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Ramon Ferreira Gomes dos Santos (Rio de Janeiro, 16 de maio de 1992) é um voleibolista brasileiro praticante da modalidade de vôlei de praia  e foi medalhista de ouro na edição dos Jogos da CPLP de 2008 no Brasil.

Carreira

O primeiro contato como o voleibol deu-se aos 12 anos de idade quando ingressou no Projeto Social Quiçá Brasil, um dos pioneiros no vôlei de praia no Rio de Janeiro, espelhando no ex-jogador de vôlei de praia Roberto Lopes deu prosseguimento neste esporte vislumbrando representar o país em uma edição dos Jogos Olímpicos.

Entre os anos de 2005 a 2009 obteve  na categoria mirim os terceiros postos na Copa Rio Mirim no voleibol indoor, o mesmo ocorrendo no Campeonato Carioca Indoor e o vice-campeonato no Campeonato Carioca de Vôlei de Praia; também possui o terceiro lugar no Campeonato Carioca na categoria infantil,  sagrou-se vice-campeão no Campeonato Intercolegial e também na edição dos Jogos das Escolas Particulares (JEPAR), e ainda nesta categoria alcançou o vice-campeonato no Torneio Início Indoor, sagrou-se vice-campeão no Campeonato Carioca Infantil e na Copa Rio Infantil Indoor e novamente em outra edição do JEPAR, sendo terceiro colocado no Campeonato Carioca de Vôlei de Praia Infantojuvenil de 2009 ao lado de Leonardo Valadares, terceiro lugar e um título do Campeonato Carioca Juvenil de Vôlei de Praia de 2009 e neste mesmo ano o vice-campeonato no Campeonato Carioca de Vôlei de Praia Adulto jogando ao lado de Paulo Vítor Valentee o título da primeira etapa do Circuito Angrense de Vôlei de Praia.

Aos 16 anos estava formou dupla com Marcus Carvalhaes Jogos da CPLP de 2008, sediados no Rio de Janeiro, evento multidesportivo das Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, nos moldes dos Jogos da Lusofonia, eleito o melhor jogador da competição.

E jogando com Rodrigo Bernat disputou o qualifying  para a etapa principal do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia de 2009 e ao lado de Leonardo Valadares representou  o Rio de Janeiro na conquista do título do Campeonato Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19 de 2009 e obtiveram o bicampeonato também em João Pessoa na edição do ano de 2010.
Também disputou a edição do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21 de 2009 e ao lado de Paulo Vítor Valente obteve o terceiro lugar na etapa de Santa Cruz do Sul, foram vice-campeões na etapa de Aracaju, foram eliminados na quartas de final na etapa de Ponta Grossa, depois terminaram na terceira posição e também em Cabo Frio, finalizando no terceiro lugar geral.

Com Marcus Carvalhaes disputou a edição do Campeonato Mundial de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19 de 2010 realizada em Porto ocasião que finalizou na nona colocação.

Ao lado de Rodrigo Bernat conquistou o terceiro lugar em uma etapa do Circuito Carioca de Vôlei de Praia de 2010, ao lado de Anderson Melo obteve o título do Campeonato Carioca Juvenil de 2010.

Na temporada de 2010 do Circuito Brasileiro Sub-21 ao lado de Anderson Melo terminando com o vice-campeonato na etapa de Campo Grande e o terceiro lugar em Cabo frio, sendo semifinalistas na etapa de Jaboatão dos Guararapesterminando na quarta posição e encerram na quarta colocação geral final.

Ao lado de Anderson Melo disputaram as etapas do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21 de 2011, sagrando-se vice-campeão na etapa de Vitória, obtendo o primeiro título na etapa do Rio de Janeiro, novamente obteve o vice-campeonato na etapa do Guarujá, em seguida o terceiro lugar na etapa de Curitiba, outro vice-campeonato na etapa de
Balneário Camboriú, temrinaram na quinta colocação na etapa de Santa Maria, alcançando o segundo posto na etapa de Salvador, e o terceiro em Aracaju, ainda conquistou o vice-campeão na etapa de Maceió, novamente terminou na terceira posição na etapa de Recife, recuperando o título na etapa de João Pessoa, e com o vice-campeonato na etapa de Fortaleza terminaram com o vice-campeonato geral da temporada.

Nas competições do ano seguinte esteve com Anderson Melo na conquista do vice-campeonato da etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia de 2011e no mesmo circuito esteve com Ricardo Brandão quando alcançou o terceiro lugar na etapa de Cuiabá, e com Jan Ferreira terminou na quarta posição em Macapá e em Castanhal.
Formou parceria com Jô Gomes para a disputa dp Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23 de 2012 alcançando a quarta posição na etapa de João Pessoa, depois terminaram com terceiro posto na etapa de Aracaju, no quarto posto também em São Luís , mesma colocação obtida em Campo Grande, além dos títulos na etapa de Maceió e do Rio de Janeiro, finalizando com o título geral do circuito.

Em 2012 também disputou o Circuito Brasileiro Challenger de Vôlei de Praia, e competindo com Saymon Barbosa Santos obteve o décimo sétimo lugar em Campo Grande, mesma posição obtida com Allison Francioni na etapa de São Luís.

Já competindo pelo Circuito Nacional de Vôlei de Praia de 2012-13 obteve o décimo terceiro lugar na etapa do Rio de Janeiro jogando com Jô Gomese também em Campinas,  ainda com esta formação de dupla terminaram na quinta posição em Curitiba e  jogando com Bernardo Lima conquistou o terceiro lugar na etapa de João Pessoa, com quem finalizou na quinta posição na etapa de na etapa de Fortaleza.
Com  Tiago de Jesus disputou o Circuito Estadual Regional Vôlei de Paia de 2012 terceiro lugar na etapa de Maceió.E novamente com Jô Gomes conquistou o vice-campeonato na etapa de Olindatambém finalizaram na décima terceira posição na etapa de Salvadore com este obteve o quarto lugar na etapa de João Pessoa e o bronze na etapa de Fortaleza.

Na edição do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23 de 2013 finalizou com Luccas Lima na quinta posição na etapa de Teresina, ainda terminaram na quarta posição na etapa de Sinop, foram campeões na etapa Verão realizada em Goiânia.

Ainda em 2013 competiu também com Averaldo "Tocantins" em etapas do Circuito Regional de Vôlei de Praia, obtendo o título na etapa Verão realizada em Belém e obtendo o título da etapa de Castanhal, depois terminaram com vice-campeonato nas etapas de Porto Velho, de Palmas, de Cuiabá e também em Rio Branco, nesta não pode disputar a partida final, pois, apresentou problemas musculares após partida semifinal, neste mesmo circuito ainda competiu com  Luciano Ferreira quando alcançaram a quarta posição na etapa de Belo Horizonte e o segundo lugar na etapa de  Itapema, também com Renato Gomes "Geor" alcançou o terceiro lugar nas etapas de Teresina e também em Salvador, o circuito se estendeu até o ano seguinte e conquistou ao lado de Averaldo Pereira o vice-campeonato na etapa de Boa Vista e o terceiro lugar na etapa de Macapá.

Ao lado de Bernardo Lima disputou o Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Nacional 2013-14 quando se sagraram campeões da etapa de Recife e a terceira posição alcançada na etapa do Rio de Janeiro.Na temporada de 2014 do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23 voltou a competir com Anderson Melo na conquista do terceiro lugar na etapa de Ribeirão Preto, obtiveram o título da etapa de Rondonópolis, na etapa de Campo Grande, depois terminaram na quarta posição na etapa do Rio de Janeiro, na terceira colocação na etapa de Campinas, foram vice-campeões na etapa de Brasília, obtendo o título geral do referido circuito.
Novamente com Bernardo Lima disputou o Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Challenger de 2014, finalizaram na décima terceira posição na etapa de Bauru, alcançando o vice-campeonato na etapa de Ribeirão Preto, repetindo o feito na etapa de Rondonópolis, na sequência terminaram na nona posição em Campo Grande, finalizando com o vice-campeonato geral do circuito.
Pela primeira vez disputou uma etapa do Circuito Sul-Americano de Vôlei de Praia na temporada de 2014-15, obtendo com Bernardo Lima a medalha de prata na etapa de Montevidéu, e com este atleta alcançou a quinta posição na etapa de Porto Alegre válida pelo Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Open de 2014-15 e com Lipe Martins disputou pela primeira vez o Circuito Mundial de Vôlei de Praia na temporada 2015, competiram no Aberto do Rio de Janeiro, ocasião que pontuaram ao finalizar na décima nona colocação.Também com Bernardo Lima disputou o Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Nacional de 2014-15, obtendo o vice-campeonato na etapa de Aracaju e também na etapa do Rio de Janeiro.E disputaram juntos a edição do SuperPraia B de 2015 realizado em Maceió.

Com Pedro Marins conquistou o título da etapa de Aracaju válida pelo Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Nacional de 2016-17 e terminaram na nona colocação na etapa de Vitória pelo Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Open de 2016-17.Em 2017 disputou ao lado de Miguel Ortigosa a correspondente edição do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Challenger, quando terminaram na terceira colocação na etapa de Palmas, e a quarta colocação na etapa de Maringá, além do quinto lugar na etapa de Bauru e o quarto lugar na etapa do Rio de Janeiro, finalizando na quara colocação geral neste circuito.

