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Finished in original code 983 Brands Hatch Green, this Corvette renders a factory look and feel in a restored Corvette, a task far more difficult to achieve than you'd think. The paint is a very close duplicate of the original color, rendered in two-stage urethane for a forever shine, and we have to say that the grown-up color makes the Corvette look a lot more substantial. Underneath, the fiberglass is in excellent condition, so when you slide behind the wheel, it's like a direct link to your local Chevy showroom circa 1971. Chrome bumpers were still in fashion in 1971, and to many, they are the pinnacle of C3 design, along with the delicate grille work on the front fenders and subtle ducktail spoiler out back. A big block hood and the bright rocker trim are the perfect details to finish off a feast for your eyes. Just a glance at this one tells you someone cared about doing the job properly.
Originally equipped with a code 417 Saddle vinyl interior, it has been switched to code 402 black leather, which is an equally appealing choice. The seats offer that wonderfully comfortable seating surface, which also wears like stone and helps keep you in place during aggressive driving. And as a color change, you know that just about everything inside is new. The big knob for the 4-speed falls easily to hand when you're behind the wheel, and it slots through the gates with the precision of a bolt-action rifle. Good thing it's comfortable, because you're going to want to spend a lot of time in there. Overhead there's a recent black convertible top that seals up well and stows easily, which is how you'll want to enjoy this Corvette most of the time.
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Q: Overwriting an existing object in an Arraylist I have the object DataEntry with row, column, and value variables and I am trying to add a new object to an ArrayList unless there is already an object with the same row and column values then I overwrite the value with a new value right now i have this:
public void set(int row, int column, double val) {
        DataEntry temp = new DataEntry(row, column, val);
        for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++)
            if (data.get(i).getRow() == row && data.get(i).getColumn() == column)
                data.set(i, temp);
            else {
                data.add(temp);
            }
}

It is not setting the value properly, i think it has something to do with data.get(i).getRow()
Any help is appreciated

A: This is because you keep searching no matter whether the ith item in data matches the rows and columns or not.
What you should do instead, is to return from the method when you find a matching i, otherwise continue. If the loop finishes without finding a matching index, add temp to data:
public void set(int row, int column, double val) {

    DataEntry temp = new DataEntry(row, column, val);
    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++)
        if (data.get(i).getRow() == row && data.get(i).getColumn() == column) {
            data.set(i, temp);
            return;
        }
    }
    data.add(temp);
}

A: You have a bug in your code snippet. The else block should be executed after the loop as followed.
public void set(int row, int column, double val) {
    boolean isFound = false;
    DataEntry temp = new DataEntry(row, column, val);
    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
        DataEntry current = data.get(i);
        if (current.getRow() == row && current.getColumn() == column){
            data.set(i, temp);
            isFound = true;
            break;
      }
    }

    if(!isFound) {
        data.add(temp);
    }
}

A: Implement equals and hashCode method in your DataEntry class and then use the contains method of list to check the existence of entry object.

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The government has extended the obligation to take All Reasonable Steps (ARS) to install smart meters by six months, as a result of COVID-19.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has this week outlined the next stages for the smart meter rollout in a report entitled Delivering a Smart System, developed following a consultation launched in 2019.
It confirms that the current ARS period, which was set to last until December 2020, will be extended through to July 2021 to account for the uncertainty in recent months and the inability of suppliers to install the meters.
Suppliers stopped installations in March when government lockdown restrictions were introduced, meaning they couldn't enter homes and instead focused on only essential maintenance.
At the beginning on June, suppliers tentatively began installations again in England, but have maintained heightened health and safety procedures.
Following the ARS period, a new four year framework will be implemented, with each supplier having an "ambitious" annual target that should take them towards full market rollout. This will help to drive forward the smart meter rollout, and make up for the lost time during the lockdown.
"As we emerge from the pandemic, innovative products and services that rely on smart metering, such as tariffs that reward consumers for using energy when cheap, renewable generation is available, will be more important than ever," states the report.
"Smart meters have a crucial role to play in our clean recovery, ensuring cost-effective progress towards our net zero commitment in the next five years and for generations to come."
The smart meter rollout has been hampered throughout, with the government taking the decision to lower its target to 85% coverage. The report highlights the disagreements there have been about how feasible such a target is, with many calling for greater government support.
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by Anubhav SharmaJune 6, 2019
As reported previously, Social Media giant Facebook is planning to unveil its own cryptocurrency. The company is proposing to set up a digital payment system in up to twelve countries by the beginning of the year 2020. The currency is currently referred to as Globalcoin, but the name may change when Facebook outlines its plans in more details. Facebook also claimed that it has already completed talks with the Bank of England regarding the risks and opportunities of a new currency format. However, the latest reports state that the new currency may be unveiled in this month (June 2019) itself.
Apparently, the company is planning a huge push that will include bonuses for merchants that will adopt the cryptocurrency right away. Facebook also plans to introduce real-world kiosks where users can exchange their "GlobalCoins" for cash. Furthermore, the employees of the company can choose to be paid in the new cryptocurrency, an initiative that Facebook believes will encourage newer users to adopt the cryptocurrency with ease.
The project has been in the works for a while now and was codenamed Libra in the beginning. For the alleged project, Facebook will have to collaborate with various banks; which will allow it to exchange international currencies into Globalcoin. As mentioned before, it has already had a successful talk with the Bank of England, so this should not be a major problem.
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The major advantage Facebook will have with its currency Globalcoin over its rivals like Bitcoin and Ethereum is the sheer number of users of its various products. Over 2 billion people have been recorded to use Facebook actively and millions of other members of the audience are hooked to applications like Instagram and WhatsApp. Hence, these platforms can serve an important role in boosting the popularity of the new cryptocurrency. However, since Facebook has been involved in multiple security and data breaches in the past, the organization will have to establish a fair amount of trust in its users in order to make its cryptocurrency successful in the long run.
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Chermside, a residential suburb on Gympie Road, is 11 km north of central Brisbane. Australia's first drive-in shopping centre, with 700 car spaces, opened in Chermside in 1957.
The Chermside area was originally known as Downfall Creek, the suburb's present northern boundary. Seeking a more attractive name, residents decided on Chermside when it was announced that Sir Herbert Chermside would become Governor of Queensland in 1902, with the name formally adopted the following year.


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..impressively captivating and moving collection of four-tracked bedroom folk of the highest order, with an out-of-time vibe that didnt really snyc with its 1984 recording date. Definitely on the loner-ish end of the folk spectrum, with some aspects of the album harkening back to Skip Spences iconic Oar, while other moments revealed the urgency of the 80s lo-fi revolution. But most importantly, the songs were just really, really great and managed to remain haunting long past their leaving. - Michael Klausman (regarding his self titled debut LP). Original sealed copies of his 1991 private cassette, the only release after the 1985 LP, which is somewhat "known" amongst folk/psych/private collectors (and mentioned in Acid Archives despite the later date). These recordings arent quite as desolate and a bit more "lo-fi" than the LP, but still a very worthwhile listen..


