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February 14, 2022 AviationBlack Forest Gliderport, Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau, FAI, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, Glider, Grob G102 Astir CS, N75SW, Pike's Peak, s/n 1171, Sabrina Patricia Jackintell, Sadie Patricia Paluga, Sailplane, World Record for Absolute AltitudeBryan Swopes
Sabrina Patricia Jackintell (FAI)
14 February 1979: Flying her Grob G102 Astir CS glider from the Black Forest Gliderport, north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sabrina Patricia Jackintell soared to an altitude of 12,637 meters (41,460 feet) over Pikes Peak, setting a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Record and Soaring Society of America National Record for Absolute Altitude.¹ This record still stands. The duration of this flight was 3 hours, 18 minutes.
Pike's Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The 14,115 foot (4,267 meters) summit is located 12 miles (19.3 kilometers) west of Colorado Springs.
Pike's Peak. (Viewfromthepeak)
Sabrina Jackintell's aircraft was a 1976 Grob G102 Astir CS glider (or sailplane), serial number 1171, FAA registration N75SW. The Astir CS is registered in the experimental category. It is approved for Day VFR Flight and may perform simple aerobatics: loop, chandelle, steep turn and lazy 8.
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Burkhart Grob
The Astir CS ("Club Standard") is a single-seat performance sailplane, designed by Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Burkhart Grob e.K. and built by Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau, Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany. The glider is built primarily of fiberglass. It has retractable landing gear and a T-tail.
The Astir CS was produced from 1974 to 1977. The current production variant of the G102 is the Astir III.
The Astir CS is 6,470 meters (21 feet, 2.7 inches) long with a wingspan of 15,000 meters (49 feet, 2.6 inches) and height of 1,26 meters (4 feet, 1.6 inches). The glider's empty weight is approximately 255 kilograms (562 pounds). The maximum flying weight, with water ballast, is 450 kilograms, or 990 pounds. The minimum pilot weight is 70 kilograms, (154 pounds.) (Lighter pilots must carry ballast.) The Astir CS has a maximum speed (VNE) of 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour). The glider is restricted to a maximum of +5.3 gs. Negative gs are prohibited.
Three-view illustration of the Grob Aster CS (serial numbers 1438–1536), with dimensions. (Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau)
N75SW was recently sold. It is currently registered to an individual in Southern California.
Grob G102 Astir CS N75SW at Black Forest Gliderport, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain at the upper right of the image Pikes Peak. (Jim Freeman via "Abandoned & Little Known Airfields")
Sadie Paluga (The 1957 Orion)
Sabrina Jackintell (née Sadie Patricia Paluga) was born at Youngstown, Ohio, 31 January 1940, the second child of John and Sadie M. Skvarka Paluga. Her father was a steel worker who had emigrated from Chekoslovakia. She attended Wilson High School in Youngstown. Miss Paluga was a member of the Art Students League at the school. One of her paintings was exhibited at the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Ohio, in 1956. She was voted "Best Dancer" in 1957.
Miss Paluga graduated from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1960. While in college she began modeling and was featured on the cover of the fashion magazine, VOGUE.
In 1965 she drove Art Arfon's jet-powered Green Monster land speed record car at the Bonneville Salt Flats, exceeding 300 miles per hour (483 kilometers per hour). Mechanical problems prevented the LSR machine from making a second pass in the opposite direction within the required time limit, so an official Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Land Speed Record was not set.
Art Arfons' General Electric J79-powered land speed record car, Green Monster.
During her life, she lived in Ohio, Florida, Colorado and Southern California. She was married to Jerry E. Jackintell, also from Youngstown, and a fellow student at the University of Florida. They had a son, Jerry, and daughter, Lori. They divorced in El Paso County, Colorado, 9 June 1982.
Sabrina Jackintell died at Sebring, Florida, 15 January 2012 at the age of 71 years.
¹ FAI Record File Number 348
Read the article about Sabrina Jackintell on Jonathan Turley's Internet blog:
Remarkable People: Sabrina Jackintell, a Woman for all Seasons


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The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
Daisy Dunn
Interweaving the younger Pliny's Letters with extracts from the Elder's Natural History, Daisy Dunn paints a vivid, compellingly readable portrait of two of antiquity's greatest minds.
Rave Steve Donoghue,
... immensely readable ... Dunn has deeply researched (her endnotes and bibliography extend to over 60 pages, and most of the book's translations from Greek and Latin are her own), and her book serves both as a fascinating dual biography and as a detailed look at the broader Roman world ... starts with the eruption of a famous volcano and then looks forward and backward in time with equal skill, bringing alive both the old Flavian world the elder Pliny navigated with such skill and the new world of Trajan that Pliny the Younger did more than anybody to preserve. Both those worlds – and their respective Plinys – get a vigorous new history here.
Positive Charles McGrath,
If only Daisy Dunn's book had been around back when I was an aspiring classicist. There were actually two Roman writers named Pliny — the Elder and the Younger, as they were known; an uncle and his nephew — and I could never keep them straight, let alone understand why they were worth studying. Dunn makes a persuasive case for both. Her ostensible subject is the Younger, about whom more is known, but she toggles back and forth between the two, and, perhaps without her intending it, the uncle even steals the show for a while. How do you compete with someone so intrepid that he dies while trying to inspect an active volcano? ... This occasionally results in awkward transitions of the 'Oh, and that reminds me' sort, and for some out-of-nowhere digressions of a kind that would have pleased the elder Pliny ... But Dunn is a good writer, with some of the easy erudition of Mary Beard, that great popularizer of Roman history, and her translations from both Plinys are graceful and precise. Ultimately her enthusiasm, together with her eye for the odd, surprising detail, wins you over, and the younger Pliny gradually emerges as a mostly sympathetic character, interesting for his ordinariness and for the ways he resembles us today. He almost seems familiar, in a way the elder Pliny could never be.
Mixed Joan Acocella,
Dunn has no scoops, and she knows it. Furthermore, she is trying to be faithful to Pliny's account, but, as she notes, he made a point, when he published his correspondence, of excising all the dates and arranging the letters, as he put it, 'however they came to hand' ... The letters have a weirdly drifting quality, as if these people woke up, went to the law courts, sentenced some people to death, burned a few Christians, and then went home to dinner. With such a source, it is no surprise that Dunn's book contains a number of challenges to our understanding ... No matter how distant you feel from the morals of imperial Rome, you can't quite figure this out, and Dunn doesn't help us much ... she does succeed in making Pliny, whom she clearly considers a sort of dry stick, a poignant character, the kind of person who has to do the dirty jobs of an empire and, having done them, gets no compliments.
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Ana Rose Carrico
Ana Rose Carrico became the Station Manager of CiTR & Discorder Magazine in Vancouver in April 2018, coming from a grassroots arts administration background. She has spent the last 15 years facilitating the development of grassroots artists of all disciplines and co-founded The Red Gate Arts Society, which provides affordable rehearsal and venue at its two locations. She is also currently on the Board of Directors of Good Night Out Vancouver, an organization that seeks to end harassment in the nightlife industry.
Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas [Indigenous Rep]
Cassidy is a Decho Dene-Metis Indigenous Media Producer at CFUV 101.9FM and is relatively new c/c radio. His varied experience comes from show running and sitting as Vice President of the Victoria Poetry Project, over seeing the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word ('14), and 10 years of hospitality industry experience.
Emily Chiarvesio
I became involved in c-c radio at CHRW when I was a Media Studies and Music student back in 2016, and took on many roles in the various departments at the station. I especially took an interest in the programming department where I learned about running a c-c station, working closely with staff. I also worked with lots of students producing podcasts, building a community of hosts for a music variety program and working on creative projects. In 2019 I became the program director at CJAM and truly love the work I do here.
Glen Swarnadhipathi [Equity Officer]
Glen started volunteering in C/C Radio as a teenager at CIVL 101.7FM in Abbotsford, BC. During his time there, Glen was at a various points a programmer, committee-member, Secretary and (very briefly) President of the Board of Directors. Shortly after being elected to chair CIVL's Board, Glen headed off to Saint John, NB, where he would work as CFMH 107.3's Volunteer Coordinator and then Station Manager.
Malik Nembhard
Malik is a current law student at Ryerson's Lincoln Alexander Faculty of Law pursuing a career in Entertainment and Media Law. He has been involved for the last five years in various roles at CJAM 99.1 FM in Windsor and hosts his show 'VIVID Sound' bi-weekly. He has a background in audio engineering and has worked closely with various nonprofit organizations over the last several years. Malik is passionate about people, community/campus radio, and people listening to community/campus radio. He is also the 2018 winner at CJAM FM for 'Best On-Air Personality'.
Mark Kilfoil [Treasurer]
Mark has been involved in C/C radio at CHSR-FM in Fredericton, NB since the late 90s, getting involved in just about every aspect from news reading to recruitment to on-air work, from audio drama to organizing to fundraising, from remote events to open houses to serving on the Executive Committee and the Board. He went from volunteer to staff in 2010, holding the position of Program Director since then. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from UNB, and has worked in software development and research. He likes coffee very, very much.
Meredith Lister [Secretary]
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Tyra Sanderson has been extensively involved with CJSW for 5 years as a volunteer, programmer, executive member, and now, Program Director. She graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a diploma in Radio, Television, and Broadcast News and has worked in both commercial and c/c radio consistently since. She has a background studying music and has worked with many community arts organizations. She is excited to use her experience to work with the NCRA/ANREC Board and bring people together through C/C radio!
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Q: Stored procedure returning only first row I have a stored procedure that checks for cards that will expire within the next 90, 60, 30, 21, 14 and 7 days. When I execute the stored procedure in SQL Server, I get all the rows, but when I invoke the same stored procedure from code, it only returns the first row and does not loop the entire resultset.
This is how I'm retrieving the results:
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetExpiringCards]
AS
    DECLARE @today datetime2 = CAST(GETDATE() AS date)
    DECLARE @INTERVALS TABLE (intval int)

