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Tate Sues Former Colleague & Wife In Latest Balcones Chapter
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/Tate Sues Former Colleague/
January 7, 2015 – Even as Chip Tate begins work on his new Tate & Company distillery in Waco, Texas, he is taking legal action against the distiller who succeeded him at Balcones Distilling, Jared Himstedt, along with Himstedt's wife Laura. Tate and his attorney, David Clouston, filed suit Tuesday in McLennan County District Court against the Himstedts on two different grounds.The lawsuit accuses Jared Himstedt of defaming Tate in several media stories published since the December 2, 2014 settlement between Tate and the owners of Balcones to buy out Tate's 27% ownership stake in the distillery. The suit also seeks to declare that Tate need not repay a $10,000 loan from Laura Himstedt made several years ago to help Balcones, following a "demand letter" seeking repayment of the loan after Tate received an undisclosed amount of cash for his shares in Balcones.
According to the Waco Tribune, Jared Himstedt said his wife offered to loan Tate the $10,000 in May, 2013 because Balcones was running out of money. This would have been around the same time Tate was finalizing the deal with a Oklahoma City-based private equity firm led by Greg Allen to acquire a majority stake in Balcones. The Himstedts maintain the loan was a personal loan to Tate that should be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of his Balcones shares in December. In a statement provided to WhiskyCast on behalf of the Himstedts, attorney Jeffrey Armstrong accused Tate of reneging on his agreement to repay the loan.
"This lawsuit is yet another attempt by Mr. Tate to avoid his responsibilities to business associates and investors at every turn. Jared Himstedt is well respected within the craft distilling community with award-winning blends, and is an invaluable part of the Balcones business and brand. Jared Himstedt has now been apart of Balcones longer than anyone else as he and Mr. Tate started distilling Balcones whisky together. Jared has a passion for craft whisky and for protecting the Balcones brand and its employees. His wife, Laura Himstedt, helped Mr. Tate to grow Balcones at a time when Mr. Tate desperately needed money. Once again, Mr. Tate is reinventing the narrative to avoid repaying the debt and promises he made to her."
Tate and Clouston tell a different story, citing in the court filing a written agreement between Tate and Laura Himstedt that repayment was tied to future Balcones profits.
"The terms of the loan provided that Chip would only repay Defendant Laura if/when Chip received profit sharing cash distributions from Balcones and that he would repay Defendant from any profit sharing cash distributions he received as a member of Balcones using a calculation equal to a 1% interest in Balcones."
In a statement provided to WhiskyCast, Tate said he resented the implication that he owes Laura Himstedt any money, and that Laura Himstedt was given details of the settlement and buyout agreement that were to have been kept confidential.
"The Himstedts know that money was invested in the company. In truth, the funds that Laura lent the company were used to pay Jared's salary, even though I wasn't making a dime back then."
Tate had hoped to announce more plans for his new distillery today, but said in an email to WhiskyCast that the "real announcement got sidetracked by the other matter." He had hoped the December settlement would allow him to move forward with plans for his new distillery, and Clouston described the lawsuit as an attempt to protect the interests of Tate and his family.
The Himstedts and Armstrong have not filed their official response to Tate's lawsuit. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Editor's note: A PDF version of the Tate lawsuit is available to download here. Court filings in civil cases only represent one side's version of a story, and civil courts generally allow each side in a lawsuit a set amount of time to respond to the other's filings.
Links: Tate & Company | Balcones Distilling
Mark GillespieJanuary 7, 20150 comments
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As you'll likely know already, Paddy Power are on of Ireland's most successful exports. The company have been based in Dublin for decades now and have managed to bring that Irish charm into a pretty cutthroat industry very successfully. What's been refreshing about seeing a company such as Paddy Power become so successful is that they have done it their way, often using the power of comedy to really break down barriers between themselves and their player base. You only need to look at their Twitter account – the most followers of any bookmaker – to see just how funny they can be!
Whilst still holding their head office in Dublin, Ireland, Paddy Power are licensed in the Isle of Man and have gained their regulations certificate with both the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision commission and the Gambling Commission for Great Britain.
The company have spent a huge amount of resources and time into their advertising campaigns and sports tournaments around the world. The infamous slogan 'We hear you, Paddy' will be ringing around at most major tournaments, but that's been the charm of this increasingly popular company.
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The technology section will describe the hardware infrastructure that is installed to allow an effective Security, Computing and Entertainment platform. Some cabling was installed when the bungalow was built and other was retro-fitted. The solar panel additional feature is explained.
RF cables: we have over 400m of WF100 co-ax cable installed for the distribution of VHF radio, FreeView TV and FreeSat TV.
LAN cables: we have over 300m of CAT6A rated cable installed with at least 2 sockets per room.
Audio cables: all rooms have 4 way cable installed for the Sonos system.
16 way cables: 16 way cable is installed from every room, terminating in the study.
Solar Panels: diverting surplus energy to the immersion heater.
NAS: which stores video, audio, data and ISO images of DVDs and blu-rays.
TV signal distribution: how this is distributed around the house.
Video: how stored and played.
DVD and bluray ISO images: the unique requirements is ISO images.
Sonos audio: our custom approach to audio.
By storing audio and video files once on a NAS, they are immediately playable on any PC, TV, laptop, iphone or iPad in our property.
I am not going to write too much about the security at our bungalow.
The security camera history video is held for a number of days and various alarms and alerts are triggered when motion is detected.
There are other intruder detection and alert systems both inside and outside the property but I'll provide no further details.
We have multiple Uninterruptable Power Supplier (UPSs) in the property to cope with power cuts and preserve security warnings.
All devices (computers, NASs, IP cameras, printers) here at redoak and hard-wired LAN connected and I never use wireless unless there is no wired alternative. The reason for a strong wired preference is speed but primarily security. All computers, phones and tablets connect to the internet using a VPN for safety and security.


