As an independent contractor (IC), you are probably well-aware of the fringe benefits inherent with that status, including setting your own hours and pay, working where you wish and only on agreed-upon (i.e., contracted) projects, and seeking out additional business opportunities at your discretion. This is what "being your own boss" is all about; in essence you are own your own employer and thus, self-employed.
The IRS has a very strict definition of who is an IC or an employee based on how taxes are paid. If you are an IC, federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes are solely your responsibility and are generally paid quarterly as self-employment tax. At the end of the year, your clients will typically send you a 1099-MISC form where your gross pay is provided. Click here to learn more about paying taxes as a freelancer.
If you are an employee, your employer takes out a certain weekly or monthly sum from your pay and pays your taxes for you. Your employer also matches and pays the amount you pay towards Social Security and Medicare. This means that, if you are an IC and therefore your own employer, you must send additional matching Social Security and Medicare funds to the IRS. At the end of the year, your employer will typically send you a W-2 form where the taxes withheld are specified as different line items.
As an IC, you are responsible for paying your own taxes plus your employer's- meaning you- taxes. This is one big reason why ICs command higher per hour rates than employees (Yes, it's certainly more expensive being single than being married). However, some unscrupulous clients may try to take advantage of your freelance status by calling you an employee in order to pay you less money. These clients will not pay your taxes, of course- leaving you with quite a nasty surprise come tax time.
Conversely, if you are hired on as an employee, your employer may misclassify you as an IC. Misclassification of employees is subject to tax penalties by the IRS, so be sure you know who is paying the taxes before you simply agree with what your client/employer tells you.
Employees are looked upon as more permanent (i.e., married) fixtures in a company and thus are typically provided with company-sponsored training and work materials. If an employee travels anywhere for the company and has to pay for certain expenses (e.g., food, gas) out-of-pocket, those expenses are usually reimbursed. Most employees also receive company benefits such as subsidized health insurance, retirement, sick pay, etc. There are certainly a lot of benefits to being married!
An IC is typically expected to pay for his/her own training and work materials. In fact, clients usually assume that the given IC will have already prepared for the job by taking the necessary training and purchasing materials beforehand. In most cases, IC expenses are not reimbursed- which means that you need to carefully consider how much a contract will cost you out-of-pocket before simply agreeing to it.
The high cost of doing contract work is another reason why IC rates are typically higher than those of employees. For example, if a contract job requires that you fly to a different city on a weekly basis and even stay there for several days, you would not be out of line asking $100/hour for your rate. Likewise, part of your IC rate goes to pay for your own business expenses such as health insurance and an IRA. Furthermore, unlike an employee, you don't make any money if you're out sick or on vacation.
When you're an employee, just as when you're married, your behavior is more strictly controlled. If you are an employee, your employer usually controls when and where you work. From time to time, you may be expected to perform tasks that are not listed in your job description and/or put in extra (and often unpaid) hours. The methods (e.g., SOPs) and technologies by which you conduct your work may be controlled by your employer.
As an employee, you may also be limited or even forbidden from pursuing other business opportunities (i.e., cheating), especially if those business opportunities are in the same market as or in direct competition with your employer's business. Often known as non-competition clauses, such employment terms can severely limit the amount of money you earn or how far you excel in your field of expertise.
As an IC, you are much more free to play the field and do (i.e., date) as you please. Obviously, one of the biggest draws of being an IC is that you work for yourself and make your own rules. Punching a clock, working 9-to-5, etc…these aspects all disappear once you're your own boss…until you realize that you can be your own worst boss. Because your potential to make money is now unlimited, you can easily go from working 40 hours per week to working 60, 80 or even more.
Another danger is that, for fear of losing your current clients, you start agreeing to their requests that you work during certain times of the day or even at their places of employment. When you allow your clients to treat you as an employee without the matching employee benefits, you do yourself a great disservice and lose out on why you became a freelancer in the first place. Also, requiring that an IC work at certain times of the day or at certain locations (i.e., treating ICs as employees) is actually illegal and can be punished in a court of law, as is evidenced by the recent $1.3 million kgb USA settlement.
The bottom line here is that, if your clients really want you to be an employee (i.e., married), they should discuss an employment contract (i.e., "put a ring on it") with you- complete with benefits like health insurance coverage, 401(k), paid time off, etc.
Being an IC or an employee…which one is better?
Debating about whether being an IC versus an employee is better is a lot like debating if the single or married life is better: There are advantages and disadvantages with each position. Depending on where you are in life and your other obligations or realities (e.g., young children, poor health, educational needs), being an IC- or an employee- might be more suitable for you.
In the end, you're not a "sell-out" if you decide to become an employee. Conversely, you may like the risks and challenges that arise from taking the IC route. Keep in mind that no role is permanent you can always switch gears. Finally, you might even wish for the best of both worlds and become both an employee and a freelancer.


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WestJet announces Tanya Foster as Chief Information Officer
By WestJet | December 14, 2022 | 2 min read
WestJet today announced the appointment of Tanya Foster as Chief Information Officer. Foster will join WestJet's executive leadership on January 9, 2023.
Following an extensive global search, Foster will bring more than 20 years of IT experience and forging links between business strategy and technology solutions to WestJet. As WestJet's Chief Information Officer, she will oversee all aspects of the airline's IT capabilities, ensuring its technology platforms are efficient, easy-to-use and cost effective.
"I am pleased to welcome Tanya to the WestJet Group. With her extensive experience she will lead the continuous modernization of our technological foundations, improve efficiencies and support a best-in-class travel experience for our guests." said Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of the WestJet Group. "With Tanya becoming our new CIO we will start a new technological chapter for WestJet, as we implement our renewed strategy and reinforce being a friendly, reliable, and affordable airline."
Foster joins the airline from Shaw Communications, where she served as Vice-President, Enterprise Solutions and Strategic Delivery. During her time at Shaw Communications, she partnered with business stakeholders to drive topline revenue, create business efficiencies and manage business risk through delivery of modern technology solutions. Foster is a people-first leader and mentor with a demonstrated ability to build high-performing, diverse teams driving transformation through technology solutions.
Tanya Foster, WestJet Chief Information Officer
"I am thrilled to be joining WestJet and its incredible IT team at such an exciting and pivotal time, as the organization looks to achieve its new strategy through technological and digital excellence," said Foster. "WestJet is known for its incredible team of people and I feel confident that through flexible, scalable IT solutions, WestJetters will unlock incredible new potential and find increased value in their work, taking the organization and its guests to new heights."
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We need more Island teams!
The Comox Valley Ringette Association is committed to growing the sport all over the Island but we need people to start associations in Victoria, Duncan, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Campbell River and anywhere else there are enough interested players. Our players in the Comox Valley are only able to play games on the mainland at tournaments. It would be a huge boost for all the players to have competition on the Island.
We began in 2009 and still have many of the same volunteers that started the association. That means there are lots of people here to help you as you start and grow. The BC ringette association also has a lot of great resources.
Please contact us to find out more. We currently have a wait list of players in Victoria from ages 8 to masters (30+).
We have also started a Facebook group where people can connect and discuss ways to grow the sport on the Island. Please join the group to stay up to date.


