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BTLG Table of Contents > Sales and Use Tax Regulations > Article 1 > Regulation 1507
Sales And Use Tax Regulations
Article 1. Service Enterprises
Regulation 1507. Technology Transfer Agreements.
Reference: Sections 6011 and 6012, Revenue and Taxation Code.
Preston v. State Board of Equalization (2001) 25 Cal. 4th 197,105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 407.
(1) "Technology transfer agreement" means an agreement evidenced by a writing (e.g., invoice, purchase order, contract, etc.) that assigns or licenses a copyright interest in tangible personal property for the purpose of reproducing and selling other property subject to the copyright interest. A technology transfer agreement also means a written agreement that assigns or licenses a patent interest for the right to manufacture and sell property subject to the patent interest, or a written agreement that assigns or licenses the right to use a process subject to a patent interest.
A technology transfer agreement does not mean an agreement for the transfer of any tangible personal property manufactured pursuant to a technology transfer agreement, nor an agreement for the transfer of any property derived, created, manufactured, or otherwise processed by property manufactured pursuant to technology transfer agreement.
Example No. 1: Company X holds a copyright in certain tangible artwork. Company X transfers (temporarily or otherwise) its artwork to Company Y and, in writing, transfers (temporarily or otherwise) a copyright interest to Company Y authorizing it to reproduce and sell tangible personal property subject to Company X's copyright interest in the artwork. Company X's transfer of artwork and a copyright interest to Company Y constitutes a technology transfer agreement.
Company Y's sales of tangible personal property containing reproductions of Company X's artwork do not constitute a technology transfer agreement.
Example No. 2: Company X holds patents for widgets and the process for manufacturing such widgets. Company X, in writing, transfers (temporarily or otherwise) its patent interests to sell widgets and the process used to manufacture such widgets to Company Y. Company X's transfer of its patent interests to Company Y constitutes a technology transfer agreement. Company Y's sale or storage, use, or other consumption of any widgets that it manufactures does not constitute a technology transfer agreement. Company Y's sale or storage, use, or other consumption of any tangible personal property used to manufacture widgets also does not constitute a technology transfer agreement.
Example No. 3: Company X manufactures and leases a patented medical device to Company Y. As part of the lease of the medical device, Company X also transfers to Company Y, in writing, a separate patent interest in a process external to the medical device that involves the use, application or manipulation of the medical device. Company X charges a monthly rentals payable for the equipment as well as a separate charge for each time the separate patented process external to the medical device is performed by Company Y. Company X's lease of the medical device to Company Y to perform the separately patented process is not a technology transfer agreement and tax applies to the entire rentals payable for the medical equipment. Company X's transfer of its separate patent interest for the right to perform the separate patented process external to the medical device is a technology transfer agreement. Company X's separate charges to Company Y for the right to perform the separate patented process external to the medical device are not subject to tax provided they relate to the right to perform the separate patented process, are not for the lease of the medical device, and represent a reasonable charge for the right to perform the separate patented process external to the medical device. Where the separate charges for the right to perform the separate patented process relate to the patented technology embedded in the internal design, assembly or operation of the medical device, Company X's separate charges for the right to perform the separate patented process are not pursuant to a technology transfer agreement and are instead part of the rentals payable from the lease of the medical device.
(2) "Copyright interest" means the exclusive right held by the author of an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium to do and to authorize any of the following: to reproduce a work in copies or phonorecords; to prepare derivative works based upon a work; to distribute copies or phonorecords of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending; to perform a work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works; to display a copyrighted work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work; and in the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission. For purposes of this regulation, an "original work of authorship" includes any literary, musical, and dramatic works; pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; motion pictures and other audiovisual works; sound recordings, including phonograph and tape recordings; and architectural works represented or contained in tangible personal property.
(3) "Patent interest" means the exclusive right held by the owner of a patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to make, use, offer to sell, or sell a patented process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or material. "Process" means one or more acts or steps that produce a concrete, tangible and useful result that is patented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such as the means of manufacturing tangible personal property. Process may include a patented process performed with an item of tangible personal property, but does not mean or include the mere use of tangible personal property subject to a patent interest.
(4) "Assign or license" means to transfer in writing a patent or copyright interest to a person who is not the original holder of the patent or copyright interest where, absent the assignment or license, the assignee or licensee would be prohibited from making any use of the copyright or patent provided in the technology transfer agreement.
(b) Application of Tax.
(1) Tax applies to amounts received for any tangible personal property transferred in a technology transfer agreement. Tax does not apply to amounts received for the assignment or licensing of a patent or copyright interest as part of a technology transfer agreement. The gross receipts or sales price attributable to any tangible personal property transferred as part of a technology transfer agreement shall be:
(A) The separately stated sale price for the tangible personal property, provided the separately stated price represents a reasonable fair market value of the tangible personal property;
(B) Where there is no such separately stated price, the separate price at which the tangible personal property or like (similar) tangible personal property was previously sold, leased, or offered for sale or lease, to an unrelated third party; or,
(C) If there is no such separately stated price and the tangible personal property, or like (similar) tangible personal property, has not been previously sold or leased, or offered for sale or lease to an unrelated third party, 200 percent of the combined cost of materials and labor used to produce the tangible personal property. "Cost of materials" consists of those materials used or otherwise physically incorporated into any tangible personal property transferred as part of a technology transfer agreement. "Cost of labor" includes any charges or value of labor used to create the tangible personal property whether the transferor of the tangible personal property contributes such labor, a third party contributes the labor, or the labor is contributed through some combination thereof. The value of labor provided by the transferor of the tangible personal property shall equal the separately stated, reasonable charge for such labor. Where no separately stated charge for labor is made, the value of labor shall equal the lower of the taxpayer's normal and customary charges for labor made to third persons, or the fair market value of such labor performed.
(2) Tax applies to all amounts received from the sale or storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property transferred with a patent or copyright interest, where the transfer is not pursuant to a technology transfer agreement.
(3) Specific Applications. Tax applies to the sale or storage, use, or other consumption of artwork and commercial photography pursuant to a technology transfer agreement as set forth in Regulation 1540, Advertising Agencies, Commercial Artists and Designers.
History—Adopted March 27, 2002, effective July 6, 2002. Effectively implementing the decision in the case of Preston v. State Board of Equalization (2001) 25 Cal. 4th 197, 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 407.
Change without regulatory effect deleting the last sentence in the second paragraph of subdivision (a)(1) providing that "A technology transfer agreement also does not mean an agreement for the transfer of prewritten software," which was held invalid by the Court of Appeal in Nortel Networks, Inc., v. State Board of Equalization (2011) 191 Cal.App.4th 1259, 1278, filed June 22, 2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 26-Z).


