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Calling All J/Boats: Lots of Racing Choices and Trophies for Edgartown Race Weekend; Newcomers Welcome!
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Ed Dailey's J/109 Raptor is an 'RTI winner, and her crew is looking forward to this year's Edgartown Yacht Club Race Weekend July 25 – 27.
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J/Boat teams are always a big part of the action at Edgartown Yacht Club Race Weekend, and this year organizers are putting out an all-call to J/Fest participants and others who own J/Boats, inviting them to join the fun on Martha's Vineyard over July 25-27. The three-day competition starts on Thursday with two days of 'Round-the-Buoys ('RTB) racing and finishes on Saturday with a choice of distance races: the traditional 56-nautical mile 'Round-the-Island ('RTI) race and, introduced last year, the 20-nm 'Round-the-Sound ('RTS) race.
Sailors can choose to sail on all three days or just in one or the other of the distance races. Either way, there's something for everyone and something extra for J/Boat teams in the 'RTI race. A three-boat team, representing any given yacht club and with PHRF-NE rated entries in more than one division, qualifies for first-, second-, and third-place trophies based on best-corrected times. As well, there are top-three prizes for the best individual corrected time out of all J/Boats in the 'RTI.
As one of the smallest boats in the fleet last year, Ira Perry's J/29 Seefest (Padanaram, MA) won the best-corrected-time J/Boat trophy in the 'RTI and finished second in his class. Perry has won the race a handful of times since he first sailed it in 2001 and has only missed a few years of competing here.
"It's just spectacular scenery, some of the most beautiful in the area," said Perry, "and the race is always tactically challenging, especially in light air when you need to concentrate on keeping the boat moving, but last year there was plenty of wind, and we were in by 4 pm."
Perry added that, as always is the case, the weekend will double as a getaway with his wife and kids, and this year he's considering joining the 'Round-the-Buoys racing if his crew can come in early. "Edgartown Yacht Club runs a great regatta," he said, "and they work hard to make the experience the best it can possibly be. The organizers are very accommodating, and they ask for and listen to feedback, making changes according to it. You don't see that happening too often with other regattas."
Other J/Boat skippers signed up for the 'RTI are Edgartown Race Weekend veterans and past winners Ed Dailey and Richard Egan, entered, respectively, with the J/109 Raptor and the J/46 Wings.
Brand new to the event will be Daniel Heun (Franklin, MA) skippering his J/122 Moxiee in both the 'Round-the-Buoys races and the 'Round-the-Sound race. Huen has had his boat since 2014, having progressed from owning and racing a J/24 to a J/29 and then a J/105.
"When you want a new boat it usually is bigger than the last one," said Heun, "and this one (hull #85 at 40 feet) is fit for cruising, with cherry joinery below, a refrigerator, etc., so the first couple of nights we'll stay on it on the mooring, and then I'll move ashore when my wife and daughter come in on Friday."
Heun, a veteran of the Chicago to Mackinac Race, Newport Bermuda Race, Block Island Race Week and other "racer's races," says he and his crew try to choose at least one weekend regatta each season where the families can be part of the fun. "Edgartown Race Weekend is perfect, because it's a long weekend instead of a week, and it's in July, so it's warm," he said. "We're planning on having good days of racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday while our families enjoy the beaches and shopping, and then we'll have good dinners ashore with them each evening. We debated doing the 'RTI, but with the 'RTS we're assured of getting back by late afternoon, and we'll still be able to enjoy Edgartown after racing."
Edgartown Race Weekend divisions are for IRC, ORC, ORR, PHRF-NE (including Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker), Classic, One-Design, Multihull and Doublehanded boats. 'RTI/'RTS and 'RTB are scored separately, with top-three prizes awarded in each class.
Registration deadline for the 'Round-the-Island and 'Round-the Sound races is Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Registration deadline for team sign-up is Monday, July 22.) The entry fee for 'RTS is $125 ($150 after July 6). The fee for the 'RTI is $250.00 ($325 after July 5, 2019). Registration deadline for the 'Round-the-Buoy races is Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The entry fee for 'RTB is $50 each day.
A Mount Gay Rum -sponsored "Jump-Up" party on Friday night (July 26) and awards on both Friday afternoon and Sunday morning (July 28) round out the schedule. For more information, visit http://www.rtirace.org or contact racer@edgartownyc.org. To request a mooring, contact Clare Sullivan at Clare_Marie@hotmail.com.
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I could have sworn the giants wore blue/white on the road. I thought they wore gray pants on the road no matter the jersey?
I think the TItans' Navy/Columbia/White look is phenomenal.
I think it's their best look given how they butchered their uniforms; but I know the front office is still going to prefer wearing navy pants every chance they get.
Trust me the Skins FO never listens to fan input. If I had to guess, they're saving the gold pants for prime time games (they wore them in preseason so they're not gone). Or a more likely reason would be Alex Smith using his clout to make the switch. None of the players that have been on the team the last few season having been demanding those hideous white pants.
One theory I've heard from local radio host Steve Czaban, who works for the station that was sold by the team over the summer, is that the gold pants being phased out is another sign Bruce Allen is losing clout with the Redskins. Allen brought back the gold pants because the Redskins wore the gold pants when his dad coached the team in the 1970s.
There may be something to that theory given that the team has a new business management team in place that came from the NFL office. And the Redskins have finally come clean that both their season-ticket waiting list and their sellout streak are both no longer existent.
The Cardinals always seem to wear black in Week 4, usually their 2nd or third home game, this being their third.
That Monday night game is gonna look great. We haven't seen the Broncos wear navy against KC since they switched to orange. It's about time. much better contrast with the red of the Chiefs.
The Rams/Vikings game is the one I'm most excited for! That should look awesome!
Watching MNF, and I honestly think the only change Tampa should have considered making a few years ago was adding a red socks to their previous set. Maybe even a set of pewter socks to too.
Titans Jags looked like an intrasquad scrimmage. Couldn't tell who was who.
I'm in the minority, but I like the Tampa uniforms. The color balance is consistent and they're really unique and have a cool color scheme. Never minded the pewter shoulders or the digital clock numbers. I think it's a solid look and has some personality. But if that uniform designation schedule is correct, we won't be seeing the red again until Week 13 apparently, which would be a shame. If the Jags can win in teal in 100 degree weather, I think the Bucs can handle red in 70 degree weather in November.
Theyve grown on me, but for me the biggest issue are the number font. Change it from something like clock radios to a modern block of some kind and they really arent bad.
Saints are 2-0 in black pants and 0-1 in gold pants this season. Wouldn't be surprised to see them keep wearing black pants until they lose again.
Per their official weekly release, Bengals are in black pants.
This is better than white pants, but there will still be a lot of black. The Falcons badly need the red helmet back with that set if they refuse to bring back the black alts (even though there's a one helmet rule).


Roy L. Herren, 81, of Eldon, Missouri, departed this world to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, November 30, 2018 at SSM St. Mary's Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was born September 25, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of the late Reaford and Ethel Norene (Smith) Herren. On August 5, 1958 in Asheville, North Carolina, he was united in marriage to Myrna Jo (Dunstan) Herren, who survives of the home.
Eleven Grandchildren, Brooke Mueller (Tyler), Taylor Herren, Lauren Herren, Hannah Herren, Eden Herren, Sam Jessmon, Alex Jessmon, Megan Phinney (Jacob), Cassidy Colhour, Quin Colhour, and Audrey Colhour.
Roy was raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where he was involved in high school sports and music. He graduated from Westminster College in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in economics and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He was commissioned in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant (Armored Cavalry). He served the state of Missouri as a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper from 1969 until his retirement in 1994 at the rank of Lieutenant. Roy was a longtime Elder at Fellowship Bible Church of Eldon, Missouri, where he also served as an interim pastor. He served as an Alderman for the City of Eldon for twelve years. Roy enjoyed a number of hobbies including golf, fishing, and softball and will also be remembered for working the clock for many years at Eldon Mustang basketball and football games.
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon, Missouri. His Memorial Service will be Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Fellowship Bible Church located at 1501 Jones Ave., Eldon, Missouri, with the Rev. Jim Shepherd officiating. Interment will follow at Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Missouri.
Memorials in his name are suggested to The MASTERS (Missouri Association of State Troopers Emergency Relief Society), 5287 Hwy. 67N, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon, Missouri.