    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (90)
    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (60)
    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (30)
    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (21)
    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (7)
    INSERT INTO @INTERVALS (intval) VALUES (14)

    DECLARE @value int

    DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR
         SELECT intval FROM @INTERVALS

    OPEN db_cursor

    FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @value

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
    BEGIN
        SET NOCOUNT ON;

        SELECT
            @value AS Interval, DATEADD(DD, @value, @today) AS ExpiresOn,
            CustomerId, IssueBranch
        FROM
            Cards
        WHERE
            ExpiryDate = CONVERT(DATE, DATEADD(DAY, @value, GETDATE()))

        FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @value
    END

    CLOSE db_cursor
    DEALLOCATE db_cursor
GO

In the code I am invoking as:
   using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(DatabaseConnect2))
   {
       SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("GetExpiringCards", conn);
       cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

       conn.Open();

       SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

       while (dr.Read())
       {
           Customer customer = new Customer ();

           customer.Interval = Convert.ToInt32(dr["Interval"]);
           customer.ExpiresOn = Convert.ToDateTime(dr["ExpiresOn"]);
           customer.CustomerId = Convert.ToString(dr["CustomerId"]);
           customer.IssueBranch = Convert.ToString(dr["IssueBranch"]);

           customer.Add(upload);
       }

       conn.Close();
   }

When I execute the stored procedure in SSMS I get the following:

I have tried changing the logic as below but the flow immediately loops out once it fetches the first row:
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(DatabaseConnect2))
{
    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("GetExpiringCards", conn);
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

    conn.Open();

    SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

    while (dr.Read() && dr.HasRows)
    {
        Customer customer = new Customer ();

        customer.Interval = Convert.ToInt32(dr["Interval"]);
        customer.ExpiresOn = Convert.ToDateTime(dr["ExpiresOn"]);
        customer.CustomerId = Convert.ToString(dr["CustomerId"]);
        customer.IssueBranch = Convert.ToString(dr["IssueBranch"]);

        customer.Add(upload);
    }

    conn.Close();
}

What am I missing?

A: Each FETCH returns one row as a result set back to the application. Although you could change the C# code to handle that (i.e. dr.NextResult()), it would be better to return all the rows in a single query. Below is a single-statement example that also uses a table value constructor instead of table variable.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetExpiringCards]
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON;
SELECT
      i.value AS Interval
    , DATEADD(DD,value,GETDATE()) AS ExpiresOn
    , CustomerId, IssueBranch
FROM Cards AS c
CROSS JOIN (SELECT value FROM (VALUES(90),(60),(30),(21),(7),(14)) AS intervals(value)) AS i
WHERE c.ExpiryDate=CONVERT(DATE, DATEADD(DAY, i.value, GETDATE()));

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package monix.reactive.internal.operators

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

import monix.execution.Ack.{ Continue, Stop }
import monix.execution.cancelables.{ CompositeCancelable, MultiAssignCancelable, SingleAssignCancelable }
import monix.execution.exceptions.UpstreamTimeoutException
import monix.execution.{ Ack, Cancelable, Scheduler }
import monix.reactive.Observable
import monix.reactive.observers.Subscriber

import scala.concurrent.Future
import scala.concurrent.duration.{ FiniteDuration, MILLISECONDS }

private[reactive] final class UpstreamTimeoutObservable[+A](source: Observable[A], timeout: FiniteDuration)
  extends Observable[A] {

  def unsafeSubscribeFn(downstream: Subscriber[A]): Cancelable = {
    val timeoutCheck = MultiAssignCancelable()
    val mainTask = SingleAssignCancelable()
    val composite = CompositeCancelable(mainTask, timeoutCheck)

    mainTask := source.unsafeSubscribeFn(new Subscriber[A] with Runnable { self =>
      implicit val scheduler: Scheduler = downstream.scheduler

      private[this] val timeoutMillis = timeout.toMillis
      // MUST BE synchronized by `self`
      private[this] var isProcessingOnNext = false
      // MUST BE synchronized by `self`
      private[this] var isDone = false
      // MUST BE synchronized by `self`
      private[this] var lastEmittedMillis: Long =
        scheduler.clockMonotonic(MILLISECONDS)

      locally {
        timeoutCheck := scheduler.scheduleOnce(timeout.length, timeout.unit, self)
      }

      def run(): Unit = self.synchronized {
        if (!isDone) {
          val rightNow = scheduler.clockMonotonic(MILLISECONDS)
          val sinceLastOnNextInMillis =
            if (isProcessingOnNext) 0L else rightNow - lastEmittedMillis

          if (sinceLastOnNextInMillis >= timeoutMillis) {
            // Oops, timeout happened, triggering error.
            triggerTimeout()
          } else {
            val remainingTimeMillis = timeoutMillis - sinceLastOnNextInMillis
            // No need for synchronization or ordering on this assignment, since
            // there is a clear happens-before relationship between invocations
            timeoutCheck := scheduler.scheduleOnce(remainingTimeMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, self)
            ()
          }
        }
      }

      def onNext(elem: A): Future[Ack] = {
        def unfreeze(): Ack = {
          lastEmittedMillis = scheduler.clockMonotonic(MILLISECONDS)
          isProcessingOnNext = false
          Continue
        }

