When I reflect on how I settled on being a psychologist for my career choice I can see that I always had a natural curiously about people – what motivated them and what helped them change. The fascination deepened with time and I eventually made the decision to return to school. But it took me a while to make that decision.
I really didn't want to go to school for such a long time, so I took a detour and worked as a court reporter. But the desire to be a psychologist persisted.
I completed my Bachelor Degree in Psychology at Simon Fraser University. From there I went to the University of Alberta in Edmonton where I completed both my Master's Degree and Ph.D.
Paulson, B. L., Everall, R. D., &, Stuart, J. (2001). Client perceptions of hindering experiences in counselling. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 1, 53-61.
Paulson, B., Truscott, D., & Stuart, J. (1999). Clients' perception of helpful experiences in counselling. Journal of Counselling Psychology, 46(3), 317-324.
The latter has been cited in other academic papers. There's a full list of my Publications & Presentations here.
I was invited to hold an academic appointment with the University of Saskatchewan, which I declined in order to return to Vancouver and build my career.
My research taught me a lot about working with clients. It focused on the psychotherapeutic process, the role of emotions in therapy, and mind-body interactions. I didn't know how applicable it would be in my future practice.
In the early part of my career I worked as a Psychologist for the Ministry of Children and Families. In addition to treating youth with a variety of mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and psychotic disorders, I worked as a liaison to Surrey Memorial Hospital and Peace Arch Hospital.
When it was time for a change I accepted an appointment with Simon Fraser University in Health and Counselling Services. In addition to my role as a treating Psychologist I supervised counselling practicum students and doctoral psychology interns.
Today my time is divided between my private practice and my role as the Director of Training for the Counselling Department at Adler University in downtown Vancouver.
I am also a member of two study groups that keep me challenged and excited about what's new in my field.
If you have further questions after reviewing this site, please feel free to contact me. I'd be happy to chat with you briefly by phone: 604 724 4255.
Responsible for identifying and developing practicum site relationships for the Counselling Psychology programs. Support the placement of students in practicum opportunities through locating, developing maintaining and evaluating clinical experiences necessary to meet the standards and requirements of the Counselling Psychology programs. Participate in the development and implementation of the Student Learning Outcome Assessment Plan for the Counselling Psychology programs. Provide advisement and mentoring to students enrolled in the program and monitor their progress through the program. Participate in new student orientation.
Provide treatment services to adults and adolescents who struggle with a variety of issues including anxiety, trauma, depression, grief and loss, sexual abuse, relationship issues, family of origin issues, stress management, and self-esteem. Treatment modalities include: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Provided treatment services to the university student population and support to faculty and staff. Student presenting issues included: depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, bi-polar disorder, relationship issues, grief and loss, sexual orientation, cross-cultural issues, and self-esteem issues. Additional responsibilities included outreach to a variety of campus groups, presentation of workshops, facilitation of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) based group and supervision of Master's level counsellors and Doctoral interns. Liaised closely with and provided consultation to medical staff. Worked closely with the Associate Director of Counselling and assumed necessary responsibilities in her absence. Provided support and consultation to the Director of Counselling particularly in the absence of the Associate Director.
Provided assessment and treatment services for youth who suffered from a variety of mental health disorders including mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders. In addition to direct client service, duties included liaising with school counsellors, hospital staff and professionals who provided service through community partnership programs. Additional responsibilities included acting as hospital liaison to coordinate services between hospital and community services. As well, fulfilling role as early psychosis intervention (EPI) clinician working with youth who have experienced a first psychotic break and coordinating services with the EPI Program. Psychological consultation was provided to team members, other ministry teams and community agencies. Additional responsibilities included involvement in team program planning and development and integrated case management.
Taught Basic Skills and Attitudes in Counselling to Master's level cohort group. Course focus included development of skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary in the practice of counselling. Topics covered included the therapeutic relationship, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Suicide, Crisis Intervention, and Experiential Therapies. Classes involved experiential exercises, practice sessions, demonstrations and discussions. Students were evaluated on participation, supervision evaluations, class presentation, term paper and final exam.
Taught Basic Skills and Attitudes in Counselling to Master's level cohort group. Course focus included development of skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary in the practice of counselling. Topics covered included the therapeutic relationship, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Suicide, Crisis Intervention, and Experiential Therapies. Classes involved experiential exercises, practice sessions, demonstrations and discussions. Students were evaluated on participation, supervision evaluations, a written case study, video case presentation and term paper.
Teaching assistant involved with both Master's and Doctoral level graduate students in Counselling Psychology. Responsibilities included coordinating practicum placements, review of students' case notes and client files, co-teaching basic counselling skills and basic hypnosis skills.
Contract position to provide individual and group therapy with a university student population. Additional responsibilities included outreach to students, staff and faculty on issues from dealing with difficulty students, training and supporting residence assistants, and developing workshops to address student needs such as transition to university, stress management and relationship issues.
Responsible for library research, literature searches and collection of relevant materials with respect to the counselling process. Developed EndNotes database with APA citations for relevant materials. Involved in editing professional papers and manuscripts.
Facilitated and co-facilitated psychoeducational group on "Handling Anger". Group objectives included raising participant awareness of personal anger cues and implementing alternate behavioural and verbal responses, increasing communication skills and conflict resolution.
Individual and family therapy. Presenting problems included depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, childhood sexual abuse, marital and relationship problems, and grief issues.
On-call Child Development Worker on pediatric psychiatry assessment unit. Responsible for observing interaction of patients with co-patients, redirecting behaviour, providing structure and charting for assigned patients. Information used for overall assessment of patient and determining DSM-IV diagnosis.
Individual personality assessment of children, youth and adults. Administered, interpreted and prepared written psychological reports. Consultation with family physicians, child psychiatrist, and various professionals.
Individual and marital therapy with university student population. Presenting issues included: traumatic grief, adult relationship issues, depression, anxiety, anger management, career counselling, self-esteem.
Application of clinical hypnosis to adult emotional, behavioral, and health problems including trauma, traumatic grief, anxiety, pain management, and cancer.
Individual adult and marital therapy. Presenting issues included: trauma, childhood sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, traumatic grief, & career counselling.
Individual psychoeducational assessment of children, youth and adults. Administered, interpreted and prepared written psychoeducational reports. Consultation with teachers, parents and various professionals.
Individual and family therapy. Presenting problems included depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, childhood sexual abuse, marital and relationship problems, and grief issues. Family therapy provided for single mothers with pre-school and school-aged children experiencing emotional and behavioral problems.
Individual adult and marital therapy. Presenting problems included depression, anxiety, stress management, childhood sexual abuse, marital and relationship problems, grief issues and career counselling.
Stuart, J. (2014, March) Registering as a Psychologist in B.C. Presentation to Psychology Club, Capilano University, North Vancouver, B.C.
Stuart, J. ( 2010, November) Skills for successful self-management: A group to help manage your waitlist. Presentation to North Shore Family Services, North Vancouver, B.C.
Stuart, J. (2007, May). The body in psychotherapy. Presentation to the B.C. Chapter of the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Vancouver, B.C.
Stuart, J. (2005, April). How to deal with strange behavior. Presentation to Ministry of Children and Family Development Newton Youth Team, Surrey, B.C.
Stuart, J & Wong, W. (2004, December). Personality types: Strengths and challenges. Presentation to Surrey Community Living Service Team, Surrey, B.C.
Stuart, J & Wong, W. (2004, November). Boundaries and self-care. Presentation to Surrey Mental Health Teams, Surrey, B.C.
Stuart, J (2004, June). Treating youth who self-harm: Components of treatment to consider in outpatient treatment. Presentation to Fraser Region Mental Health Clinicians at MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health Forum, Delta, B.C.
Stuart, J. (2000, June). Client perceptions of experiencing emotion in counselling. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Chicago, Ill.
Paulson, B., Everall, R., Truscott, D., & Stuart, J. (2000, June). Clients' perception of hindering events in psychotherapy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Chicago, Ill.
Paulson, B., Everall, R., Truscott, D., & Stuart, J. (2000, February). Hindering experiences in counselling. Poster session presented at Research Revelations, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Meier, M., Wall-MacDonald, J., & Stuart, J. (1999, May). Listening to our clients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Guidance Counsellors Association. Calgary, AB.
Stuart, J. (1999, April). Experiential Psychotherapy and Trauma. Presentation at Student Counselling Services, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Paulson, B., Truscott, D., & Stuart, J. (1999, February) Helpful experiences in counselling. Poster session presented at Research Revelations, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Shannon-Brady, D., & Stuart, J. (1998, June). Therapeutic guided imagery in counselling and health psychology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Edmonton, AB.