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The presidential candidate of the ruling Rally of Republicans party addressed the media upon his arrival at the airport saying he was ready to resume his duties alongside President Alassane Ouattara.
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Patrik Fitzgerald: Safety Pins, Secret Lives & the Paranoid Ward (the Best of 1977-1986): Album Review
Ged Babey
Patrik Fitzgerald – Safety Pins, Secret Lives & the Paranoid Ward (the Best of 1977-1986) (Cherry Red)
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Punk Poet, "the Punk Dylan", short bloke with guitar and a painfully blunt honesty. Patrik Fitzgerald, The Most Punk Rock Solo artiste there was… and still is. Ged Babey likes him.
"You, above all others, taught me that the most PUNK anyone can be is to lose the amplifiers, lose the guitars and the laddish inclinations, and just present yourself, no bullshit." Everett True on Patrik Fitzgerald ( addressing him)
Everyone knows Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart yeah, (in the same way as everyone knows Another Girl, Another Planet… ) but there's much, much more to Patrik FitzGerald. One of the most quietly influential and under-appreciated artists of his generation.
I love Patrik. I've met him a couple times. And his wife. Thing is. Sometimes his oeuvre, his songs, I find so fuckin' depressing, I just can't listen to them. And I say that as a fan of his work. The bleakness, desperation and brutal honesty in his work just makes me… ugh! Hence the delay in getting this review done.
The stuff about how life is so shit, so loaded against you, the fact that you sometimes seem condemned to endure the bollocks from church and state and law and do-gooders and rule-makers and jobsworths and cow-towers and teachers and coppers and social workers. You know what I mean? You just don't need to hear it sung back at you.
Everyone was a target for the young Patrik (1977-86); the state, the media, families, trendys, babysitters, doctors…. these songs are based on his experiences of life in the 1970's and things are probably just as bad nowadays for people who find themselves in the same position. Which is the depressing thing perhaps.
So why should we buy a double-album of his best work ? Well, because no-one else was saying these things, no-one else was quite as astute and as darkly comical yet cutting-thru-the-bullshit. And they are good songs. They can make you laugh, make you cry and make you want to punch the walls but they are real. Full of truth, bitterness and anger and sardonic observations. They are also full of great little musical and lyrical ideas and inventiveness. They have a dark romantic streak and a resilience. I guess that they are 'the Blues' without actually being anything like the traditional/what everyone calls the Blues. These are gritty, urban, monochrome punk rock black & blues. They are a played on battered acoustic guitar but they are not 'folk' either.
Ragged Generation (For Real) is arguably one of Patriks songs which inspired the Protest/Anarcho Wing of punk in both style and content .
Live Out My Stars namechecks Bowie from whom Crass also took their name of course. There is a distinct connection between Patrik and Crasstafarianism and not just due to Chumbawamba covering Safety-Pin (in a barbershop quartet style in their latter days).
He was always refered to as a punk poet, despite the fact he actually sings, unlike JCC but I guess that songs like Conventions of Life, Little Fishes, Optimism/Reject and Buy Me Sell me are constructed very much like a punk rock haiku.
But there are times when Patrik gets it wrong, making him all the more human and fallible, but not particularly likeable. In 'Tonight' there is a line where he 'kicks the dog and breaks its nose' and also listens to the neighbours 'screwing' to get his kicks. Irrelevant Battles is also a surprisingly popular song as it slates liberals for worrying too much about peoples suffering abroad than those in your own back yard, and highlights a selfish and narrow viewpoint. It was written decades ago though and there are plenty of other Irrelevant Battles it could be updated to include.
Pop Star, Pop Star is one of the saddest and strangest songs I've ever heard. An Art-School alternative to Career Opportunities where reluctantly the narrator has no choice but to become a Pop Star. It's all the more ironic today I guess with the X-Factor This Means So Much To Me/ Living The Dream attitude being all around.
There are fifty-two songs on these two cd's and more than half have been available before on previous compilations but of the later ones, the Gifts & Telegrams and Drifting Towards Violence stuff has been difficult to track down, so it is good to have a comprehensive collection which includes the best of Patrik FitzGerald -the First Nine Years. It goes from the primitivism of Banging and Shouting and Wire-like haiku punk to longer, challenging almost avant-garde stuff with sax, piano and homemade electronica.
Maybe not the most happy-go-lucky singalong double CD set you'll ever get but an emotional journey in song where only the truth, honesty and dark sense of cynical humour are your guide, sat-nav and passenger
A remarkable artist is Patrik, and a one-off.
Patrik Fitzgerald can be found on his personal website: patrikfitzgerald.co.uk and Facebook.
All words by Ged Babey. More from Ged can be found at his Louder Than War Author Archive.
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The proposed project aims to provide a senior debt package to Hattha Kaksekar Limited to support its further growth in the market, especially its lending to micro borrowers.
- Improve access to finance for productive micro-entrepreneurs, which will in turn stimulate growth, employment generation and poverty reduction.
- As the Company is present in many remote areas in the country, the Project is expected to allow more individuals obtain formal financial services, such as the mobilization of savings and mobile banking.
Established in 1994 as a food security project by OCSD/OXFAM-Quebec, a Canadian organization, HKL registered as an NGO in 1996, and then gradually expanded to become a registered microfinance institution in 2001.
Recently in January 2016, Bank of Ayudhya Pcl (BAY or Krungsri), Thailand's fifth largest financial group and a subsidiary of Japan's leading financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has acquired a 100-per-cent stake. Upon closing targeted by Quarter 2, 2016, BAY will become the sole shareholder of HKL.
Up to USD 30 million of B Loan.
HKL's shareholding structure is fragmented: Oikocredit (19.84%), Norfund (20.94%), ANMF (Triple Jump) (17.46%), HK NGO (10.42%), responsAbility (11.25%), rAP (9.71%), HK SA (9.57%), DY DAVUTH (0.81%).