        // Unfortunately we can't get away from this synchronization
        // as the scheduler is contending on `isDone` and if
        // we don't synchronize, then we can break the contract by sending
        // an `onNext` concurrently with an `onError` :-(
        self.synchronized {
          if (isDone) Stop
          else {
            isProcessingOnNext = true
            // Shenanigans for avoiding an unnecessary synchronize
            downstream.onNext(elem) match {
              case Continue => unfreeze()
              case Stop =>
                timeoutCheck.cancel()
                Stop

              case async =>
                async.flatMap {
                  case Continue => self.synchronized(unfreeze())
                  case Stop =>
                    timeoutCheck.cancel()
                    Stop
                }
            }
          }
        }
      }

      def triggerTimeout(): Unit = self.synchronized {
        if (!isDone) {
          isDone = true
          val ex = UpstreamTimeoutException(timeout)
          try downstream.onError(ex)
          finally mainTask.cancel()
        }
      }

      def onError(ex: Throwable): Unit = self.synchronized {
        if (!isDone) {
          isDone = true
          try downstream.onError(ex)
          finally timeoutCheck.cancel()
        }
      }

      def onComplete(): Unit = self.synchronized {
        if (!isDone) {
          isDone = true
          try downstream.onComplete()
          finally timeoutCheck.cancel()
        }
      }
    })

    composite
  }
}

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Q: Understanding the Basic Mathematics of a Kalman Filter
In Introduction to Linear Algebra, Gilbert Strang, it says that for a Kalman filter
$$
\hat{x}_1=\hat{x}_0+K_1(b_1-A_1\hat{x}_0)
$$
where the Kalman gain matrix $K_1=W_1A_1^TV_1^{-1}$ and covariance of errors in $\hat{x}_1$ is $W_1^{-1}=W_0^{-1}+A_1^{T}V_1^{-1}A_1$.

I think I understand what Kalman filter is trying to do, when new data is coming instead of computing the least square solution for the whole data we are trying to make use of the least square solution for old data to find that for the whole data. And I think here we are assuming the data error has a normal distribution and that is why the covariance matrix comes into picture.
I also understand weighted least square solution for $Ax=b$ is $\hat{x}=(A^TV^{-1}A)^{-1}A^TV^{-1}b$, and how we arrive at this expression.
But how do we arrive at the term $K_1(b_1-A_1\hat{x}_0)$ ?
I am having difficulty following the mathematical form of the equation as it is ?
Reference: Page 560,Chapter 12-Linear Algebra in Probability & Statistics, Introdcution to Linear Algebra, Gilbert Strang

A: A quick note before answering your question.
The Kalman filter (KF) is most often used if the parameters being estimated are changing in time (i.e., dynamic parameters); however, the KF can also be used if the parameters being estimated are not changing in time (i.e., static parameters). In such cases, the KF is equivalent to weighted least squares. For example, if you look at the KF equations as described by Wikipedia, the equations look different; however, I can ensure you that the equations are identical with some algebra (except for the value covariance matrix used in the gain, which I'll mention in a moment as I suspect this is a typo in the reference, but I am not completely sure.).
Answer:
The estimate $\hat{\mathbf{x}}_0$ given $\mathbf{b}_0$ is given by (15) as follows:
$$ \hat{\mathbf{x}}_0 = (A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0)^{-1} A_0^T V_0^{-1} \mathbf{b}_0 $$
If we expand (16), then we have the following:
$$
\begin{align}
     A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1 + A_1^T V_1^{-1} A_1 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1 = A_0^T V_0^{-1} \mathbf{b}_0 + A_1^T V_1^{-1} \mathbf{b}_1,
\end{align}
$$
and simplifying and rearranging, we have
$$
\begin{align}
A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1 &= A_0^T V_0^{-1} \mathbf{b}_0 + A_1^T V_1^{-1} \mathbf{b}_1 - A_1^T V_1^{-1} A_1 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1 \\
&= A_0^T V_0^{-1} \mathbf{b}_0 + A_1^T V_1^{-1} (\mathbf{b}_1 - A_1 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1)
\end{align}
$$
then, left multiplying by $(A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0)^{-1}$ gives the following:
$$
\hat{\mathbf{x}}_1  = \underbrace{(A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0)^{-1}A_0^T V_0^{-1} \mathbf{b}_0}_{\hat{\mathbf{x}}_0} + \underbrace{(A_0^T V_0^{-1} A_0)^{-1} A_1^T V_1^{-1}}_{K_1} (\mathbf{b}_1 - A_1 \hat{\mathbf{x}}_1)
$$
However, notice in the equation above that $K_1 = W_0 A_1^T V_1^{-1}$ instead of $K_1 = W_1 A_1^T V_1^{-1}$, which is the equation provided in the reference. In the KF (assuming static parameters), the updated covariance is given as follows:
$$ W_k^{-1} = W_{k-1}^{-1} + A_k^T V_k^{-1} A_k, $$
which is consistent with the reference. However, the covariance matrix that should be used in the Kalman gain is the prior covariance matrix, but in the reference, the posterior covariance matrix is used instead. The posterior covariance matrix represents the uncertainty in the estimate after performing the update, so the posterior covariance should be not used in the gain. I believe this is a typo in the reference.


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I saved my Word document and now I can't find it
Don't use page breaks A Word document is like a scroll of text. You can click Yes to run the Form Field Recognition tool, or use the Typewriter tool to create form fields. That means your team is spending its time mucking around with Word, and not spending time getting on with the job at hand. Quality and Auditing are not liking this too much. I cannot even open it in Word Online. Temporary Internet Files because it isnat intended to be for things that you want to keep.
Also we cannot create new files in the folder from Windows Explorer. I have a friend who tries to tell me that he doesn't use styles in Word but that some of his team do use styles. Or, you can download a free trial of Acrobat 9 Windows only. The problem we are having is with local access to local files where we have all the access permissions specified that we should be able to edit the files. If your staff need help, suggest they read and Be nice to your staff : Don't expect your people to be able to come up with un-systematic numbering.
Edit a signed PDF
The basic unit of construction in Word is a paragraph. Follow detailed steps in this article to. Be nice to your staff: Don't get obsessed with lines or pages. My co-worker shared a word document with me and I cannot edit it in Word Online. Note: the editing controls for Microsoft Word forms are not shown in the ribbon by default, so you first have to to use them. To remove the field, active the Select Object tool, click field to select it, and then delete it. Therefore, I conclude that Word's heading numbering does not ever work.
Editing an Excel document after it has been digitally signed
Certified documents cannot have pages into them, nor can pages be from certified, multi-page documents. Editing a document that someone else has prepared: 6 tips for managers As a manager, you may create only a few Word documents. I make my staff use a dozen mouse clicks to format every paragraph instead of one mouse click to apply a style. Some certified documents do not allow any changes to be made to them after certification. I don't need to edit the items that have already been signed for, I just need to add new items to be signed for and signature blocks for them.


