One of the earliest gravestones I have seen can be found in the Copps Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It's interesting to note that in order to keep within the design boundaries of this elaborate gravestone, the text has been scrunched together.
In the surname WALTERS, the letters L, T, E have been overlapped using the downward stroke of L to create T and E. The same process has been used in the word THIS where the downward stroke of T is shared by the letter H.
Above the winged effigy is the Latin phrase 'Hodie Mihi Cras Tibi Sic Transit Gloria Mundi' which translates as My Turn Today, Yours Tomorrow. And Thus Passes Away The Glory Of The World.
On a side note, this phrase is used in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander historical novel series when Claire visits the tombstone of Lady Sarah Fraser at Beauly Priory.


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Fort Myers woman finds hope, love along BRCA2 journey
Craig Handel
Special to Fort Myers News-Press
When Paige Haddy met Jason Smith in the winter of 2018, she had just gone through life-changing events.
A few months earlier, her mom needed breast cancer surgery.
Because her mom later found she had a genetic mutation, Paige tested and found while she didn't have cancer, specialists told the Fort Myers resident, "It was not a matter of if, but when."
So shortly after Paige met Jason — he remembers they had known each other a week — she told him what she and her mom had been through. She also had to explain that even though she didn't have cancer, she needed to have a preventative double mastectomy.
The tough decision led her to thinking, "It made me focus on finding a good partner."
Now 30, she began to think more of having children.
So as she spoke to Jason and spent more time with him, she found not only a man who was supportive but who also had been through 30 surgeries and "had the patience of a saint."
On Oct. 4, with Farmer Mike's sunflower patch in Bonita Springs serving as the backdrop, Jason proposed to Paige.
"I'm proud of all the decisions she's made," Jason said. "It's an amazing thing she did. "I just feel in love."
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And:Naples mom discusses forgoing surgery after double mastectomy
Mother-daughter bond
Karin Del Maestro, Paige's mom, lives in Seattle. As a holistic health coach for 20 years, she works with breast cancer survivors to reduce the risk of occurrence.
"We're getting their health and body moving forward," she said.
What Karin came to realize is stress — particularly from stored emotions — are located in the lungs, if you believe in ancient Chinese medicine; and our lungs are located next to the breasts.
"There are shared characteristics, things like being a people pleaser, taking care of someone else, having issues with relationships or a spouse," she said. "When I talked to people about reducing stress, you have to set boundaries. It allows a person give more without storing resentment."
Karin shared those same thoughts with Paige, which included telling Jason quickly of what she is going through.
"Would he be able to handle it?" Karin said. "I'm not blaming. It's not right or wrong."
Sometimes, we either have or don't have the capacity at different points in our lives."
Conversely, Karin had to practice what she preached. When Paige went to college and Karin had a health crisis, she didn't tell her daughter.
"She got extremely upset," Karin said. "So when anything happens physically, we talked about being open and honest."
So when Karin was diagnosed with breast cancer, she told her daughter.
When she found out she had the BRCA2 gene, which can be an inherited mutation, she told her daughter, even though it pained her.
"My first reaction was guilt," Karin said. "I passed on something, although it wasn't something I had control over. It's one thing to go over it as a parent. It's another to watch your child. It's definitely a more complex and layered experience.
"When we first talking about getting genetic testing, I said to them, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry.'
She said, 'Thank you.' She felt empowered. Now she could make choices based on the information."
Paige and her brother, also named Jason, took the genetic tests — basically spitting in a tube — at the same time their mother had surgery.
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About a month later, Jason Haddy found out he had a cancer risk of about 10 percent, while Paige's risk rose to 84 percent.
Despite having no cancer, she went ahead with a double mastectomy on Dec. 20.
"I'm like my mom's twin," Paige said. "They said it wasn't matter of if, but when. They said it wasn't benign — but it wasn't malignant."
Paige said she also may have ovarian cancer, but doctors said they'll keep monitoring and it could be an issue when she's in her 40s. This will give her a better chance to have children.
"I wanted to honor the information I had," she said. "I was someone who had control or power over her own life."
An engaged couple
Knowing she's a previvor, Paige's sense of calmness turned to stress and anxiety as she worked up to her surgery.
"It's a difficult situation that you have to wrap you mind around," she said. "You're putting your body through a six-hour procedure and you're out of work for five weeks. It's a big hit for the life you're used to."
When she shared her physical and mental challenges with this surgery, she found a man who could empathize.
As a child, Jason needed open-heart surgery because he had three holes in his heart. Doctors made a pulmonary artery out of his tissue.
"I have scars on my chest," he said.
Jason also developed rheumatoid arthritis young, needed a pinky replacement and has had knee and ankle surgeries.
While Paige recovered from her surgery, Jason made her energy drinks. When she needed his help, she rang her bell.
The two have big plans. They already have their dream house at Eagle Reserve.
The honeymoon will include an African safari. Paige wants to stay at Giraffe Manor.
"You open the windows and giraffes greet you," Jason said. "She's wanted to do that since she was 12."
Children? "Absolutely," he said.
The two have a saying that Jason took and expounded upon: Forever and a day, plus a day, never minus a day.
"This is what I wanted my life to look like," Paige said. "Even before we put the title on the relationship, I knew this was big. I wanted to get in a relationship with someone who's on board and supportive. And non-judgmental.
"Bless his heart."

