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School board majority files legal complaint
Ryan Clarke
Four conservative board members seek relief from constituents under new doxxing law
The four-person conservative majority on the Newberg school board is wading into a legal fight with four residents of the Chehalem Valley, seeking compensation for online incidents they claim involved the illegal sharing of private information.
Dave Brown, Brian Shannon, Trevor DeHart and Renee Powell filed a joint complaint in Yamhill County Circuit Court on Oct. 18, aimed at Yamhill County residents Debbie Tofte, Katherine Barnett, AJ Schwanz and Tamara Brookfield. The school board members are represented by Daniel Thenell of the Portland-based Thenell Law Group.
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The four members are seeking a total of $40,000 in financial relief and allege violations of Oregon House Bill 3047, which was passed in June and applies to the disclosing of private information in a practice commonly referred to as "doxxing."
All the disclosures alleged to have violated the law were posted to Facebook, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by this newspaper.
Thenell cited various Facebook posts in the complaint: Schwanz shared that Brown is employed by the Canby School District; Barnett shared information about Powell's art being removed from the tasting room at The Potter's Vineyard in Newberg; Tofte shared information about DeHart's job at Lam Research; and Brookfield posted contact information for Shannon's employer, Selectron Technologies.
With the unique exception of the location of Powell's art, all of the information shared by the defendants is publicly available on the social media pages or campaign websites of the board members or is easily searchable through public records. Whether the sharing of such information falls under the relatively new doxxing law remains to be seen, although the language of HB 3047 is broad.
"'Personal information' means … The plaintiff's home address, personal email address, personal phone number or social security number; Contact information for the plaintiff's employer; Contact information for a family member of the plaintiff; Photographs of the plaintiff's children; or Identification of the school that the plaintiff's children attend," the bill's final language reads.
Thenell wrote that the four school board members have all experienced anxiety and distress in recent months, often brought on by the disclosure of the alleged private information.
"Plaintiff Powell has been subjected to severe emotional distress such that Powell has experienced anxiety, fear and apprehension," the complaint reads. "Powell does not go out to eat in Newberg since the improper disclosure of private information has occurred, which she used to do before the disclosure. … Powell has also experienced anxiety in the form of losing weight and sleep.
"DeHart avoids local public places as much as he can and has experienced restless nights due to anxiety. DeHart now locks his doors at night and sleeps with personal protection nearby. DeHart has also had to ask his neighbors to keep an eye on any abnormal vehicles or activity in the neighborhood.
"Shannon avoids local places and eating out in Newberg. He also now carries personal protection equipment. Shannon has also installed a video camera outside of his house and has trouble sleeping because of the improper disclosure of private information by the Defendants.
"Brown has trouble sleeping and now wakes up to any noise in his house. Brown does not keep his garage door open anymore of fear of someone entering his garage because of the improper disclosure of private information by the defendants."
In their capacity as school board members, Brown, Shannon, DeHart and Powell voted in favor of a ban on all perceived political symbols in Newberg schools, initially attempting to ban specifically Black Lives Matter and Pride symbols. The community has responded largely in opposition to these policies, with the board's controversial ban often driving the local conversation online and within the confines of public comment sessions.
Further information on the case as it develops can be found using the state's judicial system search tool: webportal.courts.oregon.gov/portal.
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I have referred to these matters because it seems to me they indicate the animus and intent which characterized the first stages of a discussion that involved the rights and functions of the Executive branch of the Government. It was perfectly apparent that the issue was between the President and the Senate, and that the question constituting that issue was whether or not the Executive was invested with the right and power to suspend officials without the interference of the Senate or any accountability to that body for the reasons of his action. It was also manifest if it was desired to deal with this issue directly and fairly, disembarrassed by any finesse for position, it could at any time have been easily done, if only one of the many requests for reasons for suspensions, which were sent by committees of the Senate to heads of departments, had been sent by the Senate itself to the President.
In response to the said resolution, the President of the United States directs me to say that the papers that were in this department relating to the fitness of John D. Burnett, recently nominated to said office, having already been sent to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and the papers and documents which are mentioned in the said resolution, and still remaining in the custody of this department, having exclusive reference to the suspension by the President of George M. Duskin, the late incumbent of the office of District Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, it is not considered that the public interests will be promoted by a compliance with said resolution and the transmission of the papers and documents therein mentioned to the Senate in executive session.
The important question, then, is whether it is within the constitutional competence of either House of Congress to have access to the official papers and documents in the various public offices of the United States, created by laws enacted by themselves.
Resolved, That the Senate hereby expresses its condemnation of the refusal of the Attorney-General, under whatever influence, to send to the Senate 58 copies of papers called for by its resolution of the 25th of January and set forth in the report of the Committee on the Judiciary, as in violation of his official duty and subversive of the fundamental principles of the Government, and of a good administration thereof.
Resolved, That it is under these circumstances the duty of the Senate to refuse its advice and consent to proposed removals of officers, the documents and papers in reference to the supposed official or personal misconduct of whom are withheld by the Executive or any head of a department when deemed necessary by the Senate and called for in considering the matter.
Resolved, That the provision of Section 1754 of the Revised Statutes, declaring that persons honorably discharged from the military or naval service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty shall be preferred for appointment to civil offices provided they are found to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of such offices, ought to be faithfully and fully put in execution, and that to remove or to propose to remove any such soldier whose faithfulness, competency, and character are above reproach, and to give place to another who has not rendered such service, is a violation of the spirit of the law and of the practical gratitude the people and the Government of the United States owe to the defenders of constitutional liberty and the integrity of the Government.
The first of these resolutions contains charges which, if true, should clearly furnish grounds 59 for the impeachment of the Attorney-General—if not the President under whose "influence" he concededly refused to submit the papers demanded by the Senate. A public officer whose acts are "in violation of his official duty and subversive of the fundamental principles of the Government, and of a good administration thereof," can scarcely add anything to his predicament of guilt.
The third resolution is grandly phrased, and its sentiment is patriotic, noble, and inspiriting. Inasmuch, however, as the removal of veteran soldiers from office did not seem to assume any considerable prominence in the arraignment of the administration, the object of the resolution is slightly obscure, unless, as was not unusual in those days, the cause of the old soldier was impressed into the service of the controversy for purposes of general utility.
A minority report was subsequently submitted, signed by all the Democratic members of the committee, in which the allegations of the majority report were sharply controverted. It was therein positively asserted that no instance could be found in the practice of the Government whose similarity in its essential features entitled it to citation as an authoritative precedent; and that neither the Constitution nor the existing law afforded any justification for the action of the Senate in the promises.
Though these suspensions are my executive acts based upon considerations addressed to me alone, and for which I am wholly responsible, I have had no invitation from the Senate to state the position which I have felt constrained to assume in relation to the same, or to interpret for myself my acts and motives in the premises. In this condition of affairs I have forborne addressing the Senate upon the subject, lest I might be accused of thrusting myself unbidden upon the attention of that body.
There is no mysterious power of transmutation in departmental custody, nor is there magic in the undefined and sacred solemnity of departmental files. If the presence of these papers in the public office is a stumbling-block in the way of the performance of senatorial duty, it can be easily removed.
The requests and demands which by the score have for nearly three months been presented to the different departments of the Government, whatever may be their form, have but one complexion. They assume the right of the Senate to sit in judgment upon the exercise of my exclusive discretion and Executive function, for which I am solely responsible to 64 the people from whom I have so lately received the sacred trust of office. My oath to support and defend the Constitution, my duty to the people who have chosen me to execute the powers of their great office and not relinquish them, and my duty to the chief magistracy which I must preserve unimpaired in all its dignity and vigor, compel me to refuse compliance with these demands.
To the end that the service may be improved, the Senate is invited to the fullest scrutiny of the persons submitted to them for public office, in recognition of the constitutional power of that body to advise and consent to their appointment. I shall continue, as I have thus far done, to furnish, at the request of the confirming body, all the information I possess touching the fitness of the nominees placed before them for their action, both when they are proposed to fill vacancies and to take the place of suspended officials. Upon a refusal to confirm, I shall not assume the right to ask the reasons for the action of the Senate nor question its determination. I cannot think that anything more is required to secure worthy incumbents in public office than a careful and independent discharge of our respective duties within their well-defined limits.
Every pledge I have made by which I have placed a limitation upon my exercise of executive power has been faithfully redeemed. Of course the pretense is not put forth that no mistakes have been committed; but not a suspension has been made except it appeared to my satisfaction that the public welfare would be promoted thereby. Many applications for suspension have been denied, and an adherence to the rule laid down to govern my action as to such suspensions has caused much irritation and impatience on the part of those who have insisted upon more changes in the offices.
The pledges I have made were made to the people, and to them I am responsible for the manner in which they have been redeemed. I am not responsible to the Senate, and I am unwilling to submit my actions and official conduct to them for judgment.
There are no grounds for an allegation that the fear of being found false to my professions influences me in declining to submit to the demands of the Senate. I have not constantly refused to suspend officials and thus incurred the displeasure of political friends, and yet wilfully broken faith with the people, for the sake of being false to them.
Neither the discontent of party friends nor the allurements, constantly offered, of confirmation of appointees conditioned upon the avowal that suspensions have been made on party grounds alone, nor the threat proposed in the resolutions now before the 66 Senate that no confirmation will be made unless the demands of that body be complied with, are sufficient to discourage or deter me from following in the way which I am convinced leads to better government for the people.
I merely wish to remark, in moving to refer this document to the Committee on the Judiciary, that it very vividly brought to my mind the communications of King Charles I to the Parliament, telling them what, in conducting their affairs, they ought to do and ought not to do; and I think I am safe in saying that it is the first time in the history of the republican United States that any President of the United States has undertaken to interfere with the deliberations of either House of Congress on questions pending before them, otherwise than by messages on the state of the union which the Constitution commands him to make from time to time. This message is devoted simply to a question for the Senate itself, in regard to itself, that it has under consideration. That is its singularity. I think it will 67 strike reflecting people in this country as somewhat extraordinary—if in this day of reform anything at all can be thought extraordinary.
King Charles I fared badly at the hands of the Parliament; but it was most reassuring to know that, after all said and done, the Senate of the United States was not a bloodthirsty body, and that the chairman of its Committee on the Judiciary was one of the most courteous and amiable of men—at least when outside of the Senate.
The debate upon the questions presented by the report and resolutions recommended by the majority of the committee, and by the minority report and the presidential message, occupied almost exclusively the sessions of the Senate for over two weeks. More than twenty-five Senators participated, and the discussion covered such a wide range of argument that all considerations relevant to the subject, and some not clearly related to it, seem to have been presented. At the close of the debate, the resolution condemning the Attorney-General for withholding the papers and documents which the Senate had demanded was passed by thirty-two votes in the affirmative and twenty-five in the negative; the next resolution, declaring it to be the duty of the Senate to refuse its advice 68 and consent to proposed removals of officers when papers and documents in reference to their alleged misconduct were withheld, was adopted by a majority of only a single vote; and the proclamation contained in the third resolution, setting forth the obligations of the Government and its people to the veterans of the civil war, was unanimously approved, except for one dissenting voice.
The controversy thus closed arose from the professed anxiety of the majority in the Senate to guard the interests of an official who was suspended from office in July, 1885, and who was still claimed to be in a condition of suspension. In point of fact, however, that official's term of office expired by limitation on the 20th of December, 1885—before the demand for papers and documents relating to his conduct in office was made, before the resolutions and reports of the Committee on the Judiciary were presented, and before the commencement of the long discussion in defense of the right of a suspended incumbent. This situation escaped notice in Executive quarters, because the appointee to succeed the suspended officer having been actually installed and in the discharge of the duties of the position for more than six months, and his nomination having been sent 69 to the Senate very soon after the beginning of its session, the situation or duration of the former incumbent's term was not kept in mind. The expiration of his term was, however, distinctly alleged in the Senate on the second day of the discussion, and by the first speaker in opposition to the majority report. The question of suspension or removal was therefore eliminated from the case and the discussion as related to the person suspended continued as a sort of post-mortem proceeding. Shortly after the resolutions of the committee were passed, the same person who superseded the suspended and defunct officer was again nominated to succeed him by reason of the expiration of his term; and this nomination was confirmed.
At last, after stormy weather, Duskin, the suspended, and Burnett, his successor, were at rest. The earnest contention that beat about their names ceased, and no shout of triumph disturbed the supervening quiet.