Olive oil loosens paper stuck to wood.
If a piece of paper left on wood furniture becomes moist, such as when a drink spills on it, that paper may stick to the wood if it is left to dry in place, almost as if glued down. The same thing can happen if using paper as a coaster for a hot pan or beverage. To remove the paper after you've lifted away all you can, rub olive oil over the area and let it sit. The oil will loosen the paper.
To use olive oil as a dried-on paper remover, soak a corner of a paper towel in olive oil, then spread the oil generously over the affected area. The paper stuck to the furniture should absorb the oil within half an hour or so; after that, wipe the loosened paper and the oil away with another paper towel. Petroleum jelly may be used in place of olive oil.
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1�hr drive from Johor Bahru).
It has clean sandy white beaches with a lush tropical forest that goes for about 25 kilometres. You can walk nearly 50 meters into the sea and still the depth is approximately 4 feet deep).
Desaru is a popular destination for tourists as well as locals. It is a village of casuarinas with 25km of unspoiled beaches and a lush tropical forest.
The clean water has made many water sporting activities such as snorkelling, fishing, boating and canoeing possible. You can do also other activities without the blue sea. You can do golfing, jungle trekking, horseback riding and tennis.
There are many resorts and hotels here that cater to a variety of budget. There are resorts and hotels for the budget traveller as well as families seeking fun in the sun.
The beaches are lined with casuarina trees dotted by rustic fishing villages. Nearby are cascading falls, natural lakes and jungles where one can go jungle trekking.
To make your visit more memorable, visit Tanjung Pengelih to see the relics of World War Two and the historical relic of the Malay Johor Riau Empire at Johor Lama.
Getting to the largest district of Johor at the south-eastern end of the peninsula, requires an hour's drive from Johor Bahru. From the north, the easiest way is to take the Kulai exit of the North-South Expressway followed by a 90-minute drive to the historic town. The coastal road is a lot more scenic.
There are reliable public transportation services from all major towns. There is a direct ferry service between the Tanah Merah ferry terminal in Singapore and Sebana Cove, about an hour from Kota Tinggi.
Another popular out-of-town attraction is Kota Tinggi. This attraction of the waterfalls is situated at Lombong. The water cascades from a height of 36m down a steep precipice into a pool deep enough for swimming.The cool waters have beckoned many tourists and locals alike.
It is a good spot to take a fresh mountain air.
The Swiss-style chalets equipped with cooking facilities are available for visitors seeking an overnight visit.
At the base of the falls there are also public changing rooms, camping grounds, and a restaurant.
Some 10km south of Dasaru is another excellent stretch of beach known as Teluk Ramunia.
About 8km north of Desaru (20 minutes) is the Fishermen's Museum at Tanjung Balau which displays fish traps and equipment used by local fishermen and various artefacts of the trade.
allowing them to know more about ostriches, their habits, mating seasons etc. It is open daily from 10am to 6pm. Entrance fees are RM8 for adults and RM4 for children below 12.
Group rates of RM6 for 20 or more adults and RM3 for children are also offered.
For enquiries, contact Teh 019-6108544 or Joyce 07-826 5846.
The Desaru Fruit Farm is planted with many different types of tropical fruits. Some fruits are seasonal, like Durian, Rambutan and Mangosteen whilst others like Papaya, Banana, Pineapple, Rose Apple, Star Fruit, Lime, Orange and Coconut are available all year round. The experienced guides will give talks on the different plants and show you around the farm in a leisurely bullock-cart ride or in your own vehicle.
Slightly less than half a millennium ago, this small village strategically guarding the upper reaches of the Johor River was the seat of the Johor Sultanate. Though all that remains are a restored earth mount and fragments of stone walls, a fort built in 1540 by Sultan Alauddin Shah - son of the first Johor Sultan - used to exist. The Portuguese who had taken Malacca attacked in 1587 and completely destroyed the fort despite it being defended by 8,000 of the Sultanate�s warriors.
"The fortress made of rocks and turf is said to be one of the best defensive forts built along Sungai Johor to stop the Portuguese after the fall of Malacca. Though "tourists" are only taken to the hilltop fort which now appears as a plain well-maintained field surrounded by bunds, a walk around Kampong Johor will lead to more hidden bunds. Kampong folk say the bunds cover 2.4 km through the rubber plantation surrounding the small kampong.
Also found here are two tombs in two different sites. One near the fort is unidentified while the other in the rubber estate belongs to the royal midwife.
Further upstream is Kampong Panchor which was made a ruling centre by Sultan Abdul Jalil Riayat Shah IV, the 11th Sultan of Johor, under the name Kota Panchor.
Besides the remains of the fort and still-hidden historical relics, the kampong which is surrounded by oil palm plantations takes pride in another two ancient tombs.
Drive through the plantation dirt road to reach an isolated mausoleum of Sultan Muzaffar Syah atop the hill in the middle of Bukit Seluyot. This is located by the river too. The third Sultan of Johor was not alone, for buried in the same resting place was his sister Raja Fatimah and nephew Sultan Abdul Jalil."
This quaint coastal fishing village is well known for its fresh seafood, especially its crab delicacy.
You'll have to go to Kota Tinggi. A rapidly expanding town, the hustle and bustle of this town is charming as the traditional blends well with the modern.
Modern progress is taking place here with many new buildings as well as the Government's plan to move the administrative centre from Johor Bahru to Kota Tinggi.
The boarding point for this firefly excursion is at the riverbank near Jalan Tepi Sungai, opposite the row of shops.
Before going on the boat you'll have to put on life jackets.
These fascinating insects are found in abundance on the berembang trees that line the banks the Johor River. The scene is very beautiful.
You'll have a close encounter with one of nature's mesmerising phenomenon - the beautiful presence of fireflies, glowing in the thousands here.
The Crocodile Farm in Teluk Sengat was established in 1979. There are about 500 crocodiles bred in the farm through natural copulation. These crocodiles belong to the Crocodylus Porosus species. The farm's main export is the crocodile's meat and skin, which can be made into leather goods.
There's a wide choice of beach resorts along its long coastline � at Teluk Mahkota, Tanjung Balau, Desaru, Batu Layar, Teluk Punggai and Teluk Ramunia. Those who like to stay near the famous waterfalls of Kota Tinggi can check into the Kota Tinggi Waterfall Resort. In town itself, there is quite a number of budget hotels scattered all over.
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House considers various budgets, increasing cigarette tax
Norma Love,Associated Press
CONCORD — Smokers could be asked today to pay for programs to help them quit - and support other state spending - with a 39-cent cigarette tax hike.
Or, cigarette taxes could remain the same - letting smokers off the hook.
But under that scenario, the elderly poor would have to find their own way to the doctor because the tax money wouldn't be there to pay for rides in wheelchair vans or ambulances.
The House will make those spending choices today when it votes on how much the state should spend during the next two years.
Most lawmakers probably will vote for the Finance Committee's self-described "A" budget - a bare-bones, $2.7 billion two-year budget that replaces Gov. Craig Benson's proposed budget.
Lawmakers then must decide whether to vote for the cigarette tax increase and the committee's "B" budget, which adds about $90 million in spending, or instead to vote for Republican leaders? "C" budget.
The "C" budget would add spending only for two politically popular programs, state retirees? health insurance and Medicaid payments to nursing homes. Wheelchair van and ambulance rides are among the programs funded in the "B" budget that aren't funded in the "C" budget.
Benson gave his blessing Wednesday to the "C" budget because it doesn't raise taxes. He has said repeatedly he would veto any budget that included new or increased taxes - such as the "B" budget.
With his support, Republican leaders probably will have the votes to pass the "C" budget instead of the more generous "B" budget.
That means $52 million in spending the Finance Committee hoped to add to the budget would not be included in the package sent to the Senate.
Besides the money for wheelchair vans and ambulances, the final package would not include money for charter schools, homeschooling, alcoholics and smokers needing treatment, or additional money for nursing students, the courts, prison system and state college system. The Department of Health and Human Services also would have to make deeper personnel and program cuts.
The political football that has been tossed among the three budgets is $33 million needed to cover the increased cost of state retirees? health insurance and the increased cost of the state's contribution to their pension.
Benson proposed using retirement funds - politically very unpopular. The committee's "A" budget also uses retirement funds, but pays for it with the cigarette tax in its "B" budget. Republican leaders would use savings and other budget cuts to avoid using retirement funds in the "C" budget.
Republican leaders also propose adding back $4.5 million in Medicaid payments to nursing homes. If the money isn't restored, taxpayers could wind up paying more for the poor in county nursing homes in their local property taxes.
Supporters of raising the cigarette tax note that smokers now pay 52 cents per pack in New Hampshire - New England's lowest. The proposed 91 cents per pack still would be lower than Vermont's cigarette tax, which will rise to $1.19 a pack in July.
Sales taxes increase the cost of cigarettes in the region further except in New Hampshire.
If the House adopts "A" and "B," the state would spend $2.7 billion, or about 12 percent more than in the current budget. If the House approves budgets "A" plus "C," the increase would be about 10 percent.
Benson's proposed $2.6 billion budget was a 6 percent increase.
What has been lost in the confusion over the various budget documents is that very little money would be spent on new programs if the House adopts either the committee's or leadership's package. Most programs would get less money than this year or only slightly more.