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The stress and demands of daily life can be overwhelming and these concerns can cause people, even Christians, to lose focus on their spiritual health. The consequences of being spiritually malnourished can be devastating. In her insightful book, EAT GREEDILY: GOD's Word: More Necessary Than Food, Claudette D. Bacchas invites others to stock up on spiritual food and equip themselves with the nourishment that comes from God's Word.
A proud Christian, Bacchas shares that it is her personal and living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, a bond that continues to grow after over thirty-three years that inspired her to write her book. It is founded on her experiences with God as she feasted on His Word daily. In it, she encourages both Christians and non-Christians to foster desire for the Word of God, saying that it is a source of inspiration, wisdom and discernment.
"This book teaches us to depend on God and his word to give us the solution to our problems. It also allows us to know that God's Word not only encourages us but it corrects us," she says. A roadmap for navigating through life's many twists and turns, EAT GREEDILY: GOD's Word: More Necessary Than Food is a transformative journey that will nourish the soul, uplift the spirit and comfort the heart.
Claudette D. Bacchas was born in Lamb's River, a district in the parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica, to Henry and Lenna Clarke.
From an early age, she developed a love for reading which was instrumental in igniting her passion for writing.
In 1976, she experienced a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As she studied God's Word she would consistently record what she learnt and kept daily journals. The desire to be a writer emerged from these practices which would be used later.
In 2007, she obtained a Diploma in Freelance Writing from Penn Foster.
Her first major writing assignment was the compilation of her father's writings into the book, Songs of Inspiration and Hope, which was published in April 2010.
Her Book "Eat Greedily God's Word: More Necessary Than Food" was inspired by Job Chapter 23:12 and is based on her experiences with God as she feasted on His Word daily.
Her prayer is that every individual who reads this book will come to know Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior.


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The Royal Opera House is delighted to launch this year's Grand Draw, with 27 spectacular prizes.
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Previously when we looked at the easy to follow pricing from Tango, it appeared Tango had the best pricing possible for customers on the Powercor network in Victoria. The pricing analysis, including looking at the Victorian Energy Compare site, showed that Tango's electricity deal was one of the most competitive if not the cheapest.
As most retail customers pay GST, all prices mentioned include GST to hopefully provide the most meaningful numbers.
Recently Simply Energy has increased it's discount on Electricity supply for RACV members from 40% to 45%. The headline discount numbers do not have much meaning without baseline line usage prices in cents/kWh to apply the discount to.
Unfortunately it appears the base usage rates from Simply Energy have increased from 29.106c/kWh in June 2018 to 31.768c/kWh more recently. The net effect (of the smoke and mirrors from the marketing department) is usage costs have not changed at all. Net usage costs went from from 17.464c/kWh to 17.472c/kWh which is in fact an increase but not an increase worth talking about.
What has changed since June 2018 from Simply Energy is the supply costs on the Powercor network which went from $1.2765/day to $1.2089/day or a decrease of 6.76c per day or $24.67 per year.
What is the daily supply charge of Tango Vs Simply Energy?
Most if not all electricity retailers do not apply discounts to the daily supply charge. The supply charge is depends on the network distributor. Regional areas tend to have higher supply charges when compared to city areas. Generally there is more infrastructure, power lines and transformers, required to service the longer distances in regional areas and they are also servicing less people.
For example Simply Energy's daily supply rates for the Citipower area in and around Melbourne are $1.09582 vs $1.2089 for the Powercor area of Western Victoria being a 10% increase for the regional area.
Tango's daily supply charge as at 12 June 2018 on the Powercor network is the lowest at $1.056 compared to Simply Energy's daily supply charge of $1.2089 – a difference of 0.1529c per day or $55.81 per year.
What is the usage price of Tango vs Simply Energy after discounts?
When it comes down to the usage price in cents per kWh on the single rate pricing plans (also called the Peak Only rate) Simply Energy's rate is $0.1747c per kWh and Tango's is $0.1863c per kWh.
Tango has a lower daily supply (14% lower) and a higher usage price (7% higher per kWh usage price). Or put another way Simply Energy has a higher daily supply charge and a lower usage price.
Overall Tango is cheaper up to around 13kWh usage per day. 13kWh would represent moderate usage for a 4 bedroom household.
Simply Energy's lower per kWh usage costs create more benefit as usage increases beyond 13kWh per day. If air-conditioners are in heavy use regularly then Simply Energy's 45% RACV discount plan would probably be of benefit over a year.
What are Tango's Terms and Conditions like Compared to Simply Energy's Terms and Conditions.
Connection and disconnection are cheaper with Tango.
You don't have to be an RACV member to get Tango's plan. Simply Energy is attempting to make a competitive market offer look special by attaching more conditions, more conditions that might one day catch you out. Whereas Tangos plan is more of a here it is, and there are no catches.
Tango has committed to keep rates fixed for 2 years, Simply Energy has stated they can change the rates when they like, this could mean prices could do down during the 2 year term also, but that scenario seems unlikely with a captive customer base.
Both Tango and Simply Energy offer a $50 first bill credit when you sign up.
The analysis below has been updated with the Simply RACV Plus deal which offers 45% off electricity since 26 September 2018.
To help compare electricity and gas suppliers we are doing common sense deal reviews to try and decipher the marketing blurb into what it might mean for your actual electricity and gas bills.
25% off gas charges – again usage charges are not shown, so 25% off what number is unknown.
You must pay on time to get the discount, if you don't pay on time I suppose the assumption is the discounts are removed altogether?
The discount does not apply to supply or other charges.
24 month contract or 'benefit period' with no exit fees, so the contract is a lock in for them not you? I'm sure they can change rates mid-contract term if they like, if you do want to leave before the end of 24 months you can free of charge. So the 'term' is a hangover from legal contracts requiring a term, in this context, it seems pretty meaningless.
From the advertisements, you are sent to SimplyEnergy.com.au/RACV where you are asked for your name RACV member number before you can proceed (hopefully to find out the actual usage charges) then you are asked for your postcode.
If you are on a 'flexible pricing tarriff' then you have to call to get rates, they won't show the rates online. Flexible pricing tariff meaning peak, shoulder, and off-peak depending on the time of day when electricity is used.
Next questions are how you would like to pay.
I still haven't seen the actual price yet! So I found the Simply Energy compare plans link in the footer of the page – phew!
I don't think the peak and off peak is very attractive unless you work at night and sleep during the day.
Using the single rate meter rates peak at 29.106c/kWh discounted 40% is 17.464c/kWh plus supply charge of $1.2765 (all inc GST).
Standardising the supply charge across an average 15kW/h per day usage adds 8.51c per kW/h or 25.974c per kWh.
Electricity rates depend on the type of meter at your property. Please refer to the back of your bill for your meter type. These rates may change from time to time in accordance with our Market Contract Terms and Conditions.
Electricity price comparison comes down to one number, cost per unit of energy consumed, or cost per kilo watt (kW). Unfortunately for retailers if it came down to one number all the 'products' would look the same because essentially they are all selling the same product.
So marketers introduce price differentiation – they know they have the same product but lets try and make it look different.
When you buy power you are buying the energy you consume and also a proportion of cost to maintain the network. If you dont have solar power getting electricity is very convenient you connect a cable to your house and the rest is up to the provider.
With solar power you are responsible for the roof panels, the inveter, the connection to your house and the batteries if you have them.
Daily supply costs, to covert daily supply to an average cents per kilowatt divide it by average daily usage. So if daily supply cost is 1.40 and average usage is 20 kW per day then it adds 7c per kW to the actual kW charge.
Electricity provided to your house from an energy distributor is the same irrespective of who you buy it through. To make it look different they price it differently or marketing teams at each retailer create price differentiation.
Unfortunately, it's like trying to get more pay from your current employer the best bargaining position you can put yourself in is to make it clear that you don't need them and you have an alternative to them, for example another job.
The same applies with many suppliers like, mobile phones, gas and electricity, if you can clearly show you have a better alternative they are forced to act or lose business. The twisted part is some of the energy companies won't believe you until you do it and then you can leave come back as a 'new' customer and they feel like they have done a better job. From a consumer perspective it does appear sometimes to be a massive waste of their energy!
dodo.com.au/no-lock-in-contract – 1300 431 871 claims a % discount, not really useful until you know its a % off what?
Need to call makeitcheaper.com.au claims to compare ERM, AGL, Energy Australia, Momentum, alinta energy, simply energy, actewagl, sumo power, origin , next business energy, power direct.
Need to call goswitch.com.au compares, AGL, ACTEW AGL, Power Direct, Click Energy, Dodo Power and Gas, Powershop, Online Power and Gas.


