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'We commend Naomi': Grand slams vow to support Osaka, improve on mental health
By Scott Spits
Updated June 2, 2021 — 11.08am first published at 8.43am
Tennis' four grand slam events have taken a 180-degree shift in their attitude to Naomi Osaka's circumstances after the world No.2's withdrawal from the French Open and revelations about her battles with depression and anxiety.
Just days after the Japanese superstar was condemned by all major tournaments via a statement that contained the threat of a default from Roland-Garros if she carried through on a pledge to skip press obligations, they have now pledged to support Osaka and said mental health "deserves our utmost attention".
Before the tournament, four-time major winner Osaka cited the way journalists quizzed players as negatively impacting her.
On Tuesday morning (AEST), Osaka ended a stand-off with French Open organisers by opting out of Paris ahead of the second round.
There are now concerns 23-year-old Osaka will also choose to sit out Wimbledon, starting in three-and-a-half weeks.
It has also emerged Osaka could have her ranking frozen if her mental health struggles force her to take a prolonged break from tennis.
Naomi Osaka withdrew from Roland-Garros. Credit:Getty Images
The Women's Tennis Association allows players to freeze their rankings due to long-term or medium-term injuries and pregnancies.
A WTA spokeswoman has told London's Daily Telegraph: "Mental health is absolutely one part of an athlete's holistic health and would qualify for a freeze in ranking."
The four slams said they intend to work with all the stakeholders in tennis to "create meaningful improvements" for players with mental health challenges.
"On behalf of the grand slams, we wish to offer Naomi Osaka our support and assistance in any way possible as she takes time away from the court. She is an exceptional athlete and we look forward to her return as soon as she deems appropriate," said a statement released by the French Tennis Federation, Tennis Australia, All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and the United States Tennis Association.
"Mental health is a very challenging issue, which deserves our utmost attention. It is both complex and personal, as what affects one individual does not necessarily affect another. We commend Naomi for sharing in her own words the pressures and anxieties she is feeling and we empathise with the unique pressures tennis players may face.
"While players' wellbeing has always been a priority to the grand slams, our intention, together with the WTA, the ATP and the ITF, is to advance mental health and wellbeing through further actions.
"Together as a community we will continue to improve the player experience at our tournaments, including as it relates to media. Change should come through the lens of maintaining a fair playing field, regardless of ranking or status.
"Sport requires rules and regulations to ensure that no player has an unfair advantage over another.
"We intend to work alongside the players, the tours, the media and the broader tennis community to create meaningful improvements."
Elsewhere at Roland-Garros, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn after injuring her ankle in a freak fall while performing her media duties after her first-round win.
Kvitova, who reached the semi-finals at Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2012, beat Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-1 in her opening match and hurt her ankle shortly afterwards.
"It is with great disappointment that I announce my withdrawal from Roland Garros," the 31-year-old Kvitova said on Twitter. "During my post-match press requirements on Sunday I fell and hurt my ankle.
"Unfortunately after an MRI and much discussion with my team, I have made the tough decision that it would be unwise to play on it. It's incredibly bad luck, but I will stay strong and do my best to recover in time for the grasscourt season."
Scott Spits is a sports reporter for The AgeConnect via Twitter or email.


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Woman pleads not guilty to destroying controversial art
By Maria Schmitt
LOVELAND – A Montana truck driver accused of driving to Loveland last week and destroying a controversial piece of art depicting Jesus at the Loveland Museum/Gallery pleaded not guilty to charges against her Friday morning.
Kathleen Folden, 56, of Kalispell, Mont., appeared before Judge Jolene Blair in Larimer County District Court with her attorneys, Derek Samuelson of Fort Collins and Cliff Stricklin of Holme, Roberts and Owen in Denver.
She pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal mischief, a class-four felony. If convicted, she could face two to six years in prison.
Samuelson said he did not expect the trial, set to begin Jan. 3, to last more than three days. A motions hearing is set for Nov. 19.
Folden wore a black T-shirt to court that read "Jesus beat the devil with a big wooden stick."
"We are very proud to represent Ms. Folden," Samuelson said later Friday. "There are a lot of people here who think that shameful conduct is not attributable to Ms. Folden."
Samuelson said many people have reached out to Folden since the incident, and that she shares a common bond of faith with people in Northern Colorado and across the country.
"We believe she is a woman of strong moral conviction and deep religious faith," he said.
Some believe blame should not be placed on Folden for her actions, Samuelson said, but rather on those that brought the art to the community.
"There were a lot of people from Northern Colorado and across the country who think that it was shameful for the city of Loveland to display this piece, which by all accounts was highly insensitive to people of Ms. Folden's belief system, and I think deliberately provocative," Samuelson said.
The piece of art Folden destroyed by Enrique Chagoya depicted what protesters say was Jesus Christ involved in a sexual act. On Oct. 6, Folden smashed the case the work was in with a crow bar and ripped the lithograph to pieces.
Protestors gathered outside the Loveland Museum/Gallery for several days prior to the attack, and more than 100 people attended an Oct. 5 City Council meeting to see if the Council would make a ruling concerning the piece. The Council chose to have a community arts panel discuss the work later this month.
"We'll do everything in our power to make sure that her voice is heard and her rights are enforced," Samuelson said.

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Many couples always put a lot of effort and energy on the wedding. They will start the wedding preparation quite early. The preparation may take them more than one year. However, when it comes to the honeymoon, the same zeal and effort is never seen. The couples will simply rush through the selection as a matter of formality. This usually ends up in disaster. Therefore, you may need to start planning for the honeymoon while still planning for the wedding.
The internet has made it quite easy to choose a desired destination. With a simple click, a world of honeymoon destinations will be displayed right in front of your eyes. Although this may be seen as a blessing, it has also encouraged people to make bookings based on what the site or marketer says. Many have been disappointed to be taken to a remote or shady hotel in the middle of nowhere. It always pays to verify the facts beforehand. This may entail reading online reviews, visiting reputable sites, as well as talking to family and friends.
A honeymoon is all about having the time of your life. And just like a wedding, there is no rehearsal. The beauty of the event will be judged by the nostalgic memories that you and your spouse had. This can only be possible if you make sure you have sufficient time to enjoy each other's company, take a tour of the region, visit tourist attraction, or simply sit back and enjoy the ambiance. The more time in your hands, the more pleasurable the event will be.
The climate and weather matters a great deal. People prefer spending time along the golden white sandy beaches instead of staying indoors due to bad weather. The couples also desire to enjoy the warm weather whether basking by the pool or taking a sea adventure. It is therefore necessary to keep a close eye on the month or season you expect to go for the honeymoon.
The secret to a successful and memorable honeymoon always lies in the planning. The earlier you do it, the better for you and your spouse. Planning does not necessarily involve only the major issues. It also takes into account the small issues as well. For instance checking whether you have an upcoming event on that material day, confirming whether your British driving licence is still valid, or simply familiarizing yourself with the American visa application process. This will save you lots of headache and expenses that come with the last minute dash.


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Q: Is there a way to add splash screen in java for react native project? I have seen a lot of solutions using the react-native-splash-screen library for react native projects.
Is there any way to implement splash screen in android(java) for a react native project without using the react-native-splash-screen library or without any external libraries?

A: You can do that by creating a new java class with extends AppCompatActivity class. Then you need to modify the manifest XML file also by including this new activity. This Splash screen code need to be inside of onCreate method.

A: You can use setTimeout to display your Splash screen and then navigate to either Login or Homescreen as per your APP Navigation Routes. For Example`
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The Wixom Community Foundation was born out of the the City of Wixom Community Endowment Trust which was initially established in 1996 by the Wixom City Council to assist in the philanthropic interests within the community. In 2009, the community leaders conceived the concept of a non-profit community foundation as a means to address the needs of the individual, family and community.
Through the creation of the IRS 501(c)(3), corporation, cultural, educational, beautification, historic preservation, public building, recreational, human services and other charitable/philanthropic initiatives could be pursued.
On September 8, 2009, the Wixom City Council established the Wixom Community Foundation and subsequently appointed its first Board of Directors.Since that time the Wixom Community Foundation By-Laws were adopted on October 15, 2009.
The Foundation, in addition to assisting the needs of the community, will also focus on the establishment of a long lasting relationship with both corporate and individual residents of the City. Bringing people together with a highly personal approach to giving that contribute toward a vibrant healthy community, for future generations and will become a permanent part of a lasting endowment.


