1 Louis W. Hill, Robert I. Farrington, James Fisher, Charles P. Wilson, John Francis Fisher, and such other persons and corporations as shall become shareholders in the company hereby constituted, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic by and under the name of "Manitoba Great Northern Railway Company," hereinafter called "the company."
2 The head office of the company shall be in the City of Winnipeg and Province of Manitoba.
3 The several clauses of The Railway Act of Manitoba shall be and the same are hereby incorporated with and shall be deemed to be a part of this Act, and shall apply to the company and to the lines of railway to be acquired or constructed by it, except in so far as the same may be inconsistent with the express enactments hereof, and the expression "this Act" when used herein shall be understood to include the clauses of said Railway Act, except as aforesaid.
(b) The rights and powers of the Midland Company, under its Act of incorporation and amendments thereto, to construct and operate any of the lines of railway which the said Midland Company is authorized by said Act of incorporation and amendments to construct, to the end and intent that the company may take over and assume as its own undertaking the construction and operation of any of such authorized lines of the Midland Company as may be provided for in any such contract or contracts.
Provided that any such contract shall, before becoming effective, receive the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council, and that notice of such contract, showing what portion of the lines, rights, property or franchises of the Midland Company is being acquired or taken over by the company thereunder, together with intimation of such approval having been given, shall, in a form to be approved by the Railway Commissioner, be published in The Manitoba Gazette.
5 From and after the publication of such notice every such contract so approved shall be valid and effective according to its purport, and shall operate to vest in the company all the property, assets, rights and franchises of the Midland Company intended thereby to be acquired or be vested in the company, including the right to operate and maintain said existing constructed lines, and to construct, operate and maintain the lines, the construction of which shall be thereby assumed by the company as its own undertaking.
6 All the provisions of this Act shall, after any such publication, apply to the lines and undertakings of the company so acquired or contracted to be acquired by it as aforesaid under such contract or contracts respectively.
7 The limit of time for completing the construction of all lines, the right to the construction of which shall be acquired or taken over by the company under the powers herein granted, shall be eight years from the date of the coming into force of this Act.
8 The persons named in the first section of this Act are hereby constituted provisional directors of the company.
9 The provisional directors, of whom three shall form a quorum, shall hold office as such until other directors shall be elected under this Act, and shall have power, among other things, forthwith to open stock books and to procure subscriptions of stock for the undertaking, and to receive payments on account of stock subscribed, and to make calls upon subscribers in respect of their stock, and to sue for and recover the same; and to cause plans and surveys to be made, and to acquire any plans and surveys now existing, and to deposit in any chartered bank in Canada all moneys received by them on account of stock subscribed, and to withdraw the same for the purposes of the undertaking; and generally to exercise all the powers and to perform all the duties of directors of the company.
10 The capital stock of the company shall be two million five hundred thousand dollars, and shall consist of twenty-five thousand shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each. Such capital stock may be called up by the directors from time to time as they may deem necessary, but no one call shall exceed ten per cent, on each share subscribed.
11 As soon as the capital stock of the company, to the extent of fifty thousand dollars, has been subscribed, and ten per centum of such subscribed capital paid into some chartered bank in the Province of Manitoba to the credit of the company, the provisional directors shall call the first meeting of the shareholders, to be held at the head office of the company, for the election of directors. Such meeting shall be called by mailing a written notice thereof addressed to each shareholder at his last known post office address, at least two weeks before the date thereof, provided that such notice may be waived by the written consent of all the shareholders. No person shall be qualified to be elected as a director unless he be the holder of at least twenty-five shares of the capital stock of the company, on which all calls shall have been paid. The directors elected at such meeting shall hold office as such until their successors are elected under the provisions of this Act.
12 Thereafter the annual general meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the head office of the company on the first Monday in December in each year; provided that the directors may by by-law fix any other date therefor.
13 At such annual general meeting the subscribers to the capital stock assembled, who have paid all calls due on their shares, shall choose from their own number five duly qualified persons to be directors of the company, one or more of whom may be paid directors. Three directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
14 Special general meetings of the shareholders of the company may be held in the City of Winnipeg or elsewhere, and at such time and for such purposes as the directors may appoint, or as may be provided in the by-laws of the company.
15 Unless and until otherwise provided by by-law of the company all general meetings of the shareholders, whether annual or special, shall be called in manner herein provided for calling the first meeting of shareholders.
16 The company may, for the purpose of carrying out the undertaking hereby authorized, or of exercising any of the powers herein granted, issue and sell bonds, debentures or other securities to the extent of twenty thousand dollars per mile of the lines of railway and branches to be constructed or acquired pursuant to such powers, such bonds, debentures or other securities to be issued only in proportion to the length of railway constructed or acquired or under contract to be constructed or acquired; provided that any such issue of bonds shall be first authorized by a resolution passed by a majority of the shareholders present or represented by proxy at a special general meeting of the shareholders duly called to consider the same. The company, under the like authority of the shareholders, may, for the purpose of securing such bonds, debentures or other securities, execute an indenture of trust or mortgage, in such form and of such tenor and embodying such conditions as may be sanctioned by the like authority, creating such mortgages, liens, charges and incumbrances upon the whole or any part of such property, assets, rents and revenues of the company, present or future, or both, as shall be described in such indenture, and by said indenture of trust or mortgage the company may grant to the trustees or grantees therein named all the rights, powers, immunities, franchises and properties of the company, including its corporate franchises and all and every of the powers and remedies granted by this Act in respect of the said bonds, and all other privileges and remedies not inconsistent with this Act. Such indenture of trust or mortgage shall constitute a lien and charge upon such property, assets, rents and revenues prior to all other charges, claims and incumbrances, except only claims for the working expenses of the railway.
17 The company may enter into an agreement with any other company or companies for conveying or leasing to such company or companies the railway of the company hereby incorporated, in whole or in part, or any rights or powers acquired under this Act, and also the surveys, plans, works, plant, material and machinery and other property belonging to the company hereby incorporated, or for an amalgamation with such other company or companies, on such terms and conditions as are agreed upon and subject to such restrictions as to the directors may seem fit; provided that such agreement has been first sanctioned by a two-thirds vote of the shareholders at a special general meeting duly called for the purpose of considering the same, at which meeting the shareholders representing at least two-thirds in value of the stock are present in person or represented by proxy, and that such agreement has also received the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council.
18 The company shall, at all stations upon their railway, always permit the loading of grain into cars from farmers' vehicles or flat warehouses, subject to reasonable regulations to be made by the company; and shall at all reasonable times afford proper facilities therefor.
19 The company shall afford all reasonable facilities to any other railway company for the receiving and forwarding and delivery of traffic, upon and from the line of railway belonging to or worked by such companies, respectively, and the company shall not make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to or in favor of any particular person or company, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatever, nor shall the company subject any particular person or company, or any particular description of traffic, to any undue or any unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage whatsoever, and the company shall afford all due and reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding by its railways without any unreasonable delay, and without any such preference or advantage or prejudice or disadvantage as aforesaid, so that no obstruction is presented to the public desirous of using such railway as a continuous line of communication, and so that all reasonable accommodation by means of the railways of the several companies is at all times afforded to the public in that behalf, and any agreement made between the company and any other company or companies contrary to the provisions of this section shall be null and void.
20 The company shall have power to construct and operate an electric telegraph line or lines and a telephone line or lines along the said lines of railway, and to construct and maintain such bridges as shall be necessary or convenient for the use of said railway, not being bridges over any navigable river or rivers, unless such bridge or bridges over such navigable rivers or waters has or have been authorized by the Governor-General-in-Council.
21 The company is also authorized and empowered to engage in and carry on express business on said railway.
22 The company may receive, either from the Government or from any person or corporation or bodies politic authorized to grant the same, any grants, bonuses, lands and loans, or gifts or moneys or securities for money, howsoever granted, in aid of the construction, equipment and maintenance of said railway.
23 In the election of directors under this Act, and in the transaction of all business at general shareholders' meetings, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote, either in person or by proxy, for each share of stock of which he is the holder at the date of such meeting and upon which all calls (if any) have been paid.
24 All persons, whether British subjects or aliens, or residents of Canada or elsewhere shall have equal right to hold stock in the said company, and to vote on the same, and shall be eligible to hold office as directors in said company.
25 Any director or provisional director may appoint another director or provisional director, as the case may be, to be his proxy and to vote for him at any meeting of the board.
26 The company shall have the power of purchasing or acquiring under lease or otherwise, in whole or in part, the undertaking, lines, rights, franchises, property and assets of any other railway company, at such prices and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon with such other company; provided that such agreement shall have been first approved by at least two-thirds of the votes at a special general meeting of the shareholders duly called for the purpose of considering the same, at which meeting shareholders, representing at least two-thirds in value of the stock, are present in person or represented by proxy, and provided that such agreement shall also have received the sanction of the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council.
27 The directors shall have full power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules and regulations as they shall deem needful and proper touching the subscription, calls and disposition of the stock, and touching the disposition and management of the property, estate and effects of the company, the transfer of shares, the duties and conduct of their officers and servants, the election of directors, the calling of annual and special meetings of the shareholders and meetings of the directors, and the conduct of business at all such meetings, as well as touching all matters whatsoever which may appertain to the concerns of the company; and the said board of directors shall have full power to appoint such engineers, officers, agents and subordinates as may from time to time be necessary to carry into effect the objects of the company, and do all acts and things touching the acquisition, location and construction, maintaining and operation of said railway, telegraph and telephone lines and express business and works authorized by this Act.
28 The company may use either steam, electricity or any other power which the company may deem advisable or expedient for the purpose of drawing or propelling engines, cars, carriages, trucks or other vehicles, or for any other purpose requiring power in connection with the said railway.
29 The company shall have power to purchase, acquire, hold, lease or sell land for the purpose of townsites, parks and pleasure grounds, and to lay out, survey and improve the same.
30 The company may become party to promissory notes and bills of exchange, for sums not less than one hundred dollars, and every such note or bill made, drawn or accepted or indorsed by the president or vice-president of the company, or other officer authorized by the by-laws of the company, and countersigned by the secretary, shall be binding on the company, and every such note or bill of exchange so made, drawn, accepted or indorsed, shall be presumed to have been made, drawn, accepted or indorsed with proper authority until the contrary is shown, and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the company affixed o such promissory note or bill of exchange, nor shall the president or vice-president, or secretary, or other officer so authorized, be individually responsible for the same, unless such promissory note or bill has been issued without proper authority; but nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the company to issue any note or bill payable to bearer or intended to be circulated as money, or as the note or bill of a bank.
31 This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to.
NOTE: This Act replaces S.M. 1909, c. 91.