Com Fernandão disputou a etapa de Campo Grande do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Open correspondente, e finalizaram na quarta posição, na décima sétima posição na etapa de Natal, na quinta posição na etapa de Itapema, nona posição na etapa de Fortaleza, e também em João Pessoa , depois terminaram na quinta posição na etapa de Maceió  e terminaram na quinta colocação.
E com Fernandão disputou o Circuito Sul-Americano de Vôlei de Praia de 2018, no Grand Slam de Nova Viçosa, ocasião que terminaram com o vice-campeonato, também disputaram o Grand Slam de Coquimboterminaram na quinta posição, sendo semifinalistas na etapa de Santa Cruz de Cabráliaalancando o quarto lugar, e juntos alcançaram a vigésima quinta posição no Circuito Mundial de Vôlei de Praia de 2018 no torneio quatro estrelas na etapa de Miguel Pereira, e também obtiveram o título do Circuito Capixaba de Vôlei de Praia de 2018, representando o Clube de Natação e Regatas Álvares Cabral.

Em 2018 competiu ao lado de Adrielson Emanuel na etapa de Maringá pelo Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Challenger, ocasião que conquistaram o vice-campeonato, além da quarta colocação na etapa do Rio de Janeiro,obtiveram a quinta posição em Jaboatão dos Guararapes, terminaram na terceira posição geral.E com Álvaro Andrade conquistou a medalha de bronze no torneio uma estrela de Miguel Pereira do Circuito Mundial de 2018.

Títulos e resultados

  Torneio 1* de Miguel Pereira do Circuito Mundial de Vôlei de Praia:2018
  Grand Slam de Nova Viçosa do Circuito Sul-Americano de Vôlei de Praia:2018
  Etapa do Uruguai do Circuito Sul-Americano de Vôlei de Praia:2014-15
  Etapa do Brasil do Circuito Sul-Americano de Vôlei de Praia:2018
 Superpraia B:2015
 Etapa de Campo Grande do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Open:2017-18
  Etapa de Aracaju do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2016-17
  Etapa de Recife do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2013-14
  Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2014-15
  Etapa de Aracaju do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2014-15
  Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2013-14
  Etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia Nacional:2012-13
 Etapa de Maringá do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2018
 Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2014
 Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2018
 Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2017
 Etapa de Rondonópolis do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2014
 Etapa de Ribeirão Preto do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2014
 Etapa de Palmas do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2017
 Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2018
 Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2017
 Etapa de Maringá do Circuito Brasileiro de Voleibol de Praia - Challenger:2017
 Etapa do Pará do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa Verão do Pará do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013<
 Etapa de Santa Catarina do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Roraima do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Rondônia do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa do Acre do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Tocantins do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Mato Grosso do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Acre do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa do Amapá do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Bahia do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa de Piauí do Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa do Alagoas do Circuito Estadual Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2012
 Etapa do Minas Gerais do Circuito Estadual Regional de Vôlei de Praia:2013
 Etapa do Pernambuco do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2012
 Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2011
 Etapa do Ceará do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2012
 Etapa do Mato Grosso do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2011
 Etapa da Paraíba do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2012
 Etapa do Pará do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2011
 Etapa de Amapá do Circuito Estadual de Vôlei de Praia:2011
 Terceira Etapa do Circuito Capixaba de Vôlei de Praia:2018
  Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012 e 2014
  Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19:2009 e 2010
  Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009
  Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2010
  Etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa Verão de Goiânia do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2013
  Etapa de Campo Grande do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa de Rondonópolis do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa de Maceió do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa de Brasília do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa de Campinas do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa de Ribeirão Preto do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa de Aracaju do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa do Rio de Janeiro do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2014
  Etapa de Sinop do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2013
  Etapa de Campo Grande do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa de São Luís do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-23:2012
  Etapa de Fortaleza do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Maceió do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Salvador do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Balneário Camboriú do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Guarujá do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Vitória do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Campo Grande do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2010
  Etapa de Aracaju do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009
  Etapa de Aracaju do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Recife do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Curitiba do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2011
  Etapa de Cabo Frio do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2010
  Etapa de Cabo Frio do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009
  Etapa de Palmas do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009
  Etapa de Santa Cruz do Sul do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009
  Etapa de Jaboatão dos Guararapes do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2010
  Etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19:2010
  Etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19:2009
  Circuito Carioca de Vôlei de Praia:2009
  Circuito Carioca de Vôlei de Praia Sub-21:2009 e 2010
  Circuito Carioca de Vôlei de Praia:2010
  Circuito Carioca de Vôlei de Praia Sub-19:2009

Premiações individuais
Melhor Jogador dos Jogos da CPLP de 2008

Ligações externas

Voleibolistas do Rio de Janeiro
Jogadores de voleibol de praia do Brasil

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Two weeks later a major ice storm hit. No one went anywhere for two days. Power lines snapped leaving many people miserable and in the dark, and four people were killed in storm-related traffic accidents. Donny, stuck in the house without anything to do, found himself looking through the collection of Christmas cards his parents had received. One was from his uncle in Whittier, California. It pictured the whole family – Uncle Ron, Aunt Barbara, and his cousins Jeff and Sally – sitting on their terrace under a palm tree in shorts and Hawaiian shirts, all tanned and fit, smiling at the camera. The note inside said, "Come see us!" When the phone lines were working again, Donny called his uncle. They talked for a while, and when they hung up, Donny had an open invitation to come out and stay in their little guest cottage behind the garage for as long as he wanted. Donny collected his paycheck from the construction company, took a thousand dollars out of savings, bought new tires for his truck, and packed as much clothing as he could get in two of Danny's old camp duffel bags. He told his parents and his boss that he'd be back in a month or so. His parents didn't say much, other than to have a good time and drive carefully, and his boss said he'd have a job waiting for him when he got back. He went south on I-75 to Dayton, then west on 70 through Indiana, Illinois and then on 40 – old Route 66 – through Missouri. He spent the night in Springfield. It was still cold, but the sky wasn't as gray.
Two days later it was 75 degrees when he arrived at his uncle's house in Whittier. He'd stopped at a nearby self-serve car wash to empty out the litter of McDonald's bags and cups and hose off the road dirt. He got directions from a convenience store clerk and parked in front of the house. He'd arrived in time for drinks on the patio and Barbara's famous enchilada dinner. They spent the evening catching up on family news – Jeff was in college in Portland, Sally was in the Peace Corps – then Uncle Ron took him out to the "casita." It was a small apartment with a bedroom, galley kitchen, tiny bath with shower, and living room attached to the back of the garage under a huge eucalyptus tree. The sound of the pool filter pump came through the wall, but other than that, it was quiet and isolated. Donny thanked his uncle, dumped his duffels on the floor, and went to sleep to the sound of tree frogs.
After a week of playing tourist, including Disneyland and Universal Studios, and making himself useful around the house, Donny began to scan through the paper looking for a job. The want ads in the Times went for column after column, but most of the jobs seemed directed at highly skilled technical openings, minimum wage, or sales. He made a series of calls, filled out applications, and waited. He got a few responses and interviewed at several places, and finally received an offer from a little company that sold software to schools. The owner, an intense and highly-caffeinated woman of indeterminate age, hired him based on his "friendly" phone skills, and, apparently, his looks – she was recently divorced and had a collection of photos of a well-built blond boy flexing in a posing thong in her office. (She said it was her son.) But after three days of ulcer-inducing work on a phone bank sitting next to four women who cowered whenever the owner barked an order, Donny quit, scoured the paper again, and sent out more letters.
Three weeks passed. He got form-letter rejections and a couple of calls for interviews that turned out to be telemarketing, but nothing panned out, and he felt a rising sense of frustration. Ron and Barbara were glad to have him – he was a built-in housesitter when they went to Hawaii for a week, and he painted their kitchen – but Donny had never gone this long without doing something. Construction crew work was out since he didn't speak Spanish and most of the men doing the work were illegal immigrants. He thought about enrolling in classes at the local college, and even toyed with the idea of going back to Ohio… or Chicago. He found Scott's number in directory information and dialed it. But when the machine picked up, he couldn't think of anything to say and hung up. He went to bed that night, dreamed of Scott, and woke up with a pounding erection. He pulled out his maps and charted a course back to Ohio via Chicago. Between the time he left L.A. and got to Illinois, he'd think of something to say.
That afternoon he was folding laundry and packing his duffels when the phone rang. It was for him. Greg McKay from McKay-Gemini was calling in response to the application he'd submitted two weeks ago. Donny wracked his brain trying to remember, and then it clicked: they made parts and pieces for computers and had listed an opening for "entry-level" positions. Greg said he was sorry he'd taken so long to get back to him; was he still interested?
Greg came out from behind the partition. He was tall and lean with long brown hair and a mustache. He didn't seem to be much older than Donny – perhaps twenty-two at the most. He was wearing faded jeans and a short-sleeved shirt, and Donny felt overdressed in his khakis and dress shirt and tie. They shook hands and Greg led him down a narrow hall. "Give you the tour first before we sit down…let you get an idea of what we're up to." He opened the door to a huge storage room lined with industrial shelving. It looked like the stacks at the university library, but instead of books, there were hundreds upon hundreds of boxes of all shapes and sizes, all labeled in some elaborate code. Some of the shelves were eight rows high, and step stools and rolling stepladders lined the aisles.
"We sell the stuff…might as well use it," said Eric. "Nice to meet you, Don. Hope you like the place." They shook hands again, and Eric grinned at him, then glanced at Greg and nodded. Greg nodded back.
"Same here," Donny said, wondering a little what that was all about.
They returned to the front office. Two women were working at desks behind the reception partition. "Cathy and Linda – accounting and purchasing respectively. And you met Irene out front, and her son Ethan." Donny nodded at the women, then followed Greg into his office. Greg closed the door and they sat down.
"Well, I guess you're wondering what we're looking for here," said Greg, picking up a file and opening it. Donny could see it was his application letter.
"Yeah, I know," said Donny apologetically.
"We grew up in Pemberville. My family moved out here when I was sixteen. Eric and I played football against you and your brother." It came to Donny like a flash. In spite of Greg's long hair and mustache and Eric's short hair and glasses, they were identical twins.
"Fine with me," said Donny.