SX2 victor on Geelong's third round of AUS Supercross.
Wilson Todd's consistency in Saturday's newly-introduced Triple Crown format at Geelong's third round of the 2018 Australian Supercross Championship was ultimately rewarded with victory in the SX2 category. The Serco Yamaha ace lodged a 1-6-3 scorecard for top honours, promoting him to second in the championship standings.
Yeah, of course I'm pleased. I started the year slow and wasn't too prepared for it, but things have been getting better and I can see some progress.
The Triple Crown format is new to the championship this year, how did you find the three 10-lap main events?
I didn't mind it – I guess if you asked the same question and I got three bad starts, I'd probably hate it. But, I got three pretty decent starts, so I wasn't too fussed about it. It's just really how it works out for you on the night – if you're up front, the short races are really good if you don't make any mistakes, but if you're starting at the back, you're going to really struggle.
Did you find the intensity or aggressiveness throughout the field was greater because of the shorter mains?
I think for some of the other riders, maybe. For myself, I didn't really ride too hard because I knew a mistake would be a costly one with such short races. I just rode in my comfort zone and kept it up on two wheels the whole time. I got passed by a few guys, but I wasn't putting it all on the line to get them back or anything – I knew in the back of my mind that trying to do something like that could end up much worse. I just didn't ride over my head and cruised around comfortably.
GMHBA Stadium is an incredible facility and a large one at that, describe to me what it was like to race inside an AFL stadium in front of a pretty large crowd.
For me, when I'm in the stadium and riding, I almost don't even see the crowd – I don't really take notice that I'm in a stadium – I'm looking ahead at the track. You can see it in your peripherals, but you don't really think about it when you're riding – I'm just focused on what's ahead of me. One of the best things about it was the lighting – the track was so well lit up compared to anywhere else we've been on a night round aside from the indoor places. You could definitely feel the vibe when you were on the line, which was pretty cool.
You're second in the championship with two rounds to go, what's the plan of attack from here?
There's not too much of a plan of attack other than to get the best result that I can. I'm always trying to get good starts, be up front and win races. I can't control what Jay [Wilson] or anyone else does around me – I can't determine their results, I can only determine mine. Whatever the result is at the end, is what it is.


By Caroline Smalley on Feb 21 2008, last modified on Jul 05 2008.
The Whistler Chamber deployed a survey to 4200 Spirit Pass holders on February 6th, 2008. Over 600 responses have been compiled.
71% of these respondents claiming a lack of affordable housing as the reason for their housing challenges.
75% of respondents share housing, with 63% of this group sharing accommodation with two or more people.
Recent surveys by the WHA show that the percentage of seasonal employees lies between 24% and 35% of the total workforce.
"Take a leadership role on employee housing; Tourism Whistler sees it as the number one detriment to service delivery in the resort."
At it's July 2007 retreat Council agreed that housing for staff up to and during the games was one of it's priorities.
Instruct staff to facilitate the development of temporary housing to be available by fall 2008.
The Meeting - Knocking Down the Door at Council!
WOW!! Congratulations to the H.O.M.E. crew for getting the support of council to further this initiative. The success of our 'resort town' relies not only on securing a strong and happy work force... but also to those who are making this a reality!
Let's hope that the land graciously donated by Steve and Nigel is deemed rezoneable(?) for the project.
As a local business owner who does not currently have a need to lease a potential space, I wonder if there is a possibilty to donate time/materials towards projects completion?
I realise that RFP'S generally deliver a completed product, but perhaps there is a potential for community involvement such as trade volunteers or donation of goods and services. This would widen the opportunity for all businesses to participate and deliver the housing that benefits us all!
Think these are all great ideas hypothetically - volunteerism such as this is always a great way of building Community Spirit... especially for something so needed. BUT I can't help but wonder how much time our trades people realistically can volunteer when they are so overworked (through the shortage of employees) in the first place! I feel that - of ALL expenditures the municipality has spent on grandiose projects (all focused on 2010), H.O.M.E. - a project that takes care of Local Community Sustainability for 2010 and BEYOND, would be the MOST VALIDATED expenditure! Is taking care of the community not their priority?!
This entire point was missed from Mondays discussion - yet to me it seems the most significant. This is a potential tax expenditure - but one that is guaranteed to bring our local community a fair return.
In light of councils arms length approach, the H.O.M.E. team may need to rely on community support outside of the proposed lease investment plan, in order to acheive these goals.
Here's hoping the community support during the presentation, in addition to the positive enforcement of CTV have created a shift.
'Leading teamwork is perhaps the most challenging commitment for a politician to make. Taking on board different perspectives, interpreting and communicating those perspectives to find the common ground - then building to drive effective solution – all within time constraints, not to mention external pressures.
Yet, believing our Community to be unified in our core values, (our mayor should) lead our Community and Council in finding consensus – consensus that absorbs different ideas, different contexts, and different focus.
In honouring the responsibilities of their elected position, our Mayor and Council should be committed to empowering a collaborated voice - the voice of all in our community whom wish to partake.
I do not judge the intent of our Mayor and Council - I believe every one of them has a deep passion and love for Whistler... working hard in a wanting to deliver all they can, meaning well in all that they do... BUT I would encourage a greater trust and belief in the people that comprise the Community of Whistler.
To receive knowledge, society MUST be open - closed doors can achieve nothing at all. It is through open minds and collected consensus that genius will be born!
Your commentary is politically correct but I am not sure you have identified the key element of leadership. the key being "what's in it for me". As constituents we blindly believe that our representatives are altruistic but in truth they are agents of thier own desires.
With CEO's, we accept this self aggrandizing behavior, because it pays us dividends. But in politicians we assume this behavior does not exist. When you can see the personal motivation of your leader you can choose righteously if you wish to follow/vote for them or not.
Cut the BS and expose the true desire for chasing the position and then decide to follow/support. Until you connect with honest motivational expression, don't support the candidate. Find your harmony!


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FAKE Ficlet: School Daze
Title: School Daze
Fandom: FAKE
Characters: Bikky.
Setting: During the manga.
Summary: Bikky isn't a huge fan of school lessons, but they're a means to an end.
Written For: My own prompt 'FAKE, Bikky, School lessons,' at fic_promptly.
Disclaimer: I don't own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh
School lessons were a necessary evil, Bikky realised; if he wanted to play basketball then he had to keep his grades up in all his classes. That didn't mean he had to like it though.
Math was the worst; he could add and subtract, even multiply most of the time, but long division confused him, geometry made no sense, and as for calculus… If he passed the next exam it would be a miracle of epic proportions. French was almost as bad; why did he have to learn a language he was never going to need to read, never mind speak? It was stupid!
He liked history well enough, the battles were exciting, and geography could be interesting too. Science was pretty cool, even though he almost blew up the chemistry lab one time. That had been a total accident; he'd just picked up the wrong bottle by mistake. Honestly, they probably shouldn't let kids loose in a place full of dangerous chemicals and with access to open flames. In Bikky's opinion, that was just asking for trouble. "Learn from your mistakes," Ryo had told him. Well, he'd sure learned from that one!
English was okay, and he was doing pretty well with it now Ryo was helping him with his spelling and punctuation. Colons and semicolons were a work in progress, but Bikky thought he had the rest down. More or less. The literature side of things he was in two minds about; some of the books they read were good, but Shakespeare used weird words and half the time it seemed like it was in a foreign language. Couldn't the school let them read the English translation or something? That would be so much easier. He might even understand it then.
Now that Bikky was working harder, doing his homework, and not skipping classes, his grades were improving. Better grades meant he'd been eligible to try out for the basketball team, which made all his hard work worthwhile. If he kept it up then maybe he'd get to play at college level, which would take him one step closer to his dream of playing professionally.
School lessons might sometimes suck beyond belief, but he was going to keep doing the best he could in all of them. It would be worth it in the end.
Tags: bikky, fake, fake fic, fic, fic: g, fic: one-shot, fic_promptly, ficlet


Originally conceived in 1974, as the Independent Aviation Handlers Association (IAHA), focussing on European airport and ground handling related issues, the Airport Services Association (ASA) has now grown into the globally recognised trade association for the ground and air cargo handling industry.
Working closely with affiliate associations in North and South America and the Caribbean, ASA represents the sector's interests in an increasingly complex and regulated aviation landscape.
Our work has perhaps become even more important and relevant, as the fundamental shift in the management of airline ground operations continues. Once regarded as a core airline activity, the vast majority of airlines, away from their hub operations, now outsource their ground and air cargo handling activities to specialist Ground Service Providers (GSPs).
This website will hopefully provide a flavour of what we do. For details on membership categories and how to join the ASA family, please click here.