I wanted to work with MoJo Advantage because I have been out of the working/career world for a long time, and didn't know where to begin. I searched online and everything was vague or seemed overwhelming. It also seemed cold and impersonal. With time and life experience, I am not the same person I was when I graduated from college. I wanted to explore new opportunities and options and not just settle for any job.
I went into the experience with an open mind. The meetings with Molly and JoAnne far exceeded my expectations. My favorite part was the dialogue. I really got to know myself and find my voice. I had forgotten/pushed aside all that I was and had accomplished. The meetings gave me a confidence boost. Molly and JoAnne are a great team that make the experience non-threatening and positive. They are smart and encouraging and helped me dig deep. They pushed me to think big and dream and explore all possibilities. They always went above and beyond and made the time we met extremely productive.
When I was discussing MoJo with a friend, she said "this experience is like taking a class about yourself". I like that very much because that is the best way to describe the experience. I feel that a class about yourself is the best investment you can make and one in which we as women many times don't take the time to do! And Molly and JoAnne are excellent facilitators in the study of finding your MOJO! Each meeting piggybacked on the next and helped me prepare for the next goal. Through the exercises, I was able to see the patterns clearly to help me better understand myself. I loved the assessment and it provided valuable information that supported observations and reflections I made about who I am today. I love that there is a tangible product of our work. I think the binder, the assessment results, and resume, cover and thank you letter are invaluable and give you a sense of reaching a goal and accomplishment. I think the 60 sec commercial we developed is fantastic and the interview prep gives you the confidence boost to accomplish all that you worked for through the meetings. I love that and am very thankful.
I absolutely recommend MoJo and have already discussed it with many friends. There are so many women that are looking for direction and MoJo is a perfect marriage of vision and planning and dreaming in a safe setting. You are encouraged to dream and envision all possibilities and I think that is key. I loved the experience and have a newfound confidence and excitement about my future. I no longer look at the future as scary because I have a plan and a new voice!


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The Renaissance of Karim Bellarabi
'What a difference a day makes' as Dinah Washington sang back in 1959, but in the case of Karim Bellarabi, it is more a case of 'what a difference 14 days make' as the Bayer Leverkusen forward has enjoyed a real purple patch of form to see him return to the limelight with a bang.
It has been an up and down start to the season for the Werkself in the opening weeks of the seasons with lots of troughs finally giving way to a few peaks, which have eased the pressure somewhat on trainer Heiko Herrlich. One of the main protagonists in keeping the Bayer coach in a job as been Bellarabi- a player who has experienced just as many peaks and troughs this season.
Re-wind a few seasons and making headlines was something the now 28-year-old was doing with regularity. Remember his 'fastest goal in Bundesliga history' after just 9 seconds against Borussia Dortmund in August 2014? What about him being the scorer of the Bundesliga's 50,00th goal in February 2017? Then there was the €40 million bid from Dortmund in the summer of 2016.
It did however seem that his best days were behind him after a disappointing 2017-18 Bundesliga campaign. The emergence of Leon Bailey relegated Bellarabi to a secondary role- following matchday 7, he only manged to start seven further games. It really was a season to forget, and the attacker would have been excused for having a less than optimistic outlook going into the current season.
Pre-season brought another dip with a cruciate ligament strain and his collapse from heat exhaustion during a friendly with Wuppertal. When the Bundesliga got underway, there was more woe coming his way.
Eight minutes after coming on in Bayer's matchday 2 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, he received a red card from referee Tobias Welz with his frustration getting the better of him as his caught Rafinha horribly late on his achilles. Uli Hoeness took particular offence at the challenge, accusing Bellarabi of being 'geisteskrank' (mentally ill) and declaring he should be banned for three months for the "malicious wounding".
As it was the player received a four-match ban and a €10,000 fine, but the compulsory lay-off seems to have done him the world of good. "We had a lot of talks" his coach Heiko Herrlich revealed. "There are things that I also demanded of him last year that he's putting into place now.
"I always asked him if he still had the hunger, and told him there were people around here that thought he didn't have this hunger anymore. I had the feeling he felt attacked and that he wanted to show that he still had this hunger. You could definitely see that in the last games."
Talk about an understatement.
Brought back into the squad following his ban, he made an instant impact with a fantastic 94th minute equaliser to rescue a point at home to Hannover. The following match saw him in the starting XI for Bayer's Europa League trip to face FC Zürich and scoring both goals in a 3-2 defeat.
A much-needed win was then secured away at Werder Bremen and Bellarabi was once again the main man with two assists and goal. That was just the start and when they thrashed rivals Mönchengladbach 5-0 in the Pokal, the attacker grabbed another brace. Not content with six goals in four matches, he scored again against Hoffenheim this weekend, although it wasn't enough to prevent a 4-1 loss. He was however forced off with a thigh injury shortly after his goal.
Fourteen days, five games, seven goals and one assist is about as perfect a run of form that the Leverkusen player and his coach could have hoped for. The below-par form of last year's star Leon Bailey has been compensated largely by the resurgence of Bellarabi.
Born again? That might be going too far, but Karim Bellarabi is certainly enjoying himself right now and proving he still able to deliver on the big stage.
Heiko Herrlich
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With almost a quarter of the season now gone, matchday 9 is quickly upon and it is set deliver yet more of the usual Bundesliga excitement, drama, thrills and spills. The fact that we still […]
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Welcome to the opening match day of the inaugural Florida Cup! Tonight, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Bayer Leverkusen and Fluminense will get the ball rolling at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, […]
January 29, 2018 Mathew Burt 0
Yet again the Bundesliga did not fail to deliver as we enjoyed another weekend of top football with thrills, spills and drama aplenty. We were treated to seven goals at the Allianz Arena, a Goal […]


This class is as an introduction to combining crystal energy with the energy of Reiki; it gives an introduction to traditional Reiki as well as explaining the five methods for using crystals in your Reiki practice.
This class is as an introduction to combining crystal energy with the energy of Reiki. This class will give an introduction to traditional Reiki as well as explaining the five methods for using crystals in your Reiki practice (intuitive use, using crystal wands, programming stones, creating symbol layouts, & using grids).
Hi just LOVE this on- line course. Very friendly to use.
And I feel real proud.
Will be taking a other course real soon.
Really enjoyed taking this course. It gave me some fresh new ideas on how to incorporate crystals into my Reiki practice. I know my clients are going to reap the benefits from these ideas. Loved the format and the pdf's. I have access to this course anytime I want to come back it and review the material. Thank you Ashley. Can't wait to take another course with you.


Now in its thirteenth year, ZenGenius brought the ever-popular, hands-on excitement of its signature event, the Iron Merchant Challenge to the International Retail Conference, hosted in Seattle this past October.
Presented annually by VMSD, this one-of-a-kind conference event is three days of design dialogue centered on best practices, evolving trends and fresh strategies for engaging shoppers and maximizing resources. Recognized as the premier educational and networking event for the store design and visual merchandising community, ZenGenius is proud to carry on the Iron Merchant Challenge at IRDC for years to come.
Bringing attention to global climate change and awareness to recent natural disasters, ZenGenius asked participants to delve into the new reality according to the National Climate Assessment.
Inspired by Seattle's own Pike Place flying fish, we challenged participants to create a window that spoke to the severity of this issue while incorporating the secret ingredient - a stuffed fish.
Using the ever-famous ZenGenius ToolBox (complete with first-aid kit and breath mints) alongside generously donated materials from Bernstein Display (mannequins), Timberland (apparel), CircleVisual (fabric) and ClearLED (LED screens) the clock was set for 60 minutes, putting the pressure on for spontaneous creativity.
As the minutes ticked away, Iron Merchant emcee Joe Baer, CEO of ZenGenius, entertained spectators, engaged participants and kept the excitement going. ZenGurus ensured teams were stocked with supplies and well-hydrated with beverages. With a mad scramble and a final buzzer, teams put down their utility knives blades, monofilament and fabric. Each team leader took a hot minute to express how their displays addressed the challenge topic and used the secret ingredient, convincing spectators to vote for their display - competing for the coveting Iron Merchant Sash.
Lead by ConsumerX's very own Chuck Palmer, Team Orange combined featured elements to emphasize that conservation and environmental improvements start with us.
Iron Merchant at IRDC happens through the collective efforts of creative minds and support from sponsors and generous donations. Feel like you have a product that lends itself to this unique event? Interested in seeing your name in the event program next to this annual highlight?
You could have been a contender, or you can BE a contender. Join us at VMSD's International Retail Design Conference in Boston, September 30 - October 2, 2019. Be sure to select "Participate" during the registration process. Get excited and get ready to Zen Together.
Looking to engage your team? Love the Iron Merchant Challenge? Let ZenGenius inspire your team with interactive workshops tailored to you. Learn more.