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What did I learn: BANGLADESH
June 30, 2022 Kate What do I know?
Sylhet – Source
When I started this month, I knew a bit about Bangladesh – the bare details of Partition and Independence, that it's a Muslim nation with a Mughal past, that Bengali is the easternmost Indo-European language, plus a vague idea about the cuisine (turns out, it is very spicy), but not much on culture, politics, or media. I was also going on a lot of assumptions. Some were right – the overcrowding and traffic is extremely bad, and the problems poor workers face, especially in the shipbreaking industry, are still very real.
However, Bangladesh is also such a dynamic country – there's been serious economic growth in the last decade, a tech sector brimming with innovation, and political stability under powerful female leaders (who do, admittedly, throw each other in jail with a lot of regularity).
But what runs through so much of what I learned about this month is Bangladesh's birth in 1971. While Bengali culture has a long, rich history, Bangladesh itself is a very young country. Partition created a split Bengal, with Bengali Muslims ending up tied much more closely to Muslims in Karachi rather than Hindus in Calcutta, their former neighbours. The dysfunction of two Pakistans collapsed in the face Bengali nationalism, and the bloody 1971 Independence War has left a long legacy. The war still shapes Bangladesh's politics and culture, in films like The Clay Bird and Bapjaner Bioscope, in cricket, and in navigating its fluctuating relationships with Pakistan and India.
But there's also a lot of really good media overall – DJ sets, upbeat music jams, Dhallywood songs, innovative fiction like Djinn City, cheesy fun natoks, beautiful architecture and landscapes, and deep love of Tintin, of all things. I regret not getting deeper into more classical Bengali art and culture this month, including indigenous Bangladeshi culture, and I totally missed touching on a lot of pre-Partition history and culture, especially Tagore's works. I also still have no idea about the rules of cricket.
What blew me away this month was the food – it's so good. In Canada, the dominant South Asian food is Punjabi, and it's great, but we've been sleeping on Bengali cuisine. I had great meals from Bangladeshi restaurants in both Montreal and Toronto, and got to try everything from proper chai, shemai, all kinds of snacks (1,2), stuffed parathas and puri, fluffy desserts, savoury spiced drinks with green mango or yoghurt, Bengali biryani, wood apples, bhortas, how mustard oil fires up chicken, and the hottest damn peppers on the market. There's such variety, and such wonderful use of complex spice mixtures – and when they say spicy, they mean spicy. I'd argue this may have been one of the best months for food so far, up there with Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago.
BANGLADESH: Dhaka Sessions @ The Bookworm / Indigenous Bangladeshis
June 29, 2022 June 29, 2022 Kate music, social justice
That interesting interview with author Saad Z. Hossain from an earlier post was part of a the Dhaka Sessions, a series of interviews and performances at The Bookworm, a really cool little indie bookshop in Dhaka.
Some neat examples include a performance by the Farooque Bhai Project, a pop-funk-hip hop band started by a group of Bangladeshi students at university in Toronto. Really fun, bouncy jams:
Or a Miftah Zaman's beautiful mix of Bengali folk mixed with warm acoustic guitar – his music makes me feel like relaxing in a hammock on a summer afternoon.
And F-Minor, Bangladesh's first female indigenous band – the members are Marma and Garo, and mix their own musical traditions with Bengali folk and guitar.
Bangladesh has struggled with even identifying and recognizing indigenous peoples – many non-Bengali groups, mainly along the borders with Myanmar and Assam, were classified in 2011 as "ethnic minorities" with the government insisting there were "no indigenous people" in Bangladesh.
The difference between "indigenous" and "minority" is actually significant. In any country, indigenous means the group was there first, and other ethnic groups have moved in around / over them, while ethnic minorities are just that, someone belonging to an ethnic group that is not the majority in a country. Indigenous people have claims for self-determination and protection of language, land, and culture.
That language seems to be shifting, with Bangladeshi press praising F-Minor's success in sharing "indigenous cultural traditions". The band also takes a broader feminist lens:
As the first female indigenous band of the country, F Minor's songs strongly emphasises on women rights and women's independence. "We are not working for the indigenous or tribal people only, we are working for women's rights, women's recognition as well," shares lead vocal Pinky. "We want to talk about women's lives, their struggles, their achievements through our music."
Daily Star, "F Minor: Winning hearts through diversity and rhythm"
BANGLADESH: Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain
June 29, 2022 Kate art, books
A lot of reviews of Saad Z. Hossain's Djinn City say it resists classification, and I really agree – it's ostensibly a scifi/fantasty novel, and definitely starts out as one. Indelbed is a young boy in Dhaka, from a prominent family line fallen into poverty, with an alcoholic father and a mother who died in childbirth. His lonely existence is changed when his father falls into a coma that is not what it seems, and Indelbed discovers the magical parallel world of the djinn – ancient, powerful beings with magical powers.
However, this is not a classic "hero's quest" – the djinn are litigious, vain, and caught up in their own political dramas, and Indelbed ends up abandoned in a dungeon for most of the book. Most of the action shifts to his older cousin Rais, who learns the levers of djinn bureaucracy and status trading, and then works the system to try and find answers about his family, and to stop one bored djinn from unleashing tsunamis to wipe the Bengal Delta clear of humans on a whim.
Don't let the magical setting fool you, this is pretty heavy stuff – murders, assaults, betrayal, being broken (physically and mentally) to survive, the shock of accidental death, and a deep lore. My one quibble is that is absolutely sets you up for a sequel more than it wraps the plot, but it also means I'll be looking for the sequel.
Hossain bases much of his writing on djinns, which started as pre-Islamic Arabian myths, then were incorporated and spread through Islam into the stories of countries like Bangladesh. He writes in English, and writes in a way that is accessible to Westerners, but not in a way that exoticizes his own country and culture to pander to that audience. There's an air of a South Asian Neil Gaiman about his writing.
There's a great interview with Hossain from last year in Dhaka on djinns, using Asian mythology in his writing instead of the Norse mythology that Western fantasy is based on (see: Tolkein), as well as the writing process, and how humans are barely hanging on.
BANGLADESH: The Clay Bird (2002)
June 28, 2022 August 13, 2022 Kate films and tv shows, history, religion, war and conflict
Wow, this is a really really beautiful movie. The Clay Bird (Bengali: Matir Moina) is a 2002 movie set in the months before Operation Searchlight, the Pakistani military operation that would kick off Bangladesh's independence war in 1971. It was initially banned in Bangladesh, but then only a few months later, allowed in theatres after a big push by Bangladeshi media and public led to a court decision overturning the ban. It was critically very successful, wining awards both at home and abroad.
Anu is a young boy, sent to a madrasa to study by his father, who has recently become much more pious and conservative. Anu's mother is quietly unhappy in her marriage, and as Anu's politically liberal uncle gets wrapped up in Bangladesh's independence movement. The rising tide of politics laps at all their ankles, even at the madrasa, where teachers disagree on the future of Pakistan and the place of Islam in either a united or divided country. Anu befriends an orphan boy, ostracized by his classmates, but can do little to protect him.
Personal tragedy strikes with the death of Anu's sister, leaving a deep rift between his parents and painful blame over her death. Then, as the killings of Operation Searchlight start, the family splits, each making different choices of what to do. Anu's uncle is killed fighting, his father left shellshocked in the ruins of his former life, and Anu goes off with his mother as she tries to take control of her future amid the violence.
The family as a whole really is a metaphor for Bangladesh's society during independence, but also each are truly rounded individuals, trying to navigate an uncertain future. It's a quietly tragic film, with no real villains, just people caught in the riptide of politics and war – some sinking, some swimming.
BANGLADESH: Shipbreaking
June 27, 2022 Kate documentary, environment and nature, social justice
The shipbreaking yards of Chittagong really made the media a few years back – videos and pictures of giant container ships being manually taken apart by workers with no protection at all were everywhere. There's a lot of news reporting from that time, like this good Vice short from 2013:
I'd also recommend this Dhaka Tribune article "Planning ahead: The ship recycling industry must transition to a more sustainable future" by Afsana Rubaiyat for a good recent overview of the issue from a Bangladeshi perspective.
The industry is still going strong – you can even see the ships individually on Google Maps. While the Bangladesh government has attempted to regulate this industry – banning child labour, stopping ships carrying toxic material, setting safety and work conditions – the informal nature of the industry and high corruption makes these rules extremely difficult to enforce.
It's also not an industry Bangladesh wants to ban completely, since it desperately needs the metals from the scrap to fuel its massive urban growth, and the industry employs thousands of workers. However, deaths and accidents still happen – the NGO Shipbreaking Platform reports at least 18 serious accidents in the first half of 2022 alone – and these are documented, reported ones.
Interestingly, the Bangladeshi NGOs also recognize the economic importance of shipbreaking to the country – Shipbreaking Platform works for better environmental protection and worker safety, including COVID protection and stopping child labour.
BANGLADESH: Mughlai paratha and sanar toast
June 26, 2022 Kate food, snacks, spices and spicy food
More frozen Bangladeshi treats – so far I've tried green mango and wood apple bhortas, plus dal puri and shami kebabs. Now for a snack and a dessert!
The Mughal history of this dish is pretty clear – it's in the name! Mughlai parathas are turnovers with fillings, usually meat, egg, veggies, and spices, and are likely related to Turkish golzeme.
This one is vegetarian, so just egg and veggies, with spices. You can pan-fry or bake, I went for baking the paratha. It's mildly spicy, very flavourful, and has a really satisfying crunch to it.
I can't find a lot of references for "sanar toast" apart from the company's own website, so I'm not sure if this is a brand name for this dessert – is it the same as a malai sandwhich?
Regardless, it's a soft, sweet dessert of fluffy cream of wheat and chhena – cheese curds that can be made into paneer. It's very dainty and creamy, and these frozen desserts can be quickly microwaved.
BANGLADESH: Walking tour and traffic
June 24, 2022 July 11, 2022 Kate documentary, slice of life, streetviews and drones
I love these casual, no-talking walking tours – it's immersive, like you're there yourself. This one is of Dhaka – I've also found some cool ones of San Salvador, Porvoo and Tel Aviv.
Of note is just how bonkers the traffic is, and that doesn't even seem like a bad day! Dhaka has some of the worst traffic congestion in the world – infrastructure is totally overwhelmed, and there's basically no public transit. There's a really good documentary about Dhaka's traffic from 2010, including what it's like to drive a rickshaw, below.
It hasn't gotten any better in the last decade – I saw a Bangladeshi news articles from this year lamenting the lack of progress on traffic and the wasted opportunity during the pandemic lockdowns. It's so bad, in fact, that researchers estimate that 6-10% of Bangladesh's GDP is lost indirectly to traffic.
Dhaka traffic – Source: Daily Star
BANGLADESH: Natoks
June 23, 2022 Kate films and tv shows
The word "natok" originally meant a traditional stage play in Bengali, but has evolved to mean Bangladeshi tv dramas. They're shorter than a full movie, usually 45 minutes to an hour, and new ones are often released around holidays, especially Eid. Natoks are usually romantic dramas, often with a musical number or two fit in – some seem pretty schmaltzy, some are more serious, but they tend to be really high production value. There's a lot available online – the two below have English subtitles. Get the popcorn (or the jhal muri) ready!
You can see the stage play history in the setting and pacing of this Natok. HE SHE (2021) starts with the manager of a resort accidentally walking into the women's washroom and enraging the resort owner's daughter, back from studying in Canada. It's a goofy love triangle (or love square?) full of misunderstandings, and emotionally engaging enough that I feel like the manager made the wrong decision of who to marry – she's using you, man!
Shishir Bindu Pt. 2 (2020) – It's a sequel but you can figure it out pretty quickly. This is some big time melodrama – an orphaned girl being married off by her brother, while her true love tries to stop the marriage. There's also a goofy fight scene to boot!
BANGLADESH: Green mango bhorta and naga pickle
I'm trying another frozen bhorta, this one made with sour green mango. Bhortas (sauteed spiced veggies) are usually a simple comfort food served with rice. The green mango is wonderfully tart and just slightly spicy. It's good warm but this would make a really nice savoury summer treat served semi-frozen.
I had with it with the hottest damn hot sauce I've had in a long time. Bangladeshi cuisine doesn't go light on the heat to begin with, but these pickled chillies are hot even by Bengali standards. The first ingredient is naga peppers – likely the Naga Morich, which grows in northern Bangladesh. It's the hottest naturally-growing chili pepper, at over 1 million Scoville units. As a comparison, jalapeno peppers are about 5000 Scoville. To get hotter than the Naga Morich, you need to start specially breeding the peppers or just using capsaicin extract.
Just a little bit on the plate and this is HOT – full face of fire, sweating, feel where it is in your digestive system hot. It's also a bit smokey and citrusy (so it goes great with the bhorta) but also holy shit this is hot. Absolutely fantastic. I am in love.
BANGLADESH: More snacks
June 21, 2022 June 18, 2022 Kate food, slice of life, snacks, spices and spicy food
Another haul of Bangladeshi snacks – this time from the little grocery stores along Danforth in Toronto's Bangladeshi neighbourhood.
Well Food Ovaltine cookies – Extremely crumbly little cookies made with Ovaltine. Ovaltine is a chocolate malt drink mix that's really popular worldwide – except in North America, where it's almost unknown. (Malt drinks are also really rare here.) Apart from leaving crumbs all over my desk, these are not too sweet, with a bit of malty bitterness in the aftertaste.
Frutika – Another thick mango nectar drink, like the Frutta one I tried earlier. Not too sweet, and I think this is from a bigger company, because they have a lot of ads, including this absolutely emotionally devastating one (with subtitles). Remember, this is for a tasty little bottle of mango juice:
Banoful Energy Biscuits – These cookies are advertised as giving you energy, but from the ingredients, I think that's just because of the sugar. Very soft melt in your mouth butter cookies, quite tasty. I really like the texture of these Banoful cookies – the orange ones were my favourite.
Haque Mr. Cookie Butter Coconut – Really airy and flaky cookies, almost like a rice cookies meets a butter cookie. The coconut flavour is really mild, tastes more like vanilla. But a really lovely texture, even if it makes a lot of crumbs!
Pran Jhal Muri – Jhal muri is a Bengali street food of puffed rice, mixed with chanachur, nuts, and other little treats. This one has peanuts and fried noodles. They're wasabi flavoured, kind of like wasabi peas, on top of the more classic Bengal spice mix of cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, chillies and mustard oil. Not the flavour combo I was expecting but pretty good, it's really satisfying to eat by the handful.


