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Pelicans show reasons to hope in first win with DeMarcus Cousins
865dJustin Verrier
Familiar issues keep new-look Pelicans from first win with DeMarcus Cousins
Jrue Holiday struggling to find his way as part of Pelicans' big three
Pelicans running out of time to adjust to DeMarcus Cousins, new-look roster
Anthony Davis gave big thumbs-up to Boogie Cousins deal
Justin VerrierESPN Staff Writer
Justin Verrier is an NBA writer and editor at ESPN.com.
LOS ANGELES -- Hollis Thompson's first 10-day contract started and finished all without one of the newest Pelicans seeing a New Orleans win with DeMarcus Cousins in the lineup.
The future has indeed changed for the franchise with Cousins guaranteed to be on the roster for at least one more season. But the Pelicans' struggles in the immediate, with the Western Conference playoff field primed to fill out its last spot with a sub-.500 team, have at least turned down the fever pitch of interest around this franchise to more of a simmer.
So while a narrow win over the lowly Los Angeles Lakers, in which the Pelicans let a 14-point lead dwindle into a tie game with 1:55 left to play, is hardly a full-fledged realization of the awesome powers of their new-look roster, any tangible evidence of the clear progress they've made in this week-plus was ready to be welcomed with open arms.
"I'll take any win," Cousins said after a 105-97 victory at Staples Center earned him his first win in five games with the Pelicans. "It does feel good to finally get one. But right now it's just about building off this win."
What Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has constructed with the help of his All-Star break heist of a trade proved Sunday to be quite the foundation.
Cousins, Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday combined for 77 points (73 percent of the Pelicans' total), 29 rebounds (67 percent), 14 assists (70 percent) and 21 made free throws (88 percent). Cousins and Holiday both finished with double-doubles and Davis finished one rebound shy of the feat.
DeMarcus Cousins went for 26 points to go with 15 rebounds on Sunday against the Lakers. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Perhaps more important, the offense appeared to exploit the best of its three best players better than in any game yet. Cousins brought down 15 rebounds, including seven in the first quarter; Holiday found a balance between scoring and distributing; and Davis again turned on the slow-drip dominant scoring that's led to his most productive season to date.
Davis finished with 31 points, marking the sixth straight game he's scored 29 or more since Cousins arrived. His 17 free throw attempts also tied his second-most on the season, perhaps a sign of increased aggressiveness and mismatches, as well as the ability to play at a peak more often and later in games, with Cousins occupying so much attention.
"I do think we've kind of got a routine down," Holiday said. "Even a sub-pattern or schedule, or whatever you want to call it. Really, everybody just gets an opportunity to, at times, do their thing."
There are certainly signs of concern, too, chiefly the lack of production outside of their trio. E'Twaun Moore finished with 13 points, the most by any "other" with Cousins in the lineup, but non-big-three Pelicans still finished 10-for-34 from the field and 5-for-16 from 3.
Cousins' ability to lead the Pelicans with three 3-pointers may underline his rare blend of skills, but it's hardly a best-case scenario, especially since his ability to find open shooters in the post is one of his best weapons. Much like Davis couldn't simultaneously fill the roles of roll man and stretch-4 in the pre-Boogie days, Cousins can't pass to himself.
"Guys are getting good shots," Cousins said. "It's just a matter of time before they start falling."
That same sense of optimism and encouragement permeated a joyous visiting locker room after the game.
The Pelicans' playoff odds are long. New Orleans, now 25-38 overall, entered the night with just a 0.5 percent chance to make the playoffs and a 20 percent chance of landing in the draft's top three (thus keeping their 2017 first-round pick), according to ESPN's Basketball Power Index.
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And though they're still just 3½ games back of the eight seed, with three games left against the eighth-place Denver Nuggets still to come, their final 19 games are rated the seventh-most difficult schedule in the NBA.
"It's very realistic for us," Davis said about the Pelicans' playoff chances.
That remains to be seen, but their victory Sunday, on the day Thompson began his second 10-day contract, at least provides some very real evidence that there's reason to hope for this new-and-improved outfit.
"Any time you win, the locker room's gonna be fine," Davis said. "No matter what team or who you are. If you win, that trumps everything."


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Volume 4 Issue 5 May 1954
Eliza Lynch and the English in Paraguay 1853-1875
In the 1860s the Republic of Paraguay, under its dictator, Francisco Solano López, and his Irish consort, Eliza Lynch, became engaged in a desperate seven-years war with its neighbours. The memoirs of a small group of British doctors and engineers provide the basis for this account of the struggle.
Historians Reconsidered: J.H. Round
L.G. Pine assesses John Horace Round: to the chronicles of family history he brought the acumen and industry of a great historian.
A Red Indian Visit to 18th Century England
Received by the King, blessed by the Primate and huzza'd by Etonians, Chief Tomochich's party was a model good-will mission. By T.R. Reese.
The South Sea Bubble, 1720
Peter Dickson pores over the wreckage of 18th century England's most infamous financial scandal.
Nero: The Two Versions
Michael Grant offers the tale of Rome's most infamous emperor from both his fans and detractors.
Court Life at Ferrara
F.M. Godfrey describes how, during the fifteenth century, the courtly civilization of Ferrara gave birth to splendid works of art.
The Tragedy of Marshal Ney, Part II
Harold Kurtz continues the story of France's Napoleonic traitor.
Horace Walpole: The Gossip as Historian
Ian Christie balances the skill and wit of Walpole as a writer against his shortcomings as a historian.
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Another - The Live Action Movie
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Director: Shinichiro Inoue
One classroom holds an unspeakable secret.
In the spring of 1998, 15-year-old Koichi Sakakibara goes to live with his grandmother in the mountain city of Yomiyama. Soon after moving, he's sent to the hospital because of a recurring illness. While recovering, he sees a mysterious girl in a school uniform with an eye patch. But she only leaves him with cryptic words in front of the basement morgue. After his recovery, he starts Junior High School. When he steps into the class, he sees Mei Misaki, the girl from the hospital. Her presence begins to trouble Koichi, because his classmates and teachers all act as though Mei doesn't exist.
MPAA Rating: TV-16
Movie Studio: Discotek Media
Audio Formats:Japanese
Subtitles/Captions:English