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1. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the European Union, the acceding states, the candidate states, the potential candidate countries of the Western Balkans, the Secretary General of the Council/High Representative, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement met in Salzburg at the occasion of the informal Foreign Ministers' meeting. The High Representative/EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the SRSG for Kosovo, and the Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe were also present.
2. The participants reaffirmed their full support for the agenda set out at the Thessaloniki summit in 2003, as well as for the Stabilisation and Association Process which will remain the framework for the European course of the Western Balkan countries. In this respect, the EU confirms that the future of the Western Balkans lies in the European Union. The EU recalled that a debate on the enlargement strategy is due in 2006 as set out by the Council conclusions of 12 December 2005. The EU also notes that its absorption capacity has to be taken into account. The participants agreed that each country's progress towards the EU continues to depend on individual merits in meeting the conditions and requirements set forth in the Copenhagen criteria and in the Stabilisation and Association Process, including full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
3. The Western Balkan countries have achieved considerable progress in the areas of stability, democracy and economic recovery. All have in the last year made significant steps along their road towards the EU, with EU membership as ultimate goal in conformity with the Thessaloniki Declaration. They must now increasingly focus in adopting and implementing European standards and in fostering conditions for sustainable stability and prosperity throughout the region. The countries of the region committed themselves to continue and accelerate the reforms furthering these objectives. All participants agreed on the importance of good neighbourly relations and on the need for finding mutually acceptable solutions on outstanding issues with neighbouring countries.
4. Preserving peace, and enhancing stability and security in the Western Balkans remains a common European interest. The participants agreed that every effort should be made to achieve a negotiated settlement of the status of Kosovo, mutually acceptable to the parties concerned, and expressed their full support for the work of the UN Special Envoy and his team. They recalled the importance of continued and effective standards implementation.
The EU strongly urged both Belgrade and Pristina to work towards a lasting Kosovo Status Agreement that promotes a multi-ethnic and democratic society and good neighbourly relations within the region.
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Iron Mike By Patricia Rose
Author: Patricia Rose
Genre: Coming of Age/ Sci-Fic
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They came, but not in peace. They came to destroy us. Our cities crumbled. Our people died by the billions. Their weapons were sophisticated beyond our worst nightmare.
But they didn't count on our stubborn tenacity or our will to live. We fight back, and we fight dirty.
Mike Sanderlin survived the first attack … but could he survive the war? How will he keep his sister safe in a world where terror swoops from the sky and looters claim the streets? Law and order are as forgotten as the bodies that rot in the sun.
To keep his sister alive, Mike changes. He becomes Iron Mike, a man unafraid of making the hard decisions, a man unafraid of war, of killing or being killed. Iron Mike isn't afraid, period.
Iron Mike is a survivor.
She'd driven about ten miles from Malik's house, wending her way between wrecked vehicles and making it all the way through both of the Shepherdsville traffic lights before the car had started sputtering. Kari had been paying attention to Shepherdsville, not the fuel gauge. She'd been shocked at the state of the small town. None of the businesses had opened, and a lot of the store front windows and door frames had been shattered, contents from the stores strewn about the parking lots. People had already started looting? What the fuck was up with that?
She kept the Sig Sauer in her unzipped pocket, within easy reach. She had gone through Malik's gun safe and now had three extra magazines in the back pocket of her jeans. She figured if she needed them, she was dead. If eleven rounds of 9mm weren't enough to protect her, the extra magazines would be no better than paperweights.
Nothing to be done for it. Kari stepped out of the jeep and pulled out her heavy backpack, adjusting it over her shoulders and snapping the straps in front to balance the load. It wasn't bad, she told herself. She'd seen plenty of soldiers jogging around post in full rucksacks, and a lot of them were women, too. If they could do it, so could she.
Kari squinted at the town of Shepherdsville behind her, then back up State Road 44, which she knew was at least half the mileage she needed to travel to Knox. Once she hit Dixie Highway, it was about another twelve to fifteen miles to the front gates on Brandenburg Station Road. She didn't even consider cutting through the woods. Kari was a city girl, and she intended to arrive on the post alive, not wander in circles through unfamiliar terrain until she froze to death or got eaten by coyotes. If she stuck to the roads, she would get there eventually.
She walked for more than an hour, almost totally uphill, before hearing the first vehicle. Kari cautiously stepped off the side of the road, her legs backed against the guard rail. S.R. 44 was a two-lane cut-through to Dixie Highway, and it was twisty; with the light layer of snow, it would also be slippery.
The red pickup's engine roared as the driver downshifted, and passed right by her. Kari pushed off from the guard rail to start walking again – stopping abruptly as she saw the brake lights and backup lights. She leaned back against the guard rail and waited.
She made her decision instantly when the passenger window rolled down, and the man leered at her with what he probably assumed was a pleasant smile. His eyes moved up her body from her heavy boots, jeans, to the shapeless heavy coat she wore and the long braid of brown hair covered with a thick stocking cap.
"Need a ride, sweet thing?" the driver asked, leaning forward so he could see around the passenger.
Kari smiled politely, but it was stiff. The man was smiling, but there was a meanness to his smile that made Kari's radar go off. His red hair was greasy and unkempt and he looked like he hadn't showered in a week. "No, thanks," she replied. "I appreciate the offer, but I don't have far to go now."
The passenger spoke, his voice making Kari's skin crawl. "Aw, you really should come with us, miss. A pretty lady like you all alone in this crazy world, halfway up Martin Hill – it ain't safe."
"I'll be fine," Kari said politely. "Thank you again for the offer."
She watched the crazy as it happened. The passenger's pleasant leer fell from his face, and his eyes clouded with fury. "Bitch, you don't know a good thing when you hear it," he said, and opened his door, putting one foot on the snow.
Kari drew the Sig and aimed it right between the man's eyes, thumbing the safety off in one smooth motion. He froze for a moment, his eyes narrowing as he assessed her. "You're a cute little thing," he said, a malicious eagerness in his voice. "Mine's bigger."
He moved his eyes to the gun rack on the back wall of the pickup where three large shotguns rested. Kari knew he wanted her to look at them, for her eyes to leave his so he could jump her. She didn't oblige, keeping her eyes dead level on his.
"First shot takes out your rearview." Her voice was oddly calm and quiet. Maybe all of Dad's lectures and target practice hadn't been wasted on her after all. "Second shot goes between your eyes and takes out you. Third shot the driver, if he's still here."
For a long moment, it was stalemate.
"Come on, Hank, let's just go," the driver whined. It was the wrong thing to say, because Hank was full of crazy, even if the driver didn't know it, and his friend's cowardice fueled his bravado. He shifted his weight so he stepped out of the truck.
Kari shot, the sound thundering down the ravine, echoing back to her. She was almost certain the man named Hank felt the bullet pass next to his head. It was a lucky shot. Not only did the rearview mirror break, but it broke cleanly in half, the wiring inside leaving both ends of the mirror dangling impressively and a neat round bullet hole in the windshield. Hank looked back, looking into Kari's eyes again, his own narrowed meanly.
Kari didn't react at all. She didn't let victory or fear show on her face. "That's one, Hank. Either get back in your truck, or come at me for number two."
The driver, fortunately, kept his mouth shut this time. With a snarl, Hank shifted his weight back inside the vehicle and pulled his door closed with an angry slam. "I'll find you again, cunt," he sneered. "And when I do –"
Kari didn't get to hear the rest of his threat because the driver peeled away before Hank could finish it.
Kari stood, adjusted her backpack and headed out with quick, confident steps.
She was her father's daughter. She was nobody's goddamned prey.
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Stepsister Devotion ( Part One ) by Eve Cates
The start of an epic tale about love, lust and secrets. Follow Sebastian as he learns to live with loving his stepsister Abigail and hiding that love from the world…
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"You're so beautiful," I whisper. I'm overcome with the sight of her beneath me. Ready. Willing. "I can't tell you how often I've dreamed of this moment. But I need to know this isn't just a summer fling. I'm not doing that. Not with you. I want you too damn much and one summer isn't going to cut it." Her eyes move between mine as she listens quietly, her expression sobering. "Cards on the table, I love you, Abigail. I've loved you since I saw you walk down that aisle in that stupid pink dress. I think I was born loving you, and for some stuffed up reason we were connected by family instead of meeting the way normal couples do. But I don't care how we met. As long as we're together, I don't give a stuff about the rest of the world. I need you to promise that you're mine. I need you to promise you're mine only."
Her eyes shine with emotion and her lips part, letting out a choked sob. "I want to, Seb," she whispers. "I want to so much. But how?"
"How?" I release her hands and sit back, wiping my hand over my face as I let out a long sigh, feeling disappointed as well as angry at myself for allowing myself to hope we could be more. "By saying screw you to a lot of people. That's how." Standing up, I shake my head, leaning down to pick up my shirt so I can pull it back over my head.
"I'm getting dressed."
"But, I thought…"
I turn on her. "Thought this was what, Abigail? That you could spend the summer roughing it with your white trash stepbrother so you can satisfy your rebellious streak before you go off to your fancy college. Where are you going? Brown? You couldn't go there and hold your head up high attached to someone like me could you? You'd be too worried about what they all think."
She turns on me now. "What happens when we unbolt that trap door? Do we go down to dinner and hold hands, just expecting our parents to be cool with us together? What happens when we go out into the world? What do we do – will you go up to people and say 'I'd like you to meet my stepsister, Abigail, oh, and she's also my girlfriend…' How does that work, Seb? Because in my world, people are going to think I'm sick and that it's no better than incest."
"It's not like we grew up together. We've met once before now. How can anyone think something is wrong with that?"
She stands up and heads over to the gramophone, keeping her back to me as she lets out a sigh and speaks. "I don't know, Seb. But people are small-minded and sometimes, the more educated they are, the worse it is. All I can promise you is this summer in this room. I can't promise you anything outside it. I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too, Abi. All I know is that I want you but I really can't have you. And it ticks me off. I want you too much to settle for a secret. I want you always."
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Mike Mussina had pitched many stellar seasons both in Baltimore with the Orioles and in New York with the Yankees but never won 20 games in a single season, until this day in 2008. On the last day of the 2008 season Mussina would improve his record to 20-9 becoming the oldest player in major league history to win 20 games for the first time. It took Mussina 18 seasons to win 20 games when he threw six shutout innings against the Red Sox in Fenway Park in a Yankees 6-2 victory.
Also on this day in 2005 Alex Rodriguez broke the Yankees All-Time record for home runs in a single season by a right handed batter when he slugged his 47th home run of the season. DiMaggio hit 46 home runs in 1937 and Alex passed him as the Yankees beat the Orioles 2-1.
Also on this day in 1955 Elston Howard, in his first World Series at bat, hit a two run home run off the Dodgers right hander Don Newcombe. This marks the first time that a black batter hit a home run off a black pitcher in the history of the World Series.
Finally on this day in 1947 the Yankees held their first Old Timers Day on the final day of the season. General Manager Larry MacPhail came up with the idea along with public relations director Red Paterson as an idea to honor the ailing Yankees legend Babe Ruth.