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For U.S. Trade, Pick the Best Woman for the Job
U.S. News & World Report, December 4, 2020; by Rosa Whitaker & Gail Strickler
Many are looking to President-elect Biden's administration to drive a positive trade agenda that respects stakeholder input on issues such as labor standards and the environment. Trade preferences, if well designed, and trade agreements, if skillfully negotiated, are powerful tools both for improving the competitiveness of our workers at home and raising labor and environmental standards globally. So, who should President-elect Biden nominate as his USTR to tackle these challenges? Our unequivocal — and unbidden — recommendation is Katherine Tai, the House Ways and Means Committee's chief trade counsel, who previously served as USTR's chief counsel for China trade enforcement . Read on our blog.
The Case for a Nigerian-Born Woman to Lead the World Trade Organization
U.S. News & World Report, November 2, 2020; by Jendayi Frazer and Rosa Whitaker
Since 2016, the Trump administration has energetically pushed a strong indictment against the WTO...With the WTO director-general post now open, the Trump team has hit the pause button...Okonjo-Iweala is a triple-threat in the realm of global commerce. She is regarded as an authoritative diplomatic voice in both the United States and the developing world...She would be immediately acclaimed by those impatient for a fairer contest in global trade, and immediately feared by those who have not been playing by the rules. Read on our blog.
US-Africa Trade: Key to Driving Africa's Post-COVID-19 Recovery
U.S. News & World Report, June 3, 2020; by Rosa Whitaker & Stephen Lande
Africa has seen its jobs offshored for centuries. As colonies, Africa's embryonic nations were set up to supply industrialized economies with low-cost raw materials which they would then have to buy back as manufacturers, value having been added far from their shores. This baked in a pernicious paradigm that stifled the continent's post-independence industrialization and kept its markets small, disconnected and starved of investment. Read on our blog.
How Will Africa Fare Amid COVID-19?
Newsweek, April 1, 2020; by Rosa Whitaker
The pandemic losses, human and economic, look to be staggering: possibly millions of lives, certainly trillions of dollars. One of the many variables that will determine the final bill is how the pandemic plays out here in Africa—as well as other settings with dense urban populations, frail public health systems, inadequate infrastructure, widespread poverty and spotty governance. Read on our blog.
US Retailers Rally to Close Trade Margins in Africa, Haiti
U.S. News & World Report, December 12, 2019; by Rosa Whitaker & Gail Strickler
U.S. retailers and clothing brands are asking Congress to demolish the bipartisan foundation of our groundbreaking economic partnership with Africa, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a uniquely bipartisan effort to help unlock the continent's vast potential. Read on our blog.
The impact of #COVID19 on the African economy
The Whitaker Group CEO Rosa Whitaker joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss the impact of #COVID19 on the African economy and how business and investment are helping to shape the continent's rise on the global stage. (September 2020)
Leadership Will Be Critical for the Demographic Dividend
AllAfrica (2019)
Insights on Reaping the Best of US-Africa Trade
USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (2015)
China's Evolving Role in Africa
Foreign Policy Association (2012)
2020 Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series: Beyond the Year of Return
Watch Rosa's powerful opening speech in the 2020 CFA series on 'Beyond the year of Return"


