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Welcome to the ByteSized Productions Camp Rock Audition Page
Please note the following information before making your audition booking:
Age range: 8 to 18 years.
Rehearsals: Information meeting for cast and parents is on February 17 at 2:30 pm prior to the first rehearsal which will begin at 3 pm. Rehearsals typically last from 5.30 to 8pm on Fridays and 3:00 to 6:00 pm on Sundays, including during school holidays. Show week runs from Sunday June 3 to Saturday June 9. All cast will be required for this week and will include after hours rehearsals on most days. All cast will be required for a matinee school show on Friday June 8. Please make sure you can commit to these requirements.
Homework: Cast members will be required to memorise lines and songs, practice their dances, and research their character before coming to rehearsals. It will be assumed that cast know their lines and words to songs about 6 weeks into rehearsals. General rule of thumb is it takes 30 + hours to perfect just 1 song or dance. Please don't assume everything is only learnt at rehearsals.
Helping out: Older cast members and parents of younger ones will be expected to help out with running the show. As ByteSized is purely powered by volunteers, we need assistance. Volunteer roles can include set building, costumes, advertising, parent helpers at shows and many other roles.
Show fee: All cast will be required to pay a show fee of $60 to cover membership of Albury-Wodonga Theatre Company (show membership category), insurance and will also include a show t-shirt for all performers.
At the audition: You will be required to sing a song that showcases your vocal range. Preferably a song from Camp Rock, but any song you are comfortable singing will be ok. Please bring a backing track that does not include vocals. We will have a computer and speaker that you can plug your device into, or feel free to bring your own speaker with you.
To book an audition choose the date from the calendar below (either Saturday February 2 or Sunday February 3) and your chosen time. Group auditions will be held with up to 5 people in each audition. Auditions will go for approximately 15 minutes. If the time is greyed out it means that all spaces have been filled for that timeslot. We may add more times/spaces depending on demand.
Please ensure the email address is the address of a parent or guardian of the person auditioning, if the person is under 18. The phone number should be a contact phone number in case we need to contact you on the day of the audition.
If you have any questions email contact@camprock.auditions.guru.
Ready to book an audition? Select a date from the calendar (Feb 2 or 3) to book your audition. Each time can have up to 5 people auditioning. If the time is greyed out, it means that slot has been fully booked.
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benwhitehead Boston Red Sox Red Sox Red Sox Nation World Series Champions
Red Sox ring in 2014 with five resolutions
https://www.redsoxlife.com/2013/12/red-sox-ring-in-2014-with-five.html
What wild celebrations will we see out of the Red Sox in 2014?
Ben Whitehead
2013: What a year it was in Red Sox Nation. A team that was broken down and rebuilt mirrored a city that had done the same. And with it came the 2013 World Series Championship.
As we say goodbye to the magical year that was 2013, we also say hello to 2014 and welcome a new year, a new challenge and a fresh start. Everyone makes resolutions in hopes of bettering themselves for the next 365 days. How can you improve on a championship season? Well, here are the five New Year's Resolutions for the 2014 Boston Red Sox:
1) Let the farm continue to grow – A few players will be rushed to the Major League roster and will start Opening Day with Boston. But there are a few more who need time to develop and mature into big league ball players. Let's continue to be patient with them and give them the time they need to become stars in future Red Sox lineups.
2) No big trades – The Sox went through 2013 without making a big splash in the trade market and 2014 should be the same. Ben Cherington has added a few pieces and let a few others go this offseason. Come July 31, unless there is a glaring issue or reason to go get someone, let's remain quiet again.
3) New walk-off celebrations – These were fun in 2013, so let's add to the list. Jonny Gomes punted his helmet after one walk-off home run and then ran it in like a fullback for a touchdown after another. There have been beard tugs and Gatorade showers (right, Jamie Erdahl?). What does 2014 have in store? That's up to the team to decide, but let's hope there's something to add to the list.
4) Win the AL East, again – This is obvious, but with the East Division seemingly getting tougher, it's imperative that the Sox come out on top for a variety of reasons. It's always nice to add a banner to the façade, and even better when the Yankees are looking up at Boston. But the Rays, Orioles and Blue Jays will all be improved as well, so there is no kicking back and relaxing next year. Get to work and defend the title.
5) Back-to-back World Champions – How nice does that sound? Let's hope we can say it again next October. The Red Sox are the first team this millennium to win three championships (all three in the last 10 years). A fourth – and back-to-back titles –would solidify the organization as this century's dynasty and as the best in baseball.
Here's to hoping all of you in Red Sox Nation have a Happy New Year and we look forward to bringing you the best Sox coverage in 2014! Cheers!
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Empirical models for grain growth predictions are briefly reviewed. It is demonstrated that such models are inadequate for quantitative prediction of austenite grain growth during reheating of as-cast microstructures in microalloyed steels. This inadequacy is mainly attributable to the inability of empirical models to account for abnormal grain growth. Basic principles of grain growth are therefore revisited in an attempt to develop a mathematical model which can account for abnormal grain growth. Such a model has been developed for Ti : N balanced microalloyed steels and is presented here. It is shown that quantitative predictions of austenite grain growth generated from this model fit well with experimental grain growth data obtained during reheating of as-cast slabs of Ti, Ti+Nb as well as Ti+Nb+Mo containing microalloyed steels.


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The Pomeranian Club of Michigan (PCM) was formed in 1963 by a group of Michigan pom fanciers. We have continued the original goal of the club to support the local breeders in producing top quality healthy Pomeranians. Although we are a small group we hold an independent specialty in the fall as well as supported entries throughout the year.
Please take some time to look around our website at available rescues, upcoming shows, and general breed information.
On Sunday, February 3rd, Lorinda Vasuta, Animation Pomeranians, took a fall off a ladder while cleaning ice from the house gutter. Lorinda was unable to move and she was transported to the local hospital. The next morning, she had spinal surgery. Upon meeting with the surgeon we were told she had many broken ribs, 7 fractured vertebrae and 1 crushed vertebrae. The hard part is yet to come. She will be in rehab long term. The outpouring of dog people has been unbelievable. Numerous friends have offered to foster her dogs until she is able to take care of them again. A this time, we are trying to raise funds to help Lorinda with her medical and living expenses. Any donation is greatly appreciated and will help relieve some stress. Our goal is to allow Lorinda to concentrate on her rehabilitation and not wonder how she is going to get finances to pay her bills.


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package org.hyperledger.indy.sdk;

import com.sun.jna.ptr.PointerByReference;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.anoncreds.*;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.did.DidAlreadyExistsException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.ledger.ConsensusException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.ledger.LedgerInvalidTransactionException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.ledger.LedgerSecurityException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.ledger.TimeoutException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.payments.*;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.pool.*;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.crypto.UnknownCryptoException;
import org.hyperledger.indy.sdk.wallet.*;
import org.json.JSONObject;

/**
 * Thrown when an Indy specific error has occurred.
 */
public class IndyException extends Exception {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2650355290834266477L;
	private int sdkErrorCode;
	private String sdkMessage;
	private String sdkBacktrace; // Collecting of backtrace can be enabled by:
								 //   1) setting environment variable `RUST_BACKTRACE=1`
								 //   2) calling `setRuntimeConfig` API function with `collect_backtrace: true`

	/**
	 * Initializes a new IndyException with the specified message.
	 *
	 * @param message The message for the exception.
	 * @param sdkErrorCode The SDK error code to construct the exception from.
	 */
	protected IndyException(String message, int sdkErrorCode) {
		super(message);
		ErrorDetails errorDetails = new ErrorDetails();
		this.sdkErrorCode = sdkErrorCode;
		this.sdkMessage = errorDetails.message;
		this.sdkBacktrace = errorDetails.backtrace;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the SDK error code for the exception.
	 *
	 * @return The SDK error code used to construct the exception.
	 */
	public int getSdkErrorCode() {
		return sdkErrorCode;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the SDK error message for the exception.
	 */
	public String getSdkMessage() {
		return sdkMessage;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the SDK error backtrace for the exception.
	 *
	 * @return The SDK backtrace.
	 */
	public String getSdkBacktrace() {
		return sdkBacktrace;
	}

	private static class ErrorDetails{
		String message;
		String backtrace;

		private ErrorDetails() {
			PointerByReference errorDetailsJson = new PointerByReference();