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A Brief History of India, Second Edition
Authored by: Judith E. Walsh, Ph.D.
From the Series: Brief History
Praise for the previous edition:
"...a well-written book and an excellent addition for all library collections."—American Reference Books Annual
"Recommended."—Choice
As recently as the turn of the century, Western images of India pictured it as a land of religion, luxury, and desperate poverty—holy men sitting cross-legged by the roadside, fat maharajas on bejeweled elephants, or poverty-stricken beggars picking garbage for scraps to eat. Now that image has started to change. Today Americans are more likely to imagine Indian workers in call centers taking jobs needed in the United States or kids winning fortunes on quiz shows as in Slumdog Millionaire.
Admired for its spiritual traditions (two of the world's major religions—Hinduism and Buddhism—originated here), for its peaceful struggle for independence led by Mohandas K. Gandhi, and for its vibrant culture (from Bollywood and spicy cuisine to classical music and world-renowned authors), India has had a long and fascinating history. However, while most people are familiar with certain parts of Indian history and culture, the roots of the country's contemporary society and politics are not always well understood in the West. Covering approximately 5,000 years of history, this revised resource offers an accessible, reliable introduction to the rich and diverse history of India.
Coverage includes:
Caste, Kings, and the Hindu World Order
Gandhi and the Nationalist movement
Constructing the Nation
Bollywood and Beyond
India in the Twenty-First Century.
Black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Suggested reading. Chronology. Basic facts. Sidebars. Tables.
Judith E. Walsh, Ph.D., obtained a doctorate in modern South Asian history from Columbia University and is currently a professor in the history and philosophy department at the State University of New York in Old Westbury. She has more than 30 years of experience writing, lecturing, and teaching courses on India and South Asia. She has also studied Sanskrit, Hindi, and Bengali and published a book of translations from 19th-century Bengali-language texts.
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This year's Auld Lammas Fair welcomed a new addition to its programme of events which now stretches to four days over the bank holiday weekend.
The annual Ballycastle celebration – which has its roots in horse trading – is widely regarded as the oldest event of its kind, dating back to the 17th century.
On Saturday evening, point-to-point horse racing in aid of Riding for the Disabled took place for the first time on Ballycastle beach to kick off the four-day festival which has attracted visitors from around the world.
For the second year running fair-goers were treated to a fireworks display on Sunday night which was accompanied by a twilight market and live music.
Around 400 stalls are present in Ballycastle for the Auld Lammas Fair which finishes tomorrow and is expected to attract around 200,000 visitors, many of them in search of Yellowman and dulse.
Shauna McFall of Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market, the focal point of the seafront attractions, said: "It's been a fantastic few days.
"The weather wasn't that great on Sunday but people still came out.
"It's cleared up today and the town is buzzing.


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I really wanted to like this. Straight Outta Compton exemplifies "a mile wide and an inch deep". Many years are covered, if you care about people talking about contracts and money for 2 and a half hours, this is your film. There's very little music in the film for a film about musicians. Apparently, the only person who did anything wrong was Shuge Knight. I'm not sure what the point was of making this film was if they were going to sanitize the story. I'm sure it was more interesting in real life. If it wasn't, then I wouldn't even want their success.
An exhilarating and powerful biography of the most notorious rap group in the history of music. It shows us the harsh and tough life on the streets of Compton, which may actually leave some a little shocked, as well as the rise and fall of the group. It's a very entertaining and well made movie, with characters that we feel for, which are all portrayed very well by the actors, and the music is epic, just like the group itself. The film also has some social commentary on racism and authority abuse. And overall, it's one, if not, the best biopic I've ever seen and I'm certain that it'll become a classic in later years. Recommended !!
the bigger the story..Straight Outta CamptonRunning for 166 minutes, Straight Outta Campton offers enough material especially after the first act and the perfect depiction with historical accuracy and genuine portrayals of real time characters. Its all the razzle dazzle as expected and also genuine emotions running within it to connect with a familiar story and still keeping it interesting. F. Gary Gary is excellent as a director he gives enough space and executes each and every frame perfectly with the help of amazing screenplay that allows enough range and space for the actors to flaunt their talents. But in the end, what itches is the overlong stretched script especially its first act which could have easily been edited and helped to boost up the script a bit.