2005 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA / ACSM Land Title Surveys | Connecticut Association Of Land Surveyors, Inc.
It is recognized that members of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have specific needs, peculiar to title insurance matters, which require particular information for acceptance by title insurance companies when said companies are asked to insure title to land without exception as to the many matters which might be discoverable from survey and inspection and not be evidenced by the public records. In the general interest of the public, the surveying profession, title insurers and abstracters, ALTA and the National Society of Professional Surveyors, Inc. (NSPS) jointly promulgate and set forth such details and criteria for standards. It is recognized and understood that local and state standards or standards of care, which surveyors in those respective jurisdictions are bound by, may augment, or even require variations to the standards outlined herein. Where conflicts between the standards outlined herein and any jurisdictional statutes or regulations occur, the more restrictive requirement shall apply. It is also recognized that title insurance companies are entitled to rely on the survey furnished to them to be of an appropriate professional quality, both as to completeness and as to accuracy. It is equally recognized that for the performance of a survey, the surveyor will be provided with appropriate data which can be relied upon in the preparation of the survey.
For a survey of real property and the plat or map of the survey to be acceptable to a title insurance company for purposes of insuring title to said real property free and clear of survey matters (except those matters disclosed by the survey and indicated on the plat or map), certain specific and pertinent information shall be presented for the distinct and clear understanding between the client (insured), the title insurance company (insurer), and the surveyor (the person professionally responsible for the survey).
1. The client shall request the survey or arrange for the survey to be requested and shall provide a written authorization to proceed with the survey from the person responsible for paying for the survey. Unless specifically authorized in writing by the insurer, the insurer shall not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of the survey. The request shall specify that an "ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE SURVEY" is required and shall designate which of the optional items listed in Table A are to be incorporated. The request shall set forth the record description of the property to be surveyed or, in the case of an original survey, the record description of the parent parcel that contains the property to be surveyed. Complete copies of the record description of the property (or, in the case of an original survey, the parent parcel), any record easements benefiting the property,; the record easements or servitudes and covenants burdening the property ("Record Documents"); documents of record referred to in the Record Documents; and any other documents containing desired appropriate information affecting the property being surveyed and to which the survey shall make reference shall be provided to the surveyor for notation on the plat or map of survey.
2. The plat or map of such survey shall bear the name, address, telephone number, and signature of the professional land surveyor who performed the survey, his or her official seal and registration number, the date the survey was completed, the dates of all of the surveyor's revisions and the caption "ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey" with the certification set forth in paragraph 8.
3. An "ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE SURVEY" shall be in accordance with the then-current "Accuracy Standards for Land Title Surveys" ("Accuracy Standards") as adopted, from time to time by the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the American Land Title Association and incorporated herein by reference.
4. On the plat or map of an "ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE SURVEY," the survey boundary shall be drawn to a convenient scale, with that scale clearly indicated. A graphic scale, shown in feet or meters or both, shall be included. A north arrow shall be shown and when practicable, the plat or map of survey shall be oriented so that north is at the top of the drawing. Symbols or abbreviations used shall be identified on the face of the plat or map by use of a legend or other means. If necessary for clarity, supplementary or exaggerated diagrams shall be presented accurately on the plat or map. The plat or map shall be a minimum size of 8½ by 11 inches.
(a) All data necessary to indicate the mathematical dimensions and relationships of the boundary represented, with angles given directly or by bearings, and with the length and radius of each curve, together with elements necessary to mathematically define each curve. The point of beginning of the surveyor's description shall be shown as well as the remote point of beginning if different. A bearing base shall refer to some well-fixed line, so that the bearings may be easily re-established. The North arrow shall be referenced to its bearing base and should that bearing base differ from record title, that difference shall be noted.
(b) When record bearings or angles or distances differ from measured bearings, angles or distances, both the record and measured bearings, angles, and distances shall be clearly indicated. If the record description fails to form a mathematically closed figure, the surveyor shall so indicate.
(c) Measured and record distances from corners of parcels surveyed to the nearest right-of-way lines of streets in urban or suburban areas, together with recovered lot corners and evidence of lot corners, shall be noted. For streets and highways abutting the property surveyed, the name, the width and location of pavement relative to the nearest boundary line of the surveyed tract, and the width of existing rights of way, where available from the controlling jurisdiction, shall be shown. Observable evidence of access (or lack thereof) to such abutting streets or highways shall be indicated. Observable evidence of private roads shall be so indicated. Streets abutting the premises, which have been described in Record Documents, but not physically opened, shall be shown and so noted.
(d) The identifying titles of all recorded plats, filed maps, right of way maps, or similar documents which the survey represents, wholly or in part, shall be shown with their appropriate recording data, filing dates and map numbers, and the lot, block, and section numbers or letters of the surveyed premises. For non-platted adjoining land, names, and recording data identifying adjoining owners as they appear of record shall be shown. For platted adjoining land, the recording data of the subdivision plat shall be shown. The survey shall indicate platted setback or building restriction lines which have been recorded in subdivision plats or which appear in Record Documents which have been delivered to the surveyor. Contiguity, gores, and overlaps along the exterior boundaries of the surveyed premises, where ascertainable from field evidence or Record Documents, or interior to those exterior boundaries, shall be clearly indicated or noted. Where only a part of a recorded lot or parcel is included in the survey, the balance of the lot or parcel shall be indicated.
(e) All evidence of monuments shall be shown and noted to indicate which were found and which were placed. All evidence of monuments found beyond the surveyed premises on which establishment of the corners of the surveyed premises are dependent, and their application related to the survey shall be indicated.
(f) The character of any and all evidence of possession shall be stated and the location of such evidence carefully given in relation to both the measured boundary lines and those established by the record. An absence of notation on the survey shall be presumptive of no observable evidence of possession.
(g) The location of all buildings upon the plot or parcel shall be shown and their locations defined by measurements perpendicular to the nearest perimeter boundaries. The precision of these measurements shall be commensurate with the Relative Positional Accuracy of the survey as specified in the current Accuracy Standards for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys. If there are no buildings erected on the property being surveyed, the plat or map shall bear the statement, "No buildings." Proper street numbers shall be shown where available.
(h) All easements evidenced by Record Documents which have been delivered to the surveyor shall be shown, both those burdening and those benefiting the property surveyed, indicating recording information. If such an easement cannot be located, a note to this effect shall be included. Observable evidence of easements and/or servitudes of all kinds, such as those created by roads; rights-of-way; water courses; drains; telephone, telegraph, or electric lines; water, sewer, oil or gas pipelines on or across the surveyed property and on adjoining properties if they appear to affect the surveyed property, shall be located and noted. If the surveyor has knowledge of any such easements and/or servitudes, not observable at the time the present survey is made, such lack of observable evidence shall be noted. Surface indications, if any, of underground easements and/or servitudes shall also be shown.
(i) The character and location of all walls, buildings, fences, and other visible improvements within five feet of each side of the boundary lines shall be noted. Without expressing a legal opinion, physical evidence of all encroaching structural appurtenances and projections, such as fire escapes, bay windows, windows and doors that open out, flue pipes, stoops, eaves, cornices, areaways, steps, trim, etc., by or on adjoining property or on abutting streets, on any easement or over setback lines shown by Record Documents shall be indicated with the extent of such encroachment or projection. If the client wishes to have additional information with regard to appurtenances such as whether or not such appurtenances are independent, division, or party walls and are plumb, the client will assume the responsibility of obtaining such permissions as are necessary for the surveyor to enter upon the properties to make such determinations.
(j) Driveways, alleys and other ways of access on or crossing the property must be shown. Where there is evidence of use by other than the occupants of the property, the surveyor must so indicate on the plat or map. Where driveways or alleys on adjoining properties encroach, in whole or in part, on the property being surveyed, the surveyor must so indicate on the plat or map with appropriate measurements.
(k) As accurately as the evidence permits, the location of cemeteries and burial grounds (i) disclosed in the Record Documents provided by client or (ii) observed in the process of performing the field work for the survey, shall be shown.
(l) Ponds, lakes, springs, or rivers bordering on or running through the premises being surveyed shall be shown.
6. As a minimum requirement, the surveyor shall furnish two sets of prints of the plat or map of survey to the title insurance company or the client. If the plat or map of survey consists of more than one sheet, the sheets shall be numbered, the total number of sheets indicated and match lines be shown on each sheet. The prints shall be on durable and dimensionally stable material of a quality standard acceptable to the title insurance company. The record title description of the surveyed tract, or the description provided by the client, and any new description prepared by the surveyor must appear on the face of the plat or map or otherwise accompany the survey. When, in the opinion of the surveyor, the results of the survey differ significantly from the record, or if a fundamental decision related to the boundary resolution is not clearly reflected on the plat or map, the surveyor may explain this information with notes on the face of the plat or map or in accompanying attachments. If the relative positional accuracy of the survey exceeds that allowable, the surveyor shall explain the site conditions that resulted in that outcome with a note on the face of the map or plat.
7. Water boundaries necessarily are subject to change due to erosion or accretion by tidal action or the flow of rivers and streams. A realignment of water bodies may also occur due to many reasons such as deliberate cutting and filling of bordering lands or by avulsion. Recorded surveys of natural water boundaries are not relied upon by title insurers for location of title.
When a property to be surveyed for title insurance purposes contains a natural water boundary, the surveyor shall measure the location of the boundary according to appropriate surveying methods and note on the plat or map the date of the measurement and the caveat that the boundary is subject to change due to natural causes and that it may or may not represent the actual location of the limit of title. When the surveyor is aware of changes in such boundaries, the extent of those changes shall be identified.
This is to certify that this map or plat and the survey on which it is based were made in accordance with the "Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys," jointly established and adopted by ALTA and NSPS in 2005, and includes Items of Table A thereof. Pursuant to the Accuracy Standards as adopted by ALTA and NSPS and in effect on the date of this certification, undersigned further certifies that in my professional opinion, as a land surveyor registered in the State of __________, the Relative Positional Accuracy of this survey does not exceed that which is specified therein.
Date: (signed) (seal) Registration No.
This is to certify that this map or plat and the survey on which it is based were made in accordance with the "Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys," jointly established and adopted by ALTA and NSPS in 2005, and includes Items of Table A thereof. Pursuant to the Accuracy Standards as adopted by ALTA and NSPS and in effect on the date of this certification, undersigned further certifies that in my professional opinion, as a land surveyor registered in the State of __________, the maximum Relative Positional Accuracy is _____feet.
The items of Table A must be negotiated between the surveyor and client. It may be necessary for the surveyor to qualify or expand upon the description of these items, e.g., in reference to Item 6, there may be a need for an interpretation of a restriction. The surveyor cannot make a certification on the basis of an interpretation or opinion of another party. Items 16, 17 and 18 are only for use on projects for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
1. _____ Monuments placed (or a reference monument or witness to the corner) at all major corners of the boundary of the property, unless already marked or referenced by an existing monument or witness to the corner.
2. _____ Vicinity map showing the property surveyed in reference to nearby highway(s) or major street intersection(s).
5. _____ Contours and the datum of the elevations.
6. _____ List setback, height, and floor space area restrictions disclosed by applicable zoning or building codes (beyond those required under paragraph 5d of these standards). If none, so state. The source of such information must be disclosed. See "Note" above.
(c) Measured height of all buildings above grade at a defined location. If no defined location is provided, the point of measurement shall be shown.
8. _____ Substantial, visible improvements (in addition to buildings) such as billboards, signs, parking structures, swimming pools, etc.
9. _____ Parking areas and, if striped, the striping and the type (e.g. handicapped, motorcycle, regular, etc.) and number of parking spaces.
10. _____ Indication of access to a public way on land such as curb cuts and driveways, and to and from waters adjoining the surveyed tract, such as boat slips, launches, piers and docks..
· utility company installations on the surveyed premises.
12. _____ Governmental Agency survey-related requirements as specified by the client.
13. _____ Names of adjoining owners of platted lands.
relevant qualifications of any such data.
16. _____ Observable evidence of earth moving work, building construction or building additions within recent months.
17. _____ Any changes in street right of way lines either completed or proposed, and available from the controlling jurisdiction. Observable evidence of recent street or sidewalk construction or repairs.
18. _____ Observable evidence of site use as a solid waste dump, sump or sanitary landfill.
The 2005 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys are effective January 1, 2006. As of that date, all previous versions of the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys are superseded by these 2005 standards.
Adopted by the American Land Title Association on October 5, 2005.
Adopted by the Board of Directors, National Society of Professional Surveyors on October 24, 2005.
American Land Title Association, 1828 L St., N.W., Suite 705, Washington, D.C. 20036.