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In this lesson we'll create and work on a new project called ModelTest. By the
end of this lesson, you will be able create Django models and connect them to an
SQLite database.

Topics include:

-   Setting up a database

-   Create a model

-   Installing SQLite Database Browser

-   Adding data to a table

-   Viewing records in the shell

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Examination of a Strategy for Maximizing Teacher Implementation of Workshop Learning Experiences through the Use of Electronic Conferencing.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Science and Engineering Education.
Authoring Institution: Lowell Univ., MA.
Note: Prepared by Science Teachers' Area Resource Swap, University of Lowell.


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Putin's proposals mean masking of the conservation of the system
Statement by Yabloko Chairman, 16.01.2020
The initiatives contained in the annual Address of President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly do not cause illusions. No significant changes or democratisation of the system is expected. The declared initiatives are targeted at strengthening the political system that has developed over the past 20 years and maintaining Putin in power after 2024. Life in the country will not become better, freer, and more honest.
The greatest concern is the rejection of the priority of international law and the actual liquidation of the Constitutional Court, which mean the final legalisation of repressive legislation, strengthening of an authoritarian state and isolation of Russia.
Proposals for amending the Constitution are the start of the active phase of the "transit" [of power], the main goal of which is to personally maintain Vladimir Putin in power, as well as the groups and clans around him, and to preserve the entire system. Moreover, the introduction of new posts, reformatting of the institutions of power and creation of additional add-ons will be carried out for defitie personalities.
If Putin's proposals are implemented, the government will be approved by the State Duma which is absolutely obedient to it, which does not reflect the interests of Russian citizens and does not enjoy their trust. The judicial system will become even less independent and dependent on the executive branch of power.
Fixing of the status of the State Council with unknown powers in the Fundamental Law of the State is also aimed at creating a platform for maintaining Putin's personal power.
The proposal to conduct a kind of "vote of citizens of the country" on the package of amendments to the Constitution represents a manipulation that will make it possible to categorically refer to the "will of citizens" without a real constitutional referendum. The rich and long-term experience gained by the Russian authorities in elections at various levels will allow them to ensure any result they need.
Personnel shifts are also an imitation of change: the appointment of Mikhail Mishustin instead of Dmitry Medvedev. "The increasing of the role and the importance of the parliament" was demonstrated by the Duma voting for the new Prime Minister the day after his candidacy was submitted, and not a single deputy voted against him.
The Yabloko party insists that the Russian political system needs a cardinal political reform that would create a real separation of powers, an independent court, competition in politics and the economy, free media, and the inviolability of private property. Only this will lead to a real change of power, rather than transit from Putin to Putin.
The Constitution must be respected, not changed.
Nikolai Rybakov,
Yabloko Chairman
Posted: January 16th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Governance, Human Rights.

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This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team member Matthijs Hollemans, an experienced iOS developer and designer. You can find him on Google+ and Twitter.
Learn how to debug and fix dreaded app crashes!
Welcome back to the debugging tutorial!
The first part of the tutorial introduced SIGABRT and EXC_BAD_ACCESS errors, and illustrated some strategies for resolving them using the Xcode debugger and Exception Breakpoints.
But our app's still got some problems! It doesn't work exactly as it should, and there are plenty of crashes still lurking.
Fortunately, there are still more techniques you can learn to handle these problems that we'll cover in this second and final part of this tutorial series.
So without further ado, let's get right back to fixing this buggy app!
When you expect something to happen but it doesn't, there are a few techniques you can use to troubleshoot. This tutorial will first look at using NSLog() to handle this.
The class for the table view controller is ListViewController. After the segue is performed, the app should load the ListViewController and show its view on the screen. You can test that assumption by making sure that the view controller's methods are actually called. viewDidLoad seems like a good place for that.
When you run the app, you should expect to see the text "viewDidLoad is called" in the Debug Pane after you press the Tap Me! button. Try it out. Not surprisingly, nothing appears in the Debug Pane. That means the ListViewController class isn't used at all!
This usually means that you probably forgot to tell the storyboard that you want to use the ListViewController class for that table view controller scene.
The app will also crash again, but that's a new problem.
Note: Whenever your code doesn't appear to do anything, place a few NSLog() statements in strategic places, to see whether certain methods are actually being called and which path the CPU takes through these methods. Use NSLog() to test your assumptions about what the code does.
The method above takes an NSString object as its parameter, but the code doesn't allow callers to pass in nil or a string that has fewer than three characters. If either of these conditions is not met, the app will abort with an exception.
You use assertions as a defensive programming technique, so that you're always sure the code behaves as expected. Assertions are usually enabled only in debug builds, so they have no runtime impact on the final app that is distributed on the App Store.
In this case, something triggered an assertion failure on UITableView, but you're not entirely sure where yet. The app has paused on main.m and the call stack contains only framework methods.
From the names of these methods, you can guess that this error has something to do with redrawing the table view – for example, I see methods named layoutSubviews and _updateVisibleCellsNow:.
You may have to do this twice. The "c" command is short for continue and does the exact same thing as the Continue Program Execution button.
You added an NSLog() statement. Run the app again to see what it says.
OK, so that means the call to dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier: returned nil, something that only happens when the cell with the identifier "Cell" could not be found (because the app uses a storyboard with prototype cells).
Ah ha! A lightbulb goes off in your head. This was never going to work, because somebody forgot to actually allocate the array object in the first place. The "list" ivar was always nil, so calling addObject: and objectAtIndex: never had any effect at all.
This sort of thing can be quite frustrating, but keep in mind that you'll eventually get to the bottom of this if you have verified all the assumptions you've been making. So the question to ask right now is, does initWithStyle: actually get called?
You could put another NSLog() statement in the code, but there is another tool you can use as well: breakpoints. You've already seen the Exception Breakpoint, which pauses the app whenever an exception is thrown. You can also add other breakpoints, to virtually any place in your code. As soon as the program hits that spot, the breakpoint is triggered and the app jumps into the debugger.
Run the app again. If initWithStyle: is indeed called, then the app should pause and jump into the debugger after you tap the "Tap Me!" button, when the ListViewController is loaded.
As you may have expected, no such thing happens. initWithStyle: is never called. That makes sense, of course, because the view controller is loaded from the storyboard (or a nib), in which case initWithCoder: is used instead.
To continue running the app from where you left off, simply tap the Continue Program Execution button or type "c" in the Debug Console.
Of course, that doesn't go as expected and the app crashes again. I told you it was a bit buggy!
Note: Before you continue, it's a good idea to remove or disable the breakpoint on initWithCoder:. It has served its purpose, so now it can go away.
You can do this by right-clicking the breakpoint in the gutter (the area in the text editor with the line numbers) and choosing Delete Breakpoint from the pop-up menu. You can also drag the breakpoint out of the window, or you can remove it from the Breakpoint Navigator.
If you don't want to remove the breakpoint just yet, you can simply disable it. To do that, you can either use the right-click menu or you can click once on the breakpoint – if the breakpoint indicator turns to a lighter shade of blue, it's disabled.
But there's another common bug in the initWithCoder: method. Can you find it?
That it's an EXC_BAD_ACCESS crash means there's a bug in your memory management. Unlike a SIGABRT, you won't get a nice error message with such crashes. However, there is a debugging tool you can use that might shed some light on what's going on here: Zombies!
Here's what the Zombie Enabled tool does, in a nutshell: whenever you create a new object (by sending it an "alloc" message), a chunk of memory is reserved to hold that object's instance variables. When the object is released and its retain count hits zero, that memory gets deallocated so other objects can use it in the future. So far, so good.
However, it's possible that you still have pointers that point at that now-defunct chunk of memory, under the assumption there's still a valid object there. If some part of your program tries to use that stale pointer, the app will crash with an EXC_BAD_ACCESS error.
When the Zombie tool is enabled, the memory for objects does not get deallocated when the object is released. Instead, that memory gets marked as being "undead." If you try to access that memory again later, the app can recognize your mistake and it will abort with the "message sent to deallocated instance" error.
The class of the undead object is __NSArrayM. If you've been programming with Cocoa for a while, you know that some of the Foundation classes such as NSString and NSArray are actually "class clusters," meaning that the original class – NSString or NSArray – gets replaced by a special internal class. So here you're probably looking at some NSArray-type object, which is exactly what "list" is (an NSMutableArray).
This should print the same memory address as in the error message (in this case 0x6d84980, but when you try it the address will be different).
You should also be able to use the "p" command from the debugger to print out the address of the "list" variable (as opposed to the "po" command, which prints out the actual object, not its address). This saves you from the extra steps of having to add in the NSLog() statement and recompiling the app.
Note: Unfortunately, this doesn't appear to work properly for me with Xcode 4.3. For some reason, the address always shows up as 0x00000001, probably because of the class cluster.
With the GDB debugger, however, this works fine, and the variables pane in the debugger even points out that "list" is the zombie. So I'm assuming this is a bug in LLDB.
Note: Even though such memory management-related errors are largely a thing of the past with ARC, you can still make your code crash on EXC_BAD_ACCESS errors, especially if you're using unsafe_unretained properties and ivars.
My tip: Whenever you get an EXC_BAD_ACCESS error, enable Zombie Objects and try again.
Note that you shouldn't leave Zombie Objects enabled all the time. Because this tool never deallocates memory, but simply marks it as being undead, you end up leaking all over the place and will run out of free memory at some point. So only enable Zombie Objects to diagnose a memory-related error, and then disable it again.
Run the app again and tap the button. You will now jump into the debugger the very first time tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: is called. Note that at this point the app hasn't crashed yet, it's just paused.
You want to figure out exactly when the app does crash. Press the Continue Program Execution button or type "c" behind the (lldb) prompt. This will resume the program from where you stopped it.
That means tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: did execute once without any problems, because that NSLog() statement happened after the breakpoint. So the app was able to create the first cell just fine.
The important part is [0, 1]. This NSIndexPath object is apparently for section 0, row 1. In other words, the table view is now asking for the second row. From this, we can conclude that the app has no problems creating the cell for the first row, as the crash didn't happen there.
The section index is still 0, but the row index is 5. Notice that the error message also says "index 5." Because the counting starts at 0, index 5 actually means the sixth row. But there are only five items in the data model! Apparently the table view thinks there are more rows than there actually are.
Delete or disable the breakpoint and run the app again. Finally, the table view shows up and there are no more crashes!
Note: The "po" command is very useful for inspecting your objects. You can use it whenever your program is paused in the debugger, either after hitting a breakpoint or after it has crashed. You do need to make sure that the correct method is highlighted in the call stack, otherwise the debugger won't be able to find the variable.
Did I say no more crashes? Well, almost… Try a swipe-to-delete. The app now terminates on tableView:commitEditingStyle:forRowAtIndexPath:.
*** First throw call stack: . . .
If your app crashes, the first thing is to figure out exactly where it crashed and why. Once you know these two things, fixing the crash is often easy. The debugger can help you with this, but you need to understand how to make it work for you.
Some crashes appear to happen randomly, and these are the tough ones, especially when you're working with multiple threads. Most of the time, however, you can find a consistent way to make your app crash every time you try it.
If you can figure out how to reproduce the crash with a minimal number of steps, then you'll also have a good way to verify that the bug was fixed (i.e. it won't happen again). But if you cannot reliably reproduce the error, then you can never be certain that your changes have made it go away.
If the app crashes on main.m, then set the Exception Breakpoint.
With the Exception Breakpoint enabled, you may no longer get a useful error message. In that case, either resume the app until you do, or type the "po $eax" command after the debug prompt.
If you get an EXC_BAD_ACCESS, enable Zombie Objects and try again.
The most common reason for crashes and other bugs are missing or bad connections in your nibs or storyboards. These usually don't result in compiler errors and may therefore be hidden from sight.
Don't ignore compiler warnings. If you have them, they're often the reason why things go wrong. If you don't understand why you get a certain compiler warning, then figure that out first. These are life savers!
Debugging on the device can be slightly different from debugging on the simulator. These two environments are not exactly the same and you'll get different results.
For example, when I ran the Problems app on my iPhone 4, the very first crash happened in the NSArray initialization because of the missing nil sentinel, and not because the app was calling setList: on the wrong view controller. That said, the same principles apply for finding the root causes of your crashes.