Benzylic methylene linkages are commonly found in many compounds of therapeutic interest but are quickly oxidized by cytochrome P450 enzymes and thus have undesirably short biological half-lives. An attractive approach for improving their metabolic stability is to replace the benzylic methylene linkage with a benzylic difluoromethylene functionality (Ar-CF2-R). These fluorinated linkages have shown significant potential as metabolically-resistant replacements for benzylic linkages and can be used as bioisosteres in place of ketone, cyclopropyl, and dimethylmethylene groups in medicinal chemistry.
Despite their promise, there are relatively few synthetic approaches for accessing Ar-CF2-R linkages and the few options available generally require the use of harsh reagents that are toxic, generate explosive byproducts, or otherwise demonstrate poor functional group tolerance and reaction selectivity. University of Michigan researchers have developed a new approach that is highly general and will allow for the expanded inclusion of this attractive functionality in libraries of compounds of therapeutic interest with enhanced pharmacodynamic properties.
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Q: Entity Framework adding too many records EDIT: See the bottom of this question for the working code.
I have two tables, Patients and Drugs, that I am updating with a data feed. I get a current list of patients, then iterate through and update or insert records as appropriate. This works without issue.
The trouble comes when I iterate through that patient's current medications. I end up getting multiple copies of the original patient. Drug records are transferred as expected (the records themselves don't change so new records are inserted and existing records ignored). I end up with the original patient record (inserted from UpdatePatients() below) and then one additional patient record for each medication record. Each medication record ends up with a distinct PatientId.
Class definitions:
public class Patient
{
    public int PatientId { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public int FacilityNumber { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public int PatNo { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public string Name { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public int Age { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public string Gender { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public DateTime VentStart { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public DateTime VentEnd { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public DateTime AdmitDate { get; set; }

    public DateTime? DischargeDate { get; set; }
}

public class Drug
{
    public int DrugId { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public int DrugDDI { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public int OrderId { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public string DrugName { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public DateTime DispenseDate { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public double UnitsDispensed { get; set; }

    [ForeignKey("Patient")]
    public int PatientId { get; set; }
    public virtual Patient Patient { get; set; }
}

Offending code:
private static void UpdatePatients()
{
    var Patients = DB2Patient.GetPatients();

    foreach (Patient p in Patients)
    {
        using (var PatientContext = new VAEContext())
        {
            var ExistingPatientRecord = PatientContext.Patients.FirstOrDefault(
                ep => ep.PatNo == p.PatNo
            );
            if (ExistingPatientRecord != null)
            {
                ExistingPatientRecord.VentEnd = p.VentEnd;
                ExistingPatientRecord.DischargeDate = p.DischargeDate;
                PatientContext.SaveChanges();
            }
            else
            {
                PatientContext.Patients.Add(p);
                PatientContext.SaveChanges();
            }
        }
        UpdateDrugs(p);
    }
}

private static void UpdateDrugs(Patient p)
{
    var Drugs = DB2Drug.GetDrugs(p.PatNo);
    foreach (Drug d in Drugs)
    {
        using (var DrugContext = new VAEContext())
        {
            var ExistingDrugRecord = DrugContext.Drugs.FirstOrDefault(
                ed => ed.DrugDDI == d.DrugDDI &&
                      ed.DispenseDate == d.DispenseDate &&
                      ed.OrderId == d.OrderId
            );
            if (ExistingDrugRecord == null)
            {
                d.Patient = p;
                DrugContext.Drugs.Add(d);
                DrugContext.SaveChanges();
            }
        }
    }
}