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Isometrum es un género con 14 especies de plantas  perteneciente a la familia Gesneriaceae. Es originario de China (Sichuan, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi).

Descripción
Son plantas perennes herbáceas con roseta y corto rizoma vertical. Las hojas sésiles o pecioladas, simples o pinnadas, usualmente peludas a ambos lados. Las inflorescencias en cimas con pocas a varias flores, pedunculadas, bractéolas 2,pequeñas. Sépalos libres hasta la base, iguales de tamaño. Corola tubular o campanulada, de color púrpura pálido o azul púrpura. El fruto es una cápsula cilíndrica u oblanceolada, glabra o pubescente.

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por William Grant Craib y publicado en Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 11(55): 250. 1920.
Etimología
Isometrum: nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas  ίσος, isos = "igual", y μετρον, metron = medida, dimensión, tamaño. El nombre alude a la igualdad de los lóbulos de la corola.

Especies seleccionadas
 Isometrum crenatum K.Y.Pan
 Isometrum eximium Chun ex K.Y.Pan
 Isometrum fargesii (Franch.) B.L.Burtt
 Isometrum farreri Craib
 Lista de especies

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Isometrum en eFlora

Didymocarpeae

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Toddlers love to dress up. Even if your little one barely knows what Halloween is all about, they are going to be absolutely thrilled at the prospect of wearing an appropriate and exciting costume for Halloween or even just for fun. There are so many fun characters from your child's favorite television shows and the movies that it will be easy to find inspiration as to what your child wants to pick. You may want to choose several, as costumes make fabulous playtime accessories for pretend as well as dress up activities and imaginative adventures.
If you have a very little one, we have truly adorable as well as precious costumes that will bring you and your child many oooo's and ahhhh's come Halloween night. Many of these costumes are designed to keep your youngster warm and snuggly in the cool autumn air while you are out trick or treating, but still will keep the cuteness quotient very high on the scale!
Our huge Toddler costume selection is going to give you many choices and options for the perfect dress up ensemble for your youngster. From favorite children's movie characters such as Snow White or Cars Lightning McQueen to more traditional Halloween looks such as Ballerina Witch or a cute and chubby Pumpkin suit, your child is going to create many wonderful Halloween memories that will be sure to last a lifetime.


Could Harley-Davidson's New LiveWire Lead to Rise in Electric Drag Racing?
But then again who ever thought Harley-Davidson, an iconic motorcycle manufacturer for the past 116 years known for its powerful, gasoline-fueled rumble, would be putting out an electric motorcycle?
If this new technology is successful we could be at the start of a new era for the lagging motorcycle industry.
This month Harley-Davidson revealed two new concept electric two-wheelers and announced pricing and pre-order availability for the LiveWire, its first electric production motorcycle. The 2020 LiveWire, priced just under $30,000 is now available for US dealer pre-order.
The rise of electric motorcycles at the drag strip could be closer than we think. That's not to say we'll see hundreds overnight, but eight-bike fields, or more, in the next few years are a very real possibility.
Imagine the possibilities. For bracket racers perhaps cool down time between rounds would no longer be an issue. Promotors could hot lap a race. Sound curfews that restrict racing at many tracks would no longer be an issue. For parts manufacturers it could open up an entirely new market.
Throughout its history, as historian Bret Kepner pointed out to Cycledrag.com, drag racing has always returned to its roots of two production based vehicles going head-to-head to see who is quicker. It's a correction that usually happens every ten years or less in the sport.
If electric dragbike racing sounds unfathomable, keep in mind 19-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry "Spiderman" McBride owns the record for the quickest and fastest electric vehicle, four-wheels included, with his astonishing blast of 6.94 at 208 mph on the innovative Lawless dragbike. The popular machine was featured on an episode of American Chopper and was well received by the Orange County Chopper crew. McBride has fond memories of his time on the bike.
Fans who saw the bike in action will recall how strange it was to hear McBride and his brother communicate on the starting line, moments before a pass, without the use of an electronic headset. That's how quiet this unique motorcycle was. One could hear the tire grip the track as McBride accelerated. It was certainly a far cry from the deafening sound of a Top Fuel Motorcycle. However the nearly noiseless and mute motor was quite deceiving. The power of the battery-operated machine was staggering.
The motor McBride used on the Lawless motorcycle is now in use on legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits' electric dragster. Garlits is after a 200 mph pass and so is former Nitro Harley racer and powerboat racer Steve Huff, who is hoping to setup a match race with Garlits in the near future.
Huff showed Cycledrag.com his amazing electric operation at the PRI show.
Jeff Disinger of New York has also been campaigning electric dragbikes for the past several years. Disinger entered one into a Street Outlaw event at Maple Grove this past Fall, hoping to attract some TV attention.
How long before LiveWire owners want to see what this new machine will do in the eighth or quarter mile? New fads have a way of quickly finding their way to the racetracks. And sometimes fads become popular enough to stick.
The biggest detriment for dragbike racing could be the LiveWire's $30,000 price tag. A high price tag is what has prevented the motorcycle drag racing world from embracing the new supercharged Kawasaki H2 and H2-R. Dragbike racers have made it clear they like their quarter mile factory toys priced around $10,000.
Some traditionalists have accused Harley of moving too far away from it's core base and being out of touch with the consumer. Harley says it's simply changing with the times.
As evidenced by the slow introduction of electric cars, America has been reluctant to embrace the new technology for a multitude of reasons, such as vehicle cost and tradition. Will motorcycle riders crave the new technology quicker than their four-wheel counterparts?
What are your thoughts on the new Harley Davidson LiveWire? Will it be successful? And will we see more electric drag racing in years to come? The LiveWire very well could be the spark that gets this trend going.
Amazing acceleration: from 0 to 60 mph in under 3.5 seconds. The instant torque provided by the H-D Revelation™ electric powertrain can produce 100 percent of its rated torque the instant the throttle is twisted, and 100 percent of that torque is always available.
Twist-and-go ease of use: Electric power requires no clutch and no gear shifting, greatly simplifying operation for new riders. All riders will appreciate the braking effect of the power regeneration mode as it adds charge to the battery, especially in stop-and-go urban traffic.
Motorcycle status: Information available through H-D Connect includes battery charge status and available range from any location where a sufficient cellular signal is available. This allows the rider to remotely check the charge status including charge level and time to completion. Riders will be able to locate a charging station with ease thanks to an integrated location finder built into the H-D App.H-D™ Connect Service: The LiveWire motorcycle is equipped with H-D™ Connect, which pairs motorcycle riders with their bikes through an LTE-enabled Telematics Control Unit coupled with connectivity and cloud services using the latest version of the Harley-Davidson™ App. This technology makes the LiveWire motorcycle the first North American mass-market cellular-connected electric motorcycle. With H-D Connect, data is collected and transferred to the app to provide information to the rider's smartphone about:Tamper alerts and vehicle location: H-D Connect indicates the location of the parked LiveWire motorcycle and alerts can be sent to the rider's smartphone if the bike is tampered with or moved. GPS-enabled stolen-vehicle tracking provides peace of mind that the motorcycle's location can be tracked.*Service reminders and notifications: Reminders about upcoming vehicle service requirements, automated service reminders and other vehicle care notifications.
Performance and range optimized for the urban street-rider: Able to travel an estimated 110 miles of urban roads on a single charge.
Handling and control: The LiveWire motorcycle chassis is designed to deliver agile handling for confident control on urban streets and a thrilling ride on curving backroads. The H-D Revelation™ powertrain sits low in the motorcycle to lower the center of gravity and help the motorcycle handle well at all speeds and make it easier to balance when stopped. The motorcycle also features advanced technology including standard cornering-enhanced Anti-lock Braking System and Traction Control. The systems are fully electronic and utilize the latest inertial measurement unit and ABS sensor technology.
Distinctive Harley-Davidson sound, minimal vibration: The H-D Revelation electric powertrain produces minimal vibration, heat, and noise, all of which enhance rider comfort. The LiveWire model is designed to produce a new signature Harley-Davidson sound as it accelerates and gains speed. This new futuristic sound represents the smooth, electric power of the LiveWire motorcycle.