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Alyssa5582's Characters, Students, Gryffindor Students,
Name begins with "W"
Born in England
Stanton-Tyrrell Family
Alder Wand
Dragon Heartstring Wand
Wesley Lenton
Fifth Year Gryffindor
Owned by: Lyss
Full Name: Wesley Thaddeus Lenton
Born: April 1, 202
Status: Alive
Species: Wizard
Ethnicity: European
Sexuality: TBD
Accent: English
Birthplace: London
Native Language: English
Blood Status: Half Blood
Wand Wood: Alder
Wand Core: Dragon Heartstring
Wand Length: 12 Inches
Wand Arm: Right
Patronus: Unknown
Boggart: Unknown
Schooling: Hogwarts
House: Gryffindor
Year: Fifth
Year Joined: First
Emilee Stanton and Andrew Lenton first met as teammates on the Hufflepuff Quidditch. The two made an unstoppable beater team, bringing several championships to their house. What started off as a great friendship eventually morphed into much more. In their sixth year the two started dating, and about a year after graduating the two got engaged. The two were so busy with their Quidditch careers, the wedding was put on hold for about another three years, but eventually, it happened, and the two were finally. After a few years ofo marriage and wrapping up there Quidditch careers, the two decided to start a family, bringing Wesley Thaddeus Lenton into the world.
Since both of his parents had saved up qutie a lot of money, both from their jobs and Emilee's inheritance, neither parent really had to work. They put all of their time and focus into raising Wes. His first few years were great. He had a caring family that he got to spend all of his time with. His parents wanted Wes to build a love for Quidditch just like they did, so they took him all over the world to see different Quidditch matches. He loved going to them, even if he didn't really know what was happening, and spending time with his family. Wes is lucky enough to have a cousin close to his age from his Uncle Julius and Aunt Renee, named Philip. He loves playing with his cousin, getting his first real friend in Philip.
Just after Wesley turned 7,his parents took in another child. Two of their friends had passed away and Emilee had been named godmother to their son Oliver. He stayed with them for quite awhile, trying to get accustomed to the change. Eventually, Andrew and Emilee decided to adopt the boy, making him Oliver Lenton. Wesley annoyed him quite a lot, but he was just so excited to have another kid in his life other than Philip. He wanted to everything with Oliver and followed him around like a puppy. Eventually, the new sensation of having a brother passed and the two began to act like real brothers. Though they got along well most of the time, the two also bicker quite a bit, driving their parents crazy.
Wesley got his letter for Hogwarts shortly after turning 11. He will be starting his first year alongside his cousin, and best friend, Philip, as well as his older brother and cousin, Amelia. Coming from two star Quidditch players, Wesley is already feeling the pressure to join his house team in order to make his parents proud.
Wes is an extremely active and energetic kid.Coming from such an athletic family, Wes grew up always on the move. He developed an immediate lovoe for Quidditch, thanks to his parents, even if he may not fully understand it. He always tells Emilee that he wants to be a beater just like her. Wesley quickly gets bored just sitting around and constantly needs to be doing something, otherwise he'll start to get into trouble.
Wesley is also a very loud and vocal child, something he gets from his father. If he has an opinion on something, he'll be sure to let you know, not quite aware of how to filter his thoughts yet. He really isn't the one you want to tell your secrets to. Not only does he talk a lot, but his volume his always loud. You can hear him from a mile away when he talks. Wesley always makes his presence know, whether he's aware of it or not.
Model: Ulrik Munther
Hair Colour: Blond
Weight: 90lbs
Father: Andrew Lenton
Mother: Emilee Lenton
Siblings: Oliver Lenton
Spouse: None
Cousins: Philip Tyrrell,Amelia Tyrrell, Elyse Tyrrell
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This issue completes a series of three devoted to the black artistic production of that century. Valuable insight is offered on the contribution of archeology and the study of African American arts. One quilting historian gives a cogent analysis of the scholarship to-date on African American quilting, one of the few areas of the Southern black artistry that has received considerable attention in the last two decades. Thes few examples, by no means the only ones, are mentioned to illustrate the invaluable contributions that scholars are daily adding to our understanding of African American art in the Americas.
19TH CENTURY AFRICAN AMERICAN FINE AND CRAFT ARTS OF THE SOUTH: Introduction by Juanita Marie Holland, A Mixed Palette: Free Artists of Color of Antebellum New Orleans by Patricia Brady, Antebellum Louisiana Artisans: Black Furniture Makers by Sharon Patton, An Archaeological Perspective on African American Artistic Production by Theresa A. Singleton, African American Quilts: Paradigms of Black Diversity by Cuesta Benberry, John Henry & Sons Builders of More Stately Mansions: African American Contributions to 19th Century American Architecture: an interview with Richard K. Dozier, & Book Review by David Driskell.