EDIT: Working code:
private static void UpdatePatients()
{
    var Patients = DB2Patient.GetPatients();

    using (var db = new VAEContext())
    {
        foreach (Patient p in Patients)
        {
            var ExistingPatientRecord = db.Patients.FirstOrDefault(
                ep => ep.PatNo == p.PatNo
            );
            if (ExistingPatientRecord != null)
            {
                ExistingPatientRecord.VentEnd = p.VentEnd;
                ExistingPatientRecord.DischargeDate = p.DischargeDate;
            }
            else
            {
                db.Patients.Add(p);
            }
            UpdateDrugs(p, db);
        }
        db.SaveChanges();
    }
}

private static void UpdateDrugs(Patient p, VAEContext ctx)
{
    var Drugs = DB2Drug.GetDrugs(p.PatNo);
    foreach (Drug d in Drugs)
    {
        var ExistingDrugRecord = ctx.Drugs.FirstOrDefault(
            ed => ed.DrugDDI == d.DrugDDI &&
                  ed.DispenseDate == d.DispenseDate &&
                  ed.OrderId == d.OrderId
        );
        if (ExistingDrugRecord == null)
        {
            d.Patient = p;
            ctx.Drugs.Add(d);
        }
    }
}

A: Why new context every time something needs to be inserted? Both methods UpdatePatients and UpdateDrugs are private, you can use the same context for all linked operations and I'm sure you won't get the duplicates:
private static void UpdateDrugs(Patient p, VAEContext context)

...
Also there's probably no need to save on every drug, doing so likely decreases performance and doesn't do much in terms of data integrity. Consider saving the context changes once per linked updates (say after UpdateDrugs is called in UpdatePatients)
Other than that you can check out the ObjectContext.Attach and related methods on how to link the Patient object to your newly created Drugs context instance
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.objects.objectcontext.attach.aspx

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Coppell Nature Park Aims to Win Grant Funding for 'Play and Learn' Area
Coppell is in the running for a national $20,000 'Meet Me at the Park' grant to fund improvements at Coppell Nature Park and is asking for community support.
Since Coppell Nature Park's inception over 10 years ago, citizens and the City have been working together to create a space where the children of Coppell can learn about the wonderful world around them. The nature park has grown from one trail to many miles of trails and added the Biodiversity Education Center in April of 2014.
The funding would go towards Nature Explore designed play and learn stations that facilitate nature education at Coppell Nature Park. Nature Explore recognizes a need for today's kids to break away from screens and reconnect with nature. The designs are research-based and use outdoor classroom features developed by teachers to engage kids through play. It typically includes a playground that utilizes natural elements like trees and water, a nature art area and community stage as well as incorporating physical activities like climbing, building and gardening. Coppell's plans will provide sensory learning experiences such as outdoor art easels, a water manipulation station, and a music and movement area - offering a local opportunity for kids that learn differently.
The natural play and learn area will be free, open to the public, and positioned between the Biodiversity Education Center and the trailhead of the Coppell Nature Park. It is intended to provide a unique and kid-friendly area for families to meet up and enjoy the outdoors.
The nomination-based contest asks supporters to write-in the city of their choice and submit it once per day during the month of April on www.meetmeinthepark.org. Coppell hopes to be the national write-in winner. Residents can help support this community project by nominating Coppell daily through the month of April. Here's how:
1. Coppell stakeholders can visit: www.meetmeatthepark.org
2. Register with your name and email address
3. Write in Coppell, Texas as the nominated city and click 'Submit Votes'. It will not be one of the drop-down selections.
4. Favorite the website and login to vote one time each day in April.
5. Get social! Share your experience on social media to spread the word and encourage others to vote.

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- The monitoring involves the deployment of small sensors in, for example, mines or oil wells. With NORSAR's software, we can monitor changes in pressure, locate micro-earthquakes, and study the relationships between these. By understanding what causes micro-earthquakes and how the behave, we can contribute to a safer society, says Dr. Volker Oye, Head of Department Microseismic Monitoring.
Volker Oye is also leader for Geomechanics at the Center for Geologic Storage of CO2, Illinois, which is financed by the US Department of Energy. He took his Diplom in Geophysics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, and wrote his doctoral thesis on «Observation and Analysis of Microearthquakes» at the University of Oslo and NORSAR in 2004.