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In unrestricted terms, illiteracy is an incapacity to use communication — an unqualifiedness to peruse, scribble, prick up one's ears and speak. Today, it is for the most part enchanted to in any case by dint of being not able to read and correspond with at a true adequate quest of written communication or at a train that intent allow an distinctive to charge at sure levels of society. In the simplest of terms, illiteracy is the contrary of literacy.
In some societies, the standards with a view what constitute literacy are other from others. After model, some cultures believe that only people with skills such as computers skills and basic numeracy may be considered literate. This takes into account the inside info that there are people who can combine and take off, but can't skim letters as well enough as people who can learn to exploit a computer to a predetermined range but may quiet not be skilful to read text. Equal prototype is Scotland custom writing service, which defines literacy as: "The ability to conclude from and pen and put numeracy, to direct information, to express ideas and opinions, to set up decisions and explain problems, as household members, workers, citizens and lifelong learners." That's very likely as specified as you can after in defininng what literacy is all about.
On a epidemic straight-shooting, analysts and policy makers upon illiteracy rates as an signal backer in a country's or a region's "sensitive capital," and with good seemly two together argue with, as it turns out. Based on numerous studies into this area, they conclude that literate people are easier and less costly to train and include broader job opportunities and access to higher education. In Kerala, India, to go to archetype, female and babe mortality rates declined dramatically in the 1960s, after girls who had been schooled to literacy in the erudition reforms after 1948 began to collect families. There are recent findings, still, that raise questions on correlations such as the equal listed in the sky, arguing that these may have more to do with the effects of preparation rather than literacy in general.
Illiteracy rates are highest among developing countries, specifically those in the South Asian, Arab and Sub-Saharan African regions where illiteracy is prevalent mass 40 to 50% of populations. The East Asian and Latin American regions also take relatively considerable illiteracy rates ranging from 10 to 15%. In contrast, the illiteracy standing in developed countries is lone a some percent. Setting aside how, it is important to note that illiteracy rates change extremely from country to country and oftentimes are undeviatingly proportionate to a surroundings's capital or urbanization floor, although numberless other factors place a determining role.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady's expectations for himself have been high from the moment he made his first NFL start back in 2001.
It reached its latest high watermark this past February when he became the most-decorated Super Bowl quarterback in NFL history, after leading the Patriots to a historic comeback win over the Falcons to earn his fifth ring.
But as the Patriots prepare for Sunday's rematch with Atlanta, Brady believes he's yet to play his best this season, despite ranking among the league's passing leaders at age 40.
After being forced to sit out four games to serve his "Deflategate" suspension, Brady was virtually unflappable in his first six games last season, throwing for 1,915 yards, 16 touchdowns and only one interception.
Through six games in 2017, he leads the NFL with 1,959 yards passing and is tied for second with 13 touchdowns. He's thrown two interceptions, but has a 106.9 passer rating that is second only to Kansas City's Alex Smith.
That production, though, has come at the expense of Brady taking a lot more punishment.
He's already been sacked 16 times and taken 37 hits in the pocket. In 16 games last season, the Patriots' offensive line allowed all three of its quarterbacks - Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett - to be sacked just 24 times and take a total of 73 hits.
New England's line made progress in last week's win over the Jets by not allowing Brady to be sacked for the first time this season.
But he is expecting to feel lots more pressure this week from a Falcons' team that is ranked 10th in the NFL in total defense.
While the Patriots have found themselves playing from behind more this season, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said "there's no one thing" that's holding the offense back.
One of the most promising signs that Brady and the Patriots could be turning a corner was how much tight end Rob Gronkowski was involved in Sunday's win.
A week after sitting out with a thigh injury against Tampa Bay, he had a pair of touchdown catches. It was his first game this season with multiple scores.
Brady and Gronkowski have combined for 71 touchdown passes, the second-most in NFL history by a quarterback and tight end.
"He's a big focal point of our offense," Brady said of Gronk.
James White, one of the key offensive stars from February's Super Bowl win, said that that the offense knows it has yet to execute at high level for a complete game.
Their recent successes aside, Brady has made sure the pursuit of that has remained a priority.
"If we put together a solid 60 minutes, (and) execute well every single play - the sky's the limit," Gronkowski said.
NOTES: Cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore (concussion/ankle) and Eric Rowe (groin), and linebackers Harvey Langi (back) and Elandon Roberts (ankle) all sat out practice Wednesday. Receiver Chris Hogan (ribs), running back Rex Burkhead (ribs) and offensive lineman Shaq Mason (shoulder) were all limited participants.