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Outgoing mail server, then click Next (see example below).
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Mail Account - Should contain the mail server addressing for your e-mail account (example shown below).
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Organization - Optional Setting, this field can contain your organization's name.
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I have been a terrible mother lately. I mean, terrible with a capital T that rhymes with Z that stands for "out of Zoloft"! My boys have been a bit high maintenance lately. My 21 month old has discovered the art of fit throwing, to the extent that I almost threw him in the car and drove him to urgent care yesterday with the thought that I wouldn't leave until the doctors there could give me some rational reason as to why my "little blessing" was acting like a demon child! Instead, I stuck a bottle in his mouth and he was perfectly happy after downing 10 ounces of milk. He went on to have some yogurt, lasagna, bread and a brownie then ended the evening throwing himself off of an empty diaper box onto my lap.
The sad truth of the matter is that my behavior during the fit throwing hasn't been much better. Yesterday morning found me locked in the bathroom showering and praying with a mix of guilt and self-loathing for yelling at my little tykes and relief that I had about fifteen minutes of peace. When God cut the cloth for maternal nature, I was obviously nowhere in site. The thought did occur to me during this first episode of the day that if churches are serious about growing then this is the ad they should place in the paper: "2 Hours FREE Quality Childcare: Worship and Sunday School Attendance Required". Worship attendance would explode, although, so would the heads of your nursery workers!
I wish I could say that it got better after that, but it didn't. I've already detailed the hour long fit episode. I yelled at my boys several times, culminating at four in the morning when the little one was screaming again after being up every couple of hours because of a stuffy nose. My response was to yell back and then bite his Daddy's head off so I could play the martyr. Not pretty, but Stephen did stop crying. and we slept in the recliner for a few more hours.
Needless to say, I hated myself this morning. The feelings around motherhood can be a vicious cycle. The second I lose my patience with my boys I feel guilty and think I'm taking them for granted. Then I think about how precious and short life is which leads me deeper down the spiral of guilt and I think, if something happened to one of them, I would never forgive myself. Then the self-loathing takes over, and I remind myself of what a terrible mother I am and think of all of the wonderful, nurturing moms out there who are so much better than me. I was remembering watching the movie The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood several years ago before I had children. There's a scene where the mom loses it after a terrible night dealing with kid stomach flu and leaves for three days. She drives to the beach, rents a motel room, and sleeps. I remember turning to my friend and saying, "Oh my gosh! That's going to be me!" Fortunately, I haven't run away yet. But the thought has been there, which doesn't say much for my character.
Confession 84: What Is God Up To?
Oh how I can relate to this post! Thank you for having the guts to share it like it is. I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one that has fits. And thank God for forgiveness. I also love how forgiving children are. It almost breaks my heart even more when I have to apologize for being "hell mom" and my son looks in my eyes and so genuinely says, "Aww, it's okay, Mom. Thank you for saying that and I forgive you." That will put a trap on your tongue like nothing else….at least for the next 24 hours. Ha! Thanks again for sharing this post. We all are relating wether we admit it or not.


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Works Targeting Social Issues Win 2020 Taishin Arts Award
by Charmaine Kong
From left to right: Artist CHEN I-HSUE, members of AGAINST AGAIN TROUPE and SNOW HUANG, team members of Masses (2019) in place of WANG SHIH-WEI who connected digitally from Paris. Image via Taishin Arts Award Facebook page.
The winners of the 18th edition of the annual Taishin Arts Award were honored on June 23 at a ceremony in Taiwan, with all of the awarded works examining contemporary social issues. The Annual Grand Prize was conferred to the theater ensemble Against Again Troupe, which received a cash prize of NTD 1.5 million (USD 50,700). Artist Chen I-Hsuen received the Visual Arts Award and director Wang Shih-Wei won the Performing Arts Award, both obtaining NTD 1 million (USD 33,900) each. Established by the Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture in 2002, Taishin Arts Award honors the creative achievements of Taiwanese artists.
Against Again Troupe won the grand prize for its theater project White Clear Song (2019). The work retraces the untold memories of Taiwan's White Terror period—which lasted from 1947–87 during which time martial law was imposed—through a polyphonic form of storytelling that fuses reportage theater with Hakka folk music and oral history records. Written and directed by Snow Huang, the four-person textual-sonic narrative has, in the words of the jury, "transform[ed] the heaviness of White Terror archives into a fluent, profound sound theatre." The show premiered on August 3 at Kaohsiung Ciaotou Sugar Refinery. The troupe was formed in 2002 by artists born after 1980, to foster experimental theater performances.
Chen I-Hsuen's winning solo exhibition "Commissioned," showcasing an eight-channel video installation, was staged at Taipei's Hong-gah Museum in 2019. The work features 18 improvised dance choreographies performed by more than 20 artists, whose synchronized movements, under Chen's direction, reflect a witty role reversal between the commissioner and the commissioned workers, commenting on the interconnectedness of those in the art industry and society at large. Meanwhile, Wang Shih-Wei's winning theatrical piece Masses (2019), featuring dance performances utilizing simulated smoke, lighting, and sound, highlights the solitariness of social movements, prompting the audience to confront emotions of frustration and isolation as socio-political protests increase worldwide. The show debuted on December 14 at Taipei's Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.
The three laureates were unanimously selected from a shortlist of 17 finalists. Unlike previous editions which invited international experts, the 2020 award had an all-Taiwanese jury due to Covid-19-induced travel restrictions, which included documentary director and recipient of the inaugural Taishin Arts Award, Huang Ming-Chuan; curator Manray Hsu; and cultural critic Wu Chieh-Hsiang, among others.
Charmaine Kong is an editorial intern of ArtAsiaPacific.
Countries Taiwan
Blog Field Trip: Taipei
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Australia Jan 11 2021
New Australian Art Spaces To Launch In Early 2021
USA Qatar Jan 08 2021
Richard Serra Sculpture in Qatari Desert Defaced Again
Korea, North Korea, South France Jan 06 2021
Obituary: Kim Tschang-Yeul (1929–2021)
Philippines UK USA Dec 29 2020
Obituary: David Medalla (1942–2020)
Turkey Dec 28 2020
Turkey Reopens State Painting and Sculpture Museum