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Review: Crispin Glover's What Is It?
What Is It? could be a mashup of shout-outs to the films of Buñuel, Lynch, Jodorowsky, Herzog, and Kuchar.
Ed Gonzalez
Photo: Volcanic Eruptions
Walking to Anthology Film Archives, down a street that stank strongly and strangely of Lipton soup, I was struck with a craving for a caramel macchiato, but I never thought a Starbucks would be so hard to find in that part of New York City. It makes sense when you think about it, and as the cold nipped my hands, I thought of CBGB—now gone but its doors still open when I passed it—having kept Starbucks away all these years. (With Mars Bar still kicking, if not necessarily screaming, does that mean the area is safe for a little while longer from the coffee chain's intoxicating pull?) After backtracking and finally finding a Starbucks, I ran back down to the Anthology past trailers for a motion picture shooting in the area and thought that at least Hollywood was unafraid of slumming this far downtown. I pulled on the door and, finding it locked, peered inside for a publicist. A man approached and, after opening the door, I could see that it was Crispin Glover. "Hello," he said, kindly but without introduction. Already I could tell this was going to be a surreal morning.
Glover's appearance took me by surprise, but that was only because I hadn't read the press release for the film thoroughly. Glover was there not only to introduce his first film, 72 minutes of avant garde madness that recalls everything from Un Chien Andalou and The Holy Mountain to Even Dwarfs Started Small and the collected works of David Lynch, but to narrate "The Big Slide Show," a collection of text and illustrations from the man's books, which include Concrete Inspections, Rat Catching, The Backward Swing, and Round My House. Standing on the stage, his body obscured by darkness except for the part of his face that caught the light from the projector, Glover looked like Hannibal Lecter reading from pages of novels styled in the tradition of Southern fictions and early-20th-century medical journals. My eyes darting back and forth between the screen and Glover's face, I would sometimes catch the actor's gaze in this small room of maybe two dozen people. Damn if there's any through line to follow here—all I can remember is something about rats, a dog named Sal, a "negroid" slave, a trial, and a backstabbing friend by the name of Tom Wiswell—but the actor's "performance" is so convincing it invites surrender.
I thought I could never write a review about this film (assuming, that is, we ever got to it), but a blog entry might suffice: one that would detail how the film began backward and had to be stopped and started again before coming to another less screeching halt, the soundtrack of warped voices over the opening credits suggesting that celluloid might just catch fire at any second and explode before our eyes. Glover came up to apologize for the delay and I wondered if the public showings of the film would be as full of surprises, or if Glover would collect his laptop and other slide-show accessories during the screening as he did here, or if other audiences would entertain the idea of the actor working full-time as an usher at the theater. If so, how much do you think Jonas Mekas would pay him per hour?
What Is It? could be a mashup of shout-outs to the films of Buñuel, Lynch, Jodorowsky, Herzog, and Kuchar. This came to my mind before Glover, during an effusive speech after the film, indicated that Lynch was once attached to produce the project. (The credits also revealed a thank you to Herzog.) The film, for all of its very explicit connections to other works, is still a thing of unique madness. It is the story of a community of people with Down Syndromes whose bipolar relationship to snails is linked to an underworld where Glover reigns supreme as a Caligula-esque "auteur" with castration anxiety and one of many naked monkey women (!) sits on a watermelon (!!) while slowly stroking the cock (!!!) of a man with cerebral palsy (!!!!) who lies in the fetal position inside a big oyster (!!!!!). This all happens before a Nazi Shirley Temple doll begins to communicate telepathically with the mental handicaps above ground, commanding them to do away with a black-faced Mr. Bojangles-type who claims to be Michael-fucking-Jackson. My mind is, by now, exploding, wondering if Glover even knows that Jackson, at the height of the public's scrutiny over his diminishing blackness, wrote a great song called "Who Is It."
Like Inland Empire, which features toward the end of its three-hour freak-out a ridiculously funny exchange between a trio of homeless people as Laura Dern bleeds all over a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, What Is It? is perfectly content peering at us from the fringes of our moviemaking universe. Lynch's empathy for his characters is more apparent, and in spite of its crummy (but appropriate) appearance, Inland Empire is more elegant, but Glover shares with his former director an interest in reacting against the Hollywood status quo and an obvious disaffection for the way the system operates, from its relationship to actors and the media to the way it panders to audiences. What Is It is not exactly enjoyable, but its caustic ridiculousness is, if not visionary, at least liberating; its fearlessness feels like an antidote to the claptrap Paramount Pictures was no doubt making two blocks away. Walking out of the theater, Glover still rambling for the press, I thought about how wonderful it is that anyone can still walk off the street and into Anthology Film Archives and absorb such strange visions, just as they can walk into Mars Bar and ask for a three-dollar screwdriver.
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THIS YEAR GO CRAZY IN LOVE WITH THE NEW RELEASE 'TERA FITOOR'
By Simran Kashyap . 12th July 2018	10:32pm
Anil Sharma, the director of romantic movie 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' is coming up with the new movie titled 'Genius', starring his son Utkarsh Sharma and Ishita Chauhan. Before this father and son have worked together in the film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Ishitha Chauhan was seen in the movie with Himesh Reshammiya titled 'Aap Ka Surroor'. Now our audience will see both the stars shinning on the silver screen together on 24th August. Before this Anil's directorial film was in the year 2013 with Sunny Deol 'Singh Saab The Great'. Talking about the movie Genius, the teaser of the movie brings out the romantic tune of Utkarsh's love story with Ishita Chauhan, who will be doing debut as a leading role. The story of the movie revolves around an orphan boy, who has a brilliant mind and wants one thing in his life i.e love. He finds it, but then he joines RAW and is burdened by the killing his entire team. The movie is produced and written by the director itself only. Apart from these young stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui will also be seen in the movie. HAVE A LOOK AT THE TEASER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvwKb7l2FSs The movie drops the first song titled 'Tera Fitoor'. This romantic ballad is sung by very talented singer Arijit Singh with the combination of Himesh Reshammiya. The lyrics of this beautiful melody is penned down by Kumaar, who has also written for songs like Baby Doll and Chittiyan Kalaiyan. On the song Utkarsh tweeted: [caption id="attachment_42445" align="alignnone" width="634"] Source[/caption] This track has around 200,000 views on YouTube. LISTEN TO THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saYfjjUQ6xw
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La torre del Cap Blanc és una torre de vigilància i defensa situada a la costa del terme municipal de Llucmajor, Mallorca. La torre del Cap Blanc és arran dels penya-segats del Cap Blanc, al sud de l'illa. La construcció d'aquesta torre fou el fet que el 1543 en aliar-se els turcs otomans amb els barbarescs, formaven una constant amenaça per a tota Mallorca. Per defensar la vila de Llucmajor es pensà a construir a la costa les torres del Cap Enderrocat, la torre del Cap Blanc, la torre de Cala Pi i la torre de s'Estelella.

La seva construcció fou encarregada el 1579 a Antoni Genovard i fou bastida el 1584. La torre, d'una alçada d'uns 10 m, s'aixeca sense fonaments. La part inferior té forma de conus truncat i la superior de cilindre d'uns 4 metres de diàmetre. A la part superior hi ha el portal al qual s'hi havia d'accedir mitjançant una corda per dificultar el seu accés.

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Monuments històrics de Llucmajor
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Fences – Otherside (Remix) (video)
Yet another immaculately conceived and executed video from Mack and Ryan, this time co-directed with their "My Oh My" collaborator, Jason Koenig. We're still witnessing Mack's rise to stardom, but when it's all said and done, I think "Otherside" will be his defining track. I don't know if it will be his best (though it's hard to beat such a heartfelt, no holds barred view into his battles with addiction), but the combination of the song's impact/resonance with his fans and what it must have meant to him to record it make it the most notable track in his catalog…so far.
Don't miss his performance opening for Wiz Khalifa at Bumbershoot this weekend, aka the next stepping stone in his path to stardom.
Tags: addiction, Brothers From Another, fences, jason koenig, macklemore, otherside, parker, redux, remix, ryan lewis, video, vs.
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2 Responses to "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Fences – Otherside (Remix) (video)"
ans says:
Something about Macklemore rubs me the wrong way. I mean, do your thing dude. But the phrase that comes to mind is "white people rap" – or "rap for white people"… None of the conventions of classic hip hop are there, unlike say, Grynch… there's no booming beat, he's not boasting or spitting fire – it's more like he's whispering, lecturing, and this song and the last one about basketball seem like very specific personal takes on larger issues… there's no evocation of a larger community… my two cents.
That said, his verse in the new Blue Scholars in album was dope.