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Q: How do I solve this reduce/reduce conflict in Bison? Here is an excerpt from [filename].output
    state 94
   32 expr: expr . opt_at_type '.' TYPEID '(' opt_expr_list ')'
   39     | expr . '+' expr
   40     | expr . '-' expr
   41     | expr . '*' expr
   42     | expr . '/' expr
   42     | expr '/' expr .
   44     | expr . '<' expr
   45     | expr . LE expr
   46     | expr . '=' expr

    '@'  shift, and go to state 73

    '.'       reduce using rule 23 (opt_at_type)
    '.'       [reduce using rule 42 (expr)]
    $default  reduce using rule 42 (expr)

    opt_at_type  go to state 74

opt_at_type is defined as:
    opt_at_type:
            { $$ = idtable.add_string("SELF_TYPE"); }
            |       '@' TYPEID
            { $$ = $2;   }
            ;

and can you enlighten me why it is happening?

A: The problem you're running into is that yacc precedence levels are only taken into account to resolve shift/reduce conflicts, not reduce/reduce.  In this case, the opt_at_type rule can match an empty string (it's optional), leading to a reduce/reduce conflict.
To fix it, you need to unfactor the rule to get rid of the epsilon production:
expr: expr '.' TYPEID '(' opt_expr_list ')'
    | expr '@' TYPEID '.' TYPEID '(' opt_expr_list ')'
    | expr '+' expr
       :

Without the epsilon production, it doesn't need an early reduce, so the conflict becomes a shift/reduce conflict which can be solved by yacc precedence normally.

A: When Bison sees the following:
expr '/' expr '.'

It doesn't know if this equates to:
1) expr opt_at_type '.'

OR
2) expr '/' expr opt_at_type '.'

For 1) it would reduce expr '/' expr to expr first and for 2) it would reduce /* Empty */ to opt_at_type first.
So we have discovered the ambiguity, to solve it you must determine what syntax you want.  One solution would be to make the first expr rule a separate rule so that it could not be used inside the other expressions like so:
typeexpr: expr opt_at_type '.' TYPEID '(' opt_expr_list ')'

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The DSIF sponsors workshops and clinics for Hawaii junior and high school golfers and their coaches. Prior topics have included "Rules of Golf" and "Strength and Fitness" clinics. The foundation looks forward to sponsoring more of these opportunities in future, so look for announcements of coming events.


This could be yours! You may never see another Castell & Brown's Marmalade. Excellent condition for it's age with minor flea bites and minor chip on the lip. Overall even crazing. One of my absolute favorite pots ever found. I may decide to keep this one unless you buy it.
I found some amazing rare pots that I will be listing over the next few weeks on my last trip to England. This being one of my favorites!!! This wonderfully charming pot is very rarely seen and would elevate your advertising pot collection to the next level.


I homed a great cat with great owners 2 months ago in a far away Jerusalem neighborhood, hung up many signs, and walked home. Sounds mundane, but not completely……….
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Q: How do I pass a translated string to another component in react-jhipster? I can use the Translation component (from react-jhipster) when i want to add a translated string in a component:

<Translation contentKey="my.key">Some text</Translation>

But if I want to pass a translated string to another component, how would I do that? Like:
<MyComponent text={{translate("my.key")}} />

A: As you said in comment, you are using react-jhipster library.
From what i got, you can import translate (contentKey: string, interpolate?: any, children?: string) function from react-jhipster.
Try: import {translate} from 'react-jhipster'

Source: https://github.com/jhipster/react-jhipster/blob/master/src/language/translate.tsx

And you dont need always to pass it like props, you can also use it in component's body.


When Jacqueline Arguello's dog gave birth to a litter of puppies, she got quite the surprise. Now she wants a puppy paternity test. Arguello's dog, Mocca, and the father of the puppies are both Bichon Frises. However, all of the puppies that Mocca gave birth to had super dark fur, which left Arguello and her family very confused.
Arguello and her family began to wonder if Mocca had "snuck out and bred with another dog," but as far as the family knew, Mocca had only been in contact with one other dog.
"He was the only dog we let her be around, so we knew he was the baby daddy," Arguello told BuzzFeed.
Arguello took to social media to joke about her dog's puppies, recreating a scene from the show Maury, where paternity tests are often the subject of the show.
The tweet quickly went viral, with over 50,000 retweets and 86,000 likes.
While the color of the dogs' fur is a little confusing, it often happens due to a recessive black gene. According to DogGenetics.co.uk, both dogs can carry the recessive black gene and pass it off to their offspring, resulting in the dark fur coats. Arguello joked about getting a puppy paternity test done to determine the father of Mocca's pups; she doesn't actually plan to follow through on it.
"I'm just happy we have beautiful, healthy pups, and eventually we'll see if they look like daddy," she told BuzzFeed News.
"All jokes aside, biology amazes us every day," Arguello told Your Daily Dish.
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on Jan. 6, 2017.