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01 July 2008 - Happy Canada Day!
It rained overnight so the ground was damp in the morning. Again, with the urge to see what was around the next corner and over the next hill, we decided to move on to the next campground, Nunatuk, about 25 km down the road.
The road remained decent for a gravel road, but it narrowed considerably. We also had to watch for overhead branches and trees.
The campsites at Nunatuk were high above the lake on a loop road. There was no view of the lake from any of the sites. We decided to try our luck at Frenchman Lake, 8 km further. The road continued in the same condition, good gravel.
Frenchman Lake also had a handful of local families camped in an open area. We lucked out as there was a very nice lakeside site. Once again the canoe came off the rack and Steve headed out for some fishing, although the lake was a bit choppy.
Into the evening, the skies cleared and the lake started to calm down. The sun shone late into the night, and the campfire did not seem to be the same in daylight.
The long daylight hours and clear skies provided a nice sunset at Frenchman Lake.
The calmer water and tree-line provided for good photos.
Frenchman Lake at 11:30 p.m.
The clear night meant some chill in the air, which the campfire eased. We are staying up later each night as we adjusted to the long daylight hours.


In her role at QEA, Christine often has her hand in multiple projects simultaneously. She is constantly refining her design process and learning about new materials to make the most informed choices for her clients. She loves to solve the "3D jigsaw puzzle" and to find viable solutions to design and construction obstacles. Her work making the Visitor Center at the Kennedy Center more open and welcoming was rewarding, though she also enjoys work on impactful small community projects like the Waterford Community Center.


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It's named after an album I made in 2015, where one of the tracks was comprised of a 10 minute improvisation using a patch I'd made in Ableton using the same principle.
Includes a Juno-styled arpeggiator for fun, performance-orientated sequencing and a tuner for converting integer MIDI into Just and Microtonal scales - a full list of available scales can be found on the Scale knob's info pane.
Created by Paul J Berlovitch 2018. Give us a shout if you find any glaringly obvious bugs, I'm only human. If you do something particularly cool with this, please let me know - I'd love to hear it.
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Having a baby – our stories
Being pregnant or a new parent can be a very difficult time emotionally… parents from Leeds have shared their stories as a way of reaching out to others who may be struggling.
Read their stories about how they felt and what help they received.
To find support for your emotional or mental health go to www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk/baby. It has lots of self-help advice and resources, plus information about where to go for help if you are struggling.
CLICK THE IMAGES BELOW TO READ MORE…
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Rebecca - Leeds city centre
"The company of someone who knows exactly what you are going through just makes you believe that everything will be OK"
Shannan - Thorpe Park
"When you have ill mental health you judge yourself enough, you don't need the professionals judging you as well."
Rihana - Harehills
"The first time I fell pregnant I was living as an asylum seeker and I hadn't received my paperwork yet. I was living on the streets."
Sarah - Roundhay
"I believed that as I suffered from depression, I was automatically deemed an unsuitable mother. I now know that this is not the case"
Seneit
"I found the support of my health visitor helpful- she helped me understand my feelings and become comfortable talking about them"
Stefanie - Guisley
"be kind to yourself"; pregnancy and motherhood is tough and remember, nothing lasts forever"
Jen - Chapel Allerton
"I think we have a culture of sugar-coating the experience so as not to scare women, but that makes it hard to cope when things don't go to plan."
Minnia - Chapeltown
"During my second pregnancy I feel constantly fatigued and tired and found it hard to care for my first born without getting angry and frustrated at him."
Inkwell Arts Media is working with Leeds City Council and the CCGs in Leeds (part of the NHS) on a project to reduce mental health stigma and help people get the help they need. The photo collage is part of this project. It will be promoted via MindWell – a new mental health website – click here
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Q: How To Check If Property Has Any Relationships? I have an entity Session.  In my view, entity Exercise may be added to Session.
Before I save, I want to check if there are any relationships with Session, so if not, I will delete the object before saving it.
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
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    NSDate *targetDateEnds = [targetDateBegins dateByAddingTimeInterval:(60 * 60 * 24 - 1)];

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    [fetchRequest setEntity:[NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"Session" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext]];
    NSLog(@"timeStamp >= %@ && timeStamp <= %@", targetDateBegins, targetDateEnds);

    NSError *error = nil;
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    NSLog(@"Fetch error: %@", error);

    if ([results count])
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        session = (Session *)[results objectAtIndex:0];
    }
    else
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        session = (Session *)[NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Session" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
        session.timeStamp = self.picker.date;
    }

    NSSet *filteredExercisesFromSession = [session.exercises filteredSetUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithFormat: @"name == %@",selectedExerciseName]];
    if ([filteredExercisesFromSession count] > 0)
    {
        self.exercise = [filteredExercisesFromSession anyObject];
    }

    [fetchRequest release];
    self.fetchedResultsController = nil;
    [setsTableView reloadData];
}

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{
    NSSet *filteredExercisesFromSession = [session.exercises filteredSetUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithFormat: @"name == %@",selectedExerciseName]];

    if ([filteredExercisesFromSession count] > 0)
    {
        self.exercise = [filteredExercisesFromSession anyObject];
    }
    else
    {
        NSLog(@"exercise does not already exist");
        self.exercise = (Exercise *)[NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Exercise" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
        self.exercise.name = selectedExerciseName;
        self.exercise.muscleGroup = muscleName;
        [session addExercisesObject:exercise];
    }

    Set *set = (Set *)[NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Set" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
    set.weight = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:weightSelected2];
    set.reps = [NSNumber numberWithInt:repSelected];
    set.timeStamp = self.picker.date;
    [self.exercise addSetsObject:set];

    NSError *error = nil;
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        // Handle the error.
    }
    NSLog(@"error: %@", error);
    self.fetchedResultsController = nil;
    [setsTableView reloadData];
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A: EDIT What an unclear question...! Next time please post code first.
Your NSPredicate might be wrong, try this :
[NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"(date >= %@) AND (date <= %@)",
                                   startDate, endDate];

ENDOFEDIT

Just fetch the object to ensure it exist or not.
If your relation is Session 1->n Exercise then you should have an inverse relationship like myExercise.session to check (fetch) easily. Or you can just use plain NSFetchRequest...
Also note that there are 'cascade' delete facilities in CoreData, but I doubt It could help in your (child entity) case.
W/o any more code/details it is hard to figure what's your issue and how to solve it.

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High Point families beg drivers to slow down along newly constructed parts of Skeet Club Road
by: Daniel Pierce
HIGH POINT, N.C. — The speed limit along Skeet Club Road is 45 miles an hour, but that has not stopped some drivers from reaching speeds of more than 60 miles an hour in some spots.
FOX8 received an email from a concerned viewer who lives near the High Point road.
They wrote, "Since the construction opening to two lanes, there have been people speeding excessively on all sections. Most specifically . . . from the stoplight at Braddock road in both directions."
On Friday, FOX8 crews went to the section of road in question.
It is under heavy road construction, and has been for a few years as crews work to make improvements. Those improvements include widening portions of the road.
Neighbors report that some of the newly installed lanes opened just a few months ago, and that's when the speeding problem began for them.
When Fox 8 crews were on scene, a radar gun was used. In the Eastbound lanes, only one instance of speeding was recorded – which was around 50 miles an hour.
In the Westbound lanes, the scene was different, with around half a dozen instances of speeding within five minutes. In one instance, a truck was going 67 miles an hour in a 45 mile an hour area.
Homeowner Toby Blair said, the speeding appears to be from drivers waiting until the last second to merge.
"There's going to be people trying to hurry up, and get past the people in the left lane, because they'll wait until the last second," he explained. "Even though they can see the merge for the light up there, they're going to wait a couple hundred feet."
by Bob Buckley / Jan 21, 2021
ARCHDALE, N.C. -- There are not a lot of people who would do what Monica Moyer did.
After growing up in Martinsville, Virginia, and graduating from Winston-Salem State University, Moyer embarked on a successful career in banking with Bank of America. And then, after 15 years of that hard-earned success, social media changed everything.
by Tracy Clemons / Jan 21, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In the 1950s, golf courses in Greensboro were separate but nowhere near equal.
"Gillespie Park Golf Course at the time was the jewel of the city," said Rodney Dawson, with the Greensboro History Museum. "It was redesigned by Perry Maxwell, the same guy who redesigned the Masters."
6-year-old boy attacked by dog in SC dies
Greensboro City Council bans hair discrimination