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Q: Change multiple form fields based on radio button selection I'm creating a form for a property website (using CakePHP), which allows the user to search for specific properties.. I have two radio buttons with the options: 'commercial' and 'residential'
<?php
echo $this->Form->input('channel',
  array(
    'before' => 'request->query('channel') != 'commercial' ? ' active' : '') . '">',
    'after' => '',
    'separator' => 'request->query('channel') == 'commercial' ? ' active' : '') . '">',
    'options' => array(
        'commercial' => 'Commercial',
        'residential' => 'Residential'
    ),
    'type' => 'radio',
    'hiddenField' => false,
    'value' => $this->request->query('channel') == 'residential' ? 'residential' : 'commercial'
)
);?>

Commercial is selected by default and shows the following fields: location, type, size and rent.
When residential is selected, I want to hide: type, size and rent and then show: beds.
Essentially I would like to show / hide different form fields based on the 'on click' radio selection of residential or commercial

A: What you want to do has to be done in the javascript side.
Firstly you want to add an id to your input fields so you can select them easily in javascript
Then do something like this:
radioInput.change( function() {
    if (this.val() == 'residential') {
         typeInput().hide();
         sizeInput().hide();
         rentInput().hide();
         bedsInput().show();
    } else {
         typeInput().show();
         sizeInput().show();
         rentInput().show();
         bedsInput().hide();
    }
});

NB: This is just a sketch, of what you have to do, and assumes you are using JQuery. You still have to get the inputs fields radioInput = $('#radioInput');, make sure to only show the appropriate fields initially, etc...
Hope this is enough to steer you in the right direction.

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Apple unveiled the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus at a special event in san francisco. Tim Cook the CEO of apple described iPhone 6s and 6 plus as most advanced phone till ever. The phone will be ready for shipping in 12 different countries and it will be available for pre-booking from Saturday. The price of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus remained unchanged, $199 for iPhone 6s and $299 on contract. The off contracting price is yet to be revealed but you can pan $100 for more 64 GB memory and more $100 for 128 GB memory.
The predicted off contracting price may will around $649 for 16GB iPhone 6s , $749 for 64GB iPhone 6s, 16GB iPhone 6s Plus , $849 for 128GB iPhone 6s, 64GB iPhone 6s Plus , and $949 for 128GB iPhone 6s Plus. There is no news on india release availability or price.
You can buy iPhone 6s and 6s plus in 4 different colours :- Gold,Space Grey, Silver, and a new Rose Gold Aluminium finish. iPhone 6s and 6s plus comes with 3D touch which lets you perform different actions dependent on the amount of pressure you put and it is pressure sensitive screen.
Example :- To view contacts you can use light press and to view in normal mode you can press the normal touch, in the same way you can use 3D touch on Facebook icon and post on Facebook without opening the app.
The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 plus comes with 12 megapixel camera and 4k video recording. The front camera now comes with 5 megapixel camera. Apple claims improved colour accuracy,enhanced lowlight performance and quicker autofocus. Addition to this technology Apple introduced is display will light up to act as flash for the front camera.
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus comes with live photos which lets you record sound along with the photos clicked. iPhone 6s and iPone 6s comes with Touch ID fingerprint scanner with is twice faster than that of iPhone 5s and iPhone 6.
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus comes with A9 SoC, with M9 motion co-processor integrated into the chip. now you don't hold the only centre button and talk with Siri by just saying hey Siri. iPhone 6s and 6s plus comes with inbuilt iOS 9 which will be available for all other iOS devices from September 16 on iStore .


Taking a modern look at friendship and romance, ensemble comedy NEW GIRL enters its fifth season with an uninterrupted run of all-new episodes that are full of change for its group of five friends, their inter-connected romantic exploits and their often hilariously misguided attempts to find their respective places in the world.
As the series' fourth season came to a close, the loft mates were faced with some happy and bittersweet adjustments. Jess and Nick each moved on from their romance, while secretly leaving the door open for a future reconciliation. Schmidt proposed to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Cece, who happily accepted. Winston took a major step towards adulthood by becoming a dedicated police officer and Coach moved out of the loft and headed to New York City.
In the upcoming fifth season, NEW GIRL will celebrate its landmark 100th episode. Jess will realize she would rather spend time with her date's parents than him; Cece's mother arrives in town for her daughter's engagement party; and Nick and Schmidt try to run the bar and turn the loft into an Airbnb while Jess is on jury duty.


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Q: Reading a datetime value from a SQLite database and assigning it to datepicker in C# using WPF I want to read a datetime value from an SQLite database and assign it to a datepicker control.
Here is my code:
try
{
    sqlitecon.Open();
    string Query = "Select * from Customer_New where Cust_Id='" + val + "'  ";
    SQLiteCommand createCommand = new SQLiteCommand(Query, sqlitecon);
    //  createCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
    SQLiteDataReader dr = createCommand.ExecuteReader();
    while(dr.Read()){
        date_open.DisplayDate = Convert.ToDateTime(dr.GetString(0));
        Date_Joining.DisplayDate = Convert.ToDateTime(dr.GetString(1));
        txt_Title.Text = dr.GetString(3);
        txt_cardnum.Text =dr.GetString(4)
    }
    sqlitecon.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}

but it is giving this error: "specified cast is not valid". How can it be done?.

A: If you already get a DateTime from the database you should not convert it to a string. Then just use:
date_open.DisplayDate = dr.GetDateTime(0);

instead of
date_open.DisplayDate = Convert.ToDateTime(dr.GetString(0));

If it's not a DateTime but a string(varchar) you should consider to change that.
Edit: Also note that you are using two different columns of the query to assign the datatime to your DateTimePicker, so right after above line you do mthis:
date_open.DisplayDate = Convert.ToDateTime(dr.GetString(1));

One of both must be incorrect. Which column is the datetime column?
Also, you should parametrize your queries to avoid sql-injection:
string Query = "Select * from Customer_New where Cust_Id=?1";
command.Parameters.Add(new SQLiteParameter { ParameterName = "1", Value = val });

(note that i have never used SqlLite, so  the code is untested)

A: Select strftime([date],0) as [date] from Customer_New where Cust_Id=?1


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Q: ToggleButton Style; Override IsEnabled Once the ToggleButton is checked, the Button should be set to disabled and the foreground color should change. The following is not working:
      <Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
    <ToggleButton  Content="Hallo" Margin="113,97,72,46" >
        <ToggleButton.Style>
            <Style TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue"/>
                <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
                <Setter Property="IsChecked" Value="False"/>
                <Style.Triggers>
                    <Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"/>
                    </Trigger>
                    <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
                        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green"/>
                    </Trigger>

                </Style.Triggers>
            </Style>
        </ToggleButton.Style>
    </ToggleButton>

</Grid>

How can I do this?

A: The appearance of disabled controls is different across different versions of windows and different Windows account settings etc, this is why it's working for others but not you. Generally speaking you should respect such settings, but if you really are adamant then you'll need to explicitly override the template as demonstrated in this question:
<Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
        <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
            <Grid Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
                <ContentPresenter x:Name="MyContentPresenter" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                        VerticalAlignment="Center" />
            </Grid>
        </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
</Setter>


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module Google
  module Cloud
    module Bigtable
      # # SampleRowKey
      #
      # Sample row key with byte offset.
      #
      # NOTE:
      # * row_key : Sorted streamed sequence of sample row keys in the table.
      #   The table might have contents before the first row key in the list and after
      #   the last one, but a key containing the empty string indicates
      #   "end of table" and will be the last response given, if present.
      #   Note: that row keys in this list may not have ever been written to or read
      #   from, and users should therefore not make any assumptions about the row key
      #   structure that are specific to their use case.

