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Anime/MangaSailor Moon
Innocent's Violence
By: Kimra
[COMPLETE] Alt reality. Usaig and her four friends are vampires, but nobody knows how they came to be, or what makes them so special.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Horror - Usagi T./Serena/Bunny/Sailor Moon, Mamoru C./Darien S./Tuxedo Kamen - Chapters: 12 - Words: 38,281 - Reviews: 207 - Favs: 179 - Follows: 42 - Updated: 4/14/2005 - Published: 6/27/2002 - Status: Complete - id: 838220
1. Prologue2. Part One3. Part Two4. Part Three5. Part Four6. Important Note:7. Part Five8. Part Six9. Part Seven10. Part Eight11. Part Nine12. Epilogue
By Kimra
She twisted on the spot, her eyes followed her prey with the ease of practice. Her breaths where short and inconsistent when she drew them in. Her soft red tongue sweeping out to wet the corner of her mouth as her ears listened for the possible interruptions.
"Waiting for something, Usagi?" Her friends bitting voice demanded from above.
Her head slanted up, eyes sliding along the mossy surface to meet the deep violet eyes of the girl she would at times consider calling her best friend, but that was only at times. "You take away my fun Raymond." Usagi snapped with animosity. Her friend's eyes darkened another degree with rage.
"I've told yo-" The hissing girls began, but Usagi disappeared down the alley after her prey knowing it would irritate the girl more.
Her feet took her silently and swiftly down the silent maze of alleys, her body no longer in the mood for a hunt, to perturbed to care for stalking anyone even the little minx her friends had brought her for dinner.
"Come out little kitty." Usagi managed half heartedly when she came to a juncture in the alleyway. She ran her tongue over cracked lips eyeing each direction with boredom but a mild interest. Her mind tried to make it more interesting for her, trying to make it a matter of deduction. It whispered in game show tones "Which way lies dinner? Would it have gone left where the path gets cleaner and looks more secure, or would it have gone right where lights dot the distance, promising civilisation?" But even the stupid comical voice her overboard mind made for her didn't help.
"Come out little kitty." She muttered once more, and did a half spin on her left foot, her eyes fastening shut and lifting her nose to the air. The sudden invasion of night air as she took a deep breath tickled her senses, the tinge of wet stones, and rotten garbage where pushed aside as she searched a little deeper. The musky sent of a dog, old blood, whisky, and the acid smell of vomit set aside as common. Then woven finely into the damp night air, the brief sent of fear. It wasn't an uncommon scent in the night air of the city, especially in the dark alleys that wove through the skyscrapers, but the fear was fresh, and it was tinged with the smells she had already caught off the girl, straw, powder and roses. It was an innocent smell, and any other night she would have enjoyed the hunt.
With slow and deliberate movements she turned to the right and began a casual stroll through the dark passage. Twenty pace's in she turned to the girl huddled into the darkness behind a dumpster.
"Don't worry." Usagi whispered catching the girls blue eyes, noting only briefly they where of the lightest shade, perfect for complimenting her terrified expression. "I'm not in the mood for games tonight." Usagi reached in for the girl and a timid hand slipped into her own. She sighed at the contact, a little disappointed, but drew the girl up to her anyway. "Now." Usagi whispered, her lips falling to the girls neck where they rested against the main artery, feeling the fluttering heartbeat like butterfly kisses teasing her lips. "I've a little job for you." She murmured before her mouth opened and smoothed over the soft neck, teeth piercing into flesh allowing the pulse of blood to fill her mouth before she drank it down.
It wasn't until she began suckling the wounds that the girl tight in her arm began to struggle, but by then she already had what she wanted, and the few grains of hope the girl might have held at the beginning where swept away without a thought. Slowly the girl in her grip drooped with weakness, and Usagi followed the movement of the victims body, laying her to the ground, still drawing every drop of blood she could from the small body beneath her until no more came.
Then weakly she stood, disregarding the body as she stumbled up the alley, ready to return to her friends. Her stomach clamped down as the blood traced it's way around her internal organs. Her body trembling with disgust, but although it confused her, she knew the feeling wasn't from the kill.
From above the alley four figures watched the slaughter, heads tilted with analytical curiosity.
None of them noticed the man standing behind them until he spoke. "Well?"
They all turned towards the man leisurely, each of their minds reaching for the others instinctively. Their reaction's where concealed behind the identical looks of curiosity they had turned to the killer below them.
Slowly one stood, sweeping her brown hair back and glanced over her shoulder at the alley again.
"I don't like it." Her voice was blunt her green eyes shinning with determination.
"She shouldn't be reacting like that." The second spoke, blue-black hair falling across concerned blue eyes. The two speakers turned to the silent ones curiously.
'Raymond' or Rei as she was actually known to be called turned and stared down into the alley while the others waited silently.
"There is something disturbing her. But I can't see what it is." She admitted disheartened.
"Is that why you set her into a mood, Rei?" The brown haired girl jibbed looking agitated. Rei's expression shifted into uncaring as she flipped her hair back behind her shoulder. "We wanted to see if she reacted well with a proper hunt." The girl continued to berate.
"Can it Makoto." Rei warned frowning down at the alley. "She wasn't in the mood for it before I got there. When she's in the mood for it not even I can bring her down." An exasperated sigh escaped Rei's purple tinged lips as she continued to frown down at the alley as if it would surrender to her anger and answer all her questions, if she just scared it enough.
"And you Minako? What do you think?" The man asked and all eyes where back on him. Distrust streaked the expressions turned on him, but he ignored it. Only the blonde who had not spared a glance at the alley did not watch him with distrust.
"It's why I called you." She whispered, looking fragile and weak, although the others knew it was rarely the case. A smile split across his lips and he looked at the other three girls who watched his expression with curiosity.
"She need's a mate." He told them, voice patronizing, as he brushed white hair behind his ear. He counted the seconds it took for comprehension to take place. Their expressions almost priceless, and entirely worth his visit.
He would admit he had thought Minako to be losing her sense's but even he couldn't deny what he had seen that night.
"But!" The blue haired girl began then stopped, not sure where to take the outburst. Her friends where not so uncertain.
"She's too young!" Rei shouted, her fists beginning to curl, and he turned to face Minako more, aware of the anger the insult would summon in the black haired girl.
"At least a hundred!" Makoto shouted, looking rather confused. "You said we wouldn't have to worry until we were at least a hundred!" Her hands where firm on her hips.
Well formed hips, he noted absently and his eyes skipped over the other three girls before him. The blue haired girl, Ami, was perhaps the youngest looking of the four, but she too seemed like she was maturing faster then predicted.
He still didn't know who made them, or where they had come from, but he did know when they had appeared and they had been newborns that day. It had been three years ago and that scared him. Three years as vampires and they where nearing a stage that usually did not approach until they where well into their hundredth year. It meant they were not ready, none of them, physically he was sure they where ready, but they had not adapted entirely to their lives as vampires. They had not had a chance to grow into the slight powers his kind was renowned for, the strength, the night vision, the heightened senses.
He tilted his head and walked past the girls, looking down into the alley with a frown. The kind of senses that would tell you which path the prey had travelled. His head tilted to the other side recalling the empty hunt. Yes, he could remember the girl-woman, stopping to sniff the air, he hadn't thought anything into it. Some newborns did that for show, but then she had known exactly where the girl was when she had passed her.
"She need's a mate." He restated, aware of the girls argument's continuing behind him. He was frowning though, three years and she was ready to mate, and even with the physical capability's, even with the skills acquired as a vampire, there was something that only time could do for the newborns. The girl, Usagi, she was dangerous, and her friends, loyal and protective. They had been the ones to ask for help, not her.
"Not you!" One of them gasped suddenly and he turned a cool smile to her, amused by the idea but not even the possibility of infuriating the four girls behind him would make him tempt fate in such a way.
"Not me." He reassured them, his eyes catching a sudden jerk of movement in the alley. His head turned to fix on the spot and found the vampires victim crawling along the pavement, dragging flesh against concrete, and he was sure doing herself damage. "Don't tell her." He warned, his attention riveted on the crawling girl, he could detect the clammy white of her skin, the feeling of lifelessness that came from her and he was more worried. "She has to come to us."
"No!" Makoto shouted suddenly, jumping at him with a surprising amount of strength which he didn't even need to put aside as another sign she was maturing, he could smell it on her now that he was thinking about it. That standing before him where four well primed, although young, vampires, all on the edges of the mating needs, was extremely distracting. He managed to dodge what he noticed would have been a fatal hit, the blow would not have killed him, but the fall directly behind him would.
"She doesn't go anywhere near that side of town!" Rei shouted venomously.
"It's not safe." Ami interjected, and he saw fire in her eyes. Perhaps she was calm and controlled, but he could see a weak spot when it presented itself.
"Very well." He laughed. "Lock her up until you're all in heat. I bet she wont survive a month." He glanced at their bodies wondering if they would, but decided against worrying about it. He needed to move, he knew it as any other of his kind would. He was being a little too overwhelmed in the presence of the four girls, and he needed to follow the dead girl.
Then with a mock bow he jumped neatly onto a fire escape and made his retreat, his attention immediately focusing on Usagi's new little pet. He was impressed once more, though impression did not overpower his fear. She shouldn't have been able to do it, giving a semblance of life to the dead was an exceedingly difficult task, and she had done it beneath his eyes without his noticing.
Too many question's tumbled through his head as he caught up with the automaton. And he took his frustration out on the girls body, glad for some relief as he threw her against the wall, ripping into her flesh with curved nails and meticulously pulled her apart. His only disappointment when there was little semblance left to the corpse before him was that there had been no blood to make the assault more enjoyable.
He flicked pieces of flesh out from below his nails and began the journey home, sorting through potential mates for the five girls.