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This fabulous home has somthing for everyone. Great location, acreage for a more private setting, brick construction and did we say location? This home is located just off Highway 280 between Cordele and Abbeville just inside Wilcox County.
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There has been a rash of irresponsible decisions by parents and media in forcing public exposure on children who are clearly below an age for any reasonable definition of consent. There was that Time magazine cover last year showing a mom breastfeeding her almost-4-year-old kid in a very unnatural position – with her name on the cover and the kid looking directly into the camera. There was that issue with an article on Jezebel last year on online bullying by shaming racist kids. And then there's the more recent issue of a transgender child who was named and photographed in a profile by The New York Times.
According to public editor Margaret Sullivan, the decision to name the child was made because "parental approval, along with the child's own willingness, should rule the day" and since there's nothing wrong with being transgender, there were no "privacy concerns" to balance in this case. I think this oft-stated argument that exposure is OK when it's about "something where there's nothing wrong" is a very dangerous view of privacy. All of us have parts of our lives with which there's nothing wrong – yet we wouldn't want to be subjected to public exposure anyway.
Furthermore, privacy is contextual and different levels of exposure are not the same thing. Being a transgendered kid in a school is a significantly different experience than having national media articles about your transgendered experience as a 6-year-old be the defining feature of your online presence.
While consent can be tricky at times, in cases like these, it's not. A 4-year-old cannot understand the concept of national exposure, let alone consent to it. We can't override that child's privacy interests without a very strong reason balanced by that child's best interests. Parents do not own their children's consent; they are merely entrusted with it – which means that children's best interests need to be considered by everyone.
My research requires me to talk with and survey two age groups: middle schoolers and college students. While we assume college students are young adults, even they struggle to deal with the ramifications of privacy in a networked world where exposure can be unanticipated and get out of control quickly.
Middle schoolers, on the other hand, often have little thought of exposure beyond their peer groups and also find it difficult to conceptualize the life transitions they may go through. So preschoolers consenting to national exposure? Heck, a 6-year-old will consent to most anything if you promise them ice cream, as sociologist Kieran Healy tweeted.
The New York Times story talks at length about the child's struggles with the gendered architecture of schools, which is a relevant topic for public discussion. However, when it comes to consent, the most important fact here is not that this child desired to use the girl's bathroom – but that she is not old enough to even go to a restroom by herself in a public place like an airport, let alone consent to such a high level of publicity.
There are indeed a lot of complex, gray-area issues to deal with when it comes to privacy and publicity. What right, for example, do other parties to a social interaction have to reveal its contents? When is an otherwise private matter of public concern? What should consensual privacy decisions look like, and how do we deal with violations? How can we education children and young adults – and even grown-up adults! – who are struggling with these issues?
>Parents do not own their children's consent; they are merely entrusted with it.
But then there are other issues where we can draw clearer lines.
Let me give a deliberately provocative example: child sexuality. It's normal and fairly common for very young children to have an emergent sense of sexuality; they ask questions, they explore, they touch, they feel. There is nothing wrong with this if kids are allowed to be kids and not drawn into dealing with this on adult terms or being subjected to adult manipulations. Can we or should we nationally expose any one child's emergent sexuality for adult consumption because there is nothing wrong with it per se? No, no and no.
So, let's get back to the case of the transgender child in the New York Times story. I applaud her parents for advocating for her. Schools should help all children feel welcome and destigmatize the spectrum of human experience. That age group often goes through a heightened gender-stereotype period (which comes up in my research) where they become overly rigidly attached to gender categories in ways they will likely grow out of: the attack of the princess period, the crazy overdone makeup of middle schoolers, and so on. This makes it especially difficult for gender-nonconforming children and they deserve consideration.
But this child's parents advocating for her does not mean she has consented to be "quite literally, the poster child" for this issue. Maybe she'll really prefer not to have this issue define her middle and high school experience (which, barring a name change, her parents have all but guaranteed). Maybe she will want to be a poster child in her own terms. I don't know, you don't know and neither do the parents.
The definition of freedom is giving someone space to change their mind. Privacy is what creates this space, and why we should err on the side of caution.
>The definition of freedom is giving someone space to change their mind. Privacy is what creates this space.
How about kids with Down's syndrome or autism, asks Margaret Sullivan? It's a similar issue but there are obvious differences: For one thing, both of those are more visible so children often don't have a choice on whether peers know their atypical attributes. Even then, parents need to balance children's interests against benefits of potential exposure.
Is the name and photo of the child essential?
Can we reasonably assume circumstances that the child grows up and wishes the exposure never happened? This is the critical question.
As a final note, the argument that someone else did it first – Katie Couric had the parents and the child on the show too – doesn't make subsequent exposures OK, either.
Whether parents, editors of national media, highly visible websites or simply participants in social networks, we need to all recognize that exposure is an exercise of power over a vulnerable individual.
There may be cases where there's a good reason to do so, but "the 6-year-old child consented" and "there's nothing wrong with the thing being exposed" are not good reasons. Neither is the dangerous misunderstanding that privacy is something to be granted and not a given.


We'll be using an external Western Digital 250GB Passport drive in the example below. Keep in mind, whatever drive you choose is irrelevant, what is most important is that any existing data will be destroyed by this process. Please make a backup first if there is any data currently on it.
The purpose of encryption is to secure your data from people who are not authorised to view, copy or tamper with it. The process described below will create a "wrapper" or "blanket" around the data on your drive. For our purposes we're going to just encrypt the entire drive, however, it is possible to selectively encrypt partitions of any size. Once the drive is encrypted and disconnected from a computer, your data is safe. While the drive can be reformatted or physically destroyed, the data will not be accessible without your password.
Cluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes. Initializing device with zeroes: 100% - Done. Creating NTFS volume structures. mkntfs completed successfully. Have a nice day.
You can now disconnect the device from your computer, wait a few seconds and reconnect it. You should be prompted to enter the password to unlock and mount the device.
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Fort San Felipe del Morro —or El Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Spanish— is a sixteenth-century citadel that lies on the northwestern-most point of the islet of San Juan, Puerto Rico. For many years, it guarded the entrance to San Juan bay, and defended the city from seaborne enemies. El Morro, which means "promontory", is part of San Juan National Historic Site and was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1983.

Today, El Morro is one of Puerto Rico's main tourist attractions and museums, displaying artifacts that Spaniards, Indians and Africans of that time used. Other exhibits display ship models as well as timelines and historical narratives. Tourists and locals enjoy flying kites in the ocean wind on the acres of grass surrounding the castle. Over two million visitors a year explore these windswept ramparts and pageways.

On the other side of the entrance of the bay, a smaller fort known as "El Cañuelo" supported Fort San Felipe del Morro in defending the entrance to San Juan's bay. During the assault of the city by Francis Drake in 1595, a chain was drawn across the entrance to the bay.

Architecture and construction history

The core structures of El Morro were completed in a forty year timespan in the 16th century, but new structures, embellishments, and restorations were added to the complex over the entire span of its 400 year history.

The fort was begun in 1539 by Spanish settlers to defend the port of San Juan. Its architecture mirrors the style of that century, as evidenced by similar military structures in Cuba, St. Augustine, Florida, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and other South American sites largely occupied by the Spanish in the Age of Exploration. The initial phase of construction was completed in 1589. The structure was named in Honor of King Phillip II of Spain.

Much of the extant structure, was completed in the late 18th century. This includes much of the 18 foot (5 m) thick walls; six additional levels; and the sentry posts known as garitas. The site was expanded at this time to cover over 70 acres (280,000 m²).

The fort came under United States control after 1898, the green space in front of "El Morro" was used for playing golf by U.S. military officers. During World War II the United States military made another notable addition to the fort by adding a prominent sentry tower in the center of the main fort. This tower is the tallest point on the structure, 180 feet (55 m) above sea level, and flies both the U.S. and Puerto Rican flags.

In 1992 additional historic restorations were performed.