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Victoria Beckham Helps Sponsor Charity Fashion Show
Audrey Whalen, Reporter
Designer Victoria Beckham will be working with Suzanne Rogers, a Canadian philanthropist, to raise money for charities by way of a fashion show. Money raised during the show will be donated to Camp Ooch, an oncology center for families affected by childhood cancer, and The Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation, which sponsors brain tumor research and supports families affected by cancer.
"I think it is wonderful she is using all her money to benefit those who really need it. Treating cancer is really expensive and can be very stressful, knowing there is someone out there who cares and actually has the power to make a difference is so heartwarming," junior Hailey Compton said.
"Suzanne's charitable endeavours in bettering the lives of children around the world is inspiring, and I am delighted to be involved in the next in her series of fundraisers," Beckham said, according to fashionpost.com.
This is not the first charity event the designer will be spearheading. She is known for her works with the Elton John AIDS Foundation and The United Nations; she also holds the title of UNAIDS international goodwill ambassador.
"The fact that this giant popstar [Beckham] is involved in so much charity work shows that people really are good deep down inside," sophomore Savanna Westoff.
There is no specific date set for the charity fashion show, but it is expected to be in November in Toronto.
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Alaska whitewater rafting is a one of a kind experience! Imagine entering a world only accessed by the rivers. Whether just out for the day, or a longer, more remote trip, this is the easiest way to experience the true Alaskan wilderness, unbroken by roads or other infrastructure. Get ready to ride Class II and III whitewater, followed by calmer sections, where you can sit back and take in the scenery. Enjoy spectacular views of striking mountains, flowing glaciers, and rocky cliffs along the way. Animal tracks are frequently found on the riverbars, and wildlife can be abundant, especially during the salmon run.
While each river in Alaska has it's own features that make it unique, they all involve splashy fun and adventure! Be prepared to get wet along the way! Fortunately, traveling through the wilderness by raft means that you are not as limited in what gear to bring along as if you were traveling by foot. Therefore, it is always good to bring along lots of warm, dry layers. Your guides will be sure to bring plenty of delicious food along, and are expert backcountry chefs. It is not uncommon for guides to catch dinner by "dipnetting" during the day and cooking up fresh fish by night. Overall, whitewater rafting is an excellent way to experience the Alaskan wilderness, and is sure to be an adventure for all!
Alaska's sheer magnitude means there are a variety of rivers to explore throughout the state. Here are some of our favorites!
Copper River – the Copper River originates at the Copper Glacier and spans nearly 300 miles from the Wrangell and Chugach Mountains to the Gulf of Alaska. This river is named after its abundant copper deposits and is famous for its salmon production.
Nizina River [Class II-III] – located in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, the Nizina River is a tributary of the Copper River. This river is fed by the Nizina Glacier and is surrounded by beautiful scenery, including towering limestone cliffs.
Kennicott River – the Kennicott River may be short, but it offers stunning views of Mt. Blackburn and the impressive mile-high Stairway Icefall. Enjoy a fun, splashy ride before flowing into the Nizina River.
Chitina River – the Chitina River is fed by several glaciers that eventually merge into the Chitina Glacier in the Saint Elias Mountains. It flows for about 120 miles until it connects with the famed Copper River near the town of Chitina, Alaska. The Chitina winds its way through glacial valleys, peaks and waterfalls and is abundant with salmon, trout and other wildlife.
Six Mile Creek – Six Mile Creek is a relatively short "river" but it claims some of the most intense whitewater rafting in Alaska.
Kenai River – the Kenai River is located on the Kenai Peninsula and flows for approximately 82 miles from Kenai Lake into the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The river is a very popular fishing destination and is the home of the current world record king salmon.
Tana River – the Tana River is runs through the valley between the Chugach Mountains and the St. Elias Mountains. The river is located in remote Alaskan wilderness and flows for about 40 miles before merging with the Chitina River. Certain portions of the Tana River feature some technical and challenging terrain, making this river most suitable for experienced white water rafters.
As with every adventure in the great outdoors, practicing safe rafting principles is essential for enjoying your experience. Here are some safety suggestions for your upcoming trip.
Listen to your guide – Our guides are experts in having fun while being safe. At put-in, they will cover important safety information, and are always available and open to questions throughout the trip.
Wear a life jacket – Alaskan rivers are glacially fed, meaning they contain very cold water! Despite wearing warm and waterproof layers, the water will still take your breath away if you go over the side. Therefore, it is very important to keep your life jacket on whenever you are on the water.
Remember the signals – Prior to putting in, your guide will go over important hand signals for use if someone goes overboard. It is important to practice and remember these signals in case of an emergency situation.
Float with your feet forward – If you do go overboard, float with your feet pointing downstream, as close to the surface of the water as you can. This way, they are ready to push off rocks or other obstacles, and are less-likely to get caught underwater. DO NOT try and stand up in the river!!
Leave no trace – When stopping for lunch or to set up camp, it is important to leave your camp cleaner than how you found it. This means picking up trash (even if it's not your own), and being careful not to feed any wildlife. Keep the river wild!
Wear sunscreen and stay hydrated – While on the river, the sunlight tends to reflect back off the water and onto your face, making it important to reapply sunscreen. Ever wonder how your guides got so tan? It is also easy to be distracted by the waves and beautiful scenery, but remember to drink plenty of water on your trip.
Have fun! – You're on vacation, after all!
When planning for an Alaska rafting expedition, don't forget to pack these essential items. The weather conditions in the Alaska wilderness can be somewhat unpredictable and being overly prepared is always a good idea when planning any sort of outdoor excursion, including a rafting trip.
Click here to view an expanded and printable version of this rafting trip gear checklist.
Hiking/Running Shorts – Light weight nylon shorts are quick drying and easy to carry. Recommended for riverside hikes and/or a warm day on the water.
Hiking Pants – A light wool, synthetic (e.g. nylon) or fleece pant is recommended for camp or day hikes. One combination is to wear shorts over polypro long underwear, all underneath wind/rain pants. While on the river, this is a comfortable system, but at camp you will probably want a regular pair of pants to pull on. Denim, canvas, or any type of cotton is not recommended because it has no insulating power when wet.
Long Underwear – Long underwear must be polypro or wool. We recommend bringing a mid-weight or heavyweight set.
Mid Layer – Layers are the key to comfort and warmth while on the river and camping. This is the first layer over the polypro long underwear. It can be wool, capilene, "expedition weight" long underwear, a light fleece, etc.
Fleece – Another layer! Make this a warm fleece jacket – "wind-resistant" fleece is great for the down-river winds that are often encountered on Alaskan rivers. A thick wool sweater or lightweight down jacket can be also be used here, but remember that once down is wet, it loses all insulating ability, so fleece tends to work best in Alaska. Fleece pants are also recommended for being cozy around camp and are great for bedtime if you "sleep cold".
Rain Jacket – This is one of the most important items. Good rain gear will make your adventure much more enjoyable. We recommend bringing either heavyweight coated nylon (such as Helly Hansen gear) or a high quality Gore-Tex jacket (not your 10 year old standby–its just too stormy in Alaska). Exceptional Gore-Tex rain gear is made by Arc'Teryx, Marmot and Patagonia. Ponchos are not acceptable. Wind and brush makes them almost useless.
Rain Pants – Again, we recommend a heavyweight coated nylon or high quality pair of Gore-Tex rain pants.
Socks – You should have 3-5 pairs of wool or synthetic socks. Sock selection varies on personal preference, but we recommend heavyweight socks to wear inside rubber boots on cold river days and inside your sleeping bag at night. SmartWool, Thorlo and Dahlgren make excellent socks.
Running Shoes or Sandals – A pair of running shoes are good to wear around camp, or for a day hike if you prefer them over your hiking boots. Some folks carry sandals, such as Tevas or Chacos, which are good for warm days, but are not good for hiking and not as warm around camp in the evening.
Hiking Boots or Shoes – comfortable, sturdy boots or trail shoes for day hikes along the river. Make sure to purchase these well before your trip and break them in so you don't risk blisters while on your adventure!
Wool or Fleece Hat – Something to cover the ears and keep your head warm.
Fleece Gloves – A pair of good fleece gloves is a must for warm hands while on the river and for use around camp. Fleece gloves with WindStopper are best, but regular fleece or even wool gloves work fine as well. Neoprene gloves are also an excellent option.
http://www.moxierafting.com/useful-links.html – A collection of rafting resources, which focuses on rafting in Maine and Massachusetts, but also includes a lot of great general rafting information.


Full Porch Press | A Rooster Once Crowed - And After That What's Next To Do?
There is something bordering on mystical that happens in your life when you commit to reading and studying Scripture. Just like nine ladies cannot have a baby in a month, the steady plodding of reading a little or a lot each and every day begins to work miracles.
In my life, if I read seven chapters all at once each week, I forgo the power that reading a single chapter a day for a week unlocks. I cannot cite specific Scripture about it, but I dare you to produce different results. Ten times out of ten, when my heart gets off track or I'm developing self-centered relationships or I grow unthankful, it's clear that I've not been in the Word lately.
Men died for the Bible. Did you know that? Thousands died in pursuit of a reliable, readable translation written in a language that people actually spoke. Other men, who spent their lives studying Scripture, felt its power was too great for you and me to even access. Doesn't that make you want to read it?
With repentance, you've got to want that yourself. You must love God so much that you don't care about embarrassing yourself or digging up forgotten corners of your life.
But this is different. You can will yourself to read for a while, but eventually it will slip. Ask God to change your preferences and to build a thirst for Scripture in you and to increase your curiosity about Him. We sometimes think God won't affect our free will, but if it is our will for it to be affected, He'll do it—if you ask.
Spend time in Scripture as one seeking its truth and you'll see the world through different eyes—His eyes.
EXCERPTED FROM A Rooster Once Crowed: A Commentary on the Greatest Story Ever Told (without four linked Scripture provided in the book), Afterword-Questions from the Front (pgs. 193-194). AVAILABLE FORMATS are linked at Full Porch Press.