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Verne Gagne to make first public appearance in 15 years
Former AWA owner and champion Verne Gagne is set to attend a screening this weekend of the movie, "The Wrestler," a 1974 film he produced. For Gagne, 85, it's his first local public appearance in 15 years.
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Fomer AWA star's life resembles 'The Wrestler'
ESPN's "E:60" show is doing a piece on Scott Hall, who wrestled for Verne Gagne in the old AWA (teaming up with the late Kurt Hennig), before achieving WWE fame. Those who saw the Mickey Rourke movie "The Wrestler," might notice a resemblance between the character Rourke played and the path Hall's life has taken.
Amy Senser makes first court appearance in hit-and-run case
Senser confirmed that she's read the charges against her and a judge set a pre-trial hearing for October 18th. If she's found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide, the wife of former Vikings star Joe Senser could receive up to ten years in prison.
Former AWA champ Jerry 'The King' Lawler suffers heart attack on live WWE broadcast
Jerry Lawler, who once held the AWA championship for Verne Gagne's Minnesota-based pro wrestling promotion, suffered a heart attack Monday night while ring announcing during the WWE "Raw" program.
Sports MN Quiz: Who did the Wild play in their latest playoff appearance?
The Wild start the 2011-12 regular season Saturday at the XCel Energy Center. It's been three seasons since Minnesota has qualified for the NHL playoffs. Can you remember their last opponent in the tournament? For the answer, click on the headline above.
Contest coming to Minneapolis gives filmmakers 48 hours to make movies
A unique movie contest is coming to the Twin Cities. The 48 Hour Film Project will give filmmakers two days to write, cast, film and edit a movie. To start, the registered teams will each be given a movie genre, character, prop and line of dialogue at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on June 8. The final products will screen at the venue June 12-14.
Lehman named Senior Player of the Year
Minnesota native Tom Lehman was named 2011 Senior Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America on Thursday. Lehman had 12 top-ten finishes -- including three wins -- to lead the Champions Tour money list.
Lehman wins Schwab Cup, shoe-in to make golf history
Minnesota native Tom Lehman is in line to be the first player in the history of golf to be named player of the year in the developmental tour, the regular PGA tour and the senior tour. Lehman won the Champions Tour points title Sunday, and is a "gimme" to be named player-of-the-year in that circuit.
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Nasal spray's unsupported COVID-19 treatment claims are not up to snuff
Seena Gressin
Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC
Many of us would like to believe a marketer's claims that an over-the-counter nasal spray can prevent or treat COVID-19. Luckily, the law sets a high standard of proof before a marketer can say its product can prevent, treat, or cure a serious disease. The law requires competent scientific evidence. In its latest case targeting fake COVID-19 cure claims, the FTC says that nasal spray maker Xlear, Inc., broke the law by promoting its saline sprays as effective treatments for COVID-19 without scientific proof.
Scammers are sending fake IRS emails about Economic Impact Payments
Cristina Miranda
Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC
There's a fake IRS email that keeps popping into people's inboxes. It says that you can get a third Economic Impact Payment (EIP) if you click a link that lets you "access the form for your additional information" and "get help" with the application. But the link is a trick. If you click it, a scammer might steal your money and your personal information to commit identity theft. It's yet another version of the classic government impersonator scam.
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The Google Voice scam: How this verification code scam works and how to avoid it
Alvaro Puig
It's Cyber Security Awareness month, so the tricks scammers use to steal our personal information are on our minds. If there's one constant among scammers, it's that they're always coming up with new schemes, like the Google Voice verification scam. Have you heard about it? Here's how it works.
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FTC puts over 1,100 businesses on notice about deceptive money-making claims
Companies offering work, training, business opportunities, investments, or other money-making opportunities often try to grab your attention by talking about how much money you can make. But all too often, the potential earnings they describe are exaggerated or even flat-out phony, and people who take the plunge instead lose significant time — and money.
Jobs & Making Money
Communities thrive when we work together
Ami Dziekan
Division of Consumer Response and Operations
Every day dedicated community advocates work to improve the lives and protect the rights of people across the country. The FTC is proud of our work with the legal services community and we are excited to share the Community Advocate Center, a new resource to help you report to the FTC your clients' experiences with fraud, scams, and bad business practices.
Money & Credit, Homes & Mortgages, Jobs & Making Money, Privacy, Identity & Online Security
Amazon impersonators: what you need to know
Maria Mayo
Acting Associate Director, Division of Consumer Response and Operations
Has Amazon contacted you to confirm a recent purchase you didn't make or to tell you that your account has been hacked? According to the FTC's new Data Spotlight, since July 2020, about one in three people who have reported a business impersonator scam say the scammer pretended to be Amazon.
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This week the focus is on charity scams
Every year, charity regulators from around the word get together to raise awareness about charity fraud. The FTC joins this effort again this year because it's so important to know how to spot a charity scam. This year, we're focusing on:
Keeping older adults safe from scams
Bridget Small
As today's annual report to Congress makes clear, the safety of older consumers in the marketplace is a priority for the FTC. Protecting Older Consumers 2020 – 2021: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission summarizes the agency's ongoing law enforcement efforts, new research results, and extensive outreach aimed at keeping older adults safe from scams including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Avoid marketing scams during 2022 Medicare Open Enrollment
The Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center
Lois C. Greisman, Elder Justice Coordinator, FTC
During Medicare's Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which begins on October 15 and ends December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can choose the plans that are best for them for 2022. You can get help comparing Medicare plans from your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), available in each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. Private insurance companies administer, market, and sell Medicare Advantage (MA, Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D), so it's important to understand your rights and some of the limits on marketing. That way you'll be prepared if an insurance broker or agent tries to enroll you in a Medicare plan that isn't right for you.
Health & Fitness, Healthy Living
New report: Serving Communities of Color
The newly-released Serving Communities of Color Report summarizes the past five years of the FTC's efforts to address, understand, and educate people about consumer issues that have a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color. And, it confirms the FTC's commitment to continue this important work.
Here are some highlights of the report:
FTC puts advertisers on notice: honest opinions only
If you're like many people, before you lay your money down — particularly for big-ticket items — you want to hear what past buyers say about them. The FTC took a big step today to make sure that what you hear is truthful. It warned businesses that the endorsements they use to help sell their products must reflect the actual experience and opinions of real people who used them.
Spot the pandemic scam: emergency broadband program impersonators
Carly Johnson
Intern, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC
Have you seen ads on social media that offer to "help" you sign up for a government program that will give you a "free" device and internet service in exchange for money or personal information? While there is a real government program to help people connect during the pandemic, there's no payment required to enroll. That's just a scam.
For-profit colleges on notice
Carol Kando-Pineda
For-profit colleges sometimes use overblown — or flat-out false — promises to attract new students and their money. The FTC is ramping up its efforts to stop shady practices on campus. The Commission is sending a Notice of Penalty Offenses to the largest 70 for-profits, warning them that the FTC will not stand for unfair or deceptive practices.
Money & Credit, Jobs & Making Money, Education & Training
It's time to file your 2022-23 FAFSA form
If you're a high schooler applying to college, a college student, or their parent, it's time to fill out the 2022-23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. Unfortunately, scammers know it's that time of year again, too and they're gearing up to try to take advantage of financial aid seekers.
Stay scam free for Hispanic Heritage Month: connect with the FTC
A popular saying in Spanish is "camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente." It means "a sleeping shrimp will get swept away by the current." Which turns out to be a great metaphor for avoiding scams: if you aren't aware of those around you, you could fall for one.
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Q: EINTR and blocking recv call I'm reading http://250bpm.com/blog:12 to understand how EINTR should/could be handled and I have trouble reconciling the second and third source code snippet with description.
Second listing:
volatile int stop = 0;