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News • City • Amazon • Coronavirus
A New Amazon Tax Is Coming to a Council Committee Near You
by Nathalie Graham • Apr 6, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Can Bezos stand the heat from a big business tax? Timothy Kenney
The Seattle City Council is going to consider a new business tax to raise progressive revenue!
Today, the council only voted on which committee to refer the legislation to. That decision took almost an hour. There was finger-pointing and bristling and no one has even talked about what's in the legislation yet.
We're in for a wild ride, folks.
To back up: It's been about two years since the notorious employee hours tax, or head tax, was passed and then quickly repealed by the Seattle City Council. A new business tax—this time a tax on Seattle businesses with more than $7 million in annual payroll—has been proposed by Councilmembers Tammy Morales and Kshama Sawant.
The Tax Amazon legislation, as Sawant and Morales have called it, is a package of three bills introduced to the council today.
The legislation would put a 1.3 percent tax on the payroll of the 800 biggest Seattle businesses and, in doing so, raise around $500 million. In an effort to alleviate some of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Seattleites, the money from a tax for the remainder of this year—at this point around $200 million—would give 100,000 Seattle households $500 once a month for four months. In 2021, the full $500 million will be used to build social housing and to help buildings follow tenets of the Seattle Green New Deal.
But first, the council had to decide which council committee the legislation would be referred to.
Legislation has to be voted on and passed in a committee before it is heard and voted on in a full council meeting. Sawant wanted the legislation to be referred to the Sustainability & Renters' Rights committee that she chairs and Morales co-chairs. Sawant wanted her committee in charge "to allow the [Tax Amazon] movement to have a voice."
Other councilmembers were not too keen on this. There are only five members in Sawant's committee and she and Morales would make up two out of five of the votes.
Last week, Council President Lorena Gonzalez had already told Sawant no, she wouldn't be allowed to have the legislation heard in her committee. Instead, Gonzalez decided to refer Sawant's and Morales' "revenue legislation" to the Select Budget Committee chaired by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda.
"The Select Budget Committee includes all nine councilmembers," Gonzalez told The Stranger in an email, "and by previous unanimous consent of this Council, is approved to hear all legislation pertaining to revenue generation and the City's budget."
Gonzalez continued: "This legislation is, at its core, a revenue bill that is appropriately considered by the committee responsible for City finances."
Sawant still tried to get the legislation sent to her own committee. That motion failed. A motion by Morales to get the legislation sent to the budget committee passed unanimously.
"I'm sort of bristling," Councilmember Lisa Herbold commented, "at the idea that the only way we'll pass a strong progressive revenue bill is if it's in the committee of Councilmember Sawant. This is promoting the idea of a divided council." She didn't think that it was helpful, particularly in the midst of a crisis, to promote that picture of how the council does its business.
As expected, Sawant bit back. First, she clarified that the reason she wanted the tax to be heard in her committee was because of how the council flip-flopped on the head tax back in 2018.
"Many council members voted to repeal the Amazon Tax in 2018 and that was done by 7 of 9 councilmembers," Sawant said. She then named names. "Councilmember Herbold you were part of that; Council President Gonzalez you were part of that."
Today, City Council opposed allowing me to chair the committee to discuss the Amazon Tax from our movement.
In doing so, one of them said they "bristled" at any suggestion the Council was divided....
The politician who said this was 1 of the 7 who repealed our 2018 Amazon Tax.
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) April 6, 2020
Sawant continued: "While I welcome your positive words now I think it's very clear why the Amazon Tax should be heard in my committee. You all have a historic opportunity to show that the council is not divided."
In addition to those arguments, tax-averse Councilmember Alex Pedersen wanted to point out that just because he was voting for the legislation to be heard in the budget committee doesn't mean he supports the idea. He expects the legislation to bring up lots of "hearty questions," he said.
So, a business tax will make its way in front of the Select Budget Committee sometime in the future. The earliest it can be heard will be next week since, due to COVID-19, regular council committee meetings have been suspended. Special committee meetings can be called, but the council is trying to only do those on Wednesdays.
If the legislation fails, Sawant and Morales have also planned to introduce a Tax Amazon ballot measure.


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Last year was a record year for donation in Australia with 554 generous donors providing a life-saving transplant for 1,544 Australians facing end-stage organ failure.
Transplant Australia CEO, Chris Thomas, stated the most pleasing statistic in the announcement by the Minister responsible, The Hon Ken Wyatt, was the overall increased consent rate.
"Improving the consent rate in Australia is the key to ensuring Australia becomes one of the world's top five donation nations. An increase from 59 per cent to 64 per cent in the last 12 months demonstrates that Australia's approach to donation is working," Mr Thomas said.
"We need to recognize the improving our donation system will not be achieved overnight. It has taken 10 years to double our donation outcomes and Australia still needs further improvements to match best practice around the world.
"Encouraging more Australians to register on the Australian Organ Donor Register is the key. These latest statistics show that the consent rate from registered donors was 93 per cent. Yet it drops back to just over 50 per cent (53 per cent) from families where the potential donor was not registered and no previous discussion had taken place.
Mr Thomas said although these outcome reports are about statistics the families of the 554 deceased donors in 2018 must be remembered and thanked for their support of donation.
"Without these donors and the support of their families, transplantation simply does not happen. We can have all the medical and surgical expertise, the wonderful nursing care and the ongoing support from carers. But without donors, it is a very different outcome for these terminally-ill Australians.
Mr Thomas congratulated the Minister for Indigenous Health and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, the Hon Ken Wyatt, for his leadership in organ and tissue donation.


I've combined two calendars in outlook and now I have a problem where I cannot view certain appointments in the "day / week / month" view but if I switch over to "categories", the appointments show up.
I am stumped. I have no filters applied.
Please offer some good advice if you'd be so kind.
Missing and duplicate appointments in Outlook.
How to troubleshoot missing and duplicate appointments in Outlook.
Important Because of the complexity of the following instructions, do not try to complete the following instructions unless you are very familiar with the technical topics that are described or have administrative permissions.
You may use Outlook on your desktop computer or on your handheld device to initiate, to update, and to acknowledge meeting requests. To troubleshoot issues with missing or duplicate appointments, you must examine both Outlook and Exchange Server.
Appropriate permissions in the environment.
Access to custom or third-party programs.
Access to custom or third-party hardware Investigation of custom or third-party programs.
Investigation of custom or third-party hardware Information about the product usage that may affect the problem.
This article discusses an outline of the support process and the recommendations for troubleshooting issues with missing or duplicate appointments in Outlook.
Is the problem reproducible? If it is, note the steps to reproduce the problem in detail. Additionally, have the steps to reproduce the problem ready if you contact Microsoft Product Support Services.
Is the missing appointment a meeting request, a recurring meeting request, an updated meeting request, or a stand-alone appointment? There may be significant differences in the troubleshooting that is required based on the item type.
Is text that is in the Subject box of the meeting or of the appointment known? This can be a critical factor in troubleshooting. For example, this information is important when you examine logs or when you troubleshoot issues with views or when you search for the item in the Deleted Items folder.
Is the software version known? Version information may be required to resolve your specific issue or to determine its cause. Information about versions of software that may use the Calendar and meeting requests or about versions of software that may affect the Calendar and meeting requests is required. This software includes Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange Server, the Cdo.dll files that are being used, and any third-party collaborative software. This information should include installed software updates or hotfixes for the products in question. This is required information if Microsoft Product Support Services is used.
Is Deleted Items Recovery enabled for the environment?
Do you have the appropriate permissions in the organization for logging for Outlook, for Exchange, or for third-party products. Data from these tools may be requested if you contact Microsoft Product Support Services.
Each category is discussed later in the article. When you troubleshoot, simultaneous work on these categories may be required for a more rapid resolution.
To troubleshoot Outlook, you frequently must examine how it is used. User training and a user-ready "best practices" document are available on the Microsoft Office Assistance Web site. Product Support Services recommends that you review this information and that you provide it to the users of Microsoft Outlook.
Obtain the latest service pack for the version of Outlook that you are using. For example, you can resolve many Microsoft Outlook 2002 issues by obtaining Microsoft Office 2002 Service Pack 3.
Use the same version of Outlook on all the clients that access the same Calendar. Later versions of Outlook and later service pack levels may provide resolutions to issues.
Verify that the version of Outlook that you are using is currently supported. Updates and service packs are not created for expired product versions.
Verify that Deleted Items Recovery is enabled in the environment.
Troubleshoot all the mailboxes that are involved in the manager-delegate relationship. The number of delegates for a mailbox may have a big effect on troubleshooting. We recommend that you remove delegates temporarily or that you use the smallest possible number of delegates when you troubleshoot.
Note Unless the delegates are carefully managed, many delegates for a single mailbox may create conflicts or other issues. We recommend that you use the smallest possible number of delegates in typical usage.
Accept or decline all meeting items individually. If rules are used to move meeting requests out of the Inbox, tentative meetings will not be entered in the Calendar. If a delegate also receives meeting requests, make sure that the manager and the delegate have a clearly defined process for handling meeting requests.
Use the Calendar logging features of Outlook.
When missing or duplicate meeting requests are reported, the antivirus software that is used to scan the Exchange server mailboxes in the organization should be examined.
Synchronization with handheld devices or with wireless devices.
Programmatic issues when you access the Calendar by using a custom solution.
Make sure that you use the latest CDO version for programs that can modify Appointment items by using CDO. For example, Research In Motion (RIM) Blackberry Enterprise Server can only modify Appointment items by using CDO. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services or search the online support sites referenced above for the latest updates.
Make sure that you use the latest software suites, service packs, hotfixes, and software updates that are available from the vendor.
Make sure that the latest CDO update is installed on the server that is running the third-party software suite.
Make sure that you use the latest version of the synchronization software for your handheld device.
The following list of items that are typically requested by support engineers is a guideline. Every case is unique and may require different information. Having this information early on will greatly help the support engineer in providing a faster resolution.
When did the problem start occurring?
What changed, if anything, in the organization at the time the issue started occurring?
What is the version number of the Store.exe file that is on the Exchange Servers in the organization?
What is the version number of the Cdo.dll file that is on the Exchange servers and on the computer that is running the software suites for synchronization with Exchange Server? These software suites include Blackberry Enterprise Server, GoodLink, and others.
If a CDO program is used in the environment, what is the version of the Cdo.dll file that the program uses? This may require discussion with the software developer.
What Outlook add-ins and COM add-ins are installed on your computer? The add-ins that are installed can affect your computer. Note which are enabled and which are disabled.
Is Outlook running in Cached Exchange Mode for Outlook 2003, or is it in a primarily Offline configuration for Outlook 2002 and for earlier versions?
Are any handheld devices (PDA?s) being used? If they are, include the manufacturer information, the synchronization software that is used, and the version number.
Is server antivirus software configured to exclude drive M? This applies to Exchange 2000 Server or to Exchange Server 2003 if drive M has been displayed.
Are the EXCHSRVR directory contents being scanned by the antivirus?
Are delegates used by the impacted user? If delegates are used, include the number of delegates and the exact delegate permissions.