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Nathan Cassidy: Observational
By The Rat Pack Productions Ltd
Award-winning comedian Cassidy with a new show about his crazy year. Nothing was happening, then he joined a new gym and a big, strong man would change his life forever. You couldn't make it up. Work in progress shows. Best Show Winner (Buxton Fringe), Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee, Sir Michael Caine Award-winning writer.
"Stormingly good" (Kate Copstick, 2018).
"Smart, relentlessly laugh-out-loud... hilarious"(Edinburgh Evening News, Aug 2018).
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Longmont EDP opens doors to new HQ, co-working, accelerator space – BizWest
The Longmont Economic Development Partnership's new headquarters is located at 1925 Pike Street. Lucas High/BizWest.
Longmont EDP opens doors to new HQ, co-working, accelerator space
LONGMONT — The new Longmont Economic Development Partnership headquarters is more than just office space. It's a hub for the local business community that's home to a co-working space and a startup accelerator.
Longmont EDP leaders welcomed members of the Longmont Chamber of Commerce Tuesday to tour the new 4,000-square-foot operation at 1925 Pike Rd.
The Pike Street officers are home to Innovate Longmont, an entrepreneurial accelerator program formed as a public-private partnership between the LEDP, the city, TinkerMill, Boulder County Small Business Development Center, Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce and Startup Longmont.
EForAll, another business accelerator with existing programs in Massachusetts, is also setting up shop in the space. The first cohort is expected to begin work early next year.
"We're so excited that they get to call our space home," Erickson said.
Longmont EDP's new co-working space, branded OneWest Co-working, is accepting tenants who can rent desks or offices on a monthly or daily basis.
"We like to have lots of activity going on in this space during the day," Erickson said. "The more the merrier."
The partnership's offices are located within a new, roughly 120,000-square-foot flex space developed by New York-based WestRac Contracting Corp.
"Most of the pieces came together through the help of [the Longmont EDP]," WestRac president Gary Krupnick said of the company's decision to build in Longmont.
It took WestRac roughly 20 months to navigate the development approval process and about eight months to build.
"We like Longmont and we like Colorado," Krupnick said. " … We're sold on this area — it really works well for us."
The partnership spent the past four years in cramped accomodations at 15th Avenue and Main Street
"Part of the role of the Longmont EDP is to sell the city to the rest of the world. I think we've done a pretty good job of that over the last couple of years, but we've never had a home that really matches out mission," Erickson said.
"We like Longmont and we like Colorado," Krupnick said. " … We're sold on…


