feature and the entire problem solved.


This had me cracking up. 'Lobe' this!
All or which have either been given the name "gay" or "straight" by the media despite coming out. There are more than two sexualities and this is a fact that most people (even on Tumblr nowadays) forget. People tend to assume that since someone is with a person of the same gender, they're gay. (Or vice versa in Angelina or P!nk's case) This is incorrect to assume because you're erasing their identities in the process. The people on this list aren't gay or straight, they're bisexual.No matter how much the media tries to erase that.
Smosh asks celebrities the important questions.
they're vampires like the Way and Leto brothers.


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Shake-up on the cards for WA iron ore industry
WA's $16 billion iron ore industry could be in for a shake-up, with a Government committee outlining a controversial new regime which obliges BHP-Billiton and Rio Tinto to haul smaller miner's iron ore to port.
After taking two years to draft the ABC understands the long awaited Rail Haulage Regime will be released today for public comment.
The plan outlines a set of principles which oblige BHP and Rio to honour the original intent of their State Agreements by hauling other miners iron ore using their monopoly run rail systems.
It is understood the regime says the junior miner must pay for all additional infrastructure including extra rail cars and train tracks.
They must also pay a haulage fee so BHP-Billiton and Rio can get a capital return on their service.
The Economic Regulator will monitor these fees to ensure there's no gold plating of costs.
If approved by Cabinet the regime will knock down the barriers to entering the iron ore game for other miners.
Aquiline Drilling at Navidad Expands New Valle Esperanza Discovery
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Q: How to connect Loopback API with mongdb port in Google Kubernetes Engine I am following this blog to deploy MongoDB in GKE and I came to a point where I need to connect my Loopback-API image in different pod but the same cluster to talk to the database.
Since the local development works as aspected with this datasource.json as following:
{
  "db": {
    "host": "database",
    "port": 27017,
    "url": "",
    "database": "test",
    "password": "",
    "name": "mongoDS",
    "user": "",
    "connector": "mongodb"
  }
}

In the tutorial, it is written that,
the connection string URI would be:
"mongodb://mongo-0.mongo,mongo-1.mongo,mongo-2.mongo:27017/dbname_?"

I am not sure how to implement it to the above datasource.json. Any help will be appreciated.

A: The tutorial creates a headless service with the name "mongo" in the default ns.
Replace your "host": "database" with "host": "mongo" in your pod's datasource.json.

A: First, in Loopback's datasource, the name attribute is the same as the key of datasource. Second, the host attribute ought to be the name of pod that contains mongo DB.