The Addressbook module is used to manage contacts of a GreenAddress account and synchronize them between social accounts.
Add a new entry to the addressbook. Does not allow repeated addresses.
address (string) – Base58 representation of bitcoin public key or p2sh.
Disable linking of a third-party account.
party (string) – Values are 'facebook', 'reddit' and 'custom'.
Change name and rating of an address.
Return previously generated addresses in batches of 10 at a time. in descending address pointer order.
subaccount (int) – Subaccount pointer, if not specified return addresses generated with main account.
before_pointer (int) – Minimum address pointer which should not be returned. This should be used for pagination - pass the last pointer from the returned page to fetch the next page.
Return the linking status of third-party accounts and the logged in GreenAddress Wallet. With this API you can check which third-party accounts are linked, and if a custom login is enabled.
Read all entries from the addressbook.
hashed – Either a SHA-1 hash previously returned by this call or 'skip' to return the current values without hashing. If the addressbook contents have not changed since the hash was generated, an empty list is returned. Callers can optionally use this to determine when nothing has changed. The first time this function is called, pass an empty string as the hash to have the initial hash computed and returned.
Define and enable custom login for the current account. Available in user full access mode only, it enables watch-only mode.
Check if a contact has a wallet on GreenAddress.
usertype (string) – Accepted values are 'Facebook', 'reddit' and 'email'.
username (string) – Facebook user ID, check reference about Facebook user ID here or Reddit username or email address.