void handler (int)
{
    stop = 1;
}

void event_loop (int sock)
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}

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volatile int stop = 0;

void handler (int)
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void event_loop (int sock)
{
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    while (1) {
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        if (rc == -1 && errno == EINTR)
            continue;
        printf ("perform an action\n");
    }
}

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POSIX specification defines that when signal (such as Ctrl+C) is caught, recv  returns EINTR error. That allows the event loop to wrap over and check the 'stop' variable:

But the explanation given for supposed blocking in 2nd listing is that:

The problem is that recv is a blocking function. If Ctrl+C is pressed
  while the event loop is blocked in recv, you'll get a kind of
  deadlock: Signal handler is executed as expected, it sets 'stop' to 1,
  but then the execution blocks. The event loop is stuck in recv and has
  no opportunity to check whether 'stop' was set to 1.

Well, signal handler is defined in both cases and so the SIGINT is caught, therefore it seems like recv should unblock in both cases, no?

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Mitjet Series Russia are returning home!
After the F1 drivers on the Sochi Autodrom's asphalt Mitjet Series Russia racers are going to compete for the victory at the Russian Cup.
As part of the fifth stage of the Russian Cup there are going to be test sessions and free practice on Saturday, October 20. And on Sunday, October 21, we will see the qualification and two official races. The duration of the each race is 20 minutes plus 1 lap.
The sole leader of the Russian Cup this year is Dmitry Gvazava, who won the previous four stages on a row. In the 2017 season Ivan Lukashevich won 11 of 12 races, and the only man he lost to was Gvazava. The team of the Abkhaz pilot is seriously determined to break Ivan's record. Nikita Khudov is in the lead in the Semi-PRO category, and Dmitry Ugryumov is only 74 points behind him. In the team standings Lukoil Racing Team and Motor Sharks are fighting for the victory, and the "sharks" have every chance to snatch the championship just in Sochi.
An interesting addition to the fifth stage will be the fact that for the first time a foreigner will appear in the peloton of the Mitjet Russian Cup. The young German racer Louis Henkefend, who has experience of racing on the two-liter Mitjet sport prototype in Europe, is considered to be a rather promising pilot.
The last time a Mitjet race at the Sochi Autodrom was held back in April: Anton Nemkin has won the Winter Cup competition.
The final, sixth stage of the Russian Cup will also be held on the Formula 1 circuit in Sochi on November. Stay tuned!
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Bill Belichick Press Conference
Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick talks to the press about the upcoming game vs. St.
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BB: We made one roster move. We signed Kole Ayi, the linebacker from UMASS so we will try to get him ready. Had a couple of things come up yesterday in practice Matt Chatham and Je'Rod Cherry both had their legs tighten up on them a little bit and Ted Johnson hurt his knee so we are going to have to add those guys to the injury report and just update it later on as we get a little more information.
Yesterday we talked a lot about the offensive players at St. Louis and they are certainly worthy of a lot of conversation. Just thinking about it a couple of things that I didn't mention yesterday I will throw out to you today would be, number one, the coaching there. I think that Mike [Martz] has really done a tremendous job of being able to utilize the talent and be able to get everybody performing at a very high level of efficiency. A lot of times you see players some guys are more productive than others and it kind of goes up and down a little bit. I think the one thing about St. Louis over the last three years is that you can kind of see the real balance that they have in their production. Whether it be [Az-Zahir] Hakim or [Ricky] Proehl or [Torry] Holt, [Isaac] Bruce, the running game, the passing game. They ran for whatever it was, 350 yards last week. Whether it is [Trung] Canidate or [Marshall] Faulk or [Ernie] Conwell, to be able to balance all of that off and utilize them and get production out of everybody and make the defense defend everybody and really establish a role, I think he has done a terrific job with that. Defensively, just going back and looking at the Carolina game again, it is about as good as you can play defensively. They really bottled them up. I think that the St. Louis defense is a good, solid group. They have, again as I said, a lot of speed on defense, but they also play very well and the scheme of course is the Tampa Bay scheme. The defensive backs do a good job in coverage. They have a lot of speed up front in their pass rushers and they put a lot of pressure on you. It is a good solid effort. I think that they might get a little overshadowed by the offensive group, but this is a pretty good defensive team too.
Q: The Buffalo defense did a good job against your wide receivers, does St. Louis have the personnel to do the same thing?
BB: Totally different game. I don't think that St. Louis plays one coverage that Buffalo plays and I don't think Buffalo plays one coverage that St. Louis plays. Night and day, both good schemes, but they are coming from two different directions. I can't imagine St. Louis really defending us like Buffalo did and at the same time I could never imagine Buffalo defending us like St. Louis will. They are coming from opposite ends of the philosophical spectrum.
Q: What did Buffalo do?
BB: They did a good job. They did a good job. They played well. They mixed things up and the caught us in some things that didn't match up very well and their players played well. They tackled well, they rushed the passer well and they did enough in coverage to make us hold the ball and pull it down and the pass rush got to us a few. That is their system, but they played it well.
Q: How are they at opposite ends of the spectrum, in terms of pressure or…?
BB: I would say that probably St. Louis' lead coverage would be cover two, Buffalo does not play cover two. They have not played it all year. I don't think they are going to start playing it this week and I don't think St. Louis is going to stop playing it. So there is one big difference right there.
Q: In terms of your receivers who may be overshadowed, the last couple of years Troy [Brown] has been piling up not only the catches, but the yardage. Is that development on his part or how he is utilized in the scheme?
BB: Troy is just a good football player and anytime you have a good football player you want to get the ball in his hands. That has been an emphasis for us from, I think if you go all the way back to last year even the first game where he ran a reverse against Tampa and returned punts for us, he is a productive guy, you just want to get the ball in his hands.
Q: Is he doing more with it now after the catches?