Fact Check: Are President Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago similar to Obama's travels?
Maintaining Trump's lavish lifestyle could cause sticker shock and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Question: "I heard you say earlier that you didn't care what Donald Trump did on the weekend and, frankly, neither do I. Except, he wants me to pay for it. . . . Does this concern you at all?"
President Donald Trump's travels to his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida are a frequent topic at town halls hosted by members of Congress during the April recess. We've been asking readers to send us fact-checkable claims from their town halls, and some readers flagged claims about the cost of Trump's trips.
Flake and Ernst shared their opinions in response to constituents' questions. But Yoho's response involved claims that merit a fact check. Did Obama go to Africa "quite a bit" with his family and friends? How does the $97 million figure for Obama's travels compare with the $60,000-a-day figure for Trump's travels to Mar-a-Lago?
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport to spend Easter weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort on April 13, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
There were a lot of numbers in the exchange between the constituent and Yoho, so we'll explain each of them.
Obama's $97 million over eight years: This is an estimate by the conservative group Judicial Watch, which tallied Secret Service and Air Force costs incurred during the former first family's personal travels. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the group tracked trips that were "political, leisurely or otherwise unnecessary," including vacations to Martha's Vineyard and travels during the 2016 campaign as Hillary Clinton's surrogates.
Obama's $33,000 per day: This is $97 million, divided by eight years, divided by 365 days.
Trump's $3 million per day: The constituent appears to be referring to a number floating on the Internet for Trump's cost per trip to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. The figure, $3.6 million to be exact, comes from an October 2016 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report about Obama's February 2013 golf weekend to Palm Beach.
But as the Associated Press found, the trips are not directly comparable. Obama's February 2013 trip included a stop in Chicago, where he gave a speech before going to Florida for his golf weekend. That stop added costs to the total estimate.
Judicial Watch estimates Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits at closer to $1 million, when calculated just with the estimated costs for Air Force One and Secret Service. But there is no documented figure.
Trump's $60,000 per day: Yoho is describing how much it costs Palm Beach County every day to pay for local law enforcement to work overtime when Trump visits Mar-a-Lago. As Yoho says, the county wants to levy a special tax on the resort to pay for the overtime security costs.
That is only one piece of the total price of Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits, and it excludes Secret Service or Air Force costs. Moreover, some of Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago are "working" trips, where he conducts some official business, such as hosting foreign dignitaries at his golf club. That means they're not directly comparable to the purely leisurely trips tallied under Obama's $97 million.
Fitton said some Mar-a-Lago trips can be justified and wouldn't necessarily indicate a misuse or abuse of presidential travel.
"His [Obama's] vacations to Hawaii cost millions of dollars," Fitton said. "The political problem with President Trump, and the accountability problem, is after a period of time, the cost will be difficult for him to be able to defend. It doesn't help that we don't know what the [total] costs are because the Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security [which oversees the Secret Service] haven't gotten their act together to turn them over to us."
The Washington Post reported that the unusually lavish lifestyle of Trump and his family is pushing the rate of his travel costs beyond his predecessors', and "could balloon into the hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a four-year term."
Did Obama go to Africa "quite a bit" with his friends and family? Not really.
Obama took three trips to seven African countries. That's seven out of 58 countries he visited as president through both terms. President Bill Clinton visited 10 African countries, and George W. Bush visited 11. Bush visited once with his wife and two daughters, and another time just with his wife.
Obama took his wife and daughters on his 2013 trip to three African countries, at an estimated price tag of tens of millions of dollars - possibly the most expensive of his tenure. The federal government provided all the resources, because the options in developing areas did not meet White House standards, The Post reported. That made the trip particularly costly. Clinton and Bush made similarly resource-intensive trips.
Yoho's staff did not provide a response or comment, but we will update this fact check if we receive one.
There was a lot of interest at recent town halls about Trump's travels to Mar-a-Lago, and how much they are costing taxpayers. Yoho, responding to a constituent with some inaccurate information, did not make an apples-to-apples comparison of Trump's and Obama's travels in the town hall. Yoho noted the daily cost of $60,000 for Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips, vs. Obama's $97 million in travel costs over eight years. But the $60,000 represents a fraction of the costs per trip; it's just the cost to the Palm Beach County government.
Some of Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips involve official work, whereas the Obama family trips counted in the $97 million figure are ones that a conservative group deemed "political, leisurely or otherwise unnecessary" to taxpayers. So the two figures are not directly comparable.
And while Obama's trips to Africa were costly (as were the Africa trips of Bush and Clinton), he didn't go "quite a bit" when you look at his Africa trips compared with the rest of his travels as president. We award Two Pinocchios to Yoho.