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Jaroslav Fišer (10. října 1919, Praha – 21. června 2003, tamtéž) byl český malíř, grafik, ilustrátor, typograf a výstavní designér.

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V letech 1937–1939 a 1945–1946 studoval figurální kresbu a další výtvarné obory na ČVUT v Praze u profesorů Oldřicha Blažíčka, Cyrila Boudy a Martina Salcmana, dále na Uměleckoprůmyslové škole (1941–1943) a Vysoké škole uměleckoprůmyslove v Praze (1945–1946) u profesora Josefa Nováka. Po studiích se chtěl věnovat monumentální malbě. Strávil rok studijního pobytu v Číně při realizaci československé putovní výstavy v Pekingu, Šanghaji a Kantonu.

Samostatně vystavoval od roku 1946, v letech 1957–1958 byl členem skupiny Bilance, členem Umělecké besedy se stal roku 1992. Inspirací pro něho byla díla Paula Kléea a Joana Miróa a Jaroslava Švába. Kombinoval různé výtvarné prostředky (grafické znaky, prvky koláže a typografické postupy). V letech 1959–1987 vytvořil sto čtyři filmových plakátů (jeho plakát k filmu Hra o jablko režisérky Věry Chytilové získal roku 1976 cenu Stříbrný Hugo na Mezinárodním filmovém festivalu v Chicagu). Působil ve výstavnictví (podílel se na přípravě expozice pro Světovou výstavu v Bruselu a Montrealu), vytvořil řadu knižních ilustrací a navrhoval také poštovní známky. Stejně tak tvořil i v užité grafice (například knižní obálky edice Smaragd, České básně, Divadlo nebo Karavana).

Z knižních ilustrací
 Margery Allinghamová: Dvojí smrt Johna Lafcadia (1967), frontispice a obálka.
 Earl Derr Biggers: Vrařda v Honolulu (1986), frontispice a obálka.
 Ilja Grigorjevič Erenburg: 10 HP (1960).
 František Hampl: Žeň českého humoru (1958).
 Pavel Hejcman: Anděl hraje na violu (1966), titulní dvoulist a obálka.
 Miroslav Jandovský: Amulety (1981).
 Sébastien Japrisot: Dáma v autě s brýlemi a puškou (1976), titulní dvoulist a obálka.
 Eva Kačírková: Abchazský med (1981).
 Paul de Kruif: Lovci mikrobů (1959).
 Katarína Lazarová: Kavčí pírko (1969), frontispice a obálka.
 Maurice Leblanc: Dutá jehla (1969), frontispice a obálka.
 Vlastimil Maršíček: Počítadlo: říkanky pro děti (1950).
 Miroslav Neumann: Muž pro Maawakao (1976), frontispice a obálka.
 Hana Prošková: Černé jako smola (1969), frontispice a obálka.
 Malwina Szczepkowská: Kletba dědictví (1968), frontispice a obálka.
 Josef Škvorecký: Smutek poručíka Borůvky (1966), titulní dvoulist a obálka.
 Jan Zábrana: Vražda v zastoupení (1967), titulní dvoulist a obálka.
 Svatopluk Zlámaný: Případ s černým vzadu (1986), frontispice a obálka.

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Externí odkazy

  Fišer Jaroslav - Artplus.cz
  Jaroslav Fiser - Rene Wanner's Poster Page

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Čeští malíři 21. století
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Narození v roce 1919
Úmrtí v roce 2003
Úmrtí 21. června
Narození 10. října
Narození v Praze
Úmrtí v Praze
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Q: packing objects as json with django? I've run into a snag in my views.
Here "filtered_posts" is array of Django objects coming back from the model.
I am having a little trouble figuring out how to get as text data that I can
later pack into json instead of using serializers.serialize...
What results is that the data comes double-escaped (escaped once by serializers.serialize and a second time by json.dumps).
I can't figure out how to return the data from the db in the same way that it would come back if I were using the MySQLdb lib directly, in other words, as strings, instead of references to objects. As it stands if I take out the serializers.serialize, I get a list of these django objects, and it doesn't even list them all (abbreviates them with '...(remaining elements truncated)...'.
I don't think I should, but should I be using the __unicode__() method for this? (and if so, how should I be evoking it?)
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A: The Django Rest Framework looks pretty neat. I've used Tastypie before, too.
I've also done RESTful APIs that don't include a framework. When I do that, I define toJSON methods on my objects, that return dictionaries, and cascade the call to related elements. Then I call json.dumps() on that. It's a lot of work, which is why the frameworks are worth looking at.

A: What you're looking for is Django Rest Framework. It handles related objects in exactly thew way you're expecting it to (you can include a nested object, like in your example, or simply have it output the PK of the related object for the key).