Hi, this is Eddie with Access Property Management. This post is on tenant complaints and how we handle them.
The first step is to always get the complaint in writing. We do this through either pad and pen or preferably an email. Sometimes a text will work, but texts can be lost so we really prefer an email.
Next we check to see if the complaint is really valid. Do they have a valid complaint about a situation or another tenant? Is this a recurring issue? Is this complaint worth moving on?
After validating the complaint, we analyze how far to take it. Do we need to explain that complaint to the owner? Or is it something that we can handle internally? Is it something that I need to make a major change or that costs a lot of money? Do I need to explain that to the owner or not?
Can solve it in a timely manner.
Finally, it is now time to solve the problem. Come up with the answer that hits all three points above. Is it more salt for the sidewalk during the winter? Is it a new handrail? Whatever the answer may be, solve the problem.
The last step is to confirm the solution in writing. We send an email out to the tenant letting them know that the problem has been solved. We ask them something like this: "Please reply back so we understand that you are all set now." Make sure you get this confirmation in writing in case it comes back up again.
More likely to pay on time.
Report issues to us sooner.
In the end, that's what we all want.
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Your business card would be remiss without one. In addition, customers for business emails to contact customer service, make inquiries, or schedule appointments. In fact, 75% of customers say that professional business email addresses are key to building loyalty with a small business.
Have you ever been embarrassed about giving your email to a potential client because it read badassdude6785@hotbot.com ?
Having an email address like this will give off the wrong impression in business and won't do you any favours when trying to land new clients or build a successful company.
The Benefits Of Having A Professional Business Email Address.
Some of the benefits for creating an email address account are obvious. If you want customers to communicate to you through your website, your IT department may have already set up a professional email address to handle these inquiries.
Your brand name is reflected in the communications that you send to customers. If you plan on sending any type of promotions, then you want to avoid the spam filter and create a professional business email address where your brand will be recognized. You will need a customer email address to use email service providers like MailChimp or Constant Contact in order to send out marketing pieces and customer communications.
Your customer service email address will become the most popular as soon as you launch your website. People naturally have questions, problems, or just want help. You can make it so simple by having a customerservice@amazing-scooterz or help@amazing-scooterz.com to ensure that these customers are serviced quickly and understand they are talking to someone at your company with the right email address domain.
When you reply to customer inquiries and clients, you should have a custom domain that shows you are part of a real business and offer legitimate services. People may use the email address to go to your website, but overall, it sends the right impression when you are able to reply with a professional business email.
There is nothing worse than receiving an email from James333@yahoo.com who wants to do business with you. It says nothing about the product or brand, other than James has too much time on his hands and is cold emailing everyone he can today. Once you have a custom domain, you can set up sales email addresses that will help your sales team work those leads and send out inquiries to help grow your business.
Business email accounts come with additional security options that you can set up using cPanel. For example, HostGator provides SpamAssassin to filter out and block dangerous hacking and phishing attempts of your email. This is important for businesses as a data breach can kill off your web traffic in an instant.
Once you start sending communications from your business email, you will start to get flagged for spam, especially if you have a suspicious email address that does not relate to a verified domain name. Customers may flag your email for spam even if it is a legitimate communication just because they do not recognize the brand name. To avoid this, just use a custom domain name that matches your website, social profiles, products, and storefront.
Before you set up an email address, there are a few things to keep in mind so you leave the best impression on your clients and customers.
Creating a business email address is a little bit like setting up a website. If you have never done either, you will need to create a hosting account with a hosting provider like Bluehost or HostGator.
If you are not sure how to purchase hosting and want help, then jump to my Bluehost and Hostgator guides further down on this page. These two hosting providers are very friendly to beginners. While there used to be a lot of custom configurations, most of the setup is pretty standard and can be done in minutes from any computer with access to the Internet.
Most hosting providers include email accounts as part of an all-in-one hosting package. Even at this level, the host understands that as a business, you want a professional email address that is completely branded.
What Does A Professional Business Email Address Look Like?
The first step will be to register a domain name for your brand or business. If you already have a website address, then you should use this for your business email unless you want to set up specific spam and security blocking for a separate email host or plan to have millions of traffic sent to a different add-on domain.
The tool below will help you to find the perfect domain name for your brand / website and professional email address. Simply type in your desired domain name and it will tell you if its available to buy. If not, it'll suggest the closest matches to that domain name.
Can I Set Up Business Email Addresses for Free?
Currently, there are no true "free" options for a custom business email with a web domain. You will at the very least have to purchase a web domain, which costs around $10 through most of the domain registrars out there on the market today.
While Microsoft did have a promotion in 2014 for free custom business emails, it has since shut the program down. Now you have to create a web domain before you can set up a professional, custom email address.
Bluehost and Hostgator do offer free domains when you purchase web hosting through them. I will go through this later on in this guide.
Unless you are living in 1999, the old Yahoo email address AmazingSc00terz@yahoo.com is not going to work. Instead, you want something like info@amazing-scooters.com. This business email can work for customer service, inquiries, or anything else related to your company. People will know that it's your business because of the email address, and they also have the website domain where they can find more products or revisit if you are sending out promotions to an email list.
Custom domains are a mark of professionalism. It shows that you have a real online business that people can trust and link to if they want to share products. This is why it is so important to have a custom domain for your business email address as well.
In addition, your email address is cleaner with a business domain. Customers will remember your domain and go to the link to find out more information, or they can share the domain with others on social media.
You may be thinking that an @verizon.net or @comcast.net is an acceptable business domain, but what happens if you no longer use that internet service provider in the future? You should replace any ISP email with your own custom domain as soon as possible.
This is confusing for customers and clients to see. Do you work for Verizon or do you have your own business? What is your business? These can all be answered by using your own custom domain.
Your brand may be quirky, but nothing is more frustrating than trying to reach customerservice@amazingscooters.com but realizing that it's actually cust0merservice@amazingscooters.com.
Catch-all email address to put on social media networks, contact pages, and press inquiry pages.
Email used specifically for public relations, press, and media inquiries.
This is an essential business function email where customers can request additional information, refunds, cancellations, and policies.
Is there a legal issue? You can send these to this email address.
For individual sales or employee addresses, you can create a naming mechanism that will suit the size and breadth of your company.
Do you have a sales department that can handle leads? Send traffic to this important email address.
There are a number of ways to set up your email address naming conventions. The best way to find these emails is to check out competitors or look at a favorite brand's website. What names do they use in their email addresses?
In addition, you should never use numbers in an email address name. These are unprofessional and cumbersome to remember.
If you are using a typical email client with your business email such as Gmail, then you can change certain settings within your email address to ensure that people can identify who you are. This includes setting up your full name, profile picture, and signature (optional).
This adds credibility to your name so that when customers or clients email your address, they are able to see your name and know that they are reaching out to the right person.
Business emails need more secure passwords and spam filters than your typical address. Unscrupulous hacking, phishing, and spam activities can destroy your business email and even lead to more dangerous data breaches within your organization.
Some hosting providers will provide spam assistance. For example, you can use SpamAssassin with Bluehost to protect your business email accounts. This spam filter creates certain filters that will automatically block malicious spam activities, but you can also set up additional filters to catch other activities particular to your business and industry.
If you have a custom domain name, it is pretty easy to set up a business email account through service providers like Bluehost and HostGator. These hosting providers will allow you to create a custom domain or attach a business email to a domain that you already own.
For the purposes of this step-by-step guide, we look at how to set up business email from scratch.
To get setup with email using Bluehost, register and setup a Bluehost hosting account. By default, these plans start at $2.95/month and include up to five email accounts + you get a free domain name!. Once you have a hosting account, you can use this guide to start using your email accounts.
Use this link to get a FREE DOMAIN NAME.
Once you're sign up, you'll need to do the following to create your new professional email address.
1. Log into your Bluehost Control Panel.
2. Hover over the "Mail" link and open the Email Accounts tool in cPanel. Once you are logged in, you will see a form with several fields including Email, Password, Password (Again), and Mailbox Quota.
3. Start typing in the name for the email address in the Email box. If this is your first email, you can simply create one for yourself using your name like john@amazing-scooters.com or you can create a business use one like help@amazing-scooters.com.
4. Type in the password for this user and note the password strength. You want a really strong password for your business email addresses that includes multiple characters and numbers.
5. Type in a Mailbox Quota if you want to set a specific limit on the amount of storage that this user can handle. The default with Bluehost is 250 MB. You can increase this if you think it will be a public email address that receives a lot of traffic.
6. Click "Create Account" to submit and create your first business email address.
HostGator is a hosting provider that offers amazing hosting packages that include business email. You can set up an unlimited email account with the starter package on HostGator for $3 per month. This also includes a free domain and unmetered bandwidth.
You will need to set up your HostGator hosting account first. You can purchase a domain name or transfer a domain name over to HostGator to start setting up your business email.
1. Log in to your HostGator account and click on the "Mail" section in cPanel.
2. Click "Email Accounts" to open up your email dashboard. You should see email, password, and mailbox quota fields.
3. In the email field, type in your business email that you want to create. Just like with Bluehost, this can be any kind of email address you want to start. You can always remove accounts later.
4. Enter a secure password and type again to make sure that it's secure. Check the password strength if you are worried about security or spam problems. You can set up your spam filter later in cPanel.
5. Enter a quote in mailbox quota if you have a preferred limit. The default is 250 MB for HostGator as well as Bluehost.
6. Click "Create Account" to finish creating your first email account.
You are probably used to public, free email clients like Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. However, Hostgator and Bluehost will have their own webmail section for you to log in and check your email address.
Bluehost and HostGator both have similar webmail applications that allow you to log into your email anywhere you go from your browser.
With Bluehost, you can access your webmail client by typing in bluehost.com/webmail.
You can also use webmail clients like Roundcube, Gorde, and SquirrelMail. These provide interfaces, IMAP folders, and calendars that you will not find with some of the other mail clients.
There are two ways to access your business email account once you complete setup in cPanel.
1. Access through your cPanel dashboard.
2. Access via direct link.
To access webmail through cPanel, you will log into Hostgator and go to your hosting account, then click on Webmail.
Type in your web domain and at the end, add /webmail or :2095.
Type in your email address and password to open webmail and start browsing recent communications.
Ultimately if you have a business today, you need to have a digital web address and professional email address that matches your brand. This is a way of separating yourself from amateurs and dangerous phish scams in the eyes of your customer.
Since domains are much cheaper and the process to set up an email account is much easier, many businesses are setting up their email accounts as the first step to creating their business identity. They are using these emails to send notifications, promotionals, B2B inquiries, and much more.
It's time to set up your business email and spread your company message to the world! With business email addresses, you truly can open doors for your brand. You can communicate openly to customers and clients, empower your sales team, and make customer service teams really responsive to any inquiries.
If you are not sure how to get started after reading this guide, you can contact us for more information or talk to a technical support guide at Bluehost or HostGator. Both of these hosting providers are skilled at setting up business email accounts and may be able to take care of the setup for you, providing you with a direct link where to access your email going forward.


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Q: JpaRepository with Enum: findAllByOfferState_ACTIVE. NoSuchElementException I want to get all offers with (where) OfferState equals ACTIVE - is it possible using Spring Data with only method name or I must use @Query?
@Repository
public interface OfferRepository extends JpaRepository<Offer, Long> {
    Page<Offer> findAllByOfferState_ACTIVE(Pageable pageable);
}

public enum OfferState {
    ACTIVE, FINISHED
}

@Entity
@Table(name = "OFFERS")
@Getter
@Setter
@NoArgsConstructor
@AllArgsConstructor
public class Offer {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue
    private Long id;

    [...]

    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
    private OfferState offerState;
}

@Service
public class OfferServiceImpl implements OfferService {

    @Autowired
    private OfferRepository offerRepository;

    @Override
    public Offer saveOffer(Offer offer) {
        offer.setOfferState(OfferState.ACTIVE);
        return offerRepository.save(offer);
    }

    @Override
    public Page<Offer> getAllByPage(Pageable pageable) {
        Page<Offer> allByOfferState_active = offerRepository.findAllByOfferStateACTIVE(pageable);
        return allByOfferState_active;
    }
}

Is findAllByOfferState_ACTIVE incorrect? When I do GET, then in my service method getAllByPage throws an exception Servlet.service() for servlet [dispatcherServlet] in context with path [] threw exception [Request processing failed; nested exception is java.util.NoSuchElementException] with root cause.
I tried with @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING) and without it, but still the same.