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The Gravel Grinder TLR has a fast rolling center file tread pattern with aggressive side knobs so you're fast on the pavement and hardpack while still offering impressive traction over looser terrain and while cornering hard. We're most excited about the ability to run some sealant and enjoy the security of riding and racing over sharp flits and goatheads without losing time or DNFing because of an excessive amount of flats. The tires are offered in 33, 38, 42, and 46mm options so you can find the right speed/comfort/grip combination for your local gravel and riding style.
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The Best Time to Visit Kaeng Khoi, Thailand for Weather, Safety, & Tourism
The best times to visit Kaeng Khoi for ideal weather are
November 26th to February 4th
Kaeng Khoi Travel Guide
Other Kaeng Khoi Travel Info
Weather in Kaeng Khoi
Average temperatures in Kaeng Khoi vary little. Considering humidity, temperatures feel hot for most of the year with a fair chance of precipitation about half of the year. The area is less temperate than some — in the 19th percentile for pleasant weather — compared to tourist destinations worldwide. Weeks with ideal weather are listed above. If you're looking for the very warmest time to visit Kaeng Khoi, the hottest months are May, April, and then June. See average monthly temperatures below. The warmest time of year is generally mid April where highs are regularly around 93.9°F (34.4°C) with temperatures rarely dropping below 73.9°F (23.3°C) at night.
Kaeng Khoi Temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Kaeng Khoi Temperatures (Celsius)
Kaeng Khoi Perceived Temperature (F)
Kaeng Khoi Perceived Temperature (C)
Average Kaeng Khoi Temperatures by Month
May 91 81.6 74.6
Aug 87 79.2 73.8
Sep 86.1 78 72.6
Oct 86 77.3 71.4
Feb 32 25.3 19.7
Jun 32 27.4 24
Jul 31.3 27 23.7
If dry weather is what you're after, the months with the lowest chance of significant precipitation in Kaeng Khoi are December, January, and then February. Note that we define "significant precipitation" as .1 inches or more in this section. The lowest chance of rain or snow occurs around early February. For example, on the week of February 5th there are no days of precipitation on average. By contrast, it's most likely to rain or snow in early to mid September with an average of 4 days of significant precipitation the week of September 10th.
When can you find snow in Kaeng Khoi? Weather stations report no annual snow. Please note that a value of 0 for snow in the graph below may either mean there was no snow, or that snow is unreported.
The graph below shows the % chance of rainy and snowy days in Kaeng Khoi.
The graph below shows the average snow on the ground in Kaeng Khoi (in).
Mar 16% 0 2.6
Sep 50% 0 11.2
Oct 31% 0 7
Dec 4% 0 1
Feb 8 0 2
Apr 22 0 11.7
May 27 0 14
Sep 50 0 28.4
Oct 31 0 17.8
Nov 11 0 3.6
Kaeng Khoi has some very humid months, with other comfortably humid months. The least humid month is January (54.2% relative humidity), and the most humid month is September (80%).
Wind in Kaeng Khoi is usually calm. The windiest month is December, followed by November and July. December's average wind speed of around 7.5 knots (8.7 MPH or 14 KPH) is considered "a gentle breeze." Maximum sustained winds (the highest speed for the day lasting more than a few moments) are at their highest in mid June where average top sustained speeds reach 16.7 knots, which is considered a moderate breeze.
The graph below shows the average % humidity by month in Kaeng Khoi.
Jun 6.2 Light breeze 15 Significant breeze
Aug 5.8 Light breeze 13.6 Significant breeze
Sep 4.2 Light breeze 11.5 Significant breeze
Oct 5 Light breeze 10.5 Gentle breeze
Is it Safe to Travel to Kaeng Khoi?
Our best data indicates this area is somewhat safe, but with extra warnings in a few regions. As of Oct 07, 2019 there are travel warnings and regional advisories for Thailand; exercise a high degree of caution and avoid some areas. Check this page for any recent changes or regions to avoid: Travel Advice and Advisories. This advisory was last updated on Aug 22, 2019.
The busiest month for tourism in Kaeng Khoi, Thailand is January, followed by July and August. Prices for hotels and flights will be most expensive during these months, though you can save if you purchase well in advance. Tourists are unlikely to visit Kaeng Khoi in April. Those willing to visit at these times will likely find it the least expensive month.
Tourism graph is based on Google searches for services used by tourists relative to the rest of the year. Tourism data for this area is extrapolated based on nearby areas. Displayed data is calculated relative to the peak, so a score of 74.4 in April means 74.4% of the tourists vs. January.
Overall Kaeng Khoi Travel Experience by Season
Humidity and temperatures combine to make this season feel warm. Highs range from 93.9°F (34.4°C) and 90°F (32.2°C) with warmer temperatures in the later months. Rain is somewhat common with 5 to 8 days of significant precipitation per month. Spring is the slowest for tourism, which makes it a good time for those looking for deals.
The middle-year months have very comfortable weather with high temperatures that are quite warm. These months see the most precipitation with 8 to 12 days of precipitation per month. June – August is the second busiest season for tourism in Kaeng Khoi, so lodging and other accommodations may cost slightly more.
Fall daily highs range from 87.3°F (30.7°C) and 85°F (29.4°C), which will feel very nice given the humidity and wind. It rains or snows a significant amount: 3 to 15 days per month. Tourism is fairly slow during these months due to the weather, so hotels may be lower priced.
Weather is perfect this time of year in Kaeng Khoi to be enjoyable for warm weather travelers. The average high during this season is between 91.4°F (33°C) and 82°F (27.8°C). On average, it rains or snows a smalll amount: 1 to 2 times per month. These times of year are the busiest with tourists.
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Former police officer spared prison term for misconduct
LAKEWOOD — A police officer who covered up an illegal search of a vehicle has been spared a prison term.
Former Lakewood Patrolman Jeremy Felder received a year of probation on Friday and also forfeited his job.
Ocean County prosecutors say the 29-year-old Felder and his partner stopped a car in Lakewood in August 2013 and searched it without first getting a warrant. The search was committed after the driver and passenger had been arrested on outstanding warrants.
Prosecutors say Felder later falsified documents and police reports to conceal his wrongdoing. He had pleaded guilty in June to tampering with a record to hinder his own prosecution.
The officer who was with Felder remains on the Lakewood police force. He was not accused of any wrongdoing.