      # * offset_bytes : Approximate total storage space used by all rows in the table which precede
      #   `row_key`. Buffering the contents of all rows between two subsequent
      #   samples would require space roughly equal to the difference in their
      #   `offset_bytes` fields.
      #
      # @example
      #   require "google/cloud"
      #
      #   bigtable = Google::Cloud::Bigtable.new
      #
      #   table = bigtable.table("my-instance", "my-table")
      #
      #   table.sample_row_keys.each do |r|
      #     p r
      #   end
      #
      class SampleRowKey
        # @return [String] Sample row key.
        attr_reader :key

        # @return [Integer] Row offset in bytes.
        attr_reader :offset

        # @private
        #
        # Create SampleRowKey instance.
        #
        # @param key [String]
        # @param offset [Integer] Row offset in bytes.
        #
        def initialize key, offset
          @key = key
          @offset = offset
        end

        # @private
        #
        # Creates a new SampleRowKey instance from a
        # Google::Bigtable::V2::SampleRowKey.
        # @param grpc [Google::Bigtable::V2::SampleRowKeysResponse]
        # @return [Google::Cloud::Bigtable::SampleRowKey]
        #
        def self.from_grpc grpc
          new(grpc.row_key, grpc.offset_bytes)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


Tampa teens, their parents, and other concerned citizens are invited to a FREE educational forum, Keeping Respect in Relationships, on domestic violence, an issue that impacts many members in the Tampa Bay community. The event is to be held on Wednesday, April 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Barksdale Adult Activity Center, 1801 North Lincoln Avenue in Macfarlane Park.
The Mayor's Youth Leadership Council, a program of the City of Tampa that allows local teens to develop their leadership skills and apply them through various service projects and workshops, sponsors the forum.
Community members will hear from a variety of experts who will provide a deeper understanding of the impact and prevention of domestic violence. Furthermore, they will discuss the law enforcement aspect and legal implications of this issue. Following the presentations, youth council members will facilitate an audience question and answer portion.
The forum will feature The Spring of Tampa Bay's Christine Meister, Tampa Police Detective Susan Harmison, Assistant State Attorney Lizzie Muller, and mother Lucia Robles who will talk about the personal effects of domestic abuse.
Reservations for the event are requested by April 5, 2019 and can be made by contacting Molly Biebel, City of Tampa Youth Development Coordinator, at (813) 274-5909, or via email at molly.biebel@tampagov.net.


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8 Leporis
8 Leporis Facts
8 Leporis's star type is subgiant star that can be located in the constellation of Lepus. The description is based on the spectral class.
8 Leporis is not part of the constellation outline but is within the borders of the constellation.
Based on the spectral type (B2IV) of the star, the star's colour is blue .
The star can be seen with the naked eye, that is, you don't need a telescope/binoculars to see it.
8 Leporis's Alternative Names
The Id of the star in the Yale Bright Star Catalogue is HR1783. HIP25202 is the reference name for the star in the Hipparcos Star Catalogue. The Id of the star in the Henry Draper catalogue is HD35337.
Flamsteed designations are named after the creator, Sir John Flamsteed. Sir John numbered the stars in the constellation with a number and the latin name, this star's Flamsteed designation is 8 Leporis with it shortened to 8 Lep.
BD number is the number that the star was filed under in the Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung, a star catalogue that was put together by the Bonn Observatory between 1859 to 1903. The star's BD Number is BD-14 1119.
Location of 8 Leporis
The location of the subgiant star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For 8 Leporis, the location is 05h 23m 30.16 and -13° 55` 38.5 .
Radial Velocity and Proper Motion of 8 Leporis
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving -1.60 ± 0.22 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and 0.06 ± 0.32 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon.
The Radial Velocity, that is the speed at which the star is moving away/towards the Sun is 21.60 km/s with an error of about 2.20 km/s . When the value is negative then the star and the Sun are getting closer to one another, likewise, a positive number means that two stars are moving away. Its nothing to fear as the stars are so far apart, they won't collide in our life-time, if ever.
8 Leporis Luminosity
Luminosity is the amount of energy that a star pumps out and its relative to the amount that our star, the Sun gives out. The figure of 8,253.97 that I have given is based on the value in the Simbad Hipparcos Extended Catalogue at the University of Strasbourg from 2012.
Physical Properties (Colour, Temperature) of 8 Leporis
8 Leporis Colour and Temperature
8 Leporis has a spectral type of B2IV. This means the star is a blue subgiant star. The star has a B-V Colour Index of -0.21 which means the star's temperature has been calculated using information from Morgans @ Uni.edu at being 17,850 Kelvin.
8 Leporis Radius
Radius has been calculated as being 4.83 times bigger than the Sun. The Sun's radius is 695,800km, therefore the star's radius is an estimated 3,358,500.80.km. If you need the diameter of the star, you just need to multiple the radius by 2. However with the 2007 release of updated Hipparcos files, the radius is now calculated at being round 4.40. The figure is derived at by using the formula from SDSS and has been known to produce widely incorrect figures. The star's Iron Abundance is -0.31 with an error value of 9.99 Fe/H with the Sun has a value of 1 to put it into context.
8 Leporis Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes
8 Leporis has an apparent magnitude of 5.25 which is how bright we see the star from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude. If you used the 1997 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of -3.47 If you used the 2007 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of -3.27. Magnitude, whether it be apparent/visual or absolute magnitude is measured by a number, the smaller the number, the brighter the Star is. Our own Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.
Distance to 8 Leporis
Using the original Hipparcos data that was released in 1997, the parallax to the star was given as 1.80 which gave the calculated distance to 8 Leporis as 1812.02 light years away from Earth or 555.56 parsecs. It would take a spaceship travelling at the speed of light, 1812.02 years to get there. We don't have the technology or spaceship that can carry people over that distance yet.
In 2007, Hipparcos data was revised with a new parallax of 1.98 which put 8 Leporis at a distance of 1647.29 light years or 505.05 parsecs. It should not be taken as though the star is moving closer or further away from us. It is purely that the distance was recalculated.
Using the 2007 distance, the star is roughly 104,173,314.51 Astronomical Units from the Earth/Sun give or take a few. An Astronomical Unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun. The number of A.U. is the number of times that the star is from the Earth compared to the Sun.
Additional 8 Leporis Facts and Figures
Primary / Proper / Traditional Name 8 Leporis
Alternative Names HD 35337, HIP 25202, HR 1783, 8 Lep, BD-14 1119
Spectral Type B2IV
Star Type Subgiant Star
Constellation Lepus
Absolute Magnitude -3.47 / -3.27
Naked Eye Visible Yes - Magnitudes
104,173,314.51 Astronomical Units
Proper Motion Dec. -1.60 ± 0.22 milliarcseconds/year
B-V Index -0.21
Radial Velocity 21.60 ± 2.20 km/s
Iron Abundance -0.31 ± 9.99 Fe/H
Stellar Luminosity (Lsun) 8,253.97
Radius (x the Sun) 4.40
Effective Temperature 17,850 Kelvin
Arneb (Alpha Leporis)
Nihal (Beta Leporis)
Gamma Leporis (Gamma Leporis)
Delta Leporis (Delta Leporis)
Epsilon Leporis (Epsilon Leporis)
10 Leporis


In the event that you are looking to start your own business and develop from there, chances are high that you will have to face failure, not unless you consider to invest precious metals because this has never been left out as long as fashion is concerned. Technically speaking, the reason why you should consider investing on precious metals is because this type of fashion has never go outdated, when in fact, it has never detached in the world of fashion.
The metals that we will be talking about in this article just does not involve silver and copper but rather, we will be talking more the precious metals that will help you develop and get more income such as gold and even platinum. Right off the bat, people should be aware that this is not something that can be mastered at one go, but rather, this is something that should be practiced accordingly to ensure that success will be achieved. Fortunately, we will be talking more about these things so you will have a heads up on the things that you should be wary about prior diving into the business trend.
It will also be very important that at this point, you must ingest that there are just about a lot of things that should be taken into account because of the fact that there also are a number of investment methods that one can choose to follow, which is why the need to consider a number of things prior is one key to ensure a great find in the end.
One of the most common ways for people to start their precious metal trading is via physical transactions, or commonly known as buy and sell and this can only be done through physical stores or respective companies that mine such metals. Yet another important thing that people should consider when they are planning to dive into such is that technology has brought far better alternative than just staying within the limits of personal trade because as long as you have certificates to support and prove your ownership on such metals, you should be able to do online trades easily.
Over the years, the method of purchasing and selling precious metals has been in demand, reason why physical establishments today have their websites up for easier transactions, reason why security is something that should not be a big concern unlike before.
Regardless, it really is vital and essential for you to make sure that you have adequate knowledge prior diving into the nature of precious metal investment since this is the only way to secure such great find.