			LibIndy.api.indy_get_current_error(errorDetailsJson);

			try {
				JSONObject errorDetails = new JSONObject(errorDetailsJson.getValue().getString(0));
				this.message = errorDetails.optString("message");
				this.backtrace = errorDetails.optString("backtrace");
			} catch (Exception ignored){
				// Nothing to do
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Initializes a new IndyException using the specified SDK error code.
	 *
	 * @param sdkErrorCode The SDK error code to construct the exception from.
	 *
	 * @return IndyException correspondent to SDK error code
	 */
	public static IndyException fromSdkError(int sdkErrorCode) {

		ErrorCode errorCode = ErrorCode.valueOf(sdkErrorCode);

		switch (errorCode) {
			case CommonInvalidParam1:
			case CommonInvalidParam2:
			case CommonInvalidParam3:
			case CommonInvalidParam4:
			case CommonInvalidParam5:
			case CommonInvalidParam6:
			case CommonInvalidParam7:
			case CommonInvalidParam8:
			case CommonInvalidParam9:
			case CommonInvalidParam10:
			case CommonInvalidParam11:
			case CommonInvalidParam12:
			case CommonInvalidParam13:
			case CommonInvalidParam14:
				return new InvalidParameterException(sdkErrorCode);
			case CommonInvalidState:
				return new InvalidStateException();
			case CommonInvalidStructure:
				return new InvalidStructureException();
			case CommonIOError:
				return new IOException();
			case WalletInvalidHandle:
				return new InvalidWalletException();
			case WalletUnknownTypeError:
				return new UnknownWalletTypeException();
			case WalletTypeAlreadyRegisteredError:
				return new DuplicateWalletTypeException();
			case WalletAlreadyExistsError:
				return new WalletExistsException();
			case WalletNotFoundError:
				return new WalletNotFoundException();
			case WalletInputError:
				return new WalletInputException();
			case WalletDecodingError:
				return new WalletDecodingException();
			case WalletStorageError:
				return new WalletStorageException();
			case WalletEncryptionError:
				return new WalletEncryptionException();
			case WalletItemNotFound:
				return new WalletItemNotFoundException();
			case WalletItemAlreadyExists:
				return new WalletItemAlreadyExistsException();
			case WalletQueryError:
				return new WalletInvalidQueryException();
			case WalletIncompatiblePoolError:
				return new WrongWalletForPoolException();
			case WalletAlreadyOpenedError:
				return new WalletAlreadyOpenedException();
			case WalletAccessFailed:
				return new WalletAccessFailedException();
			case PoolLedgerNotCreatedError:
				return new PoolConfigNotCreatedException();
			case PoolLedgerInvalidPoolHandle:
				return new InvalidPoolException();
			case PoolLedgerTerminated:
				return new PoolLedgerTerminatedException();
			case LedgerNoConsensusError:
				return new ConsensusException();
			case LedgerInvalidTransaction:
				return new LedgerInvalidTransactionException();
			case LedgerSecurityError:
				return new LedgerSecurityException();
			case PoolLedgerConfigAlreadyExistsError:
				return new PoolLedgerConfigExistsException();
			case PoolLedgerTimeout:
				return new TimeoutException();
			case PoolIncompatibleProtocolVersion:
				return new PoolIncompatibleProtocolVersionException();
			case LedgerNotFound:
				return new LedgerNotFoundException();
			case AnoncredsRevocationRegistryFullError:
				return new RevocationRegistryFullException();
			case AnoncredsInvalidUserRevocId:
				return new AnoncredsInvalidUserRevocId();
			case AnoncredsMasterSecretDuplicateNameError:
				return new DuplicateMasterSecretNameException();
			case AnoncredsProofRejected:
				return new ProofRejectedException();
			case AnoncredsCredentialRevoked:
				return new CredentialRevokedException();
			case AnoncredsCredDefAlreadyExistsError:
				return new CredDefAlreadyExistsException();
			case UnknownCryptoTypeError:
				return new UnknownCryptoException();
			case DidAlreadyExistsError:
				return new DidAlreadyExistsException();
			case UnknownPaymentMethod:
				return new UnknownPaymentMethodException();
			case IncompatiblePaymentError:
				return new IncompatiblePaymentException();
			case InsufficientFundsError:
				return new InsufficientFundsException();
			case ExtraFundsError:
				return new ExtraFundsException();
			case PaymentSourceDoesNotExistError:
				return new PaymentSourceDoesNotExistException();
			case PaymentOperationNotSupportedError:
				return new PaymentOperationNotSupportedException();
			case TransactionNotAllowedError:
				return new TransactionNotAllowedException();
			default:
				String message = String.format("An unmapped error with the code '%s' was returned by the SDK.", sdkErrorCode);
				return new IndyException(message, sdkErrorCode);
		}
	}
}

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I recently read a series of posts on a Yahoo group that I found very sad. Not jus sad, but very sad. Several people spoke of their pasts and where they came from. The images evoked such dismay that I could not let it pass without comment.
These poor people talked about how things had changed in the places and neighborhoods where they once lived. They told sad stories of vandalized homes and razor wire surrounding schools. Heartbreaking. I understand. I try not to go home because it is always such a disappointment to me to see how things have deteriorated. I also found great sadness during the few years I lived in Memphis. A city filled with such historical splendor and it is horribly abused and neglected. What could I do? Well, one thing I am doing is working on a story that celebrates some of Memphis' fine history. Some day it will see publication and others will be able to enjoy the thrill I get each time I am there and I dig for the richness that once was.
In twelve days I will be traveling to Pakistan with my husband. That is the land of his birth and I know that every time he goes back, the changes affect him dramatically. But he has never lost site of what was and is still is mportant to him about home. I learn a lot from him.
With that in mind, I propose this.
As writers and publishers don't you think we could make a change in all this? Every time I go home I feel lost. I admit it. But I just keep moving and try not to look back, like if I don't pay attention it won't really be there. It serves no good purpose.
What if as a collective a group of writers and publisher started a movement to rebuild our old communities and surroundings, one page at a time? We use words as our tools. We paint pictures with those words. We have the ability and the talent to bring those images of beauty and peace back to those areas and to those people who now inhabit them.
What if 1000 writers all took to their computers and wrote essays, articles, short stories, books, etc. painting the images that we so vividly recall?
I would think that with as many magazines as there are out there that a series of well-written articles with some beautifully nostalgic photos might bring about the stirrings of possible change.
We can all hang out here and feel bad about it, but what if we each made one little effort and then went to one other person to make one little effort, and so on? Don't you think that the power of the word has the ability to change? It can certainly change for the worse, why don't we MAKE it change for the better?
These places are our heritage, our roots, doesn't that make it our responsibility to breathe life back into them?
I'd love hear about where you are from.
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I returned home after college & 5 years and have never regretted the move. I'm all about "small town America" and it's where I thrive. It's comforting to be near old friends and family, my old school, the old Main St., and even the graves of loved ones. It's fun to visit the city, but always good to come home.
Once in my old customer service job I had a phone conversation with a woman on the opposite coast, and it turned out that we'd grown up within a half mile of each other, on either side of a major thoroughfare. She had wonderful memories and impressions, while mine were quite negative. I'd lived in a tenement house that has since burned down and not been replaced. Overall, my old neighborhood seems not to have changed much, at least on the surface. Everything nearby, however, has been built up. The field where we used to play now hosts a car dealership, and in general there is much less open space.
Maybe my old 'hood doesn't look so much different because it didn't have much further to fall. And yet I have such a mix of memories, both good and bad–bullies, baseball, berrypicking, alcoholics, adults fighting, backyard gardens… As I look back and compare it to places I've read about, I shouldn't complain.
I have a picture of myself holding a pig (and wearing my mother's high heels) in the entry of my house. It helps me remember.
It's been 32 years since I moved away, but more than ever, I am writing about my country youth.
I grew up in the Quad Cities, then southeastern Iowa. Currently I'm in south central Iowa. When I was a child we visited Illinois City, a very small town just across the river from Muscatine, Iowa. IC is where my family came from. One of my ancestors received the land from the government to found the town and its surrounding farmland. There used to be a house on the north west side of town, around a couple of turns, down the hill and around the bluff. The house used to be an old stagecoach stopping place. There were docks down by the river. As the years went by my family owned it, then anotehr party owned it, then the county. When the hosue still existed, my family used to gather for holidays and other weekends. I was only a child then but for some reason, that house and land still holds a connection to me. Even when the house fell into disrepair and the family no longer owned it, I used to take time and go visit the old place, even when it was just a foundation. I visited last time a couple of years ago for research for a story. The farmland near the house is now grassy marsh, only those in the know would recognize the spot where the house stood, the docks are long gone and only a faint trail still marks the old stagecoach line. It was a good and happy place. Ironically, I plan to turn it and the town into one big ghost story.
As time goes on, I find myself writing more stories set in rural America, and utilizing the pieces of the quiet parts and wilderness of the country I know.
I'm from Decatur, Illinois – "The Soybean Capital of the World." Yes, we were named that in a history book when I was a child. I admit, I didn't find too much to like about the city, so I moved away as soon as I could. Still, we go back there every year and I've seen the few things I did like being replaced. In my case, I wouldn't know how to use my words to "restore Decatur's past" to something magical (like Memphis). I could only try to push the city towards a better day.
Ironic, I go through similar emotions whenever I travel to visit my family in Germany, the country I was born in. Not that anything in the neighborhood I grew up in is neglected, or changed in a negative way, no worse. Friends still live in the 3 streets where I once lived as young boy, a teenager, and the first years of my young adulthood.
I stand there and in front of those doors, but I can't go in. I know the neighbors, but not the people who dwell behind those doors and I wouldn't dare to ring the bell and ask to go in. It bothers me a lot that I can't just turn back time. I wish my parents had been more into photography and perhaps video cameras. I do have tons of photos and I've taking photos of the houses I lived in, from the same angles in which they were taken 40 years ago.
Karen, The way this described this, you REALLY need to read my debut novel *Torn From Normal* Andy experiences the very same problem, he can't go home. When he runs away he travels to his old house hoping for the safety he once knew there when his family was still alive, but a new family bought their house…..
I'm very happy to see you blog again 🙂 I left a link for anyone who might be interested.