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More Molotov Cocktails
The police report three incidents of Moltov cocktail-tossing in the NW last night between 1 and 4 a.m., in the 4100 Blk of Belvieu Avenue, the 3900 block of Groveland Avenue and the 3300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, at least one incident using a Rémy Martin bottle (classy!) Gugliemi held an unusual Saturday press conference, video here (unfortunately interrupted by a Walmart ad). Moltov cocktails are a well-known calling card from drug dealers to 'snitches' (see Edna McAbier, the Dawson family), but of course we don't know what these tossers' motive was. Police are also investigating nine other incidents.
Horror in Guilford
"an intruder raped and beat a woman while her children were just steps away"
Two shot in Harwood
...at East Lorraine Avenue and Barclay Street. (Not Charles Village)
Mary Pat Clarke wants to padlock the Yau Brothers Chinese carryout after the second murder there. Which seems rather unfair to the Yau brothers, unless they were somehow in on it.
Kids these days...
Horrible: 12-year-old girl reportedly raped at box-cutter-point by 13-year-old at an unnamed west Baltimore school; the victim asked a fellow student for help but her classmate did nothing.
Despicable teenager steals cookie money from the Girl Scouts
"Freedom fighter" Matthew VanDyke talked to WJZ. He's writing a book, of course.
Another defamation suit for the City Paper and reporter Van Smith(?!): the Courthouse News Service reports that strip club owner Rosalie Jackson, Rosalie's son Kenneth Jackson and former longshoremen's local union president Riker "Rocky" McKenzie claim the Baltimore City Paper falsely linked them to a violent drug organization and called them drug dealers and leaders of organized crime. Oh, my.
Ben Cardin says Obama is planning to nominate Circuit Court Judge George L. Russell III to the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt after Republicans blocked his first pick, Judge Charles B. Day, for more than a year and a half citing unnamed "insurmountable concerns."
Illegal weapons for sale
Looks like you can buy illegal switchblade knives all over the city, police say they don't have time to deal with it.
Posted by iv1 at 11:34 PM 3 comments
Santos Villanueva, 25, was shot to death in the 4300 block of Loch Raven Blvd. at around 9 p.m. last night
A guy on a bike wearing a hoodie shot up a parked car near the Edmonson village shopping center; the occupant wasn't injured in spite of at least seven bullet holes.
Police are ISO this man who broke into Charlie Brown's bar to steal cash, booze and lottery tickets
Police are also ISO this man who stole a gold necklace from Marley Station Mall
North Baltimore Patch reported on their FB feed that yesterday "Baltimore PD told us the JFX was closed for an unfounded bomb threat. And that it had nothing to do with the missing prisoner."
Joseph Gasque, 39, got 119 months for crack dealing.
Five years for a 54-year-old(!) man who conspired to rob banks and pharmacies
Forty-one months for funny-money-passin' Robert Johnson, 33.
Peter Angelos and Occupy Baltimore agree on something! The Brew reports that the shady quasi-nonprofit sorta-government Baltimore Development Corp. appears to benefit developers over the good of the city, should be more transparent and needs to follow 'best practices' used in other cities. The saved developers $14.5 million in taxes last year. The Brew also reports that the B.O.E. approved $5.6 million in consulting contracts at a four-minute meeting yesterday.
Should you pay for the Sun?
If you're still on the fence, reading this may change your mind.
Ps. James O'Shea, author of "Deal from Hell," will be speaking tomorrow at Hopkins.
.. could a news cooperative work in Baltimore (or anywhere)?
Labels: media blabber
Switch blades removed
The mayor has banned switch blades from Hollins Market, meanwhile the SA's office says they're illegal.
Posted by iv1 at 10:48 PM 12 comments
Running and walking
Two life sentences for a man convicted for the murder of Brian Meise in a Catonsville convenience store.
The JFX was closed down today as police tried to capture a short and tubby escaped fugitive, one Maury Figueroa, arrested for drug violations and driving without a license.
Profiling nightmares! One of Chef Gordon Ramsey's crew was out scouting b-roll locations and got pulled over in what he alleges was a case of racial profiling.
Way to go, neighborhood walker! A JHU student on crime patrol helped nab a suspicious man on the rooftop of a building on Guilford Ave, who turned out to be wanted for burglary.
A man was shot in Milford Mill
Mom of murder victim Tyra Trent begs for leads. Sigh.
Cellphones tracked, crackheads freed
In case you haven't heard, SRB is in, Belinda Conaway is out, voter turnout was a mind-bogglingly dismal 13 percent, and there are complaints about write-in voting being hampered and other improprieties in the 13th district, where Shannon Sneed was defeated by incumbent Warren Branch.
Demond Tyler, 36, has been arrested and charged with smothering his own grandmother to death. Shirley Tyler was 67.
Murder Ink covers last week's three homicides, including Richard Ford, shot in 1998 after reportedly driving off without paying for some crack.
Two men were shot during the course of a robbery in the Heritage Crossing Community
Changes to the penal code mean 1,900- 12,000 inmates serving time for crack-possession charges across the country, and scores here in MD, are now getting let out of jail.
Blotteratta: a man tried to rob the Hampden Rite Aid with scissors, a teenage girl punched unconscious at Patterson Park High School.
SCOTUS heard that warrantless GPS-tracking case yesterday, but apparently GPS tracking of vehicles is small beans compared to the more common (also warrantless) tracking of location by cell phone. (And, of course, the N.S.A. is already monitoring all of your email.)
What the?! Some nerve!! The state of MD is now charging $190 for timely access to public information!
Adam Meister sums up that "Another BDC is Possible" meetup/protest yesterday. Sounds like it got off track into unrelated issues (racism, unions) and M.J. Brodie showed up and came off well.
Knives for kids
282 knives were confiscated from city school kids in the past two years. Plus it's pretty easy to buy a switchblade in the city.
Posted by iv1 at 7:03 AM 1 comments
Scary times
WTF?! Fox files a FOIA request to try to uncover the shady development deals behind the $1.5 billion-dollar State Center project involving hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, but developers refuse the request saying they can't afford to make copies of documents. And now, says Fox, the state itself is suing plaintiffs who are suing for violations of procurement law-- a SLAPP suit, in other words. Nutrageous! A judge is going to stop the insanity and demand transparency any minute now, right? More on the State Center project here.
A man was stabbed at 100 E. Redwood Street early this morning
A city police officer is in Shock Trauma after being dragged two blocks by a pickup truck
Here's a shocking factoid: at present the government-- FBI, DEA, and presumably state and local police as well-- can attach a GPS device on your car and track your movements without a warrant. Particularly disturbing considering the very recent history of state police spying on anti-Iraq-war demonstrators.
In media news, Sam Zell, the Sun's gnomish overlord, was potentially awarded large shovels-full of money by a bankruptcy judge. And the Daily Record has laid off three people, citing costs.
Ps. don't forget to vote today, if you haven't already...!
Labels: Tribune Co.
A mostly non-city post today.
After three years their has still been no arrest in the 2008 murder of former Marine Leroy Taylor.
Orioles pitcher Alfred Simon has been acquitted of any charges related to the New Years Eve shooting death of a man in the Dominican Republic.
Armed Robberies Galore:
Police in Elkridge are offering up a reward information leading to the capture of a liquor store robber.(Pictured Right)
College Park bank robber and twice convicted drug dealer Antonio Michael McClurkin, 26, has been sentenced to 15 years in the federal pen.
Another career offender will serve a lengthy federal prison sentence. 41-year-old Mark Ellicott Lomax was sentenced to 20 years for committing 17 robberies in about a month.
County Police are ISO the men who robbed a Middle River bank Monday afternoon.
A city police officer is recovering after being dragged by a car during a pursuit. The officer fired two shots, but the suspects are still unknown at the moment.
Eight well earned years in a federal penitentiary for child pornography trafficker David Twitty, 64.
Police officers in Howard County shoot an armed man. 19-year-old Jeffrey Dustin Nichols was shot after he reportedly failed to drop the gun he was holding when confronted by the officers.
Finally, Towson U. was on lock-down for the second time in a week after a bomb scare in one of the on-campus parking garages.
Posted by TAB at 1:29 PM 1 comments
It's Never to Soon to Ruin Your Life...
14-year-old Nefatea Hector is facing two counts of attempted murder for shooting Joseph Esdelle, 20, in the face, and hitting Anthony Samuel Johnson, 24, with a stray bullet.
For the second time in a week, a 2009 Baltimore County murder has led to federal indictments. Several members of the massive Marijuana trafficking operation were indicted in federal court for their roles in the drug ring and kidnapping-murder 50-year-old Michael Paul Knight.
City police have made an arrest in a quadruple shooting at a city club. Karon Darren Shaw, 19, was arrested for shooting the four men, including two who were club employees.
Police have already arrested 17-year-old Markell Jones for the murder of Freddie Jones Jr. at the turbulent Yau Brothers Carryout on Greenmount, but they are still searching for the other two robbers involved in the killing.
Just two months in jail for Maximilian Bode, 21, the man who killed former Johns Hopkins fencing coach Richard Oles with a snowplow.
An apparent jumper at the Tapco Tower in Towson. The death of the elderly man found in a dumpster near the building is not believed to have involved foul play.
Bail has been denied for accused human trafficker Alarcon Wiggins. Besides being the ringleader of a prostitution ring, Alarcon Wiggins is also apparently a god-awful rapper and deadbeat dad. And as authentic as his talent profile seems, I probably wouldn't call the number he listed.
The jury in the Ulysses Currie trial is still in deliberations on day three. After weeks of testimony the jury has yet to make a decision on the fate of the State Senator and two co-defendants.
A missing Silver Springs man winds up dead in Anne Arundel County. Manuel Enrique Diaz Gomez, 37, was reported missing by his family on Halloween.
The oxycodone overdose death of a quadriplegic Ellicott City man has been ruled a homicide after a lengthy investigation.
Bullets ripped through a Hagerstown home, leaving only one of the homes dozen residents injured.
An Odenton man was caught trying to hang himself in his jail cell Saturday.
Finally, a three alarm blaze occurred at DiDi's pizza in Dundalk, supposedly from two cardboard boxes catching fire.
15 years for Pitcairn killer's accomplice
Lavelva Merritt got a deal for testifying against her crack buddy John Wagner; Wagner got life +20. She also has a hearing in December for violating her probation on a previous drug charges. Tricia Bishop reports that Merritt could be out in as few as six years, plus Merritt's courtroom comments: "making myself depressed ain't going to make it no better ... I'm not going to sit here and let it take over my life."
An unidentified man shot to death in the 4100 block of Parkwood Avenue over the weekend, plus four nonfatal shootings.
Another female Frostburg student stabbed by a female classmate?! Kortneigh McCoy, 19, a sophomore at Frostburg State University and a Poly grad, died following a stabbing early Sunday. Student Shanee Liggins, 23, of Waldorf, is in custody. WTF?
Back again...
The conviction of Erik Stoddard was affirmed by the Court of Appeals last week. Stoddard was convicted and then retried no fewer than three times before his final conviction for child abuse resulting in the death of a child in 2008. The victim, three-year-old Calen Faith DiRubbo, died of multiple blunt-force injuries in 2002.
And Matthew VanDyke is back, still skinny, still sporting a schmattle and planning to write a book.
An unidentified man shot to death in the 4100 bloc...