Download "Nursing Leadership from the Bedside to the Boardroom. Presentation ID: L13"
2 Disclosure Today s presenters do not have any relevant financial interests presenting a conflict of interest to disclose. Participants must attend the entire session(s) in order to earn contact hour credit. Continuing Nursing Education credit can be earned by completing the online session evaluation. The American Organization of Nurse Executives is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. AONE is authorized to award one hour of pre-approved ACHE Qualified Education credit (non-ache) for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
3 Objectives Describe a state structure to promote nursing leadership in the boardroom. Identify key strategies that can be implemented at a state level to prepare nurses to lead change from the bedside to the boardroom. Identify successful state-wide strategies to identify and recognize nurse leaders at all levels.
9 Future of Nursing Recommendations 1. Remove scope of practice barriers. 2. Expand opportunities for inter-professional collaboration. 3. Implement nurse residency programs. 4. Increase proportion of nurses with BSN to 80% by Double the number of nurses with doctorates. 6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning. 7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change and advance healthcare. 8. Build an infrastructure for data collection.
17 IOM Leadership Recommendations Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States. Nursing must produce leaders, from the bedside to the boardroom, who can serve as full partners and be accountable for their own contributions to delivering high-quality care while working with leaders from other health professions.
18 Virginia Leadership Goal Develop strategies to ensure nursing is skilled to provide leadership from the bedside to the boardroom.
19 Virginia Leadership Objectives Continue to determine strategic boards to which nurses could be appointed and work with stakeholders to identify, mentor, and recommend individuals for those appointments. Collaborate with schools of nursing to ensure the curriculum focuses on leadership skills necessary for today s complex healthcare environment.
20 Virginia Leadership Objectives Continue Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom program piloted with Robert Wood Johnson and AARP in September, Recognize leaders from the bedside to the boardroom at the annual Virginia Nurses Foundation Excellence in Nursing Gala.
21 Virginia Leadership Objectives Continue to support the current and expanded Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI) by participating on committees, providing scholarships, assisting in encouraging employers to nominate fellows and nurses to serve as faculty. NLI, a program of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation and a 2007 Partners Investing in Nursing s Future (PIN) grantee, is a nine-month leadership development course for nurse leaders working in all sectors of healthcare across the Commonwealth.
24 Do you currently serve on a local board or organization s board of directors?
25 What type of local board are you serving on?
28 Do you currently serve on a statewide board or organization s board of directors?
29 What type of state board are you serving on?
32 Do you currently serve on a national board or organization s board of directors?
33 What type of national board are you serving on?
35 Future Nurse Board Leaders Of the Registered Nurses surveyed, 60.3% of those not currently serving on a board, were interested in future board leadership. 181 Virginia Registered Nurses are future board leaders!
36 Experienced Nursing Board Leaders Willing to Mentor New Board Members 64.1% or 118 Experienced Nurse Board Leaders were willing to mentor other Registered Nurses interested in board leadership.
37 Board Appointments Virginia Nurses Association submitted resumes of qualified nurses for state gubernatorial appointments. Nurses from survey interested in board service. VNA advertisement for interested candidates. Appointments made by the Governor from the candidates recommended by the Virginia Nurses Association. One successful recommendation for a hospital board.
39 Mentorship Structure Nurses may submit name and resume to database if interested in serving and be connected by action coalition. Mentor of new nurse board leaders. Mentee of experienced nurse board leaders. Future goal to provide a match.com type database and allow individuals to select their own mentor or mentee.
40 Nursing Leadership on Hospital Boards Gallup ranks nurses as most ethical and honest. Opinion leaders say nurses should have more influence on health systems and services. Nursing currently ranked sixth behind other stakeholders to influence health reform. Top barrier to nurses influence and leadership is not being perceived as important decision makers. Less than 6% of hospital board members are nurses.
44 Nursing Leadership on Hospital Boards Next Steps: Collaborate with the Virginia Hospital Association to assess the number of nurses serving on hospital boards in Virginia. Identify barriers to nursing service on hospital boards. Develop relationships and strategies to promote nursing leadership on hospital boards.
46 Recognizing Nursing Leadership 40 Future Nursing Leaders Under 40 recognized at the annual Virginia Nurses Foundation Gala in 2012.
50 References Hasmiller, S. Combes, J. (2012). Nurse leaders in the boardroom: A fitting choice. Journal of Healthcare Management, 57 (1), Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Who should we address the letters of support to? You may address the Letters of Support to To Whom it May Concern.
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Markets were closed yesterday to honor former President George H.W. Bush. And today, stocks started the day right where they left off on Tuesday...lower!
After the lower start, stocks continued to drop in the first 30 minutes of trading. Markets were sideways for the rest of the morning, then the major indices sold off again right before lunch.
But at 11:30am ET, stocks turned on a dime.
The reversal came after Dallas Fed President Kaplan said that rates are approaching the neutral rate and Atlanta Fed President Bostic said that rates are close to neutral. There was also a Wall Street Journal report making the case for a more cautious Fed, following a December rate hike.
From that point on, the major indices rallied, trying to make up for the early losses.
The S&P was down almost 3.0% but managed to erase most of the losses for the day. And the NASDAQ was down 2.4% before rallying to end the day with a 0.4% gain.
The S&P finished with a 0.2% loss. Down 4 points, the S&P ended at 2,696.
The DOW ended lower by 0.3%. Dropping 79 points, the DOW closed at 24,948.
The NASDAQ was up 0.4%. With a 30 point gain, the NASDAQ finished at 7,188.
Bitcoin finished lower by 3.3%. Down $120, Bitcoin ended at $3,565.
Crude Oil (CL) found support around the $50 mark, after an early drop. With a 2.6% loss, CL finished at $51.54 a barrel.
Trade concerns were the driver behind today's swings (again). But this time concerns didn't stem from a tweet.
Chinese CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada for violating U.S. trade sanctions on Iran. She's the CFO of one of the largest smartphone companies in the world and she could be extradited to the U.S. But the Chinese embassy in Canada is calling the arrest a human rights violation.
Although the arrest occurred on Saturday it was first reported Wednesday. But after the news, analysts at Deutsche Bank are saying the probability of a U.S.-China trade agreement occurring before March 1st is now 30%, down from 40%.
And here's an interesting number for the day...the U.S. trade deficit was $55.5 billion in October. This is the highest it has been in 10 years and about 11.4% higher than it was last year...in spite of tariffs.
Hewlett Packard (HPE) was up nicely today, rallying 6.5% after better than expected earnings.


How much to participate in event?
We usually try to make it pretty cheap, this year we're still discussing how to set up the things for the lunch (will we host something in the school or will we let people roam Marseille to find we they want to eat) so I can not give you a definitive price tag but the goal is to make it affordable for everyone.
Will code sprint organized at the same place ?
When will it be possible to register ? Do you will create an event web page ?
We're in the process of creating the event web page with the registering information.
This event is not live.