So, has everyone seen the new rule proposal? How does everyone feel about it? I have to say, I have very mixed feelings and I'm not sure if I see the true value. Thoughts??
I haven't seen anything about any new rule proposals and the link doesn't work.
Its quite confusing on the usef.org website. Another morgan group posted a file with proposed changes which I would have thought would be on the usef website. If they are there, I can't find them. I did find that it looks like the age limit change to the amha medal class is still just a proposal. The following link, according to the usef website are the approved morgan rule changes so far.
The only current Morgan rule change proposal I see on USEF.org pertains to Medal classes now being open to riders under 22 years of age. It clarifies that individuals must be amateurs or eligible for amateur status. Is the rule proposal to which you are referring?
no. I was referring to the one about changing the rating system of our shows. It says it is to help shows save money, but I think the repercussions might just outweigh the benefits by far.
On the same note, has anyone heard anymore about requiring helmets for walk/trot or other age groups??
Is there a link to the proposal somewhere, or can you copy and paste the text of it here? The aol mail link doesn't work and it's not on the USEF page, either.
It is the intention of some in the Morgan Association to require helmets for ALL…seriously ALL riders/drivers. Another idea kicked around is requiring flack jackets. This is a crusade that David O'Connor of USEF is behind, and I understand it for eventers and jumpers who casually discuss how may "falls" they had at each meet. However, we do not have that level of risk in our breed.
Before required helmets ever go further than leadline, I want to see research and hard evidence that we have a problem with head injuries occuring at our shows. Not "horse events"…but specifically Morgan horse shows.
IMO, helmet use should be at the discretion of the adult exhibitor or parent of a jr. exhibitor.
Morgan people need to wake up and smell the coffee. The helmet issue is being pushed strongly and silently. The ones pushing it are counting on our complacency and ignorance of this issue. If we are not aware and vocal, pretty soon everyone, right down to our open park harness drivers will be REQUIRED to wear crash helmets. GO TO YOUR RULES FORUMS AND ASK ABOUT THE HELMET ISSUE.
Frankly, if the helmet requirement extends to pros and amateurs, myself and many others will choose to either stop showing at Morgan shows and take our Morgans to open shows, or just go play with another breed.
Flack Jackets? Seriously? And helmets on western pleasure is even funnier IMO. Bling, covered by Flack Jackets and Helmets will make us look indeed like our breed is beyond dangerous, let alone looking pretty stupid. Where's Bill?
From my attendance at the Gold Cup rules forum, I didn't stay for the whole thing, the helmet issue is being pushed by the USEF AND the INSURANCE COMPANIES that underwrite our events. We are such a nanny state that it is only a matter of time before we are required to dress in helmets and flack jackets.
Even dressage riders are now wearing helmets at the FEI levels rather than the traditional top hat. Unfortunately, to equate our Morgans with the power of a dressage horse is a HUGE error. The way of going and temperament is VERY different. I have ridden dressage on a Thoroughbred and would NEVER mount without my helmet. My Morgans are TOTALLY different, but if you have never experienced the Morgan sensibility then one would assume all horses are wired like a Thoroughbred or Warmblood, which have a large percentage of Thoroughbred now.
And so, what can be done to cut this off before it gets too far?
I got the impression from Sherry Cole that it was inevitable and just a matter of time. She stated the AMHA has been fighting helmets for the last 15 years.
I believe the discussion on changing the rating of the shows is a result of the helmet issue.
This is not exactly accurate. USEF has been looking at studies funded by a helmet company to push use in their events. The QH lobbiests in Washington and Arab and Saddlebred people are UNAWARE of any insurance company push to get show people wearing helmets. They are also UNAWARE of any push by USEF to require Morgan people to wear them. The push appears to be coming from within our breed. As an example, we were the first breed to ASK the USEF to allow us to change our leadline rule to require helmet. Sure doesn't sound like much of a "fight" against a rule.
How to cut this off? Write to your Regional rep and ask that they vote NO on any new helmet rules without it going to a vote before the entire membership.
So I'm still in the dark about what the show rating issue is. Can anyone sum up what it is?


Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly warned Tuesday that the next terror attack could be committed by enemies sneaking through America's southern border, as he defended the tough actions being taken by the Trump administration to secure the region.
"I'm staying up late at night every night to try to prevent that from happening. So that's what keeps me.... awake at night," Kelly said of the terror threat.
He made the comments during a Q&A session following a speech at George Washington University. In the address, he called the administration's fight against illegal immigration "really remarkable" and pushed back on criticism from Capitol Hill --- saying lawmakers can either change the law or "shut up."
Kelly said while there has been a 70 percent reduction in illegal immigrants in the first 90 days of the young Trump administration, the terror threat from the southern border is still significant.
"I said it a lot back then, and I'm trying to do something about it now, that if there is --- when there is another terrorist attack in our country, if it comes from outside the country, up until 90 days ago, I would say that that individual or individuals.... get into the United States through the southwest border," he said.
American Border Patrol, "America's non-governmental eyes on the border", recognized the potential threat of terrorists coming across the border. To demonstrate this, we snuck a simulated weapon of mass destruction from the Mexican border (actually six feet south of the where the border is remarked --- but still inside the U.S.) up to a waiting truck on Arizona Highway 92. That was thirteen years ago.
We repeated the 'stunt' two more times without being "caught". We understand that the U.S. Border Patrol changed the way it does things as a result.
Things have changed and there are different forces at work. The construction of the border fence starting in 2006 led to the Mexican drug war. With the new Trump 'wall' in the offing, the cartels are going to get really desperate --- and angry. It only makes sense that they would be more than happy to join with international terrorist to make money --- and get at us.


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PSA Group may have to part ways with $2 billion if it hopes to purchase Vauxhall & Opel from General Motors.
People close to the deal suggest that a potential deal could involve approximately $1 billion cash while PSA would also assume about $1 billion in liabilities.
Although the final figure could change depending on the value of brand rights, savings potential and pension liabilities, The Detroit News reports that a deal could be done as early as next Thursday when PSA releases its full-year earnings.
It is thought that one of the major hurdles in getting the deal done relates to the brands' similar product portfolios. Additionally, an agreement needs to be reached on how PSA would be able to retain UK production of Vauxall & Opel models through the next decade as GM was planning on redesigning these models.
In a statement last Friday, Opel labor representative Wolfgang Schaefer-Klug said "We are prepared to conduct talks with PSA in the case of an acquisition openly and in a constructive manner and to bring those talks to a conclusion as soon as possible.
"Our objective must be to seize the existing opportunities to safeguard employment and sites to create a successful Opel/Vauxhall."