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Now and Then, Here and There: 1x7
Night of Flight
While in jail, Shu uncovers an unbelievable thriller and the destiny of this hellish future instantly falls squarely in his palms.
A Girl Admiring the Sunset Oct. 14, 1999
A Boy and a Mad King Oct. 21, 1999
A Feast in the Dark Oct. 28, 1999
Discord Nov. 04, 1999
Murder Nov. 11, 1999
Disappearance in a Sandstorm Nov. 18, 1999
Night of Flight Nov. 25, 1999
Two Lone Souls Dec. 02, 1999
In the Chasm Dec. 09, 1999
Prelude to Chaos Dec. 16, 1999
Eve of Destruction Jan. 06, 2000
This Bloody Earth Jan. 13, 2000
Now and Then, Here and There Jan. 20, 2000


This appendix details the computation and composition of the Enabling Trade Index 2016 (ETI).
Each pillar is composed of a total of 57 indicators and subindicators.1 Indicators and subindicators are drawn from various sources, including the Global Express Association (GEA), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition, several indicators are derived from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey. The Technical Notes and Sources at the end of the Report provide details and sources of each individual indicator and subindicator used in the ETI. The numbering of the indicators informs of their placement inside the ETI. The number preceding the dot indicates the pillar to which an indicator belongs (e.g. indicator 1.03 belongs to Pillar 1 and indicator 6.04 belongs to Pillar 6). For the sake of readability, subindicators are not numbered.
Indicators that are not derived from the Executive Opinion Survey have been assigned scores ranging from 1 to 7 using a minimum-maximum transformation prior to aggregation.2 This is to align them with the scores of indicators derived from the Survey, which always range from 1 to 7. In both cases, a score of 1 and 7 corresponds to the worst and best possible outcome, respectively. In the structure below, Survey indicators are identified with an asterisk (*).
The computation of the ETI is based on successive aggregations of the scores from the indicator level (i.e. the most disaggregated level) all the way up to the overall ETI score. Unless noted otherwise, an arithmetic mean is used to aggregate the scores within a parent component (subindex, subpillar, pillar, or indicator).3 The mean or aggregated score becomes the overall score for that component. In the structure below we report the weight of the main components within their respective immediate parent component. By construction, the scores of all indicators derived from the aggregation of underlying indicators are always measured on a 1–7 scale.
Note the exception of Pillar 4, which is composed of four subpillars.
Appendix B identifies those indicators for which the second formula applies. In some instances, adjustments were made to account for outliers in the data and the overall distribution of the sample.
The score of indicator 1.02 corresponds to the average score across the four composing subindicators.
When calculating the index, indicators 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06 are combined to form a single indicator. The two pairs of time and cost indicators are combined into total time and total cost measures, normalized into a 1-to-7 score and then averaged to form a single indicator of the ease of importing.
When calculating the index, indicators 3.07, 3.08, 3.09 and 3.10 are combined to form a single indicator. The two pairs of time and cost indicators are combined into total time and total cost measures, normalized into a 1-to-7 score and then averaged to form a single indicator of the ease of exporting.
When calculating the index, indicators 6.03 and 6.04 are combined to form a single indicator. That is, the weight of each of these indicators is one half that of a normal indicator within pillar 6.
When calculating the index, indicators 6.05 and 6.06 are combined to form a single indicator. That is, the weight of each of these indicators is one half that of a normal indicator within pillar 6.
The score of indicators 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.05 corresponds to the average score across their respective subindicators.