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Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 30
King, Martin Luther, III 29
Alabama. Office of the Governor 25
Meredith, James 25
Buber, Martin 22
Oxford, Miss. 22
Dallas, Texas 20
Cuba 19
Communism 8
Assassination 7
''The American Dilemma in Miniature, Albany, Georgia''
Pritchett, Laurie
Sanders, Carl Edward
Griffin, Marvin
Dougherty County, Ga.
The Fire, Next Time
MCMLK-RWWL, Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives and Special Collections, Atlanta, Ga.
Police Report to Jamie Moore
Allison, B.A.
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department
Moore, Jamie
Whitehouse, R.S.
McBee, Earl
Jenkins, William A.
Motley, Constance Baker
Brooks, Paul
Jones, Oliver
Thompson, Ronald
Boykin, Joel
Alldredge, Margaret
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich
St. James Baptist Church
Birmingham Post Herald
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Attala, Ala.
Trenton, N.J.
Camden, N.J.
Address at Wrigley Field Freedom Rally
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich
Hood, James A.
Malone, Vivian
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Radio public speaking
CLPAC, Pacifica Radio Archive, Los Angeles, Calif.
Press conference on the murder of Medgar Wiley Evers
Address delivered at The City University of New York Commencement
New York, N. Y.
Gallagher, Buell G. (Buell Gordon) [The City University of New York (New York, N. Y.)]
MacIver, Robert M. (Robert Morrison)
Weber, Alfred
Guihard, Paul
Gunter, Ray
Spencer, Herbert
The City University of New York (New York, N. Y.)
City College of the City University of New York
''The struggle for freedom and a world without war''
National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.)
Address delivered at the Detroit Walk to Freedom
Hollywood, Calif.: Motown Record Corporation, 8/27/63
Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn)
Detroit Council of Human Rights
MiDW-AL, Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Detroit, Mich.
Address at the Detroit Walk to Freedom
Georgiashington, D.C.
WPRC-MiDW-AL, UAW President's Office: Walter P. Reuther Collection, Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Detroit, Mich.
Dublin, N.H.
Cleary, Gottlies, Stern, & Hamilton
Includes enclosure.
Gardner, John W. (John William) [Carnegie Corporation]
Heald, Henry T. [Ford Foundation]
Harrer, J. George [Rockefeller Foundation]
Garrison, Lloyd K. (Lloyd Kirkham)
Rankin, J. Lee
Roseman, Samuel I.
Tweed, Harrison
Webster, Bethuel M.
Lusky, Louis [Columbia University (New York, N.Y.)]
Blake, Eugene Carson
Coffin, William Sloane
Carnegie Corporation


As if you didn't have enough to worry about in life, now you have "big brother" not only watching your every move, but predicting your intent, and what you are going to do, before you decide to do it.
"He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake". This goes far beyond Santa Claus.
Highly sophisticated computer surveillance software will be controlling the security cameras.
Instead of people looking at a bank of video monitors, computers can monitor every camera at once, unblinking, they never need to eat, sleep, take a break, or go to the bathroom. This effectively eliminates the human element of security monitoring from the equation who are unreliable in this respect.
A government backed and funded project is being worked on by top researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. A paper outlines the concept: Intended to be used for both military and civilian applications, the cameras would be able to watch individuals in parking lots, looking for illicit behavior and suspicious activity.
The uses for this technology are threefold. In civilian use, police departments can predict shootings, paths suspects take, and more. Government anti-terror efforts can also monitor individuals loitering around airports. In military efforts, surveillance can watch for snipers, and bombs placed at strategic points.
Amazing advances in video recognition technology allow cameras to recognize objects instantly. Apple uses this process in the manufacture of the iPhone 5, and Google's self driving cars are able to recognize objects in the environment and steer the car clear of any collisions. Casinos in Las Vegas use facial recognition to identify every individual walking through their doors against a database of known miscreants who have been ostracized to the famous 'little black book' who work the system.
The next step is bringing complete autonomy into the equation and predict what the subject on the video is going to do or where they are going to go next. This is called forecasting. Just as weather forecasting predicts weather and hurricanes, this software will predict where a person is going by anticipating which physical trajectory is most likely.


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Be Warned: Injured Individuals in Iowa Have Limited Time To File a Lawsuit!
When one person's negligence, recklessness, or wrongful act causes injury to another person that injured individual generally has the option of filing a personal injury lawsuit against the person who harmed them in order to recoup their losses. However, personal injury plaintiffs (i.e. injured individuals who are suing) in Iowa should not wait too long to file their lawsuit or else their claim may be barred by Iowa's personal injury statute of limitations.
A statute of limitations is a law that bars a particular type of legal claim from being filed after a certain amount of time has passed. When it comes to personal injury claims, each state has their own statute of limitations that dictates how long an injury party has to either file a claim or else forfeit their right to do so. Iowa's personal injury statute of limitations, contained in Iowa Code section 614.1(2), states that claims founded on injuries to the person must be brought within two years. Therefore, an individual injured in Iowa must generally file their claim within two years of the date on which they were injured, or else their claim may be barred by our state's statute of limitations.
The injured party leaves the state as part of their military service.
Please note that courts in Iowa have also recognized other exceptions to our state's personal injury statute of limitations, but each exception is very narrow and should not be relied upon if at all possible. If you have a personal injury case don't sit on it, get your claim filed as soon as you can.
If you're interested in filing a personal injury claim in Iowa make sure to act quickly in order to best avoid having your claim barred by our state's statute of limitations. Here at the Noyes Law Office P.C. our experienced personal injury attorneys are here to help. We would be happy to review your case during a free no obligation consultation, determine how much time is likely left on your statute of limitations clock, and advise you on your legal options. To schedule your initial consultation contact our Fairfield office at (641) 472-3236.


The team at ReardonSmith Landscape were appointed independently by the Client to produce a public realm design guide. The guidelines are intended to be an introduction for architects, designers and developers to the threat of Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs). The guidance covers the importance of designing the public realm in mitigating this threat, especially for higher risk scenarios such as airports, shopping centres, sport stadia, etc. The design encourages the creative use of landscape elements within the public realm to create safer places, whilst not compromising the aesthetic or functional requirements of a scheme.


Below is a list of nursing schools in Nampa, Idaho that offer nursing programs in Nampa, Idaho. The average salary for registered nurses in Idaho is $60,320 per year in 2014. View salaries for registered nurses in Idaho by year. You'll notice that their salary is on the rise each year in most cases.


Stopping by the blog today for Names: A New Perspective is John C. Scott, self-publisher extraordinaire and the author of The Legend of Adam Caine and Recon One-Five among others. John is a really involved author from everything I've seen and the level of his writing output is crazy high. If I could write half as fast, I'd have at least a novel published this year! I haven't had a chance to read any of his Adam Caine novels as yet, but they are certainly on the cards, especially after reading his guest post, wherein he talks a bit about his naming conventions. Here you go.


Grafik Switzerland commissioned from us an interactive installation piece as one of their invited artists for Grafik 16. Collaborating with undef, a five microphone system linked through a single projection was created. "A as in Anna" recognises any spoken letter, displaying it in front of the microphone in use. The louder the speaker, the bigger the letter becomes; Become too loud, and the letter shatters into nothingness. When having several people participating at once, they are given two intuitive paths to take: collaborate and build together in harmony, or partake in a Battle Royale of mayhem. This project was created as berger + stadel + walsh.