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when creating (LOCK) and deleting (UNLOCK) a lock.
Thankyou.  I will now stop beating that particular dead horse (:-).
"it is allowed unless it is explicitly forbidden" has been the general rule.
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lock-token.  Perhaps there is some other reason I haven't heard yet?
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Melvin Gordon is really, really good, one of the best at his position in the NFL. In what was a career year for the Los Angeles Chargers veteran, Gordon rushed for 940 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to an 88.7 rushing grade that ranked second among qualifiers in 2018. He also ranked tied for seventh in forced missed tackles per attempt (0.20) and tied for fifth in percentage of carries resulting in a touchdown or first down (26%). Even against loaded boxes with eight-plus defenders, Gordon was the only qualifying back to record a rushing grade above 80.0.
Coming off an astounding breakout campaign, Gordon is smart to ask for more money. His reported interest in a new contract and willingness to sit out the entire regular season if a deal doesn't get done is well warranted. But the fact of the matter is that the position he plays isn't worth top dollar anymore.
Rushing production is far more dependent on scheme, box count, down & distance and the blocking ahead than the talent of the runner himself according to the research PFF's data scientists Eric Eager and George Chahrouri. Adding to the position's replaceability, other research from Eager and Chahrouri has shown that how productive a running back is catching the football is not as stable as a receiver's or tight end's receiving production, making it that much more disadvantageous to allocate significant resource (e.g. cap space, draft capital) into talented pass-catching backs over talented receivers or tight ends.
That's not to say backs like Gordon aren't talented, of course.
"All of these [running backs] are super talented," per Eager. "To play running back in the NFL, you have to be an extraordinary athlete. The difference is that Damien Williams as whatever percentage of the athlete Kareem Hunt is can produce 95% of the output. You can't say the same thing about QBs. You can't say the same things about wide receivers, edge players, cornerbacks. That's really the genesis of running backs don't matter. It's not that they're not talented or we don't appreciate their beauty and their grace playing football; it's that they're replaceable."
Gordon, like all backs in the NFL, can't avoid the fact that his rushing production is largely replaceable and his production as a pass-catcher is volatile. His value is low as a result.
New Orleans Saints' Alvin Kamara, arguably the NFL's most dynamic pass-catching back, led all running backs in PFF's Wins Above Replacement (WAR) metric. He and 12 other backs finished ahead of Gordon in WAR in 2018, including the likes of Day 3 picks (e.g. Tarik Cohen, Chris Carson), a UDFA (Matt Breida) and his own teammate in Austin Ekeler. And that's just comparing him to others at his position. Not even Kamara cracked the top-40 among all NFL players in WAR as the position leader, and Gordon ranked just tied for 185th.
New PFF analyst Kevin Cole, who works side by side with Eager and Chahrouri, is working on projecting WAR using PFF data and shared some of his early findings on Twitter after the Gordon news broke on Thursday. Modeling for prospective WAR without directly matching to comparable players, Gordon's value number came out around $6M per year, a $400K increase from what he is projected to make on his current contract in 2019.
Gordon, of course, is eyeing a much bigger dollar figure than $6M in average annual salary AAS. The NFL's three highest-paid backs (Todd Gurley, Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson) all make $13M-plus in AAS on their respective contracts, and the average AAS for the NFL's 32 highest-paid backs is $5.2M. Gordon is likely interested in getting above $13M in AAS if not resetting the market with an AAS above $15M. And if he is indeed looking for a pay bump along those lines, Los Angeles – or any NFL team, really – would be smart to refrain from cutting him the check.


YOU ARE GOING ON VACATION!
Well, you´ve done it! School year is almost over, so you deserve to have a vacation. Our country is small, but there are tons of places to visit. Maybe you will go to the beach with your family or perhaps you are planning to visit the Highlands or the Amazon region. Wherever you go, you will surely have fun.
But today you are being introduced to four places that are really attractive to tourists. Each one of these places is special for a reason as you can see in the picture.
b.-Choose the one you would like to visit.
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So how do you construct and maintain a national basemap?
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Natural Resources Canada's Mapping Information Branch recently received a prestigious award for completing the initial mapping of all of Canada at 1:50,000 scale, but another big job still lies ahead of them.
The Mapping Information Branch of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) was recently awarded the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's (RCGS) Gold Medal for the completion of the topographic mapping of Canada at the 1:50,000 scale. The RCGS reported that the completion of this mapping represents a major milestone in the history of cartography in Canada. They went on to indicate that the rapid mapping of over 1,600 topographic maps in the last three years marks the culmination of a century of mapmaking. As of today, the whole of the Canadian landmass has been mapped at least once at the 1:50,000 scale.
This is, in fact, a major milestone for Canadians. Hardcopy paper maps are still in use today for a variety of purposes. With Canada being the second largest country in the world by area, NRCan's production of over 10,000 different topographic maps for a country the size of Canada is an enormous piece of work. Congratulations to NRCan on this exceptional achievement and prestigious award.
While the usefulness of hardcopy maps today is not in question, there's also a significant broader use for the information contained on these maps within the growing digital community. GIS can make use of this foundation data as a base for presenting information pertaining to situational awareness, community planning, environmental monitoring, demographic analysis plus many other applications that require study over large areas.
Before GIS, individual hardcopy maps were a convenient way to store, retrieve and use geographic information. However, because of the large storage capacities of GIS, the artificial splitting of the country into numerous map sheet areas is no longer required. Stitching these maps together is what's termed as creating seamless coverage, and NRCan is now working on this task.
However, at NRCan, this poses a problem because these thousands of maps were created over many decades and the technology, standards and quality have changed significantly over that period. Thus, it's not possible to just copy the individual digital map files into a GIS database as there will be significant differences between adjoining maps. For example, Canada changed from the imperial measurement system to the metric system, so some maps are still imperial-based while newer ones are metric-based.
Also, there's the task of aligning features at the map boundaries, which is often called edge matching. This issue occurs in the border areas of adjacent maps where some map objects, which cross the map edge, will likely not perfectly match or align. These objects include contour lines, roads, rivers and boundaries, for example. However, these objects all need to be aligned across the map edges (plus the object attributes need to be adjusted) in order to create a seamless national coverage.
Over and above the technical issues of creating a seamless national basemap, the major problem now is how does NRCan keep this data up to date? How can this map data be updated, now that the entire country has been mapped at the 1:50,000 scale at least once?
Winning the Royal Canadian Geographical Society 2013 Gold Award is quite an accomplishment for NRCan, but perhaps the work of keeping this national treasure of map data up to date is going to be the real test.


The year is 2017 and over the vast urban sprawl of Los Angeles, the world has just ended, like a cracked egg. Many are taking post-apocalyptic selfies with the remaining minutes of their batteries.
But here, the crust of the peopled desert springs open, and something else crawls out from the earth's core. It is possibly just a sentient silence, and yet an oasis germinates. Here lives a swamp, a jungle, a digestive system flipped inside out, a white cube of humidity transported from Southern Florida to Southern California.
To what extent does a group of works construct an environment? an ecosystem?
To what extent are they truncated into mechanisms of the jungle? into a single human body?
Like crocodile tears are artificial tears, this is an artificial rainforest, a simulacrum of the swamp. Constructed to push mutability to limits. Here alchemy transmutes mud to matter and nothingness to mud.