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BYGGHEMMA HAS BEEN LISTED ON NASDAQ STOCKHOLM
Bygghemma Group First AB ("Bygghemma" or the "Company") – a portfolio company of FSN Capital IV, FSN Capital V and FSN Capital Project Growth – was listed on March 27th, 2018 on Nasdaq Stockholm. The initial public offering (the "IPO") attracted very strong interest both from Swedish and international institutional investors as well as from the general public in Sweden. The offering was heavily oversubscribed.
The offering price in Bygghemma's IPO was set at SEK 47.50 per share, which was in the middle of the communicated IPO range of SEK 45 – 50 per share. Assuming full exercise of the over-allotment option, the IPO will comprise 33.9m shares, corresponding to a total value of the IPO of approximately SEK 1.6 billion and 32 percent of the total number of shares outstanding. The FSN Capital Shareholders will hold approximately 50 percent of the shares after the IPO, assuming the over-allotment option is exercised in full. The market capitalization of Bygghemma at IPO was SEK 5.1 billion.
The cornerstone investors, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) and Creades, acquired 5,263,157 shares in the Offering, corresponding to SEK 250 million.
Mikael Olander, President and CEO of Bygghemma Group comments: "We are very happy about the large interest that has been shown during the listing process for Bygghemma Group and our strong position as the superior online provider of home improvement products in the Nordic region. We are looking forward to continue to grow and develop the company, now in a listed environment."
Henrik Theilbjørn, Chairman of the Board of Bygghemma Group says: "Bygghemma Group has established a leading Nordic platform and has great potential for both substantial organic and acquisition-driven growth and improved results in the coming years. The company targets a large and attractive market under digital transformation where it has a clear online market leadership. We are looking forward to continue to create value in a listed environment and welcome all new shareholders to follow us into the exciting future of Bygghemma Group."
Peter Möller, Partner, FSN Capital Partners (investment advisor to the FSN Capital Shareholders): "Bygghemma Group operates on a fast-growing market where it has established a strong position as the leading online provider of home improvement products in the Nordic region. Over the last years the company has implemented several important strategic initiatives, made add-on acquisitions and improved its market position. We look forward to continue supporting the company and participate in the development of Bygghemma Group, now in a listed environment."
About Bygghemma Group
Bygghemma Group is the leading online provider of home improvement in the Nordic region . The Company offers its customers a broad product assortment at competitive prices with convenient home delivery. Sales are predominantly made online and most orders are delivered directly from the supplier to the end customer.
During 2015-2017, net sales grew by a CAGR of 44 percent, with an improvement in adjusted EBITA margin from 2.5% in 2015 to 5.0% in 2017. In 2017, Bygghemma Group reported net sales of SEK 4.0 billion and adjusted EBITA of SEK 197.0 million, corresponding to an adjusted EBITA margin of 5.0%. Pro forma net sales for 2017 (which includes acquisitions completed during 2017) amounted to SEK 4.4 billion.
Since inception in 2006, Bygghemma Group has expanded its product offering, made significant operational investments and broadened its geographical presence in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. As of 1 January 2018, the Company's webstores are supported by 72 showrooms, customer.
Author Jodie OakesPosted on March 27, 2018 May 4, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags 2018, Exit, FSN, Norway, Sweden
FSN CAPITAL V ACQUIRES A MAJORITY STAKE IN MØRENOT
FSN Capital V ("FSN Capital") has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Mørenot ("Mørenot", the "Company"), a world leading supplier of equipment and services to the world's fishery- and aquaculture industries.
Current owners are 3rd and 4th generation descendants of the founders, and will re-invest alongside FSN Capital and continue to own a material stake in the Company.
The Company has shown strong performance in recent years and established a global platform for continued expansion. Mørenot holds a reputation for leading quality and servicing capabilities based on innovation and local presence. The company is driving innovation within the industry, with several recent and ongoing successful projects. Global population growth and increased living standards are driving the demand for protein, and fish is a more efficient source of protein compared to e.g. chicken, pork and beef, with additional health benefits from high content of fatty acids such as Omega 3. As a global leader in this industry, Mørenot contributes to feeding the world in a healthy and sustainable manner.
With roots back to 1913, Mørenot is a Norway based, global leader in the fast-growing market for equipment and services to the fishery and aquaculture industries. The company has a strong Norwegian heritage founded on quality products, excellent service and close relationships with its customers. In 2017, Mørenot reported sales of approximately NOK 870m and the Company has generated an organic sales CAGR of 8% between 2009 and 2017. In partnership with FSN Capital, the founder families will take part in the future journey and aspire to reinforce Mørenot's strong market position and further consolidate the market both in Norway and internationally.
"FSN Capital is excited about the opportunity to play a leading part in providing the world's growing population with a healthy source of protein in an environmentally sustainable manner. We are eager to partner with the founding family in realizing the Company's next growth journey", says Ulrik Smith, Partner at FSN Capital Partners AS, acting as investment adviser to FSN Capital.
"The family and the board are very proud of what the management team has achieved with the Company. The family is excited to have entered into a partnership with FSN, which will support the Company in its next phase of growth. We are optimistic about the future and look forward to the partnership." says Sveinung Flem, Chairman of the Board of Mørenot.
The transaction is subject to approval from the competition authorities
Author Jodie OakesPosted on March 15, 2018 May 4, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags 2018, Exit, FSN, Norway
FSN CAPITAL IV DIVESTS ITS HOLDING IN INSTALCO
FSN Capital IV has, through Herakles Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned company, sold its holding of 5,001,210 shares (corresponding to 10.8% of the total shares), in Instalco Intressenter AB ("Instalco" or the "Company"), through an accelerated bookbuilding to Swedish and international investors and Instalco Management and Employees. The sale was made at a price of SEK 51.30 per share, a total of approximately SEK 257 million. Following the sale, FSN Capital IV no longer holds any shares in Instalco.
All proceeds, SEK 255 million net of fees, will be used to repay part the outstanding margin call facility with Danske Bank.
Instalco was listed on NASDAQ Stockholm on May 11, 2017.
About Instalco
The Group was formed on the initiative of its CEO, Per Sjöstrand, in February 2014 by a consolidation of five installation companies, each with long and successful history. Instalco's business concept is to be able, through cooperation between locally leading and highly specialised units, to offer competitive multidisciplinary solutions, while at the same time achieving coordination benefits. Since its formation the Company has demonstrated strong growth (Instalco has increased its revenue by more than four times between 2014 and 2017), driven primarily by acquisitions but also through organic growth. For the 2017 financial year, Instalco had net sales of SEK 3,114 million and an adjusted EBITA of SEK 264 million, corresponding to an adjusted EBITA margin of 8.5 percent.
Author Jodie OakesPosted on March 6, 2018 May 4, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags 2018, Exit, FSN, Norway, Sweden
FSN CAPITAL III DIVESTS VINDORA TO ACADEMEDIA
FSN Capital III has entered into an agreement to divest Vindora to AcadeMedia, Northern Europe´s largest education company.
Vindora is a leading education provider, primarily active in the upper secondary segment, with a market leading position in apprentice based vocational education. Vindora has for almost two decades contributed to society by addressing one of the main challenges, youth unemployment. Vindora's unique education model, based on a close collaboration with thousands of small and medium sized companies across Sweden, has proven to be highly effective in enabling the students to build relevant work experience and thereby enhance their job placement rate.
Marcus Egelstig, Principal at FSN Capital AB, acting as adviser to the FSN Capital Funds, says:
"We are proud of Vindora's development during FSN Capital's close to eight-year ownership period. Under the leadership of CEO Jarl Uggla, Vindora has continuously developed its successful education model and invested heavily in structure and processes to build a solid platform for the long run. To join forces with the industry leader, AcadeMedia, means that Vindora has optimal conditions for continued positive development"
Author Jodie OakesPosted on September 13, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags 2017, Exit, FSN, Sweden
FSN CAPITAL III EXITS LAGKAGEHUSET
FSN Capital III has signed an agreement to sell its majority shareholding in Lagkagehuset.
Lagkagehuset is the leading premium bakery chain with 66 stores in Denmark and a presence in the UK. The company operates a premium concept focusing on high-quality artisanal breads, cakes and pastries as well as other food, teas and coffee. Its attractive quality products and proven concept is based on a business model with own bakery production and a scalable roll-out strategy. The stores in the UK under the "Ole & Steen" brand are the first phase of an international roll out, proving that the business model is highly scalable.
After several years of significant growth in the Danish market, and a recent launch in London, Lagkagehuset is now well positioned for further internationalisation with Nordic Capital as the new owner of the company. Nordic Capital will acquire the entire FSN Capital's majority shareholding in Lagkagehuset A/S. At the same time, Nordic Capital will also acquire the two founders, Ole Kristoffersen's and Steen Skallebæk's shares in Lagkagehuset.
"Nordic Capital has in recent years made several investments in the food industry and sees great potential in supporting Lagkagehuset in its further expansion. Lagkagehuset has a great customer-oriented concept that delivers quality products every day and has created strong preferences for consumers in Denmark. Following a recent launch in London, the next step is now to evaluate and develop a plan for further internationalisation where we will level further with Nordic Capitals industry expertise within the retail sector. Nordic Capital is looking forward to support Lagkagehuset's continued development and expansion in partnership with the the company's strong management team," says Michael Haaning, Partner at NC Advisory A/S, advisor to the Nordic Capital Funds.
"We started with Ole and Steen and two stores. Today, eight years later, there are 68 stores in Denmark and two in London. Lagkagehuset is above all a fantastic company with a unique culture and quality products. The two stores in London are the first expansion beyond Denmark's borders. There will be 200 employees in London before this year's end, so it's gone far beyond our expectations. Against this background, I can proudly look back on our ownership period," says Thomas Broe-Andersen, Partner at FSN Capital, advisor to the FSN Capital Funds.