PR Newswire, LAS VEGAS, NV (May 17, 2016) -- Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, host of Food Network's Restaurant: Impossible, announced today that he is teaming up with Tropicana Las Vegas to open his first signature restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. At the press conference, the exterior of the Tropicana Las Vegas came to life, where a high-energy video showed the crowd what they can expect to see from the newest chef in town. In true Robert Irvine fashion, the celebrity chef made his entrance by rappelling 22 stories (220 feet) down the exterior of the Tropicana hotel to the assembled press below.
Slated to open in 2017, Chef Irvine will bring his nothing-is-impossible attitude to the all-new modern American-inspired restaurant set to debut on Tropicana's casino floor.
With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Chef Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas. The star chef is known for his experience on the Food Network as host of Restaurant: Impossible and Dinner: Impossible, along with his appearances on All-Star Academy, Chopped: Impossible, Worst Cooks in America, Guy's Grocery Games and many more.
With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Chef Robert Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas. As the host of one of the Food Network's highest rated shows, Restaurant: Impossible, Irvine saves struggling restaurants across America by assessing and overhauling the restaurant's weakest spots. Irvine was previously the host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible and Worst Cooks in America, has authored two cookbooks, Mission: Cook! and Impossible to Easy, and one healthy living book, Fit Fuel: A Chef's Guide to Eating Well and Living Your Best Life. Irvine is currently on tour with his new, interactive live show Robert Irvine Live, and appears regularly as an expert guest on national morning and daytime talk shows. In 2015, Irvine launched Robert Irvine Foods, a company that features a nutritionally improved line of food products without compromising great taste. Irvine recently established the eponymously named non-profit organization, The Robert Irvine Foundation, in an effort to support military personnel and their families. Now in operation for a few years, the foundation continues to grow and assist those in need. In recent years he was honored with two very distinguished recognitions for his dedication to the armed services and our country's heroes. He was first designated Honorary Chief Petty Officer by the U.S. Navy, and later that year awarded the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment and Support of our Service Members – a distinguished Patriot Award bestowed upon him by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Continuing his support of the military, Irvine will soon become the first celebrity chef to open a restaurant, aptly named Chef Robert Irvine's Fresh Kitchen, at the Pentagon in the summer of 2016. Also, Irvine just announced the launch of the Robert Irvine Magazine in May 2016. For more information on Chef Robert Irvine, visit www.ChefIrvine.com.


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Farmhouse inn, Traditional French cooking, offers dishes "homemade" in Entremont-le-Vieux
From : 12€ Adult menu
At the foot of Mont Granier, north gate of the Natural Reserve, is located this farm relay.
Family and traditional cuisine made with farm products.
Close to GR footpath
People : 40 place setting
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(Offer identifier: 71057)


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Nexstar Media Group And Nielsen Enter Into Multi-Year Measurement Services Agreement
Nielsen and Nexstar Media Group Inc. announced a multi-year agreement whereby Nielsen will provide a comprehensive suite of measurement services for all broadcast and cable entities across Nexstar Media Group, including 197 local television stations and digital subchannels in 115 markets, and national ratings for cable entertainment network WGN America and digital network, Antenna TV.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nielsen will also provide Nexstar with its Scarborough Qualitative Service, which offers actionable and dynamic insights on the product consumption habits, demographics, lifestyles and media usage of today's consumers, as well as several cross-platform solutions and digital measurement services including Digital TV Ratings (DTVR), Digital Content Ratings (DCR) and Digital Ad Ratings (DAR). In addition, Nielsen will be providing supplementary support services such as Rhiza, Grabix, Prime Lingo and County Coverage to all of Nexstar's local markets, as well as measurement of the Nexstar unwired universe that today reaches more than 69 million television households across 43 states.
"Nexstar Media Group is a true leader in the broadcast industry with a long, proven record of driving revenue and profits for advertisers," said Peter Bradbury, Executive Vice President, Media, at Nielsen. "Our alliance with Nexstar will leverage Nielsen's unique suite of measurement services to establish a cross-platform currency that will provide audience insights across local linear TV, cable, mobile, desktop and over-the-top. We are committed to working actively with Nexstar to ensure that every station has the tools it needs to achieve its business objectives and deliver value and results to advertisers."
"Nexstar's company-wide relationship with Nielsen will allow our promotion, news and advertising sales teams to benefit from Nielsen's full suite of audience ratings and combined audience data across all platforms in all Nexstar markets," said Timothy Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. "Nielsen's ability to provide unified audience measurement across the entire 115 market Nexstar U.S. television household footprint will further support our company-wide commitment to best serve local and national advertising clients, with verified viewing and consumption data."
Busch continued, "The combination of Nielsen's ratings data and qualitative products will provide additional insight into consumer viewing across all screens, enabling Nexstar to serve advertisers with the solutions required to seamlessly connect linear and digital behavior and help businesses drive growth. Our sales teams will share hard data with advertisers — large or small, national or local – to present the strategic benefits of impression measurement which will allow brands and advertisers to maximize the reach and effectiveness of their spending across every available media channel."
In October, Nielsen announced that it had completed a major transformation of its local television business combining advanced meter technology, big data and people-powered panels into its local TV measurement service. This announcement of new currency measurement marked the capstone of a comprehensive overhaul across 208 local markets. BCS Bureau
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Q: str.match is not matching exactly due to no taking into account characters that follow I have a CSV file:
State,  Region
AK,     Pacific Non Continuous
HI,     Pacific Non Continuous
AL,     East South Central
AZ,     Mountain
CA,     Pacific
OR,     Pacific

When I run:
df = pd.read_csv('C:...\input.csv')

df['SuperRegion'] = pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("New England|Middle Atlantic|South Atlantic"), "East",
                pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("East North Central|East South Central|West North Central|West South Central"), "Mid West",
                pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("Mountain|Pacific"), "West", "Other")))

df.to_csv('C:...\Output.csv', index=False)

I expect the SuperRegion value to be Other for the first two rows
State,  Region,                  SuperRegion
AK,     Pacific Non Continuous,  **Other**
HI,     Pacific Non Continuous,  **Other**
AL,     East South Central,      Mid West
AZ,     Mountain,                West
CA,     Pacific,                 West
OR,     Pacific,                 West

But instead I get:
State,  Region,                  SuperRegion
AK,     Pacific Non Continuous,  **West**
HI,     Pacific Non Continuous,  **West**
AL,     East South Central,      Mid West
AZ,     Mountain,                West
CA,     Pacific,                 West
OR,     Pacific,                 West

I am assuming when it is runs it does not differentiate between Pacific and Pacific Non Continuous as I would like it to. Any advice?