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FDI in Aviation Sector
CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Ministry proposes to allow 100% FDI in civil aviation sector, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether Airbus has proposed for setting up Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility under 100% FDI route in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government proposes to allot land at concessional rates to Airbus for setting up of such facility and if so, the
details thereof?
The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)
(a): As per extant policy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100% through automatic route is allowed in Greenfield Airports projects, Existing Airports projects, Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services, Helicopter services/seaplane services requiring DGCA approval, Ground Handling Services subject to sectoral regulations and security clearance, Maintenance and Repair organizations; flying training institutes; and technical training institutions. In Scheduled Air Transport Service/ Domestic Scheduled Passenger Airline 100% FDI through automatic route is allowed for NRIs and for others 49% FDI through automatic route and beyond 49% through Government route.
(b): No Madam.
(c): Does not arise.


On December 4th, 2000, the United Nations, General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed December 18th as the International Migrants Day. On December 18th, 1990, the General Assembly had adopted the International Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers Rights and their Families. The International Migrants Day is observed through the dissemination of information on human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants. But it is much more observed through the sharing of experiences and the design of actions to ensure the migrants protection.
On 14th and 15th day of September of the year 2006, the 132 States Members that participated in the General Assembly's High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, reaffirmed a number of key messages.
** First, they underscored that International Migration was a growing phenomenon and that it could make a positive contribution to development in countries of origin and countries of destination provided it was supported by the right policies.
** Secondly, they emphasized that respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms of all migrants was essential to reap the benefits of international migration.
** Thirdly, they recognized the importance of strengthening international cooperation on international migration bilaterally, regionally and globally.
Unfortunately, the main receiving countries of migrants around the world, including the United States of America (USA), has not ratified the International Convention mentioned above. In the case of the USA, like many other countries, the notion of foreigners as a threat today has dominated the political debate and local and federal legislation over the past decades. This has led to a systematic attack on the rights of migrants even when migrant communities have proven to be a positive contributor to society and a source of strength for the nation.
International Migrants Day, dedicated to celebrating the value of migrants gives us a new opportunity to renew our commitment to continue our work of education and advocacy initiatives to help Federal, State, Local Officials, and the general public to understand and know more about us. In celebrating International Migrants Day, we renew our commitment to work together more, in terms of policy changes aimed at bridging the economic and social inequities existing today.
Charges before the NLRB gets three workers' jobs ordered reinstated at Greater Omaha Packing Co.


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SF man arrested after allegedly spray painting cars and businesses
Hot Summer Nites featuring 'Quick 60' this Wednesday
Assembling the Arc of Dreams is a Tull task
by: Matt Holsen
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Crews putting together the Arc of Dreams in downtown Sioux Falls are using Monday's sunshine to get a lot of work done. It takes a team to make it happen. Artist Dale Lamphere and staff from Tull Companies are working hand-in-hand.
Responsible for assembling and erecting the Arc of Dreams along the river greenway, you would think Brian Tull and his crew are under a lot of pressure to be perfect.
"There wasn't until you guys came along," Tull said.
"We're honored that we're able to be a part of it," Tull said.
All jokes aside, Tull's family has a long history in Sioux Falls and Tull Companies was hand-selected by artist Dale Lamphere for the project.
"He's really bought into this piece and is doing everything he can to make it come together," Lamphere said.
Tull is very excited to be helping put up the Arc of Dreams. His family has several ties to structures in town including the tower that stands over KELO-TV.
"My dad came to Sioux Falls to build the original KELO-TV tower downtown. My dad would go downtown to the Nickel Plate and eat lunch. My mom was the assistant manager at the Nickel Plate at the time. Met my mom and that's where my history in Sioux Falls began," Tull said.
Brian lost his dad, Vic, about 10 years ago. He says his dad, originally from Indiana, always wanted to light the KELO tower during the holidays but never got the chance.
Now the Tull name will be welded to another piece of downtown Sioux Falls history.
"That's what I tell my crew, you guys have your finger print on this community for probably the rest of your life," Tull said.
"One reason we're so far along at this point, we've only been here two days, it's because of Brian and his staff helping us. We've been able to move real quickly," Lamphere said.
Lamphere thinks this part of the Arc will be installed in about a week on the west side of the river.
"Very impressed. It's beautiful. It's going to be a great addition to the Sioux Falls skyline downtown," Tull said.
Tull's family has helped erect several other buildings in Sioux Falls from the Elmen Center to the old downtown river ramp and parts of Sanford and Avera hospitals.
Monday's heat was just too much for some roads in KELOLAND.
Take a look at this pictures a viewer shared with us from Yankton.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota officials say zebra mussels continue to spread upstream in the Missouri River system.
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Sharpe, a reservoir in central South Dakota.
Sioux Falls Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to steal alcohol from a Hy-Vee store.
Late Friday night, three employees at the Hyvee just off 10th and Kiwanis, noticed a man picking up several expensive bottles of alcohol.


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Sell Manchester United stock ahead of earnings. Here are the technical indicators
Do you love soccer, or are you a fan of Manchester United? Then probably, you consider investing in stocks of listed clubs. Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) is one of those equities available for trading on stock markets. But how are you conversant with this stock's price movement?
Well, stocks of sporting organisations are heavily impacted by developments surrounding clubs. The MANU stock has particularly been boosted by reports of a potential takeover. The latest to be speculated to consider bids for the iconic club was Apple, with a price tag of up to $7 billion or £5.73 billion being considered. These speculations are expected, considering that Manchester United has already confirmed to explore strategic alternatives. A potential sale is one of the strategic moves considered.
With rumours of new ownership, MANU has soared by 67% in the past one month. At the time of publication, MANU was trading at $22, its highest since November 2018. The stock has hit a resistance, even as the company's quarterly earnings come on December 08 after the market close. The expected EPS for the quarter is a loss of $0.12, worse than a loss of $0.11 per share in the prior year. It may, however, not matter about the results, as the acquisition developments could remain the focal point. Investors may have overbought the stock, and a correction is imminent.
MANU hits resistance amid overbought conditions
MANU Chart by TradingView
MANU is correcting after meeting resistance at $23. The resistance coincides with extremely overbought conditions, with an RSI reading of 83. In the short term, the stock could correct to $20, which could accelerate on disappointing earnings and/or outlook.
MANU stock, what should you do?
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Young Juraj did not think he was leaving Czechoslovakia for good in 1968. For an educated, ambitious 22-year-old, the country held his past, but he soon decided that the regime did not offer a future.
To be sure, a boy's life in Bratislava in the 1950s and 1960s had its charms: After-school ice-hockey games on the frozen ponds of the Carpathian foothills. Friday nights strolling and flirting with girls along the Danube's left bank, weekend train trips to hike or ski in the Tatra mountains.
But there were limits, and they were close at hand and they were harsh. From Bratislava's castle hill, Juraj and his friends could see Austrian fields and villages just beyond the Danube. But they could not bike over to them because of the barbed-wire fences and armed soldiers in towers guarding the border in between.


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Q: How can I initially apply styling after a component mounts but still respect CSS transitions? So I'm trying to add some transitions to my react components but can't seem to get it working in ComponentDidMount().  If I have the styling applied onClick, e.g. height: 100%, it will respect the transition on height.  But if I change the styling in ComponentDidMount() it applies it instantly.
For instance this works:
render() {
    return (

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    )
}

but this doesn't (at least not as intended):
componentDidMount() {
    this.element.style.opacity = 1;
}
render() {
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}

Here's the styling:
.board {
    background: darkslateblue;
    display: inline-block;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    opacity: 0;
    margin: 2rem 0;
    padding: 4rem;
    transition: opacity 2s;
}

I'm hoping for the transition to be followed but it's ignoring the transition when changing the styling right off the bat.