By aeroplane, train or road, your trip to Madrid will be nice and quick.
The Access by plane is equally privileged tan road communication. In fact, the airport of Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez is one of the five largest in Europe.
The Region of Madrid has a priviledge location, in the center of Spain. If we add the radial topology of the road and rail networks, we have an excelent connection by land with all the spanish cities and border countries.
The quality of train communications is the same as road or plane in the Region of Madrid.
Are you willing to travel in time? Let's get started to discover three destinations, on board three trains that will take us to three different eras.
The Regional Transport Consortium of Madrid offers a complete network of city, intercity and long-distance buses.
The Madrid Region has one of the best metros in the world, which has recently incorporated an extensive light rail network.
Madrid City Tour, the Madrid Bus Tour, proposes us to visit the city on our own through different routes.
With the 'Rutas Verdes' (Green Routes) program, explore the region on foot or by bicycle will become an easy task since you can reach different locations with the routes proposed in the different public transport stations.
In addition to sport, active tourism and health, we have a different vision of the region, idyllic landscapes, places to discover and share an experience with friends and family, tailored for us.


The gigantic installation covers more area than 2,200 football fields and will yield the largest solar installation within Latin America and the largest outside of China and India, QCR reports. The installation will be made up of 2.3 million solar panels that are designed to move with the sun in order to generate the largest possible amount of renewable energy and will be joined in coming years by a slew of new solar installations. And while the American solar business has been booming in recent years, efforts by the Trump administration to knee-cap the country's sustainable energy revolution with new tariffs have helped to ensure that the positive economic benefits of this energy transformation will be enjoyed by foreign firms. In Mexico's case, it is European companies that will see the greatest reward: According to QCR, Spanish energy firm Iberdrola is building two solar parks in Mexico, with Holland's Alten, Britain's Atlas Renewable Energy, and Enel each working on additional installations of their own. Enel is working on a pair of wind farms in Mexico, as well. Despite Trump's fossil fuel–oriented approach to energy policy, the American green energy movement continues to grow at a healthy clip. A recent report indicates that roughly 18% of America's energy comes from renewable sources, a figure that is greatly surpassed in states like California, where officials recently moved to require solar panels on all new homes starting in 2020. The state recently hit its 2020 30 percent renewable energy goal two years early, and last year, the state's California Independent System Operator, an outfit that tracks energy production, briefly reported that a whopping 67 percent of California's energy came from renewable sources. To boot, a 2017 report from the United States Department of Energy found that the solar industry alone employed more American workers than all of the fossil fuel industries combined. For now, government-led energy reforms in Mexico are due to move ahead amid their own presidential transition while America continues to rely on the private sector for its energy transformation.
In Florida, solar power advocates defeated a major amendment cleverly crafted to thwart the expansion of solar energy within the Sunshine State. Amendment 1, known as Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use, was rejected last week after it failed to accumulate the 60 percent of voter support required to pass. There was a particularly heated battle around this bill, given the use of rhetorical spin encouraged by Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute—a think tank with close ties to Florida utilities and funding from Koch Industries, who also financed the amendment's sponsor group, Consumers for Smart Solar. According to Christian Science Monitor, Nuzzo was caught on tape encouraging what he called "'a little bit of political jiu-jistu'" that would "use the language of promoting solar" while building in "protections for consumers that choose not to install rooftop [panels]." With current net metering policies that exist in every state, including Florida, utilities companies are required to purchase excess energy from solar-powered homes, offsetting the cost of power taken from the grid at night. The amendment "establishes a right under Florida's constitution for consumers to own or lease solar equipment installed on their property" a right Floridians already have, but only in order "to generate electricity for their own use." If passed, residents would not be able to sell their cheaper, excess electricity back to the grid. Utilities companies argue solar homes—in selling their excess energy to the grid—make use of transmission lines and grid infrastructure without paying a fair share, according to Mother Jones. This amendment would've also ensured that the cost of maintaining the grid wouldn't be shifted onto non-solar users. The amendment also didn't seek to legalize leasing solar panels through third party groups (such as SolarCity and Sunrun) which have installed approximately 72 percent of residential solar in the nation since 2014, according to Greentech Media. Florida residents must continue to go through one of the four existing utilities companies, which maintain exclusive rights to selling power in Florida, to arrange for solar power. When the Nuzzo recordings leaked toward the end of October, it gave the opposition the boost it needed to defeat the amendment. It became clear that the amendment was "an attempt to destroy all free market energy in the state along with solar energy in general," Tory Perfetti, chairman of Floridians for Solar Choice told The Huffington Post. Moreover, according to the legal brief filed by Earthjustice, if passed, "solar users could end up paying twice as much as other customers pay to buy power from the utilities." Former Florida senator and governor Bob Graham blasted Amendment 1, Jimmy Buffett recorded a video about it, and Elon Musk tweeted about it, calling it a "calculated attempt to deceive Florida voters about solar." While solar expansion in the Sunshine State still has a long way to go, the amendment's rejection was a bullet dodged.
UPDATE: See the unveiled solar roof, powerwall, and powerpack here. Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted his plans to unveil a new solar roof product on October 28 in San Francisco. The design will reportedly feature photovoltaic units integrated into the roof itself. When Musk initially teased the solar roof concept back in August, according to Electrek, he stated that part of his product's appeal is that customers are left with "a beautiful roof" of solar power cells. "It's not a thing on the roof. It is the roof," Musk said.
The solar roof incorporates Tesla's Powerwall, a rechargeable battery that stores a significant amount of power— 6.4 kWh, according to Tesla—and is marketed for residential use. The Powerwall can store energy generated by photovoltaics and act as a backup electrical system in the event of a power outage. The new Powerwall 2.0—also to be unveiled on the 28th—will simplify the process of installation and feature a charger for Tesla automobiles. SolarCity's plans for the solar roof won't compete with their existing products. Instead, the company hopes it will present an opportunity for innovation in the context of new construction as well as reroofing, which is generally required about every 20 years (depending on the roofing material). Although it's possible that installing the solar roof could be significantly more expensive than a conventional roof-mounted panel, SolarCity could market its savings in power production alongside the endurance of the product, making it an appealing option for homeowners. The product would be the first to emerge from SolarCity, which accepted Tesla's offer of acquisition at the start of August this year. The company specializes in the design, financing, and installation of solar power systems. While many companies have attempted to perfect the solar roof, they often fail to find enough customers and submit to acquisition or bankruptcy. Recently, Dow Chemical ceased production of its solar shingles, citing a lack of sales, according to Fortune. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Jesse Pichel of Roth Capital Partners said SolarCity struggled to raise money as well. "Tesla solves that problem," he said.