BB: I don't know, he has been pretty good with it before, he has been pretty good. His strength has always been his quickness, his overall balance, he is a tough guy to tackle, he can make people miss. Even guys that have a shot at him he can run through those tackles because he has good leg strength and good balance and he has been able to be productive after the catch and on returns and reverses and those kinds of things. I think those are real strengths for him, they have been strengths and they continue to be. I don't really think, Troy is a good football player, but I thought that two years ago and we signed him last year to a contract that would keep him here and we thought that was an important move for a lot of reasons, but he has continued to show why we have a lot of confidence in him and why he is a threat with the ball.
Q: Since he is a local guy can you talk about Ayi and what you saw in him?
BB: We liked him coming out of college. I think, I don't know, I would say that he is probably UMASS's all-time leading tackler or something like that. He has almost 500 tackles in college. Very productive player, a fast guy. I think he was a high school track, state champion type of guy, which is unusual for a linebacker, for a guy to run that well. He is a little undersized for the linebacker position, but in terms of the kicking game he really kind of fits the bill and we have had a couple of injuries that have affected us on special teams and our expectation is to try to get him ready to play for us in the kicking game more so than as a lot of playing time as a defensive linebacker, but that would be his first role. We saw him preseason and thought he did a good job and we have kind of had our eye on him, but we just haven't had the roster spots and other guys have been here and now we have a couple of injuries and some things have opened up and that was kind of the process.
Q: Can you get him ready in time for Sunday?
BB: Well we are going to try, yeah we will try.
Q: Was the fact that he was with the Rams earlier did, that factor into this at all?
BB: No, no, no.
Q: How serious is the Ted Johnson injury?
BB: I don't know. We will just have to wait and see. It is questionable for the game so we will just have to monitor it as we go through, usually takes 24 to 48 hours to see where we are at so we will have a little better idea as we get to the end of the week. I mean if we have to downgrade him or upgrade him then we will do that later in the week.
Q: What do you do with that spot? Do you move Tedy Bruschi over?
BB: Yeah Bruschi and [Roman] Phifer will both have to take some reps and of course Larry [Izzo] can play in there as well. If we have a two-linebacker set then Larry would be able to play it.
Q: Might this more of a game for Larry given his speed and Ted isn't really someone who is going to be running around covering guys, is this a spot for Larry maybe to play more?
BB: Well I don't know, we will see where Ted is at. Ted is a good football player, he has played well for us, but so is Tedy and Larry is a guy that, he stepped in for Zach [Thomas] a couple of times last year in Miami. So we know that those guys, if they are called on, we expect them to step up and if need be that is what we will ask them to do.
Q: How did Drew [Bledsoe] look yesterday?
BB: Well we will evaluate everybody at the end of the week, we'll evaluate Drew at the end of the week. I am not going to do it play by play.
Q: It seems like you are increasingly in a bind without a tight end to rely on, is there anything during this season that you can do to give yourself an additional threat?
BB: I think unfortunately you have described it pretty accurately. You can just go down the stat sheet and see the guys that are getting the ball and guys who have made plays and it is a fairly short list. We have got to try to either get a little bit more production from somebody else or find ways to keep getting the production that we have gotten from the people that have given it to us. I think everybody that we play recognizes the same thing. We have got certain playmakers who are the key playmakers and if they can take them down then force somebody else to beat them that is probably what they are going to do. I think that is one way to look at it. I think the other way to look at it is the running game versus the passing game and if we can run the ball then that will force more people down and will open up some opportunities for us to throw it and vice versa. To me I think if we can continue to manage the run/pass ratio and the production in the running game and the passing game regardless of who the passing yardage is going to I think we will still be okay if we can keep the running game going. If we have to do one or the other then I think it will be not that hard to defend.
Q: Can [Arther] Love factor in at all? I mean he was a project when you took him?
BB: Right. He has got a long way to go. You are talking about a guy that played at a small school, that played in a wishbone offense, that hasn't had any mini camp, training camp, he has only practiced for a couple of weeks and I think for him realistically to step in and be a contributor this year would be stretching it pretty far.
Q: Is there any interest in [Pete] Mitchell?
BB: Not right now, yeah, not right now.
Q: Did Ted [Johnson] twist it, bang it, how did it happen?
BB: He hurt it.
Q: So I can assume the decision on Drew being two or three will be after Friday's practice?
BB: Right, right. We are not going to do it play by play. 'Gee that was a great pass let's make him two, that wasn't a good one let's go with…' you know we will wait until we get through…you know we practiced on regular first down stuff yesterday, we will do some third down stuff today, some red area tomorrow, take a look at things at the end of the week and make a decision.
Q: Is that pretty much the way it is going to be throughout the year?
BB: That is the way it is this week. We will talk about it next week.
Q: Do you think Damien Woody has a shot at the Pro Bowl this year?
BB: I don't know. Those Pro Bowl questions are tough questions because I just don't get to see all the teams play. Really, I am not trying to give you the run around on it, but there are a lot of teams in the AFC that we don't see play because if they are not on our schedule we might catch them against another common opponent, but you are not really looking at Baltimore's center or Oakland's center or Kansas City's center, you are trying to look at more the scheme and that type of thing. The only thing I could to would be to compare him against the guys that you get a better look at. Guys like [Kevin] Mawae and [Tim] Ruddy and guys like that that we are in direct competition with twice a year or even once a year if it is a guy like [Tom] Nalen. There are some good centers in the AFC and there is some good competition there and then there are some other guys that I haven't even seen play, but…
Q: How does Woody stack up against those guys?