A: try it, this work fine, define setInterval:
componentDidMount() {
    setInterval(() => {
      this.element.style.opacity = 1;
      this.element.style.width = "230px";
    },1)
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Fu l'ultima imperatrice bizantina.

Era una delle figlie di Alessio IV di Trebisonda e di Teodora Cantacuzena.

Biografia
Nel settembre del 1427, Maria fu data in sposa a Giovanni VIII Paleologo dal patriarca Giuseppe II a Costantinopoli, dopo essere arrivata in nave da Trebisonda l'ultimo giorno di agosto; il legame era stato negoziato tramite ambasciatori inviati da Costantinopoli l'anno precedente. L'Ecthesis Chronica la chiama Maria Catacuzena (Catacuzena era una variante di Cantacuzena) e ne esalta l'eccezionale bellezza che fece sì che Giovanni VIII la amasse profondamente.

Anche Bertrandon de la Brocquière, che la vide a Costantinopoli nel 1432, ne lodò la bellezza, affermando: "Non avrei avuto un difetto da trovare in lei se non fosse stata dipinta, e di certo non ne aveva bisogno".

Il viaggiatore spagnolo Pedro Tafur incontrò Maria nel novembre del 1437, quando visitò Costantinopoli, e ci offre uno spaccato della sua vita quotidiana. Durante il suo soggiorno a Costantinopoli, Tafur scoprì che la donna andava spesso a caccia nella campagna adiacente, da sola o con l'imperatore.

Aggiunge di aver conosciuto il fratello maggiore, Alessandro, in quella città, dove viveva "in esilio con la sorella, l'imperatrice, e si dice che i suoi rapporti con lei siano disonesti". Quando, qualche mese dopo, Pedro Tafur tornò a Costantinopoli, chiese che gli venisse mostrata la Basilica di Santa Sofia, tra i suoi ospiti non c'erano solo il despota Costantino, ma anche Maria e suo fratello Alessandro, che avevano tutti voluto rispondere Messa lì.

Il matrimonio di Maria con Giovanni durò dodici anni ma non generò figli. Sfranze riporta la data della sua morte, mentre Giovanni era in Italia al Concilio di Firenze; Steven Runciman attribuisce la sua morte alla peste bubbonica. Fu sepolta nella chiesa del monastero del Pantocratore a Costantinopoli. Giovanni Eugenico, fratello di Marco Eugenico di Efeso, compose un lamento per la sua morte.

Dopo la morte di Maria, Giovanni non si risposò e morì senza figli il 31 ottobre 1448. Gli succedette il fratello minore Costantino XI, che divenne l'ultimo imperatore. Costantino era vedovo quando salì al trono e non si sposò mai più, lasciando Maria come ultima imperatrice.

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32.106 MULTIUSE DAIRY PRODUCT CONTAINERS.
Before being reused, dairy product containers which may be used more than once shall be cleaned in accordance with rules promulgated in the manner provided by law by the commissioner, except, that in no instance shall such rules serve to eliminate any producers product from the market, whose present method of production, bears no evidence of endangering the health of the consumers. All rules heretofore adopted by the commissioner relating to the cleaning of dairy product containers which are in effect at the time Laws 1961, chapter 147, article 4, section 1 takes effect and which are not in conflict with this section, shall remain in effect until amended, modified, or repealed by the commissioner.
Every person, receiving any dairy product in containers which may be used more than once and which are to be returned to the sender or seller shall cause such containers to be promptly emptied, thoroughly cleansed as required by rules promulgated by the commissioner, and immediately returned.