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I cased today's card from Carolyn King and after I created it, I decided to do a little upgrade. Soo, the first card has a piece of Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper attached to Poppy Parade card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut Whisper White card using one of the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies and stamped the greeting from the Needle and Thread stamp set using Poppy Parade ink before attaching it to the card front. I cut the banner from Blushing Bride card using the Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies and attached it to the Whisper White rectangle. I stamped the double leaf image from the Needle and Thread stamp set onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Needlepoint Elements Framelits Die. The leaf image is attached over the Blushing Bride banner. I stamped the large flower onto scrap Whisper White card using Blushing Bride ink, cut it out using the co-ordinating Needlepoint Elements Framelits Die and attached it over the leaf image using a couple of dimensionals. I stamped the small flower onto scrap Whisper White card using Poppy Parade ink, cut it out using the co-ordinating die and attached it to the centre of the large flower using a couple of dimensionals. I cut the open leaf image twice from Old Olive card using the Needlepoint Elements Framelits Die. The leaves are attached over the stamped leaf and under the large flower using Multipurpose Glue. Lastly I stamped the small butterfly from the Needle and Thread stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card and used the Butterfly Duet Punch to punch it out. I attached the butterfly to the card front using a Mini Glue Dot in the centre and 1/2 Mini Dimensional under each wing.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the large flower onto the lower left hand corner using Poppy Parade ink. I stamped the double leaf image around the flower using Old Olive ink.
I was pretty pleased with the end result for this card, so a big thank you to Carolyn King for the inspiration. However, I decided to recreate the card once more with a couple of small extras. This time I used the die in the Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies to decorate the Poppy Parade card and I did use a different paper from the Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper. The rest of the card is exactly the same, except for the addition of one of the Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons to the centre of the small Poppy Parade flower.
I really love the way the Poppy Parade card makes the Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper pop off the page, don't you? Let me know what you think.
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I've talked to hundreds of creators about YouTube, and it's always interesting to hear each creator's story. Some creators that we're working with are really truly motivated due to losing a loved one or having a traumatic event in the recent past, and on the other side of the spectrum some creators are only 14 years old but motivated by pure passion. But the thing that I usually try to clarify with every creator I meet is what that creator views as success for them in their career.
Is it that you want to play at Wembley or win X-Factor one day?
Or do you want to make enough to put food on the table and pay your bills?
Defining 'success' and 'making it' are difficult for every creator, and not everyone will win X-Factor or even be able to make a living from online videos, but what is important is to understand your goals and have clarity around what you want to accomplish in your career. This clarity in turn will help you figure out what to do on your YouTube channel.
When you join Laika, we usually have an open discussion with you about what your goals are as a creator and what you want to accomplish in your career. Creators who have this clarity tend to do the best on YouTube, because fans gravitate towards people with confidence and a clear unique identity.
Not everyone is going to have 100% clarity of who they are or what they want, but the clearer you are on what you do or don't want to do, the better your YouTube channel will be. But the best thing about running a YouTube channel is being able to tell your story through video, wherever the journey may take you.
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– The storm on the Chinese market is over, claims Da Hongfei. After the ICO ban and the closure of the exchange platforms there is not much more the Chinese government can do.
– Mr. Da states as well that he was not approached by government regulators during the shutdown, but thinks the regulators were worried about the challenges cryptocurrencies can pose such as the decrease of domestic investments and outflow of capital. Though, he was consulted by Chinese regulators prior to the ban.
– Mr. Da stresses the blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies shouldn't be tarred with the same brush. The Chinese government is strongly encouraging blockchain projects.
– The influence of Chinese traders in the bitcoin and overall crypto market is decreasing and he recommends traders to have a closer look at the Japanese and Korean markets. Even the majority of NEOs is already in foreign hands.
– Mr. Da claims not be involved too much in NEO trading but being focused on the bigger picture: the further development of an ecosystem in which plenty of developers work together on smart contracts, to be used for example in real estate and stock trading.
– Lastly, the CEO of NEO sees the possibility that on a mid range term the Chinese government starts using NEO to rollout the blockchain infrastructure nationwide.


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SS CELOMLI GLARION #1 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
77 298 89 21 2 11 54 28 40 .299 .354 .493 6 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Contact 51 52 51 53
Gap 67 69 66 67
Power 83 83 83 88
Eye 52 53 51 70
Avoid K's 61 61 61 66
FIELDING RATINGS
Outfield
Range: - 80 54
Errors: - 95 62
Arm: 1 84 64
Turn DP: - 100 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 88
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 23 Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 90
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08/13/2044 @ MI Loss, 1-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/12/2044 @ MI Win, 4-3 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/2044 @ ERE Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/2044 @ ERE Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/2044 LT Win, 7-5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2044 LT Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Glarion lacks drive.
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Greed, Work Ethic
Born in: Rhun, RHU
Local Popularity: Very Popular
National Pop.: Popular
Major Service: 2 Years, 133 Days
40-Man Service: 2 Years, 133 Days
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RC/27
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June 80 26 5 0 2 12 12 13 13 1 0 0 .325 .415 .463 .877
July 87 26 6 1 3 17 12 7 8 3 0 1 .299 .347 .494 .841
August 51 17 3 0 2 3 5 2 7 0 0 0 .333 .358 .510 .868
Spring Training 67 17 3 1 6 17 13 5 16 2 0 1 .254 .307 .597 .904
Last Year 589 165 30 7 35 120 94 61 84 7 0 6 .280 .350 .533 .883
2 Years Ago 573 131 22 5 27 75 60 29 139 4 1 2 .229 .266 .426 .692
Career 1460 385 73 14 73 249 193 118 263 17 1 9 .264 .319 .483 .802
Home 163 54 15 0 7 31 23 20 20 3 0 0 .331 .398 .552 .950
Road 135 35 6 2 4 23 16 8 20 3 0 1 .259 .299 .422 .722
Grass 289 88 20 2 11 54 38 28 40 6 0 1 .304 .361 .502 .863
Turf 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Night 298 89 21 2 11 54 39 28 40 6 0 1 .299 .354 .493 .848
As Starter 295 88 21 2 11 54 39 27 40 6 0 1 .298 .353 .495 .847
As Reliever / Substitution 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late 54 21 1 1 3 14 9 7 7 1 0 0 .389 .452 .611 1.063
Inning 1-3 113 31 8 0 4 21 15 10 10 2 0 0 .274 .328 .451 .779
Inning 4-6 93 25 7 1 1 10 7 8 16 3 0 1 .269 .324 .398 .722
Inning 7-9 84 30 5 0 6 22 16 9 13 1 0 0 .357 .415 .631 1.046
Extra Innings 8 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
0 Outs 93 27 7 1 0 7 14 8 12 2 0 0 .290 .340 .387 .727
1 Outs 85 20 5 0 3 13 10 11 10 4 0 0 .235 .310 .400 .710
2 Outs 120 42 9 1 8 34 15 9 18 0 0 1 .350 .400 .642 1.042
Scoring Position 102 29 3 1 4 41 15 15 15 6 0 0 .284 .358 .451 .809
Bases Empty 135 38 12 0 4 4 15 8 15 0 0 0 .281 .322 .459 .781
Runner on 1st 61 22 6 1 3 9 9 5 10 0 0 1 .361 .418 .639 1.057
Runner on 2nd 30 7 0 0 2 7 4 5 7 0 0 0 .233 .343 .433 .776
Runner on 3rd 10 3 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 .300 .250 .600 .850
Runner on 1st & 2nd 39 13 2 1 1 11 8 7 4 0 0 0 .333 .435 .513 .948
Runner on 1st & 3rd 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293
Runner on 2nd & 3rd 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Bases Loaded 10 5 1 0 0 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .462 .600 1.062
Two Strikes 132 32 7 0 4 18 13 13 40 2 0 1 .242 .311 .386 .697
First Pitch 40 15 2 1 2 9 6 2 0 1 0 0 .375 .395 .625 1.020
Count 0-1 23 12 2 1 1 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .522 .500 .826 1.326
Count 0-2 27 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .222 .222 .296 .519
Count 1-0 33 10 3 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .303 .576 .879
Count 1-1 22 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 1-2 39 9 1 0 3 11 5 0 13 0 0 0 .231 .231 .487 .718
Count 2-2 39 10 2 0 0 2 3 0 10 1 0 1 .256 .268 .308 .576
Count 3-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 .500 1.375
Count 3-1 12 6 1 0 2 7 4 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .684 1.083 1.768
Full Count 27 7 2 0 1 5 4 13 5 1 0 0 .259 .488 .444 .932
Behind in Count 89 27 5 1 4 18 9 0 25 1 0 0 .303 .300 .517 .817
Ahead in Count 81 25 9 0 4 19 14 13 0 2 0 0 .309 .396 .568 .964
Batting 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd 20 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Batting 4th 275 84 19 2 11 54 38 25 37 6 0 1 .305 .358 .509 .867
Batting 6th 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage 117 33 11 0 4 12 14 10 20 1 0 1 .282 .341 .479 .820
Medium Leverage 119 31 6 0 4 16 13 11 18 2 0 0 .261 .318 .412 .730
High Leverage 62 25 4 2 3 26 12 6 2 3 0 0 .403 .437 .677 1.114
CAREER BATTING STATS
2042 Bywater - SGCBL 23 147 573 131 22 5 27 75 60 29 2 4 139 22 9 .229 .266 .426 .692 87 88 2.6
2043 Bywater - SGCBL 24 158 589 165 30 7 35 120 94 61 6 7 84 14 11 .280 .350 .533 .883 128 128 5.5
2044 Bywater - SGCBL 25 77 298 89 21 2 11 54 39 28 1 6 40 6 6 .299 .354 .493 .848 115 117 2.5
Total SGCBL
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
2039 Hobbiton - A 20 116 422 85 22 5 4 40 56 56 2 3 112 17 12 .201 .296 .306 .602 75 73 -0.0
2040 Hobbiton - A 21 38 145 42 14 1 0 27 22 22 0 2 33 4 2 .290 .379 .400 .779 126 122 1.1
2040 Withywindle - AA 21 52 188 45 16 2 4 22 19 23 4 1 47 8 4 .239 .333 .410 .743 101 108 0.7
2041 Withywindle - AA 22 111 438 96 32 4 9 54 56 34 5 6 116 9 10 .219 .280 .372 .652 65 63 -0.7
Total AA
Total A
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
2043 Bywater - SGCBL 24 13 53 17 8 1 1 12 8 4 0 1 9 2 2 .321 .362 .566 .928 139 139 1.8
2042 Bywater - MLB SS 147 147 223 474 115 707 10 .986 1311.2 4.78 +6.8 1.021
2043 Bywater - MLB 2B 2 1 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 -0.1 1.031
2043 Bywater - MLB SS 152 149 225 451 93 689 13 .981 1326.2 4.59 +6.5 1.024
2044 Bywater - MLB SS 72 72 87 202 40 293 4 .986 644.0 4.04 +4.9 1.040
2044 Bywater - MLB RF 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.0 .992
04/21/2035 Signed a minor league contract out of Unknown Lands with the Bywater Bounders organization.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (16); Power: 10 (21); Eye: 5 (40).
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (23); Power: 9 (32); Eye: 13 (57).
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (36); Power: 8 (50); Eye: 18 (66).
04/05/2038 Named the #73 prospect in the SGCBL
01/01/2039 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (41); Power: 20 (66); Eye: 26 (66).
05/16/2039 Wins the A FL Player of the Week Award.
05/21/2039 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/28/2039 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
04/02/2040 Named the #2 prospect in the SGCBL
06/22/2040 Injured (Fractured rib), out for 3 weeks.
04/29/2041 Wins the AA BL Player of the Week Award.
05/02/2041 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
05/17/2041 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/26/2042 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 weeks.
06/02/2043 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2043 Was selected to the 2043 Tolkien Baseball All-Star Game.
07/28/2043 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/21/2043 Wins the SGCBL SC Player of the Week Award.
03/23/2044 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks.
06/28/2044 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.


