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First travel warning of the summer as French head off on holiday
If you're out on the roads in France this weekend, expect to see more traffic than normal, as the first wave of summer holidaymakers set off on their annual vacations.
Published: 2 July 2021 10:40 CEST
Updated: 3 July 2021 09:24 CEST
Summer holidays in France mean summer traffic... Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP
National traffic forecaster Bison Futé has issued an orange travel alert – its third-most severe – for Friday, July 2nd and Saturday, July 3rd, rising to a red in the greater Paris Île-de-France region.
The travel watchdog urged anyone planning trips on Friday to avoid travelling in the greater Paris area after 12 noon, and try to avoid hitting the outskirts of large towns and cities between 2pm and 7pm.
Image: Bison Futé screengrab
It said traffic would be heavy around the toll points of the A10 and A6 autoroutes, where, it said, queues could start building from the end of the morning as the first Parisians head off to the sun. The Boulevard Périphérique, the A86 and A6b motorways are also likely to be affected by higher-than-usual traffic levels.
In the middle of the afternoon, the combination of commuters heading home and weekend departures, which are numerous during this period, could cause problems on the roads until late in the evening.
It also warned motorists to expect additional travel issues in the east of the country, notably where the Tour de France is passing for its seventh, eighth and ninth stages.
On Saturday, traffic is expected to be at least as heavy as Friday afternoon.
Bison Futé recommends avoiding travel across the Île-de-France before 8am, and around major cities before 9am. It particularly noted that the the A7 between Lyon and Orange, and the A43 motorway between Lyon and Chambéry, will be very busy between 10am and 4pm – while traffic will be heavy on the east-west A9 between Orange and Narbonne from 9am to 2pm.
Schools have not yet broken up for the grandes vacances, so traffic levels are not as high as they could be – but Bison Futé warned this weekend's travel warning is a taste of things to come.
Next weekend will be busier still, it noted – with orange warning on Friday, July 9th and the country painted entirely red for Saturday, July 10th after schools break up on July 6th.
The Tour de France is in southwest France, between Nîmes and Andorra over the weekend, while the first set of school holiday departures are expected to make travel difficult in many of the usual areas.
The A6 and A10, the Périphérique, A86 and A6B around Paris are expected to be very busy; the A13 heading towards Normandy and Brittany will see heavy traffic, as will motorways in the south of the country, notably along the Meditteranean coast.
ALSO READ: Juilletistes vs Aoûtiens: Do France's two summer holiday tribes still exist?
For the rest of the summer, Bison Futé's forecasts look like this – watch out for the traditional 'black travel days' predicted for the end of July and mid-August:
Image: Bison Futé
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The law changes drivers in France need to know about in 2023
From petrol discounts and motorway tolls to low-emission zones and help to buy a greener car, here's what's changing for motorists in France in the next 12 months.
Published: 28 December 2022 12:03 CET
The French government's €0.10 per litre discount on petrol and diesel ends on January 1st, and TotalEnergies' discount-match at its fuel stations also finishes.
Motorists may be able to look forward to some help from the supermarket chain E.Leclerc, which also owns several petrol stations across France, after the head of the chain E.Leclerc, Michel-Edouard Leclerc, told BFM Politique on December 18th that the company would "make a gesture" to help motorists in France with rising fuel prices, but he did not provide any further details.
But the blanket discount will be replaced by targeted assistance for households on lower incomes who rely on their vehicles for work, with about 10 million workers expected to receive a one-off payment of €100.
To apply for the aid, you will need to register your details on the tax website.
READ ALSO Who will get France's €100 fuel hand-out and how?
The French government has unveiled a plan to encourage carpooling on Tuesday, offering drivers who register on carpooling platforms a benefit of €100.
Drivers will be able to register starting on January 1st, and the payment of €100 will be done in instalments – with a lump sum of "at least" €25 upon registration and then the remaining amount distributed over the course of 10 carpool journeys.
"Carpooling is a very effective lever for reducing our country's fuel consumption in a sustainable way. It is good for the climate and good for the purchasing power of the French," French environment minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher told Huffpost.
READ ALSO French government announces €100 payment for those joining carpooling platforms
Motorway tolls
From February, motorway toll fees will rise by an average of 4.75 percent, after rising 2 percent in 2022.
The Transport Ministry pointed out that the 4.75 percent toll increase – announced in October – is "markedly lower" than France's inflation rate of 6.33 percent.
On some networks, electric vehicles will benefit from a five percent discount, while regular users – who make a minimum of 10 return journeys a month on the same route – may be eligible for a discount of 40 percent, up from the current 30 percent. Check with the motorway operator for details.
READ ALSO Driving in France: What is télépéage and how does it work?
You can find out tariffs for autoroutes on the website of France's official autoroute body AFSA – where you can also calculate the cost of your journey – including fuel.
Breakdown fees
No one wants to break down on the motorway, but if you do, you probably want to know how much getting your vehicle fixed will cost. The annual government-set charges are clear.
If your vehicle can be repaired at the side of the motorway in 30 minutes or less, you will be charged a government-set fee. A decree published in September 2022 indicated that the fee was to rise €131.94 in 2021, to €138.01, plus parts.
READ ALSO French motorway breakdown services cost rises
Extra help to buy electric vehicles
French president Emmanuel Macron announced in October an increase in the financial aid available for anyone who trades in a combustion engine car for an electric one from January 2023.
In a partial reversal on previous plans, under which the ecological bonus for trading in an older car for an electric model was set to fall, Macron said: "Because we want to make the electric car accessible to everyone, we are going to increase the ecological bonus from €6,000 to €7,000 for half of [France's] households."
READ ALSO EXPLAINED: The financial aid available to buy an electric car in France