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Darvish Traded, Scaramucci Ousted, Pricier Jail Food: Your Monday Evening Roundup
Published July 31, 2017 • Updated on July 31, 2017 at 5:45 pm
Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day.Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here.Rangers' Yu Darvish traded to LA DodgersRangers pitcher Yu Darvish has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, SportsDay's Evan Grant has confirmed.Darvish left his home in Japan to join the Rangers for the 2012 season. The Rangers won the negotiating rights to Darvish with a bid of $51.7 million to his former club: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters."I want to become the kind of pitcher that will make people say 'Darvish is the No. 1 pitcher in the world,'" Darvish said at a news conference after signing with the Rangers.The Rangers also gave Darvish a six-year, $56-million contract. The annual average salary of his next deal could triple through free agency.Looking back: Highlights and lowlights of Yu Darvish's career with the Texas RangersAnother trade: The Rangers also traded right-handed relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress back to the Milwaukee Brewers.  Continue reading...
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text:
package java

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"path"
	"strings"

	"v.io/v23/vdl"
	"v.io/x/ref/lib/vdl/compile"
	"v.io/x/ref/lib/vdl/vdlutil"
)

func javaFullyQualifiedNamedType(def *compile.TypeDef, forceClass bool, env *compile.Env) string {
	if def.File == compile.BuiltInFile {
		name, _ := javaBuiltInType(def.Type, forceClass)
		return name
	}
	name, _ := javaTypeName(def, env)
	return javaPath(path.Join(javaGenPkgPath(def.File.Package.GenPath), name))
}

// javaReflectType returns java.reflect.Type string for provided VDL type.
func javaReflectType(t *vdl.Type, env *compile.Env) string {
	if t != nil {
		switch t.Kind() {
		case vdl.List, vdl.Set, vdl.Map, vdl.Optional:
			if javaType(t, false, env) == "byte[]" {
				return "byte[].class"
			}
			return fmt.Sprintf("new com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken<%s>(){}.getType()", javaType(t, true, env))
		}
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.class", javaType(t, true, env))
}

// javaBuiltInType returns the type name for the provided built in type
// definition, forcing the use of a java class (e.g., java.lang.Integer) if so
// desired.  This method also returns a boolean value indicating whether the
// returned type is a class.
//
// All java integers (byte, short, int, long) are signed.  We
// translate signed vdl integers int{16,32,64} into their
// java equivalents.  We translate unsigned vdl integers
// uint{16,32,64} into our class-based representation
// VdlUint{16,32,64}.
//
// According to this rule, we should translate signed
// vdl int8 into java byte, and unsigned vdl byte into
// java VdlUint8.  However we flip the rule, and
// actually translate vdl int8 into java VdlInt8, and
// vdl byte into java byte.  We do this because we want the
// common usage of vdl []byte to translate into java byte[].
func javaBuiltInType(typ *vdl.Type, forceClass bool) (string, bool) { //nolint:gocyclo
	if typ == nil {
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Void", true
		}
		return "void", false
	}
	switch typ.Kind() {
	case vdl.Bool:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Boolean", true
		}
		return "boolean", false
	case vdl.Byte:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Byte", true
		}
		return "byte", false
	case vdl.Int8:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlInt8", true
	case vdl.Uint16:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlUint16", true
	case vdl.Int16:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Short", true
		}
		return "short", false
	case vdl.Uint32:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlUint32", true
	case vdl.Int32:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Integer", true
		}
		return "int", false
	case vdl.Uint64:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlUint64", true
	case vdl.Int64:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Long", true
		}
		return "long", false
	case vdl.Float32:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Float", true
		}
		return "float", false
	case vdl.Float64:
		if forceClass {
			return "java.lang.Double", true
		}
		return "double", false
	case vdl.String:
		return "java.lang.String", true
	case vdl.TypeObject:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlTypeObject", true
	case vdl.Any:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.VdlAny", true
	default:
		return "", false
	}
}

func javaTypeName(def *compile.TypeDef, env *compile.Env) (string, string) {
	if native, ok := def.File.Package.Config.Java.WireTypeRenames[def.Name]; ok {
		return native, accessModifierForName(native)
	}
	return vdlutil.FirstRuneToUpper(def.Name), accessModifierForName(def.Name)
}

func javaNativeType(t *vdl.Type, env *compile.Env) (string, bool) {
	if t == vdl.ErrorType {
		return "io.v.v23.verror.VException", true
	}
	if def := env.FindTypeDef(t); def != nil {
		pkg := def.File.Package
		name, _ := javaTypeName(def, env)
		if native, ok := pkg.Config.Java.WireToNativeTypes[name]; ok {
			// There is a Java native type configured for this defined type.
			return native, true
		}
	}
	return "", false
}

func javaType(t *vdl.Type, forceClass bool, env *compile.Env) string {
	if t == nil {
		name, _ := javaBuiltInType(nil, forceClass)
		return name
	}
	if native, ok := javaNativeType(t, env); ok {
		return native
	}
	if def := env.FindTypeDef(t); def != nil {
		return javaFullyQualifiedNamedType(def, forceClass, env)
	}
	switch t.Kind() {
	case vdl.Array:
		return fmt.Sprintf("%s[]", javaType(t.Elem(), false, env))
	case vdl.List:
		// NOTE(spetrovic): We represent byte lists as Java byte arrays, as it's doubtful anybody
		// would want to use them as Java lists.
		if javaType(t.Elem(), false, env) == "byte" {
			return "byte[]"
		}
		return fmt.Sprintf("%s<%s>", "java.util.List", javaType(t.Elem(), true, env))
	case vdl.Set:
		return fmt.Sprintf("%s<%s>", "java.util.Set", javaType(t.Key(), true, env))
	case vdl.Map:
		return fmt.Sprintf("%s<%s, %s>", "java.util.Map", javaType(t.Key(), true, env), javaType(t.Elem(), true, env))
	case vdl.Optional:
		return fmt.Sprintf("io.v.v23.vdl.VdlOptional<%s>", javaType(t.Elem(), true, env))
	default:
		log.Fatalf("vdl: javaType unhandled type %v %v", t.Kind(), t)
		return ""
	}
}