A: Why not change:
pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("Mountain|Pacific"), "West", "Other")))

to:
pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("Mountain|Pacific|Pacific Non Continuous"), "West", "West", "Other")))

Or add the case separately:
df['SuperRegion'] = pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("New England|Middle Atlantic|South Atlantic"), "East",
                pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("East North Central|East South Central|West North Central|West South Central"), "Mid West",
                pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("Pacific Non Continuous"), "Other",
                pd.np.where(df.Region.str.match("Mountain|Pacific"), "West")))

The ideal solution for this would be to create a dictionary with key as regions and values as superregions and use
df['Regions'].map(dict)

A: You can use isin()
df['SuperRegion'] = np.where(df.Region.isin(['New England','Middle Atlantic','South Atlantic']), "East",\
np.where(df.Region.isin(["East North Central","East South Central","West North Central","West South Central"]), "Mid West",\
np.where(df.Region.isin(["Mountain","Pacific"]), "West", "Other")))

You get
    State   Region                  SuperRegion
0   AK      Pacific Non Continuous  Other
1   HI      Pacific Non Continuous  Other
2   AL      East South Central      Mid West
3   AZ      Mountain                West
4   CA      Pacific                 West
5   OR      Pacific                 West

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Q: Python Tkinter communicate through multiple windows and return values after destroy I want to make a program with multiple tkinter windows, but i encounter some problems. I have a main window containing one button. After pressing that button, a toplevel will open which contain widgets through user input some data. This toplevel also contain a button that, once pressed, the toplevel is destroyed and the data introduced is returned to the function called by the event from the first button. The main window is destroyed and the data is passed as an argument to a third window who will use it.
from tkinter import *

def third_window(data):
    root = Tk()

    lbl = Label(root, text=data)
    lbl.place(x=20,y=20)

    root.mainloop()

def second_window():
    def event_btn(event):
        e = entry.get()
        if len(e) != 0:
            root.destroy()
            print(e)
            return e
    root = Toplevel()
    root.geometry("400x400+200+200")

    entry = Entry(root, width=15)
    entry.place(x=30,y=30)
    btn = Button(root, text="Send")
    btn.bind("<Button-1>", event_btn)
    btn.place(x=80, y=80)
    root.wait_window()

    root.mainloop()

def main():
    def event_btn(event):
        data = second_window()
        print(data)
        root.destroy()
        third_window(data)
    root = Tk()
    root.geometry("200x200+100+100")

    btn = Button(root, text="Test button")
    btn.bind("<Button-1>", event_btn)
    btn.place(x=50, y=50)

    root.mainloop()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

I encounter 2 problems: the main window isn't closing after the toplevel is destroyed and the data from toplevel is not returned.

A: One way you could do this is to hide the root window use a top level window and then update that window. This lets us condense things down a lot.
import tkinter as tk

def second_window():
    root.withdraw()
    top = tk.Toplevel(root)
    top.geometry("400x400+200+200")
    entry = tk.Entry(top, width=15)
    entry.place(x=30,y=30)

    def actions():
        x = entry.get()
        entry.destroy()
        btn.destroy()
        tk.Label(top, text=x).place(x=20,y=20)

    btn = tk.Button(top, text="Send", command=actions)
    btn.place(x=80, y=80)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    root = tk.Tk()
    root.geometry("200x200+100+100")
    tk.Button(root, text="Test button", command=second_window).place(x=50, y=50)
    root.mainloop()

Personally I prefer an OOP approach and it makes thing easier to manager down the road.
import tkinter as tk

class Example(tk.Tk):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.geometry("200x200+100+100")
        self.btn = tk.Button(self, text="Test button", command=self.update_window)
        self.btn.place(x=50, y=50)

    def update_window(self):
        self.geometry("400x400+200+200")
        self.entry = tk.Entry(self, width=15)
        self.entry.place(x=30,y=30)
        self.btn.config(text="Send", command=self.actions)
        self.btn.place(x=80, y=80)

    def actions(self):
        tk.Label(self, text=self.entry.get()).place(x=20,y=20)
        self.btn.destroy()
        self.entry.destroy()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    Example().mainloop()

That said you probably don't need to use place. You will be able to get the look you need from grid() or pack() once you learn how to use them properly.

A: One way to get it to work is simply withdraw the root window instead of destroying it, and use a StringVar to pass the data instead.
You could also simply rewrite the root with your new layout, if you no longer need what is on it, I would look around at other examples.
One of the main problems you're facing right now is destroying the TopLevel, before the data is passed to the root, but destroying after the return call will ignore the destroy, and it doesn't like passing the TopLevel to the root, for me anyway.
I don't really understand why you're preferring <bind> over the command attribute for the buttons.
from tkinter import *

def third_window(data):
    top = Toplevel()
    lbl = Label(top, text=data)
    lbl.place(x=20,y=20)
    top.wait_window()

def second_window(root, v):
    def event_btn():
        if len(v.get()) != 0:
            top.destroy()
    top = Toplevel()
    top.geometry("400x400+200+200")

    entry = Entry(top, textvariable = v, width=15)
    entry.place(x=30,y=30)
    btn = Button(top, text="Send", command = event_btn)
    btn.place(x=80, y=80)
    root.wait_window(top)

def main():
    def event_btn():
        second_window(root, v)
        print(v.get())
        root.withdraw()
        third_window(v.get())
    root = Tk()
    root.geometry("200x200+100+100")

    btn = Button(root, text="Test button", command = event_btn)
    btn.place(x=50, y=50)

    v = StringVar()
    root.mainloop()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


What is ... a Graph Associahedron?
This page hosts information on Carsten Lange's talk "What is ... a Graph Associahedron?" at the "What is ...?" seminar. The talk will take place on Friday, February 5, 12:30pm at the BMS Loft in Urania. This talk will help you better understand the BMS Friday talk by Victor Buchstaber, which will start at 2pm.
Graph associahedra are a special breed of polytopes but appear in many different branches of mathematics. We start with basic definitions of a convex polytope, see many examples and explore some fundamental properties.


Mightyverse iPhone App hits 128 Downloads!
In the first 2 weeks that Mightyverse has been available in the app store, we've reached 128 downloads!
Okay, that's not 128,000, or even 1,280, but still, for our utter lack of any promotion (not even a tweet yet), it's pretty good.
Why haven't we promoted the Mightyverse iPhone app? Because it's kind of dumb actually. It's more of an experiment than a true representation of what we want people to experience when they use Mightyverse out in the world. What is our goal with the current iPhone app and why are we subjecting the goodwill of our future Mightyverse loving users to it's paucity of functionality? Well, that's a very good question. At this point the version you can download and install for free today is a subset of what we feel people need to have a useful experience of Mightyverse. The beta users of the next version of the app have given us great reports on travels to Japan, Italy, Russia and Europe. But the next version has some really great features the current public version lacks. I really don't know many ways that someone could find a use for the current version. However….if you are excited about Mightyverse, the app does gives you a portable experience of all of the phrases in the database, with the current featured phraselist prominent on the homescreen. It provides us an easy way to have a lot of different people discover our content and experience it on their iPhones. You can look up any phrase that you know we have in the database and play it right there on your iPhone. You can even email phrases that you find in the database to your friends.
"I've been using Mightyverse on my phone since the first version, the version that really sucked!".
We are busy working on the next version of the app which I think will be a marked improvement in usability and just a lot more fun.
I can't wait for you to try it out.
Has anyone had value from the current app yet? Found a use for it?
We are dying to hear from you.
This entry was posted in iPhone app, News on February 4, 2010 by paul.