Electric car charge points
Since October 1st, electric vehicles parked in front of a public charging station must be connected and charging – drivers cannot simply use them as an extra parking space. Anyone who ignores the rule risks a fine of €58.
Crit'Air sticker extension and more fines for polluting vehicles
France's environment minister announced in October a major extension of the city low-emission zones controlled by Crit'Air stickers, plus an increase in fines up to a maximum of €750.
Between 2023 and 2025, 43 more French cities will create low-emission zones, on top of the 11 that already have them.
READ MORE: Crit'Air: Drivers face €750 fines in France's new low-emission zones
The Crit'Air system requires all motorists – including the drivers of foreign-registered vehicles – going to any of the low-emission zones to get a sticker for their vehicle. The sticker assigns the vehicle a number from 0 (all electric vehicles) to 5 (the most polluting).
Some low emission zones will begin gradually banning more polluting cars. Paris, for instance, intends to ban Crit'Air 3 vehicles in July 2023, a move held back from July 2022.
READ ALSO Driving in France: How the Crit'Air vehicle sticker system works
France introduced a law, the Loi Montage II (mountain law II), in 2020 making winter tyres, chains or socks compulsory in certain areas, which will finally come into effect in 2023.
The law makes either snow tyres, all-weather tyres or chains compulsory in 48 of France's 96 mainland départements – generally those areas which are mountainous, with local authorities in those départements responsible for deciding where such rules will be applied.
READ ALSO Winter tyres and snow chains: What are the rules in France?
Drivers in France may not have to worry about the little green stickers that they attach to their windscreen (windshield) soon, after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced plans to scrap them in favour of a digitalised system set to start in 2023.
The goal, according to the finance minister, is to simplify the process for drivers and reduce costs.
French car insurers, like France Assureurs, have been pushing for the piece of paper to be scrapped for some time.
READ ALSO France announces plan to scrap vehicle insurance windscreen stickers
Roadworthiness test for motorcycles
After some back and forth, the French council of the state decided in October that motorcycles (two-wheeled vehicles) would also need to comply with "roadworthiness" testing starting January 1st, 2023. This is part of a decree passed by the French government in August 2021, and it specifically concerns two-wheeled vehicles registered to dates prior to 2016. The council of the state specified that the vehicles concerned are "motor vehicles with two, three or four wheels with a cylinder capacity of more than 125 cm3." As of December 2022, the details regarding how this plan will be implemented were not yet available, so it is possible enforcement measures will be staggered, according to reporting by Auto-Moto.
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Europe's Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter received a wildcard to make his sixth appearance in the biennial competition against the United States in Paris later this month.
The Englishman was one of captain Thomas Bjorn's four picks, alongside countryman Paul Casey, Spain's Sergio Garcia and Swede Henrik Stenson, for the event at Le Golf National.
The quartet join the eight players who qualified automatically for Bjorn's team -- Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Olesen, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose.
"These four bring so much to the Ryder Cup -- loads of experience, loads of appearances, loads of points won and they know what it's like to win and lose and they'll come in with so much heart and soul," said Denmark's Bjorn as he announced his picks.
He added: "We know what we're up against, we know what the US will bring but I'm confident we can do a good job."
Europe has won six of the last eight Ryder Cups, but USA is the defending champion after victory at Hazeltine in 2016.
The US has not won a Ryder Cup on European soil since Tom Watson's team triumphed at The Belfry in England in 1993.
The 42-year-old Poulter has played on four winning Ryder Cup teams and was a vice-captain two years ago after his season was curtailed by injury.
Poulter's Ryder Cup exploits have earned him the nickname "The Postman" -- because "the postman always delivers" -- and his inspired play at Medinah in Chicago in 2012 set in train Europe's remarkable comeback victory.
Poulter birdied his closing five holes in the Saturday afternoon's final fourball match alongside Rory McIlroy to earn Europe a vital point and drag it back to 10-6 down heading into the Sunday singles.
Europe's subsequent triumph became known as the "Miracle at Medinah."
Poulter, who has won 12 of his 18 matches and halved two, has been in good form this season with a victory on the PGA Tour in Houston and three other top-10 finishes.
"This feels extra special to be part of another Ryder Cup team," Poulter told Sky Sports.
"For Thomas to give me the call means absolutely everything to me. It's going to be an incredible spectacle, it's going to be an extra-strong US team but when you look at the European team on paper I'm getting goosebumps. I can't wait."
Garcia will make his ninth appearance despite a disappointing season in which he missed the cut in all four majors. The 38-year-old, who won the Masters for his first major title in 2017, earned his spot on the back of an impressive Ryder Cup pedigree.
"The one thing about Sergio is he is the heartbeat of the team," Bjorn told Sky.
"It's like a football team going without their captain. Not only is he a fantastic golfer but what he also brings is that he makes everybody around him better. He is what the European Ryder Cup is all about."
Casey, 41, will make his fourth appearance but first since 2008 after recommitting himself to playing sufficient events on the European Tour to be eligible, while former Open champion Stenson will also be playing in his fourth Ryder Cup.
"I've put a lot into this, it's tough to explain," Casey told Sky. "It's an amazing team and I'm very honored. I'm so excited."
On Tuesday, US captain Jim Furyk named Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau as three of his four wildcards for the French showdown.
Already qualified for the US team were Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Bubba Watson.
Furyk will name his final wildcard Monday. A number of players, including Tony Finau, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele, are in the running.
Europe has five rookies on its team -- Fleetwood, Hatton, Noren, Olesen, and Rahm -- compared with two, former world No.1 Thomas and DeChambeau, so far for the USA.
The Ryder Cup is set to begin at Le Golf National in France on September 28.