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Q: ¿Cómo encontrar un objeto por sus atributos y al encontrarlo variar alguno de sus atributos en JS? Quisiera obtener el objeto que coincida por su cod_group y su categoría(para filtrarlo) y luego poder cambiarle el atributo sueldo sumandole un valor x, realmente filtrar e identificarlo para poder actualizar el valor de su atributo, espero me apoyen gracias :D.
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "cod_group":14,
    "name": "Trabajador 1",
    "sueldo": 500,
    "categoria": "cat2",
  },

  {
    "id": 2,
    "cod_group": 15,
    "name": "trabajador 2",
    "sueldo": 500,
    "secretIdentity": "cat3",
  }
]

A: Hola puedes hacer un forEach y comparar por los datos que quieras comparar y lo puedes poner en una función para que lo puedas utilizar donde quieras.

var json = [
  {
    "id": 1,
    "cod_group":14,
    "name": "Trabajador 1",
    "sueldo": 500,
    "categoria": "cat2",
  },

  {
    "id": 2,
    "cod_group": 15,
    "name": "trabajador 2",
    "sueldo": 500,
    "secretIdentity": "cat3",
  }
]

function BuscarObjeto(codGroup, categoria) {

            let obj = null;

            json.forEach(function (o) {
                if (o.cod_group == codGroup && o.categoria == categoria) {
                    obj = o;
                    return false;
                }
            });

            return obj;
        }

 let encontrado = BuscarObjeto(14, "cat2");
 document.write(JSON.stringify(encontrado))

A: Para buscar el empleado podrias usar un array.find() para identificar, luego de ello si el empleado existe, modificar una propiedad en concreto (sueldo) del empleado y devolverlo a su conjunto de datos. A continuación una explicación más grafica. Espero te sirva! :D
 'use strict'
    var data = [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "cod_group":14,
        "name": "Trabajador 1",
        "sueldo": 500,
        "categoria": "cat2",
      },
      {
        "id": 2,
        "cod_group": 15,
        "name": "trabajador 2",
        "sueldo": 500,
        "secretIdentity": "cat3",
      }
    ]

//funcion para acutalizar el sueldo
const actualizarSueldo = (codigoGrupoTrabajador, categoriaTrabajador, nuevoSueldo) => {
    //creamos un arreglo vacio el cual será nuestro alacenador de empleados actualizados,
    //esto con el fin de evitar la mutabilidad de los datos.
    var empleadosActualizados = [];
    //buscamos si existe el empleado que buscamos en el JSON
    var existeEmpleado = data.find( (emp) =>
        emp.cod_group === codigoGrupoTrabajador
        && emp.categoria === categoriaTrabajador
    );

    //si es que existe el empleado...
    if(existeEmpleado){
        //modificamos: dejamos todas sus propiedades intactas, excepto el sueldo
        //{...todasSusPropiedadesQuedanIgual, sueldo: valorQueLePasemosALaFuncion}
        existeEmpleado = { ...existeEmpleado, sueldo: nuevoSueldo };
        //una vez modificamos la propiedad de sueldo del empleado, ordenamos las cosas tal cual las recibimos
        //pero actualizadas.
        //recorremos nuestro arreglo original e idenficamos al empleado que modificamos, si lo encuentra
        //es reemplazado por el actualizado, si no, le devuelve al arreglo el empleado en la posicion actual.
        empleadosActualizados = data.map( empleado => empleado.id == existeEmpleado.id ? existeEmpleado : empleado);
        return empleadosActualizados;
    }else{
        return "no se encontró el empleado";
    };

}
console.log(actualizarSueldo(14, "cat2", 123));


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FIFA Set to Suspend Indonesia
Years of mismanagement and corruption has forced the world soccer body to crack down on Indonesia.
By John Duerden for The Diplomat
FIFA's governing body is considering suspending Indonesia from International Football.
It has been a long time coming but with soccer such a mess in the world's fourth most populous nation perhaps there is nothing else to be done.
The country has two national associations and two leagues, one official and the other not. Neither has any money. Years of corruption and mismanagement have brought Indonesia to the brink.
Last week, it made international headlines with the death of Diego Mendieta, a popular football player, something made all the more heartbreaking by the fact it was completely avoidable.
The 32 year-old passed away in a hospital bed last week from thecytomegalovirus, a condition easily treated with the right medication.
Mendiata wanted to return home to see his wife and two children but he could not afford to do so because he had not been paid by his club Persis Solo for months. He was reportedly owed U.S. $12,500 at the time of his death.
"After his contract expired in June and his former club had not paid his salary, Mendieta suffered financially. He played in some rough football matches to survive in Solo," Indonesian journalist Sam Hadi of Kompas Daily said.
"He was unable to pay for his rented room in the last six months. He even had difficulties to pay for food, so his friends, colleagues and fans raised money to help him.
"His agent had advised Mendieta to go home by preparing the flight ticket for him. But Mendieta reportedly said that he was ashamed of not bringing back money to his country."
It is not the only soccer-related death in the country this year. A May game between rivals Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung ended with three fans being beaten to death by rival supporters.
Non-payment of players is a common theme and there have been upheavals in the national football association for years. The previous head of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Nurdin Halid, ran the sport for the massive country from behind bars after being convicted of corruption charges. He was eventually prevented from running for a third term in March 2011, though the chaos did not stop with his exit.
The infighting has continued and FIFA, which failed to follow its own rules in allowing Nurdin to stay on as boss after becoming a convicted criminal, is finally ready to inflict the maximum penalty.
"Unfortunately yet again, it seems that the set objectives will not be reached and we, therefore, anticipate that the PSSI will be sanctioned," FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke told Indonesian Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng, who stepped down from his position last week after allegations of corruption, in a letter.
"We are fully aware that Indonesia is passionate about football and that sanctions will have a major impact. We have tried tirelessly to solve the problems, but we are afraid that there will be no choice unless the objectives are met or that significant progress has been made."
So suspension is coming. Perhaps Indonesian football needs to follow Garuda's "Quantum Leap." When the airline was banned from EU airspace in 2007 after safety fears it reorganized and reinvented itself and saw the ban lifted in 2009. Now it wins awards.
At the moment, even the most optimistic Indonesian fan would expect something similar to happen in football, but time will tell.
Rival Indonesian Football Leagues to Merge?
Indonesia's pro football leagues must shape up or risk suspension from international competition.
A Red Card For Iraqi Football?
FIFA has declared that the country is not safe to host official international games.
A 'Yellow Card' for Asian Football Head?
John Duerden notes a mixed victory for Mohamed Bin Hammam, whose lifetime ban was overturned.
FIFA and Asian Football Official Collide Over Ethics
In a bid for the FIFA presidency, corruption and bribery charges are leveled, reports John Duerden.