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Big-Eared Rabbit
Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Rabbit Sculpture from Mexico, "Big-Eared Rabbit"
Working in the traditional style of alebrije sculptures, Mexican artisan... more
Working in the traditional style of alebrije sculptures, Mexican artisan Teresita Gonzalez hand-carves this big-eared rabbit of copal wood. She diligently paints the charming rabbit by hand, featuring a multicolored design with floral and plant motifs.
Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of a place where all was peaceful and quiet until all of a sudden there appeared a lion with an eagle's head, a rooster with bull's horns and a donkey with butterfly wings. They kept screeching "alebrije, alebrije!" and Pedro began running away. He encountered a man who told him it was not yet his time to be there are and he should continue running towards the exit. In this dream Pedro climbed out of a window and regained consciousness.
19.1 cm H x 8.4 cm W x 4.2 cm D
Made in Mexico.
Certified and shipped by our office in Mexico
Overcoming Cancer
When Teresita was diagnosed with cancer shortly after she gave birth to her first child, doctors told her that her chances of survival were slim, but against all odds Teresita beat and eliminated the cancer that had grown in her. Although her medical treatments were essential to treating her cancer directly, Teresita attributes her recovery to laughter, positivity, and her ability to create art pieces every day. Each of the products that Teresita has made has uniquely given her a piece of strength to carry forward and live life to its absolute fullest. Teresita is known amongst her colleagues as a positive light and is a tremendous example of strength and virtue to all cancer survivors, mothers, and women worldwide.
An artist who creates from the heart, Teresita has turned a dangerous illness into a source of strength and positivity. After the birth of her first child, Teresita was diagnosed with cancer. "My medical treatments aided in my recovery, but I believe that laughter and her ability to make art have helped me to survive," she says. "I try to infuse each piece with my love of life, a positive attitude, and the appreciation I feel for the time I've been given." She is an inspiration to all cancer survivors, mothers, and women worldwide.
Teresita received local recognition and an honorable mention from the Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art Competition (FOFA)- an organization dedicated to promoting traditional handcrafts and folk art of the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Teresita has continued to preserve her unique technique and pass down her alebrije traditions to the youth in her workshop and use culturally significant materials.
Multicolor Sculpture Wood Sculpture Hacienda Sculpture
Teresita Gonzalez
Traditional handcrafted Mexican alebrije figures
Teresita Gonzalez Traditional handcrafted Mexican alebrije figures
"...the doctor diagnosed me with cancerous sarcoma... but I'd look at my son and I knew my work in life wasn't finished. I began painting as a form of therapy."
"I was born in 1965 to a large family in Oaxaca. I am one of 12 children and I enjoy the peace of the ranch where I was born. My life has been filled with emotions and I paint for love and necessity, for self-improvement and with clear goals. I achieved this goal even when many doubted me.
"My childhood was different and somewhat difficult. When we were seven years old, my father began teaching us how to work. He grew coffee, and we'd get up at 1 am to cook and make tortillas. Despite that, I enjoyed the company of my family.
"Since I was very young, I've focused my time on work, but this wasn't enough for me. I wanted to meet new people in different places. One day, while observing my father's face, I noticed that he seemed to worry constantly about covering our family's expenses. I felt very powerless not being able to change that. I didn't want my father to live with this anxiety so, when I was 12 years old, I dropped out of school and decided to leave the ranch.
"I went to Mexico City to find work. I wanted to help my family because I wanted the best for them. I began helping a woman with housework and she paid me with food. Then, I worked as a baker and found odd jobs to earn money so I'd no longer be a burden to my father.
"Although I had no idea of technique, I began painting. Some people said I wouldn't be able to shine in the art world, but I developed my painting ability with time.
"When I was 35, fate had a surprise for me — my son, Claudio Jr. While I was pregnant, I suffered sharp, stabbing pain on the left side of my face and had fainting spells. I tried to ignore the pain, and kept on working until I had to go to the hospital. After an analysis, the doctor diagnosed me with cancerous sarcoma in my cheekbone. At that moment, my mind returned to the beautiful moments of my childhood with my family on the ranch where I was happy.
"I was willing to have an operation on my face, but the doctor couldn't guarantee anything. This left me uncertain and I was very scared. I don't know where I found the strength, but I decided to have the operation. It was successful, however my face wasn't the same. When I left the hospital, I felt an intense pain. When I looked in the mirror, I saw bloody bandages and had to take medication. Sleeping was difficult because it hurt so much.
"I'd look at myself and think about not living anymore. For three years, I stayed away from everyone and everything. I stayed in my room without wanting to go anywhere. I didn't want to face life, but I'd look at my son and I knew my work in life wasn't finished. I had to keep going for him and it was when I began painting as a form of therapy.
"I continued painting, but my work never sold. During that time, I was wrestling with my inner demons and fighting my feelings. I didn't know what to think, what to believe, what to feel. But I had faith in God and in myself.
"One day, a foreigner approached me and asked if I made alebrijes, which are traditional Mexican figurines, carved free-form from oddly shaped pieces of wood and painted in fanciful colors. I let the man take a look at my work and he admired it. He said he wanted to buy it all. I was so surprised, I was speechless! After that, I knew I couldn't give up and I recovered my faith.
"From then on, I looked at life differently. I no longer saw it as a lost dream and I found the strength to calm my pain. Now, I think the pain is psychological and my mind can fool me, but fate always rewards me. Some time after that, I gave birth to my second son, Alexis, and he's another reason to keep going.
"With practice, I learned different painting techniques like textures, shading and delineating, which have helped me stand out from other alebrije artisans in my town. I've learned to believe in life and to have dreams. One of them is for my art to be known around the world."
Green HyenaHand-Carved Wood Alebrije Hyena Sculpture from Mexico
Rabbit HandstandHand-Carved Wood Alebrije Rabbit Sculpture from Mexico
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Seated ArmadilloHandcrafted Wood Alebrije Armadillo Sculpture from Mexico
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ON Scripture-The Bible: Enjoy the Super Bowl; Be Suspicious of Its Values (Matthew 5:1-12) By Matthew L. Skinner
The Rev. Dr. Matthew Skinner
Organization: Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
Denomination: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Organization: Odyssey Networks
Enjoy the Super Bowl; Be Suspicious of Its Values (Matthew 5:1-12)
By Matthew L. Skinner