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Lagos Business School has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Duke Corporate Education, RSA, to collaborate on specific service opportunities.
Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) is the premier global provider of customised leadership solutions and has been ranked number 1 in the world by the Financial Times and Businessweek for 12 years in a row (2003-2014), and among the top 3 providers in the world for the past 15 years.
This collaboration, of two business education powerhouses, is bound to create synergies and enrich LBS' customised offerings.


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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host many free events this month including concerts, a movie and a Valentine's Day Tea Party.
Monday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. – The Insight Book Club will meet to discuss the novel "Zarafa" by Michael Allin. In 1826, the Viceroy of Egypt sent a giraffe to King Charles X, 2000 miles down the Nile, across the Mediterranean before walking the last 550 miles to Paris.


This blogpost is a summary of FoAM's 5 year coaching programme with business coach Vali Lalioti. It also includes a summary of the closing workshop in November 2015.
Over the past 5 years, between 2010 and 2015, FoAM and Vali Lalioti ran a coaching programme for artists and cultural workers, subsidised by the Flemish authorities. We wanted to explore the value of using business coaching in the creative sector. Vali was trained as a coach in the BBC, where she previously coached executives, researchers and designers. After coaching two artists from the FoAM network, the feedback was so encouraging that FoAM included coaching in our yearly programme. Over the space of five years, 25 people have been coached at FoAM in Brussels. Each participant had six one-to-one coaching sessions over a period of six months.
"How I perform in the organisation is strongly depending on my personal well being and self esteem. Since this was boosted during the coaching, FoAM will feel the effects directly."
"New tools and strategies became apparent to me during the coaching sessions, through which I regained oversight and energy. Implementing some of these insights into my professional practice had a direct positive result."
"Coaching provided me with self-confidence by methodically analysing and testing different perspectives on my own qualities and collaborations. It taught me to trust my intuition and artistic goals, as well as showed me ways to connect different parts of my professional activities. This connection is very beneficial for my professional role and in consequence for my organisation. There is now a much better energy flow."
"It supported me in tapping more into my own knowledge and wisdom, which became more visible for myself. It helped me see clearer with which ingredients I work and how to bring my work to the world. It encouraged a new inner process through great reflecting and mirroring by the coach."
"Coaching helped me to identify destructive or inhibiting patterns and helped me to deconstruct them. It will therefore help me to achieve my objectives in a more effective and enjoyable way."
"Through coaching I became more self-aware and aware of the needs of my team. It pushed me to go for things I've never done before. I also realised how much I still need to learn."
"During coaching I found an overarching goal to aim at with my creative practice. It allowed me to communicate more clearly about myself and my work. I became more aware of my limits and better able to prioritise according to my long-term goals."
See more about the process of coaching at FoAM.
Business Coaching worked well with artists, curators, philosophers, arts administrators, artistic directors and business executives alike. The programme also allowed the coach to cross-fertilise her coaching approach, taking business coaching tools to the FoAM coachees and creative coaching tools to her business clients. Aside from individual sessions, in 2012 Vali began experimenting with group coaching. For example, she ran the JustGROW event in the FoAM studio, bringing coaches, business people and artists together in a peer-coaching session. The coaching programme concluded with the Coaching Harvest workshop, bringing the participants together for the first time, to share their coaching experiences and to explore how alignment of self and others can create positive impact for our communities and systems.
At the end of 2015, everyone who has participated in the programme was invited to a joint workshop, to explore how aligning heart and minds, self and others, can positively impact our communities. All coachees responded warmly, sharing their thoughts and reflections online. They were invited to bring an object that represented their own alignment and a short text about the impact that their coaching journey had for them and for the world around them. Vali was touched by how much positive impact coaching had on the participants, continuing to influence their lives and the lives of people around them, even five years down the line. Twelve participants came in person to the group coaching workshop in the afternoon of 20th November 2015. This was the first time they came together as a group, with some meeting for the first time.
"Everyone is so different, but yet we all felt some common experience. Listening to their stories … made me understand how precious the coaching sessions were to everyone and how massive impact it had on our lives." one of the participants reflected.
A guided movement of the group in space based on the "clean language" technique, designed to capture emergent knowledge, questioning how the participants impact their systems and communities.
"The sentence 'Fight not the harmful but feed the helpful' refers, in my context, to bacteria and our bacterial microbiome. A good and diverse interior bacterial community that creates a healthy and resilient body and a good, diverse and vibrant outer community to create good culture in the outer world. For me it represents my own alignment that has also become a guideline for how to navigate internally and externally. In my own body as well as in my community and through my work."
"I find the beauty of a dwarf planet at the outer edges of our solar system absolutely bewildering. It also illustrates the deeply rooted human need to explore. But 'exploration' has two sides - a poetic mindexpanding side and a dark 'imperialistic' side. This ambiguity is a struggle I find myself continuously in, trying to grow as a global cross-cultural artists and scientist. How can I - as a privileged white male - simultaneously contribute and receive in different cultures in a respectful way? Is the world actually waiting for me to get out there and work on volcanoes, in deserts and megacities. Or am I simply following some personal phantasma? These are questions I ask myself more and more - reinforced by the global political landscape where the West finds itself pitted against a majority that wants an alternative to our worldview (and rightly so). The only thing I can do right now, is to create open communities in which there is room for different opinions, and where keeping communication channels open at all times is a daily focus. My way of aligning hearts and minds."
"As an object, I would pick a wingsuit. Inspired by the flying squirrel, these suits allow (brave) flyers to jump from a sharp mountain edge, and fly over the landscape for a few minutes, transforming the energy of their fall into an amazing journey in three dimensions. I picked this object because the coaching sessions with Vali & the FoAM crew gave me the strength and confidence to jump from the solid ground of a potentially interesting-enough full-time job, to the more uncertain but quite fulfilling way of exploratory free-lancing. Not having neither a fixed mission nor having a fixed agenda gives me a quite new sense of freedom, the freedom to explore & experiment many kinds of jobs, volunteering, holidays, and in-between-these-three. I believe that this exploratory phase will help me find a role where my skills & interests meet some kind of viability (work-life balance, space & time for exploration besides the jobs, economic viability, etc) as well as the feeling of contributing to build the world we want."
We finished by communicating what we have learned in a spatial and performative visualisation.
Annotated pictures of the group coaching workshop can be found here.