"We have had a really great cooperation with our owners FSN. We are looking forward to the new ownership and we are exited to have found a strong partner in Nordic Capital with both the experience, industry knowledge and capital to support us in our continued growth journey to bring Lagkagehuset to the rest of the world. We have amazing employees and products and we expect continued high growth in the coming years", says Jesper Friis, CEO of Lagkagehuset
Lagkagehuset has over the last couple of years professionalised the fresh bakery industry and has taken its concept international as a response to the increasing public focus on healthy quality food products. The Lagkagehuset chain has a high degree of flexibility of concept, ranging from large traditional bakery to smaller urban food-to-go outlets. Lagkagehuset's business model which enables high quality at scale, has along with its strong brand and modern retail concept, been highly successful in the Danish market where the company now has 68 stores. The company reported revenues of DKK 665 million in 2016 and a total of 1,800 employees. The company grew by 20 per cent in 2016.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction.
The investment is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
Author Jodie OakesPosted on June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags 2017, Denmark, Exit, FSN, UK
FSN CAPITAL V ACQUIRES A MAJORITY STAKE IN HOLMBERGS SAFETY SYSTEM
FSN Capital V ("FSN Capital") has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Holmbergs Safety System Holding AB ("Holmbergs", the "Company"), a leading global supplier of mission critical safety systems to the child safety seat industry. Existing management and current owners will re-invest alongside FSN Capital and continue to own a material stake in the Company.
The Company has shown strong performance in recent years and established a global platform for continued expansion and holds a reputation for leading quality and engineering capabilities. The underlying child safety seat market is fast-growing and supported by favourable structural growth drivers such as stricter safety regulations and increased safety awareness.
Holmbergs is a joint global market leader in the fast-growing niche market of safety products and systems to the child safety seat industry. During the twelve months period ending on 30th April 2017 Holmbergs reported sales of SEK 316m and the Company has generated an organic sales CAGR of 18.5% 2014-2016. In partnership with FSN Capital, Holmbergs aspires to reinforce its strong market position and further accelerate international growth, primarily in Asia. Additionally, the Company intends to grow its adjacent secured transportation business, through both organic and inorganic initiatives.
"We are impressed by Holmbergs' development over the last years and we are excited about the Company's significant organic and inorganic growth potential. Holmbergs' position as a market leader in a global niche market, supported by strong structural growth drivers, represents an attractive investment opportunity for FSN Capital and we are eager to support Holmbergs' management team in the Company's next growth journey", says Marcus Egelstig, Principal at FSN Capital AB, acting as adviser to FSN Capital.
"It has been an exciting journey since I joined Holmbergs in 2008. We have successfully created a strong operational footprint with a joint leading position in all key markets and have consistently enjoyed double-digit growth with increasing profitability. We are recognized by our customers as a quality supplier in a market with strong underlying growth and is eager to continue the development together with our new principal owner FSN Capital", says Anders Sandell, CEO of Holmbergs.
"The board is very proud of what the management team has achieved with the Company. Holmbergs has performed extremely well in all core markets and introduced new products, won new customers and continues to drive innovation forward. With a clear strategy for continued profitable growth, I am excited to continue to work with the Company under the FSN Capital ownership", says Mikael Hägg, Chairman of the Board of Holmbergs.
Author Jodie OakesPosted on June 27, 2017 August 3, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags 2017, FSN, Investment, Sweden
PRIVATE EQUITY AWARDS 2017: OUR WINNERS ARE…
UK house of the year: Livingbridge
Corporate citizenship award: FSN Capital
Author Jodie OakesPosted on April 20, 2017 May 3, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags 2017, Awards, FSN, Livingbridge
FSN CAPITAL IV ACQUIRES A MAJORITY STAKE IN ACTIVE BRANDS
FSN Capital IV has signed an agreement with Holta Invest to acquire a majority stake in Active Brands AS, a leading Nordic supplier of premium sporting goods brands. Holta Invest, existing management and founders will re-invest alongside FSN Capital and continue to own a material stake in the company.
Active Brands manages a portfolio of well-established sports apparel and equipment brands, including Kari Traa, Dæhlie, Bula and Sweet Protection. The company has achieved great success in recent years, and has delivered strong growth from an efficient and scale-able platform.
Based on a talented and dedicated workforce, Active Brands has consistently outperformed the Nordic market for sporting goods by generating organic annual growth of 30% since 2013. From a strong Norwegian base, the company has gradually expanded into new geographies, and in 2016 approximately 30% of net sales were generated outside of Norway.
In partnership with FSN Capital, Active Brands aspires to reinforce its strong position in the Nordics and further accelerate international growth, through both organic and inorganic initiatives.
"We have admired Active Brands for a long time and have been impressed by the platform created by Holta Invest and the management team's ability to develop truly unique brands with significant international growth potential. Our ambition is to build on Active Brands' leading position in the Nordics and support further growth in North America and Central Europe together with our new partners", says Erik Nelson, Partner at FSN Capital Partners AS, acting as adviser to FSN Capital IV.
Active Brands CEO, Espen Krogstad, is pleased with the acquisition by FSN Capital.
"On behalf of the employees and management team of Active Brands, I am pleased to have FSN Capital as a new majority owner. Active Brands has developed in a fast pace and is today amongst the leading companies in the Nordic sporting goods industry. We are delivering solid growth across all geographies and I look forward to further developing the company", says Espen Krogstad.
Holta Invest will retain a 20% ownership stake in Active Brands post the transaction.
"We established Active Brands in 2010 with the objective of taking a leading role in the consolidation of the Nordic sporting goods industry. Since then, Active Brands has developed into a great business with a talented team, strong brands and a scalable platform. The company has a strong position in the Nordics and has successfully entered large international markets. We are proud of the development of Active Brands and we are honored to get FSN Capital on board as a new majority owner. We believe in a promising future for the company and we are excited to continue our ownership of Active Brands together with FSN Capital", says Dag Teigland, Chairman Active Brands and CEO Holta Invest.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals from the Norwegian competition authorities.
Author Jodie OakesPosted on March 17, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags 2017, FSN, Investment, Norway
FSN CAPITAL PARTNERS CLOSES NEW SEK 9.62 BILLION (€1.0 BILLION) NORDIC MID-MARKET BUYOUT FUND
FSN Capital Partners ("FSN"), a pan-Nordic mid-market private equity advisor, announces the final closing of FSN Capital V, which was oversubscibed at its hard cap. The Fund received strong support from existing and new investors, with total commitments of SEK 9.62bn (€1.0 billion).
FSN Capital V held its final close on December 16th at its hard cap of SEK 9.62 billion (€1.0 billion), exceeding the SEK 8.5 billion (€870 million) target. The prior fund advised by FSN, FSN Capital IV, closed in 2013 at SEK 5.42 billion (€624 million).
The Fund's investors comprise a well-diversified group including public and private pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, government agencies, asset managers, banks and funds of funds. FSN has also significantly broadened its international investor base, with new LPs secured from Asia, the Middle East and the United States. 29% of the total capital raised for FSN Capital V came from LPs based in North America, 13% from Asia and the Middle East, and 34% from Europe excluding the Nordic region. The Fund also attracted strong support from the Nordic LP community, with leading LPs from all four Nordic markets accounting for the remaining capital raised.
"We are delighted with the strong support we have received from existing LPs and are privileged to welcome a number of leading, blue chip investors from around the globe as new limited partners", said Frode Strand-Nielsen, Managing Partner of FSN.
FSN Capital V will continue FSN's proven investment strategy of targeting control buyout investments of Nordic mid-sized growth-oriented companies operating in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland where FSN believes it can generate long-term alpha returns for the investors. It will target companies with enterprise values typically between SEK 500 million and SEK 3 billion (approximately €50 million to €300 million) and operating in a broad range of industries and markets.
FSN will continue its strong focus on integrating sustainable and responsible investment practices into the investments.
"FSN Capital V is positioned in an attractive segment of the market as one of the largest middle-market focused funds in the Nordic region" said Peter Möller, Partner of FSN. Thomas Broe-Andersen, Partner of FSN, added "we continue to see a large number of attractive investment opportunities and are confident of delivering strong returns to the investors."
Author Jodie OakesPosted on December 19, 2016 Categories Top StoriesTags 2016, Denmark, Finland, FSN, Fundraise, Norway, Sweden
FSN'S INSTALCO BOOSTS OPERATIONS IN NORWAY & SWEDEN WITH ADD-ON ACQUISITIONS
Instalco Group, a portfolio company of FSN Capital IV,has continued to execute on its growth strategy by making four additional add-on acquisitions – TIMAB (SE), Rørteft (NO), Dalab (SE) and Installatör AB (SE). The acquisitions are consistent with Instalco's strategy of establishing a complete national presence in Sweden and strengthen operations in the Oslo area in Norway
TIMAB
TIMAB offers a full service portfolio of HVAC, electrical and heating & plumbing installation solutions for food retailers in the Stockholm area (Sweden). The company was founded in 2004 and has sales of SEK 65 million.
Rørteft
A supplier of heating & plumbing installation services in the Olso area (Norway). Rørteft primarily offers heating & plumbing installation for residential housing. It was founded in 2007 and currently employs 24 people. The company has a turnover of NOK 51 million.
Dalab
Dalab is a leading supplier of HVAC and heating & plumbing installation services in the region around Dalarna in Sweden. The company has 45 employees and offers services for both new projects and modernization. Dalab has a turnover of SEK 93 million.
VVS-Installatör
A heating and plumbing company with over 50 years of experience in the region around Dalarna, Sweden. Operations include installation for new projects as well as modernization of residential buildings, schools and commercial buildings. The company has a turnover of SEK 46 million and employs 45 individuals.
Following the acquisitions, Instalco Group has operations in 3 countries and has estimated run rate LTM sales of SEK 2.4 billion as of July 2016.
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Q: vsFTPd authenticating with SSSD I am currently trying to setup an FTP sever that authenticates through Active Directory using SSSD.
My config files are as follows:
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd:
[root@StudentOrgFTP vsftpd]# cat vsftpd.conf
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_std_format=YES
listen=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_log=YES
tcp_wrappers=NO
chroot_local_user=YES
session_support=YES