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Female Genital Mutilation Thrives in Secrecy - Part One
Olutosin Abedowale reports on FGM and explores the reasons for the perpetuation of the practice.
By Olutosin Oladasu Abedowale, Nigeria Correspondent for Safeworld
TRIGGER WARNING: the following article describes female genital mutilation and male circumcision in detail.
Oyo State – Western Nigeria
We sat on a long bench amongst Baba Oloola's clients-in-waiting. This is Oloola Akande's house: he is the first in the lineage of his present Oloola's family. His great grandfather and grandfather were the leaders of Oloolas in the Yoruba kingdom, Western Nigeria. In front of the compound is the giant picture of his great grandfather on the wall.
'Kobomoje'
They are well known for making bodily incisions on children who suffer convulsions. This has earned them the popular name kobomoje, which literally means that 'bodily scarification does not destroy/spoil the beauty of a child'.
Baba Oloola is a professional herbalist who takes care of all bodily ailments; according to him, he is an expert in child delivery, and he is well known for his roots and herbs for curing convulsions in the traditional way, by making incisions on the sick people's bodies (indigenous scarification and body markings in traditional medicine) and ethnic facial marks.
Above all, he circumcises male children and cuts females' genitals, too.
Looking around the compound reminds me of our house in the village: it's built with hand-molded brown mud. Not cemented and yet displaying the beauty of a rural African village. Although it is a very old building, that has witnessed centuries in years, it must have also witnessed the successful mutilation of thousands of innocent girls. Girls of different ages and sizes who had screamed under the sharp knife of this skilled generational lineage of Oloolas (traditional 'circumciser'/female genital 'cutter').
African Charter
As we waited for our turn to meet and speak with Baba Oloola, I began to think about the law that has criminilised female genital mutilation [FGM] in Africa, which Nigeria is a party to, even as female genital mutilation thrives in this part of Africa.
Article 5 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa titled Elimination of Harmful Practices states:
Parties shall take all necessary legislative and other measures to eliminate such practices, including: (b) prohibition, through legislative measures backed by sanctions, of all forms of female genital mutilation, scarification, medicalisation and para-medicalisation of female genital mutilation and all other practices in order to eradicate them.
Traditional Law
When it was our turn, we explained our mission to Baba Oloola and he decided to sit with us outside. He sat on a bench that was facing us before he informed us that his great grandmother, who was the first Oloola, was buried right under the bench which we sat. According to him, his great grandmother was the last female Oloola in the family, because after his great grandmother, women were banned from the Oloola's profession as that was when they get married: their skills were automatically transferred to their sons – and daughters were not the direct descendants of Oloola.
At the inception of the discussion, Baba Oloola said that both female and male children's genitals must be cut on the seventh day. This is the tradition and according to him, that is how it would remain forever. He revealed that there are more than 200 Oloola like him in the town and each of them cuts female genitals. He gave a comprehensive analysis and an assurance that he would even allow us to witness and video record the cutting of the next female child that is brought into his compound the following morning.
According to him, cutting the flesh that covers the clitoris of a female genital in the presence of everyone will prove to the world that female genital mutilation is the right thing to do for every girl child; it is the only practical aspect of his work that would convince a doubting Thomas that a female child's genital must be cut.
He promised to allow us to be present at a female genital cutting the next day. However, there was no female customer the following day; we decided to pay him another visit to do the video recording of a female genital cutting.
As this point, a woman came in to book an appointment to cut her girl child the following morning, she had only a thousand naira and Baba Oloola refused the amount and the woman walked away to search for a lesser Oloola, who will happily accept a thousand naira.
Using Religion to Justify Mutilation
Baba Oloola boasted that there is no single girl whose genital is not mutilated in the community because according to their belief and culture, it is a shame to leave a girl child uncut. He further revealed that his grandfather had laid it down, and it must be followed because the Quran says, "Woe unto a son who rejected his father's profession."
He pointed out that it is written in the Bible that every child should be circumcised and that, according to him, the unidentified verse says e ko omo na ni ila which literally means "circumcise the child".
There are more than six young men between the ages of 25 to 40 working for Baba Oloola and, he explained, they are his lineage - either his siblings or his sons, and they are all interested in following their grandfather's path.
Circumcising a Baby Boy
Inside Baba Oloola's pocket is a very sharp knife which was revealed when it was time to circumcise a baby boy after an accepted negotiation. The short and sharp knife was wrapped with a rag. He is the only custodian of the knife, he only release it whenever he is too busy to work.
The baby boy gave Baba Oloola the opportunity to display his skill in our presence and he invited us to a small table that was placed at the center of the compound.
The baby was laid naked on the table and he began the minor surgery on the boy. He told us that the sharp knife is what he uses for both female and male cutting and the general body cutting for anyone suffering from convulsion.
Within a few minutes, he cut the foreskin, pushed the skin downward to expose the whitish "germ" underneath the foreskin. According to him, the whitish substance causes everlasting scratching if any child is not cut or circumcised as the case may be.
After the Cutting
After the cutting, a black substance known as adeje (ada eje) – a concoction that stops bleeding, was applied on the penis; it is a black powder. After which a rag was used to wrap it, according to him, the rag will be removed on the third day and 'eko' (which is a stable food in Nigeria, made from corn paste) will be mixed with alum and used to wash the genital until it is clean. When it is clean, the mother will begin to apply engine oil on it for four days.
Nigerian Law
In Nigeria, there is no federal law banning Female Genital Mutilation or cutting, but Section 34(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that states, 'no person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment,' as the basis for banning the practice in Nigeria.
Nigerians continue to practice female genital mutilation out of ignorance and the general belief that women who are not mutilated are promiscuous.
Gruesome Realities -Types of FGM
There are three major and different types of female genital mutilation in Nigeria:
Type 1 is the removal of the clitoral hood with or without removal of all or part of the clitoris.
Type 2 is the removal of the clitoris together with part or all of the labia minora which is also known as the inner vaginal lips.
Type 3 is the removal of part or all of the external genitalia, clitoris, labia minora and labia majora and stitching or narrowing of the vaginal opening, leaving a very small opening, to allow for the flow of urine and menstrual blood.
Baba Oloola explained further that the removal of the clitoral hood is what he practices and this cannot be done by any medical doctor because it is the work of Oloola alone. He gave four major reasons why the hood must remove it:
In order to remove some whitish germs that hides under the hood which causes severe scratching in the vagina.
The hood has the capacity to grow long and each time it touches the pants of the girl child, she immediately develops a sexual urge.
The hood causes promiscuity.
It is the injunction written in the holy books and must be adhered to.
If a girl child is not mutilated when she grows up, she will deliver a still-birth baby.
'Agbomola'
Inasmuch as Baba Oloola's ignorance cannot be excused, the fact still remains that he has enough misinformation to lead millions of people astray in the 21st century.
He has a conviction that is sustaining him spiritually, economically, socially and politically. He is well respected as both the spiritual leader and a community leader.
His clients hold him in high esteem and most of them refer to him as Agbomola, which means the saviour of a child. If the general populace has enough correct, adequate and relevant information about female genital mutilation, Baba Oloola will live without a client who needs his service to mutilate female genitals.
Perpetuating the Myth - FGM as 'Prevention' of Promiscuity and Sex Trafficking
An uneducated/semi educated, educated but culturally immersed mother, whose only convincing information about female genital mutilation is ijoba ni ko need ki a maa dabe fomobirin mo which means, our government says there is no need to mutilate the genital of a female child, does not have any genuine reason to stop Oloola from mutilating her daughter's genitals.
Baba Oloola continues to reiterate his easy answer to that statement as:
'Is it the government who helped you to carry the pregnancy for nine months or the government will soon help you to repatriate your promiscuous uncut girl from Italy when she turns to a dog in the nearest future?'
Crucial to Engage Parents to Bring About Change in Mindset
Passage of law is varied, and radio, television, newspaper announcements are very good ways of warning people against genital mutilation, but adequate information, engaging parents – especially mothers and health workers, in continuous empowerment programmes and constant work and talk with the religious institutions in order to change their mindsets about this issue are some of the genuine measures of ending female genital mutilation.
Female genital cutting can only end in Nigeria if there is a mindset shift from parochial beliefs about gender inequality.
Female Genital Mutilation Thrives in Secrecy - Part Two
Female Genital Mutilation Thrives in Secrecy – Part Three: The Business
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TCF Financial Corporation reported first-quarter 2017 earnings per share of 25 cents, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the prior-year quarter figure of 26 cents.
The results were affected by a decline in non-interest income as well as elevated expenses. However, on a positive note, the quarter witnessed marginal top-line growth and improved credit quality.
The company reported net income of $46.3 million, down 3.7% from $48 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total revenue came in at $325.6 million in the quarter, up a marginal 0.4% year over year. However, the top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $328 million.
Net interest income was up nearly 4.9% year over year to $222.1 million. The rise was mainly attributable to higher average balances of inventory finance loans, equipment finance loans and leases, securities available for sale, loans and leases held for sale, commercial loans along with higher average yields on variable and adjustable rate of consumer, commercial and inventory finance loans. However, the rise was partially offset by reduced average consumer real estate loan balances.
Net interest margin of 4.46% expanded 9 basis points (bps) year over year due to higher yields on variable and adjustable rate loans along with higher average balances of interest earning assets.
Non-interest income came in at $103.5 million, down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. The decline was mainly due to loss on sale of auto and real estate loans. Ongoing consumer behavior changes, along with higher average checking account balances per customer, also resulted in the downside.
TCF Financial reported non-interest expenses of $244 million, up 6.9% from the prior-year quarter. The rise mainly reflected significant increases in operating lease depreciation expenses, foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets and other expenses.
As of Mar 31, 2017, total deposits displayed a marginal improvement over the previous quarter to $17.1 billion. The increase was mainly due to growth in average checking balances, partially offset by decrease in money market balances and certificate of deposits. Average loans and leases inched up 2.9% sequentially to $18 billion in the quarter. The rise was due to increase in leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and commercial portfolios.
Net charge-offs, as a percentage of average loans and leases, declined 16 bps year over year to 0.11%. The decline was chiefly attributable to the recovery of previously charged-off consumer real estate non-accrual loans that were sold, partially offset by an increase in net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio and auto finance portfolio.
Further, non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned fell 29.1% year over year to $170.9 million.
Moreover, provisions for credit losses were $12.2 million, down 35.3% year over year, primarily due to a recovery of previous charge-offs relative to consumer real estate non-accrual loans that were sold.
As of Mar 31, 2017, common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 10.11% compared with 10.24% as of Mar 31, 2016. Total risk-based capital ratio was 13.46% compared with 13.69% as of Mar 31, 2016. Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 10.64%, down from 10.73% as of Mar 31, 2016.
Continued improvement in credit quality in consumer real estate portfolio is expected to back future growth. Also, margin pressure is expected to ease in the rising rate environment. The company's increasing loans and strong deposit mix keeps us encouraged about its organic growth prospects.
However, we remain apprehensive owing to several issues, including a decline in fee income, increasing cost base, and a stringent regulatory landscape.
TCF Financial currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Among other banks, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (BPFH - Free Report)	and Trustmark Corporation (TRMK - Free Report)	are slated to announce their first-quarter earnings on Apr 26 while SVB Financial Group (SIVB - Free Report)	will announce its first-quarter results on Apr 27.