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Justia Lawyer Directory Employment Law California Clearlake Attorneys
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Daniel Beck
Hidden Valley Lake, CA Employment Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(707) 987-8322	17568 Spruce Grove Ext Suite A
Hidden Valley Lake, CA 95467
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Attorney Daniel Beck is a lawyer with more than 35 years of family law, employment law, labor law, criminal law, medical marijuana law, personal injury, civil litigation, real estate, and business law experience. Mr. Beck has practiced before the Superior and Appellate courts of California and the Federal Courts of Nevada, Idaho and Washington D.C. He is a member in good standing with the California Bar Association. Beck Law P.C., headquartered in Santa Rosa California provides legal services to Sonoma County, Mendocino County and Lake County California including Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Kenwood, Glen Ellen,...
Richard James Meechan
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(707) 528-4409	703 2nd Street
Employment, Business and Workers' Comp
Empire Coll School of Law
"The Law Office of Richard J. Meechan is a Santa Rosa, California law firm with more than 30 years of experience helping injured workers. We proudly serve Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. Our founding attorney, Richard J. Meechan, is recognized by the California Bar Association as a Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist. He is also an active member of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association and their Board of Governors. We also represent people who face employment & disability discrimination. At the Law Office of Richard J. Meechan, we understand the needs of workers with disabilities and...
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(707) 939-5299	131A Stony Circle, Suite 500
Employment and Insurance Claims
University of California Hastings College of the Law
Scott Adrian Lewis
(707) 525-8800	438 First Street
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Education
U of San Francisco School of Law
Mr. Lewis' main area of practice is civil litigation. He has litigated diverse subject areas such as First Amendment Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, wage laws, trade secrets, contracts, securities laws and real property laws, as well as many others. Mr. Lewis's central area of practice involves business and employment related issues and real estate matters. Mr. Lewis also represents clients regarding homeowner's association disputes.
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Sonoma, CA Employment Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(707) 996-9235	670 West Napa Street
Employment, Consumer, Elder and Stockbroker Fraud
Ingrid M. Evans is the founding partner of the Evans Law Firm. Ms. Evans is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and was named as a Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009. Ingrid Evans is a veteran in the courtroom and was previously undefeated in jury trials as a former Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Ingrid Evans is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts and is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Ms. Evans has been named as a 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers...
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Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Mr. Miller is first and foremost a civil trial attorney, having tried over 60 cases to a jury verdict in a host of subjects ranging from real estate, business, dental malpractice, attorney malpractice, civil rights/excessive force and personal injury. Mr. Miller also represents clients regarding employment/labor matters, and homeowner's association disputes.
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Nicole M Jaffee
Employment, Civil Rights, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Ms. Jaffee's main area of practice is civil litigation. She represents clients in a wide range of matters, including personal injury, medical and dental malpractice, real estate, premises liability, employment and general business litigation.
She joined Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz in September 2016. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a civil litigation attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area, including as a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of a multi-national law firm.
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Michael Eugene Kinney
(707) 527-4141	438 1st St
Employment, Appeals and Insurance Claims
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
John Emanuel Borba
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer
(707) 578-7000	50 Old Courthouse Square
John E. Borba graduated from Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1993 and was admitted into the California Bar in December 1993. John graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in International Relations in 1985. College for John began at Santa Rosa Junior College where he met his wife while earning his A.A. Degree in 1982. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: * Member of the Sonoma County Bar Association Board of Directors (2006-2010). * Co-Editor, Sonoma...
Fred J. Engbarth
Sebastopol, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 39 years experience
(707) 479-2317	P.O. Box 1517
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Empire College School of Law
Employment law, along with ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, are two significant aspects of managing a workforce. They can cause an organization a lot of headache if not approached appropriately.
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Amy Suzette Winters
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 5 years experience
Employment, Health Care, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
Ms. Winters joined Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz in July of 2016 as an Associate Attorney. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a civil litigation attorney practicing personal injury law, including premises liability, products liability and sexual assault cases, as well as insurance bad faith, habitability matters, and employment disputes.
During law school, she worked as a law clerk for firms in Yolo County, Sacramento County, and El Dorado County, where she gained valuable experience from a wide range of civil litigation matters including personal injury, employment, municipal law, as well as real estate and landlord-tenant disputes....
Montgomery Garrett Frankel
St Helena, CA Employment Law Attorney with 28 years experience
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St Helena, CA 94574
Employment, IP, Personal Injury and Trademarks
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Sara Adibisedeh
Napa, CA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(707) 226-8997	2053 Wilkins Ave., #57
Employment and Business
John Charles Post
Windsor, CA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(707) 687-0797	9466 Lazy Creek Dr
Cornell University Law School
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Eddy is a graduate of the University's engineering department and retired Chairman and President of Sherburne Tele Systems, Inc. A philanthropist and University of Minnesota supporter, the Big Lake resident has donated generous gifts to the Athletic Department and the University.
"Bob has been a proud supporter of Gopher Athletics and our student-athletes," said Director of Gopher Athletics Norwood Teague. "This most recent gift will provide our men's and women's basketball programs with the facilities, training and support they need to compete with the top programs in the conference and the country."
A member of the University's Heart Advisory Committee, Eddy created the R.K. Eddy Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Resuscitation in 2013.
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Note: Eddy will be honored Saturday at Williams Arena during the first half of the Gophers men's basketball game against Purdue, and at Sunday's women's basketball game against Michigan State.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary to arrive in Latvia for a working visit
On 10 January 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, will be in Latvia on a working visit. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, in a...
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The history books may remember Jan. 20, 2017, as the date on which Donald. J. Trump took the office of President of the United States, but the not-so-silent majority will always recognize it as the first day of the resistance. All across the country, like-minded folks gathered to laugh the night away – while raising money for the ACLU – at regional editions of the What A Joke Comedy Festival. The Hideout proved to be the perfect Chicago venue in which to enjoy jokes, auctions and some much needed camaraderie after a dark day.
Meredith Kachel and Liz Maupin (right) served as emcees for the event – which they also organized. Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois informed the crowd of the organization's continued dedication to fighting for freedom, as well as its ongoing plans to sue the new POTUS. Then Maupin and Kachel helped everyone get the catharsis they needed by leading a deafening chorus of frustrated screams. Once all that primal rage was out of the way, and out in the open, fans were ready for a night of hilarious comedy.
Matty Ryan kicked things off by explaining how this past Nov. 8 represented his worst-ever birthday – and he's had some bad ones – before sharing his social etiquette tips for strangers and analyzing the questionable appeal of oysters. Up next, Brandi Denise (below) – whose energetic delivery was unique and inviting – used her time on the mic to explain how being a social worker compares to being Oprah and to deliver a Drake-inspired joke that only a woman can tell.
One of the best sets of the night came compliments of Sammy Arechar (right). Many comedians shy away from silences, but Arechar leaned into them, expertly using awkward breaks to his advantage. "I think the sun knows what's going on today," he said of the gloomy Inauguration Day weather before analyzing the overabundance of root beer offerings currently available on the market. Wordplay, soda-pop culture references and an inventive closing bit – featuring masterful beatboxing – added to the hilarity of his performance. The musical comedy continued with the great Ghouldini leading the sold-out audience in a blood-thirsty protest song sing-a-long.
Later, Calvin Evans owned the stage with his casual charisma, explaining how smartphones are helping eradicate racism before breaking down the anatomy of a hilarious joke about Michael Jackson, Magic Johnson and a young (imaginary) Make A Wish recipient. Headliner Kristen Toomey's animated expressions were more than enough to fill the room with laughter, but her incredibly funny tale of her favorite elementary school talent show performer had fans chuckling so hard it hurt.
At the end of the night, Maupin and Kachel returned to the stage to reveal that over $6,000 was raised for the ACLU that night, in Chicago alone, which will be added to the $15,000 that was generated across the country. Follow What a Joke on Facebook to learn more about the nationwide event and head over to ACLU.org to make a donation to help protect your civil liberties.