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Q: Javascript - addEventListener button click doesn't work After learning some Javascript, I've decided to make my first small project.
I wanted to replicate this tip calculator https://codepen.io/cphemm/pen/reNwWd

After making the HTML&CSS part of the project, I started working on the JS part, but I ran into a problem.

    var billAmount = document.querySelector("#billamount").value;
    var service = document.querySelector("#servive").value;
    var numberOfP = document.querySelector("#numberOfP").value;
    var calculate = document.querySelector("button");

    calculate.addEventListener("click", function() {
            if(billAmount <= 0 || service == 0 || numberOfP <= 0){
                    alert("Enter Valid Number");
                    return;
            }
    })
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <title>Tip Calculator</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="tipcal.css">

Tip Calculator

            <form action="">

How much was your bill?

                $  <input type="text" placeholder="Bill Amount" id="billamount">

How was your service?

                <select name="option" id="service">
                    <option disabled selected value="0">-- Choose an Option --</option>
                    <option value="0.3">30% - Outstanding</option>
                    <option value="0.2">20% - Good</option>
                    <option value="0.15">15% - It was OK</option>
                    <option value="0.1">10% - Bad</option>
                    <option value="0.05">530% - Terrible</option>
                </select>
            </form>

How many people are sharing the bill?

                <input type="text" placeholder="Number of people" id="numberOfP">  People

               <button id="calculate">Calculate!</button>

    </html?

When I try to click the button, the alert message doesn't appear.

A: The query var calculate = document.querySelector("#button"); will query for all HTML elements with an ID of "button". However, your button has an ID of "calculate", so your query selector should be document.querySelector("button") to find the proper element.

A: There is a typo, you are applying querlyselecter on an element servive which does not exist in your html.
Working version of your java script.
    var billAmount = document.querySelector("#billamount").value;
    var service = document.querySelector("#service").value;
    var numberOfP = document.querySelector("#numberOfP").value;
    var calculate = document.querySelector("button");

    calculate.addEventListener("click", function() {
            if(billAmount <= 0 || service == 0 || numberOfP <= 0){
                    alert("Enter Valid Number");
                    return;
            }
    })

A: You made some faults:

*

*querySelector are made for 2 false entries: servive instead of service and button instead of calculate.

*Getting of the values had to be in the click-function because otherwise the values are all '' (from the initial).

    calculate.addEventListener("click", function() {
        var billAmount = document.querySelector("#billamount").value;
        var service = document.querySelector("#service").value;
        var numberOfP = document.querySelector("#numberOfP").value;
        var calculate = document.querySelector("#calculate");

        if (billAmount <= 0 || service == 0 || numberOfP <= 0){
          alert("Enter Valid Number");
          return;
        }
    })

  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Tip Calculator</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="tipcal.css">

Tip Calculator

    <form action="">

How much was your bill?

      $  <input type="text" placeholder="Bill Amount" id="billamount">

How was your service?

      <select name="option" id="service">
        <option disabled selected value="0">-- Choose an Option --</option>
        <option value="0.3">30% - Outstanding</option>
        <option value="0.2">20% - Good</option>
        <option value="0.15">15% - It was OK</option>
        <option value="0.1">10% - Bad</option>
        <option value="0.05">530% - Terrible</option>
      </select>
    </form>

How many people are sharing the bill?

      <input type="text" placeholder="Number of people" id="numberOfP">  People

      <button id="calculate">Calculate!</button>


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Његова површина је 0,234 км². Дужина обалске линије износи 2,67 км. Највиши врх острвца је висок 45 метара.

На Помештаку постоји нудистичка плажа.

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Today is your birthday. The third since you died. But you have not aged. You will forever be 63.
We had a big snowstorm this past weekend. You and I would have had so much fun. It was the kind of snowstorm you and I dreamed about. Getting snowed in together for several days... pure bliss.
Getting snowed in alone... stinks. All I could think was how much you and I would have loved it. And how utterly empty it was alone.
I went to the cemetery today of course. Your headstone, our headstone, was completely covered with snow. Completely buried. Somehow that was profound.
I miss you so. I miss your wisdom, your guidance,, your presence. I miss us. Us was so easy, so natural, so perfect.
This blog was published on January 16, 2019 at 01:45pm by Beth M .
We all miss him dearly!
So precious! My heart and prayers go out to you.
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Conor McGregor appeared on the Clueless Gamer segment on Conan O'Brien last night and it was all sorts of awesome.
The Clueless Gamer segment involves Conan, a very inexperienced gamer playing an upcoming gaming release. On the latest segment, the featured game is 'UFC 2'. The cover features our very own recently defeated Conor McGregor and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey.
Conan has a knack of making his guests laugh with his patent form of self deprecating humour and he shines here as McGregor offsets that with his unfaltering confidence. The two get physical towards the end but there is only ever going to be one winner.