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import { CompilerConfig } from '@angular/compiler';
import { PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, PLATFORM_PIPES } from '@angular/core';
import { FORM_DIRECTIVES as NEW_FORM_DIRECTIVES } from './directives';
import { RadioControlRegistry as NewRadioControlRegistry } from './directives/radio_control_value_accessor';
import { ListWrapper } from './facade/collection';
import { FormBuilder as NewFormBuilder } from './form_builder';
/**
 * Shorthand set of providers used for building Angular forms.
 *
 * ### Example
 *
 * ```typescript
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export const FORM_PROVIDERS = [NewFormBuilder, NewRadioControlRegistry];
function flatten(platformDirectives) {
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Budgeting and procuring your photo shot gears is the very foundation block on which you take the initial move to photography tourism. Tourism without photography is an incomplete exercise. Photography supports tourism with that access highway by which a person gets a vivid idea of how a place looks like where he did not visit in his lifetime. Apart from it, photography becomes a valuable memento of tours done to be preserved as a record for an everlasting time frame.
Photography does not come free of cost. Right from the camera, tripod, films and their development makes photography tourism an expensive affair. However, it is a necessary evil. If you have decided not to spend a dime on it and do away with photography altogether you may have saved money, but the tour you have just completed looks bland and charmless however stunning the place of your visit might have been. The best option in photography tourism is to go for Digicams. They are available at very reasonable prices. They save you from incurring processing charges for developing prints from the films which is quite expensive and time consuming. Digicams come handy and are easy to operate. Your precious time is saved beyond imagination.
The art of photography and its tricks are an important and exciting part of tourism, especially when you want to highlight the intensity of beauty of the place that you have recently been to and the captivating impact the place had on you. It should be a neat exercise and attention grabbing, and it is quite obvious that good photography comes at a price. Price should be optimized striking a fine equilibrium between the expenses incurred on photography and that incurred on the tour itself. Common sense says photography budget must not overshoot the tour budget. However, it must not be too little either to compromise with the quality of photographs in a negative way.
While drawing up a cost comparison between a Digicam and film fed camera, the cost pattern basically runs on two aspects. The relevant cost components are the initial start up cost which is actually the cost of the camera and the cost of shooting over its life cycle. If the use is for a brief time frame, it is better to go for the one with lesser initial investment. The shooting costs gradually build up with time, and the ultimate cost of operating a cheap film camera if used for a prolonged period outweighs the investment made in an expensive digicam.
It can be confidently summed up that in spite of its high initial outlay Digicam has a cost advantage over a film cam if operated for a prolonged period. A three year span is enough to bring forth the cost effectiveness of a Digicam, and the frequency of tours and tour inspired shots will decide which option is economically viable. So before launching upon a tour to a distant country one should do justice to his hard earned money. He should draw up a realistic and prudent budget to confine his photography expenses within a manageable frame while on tour.


Roman is professional and very accommodating, and extremely meticulous. His timing and performance, music selection, all is perfect from A to Z. The musicians, the singers, and the show is absolute SUPER first class.
Thank you Roman. You made my daughters wedding most memorable event.
Empyreal Strings was the band I had at my wedding and they are absolutely fantastic! My family is Russian, my husband's family is American and they had the perfect balance of music to cater to all the guests. Charles was our MC and he was great! He was fun, attentive, and engaging. Roman is a pleasure to work with and he's incredibly talented. The company is professional and they did a phenomenal job!!
Before I was even engaged, I always knew I would book this band. Absolutely no one compares to them. They were the very first vendor I called when I planned my wedding. Let's start with the fact that roman is the one who helped me pick out my venue. Shortly after when we already hired him, he helped me with other personal things I needed as well. He was always around when I needed him. He would answer me at 11 at night when I had a question about the song I wanted to use to walk down the aisle. Now let's get to the wedding- first of all his show is amazing, I've seen it for the 4th time now and it always touches me. I saw him constantly walking around making sure EVERYONE was enjoying themselves, if they weren't, he would make sure they were. I looked at my dance floor and realized that everyone was there! Nobody was sitting! His singers have phenomenal voices, they make people feel like they're at a concert. I truly enjoyed myself at my wedding which is not something a lot of people can say. Thank you so much for everything!
Roman and Empyreal Strings were amazing! Everyone couldn't stop talking about their incredible violin show after the wedding! My husband I were in awe of their performance. One of the best vendors to hire and such a pleasure to work with. Roman also provided a great MC, great entertainment and music; kept our guests dancing all night long. I would recommend them over and over. They really did an incredible job!
Empyreal Strings did a phenomenal job at our wedding. The music was incredible and really made the party energized. The Extravaganza Show was amazing and the crowd loved it. We want to thank Roman for taking the time to understand what music we wanted played and for being willing to add songs we suggested. We would highly recommend this band.
When we began our search for our wedding band, I naturally thought of Roman Teplinksy and Empyreal Strings. The band performed at my sisters wedding in 2012 and had the guests on their feet from start to finish.
Imperial strings has everything you need. Whether it's Jazz, International, Classical, Top 40 or the infamous extravaganza violin show, this band has it all!
I would highly recommend you to meet with Roman and see his vision for your next event!
Roman and Empyreal Strings were amazing! Everyone at our wedding raved about them. Roman was so great and easy to work with. I would recommend them over and over. They really did an incredible job!
Roman was a joy to work with. It was a very stressful time for us wedding planning and we left many details for last minute. He made time for us always and never rushed us. We spent a couple of hours picking songs and discussing the wedding. The wedding day went unvelievably well all thanks to Roman and his band of amazing musicians. From the Cocktail hour to my chuppah to reception every hour was filled with beautiful music. My guests raved about our wedding for months after and their first question was who was our band. They made sure to get guests dancing at all times. I will hire Roman for every event I have from now on. Thank you Empyreal Strings for making my wedding a night to remember.
Roma and his skilled band performed and MC'd our wedding on June 2nd and we can't say enough about how overall amazing the evening went. It was non stop without any bumps. Constantly keeping the crowd on their feet and smiling. The music was quality and sound was clear. This isn't your average band. They perform incredible mini sets (chef's table remix with strings) , the singers including some of the musicians make their way into the crowd to make it more of an interactive experience. Honestly Roma is a very compassionate man and knows this business, so even though his opinons might come off a little bold, its because he actually knows. I'm the third recommendation (my brothers and cousins wedding prior), and would recommend him to another 30 weddings. Best of Luck and Thanks again for an over-the-top night.
We went to two other weddings where Empyreal strings performed and really enjoyed it, decided to hire them for ours. There were no surprises, Roman Teplinsky and his band were excellent and delivered and unforgettable night of music. Highly recommend these guys to anyone that wants to dance and enjoy their wedding. They are a gem of a wedding band.
Empyreal Strings was one of the highlights of our wedding! Roman was a pleasure to work with and helped us plan out every minute of our special day. From the beautiful string quartet welcoming our guests and playing throughout the ceremony, to the amazingly talented band, and the incredible violin extravaganza show, the dance floor was packed the entire night. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how much they loved our band! We highly recommend Roman and Empyreal Strings!
I would like to leave a personal review for Roman and the Empyreal Strings Band. This past weekend MY husband and I married and had Empyreal Strings at our wedding. Roman and his band played with TREMENDOUS effort, energy, grace, and beauty during the cocktail hour, ceremony, and then later put on a show for about 3-45 minutes. My husband and I, including our families and friends who were in attendance were left speechless. The amount of talent under one roof was unexplainable.
First, let's rewind before the wedding. We called Roman with interest for his services, he was so kind and through to explain everything over the phone then sent over several sample videos of past events to show us his work. Then we scheduled an apt with him to discuss types of packages and set up a schedule for the wedding where Roman would step in and be a part of. About a week before the wedding, we again met with Roman and went over song by song, bridal party, family members, where he would play in the wedding hall-detail by detail. At the wedding, He and his band were on time, ready to go, and nothing but professional from the first few seconds of arrival. The music he played was BEAUTIFUL. The guests were all amazed from cocktail hour until the show, which was when he really blew everybody away. This was TRUE TALENT on the dancefloor. He and his band members engaged guests and the bride and groom; all while playing a beautiful set.