/etc/sssd/sssd.conf
[sssd]

domains = WORK
services = nss, pam
config_file_version = 2

[pam]
offline_credentials_expiration = 5

[nss]

[domain/WORK]
description = Work domains

enumerate = false

id_provider = ldap
auth_provider = ldap
chpass_provider = none
access_provider = ldap

ldap_pwd_policy = none
ldap_schema = ad
ldap_user_name = sAMAccountName
ldap_user_object_class = person
ldap_group_object_class = group
ldap_id_mapping = True
case_sensitive = false

ldap_id_mapping = True
override_shell = /bin/bash
override_homedir = /srv/student_ftp/%u

# Connection Properties
ldap_uri = ldaps://xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx
# Temporary measure until I can get a hold of a proper certificate
ldap_tls_reqcert = never

ldap_search_base = dc=xxxxxxxx,dc=xxx
ldap_group_search_base = OU=students,dc=xxxxxxxx,dc=xxx
ldap_default_bind_dn = CN=<AD User>,OU=Users,OU=Labs,dc=xxxxxxxx,dc=xxx
ldap_default_authtok_type = password
ldap_default_authtok = <password>

ldap_access_filter = (&(objectClass=person)(ou=students,dc=xxxxxxxx,dc=xxx))

/etc/pam.d/vsftpd
auth required pam_env.so
auth sufficient pam_sss.so
ce with pam_winbind.so
account sufficient pam_sss.so
ce with pam_winbind.so
session required pam_loginuid.so
session optional pam_keyinit.so force revoke
auth required pam_listfile.so item=user sense=deny file=/etc/vsftpd/ftpuse
rs onerr=succeed
auth required pam_shells.so
auth include password-auth
account include password-auth
session required pam_loginuid.so
session include password-auth

I was able to get SSSD working with this config, I can run 'id username' or 'getent passwd username' and they both return with the correct info, but if I use the generic linux 'ftp' command vsftp can't seem to authenticate correctly.
EDIT:
/var/log/secure output:
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: vsftpd: PAM (vsftpd) illegal module type: ce
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM pam_parse: expecting return value; [...with]
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM (vsftpd) illegal module type: ce
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM pam_parse: expecting return value; [...with]
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM (vsftpd) illegal module type: rs
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM pam_parse: expecting return value; [...onerr=succeed]
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: PAM (vsftpd) no module name supplied
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: pam_sss(vsftpd:auth): authentication success; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ftp ruser=some_username rhost=localhost user=some_username
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: pam_sss(vsftpd:account): Access denied for user some_username: 6 (Permission denied)
Jan 27 04:32:36 StudentOrgFTP vsftpd: pam_sss(vsftpd:account): Access denied for user some_username: 6 (Permission denied)