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Other Movies Starring the Cast of Ice Age: Collision Course [with videos]
Looking for other movies starring the Ice Age: Collision Course cast? You are SO in luck! The super talented voice cast has collectively appeared in dozens (if not hundreds) of films. With stars like Ray Romano and Denis Leary, this family movie franchise has one of the most prolific casts in Hollywood! The actors have a rich and diverse filmography, which means there's something for everyone. Let's check out a few other movies featuring the cast of Ice Age: Collision Course.
Related: 7 Fun Facts about Ice Age: Collision Course
Other Movies Starring the Ice Age: Collision Course Cast
Romano plays the voice of Manny. While he started his career on television, his movie career actually began in 2002 when he voiced the role of Manny in the 1st Ice Age film. Since then, he has appeared in the 2006 Grilled as Maurice, the 2008 The Grand as Fred Marsh and the 2014 Rob the Mob as Jerry Cardozo. He continued his television career with his starring role in the super funny Everybody Loves Raymond. When that ended, he did a stint on Parenthood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpECb5_WOUI
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ice Age: Collision Course: Ray Romano "Manny" Behind the Scenes Voice Recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpECb5_WOUI)
Leguizamo plays the voice of Sid. His movie career began in 1985 when he played the role of Macetero in Mixed Blood. Since then, he has appeared in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. as Luigi, the 2000 King of the Jungle as Seymour and the 2013 Underdogs as the voice of Ziggy. He also played the role of Jack in the 2015 children's TV series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9RPLc65w8
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ice Age: Collision Course | "Sid's Proposal" Clip [HD] | Fox Family Entertainment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9RPLc65w8)
Leary plays the voice of Diego. His movie career began in 1993 when he played the role of Bill in Sandlot, one of the greatest family movies about sports ever made. Since then, he has appeared in the 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair as Detective Michael McCann, the 2002 The Secret Lives of Dentists as Slater and the 2015 Freaks of Nature as Rick Wilson. The funny thing about Denis, Ice Age is really the only family-friendly movie that he's starred in. If you've ever seen his comedy, you know he's not usually the warm and fuzzy type. Then again, while Diego may be warm and fuzzy on the outside, he's kind of a smart-alec!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHXuiN2s3nM
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ice Age: Collision Course: Denis Leary "Diego" Behind the Scenes Movie Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHXuiN2s3nM)
Latifah plays the voice of Ellie. Her movie career began in 1991 when she played the role of a waitress in Jungle Fever. Since then, she has appeared in the 2002 Chicago as Matron "Mama" Morton, the 2005 Beauty Shop as Gina Norris and the 2010 Just Wright as Leslie Wright. As far as family movies go, she played in the Muppets Wizard of Oz and the 2005 movie Country Bears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufb_IY9jO2s
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ice Age: Collision Course: Queen Latifah "Ellie" Behind the Scenes Movie Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufb_IY9jO2s)
Pegg plays the voice of Buck. His movie career began in 1999 when he played the role of Mr. Nice in Guest House Paradiso. Since then, he has appeared in the 2004 Shaun of the Dead as Shaun Riley, the 2011 Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol as Benji Dunn and the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Unkar Plutt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwb8MpPk6KI
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ice Age: Collision Course | Buck Starts Here | Fox Family Entertainment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwb8MpPk6KI)
Lopez plays the voice of Shira. Her movie career began in 1986 when she played the role of Myra in My Little Girl. Since then, she has appeared in 45 movies and TV shows. She's played the glamorous starring role in Selena, the life of a maid in Maid in Manhattan and a tough as nails character in Enough. She's also guest-starred on Yo Gabba Gabba.
As I said earlier, the cast of Ice Age: Collision course is one of the hottest casts in Hollywood. Chances are, you'll find at least one of them in many of your favorite movies or TV shows!
What other movies starring the Ice Age: Collision course cast are on your list of favorites? Tell us in the comments!
3 thoughts on "Other Movies Starring the Cast of Ice Age: Collision Course [with videos]"
CourtneyLynne
Oooo this movie looks like it's going to be a goodie! Can't wait to see it!
The cast of characters /actors are folks I love, and it put a big smile on my face. I plan to see this one for a good laugh.
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide
I love all of those actors- one of my favorite rolls is QL as mama in Chicago! She nailed that role! And Simon Pegg… hilarious!


The political machinations of the Great Clans are becoming ever more complex as they vie for power and influence. The time has come to appoint the new Emerald Champion, and the tournament to decide who gets the position has reached the final round. The winner of this duel will bring great honor to their clan, but what schemes are they willing to enact in order to assure victory?
Fate Has No Secrets is the fifth Dynasty Pack of The Imperial Cycle, introducing 20 new cards to Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game. Customize your decks with new combinations of cards and create new strategies with the options presented in this new Dynasty Pack!
Fate Has No Secrets adds a new layer to the intrigue and excitement of Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game. Increase your options and pick up theFate Has No Secrets Dynasty Pack today!


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Bangladesh tour of India 2019 »
India vs Bangladesh 1st T20: Preview, Likely Playing XI, ...
India vs Bangladesh 1st T20: Preview, Likely Playing XI, Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy cricket tips
Tags: Bangladesh tour of India 2019, India Vs Bangladesh,1st T20I at Delhi, Nov 03, 2019, India, Bangladesh
Published on: Nov 02, 2019
After all the controversy in the build-up, India and Bangladesh will finally kick off the series with the first T20I at the newly renamed Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. Bangladesh was dealt
After all the controversy in the build-up, India and Bangladesh will finally kick off the series with the first T20I at the newly renamed Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. Bangladesh was dealt a big blow just days prior to the start of the series when their T20I and Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan was banned by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches. Further, the emergency level of air in India's capital is also a cause of concern. However, BCCI has clearly stated it is too late to change the venue.
Team India analysis
The series will all be about identifying young talent for India as the World T20 in Australia approaches. With regular skipper, Virat Kohli rested, Manish Pandey could get a chance to sneak in a few innings. And, considering his struggles in the Nidahas Trophy final against the same opponent, it will be imperative for him to make the same count. Shreyas Iyer, who has made an excellent return to international cricket, will get another opportunity to strengthen his case. The series also marks the comeback of Sanju Samson and could see promising all-rounder Shivam Dube make his debut.
The bowling department is also relatively inexperienced with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar missing from action. Yuzvendra Chahal is the most experienced bowler from the pack. All-rounder Krunal Pandya, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, and Washington Sundar should occupy the other spots following their decent run in previous games.
India's likely XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed
Team Bangladesh analysis
In Shakib's absence, Mahmudullah will be leading the team. It will be a big responsibility for the experienced batsman as the side looks to get its act together under a new captain. Apart from performing well with the bat, Mahmudullah will also need the support of the seniors in the team -- Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar in particular. If their key player's fire, there is no reason why Bangladesh cannot get the better of India, even while playing away from home.
Bangladesh's likely XI: Mahmudullah (c), Mhunohammad Mit, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naim Sheikh, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Shafiul Islam
Cricwaves' Dream 11 prediction: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar
--Renin Wilben Albert


Significantly, the study found that the affluent, who account for over half of all consumer spending report a favorable outlook for the economy and their personal spending plans. The likelihood for major expenditures has also increased, with 10% of respondents "seriously considering" purchasing a vacation home in the next 12 months.
Homes & Land helps you market to affluent consumers. Our targeted direct mail programs and exclusive partnerships with the Wall Street Journal and DuPont Registry put your listings in front of luxury buyers.