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Morning Quack Fix: Getting ready for the bye week
By jtlight Oct 12, 2009, 7:24am PDT
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It's bye week. A great time for our 5-1 Ducks to rest up from the multiple bumps and bruises they've acquired. And a time for us fans to rest up for Hate Week. Here's your quack:
At the halfway point in the season, it's fun to look at the Ducks statistically. My go-to place for stats is cfbstats.com, which has added some awesome filters to all the data it has. For instance, in 3rd down situations of more than 7 yards, Oregon is holding opponents to a mere 7 conversions in 37 attempts. For all the grief that Aliotti has been given over the years, he has this defense playing well in what previously was one of its weakness areas. Also, Moseley rounds up where the Duck's stand statistically as we enter the bye week.
For more fun random facts, GoDucks.com's Andy McNamara has a UCLA roundup post, which includes and number of milestone's and tidbits on the Ducks. My favorite: Oregon has scored five non-offensive touchdowns in six games to date: 2 INT, 1 FR, 1 PR and 1 KR.
What should surprise no one, is that despite the 5 game winning streak, Chip Kelly isn't satisfied, and says there is still a lot of work left to do. What I really like about this team is that they never stop working, and have shown incredible focus. I think that the BSU disaster really instilled that into this team, and they have yet to overlook an opponent.
Steve Summers of eDuck lets us know what to expect during the bye week: weights and recruiting. Kelly states that the team will also spend some time honing fundamental skills such as blocking, which left something to be desired against UCLA.
Ken Woody has his take on the UCLA game up, and it contains a lot of praise for the defense.
That's all for now. As always, leave your links and comments below. After the jump, we have a number of videos, including post-UCLA interviews, and highlights from the UCLA game.
UCLA Highlights from OSN broadcast, including Mike Bellotti in the booth
Chip Kelly post-UCLA interview
Nate Costa post-UCLA interview
LaMichael James post-UCLA interview
Kenjon Barner post-UCLA interview