A: I first checked the shell settings and added the following line to my /etc/sss/sssd.conf:
[domain/example.org]
override_shell = /sbin/rbash

but this didn't solve the problem.
After commenting out the line
account  [default=bad success=ok user_unknown=ignore]  pam_sss.so

in /etc/pam.d/common-auth active directory users can login with their AD account.
But this setting affects more login services than just vsftpd. So I removed the comment from that line (going back to the original version) and changed vsftpd'd pam configuration instead:
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd:
# Standard behaviour for ftpd(8).
auth  required   pam_listfile.so item=user sense=deny file=/etc/ftpusers onerr=succeed

# Note: vsftpd handles anonymous logins on its own. Do not enable pam_ftp.so.

# Standard pam includes

##@include common-account
account [success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]  pam_unix.so
account requisite      pam_deny.so
account required       pam_permit.so
account sufficient     pam_localuser.so

@include common-session
@include common-auth
auth    required       pam_shells.so

A: My guess is that the the problem is the
auth required pam_shells.so

line in your /etc/pam.d/vsftpd config file.  This requires that all users have a default shell which is listed in /etc/shells and your AD authentication might not be providing that correctly.
I would test by simply commenting that line out and then if it works make a decision about whether the security provided by that test is required and if it is figure out how to make it work with AD and SSSD.

A: I doubt the missing shell is the problem, the config file specifies a local override for the shell using the override_shell directive.
Do you see any errors in /var/log/secure (or your distribution's equivalent) ? Can you turn on the debug_level for the [pam] and [domain] sections and see if there's anything of interest?
Checking whether the AD users are able to authenticate via another PAM service (su, perhaps) might also be helpful to pinpoint whether the problem lies in SSSD or vsftpd.

A: Check the user shell!  If the shell is not listed (chsh -l), this is where the /etc/pam.d/vsftpd comes into play.
We changed the user from the default /usr/bin/ksh to /bin/ksh and no other changes were needed.

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Starbucks or the grocery store, innocent of ill-intent.
Out on the walkway, and I take his hand.
"Ian," I say. "It's not yours. This is a park.
They play, or don't play.
Queen Elizabeth, say, or George H. Bush.
What did their mothers say?
Or Adam, even, king for a day in his own Eden.
"Yes, all this is yours, serve it well.
We have always known what a good parent says.
In that first of public parks.


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Q: Clear JMockit expectations after a test or a testclass We are having an old codebase with few tests mocking global static object. That influences other tests that fail if being called in a same testsuite (the same JVM) after the test which mocks static property.
There's a lot of work involved in rewriting the production code into a proper dependency injection. Much faster way would be to remove expectations.
Is there a way to manually clear/remove all expectations that has been set in a specific test class?


Nëkwéta Surf Camp is located at the Roche Percée beach, in the township of Bourail, 1 .5 hours north of the international airport and 2 hours north of the capital Nouméa. Coming from the south, take a left after the Néra river bridge before the Bourail village, and follow the road for 6 km. Take a left at the Roche Percée sign, after the first speed bump take the first left, at the T intersection turn left and go straight down the street until you see a Nëkwéta Surf Camp sign on your right hand side.
– The "3 bays" path for a 1 to 3 hours hike.
– Poe beach : ideal for swimming, windsurfing or kiteboarding.


Thanks for such and an incredible night, Wellington. Our sold out album fundraiser show on Saturday may be our favourite show we've done!
The old, wooden-floored Tararua Tramping Club hall was a dream to play and sing in, especially with Ed Zuccollo doing an such an incredible job on sound.
Special thanks to Tuatara Brewing and all of the bakers and chefs for the delicious treats, and to those who helped behind the bar and at the door.
We had the best time playing for you all and raised a good amount for our album recording - starting next month.


We all know that although we plan far in advance for our Walt Disney World vacations things can happen and it can throw our timing off completely. This especially happens when an attraction goes down while in line or the lines move far slower then expected.
It is not a publicized or written rule for dining but generally restaurants will honor a reservation up to about 15 minutes after the time. During slower times it is easier to get the table after your time although that is not a guarantee either.
If you are delayed due to being stuck on an attraction or stuck in a transportation snafu then still go and discuss your issue with the restaurant. They will be understanding and will assist you. If you do not show up at all then you will be charged.
On 9/29/2017 Robin from MD Asked: Hi! We have a 12:45pm reservation at Chef Mickey's. Do you think we will be able to see the parade in Magic Kingdom at 3:00pm (current time listed)? Any advice on how to do both? Thanks!
On 9/28/2017 Steve from CA Asked: Where can my family watch the Raiders game when we are there in December? We do not want to go to ESPN club and pay the high prices there. Any ideas?


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Dan completes 90 laps of the Lough in 24 hours to raise money for charity
Congratulations to runner Dan Sweeney who has raised thousands for a local homeless charity.
Joe O'SheaEditor
Happy but tired - Dan finishes his run
It was a huge effort - but Bishopstown's Dan Sweeney has completed his unique 100km ultra-marathon around the Lough on Cork's southside to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
The 30-year-old set out to complete more than 90 laps of the city landmark in 24 hours - without sleeping - to raise funds for the Good Shepherd Edel House, a Cork charity initiative which provides support for homeless women and children.
Dan began running at 9am on Saturday and aimed to complete his massive run by 9am this morning - through the wind, rain and darkness.
And the 30-year-old Corkman completed the challenge in style, saying; "To all those who supported me, ran with me and donated these past 24hrs, a million thank you's. I'm so proud of what we have all achieved together!"
He chose the looped route around the Lough to make it easier for his support team to help him.
"Everyone's asking me why I picked The Lough but it's purely for ease of my support team. It's just easier for everyone because I can have a set place for people to give me food," Dan told Cork Beo.
"There are a certain amount of calories I want to consume every hour. "Some people said I should have run from West Cork to the city but that would be so difficult for my support team to coordinate and the roads would be dangerous when it got dark so The Lough made the most sense.
Meet the amazing Cork charity that take sick and deserving kids to Disneyland Paris every year
Dan is a huge admirer of the work being done by Edel House amid a growing homelessness crisis in Ireland and he decided to become involved with the charity after several meetings with Edel House's Claire Harrington.
You can donate to the GoFundMe set up by Dan by clicking here and all donations big or small are welcome.


America Rising: The Republican PAC that's filming every vulnerable Democratic candidate.
The Republican PAC that's filming every single thing that key Democratic candidates do or say.
"If there's a controversy regarding some local official in Arkansas, we can go back and we know what Mark Pryor (above) said about it," said Joe Pounder of America Rising.
"Go back and look at that Michelle Obama speech," says Tim Miller. It's Jan. 9, and the 32-year-old Republican strategist is perched in front of his Macbook Air, explaining how the first lady just hurt the Democrats' candidate for an open Senate seat in West Virginia.
It's Miller's job to obsess about those details. He runs America Rising PAC, the Republican-aligned opposition research factory launched 10 months ago by Mitt Romney's defeated campaign manager Matt Rhoades. After the election, the Republican National Committee researched and released an autopsy of the loss. The party needed, according to the RNC, was a group that did "nothing but post inappropriate Democrat utterances and act as a clearinghouse for information on Democrats." Miller left the RNC to join the clearinghouse; As of last week, between the PAC and the LLC run by fellow oppo vet Joe Pounder, America Rising employed 47 more people, full or part-time.
America Rising found office space in the right-to-work concrete paradise of northern Virginia, one metro stop outside of Washington, D.C. Visitors walk into a minimalist space, with no receptionist, past a coffee table that stacks old magazines with conservative cover stars. Every few feet there's a portrait of a Republican icon like Teddy Roosevelt or a ha-ha-remember-that joke at a Democrats' expense. The centerpiece is a blown-up photo of John Kerry taking a bodysuited windsurfing break during the 2004 campaign. They bought it on eBay.
That's about it. The office is quiet, no TVs blaring cable news, most TVs relegated to a "war room" away from the researchers' desks. Many of its employees spend their days "tracking" Democratic candidates, particular Senate candidates in key states. These trackers attempt to shoot video of every single public utterance the candidates' make, in hopes of catching gaffes and flip-flops and collecting an archive that can be mined for hypocrisy and errors.
"Big oppo" is the Republican response to the Democrats' highly successful American Bridge project, whose 2012 work Pounder and Miller praise effusively.
One reason why America Rising and American Bridge do so much tracking is that it is easier now—quick uploads where there used to be lengthy ftp wait times.
"I did tracking for Romney in 2007, 2008," recalls Pounder.
"That was tracker footage," says Pounder.
Inside Miller's office, where he and Pounder are talking through the plans for 2014—they expect a budget of $10 million to $15 million, according to the Huffington Post—there's a bookshelf with a copy of What A Party!, the chest-thumping, golf-game-reminiscing memoir by now-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. It's a memento of their first real loss. America Rising came up with one of the most theoretically damaging hits on McAuliffe, a promotional video for his troubled car company, GreenTech. The man who'd repeatedly talked about bringing a car company from China to America stood in Outer Mongolia, grinning about the 15 million square foot facility going up there. Neither Republican campaigns nor reporters had noticed it. America Rising found it buried on the GreenTech site. Other hits followed, all on this theme, but McAuliffe won anyway.
"The campaign kept him from doing one-on-one interviews," says Pounder.
"Very few press gaggles after his events," adds Pounder.
America Rising is counting on candidates being questioned in states that have been voting Republican for president or where the local Democratic party has been losing elections: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina.
Republicans need to win six Senate seats to take total control of Congress, and they realize they could have done this earlier if they hadn't nominated losers in a few 2010 and 2012 races, or if millions of dollars hadn't been blown on stupid ads. All their tracking can serve as a foundation for the 2014 contests.
Why would support for a public option hurt a candidate? "It fits in because you ask: You thought Obamacare's implementation was bad? They wanted to go even further." America Rising is the freezer of the Republican party, storing messages and narratives are, that can be taken out at the right moment, microwaved, and served to voters.