I have no words for Empyreal Strings Band, we were expecting 100% and got 1000%. I HIGHLY recommend Roman and his band for any special occasion. The art he puts on is memorable for a lifetime and worthy every penny.
Roman and Empyreal Strings were such a pleasure to work with. From meeting with us initially to helping us to choose our songs and a schedule for the ceremony and reception, no detail was missed. Our guests are still raving about how fantastic the music was and the violin show was a favorite of the night. Roman helped us each step of the way and helped us with recommendations from his experience. The 12 piece band at reception, the saxophonist at cocktail hour, and the string quartet greeting guests upon arrival and at the ceremony, exceeded our already high expectations. They were very responsive and were one of the vendors that we didn't have to worry about. We highly recommend Empyreal Strings!
Thank you Roman and Empyreal Strings!
Planning my wedding, one of the best decisions I made was choosing this band!!! WOW. They made my wedding, period. My guests were blown away! Even my venue said that they have never seen such a performance at a wedding, and neither have I! It was like being at a concert, and yet it was very much a wedding. They made sure to keep the focus on us and made it very fun for us. I loved everything about it! They are worth every penny. The violin show was spectacular, I saw my guests's faces, everyone was impressed, even our hard to please mothers. My wedding was Friday and it was the best wedding I ever attended, and not just because it was my own, it really was extraordinary! Don't hesitate to book them if you want a wedding your guests will not forget. Thank you Roman and Empyreal Orchestra!!
We want to thank empyreal strings band for making our wedding a big success. Without your energy and talent, it would have been just an ordinary wedding, but you have made it a huge party. All of our guests were in love with the music and the show. Thank you for being such a big part of the wedding! We love you and your musical members.
Roman and the Empyreal Strings band were a highlight of my wedding! The ensemble band was amazing and had great energy! I would definitely recommend them--unlike any other band out there. Roman himself works incredibly hard to make sure the flow of your wedding is perfect and that all your guests are having fun! We danced the entire night! There was never an empty spot on the dance floor. We especially loved Igor (our multilingual host!).
Simply the Best! --- Roman is incredibly passionate about music and putting on a fantastic Show! We hired him and his full live string quartet along with 13 other musicians/performers which he pulled together and an awesome host! From the very first meeting we knew that he understood our needs (Russian Jewish wedding with Mutli-generational American side mixed in) -- He picked out the perfect singers, an amazing collection of songs, and so many additional musical talents that put our wedding over the top! In our second meeting we hammered out an amazing minute by minute schedule, which all the way through 11:30pm the night before he was available to help make changes as needed. The day of, he was there every moment coordinating his band and reacting to the crowd and their needs. The live show was simply amazing, getting the entire room clapping and then dancing along. --- Music, Food and Venue are the top three for any successful wedding - and the MUSIC was simply the best! -- All while staying in budget!
Roman and his team are simply amazing. No detail went unnoticed and they know how to throw one great party! They do an amazing job at playing off the crowd. I love how they joined our guests on the dance floor and got them involved. It was such a great way to get everyone on the dance floor and I can say it stayed full all night. I've had so many compliments on Empyreal Strings. They made our wedding unforgettable and we can't thank them enough.
Roman Teplinsky and his band, Empyreal Strings, perform excellent work as a team and turn weddings into highly energetic and entertaining events. When my husband and I met Roman, he was very attentive to our requests and made himself available for us to discuss the plan for our wedding. He was always easy to reach and made sure that we have a set detailed plan for the wedding day so that nothing can go wrong. During the wedding, Roman made sure that we have as little stress as possible. Empyreal strings knows how to engage with the audience and get everyone on their feet! I've received many compliments from guests following the wedding on how entertaining it was, especially the Empyreal "Extravaganza" Show. We enjoyed our wedding and are very thankful to Roman and Empyreal Strings for making our celebration so special.
Roman was an absolute pleasure to work with. He has many years of experience organizing and leading weddings and other big events and it truly shows through his professionalism. None of us knew the proper order of a ceremony or reception and Roman was able to give us a full breakdown of when, where, and how every part of the wedding was going to go down. He was extremely easy to reach, both through e-mail and by phone, and was more than welcome to multiple meetings. He even gave some clever ideas to throw in and it really personalized our wedding. Roman and his band are true artists and performers and kept all of our guests on the dance floor the entire night. The music sounded absolutely fantastic and the band really knows how to interact with the guests. It was a blast having the singers, guitarists, saxophonists, and violinists right there on the dance floor engaging with everyone. A truly unique and fun experience! We also booked the infamous "Violin Show" and have 0 regrets. It was a one-of-a-kind experience for us and our guests that you really can't get anywhere else! It started off as just a performance that blew everyone away but then my husband and I came onto the dance floor to dance in the middle and everyone joined us, the real party got started and we were all amazed. These people are truly incredible and make your event what it really should be. It's been over a week and our friends and family are STILL raving about how great of a time they had. Thank you Roman!
Empyreal Strings was an absolute hit at our wedding. They were professional, courteous, and an absolute pleasure to work with. They kept the party going all night long, my guests could not stop talking about how energetic they were. Roman made sure the whole wedding ran smoothly. He is more than just a band leader, he is a true artist and cares very much about your occasion as if it were his own. The biggest highlight of the night was the violin show. Every single guest got up out of their seats to watch and dance along. Choosing Empyreal Strings as our wedding band was the best decision we made for our wedding. I wish i could relive the whole thing again and dance the night away one more time to their amazing songs!
Amazing band! Many guests came up to us and told us that this is the best band they heard at the wedding. The band is super diverse and was able to perform everything from classic to rock to pop to R&B to Russian/Yiddish songs. The dance floor was busy all night. Would definitely highly recommend to anyone!
The best decision ever! Unforgettable!! Phenomenal!!!
If you want your guests to have a great time and enjoy every second of your entire event, such as a wedding in our case, from guests arrival to ceremony, reception and special entertainment, then look no further than Empyreal Strings orchestra.
One word to describe the leader of this amazing band, is perfectionist!
From the first time we spoke over the phone, we were impressed with Roman and his professionalism. We were not the easiest clients to work with. That where is Roman's tremendous knowledge of classical, jazz, pop, blues, dance, big band and international music came to the rescue. He was guiding us every step through the wedding day, planning and ensuring we made appropriate decision on the music selection and timing.
We did not want to have the same "here comes the bride" ceremony music. Roman proposed to have music from Italian Andrea Bochelli "Time To Say Goodbye" but the lyrics in Hebrew "Boi Kala". The result was absolutely most beautiful song!!! You don't have to be in opera to get emotional with this song!
It was large and diverse, ethnically and age wise group of guests. However, during the reception guests were dancing none stop. Roman has an incredible ability to sense the mood of the crowd and always managed to play an appropriate selection of the music, one song at the time. Also, being a perfectionist, the sound and the lights were perfect, never overwhelming and just right. The entertainment part of the wedding, was string quartet pop show, performed by virtuoso professional violin players. For those 20 minutes of explosive performance, guests completely forgot about of the tasty entrees and rushed to the dance floor at the culmination of the show "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin and performed by this quartet. It's was out of this world!
Once again, it was the best decision we ever made. Roman and his band absolutely, without a doubt, are worth it!!!
As all the dust settles and we try to resume our post-honeymoon lives, finally I get a chance to write a review on our amazing band for our Ohkea Castle wedding on August 21st. My husband and I could not be happier with our decision to hire Roman and his band for the most important of of our lives. Not only did he deliver above and beyond what was expected of him, but he lend a helping hand for us with any questions/concerns throughout the entire planning process. Even if it wasn't in his speciality, Roman was able to sympathize and understand us to guide us in the right direction. He was unlike any other bands we interviewed. He does not have a "textbook" formula for running a wedding. He is a beyond professional business man who was able to capture both my husband and my personalities with each symphony that was played the night of our wedding. From the personalized violin solos when our parents accompanied us down the aisle, to his spectacular violin show during the reception- we felt that it was all done specifically and completely for us. Empyreal Strings is not for someone who lacks class, elegance and sophistication. If you are looking for a mediocre band, they are not for you. If you are looking to WOW your guests with the highest of standards that will leave their jaws on the floor, then you've found your entertainment. Empyreal Strings are impressive, professional, and energetic. Our guests still can't forget the feeling of love, happiness and FUN that filled the ballroom that night. It is unlike me to rant and rave about anything unless it is truly superb. Trust me when I say, you will not regret Empyreal Strings for your choice of entertainment.