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The United National Movement (UNM) said it will hold a protest rally on March 6 against what it calls are dubious goals pursued by the Georgian government in talks with Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.
The rally will involve a human chain stretching from the government headquarters close to Freedom Square to the Russian embassy building at the end of the Chavchavadze Avenue, according to UNM's secretary general, MP Sergo Ratiani; the distance between the government headquarters and the embassy building is more than five kilometers.
"Recently the Georgian government, in particular [Energy Minister Kakha] Kaladze are directly lobbying for interests of Gazprom and Russia and it is being done in detriment of Georgia's political and economic interests," MP Ratiani said on February 24.
According to the Georgian Energy Ministry talks with Gazprom have been focusing on three issues: possible monetization of transit fee for Russian gas transported to Armenia via Georgia; amount of cash to be paid to Georgia in case of monetization of transit fee, as well as price of gas Georgia will have to buy from Russia to replace volume of gas the country now gets as a transit fee; and length of the contract terms.
As a transit fee, Georgia now gets 10% of Gazprom gas transported to Armenia; Gazprom wants to monetize transit fee and pay cash.
If monetized, Georgia is not likely to receive enough cash to buy the same amount of gas it is now receiving as a transit fee.
The most recent meeting between Georgian Energy Minister, Kakha Kaladze, and senior executives from Gazprom was held in Vienna on February 19, but no final agreement was reached.
"In principle we are not against of monetizing, which is an international practice, but it depends on an amount of fee payable for transit – there no agreement on this issue yet," Georgia's Deputy Energy Minister, Mariam Valishvili, said on February 25.
Length of the potential new contract terms was also an issue of disagreement, at least during the previous rounds of talks with Gazprom. The Russian energy company was insisting on a long-term, multi-year contract – something Georgia was strongly against of, insisting on a short-term contract.
Georgia hopes that it can fill the gap the country has during gas consumption peak in winter, when more volumes of gas becomes available after the completion of the second phase of the Shah Deniz project, expected by 2018-2019.
Georgia receives gas from two sources in Azerbaijan – one directly from SOCAR and another one from the BP-operated South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), which transports gas from Shah Deniz offshore field in the Caspian Sea to Turkey via Georgia.
Gas supplies from these sources accounted for 88.5% of Georgia's total gas needs in 2015.
Georgia received 200 million cubic meters from Gazprom as a fee for transiting Russian gas to Armenia and on top of that Georgia also imported 75 million cubic meters of gas from Russia in 2015, accounting for 11% of Georgia's total gas imports last year.
Mariam Valishvili, who has been Georgia's Deputy Energy Minister since 2008, said earlier this month that Tbilisi had been trying in vain since 2011 to achieve redistribution of Georgia's share of gas from Shah Deniz consortium between summer and winter periods – meaning receiving more gas in winter and less in summer from the Georgian quota.
Speaking at a public discussion on Georgia's energy policy, hosted by Tbilisi office of Heinrich Böll Foundation on February 10, Valishvili said that Georgia's talks with Gazprom has served as a "triggering" factor for SOCAR, which now acts as a commercial operator of Shah Deniz, to engage in talks on changes in allocation of Georgian quota between summer and winter periods.
SOCAR said in late January that it negotiated with South Caucasus Pipeline Company to increase gas supplies to Georgia during the winter period by 50 million cubic meters. Valishvili said that although it's still not enough to fill the gap, the new arrangement is better than the previously existed one.


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Three Rivers Museum
Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma is a local history museum that collects, preserves, and exhibits the history of the Three Rivers area of northeastern Oklahoma.
Muskogee's Auto Tourist Camp
by Glenn Smith, Muskogee, OK
In the earliest days of long distance travel by automobile, motorists who ventured very far from home faced a problem at the end of the day: where to spend the night? Hotels were expensive and inconveniently located in downtown business districts, and after a hard day's drive few motorists were comfortable traipsing across stuffy hotel lobbies in their road-worn touring clothes. Pitching a tent out along the road was soon perceived by many to be a better alternative.
As autocamping rapidly increased in favor after 1915, many communities along the major highways, hoping to lure motorists and their dollars, built municipal camps and made them available at no, or for a modest charge. Road associations also touted the many public tourist camps on their favored routes. In 1923, for instance, the Jefferson Highway Association published a "tourist camp manual" describing the features of over one hundred municipal camp sites that had been especially built for the accommodation of travelers on the Jefferson Highway.
One of the largest and best appointed tourist camps listed in the JHA manual was the camp at Muskogee, Oklahoma. Built in 1921 by the Muskogee Kiwanis Club in Spaulding Park at the then-hefty cost of $3,000, the Muskogee camp could accommodate 200 cars and provided a screened building containg electric lights, twelve gas plates for cooking, and four large tables and benches for dining. Other crucial amenities provided for campers included sinks with running water and bathrooms containing toilets and showers. A pond was available for swimming during the summer months, and band concerts held in the park provided free entertainment.
 Muskogee's tourist camp was an immediate big hit with motorists, one of whom--Frank M. Smith of Dallas, Texas--described his favorable impressions in a 1921 letter: "When we reached the park we hesitated to go in as the lawn and everything about it was so well-kept we thought we must have made a mistake. In a few minutes, however, an officer approached us and invited us in. We were directed to a large building where we found bathrooms, reading and rest rooms, and also a place to cook meals. A registration fee of 25 cents is charged for each car utilizing the camp. There were probably 50 cars in the park the night we spent there. We found Muskogee highly praised during our trip and every tourist had a good word for the city on account of the excellent arrangements made for their comfort."
View of the Camp from across the 'pond' in 2013.
According to a Muskogee Times-Democrat article, as of July 15, 1922, over 1,400 tourists had already stayed at the Spaulding Park camp during that season, a big increase over the previous year's total. Noting that the camp's users came from all over the U.S., the article concluded that "the univeral lure of the open road and purring motor is best attested by the diversity of the people who make this outdoor camp their temporary haven." Within only a few more years, however, most of those fetched by the "open road and purring motor" no longer cared to put up a tent at the end of a day, preferring instead the convenience of a tourist cabin. In Muskogee and elsewhere in the U.S., most travelers very quickly abandoned municipal camps in favor of private cabin camps and, subsequently, tourist courts and motels. By the mid-1930's, no fewer than eight private camps, all offering cabins, were in business in Muskogee.
In the early 1930's, the Kiwanis Club gave the camp building to the Girl Scouts, who remodeled it and for many years used it as a meeting place and camping house. Known as the "Little House," the building was recently remodeled again and, now in the care of the city's Park Department, can be rented for meetings and family gatherings. Although several historic buildings in Muskogee have been torn down, the "Little House" in Spaulding Park remains as a memento of the earliest days of motoring on the Jefferson Highway.
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From 19 November 2010 to January 9, 2011 will always be in the evening hours from 17:00 - 22:00 clock and Chinese light objects can be seen. Fifty folk artists from China worked five weeks to enlighten objects of different themes and from different materials.
In China this Festival of Lights is always celebrated at the beginning of the dark season.
During this time are also our Chinese porcelain art in the hotel to visit, so that visitors can learn even more about Chinese art and culture. These very high-quality pieces with their traditional hand-painting were produced Manufactures by excellent artists.