A: public interface OfferRepository extends PagingAndSortingRepository<Offer, Long> {

    Page<Offer> findByOfferState(OfferState state,Pageable pageable);

}

A: You can create a default interface method:
public interface OfferRepository extends JpaRepository<Offer, Long> {

    default List<Offer> findAllWhereOfferStateIsActive() {
        return findByOfferState(OfferState.ACTIVE);
    }

    List<Offer> findByOfferState(OfferState state);
}


Figure 2 illustrates the housing density in the area as measured by houses per square land mile and it has 79.7 housing density which is in the mid range of other states in the area. The state with the highest housing density in the group is Ohio with a density of 126.4 measures 58.6% larger.
The next Figure 4 charge shows the change in housing units and shows the state of shows it has 2.1% change in the housing units which is the highest of all statesin the area.
Figure 5 shows the percentage of renter households to total households. the state of illustrates it has 31.1% Renter Percent which is in the mid point of other states in the area. Figure 6 shows the number of owner housing units and it has 68.9% Owner Percent which is the 2nd most of all the states in the area.
Looking at the housing data in Figure 7 we start with home values for the area. Indiana illustrates it has $130,200 median home value which is less than most other states in the area. The state with the highest median home value in the group is Illinois with a value of $179,700 is 38.0% larger. Figure 8 shows the median rental rate in the area. the state of illustrates it has $782 rental rates which is in the center of other states in the area. The state with the highest rental rates in the group is Illinois with a rate of $952 compares as 21.7% larger.
Figure 9 is a frequency distribution that shows home values. Indiana has the largest proportion of home values worth between $50,000 to $100,000 at 25% of the total and is ranked #1.
Median owner costs are shown in Figure 10 and includes costs associated with mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc. the state of shows it has $855 median ownership cost which is less than most other states in the area. Figure 11 shows the median owner cost as a percent of total household income and it has 16% cost as a percent of household income which is less than most other states in the area. The next chart, Figure 12, shows the median home value as a percent of a median workers earnings and shows that it has 307% median home value as a percent of median worker earnings which is the 3d most of all other states in the area.
Figure 14 depicts the median housing costs for owners with mortgages. the state of shows it has $1,109 median housing cost which is less than most other states in the area. Figure 15 are median housing costs for owners without mortgages and it has $389 median housing cost which is less than most other states in the area.
Figure 16 shows the distribution in total housing cost for property owners. This cost includes mortgages, lines of credit, utilities, taxes, insurance, etc. Indiana has the largest proportion of Owner Cost Less than $300 at 10% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of Owner Cost Between $300 and $500 at 18% of the total and is ranked #1.
Next shown in Figure 17 is housing cost as a percent of household income for owners with mortgages is shown. the state of illustrates it has 19% cost as a percent of household income which is less than most other states in the area. The state with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the group is Illinois with a cost of 22% measures 16.9% larger. Housing cost as a percent of household income for owners without mortgages is shown in Figure 18. This analysis can be useful for understanding the cost involved in home ownership excluding the cost of a mortgage. the state of illustrates it has 10% cost as a percent of household income which is less than most other states in the area. The state with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the group is Illinois with a cost of 13% is 28.7% larger.
Figure 20 shows housing costs for owners or renters where costs for renters include: rent, utilities (if paid), insurance, etc. Indiana has the largest proportion of Housing Cost Less than $300 at 8% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 21 shows real estate taxes paid for each city in the local area and it has $1,130 median real estate taxes paid which is less than most other states in the area. The state with the highest median real estate taxes paid in the group is Illinois with a taxes paid of $4,157 is approximately 3.7 times bigger.
Figure 28 shows the household size for families living in the area and it has 3.2 family members per housing unit which is the 2nd most of all the states in the area. The state with the highest family members per housing unit in the group is Illinois with a size of 3.3 measures only about 4.4% larger.
Figure 29 show the median number of rooms in a typical home for each city in the area. the state of indicates it has 5.8 average number of rooms in a house which is the 2nd most of all the states in the area. The state with the highest average number of rooms in a house in the group is Ohio with an average number of rooms in a house of 5.9 is only slightly larger. Figure 30 shows, for the average house in each city, the median year that a house was built. This can be useful for understanding the relative age of one neighborhood versus another. the state of shows it has 1973 year built which is the most of all statesin the area.
The next two charts show both the household size of homeowners and renters. Starting with Figure 36 we see the household size of homeowners. the state of reveals it has 2.6 homeowner household size which is the 2nd most of all the states in the area. The state with the highest homeowner household size in the group is Illinois with a size of 2.7 is only about 3.8% larger.
Figure 37 shows the household size for renters the state of points out it has 2.4 renter household size which is the 2nd most of all the states in the area. The state with the highest renter household size in the group is Illinois with a size of 2.4 is only slightly larger. Figure 39 shows the year that people who own homes moved into the area. Indiana has the largest proportion of Renters Moved in 2015 or later at 22% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 40 compares the median year that a home owner moved into their home. the state of indicates it has 2003 median year that a home owner moved in which is at the top of all other statesin the area. Figure 41 compares the median year that a renter moved into their home. the state of indicates it has 2013 median year that a renter moved in which is the most of all statesin the area.
Figure 42 shows a frequency distribution of various types of energy sources used in a home. Indiana has the largest proportion of home using electricity at 29% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next two charts show the number of people living in group quarters, beginning with Figure 43 which shows the total number of people. the state of demonstrates it has 188,648 total people living in group quarters which is in the center of other states in the area.


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Trunk brought to the United States by an Austrian-Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2015.541.2
Trunk brought to New York in January, 1940 by Bertha Lifschutz when she immigrated to the Untited States. Bertha's son Fred had come to the United States the previous year as part of the "50 children" transport led by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.
Trunks (Luggage) (lcsh)
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fred Lifschutz
Leather suitcase with metal lock.
overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 33.625 inches (85.408 cm) | Depth: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm)
overall : leather, wood, cloth, paint, metal
Subject: Fred Lifschutz
Friedrich Lifschutz was born on April 17, 1933 in Vienna, Austria, to Moritz (Morris) and Bertha (née Meisels) Lifschutz. Moritz was born on August 30, 1899 in Podhajce, Poland. He had four sisters and many of his immediate family, including his mother, Rebecca, immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Bertha was born on November 30, 1902, and had one sister. Moritz ran a beauty aid store in Vienna with his brother-in-law, Morris Frankel, who had married Bertha's sister, Helen. Bertha worked at the Rohatyn Bank in Vienna. The couple married in March 1931 and two years later, Bertha gave birth to their only child, Fred. In 1939, Bertha's father was killed in Buchenwald and the family made the decision to send Fred to the United States as part of the "50 children" transport led by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus. After a summer at the Brith Sholomville camp in Collegeville, PA, Fred went to live with his grandmother and aunt in New York City. To avoid arrest in Vienna, Morris attempted to escape to Switzerland, but was caught and sent back. He was unable to obtain a visa for the United States, so he returned to Podhajce. Podhajce was occupied by the Germans in June 1941 and Morris was killed two months later. Bertha was able to obtain an American visa, immigrated to the United States in January 1940, and reunited with Fred. In the United States, Fred attended City College of New York and worked as a sales representative for toy companies. Bertha eventually married David Pelta, who was a German-Jewish refugee who came to the United States in 1938. Bertha passed away in 1975.
Keywords and Subjects
Topical Term
Jews--Austria--Vienna.
Jewish children--Austria.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Austria.
Refugee children--United States.
Vienna (Austria)
The trunk was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Fred Lifschutz, the son of Bertha Lifschutz.
Fred Lifschutz papers
The Fred Lifschutz papers consist of biographical materials, a personal narrative, photographs, postcards, and three photograph albums documenting Fred Lifschutz from Vienna, Austria, his family and friends, and his immigration to the United States as one of the "50 children" sponsored by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus. The biographical materials document Moritz, Bertha, and Fred Lifschutz and especially Bertha and Fred Lifschutz's immigration to the United States. Bertha's brief personal narrative describes her childhood, her experiences during World War I and the interwar years in Galicia and Austria, Nazi occupation, and her immigration to the United States. Loose photographs depict family and friends in prewar Europe. Most of the loose postcards are addressed to Fred from his mother while she was still in Vienna and he had immigrated to the United States or during the first years after her immigration while he was at summer camp. Postcards from a postcard album are primarily addressed to Fred from his childhood friends and family in Europe and America. The three photo albums document Bertha's and Fred's childhoods in prewar Europe, Fred's immigration to the United States with the "50 children," and their new lives in wartime and postwar America.
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A 1995 KU Law School alumni, I am licensed to practice law in the states of Kansas and Missouri. I devote my practice to providing every client with honesty, dedication, and wisdom to make the right decision for their situations; as well as passionate representation that is not often seen in the legal profession.
Children and their well-being is important to me. I often work as a Guardian ad Litem representing the best interest of children as well. I am a Christian attorney, which some would say is an oxymoron, but I love showing people what it really means to be a follower of Christ.
Michael Bright brings a background rich in business and customer service to his role as Director of Business Development. Having assisted clients in real estate finance, strategic planning and a range of consulting projects for both small businesses as well as large public organizations, he combines his business experience with his customer experience to connect people to what they value the most (their family and their assets).
He lives in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife and three sons. Michael is an active volunteer in his local church and enjoys basketball, golfing and cooking.