BB: Well I think those guys are pretty good. I think those three guys…Mawae is pretty good, Ruddy is pretty good, Nalen is pretty good, so how the votes would come in, I don't know. I think that there are still some areas of Damien's game that he needs to improve on. I think he does some things well, but there are still some things that could be upgraded. Speaking of centers I think that we are seeing another pretty good one this week too, not that he is in the NFC Pro Bowl race, but Andy McCollum is a good solid guy for them. I think the St. Louis line is a little bit underrated, certainly not with [Orlando] Pace, I think we all know about him, but [Adam] Timmerman, [Tom] Nutten and McCollum they overall do a pretty solid job in there. Andy is a guy that…one of the kind of guys that I like. We signed him in Cleveland. He played at Toldeo, played in the Arena League and some other league, but he was on the practice squad and then New Orleans signed him off of our practice squad and he kind of sat down there for a year and then started playing and has gone on to have a real good career, a kind of Keenan McCardell type guy. I think there are a lot of good players at that position. I think what you are basically seeing is you're basically seeing teams taking the best players and put them at tackle and then the next best inside players are going at center. Overall there is probably more quality at the center position, I am talking about league-wide now, overall more quality at the center position then there is at the guard position.
Q: In the Atlanta game he pretty much handled [Keith] Brooking for the majority of the game and on your pitch plays he is the one on the edge sealing off the outside?
BB: Damien does that well. Well you will see, well you will never see Denver do it but that is something that the Jets do a lot of with Kevin and Miami doesn't do it much because that is just not their scheme, but I think what you are seeing is there are very few teams that play the defensive tackle head up the center. So you either have got one or two choices, either the center has to block the guy, if you are running to the right the center has to block the guy who is already lined up over there to the right which is a tough block or somebody has to block down on that guy. Like the guard would have to block down on that guy and then the center would have to pull around and take the guy that the guard would usually get. If you can't make that block then you can't run to the right. In other words if the center can't reach the guy to his right or if the center can't pull around and let the guard block down and the center can't pull around and get the ball you can't run the ball. So that is a problem. Now guys like Nalen and guys like Ruddy are quick enough to reach that guy front side and not pull and then there are other players like Damien and he is very good at pulling where you can block down and then Mawae and those kind of guys, Dermotti Dawson was another one at Pittsburgh that did a lot of that, could pull around the corner and make that block and as an ex-center I have a real appreciation because I couldn't make either one of those blocks. But I think that is where that center position is really a critical position for every team in the National Football League because the guy is so seldom on the center, head up, he is offset into the gap and unless the center can get him then you are always a guy short on that side of the play. You either get them by pulling around or you get them by reaching
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The Patriots coaching staff will coach the west team at this year's East-West Shrine Bowl.
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Ellis Cashmore
Ellis Cashmore is visiting professor of sociology at Aston. He was formerly a professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University's Faculty of Health Sciences, which he joined in 1993. Before this, he was professor of sociology at the University of Tampa, Florida; and, before this, lecturer in sociology at the University of Hong Kong. Cashmore's Elizabeth Taylor: A Private Life for Public Consumption is published by Bloomsbury. Among his other recent books are Beyond Black: Celebrity and race in Obama's America, and Martin Scorsese's America.His Celebrity/Culture is in its second edition.
Cashmore worked for five years in a variety of occupations before studying for his bachelor's degree in sociology at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic (now Northumbria University). In that period, he worked as a driver, hod-carrier, waiter, restaurant manager and many other occupations besides. After completing his bachelor's degree, he moved to the University of Toronto, where he studied for his master's, again in sociology. Returning to England, Cashmore pursued doctoral research at the London School of Economics and Political Science; his PhD thesis centred on the rastafari movement in England. This became the focus of his first book Rastaman, which was published in 1979 and has recently been republished by Routledge.
Cashmore's first fulltime academic position was at Aston University, where he was a research fellow and, later, a senior research fellow, heading up a largescale project investigating racism in the West Midlands. The study was published in book form as The Logic of Racism. During this period, his main focus was race and ethnic relations, though he also wrote a textbook entitled Approaching Social Theory and a study of single parent families, Having To. He was contracted for six months to the Research Unit on Ethnic Relations (now based at Warwick University) to conduct research into racism among young people. The results of this were published in his book No Future.
In 1985, Cashmore accepted a visiting professorship at the University of Washington in Seattle and, shortly after his return, he was offered a position in Asia. Moving to theUniversity of Hong Kong's Department of Sociology in 1986, Cashmore broadened his interests further and wrote the book United Kingdom? Race, class and gender since the war. He also began work on a project which was to become the sports science textMaking Sense of Sports.
In 1989, Cashmore moved to the USA to take up a professorial appointment at the University of Tampa. Working at distance with his colleague from Hong Kong, Eugene McLaughlin (now professor of criminology at Southampton University), Cashmore produced Out of Order? Policing black people, which addressed the vexed relationship between ethnic minorities and the police in Britain and the United States. He also conducted research with his colleague (then student) Amy Kornblau (now at Florida Atlantic University) into female bodybuilders. His continuing interest in ethnic relations was reflected in his research into Britain's emerging "black bourgeoisie."
His most significant book in this period was … and there was telev!s!ion, which mapped out the growth, significance and impact of television. The book was based on his observations and research in the USA, but has relevance for the United Kingdom too. The book signalled Cashmore's widening interest in the media and the culture it has helped create.
His book The Black Culture Industry pulled together many of these interests: in this book, Cashmore analyzed how black culture has been created as a commodity that is bought and sold like any other type of merchandise.
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Q: How do I make text go on to the next line (enter/return effect)? Python I have numerous strings which I am writing into a notepad txt.file via python using
x = open("File", "w")