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Review: Bojack Horseman S06 E14
Varun Patel
'Bojack Horseman' has opened the floodgates of uncertainty and lack of self-control yet again towards the end of the series. The second part of the final season of the show began by teasing a possible journey of self-improvement for its titular protagonist. However, that rug was quickly pulled as the show returned to its characteristic melancholy and gloom. That was as disappointing for the viewers as it was for the characters as Bojack's retrogression started to feel frustrating.
Viewers also tend to forget that is what has worked for 'Bojack Horseman' in the past. With the fourteenth episode, the series seems to find its feet again as it has settled into imminent despair once again. The chances of a happy ending now seem more distant. There is still some hope lingering somewhere though…
Bojack Season 6 Episode 14 Recap:
The fourteenth episode of the sixth season of 'Bojack Horseman' is titled 'Angela.' Right at the beginning of the episode, viewers are introduced to the episode's titular character: a single lady heading the ABC network. The episode starts in the '90s with Angela facing casual sexism at the workplace.
The network is considering selling itself to Disney. Bojack's show 'Horsin' Around' is the premiere production of the network. Angela fires the show's writer and Bojack's best friend. The episode teases to be set in the '90s. However, after the opening credits, the episode returns to the present day with Bojack getting ready for a shot of 'The Horny Unicorn.' Angela invites Bojack to her house.
Lenny offers Princess Carolyn a chance to pitch a female-centric production studio which has been her entrepreneurial ambition. Guy tells Diane that his ex-wife is moving to Houston with his son and he doesn't know what to do. Reluctantly, Diane agrees to move to Houston with him. Diane finds out that Mr. Peanutbutter has written a memoir and finds out that he did not face any difficulty in writing it.
Todd's mother refuses to meet him at dinner since his life is going perfectly and she has nothing to nag him about. To get her attention, he pretends to be kidnapped and gives her a ransom call. Angela tells Bojack that the network wants to re-release 'Horsin' Around' in a shorter format with eight-minute long episodes. They would edit out scenes involving Bojack. Angela wants to buy Bojack out with a one-time payment. Bojack signs the contract. Angela offers Bojack a drink and he agrees.
Angela tells a drunk Bojack that she convinced him to fire Herb, his show's writer. Bojack blames Angela for all the mistakes he made. He threatens to burn the contract he just signed but does not do that. He leaves in Angela's car, intoxicated. Todd meets his mother, pretending to be held at knife-point by Margo Martindale who is posing as his kidnapper. However, his mother gets a heart attack. It turns out she had an anxiety attack and not a cardiac arrest.
Princess Carolyn requests Judah to play a song for her and he expresses his love for her in the song. Drunk, Bojack breaks into "his" house, not realizing that it belongs to somebody else now. He starts watching clips from 'Horsin' Around' and recollects his memories about working with Herb.
Bojack Horseman Season 6 Episode 14 Review:
The fourteenth episode of the sixth season of 'Bojack Horseman' seems to belong to one of its previous seasons. It was a display of what the animated series was so good at doing: churning riveting tales with the theme of sorrow.
This was certainly an eventful episode and had its moments of warmth too. For instance, Diane has a long conversation with Mr. Peanutbutter where the two of them acknowledge their personal growth. Moreover, Todd reconnecting with his mother and Judah's expression of love for Princess Carolyn was heartwarming too.
While Bojack might have slipped further away from happiness, the episode overall did not have a despondent mood. The pacing of the plot and writing was tight enough to ensure that the story was not dull. Viewers (including me) might dislike the threat of an unhappy ending, but one can also point out that is what adds to the suspense.
Could these be the last few conflicts before the glorious victory? Or will the show, like so many stories, see the protagonist staying down due to his flaws, despite a courageous final battle?
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What makes a good ward?
There are lots of ready answers to that question. A congregation that is quick to notice and greet a new person, a stranger. I can still tell you the first person who introduced herself to me when we walked into our new building for the first time. It's important to feel welcomed.
You might hope for a ward with a high activity rate and good home teaching percentages. You might be glad of a solid group of families and stable numbers, where your group (sisters, teenagers, kids, priesthood) is numerous, so that you (or your children) can find friends who share the standards of the Church.
If you only checked up on statistics, you might shy away from our ward. It's had its rough spots and hard times over the years, and the activity rates aren't what we'd wish compared to the number of people on the records. Also, there's a lot of turnover, which makes reaching out and drawing people back in more of a challenge.
But you can have all the numbers you ever asked for, and it wouldn't be enough without true warmth and support. A good ward is one where love and faith are deep and genuine, and not only faith but faithfulness. Where there are Saints who come and serve and reach out time after time after time, who focus not on the discouragements but on the promise and realization of miracles in individual lives.
Our Father knows and saves us, though there are untold billions of us, one by one. He always has, and it's the only way He works.
A good ward is a place where it's safe to give an honest answer to the question, "How are you doing?" It's easy to think that no one really cares to know, or that other members will think less of you if they know the things that you struggle with (that you're so sure they all sail right through).
True charity includes empathy and hope. To be able to say, "I'm having a really rough time right now," and share a burden can make so much difference if you are heard with love and help. It's a place where we can all offer our real lives, and not try to hide them behind our appearances.
Oh. Okay; we didn't know that. We knew he'd done drugs before he found the gospel, but we didn't know the particulars. And it didn't matter, because his testimony is real and his efforts to live his new convictions and participate in the Church are steadfast.
Marvin J. Ashton, an apostle, used to say that it didn't matter how far you were from the gates of heaven, but only which direction you were going.
We gain so much if we are able or willing to reveal ourselves and find acceptance. It's a comfort to know, on a day that we're barely holding it together, that some other person we admire has felt exactly the same way at times.
To bear one another's burdens, offer comfort, to have hearts knit together in love, along with standing up in witness — those are the marks of discipleship. Jesus called upon his followers to love each other as fully as he had loved them. And the promise is that as we do that, we will have his Spirit poured out "more abundantly" upon us. That brings as its fruit an increase in love, patience, peace, and joy.
We are promised a "blessed cycle" to supplant the negative "vicious cycles" our human failings sometimes lead us into, where we despair and increasingly withdraw. Over and over, he assures us that he can heal all things.
As the work of salvation is hastening in this last day, the light of our love and faith will be an ever-increasing contrast to the deepening darkness and evil of the world. Many good souls have been misled and detoured into the wrong paths; as they are drawn out of that world to the light and power of truth they will come to us with bruises and past experiences that we may not be used to seeing.
As my bishop remarks, we're in the redemption and reclamation business. Prodigal sons and daughters, who didn't know their inheritance, are finding it now and embracing it.
We have been immersed in miracles in these past several months, in the transformation of those who have opened their whole hearts to the light of God, who rejoice in knowing the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ. I'm sure our story is being repeated, many, many times, throughout the Church. They are being gathered in to us in increasing numbers.
A good ward, whatever its challenges may be, is a place where the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ shines in the lives of its members, where love, our first and second commandment, is deep and real. It is a place where service and leadership are truly directed by the Spirit. It is a place of strength and healing for us all.