US-based Paysafe will acquire iPayment Holdings, a provider of processing solutions for SMEs, as it seeks expansion in North America.
Via the deal, Paysafe will get access to 137,000 SME customers. Financial details were not disclosed.
Joel Leonoff, Paysafe's president and CEO, says the acquisition is "part of our long-term investment strategy to grow our business in North America and builds on our other successful acquisitions over the past couple of years".
In August 2017, Paysafe bought SME payments provider, Merchant Choice Payment Solutions (MCPS). Paysafe's goal is to establish itself as a "top five non-bank payment processor in the US".
iPayment had annual processing volumes of over $28 billion in 2017 and operates both direct and indirect sales channels. It employs over 450 employees across its four US offices located in Boston, Massachusetts; Westlake Village and Camarillo, California; and Minden, Nevada. Paysafe doesn't say what will happen to these people.
However, Todd Linden, CEO of Paysafe's payment processing division in North America, will lead the merged payment processing organisation at completion. Linden brings over 30 years of industry experience and was previously CEO of MCPS.
OB Rawls IV, CEO and president, iPayment, along with the CFO, Robert Purcell, will both remain with the organisation at completion as part of Paysafe's leadership team.
According to Paysafe, the integration of these two firms will bring merchants, partners, consumers and platforms "more product choice" via a platform which includes point of sale (POS) solutions, order ahead purchases, and online products such as Paysafe's prepaid solution, Paysafecard.
The acquisition is expected to complete in Q2 2018, pending final regulatory approvals. Until then, the two groups will continue to operate as independent organisations.
Paysafe has over 20 years of online experience. It says it has a combined transactional volume of $56 billion in 2017 and over 2,600 staff located in 12 global locations.
Looking at the bigger picture, this deal also follows on from August 2017, when Paysafe reached an agreement to be acquired for $3.89 billion by private equity firms Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners. That massive deal came at a time of significant consolidation in the payments space and several years of considerable investment activity in fintech firms with a payments focus.
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Last year, Worldpay agreed to merge with US credit card processor Vantiv in a $10 billion deal. The deal was completed in January this year.
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The programs differentiator is the multi-level station-based curriculum and how students participate in interactive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Labs that allow them to relate concepts such as gravity, aerodynamics and simple machines through sports. TGAs eight sports platforms include Golf, Tennis and Team Sports (Cheerleading, Flag Football, Floor Hockey, Lacrosse, Ultimate, and Volleyball).
Keeping kids engaged as they gain confidence and skills in sports is an empowering process, said Jacobs, TGAs founder and CEO. For kids ages five through 13, TGA always has a next level to advance and grow from, so sports participation combined with academics becomes that catalyst for achievement in all phases of their lives.
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In an unexpected move, the Supreme Court has voted to deny certiorari (refuse to hear) ten Second Amendment cases which have been held at the court, some of which have been waiting for years.
Much speculation has been written about the cases, with the expectation the Supreme Court would hear at least one of them in order to clarify splits that have occurred in the circuit courts on the issues of carrying firearms outside the home, bans on gun magazines and semi-automatic rifles.
The court is believed to have four justices inclined to enforce the Second Amendment: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. There are four justices believed to wish to render the Second Amendment impotent and toothless: Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.
Chief Justice Roberts is speculated as being the swing vote which could go either way. He voted for both the Heller and McDonald decisions to uphold the Second Amendment as written and applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The Hamburg office blends the positives of a larger company with some of the positives of a small family business. Everyone in the office knows each other, shares lunches, chats in the kitchen, and so on. We've managed to keep that as we've grown, and I don't expect it to change as we continue growing.
The downside of being a satellite office is that we're a bit disconnected. Things are continually getting better as time goes on, but there are realities with a nine hour time difference that make communication and a work/life balance harder.
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* Yelp is a public company, you are not paid in promises, shares you get are convertible to real money instantly.
* Office - a skyscraper in the downtown SF limits ability to build an open space and you can actually make your/team space quite cosy.
* On-call schedule is not brutal.
* Downtown SF - plenty of opportunities before/after work - concerts, bars, tech meetups.
Most of them apply to the folks who plan to work in the office. Can tell nothing for remote folks.
* You won't buy a lambo after IPO - the company is already public.
* You go out and pay for your food yourself, no daily deliveries, just cafeteria and snacks.
* No dry cleaning service.
* No Uber/Lift credit to get to/out of office. You pay for your transportation/parking yourself. You can pay for Bart/Muni/parking pre-tax though.
* Downtown SF is the filthiest place west of New York City Subway.
* You have options either live in SF and dump lot of money into rent or waste lot of time commuting.
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We have a large selection of wreaths of hand-decorated wreaths. The wreaths are decorated here at the farm and come in 24″, 36″, and 48″ sizes. We can also custom make wreaths with personalized themes or colors upon request. Just ask us!
We offer roping (garland) in 25 foot rolls. These are great for decorating areas such as awnings, garages, decks, or porches.
The main tree stand we sell is the Cinco brand. It comes in two sizes. We've tried several types of stands over the last 60 years and have found these to be the most practical. They hold a lot of water, are easy to set up and adjust, are stable, accept nearly any size tree base and branches, and have a lip near the base to catch any water spills. Here is a short video with instructions on how to assemble and set up your tree with a Cinco stand.
In the past we've sold the "Mitchell" style stand. This stand has a spike in the center. A hole is drilled in the bottom of the tree and the tree then rests on the spike. It's more difficult to get a straight hole drilled so we've moved away from this stand. We still, however, have the drill machine and will gladly drill a hole for you if you still have this stand. Be sure to let us know you need a hole drilled before we bale up your tree.
We generally have extra branches and boughs of multiple species available. We include these free with any tree purchase.
We also have spruce tree tops, red-twig dogwood, and tree bags (great for removing your tree from your house at the end of the season).