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Rise in Oxygen Therapy Device Market Share Covering Size by Benefits, Usage, Application Scope, and Trend 2019
Market Research Future Releases
The global market of Oxygen therapy device is expected to grow at approximate 12% CAGR. The market is expected to reach USD 15 billion by 2023 as compared to 8 billion in 2016.
Market Synopsis
Oxygen is generally administered with the help of a face mask, nasal cannula, or through hyperbaric oxygen chamber. With this therapy, the level of oxygen in the blood is maintained for the treatment of acute and chronic diseases like pneumonia, chronic obstructive diseases (COPD), and asthma. Oxygen therapy is effective in conditions including dysplasia, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnea, heart failure, and lung disorders.
The global market of oxygen therapy device is growing fast because of the rising prevalence of lung, respiratory, heart and other diseases. The number is growing across the world because of the changing lifestyle.
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Oxygen therapy is referred to as the use of oxygen as medical intervention in order to maintain enough oxygen in conditions like hypoxemia, hypoxia, and other conditions. The increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases is considered to favour the market growth throughout the assessment period.
February 2019: A National Health Service hospital trust in the U.K has reduced home visits by introducing an AI-enabled wearable platform which remotely monitors the patients. With the advent of this technology, hospital staff home visits were declined, thus freeing up more time for the nurses.
Segmental Analysis
The global oxygen therapy device market has been segmented on the basis of types, application, and end-users.
By mode of types, the global oxygen therapy device market has been segmented into incubators, non-rebreather mask, liquid oxygen device, continuous positive airway pressure, nasal cannula, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, concentrators, cylinder, and oximeter.
By mode of application, the global oxygen therapy device market has been segmented into heart diseases, hypoxaemia, lung diseases, sleeping apnea, respiratory issues, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), and others. Among these, the COPD segment is considered to dominate the global market due to the increasing prevalence of COPD. With the increasing prevalence of COPD, the clinical urgency for the treatment is increasing, thus contributing to the business expansion.
By mode of end-users, the global oxygen therapy device market has been segmented into clinics, hospitals, and patients. Among these, the hospitals and clinics are likely to expand at a steady pace and are expected to retain its dominance. Technologically advanced equipment are extensively used in hospitals to improve the point of care, thereby contributing to the market growth.
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The prominent players operating the global oxygen therapy devices market are Devilbiss Healthcare, Phillips healthcare, Respironics, Cardinal Healthcare, Masimo Corporation, Salter Labs, Teflex, CareFusion, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Bio Med, O2 Concepts, Inogen, Medtronic, Smith medicals, 3M Healthcare, 3B Medical, and others.
Regional Insights
Geographically, the oxygen therapy device market spans across regions namely, Europe, America, Asia Pacific, and the Rest-of-the-World (RoW).
Among all the regions, the American region is considered to dominate the global oxygen therapy devices market and is likely to retain its dominance throughout the estimated period. North America occupies the largest market share in this region due to the high R&D activities coupled with trials pertaining to oxygen therapy.
Additionally, the augmenting popularity topical wound oxygen therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy is highly contributing to the market growth in this region. Also, occupational hazards and urbanization pose a risk of respiratory disorders which is highly influencing the market growth in this region.
The Asia Pacific region is predicted to witness an exponential growth rate owing to the high R&D activities by the global players coupled with the growing commercialization of O2 therapy equipment.
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More discussions in Citizen Archivists
3 Replies Latest reply on Jun 2, 2020 11:07 AM by National Archives Catalog
Complex Tables
Gordon Goodfellow Jun 1, 2020 4:28 PM
The transcribing guide indicates that tables should begin with something like, "[column headings:" followed by a list of the column headings.
However, sometimes there are sub-columns under the primary column headings. How should these be indicated?
Here is an example column heading from a page:
Species | First Seen | Peak Numbers | Last Seen | Production |
Common Name | Number | Date | Number } Date | Number | Date | Number Colonies | Total # Nests | Total Young |
Here's a link to the record containing this table, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25800239 the table is in image 19.
I've seen tables more complex than this with multiple levels of sub-columns. So far I've been avoiding them, not knowing how to handle them.
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Re: Complex Tables
Gordon Goodfellow Jun 1, 2020 4:35 PM (in response to Gordon Goodfellow)
Sorry, my example gets wrapped around so that it's difficult to visualize.
Under the primary column heading, "Production", there are three sub-columns, "Number Colonies", "Total # Nests", and "Total Young".
National Archives Catalog Jun 2, 2020 11:07 AM (in response to Gordon Goodfellow)
Tables can be very complicated. It is good that you are are using the vertical lines | to indicate columns.
The work of transcription in the National Archives Catalog is to increase searchability. The catalog search engine isn't concerned with the spacing and layout but rather is focused on the words. Keeping that in mind, we recommend the following
- Unless it is a very simple table, do not try replicate the layout
- Use vertical lines | to indicate different columns across the row
- Add description in brackets [ ] to describe any details that are important for someone to understand about the table
- In some cases transcribing the table may be nearly impossible. For these tables, please capture the column and row headings in the transcription. This work will still help researchers.
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Meredith Doviak Jun 2, 2020 12:11 PM (in response to Gordon Goodfellow)
Thank you for your great question. You are right that these complex tables are quite difficult to transcribe, especially as the text becomes wrapped in the transcription box. There is no right or wrong way to handle these, but you will often hear us say that the most important piece is to capture the words, and ensure that the transcription is as readable as possible for the next person.
Here are two possible ways to transcribe this particular page (image 19) from https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25800239/19/public?contributionType=transcription :
I . Water and Marsh Birds:
(1) Species. Common Name: White Pelican || (2) First Seen. Number: 250 | Date: 9/15 || (3) Peak Numbers: Number 250 | Date: 9/15 || (4) Last Seen: Number: 8 | Date: 12/28 || (5) Production. [blank] || (6) Total: Estimated Number: 250
(1) Species. Common Name: Farallon Cormorant || ...
Alternatively, a transcription like this might make the information more readable, even though it loses the table format:
I. Water and Marsh Birds
(1) Species. Common Name: White Pelican
(2) First Seen. Number: 250 | Date: 9/15
(3) Peak Numbers. Number: 250 | Date: 9/15
(4) Last Seen. Number: 8 | Date: 12/28
(5) Production: [blank]
(6) Total. Estimated Number: 250
(1) Species | Common Name: Farallon Cormorant
Feel free to use either of these formats, or transcribe in a way that might make the most sense to you and future readers.
Either way, these are quite complex and do require a bit of effort! Thank you for your work transcribing these records, and for your great question.
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