Are you searching for good microwave drawers? Then you might consider some of recommended microwave drawers below because these microwave drawers are stylish and they fit in nicely with any design. These recommended microwave drawers are Sharp 24" Microwave Drawer Oven SMD2470AS, Viking 24" DrawerMicro Oven VMOD241SS, and Jenn-Air 24" Microwave Drawer JMD2124WS.
The Sharp 24" Microwave Drawer Oven is the newest microwave drawer. The major reason in recommending this microwave is the qualities. The Easy Touch automatic drawer will make cooking easier because it is really easy to use it. It has a 1.2 cu. ft. capacity. This capacity can fit a 4qt. casserole dish. This microwave drawer is also recommended because of the style, which is a low profile design and hidden controls. You can installed it below your wall oven or you can put it on standard cabinetry or below an island.
With the cheaper price than the Sharp SMD2470AS, you can maximize kitchen space using the Viking DrawerMicro Oven, which has a sleek style and a slim design. One of the feature in this microwave is a child lock safety feature in which it can prevent children from opening and operating it. In addition, it has 1 cu. ft. capacity.
The Jenn-Air microwave drawer has many features and a nice look. Similar with the Viking VMDO241SS, this Jenn-Air can also be placed under counter. Its design also offers flexibility in your kitchen. It has auto sensor cooking to set the cooking time and power level.


The air holidays and flights shown are ATOL Protected by the Civil Aviation Authority, and are a licensed tour operators. The flight bookings we make are also ATOL Protected, except when tickets for scheduled flights are sent to you within 24 hours of payment being accepted, or where your payment is made direct to airlines. ATOL Protection extends primarily to customers who book and pay in the United Kingdom.


The community is awaiting the release of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Travel Management Plan in the Spring of 2015. These plans are the result of millions of hours of hard work by the community and Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM. The release of the Resource Management Plan (RMP) will detail the 30,000 foot level land management decisions that guide all use plans of the public lands managed by the BLM.
The release of the RMP will provide updated management direction that reflects the community feedback, research and national management directives for the lands of the Grand Valley. Currently operating under the 1987 RMP, this new management plan will contain significant changes reflective of the significant changes in our populations, the activities, and the resource in the nearly 30 years since the previous plan. With the new plan, trail users and trail organizations will have clear guidance of where trails can be built, the types of experience those trails should reflect, and what priorities have been placed on that experience.
With the release of the Proposed Resource Management Plan, there is a mandatory 30 day "protest period" which has some very specific requirements for participation including having participated in the public comment period. Please note, the RMP protest period is not a time to comment regarding specific trails. Concerns about specific trails can be addressable throughout the life of the RMP and Travel Management Plans.
Members of the Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM recently recorded a podcast on Community Radio Station KAFM. Listen in and learn more about the RMP and its release.
The Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM has released their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and accompanying Travel Management Plan. The RMP, when finalized, will be the management plan for BLM lands for the next 20-30 years. Decisions made now will have a significant impact on how public lands are access for recreation and other uses and has the possibility of dramatically altering trail access. To ensure that recreation opportunities in the Grand Valley represent the needs and desires of the community, the public needs to provide the BLM clear and specific feedback during the 90 day comment period that ends April 25th, 2013.
The Draft RMP currently proposes four alternative management plans with one preferred option. These alternatives present a spectrum of options varying from no change (Alternative A) to a conservation focus (Alternative C) to a development focus (Alternative D) to a blend of conservation and development (Alternative B). It is important to understand that the public is not being asked to choose A, B, C, or D. The BLM wants to hear detailed comments and the public can respond to any of the four alternatives and creating their comments about any specific trail or area designation.
Update: The extended comment period has elapsed. Thank you for your comments.
It is important that citizens that enjoy using public trails and the public in general need to share their thoughts and ideas about the Draft Resource Management Plan and accompanying Travel Management Plan during the 90 day comment period that is scheduled to end April 25th.
You may also submit a comment to the BLM directly via the following form. A copy of this form submission will be sent directly to the BLM at gjfo_rmp@blm.gov and a copy will be sent to you for your records.
Below is a collection of downloads related to the RMP and Travel Management Plans.
In support of the effort to collect high quality comments from the trails community, the Grand Valley Trails Alliance is working to support individuals and organizations in accessing, understanding and commenting on the RMP and Travel Management Plan. As part of that effort, the GVTA has acquired a complete set of RMP Maps that are available to be reserved and viewed at trail group and public meetings. Availability and reservations of the loaner maps can be requested online.
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Get Your Rock Salt NOW From Greengates Builders Merchants Accrington, Lancashire!
There's been a recent drop in temperatures across the country and the first warnings of possible snowfall have already been issued so now's the time to start thinking, are you prepared for snow and ice?
Greengates Builders Merchants Accrington, Lancashire would like to encourage you to be prepared for the ice and snow which may be ahead of us in the coming winter months.
Beat the rush and get your Rock Salt now before it all goes.
Here at Greengates Builders Merchants Accrington, Lancashire we stock Rock Salt in 25Kg bags and in bulk bags. Contact us now to get your Rock Salt.
Rock Salt is often used both residentially and municipally for managing ice. Rock Salt is used to manage ice because brine which is a solution of water and salt has a lower freezing point than just ordinary water. Therefore by simply putting salt on ice this will cause it to melt. It is common for people to spread Rock Salt on their paths and driveways after a snow storm to melt the snow. It is also common for people to lay Rock Salt before a frost or snowstorm to prevent ice from forming. It is not necessary to use so much salt that the ice is completely melted; rather, a small amount of salt will weaken the ice so that it can be easily removed by other means. Also, many cities, towns and villages will spread a mixture of sand and salt on roads during and after a snowstorm to improve traction and to make the road safe to drive on.
Some people may be concerned about the effects of Rock Salt on the environment however do not worry! Rock Salt is non-toxic and residual salt is gradually diluted and disposed of through natural processes.
During the winter months of the last few years Met Office issued severe weather warnings stretching from Northern Scotland right down to South-East England. The weather warnings advised people to be prepared for heavy snow and icy roads. However last year when the bad weather hit many people were not prepared and they therefore found it very difficult to cope in the snow and ice that hit the UK.