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Elder Soares dedicates Fortaleza Brazil Temple in his native language Portuguese. Here's what he said
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple. Photo: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple, photographed June 1, 2019, a day before its dedication. Photo: Scott Taylor
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple at dusk. Photo: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple, photographed June 1, 2019, the evening before its dedication. Photo: Scott Taylor
Latter-day Saints congregate outside the Fortaleza Brazil Temple as some exit one session and others line up for the next session on Sunday, June 2. Photo: Scott Taylor
Youth are photographed outside the Fortaleza Brazil Temple holding tickets to the youth devotional on Saturday, June 1, 2019, the evening before the temple's dedication Photo: Scott Taylor
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple exterior and grounds. Photo: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
The grounds and temple of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple site. Photo: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
Following is the translation of the prayer offered in Portuguese by Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to dedicate the Fortaleza Brazil Temple on Sunday, June 2, 2019.
Our dear, beloved, and omnipotent Heavenly Father, with hearts full of gratitude and love for Thee, we, Thy children, on this solemn, sacred, and long-awaited occasion by all the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this beautiful part of this country, do bow our heads reverently before Thee in prayer to dedicate this holy house erected unto Thee in this city of Fortaleza.
Father, we are grateful for Thy gospel restored in this dispensation through our beloved Prophet, Joseph Smith. We are grateful for the restoration of all of the priesthood keys that permit temples to be erected to Thee and provide means so that Thy children may be blessed with eternal promises of living in Thy presence and in the presence of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, for all eternity, according to their faithfulness to the holy ordinances and covenants made with Thee in this holy house.
Heavenly Father, we are so grateful for Thy goodness and love for us and for having inspired Thy Prophet to construct a holy temple in this city of our beloved homeland, Brazil — a land that has palm trees where the thrush sings, a land that has more beauties, a land whose valleys have more flowers, whose forests have more life. This is a land where so many faithful Saints have dedicated their lives for the establishment of Thy kingdom.
We also express our gratitude for all the pioneer Saints who helped establish The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints here in the region of Fortaleza, from its beginnings. We are grateful for their sacrifices and for all those members and leaders who followed in their footsteps to strengthen Thy kingdom, culminating in the establishment of Thy work here with such a solid foundation. Oh Lord, how grateful we are for the many blessings poured out upon our people, our country, and especially upon this city of Fortaleza.
We are also grateful, Father, for the efforts made by all those who, through these last ten years since the announcement of the construction of this temple, have contributed and worked so hard in so many ways, in order for this building to be constructed and now dedicated to Thee.
We especially wish to express our profound gratitude and love for Thy Son, Jesus Christ, and for His atoning sacrifice that is extended to all of us, Thy children. For we know that through Him and His sacrifice, all of us may be forgiven of our sins and become clean, without spot before Thee. Oh, how we love and adore Thee.
Here's a look back at the first converts in Fortaleza and what it's taken to build a temple there.
Now, beloved Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, duly authorized and under the keys of our dear Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, Russell Marion Nelson, and by virtue of the authority of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood which I bear, we dedicate and consecrate to Thee and to Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ, the Fortaleza Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We dedicate the temple ground, its foundations, its floors, its walls, its beautiful gardens, its interior and exterior finishing and features, the furniture therein, the tower that bears up the Angel Moroni, the baptistry, the ordinance areas, the endowment rooms, the sealing rooms, the sacred altars, and all the areas and spaces contained in this temple, destined for the performance of all the sacred ordinances pertaining to this temple. We also dedicate all of the auxiliary structures that have been built to attend the needs and purposes of this temple.
We dedicate this Holiness to the Lord as a house of prayer, of fasting, of faith, of instruction, and of learning; a house of revelation, of consolation, of peace, and of righteousness. May Thine abundant blessings found in this house be showered upon all those who herein enter to perform sacred ordinances and covenants, whether for themselves or for their ancestors, so that they may feel the influence of Thy sweet Spirit and of Thy tender, loving mercies.
We supplicate Thy protection on this building and its grounds against any impure hand or evil influence that might detract attention from the importance and magnitude of all that is undertaken in this holy house. We ask Thee to bless all those who serve here: the temple presidency, the matron and her assistants, the temple workers, the volunteers, the employees, and all those who serve in this holy temple in any way, so that they may have Thy Spirit to be with them and so that they may be positive and loving influences and examples, in the manner of the model established by Thy Son, Jesus Christ.
We implore Thee, Lord, to bless all the Saints of this great country, so that they may walk in obedience to the commandments of the Lord and may enjoy the great blessings reserved in Thy hands for all those who faithfully follow Thy teachings. We ask Thee to bless them to be a standard for this country, that they may influence the people around them with their righteousness and their love of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Beloved Father, we further implore Thee to bless all those who visit the location of this temple, who may not be of our faith. May they feel Thy influence and Thy glory emanating from this holy house, and may a desire awaken in their hearts to know more about Thy marvelous gospel and about Thy tender mercies toward all of Thy children. Bless the members of the Church and the missionaries, so that they may work together to edify Thy kingdom here in this area, thus blessing thousands upon thousands of people who hear and accept the invitation of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, to come, to see, and to remain with Him.
We further implore that Thou wilt bless this great nation of Brazil, its governors, and its people. May faith, love, and peace be more abundant in their hearts, and may they be influenced for good through Thy Holy Spirit and through the Light of Christ.
We express our profound gratitude for all the marvelous blessings that Thou hast bestowed upon us, and we pray that Thou wilt accept our humble prayer, full of faith at this historic and sacred time for all of us and for our beloved country.
As we conclude this dedicatory prayer, we raise our hearts to Thee in the hope that the Lord may accept our supplication and that this holy house may become a lighthouse, not only for the city of Fortaleza, but for our beloved, admired and adored homeland of Brazil. For all these things we implore Thee and express our gratitude unto Thee, in the sacred name of our Redeemer, Savior, the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, amen.
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Biografia
Sheehan fu corrispondente per il New York Times durante il conflitto in Vietnam; al suo ritorno in patria, scrisse seguiti articoli sul Pentagono, raccolti poi in The Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times (1971).

L'anno successivo pubblicò The Arnheiter Affair, dedicato al capitano Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter, responsabile dell'ammutinamento della USS Vance (DE-387).

Nel 1989 scrisse Vietnam. Una sporca bugia (A Bright Shining Lie), libro che denuncia la guerra del Vietnam seguendo la vita del militare John Paul Vann. L'opera, curata da Robert Loomis si aggiudicò il Premio Pulitzer per la saggistica 1989 ed il National Book Award. Nel 1998 ne fu tratta una miniserie televisiva, prodotta da HBO.

Sheenan è morto nella sua casa a Washington il 7 gennaio 2021, all'età di 84 anni, per le complicazioni della malattia di Parkinson.

Vita privata
Era sposato con Susan Sheehan, anch'essa vincitrice del Pulitzer, con Is There No Place on Earth for Me? (1982). Aveva due figlie, Catherine e Maria.

Opere
The Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times. 1971
The Arnheiter affair. 1972
Vietnam. Una sporca bugia (A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam). New York, Random House. 1989
After the War Was Over: Hanoi and Saigon. 1992
Two Cities: Hanoi and Saigon. 1994
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon. 2009

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Collegamenti esterni

 Neil Sheehan Biography. achievement.org
 Remember Vietnam War. Conversations with Neil Sheehan. Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley