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Alejandro Dennis Morales was born in Montebello, California, in the barrio of Simons to which his parents, Delfino Morales Martínez and Juana Contreras Ramíriz, had emigrated from Guanajuato, Mexico. Morales grew up in East Los Angeles where he attended elementary and secondary schools. He married H. Rohde Teaze 16 December 1967. He earned a B.A. from California State University at Los Angeles and an M.A. (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Morales is presently a full professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at the University of...
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Dir: Oliver Stone, 1997. Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte. Mystery / Thriller.
"Bobby Cooper" (Penn) is a wandering gambler whose car breaks down in some lost Southwestern town where he's pulled into a web of lies, deceit, and murder.
Oliver Stone (W) directs one of his most re-watchable and entertaining films in a long and ambitious career. He creates a sinisterly fun Neo-Noir within the confines of a funky cowpoke town. The film maintains a strong mood throughout, with special attention paid to the details, and at a pace that never lets up.
Robert Richardson continued his visual exploration with Stone following Natural Born Killers. Although the shooting style is more reserved than the serial murder tale, U-Turn has a wonderful aesthetic, with a stunning color palette and good use of exaggerated angles.
Composing legend Ennio Morricone's score is delightfully quirky and almost cartoonish—really adding to the dark humor of the piece.
Sean Penn's (Milk) character is vain, sleazy, and generally pretty pathetic. He is a man on the run, with little options and less time. Penn does a great job of playing the anti-hero as he encounters one strange back-stabbing local after another. Although Bobby is not a very likable guy, no one gets sympathy out of bad people more than Sean Penn. He is at his best playing characters with a dubious and clashing set of personality traits.
Jennifer Lopez (Out of Sight) turns in one of her most confident and certainly her sultriest of parts—the ever-dangerous Femme Fatale. As a Native American with a dark past, Lopez brings raw sexuality as "Grace McKenna." She is a strange mixture of criminal mastermind and an innocent child. She is a woman who will get her way at the end of the day—whatever the cost.
Nick Nolte (Tropic Thunder) gives one his best performances as "Jake McKenna"—an urban cowboy insurance man who is consumed by greed, jealousy, and sexual perversion.
Jon Voight (Transformers) is hilarious as an old blind street urchin with a dead dog who doles out life lessons like some sphinx of the high desert.
Claire Danes (Shopgirl) and Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) play "Jenny" and "Toby 'TNT' Tucker"— dim-witted jailbait and her explosively angered boyfriend, respectively. Simply put, they are both wonderful as poor, ignorant white trash.
Powers Booth (HBO's Deadwood) is the town's Sheriff—a man trapped in an unhappy life, yearning to have that which belongs to another.
Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa) plays ones of the very best scumbags as ""Darrell," the town's one and only mechanic. With his beer belly, cracked glasses and grease from head to toe, Thornton savors every moment as a man who has no scruples and relishes tormenting the drifter for the sake of a laugh.
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When you own your own business you get up everyday and think about the things you have to do. If you love what you do you do it with a smile. You do it with excitement. If not you find it hard to get started and at some point you find a million reasons why you are not making it and then you quit. Quitting is not a bad thing if you are not having fun with your company. Running a buiness is way too hard to do if you don't enjoy what you do.
I find that there are parts of my business that are hard and that I don't like doing, but other parts that I love and just want to do all of the time. But both parts work very well together. So I just keep on going.
It is the same with your web site. You need to find the parts that you do like and make that a priority and then get help from others that love the parts you don't. It is important that your web site serve the purpose for which it was intended. It needs to serve the customers that you have. Maybe find some new ones. By turning your excitement for your product or service into a sale.
If you are not a designer then don't design your web site. You need to understand how it works, who it is talking to, and what you want it to do.( understand what a conversion is) But you don't need to design or build a web site. Two big reasons. One is will not look like you want it to look without many more hours than you can afford to spend learning and doing something you are only going to do a few times in your life. It will not have the functionally that it should. Because you just don't know what questions to ask.
Just like a lawyer, doctor, accountant a good Internet Marketing consultant can help you find the right designer and steer you clear of the holes. Find someone that has a clear view of the entire process not just design. You need to know how your site falls into the eco-system called the Internet. You need to know who your clients are and how to talk to them to get a result. A good Internet Marketing Consultant has a background in the Internet, Marketing, and Design. They might not have been all of these in a past life but they know how to get a result.
From a consultants point of view I like to take on clients that are motivated and are good people with right intentions. Everything else we can create, a marketing plan, design of a web site, offers to get people to sign up for our newsletter, a good email campaign, learning how to read stats and put them to use.
These are all things that need to be done. If you are missing any of these then you are missing a piece of the pie. find out why find out what you don't know. Then you will get a lot value from your consultants time.
Good Luck. Many happy convertions.
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A man who died after being shot by police in a Mill Bay trailer park on Saturday afternoon is now being identified by friends and neighbours as Chris Bloomfield.
Officers from the Shawnigan Lake RCMP were following up on an assault investigation in the 1100 block of Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, police explained in a press release late Saturday afternoon.
Shortly after noon, officers arrived at a home in the Cedar Creek Mobile Home Park to arrest a man in connection with the assault. When they entered the residence, a man advanced on them with what police described as an "edged weapon." Officers attempted to subdue him with a Taser, but were unsuccessful. Police then fired shots, hitting the man. He was transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police have not identified the victim of the shooting but neighbours Josh Archer, Kristyn Seward and Jordan Seward say they knew him well and his name is Chris Bloomfield. Neighbours say the victim lived in the trailer with his mother.
"We went to high school together," Archer said. "The cops had been here many times to deal with him. I didn't hang out with him or anything. He didn't work and was a party type of guy.
Bloomfield's Facebook page is populated with a variety of posts of spiritual representations and psychedlic imagery. In one rambling post dated Nov. 8 he talks about taking drugs, including mushrooms, LSD and ketamine while partying at a "hippy commune". He talks about visions he experienced. Disturbingly, he describes in the post being sexually assaulted and beaten up and restrained.
Bloomfield was charged in 2013 with assault, a charge on which he was convicted.
Neighbours say they first saw RCMP officers outside their trailer and watched them as they checked out the numbers on the trailers.
Archer also heard the four shots.
"It seemed odd because I didn't see anybody running or anything after I heard the shots," Archer said.
By then, Archer says, there were several police vehicles on the scene.
The neighbours say they don't believe the man's Bloomfield's mother was at home at the time of the shooting.
No police officers nor any other members of the public were injured.
The Independent Investigation Office of BC has been notified and will assume responsibility for the investigation. Additional RCMP resources have been deployed to Shawingan Lake in order to maintain core policing services.
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import android.content.Context;
import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
import android.test.MoreAsserts;
import android.util.ArraySet;
import android.util.Pair;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.URL;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.Provider;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket;
import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;