Come tax season, fear of triggering an IRS audit runs high. While we've all heard horror stories about the Tax Man taking his pound of flesh, it's best to know the real penalties and the options you have if facing one.
That is not having to deal with penalties in the first place. Many of the issues that raise red flags and trigger a second look are easy to avoid. Work with a professional bookkeeper or accounting firm, and make sure you do the little things (like keeping detailed records, especially for vehicle use. Vehicle-related deductions are always a favorite place auditors love to scrutinize). However, even the most careful can still find himself or herself in front of an auditor.
If you do find yourself in the sticky situation of an IRS Audit, always seek out the help of a tax professional.
What should you expect for penalties and how bad can they be?
Since audits are rarely random, getting that notice will likely mean it you're going to owe – the original tax and the penalties. So, what will it cost you?
Penalties vary based on the egregiousness of your error. Accuracy matters! Or, in this case, the degree of inaccuracy can be a killer. Penalties can range from 20-40% of the amount you underpaid.
Misstating the Value of Donations & Property. Overvaluing of donated property or undervaluing of depreciating property by 200 percent carries a 20 percent penalty. Overvaluing donated property or undervaluing depreciating property by 400 percent carries a 40 percent penalty.
Understating a Gift or Estate. Erroneously stating the value of property claimed on a gift tax or estate tax return at 65 percent or less of its actual market value carries a 20 percent penalty. Erroneously stating the value of property claimed on a gift tax or estate tax return at 40 percent or less of its actual market value carries a 40 percent penalty. No penalty will result if the understatement results in a tax underpayment of $5,000 or less.
Understatements Related to Reportable Transactions. 20 percent penalty for understating tax liabilities due to a tax shelter or tax avoidance transaction that are disclosed. Inadequately disclosed tax shelters or tax avoidance shelters that carry a 30 percent penalty.
Forgetting to file, filing late, and paying late will cost you too.
The rules change a bit if you are late with an Audit payment. If you don't pay in full after 21 days of your notice, penalties begin amassing at .5% per month. Worse – if you have accuracy-related penalties, fraudulent failure to file, or civil fraud assessments, you will be charged 3% of the amount owed annually.
For less than $100,000 in fees, you have 21 days to pay. For $100,000 and above, you have 10 Days! Then the interest begins to accrue.
Thinking of skipping those quarterly payments? Don't!
The US tax system is 'pay as you go'. As an employee, your employer withholds and sends your tax payment for you. If you are self-employed, you're responsible for making estimated tax payments. Failing to make these payments or paying them late will result in penalties and fees.
Civil charges are the most common penalty in this department. If you're late making a quarterly payment, or don't make one at all, the IRS charges you interest on the money you owe for each day you are late. Criminal charges could also be levied here, but usually only in conjunction with an audit and other criminal investigations.
Protest Returns – They're not as funny as they seem.
In the past, celebrities have filed fake tax returns to protest the income tax. Filing fake taxes is a felony, but less serious than actual tax evasion (the big kahuna). If you are convicted of filing a fake return, you can face up to 3 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.
On a side note, with so much tax return identity theft going on, I hope they give this to the guy who robbed me!
The IRS defines tax fraud as entities who engage in tax evasion schemes to lower their tax burden. Don't be tempted to hide income in someone else's name!
IRS has a choice to pursue fraud cases as civil or criminal. There is more burden of proof (and paperwork) for a criminal case than civil one. Just like CSI, the IRS will almost always pursue the criminal case first. If they fail to convict, they still have the civil case to pursue. The bad news? The penalty in a civil case is a whopper: 75% of the assessed unpaid tax.
For criminal charges, it is up to a year in prison and $25,000 in fines for each year you failed to file. The statute of limitations for prosecution is 6 years for criminal cases, increasing the risk of getting caught. For lesser-fined, civil charges, there is no statute of limitations. The good news – the IRS still prefers the criminal route.
Tax Evasion – It's how they got Al Capone.
Evasion, per the IRS, is defined as any person who willfully attempts to evade or defeat any tax imposed by concealment and misrepresentation of financial assets. This felony comes with a penalty of up to 5 years in prison and $250,000 fine for individuals ($500,000 for corporations). That's per instance they discover. It put old Al away for life!
Did not receive audit notice due to a move.
You submitted evidence that would lower your tax burden that the IRS chose not to allow (you are petitioning for a reconsideration of this).
There is new documentation to help your case.
You have filed a new return that has better information than one generated by the IRS in a Failure to File case.
The IRS committed math or processing errors in calculating your penalties and tax burden.
Keep in mind it typically takes 30 days for the IRS to respond to these requests and failure to pay or paying late will result in further penalties. If you are enduring a financial hardship, you can request for your file to be expedited.
Offer in Compromise – the Last Resort.
If you've exhausted all your resources and are left with more in taxes due plus fees and penalties than you can reasonably put together, you can now submit an Offer in Compromise. This allows you to settle your tax debt for less than the full amount you owe. The IRS will look at your specific circumstances and will generally approve an offer to compromise if they feel the amount you offer is what they would expect to collect in a reasonable period of time. If you choose to make an offer, make it reasonable!
You can also request a penalty abatement by filing IRS Form 843.
All currently required returns have been filed or you filed an extension of time.
Hopefully, you won't find yourself facing an audit. If you do, at least you know what you can be facing and your options.
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TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL GIRL'S SIDE OPENING
This is the opening sequence for the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side game.
Released in 2002, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side was the first of the Tokimemo series to be directed toward a female audience. In the game, female players make their way through three years of high school, while trying to attract a male character from a pool of dateable characters. The game play, while similar to other Tokimemo games, was slightly modified. The player is able to go shopping for clothes and accessories to wear on dates as well as buy chocolates for Valentine's Day. If the player is successful at wooing a male character by the end of the third year, then she will receive a confession of love at the Habataki Church along with that character's special ending.
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Privatizing Manitoba's water bombers too risky: Senator McCallum
Mary Jane McCallum
ISG - (Manitoba)
The Manitoba Government Air Service Branch, which includes essential and lifesaving services such as water bombers and air ambulances, is facing the uncertain prospect of privatization. As Manitoba's Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler recently remarked, these services are now classified as "important," a notable downgrade from their previous status as essential services, which has been the case since 1996. It is with this shift to "non-essential" that allows services such as our water bombers to be privatized.
In the 1990s, a similar attempt to privatize the water bombers was unsuccessful under the Conservative government of the day. As the debate on privatization ramps up again, Minister Schuler indicated his belief that we can get better value for our taxpayers. However, the water bombers currently operate as a not-for-profit entity. The current operation structure seems to be quite cost-friendly to taxpayers already, due to the nature of the compressed work year (CWY) agreement that is in place with water bomber pilots, including working overtime at straight time, being their regular hourly wages.
With this current cost-friendly framework of operations, it is unclear how privatizing this service would result in financial savings. The very nature of business is to turn a profit for stakeholders. The public-private partnership materials on this matter comment on the 15-20% return that the successful party would see on their investment. On the whole, it seems that privatizing these essential services would be a more costly proposition than the status quo.
What is also overlooked is the current ability of the government-operated water bomber system to operate safely, timely, efficiently and effectively. If this service were to be privatized, there are roughly 80 to 90 civil servants whose fate would hang in the balance. These are highly trained individuals who represent countless hours of experience providing this service in the most effective and efficient way possible, while gaining a strong sense of the local terrain. This invaluable experience and leadership could be lost with privatization.
Considering the importance of the service provided to the public, it is fair to wonder if water bombers should be removed from provincial control at all. Public airspace that involves the fate of communities and individuals should be used in the public's best interests. The best way to ensure this is to have final authority rest with the public's representatives, not special interest groups. The concern with privatization is that the system is turned over to a combination of special interest groups that have profit as their main priority, as is the nature of business. Allowing such a service to be placed at the mercy and whim of the free market, where it could be exposed to labour actions, economic downturns, and bankruptcies could potentially bring the provision of this service to a screeching halt.
It seems unavoidable that running this service as a business will put the system at some risk. Investment may not occur equally in all areas, whereas in the government-operated system, it is provincial policy to invest everywhere, even in rural Manitoba. As the goal of the private sector is to turn profit and see a return on one's investment, it seems justified to be concerned about whether privatization is really cost-effective for taxpayers and whether or not the effectiveness and efficiency of this service will suffer as a result of this shift.
Should privatization occur, it is crucial that the new system be evaluated based on whether it provides workforce rights and benefits, maintains safety and efficiency as the top priorities, creates funding certainty without going over and continues to maintain service to all geographical areas of the Manitoba community.
Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, of the Barren Lands First Nation, is a senator from Manitoba and a social justice advocate.
This article was published in the Aug. 8, 2018 edition of The Opasquia Times.
SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM


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Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for HNK Rijeka. The first table includes players who have played 50 or more official matches or scored more than 10 goals for the club since 1974–75. The second table includes players who have played 50 or more Yugoslav First League matches or scored more than 10 goals for the club between 1958 and 1969.

For individual records see the statistics and records related article. For the current squad, see the current season article.

List of players (1974–2023)
Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches, and include:
 League: Yugoslav First League (1974–91), Croatian First Football League (1992–present);
 Cup: Yugoslav Cup (1974–91), Croatian Football Cup and Croatian Football Super Cup (1992–present);
 Europe: UEFA competitions (1978–present).

Bold denotes current members of first-team squad.
Updated 13 November 2022.

List of players (1958–69)
Due to incomplete data, statistics for seasons prior to 1974–75 are only partially included in this article. The table below lists players who have played 50 or more league matches or scored more than 10 goals for Rijeka between 1958–59 and 1968–69, when the club competed in the Yugoslav First League.