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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
While Chucky never succeeding in becoming a "bro" in Child's Play 3, for a brief period in time, Jason Vorhees was a black man. In a shark-, whale- and sea horse-jumping plot wrinkle, Jason's immortality is explained in Jason Goes to Hell as his being an evil worm-like entity (!) who jumps from body to body — although why he never did so in the previous, oh, eight movies is anyone's guess.
The film begins with the police finally investigating why, like, 800 people have turned up dead at Camp Crystal Lake over the past decade. They set a trap for Jason (which for some reason involves a female cop getting naked) and when he shows up, they fill him more lead than Detroit's water supply. When the body is taken to the morgue, Jason ends up possessing the coroner (character actor Richard Gant) and voila, instant street cred!
The coroner picks up where Jason left off, slaughtering a few teens — including one of the most gruesome, "side-splitting" kills in the history of the series — before he wears his body out and Jason switches to another. Even after Jason dumps the body, though, a black man features prominently in the story. Sadistic bounty hunter Creighton Duke (Steven Williams, in one of the lone bright spots in the film) conveniently knows exactly how to kill Jason, and he teams up with Jason's niece Jessica (Kari Keegan) to send him to Hell. The creators of this ridiculous plot almost certainly have a spot reserved for them there already.
The secret ingredient in Pete's barbeque sauce? Ebola.
My therapist warned me about dreams like this.
"Yes, I'm sure it's very firm, but I'm just not into that."
"What'd you say about the Gap Band?"
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import copy
import datetime
from sqlalchemy import text
from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload

from .models import Season

class YearIterator:
    """Class for stepping through seasons in a year"""

    def __init__(self, session, year):
        """Sets up the iterator"""
        self.session = session
        self.day = datetime.date(year, 1, 1)
        self.load_seasons()

        # The year starts in the Christmas season of the previous year, so load that up as our current season
        self.current_index = 0
        self.started = datetime.date(year - 1, 12, 25)
        self.ends = self.current().end_date(self.started)
        self.sunday_count = 0
        check_day = copy.deepcopy(self.started)
        while check_day < self.day:
            if check_day.strftime('%A').lower()[:3] == 'sun':
                self.sunday_count += 1
            check_day = check_day + datetime.timedelta(days=1)

    def load_seasons(self):
        """Fetches the seasons from the database needed for this year"""
        # Arbitrary rule: seasons for a year are noted valid for the first of that year,
        # even though the church year properly begins with Advent.
        self.by_code = {}
        self.loop = []
        for instance in self.session.query(Season).\
                options(joinedload(Season.all_patterns)).\
                filter(text("valid_for_date(:jan_first, seasons.valid_start, seasons.valid_end)")).\
                params(jan_first=datetime.date(self.day.year, 1, 1).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).\
                order_by(Season.sort_order):
            code = instance.code
            self.by_code[code] = instance
            self.loop.append(code)

    def current(self):
        """Returns the current season"""
        code = self.loop[self.current_index]
        return self.by_code[code]

    def is_last_week(self):
        """Returns whether this is the last week of the season"""
        return (self.ends - self.day).days < 7

    def advance_by_day(self):
        """Pushes the day up by one"""
        self.day = self.day + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
        if self.day.strftime('%A').lower()[:3] == 'sun':
            self.sunday_count += 1
        if (self.day > self.ends):
            self.next_season()

    def next_season(self):
        """Tick forward by one season"""
        start = self.ends + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
        if (self.current_index + 1 < len(self.loop)):
            self.current_index = self.current_index + 1
        else:
            self.current_index = 0
        self.started = start
        self.ends = self.current().end_date(start)
        if not self.current().continue_counting:
            self.sunday_count = 0
            if self.day.strftime('%A').lower()[:3] == 'sun' and self.current().counting_index:
                self.sunday_count += 1

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Waggonfabrik frères Gastell, parfois appelée Magirus, était un constructeur ferroviaire situé à Mainz-Mombach, en Allemagne. L'entreprise est rachetée par le groupe Westwaggon (1928), puis par Magirus-Deutz (1955) pour être intégrée dans l'entreprise IVECO en 1975.

Historique
L'entreprise est fondée en 1845 par Otto Gastell. Cette usine de Waggon est donc plus ancienne que la première liaison ferroviaire de Mayence . Lorsque Otto Gastell se retire de l'affaire en , son fils Albert Gastell en reprend la gestion. Par la suite, ses trois fils, Joseph Gastell, Franz Gastell et le Dr Otto Gastell reprendront le flambeau.

Productions
Le Waggonfabrik produit depuis  1994.

Halte
La halte « Waggonfabrik » à Mombach construit pour 3 500 voyageurs par jour, est un point d'arrêt dépourvu de bâtiment voyageurs et de présence permanente de personnel ; il est nommé en référence à l'usine.

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Members Exhibition – up to 10 A4 size pages – The Australian Philatelic Society Inc.
The APS is not built around club auctions and exchange sheets.
We run interesting and diverse displays, even of material that is work in progress, but not yet ready for that international gold! In so doing we can help each other build a better display.
With a change in emphasis for our programme, we encourage collectors to dig material out of their shoe boxes and onto display pages. Even if this is only pencilled up pending more research.
Members thus see new non-traditional collecting fields, while they are being assembled.
While many displays centre on postal history, this discipline is only one of many in which members are interested.
We invite APS members, whom we rarely or never have seen, to come along and participate in these new style evenings.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available after the meeting to assist bonhomie.


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Xing Zhang
53 Myeongnyun-dong 3-ga Jongno-ju
Guro-gu
Seoul, 110-745
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Sunk Cost Fallacy, Self-control, and Contract Design
Xing Zhang, Ganesh Iyer, Xiaoyan Xu and Juin-Kuan Chong
Sungkyunkwan University, University of California, Berkeley - Marketing Group, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) and National University of Singapore (NUS) - NUS Business School
Sunk cost fallacy, Self-control, Pricing, Contract design, Behavioral economics
Preferences for Hedging in Multiple-Choice Tests
Jingcheng Fu, Xing Zhang and Songfa Zhong
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University and National University of Singapore (NUS) - Department of Economics
convex preference, deliberate randomization, cognitive ability, multiple-choice test, experiment