public class XmlConfigTests extends AndroidTestCase {

    private final static String DEBUG_CA_SUBJ = "O=AOSP, CN=Test debug CA";

    public void testEmptyConfigFile() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.empty_config);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertFalse(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        assertNotNull(config);
        // Check defaults.
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertFalse(config.getTrustAnchors().isEmpty());
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertTrue(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try some connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "google.com", 443);
    }

    public void testEmptyAnchors() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.empty_trust);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertFalse(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        assertNotNull(config);
        // Check defaults.
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertTrue(config.getTrustAnchors().isEmpty());
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertTrue(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionFails(context, "google.com", 443);
    }

    public void testBasicDomainConfig() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.domain1);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        assertNotNull(config);
        // Check defaults.
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertTrue(config.getTrustAnchors().isEmpty());
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertTrue(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Check android.com.
        config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertFalse(config.getTrustAnchors().isEmpty());
        pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertTrue(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionFails(context, "google.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        // Check that sockets created without the hostname fail with per-domain configs
        SSLSocket socket = (SSLSocket) context.getSocketFactory()
                .createSocket(InetAddress.getByName("android.com"), 443);
        try {
        socket.startHandshake();
        socket.getInputStream();
        fail();
        } catch (IOException expected) {
        }
    }

    public void testBasicPinning() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.pins1);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertFalse(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "google.com", 443);
    }

    public void testExpiredPin() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.expired_pin);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertFalse(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testOverridesPins() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.override_pins);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertFalse(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testBadPin() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.bad_pin);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertFalse(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionFails(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "google.com", 443);
    }

    public void testMultipleDomains() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.multiple_domains);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertFalse(config.getTrustAnchors().isEmpty());
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertTrue(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Both android.com and google.com should use the same config
        NetworkSecurityConfig other = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("google.com");
        assertEquals(config, other);
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "google.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testMultipleDomainConfigs() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.multiple_configs);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Should be two different config objects
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        NetworkSecurityConfig other = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("google.com");
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEqual(config, other);
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "google.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testIncludeSubdomains() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.subdomains);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "google.com", 443);
    }

    public void testAttributes() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.attributes);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertFalse(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        assertTrue(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertFalse(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
    }

    public void testResourcePemCertificateSource() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.resource_anchors_pem);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertEquals(2, config.getTrustAnchors().size());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionFails(context, "google.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testResourceDerCertificateSource() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.resource_anchors_der);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        assertTrue(config.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(config.isHstsEnforced());
        assertEquals(2, config.getTrustAnchors().size());
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionFails(context, "google.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testNestedDomainConfigs() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.nested_domains);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig parent = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        NetworkSecurityConfig child = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("developer.android.com");
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEqual(parent, child);
        MoreAsserts.assertEmpty(parent.getPins().pins);
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEmpty(child.getPins().pins);
        // Check that the child inherited the cleartext value and anchors.
        assertFalse(child.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEmpty(child.getTrustAnchors());
        // Test connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testNestedDomainConfigsOverride() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.nested_domains_override);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig parent = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        NetworkSecurityConfig child = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("developer.android.com");
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEqual(parent, child);
        assertTrue(parent.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
        assertFalse(child.isCleartextTrafficPermitted());
    }

    public void testDebugOverridesDisabled() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.debug_basic, false);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        Set<TrustAnchor> anchors = config.getTrustAnchors();
        MoreAsserts.assertEmpty(anchors);
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionFails(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testBasicDebugOverrides() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.debug_basic, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        Set<TrustAnchor> anchors = config.getTrustAnchors();
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEmpty(anchors);
        for (TrustAnchor anchor : anchors) {
            assertTrue(anchor.overridesPins);
        }
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testDebugOverridesWithDomain() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.debug_domain, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        Set<TrustAnchor> anchors = config.getTrustAnchors();
        boolean foundDebugCA = false;
        for (TrustAnchor anchor : anchors) {
            if (anchor.certificate.getSubjectDN().toString().equals(DEBUG_CA_SUBJ)) {
                foundDebugCA = true;
                assertTrue(anchor.overridesPins);
            }
        }
        assertTrue(foundDebugCA);
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testDebugInherit() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.debug_domain, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        Set<TrustAnchor> anchors = config.getTrustAnchors();
        boolean foundDebugCA = false;
        for (TrustAnchor anchor : anchors) {
            if (anchor.certificate.getSubjectDN().toString().equals(DEBUG_CA_SUBJ)) {
                foundDebugCA = true;
                assertTrue(anchor.overridesPins);
            }
        }
        assertTrue(foundDebugCA);
        assertTrue(anchors.size() > 1);
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }

    private void testBadConfig(int configId) throws Exception {
        try {
            XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), configId);
            ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
            appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
            fail("Bad config " + getContext().getResources().getResourceName(configId)
                    + " did not fail to parse");
        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            MoreAsserts.assertAssignableFrom(XmlConfigSource.ParserException.class,
                    e.getCause());
        }
    }

    public void testBadConfig0() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config0);
    }

    public void testBadConfig1() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config1);
    }

    public void testBadConfig2() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config2);
    }

    public void testBadConfig3() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config3);
    }

    public void testBadConfig4() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config4);
    }

    public void testBadConfig5() throws Exception {
        testBadConfig(R.xml.bad_config4);
    }

    public void testTrustManagerKeystore() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.bad_pin, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        Provider provider = new NetworkSecurityConfigProvider();
        TrustManagerFactory tmf =
                TrustManagerFactory.getInstance("PKIX", provider);
        KeyStore keystore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
        keystore.load(null);
        int i = 0;
        for (X509Certificate cert : SystemCertificateSource.getInstance().getCertificates()) {
            keystore.setEntry(String.valueOf(i),
                    new KeyStore.TrustedCertificateEntry(cert),
                    null);
            i++;
        }
        tmf.init(keystore);
        TrustManager[] tms = tmf.getTrustManagers();
        SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
        context.init(null, tms, null);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com" , 443);
    }

    public void testDebugDedup() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.override_dedup, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertTrue(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        // Check android.com.
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com");
        PinSet pinSet = config.getPins();
        assertFalse(pinSet.pins.isEmpty());
        // Check that all TrustAnchors come from the override pins debug source.
        for (TrustAnchor anchor : config.getTrustAnchors()) {
            assertTrue(anchor.overridesPins);
        }
        // Try connections.
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertUrlConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
    }

    public void testExtraDebugResource() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source =
                new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.extra_debug_resource, true);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertFalse(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        NetworkSecurityConfig config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEmpty(config.getTrustAnchors());