List of captains

External links
Croatian Football Statistics (www.hrnogomet.com)
Football in the former Yugoslavia (www.exyufudbal.in.rs)

References

Players
Rijeka

Association football player non-biographical articles


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When justice collides with peace
by Paul Vallely
WHAT is more important: justice or peace? Answer in 30 seconds, please, as one radio presenter required in one of those preposterous debates that the Today programme on Radio 4 is always starting, and then realising that it does not have the time to do properly, if it is to fit in the next item on birdsong.
The issue is taken more seriously in Northern Ireland, where the Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, was recently released by the police, after being questioned for four days about one of the most horrendous murders in the decades-long civil war euphemistically known as the Troubles.
In 1972, Jean McConville, a 37-year-old widow and mother of ten children, was dragged from her home by 12 IRA men, in front of her children, and executed as an informer. Afterwards, her 11-year-old son was tied up, hooded, beaten with sticks, and told that he would be killed if he ever revealed the names of those who had taken his mother, whose body was only found 31 years later.
What has reopened this wound has been an oral history project at Boston College, in the United States, which has interviewed former paramilitaries. It promised not to publish the material until after the terrorists' death. But a book containing the accounts of two who have since died led the Northern Ireland police to take court action in the US to order the handover of all the material.
Many make a category mistake here. The raw material of history is not the same thing as information that would constitute evidence in a court of law. Its candid confessional material inevitably includes hearsay, colour, mood, and deeper communal psychologies, which are not admissible evidence. Four decades on, reportsare subject to the fallibility and embroidery of memory. They are vehicles for self-justification and score-settling. And dead witnesses cannot be cross-examined. Even so, one former IRA man, Ivor Bell, aged 77, has been charged with aiding and abetting murder as a result. And Mr Adams was arrested and questioned, although not charged.
There is nothing new in the tension between justice and peace. The Irish playwright Frank McGuinness reminded us of that in a more substantial radio discussion on Start the Week, prompted by his reworking of the Oedipus plays by Sophocles for a new opera, Thebans. He has shifted to the centre of the story the dilemma posed by Antigone in her clash with the ruler, Creon, over the burial of her brother. It embodies the same conflict between an individual who needs justice, and a community which requires a settlement for peace.
What is interesting is that, for Sophocles, Creon represented a necessary modernity, and Antigone the vestige of some primitive individualism. Our own age seems to have inverted those values. Today, the loudest cries - and most heart-rending in the case of the ten orphaned McConville children - are for justice for the victims. And yet the political reality is that, as a society, we have already made a judgement in which, to use the words of Thabo Mbeki, in post-apartheid South Africa, justice for individuals "cannot be allowed to trump peace" for the collective.
This throws up all manner of ideological tensions; for the common good is not the same as the good of the majority: it requires the protection of minorities. But it does assert the need for balance, especially in a community which is still an uneasy coalition in tension, and where empathies remain partial. "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall," is a deontological delusion. Facing up to this is part of the painful political compromise that was not called the Good Friday Agreement for nothing.
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Janet A. Liang
President, Northern California Region, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan
Janet Liang is the president of the Northern California Region of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals. In this role, she directs Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Region, providing high-quality and affordable care and coverage for the region's nearly 4 million members and operating 21 hospitals and a large network of medical offices, continuum care and ancillary services locations across the region.
Liang was appointed chief operating officer in June 2014 where she was responsible for advancing the organizational strategy and performance of health plan and hospital operations and regional functions including Human Resources, Continuum of Care, Quality and Regulatory Services and Information Technology.
Liang is a native San Franciscan, with 24 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to returning to Northern California, she was the president of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii for seven years, and held executive roles over a 15-year career at Group Health Cooperative in Washington State.
Liang is an active community steward. She has served on numerous community boards supporting education and socio-economic development. She is currently a member of the board of trustees for the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, Board of Governors for Chaminade University, chair for the American Heart Association's 2016 Heart of Gold Campaign and the executive sponsor for Kaiser Permanente Asian Association.
In 2009, she was named one of the "30 Working Mothers of the Year" by Working Mothers national women's magazine. In 2015, she was honored by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the most influential women in Bay Area Business. She is a sought-after speaker on the topics of leadership, business transformation and the value of integrated health care.
Liang holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Boston University and a master's degree in health administration from the University of Washington.


Warning: This picture essay contains graphic images which some people may find upsetting.
Vanity has always provoked huge interest, especially in the arts. In Greek mythology it was expressed in the figure of Narcissus, whose story, like that of Lucifer, and Adam and Eve, underlines its insidious aspect. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that "vanity is the fear of appearing original", meaning that taking futile pleasure in yourself is a way to exorcise the terror of not being. Through photography I wanted to create a document that would spell out the price of vanity.
A mink farm near Posnan, western Poland. The farm is one of the largest in Europe, breeding tens of thousands of mink a year inside its hangars. Their skins are destined for export to China.
We all know about the industrial techniques of intensive farming. But much less is known about the huge business of producing animal skins for the global high-end fashion market. I wanted to reveal the true cost that lurks behind the ruthless values expressed by high fashion and its remorseless standards of beauty. The global business is worth billions of dollars, supplying famous brands including Gucci, Hermès, Cartier and Burberry. Italy and France alone account for half of the demand in Europe.
When they are fully grown, the mink are killed using gas.
The list of animals farmed to produce fur, feathers and leather is a long one, from fox, mink and chinchilla to crocodiles, ostriches, cattle, rabbits and reindeer. The industry's practices have long been opposed by animal rights movements, leading to massive anti-fur campaigns, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Yet since 2013 – a boom year for fur – production of animal skins for fashion has more than doubled compared with the 1990s. Last year, 100 million fur coats were produced across the world.
The carcasses are taken to a warehouse and placed on conveyor belts to be transported to the various rooms where the skins are separated from the bodies.
Among the many initiatives taken to protect animals and the environment, some have been very important, such as the CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, from 1975, which prohibits hunting and the commercial exploitation of certain species of animals. Many brands of high fashion pay lip service to animal rights but, in fact, what has never changed is the awareness of the great compromise that this industry represents.
The world's leading fur farmers are Denmark, Poland, Finland and Russia, as well as China, the US and Canada. For crocodile skins, Brazil and Colombia are major players.
The animals are stored in a temperature-controlled warehouse before being skinned. The company processes about 6,000 mink a day for two months a year.
This project is not against breeders but aimed at all of us ordinary citizens. Perhaps it is time for new laws and a new awareness. We must know the history of what we buy and stop being blind buyers in the name of vanity.
Machines are used to remove the pelts, which are then dried and cleaned.
The empty skins are arranged on stands inside special driers.
Workers unload the newly stripped pelts.
A mink arrives by conveyor belt, with stripped bodies dumped in a container.
Fur coats at the annual show by Italian designer Simonetta Ravizza in Milan.
A model shows off a coat at Braschi, Milan, one of the most renowned fur designers.
A crocodile farm in northern Colombia. After hatching, the baby caimans, about 70cm long, are moved to a range of different tanks.
Inside the incubator room where the eggs are stored.
Antibiotics (the blue liquid) are put into the caimans' tanks to avert infections.
A fully grown caiman is caught by hand and made safe with an elastic band around its mouth.
The caimans are killed by a cut to the neck from a skilled operator.
A worker checks the feeding in the caiman tanks.
Twice-weekly feeding time for the caimans. They are fed with tons of minced beef offal and other waste from cattle, with some caiman meat mixed in.
The dead caimans are unloaded for skinning, which is all done manually.
Thousands of skins stretched out in the open after being cleaned and salted. They will be exported to Singapore for the eastern market.
Dyed and finished caiman skins on display at the Lineapelle leather fair in Milan, which attracts fashion companies from all over the world.
Buyers at a Milan fashion week event at Bianchi e Nardi, a handbag designer that specialises in ostrich, python, crocodile and lizard leather.
Chicks at Malai Farm, an intensive ostrich breeding unit in the Ratchaburi province of Thailand, near Bangkok.
In the ostrich herd, males are kept separate in order to avoid violent rivalries. They are kept in pens with two females each.
The ostriches are captured and placed in small trucks, then transported to the killing unit.
Workers control the struggling bird while it is dispatched with a knife by the man on the left.
After the feathers are removed, the skins are separated from the ostrich bodies, then cleaned before being sent to a tannery.
Inside a Bangkok tannery that specialises in ostrich and crocodile skins.
In the tannery, the clawed feet of crocodile skins are spread out to dry. Crocodile leather is used for a myriad of products including handbags, wallets, belts, diaries, jackets, shoes and bags. Since the mid-1980s it has become the species most used in high fashion today.
Ostrich skins are hung up to dry in the tannery. Ostrich leather is prized for its distinctive bumps from the empty quill follicles. It is particularly used in high fashion for very expensive leather boots and handbags.
I took this portrait of Mr Chaow in a shopping mall in Bangkok. He was trying on a caiman jacket inside a luxury leather boutique to show his wife.
A cobbler in a tannery in Bangkok crafts handmade shoes using ostrich leather.
A luxury leather boutique in Bangkok displays a crocodile skull with an ostrich egg in its mouth for decoration.
A model twirls her ostrich feather-trimmed skirt for clients at Studiozeta, a fashion brand showroom, during the annual Milan fashion week.
Paolo Marchetti is an award-winning photojournalist based in Rome. His long-term projects focus on political and anthropological issues and are regularly published in international magazines around the world. He is the recipient of the Getty Image Grant and the Alexia Foundation Grant. In recent years his awards have included the World Press Photo, as well as Picture of the Year eight times. He is part of The Photo Society of National Geographic photographers.