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Complex Disputes & Litigation
The role of forensic accounting in "connecting the dots" in data breach cases
The growing sophistication of techniques used by the independent criminal hackers, hacktavists, organized crime, and foreign governments to penetrate corporate networks and exploit vulnerabilities is inevitably producing data breaches that are more complex and impactful. For instance, the Target data breach alone affected over forty million people, and preliminary estimates suggest the Home Depot breach may eventually affect more than sixty million people. In addition, even though the eighty-five million customers affected by the JPMorgan data breach did not have any sensitive or personal information stolen (such as Social Security Numbers), enough information was obtained to open these customers up to phishing attacks.[1] These are some of the most talked about security breaches and data privacy cases; however, there are numerous cases with similar backgrounds that are mere footnotes in the news.[2]
According to a white paper published by Bryan Cave in June 2014 on the Trends in Data Privacy and Security Class Action Litigation, there were 178 data related class action complaints filed against private entities during the first quarter of 2014.[3] Approximately half of these complaints were filed against Target, however the upward trend is in line with prior quarters.[4] With the increased number of data related cases in the news recently, the number of cases each quarter is likely to exceed 100 filings. Many of these cases however will likely not be successful due to a Supreme Court interpretation set out in the 2013 Clapper v. Amnesty International case. Although that particular case did not pertain to data breaches (the case is a human rights case involving wire-tapping), it did set a requirement for many types of cases (including data related cases). In summary, the case established three main hurdles to clear in order for a case to survive a motion to dismiss due to lack of standing:
A law suit cannot merely be based on speculation of what may occur;
A law suit depends on the establishment of an actual injury or a certainly impending injury; [5] and
A plaintiff cannot establish a case by merely spending money to avoid feared injury.
The Clapper decision led to the dismissal of many data breach cases at the outset due to a lack of standing because the plaintiff could not answer two key questions:
Can the plaintiff establish injury to themselves due to the data issue; and
Can the plaintiff establish damages?
If either of these questions are answered, "No" or "I'm not sure," the likelihood of a judge allowing for a case to continue through the legal process is low.[6]
Although forensic accountants are typically associated with the establishment of damages, it is important to note that a forensic accountant's skill set can also be useful in connecting (or disconnecting) a plaintiff to the data issue that transpired and assist with establishing injury to the plaintiff. In today's business environment, forensic accountants are required to mine and connect numerous data sources to get to the financial information needed for damage analyses in order to establish damages. This data analytic skill set is transferable to non-damage aspects of a case including the establishment of injury. Data breach cases can involve large sets of data including consumer information, company information from various databases, and data stored by third parties. One of the keys to establishing injury in these cases is connecting these three data sources and locating the "signal" within "noise". Due to the amount of data available, this may seem overwhelming at first, however, a forensic accountant can help dissect and parse the data to get at the information that is critical to a case.
Data mining in large data-related class action cases starts with identifying the key sources of data that will assist in identifying injured parties. The relevant information can be housed in a variety of sources including, but not limited to:
The data that was breached and made publically available;
Unaffected databases at the breached company that store personal information;
Publically available databases maintained by third parties; and
Consumer financial records.
It is important to identify the potential data sources first, as the key in these types of cases is connecting the dots between the various datasets and records. Once the relevant information is identified and obtained, the identification of the class can begin. This step includes beginning to define the class and identifying the specific data points necessary to identify the class. From a data mining perspective, this step typically entails a number of preliminary queries of the data at issue to identify those individuals impacted and beginning to organize data and information that will assist with establishing injury. At this point, queries will be refined and result sets analyzed in detail to identify specific information that is relevant to the matter.[7] By bringing a forensic accountant in early, this data mining technique can be useful in amending pleadings, refining the definition of the class, and identifying prospective class members. The net result is that attorneys will be better prepared and informed about potential issues in the case.
From a defense perspective, a forensic accountant's skill set in mining data and identifying patterns can assist in dissecting the definition of the class and using the data available to identify individuals that may not belong in the class, identify additional information to help strengthen the client's case, or identify potential weaknesses in the case. This process entails not only analyzing the data at issue but also connecting the data to other pertinent data sources (such as publically available third party information). The other data sources depend on the facts and circumstances of the case, but can be instrumental in defending a class action suit.
Data related cases require attorneys to develop various forms of attack and defenses in order to assist their client in winning their case. Although forensic accountants have historically assisted only with determining damages after all the attacks and defenses have been used, a forensic accountant's skill set reaches far beyond assessing damages and can be useful in all aspects of a case. For instance, data mining can lead to identifying key pieces of information for the case that will assist in developing better arguments. Given the narrowing focus of how to establish injury in data related cases, the importance of analyzing data and identifying patterns that establish injury to parties is imperative.
As data breach cases become ever more complex and impactful, forensic accountants can play a vital role in assisting attorneys prepare legal cases by connecting the dots between various data sources.
For more information on this topic, or to learn how Baker Tilly specialists can help, contact our team.
[1] Per recent news reports by CNN and ABC News, it is thought that the JPMorgan data breach only exposed customer information such as names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
[2] Other breaches range from smaller breaches at local businesses such as Bartell Hotels in San Diego (credit card information for over 55,000 guests) to smaller breaches at large businesses such as the United Parcel Service (credit and debit card information for over 105,000 transactions). Breaches are not limited to commercial companies as personal information stored at a number of healthcare providers has been exposed (for example 60,582 records from Onsite Health Diagnostics / Healthways). Government agencies have also been impacted (for example, 19,000 records containing personal identifying information was exposed from the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds).
[3] See "Shifting Trends: Privacy & Security Class Action Litigation" by Shahin Rothermel and David Zetoony and published in June 2014 by Bryan Cave, LLP.
[4] There were 145 data related class action cases filed in the fourth quarter of 2013.
[5] Also see the Reilly v. Ceridian Corporation.
[6] Although the likelihood of a case continuing is low, it is not impossible. For example, earlier this year, a case in the Southern District of Florida (Juana Curry and William Moore v. Avmed, Inc., d/b/a AVMED), settled. As part of the settlement, class members who could not establish injury to themselves were allowed to remain in the class and receive a portion of the settlement (the definition of a class member was "all current and former AvMed customers… whose Sensitive Personal Information was contained on the laptops stolen…"). The settlement amount for this matter was unique as it was considered a refund of an insurance premium overpayment and not an award for a sustained injury. This refund of insurance premium overpayment represented the amount of premium payments that the plaintiffs contend Avmed should have used to improve its data security controls. It is unclear how this case will affect data breach cases going forward as the class was formed and allowed by the court prior to the 2013 Clapper decision, but the settlement was approved after the 2013 Clapper decision.
[7] For example, was the information made available via the breach used for nefarious purposes (was the party injured) or is their evidence that suggests the data leaked as part of the breach will be used in a way that may injure a party in the future?
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Forever Chemicals Found in Home Fertilizers
Olivia Rosane
Jun 01, 2021 5:53AM EDT Health + Wellness
Fertilizers used by home gardeners contain dangerous PFAS, a new study has found. Matt Porteous / DigitalVision / Getty Images
From the looks of it, "forever chemicals" could also be called "everywhere chemicals." Toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have shown up in everything from drinking water to mothers' milk. And, most recently, in the fertilizers home gardeners use to grow food.
A report published last week by the Ecology Center and the Sierra Club tested home fertilizers made from sewage waste for PFAS and found the chemicals in all nine of the fertilizers they tested. Further, eight of the nine fertilizers contained PFAS levels greater than the limit set by the state of Maine, which currently has the toughest regulations for PFAS concentration in agriculture.
"Spreading biosolids or sewage sludge where we grow food means some PFAS will get in the soil, some will be taken up by plants, and if the plants are eaten, then that's a direct route into the body," report co-author and Ecology Center senior scientist Gillian Miller told The Guardian.
PFAS are chemicals used by a variety of industries to make products resistant to stains, water or grease. Their wide use is a problem, however, because they persist in the environment for an extended period of time and have been linked to health impacts including cancer, birth defects and liver disease.
One of the ways that PFAS can enter the environment is through wastewater, as companies in most states are not prevented from flushing PFAS-containing wastewater into treatment plants, the report explained. Wastewater treatment plants, however, do not remove the chemicals, which then adhere to solid waste.
This waste, known as sewage sludge, is often used as fertilizer for agriculture because it contains nutrients like nitrogen. In fact, almost half of U.S. sewage is spread on farms, pastures or wild areas. It also ends up in home fertilizers under the ingredient name "biosolids," as a Sierra Club press release explained.
The report tested nine fertilizers containing "biosolids" that are sold at nationwide chains including Lowe's, The Home Depot and Ace Hardware. The researchers tested the products for 33 PFAS compounds and found 24 of these in at least one product. Further, between 14 and 20 different PFAS compounds were found in every fertilizer. The affected products were
Cured Bloom (Washington, DC)
TAGRO Mix (Tacoma, Washington)
Milorganite 6-4-0 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Pro Care Natural Fertilizer (Madison, Georgia)
EcoScraps Slow-Release Fertilizer (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Menards Premium Natural Fertilizer (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
GreenEdge Slow Release Fertilizer (Jacksonville, Florida)
Earthlife Natural Fertilizer (North Andover, Massachusetts)
Synagro Granulite Fertilizer Pellets (Sacramento area, California)
As the list makes clear, many of these products are listed as natural or have names implying they are eco-friendly. Home gardeners can protect themselves, however, by avoiding products containing biosolids altogether.
"Sewage sludge cannot be used as a fertilizer on certified organic crops, so if you wish to keep your home garden organic, use fertilizers and composts that are not made from sewage waste," Sierra Club Michigan legislative and political director Christy McGillivray said in a press release.
However, the report authors also called for structural changes to keep PFAS out of the environment to begin with. These include:
Limiting the use of PFAS to rare exceptions.
Stopping PFAS users from disposing of them in wastewater.
Studying the dangers of using contaminated sewage for agriculture and setting safety regulations.
Compelling PFAS polluters to pay for the damage they have done and any necessary cleanup efforts.
"Every week we learn of another way that PFAS chemicals contaminate our bodies and the environment around us. Enough is enough," Linda Birnbaum, scientist emeritus and former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program, said in the press release. "The EPA needs to take immediate action to prevent the reckless contamination of our food and water, soil and air by limiting the use of PFAS chemicals wherever possible."
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Two things to report today… yee-hah!
– I did run out of yarn for the full pattern (I had only the two skeins) so the shawl is finished at the 8th row of the 9th pattern repetition (full pattern = 11 reps). However, despite the fact that I used a slightly smaller needle than recommended, the shawl is still close to full size (and big enough for me, I think).
– I put beads on each of the side edges, placing one bead on each end every second row.
– I will likely make this again in future as a gift for someone.
Today marked the bimonthly yarn spending binge otherwise known as Payday. This time, I completely overdid it to the extent that I am a bit embarrassed. Not embarrassed enough, mind you, to refrain from showing it off!
I told you I overdid it!!!
Don't ask how much this set me back.
EVIL SELF: But I don't have any red Silken. I never have had anyway.
GOOD SELF: You're buying 12 skeins of the other yarn in lovely poppy red!!!
EVIL SELF: But it's not Silken.
Evil Self turned back, grabbed the Silken and said to Leane "Well, I'm just going to come back for it later in the week anyway, so I might as well just get it now." And out came the debit card.
Moral of the Story: Go not ye to yon LYS on payday. (second cousin to that ever-important rule "Shop not ye for groceries on an emptye stomache". (Which rule, by the way, both JJ and I broke on Saturday… so I don't feel so bad.