If the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl comes down to the game's final play, and you find yourself inclined to ask Jesus to help your favorite team win, remember: It's quite possible he doesn't know squat about tackle football.
At least, when we read the opening sentences of his Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew 5:1-12), it seems his values are light years away from the confident and muscular ethos that football teams rely on for success. He directs attention in this passage toward the weak, powerless, and vulnerable elements of humanity. Consider these some of the groups he embraces:
The poor in spirit: referring either to humble people or to those who are broken and have lost hope.
Those who mourn: those who suffer loss and the feeling of emptiness that follows.
The meek: those who are gentle and unobtrusive, who refuse to use power over others as a tool to make things happen.
The merciful: people who willingly surrender their privileges or otherwise go out of their way to improve others' well-being.
Those who are persecuted: people whose refusal to give up their quest for truth or virtuousness results in the taking away of their rights, wholeness, or dignity.
Careful, Jesus, or you'll get blamed for contributing to the wussification of America.
The kinds of people Jesus highlights tend to dwell beneath society's radar. They often stay out, or are kept out, of public view. They possess little power. Most of us can find no good reason for aspiring to join these groups.
Jesus Announces His Plans
What does Jesus say about these people? All of them are "blessed" -- not a helpful word, since we don't use it much in ordinary speech. Another possible translation is "happy," but not in a cheery, shallow sense. Think of "blessed" as "unburdened" or "satisfied." Jesus, then, names categories of people who usually appear in the eyes of others as needy, harassed, or scorned, and he declares them to be the opposite. Once he gets to them, they become secure and complete. They receive grand promises: comfort, mercy, intimacy with God, and so on.
Since these verses present Jesus' first teachings in Matthew's Gospel, they set the stage for all that follows. They lay foundations for how we might understand Jesus, his message, and his priorities.
Several different ways of understanding this part of the Sermon on the Mount have been proposed. Some have taken Jesus' declarations as ethical instructions, as if he tells people to shape up and live humbly and mercifully if they want to receive God's gifts. Others see Jesus trying to expose where true contentment resides, not in self-preservation and striving for more, but ironically in a humble embrace of simplicity, suffering, and disadvantage.
I side, however, with a third perspective. Jesus, here at the outset of his public life, identifies the kinds of people he intends to "bless." Who will be made content and gratified by participating in what Jesus offers now and in the future? The kinds of people who suffer brokenness and grief. The people taken advantage of by friends and strangers. The people who always come out on the losing side, whether the field of play involves their economic well-being, their social respectability, or their physical health. Jesus announces he intends to invert our taken-for-granted expectations about where happiness and achievement can be found.
Eye-opening numbers about the Super Bowl...and how they stack up against other things going on in America.
The Things We Value
In drawing a contrast between football and those whom Jesus targets for his benefits, I don't mean to read too much into the spirit or principles of the game. (It is, after all, just a game, right?) Nor is my point to single out the all-American sport as a unique offender. Football merely offers an expression of society's collective values: domination and violence, but also teamwork and incredible athleticism. Not all of these lead us in the wrong directions. Yet, the game's focus on sheer force and control -- advantages that mourners, the meek, and truly impoverished souls can hardly imagine enjoying -- highlights Jesus' efforts to reorder our values through his commitment to fill up the very people we assumed were destined for emptiness.
Especially this week, football also provides a token of our society's obsession with power as a close partner of runaway wealth. Organized football is an expensive game, just ask any rec league organizers or high school principals. Maybe the high costs and sense of extravagance are a reason why football looms large in American identity and civil religion. We've got resources, and we aren't afraid to use them. Need helmets? America can afford lots of those. Lose a linebacker to a knee injury? We've got plenty of huge, fast, strong guys to take his place. Want a memorable pregame ceremony? We can do something cool with a bunch of those stealth fighter planes we aren't using today. (Note to Jesus: Please don't let them use drones for the flyover this year.)
If you want to see real wealth on Sunday, look elsewhere in the stadium. The commissioner of the NFL has "earned" a salary of $30 million in one year, working on behalf of the rich owners of the league's 32 teams. Full-service luxury suites for the big game are renting in the neighborhood of $500,000, and some could go for much more in secondary markets. God knows what a beer in a souvenir cup will cost you. All this will be taking place less than ten miles from Newark, where, according to recent figures, over a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. How many Newark residents would be able to watch the game in person?
Talking about values can be slippery. Certainly we don't all value the same things in the same ways. Our individually-held values are composed of unique mixtures of our commitments, virtues, and vices. But Americans live in an environment that too often trains us to look in the wrong places for definitions of success and for evidence of the good life. When that happens, we risk misunderstanding where God's true priorities lie.
That's something worth praying about. Do so in any way you choose. Tebowing is optional.
William J. Baker, Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport, 2007.
Gregg Easterbrook, The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America, 2013.
Clifford Putney, Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920, 2003.
"Pope Francis Urges Davos Elite at World Economic Forum to Serve Humanity with Wealth," The Huffington Post, 21 January 2014.
For Further Reflection
Who are the poor in spirit, the meek, or the persecuted in contemporary society? Can you put specific names, faces, and conditions to those you think are included in these categories?
What behaviors and goals, exactly, does your society value? How does it celebrate, enshrine, or otherwise promote what it values?
It's easy to criticize "power" as something that leads to people's oppression. But what ways of exercising power, or what types of power, have beneficial effects and are truly necessary to protect or improve the lives of people who are vulnerable or broken?
Why doesn't Jesus promise that everyone will be "blessed"? Why is or isn't it right for him to single out these specific groups of people?
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Q: How to setup convenient ssh to ubuntu 20.04 vm on vmware workstation 16 I setup ubuntu server 20.04 LTS as a VM on Vmware Workstation. I want to be able to ssh into it from my windows 11 host. Everything works, but the dynamic IP is annoying. When I changed it to a static internal ip it lost connection to the public internet.
The vm is set to use a NAT interface and the host can reach it and the public internet. I tried setting a static IP in netplan and the host Windows 11.
All I need is a way to ssh without looking up it's new IP.