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export pnnetlc="PN_lc_net_"$strrange"_timed.ds"
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export pnbkgimg="PN_bkg_img_"$strrange"_timed.ds"
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    --timebinsize=$thebin --maketimecolumn=yes --makeratecolumn=yes \
    --withimageset=yes --imageset=$pnsrcimg --xcolumn='X' --ycolumn='Y' \
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At the end of last year, I started a new role as an independent travel agent. I had no previous experience in the travel industry but I thought sod it. How hard can it be?
Turns out there is a helluva lot to being a travel agent but I love every single second of it. As an independent agency, we sell all kinds of holidays from big long adventure holidays, twin-centre holidays, UK lodges, flights around the world, cruise, package holidays and city-breaks. The list really does go on. Of course, with all the fun stuff comes the boring laws, regulations and rules that we need to know as well as endless admin. Yet despite having to juggle a lot during the day, I now can't imagine myself in any other industry.
It is a job where you learn about something every single day and one big perk is being able to visit and experience destinations in order to improve our product knowledge. I was very lucky to have recently visited Saint Lucia as part of a work trip and not only did I learn so much about the destination, but networking with other agents allowed me to grow my knowledge about the industry overall.
Working in travel has allowed me to understand how to industry operates, so I thought I'd be good to pass on the knowledge I have learnt to help everyone make better decisions when it comes to booking their holidays!
A lot of people tend to book holidays online and I am ALL FOR THAT. While I do work as a travel agent and we rely on people coming into the store, I understand that people want to save money and not have to pay another person commission. Even now, I still book my holidays on my own and not through work.
That being said, we get a lot of people that come in the store, after seeing something online and wanting us to match the cost. Unfortunately, we will never be able to match online prices as travel agents need to get paid. Essentially, when you are booking online, you are your own travel agent and are responsible for arranging your own insurance, visas and vaccination advice, financial protection if something goes wrong with the airline or hotel as well as admin such as checking in, printing out tickets and boarding passes and knowing how much luggage you can take. When you go to a travel agent, we take care of everything and all the customer needs to do is turn up at the airport.
Travel agents also offer invaluable knowledge that, unless you are travel savvy, you may not know. We can often recommend resorts that are most suit your holiday needs or what the best way around an itinerary is. We often get people come in who are so overwhelmed with choice, they just want an expert come in and take over. So when considering booking online and not through an agent, bare all this information in mind.
We often get people who have seen bargain holidays online and want us to match those prices, but the reason why those fantastic holiday offers exist is that not many people are going to that particular destination at that time of year. The reason why Saint Lucia is coming up as cheap in the summer holidays as somewhere in Spain? Because it's hurricane season. Thailand is cheap as chips in July as it's the start of the rainy season. If something appears to be too good to be true, it probably is.
By all means, it is possible to visit a destination during low season in order to get a bargain break, but you'll have to be prepared that the weather is not guaranteed. To still get low prices but not be faced with torrential rain, go to destinations right at the start of the season. Europe in April/May isn't going to be 30oc but its certainly going to be cheaper than going in July.
When it comes to holidays, a lot of people think that booking late is the best way to get the cheaper deal. Now, while that can be the case, the message that tour operators really want to get across is to book early. This way, they know that their allocations are going to get filled up. The more people book, the more the price increases as it looks like it's desirable. The only way the price would come down is if they haven't filled the allocation and they want a quick sale.
Tour operators will often incentivise customers to book early by having low deposits, sometimes you can secure a holiday from as low as £50. This way, you can secure a good price and pay the full balance 12-14 weeks before departure. Late deals are good if you are fully flexible and don't mind where you go, but customers are slowly getting the message on booking holidays early and securing the best price. When it comes to last minute deals, customers are only getting what is left and not necessarily the best.
I'll keep this brief. GET INSURANCE AS SOON AS YOU BOOK A HOLIDAY. So many people (I include myself in this category prior to becoming a travel agent) think that travel insurance only covers them for when they are abroad, but it also covers you in case you have to cancel the holiday for any unforeseen circumstance. If you break your leg a week before you go away and you don't have any insurance in place? Well, I am afraid you've lost your money. Whatever you do, make sure insurance is the FIRST thing you do after booking a holiday.
Independent agents are better I am biased but, if you can, go to an independent agent over the likes of TUI and Thomas Cook. They can offer you the best range of holidays available as they have access to a whole range of tour operators. Plus, they work with you closely to get the holiday you want, as booking through an independent means a lot more to them then a booking made at a big company like TUI.
Avoid peak times This goes without saying, but if you don't need to go in half terms or summer holidays then don't. The prices quite LITERALLY triple in school holidays.
Be specific with what you want Easier said than done, but when you are 'flexible' it is the HARDEST thing in the world to pick a holiday. Do you prefer to be on the beach or are you more of a pool person? When visiting a city do you want to be close to the nightlife? Do you want to go all-inclusive or is self-catering more your thing? Having too much choice can be difficult to give you the holiday that best suits your holiday style.
Stopovers on long-haul flights Travelling long haul to the far East or Austrailia? Stopovers are the best way to break up the journey PLUS you get to experience a whole new city!
If there is anything else you would like me to discuss about being a travel agent, please do drop me a comment or message, I could talk about it all day! And in case you were looking for an agent to book your next holiday, drop me an email at admin@brauntontravel.co.uk. We have clients all around the country, so you don't need to be local to me.


The HR Technology Conference has become one of the must-attend HR conferences for many industry veterans, including yours truly. The trade show floor is a who's who of vendor startups, has-beens, wannabes, and haves, which make it a very important event for keeping up with the times and maybe even looking around corners.
Business is good. For an industry that thrives when the economy is good and literally falls apart when things go south, the conference was proof that the economic party is alive and well. I've lived through two recessions in this business, and now is the opposite of those periods. By the looks of things, we're years away from seeing a downturn, barring the unforeseen. Whispers of 2020 being the year of correction can be heard from a handful of know it alls, but for now, let's party.
Apps 2.0 is here. Remember when the coolest companies in our space were being built on platforms like Facebook and Twitter? Remember Branchout, Tweet My Job, BeKnown, and others? These companies thrived until the API rules changed. Things may or may not be different this time, but some of the most interesting companies at this year's show are leveraging a new generation of platforms to grow. Slack in particular is a favorite, with apps like Disco and Jane.ai making waves. New Monster CEO Scott Gutz says it'd be slowly getting into the app game as well.
Chatbots are apparently for real. I've called them commodities, but for now business looks good for the chatbot players. Mya and Olivia both had impressive booths at the show and both looked to be drawing a good crowd without relying on clever giveaways or free booze. The aforementioned Jane.ai relies on chatbot technology as well. In short, automation is in.
Who wasn't there was very telling. As much as the expo hall was about companies who showed up, in some ways it was about who took a pass. Newly acquired Glassdoor wasn't there, for example, which in my conspiratorial mind means Indeed, who was there, will be the only brand at some point. Also, the companies I talk about the most — Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Slack — were nowhere to be found. Must be nice.
In an era of so many must-see corporate recruiting shows, the general conference business must be challenging. There's only so much budget and time away from the office to go around. As such, HR Tech struck me as an event for insiders, focused on partnerships and deal-making instead of sales.
Long term, that seems like a tough business model, especially with the premiums the event commands. There's an opening for another conference to deliver actual leads and prospects. But for now at least, the HR Tech remains a must-attend for many vendors and thought leaders.


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Rescue Dog Wins First Agility Championship
By Susan Thompson
I admit it—I'm a dog lover. So when a dog I've featured twice in the Lake Panorama Times achieves something great, I assume there are other dog lovers who want to read about it. I first introduced you to Jenni in February 2015, with an update in November 2016.
Wayne and Deb Russell built a house on Lake Panorama's Burchfield Cove nearly 20 years ago. It's been seven years since they discovered Jenni abandoned at the dog park in Perry, and adopted her. Jenni has the face of a Black Lab, but is smaller and leaner. A veterinarian said she probably is part whippet, which are extremely fast dogs, capable of reaching speeds up to 35 miles per hour.
While attending obedience classes with Jenni, Deb watched a nearby dog agility training session and decided she'd like to try it. Deb and Jenni took a foundation agility training class, which launched the duo into national competition.
Agility training takes place on an obstacle course where the owner directs the dog off-leash. There are a variety of obstacles including weave poles, A-frames, tunnels and jumps. The goal is to complete the obstacles in the shortest time without making a mistake.
Each event is unique, with different course elements and time limits. A course map is posted a few minutes before competition begins. Deb walks the course, which is laid out with numbered cones. She must memorize the order of the cones, and develop a strategy on how to guide Jenni.
Jenni and Deb compete at trials sanctioned by the North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC). Since Jenni has advanced to the elite category, her points count towards earning the NADAC Agility Trial Championship Award (NATCH). Once a dog reaches a set point level in each of three categories, a NATCH is earned.
Winning that first NATCH was a goal Deb set several years ago. They reached that goal in mid-May in a competition in Louisville, Kentucky. In fact, Jenni was recognized with two NATCH awards there.
Once she received her first NATCH, she also received a Versatility NATCH. This award requires a set level of points to be earned in three additional categories, beyond the NATCH. Jenni had already earned those additional points, but NADAC rules require a "regular" NATCH be earned first.
In 2018, Jenni was one of 165 dogs to be invited to NADAC's national competition in Gillette, Wyoming, where she came in 10thin her division. She already has qualified and been invited to the 2019 national competition, which will be held in Ohio in October.
Wayne and Deb enjoy traveling, so taking Jenni to competitions has become a big part of their retirement. Jenni and Deb now have competed in 14 different states. "We have been committed to take Jenni as far as she is capable of going in this sport," says Deb. "It has been a blast!"
And they're not done. Deb says the next goal is to win three more NATCH awards, which would put Jenni into the NADAC Hall of Fame. When Jenni reaches that goal, you can bet I'll write about it.
Copyright © 2019, Lake Panorama Times.