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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Southern District Miller v. Penish Filing 3
Miller v. Penish
ORDER Granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; and Dismissing Civil Action For Failure to State a Claim. The Secretary CDCR, or his designee, is ordered to collect from prison trust account the $350 balance of the filing fee owed in this case by collecting monthly payments from the trust account in an amount equal to 20% of the preceding month income credited to the account and forward payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exc eeds $10 in accordance with 28 USC 1915(b)(2). (Order electronically transmitted to Secretary of CDCR). The Court directs the Clerk of Court to close the file. Signed by Judge Anthony J. Battaglia on 3/22/17. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(dlg)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 RUSSELL MILLER, Booking #16113441, Case No.: 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD ORDER: Plaintiff, 13 vs. 14 1) GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [ECF No. 2] 15 16 DENNIS M. PENISH, AND Defendants. 17 3) DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) AND § 1915A(b) 18 19 20 21 Russell H. Miller ("Plaintiff"), currently incarcerated at the Sierra Conservation 22 23 Camp in Jamestown, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint 24 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff has also filed a Motion to Proceed In 25 Forma Pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 2). 26 /// 27 /// 28 1 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 I. Motion to Proceed IFP 2 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the 3 United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of 4 $400.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may proceed despite a plaintiff's failure to 5 prepay the entire fee only if he is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 6 § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. 7 Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). However, a prisoner who is granted leave to 8 proceed IFP remains obligated to pay the entire fee in "increments" or "installments," 9 Bruce v. Samuels, __ U.S. __, 136 S. Ct. 627, 629 (2016); Williams v. Paramo, 775 F.3d 10 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015), and regardless of whether his action is ultimately dismissed. 11 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) & (2); Taylor v. Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 12 2002). 13 Section 1915(a)(2) requires prisoners seeking leave to proceed IFP to submit a 14 "certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for . . . the 15 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint." 28 U.S.C. 16 § 1915(a)(2); Andrews v. King, 398 F.3d 1113, 1119 (9th Cir. 2005). From the certified 17 trust account statement, the Court assesses an initial payment of 20% of (a) the average 18 monthly deposits in the account for the past six months, or (b) the average monthly 19 balance in the account for the past six months, whichever is greater, unless the prisoner 20 has no assets. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The institution having 21 custody of the prisoner then collects subsequent payments, assessed at 20% of the 22 preceding month's income, in any month in which his account exceeds $10, and forwards 23 those payments to the Court until the entire filing fee is paid. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 24 25 26 27 28 1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an additional administrative fee of $50. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, § 14 (eff. Dec. 1, 2014). The additional $50 administrative fee does not apply to persons granted leave to proceed IFP. Id. 2 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 In support of his IFP Motion, Plaintiff has submitted a prison certificate. See ECF 2 No. 2 at 4; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2; Andrews, 398 F.3d at 1119. 3 These statements show Plaintiff has had no monthly deposits to his account, has carried 4 no balance over the six month period preceding the filing of his Complaint, and that his 5 current available balance is zero. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4) (providing that "[i]n no 6 event shall a prisoner be prohibited from bringing a civil action or appealing a civil action 7 or criminal judgment for the reason that the prisoner has no assets and no means by 8 which to pay the initial partial filing fee."); Bruce, 136 S. Ct. at 630; Taylor, 281 F.3d at 9 850 (finding that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4) acts as a "safety-valve" preventing dismissal of 10 a prisoner's IFP case based solely on a "failure to pay . . . due to the lack of funds 11 available to him when payment is ordered."). Therefore, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP (ECF No. 2), 12 13 declines to "exact" any initial filing fee because his trust account statement shows he "has 14 no means to pay it," Bruce, 136 S. Ct. at 629, and directs the Secretary for the California 15 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to instead collect the entire $350 balance of 16 the filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914 and forward them to the Clerk of the Court 17 pursuant to the installment payment provisions set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). 18 II. Screening Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A(b) 19 A. 20 Because Plaintiff is a prisoner and is proceeding IFP, his Complaint requires a pre- Standard of Review 21 answer screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b). Under these 22 statutes, the Court must sua sponte dismiss a prisoner's IFP complaint, or any portion of 23 it, which is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim, or seeks damages from defendants 24 who are immune. See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) 25 (discussing 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)); Rhodes v. Robinson, 621 F.3d 1002, 1004 (9th Cir. 26 2010) (discussing 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)). "The purpose of [screening] is 'to ensure that 27 the targets of frivolous or malicious suits need not bear the expense of responding.'" 28 Nordstrom v. Ryan, 762 F.3d 903, 920 n.1 (9th Cir. 2014) (citations omitted.) 3 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 "The standard for determining whether a plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon 2 which relief can be granted under § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) is the same as the Federal Rule of 3 Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) standard for failure to state a claim." Watison v. Carter, 668 4 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012); see also Wilhelm v. Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1121 (9th 5 Cir. 2012) (noting that screening pursuant to § 1915A "incorporates the familiar standard 6 applied in the context of failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7 12(b)(6)"). Rule 12(b)(6) requires a complaint "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted 8 as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 9 662, 678 (2009) (internal quotation marks omitted); Wilhelm, 680 F.3d at 1121. 10 Detailed factual allegations are not required, but "[t]hreadbare recitals of the 11 elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." 12 Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678. "Determining whether a complaint states a plausible claim for 13 relief [is] ... a context-specific task that requires the reviewing court to draw on its 14 judicial experience and common sense." Id. The "mere possibility of misconduct" or 15 "unadorned, the defendant-unlawfully-harmed me accusation[s]" fall short of meeting 16 this plausibility standard. Id.; see also Moss v. U.S. Secret Service, 572 F.3d 962, 969 17 (9th Cir. 2009). 18 B. 19 "Section 1983 creates a private right of action against individuals who, acting 42 U.S.C. § 1983 20 under color of state law, violate federal constitutional or statutory rights." Devereaux v. 21 Abbey, 263 F.3d 1070, 1074 (9th Cir. 2001). Section 1983 "is not itself a source of 22 substantive rights, but merely provides a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere 23 conferred." Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 393-94 (1989) (internal quotation marks 24 and citations omitted). "To establish § 1983 liability, a plaintiff must show both (1) 25 deprivation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and (2) 26 that the deprivation was committed by a person acting under color of state law." Tsao v. 27 Desert Palace, Inc., 698 F.3d 1128, 1138 (9th Cir. 2012). 28 /// 4 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 C. 2 Plaintiff's claims arose when he was engaged in criminal proceedings in 2000. Statute of Limitations 3 (See Compl. at 1.) "A claim may be dismissed [for failing to state a claim] on the 4 ground that it is barred by the applicable statute of limitations only when 'the running of 5 the statute is apparent on the face of the complaint.'" Von Saher v. Norton Simon 6 Museum of Art at Pasadena, 592 F.3d 954, 969 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Huynh v. Chase 7 Manhattan Bank, 465 F.3d 992, 997 (9th Cir. 2006)). "'A complaint cannot be dismissed 8 unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts that would 9 establish the timeliness of the claim.'" Id. (quoting Supermail Cargo, Inc. v. U.S., 68 F.3d 10 1204, 1206 (9th Cir. 1995)); see also Cervantes v. City of San Diego, 5 F.3d 1273, 1276- 11 77 (9th Cir. 1993) (where the running of the statute of limitations is apparent on the face 12 of a complaint, dismissal for failure to state a claim is proper, so long as Plaintiff is 13 provided an opportunity to amend in order to allege facts which, if proved, might support 14 tolling); see also Tahoe-Sierra Pres. Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Reg'l Planning Agency, 216 15 F.3d 764, 788 (9th Cir. 2000) (court may raise the defense of statute of limitations sua 16 sponte). 17 Because section 1983 contains no specific statute of limitation, federal courts apply 18 the forum state's statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Jones v. Blanas, 393 19 F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir. 2004); Maldonado v. Harris, 370 F.3d 945, 954 (9th Cir. 2004); 20 Fink v. Shedler, 192 F.3d 911, 914 (9th Cir. 1999). Before 2003, California's statute of 21 limitations was one year. Jones, 393 F.3d at 927. Effective January 1, 2003, the 22 limitations period was extended to two years. Id. (citing CAL. CIV. PROC. CODE § 335.1). 23 The law of the forum state also governs tolling. Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 394 24 (2007) (citing Hardin v. Straub, 490 U.S. 536, 538-39 (1989)); Jones, 393 F.3d at 927 25 (noting that in actions where the federal court borrows the state statute of limitation, the 26 federal court also borrows all applicable provisions for tolling the limitations period 27 found in state law). 28 /// 5 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 Under California law, the statute of limitations for prisoners serving less than a life 2 sentence is tolled for two years. CAL. CIV. PROC. CODE § 352.1(a); Johnson v. California, 3 207 F.3d 650, 654 (9th Cir. 2000), overruled on other grounds, 543 U.S. 499 (2005). 4 Accordingly, the effective statute of limitations for most California prisoners is three 5 years for claims accruing before January 1, 2003 (one year limitations period plus two 6 year statutory tolling), and four years for claims accruing thereafter (two year limitations 7 period plus two years statutory tolling). 8 Unlike the length of the limitations period, however, "the accrual date of a § 1983 9 cause of action is a question of federal law that is not resolved by reference to state law." 10 Wallace, 549 U.S. at 388; Hardin, 490 U.S. at 543-44 (federal law governs when a 11 § 1983 cause of action accrues). "Under the traditional rule of accrual ... the tort cause of 12 action accrues, and the statute of limitation begins to run, when the wrongful act or 13 omission results in damages." Wallace, 549 U.S. at 391. Put another way, "[u]nder 14 federal law, a claim accrues when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury 15 which is the basis of the action." Maldonado, 370 F.3d at 955; TwoRivers v. Lewis, 174 16 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir. 1999). 17 In this case, the "wrongful act" which is alleged to have caused Plaintiff harm 18 occurred nearly sixteen years before Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this action, and far 19 outside California's statute of limitations, even including all presumed periods of tolling 20 provided by statute, or pending the exhaustion of any administrative remedies. Wallace, 21 591 U.S. at 391; see also Maldonado, 370 F.3d at 955; CAL. CODE CIV. PROC. § 335.1 22 (tolling statute of limitations "for a maximum of 2 years" during a prisoner's 23 incarceration); Jones, 393 F.3d at 927; Brown v. Valoff, 422 F.3d 926, 943 (9th Cir. 2005) 24 (finding that "the applicable statute of limitations must be tolled while a prisoner 25 completes the mandatory exhaustion process" required by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a)). 26 Specifically, Plaintiff claims his constitutional rights were violated during his 27 criminal proceedings in 2000. (See Compl. at 1, 3.) Therefore, he had "reason to know" 28 the basis of his cause of action in 2000, but did not file this case until December 16, 6 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 2 2016—well after the limitations period elapsed. See Maldonado, 370 F.3d at 955. Finally, Plaintiff's claims could be considered timely if, in his Complaint, he 3 alleges facts sufficient to show the limitations period may be equitably tolled. See 4 Cervantes, 5 F.3d at 1276-77. Generally, federal courts also apply the forum state's law 5 regarding equitable tolling. Fink, 192 F.3d at 914; Bacon v. City of Los Angeles, 843 F.2d 6 372, 374 (9th Cir.1988). Under California law, however, Plaintiff must meet three 7 conditions to equitably toll the statute of limitations: (1) he must have diligently pursued 8 his claim; (2) his situation must be the product of forces beyond his control; and (3) 9 Defendants must not be prejudiced by the application of equitable tolling. See Hull v. 10 Central Pathology Serv. Med. Clinic, 28 Cal. App. 4th 1328, 1335 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994); 11 Addison v. State of California, 21 Cal.3d 313, 316-17 (Cal. 1978); Fink, 192 F.3d at 916. 12 As currently pleaded, however, the Court finds Plaintiff has failed to plead any 13 facts which, if proved, would support any plausible claim for equitable tolling. See 14 Cervantes, 5 F.3d at 1277; Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 679. Accordingly, the Court finds Plaintiff's 15 claims are barred by the statute of limitations, and his entire Complaint must be 16 dismissed for failing to state a claim upon which section 1983 relief may be granted. See 17 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii); Barren, 152 F.3d at 1194. 18 D. 19 Plaintiff alleges that his civil rights have been violated because Defendants 20 "engaged in sentence advocacy" which caused his criminal sentence to be "enhanced." 21 (Compl. at 3.) Plaintiff claims that this was a "breach of plea agreement." (Id.) Plaintiff 22 was subject to criminal proceedings in San Diego Superior Court in 2000 and claims the 23 Deputy District Attorney prosecuting him introduced "new evidence" that "could not be 24 magically erased." (Id. at 11.) Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief in the form of this Court 25 issuing an "order for resentencing." (Id. at 8.) 26 Criminal Proceedings However, "[s]uits challenging the validity of the prisoner's continued 27 incarceration lie within 'the heart of habeas corpus,' whereas 'a § 1983 action is a proper 28 remedy for a state prisoner who is making a constitutional challenge to the conditions of 7 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 his prison life, but not to the fact or length of his custody.'" Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 2 850, 856 (9th Cir. 2003), quoting Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 489-99 (1973) 3 (holding that a writ of habeas corpus is "explicitly and historically designed" to provide a 4 state prisoner with the "exclusive" means to "attack the validity of his confinement" in 5 federal court). 6 E. 7 Finally, to the extent Plaintiff seeks damages against Dennis Penish for being the Prosecutorial Immunity 8 prosecutor in his criminal proceedings, his claims are legally frivolous, because as a 9 prosecutor, Dennis Penish is entitled to absolute prosecutorial immunity. Ashelman v. 10 Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1076 (9th Cir. 1986) ("Where a prosecutor acts as an advocate 'in 11 initiating a prosecution and in presenting the state's case,' absolute immunity applies." 12 (quoting Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 431 (1976)); see also Lacey v. Maricopa 13 Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 912 (9th Cir. 2012) ("Prosecutors performing their official 14 prosecutorial functions are entitled to absolute immunity against constitutional torts."). Thus, for all these reasons, the Court finds Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a 15 16 claim upon which § 1983 relief may be granted, and that it therefore must be 17 DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b). See Lopez, 203 F.3d at 18 1126-27; Wilhelm, 680 F.3d at 1121. 19 III. 20 Leave to Amend Finally, while the Court would typically grant Plaintiff leave to amend in light of 21 his pro se status, it concludes that doing so under the circumstances presented by 22 Plaintiff's pleadings would be futile. See Lopez, 203 F.3d at 1127; Schmier v. U.S. Court 23 of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 279 F.3d 817, 824 (9th Cir. 2002) (recognizing 24 "[f]utility of amendment" as a proper basis for dismissal without leave to amend). 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 8 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD 1 IV. Conclusion and Order 2 For all the reasons explained the Court: 3 1. 4 5 GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 3). 2. DIRECTS the Secretary of the CDCR, or his designee, to collect from 6 Plaintiff's prison trust account the $350 filing fee owed in this case by garnishing 7 monthly payments from the account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the 8 preceding month's income and forwarding those payments to the Clerk of the Court each 9 time the amount in the account exceeds $10 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). ALL 10 PAYMENTS MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE NAME AND NUMBER 11 ASSIGNED TO THIS ACTION 12 3. DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to serve a copy of this Order on Scott 13 Kernan, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, P.O. Box 14 942883, Sacramento, California, 94283-0001. 15 4. DISMISSES Plaintiff's Complaint in its entirety for failing to state a claim 16 upon which relief may be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and 17 § 1915A(b)(1), without leave to amend as futile. 18 5. CERTIFIES that an IFP appeal from this Order would be frivolous and 19 therefore, would not be taken in good faith pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). See 20 Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962); Gardner v. Pogue, 558 F.2d 548, 21 550 (9th Cir. 1977) (indigent appellant is permitted to proceed IFP on appeal only if 22 appeal would not be frivolous); and 23 6. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to close the file. Dated: March 22, 2017 26 27 28 9 3:16-cv-3078-AJB-MDD