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Der Konservatorenpalast (italienisch Palazzo dei Conservatori) ist ein Renaissancegebäude am Kapitolsplatz (Piazza del Campidoglio), westlich des Forum Romanum in Rom. Heute ist dort ein Großteil der Kapitolinischen Museen untergebracht. Seit dem 16. Jahrhundert ist dort ein Skulpturenmuseum vorhanden.

Die Konservatoren bildeten zwischen dem 13. Jahrhundert und dem Jahr 1870, dem Ende der päpstlichen Herrschaft über die Stadt, die "weltliche" Stadtregierung von Rom, heute mit einem gewählten Magistrat vergleichbar. Sie standen in stetem Konflikt zum Papsttum um die Vorherrschaft in der Stadt. Zu Zeiten des römischen Kaisertums endeten am Kapitolsplatz die Triumphzüge, der Platz wurde vom Forum her betreten.

Im Mittelalter war der Konservatorenpalast Sitz der Justiz. Im Saal der Horatier und Curiatier wurden am 25. März 1957 von Belgien, der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Luxemburg und den Niederlanden die Römischen Verträge zur Gründung der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft unterzeichnet.

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Um 1537 wurde Michelangelo Buonarroti mit der Neugestaltung des Kapitolsplatzes beauftragt. Auf dem Kapitolsplatz befanden sich das Tabulatorium (Senatorenpalast) und eben der Konservatorenpalast, beide stehen in einem Winkel von 80 Grad zueinander. Der Palast hatte bereits die durchgängige Arkade, deren Rundbögen die Fassade dominierten. Gefasst wurde der Platz zum Westen von der Kirche Santa Maria in Aracoeli, die zudem auf einer Anhöhe liegend alles überragte.

Als erste Maßnahme gestaltete Michelangelo das Podest für die Reiterstatue Mark Aurels 1538 und plante durch diese Vorgabe (des Papstes) die Umgestaltung der Gebäude und des Platzes. Eine Treppe, die Cordonata, führt den Kapitolshügel hinauf zum Kapitolsplatz, an dessen Stirnseite der Senatorenpalast steht. Dem Konservatorenpalast stellte Michelangelo ein spiegelgleiches Gebäude den Palazzo Nuovo gegenüber, ohne eine Idee für eine Nutzung zu haben. Durch das neue Gebäude entstand ein Trapez, dessen Wahrnehmung von Michelangelo mit viel Raffinesse erschwert wurde. So fügte er seitliche, symmetrische Risalite am Senatorenpalast hinzu, die sich um ca. 4 Grad zu den seitlichen Palästen drehen. Die neuen Joche der Stirnseiten beim Konservatorenpalast sind deutlich schmaler als die zum Platz hin. Würde die Jochbreite der Stirnseite für die Platzjoche gelten, würden 9 statt der 7 Joche die Fassade prägen. Wer den Platz von der Cordonata betritt, vermag die Schiefstellung der Gebäude kaum noch zu erkennen.

Der Konservatorenpalast ist in Kolossalordnung gegliedert, bei der die beiden Geschosse durch riesige korinthische Pilaster zusammengefasst werden. Die Portikus, deren Schmalseitenjoche unter Papst Alexander VII. verdoppelt wurden, wird von ionischen Säulen getragen, die keinen Bogen, sondern ein Gebälk tragen. Michelangelo plante durchgehend Ädikuläfenster mit einem Segmentgiebel und einem kleinen vorgelagerten Balkon. Das große Mittelfenster mit dem Dreiecksgiebel wurde erst später von Giacomo della Porta eingefügt, der dadurch die Betonung des vertikalen Aspektes zugunsten einer Zentrierung der Mittelachse verschob.

Erhaltene Zeichnungen des Maarten van Heemskerck um 1555 belegen, dass zu Lebzeiten Michelangelos die doppelläufige Treppe beim Senatorenpalast fertiggestellt war, der Brunnen wurde später hinzugefügt. Die ersten Arkaden-Joche des Konservatorenpalastes waren bereits umgebaut bzw. im Umbau. Ebenso war die Cordonata bereits fertig. Die Arbeiten am Palast beendete Michelangelos Nachfolger Giacomo della Porta. 1876 erfolgte ein Erweiterungsbau.

Der Palazzo Nuovo wurde im 17. Jahrhundert erbaut. Die Pflasterung des Platzes erfolgte im 20. Jahrhundert zu Zeiten der Mussolini-Diktatur.

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 Website des Kapitolinischen Museums – Bildmaterial über frühere Zustände des Kapitolsplatzes (englisch)

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David Scott Kastan, a George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University and Stephen Farthing, an artist and elected member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, the University of Oxford, have collaborated on this beautiful, and educational book about the history of color and how it plays out in the world through art, politics, perceptions and more. On Color (Yale University Press) encourages us to think about what we see, what each color symbolizes and how it makes us feel.
According to the authors, scientists believe there are more than 17 million different colors. Red is known to be the color of roses, yet is the rose red or does it just appear to be red? In trying to understand what each individual actually sees, Kastan discusses how length, an objective property, is something that can be proven and verified by measurement, while color is perceived and can only be classified as an aspect… a vague property.
Did you know there was no Orange before oranges came to Europe? Van Gogh celebrated the depth of the color in his Basket With Six Oranges, while other artists utilized Orange differently. How did Yellow become associated with Asians and what does color have to do with racial identity?
Green may be a political color in Ireland but in the United States it has become the color of our environmental movement, and ecological concerns. About 20 percent of people choose Green as their favorite color (I am one of those people).
For centuries, Blue has been the color of despair. Paintings from Picasso's Blue period depict his depression. In the 1670s Newton named the color Indigo – at the time, it was a dye to color things blue. He also changed ROYGBIP (Purple) to ROYGBIV (Violet) and then, in the late 1800s Impressionism embraced Violet. Controversy surrounded the use of Violet in art because it did not represent the truth, only the trick of the light. Black is the color of funerals, the fashionable LBD (little black dress) and the color of darkness. Is White a mixture of all colors? Does it mean purity?
This beautiful book wouldn't be complete without mention of the infamous black and blue/white and gold dress that brought color discussion to the forefront and became an internet sensation!
I highly recommend this book to history lovers, artists, and all who see in color! The hardcover edition makes a beautiful gift!
On Color is now available to purchase.


Today we celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who served and continue to serve today. They have secured the freedom we enjoy everyday.
* Peggy calls to say "thank you so much for everything you do". * Gene is concerned for his grandson who is visited by entities. * Why cant I get this sadness and loneliness out of my life?
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