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Publish Date February 20, 2020
Low-Dose Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Cost-Effective for Thrombosis Prevention in Cancer
Thromboprophylaxis with a low-dose direct-acting oral anticoagulant was associated with lower incidences of cancer-associated thrombosis and bleeding compared with placebo.
Low-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) may be a cost-effective method for preventing cancer-associated thrombosis among ambulatory patients with cancer, according to research published in Cancer.
Patients with cancer-associated thrombosis not only have a heightened risk of mortality, but also tend to have delays in treatment and higher costs of care. Although there is clinical evidence that DOACs improve survival and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in this patient population, no study has previously involved an economic analysis of these therapies to determine cost-effectiveness.
Acquired TTP and Septic Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Distinguishable With Lab Tests
Emotional, Cognitive Issues Common in Pediatric Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia
Risk Score to Prevent Bleeding With Vitamin K Antagonists for Venous Thromboembolism
For this Markov model-based study, researchers "performed a cost-utility analysis comparing low-dose DOACs [with] placebo for the prevention of [cancer-associated thrombosis] in ambulatory patients with cancer," with the aim of determining cost-effectiveness of this intervention among patients deemed to have intermediate or high risk for cancer-associated thrombosis. A scenario analysis for those determined to be at high risk by Khorana score stratification (a score of 3 or greater) was also conducted.
Compared with placebo, 6-month thromboprophylaxis with a low-dose DOAC was found to be associated with 32 fewer instances of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism per 1000, as well as 11 fewer major bleeding episodes per 1000, over a patient's projected lifetime.
Furthermore, the model projected that placebo would be associated with 4.67 QALYs, compared with 4.79 among those receiving DOAC therapy; health care costs were estimated at $8545 and $9899 for placebo and DOAC therapy, respectively. Per patient, this corresponded to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $11,947 per QALY. With a threshold of $50,000 per QALY, low-dose DOAC therapy was determined to be 94% cost-effective in this setting.
Among patients with a Khorana score of at least 3, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio per QALY was projected to be $5794.
"Thromboprophylaxis with [a] low-dose DOAC…for 6 months appears to be a cost-effective strategy for the prevention of cancer-associated thrombosis in the United States," the researchers concluded.
1. Li A, Carlson JJ, Kuderer NM, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of low-dose direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) for the prevention of cancer-associated thrombosis in the United States [published online January 30, 2020]. Cancer. doi:10.1002/cncr.32724
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You can hire anything from a single putting green to a full 9-hole Mini Golf/Crazy Golf course for your corporate activity or business event. A great alternative for team building or corporate entertainment, no matter what golfing ability! Use on an exhibition stand, at a marketing or promotional event or just for some indoor golf office fun.
We got lots of Balls!
Whether you are looking for a one hole putting green for a conference beak out area or networking activity, or a full 9 hole course for your next company get together, our portable mini golf course solutions offer unique course layouts and a simple and fun activity for everyone.
Our Challenge Putt is a 6 metre putting green and is the ideal addition to a conference, exhibition space or break out area for a corporate or networking event. This putting green comes complete with foam edge bumpers that attach effortlessly to the course and the whole thing fits perfectly into a single box. This allows us to deliver the complete putting hole to your venue and on a courier next day delivery, arriving the day before your event date and collected the next working day. All you have to do is repackage and we will arrange the return collection for you.
One of our clients used the Challenge Putt for an exhibition and set up the 6 metre lengths as 2 individual mini golf holes and indicated that the golf was a huge 'draw' to their stand and that their own lead generation had increased ten fold!
"We hired 2 putting holes for a 3 day corporate event we were attending, and they fitted onto our stand really well. They created an excellent buzz, with customers interested in having a go and coming back later in the day to try again. The tiles were easy to put together, and we changed the formation over the three days to create new holes. Compared to the same event last year, we increased our lead generation by over 400%, one of the largest contributors to that success was the golf holes. Putterfingers were amazing to deal with, and we would recommend them, it adds a new level to a normal corporate event."
In addition, we can supply a full 9 hole course (or bigger if your space allows) complete with obstacles, putters, balls and everything alongside to run a crazy golf event in your office environment or hired venue.
Corporate crazy golf hire is a very popular activity and a great addition to a team building event or an enjoyable way to integrate departments and teams in a busy office environment.
CNA Insurance hired a large 9 hole course for their indoor office golf event at their Central London offices. With the luxury of a large office space the crazy golf course was assembled in corridors, amongst the work stations and around the office to promote inter-departmental team building.
If you are running a marketing campaign or looking for something simple yet effective to add to your exhibition space, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
We have supplied our putting solutions for marketing roadshows, exhibition hire, corporate fun days, national campaigns and for conference and team building activities.
Go crazy for some mini golf at your next corporate event!


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Oregon teacher named finalist for country's top educator
Leave a Comment / Teacher / By admin
OREGON, Ill. (WIFR) – 2022 Illinois Teacher of the Year and Oregon High School Spanish teacher Kim Radostits is recognized for another prestigious award in education.
Radostits is one of five finalists for 2023 National Teacher of the Year. The Illinois State Board of Education shared the news via social media Wednesday:
"I am so proud of Ms. Radostits and honored that she has the opportunity to represent Illinois on the national stage as a finalist for 2023 National Teacher of the Year," said State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala. "She has a profoundly powerful message for schools across the country about the importance of showing our students that we care – not just telling them but making a connection and forming relationships as the basis for how we teach."
Radostits has spent the 2022-23 school year on a paid sabbatical sponsored by the state, but utilized her term to advocate for students who are disengaged from school.
She says that for disengaged students to care about learning the content, they must first feel cared about as humans.
"Education is the foundation of our society and the teaching profession is at the forefront in making sure our future is bright," said Radostits. "If there is one thing I have learned since being part of the teaching force, it is that every teacher has unique skills and knowledge that, when put together, make us strong, resilient, innovative, and exactly what our students need.
The winner will be announced in March.
Copyright 2023 WIFR. All rights reserved.


Abstract. The necessary and sufficient solvability condition of the Neumann boundary value problem for the inhomogeneous biharmonic equation in the unit ball is obtained. Solution with polynomial boundary data is constructed.


i have 2 pair and still working but the battery is out. a very good phone on that time.
One of the best Nokia phones ever made. A path-breaking model, probably the first WAP phone around. Was THE phone to be seen with in 99-00. I still have mine and it works fine a decade later.
I just found a Nokia 7110 in a rubbish bag and I am amazed because it is brand new, barely used, it's made in Finland, no scratches on the screen, like it just come out of the factory. It is absolutely amazing!!! I am charging it for the first time and it's working perfectly!
I bought this phone in 2000 and is still working fine.
At the time this phone had one of the largest clearest displays.
The microphone was connected via terminals gold plated terminals withing a sliding plastic moth piece.
This made it possible for any dirt on the 2 tracks to disconnect your outgoing audio.
You really had to look after this phone well,it had a rolling clickable bar in center that you would navigate menus with.
Two people could even play a game via ir on it.
It was featured on a blockbusting film and rushed out - some 7110's work better now! years later after proper attention to the sliding mic mechanism.
izit this phone still in market.
My Best friend Still uses this fone in their house, like a family fone, and i can't believe it still works.. the fone looks like it was sooo ready to die. He wrap it up with Rubber bands to prevent the fone from falling apart, some series of masking tapes and some inserts of paper.. if you know what i mean.. the line of the fone is SUN cellular, I call him and we talk over the line for hours. and that fone is what he use. wow.
phones like this one, reliable and well-crafted.
got 2 unlocked 7110 nokias and 2 900gsm 8110i matrix fones , style icons that still turn heads especially the spring loaded slider on the 7110 shame the 8110i never had the spring (special effects made a one off for The Matrix part 1) so cool Nokia made the 7110 to mimick it but more features, batteries are so cheap on ebay for 7110 and Amazon for 8110, i use mine daily and the auto flip Ericsson T28. sweet.
I purchased this phone when it was the hottest thing on the market for around 120 GBP + 12 Month contract + 110 insurance. Expensive? NO! It lasted 4 years till 2003ish, nothing has come close.
So I just bought it again from ebay.
You wouldn't believe the kudos you get from this. This is the true techie phone, the flick slide gets nerds rubber necking all over the gaff. When I show them WAP google via its 14400 isdn link they start stuttering and look down at their iphones in shame. lol.
Franco, 20 Aug 2009Very good phone, I still use it and bought it back 8 times. :-Dthat's good to know. i thought i was the freaky one, bought the same 7110 for 5 times. i still use it until now.
Total of 303 user reviews and opinions for Nokia 7110.