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package com.tenoch.warrantysafe.core.repositories.entities;

import java.util.Date;

import org.springframework.data.annotation.CreatedDate;
import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
import org.springframework.data.annotation.LastModifiedDate;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

public class BaseEntity {

	@Id
	protected String id;

	@CreatedDate
	protected Date createdDate;

	@LastModifiedDate
	protected Date updatedDate;

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		try {
			return new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(this);
		} catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
			return super.toString();
		}
	}

	public String getId() {
		return id;
	}

	public void setId(String id) {
		this.id = id;
	}

	public Date getCreatedDate() {
		return createdDate;
	}

	public void setCreatedDate(Date createdDate) {
		this.createdDate = createdDate;
	}

	public Date getUpdatedDate() {
		return updatedDate;
	}

	public void setUpdatedDate(Date updatedDate) {
		this.updatedDate = updatedDate;
	}

}


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Rescue dog found beaten to death in prison cell
Posted: Sep 5, 2018 3:39 PM CDT
(CNN) -- A rescue dog was found beaten to death in an Ohio prison cell. Now an animal rescue group has pulled its animals from a program that paired inmates with shelter dogs, and the state is investigating what happened.
Evie, a German Shepherd mix, was found unresponsive in a cell last month, according to a Facebook post from Joseph's Legacy Rescue, an animal rescue group in Middletown, Ohio. The group said Sunday that a necropsy on Evie showed she died of blunt force trauma to her abdomen, which damaged her kidneys and caused her liver to hemorrhage.
"We're all undeniably angered and overwhelmingly upset," the Facebook post said. "We have removed all our dogs from this program and (they) will not return."
Three other dogs had been at Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio. They were part of a year-old program there where "trusted inmates" worked with shelter dogs to teach them discipline, while the inmates learned compassion for animals, CNN affiliate WCPO in Cincinnati reported.
CNN has reached out to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction for comment on the program and is waiting to hear back.
Like losing a family member
Evie had been with Joseph's Legacy Rescue since 2015 after she was hit by a car and left with a broken hip, the rescue group said. She prospered after recovering from hip surgery and seemed close to being ready for adoption.
"She had her happily-ever-after, we thought," Meg Melampy, president of Joseph's Legacy Rescue, told CNN affiliate WKRC in Cincinnati.
Joseph's Legacy Rescue wants charges filed against whoever is responsible for Evie's death. And the group wants Ohio's correctional system to make sure rescue dogs don't end up in the same space as violent inmates.
"I can't imagine she's not here anymore," Katherine Hurting, who had fostered Evie, told WCPO. "To some folks, these dogs might not have much meaning. To a lot of folks, these are family members."
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What I Was Listening to in April
It's that time of the month again where I share what I have been listening to. Now April was a good month for releases, there were loads! May has also been kicked off with some amazing new music from Shawn Mendes and Lewis Capaldi (massive hint as to what's on May's playlist there). But first, a reflection on who I had on repeat in April.
Who is featuring in my April playlist?
Lauv - Drugs and the Internet
I'm a huge fan of Lauv, I have been since 2017 so when he announced that he had a new single out, I was quick to add to it all of my playlists. Drugs and the Internet has some deep lyrics but somehow, Lauv has made an absolute banger from them. His music never disappoints me, I'm still obsessed with his last single, i'm so tired..., with Troye Sivan.
Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew
Again, I've loved Dean Lewis' music for a while now and wasn't too keen when he released his album, A Place We Knew. A couple of listens in, I couldn't get enough of it! I went out and bought a physical copy of the album and have had it on repeat. I'm particularly loving tracks, Hold Of Me and For The Last Time.
Circa Waves - What's It Like Over There
Circa Waves released their new album, What's It Like Over There, in April and like Dean Lewis' album, I'm loving it. I bought their album as a physical copy and have particularly been loving Sorry I'm Yours, Me Myself and Hollywood and Movies.
There definitely aren't enough females in my monthly playlists and this whole gender equality in music is really starting to get on my nerves. I love love love male artists and I also love to support female artists too so I'm going to make extra effort to listen to more women in the next month. I've got no idea who yet, so my 'who to expect' section is still full of men but I'll definitely be making more of a conscious effort this month.
Who can you expect to see in my May playlist?
Does this need any kind of explanation really? Lewis Capaldi had a UK number 1 single for 7 weeks and has just entered into the charts at number 2 with his recent single, Hold Me While You Wait, from his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. I've pre-ordered the album and I'm ready to have it on repeat.
Okay, so can Shawn Mendes chill out? I was not ready for his new single, If I Can't Have You. It's an absolute banger of a track that I've already had on repeat for days - D.A.Y.S. Is this the start of a new era for Shawn Mendes? God knows I need a new album from him!
I hadn't really listen to LANY much before their album, Malibu Nights. I loved the album so much and have recently got back into it, especially following their release of Okay in collaboration with Julia Michaels. She is slaying it recently - collaborations with everyone! LANY are one of my favourite bands at the moment and I highly recommend that you give them a listen.
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Most recently, Mr. Griggs has been serving as Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, representing the interests of leading Canadian pension plans and other institutional shareholders. He has also been Chairman at Investeco Capital Corp.
Mr. Griggs brings a wealth of leadership experience in the financial services industry to OPTrust. He served as President and CEO of Legg Mason Canada and has been the Chief Operating Officer for two leading Canadian mutual fund companies. Mr Griggs was a director of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada for a number of years.
In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Griggs is a dedicated community leader. He serves on the boards of Healthy Minds Canada, the Ontario Board of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, The Ojibway Historical Preservation Society and the St. Patrick's Benevolent Society of Toronto.
With assets of $13 billion, the OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) invests and manages one of Canada's largest pension funds and administers the OPSEU Pension Plan, a defined benefit plan with approximately 82,000 members and retirees. OPTrust was established to give plan members and the Government of Ontario an equal voice in the administration of the Plan and the investment of its assets, through joint trusteeship. OPTrust is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees, five of whom are appointed by OPSEU and five by the Government of Ontario.