Vincitori del National Book Award
Vincitori del Premio Pulitzer


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by Joyce Streithorst | Jan 13, 2023 | Tax
Summary of Highlights from the New Law
The end of the year brought lots of changes to retirement planning. On December 29, 2022, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023" was signed into law. It includes the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022, which is follow-up legislation to the SECURE Act that became law at the end of 2019. Combined, they include sweeping changes to retirement planning, in an effort to help individuals save more for their retirements.
Here are some of the highlights from Secure 2.0. As the effective date for each provision varies, we have organized them by the year that they become effective.
Starting in 2023
RMD Age Increases: Starting in 2023, required minimum distributions (RMDs) must begin at age 73 (formerly age 72) and starting in 2033, the age rises to 75. This does not affect those who have already reached their RMD age.
Reduced Penalties for missed RMDs: Starting in 2023, the excise tax for missing an RMD decreases from 50% to 25%. This reduces further to 10% if the distribution is taken by the following year end.
Employer Roth Contributions Allowed: Starting immediately, employees may elect to have employer matching or non-elective contributions made on a Roth basis, assuming the plan permits this and the participant is fully vested. Prior to this rule, all employer contributions have been on a pre-tax basis.
Penalty-Free Emergency Withdrawals: For those below age 59 ½, a 10% early distribution penalty is imposed when funds are withdrawn from a retirement account, with a few exceptions. Those exceptions have now been expanded and plan administrators can rely on an employee's self-certification that they qualify.
Starting immediately, penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs and retirement plans are allowed in the case of terminal illnesses.
Effective for qualified federally declared disasters occurring after January 26, 2021, permanent special rules were created for penalty-free distributions when certain conditions are met.
Effective in 2024, emergency withdrawals of $1,000 per year can avoid the 10% penalty. This distribution can be repaid within 3 years, with certain restrictions
Also effective in 2024, withdrawals of up to $10,000 for survivors of domestic abuse qualify for the 10% penalty exception, subject to certain rules.
Tax Credits for Small Businesses: Starting in 2023, eligible businesses can qualify for a credit of 100% of the administrative costs, up to $5,000, for starting a new retirement plan.
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) Update: Starting in 2023, QCDs are allowed a one-time election of up to $50,000 to charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts or charitable gift annuities. The other QCD rules remain in place, including the qualifying age requirement of 70 ½ and older and the $100,000 annual limit for gifts to qualified charities. Starting in 2024, the $50,000 and $100,000 amounts are indexed for inflation.
SEP & SIMPLE ROTH IRAs: Starting in 2023, the ROTH SEP and ROTH SIMPLE IRA have now been created.
No Mandatory RMDs for Roth 401(k) Accounts: Starting in 2024, the plan participant is no longer required to take a distribution during the participant's lifetime from Roth 401(k), 403(b) or government 457(b) plans. The RMD rules are still applicable for inherited Roth Accounts.
Catch-Up Contributions Modified: Starting in 2024, catch-up contributions must be made on a Roth basis, if the employee's compensation from the company the prior year exceeded $145,000 (indexed for inflation). This does not apply to SIMPLE IRAs or SEP plans.
IRA Catch-Up Limit: Starting in 2024, extra contributions to IRAs, for those age 50 and older, will be indexed for inflation.
Employers May Match Student Loan Payments: Starting in 2024, employers are permitted to make matching contributions to 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans when the employee makes certain qualified higher education loan repayments. These student loan matching contributions may be designated as Roth contributions.
Leftover 529 Funds to Roth IRAs: Starting in 2024, unused 529 balances (college savings plans) can be rolled into a Roth IRA for the beneficiary. The 529 must have been in place for a minimum of 15 years and there is a $35,000 lifetime limit for each beneficiary. These contributions are subject to the annual Roth contribution limits and rules.
Emergency Savings Accounts (ESAs): Starting in 2024, defined contributions plans can offer non-highly compensated participants the option of contributing up to $2,500 to an ESA, via a Roth contribution. The purpose is to create a savings account that assists individuals with saving for future emergencies.
Additional SIMPLE Plan Contributions: Starting in 2024, contributions limits are increased, subject to certain restrictions.
Higher Catch-Up Contributions: Starting in 2025, a plan participant age 60-63 can make catch-up contributions equal to the greater of $10,000 or 150% of the regular catch-up limit. This amount is indexed for inflation.
Auto Enrollment Expansion: All new 401(k) and 403(b) plans established after December 31, 2024 must automatically enroll eligible participants, who don't opt out, with a default contribution between 3-10%, and an annual automatic escalation feature of 1% each year until the employee reaches at least 10%, but no more than 15%. Some exclusions apply.
Creation of a National 401(k) Registry: The DOL is to create a "Lost and Found" for plan participants and beneficiaries to be able to find missing or forgotten qualified retirement plans. This should be completed by 2025.
Age of Eligibility Increases for ABLE Accounts: ABLE Accounts are a tax-favored savings program intended to benefit disabled individuals. It was named after the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014. Eligibility had been limited to individuals who became blind or disabled prior to age 26. Starting in 2026, the eligibility age increases from 26 to 46.
Saver's Tax Credit Update: The Saver's Tax Credit was created in 2001 as in incentive for lower income earners to save up to $2,000 per year. This credit currently exists for those who don't exceed certain income requirements. The government is committed to increase public awareness of this credit and starting in 2027, a federal matching program will deposit funds into Saver's Retirement Accounts.
We will continue to analyze these new regulations as well as the additional provisions not summarized here. We will share with you the planning opportunities that they present. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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The Edmonton Fusion FC played its first tournament on Sunday, April 9th at the gymnasium of Campus St-Jean. The tournament was organized by two organizations CANAVUA and Pont Cultural Bridge.
It was an opportunity for the players to compete against other experienced teams and to prepare themself for the next EDSA season.
"It was a great way for players to get to know each other and start to find automations as a team," says Joris Desmares-Decaux, president of the Edmonton Fusion.
Although it was a futsal tournament, the team was able to show its technical talent.
The Edmonton Fusion FC was eliminated in the semi-finals, but was awarded the Fair Play trophy.


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Charter review ideas: eliminate city departments, changing council districts
Jun 28th, 2013 – by midtownkcposter0
The Charter Review Committee better work fast: members on Wednesday set a tentative July 31 deadline to make recommendations critical to city government.
The three issues in play now are the composition of the city council, the executive authority of the mayor and whether most city departments should be written out of the city charter.
The city council would have to approve putting any recommended changes to the voters. City elections are coming up in 2015 and if voters approve structural changes to the council, the city will have to go through a redistricting process before those elections.
Committee member Matt Dameron said, "We are the first leg of a marathon if the people of Kansas City really want to change the composition of the council."
He said he wants to give officials the option of putting any charter changes on the ballot in November.
"I'm concerned about us unilaterally telling the council, the stakeholders and the mayor you're not going to get on the November ballot," he said.
Committee member Rodney Knott countered, "To me it's more important to get it right, not just get it done."
Dameron said, "I agree with you but at the same time I view us as the catalyst for city wide discussion."
On Wednesday, they questioned City Manager Troy Schulte about his recommendation to write most city departments out the charter.
That would give the manager and council more flexibility to change functions as city needs change, Schulte said, making for more efficient and effective government.
"When a department is created in this city, it's a big deal," Schulte said. "It says I'm going to have a structure here of a permanent nature."
The creation of the departments could be replaced by a charter preamble that spells out duties of the city, he said.
But the departments of finance, law and parks would stay in the charter.
Why the parks department? asked committee member Steve Glorioso.
Schulte said the parks department has played a key role in the history of the city.
"It gets to what do we want to be, how we want to present ourselves," he said.
Glorioso said the function of the other departments would remain but the change would "let the manager put the knobs on."
Knott said he was concerned about a loss of consistency if the departments get written out for efficiency.
"The vision can change as the city changes, as the mayor changes, as the council changes," he said.
Later, the committee will take up the difficult matter of changing the makeup of the 13-member city council, which consists of the mayor, six members elected from six geographic subdistricts and six members who live in the districts but are elected city-wide.
Some people argue for more subdistricts, saying they could give minorities and neighborhoods more say in government.
Then there is the issue of whether the mayor should have more power.
And that may not be all, Dameron said, because some other issue could surface.


Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, announced today that the Archdiocese of Newark and the Dioceses of Camden, Trenton, Paterson and Metuchen are committed to the establishment of a Victim Compensation and Counseling Program. The details and mechanics of this Program will be finalized after consultation with - and input from - all stakeholders, and will be released when they are available.
The Archdiocese of Newark will celebrate the 26th Annual Mass for Law Enforcement Officers at 10:00 a.m. on November 8 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark NJ. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist. The Mass remembers with reverence the men and women who serve in the often-dangerous profession of protecting society, and honors in particular those who lost their lives in the line of duty in the past year.
Marist High School, a Catholic, coed, college preparatory school located in Bayonne, NJ, will celebrate its 14th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, November 17th at 5:30pm in the Marist Gym. Each year, Marist High School honors members of the Marist Community for their extraordinary accomplishments by awarding the following awards: Spirit of Marist, Professional Achievement, Distinguished Service, Athletic Achievement and Team Achievement.
Julia Guthrie, a teacher at Notre Dame Academy in Palisades Park, NJ, is the recipient of the New Jersey Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Award for 2018 in a competition sponsored by the New Jersey Council for American Private Education (NJCAPE). This annual award will be presented on Tuesday, October 9, at a ceremony scheduled for noon at the N.J. Department of Education in Trenton.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the 349 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. Among those schools three from the Archdiocese of Newark were recognized as, "Exemplary High Performing Schools": Christ the Teacher School in Fort Lee, Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Park Ridge, and Transfiguration Academy in Bergenfield. The award is based on overall academic excellence.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, today advised the people of the Archdiocese that he will not attend the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, set to begin in Rome on Oct. 2 and conclude at the end of the month. Earlier this year, Pope Francis had requested the Cardinal's attendance at this important event in the life of the Church.