Novel peer-to-peer-based multiplayer online games are instantiated in an ad-hoc manner without the support of dedicated infrastructure and maintain their state in a distributed manner. Although their employed communication paradigms provide efficient access to sections of distributed state, such communication fails if the participants need to access large subsets of the application state in order to detect high-level situations. We propose a demonstration that shows how multiplayer online games can benefit from using publish/subscribe communication and complex event processing alongside their traditional communication paradigm.


Fully automated contracting process for B2B, between Travel Company and Agents. The quality, technology, cost and delivery performance of their suppliers has a critical and far-reaching impact upon their ability to meet the challenges of their competitors and the demands of their customers.
Strongly secured online system with latest network security standards - SSL technologies for accepting online payments by credit/debit cards like Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express and others. A payment gateway integration by request.
Travel and tour booking system, is the definitive online reservation system solution that can take the stress out of managing tour reservations. Easy and fast search module for hotel booking by parameters and filters. Automatic calculations of room rates by markets, by promotions.
Quick update available hotels (including rooms, promotions, policies and rates) information from ARUS Hotel - Hotel Reservations and Database system.
Online customers, agents control module.
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The Joe Dante Cheat Sheet
Want to become an instant expert in our filmmaker of the month without committing yourself to an entire filmography? Then you need the Hell Is For Hyphenates Cheat Sheet: we program you a double feature that will not only make for a great evening's viewing, but will bring you suitably up-to-speed before our next episode lands…
THE 'BURBS (1989) and GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)
Don't let the fact that The 'Burbs is incredibly silly and funny distract you from the fact that it is also an incredibly clever satire on the veneer of the American Dream. At the tail end of the Reagan era and the Cold War, Joe Dante made a film about white America's fear of foreigners, set in an idealised neighbourhood whose pristineness belies a rotten, ugly heart. Tom Hanks stars as the quintessential middle-class husband and father who has a growing suspicion of his unusual neighbours, and, egged on by the mob mentality of other members of the suburban cul-de-sac, ignites chaos and destruction. It's possibly Dante's cleverest work, and a potential insight into his worldview. Your evening continues with a viewing of Gremlins 2: The New Batch. The original Gremlins is widely considered the superior film, but we're going to make a case for the sequel. The point of the Cheat Sheet is to give you everything you need to know about the director in the space of two films, and Dante's predilection for Looney Tunes-inspired wackiness and meta-textual gags that trample uncaringly over the remains of the fourth wall make Gremlins 2 the irresistible choice. Film critic Leonard Maltin appears at one point in the film, trashing the original Gremlins on screen before he himself is attacked by Gremlins, who then stop the actual film we're watching as we're watching it, taking over the cinema we are presumably in! The first Gremlins felt like Dante meeting the audience halfway; the sequel feels like Dante Unleashed. Watching these two films back-to-back should tell you everything you need to know about what makes Joe Dante tick.
Substitutions: If you can't get or have already seen The 'Burbs, track down Innerspace (1987). It's not exactly the suburbam satire that The 'Burbs is, but it's the perfect mix of action and comedy, and one of the most eminently rewatchable films Dante has made. Who doesn't want to see Dennis Quaid shrunk to microscopic proportions and injected into Martin Short's arse? Crazy people, that's who. If you can't get or have already seen Gremlins 2: The New Batch, get yourself a copy of Looney Tunes: Back In Action. After years of emulating the Bugs Bunny aesthetic on screen - and collaborating more than once with the great Chuck Jones - Dante fulfilled what was surely a prophecy from the mists of time, directing the 2003 live action Looney Tunes film. Though it doesn't quite reach the peak of the original cartoon (but what since 1964 has?), it's still far more in the spirit of the classic series than every hipster's favourite ironic go-to reference Space Jam. You know it's true.
The Hidden Gem: Want to see something off the beaten path, a lesser-known work from Joe Dante's filmography? We recommend you take a look at 1993's Matinee. Dante's love letter to William Castle features John Goodman as a schlocky film producer promoting his horror film Mant! in southern Florida as a group of movie-loving kids try to cope with the Cuban Missile Crisis. We'll likely never see a movie-length dramatisation of Joe Dante's childhood, so Matinee is probably the next best thing.
The next episode of Hell Is For Hyphenates, featuring Neil Marshall talking Joe Dante, will be released on 31 May 2017.
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When you buy a life annuity, you receive a guaranteed stream of income for as long as you live and do not have to worry about the fluctuations of the markets and interest rates. Plus, life annuities provide the highest level of guaranteed income available.
If you buy a life annuity with non-registered money, it may qualify as a prescribed annuity and be eligible for preferential tax treatment.
Income Tax regulation 304 prescribes that certain annuity contracts are exempted from accrual rules (where all growth has to be taxed annually) when it comes to their income reporting requirement, hence the term, "prescribed annuities".
While non-registered prescribed annuities have always served as a very tax-effective source of guaranteed retirement income for Canadian retirees, with tax changes coming January 1, 2017, it makes even more sense to consider them now before their tax benefits are reduced.
Annuity payments are based on life expectancy. The longer the life expectancy of the annuitant, the smaller the annuity payments would be and vice versa, the shorter the life expectancy, the bigger the payments.
Currently, the life expectancy rates used for non-registered prescribed annuities are based on life expectancy rates included in the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Tables (IAM). Based on new changes to the Income Tax Act, starting in January 1, 2017, life expectancy for prescribed annuities will be updated and will be based on the Annuity 2000 Basic Mortality Tables. Since longevity has increased in the past few decades, the new tables include longer life expectancies. Since annuity payments are a blend of return of capital and interest, this will reduce the portion of each payment that will be treated as a return of capital, as the principal portion has to be spread over a longer period. As a result, each prescribed annuity payment on contracts purchased after January 1, 2017 will have a higher taxable portion.
The above-noted figures are based on Sun Life quotes for a $100,000 premium with a 10-year guaranteed period, a purchase date of July 1st, 2015, and an income start date of August 1st, 2015. This is for illustrative purposes only – different annuities will result in different variations in taxable portions from old to new.
If you purchase a prescribed annuity on or after January 1, 2017, the new life expectancy table will be used to calculate the taxable portion of each payment. However, if you purchase an annuity before January 1, 2017, the old tables will still be used to calculate the income stream, even if the annuity payments don't start until after January 1, 2017. This "grandfathering" provision is a good reason to seriously consider prescribed annuities as a source of tax-effective guaranteed income during retirement.
Therefore, if you are contemplating the use of prescribed annuities in your financial and retirement planning, you should discuss the impact of these changes with your financial advisor and try to make a decision before the end of 2016 to be able to take advantage of the existing preferential tax rates applicable to prescribed annuities.
Tina Tehranchian, MA, CFP, CLU, CHFC is a senior financial planner and branch manager at Assante Capital Management Ltd. in Richmond Hill.
Tina is a Fellow of FPSCTM and is widely featured in the national media as a financial planning expert based on her experience in this field since 1991.
She can be reached at 905-707-5220 or through her website at www.tinatehranchian.com.