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Today we have the release blitz of Paper Fools by Staci Hart! I am so excited about this first in a new series from Staci. Check it out and grab your copy today!
Title: Paper Fools
Author: Staci Hart
Release Day: April 17th
About Paper Fools:
Aphrodite knows love — just don't ask her to figure out her own mess.
Rather than deal with her sticky love life, she toys with the hearts of unwitting humans. It's a little game she plays, and the stakes are high. Lucky for her, she's just found the perfect match.
Lex is everything Dean needs, but he can't have her.
It doesn't matter that her eyes speak to a long forgotten part of him, or that her art and poetry touch his shredded heart. She's off limits — crossing that line would implode his band and everything he's ever cared about. There's only one option: stay away from her, no matter the cost. Even if the price is his heart.
Dean is everything Lex wants, but she can't take the risk.
The second she meets him, she knows her heart is in danger. She's convinced it's only attraction that has her hung up on the dark, quiet lead singer, but with every day that passes, she knows it's more. It's just that she can't put her heart on the line. She won't — love has never been worth the sacrifice.
If only they knew they were just pawns in a much bigger game. And in the game of love, Aphrodite never loses.
*Formerly titled Deer in Headlights, Paper Fools has been rewritten and reedited for your enjoyment.*
About Staci Hart:
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can't forget that. She's also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She's been a wife, even though she's certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She's also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she's been drinking whiskey. Her favorite word starts with f and ends with k.
From roots in Houston, to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she's not writing, she's sleeping, cleaning, or designing graphics.
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Trumperial Presidency
A January 29th letter from the U.S. president's lawyer Marc Kasowitz claims that the president cannot possibly obstruct justice, can refuse a subpoena to testify, and cannot be indicted while president. The letter also seems to claim that he can pardon himself for his crimes. The hope that such a reading misinterpreted the letter was pretty well smashed when the same president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said this weekend that the Constitution says the president can pardon himself.
Here's what the Constitution actually says: "[H]e shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." The lunacy of self-pardoning does not come up in the Constitution. Nor does the royalist notion that a president cannot obstruct justice. If that were accepted, Nixon could not have been removed from office by an imminent impeachment that carefully avoided his most serious crimes in Southeast Asia; the stupid idea that a coverup is worse than a crime could not have been turned into common sense; Nixon would have pardoned himself; and any president would be able to de facto obstruct and preempt any investigation desired.
There are, I think, two basic theories as to how we reached this point in the Trumperial Presidency. One is the mainstream acceptable notion that Vladimir Putin did it to us. The other is the fringe, fact-based understanding that the gradual slide in this direction over the past couple of centuries took some major leaps forward in recent decades. George W. Bush obstructed justice in the case of Valerie Plame Wilson and was not impeached or otherwise held accountable. The Bush and Obama administrations refused to comply with numerous subpoenas, without consequence or nefarious Russian involvement. Among those who refused to comply with Congressional subpoenas, never mind requests, while George W. Bush was president were: the Department of Justice, the Secretary of State ("not inclined" was Condi's explanation), the Vice President (who preemptively announced he would probably not comply with such silliness and didn't), the White House Counsel, the White House Chief of Staff, the White House Political Director, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, the White House Deputy Political Director, and the White House Office of Management and Budget.
As with many other elements of the imperial presidency, Obama continued the policy of complying with subpoenas only as desired. This fit with his practice of rewriting laws with signing statements in the Bushian manner, refusing to prosecute torture, murder, warrantless spying, or lawless imprisonment, expanding secrecy, expanding legal arguments for ever-greater executive powers, developing a whole new system of lawless murder by robotic airplane, launching war without Congressional authorization, etc.
There are two powers Congress has over a president. One is inherent contempt. One is impeachment.
When people refuse to comply with Congressional subpoenas these days, Congress sometimes "holds them in contempt." But it doesn't actually hold them. In fact, it expects the Justice Department to do the enforcement of subpoenas — even those addressed to the Justice Department. Needless to say, this does not work.
In decades gone by, Congress used to make use of a power called inherent contempt, which meant the power to preserve its own existence by compelling witnesses to cooperate and holding them in jail on Capitol Hill until they saw fit. No more. Now "inherent contempt" is just the feeling that bubbles up in the stomach of your average American when a member of Congress walks by. The House or the Senate or, in fact, any committee thereof, has the power, according to tradition and to rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, to instruct the Sergeant at Arms of the House or Senate to imprison anyone being charged with contempt of Congress or being thereby punished for contempt of Congress. The difficulty of finding a place to imprison them has been easily solved in a variety of ways and could be again quite quickly.
During the latter part of the 19th Century and the early part of the 20th, the common jail of the District of Columbia was routinely used by the Sergeants at Arms of the House and Senate. While the jail did not belong to Congress, an arrangement was made to use it, housing the occasional "contumacious witness" in the same building with the general DC prison population. The District Jail is described in this 1897 New York Times article. This 1934 article from Time Magazine discusses the Senate's use of the District Jail to punish contempt in both 1860 and 1934. In 1872 a Congressional committee discussed the problem of the DC jail not being controlled by Congress, but apparently concluded that the Sergeant at Arms could keep control of a prisoner in that jail. In other instances, including that same case, a prisoner of Congress was summoned to appear by a court, and Congress instructed the Sergeant at Arms to transport the prisoner to the court to explain the situation but not to release the prisoner from his control.
Congress has not always made use of outside jails. In 1868 this measure was approved: "Resolved, That Rooms A and B, opposite the room of the solicitor of the Court of Claims, in the Capitol, be, and are hereby, assigned as guardroom and office of the Capitol police and are for that purpose placed under charge of the Sergeant-at-arms of the House with power to fit the same up for purpose specified…. Resolved, That said Wooley, for his repeated contempt of the authority of the House, be kept until otherwise ordered by the House in close confinement in the guardroom of the Capitol police by the Sergeant-at-Arms until said Wooley shall fully answer the questions above recited, and all questions put to him by said committee in relation to the subject of the investigations with which the committee is charged, and that meanwhile no person shall communicate with said Wooley, in writing or verbally, except upon the order of the Speaker."
The U.S. Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings are full of rooms that could easily be transformed into guard rooms, and are in fact almost certainly full of guard rooms already. DC is chock full of jails, several of them quite close to the Capitol. In fact, the Capitol Police make extensive and frequent use of them under an ongoing understanding with the custodians of the jails. The Capitol Police also hold people, at least temporarily, in a building very near the Senate office buildings.
Reviewing the early history of Congressional contempt reveals a mixture of offenses, including refusing to answer questions (on various topics), refusing to produce documents, failing to appear, etc., but also libeling Congress, assaulting a Congress member, beating a congress member with a cane, even Congress members themselves beating up a senator, and the case of a drunken citizen applauding inappropriately. While the use of police force has disappeared as a response to recalcitrant witnesses, it is still routinely used for people who applaud inappropriately.
In the early years of this country, inherent contempt was not distinguished as "inherent". It was simply called contempt. But it was enforced exclusively by Congress, just as contempt of a court was enforced by a court, just as contempt of a state legislature or an earlier colonial legislature or the British Parliament was enforced by the very same body. While the Constitution did not mention contempt, it was the consensus of Congress, later supported by multiple U.S. Supreme Court rulings, that Congress had the inherent right to this form of "self-protection." This was understood most often as protection from disruptions and assaults, but also as protection from insult and from the erosion of Congressional power through the refusal to comply with requests or subpoenas. The record shows that a citation of contempt by Congress, or rather a warrant to arrest someone charged with contempt in order to put him or her on trial, does not have to be preceded by a subpoena.
Some years back, Common Cause advocated inherent contempt with this statement: "Under the inherent contempt power, the House Sergeant-at-Arms has the authority to take Karl Rove into custody and bring him to the House where his contempt case can be tried, presumably, by a standing or select committee. If he is found by the House to be in Contempt of Congress, he can be imprisoned for an amount of time determined by the House (not to exceed the term of the 110th Congress which ends the beginning of January 2009) or until he agrees to testify. The Supreme Court has recognized the power of the House to enforce its own subpoenas through the inherent contempt provision, stating that without it, Congress 'would be exposed to every indignity and interruption that rudeness, caprice or even conspiracy may mediate against it.' Before Congress asked the Justice Department to try contempt cases on its behalf, the inherent contempt power was used more than 85 times between 1795 and 1934, mostly to compel testimony and documents."