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How would a war in space actually play out for the Space Force?
Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, News
For large swaths of America, the concept of a space-based branch of the military was relegated to science fiction until President Trump made the announcement that he was directing the Pentagon to establish a "Space Force," but for those attuned to the defense industry, it was merely another bullet point in a long standing debate about how best to counter orbital threats to America's national security.
That confusion was exacerbated by much of the national media coverage devoted to the Space Force — much of which focused on the President's politics or exaggerated extrapolations of what a space branch may actually do, very little of which gave the subject at hand the due diligence it deserved. Establishing a Space Force, as SOFREP has covered in the past, would not militarize space, it would ensure the United States is keeping up in a theater that has already been militarized for years.
Whether the best way to counter orbital threats posed by the likes of Russia or China is the establishment of a new branch or the endeavor is better suited for its current place beneath the Air Force's purview remains the subject of heated debate, but the tasks any body of the U.S. military responsible for space would be given remain the same regardless — and they're a lot more boring than the flashy headlines and graphics may have you believe.
Initially, there would be very little difference between how a Space Force would operate and how the U.S. Air Force Space Command already conducts business. Currently, the U.S. military already employs more than 36,000 people spread throughout 134 locations as a part of the national space defense endeavor, and none of them are equipped with jet boots or laser cannons. For the most part, these professionals are tasked with providing support to the ground forces in combat, managing the launch and operation of orbital assets like communications and reconnaissance satellites, and with monitoring global activities such as ballistic missile launches.
A look at the Air Force's "Space Fence" that tracks debris shows the potential future of the Space Force. | Air Force
Once formed, a Space Force would adopt these responsibilities, with the primary difference in execution being administrative — a separate branch would have more leverage when arguing for funding, theoretically ensuring space defense initiatives aimed at countering tomorrow's threats don't fall by the wayside when funding today's wars. This divide is the crux of the argument in favor of a space specific branch.
The potential for conflict in space is a real one, but at least for now, there's little threat of space soldiers attacking the International Space Station. Manned orbiters like the ISS pose very little tactical strategic value; the real targets are satellites, and you don't even need to get to space to interfere with them. China has already demonstrated their ability to "shine a light" on U.S. satellites, using ground based lasers intended for tracking orbital debris to attempt to interfere with sensors aboard U.S. satellites. Although these lasers aren't currently powerful enough to accomplish that feat, it would take very little to make them an offensive weapon, capable of distracting a satellite for a few minutes.
What could happen in a few minutes? The worst, that's what. If U.S. satellites don't identify an ICBM launch within the first few minutes it takes flight, the U.S. ballistic missile defense apparatus won't have time to assess a trajectory and launch interceptors… in effect, shining a laser at a satellite could lead to an American loss in a nuclear conflict — and that's just one way America is vulnerable to less-than-sexy space attacks.
From GPS navigation to the communication relays that keep our drones airborne and our troops in constant contact, the U.S. military has long been in the space business, but currently, has no means to protect the assets that are already in place. In orbit, a satellite need only be nudged off course to send it into an uncontrolled reentry, making orbital offensive weapons as simple to produce and use as a disposable satellite with maneuvering thrusters. Projects like the civilian RemoveDEBRIS program, which aims to find ways to pull space junk out of orbit also represent the forefront of space-weapon technology. Although China and the U.S. have both demonstrated the ability to literally shoot down satellites, you don't need phasers, space ships, or missiles in orbit to wreak havoc… all you really need is a retractable arm and some bad intentions.
You could do some serious damage with nothing more than this. | NASA
A space force would be tasked with the often boring job of tracking orbital assets and moving to mitigate threats. Eventually, things like the Air Force's X-37B could be used to mount offensive or defensive (unmanned) operations, working to counter orbital weapons (and assets cleverly disguised as anti-debris endeavors) before they can compromise America's constellations of defense satellites. In many ways, it would be more like playing chess than filming Star Wars. When the day ever comes that a concerted effort was made to disable America's satellites, the Space Force would be America's first line of defense — offering an early warning of potential attacks that will follow.
The reality of conflict in space is not that unlike the reality of the threat posed by national competitors in the cyber realm. You don't need to have the most money or the latest technology to be effective because destroying something is always easier than building it. A trillion dollar defense satellite, advanced as it may be, is still no match for a slug tug toward reentry or a gas-propelled projectile designed to damage its internal components, just like North Korean hackers were able to wreak havoc all around the world despite having far fewer resources at their disposal than those tasked with defending against such attacks. A Space Force wouldn't place troops in orbit, but it could mean the difference between life or death for the troops back here on the ground.
So, while the space theater is not currently a particularly dynamic looking one, the stakes could not be any higher — as an offensive against the United States would invariably include an offensive on that front.
Featured image: The Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center, or JICSpOC, at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado went live in October 2015 as collaboration among the U.S. Strategic Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, the Air Force Space Command, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the intelligence community and commercial data providers. | Air Force
Alex Hollings Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings possesses a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.
Commercial rocket companies are already changing the ways war will be waged in space
China follows Russia's lead in deploying space 'tools' that look an awful lot like weapons
Russia claims their new military aircraft will be able to 'disable enemy satellites'
NASA may be a civilian agency, but China's space program is unquestionably a military endeavor
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The Peace Lily is just perfect for lower light conditions indoors, and is an incredibly low maintenance houseplant.
This beautiful plant is easy care and shows you exactly what it needs - drooping leaves indicate under-watering, brown leaf tips are a sign of over-watering, and if the leaves start to become dry, then increase the humidity levels by misting the plant. Peace Lilies require a moderate level of water, and you can use a damp cloth to gently clean the foliage every now and then.
Peace Lilies are also well known for their ability to clean the air of harmful toxins, which makes them perfect plants for the home and office.
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5. For the purposes of this Code, the word "person" also includes a partnership and the words "farm machine" include a farm tractor.
1986, c. 91, s. 5; 2004, c. 2, s. 2.
5. For the purposes of this Code, the word "person" also includes a partnership.
1986, c. 91, s. 5.


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Anthony Weiner's cell phone has been subpoenaed by the US Attorney's Office
By Anna Swartz
After the Daily Mail's report Wednesday detailing former congressman Anthony Weiner's alleged sexts with a 15-year-old girl, some speculated Weiner could face criminal charges if the latest scandal proved true. On Thursday, CNN reported the FBI and the New York Police Department have "opened preliminary investigations" into the allegations that Weiner was sending sexually explicit messages to "a purportedly underage girl."
The U.S. Attorney's Office has subpoenaed Weiner's cell phone, CNN reported, along with "other records."
The newest allegations against Weiner were first reported in the Daily Mail on Wednesday, which claimed that Weiner had a nine-month "online sexual relationship" with a 15-year-old girl. The Daily Mail included screenshots of the alleged texts and messages sent between Weiner and the unnamed minor, including selfies of the politician and graphic sexual messages.
Anthony Weiner photographed speaking to the press. Richard Drew/AP
In August, Weiner was involved in another sexting scandal when the New York Post reported on leaked lewd photos sent by Weiner to another woman, taken as his toddler son was lying next to him in bed. Shortly after that news came to light, Weiner's wife — Huma Abedin, top aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — announced her decision to separate from her husband.
While past sexting scandals may have been embarrassing and career-destroying for Weiner, this latest news, if true, isn't just a scandal — it could be a crime.
In a statement sent to CNN, Weiner did not explicitly answer the question of whether or not he had sexted with an underage girl, and seemed to imply that at least some elements of the news were false, saying:
I have repeatedly demonstrated terrible judgment about the people I have communicated with online and the things I have sent. I am filled with regret and heartbroken for those I have hurt. ... While I have provided the 'Daily Mail' with information showing that I have likely been the subject of a hoax, I have no one to blame but me for putting myself in this position. I am sorry.