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Why I joined OctoML
Luis Ceze
In the Q&A below, Luis Ceze, CEO OctoML, chats with David Messina, OctoML's new CMO.
Luis: What inspired you to want to be a part of the team here at OctoML?
David: The short answer: to work with an amazing team making a positive impact in a field, machine learning (ML)/AI, that's going to be at the center of technology innovation for decades. I believe it will create a new wave of opportunities for society and businesses alike as long as there is a broad diversity of companies and voices actively involved in the development of the field.
The longer answer: It started with taking a nice long break between my last job, at Docker, and this one at OctoML. Throughout my career between every job, I've found a way to give myself time to reflect, to read and learn, to relax; and along the way to explore new avenues of technology. Originally, I was convinced that I wanted to work on developer technology again.
But by spending a lot of time with the devs/technologists in the communities that I've worked closely with, they helped me see that the next big transformation in software development will be the intelligent AI/ML building blocks that they are stitching into their apps and services. And that's when I started looking for and asking for introductions to AI/ML companies.
Luis: You clearly have a passion for the developer community. What are the specific challenges OctoML solves for developers?
David: The first is the amazing fact that machine learning models are generally tethered to one hardware vendor/platform; a surprising revelation for someone who saw containers solve the software portability problem. And that OctoML's founding story was tied to creating an open source project, Apache TVM, to address the challenges of ML portability and performance. OctoML's use of Apache TVM ensures that ML models trained in the cloud can be deployed to edge and mobile devices, as close as possible to the end-user, to deliver the best experiences with AI-powered apps and services.
But the vision is bigger than just developers, data scientists and ML practitioners. OctoML wants to build "a world where AI is sustainable and accessible so it can be thoughtfully used to improve lives." This resonated with me because with AI there are the same societal risks that we've seen with big social media giants, where decade-defining technology has remained in the hands of the few. Whereas our mission at OctoML is focused on continuously accelerating ML, which in turn can reduce its carbon footprint and make this technology more affordable to data scientists, ML researchers, developers everywhere.
Luis: What are the early signs you see that OctoML is on the right path?
David: There are numerous things that I see, but I am going to boil it down to one thing. We are committed to making exceedingly hard things easy for our customers. What has been eye-opening for me is that as an outsider I thought that the heavy-lifting in ML was only done by the data scientists who put an incredible amount of work into training and creating new state-of-the-art models.
For those in the know, that perception glosses over the fact that there are significant hurdles to overcome in the workflow of getting trained models deployed into production. Behind the scenes there are heroes on ML teams that are using "black belt" level skills to manually pull incredibly complex technical levers to get their models to performance and accuracy levels, where they can deliver a good user experience. Even with all the work they do, they are often making major trade offs in terms of speed-to-market and cost optimization. Compounding the challenge is the scarcity of engineers who have the knowledge to accelerate ML models; right now they are mostly employed by hardware vendors and cloud providers and not enterprises building their own proprietary models.
Luis: Much like at Docker, OctoML champions the open source community. Can you tell us about that?
David: The founders of OctoML created Apache TVM to foster a "diverse community of hardware vendors, compiler engineers, and ML researchers to work together to build a unified, programmable software stack; they enrich the entire ML technology ecosystem and make it accessible to the wider ML community."
And on top of Apache TVM, the OctoML platform is focused on providing automated acceleration for any type of ML model, using any combination of acceleration engines, across a myriad of hardware choices. Offering customers choice, automation and performance means that they can quickly cost-optimize their models, get them to market faster--especially out to the edge and beyond--and deliver the best AI service possible.
What makes this an incredible opportunity for our growing engineering team is that the innovations we are focused on both in our platform and open source are centered on taking the complex drudge work out of users' and customers' jobs, and we can celebrate their successes.
Luis: If you can recommend one book that you read during your time off, what would that be?
David: The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. It's a great read for anyone who loves company building. It focuses on the importance of aligning what you are doing to a "just cause" as a way to inspire both your employees and your customers. And closely tied to it, the importance of leadership in driving infinite thinking into an organization, where growing the opportunity for all-- even "worthy rivals"--leads to much greater outcomes than managing things in a finite fashion. What I'm saying doesn't do it justice; read or listen to the book (Simon Sinek narrates it himself).
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Sri Lanka arrests police chief and former defence secretary for 'crimes against humanity'
Sri Lanka arrests police chief and former defence secretary for 'crimes against humanity' | Tamil Guardian
Sri Lankan police arrested the country's police chief and its former defence minister on Tuesday, for alleged negligence over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed over 250 people.
The arrests of police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando, comes after Sri Lanka's Attorney General de Livera accused the two of committing a "grave crime against humanity" for failing to prevent the attacks. Both men were reportedly receiving medical treatment at state-run hospitals at the time of their arrests.
"There is sufficient information to prove negligence of official duties ... and criminal negligence. It is also considered a grave crime against humanity under international law," Livera had said. Nine other senior officers will also be prosecuted over the security lapses, he added.
Fernando and Jayasundara had previously appeared before a parliamentary committee on the Easter Sunday attacks, with Fernando stating Sri Lanka's president had given him instructions not to allow the prime minister to attend security council meetings. Jayasundara meanwhile said that the president Maithripala Sirisena asked him to take responsibility for the lapse leading to the attacks and promised him a diplomatic posting in return.
See more from the Guardian here, Reuters here and Al Jazeera here.
01 July 2019 : Sri Lanka Defence Ministry to strengthen intelligence
24 June 2019 : Sri Lanka's army commander says working with India on intelligence
23 June 2019 : Sri Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
18 June 2019 : Public better be on alert warns Fonseka
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SWANA places orders for more than 2M free facial coverings on behalf of waste industry
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced it has collected and submitted orders for cloth face coverings on behalf of the entire U.S. solid waste and recycling industry to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS along with other federal partners are providing cloth face coverings at no cost to essential critical infrastructure workers in the U.S.. SWANA was asked to assist in the distribution by promoting the program and collecting orders.
SWANA submitted more than 1,540 orders totaling over 2.4 million facial coverings on behalf of solid waste and recycling professionals across the country. The face coverings will be going to public and private sector workers in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Companies and agencies who placed orders should expect to receive the facial coverings by mid-August, the association says.
"SWANA is proud to provide this important service to this great industry, which continues to work hard on a daily basis collecting, processing and disposing of solid waste and recyclables," SWANA Executive Director and CEO David Biderman says. "The facial coverings to be provided by the federal government are an important supplement to the personal protective equipment (PPE) that front-line workers and others in the industry and at local governments are using to protect themselves from COVID-19. We look forward to additional collaborative opportunities with federal officials and others, including providing PPE and other materials."
Numerous municipalities, national solid waste companies, small and medium-sized haulers, and organizations that support the industry took advantage of the free face coverings to help protect their employees and the public. Many states and local governments are requiring or recommending facial coverings for essential workers. The face coverings are 100 percent cotton and contain silver and copper, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency says may help kill or stop the growth of viruses and germs.
"We are very thankful for SWANA's support in keeping our men and women safe during these challenging times," Michael Fernandez, director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM), says. "DSWM was able to order 5,000 masks as a result of SWANA's ongoing efforts."
Wheelabrator acquires Charles George Cos.
Wheelabrator Technologies, with U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has announced that it has acquired Londonderry, New Hampshire-based Charles George Companies Inc. (CGC).
CGC specializes in residential, commercial and industrial waste collection as well as construction and demolition (C&D) material disposal and recycling. To meet its disposal and recycling objectives, CGC operates Fitchburg, Massachusetts-based AKS Recycling Inc., a 7.5-acre transfer station and recycling facility. According to the company, it processes 5,000 tons per month out of its 30,000-square-foot material recycling facility (MRF) at the site. The company also offers temporary dumpster, roll-off and compaction equipment rental.
"I am pleased to announce that last week on July 1, Wheelabrator Technologies reached financial close on the purchase of Charles George Companies Inc., a family-owned and operated waste disposal and recycling business well-known for delivering high-quality customer service in Massachusetts and New Hampshire since its start in 1959," Wheelabrator Technologies President and CEO Bob Boucher told Waste Today. "I would like to welcome CGC and its employees into our Wheelabrator family. CGC is a third generation waste business led by Christopher Karras and Karen George. The company has grown substantially in recent years beyond transport and sustainable waste removal to include a variety of waste management, sorting and recycling services across New England."
Wheelabrator is a vertically integrated business with collection, transfer and disposal capacity. This includes waste-by-rail, landfill and waste-to-energy assets supported by a team of 1,700 employees.
Waste Control acquired by Waste Connections
As reported by The Daily News, Waste Control Recycling, Longview, Washington, has been acquired by new corporate owners. According to property documents, previous co-owners Joe and Kevin Willis sold the entity to Ontario, Canada-based Waste Connections for $13.7 million.
"Waste Connections is honored Joe and Kevin put their trust in and chose to sell their stock to us. We are committed to continue providing the same quality service our customers in Cowlitz County, Washington, have grown to expect, and [we] look forward to building strong, working relationships with our municipal partners," Waste Connections Division Vice President Jason Hudson said in a prepared statement July 13.
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Waste Control has been Cowlitz County's major garbage collection and waste hauler for decades, but collection rates will not be affected by the sale at this time, Hudson added.
"Waste Control's rates are regulated by municipal contracts, which will remain in place as set by the Utilities Transportation Commission (UTC)," he said.
Greg Hannon, solid waste and recycling manager for the city of Longview, Washington, said the city's existing contract with Waste Control includes a cost-of-living adjustment, which will remain in place for the new owners next year. In general, Hannon expects the transition between owners to be "seamless" with "no effect to the residents of Longview."