Even the Washington Post agrees: "Both chambers also have an 'inherent contempt' power, allowing either body to hold its own trials and even jail those found in defiance of Congress. Although widely used during the 19th century, the power has not been invoked since 1934 and Democratic lawmakers have not displayed an appetite for reviving the practice."
While the House must release all prisoners at the end of each two-year Congress (and has traditionally done so), the Senate — or a committee thereof — need not and can hold them into the next Congress. Deferring to the full House or Senate is part of the tradition of statutory contempt, not inherent contempt. It has been solidly established that inherent contempt resides in a full house or a committee.
So, what is statutory contempt? Well, in 1857 Congress passed a law criminalizing contempt of Congress (and the maximum jail time is 12 months). It did so in large part precisely because of the need to free prisoners at the end of each Congress, but also because of the time-consuming nature of putting people on trial for contempt, something that was commonly done by committee, with the accused often permitted legal counsel and witnesses. Given what Congress spends its precious time on these days, who wouldn't wish for it to have back its inherent contempt power? Well, our wish is granted. Congress never lost that power, and in fact, continued to exercise it up through 1934 since when it has simply chosen not to. Inherent contempt is a power that resides in what the U.S. Constitution created to be the most powerful branch of the government. It cannot be overruled in court, and it cannot be vetoed or pardoned. It can also not be endlessly delayed by court appeals.
On April 15, 2008, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) laid out its understanding of contempt powers in an updated report. This report describes the first use of Congressional contempt in 1795. Bizarrely, to the modern eye, the matter arose when a number of Congress Members protested that someone had attempted to bribe them. While today's members of Congress will hardly deign to speak with anyone who has not properly bribed them through its "campaign financing" system, at that time this action was considered an insult to the dignity of Congress. Yes, Congress was believed to possess dignity.
Impeachment is almost as underrated as inherent contempt.
With "The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism," John Nichols produced some years back a masterpiece that should be required reading in every high school and college in the United States. Nichols makes an overwhelming case that the regular use of impeachment is necessary for the survival of our constitutional government, that impeachment proceedings usually have beneficial consequences even if unsuccessful, that promotion of impeachment is not nearly as politically risky as is failure to do so when it is merited, that a move to impeach Bush in the U.S. House would have been greeted with enthusiastic public support, and that failure to impeach Bush would contribute to an ongoing dangerous expansion of executive power from which our system of government might not recover — a prediction that proved true during the Obama years, when Nichols (a partisan Democrat) tended to overlook it, and in the Trump years, when Nichols is again a strong advocate for impeachment.
Did you know that articles of impeachment have been filed against nine (make that 11) U.S. presidents? Did you know that in seven cases (make that 8), Republicans or Whigs were either the chief sponsors or major supporters of impeachment? Did you know that Republicans, in a minority, concerned about the rule of law and the presidential seizure of wartime powers, launched a major effort to impeach President Truman, an effort that ended only when the Supreme Court took up the same concerns and ruled against Truman (and Congress and the President obeyed the Supreme Court)? Did you know this effort benefited the Republicans in the next election?
Did you know that Republicans who put the Constitution above a Republican president cast the votes that sealed President Nixon's fate? Of course, they did so only after the Democrats had acted.
While Nichols covers the history of impeachment from the 1300s on, including efforts to impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair, obsessed with the present as I am, I want to pull out a few of Nichols' remarks on the recent history of the Democratic Party in the United States. These will not mean as much in isolation; you really must read the book. But here's a taste of it:
"When the congressional Democrats failed to pursue impeachment as the necessary response to the Iran-Contra revelations of rampant illegality in the Reagan White House – rejecting the advice of Henry B. Gonzalez, the wily Texas congressman who alone introduced the appropriate articles in 1987 – they thought they were positioning the party for victory in the coming presidential election. Instead, Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush, having recovered from the gentle slap on the wrist he received from Congress for his own involvement in the scandal, was elected to the presidency in 1988 by a landslide, and expected Democratic advances in Congress failed to materialize.
"Pulling punches in a political battle usually results in a knockout, with the party that holds back collapsing to the mat and struggling, often for a very long time, to finally get up again. And the Democratic Party of the George Herbert Walker Bush years, with its inexplicable penchant for pulling punches, runs the very real risk of being flattened not once but repeatedly if it fails to confront the issue of rampant wrongdoing on the part of the Bush administration."
"'I think that we should solve this issue electorally,' Pelosi repeatedly argued, conveniently avoiding mention of the fact that – like Andrew Johnson when he was impeached in 1868, like Harry Truman when Republicans discussed impeaching him in 1952, like Richard Nixon when the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him in 1974, and like Bill Clinton when he was impeached in 1998 – George Bush and Dick Cheney were unlikely ever again to face the American electorate."
"'How can we impeach this guy?' [Columnist Harold] Meyerson's answer was 'we can't' – not because Bush is beyond reproach but because 'to dwell on impeachment now would be to drain energy from the election efforts that need to succeed if impeachment is ever truly to be on the agenda.' So the counsel from Meyerson, one of the savvier political writers on the left, was to try a bait-and-switch. Run on health care and education, win the Congress and then, perhaps, begin to entertain questions of impeachment. The problem with such strategies is twofold: First, they misread the politics of impeachment. Second, they make impeachment nothing more than a partisan political act – precisely what House Minority Whip Leslie Arends, an Illinois Republican, termed it in 1974 when, on the eve of the House Judiciary Committee vote on articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon, he declared 'Impeachment is purely a Democratic maneuver. We ought to recognize it as such and we ought to stand up as Republicans and oppose the whole scheme.' Within days, Arends looked very much the fool, as more than a third of the Judiciary Committee's Republican members, including several key conservatives, cast votes in favor of impeachment. Within weeks, Arends no longer looked but indeed was the fool, as voters swept from office dozens of Republicans who had opposed impeachment…."
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Jones says he couldn't be happier about the parody, which has more than 7 million views on Facebook alone.
"People say it's a hit piece. No, it's not," Jones said in one of two reaction videos to the parody on his YouTube channel. "This stuff only helps me." In one of the videos, Jones films himself watching the parody and laughing along with it — to prove he "loves" the video as much as he says he does.
Jones, along with his Infowars empire, has spent years in his own little bunker on the Internet, peddling conspiracy theories to other conspiracy theorists. The 2016 election season changed that in a measurable way: Jones's audience, which included the now-president of the United States, grew.
Jones joined YouTube in 2008. In January 2015, he had 1 million subscribers and about 13 million monthly viewers, according to Social Blade. Both numbers have since doubled.
Two million YouTube subscribers is pretty good, although the biggest stars on the platform have millions more. But beyond numbers, the pro-Trump Internet of which he is a part has grown in influence, as the symbiotic relationship between them and the media that covers them grows stronger. Their outrage campaigns become news stories; their messaging campaigns defending Trump (or targeting people seen as his enemies) are repeated by those close to the president. Trump himself has said that Jones's "reputation is amazing," and the Trump reelection campaign linked to Infowars in a recent email to supporters.
The Trump Internet, and particularly Jones, are good at taking up space, in other words. And Jones often talks about his expectation that Infowars is on the verge of taking up even more of it. When he speaks about why he "loves" the Bon Iver parody, he speaks as if he's anticipating a Great Awakening.
For his audience, it doesn't matter whether these anonymous conversations actually happened or not. (Jones only speaks in generalities; the people he quotes somehow speak a lot like Jones himself.) What matters is the invitation to get excited about Jones's rising profile, the suggestion that his audience is bigger than anyone thinks.
I'm going to make an educated guess, based on the brief Twitter evidence available and Jones's own previous statements, about what's going on here.
Do it. You'll break the internet.
And then PewDiePie followed Alex Jones.
I don't think Jones would have pursued any random-but-popular YouTuber as aggressively, just for liking a parody video about him. But PewDiePie is a bit different.
PewDiePie has been of huge interest to the Trump Internet ever since February, when a Wall Street Journal report about Nazi themes in some of PewDiePie's videos resulted in the YouTuber losing advertising deals, a show on the subscription-based YouTube Red and a partnership with Maker Studios. While PewDiePie did apologize for the jokes, he was incensed about the coverage that started the controversy in the first place. He said the Wall Street Journal took him out of context to attack him and "decrease my influence" — an interpretation that wasn't uncommon across the platform.
PewDiePie's work is buried in layers of irony, and I'm not going to speak to what is or isn't going on in his head. But for the Trump Internet, the intent is clear: Getting a YouTuber with 50 million followers to have Alex Jones on his channel would be another sign that the awakening they're anticipating is already here.