If you have a passion for sea, yacht crew jobs are perfect matches for you.Working on yacht is an exciting experience to someone who likes travelling, and the experience may vary depends on the captain of the boat, and the fellow crew.
There are different types of jobs are available depending on the size, and type of yacht like captain, mate, seaman, deckhand, massage therapist, beauty therapist, personal yoga instructor, hair stylist, diving instructor, chief engineer, assistant engineer, oiler/wiper, and more on.
Working on Luxury yacht and mega yacht you can get good salary, could travel all over the world whiles breezing pure ocean, and enjoying lavish living.
All these jobs required a certain maritime qualification, and some experience. Most of the yacht crew is trained in first aid. But some high profile clients may ask for the service of a doctor on board.
How to get Yacht Crew Jobs?
Contact a crew agency, or search the job in job portal.
Meet dock master or marina manager of the concerned company.
Submit your resume, face an interview, make it success and get job.
For a job on a sailboat, sailing experience is required. Being a captain and engineer you must chip in and make the boat shine.
The deckhand's job required to keep the outside, and stewardess job required to keep the inside the boat clean respectively.
Being a crew, you need to learn hygiene and health requirements, the correct yacht etiquette, safety guidance, terms and conditions of the yacht.
Salary on yacht is usually high, and it depends on job type, experience, and on your performance. In addition you may get good tips, six weeks or more annual crew leave, and other allowances. As a yacht crew, you have an opportunity to meet celebrities, their friends and family members.


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• First-year-of-issue 2000 Sacagawea Dollar, and one-time-only 2009 and 2010 Native American Dollars.
• The three coins represent the three "first year" coins in the Sacagawea and Native American series.
• All coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and are protectively displayed in a custom coin wallet. No specific mint marks are promised.
• The Sacagawea Golden Dollar was issued from 2000-2008.
• It was the first circulating coin to feature an identifiable Native American.
• The obverse depicts Sacagawea, the Native American guide who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804-1806 on their quest to find a route to the Pacific Ocean. The reverse shows an eagle in flight.
• In 2009, the U.S. Mint introduced the Native American Dollars series. Each year, a new reverse design honors the contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to U.S. history and culture.
• The obverse of the Native American coins retains the original portrait of Sacagawea.
• The 2009 coin reverse is a one-time-only design featuring a Native American woman planting corn, beans and squash seeds. This traditional Native American planting method is known as "three sisters."
• The 2010 coin reverse is a one-time-only design showing the Hiawatha Belt, a symbol of peace. It honors the Haudenosaunee Confederation, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, that dates to the 1400's.
• First-year coins like the 2000 Sacagawea Golden Dollar are always sought after by collectors, as are one-time-only coin designs like the 2009 and 2010 Native American Golden Dollars.
• This is a rare opportunity to own all three coins in a single collection.
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Step 2: Review the constitution and church covenant in a short class.
Step 3: Become installed as a member of Cornerstone.
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Q: What firmware updates should I be tracking? Seems like everything has possible firmware updates these days. Not just PC BIOS, but network cards, routers, printers, monitors, etc.
The other day I heard about a firmware update for a mouse. I wouldn't have guessed to look for that, and the manufacturer of the mouse doesn't have a way to get my attention. I wish Windows Update (or equivalent on other platforms) would do all this for me, but it sure doesn't.
Maybe you have a list of things you look for firmware on?

A: While Moab's thoughts can sometimes be correct you might not know it is an issue until it is broken or someone else takes advantage of your older firmware. Sometimes running new firmwares can get you but the same goes for running older ones and you can't trust the changelogs, they might resolve something they didn't want you knowing about.
Here is what I can come up with:
home phones, cell phones, printers, network switches and routers, UPS, CD-Roms, DVR's

A: Adding to the list:
video card BIOS/UEFI updates
TV cards
I've heard of firmware updates for HDDs and SSDs.
keyboards (fancy ones to be honest)
fax modems (hardware fancy ones)
calculators  (usually graphing ones)
Intel's processors (these usually go over Windows Update or BIOS update, because processor's microcode can't be flashed so it needs to be updated at every system start.)
Can't think of anything else at the moment.


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Home News Modesto Welcomes Walmart Neighborhood Market
Modesto Welcomes Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store brings new concept, 80 new jobs and local favorites to the community
MODESTO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012–Walmart will open a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Modesto on Sept. 19, one of five opening in the Sacramento region. The new store, located at 1421 Coffee Road, will provide Modesto residents with a convenient location to pick up all their grocery needs, including fresh produce.
Other Central Valley stores are located at:
2700 Marconi Ave., Sacramento
1189 E. March Lane, Stockton
255 G St., Lincoln
4080 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay
"For years, Walmart has been a great partner with the Second Harvest Food Bank – donating literally tons of food to help those in need," said Mike Mallory, CEO Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties. "This new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Modesto will not only provide additional jobs, but can donate additional food for the community and give organizations grant opportunities to help those with the greatest need."
Walmart Neighborhood Market Format
The first Neighborhood Market opened in 1998, and today there are approximately 200 Neighborhood Market stores nationwide. The stores offer quick and convenient shopping for groceries, pharmacy items and general merchandise.
New Modesto Store
The new store is tailored for the Modesto community, featuring a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, fresh cakes and breads, as well as meats, cheeses and prepared foods. Product offerings from local suppliers, including Bolthouse Farms carrots of Bakersfield, Ca., will be available to customers. The deli will feature a Grab-and-Go section with rotisserie chicken, fresh-baked pizza and standard deli sides. In addition to the fresh produce, bakery and deli items, the store will carry a full line of groceries, including frozen foods, meat and dairy products, and organic items.
Shoppers will also appreciate the convenience of the store's pharmacy, along with a full selection of health-related products and a health and beauty area. Additional areas include stationery, paper goods, pet products and hardware items. Customers can also print their own digital photos at the store. The store will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The store will offer Site-to-Store, a free service that allows customers to ship online orders from www.walmart.com free to any Walmart store for pickup.
All Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets participate in the Pay with Cash program. This allows customers to order online at Walmart.com and pay for the items with cash at all stores in the U.S. Walmart is the first major retailer to offer online purchases without the need for banking services or a credit, debit or prepaid card.
This store features many energy-saving elements, part of Walmart's overall efforts to reduce the total amount of energy used in stores and other operations. These features include LED lights in signage, freezer cases and the parking lot. This technology uses about 50 percent less energy than traditional lighting.
Opening Creates 80 Jobs
Approximately 80 part- and full-time jobs will be created with the new store opening. Store manager Rhonda Otero began her Walmart career in 2001 as an hourly associate at a Sam's Club in Yuba City. In addition to Otero, two other store associates have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years.
"After working throughout California and in Nevada, I'm happy to be in Modesto as the store manager of the city's first Walmart Neighborhood Market," Otero said. We are thrilled to share Walmart's everyday low prices with the Modesto community so people can save money and live better."
Ribbon-Cutting Celebration at 7:30 a.m., Sept. 19
The store will host a grand-opening celebration at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. Store associates and local dignitaries will participate in a brief ceremony, followed by a ribbon cutting where the doors to the new store will be opened to the public.
Representatives from local Walmart supplier, Bolthouse Farms, and other companies will hand out product samples and other giveaways during grand opening day. The store also invites customers to participate in various other family friendly events as part of the grand-celebration, all events are free and open to the public.
Community Groups Benefit from Grand-Opening Grants
The grand-opening celebration includes $3,500 in grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community groups. Groups receiving grants include Boy Scouts of America Group 13, Children's Crisis Center of Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Police Activity League and Thomas Downey High School Drama Club.
Healthier Food and "Great For You"
Walmart made a major commitment to make food healthier and healthier food more affordable, ensuring families won't have to choose between a product that is good for them and one they can afford. Steps in the healthier food initiative include:
Reformulate thousands of packaged food items by 2015 by reducing sodium and added sugars and removing all remaining industrially produced trans fats.
Make healthier choices more affordable by providing savings on fresh produce and reducing the price premium on "better-for-you" items.
Provide solutions to address food deserts by bringing stores in underserved communities.