"I have had several conversations with officials from Waste [Connections] this past week and they are committed to maintaining the same level of service, the same level of efficiencies and commitment in providing solid waste and reliable services to our residents," Hannon told The Daily News.
Waste Connections, which took over Waste Control in mid-June, will continue to operate the Cowlitz County business under the Waste Control name, Hudson said. It also will keep the current staff of 112 workers.
The waste management giant is the first owner of Waste Control outside of the Willis family.
Stan Willis, Joe and Kevin's father, started Waste Control in 1949 as Stan's Sanitation Service. The Willis brothers took over operations in 1987. They quickly accumulated city contracts throughout Cowlitz County and grew the company to serve Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties.
"First and foremost, we want to congratulate Kevin and Joe for a long and successful career in the solid waste and recycling industry," Hudson said. "We also want to wish Joe, Kevin and their significant others a happy and well-deserved retirement."
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Study concludes that PFAS disposal increases contamination
According to a study published in Chemosphere, scientists at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), Washington, D.C., have concluded that burning, discarding and flushing waste containing the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) all contribute to environmental contamination.
The three standard practices for waste management outlined in the review, such as landfilling, wastewater treatment and incineration, have been found to not effectively contain or destroy PFAS.
"The three common 'disposal' options for getting rid of PFAS do not eliminate these contaminants, but rather, end up just returning either the same chemicals or their byproducts back into the environment," Tasha Stoiber, EWG senior scientist and primary author of the study, said in a release. "PFAS disposal is really just another step in the contamination cycle."
Communities with contaminated water supplies increasingly look to PFAS treatment technologies, but every technology produces PFAS-laden waste, the study concludes. With current disposal options, the concentrated PFAS likely return to the environment to require removal once more.
PFAS are discharged by industrial facilities, released by airports and military bases using PFAS-containing firefighting foams, and sent to landfills or flushed down drains following their use in a multitude of consumer products. In the absence of federal regulations, PFAS receive no special treatment during the disposal process.
"The disposal of PFAS can cause environmental pollution, which disproportionately affects people and communities near the waste disposal sites," Olga Naidenko, vice president for science investigations at EWG, stated in a release. "States, the EPA and waste management companies must take strong action to protect fence-line communities from harmful exposures to PFAS."
The paper concludes with six measures for addressing the PFAS problem:
Limiting the use of PFAS to essential applications in order to reduce industrial discharges.
Protecting the health of fence-line communities through strong public health policies.
Capturing all liquid wastes from landfills and keeping it on-site.
Monitoring PFAS contamination at, and near, disposal sites.
Researching PFAS incineration to address current data gaps.
Researching advanced remediation technologies to generate new waste management solutions.
Taylor Machine Works lift trucks.
Louisville, Mississippi-based Taylor Machine Works Inc. has announced the release of its XH-650L and XH-700L lift trucks. Features of the new models include:
a 250-horsepower Cummins QSL9 Tier 4 final turbocharged diesel engine
a full range of structurally enhanced Ultra-View XD masts
heavy-duty planetary axles, wet disc brakes, multispeed automatic powershift transmissions and a steer axle
backed by Sudden Service Inc. trained personnel, along with Taylor's team of authorized dealers and direct factory store locations to provide ongoing support.
Visit https://www.taylorforklifts.com/ for more information
Untha launches Untha Genius.
Industrial shredder manufacturer Untha Shredding Technology, Austria, has launched Untha Genius, a condition monitoring tool designed to help optimize plant productivity from an operator's remote device. Features of the Untha Genius include:
several intuitive in-built machine sensors to analyze a shredder's performance in real-time
process values such as engine temperature, speed and torque, machine utilization, conveyor power, energy consumption and costs are all securely accessible via smartphone, tablet or PC, irrespective of the operator's location
an at-a-glance dashboard illustrates the must-know metrics, but users also can drill down further to uncover performance trends via the secure storage of four months of data
proactive notifications sent to the individual's phone to alert of potential machine error or the risk of a predefined operational threshold being exceeded
Visit https://www.untha.com/en for more information.
Endura-Veyor empty box removal system.
Alpena, Michigan-based Endura-Veyor debuted its Empty Box Removal System, or OCC Trash Line Conveyor System, which is an empty box trash line solution designed to meet the operational requirements of each unique site and location, the company says. Features of the system include:
ideal for increasing efficiency in handling and transporting OCC boxes and integrates with the site's operational design
specifically designed to eliminate product jams, improve operational efficiency and worker safety as well as reduce wear and tear on OCC baling or compacting equipment
offers an efficient way to manage OCC and can be integrated with the baler or compactor equipment for an automated solution
can be beneficial to manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses that repack products or manage large volumes of empty boxes as part of daily operations
Visit https://www.endura-veyor.com for more information.
Ecogensus EGS-5000L.
Hartford, Connecticut-based Ecogensus LLC has introduced its EGS-5000L to thermally treat waste and convert it into fuel. Features of the product include:
designed to be transported in standard shipping containers for quick deployment at waste facilities
capable of processing municipal solid waste (MSW) into a solid fuel that can be used at power plants and in coal boilers
46 to 53 percent lower energy usage
incorporates a dual-shell process vessel that features an efficient heated processor within a near-vacuum outer vessel
Visit http://www.ecogensus.com/ for more information.
Tipping floor management 101
Features - MRF Operations
Robert Craggs of Burns & McDonnell offers tactics that can help keep MRF tipping floors running smoothly and safely.
Haley Rischar
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Playing an integral role in the overall efficiency of a material recovery facility (MRF), tipping floors are an intermediate step between collecting materials and delivering them to end markets.
While the best tactics for designing and managing a tipping floor generally depend on the site, Robert Craggs, solid waste and resource recovery manager at Kansas City, Missouri-based engineering firm Burns & McDonnell, shares some universal best practices to get the most out of this space.
Safety considerations
Because of the harsh conditions many tipping floors face day to day, such as impact loads, abrasive elements and damage from heavy processing equipment, Craggs says a safe environment is a key element to smooth operations.
"One of the [main] concerns is all the dust," he says. "When you drop recyclables on the floor, it's a very dusty environment. Most of the time the building is enclosed. So, to ensure that your employees are safe, there's a couple different things that can be done relative to the dust."
Dust can irritate lungs, create choking hazards, irritate eyes, reduce visibility and contaminate machinery's moving parts. The enclosed nature of a tipping floor prevents these particles from escaping the facility, resulting in a high concentration of dust. To mitigate this issue, a MRF operator can use dust-suppression systems in the tipping floor area and outfit employees with proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
In addition to dust suppression, Craggs mentions the need for efficient traffic flow when looking at safety. "You have vehicles that are coming in and out, and you have individuals who are operating equipment, so you have to have clear communication and staff that have very designated roles," he says.
With a wide variety of vehicles ranging from collection trucks to large transfer trailers entering a facility, a well- designed tipping floor generally will have multiple bays for unloading different kinds of vehicles. By establishing a pattern to control traffic flow, a facility can reduce the risk of accidents and keep workers and customers safe throughout the day, Craggs says.
"There are two schools of thought as it relates to the most optimal [traffic flow] approach," he says. "Some believe if you have a separate exit from the entrance that that's the most efficient way to do it because you come in, dump your materials and then you go out a different exit. Others suggest that having multiple bays where trucks pull in and then back out is fine. It's really site-specific. It depends on how large your site is and how many physical limitations [it has]."
The challenging environment of a tipping floor necessitates extra precautions. "It's about having [these safety practices] work together and having people trained appropriately," Craggs adds.
Efficient storage
From an engineering perspective, Craggs says rules of thumb are associated with designing adequate space to handle materials on the tipping floor. The kinds of materials being delivered, the types of vehicles coming into the facility and how much material is received daily are factors that determine space requirements.
"You need to have the flexibility, which translates into adequate storage space," Craggs says. "An efficient tipping floor needs [to be able] to handle the storage of enough materials when it's at the high end as opposed to just a normal day or a low end."
"To ensure that your employees are safe, there's a couple different things that can be done relative to the dust," – Robert Craggs
Storage space should be based on the amount of volume you anticipate receiving and how much variance you expect to occur, he says. To handle an influx of material during peak times, an operator should look at the MRF's records over time to determine how much the facility can accommodate.
To calculate the area needed for a tipping floor, an operator can use material characterization data and convert the anticipated recyclable weights into loose volumes. By adding up the daily volumes of commodities that are expected to be processed, the throughput for the facility can be estimated, he says.
Having enough space on your tipping floor also can make it easier to handle loads that might be contaminated. "If you have to drop a load of materials on the ground or on the tipping floor, and it's contaminated, you want to have a tipping floor that's big enough to address the contamination in that load and still have a tipping floor big enough to drop another load of recyclables next to it or in the same general area," Craggs says.
With the need to store some incoming material on the tipping floor prior to processing, installing a push wall can help alleviate a crunch for space. Placement of push walls varies by facility, but Craggs recommends having one on at least two sides of the building to better reinforce stacked materials and to benefit wheel loaders when moving recyclables to designated infeed areas.
He adds that having the flexibility to keep source-separated material, such as cardboard, from curbside- collected recyclables, which go to different infeed systems, is important.
Know your haulers
Haulers have certain expectations of MRFs. A primary goal of any facility is efficiency, so by understanding a customer's needs in relation to the tipping floor, an operator can manage the space to meet those goals.
"When you have haulers that are driving transfer trailers versus driving regular recycling vehicles, they are going to have different expectations on how to get in and out or different expectations in terms of being able to stop and look at their equipment before they get out the door," Craggs advises.
Maintaining communication with haulers can give MRF operators insights into their schedules as well as to whether they are having troubles during the transport of materials. By understanding customers' situations, a MRF operator can better accommodate their needs and estimate tipping floor traffic.
A tipping floor that is well-designed facilitates traffic flow, enables adequate storage space and allows material to be delivered to the processing system quickly. "Having an efficient tipping floor where vehicles get in and get out will ensure that the materials get on the floor, get in the system and are processed in a timely manner," Craggs says.
This article originally appeared in the June issue of Recycling Today. The author can be contacted via email at hrischar@gie.net.