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KMUW and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting to Preserve Historic Public Television and Radio Programs from Across Kansas
February 5, 2020 ~ Casey Davis Kaufman
Two-year Kansas Public Media Preservation Project is funded with $407,000 grant from The Council on Library and Information Resources
KMUW 89.1 – FM and The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) announced today a collaborative effort to preserve and make accessible historic television and radio programs produced by Kansas public media stations. The resulting online collection, to be digitized from deteriorating and obsolete formats, will showcase statewide coverage of social issues, commentary, public reporting and history from more than 60 years of Kansas public media archival collections. The two-year Kansas Public Media Preservation Project is made possible by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
"We couldn't be more thrilled to have this opportunity to quite literally rescue a unique record of Kansas history and make it available for all to explore," said Debra Fraser, KMUW General Manager. "The Kansas Public Media Preservation Project will culminate in an unprecedented audio-visual record of local response to national issues and state-specific news, culture and art from our nation's heartland."
The Kansas collection consists of programs produced by KMUW, High Plains Public Radio, KPR, KPTS, KRPS, KHCC and Vietnamese Public Radio. Largely unseen and unheard since they were first broadcast, the programs risk deterioration on obsolete magnetic media, which must be digitized before physical degradation makes preservation impossible.
These programs will be the first from Kansas contributed to the AAPB, a collaboration between the Library of Congress and Boston public media producer WGBH. Over the course of the Kansas Public Media Preservation Project, the participating stations will provide digitized copies of more than 3,000 programs to be preserved in the Library of Congress and made accessible by WGBH on the AAPB website at americanarchive.org.
"With this new collection, we can fill a gap in the AAPB's geographic representation, making content from Kansas public media archives available for all to access," said Alan Gevinson, Ph.D., AAPB project director at the Library of Congress. "Scholars, educators and the public will now be able to view and listen to decades of local stories on important civil rights cases, tumultuous weather, industry shakeups and more."
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You wanna talk old school Cuban cafeteria? Los Bobos is located in the warehouse area near Rowland Coffee Roasters (Cafe Bustelo and Pilon) in a pretty non-descript building. They've been doing their thing here for over 30 years. There are no seats, only standing counter space. And you will find a great cross section of Miamians eating here, anyone from truckers to guys in suits stopping in for a Cafecito. There is no pretense here just great home cooked style Cuban food with friendly service. It's important to mention that Los Bobos is cash only but there is an ATM inside.
*Before I say a few words about the food I'd like you to know in the spirit of full disclosure that I am friends with the Llizo family who owns Los Bobos. I have been eating here since I was a kid that could barely reach the counter. There's even a sandwich named after my father, el Serafin (Fried Eggs, Bacon, Cheese & Hot Sauce) on the menu. The sandwich is very good by the way.
Since Los Bobos is only open till 3PM on weekdays and 2PM on Saturdays I always find myself having breakfast here. If you're an early bird, the good news is they open at 5:30AM. The Pan con Tortilla (Omelette Sandwich) is excellent but make sure to get the Swiss Cheese, Ham and Chorizo combination. It's a morning home run. The Chicharrones are crunchy with that little piece of squishy pork I long for, not in an amorous way but I do love them. You can only get these fellas Monday through Friday so plan accordingly.
The Medianoche is one the best in the city which is why I invited them to be a part of the Medianoches & Mixology event that I curated at the 2014 South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
There are daily specials of course as any good Cuban joint will have. Saturdays you can find Pan con Lechon and Tamal en Hoja (served on the husk). The Pan con Lechon from Los Bobos is the real deal. These guys know Pork. I'm not trying to take anything away from the Tamal (which is good) but the sandwich deserves to get scheduled on your calendar for a visit.
What's a cafeteria without homemade desserts? The Flan or Dulce de Leche Cortada (Curdled) would be my two suggestion, both creamy but not overly sweet.
You can assume that Los Bobos makes a mean Cafecito or expresso, they do. Those of you afraid to say the word publicly, let's get in some practice together: Ca-fe-cee-to. Ca-fe-cee-to. Got it? Good now stop messing around and go eat from Los Bobos, a part of the real Miami.
P.S.: It might help to speak Spanish.
*The best part is that I'm known as Serafin's son at Los Bobos, nothing has changed in thirty years.


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American Airlines deal boosts Airbus's new long-range jet
PARIS — American Airlines is buying 50 new long-range planes from Airbus, giving a big boost to the just-launched A321XLR model and spurring Boeing to push ahead to develop a rival aircraft.
Airbus and the American Airlines — the world's largest carrier — announced the deal Wednesday at the Paris Air Show, upgrading a previous order for A321neo jets to the A321XLR. No price tag was put on the contract but it is likely worth billions of dollars.
Airbus launched the A321XLR program on Monday, a long-range version of its popular single-aisle A320 range, and has already signed several customers for the yet-to-be-built plane.
American Airlines is looking to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 757 jets, and the order for the A321XLR heightens pressure on Boeing .
Boeing is studying a new jet dubbed New Midsize Airplane, or NMA, that would be a similar size to the A321XLR. The American Airlines deal with Airbus could give Boeing more incentive to push ahead with the NMA.
Boeing came into the air show under a cloud of uncertainty as its 737 Max has been grounded worldwide for three months after new flight software played a role in two deadly plane crashes. There is no clear date for when the Max might fly again.
The company got a boost on Tuesday, however, when International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and other carriers, signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 aircraft. The deal is subject to final agreement, but is a vote of confidence in Boeing as it struggles to win back trust from airlines, pilots, regulators and the traveling public.
Gov't notes improvement in local airlines' on-time performance
Airbus takes lead over Boeing in 2019 aircraft deliveries
Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus
Airbus has landed a string of orders at the show, including sales of the new A321XLR to Australia's Qantas, Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Philippines' Cebu Pacific and Arizona-based low-cost airline investor Indigo Partners.
Boeing announced deals Wednesday with Qatar Airways, China Airlines and Turkmenistan Airlines.
A slowing economy tempered the mood at the air show, one of the aviation industry's biggest events, but both Airbus and Boeing brought in more orders than expected.
After several years of surging growth, passenger traffic in March grew at the weakest rate in nine years, although April was slightly better. The International Air Transport Association, a global airline trade group, blames a slowing global economy and damage from tariffs and trade fights.
Plane makers are also under growing pressure from regulators and passengers to reduce carbon emissions. They are looking at hybrid, electric or hydrogen technology to eventually replace existing fuel.
Mexico's senate approves trade deal with US, Canada
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Apex Legends, a new free-to-play shooter, is EA's answer to Fortnite
By Nick Pino
This battle royale shooter is Respawn's replacement for Titanfall 3
Image Credit: EA
EA has surprised many with the sudden announcement of Apex Legends, a new free-to-play battle royale shooter that provides the publisher a game to compete with Fortnite and PUBG, two of the most successful IPs in recent history.
Developed by Respawn Entertainment and set in the Titanfall universe, Apex Legends is a squad-based battle royale shooter where teams of three go up against squads of 57 other players to try and come out on top.
What makes Apex Legends different than Fortnite and its ilk is that each player will take on one of eight classes, each represented by a unique character. (Think Fortnite mixed with Overwatch and you'll be on the right track.)
Sony's PS4 sales surpass 91 million, but that number is slowing
Xbox Scarlett might be the first console with discrete graphics like a gaming PC
Nintendo has at least one surprise Switch game coming out in 2019
Battle royale, Titanfall (but no titan) Style
Like Fortnite, you and your squad will have to wander the battlefield looking for loot while taking care not to attract the attention of the game's other players.
What's strange about the game, however, is that despite being set in the Titanfall universe, players won't be able to get into any mechs – news that likely ruffle a few feathers of franchise fans. Ditto with other signatures of the series, like wallrunning.
Reports have also begun to pop up on other sites that Apex Legends has completely replaced a third Titanfall game – according to Kotaku (opens in new tab), Titanfall 3 isn't currently in development and Apex Legends is what we're getting instead.
The game was kept well under wraps during development and was only unveiled for the first time privately to a select group of journalists at an LA event last week. For the rest of us folks, though, the game was both announced and released today for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. It's free to play – what's stopping you?
Read more: These are the best PC games in 2019
Nick Pino
Nick Pino is Managing Editor, TV and AV for TechRadar's sister site, Tom's Guide. Previously, he was the Senior Editor of Home Entertainment at TechRadar, covering TVs, headphones, speakers, video games, VR and streaming devices. He's also written for GamesRadar+, Official Xbox Magazine, PC Gamer and other outlets over the last decade, and he has a degree in computer science he's not using if anyone wants it.
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On the first weekend of the Autumn Internationals, an in form RAMS side coming off three straight league victories faced Shoreham II in a Sussex Vase tie.
It had been raining all day meaning tough conditions for the players who were trying to get to grips with a greasy ball and squalling wind.
The first half was a cagey affair and whilst the RAMS looked the stronger side playing at home and down the slope, it was not a high scoring game with little ground conceded by either side . A Tyler Edwards try for the home team and a converted penalty for the away side was all the teams had registered on the scoreboard in the first half as the referee blew for the break at 5-3.
Heath dominated territory in the second half but failed to turn that dominance into points and were further disrupted by a nasty injury to Darryl Farmer. Eventually the home pressure told and tries for Chris Neill and Man of the Match Will Reeves-Perrin saw the RAMS home with a 19 -3 win against a very determined Shoreham side.
Both sides gave their all on the pitch in filthy conditions and then adjourned to watch the England v South Africa match in the clubhouse.
Next week sees Heath 1st XV host local rivals Lewes in what should be an epic battle and the Heath RAMS travel away to Worthing Azurians.