After a break from activity whilst Ward toured full time with globetrotting 'astonishing' instrumentalists Maybeshewill, 2017 marked the rebirth of the band. Having released EP, 'Luna II' in April and recently signing a publishing deal with Warner's W Songs, Dark Dark Horse are ready to return with the elegant and emotive new single 'And Then We Had Nothing At All' on January 26th via Little Fanfare.
Lyrically, Stafford touches on a seemingly darkening impression of the future – in which the struggle between overanalysing the present or consciously turning a blind eye to the problems we face, can create a stunned ambivalence towards each.
It's a delicate and emotional issue that people have struggled with universally – and one that Dark Dark Horse explore powerfully.


Bucking the historical trend around the holidays, we're loaded this week!
Leading off, and you absolutely must see these, it's This Deep Sea Fisherman Posts His Discoveries on Twitter and OH MY GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE.
From Wally, and this is an excellent read: The Ones That Got Away – Seven of Military History's Most Incredible Evacuations. Next, and these are very clever, it's 9 SUPERHERO SNOWFLAKE PATTERNS [FREE PRINTABLES]. This is stunning: Silver Swan Clockwork Automaton, with mechanical water. This is terrific: A Sci-Fi Short Film: "The New Politics" - by Joshua Wong.
From Steven Davis, and this is disturbing: Uber said it protects you from spying. Security sources say otherwise. Next, and this is amazing, it's Sculpture Demonstration. This is sobering and interesting: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun. Next, and this is excellent, it's How you can be good at math, and other surprising facts about learning.
From C. Lee, and this is remarkable: Finding micrometeorites in city gutters: an amateur enthusiast advances planetary science. Boy, the truth hurts: Now, America, You Know How Chileans Felt. Pertinent: How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler: Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe was not the American media's finest hour. Now you know: How the Tea Bag Was Invented. Next, and this is fascinating, it's The Founder of the Smithsonian Institution Figured Out How to Brew a Better Cup of Coffee. This is fantastic: Heinlein and Clarke discuss the Moon landings as they happen.
From David Yellope, and Grace Hopper was an asskicker: Google Honors Grace Hopper…and a "bug". Also: Obama honors code pioneers Grace Hopper and Margaret Hamilton.
From Paul Meyer, and man, this country has a troubling history: Right Choice, Wrong Reasons: Wyoming Women Win the Right to Vote.
From Phil MacGovern, and it's quite surreal that we're in this group, I guess: Families Who Relocate for Sports Prodigies. Not a prodigy, but Eli 15.4 is pretty damn good.


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Bridging the North-South communication gap in Korea
March 24, 2015 by Staff reporters
Working with two charitable organizations, Cheil Worldwide developed an app that helps children of North Korean defectors cope with language differences as they adjust to life in South Korea.
After 60 years of separation, the languages used in North and South Korea have drifted apart. According to a 2012 study by the National Institute of the Korean language, North Korean defectors understand only half of the language used in the South.
Cheil Worldwide partnered with DreamTouchForAll, a non-profit education organization, and Community Chest of Korea, a charitable organization, to develop an app called "Univoca: South Korean-North Korean Translator".
Working like a digital dictionary, the app includes 3,600 words used in Korean-language textbooks for high school students. It also demonstrates the meanings of South and North Korean words with examples.
When the user scans an unfamiliar word with a smartphone camera, the translated text appears. Users can also manually input text for translation and suggest words that should be added to the app.
North Korean university students were involved in the initiative and helped with basic translation. Then an advisory committee consisting of teachers and doctors from North Korea worked on proofreading. Cheil's team of art directors created images for words that are not easy to explain.
The language gap between the two Korean countries is as deep as the history of separation, challenging young students from the North to fit into the South Korean society, according to Cheil, quoting a North Korean doctor.
The Ministry of Education estimates the number of North Korean student defectors is consistently rising. The number has jumped from 966 in 2008 to 2,183 in 2014. Since the separation of the two countries, the languages have evolved to be 40 percent different in daily life and 60 percent different for business, Cheil claims.
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Todd Chrisley and wife Julie indicted on tax evasion and bank fraud charges
Tue Aug 13, 2019 at 11:18pm ET Fri Jul 03, 2020 at 11:18 pm EDT
Todd and Julie Chrisley were indicted on federal charges. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/carrie-nelson
Todd and Julie Chrisley have been indicted on federal charges for tax evasion and bank fraud.
The reality star couple could reportedly face up to 30 years in prison. Both Todd and Julie Chrisley are charged with several counts related to the alleged bank fraud and tax evasion.
There have been conflicting claims from the federal court indictments and Todd Chrisley's statement on social media.
The reality star claims all of this stems from an ex-employee who defrauded them and put them into this predicament. He claims that there have been documents which were fabricated and that he and his wife will be vindicated when the time comes.
Thank you all for your love and support. Our family will forever be grateful ❤ God bless you all!
Lindsie Chrisley is ready for rainbow baby, says it will be a girl
A post shared by Todd Chrisley (@toddchrisley) on Aug 12, 2019 at 2:11pm PDT
However, the federal indictment alleges a lot more happened than Todd Chrisley has claimed. According to the court papers, he and Julie Chrisley put money into a production company account and neglected to pay taxes in 2014, 2015, or 2016. After they did get caught up, the numbers were allegedly bogus.
Also indicted with Todd and Julie Chrisley is their accountant, Peter Tarantino, with the three of them listed on the documents filed in Georgia earlier today.
Savannah Chrisley spoke up in support of her mom and dad on Instagram after the message was posted yesterday.
There have been questions in the past about Todd Chrisley and his finances. In 2017, Chrisley talked about his residence and income during an interview with Domenick Nati, which has been cited in the indictment.
The case is ongoing.
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Attire Fashion is a fashion marketplace for women, with a focus on personalisation. We believe every woman can be fashionable everyday. To deliver this promise, we have built a sophisticated stylist recommendation functionality. Using our in-house AI platform, we help users discover the most relevant fashion that suits their body, lifestyle, personality and budget.
At Attire Fashion, we strive to provide everything that women require – a vast collection of fashionable products from Indian and International manufacturers at low prices to suit every budget and reliable delivery. Our robust systems provide complete purchase protection in every transaction.
We keep enhancing our technology and product assortment to ensure that Attire Fashion is the most delightful shopping experience for every woman.
Attire Fashion has a highly differentiated proposition of offering a free, online personal stylist in an app to its users. The app handpicks the best clothes for users based on their body type, skin tone, budget and style preferences. It provides instant recommendations from stylists on the kind of clothes that will suit the user, how to wear them, and what to pair them with.
It also brings the convenience of multiple stores on one single cart. With over 1,000 products from more than 90 stores and best brands are made available to discerning users interested in shopping for fashion that makes them look good. Attire Fashion offers the largest catalogue of women's fashion products.
Attire Fashion aims to become a clear leader in the space of women's fashion. The overall vision of the founders is to alter the way Indians shop and make picking out the perfect clothes easier than ever before!