        // Check that the _debug file is ignored if debug is false.
        source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.extra_debug_resource, false);
        appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        assertFalse(appConfig.hasPerDomainConfigs());
        config = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        MoreAsserts.assertEmpty(config.getTrustAnchors());
    }

    public void testExtraDebugResourceIgnored() throws Exception {
        // Verify that parsing the extra debug config resource fails only when debugging is true.
        XmlConfigSource source =
                new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.bad_extra_debug_resource, false);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        // Force parsing the config file.
        appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");

        source = new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.bad_extra_debug_resource, true);
        appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        try {
            appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
            fail("Bad extra debug resource did not fail to parse");
        } catch (RuntimeException expected) {
        }
    }

    public void testDomainWhitespaceTrimming() throws Exception {
        XmlConfigSource source =
                new XmlConfigSource(getContext(), R.xml.domain_whitespace, false);
        ApplicationConfig appConfig = new ApplicationConfig(source);
        NetworkSecurityConfig defaultConfig = appConfig.getConfigForHostname("");
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEqual(defaultConfig, appConfig.getConfigForHostname("developer.android.com"));
        MoreAsserts.assertNotEqual(defaultConfig, appConfig.getConfigForHostname("android.com"));
        SSLContext context = TestUtils.getSSLContext(source);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "android.com", 443);
        TestUtils.assertConnectionSucceeds(context, "developer.android.com", 443);
    }
}


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Nearly two years and 900,000 safe worker hours into construction of Wacker Chemies almost $2 billion polysilicon plant in Charleston, 1,200 contract workers can't so much as pound a nail. Tennessee safety inspectors are looking into everything today following the death of two workers Wednesday night.
CHARLESTON, TN (WRCB/AP) -- Nearly two years and 900,000 safe worker hours into construction of Wacker Chemie's almost $2 billion polysilicon plant in Charleston, 1,200 contract workers can't so much as pound a nail.
Tennessee safety inspectors are looking into everything today following the death of two workers Wednesday night.
Bradley County Fire Chief Dewey Woody said the workers fell about 140 feet after a work platform failed late Wednesday night. There were no other injuries.
The Bradley County Medical Examiner's office has identified the two workers who fell to their death as Hugo Mendoza, 45, from Buford, GA and Louis Ochoa, 31, from Hollywood, FL (although Ochoa's work permit says his name is Trinidad Rodrigo). The two worked for Wacker sub-contractor Baker Concrete Construction, which currently has about 300 employees working at the site.
The two worked the 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. shift, meaning the incident happened about six hours into their shift.
The Medical Examiner, who went to scene Wednesday night, said it appeared both men did have on safety harnesses. However, he did not see whether those safety harness where properly tethered.
The bodies have been sent to the UT Forensics Lab in Knoxville.
About 1,000 workers per day are employed during the construction in Bradley County.
In a company statement, Wacker Polysilicon Vice President and Site Manager Dr. Konrad Bachhuber said the company is deeply saddened by the loss of life.
April 4, 2011: Wacker Chemie AG officially started construction work on a fully integrated polysilicon-production site in the USA. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by numerous representatives from politics, business and local government. WACKER's CEO Rudolf Staudigl and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam broke the ground for the large-scale project.
October 1, 2011 Wacker Chemie AG began vertical construction on its polysilicon site in Charleston, Tenn. The three largest buildings of the plant began moving upward with the installation of precast walls.
March 12, 2012 The first tank for WACKER POLYSILICON NORTH AMERICA arrived; it is the smallest tank of many more to come for the plant currently under construction in the Tennessee Valley. These tanks are essential to WACKER's polysilicon production process.
March 14, 2012 The plant's first operational building -- the Tennessee Distribution Center -- is completed. During plant construction, the 165,000-square-foot building will hold equipment for the construction of the plant; following plant construction, the building will hold WACKER product, parts and packaging materials. Vertical construction for the Tennessee Distribution Center began Nov. 23, 2011. From start to completion on the construction of the building, no injuries occurred.
March 28, 2012 More than 900,000 safe work-hours have been recorded at the WACKER POLYSILICON construction site in Charleston, Tenn. since Aug. 8, 2010. Contributors to the milestone include a proactive site-specific safety program, a detailed orientation, pre-planned work activity structures, effective implementation overall by contractors and measured objectives.
Wednesday night's fatal accident is prompting state inspectors to ask questions of all parties involved, including sub-contractor Baker Concrete Construction.
It's not the first time the company has been under the microscope.
According to OSHA's website, Baker has been inspected 19 times in seven states since 2007.
Those inspections resulted in 13 violations. Three of them serious, the rest minor.
Baker has one case pending in South Carolina, where it faces a material handling and equipment violation.
A Baker spokesperson insists the company has a pretty solid rating, even receiving a nomination from Wacker in March for a site safety award.
"Baker Concrete mourns the loss of two of our co-workers. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Thursday, two Baker co-workers died while performing their duties at the Wacker Chemie Polysilicon project in Charleston, Tennessee.
Baker co-workers Hugo Mendoza, 45, of Buford, Georgia, and Luis Ochoa, 31, of Hollywood, Florida both perished. Baker mourns the loss of these two valued co-workers and fathers, and extends our prayers and heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and fellow co-workers. It is impossible to adequately express our grief for the families of these two men. This type if accident is heartbreaking, emotionally overwhelming, and represents a feeling of personal loss that is shared throughout all of Baker Concrete.
Our investigation is ongoing and the information we have gathered is still incomplete. We will continue our thorough investigation as part of our commitment to be an incident and injury free company where all our co-workers return home safely to their loved ones. Sadly, today this is not a reality for two of our extended Baker families."