func javaVdlPrimitiveType(kind vdl.Kind) string {
	switch kind {
	case vdl.Bool, vdl.Byte, vdl.Uint16, vdl.Uint32, vdl.Uint64, vdl.Int8, vdl.Int16, vdl.Int32, vdl.Int64, vdl.Float32, vdl.Float64, vdl.String:
		return "io.v.v23.vdl.Vdl" + vdlutil.FirstRuneToUpper(kind.String())
	}
	log.Fatalf("val: unhandled kind: %v", kind)
	return ""
}

// javaHashCode returns the java code for the hashCode() computation for a given type.
func javaHashCode(name string, ty *vdl.Type, env *compile.Env) string {
	if isJavaNativeArray(ty, env) {
		return fmt.Sprintf("java.util.Arrays.hashCode(%s)", name)
	}
	if def := env.FindTypeDef(ty); def != nil && def.File == compile.BuiltInFile {
		switch ty.Kind() {
		case vdl.Bool:
			return fmt.Sprintf("java.lang.Boolean.valueOf(%s).hashCode()", name)
		case vdl.Byte, vdl.Int16:
			return "(int)" + name
		case vdl.Int32:
			return name
		case vdl.Int64:
			return fmt.Sprintf("java.lang.Long.valueOf(%s).hashCode()", name)
		case vdl.Float32:
			return fmt.Sprintf("java.lang.Float.valueOf(%s).hashCode()", name)
		case vdl.Float64:
			return fmt.Sprintf("java.lang.Double.valueOf(%s).hashCode()", name)
		}
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("(%s == null ? 0 : %s.hashCode())", name, name)
}

// isClass returns true iff the provided type is represented by a Java class.
func isClass(t *vdl.Type, env *compile.Env) bool {
	if t == nil { // void type
		return false
	}
	if def := env.FindTypeDef(t); def != nil && def.File == compile.BuiltInFile {
		// Built-in type.  See if it's represented by a class.
		if tname, isClass := javaBuiltInType(t, false); tname != "" && !isClass {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// isJavaNativeArray returns true iff the provided type is represented by a Java array.
func isJavaNativeArray(t *vdl.Type, env *compile.Env) bool {
	typeStr := javaType(t, false, env)
	return strings.HasSuffix(typeStr, "[]")
}

func bitlen(kind vdl.Kind) int {
	switch kind {
	case vdl.Float32:
		return 32
	case vdl.Float64:
		return 64
	}
	panic(fmt.Errorf("vdl: bitLen unhandled kind %v", kind))
}