Updates from Anexinet, CloudGenix, Continuum, DriveScale, Infomart, Ingram Micro, Intelisys, Pepperdata, Promark, ScanSource, Symantec-Splunk merger & TPx.
Good morning, channel partners. Here are five technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Thursday, September 21, 2017.
12. Smartphone Buyout: Google is paying $1.1 billion to acquire HTC's Pixel smartphone division. The deal includes 2,000 HTC employees and hardware knowhow — but does not include manufacturing assets.
11. Symantec Not Buying Splunk: Symantec considered buying Splunk but halted the pursuit after reviewing the analytics software company's finances, according to Bloomberg. Simply put, it sounds like Symantec believe's Splunk's valuation — at $9.65 billion, according to Yahoo Finance — was beyond Symantec's appetite.
10. Managed Container Services: The Hitachi Enterprise Cloud now offers a growing list of managed services for various container use cases. Key partners include VMware and Mesophere.
9. Distribution Part One: Ingram Micro's Promark Technology business has agree to distribute DriveScale, which specializes in Software Composable Infrastructure (SCI) for modern workloads. Hmmm… Anybody got a definition handy for SCI???
8. Distribution Part Two: CloudGenix, an SD-WAN specialist is now a supplier partner with master agent Intelisys, a ScanSource company.
7. Cloud Services: Anexinet, a Philadelphia-based analytics, digital and cloud solutions provider, has launched a new Cloud Solutions Business Unit led by Excutive VP John Kolimago.
6. Talent Part One: TPx Communications, a national managed services carrier (formerly TelePacific), has hired channel veterans Michael Masini as channel director for the central region and Keith Tomlin as regional channel manager – Chicago. Masini previously held senior channel management positions at Nitel, Impact Telecom, Cbeyond and Windstream Communications. Tomlin has held channel management positions at Nextiva, Windstream Communications, Radvision and XO Communications.
5. Talent Part Two: Curvature, a provider of third-party maintenance and multi-vendor network and data center IT lifecycle services, has named Peter Weber as its new CEO. Weber takes the helm of the global organization after joining Curvature's board of directors as executive chairman earlier this year.
4. Partner Program Part One: Pepperdata, which specializes in DevOps for Big Data, has launched a Partner Program to promote the company's suite of operator and developer applications.
3. Partner Program Part Two: Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale data center provider, has launched a partner program. Infomart VP of Technology, Sandy Thielamay, is executive sponsor for the partner initiative.
2. Florida Disaster Recovery Loans: Amid the Hurricane Irma cleanup efforts, The Florida SBDC Network has made its first Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan of $25,000 to a St. Augustine restaurant. Governor Rick Scott activated the loan program earlier this month.
1. Next Stop: ChannelE2E is set to attend Continuum Navigate 2017 in October. We expect plenty of security operations center (SOC) news for MSPs at the gathering. Want to potentially meet at the conference? Email me: Joe@AfterNines.com.


Original illustration 'THE RAVEN' by Richey Beckett, limited edition screen print.
Strictly limited to 50 'Steel Blue', 45 'Factory Green' and 10 'Charcoal Grey', . Hand numbered, embossed and signed by the artist.
The silver in each is printed using metallic silver ink.
18"x18" on 100lb Construction French Paper, expertly screen printed by Burlesque of North America.
All prints will be shipped carefully rolled in a postal tube, and sent via recorded delivery. Worldwide shipping available.


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Q: How can I capture the results of this Stored Procedure in a List<>? I have wrestled with this for at least 3 hours, and I am somewhat new to C#, especially with returning multiple rows from a stored procedure in SQL Server.
I would like to return the results of a stored procedure :
create procedure ingredientNames_givenDishId
    @dishid inT
AS
    SELECT
        a.ingredientname --given dish id, return ingredientnames
    FROM
        dbo.purple_ingredients a
    JOIN
        dbo.purple_dish_ingredients b ON a.ingredientid = b.ingredientid
    WHERE
        b.dishid = @dishid

This is the result when I exectute the same procedure in SQL Server, with a 10 as dishid:

My C# code:
private void btnIngs3FromDishId_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    List<Ingredient> someIngs = new List<Ingredient>();

    Purple_DataClasses1DataContext dbContextCreateMenu =
        new Purple_DataClasses1DataContext(DataHandler.theConnectionString);
    foreach (var row in dbContextCreateMenu.ingredientNames_givenDishId(10))
            MessageBox.Show(row.ToString());

I have also tried:
     var thing = dbContextCreateMenu.ingredientNames_givenDishId(10);
     var anotherThing = thing.AsEnumerable();
        foreach (var subthing in anotherThing)

This last example actually showed the 3 string values when I set a breakpoint and hovered the mouse over "anotherThing":

I could drill down with my mouse and see the string values once, then I would
get a notice on subsequent tries: {"The query results cannot be enumerated more than once."}
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
@Enigmativity: That helped, and very simple to implement. Here is what I ended up with, that works just fine:
var thing= dbContextCreateMenu.ingredientNames_givenDishId(10);
var anotherThing = thing.ToList();
MessageBox.Show(anotherThing.ElementAt(0).ingredientname);

@Sharag & marc_s: got this older method to work too!! Much appreciated. A few items to note for others new to using this: I needed this line:
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

alsoI needed to explicitly set the @dishid as an int in this line or it would be considered an Object by the compiler:
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@dishid", Convert.ToInt32(aValue));

A: On C# side, you can access using reader, datatable, adapter.
Example code for data reader is presented below
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);

command = new SqlCommand("TestProcedure", connection);
command.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure;
connection.Open();

reader = command.ExecuteReader();

List<Test> TestList = new List<Test>();

Test test;

while (reader.Read())
{
    test = new Test();
    test.ID = int.Parse(reader["ID"].ToString());
    test.Name = reader["Name"].ToString();

    TestList.Add(test);
}

A: I am no expert on LINQ, but if u want old way which always worked, its here:
List<String> lt = new List<string>();
     try{

         if (con.State == System.Data.ConnectionState.Closed)
              con.Open();
               cmd.CommandText = qr;\\the query
                SqlDataAdapter adp = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
                DataTable dt = new DataTable();
                adp.Fill(dt);
             for(int i=0;i<dt.Rows.Count;i++)
               {lt.Add(dt.Rows[i][0].toString());}
            }
            catch (SqlException exc)
            { MessageBox.Show(exc.Message);  }

A: The simplest thing to do is replace the .AsEnumerable() with .ToArray() in the following code:
 var thing = dbContextCreateMenu.ingredientNames_givenDishId(10);
 var anotherThing = thing.AsEnumerable();
    foreach (var subthing in anotherThing)

Make it:
 var thing = dbContextCreateMenu.ingredientNames_givenDishId(10);
 var anotherThing = thing.ToArray();
    foreach (var subthing in anotherThing)

The thing with .AsEnumerable() is that it is a fairly weak operator and does nothing more than perform a casting operation.
This is the decompiled source from "System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089":
[__DynamicallyInvokable]
public static IEnumerable<TSource> AsEnumerable<TSource>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source)
{
  return source;
}

It doesn't actually do anything to force execution of your query.
Calling .ToArray() does force the execution.
The other alternative is calling .ToList(). I don't advocate doing this unless you know that you want to change the membership of the list. The performance of each is virtually identical. Both .ToArray() and .ToList() add elements to an array that initially begins with 4 elements and then doubles the capacity each time the current capacity is reached. However, a call to .ToArray() will be more memory efficient as the last thing that it does before returning the array is truncate the buffer. So a List<T> of 1,025 items will internally contain 2,048 members, but a T[] of 1,025 elements will contain only 1,025 items - the buffer used in its construction of 2,048 members is immediately available for garbage collection.