If it makes a diffrence, I am using a cloud image from Canonical's site


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April 29, 2019, Sea Day, Myanmar Lecture 108/183
1824-26 saw the first of three Anglo- Burmese wars, won by England after each side incurred over 50,000 killed. Second bloodless war was in 1852, third bloodless war in 1885-86 when Burma was made a province of India. Japan invaded in 1942, of course, evicting the English in the greatest military retreat in history by England. Aung Son led a communist party with intentions to work with the Japanese but were scammed. Finally, Lord Mountbatten agreed to grant Burma their independence if Aung Son worked with and backed Britain during the war, a promise that was kept in 1947. Aung Son was assassinated shortly thereafter by a right wing anti communist faction in July, 1947.
CIA helped the Nationalist Chinese under Chaig kai-shek attempt an invasion of mainland China from Burma in 1950 but failure ensued, of course.
- One of the richest countries resource-wish, but the people are the poorest ($1,100 US annual income
per capita) due to corruption. It is ovbious that economic development has been stalled by the oppressive regime, as many people live in abject poverty.
- 100+ ethnic groups in Burma
- Military controlled Burma (Myanmar) between 1962 and 2010. Democratic elections installed a government in 2010, but the military are still running much of the country.
- Aung Son's daughter, Aung Son Suu Kyi was awarded the Rafto and Sakharov prizes in 1990 and the Novel Peace prize in 1991 for her human rights initiatives.
- She has not spoken up against the atrocities being perpetrated on the Myanmar Muslims.
- Canada stripped her of her honorary Canadian citizenship in 2018.
Interesting that our docked ship is listing about 5 degrees as low tide is causing the ship to rest on the muddy bottom. Not a big deal, as one can hold our drinks level to prevent spillage!
Note: Photos below are reproductions from Adam Tanner's lecture.
An example of the 2,200 Buddhist temples in Myanmar
Around 1700, India is by far the richest nation on Earth. England was busy developing schemes to change this with the help of her powerful military, which has an impact on Myanmar.
By 1805, England had gained control of red areas in India. The Burmese saw this as a growing threat to their empire, so they attacked India from Assam, (Upper RH corner) in 1824. big mistake, as they lost and part of Burma was annexed into India, to become a province.
Areas controlled by England as Burmese lost the three wars
Burma is known for the long necked women. Truth is the rings never really lengthened their necks, but depressed the shoulders and rib cage.
Aung Son Suu Kyi has not defended the oppressed Muslims.
Refugee crisis as Muslims flee Myanmar.
April 28, 2019, Phuket, Thailand, 107/183 -
Impressive sail-in this morning, past rambling homes perched on scenic hillsides, under a driving rain. Luckily, the rain abated as we began our tour of Phang Nga Bay. High speed long boats toured us around these world renowned limestone rock formations (Karst Formations, caused by colliding tectonic plates)
Few bits of history about the area:
- Phuket is one of 77 Thai provinces
- Thailand has 40,000 Buddhist Temples, unfathomable how they sustain this expense.
- Rubber (Latex) is number one export, but ironically rubber trees were imported to Asia from South
- Tin mining started here 400 years ago but many mines have closed due to economics and
ecological concerns.
- Tourism is number 2 revenue generator.
Once again I am impressed by the advanced state of this area. We drove for 4 hours on a divided, 4 to 6 lane highway, with nice landscaping, bridges and modern facilities everywhere. This area is called a third world country? Well isn't it interesting that we are facing a 2,500 km drive to Trilogy this fall, a journey over which two thirds of the roads will be 2 lane. Something is wrong with this picture!
Limestone formations in the National Park
On our way!
Beautiful rock formations in the park
Limestone dissolves and reforms stalactites
Kao Ping-Gan island, where part of James Bond film, "The Man With The Golden Gun" was filmed in 1974.
Mangroves, build land mass, fish habitat, stabalizes shores during storms, climate moderator
Note the opening under the massive cliff
Boatload of our ship mates, scooting past us like raiders in the night.
200 years ago, about 50 Muslims settled on a acre mud bank under the rock backdrop. Over the years, they have added buildings on piling to the extend that over 1100 people live here. Seems like most amenities available, like Internet, solar power, refrigeration, stores, mosque. Fresh water is supplied via an under sea pipeline from the mainland.
Probably a safe, defensible location back in the day.
Proud girl with her umbrella
Poster on school wall, where 113 students study. Note the swim wear comment!
April 27, 2019, Penang, Malaysia. 106/183
Penang state consists of Penang Island (113 sq. miles) and part of the mainland of the Malayan, supporting a population of 1.5 million. Capital city is Georgetown, another modern metropolis. Britain acquired this area from a Sultan through trickery in 1786 and made it a trading center for many nations. Capital is Georgetown, named after King George the Third. Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Buddhists live harmoniously with churches all located in the same area. Everyone benefits by having four New Years celebrations to celebrate each year, for a total of 18 statutory holidays.
Our excursion today included a funicular railroad ride to the top of Penang Hill and a visit to the Kek Lok Si Temple complex, a huge collection of temple structures. 400 step climb to the top was a challenge in the heat and humidity.
Views from Penang Hill, where the governors used to live. 10 F cooler because of altitude.
2500' ride to the bottom
Temple Complex - Did 400 steps to get to the top
High end graffiti
Monkey hanging around
Sign of peace and love in the Buddhist religion. Perverted by the Nazis
April 26, 2019, Port Klang, Malaysia. 105/183 -
Good friends, L to Right, Liz Sandercombe and Linda Bakk from Vancouver and Liz's sister from Africa, joined our cruise in Singapore for the segment to Dubai. We are very pleased to have them on board, sharing our experiences, past and present!
Friends from Malysia, Victor and Rosalind Chia, meet us at the cruise port today, in their personal chauffeured car, driven by "Sam". What a great way to travel, knowing a professional is at the wheel while we catch up on all the news. We toured their chemical business, visited their beautiful home and were treated to Dim Sum in a private dining room at their favourite restaurant. Kind of special when the owner greets your party and escorts everyone to lunch.
Dim Sum, no chicken feet, at Merrilynne's insistence!
Putting it out there. Malaysia is attempting to clean up this problem.
Australian chopper carrier patrolling in area.
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April 25, 2019, Singapore, 104/183
(April 24, Sea Day)
Singapore is an independent city state located on the Southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula, which had increased it land area 25% over the past 200 years, by sea infilling. Total area is under 300 square miles, made up of the main island and about 50 islets. It is obvious standards are high here in all areas such as building codes, personal conduct, highway construction and general city appearance. Most buildings in this massive financial center were built in the last fifteen years and new construction continues unabated.
- Personal income tax rate is 8.5% up to $300,000 and 17% over that income. (Flat tax Alan)
- Corporate tax rate is 21%, go figure! Maybe someone talked to these people, just saying.
- Traffic is manages through a stringent system whereby new vehicle purchasing permits (Cost of
$30,000 to $60,000) are issued to replace existing used vehicles which are either destroyed
or exported.
- 80% of residents live in government subsidized housing at a cost about 10 to 20% of market value.
Must comment that Singapore was the site of the greatest capitulation of a British Army in history when 38,000 British, 19,000 Australian, 67,000 Indian and 14,000 Malayan troops surrendered to the Japanese in Feb., 1942. 3.5 years of hell followed for these troops, with many dying of starvation, abuse or being killed. Numerous atrocities were committed by the Japanese, including the slaughter of several hundred doctors, nurses and patients in the Alexander Hospital. Due to intelligence leaks and code breaking, the Japanese knew much about weaknesses and vulnerabilities of Singapore, which they exploited to great advantage. 30,000 troops captured the city.
Today was the end of a segment between Tokyo and Singapore, with the departure of many of our new friends, we are sad to say. Pictured below are the key members of our Trivia team who won first or second most nights, with a couple perfect scores. Going to be hard to find other experts like you guys! Pictured - Howard, Lonnie, Hayden Carol (Our Leader!), Ron and Merrilynne.
Doug Wagner and Carol head back to Montreal.
Tom and Donna Weinstock return to Trilogy, in Arizona, where we winter. Small world.
We will definitely see these great people again, soon!
Amazing Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Built on land reclaimed from the sea at a cost of $7 billion, paid back in 3.5 years! Several Photos below taken from the 56st floor viewing decks.
Soccer field built over water beside the Arts Science Museum, built to resemble a hand or something!
Largest wheel in Asia - Singapore Eye
Curved upper deck of the 'Marina Sands'
The white-ribbed domes are conservatories, Flower Dome and Cloud Forest, beside the Singapore Gardens by the Bay. Note the metal artistic tree representations called the Super Tree G|rove.
Italian Restaurant on top of third Marina Sands Hotel, 57nd floor.
Cool street art scattered around the city
1934 government building
Raffles Hotel where the Singapore Sling was concocted in 1915.
Walkway supported by a DNA replica framework.
Tom and Donna Weinstock, from Trilogy, where we live in Arizona! We met them by inviting people to share our dinner in the main dining room. Small world.