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text:
Home Health The Facts, the Myths of 'Air Doctor' Virus Blockers
The Facts, the Myths of 'Air Doctor' Virus Blockers
INFOMEDIA – Notable personalities in Nigeria have appeared in public in recent weeks wearing the "virus removal cards", clip-on tags marketed as prevention against infectious diseases. Meanwhile, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly stated that there is no specific cure or prevention for COVID-19, ALAO ABIODUN of The Nation writes.
Of recent, many notable personalities and political figures around the world go about their respective public functions with the 'Air Doctor' virus blocker tag. Sometimes known as 'Virus Shut-Out', they look like normal ID badges.
However, according to the manufacturers of the product, they are made of chemicals to wipeout airborne pathogens and protect wearers from the disease.
The manufacturers also noted that the Air Doctor badge releases small amounts of chlorine dioxide which can kill airborne pathogens, including the Coronavirus.
It can be hung on the chest, pocket, or bag.
But how true is this claim and how effective are these virus blockers?
As we adapt to new realities, new questions constantly arise. What kind of masks should be worn? Can air blockers be the solution for any of these problems?
Manufacturers claim that virus removal cards can kill bacteria and viruses because of the key ingredient; chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant used to treat drinking water and sterilise medical equipment.
The claim is that it is able to "provide protection against airborne pathogens", presumably including the Novel Coronavirus.
The tags, according to the manufacturers, "eliminate all forms of microbial life" and provide "ultimate protection against airborne infectious diseases", including for children, pregnant women and immuno-compromised people such as cancer patients.
The product is sold under various commercial names, including Air Doctor, Virus Shut-Out and Chlorine Card.
Also, a Japan-based company Kiyou Jochugiku Co. Limited in July launched "Air Doctor" in India.
According to the company, it is a portable product that helps in preventing viruses, bacteria, and fungi from coming in contact with the user within a one-meter radius. It contains sodium chloride, natural inorganic substances – natural zeolite.
The company noted that the product is approved worldwide by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration and The Japan Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour.
The Nation discovered that the product has been marketed as a flu treatment in Japan since 2015, long before the novel Coronavirus emerged late last year in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
However, the Japanese consumer affairs agency on May 15, 2020, warned the public that the product was ineffective against COVID-19.
According to the manufacturers, once it is opened, the tags are effective for up to one month.
However, the effective period may differ under different circumstances.
The Nation found out that Cleaneat Integrated Services is one of the major dealers of Air Doctor, Virus busters, and other air purifiers in Nigeria.
The Nation's online checks on the items revealed that the price of Air Doctor depends on the quality and also fluctuates depending on the level of demand for the tags.
Currently, the retail price for the Air Doctor tag is N17,000 while the wholesale price is N150,000 per pack of 12 pieces.
How effective are these cards?
The card has been banned in several countries this year, including in the US, Thailand and the Philippines.
The "virus blockers" were originally created in Japan. They have been banned in Vietnam and Thailand, but are on sale in Hong Kong, the Middle East, Russia, and the U.S. under a number of different brand names.
In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people to avoid products containing chlorine dioxide, saying that its ingestion by a number of individuals as a prophylactic against the virus have resulted in "serious and potentially life-threatening side effects."
Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has banned Virus Shut-Out badges from entering domestic ports, and instructed Amazon to remove the product from their site.
When President Donald Trump made comments last month that suggested that injecting disinfectant could treat the Coronavirus, supporters in conspiracy circles such as QAnon jumped at the notion that he was referring to chlorine dioxide — the chemical compound has long been touted and sold by fringe figures as a cure for everything from HIV to the common cold.
No available evidence 'Air Doctor' purifies the air – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which is the country's national public health institute has stated that there is no available evidence to suggest the use of a body-worn tag often marketed as 'Air Doctor' purifies the air around the wearer.
The efficacy of such air-purifier pouches outdoors is also yet to be established, with Kiyou Jochugiku saying it becomes less effective in open-air settings.
Notable personalities in Nigeria have appeared in public in recent weeks wearing the "virus removal cards", clip-on tags marketed as prevention against infectious diseases.
'Devices not registered by NAFDAC'
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has washed its hands of Air Doctor and other products marketed as being capable of blocking COVID-19 from infecting the wearers.
The regulatory agency noted that the devices have not been registered by it, even though it received applications for registration of some of them.
Also, an epidemiologist and population health scientist at Harvard University, Dr. Ibraheem Abioye said: "There is really no evidence that the products work. The sellers claim that the products sanitise the air around the wearer. But we know that some of the people who have been the main advocates still became infected with COVID-19.
"There are already science-backed actions that people should take and shams such as these are likely to put people at risk."
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, WHO has repeatedly stated that there is yet no specific cure or prevention for COVID-19.
In August, the World Health Organisation said there may never be a magical cure for the Coronavirus, even as scientists and drugs manufacturers across the globe race to find a safe and effective vaccine.
Air Doctor products are not licenced by the FDA and in any other country by its drug control agency.
The active ingredient in Air Doctor and similar products is authorised to be used to disinfect medical instruments or food and are not to be used as human protection against infection.
*The researcher produced this fact-check per the Dubawa 2020 Fellowship partnership with The Nation to facilitate the ethos of "truth" in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.
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If you know you will need ongoing support, placing us on a monthly retainer makes good business sense. Retainer clients receive 1 or more days per month set aside just for them and can enjoy discounts up to 20% depending on the total number of hours secured. We even allow you to "bank and borrow" a full month's hours.
Services not included on retainer include: Logo design, HTML5 animation, Web design packages, SEO, PHP and CSS programming and video production.
2. An email list, with a digital strategy to build it.
At Clearly Presentable, we put a very clear focus on STRATEGY. Right out of the gate, we emphasize the importance of TESTING and ITERATING your approach. Instead of "Launching and Leaving" your site, we advocate paying attention to how your site is performing. No one has a crystal ball, which is why our clients love receiving our ongoing help with marketing consulting and brainstorming.
When you sign up for Quarterly Tune-ups we both set aside time for 90 minute sessions where we review your site with a fine-toothed comb. Taking a hawk-eye approach, we circle back around to our initial discovery work to see if your ideal client and/or focus has changed. We all take a big picture approach, looking at how you are engaging with your audience in-person, on social and via email campaigns.
Susan Preston, principle of Clearly Presentable and winner of the Zander award in Seth Godin's altMBA21, guarantees you will walk away with ideas, both big and small, that you can immediately take action on!
Please contact Susan to inquire about and sign up for Tune-ups! Starting at $1395 per year.
Additional services we offer to suit your specific needs.
Since Susan Preston waved her magic wand over our website a few years ago we have seen a yearly increase in applications for our summer chamber music program. The Taos School of Music is beyond delighted with Clearly Presentable.
Don't work with Susan if you only want to throw something up on the web without investing much of your time. But if you want to create a marketing machine for your business that's truly exceptional I advise you to beg for a place on her calendar.
Susan has been tremendously helpful to me in recent weeks. When we first met for my website audit, I was only expecting some helpful tips for my website. I have received so much more. Susan is that rare breed of part artist, part visionary and part marketing genius. She brings wit and empathy and expertise to every interaction I have with her, and I leave each conversation with more clarity on understanding my customer in a way that makes them want to hear from me.
Working with Susan is focused and intense but always with insight and humor. It has been a great collaboration for years and expect it to continue this way. The final site speaks for itself as well as for our firm. It's clean, elegant, intuitive and effective. Who could ask for more?
Susan made the process fun. OK, it was work, but it was fun work, made so by her creative ideas, feedback on the copy I wrote and her responsiveness to my thoughts about the design she developed. We really helped each other do our best.
My site is evolving as I and my business grow and change, and I look forward to continue working with Susan on keeping it up-to-date and relevant.
Susan's powerpoint designs and development leads my customers to select my company over other competitors. I can't underestimate her command of design that makes all the difference. You will not be disappointed by her and Clearly Presentable! The best investment I have made is in Susan Preston.
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