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the property is used solely or dominantly for residential purposes and is the ordinary place of residence of the spouses or de facto partners at the time of transfer and
the transferor is the sole owner of the property and
the result of the transfer is the spouses or de facto partners will be the only owners of the property and registered as joint tenants or tenants in common in equal shares.
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Charitable transactions
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the transferee intends to continue using the land in the business of primary production.
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'We're putting our MINORS back to work'
Postby Marie » Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:37 am
Was this a Freudian slip, betraying the prez's wish to bring back child labor?
Trump posted a graphic in which he celebrates "putting our minors back to work."
-Marie-
You find out what someone is really like in "battle," and Olbermann is who you want to be in a foxhole with, Patrick said. "On the air, we had each others' backs," said Olbermann.
-David Goetzl: "Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick still brothers long after ESPN's 'Big Show'"; MediaPost blog, 4-6-2012
The state of Trump's mental health
Postby Marie » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:06 am
A SHORT UPDATE on Trump's mental health. I'm not entirely sure if the unraveling is intensifying or if there was anything raveled in the first place. But it's important to keep stating the obvious. The great difficulty of living with someone who is seriously delusional is that you eventually acclimate to it, find yourself responding to it, and thereby eventually lose any solid sense of reality itself.
So let me just say that there is something profoundly unhinged about someone who creates a fake Time magazine cover about himself and has the photo framed and hanging in several of his properties and, when this is revealed, refuses to say anything about it. It's a delusional, absurd form of pathological narcissism and deceit that should, in any sane country, lead to his removal from office.
It's of a pattern with his completely psychotic statements about his inaugural crowds, Obama's alleged wiretapping, the various health-care plans he has no understanding of, the tweeting "foreign policy" that is fast destroying the credibility of his own secretary of State, the invention of "intelligence" about North Korea, and the simply whack-job, misogynistic attacks on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
There is no precedent for this behavior in the Oval Office in American history, even in Nixon's deranged final days. The case for impeachment seems to me, at this point, far less salient than the invocation of the 25th Amendment.
If someone this unstable, this delusional, and this unwell cannot be removed from office, who can?
-Andrew Sullivan, in New York Magazine
Re: The state of Trump's mental health
Postby Marie » Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:53 am
I read somewhere he dislikes having to negotiate stairs -- maybe that's what was on his mind when he reached the bottom and walked past the limo before being stopped and directed back to his car:
PS, unlike the poster of the video, I don't find this funny. Man needs to be evaluated by an objective medical professional (not that weird 'doctor' who released Trump's phony health report during the campaign).
Re: President Trump
Postby Marie » Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:30 pm
Trumpzombies.
Implausably and uncomprehendingly, they're still supporting him.
Prominent WH officials duped by email prankster
Postby Marie » Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:17 am
Email prankster tricks White House officials
By Jake Tapper
A SELF-DESCRIBED "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner and received that official's private email address unsolicited.
The emails were shared with CNN by the email prankster.
"Tom, we are arranging a bit of a soirée towards the end of August," the fake Jared Kushner on an Outlook account wrote to the official White House email account of Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert. "It would be great if you could make it, I promise food of at least comparible (sic) quality to that which we ate in Iraq. Should be a great evening."Bossert wrote back: "Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted).
Bossert did not respond to CNN's request for comment; the email prankster said he was surprised Bossert responded given his expertise.
White House officials acknowledged the incidents and said they were taking the matter seriously.
Cyber experts consulted by CNN say the incidents are illustrative of how vulnerable Americans -- even those in the highest reaches of power -- remain to the potential threat of spear-phishing, the process through which officials are duped by hackers, and expose government computers and systems to various cyber threats.
No one in any of these situations clicked any links making them vulnerable, and the prankster appears motivated by mischief not anything more malignant, so the severity of these White House pranks should not be overstated. But spear-phishers often begin the process by falsely posing as a friend or associate before asking the victim to take further action.
"This shows how susceptible government officials are to spear-phishing in general," Adam Malone, a former cyber specialist and special agent for the FBI, told CNN. "Spear-phishing is the most common technique used by hackers to gain access to their victims."
"I try and keep it on the humorous side of things," the email prankster told CNN. "I'm not trying to get the keys to the vault or anything like that."
One such exchange appears to have possibly played a role in the tensions between then- White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, who resigned from his job earlier today, and since-fired White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. Masquerading as Priebus, the prankster emailed Scaramucci's official account using a mail.com account on Saturday, the day after Priebus' resignation was announced.
"I had promised myself I would leave my hands mud free," wrote the fake Priebus, "but after reading your tweet today which stated how; 'soon we will learn who in the media who has class, and who hasn't', has pushed me to this. That tweet was breathtakingly hypocritical, even for you. At no stage have you acted in a way that's even remotely classy, yet you believe that's the standard by which everyone should behave towards you? General Kelly will do a fine job. I'll even admit he will do a better job than me. But the way in which that transition has come about has been diabolical. And hurtful. I don't expect a reply." The very real Scaramucci responded: "You know what you did. We all do. Even today. But rest assured we were prepared. A Man would apologize."
Fake Priebus wrote back: "I can't believe you are questioning my ethics! The so called 'Mooch', who can't even manage his first week in the White House without leaving upset in his wake. I have nothing to apologize for." Actual Scaramucci responded: "Read Shakespeare. Particularly Othello. You are right there. My family is fine by the way and will thrive. I know what you did. No more replies from me."
In another exchange, Scaramucci was hoodwinked by the same prankster pretending to be Ambassador to Russia-designate Jon Huntsman Jr. "Who's (sic) head should roll first?" the bogus Huntsman asked from a Gmail account on Friday, before the Priebus termination had been announced. "Maybe I can help things along somewhat." "Both of them," responded the real Scaramucci, in an apparent reference to both Priebus and White House Senior Adviser Steve Bannon, about whom Scaramucci has been quite critical. After a few other nice messages of support from faux Huntsman, Scaramucci wrote, "Are you in Moscow now? If not please visit."
Huntsman himself was also tricked, with the prankster pretending to be Eric Trump, the President's son. "Thanks for the thoughtful note," the ambassador-designate wrote to fake Eric Trump. "Russia will be a challenging but no doubt rewarding assignment." The fake Eric Trump responded with this suggestion: "Maybe we could have Dad sat (sic) on a horse, top off, giving the full Putin! He's in better shape than his suits suggest."
Eric Trump, too, was similarly hoodwinked by the prankster emailing as his older brother, Donald Trump Jr., but he soon caught on and responded, "I have sent this to law enforcement who will handle from here."
Neither Huntsman nor Trump would comment on the record. The email prankster told CNN he never heard from anyone in law enforcement about his email to Eric Trump.
The email prankster tweets under the name @SINON_REBORN, where he posts his pranks, and describes himself as a "lazy anarchist." In June, he hoodwinked Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs and Michael Corbat of Citigroup, and he did the same to Barclays CEO Jes Staley in May. Staley, thinking he was being emailed by Barclays chairman John McFarlane, praised the man he thought was his colleague in effusive detail, saying among other things that he had "all the fearlessness of Clapton." The prankster said Staley was the most surprising of the responses, because it was the first one and because "he responded in such gushing detail."
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Will Trump brag abt being on THIS Newsweek cover?
Postby Marie » Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:06 pm
"Lazy Boy."
Postby Marie » Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:57 am
Now he's threatening war on North Korea.
NEVER elect an insecure man president.
Postby Marie » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:09 pm
Courtesy of protesters outside Trump Tower this evening, here's the one thing that might satisfy unfulfilled Trump supporters at this point:
White House remodel is complete.
Postby Marie » Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:48 am
Postby Marie » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:23 am
Postby Marie » Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:49 am
"Miss Otis regrets she's unable... to lunch... today."
Phoenix 'rally' 8/22/2017*
Postby Marie » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:24 pm
That wasn't a sonic boom, that was the sound of millions of people's chins hitting the floor as their mouths fell open.
The issues of dementia and fitness for office are now on every pundit's lips. What is being said behind closed doors?
*Significantly, chief of staff and Trump-minder Kelly reportedly was invited to appear, yet was noticeably absent.
Re: Phoenix 'rally' 8/22/2017*
Postby Marie » Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:37 pm
(Need an emoji showing a person with his tongue planted in his cheek here!)
An apology to Donald Trump, from the 'fake news' media
By Rex Huppke
chicagotribune.com
PRESIDENT TRUMP:
As a fake news media member in good standing, I would like to apologize sincerely for forcing you to hold a campaign rally eight months into your first term as president.
I'm sorry that in the course of that rally I forced you to misquote yourself and to devote one reference to Heather Heyer, the woman killed during the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, versus an inordinate number of references to the journalists who cover you and your administration.
I definitely should not have made you fail to mention the 10 American sailors who died or are missing from the Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain after it collided with an oil tanker Monday. That was callous of me, and I am deeply sorry.
I also showed poor judgment in making you seem almost annoyed that you had to properly denounce the various hate groups that marched in Charlottesville chanting, "Jews will not replace us!"
And I definitely shouldn't have had you say this during the rally: "I hit 'em with neo-Nazi. I hit them with everything. I got the white supremacists, the neo-Nazis. I got them all in there, Let's see. KKK, we have KKK." That almost made it sound like condemning hate groups made you the victim. Please accept my apology for that bit. It was callous and wholly inappropriate.
While I'm apologizing for Nazi stuff, I'm sorry I entered your brain and forced you to express sympathy for Jeffrey Lord, a commentator who was recently fired from CNN for tweeting "Sieg Heil!" at the head of a liberal watchdog group. In retrospect, that was a weird and dreadfully timed thing to have you say, and I hope you will forgive me.
I regret having you say the following about clean coal: "They're going to take out clean coal, meaning they're taking out coal, they're gonna clean it." Upon further reflection, that statement made it sound like you haven't the foggiest idea what the term "clean coal" means and are quite unintelligent. That is 100 percent my bad. Perhaps with time we can mend the damage my recklessness has done to your reputation.
On two occasions, I lied to you, via telepathy, and convinced you that the cameras broadcasting your rally had been shut down because the media were too frightened to share your criticism of CNN and other outlets. That was transparently false, particularly since I watched the rally in its entirety on CNN.
I'm sorry I made you lie about that.
Twice.
Rather than have you refer to Republican Sen. John McCain, a war hero currently battling brain cancer, by name, I took the cowardly and childish path of instructing you to mock and taunt him using the phrase, "One vote away." That was a reference to McCain's deciding vote against your health care bill, which would have repealed Obamacare. Hearing you screeching, "One vote away!" like an insolent child did not set the presidential tone I hoped it would. It was a terrible decision by me, and I am drowning in my own shame.
Convincing you to say that you will, if necessary, shut down the government in order to build your preposterous border wall was folly of near-biblical proportions, framing you as either stubborn and narcissistic to the point of jeopardizing the country's fiscal well-being and doing real harm to Americans who rely on government services just to save face -- or a liar. I will never live that one down.
I could go on apologizing for the lies I implanted in the left frontal lobe of your brain, including, but not limited to the assertion that CNN's ratings are down (they're up); that there has been a historic increase in defense spending (your proposed increase is neither historic nor a done deal); and there weren't many protesters outside the rally (there were thousands). But what's the point? I have clearly failed you, and along with all media members, I'm responsible for your divisive rhetoric and mind-boggling unwillingness to step outside yourself for even one fraction of a moment and notice that you sound like an infantile madman.
I promise, from here on, to pamper you, to coddle your ego, to deflect all blame on others and never to accurately report on you, because that causes you to call me fake news.
Please accept this apology. I am not at all proud of the things I've made you do.
And America shouldn't be either.
Trump retweets FAKE NEWS re Obama's use of pardons
Postby Marie » Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:01 pm
President Trump retweets false facts about Obama pardons
By Jason Silverstein
President Trump is spreading fake news about former President Barack Obama's use of pardons.
This morning (Aug 28) Trump retweeted a message from a conservative journalist that included two false assertions about pardons granted under former President Obama. He retweeted the bogus claim as a defense for his controversial pardon of Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was set to serve a jail sentence for his discriminatory policing.
The original tweet, which is from Saturday, came from reporter and Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich. She tweeted an attack on Ben Rhodes, a former Obama foreign policy adviser, who said the 44th President "used his pardon and commutation power to give a second chance to people who deserved empathy, not racists who showed none."
Pavlich wrote to Rhodes, "Your boss pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans. Spare us the lecture." She is apparently referring respectively to Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army soldier convicted of leaking military documents, and Oscar López Rivera, a former leader of FALN, a Puerto Rican paramilitary group responsible for the deaths of six Americans.
Manning and López Rivera were two of Obama's most controversial clemency cases. But Obama did not pardon either of them. Instead, he granted them commutations, allowing Manning and López Rivera to leave prison years before the end of their sentences. That is not the same as a pardon, which absolves a citizen of a conviction.
Pavlich appeared to confuse the two processes. She did not correct or delete her tweet.
Manning and López Rivera both served years in confinement before their commutation and still have their crimes on their record. By comparison, Trump not only absolved Arpaio of a recent criminal contempt conviction, but also spared him from a jail sentence he had yet to receive. Arpaio was scheduled to be sentenced in October and faced up to six months in jail. The U.S. Justice Department recommends waiting at least five years before pardoning a conviction.
Trump also retweeted a message from Dinesh D'Souza. D'Souza has spent weeks pushing a false conspiracy theory that Jason Kessler, the man who organized the Charlottesville hate rally, is a former CNN employee. CNN has said Kessler is getting confused with an employee who shares that name. D'Souza posted yet another inaccurate tweet on Monday pushing this untrue theory.
D'Souza is a conservative documentarian who pleaded guilty in 2014 to one felony count of making illegal contributions in the names of others. He was sentenced to five years probation, eight months in a halfway house and paying a $30,000 fine.
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The Bible Society Australia is "getting the word out" in South Africa in 2016. God's Word is a powerful catalyst, and through small actions big things can happen. Donations can be made at www.biblesociety.org.au/gtwo2016.
Ladies Fellowship is on after the service this Sunday.
This is the last week to participate in our survey to determine the congregation's preferences for topics and times for Bible studies. Everyone is invited to participate. Copies of the survey will be available at church or contact John or David for an e-mail copy.
Team Bible Society Australia is also competing in the City 2 Surf this year to raise funds to support Bible-based literacy programmes around the world. They are looking for people to join their team and for people to donate. See https://city2surf2016.everydayhero.com/au/team-bible-society-australia for more information.
We are currently running a survey to determine the congregation's preferences for topics and times for Bible studies. Everyone is invited to participate. Copies of the survey will be available at church over the next few Sunday's, or contact John or David for an e-mail copy.
Ladies Fellowship is on after the service next Sunday.
Team Bible Society Australia is competing in the City 2 Surf this year to raise funds to support Bible-based literacy programmes around the world. They are looking for people to join their team and for people to donate. See https://city2surf2016.everydayhero.com/au/team-bible-society-australia for more information.