Increase charitable support for nutrition programs that help educate consumers about healthier food solutions and choices.
The "Great For You" icon appears on select Great Value and Marketside products as well as fresh and packaged fruits and vegetables. The icon was developed to help customers easily identify nutritious food options so they can make healthier eating choices for themselves and their families. For more information, visit corporate.walmart.com/healthier-food.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over 10,300 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $444 billion, Walmart employs 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmartnewsroom. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
Modesto Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store facts
Location: 1421 Coffee Road, Modesto, Calif.
30,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, following a 7:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony
Store manager: Rhonda Otero
Store hours: Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Full line of groceries, including a bakery, a deli serving fresh food and meal solutions for moms, meat and dairy products, fresh produce, frozen foods and organic items.
Additional merchandise includes health and beauty aids, pet and cleaning products, hardware and stationery.
Convenience services include a pharmacy, digital-photo processing center and Walmart Site-to-Store.
$3,500 in grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to the following area organizations:
Boy Scouts of America Group 13
Children's Crisis Center of Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Police Activity League
Thomas Downey High School Drama Club
Store will employ approximately 80 associates, including three associates who have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years.
Store manager Rhonda Otero began her Walmart career as an hourly associate in 2001 at a Sam's Club in Yuba City. Last year Walmart promoted more than 161,000 hourly associates. Nearly 75 percent of Walmart store management teams began their careers as hourly associates.
The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in California is approximately $12.82 per hour.*
Walmart's benefit program is available to eligible full- and part-time associates and provides a variety of affordable health and well-being benefits including health care coverage with no lifetime maximum. Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance. Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly incentive based on store performance.
* Average wage taken July 2012 See corporate.walmart.com for details.
Media contact: Delia Garcia, Walmart, 479-644-7811
Walmart Media Relations: 800-331-0085
Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com


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Hi Matt. I really like the simplicity of your Manfrotto/UA mount, and am considering a similar setup for my 90mm Mak (and Canon DLSR). However, I wish I could find a mount similar to the UA DwarfStar but which includes the slow-motion controls similar to the Vixen Porta Mount. Do you know if the Porta Mount is proprietary to its own tripods or will the Porta Mount fit atop a Manfrotto tripod? Or if you have any other suggestions for a mount like I'm describing, I'm all ears!
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Obviously, the sun gives off far, far more than sufficient light for you to be able to stop down the scope a lot like this, and still be able to see the surface well. But doesn't stopping down the scope this way eliminate a lot of resolution? The smaller the aperture, the less detail you're going to see. Me, I would want to build a solar filter out of some nice, cheap, Baader film to cover the entire aperture of the scope so as to be able to see as much detail as possible. I see that you ended up doing this in a later post, but why not just start out this way?
Necessity (and poverty) are the mothers of invention. In the run up to the annular eclipse and Venus transit in 2012, lots of places were sold out of solar filters months in advance, especially the big ones. I suppose I could have ordered a big sheet of Baader solar film, but I was saving my money for the eclipse trip. I didn't decide to make a stopped-down solar scope out of the TS70 instead of ordering a big solar filter; since I had no intention of the doing the latter, it was make a small filtered scope or none at all.
You're right, of course, to state that a bigger aperture solar scope would show a lot more detail. But I'm pretty happy with the level of detail I've gotten out of my tiny solar scopes. Here's the best photo of the Venus transit from the stopped-down TS70 (25mm), and here's the best photo of the recent partial eclipse in the Galileoscope (50mm). As you point out, the sun is bright enough that you can get decent results even with very modest gear.


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Jefferson Parish bars back in business, could New Orleans be next?
September 25, 2020 [email protected]_84 business weekly
An announcement from New Orleans could come next week on whether bars like Bullet's will be able to open.
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"Oh, we're tickled to death," said 47-year owner Adrian Hamann.
In their second official day of being able to operate as a neighborhood bar again, Hamann says it's a welcomed return.
"The customers are loving it. They're glad to be back. They feel like they're back home again," Hamann said.
It's a different story next door in Orleans Parish where bar business isn't adding up. Rollin Garcia's neighborhood bar in the Seventh Ward is still empty, six months after shutting down.
"I really didn't think it would be this long," Garcia said.
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European car sales in recovery mode
Written by Business World, on 17th Feb 2015. Posted in Economy
The recovery in Europe's car market gathered momentum in January, industry data showed today, as an improvement in consumer confidence, retail incentives and new product launches boosted demand for most brands. New passenger car registrations in the European Union and European Free Trade Association trading block rose 6.2 percent during the month to 1.03 million vehicles from 968,451 in the same month last year, according to data from the Association of European Carmakers (ACEA). Europe's car industry is turning the corner after a six-year slump during which sales fell to their lowest in decades. "January was another strong month," George Galliers, an analyst with Evercore ISI, said in a note. "We remain constructive on the European auto market, though note the (comparison data) does get slightly more challenging over the coming two months before easing through the second quarter." The strength of the January increase partially reflects weak figures for the same month a year ago. New registrations increased in almost all of Europe's main markets in January and were the rise was particularly strong in Portugal and Spain, where they were up around 28 percent. Spanish sales benefited from a government subsidy scheme, which offers price cuts on new low-emission vehicles. In Italy, where sales rose 10.9 percent, Gian Primo Quagliano, president of industry group Centro Studi Promotor, said there was more upside to Europe's fourth-largest car market. "Things in Italy could improve substantially through positive boosts to our economy expected from a drop in crude prices, the depreciation of the euro, the policy of the ECB and improved consumer confidence among families and businesses," he said. Mass-market and selected premium brands were big beneficiaries of the pick up in demand. European sales of Volkswagen's and Renault's namesake brands rose 8.3 percent and 11.4 percent, respectively, while those for GM's Opel/Vauxhall brand increased 15.1 percent. Fiat Chrysler deliveries grew by 5.8 percent, thanks to a 164 percent jump in Jeep sales, following the launch of the Renegade, a small model targeting the European market. Improving consumer confidence also lifted sales of German premium brands, with registrations of Daimler's Mercedes vehicles and BMW cars increasing 12.7 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively. (Reuters) For more visit www.businessworld.ie
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Q: Toolbar behaving really strangely In my app I have two activities right now. The first one, LoginActivity, has Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar as its theme. The other one, ClientesActivity, has an <item name="windowActionBar">false</item> and a custom android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar. They used to behave correctly. When I updated to Build Tools 27.0.1, Gradle 3.0.1 and Support Library 27.0.2, they all started looking like this:
LoginActivity

ClientesActivity

Here's the code:
styles.xml
<resources>
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="android:background">#FAFAFA</item>
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>

    </style>

    <style name="AppThemeNoBar" parent="AppTheme">
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>
</resources>

clientes_activity.xml
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/coordinator"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:theme="@style/AppThemeNoBar"
    tools:context="melamed.soldeloesteapp.ClientesActivity">

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
            android:id="@+id/tb_clientes"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
                android:id="@+id/toolbar_clientes"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
                android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
                app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways"
                app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
                app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
                app:title="Carrito">

            </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
        </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

        <!-- Some more irrelevant stuff -->

    </RelativeLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Please someone tell me how to fix them back!
PS: They were blue and with white text, as any toolbar (the custom one had white buttons).

A: OK, I found the solution by myself while removing stuff. I discovered that from some support library version, android:background in a style affects only the Toolbar (WTF?). I removed the <item name="android:background">#FAFAFA</item>
and it worked. Now, how can I default a background colour from a theme? (Answer in the comments, cba to make a whole new question about this)


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