Star Wars The last Jedi "The last hope"
I edited this film so Luke has a decent arc. Not this old man giving up thing.
Over 340 edits. For a 207 min movie.
Tons of changes. The list of changes is 7 pages long.
Rey starts training before any ships start firing.
Luke never says anything about being the last jedi.
Poe gets informed bout what's going on early, no mutiny.
Luke does not go to burn down the text but meets Yoda anyway.
Rose gets shot by a walker during the speeder scene and then. .
Luke now seems to do things cause the island is sending him signals.
No jokes. 98 percent are now gone.
Almost the whole movie is there, just rearranged better.
This edit starts and ends with Luke. How it should be. .
This took me almost 2 weeks. It sure took on a life of it's own.
This is the first movie where I absorbed many different documentaries, utube reviews and just reviews of all the hate of said movie. Before I even seen the thing.
The reviews are right. After purchasing the product on itunes, I watched it with my son. We shut it off halfway through. Halfway through. I tried to like it. I tried to see some star wars in the material, I could not see much. Not enough to keep watching.
So then came what I thought would be a light edit. No so. Not so young padawan.
So now this flick is kinda like "The Empire Srikes Back". In that the story follows the exact same structure. Maybe this is why they cut the movie in the way it is. Who knows.
It is available now for those who would like to check it out.
Edit: I am making a few small changes. Shout out to Chris solo for noticing them.
I actually enjoyed the film, but I am fascinated with your cuts. How do I view it?
The artist formally known as MrBenja0618.
I will send you a private message!
I will send a private message!
Can I also get a private message?
Lol. I'd like to see that! Could you post a few clips, perhaps?
I thought of posting a clip of the Rose speeder edit but, it would totally ruin the experience of watching it the first time.
I should though, before someone else claims the rose speeder edit as their own. lolz.
I will send anyone who asks a private message for the edit!
Can I also get access to this fan edit?
Hi mate - I'd love to get a view of this if you wouldn't mind PMing me the link.
May I please request access as well?
ok.i will give this a try.
I'd love to get a link and check this out if I may?
Interested as well; pm sent.
Sounds very interesting, could you hook me up with some links as well?
I'd like to see this as well.
I'd like to see it as well if possible!
Oh yeah definitely hook me up with this!
I'd also be interested in this if available!
Any reviews on this? Have the changes recommended by Chris Solo been finished? How about a cutlist, or at least a general overview of the new structure?


Spoilers for The Walking Dead "Head's Up" follow!
Well, that was pointless. As we and many others predicted, Glenn survived his encounter with a mini-walker horde in the alley. We finally see the full scene of Glenn escaping under a dumpster while the walkers pull Nicholas's guts out, but the explanation didn't make this development any less stupid. In fact, it makes even less sense than before, on both logical and narrative levels.
Let's start with the obvious: there's absolutely no way Glenn wouldn't have been bitten. Nicholas wasn't shielding his whole body, just his torso, and while the walkers may have taken a minute or two to get to his head, his legs were right in front of all the walkers that were having trouble reaching Nicholas. Sorry to be gross/morbid, but there was food right in front of them, and they would have started munching on his legs right away. It makes no sense that Nicholas got disemboweled and Glenn walked away without a scratch.
But it's even more egregious that the writers so blatantly tried to trick the audience. They deliberately mislead everyone, crafting this tragic ending to a beloved character, and then cheated their way out of it. They took Steven Yeun's name out of the opening credits, devoted an entire episode to Maggie's grief, and now Glenn's back without any narrative consequences. Maggie and the baby will be fine (until Negan arrives, at least), Steven Yeun is back in the credits, and Glenn hasn't become disillusioned by his brush with death as a result of his desire to be a nice guy. As we see when he refuses to leave Enid behind, he's just as noble as ever. So there was absolutely no point to any of this; it was just an exercise in emotional manipulation. The Walking Dead has always straddled the line between eliciting emotion and manipulating it, but I don't think they've ever toppled over the line quite this flagrantly.
Speaking of Enid, it looks like she isn't one of the Wolves after all? She's alone, "just surviving somehow" as always, or so it seems. I suppose it's possible that Enid was spying for the Wolves before the attack and left by herself out of shame, rather than leaving to join them, but it's difficult to tell. After this whole Glenn debacle, I wouldn't be surprised if the writers took the lame way out on this one too.


This thesis deals with numerical methods for the discretization of nonlinear elliptic and parabolic convection–reaction–diffusion partial differential equations. We analyze these methods and apply them to the effective simulation of flow and contaminant transport in porous and fractured media.
In Chapter 1 we propose a scheme allowing for efficient, robust, conservative, and stable discretizations of nonlinear degenerate parabolic convection–reaction–diffusion equations on unstructured grids in two or three space dimensions. We discretize the diffusion term, which generally involves an inhomogeneous and anisotropic diffusion tensor, by means of the nonconforming or mixed-hybrid finite element method and the other terms by means of the finite volume method. The essential part of this chapter is then devoted to showing the existence and uniqueness of a discrete solution and its convergence to a weak solution of the continuous problem. The proofs permit in particular to avoid restrictive hypotheses on the mesh often used in the literature. We finally propose a version of this scheme for nonmatching grids, combining this time the finite volume method with the piecewise linear conforming finite element method. We then apply this version to contaminant transport simulations in porous media.
In Chapter 2 we present a direct proof of the discrete Poincaré–Friedrichs inequalities for a class of nonconforming approximations of the Sobolev space H1, indicate optimal values of the constants in these inequalities, and extend the discrete Friedrichs inequality onto domains only bounded in one direction. The results are important in the analysis of nonconforming numerical methods, such as nonconforming finite element or discontinuous Galerkin methods.
In Chapter 3 we show that the lowest-order Raviart–Thomas mixed finite element method for elliptic problems on simplicial meshes in two or three space dimensions is equivalent to a particular multi-point finite volume scheme. We study this scheme and apply it to the discretization of nonlinear parabolic convection–reaction–diffusion equations. This approach allows significant reduction of the computational time of the mixed finite element method without any loss of its high precision, which is confirmed by numerical experiments.
Finally, in Chapter 4 we propose a version of the lowest-order Raviart–Thomas mixed finite element method for the approximation of elliptic problems on a system of two-dimensional polygons placed in three-dimensional space, prove that it is well-posed, and study its relation to the nonconforming finite element method. These results are finally applied to the simulation of underground water flow through a system of polygons representing a network of fractures that perturbs a rock massif.


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Q: Easy way to "inherit" Bash completion I'm looking for an easy way to "inherit" Bash completion functions from a program into a script.
Say there's a program foo that provides its own Bash completion, such that $ foo sub<TAB> completes to $ foo subcommand.  Now I want to write a script foo-extra that takes the same arguments as foo, doing some extra stuff before calling foo <arguments>.  What's the easiest way to make the foo-extra script piggy-back on foo's completion function?

A: Your foo completes using a certain function (if standard, it would be usually defined in /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/foo, and possibly called something like _foo). The command that makes a function a completion function is:
complete -F _foo foo

You can co-opt the same function to an arbitrary command:
source /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/foo
complete -F _foo foo-extra