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Students in the McLennan Library Building.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library has some special collections that will be of interest to students of philosophy.
Established in 1947, the collection was formed from the McGill library's existing holdings and by extensive purchases in the late 1940s and early 1950s under the supervision of philosophy Professor Raymond Klibansky and the University Librarian Richard Pennington. Other early contributors were former McGill professors Dr. J.W.A. Hickson (philosophy) and Dr. C.W. Colby (history). The collection has been added to regularly and systematically. It includes first, early and variant editions and translations of works by David Hume; contemporary and modern criticism of Hume; and books from Hume's library. There are 546 monographs and 51 letters from Hume.
For more information, see Bruce Whiteman, "Recent Additions to the David Hume Collection", Fontanus IV (1991), 181-183.
This collection was formed by the Kierkegaard scholar Prof. Gregor Malantschuk and acquired in 1980. The collection now numbers some 1553 monographs and includes an almost complete set of first editions of Søren Kierkegaard's works, as well as a reconstruction of his private library. A copy of the sale catalogue of his library is also part of the collection. As well, there is a collection of books in contemporary editions that Kierkegaard is assumed to have read, although they were not in his library, and a collection of other germane contemporary books. Modern critical works on Kierkegaard complement the original works by Kierkegaard.
For more details, consult the Catalogue of the Gregor Malantschuk Søren Kierkegaard Collection in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Montreal: McGill University, 1984.
The Rousseau Collection was formed in the early 1950s from material already in the McGill library and from new acquisitions. It was created as a complement to the David Hume Collection. The collection now comprises some 140 first, early and variant editions of Rousseau's works, some modern editions and some 120 eighteenth- century (and later) commentaries and criticisms of Rousseau. There are eighteenth-century English translations and some examples of Rousseau apocrypha, notably editions of Letters of an Italian Nun including one eighteenth-century American edition. There are also a dozen autograph letters and a contemporary manuscript copy of "Jean Jacques Rousseau, Citoyen de Geneve, Christophe de Beaumont, archevque de Paris" dated 1763.
The text on this page was adapted from the McGill Rare Books and Special Collections web site.
The library has other special collections that may also be of interest.
For general information regarding the libraries visit the McGill Library web site.


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Q: Terminology of "Regression forest", "Random forest", "Decision tree" and "Regresion tree" I am confused about the terminology of "regression forest", "random forest regression", "random forest", "decision tree" and "regression tree".
As far as I understood, random forest is a general term that can be used for both binary and continuous outcome variables.
For example, in this paper the term "random forest" is used for the prediction of a continuous variable: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-020-02667-3
However, there are also the terms "regression forest" and "random forest regression", which are, as I understand, more specific terms for random forests that are applied to a continuous outcome variable. For example, in the grf Package, Athey et al. call the function that predicts a continuous outcome a "regression forest". https://projecteuclid.org/journals/annals-of-statistics/volume-47/issue-2/Generalized-random-forests/10.1214/18-AOS1709.full
I suppose that the same logic holds for decision trees and regression trees (i.e. decision trees being a more general term and regression trees being a subset of decision trees).
So,
random forest = general term for an ensemble method that combines multiple decision trees
regression forest = general term for an ensemble method that combines multiple regression trees
Is this correct?

A: Yes, you are correct.
Random Forest is more generic and involves regression as well as classification tasks. (It can also be applied to other work like survival analysis or ranking) Regression forest is a shorter way of saying "random forests for regression", Breiman himself does use that term in his 2001 original paper on "Random Forests" so it is, by definition, correct.
The earliest use of the term "regression forest" outside Breiman's work seems to be in "Using protein expressions to predict survival in clear cell renal carcinoma" (2004) by Kim et al.

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"Source Decay" is a science fiction short story by Charlie Jane Anders. It was first published in the online magazine Strange Horizons January 3, 2011.

The story's title was named after the Mountain Goats song "Source Decay" from their 2002 album All Hail West Texas.

Synopsis
Over the centuries, an episode of the reality television program Infidelity Squad is constantly being remade and adapted for a variety of futuristic mediums as space elevator installations and "metapoem". It eventually becomes the most important cultural artifact in human (and posthuman) history.

Reception
Locus Onlines Lois Tilton was critical of the short story stating "The premise has been done before, and the humor is labored." Tangent Onlines Rena Hawkins reviewed it saying "I 'get' the idea contained within the story; that even a mundane reality TV episode can be so blown out of proportion by the media and obsessed viewers that it takes on meaning and significance it never possessed to begin with. Unfortunately, Source Decay kicks this idea to death by the time the story ends."

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2011 short stories
Science fiction short stories
Short stories by Charlie Jane Anders
Works originally published in online magazines


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Home Crime Jersey City Councilwoman DeGise cited for hitting bicyclist and leaving the scene
Jersey City Councilwoman DeGise cited for hitting bicyclist and leaving the scene
Jersey City Councilwoman-at-Large Amy DeGise has been cited for leaving the scene of an accident yesterday after hitting a bicyclist with her car while on the way to work and later reporting the incident to police.
DeGise, elected to the council in November and a former chair of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, was driving to County Prep High School yesterday morning when she hit a bicyclist, according to sources with knowledge of the situation who spoke under the condition of anonymity.
While she did not stop at the scene, she reported the incident to the Jersey City Police Department a short while later and has been issued summonses, sources said.
They also indicated that the bicyclist suffered minor injuries and received treatment at the hospital.
HudPost first reported the incident as an alleged hit-and-run last night, also citing sources with knowledge of the situation.
This afternoon, DeGise issued a statement acknowledging the incident, but declined to comment further since it's a pending court matter.
"I acknowledge this unfortunate event yesterday and I'm thankful that no one was seriously hurt. While the traffic summons that was issued is dealt with in court I will not be able to make any additional comment at this time."
The Jersey City Police Department did not return inquiries seeking comment, while the New Jersey Courts indicated that there was nothing in their system yet.
HCV has also filed an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request with the city seeking documents related to the incident.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Jersey City Councilwoman-at-Large Amy DeGise.
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Shanna Givens July 20, 2022 9:07 pm at 9:07 pm
Another cover up with this lady
Don't cha know who my daddy is July 20, 2022 10:41 pm at 10:41 pm
Another entitled child of privilege. Resignation is appropriate
Billy Buggywhip July 21, 2022 12:29 pm at 12:29 pm
I guess she won't be running for mayor in 2025.
U July 21, 2022 5:49 pm at 5:49 pm
This is Sandra Cunningham all over again.
The Conscience of Hudson County July 21, 2022 8:03 pm at 8:03 pm
DeGise. Vega. Guy. Cabrera. Shinnick. Fargo. Muniz. The Family Tree leaves back to Sacco. Stay tuned for big news coming from the Feds. Watch out, HCST.
Regressive Aborting July 25, 2022 10:25 am at 10:25 am
Maybe she thought the bicyclist looked like a 9-month baby right at birth? Then it's perfectly legal here to mow it down. Perfectly legal and makes for a great NJ defense.
Incels for Tiff July 26, 2022 11:56 am at 11:56 am
As an expert in the decisions parents and potential parents are forced to make despite being a lifelong incel, you can probably contact some of these people and lecture them on the meaning of life.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/26/1111280165/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare
Billy Buggywhip July 26, 2022 1:46 pm at 1:46 pm
That seems as unlikely as you making an intelligent comment.
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Q: Can I connect a flask app to a database using MySQLdb-python vertica_python? Is it possible to connect a Flask app to a database using MySQLdb-python and vertica_python? It seems that the recommended Flask library for accessing databases is Flask-SQLAlchemy.  I have an app that connects to MySQL and Vertica databases, and have written a GUI wrapper for it in Flask using flask-wtforms, but am just getting an error when I try to test a Vertica or MySQL connection through the flask app. Is there a reason that I cannot use the prior libraries that I was using within my app?

A: Yes, it is possible. I was having difficulties debugging because of the opacity of the error, but ran it with app.run(debug=True), and managed to troubleshoot my problem.


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Q: Receiving 405 error on uploading file through VBA I'm trying to upload a file from Outlook via VBA to my REST API.
I'm getting

405 not allowed

VBA Code
Sub uploadjustfile()
    Set objhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
    URL = "https://test-url.com/api/upload"
    objhttp.Open "POST", URL, False
    objhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-type", "application/json"
    objhttp.setOption 2, 13056
    objhttp.Send ("file=@D:/Zip/one.txt")
    MsgBox objhttp.responsetext
End Sub

REST API Code
$_FILES = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'),true);
$response = array('status'=>1);
$this->response($response,200);

This API code works within PHP script. With a test form, the output is as expected.
I am using CodeIgniter as back-end PHP framework.