The NoAW (No Agricultural Waste) Project met for 3 days in November 2017 for it's first annual meeting, at the waterfront town Estoril in Portugal.
The consortium of 32 members, as the IBBK, from 7 EU nations met to determine the case studies which will be carried out for the next phase of the project.
The contingency was given to promising researches focusing on 'feedstock variation', 'technology improvements' and new applications for biomethane and PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates).
The meeting provided the great chance to get to know all the members of the project and learn about their committed hard work.


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Company: Sound Payments Inc.
Sound Payments Inc., a diversified technology company, has created the E500 Storefront Electronic Cash Register (ECR). Designed to help small and midsize merchants grow and scale their businesses, the solution combines POS and critical business functions within a small, cost-effective footprint, according to company representatives.
"The E500 system is an Android-based tablet that looks like a cash register but doesn't have the price point of a larger integrated system," said Bill Pittman, vice president of ECR and POS solutions at Sound Payments. "The POS and card reader can share information in the cloud while keeping payment card data out of PCI scope."
The E500 replaces standalone cash registers and countertop terminals with a fully integrated solution that leverages the company's Quantum Cloud Solutions. It also provides a repository of non-payment related information for merchants, enabling them to more efficiently manage their businesses, Pittman said.
The E500 makes enterprise-level services and support available to a previously underserved small merchant community, Pittman noted. Its subscription-based model includes payment terminal hardware, a semi-integrated payment application, continuous updates and 24/7 help desk support. Sound Payments' said its data consolidation capabilities give merchants a bird's eye view of retail and restaurant environments, as well as the following benefits:
Inventory management: Quantum Cloud provides real-time sales data, enabling merchants to synchronize online and storefront sales; reconcile sales ledgers; manage pricing, discounts, accounting and payroll; and access customer analytics from any connected device.
Remote store and device access: Remote terminal management and transaction processing capabilities, backed by continuous support, enable merchants to manage their businesses and device populations from anywhere.
Cost efficiencies: Subscribers can access centralized reporting and consolidated settlements on demand without having to pay gateway transaction fees or install and maintain local software.
Multiple payment scheme support: E500 accepts any payment method, for example, magnetic stripe, chip and contactless card payments, UnionPay, WeChat and Alipay. Credit, debit, gift and prepaid products, mobile wallet and cash are also included. A dual-facing camera facilitates QR code and barcode scanning.
Seamless interoperability: Moving integration to the cloud eliminates interruptions in service, enabling merchants to efficiently manage devices from a central location, maintain hierarchies of devices and remotely control each device and corresponding transaction.
Partner-centric, vertically focused
Sound Payments provides a range of vertically focused products to a diverse group of channel partners, resellers and distributors. Its partnerships with original equipment manufacturers, such as Verifone, Ingenico Group and PAX Technology, facilitate secure, expedient electronic payments, according to company representatives.
"We have a culturally diverse management team with deep experiences in a multitude of industries," said Andrew P. Russell, president at Sound Payments. "We bring a culture of diversity and inclusion to payments, finance and healthcare."
Russell provided the following examples of how the company addresses unique requirements across multiple industry sectors:
Independent software vendors: The Quantum ISV platform is designed for independent software vendors, software developers and resellers to expeditiously develop vertical solutions by providing necessary tools and requirements for PCI and security compliance.
Community banks, credit unions: Quantum Banking, a user-friendly online banking platform, provides universal banking functionality to banks, credit unions, savings and loans, and trust companies. The solution additionally supports in-branch automation, alternative revenue, mobile banking and cross-selling opportunities.
Healthcare providers: Sound Payments partners with Practice Management System companies to provide an advanced eligibility and benefit verification portal and payment solutions for dental and medical offices nationwide, resulting in improved customer service and cost efficiencies.
"Sound Payments' technology suite and brandable solutions provide our partners with a point of differentiation while helping them increase customer retention," Russell said. "End-users appreciate the E500's ease-of-use and resellers derive recurring revenue streams through our revenue sharing model."
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Old City Cemetery in the Douglass neighborhood is in need of preservation. Two sisters want the city to appoint a nonprofit corporation to assume control.
Graves are leaning, fallen or cracked all over Old City Cemetery, the resting place of prominent early settlers.
PLANO — Barbara Beverly Walters slogs through the wet grass at the Old City Cemetery to find the toppled headstone of one of her ancestors, the Rev. John Beverly, a Methodist minister and early settler who was buried here in 1887.
"This is sad, isn't it?" she said of the sinking, broken and missing memorials that pockmark this historic cemetery near downtown Plano.
Despite its state of decline, this is the final resting place for five members of Peters Colony, including Walters' great-great-great-grandfather Williams Beverly, and many prominent early families.
"I'm real proud we can trace our ancestors back this far, but I'm sad it's not being taken care of," said Walters, a San Antonio resident who, along with her sister, Laura Beverly Kitley of Austin, have recently stepped forward with a plan to give Old City Cemetery the attention it deserves.
Old City is one of Plano's 13 historic cemeteries. Most are maintained by families or nonprofit organizations, but two — Old City and Leach-Thomas Cemetery in northeast Plano — have recently been identified by the city to be in need of preservation.
The ownership and maintenance of Leach-Thomas has been transferred to a nearby homeowners association, and it is now under consideration for a heritage preservation grant to help with restoration efforts.
But city officials have been unable to determine ownership of Old City Cemetery, leaving it in legal and financial limbo.
Without clear ownership, the cemetery is ineligible for grant dollars, says Candace Fountoulakis, a member of the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation.
Old City was once awarded a $40,000 grant but when the ownership issue was discovered, the money was used to restore historic Bowman Cemetery instead, she said.
Plano Parks and Recreation Department keeps Old City grounds mowed, but the city has not assumed ownership of the property that is located in the Douglass Community, Plano's historically black neighborhood that has been using the cemetery since the 1920s.
At a recent briefing, the Plano City Council was told that a municipality could take control of a cemetery with a simple resolution.
Taking that step could raise the expectation that the city would assume ownership of other abandoned cemeteries, said City Attorney Paige Mims.
"I would be somewhat cautious about taking on responsibility for cemeteries because they [require] specialized maintenance," Lorie Schwarz, Plano's comprehensive planning manager, told the council.
Another option is for a district court to appoint a nonprofit corporation to assume control of the cemetery.
That's what Walters and other family members hope to accomplish through the formation of a cemetery association.
"We look forward to an Old City Cemetery that's well-preserved, well-visited and well-loved," Walters told the council.
If a cemetery association is formed, it would be considered the owner of the property and would be eligible for funding, Fountoulakis said.
The money could be used to level and restore headstones, improve fencing and entryways, provide benches and create a peaceful, open space near the bustling activity of downtown Plano.
"This is an opportunity to have a beautiful site right along the Cotton Belt Line." Fountoulakis said of the planned 68-mile commuter rail line that would run along the train tracks on the southern border of the cemetery.
Plano has proposed another rail station at nearby 12th Street, where DART's Red Line would intersect with the Cotton Belt Line.


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Das Torpedoboot S 91 war das zweite bei den Schichau-Werken in Danzig gebaute Große Torpedoboot der kaiserlich-deutschen Marine. Es wurde für das Etatjahr 1898 vom Reichsmarineamt zusammen mit elf Schwesterbooten bei der Schichau-Werft im westpreußischen Elbing bestellt. S 91 wurde als Teil des Ostasiatischen Kreuzergeschwaders von Oktober 1900 bis März 1902 für die deutsche Kanonenbootpolitik in chinesischen Gewässern eingesetzt. Es zählte zum Typ Großes Torpedoboot 1898.