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Unpublished Disposition, 931 F.2d 59 (9th Cir. 1990)
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 931 F.2d 59 (9th Cir. 1990)
Michael Henry FERDIK, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Bill S.O. RICHARDSON, Former Sheriff, Joe Bonzelet, Sheriff,of Mojave County, Jerry Holt, Jim Schultz, JackRose, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 90-15196.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 8, 1991.* Decided April 22, 1991.
Before PREGERSON, NOONAN and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM**
Michael Henry Ferdik filed a pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of Arizona Sheriff Department officials. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants. We affirm.
* Procedural Background
In this action, Ferdik alleges that Arizona Sheriff Department officials conspired with prison officials to (1) deny him prison mail, (2) force his attorney to withdraw, and (3) subject him to unsafe and unsanitary prison conditions. On October 4, 1989, the district court entered judgment in favor of defendants. On October 31, 1989, Ferdik moved for reconsideration. The district court denied the motion on December 19, 1989. Ferdik filed a notice of appeal on January 5, 1990.
Because Ferdik's notice of appeal was filed more than 30 days after entry of judgment, it was untimely under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). Compliance with the 30-day time limit is mandatory and jurisdictional. Browder v. Director, Dep't. of Corrections, 434 U.S. 257, 264, 98 S. Ct. 556, 560 (1978). "Failure to timely file a notice of appeal must result in dismissal for lack of appellate jurisdiction." Scott v. Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir. 1984).
A timely motion filed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) tolls the running of the time for filing the notice of appeal. E.g., Browder, 434 U.S. at 264, 98 S. Ct. at 561. Although not labeled as such, Ferdik's motion for reconsideration is most reasonably construed as a Rule 59(e) motion. See Scott, 739 F.2d at 1466-67. Because Ferdik did not file his motion within 10 days of the entry of judgment, however, the filing of his motion did not toll the 30-day notice of appeal filing period. Browder, 434 U.S. at 264-65, 98 S. Ct. at 561; Cel-A-Pak v. California Agric. Labor Relations Bd., 680 F.2d 664, 666 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1071, 103 S. Ct. 491 (1982). As no timely appeal was taken from the underlying judgment, this court has no jurisdiction to review the judgment.
If Ferdik's motion for reconsideration is considered a Rule 59(e) motion, the district court properly denied Ferdik's untimely motion. Scott, 739 F.2d at 1467. Alternatively, Ferdik's motion for reconsideration may be viewed as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion. His notice of appeal would then be timely as an appeal from the order denying that motion, but the appeal does not bring up the underlying judgment for review. We review for abuse of discretion only the district court's order denying Ferdik's motion. Cel-A-Pak, 680 F.2d at 668.
We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Ferdik's motion for reconsideration. Ferdik points to no new matters that would entitle him to relief from judgment. Rather, Ferdik merely argues the merits of his claims; he does not specifically contest the court's order denying his motion for reconsideration. As discussed in part IIA, however, we do not review the merits of the underlying judgment.1
To the extent Ferdik appeals the underlying judgment, his appeal is dismissed. The district court's order denying his motion for reconsideration is AFFIRMED.
The panel unanimously found this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) and Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3
This court acknowledges that we may review the merits of the underlying order if necessary to prevent a "substantial abuse of discretion or when the new issues raised on reconsideration are inextricably intertwined with the merits of the underlying order." Sierra On-Line, Inc. v. Phoenix Software, Inc., 739 F.2d 1415, 1419 n. 4 (9th Cir. 1984). But these unusual circumstances are not present here
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