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<?php
/**
 * CakeBraintreeComponent
 *
 * A component that handles payment processing client token generation for BT / Cake
 *
 * PHP version 5
 *
 * @package		CakeBraintreeComponent
 * @author		Gregory Gaskill <gregory@chronon.com>
 * @license		MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 * @link		https://github.com/chronon/CakePHP-CakeBraintreeComponent-Plugin
 */

App::uses('Component', 'Controller');

/**
 * CakeBraintreeComponent
 *
 * @package		CakeBraintreeComponent
 */
class CakeBraintreeComponent extends Component {
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $production = true;
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $merchantId = false;
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $merchantAccountId = false;
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $publicKey = false;
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $privateKey = false;
    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $ready = false;
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $context = false;

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param ComponentCollection $collection The ComponentCollection object
     * @param array $settings Settings passed via controller
     * @throws Exception for data checking
     */
    public function __construct(ComponentCollection $collection, $settings = array()) {
        // Check to see if we're got settings passed in through the configuration variables
        //Process the settings from the config.
        $this->_processConfig(Configure::read('Braintree'));

        //Process any settings we got through reference
        $this->_processConfig($settings);

        //Check to see we've got settings.
        if (!$this->merchantId)                         throw new Exception(__('Merchant ID must be set'));
        if (!$this->publicKey)                          throw new Exception(__('Public Key must be set'));
        if (!$this->privateKey)                         throw new Exception(__('Private Key must be set'));

        $this->_initializeModule();
    }

    /**
     * _initializeModule
     * Initializes the Braintree module
     *
     * @param None
     *      */
    private function _initializeModule() {
        Braintree_Configuration::merchantId($this->merchantId);
        Braintree_Configuration::publicKey($this->publicKey);
        Braintree_Configuration::privateKey($this->privateKey);
        Braintree_Configuration::sslVersion(6);

        if ($this->production) {
            Braintree_Configuration::environment('production');
        } else {
            Braintree_Configuration::environment('sandbox');
        }

        $this->ready = true;
    }

    /**
     * @param array $settings
     * @return bool
     */
    private function _processConfig($settings = array()) {
        if (!empty($settings)) {
            if (isset($settings['production']) && is_bool($settings['production'])) $this->production = $settings['production'];
            if (isset($settings['merchantId']) && !empty($settings['merchantId'])) $this->merchantId = $settings['merchantId'];
            if (isset($settings['publicKey']) && !empty($settings['publicKey'])) $this->publicKey = $settings['publicKey'];
            if (isset($settings['privateKey']) && !empty($settings['privateKey'])) $this->privateKey = $settings['privateKey'];
            if (isset($settings['merchantAccountId']) && !empty($settings['merchantAccountId'])) $this->merchantAccountId = $settings['merchantAccountId'];
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    private function _checkReady() {
        if (!$this->ready) throw new Exception(__('System improperly setup. Please see the documentation'));
    }

    public function sale($array = []) {
        if (empty($array)) throw new Exception(__('Transaction information missing. Please see the documentation'));
        if (!isset($array['merchantAccountId']) && $this->merchantAccountId)   $array['merchantAccountId'] = $this->merchantAccountId;

        return  Braintree_Transaction::sale($array);
    }

    public function generateClientToken($_customerId = False) {
        $this->_checkReady();
        $options = [];

        if ($_customerId)   $options['customerId'] = $_customerId;
        if ($this->merchantAccountId)   $options['merchantAccountId'] = $this->merchantAccountId;

        return Braintree_ClientToken::generate($options);
    }

    public function customer() {
        //Convenience function to allow for logically chaining functions
        $this->context = 'customer';
        return $this;
    }

    public function find($id) {
        switch($this->context) {
            case 'customer':
                try {
                    return Braintree_Customer::find($id);
                } catch (Exception $e) {
                    return false;
                }
            break;

        }
    }
}


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Corpus Christi Catholic High School is one of eight Diocesan secondary coeducational high schools within the Diocese of Wollongong.
Corpus Christi was established in 2006 to serve the needs of Catholic families in the southern Illawarra region. Students are drawn from a range of parishes extending from Port Kembla in the north to Kiama/Gerringong in the south.
The school is located in the Oak Flats industrial area, within easy walking access from Oak Flats railway station.
Corpus Christi is located on a 5.5 hectare parcel of land at the southern end of the Oak Flats industrial estate. The site is long and narrow in width with a number of hectares being unsuitable for buildings. Construction of the first stage commenced in 2005 and was occupied by the first Year 7 cohort in 2006.
Buildings are double storey and open-plan in design, with a number of large undercover areas where students can gather. The last construction stage was completed in 2011. Currently the school has all structures and facilities to meet the learning needs of a population of one thousand students.