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Als Vergrößerung der deutschen und internationalen Flotten vor der chinesischen Küste im Kontext des sogenannten Boxeraufstandes schickte das Deutsche Reich drei der damals neuen Großen Torpedoboote nach Asien. Erster Kommandant des Bootes war Kapitänleutnant Eberhard von Mantey. In China hatte Kapitänleutnant Theodor Püllen das Kommando. Am 26. Juli 1900 liefen die als Hospitalschiff des Ostasiatischen Expeditionskorps fungierende Gera des NDL sowie die Torpedoboote S 90, S 91 und S 92 nach Ostasien aus. Ab dem 6. Oktober 1900 legte der Verband einen Zwischenstopp in Shanghai ein. Die Torpedoboote halfen der Linienschiffsdivision und dem Ostasiengeschwader bei der Kontrolle der chinesischen Küstengewässer und der Flussmündungen. Während ihres Einsatzes in Ostasien trugen die drei Boote statt des üblichen schwarzen Anstrichs einen weißen Tropenanstrich. Weitere klimabedingte Anpassungen waren Sonnensegel, Berieselungsanlagen, Kühlräume und Schlafgelegenheiten an Deck. Nach dem Ende des Krieges in China wurde S 91 zusammen mit S 92 wieder aus Ostasien abgezogen und trat am 6. März 1902 mit dem Großen Kreuzer SMS Kaiserin Augusta die Rückreise an. Die Route zurück nach Deutschland verlief über Singapur, Colombo, Aden, Port Said und Messina. S 90 verblieb als Sicherungsschiff und Stationär im Pachtgebiet Kiautschou.

Erster Weltkrieg
Ab dem 4. September 1914 führte S 91 die Bootsbezeichnung  T 91  und wurde zur Sicherung der deutschen Küsten in der Hafenflottille Jade-Weser eingesetzt. Ab 1915 diente es als Tender.

Verbleib
S 91 überstand den Ersten Weltkrieg ohne schwere Schäden und wurde kurzzeitig in die Reichsmarine übernommen. Am 22. März 1921 wurde das Boot aus der Flottenliste gestrichen. Am 26. Mai 1921 folgte der Verkauf zur Verschrottung nach Düsseldorf.

Literatur
 Erich Gröner, Dieter Jung, Martin Maass: Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945. Band 2 (Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote). 2. Auflage, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-7637-4801-6, S. 43.
 Hans Karr: Deutsche Kriegsschiffe. Das kaiserliche Ostasien-Geschwader 1859–1914. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2021, ISBN 978-3-613-04421-0, S. 95 f.

Weblinks
 SMS S 91 auf www.dreadnoughtproject.org

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Großes Torpedoboot 1898
Torpedoboot (Kaiserliche Marine)
Torpedoboot (Reichsmarine)
Dampfmaschinenschiff
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Schiff (deutsche Kolonialgeschichte)
Schiff im Ersten Weltkrieg
Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte (China)

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This weekend, two artists will come together at the Eastside Arts Alliance for a collaborative exhibit, a pop-up shop and workshop. Grafiteras is the product of a joint effort between Leslie Lopez "Dime" from Oakland and Maria Castillo "Toofly" from Queens, New York. The two graffiti artists will bridge the gap between the East and West Coast connection through an art installation that explores their similar upbringings in the Nineties, despite having grown up on completely different coasts. Grafiteras is also a testament to Castillo and Lopez's work ethic and perseverance that pushed them to make a mark in the male-dominated graffiti scene. The installations will also delve into how culture, including music and food, have shaped the artists' perspectives. Castillo will be hosting a workshop on Saturday and space is limited. You must sign-up to participate.


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The Times (London).
Wednesday, 25 February 1891.
THE WHITECHAPEL MURDER.
At the Thames Police-court, yesterday afternoon, JAMES THOMAS SADLER, 53, described as a ship's fireman, was brought up on remand charged with wilfully causing the death of Frances Coles by cutting her throat with a knife on the 13th inst.
Mr. Mathews, instructed by Mr. Frayling, now appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury; and Mr. Lawless, instructed by Messrs. Wilson and Wallis, appeared for the prisoner; while Superintendent Arnold and Chief Inspector Swanson represented the police.
Sadler, when placed in the dock, presented a much better appearance than when last before the court. The black eye which was so conspicuous on the last occasion had now entirely disappeared, and his face altogether showed a marked improvement.
Mr. Mathews said that since the last occasion he had been instructed by the Solicitor to the Treasury to conduct the case for the prosecution. Before proceeding with the evidence he would ask whether it would be convenient to again remand the prisoner upon the evidence which had already been laid before him. As the magistrate was aware, the case was still under the investigation of the coroner, and it was imagined the inquiry would terminate on Friday. Whether it would be convenient and right that the prisoner should be remanded for a week it was for the magistrate to determine. He was able to say that his learned friend Mr. Lawless, who appeared on the prisoner's behalf, joined with him in the application that the case should be further adjourned for a week.
Mr. Lawless quite agreed with the learned counsel's application for a further adjournment.
Mr. MEAD said under these circumstances he should remand the prisoner until that day week.
Press Reports: East London Advertiser - 21 February 1891
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Perched on the banks of the river Cam, Benedetto's is a small bar that offers a lot more than its size would suggest. Loci were asked to transform a tiny redundant shop space into an exciting and individual Venetian style 'Cicchetti' bar, in the heart of Cambridge. We were responsible for all of the planning, branding and interior design; commissioning the manufacture of bespoke fish scale tiles to decorate the refrigerated copper bar.


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Traveling to Puerto Rico to follow the exploits of a gifted healer, a filmmaker discovers a violent curse that will change both of their lives.
"It's a dazzlingly sunlit nightmare, as poetic as it is disturbing"
"... a unique blend of drama, horror and surrealism"
"...stands out in a world of cookie cutter films"
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MSNBC's Town Hall featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., fell flat in the ratings Friday evening, trailing far behind Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight."According to Nielsen's early ratings, the Town Hall hosted by MSNBC's "All In" host Chris Hayes garnered 1,568,000 total viewers while Carlson's program had 2,656,000. CNN's Anderson Cooper came in last with 733,000 total viewers.Fox News drew 420,000 viewers aged 25-54, while the MSNBC town hall had 232,000 viewers and CNN had just 155,000 in the demo, the ratings showed.MSNBC's 8 p.m. primetime slot featured the freshman congresswoman and other guests discussing the Green New Deal in front of an audience in the Bronx, N.Y.FOX NEWS DOMINATES CNN, MSNBC IN WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME RATINGS, TOPPING BOTH NETWORKS' COMBINED VIEWERSHIP "So, this issue is not just about our climate. First and foremost we need to save ourselves. Period. There will be no future for the Bronx. There will be no livable future for generations coming," Ocasio-Cortez said.She defended the resolution she'd co-sponsored and blasted her critics.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOcasio-Cortez also disputed estimated costs of the resolution and dismissed the claim the Green New Deal was socialism saying that climate change "is a problem of market failure externalities in our economics."Carlson's 8 p.m. hour, by contrast, featured a look into accusations that an NBC News political editor tried to "intimidate" a reporter on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, among other topics.Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.


SN, a 23 year old Russian immigrant has a very heavy driving foot. Over the past three and a half years he has accumulated 11 "surchargeable events" on his driving record. Under Massachusetts Law any operator who accumulates 12 "surchargeable events" in a five year period becomes classified as a Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) and loses his license for 4 years. After one year there is eligibility to apply for a hardship license. SN was driving home on Route 93 North in Methuen. According to the police officer who pulled him over, SN was going 91 mph in a posted 65 mph zone and the zone was a construction zone (the fines get doubled). The officer cited SN for speeding in a construction zone and for failure to keep right. The officer had followed SN for some distance and the speed was estimated, clocked, and lidar checked. These two infractions would put SN into the 12 surchargeable event range and he would lose his license for 4 years. SN drove for a living, which is part of the reason he accumulated so many tickets. SN retained Attorney Robert Lewin. On September 20, 2011 SN and Attorney Lewin appeared at Lawrence District Court for the hearing before the Clerk-Magistrate. At the beginning of the hearing the police prosecutor (a Massachusetts State Trooper) quite inappropriately referred to SN's driver record and stated to the Clerk that SN had a terrible record and that SN had just not learned. The prosecutor then stated that he did not have a copy of the citation. Attorney Lewin immediately asked that SN be found not responsible and the Clerk-Magistrate agreed and entered a finding of not responsible on the two violations on the ticket. At a hearing on a civil motor vehicle infraction citation the police must have a copy of the citation or report in order to go forward. In the absence of a citation or report the motorist is entitled to a finding of not responsible. The whole hearing played out in less than a minute and SN had no clue what happened until he and Attorney Lewin got outside the hearing room and left the Court and Attorney Lewin explained his good fortune.