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Q: How to deploy Apache Nifi on a k8s pod? I am using K8S with minikube. I have deployed zookepers for Apache Nifi with:
kubectl apply -f https://k8s.io/examples/application/zookeeper/zookeeper.yaml

With kubectl get pods I see :
NAME   READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
zk-0   1/1     Running   0          128m
zk-1   0/1     Pending   0          128m

Now I try to deploy nifi on a pod with a old yaml file I saw on the internet:
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
kind: Service             #+
apiVersion: v1            #+
metadata:                 #+
  name: nifi-service     #+
spec:                     #+
  selector:               #+
    app: nifi            #+
  ports:                  #+
  - protocol: TCP         #+
    targetPort: 8080     #+
    port: 8080              #+
    name: ui            #+
  - protocol: TCP         #+
    targetPort: 9088     #+
    port: 9088              #+
    name: node-protocol-port            #+
  - protocol: TCP         #+
    targetPort: 8888     #+
    port: 8888              #+
    name: s2s            #+
  type: LoadBalancer      #+
---
kind: Deployment
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
metadata:
  name: nifi
spec:
  replicas: 2
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: nifi
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: nifi
    spec:
      hostNetwork: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
      containers:
      - name: nifi-container
        image: sunmanregistry.azurecr.io/nifi:latest
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http
        - containerPort: 22
          name: ssh
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: ".5"
            memory: "6Gi"
          limits:
            cpu: "1"
        env:
        - name: VERSION
          value: "1.9"
        - name: NIFI_CLUSTER_IS_NODE
          value: "true"
        - name: NIFI_CLUSTER_NODE_PROTOCOL_PORT
          value: "9088"
        - name: NIFI_ELECTION_MAX_CANDIDATES
          value: "1"
        - name: NIFI_ZK_CONNECT_STRING
          value: "zk-0.zk-hs.default.svc.cluster.local:2181,zk-1.zk-hs.default.svc.cluster.local:2181,zk-2.zk-hs.default.svc.cluster.local:2181"

But I don't know where is the image I have to use and next what steps and in what order I have to enter commands in terminal.
I see no recent tutorials on the internet to learn how to deploy nifi on k8s.
Can someone explain to me how to deploy nifi well on a k8s pod and what is the best method ?

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Heavy Weight Mats by Matéflex are specially designed exercise mats and gym floor mats that can be used within a variety of facilities including athletic clubs, schools and universities, home gyms, YMCA's, and recreational sports facilities.
Matéflex Heavy Weight Mats are the ultimate workout floor mats for weight rooms, cardio and aerobics classes, locker rooms, home gyms, and more.
As a loose lay product, the Heavy Weight Mats can move or expand when they need to and are available in different thicknesses that make for the perfect weight room floor mats. These gym floor mats are easy to keep clean, are non-absorbent, and resistant to bacterial growth.


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Q: why the commit hang after close the commit message edit window I am using cz-cli to format the commit message right now. First step, using cz command in terminal then the terminal will popup a window in Visual Studio and type the commit message into it, after close the commit message edit window in Visual Studio, the terminal message was hang up. why did this happen? I have to using ctrl + C to forbidden to exit the commit process. I am not sure this is the right way to handle this situation.

PS: this command was to running in GitHub Codespaces.

A: The alternative would be to work directly in:

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*Visual Studio (vs-commitizen)

*VSCode (vscode-commitizen)

That way, there is no back an forth between an external shell and your IDE.


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U.S. Warehouses $7B in Disaster Health Supplies—But Who Will Use Them?
Michael Wyland
June 27, 2016; NPR, "Shots"
It seems entirely reasonable for the U.S. government to have supplies on hand should a nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) disaster strike within our borders. Until recently, however, there was precious little information made available to the public about the quantities, costs, or locations of the six estimated facilities maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and collectively known as the "Strategic National Stockpile".
The program budget to maintain the $7 billion stockpile is about $500 million a year. Supplies are guarded, cataloged, and rotated to ensure that vaccines and other perishable supplies are fresh when needed. Much effort goes into ongoing threat assessments to match inventories with most likely emerging public health threats. However, the maintenance budget remains the same while the inventory increases and different supplies are added, placing stress on the program.
That's not the biggest challenge for the Strategic National Stockpile:
"The warehouse is fine in terms of the management of stuff in there. What gets in the warehouse and where does it go after the warehouse, and how fast does it go to people, is where we have questions," says Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.
Disaster response plans rely on the presence of state and local public health employees and volunteers across the country ready and able to respond within hours of a declared emergency.
"We have drastically decreased the level of state public health resources in the last decade. We've lost 50,000 state and local health officials. That's a huge hit," says Dr. Tara O'Toole, a former homeland security official who is now at In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit that helps bring technological innovation to the U. S. intelligence community. She wishes local officials would get more money for things like emergency drills. "The notion that this is all going to be top down, that the feds are in charge and the feds will deliver, is wrong."
NPQ has devoted much attention to nonprofit intermediaries in the context of services from FEMA disaster preparedness role in Katrina to HUD's role in neighborhood housing support. To protect the disaster health needs of our nation, it's past time to update the distribution and deployment plans to make effective use of the billions of dollars in available federal stockpiles.—Michael Wyland
Michael L. Wyland currently serves as an editorial advisory board member and consulting editor to The Nonprofit Quarterly, with more than 400 articles published since 2012. A partner in the consulting firm of Sumption & Wyland, he has more than thirty years of experience in corporate and government public policy, management, and administration.
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Q: Dotted lines to connect nodes in a wpf TreeView I am looking for a way to draw dotted lines to connect nodes in a wpf TreeView. The problem seems to be that i am using HierarchicalDataTemplate instead of populating the TreeView with TreeViewItems.
I have found this post:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wpf/thread/30cb182c-9419-40bd-946e-87971515fb95/
Witch solves it great in the case when populating it TreeViewItems but my question is, how would i solve it with HierarchicalDataTemplate?
My template look something like this:
<HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType = "{x:Type Team}" ItemsSource ="{Binding Path=Players">
   <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>

<DataTemplate  DataType = "{x:Type Player}">
   <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
</DataTemplate >

Any solution or good hints on how to solve the problem?