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Joseph LichtermanOctober 20, 2014
Who dat? In New Orleans, The Times-Picayune is making print a little more regular
The Times-Picayune was the most prominent example of a daily newspaper cutting print and home-delivery days. But as part of a big bet on football, it's bringing Mondays back to subscribers — at least for the fall.
Ken DoctorJune 27, 2013
The newsonomics of Advance's advancing strategy and its Achilles' heel
Portland's Oregonian is up next in the newspaper chain's cut-print-days-and-newsroom-staff strategy. But does it make sense — and can its leaders execute the plan?
Ken DoctorOctober 4, 2012
The newsonomics of Advance's New Orleans strategy
The Times-Picayune's strategy of cutting back on print days might make sense in the long run. But its execution has opened up the door for competition and weakened its ability to generate more money from readers.
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of Advance's New Orleans strategy." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Oct. 2012. Web. 21 Jan. 2020.
Doctor, K. (2012, Oct. 4). The newsonomics of Advance's New Orleans strategy. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/the-newsonomics-of-advances-new-orleans-strategy/
Doctor, Ken. "The newsonomics of Advance's New Orleans strategy." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 4, 2012. Accessed January 21, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/10/the-newsonomics-of-advances-new-orleans-strategy/.
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The EU Prize for women innovators is now open for nominations. The prize celebrates women who have combined a passion for science with a head for business and set-up innovative enterprises.
Gitte Neubauer, co-founder Cellzome, who's ground breaking research into chemoproteomics is driving her company's work on new, better-targeted drugs against inflamatory diseases and cancer.
Fabienne Hermitte, co-founder of IPSOGEN, who has pioneered personalised health-care diagnostics, leading to better individualised treatments for cancer patients.
Ilario Rosso, co-founder of Electro Power Systems, who developed the first self re-charging hydrogen fuel cells for back-up power. This is a clean renewable alternative to lead acid batteries and diesel generators.
After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators to reward three women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market.
The contest is open until 15 October 2013, 5:00 pm (Brussels time) to all women who have founded or co-founded their company and who have at some point of their careers benefitted from the EU's research framework programmes or the Competitiveness and Innovation framework programme.
The first prize is EUR 100.000, second prize EUR 50.000 and the third prize EUR 25.000.