A: The easiest ways, in my opinion, was to add the code in the itemstyle
<HierarchicalDataTemplate.ItemContainerStyle>
   <Style TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
      <!--your style-->
   </Style>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate.ItemContainerStyle>

A: In my opinion the easiest way to solve this kind of problem is:

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*Implement a Decorator "ConnectingLineDecorator" that you can include in the ItemTemplate.

*Define an inherited attached property ConnectingLineDecorator.ParentDecorator.

*In MeasureOverride do a SetParentDecorator(Child, this) so that descendant decorators can find their parent

*In the PropetyChangedCallback for the ParentDecorator property add code that registers each decorator with its ParentDecorator, creating a tree of decorators.

*Whenever a Decorator's descendant decorators change, schedule a Dispatcher callback to recompute which child decorators need to show lines and how long those lines should be.

*Use an Adorner with each decorator to detect absolute position changes.  When a decorator moves with respect to its parent, schedule the same Dispatcher callback to recompute the lines

*In OnRender actually render the lines using the most recent line data (or this can be done in the Adorner, but if so you need to make sure the AdornerLayer is at the right level)

This approach doesn't take much code and is totally reliable, since it doesn't care what kind of panels you are using, how scrolling works, or even how the tree is actually built.  The decorator just knows its job and does it:  It just draws lines between itself and its ancestor decorators.


Americans don't need much encouragement to drink margaritas. But they're getting a few extra incentives on Friday, Feb. 22. It's National Margarita Day.
Chili's Grill & Bar: Chili's is mixing three $5 Margaritas on Feb. 22, one for each of the primary colors, more or less. There's the Cuervo Blue Margarita with Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver Tequila and DeKuyper Blue Curaçao Liqueur; the yellow Tropical Sunrise Margarita, with Jose Cuervo Especial Tequila; and the red Blueberry Pineapple Margarita, with Sauza Hornitos Reposado Tequila and DeKuyper Melon Schnapps. Chili's is also still serving its Grand Romance, a Valentine's Day-themed beverage with Grand Marnier and Lunazul, for $5.chilis.com.
El Torito: Four margaritas include the Black Diamond Margarita, $14.99, made with Maestro Dobel Silver Tequila and Hennessy cognac; the Patrón Citrus Cadillac Margarita, $11.99, made with Patrón Silver, Patron Citronge and served with a side shot of Cointreau Noir; the Skinny Patrón Cadillac Margarita, $11.99, with Patrón Silver; and a Cadillac Margarita, $9.99, with 1800 Reposado and choice of Midori Melon, Pomegranate, Mango, or Blackberry. eltorito.com.
Miguel's California Mexican Cantina:Miguel's two restaurants in Corona are having free Azuñia Tequila tasting events 6-9 p.m. Feb. 22. They are at 2715 Lakeshore Drive and 1920 Frontage Road. miguelsrestaurant.com.
Tony Roma's: The rib chain is serving classic "Romaritas" for $4 through Feb. 22. tonyromas.com.
Yard House: The chain's new Magic Margarita, made with Don Julio Blanco Tequila, changes from blue to purple with a sidecar of citrus agave. Prices start at $12.95. yardhouse.com.
Read more by The OC Register here.


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USA, VENEZUELA, THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS + NIGERIA: ATTORNEYS FOR ACCUSED MONEY LAUNDERER ALEX SAAB MORAN THROW OUT DESPERATE LEGAL THEORIES TO TRY TO PREVENT his impending extradition to Miami to face DOJ indictment
Alex Saab Moran (mugshot)
https://rijock.blogspot.com/2021/08/attorneys-for-accused-money-launderer.html
Lawyers in the United States, Venezuela, the Cape Verde islands and Nigeria are pulling out all the stops to seek to keep ALEX NAIN SAAB MORAN from being extradited to the United States, where a major ($350m) money laundering indictment awaits him in U.S. District Court in Miami. Moran's extradition was confirmed by Cape Verde's highest court, and his extradition is believed to be imminent.
Saab, who is of Lebanese extraction, id also wanted in his native Colombia. He, as well as a number of his and his partner's family members, have all been sanctioned by the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
His various attorneys have advanced a number of legal theories to block the Department of Justice from trying their client, all of which to date have proven ineffectual.
1. Their efforts to have his designated Fugitive Status removed in SDFL were blocked, as well as his purported Diplomatic Status. We note that he was NOT in possession of a diplomatic passport from Venezuela when he was detained. He is not a Venezuelan national, but is a Colombian. His CBI passport, issued by Antigua & Barbuda, where he is also a purported diplomat, was revoked. It is questionable whether he has complied with the requirements of the Vienna Convention, and he is obviously not an accredited diplomat. The judge in SDFL invoked the Doctrine of Fugitive Disentitlement, which holds that Federal fugitives cannot obtain any relief in an American District Court unless they are physically within the Court's jurisdiction, meaning present in the US. His counsel has appealed this ruling.
2. His lawyers secured an order from a West African regional court in Nigeria, but Cape Verde refused to accept that court's ruling as binding upon them, as it was not enforceable. It is noteworthy that a social media campaign in Nigeria to generate global public opinion to "free" Saab was exposed as having been created by Saab's close associates.
2. His appeal, to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, of the lower court decision, remains pending. We are closely monitoring that case, as well as the efforts of Cape Verde officials to coordinate his physical transport to Miami.
3. His attorneys claim that, since there is no extradition treaty between the US and the Cape Verde Islands, he is unable to invoke the protections of the Doctrine of Specialty, which only allow charging for the crimes one is extradite for. His lawyers argue that he could, after arrival in the US, be charged with additional felonies, and therefore he should not be extradited.
This case is of interest to our Malta readers, due to the fact that both Saab and his co-defendant, ALVARO PULIDO VARGAS, also a Colombian national, had Maltese corporations, which they allegedly employed in their international money laundering operations. The identities of individuals in Malta who facilitated Saab and Pulido's criminal conduct have not yet been named publicly, but it is anticipated that they will be shown at trial, and in the evidence introduced therein. They are believed to include Maltese financial services company officers, and corrupt senior government officials who assisted him in money movement.
Professor Bruce Bagley, the former head of the University of Miami's Department of International Studies, and who has pled guilty to money laundering, will most likely be a principal witness against Saab, who was allegedly his client. Bagley's sentencing has been postponed to October 1, 2021, in what was seen as a tactic to keep him in South Florida, to facilitate his availability to testify. There are believed to be several other cooperating witnesses standing by to appear agaInst Saab Moran at trial. Therefore, he has reason to seek to avoid a trial, where a conviction, and a long sentence, is the probable outcome.
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