However i want the strings to be written in the text file in the format:
('Hello')
('Hey')
('Whatever')

Instead of this:
('Hello')('Hey')('Whatever')

I'm missing specific code to achieve the 'keyboard enter/return' affect, so if anyone knows please drop me an answer. Also, I don't want to manually press enter in the actual text file, I want to do it via python. Thanks!

A: I thought I'd put my comment as an answer.
Here is a related question: stackoverflow.com/questions/11497376/new-line-python.
Essentially you should use a new line character which is \n. "\" is an escape character.

A: You can use triple quotes to include the returns without using \n.
Like this
"""Line1
Line2
Line3
"""


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By Final Frontier Ministries— The glow of tinsel and winking Christmas tree lights are already warming many hearts. But as the Western world prepares for Christmas, the God of Israel is quietly engaged on a secret mission. He is turning the hearts of kings and presidents wherever He wishes, like channels of water in the…
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By Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein— As all eyes are focused on Jerusalem once again because of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But to understand what is going on, you must start with why Jerusalem is so important, why this ancient city is so woven into the heart of the Jewish people.…
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This series covers NHibernate in detail, starting with introduction to ORM concepts; the series of screencast goes into details of explaining various functionality and implementation details with NHibernate.
n this episode, you will learn about the reasons why you might use an Object/Relational Mapper (ORM). You will also hear why NHibernate is a particularly good ORM, when it is appropriate to use NHibernate and when it is NOT appropriate to use NHibernate. Finally, you will hear why you might choose NHibernate over the ADO.NET Entity Framework and Linq2Sql and when and might not choose it.
In this episode you will learn about how to install NHibernate as well as how get started with XML mappings to your object domain model. You will learn how to map a class to a table, specify the primary key/identifier, and map properties to columns.
In this episode you will learn about you will learn how to set up your configuration for NHibernate.
In this episode you will learn about you will learn how to perform basic CRUD operations with NHibernate as well as dive into some of its transparent cascading features such as save (insert) and update.
We will continue taking a look at various load/fetch strategies that NHibernate offers.
we'll discuss some of the types of collections (bag, set, and list), some of the features NHibernate offers for loading, sorting, and pre-filtering collection data, and how cascading and transparent lazy loading works with collections of related objects.
In the 7th and final episode of this series, you'll see some code examples of working with collections of related objects and how lazy loading and cascade operations work from a code perspective.
We'll also discuss object lifecycle management in NHibernate as well as guidance on how to manage lifecycle and cascade operations on collections of related objects. Finally, we'll discuss how to perform ad-hoc queries with NHibernate including simple as well as aggregate projection queries using both the Hibernate Query Language (HQL) and the ICriteria API.


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Q: Vuejs nested dynamic component Knowing that i'll maybe have even more children, is there another way to do nested component in VueJS?
I don't know in advance which component will be in the code so i use the dynamic ones but they will always have multiple children in them and not always the same amount
Here's the only solution i found
Is there another way to this?
From my html:
<component :is="blocksElements[0].componentId">
    <component :is="blocksElements[0].child.componentId" v-if="blocksElements[0].hasChild">
        <component :is="blocksElements[0].child.child.componentId" v-if="blocksElements[0].child.hasChild" v-bind="blocksElements[0].child.child.props">
            <component :is="blocksElements[0].child.child.child.componentId" v-if="blocksElements[0].child.child.hasChild" v-bind="blocksElements[0].child.child.child.props"></component>
        </component>
    </component>
</component>

From my js:
blocksElements: [
    {
        componentId: 'row',
        hasChild: true,
        child: {
            componentId: 'column',
            hasChild: true,
            child: {
                componentId: 'block-image',
                hasChild: true,
                props: {
                    logo: true,
                    width: '120'
                },
                child: {
                    componentId: 'block-image',
                    hasChild: false,
                    props: {
                        logo: true,
                        width: '120'
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
]

A: You can use render functions to achieve this: https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/render-function.html
Here's an example (I wrote it very quickly so you can improve it further):
<script>
import Row from './Row.vue'
import Column from './Column.vue'
import BlockImage from './BlockImage.vue'

export default {
  components: {
    Row,
    Column,
    BlockImage
  },
  data () {
    return {
      blocksElements: [
      {
        componentId: 'row',
        hasChild: true,
        child: {
          componentId: 'column',
          hasChild: true,
          child: {
            componentId: 'block-image',
            hasChild: true,
            props: {
              logo: true,
              width: '120'
            },
            child: {
              componentId: 'block-image',
              hasChild: false,
              props: {
                logo: false,
                width: '130'
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      ]
    }
  },

  render: function (h) {
    let els = []
    let result = null
    const buildElementBlocks = function (el) {
      els.unshift(el)
      if (el.hasChild) {
        return buildElementBlocks(el.child)
      }
      result = h(el.componentId, { props: el.props })
      els
        .splice(1)
        .forEach(element => {
          result = h(element.componentId, {
            props: element.props
          }, [result])
        })
    }
    buildElementBlocks(this.$data.blocksElements[0])
    return result
  }
}
</script>

I hope this helps!

A: Yes, exist, use tree menu, vue.js has an example: https://br.vuejs.org/v2/examples/tree-view.html, This is recursion.


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Q: Any analog of rsync for Ant? I need some analog of rsync for ant. The issue is to copy files from source directory to the set of subdirectories that was previously accomplished with script
rsync -r --ignore-existing $BASE_DIR/common/config/* $BASE_DIR/config

Thanks for any help

A: You can use exec to call rsync from Ant, you could use the java task to call Jarsync or java-sync or you could create a custom ant task to call either of those libraries.

A: Zombie question but posting https://gist.github.com/garethr/878364 in case I ever search for it myself again. Pasting Gist content in case something something.
<project name="{{ name }}" default="help" basedir=".">
<property name="username" value="{{ username }}"/>
<property name="host" value="{{ host }}"/>
<property name="dir" value="/srv/{{ path }}/"/>

<tstamp>
    <format property="TODAY_UK" pattern="yyyyMMddhhmmss" locale="en,UK"/>
</tstamp>

<target name="help" description="show available commands" >
<exec executable="ant" dir="." failonerror="true">
<arg value="-p"/>
</exec>
</target>
<target name="deploy-to" description="show where we are deploying to" >
<echo>${username}@${host}:${dir}</echo>
</target>

<target name="deploy" description="deploy usng rsync" >
<exec executable="rsync" dir="." failonerror="true">
<arg value="-r"/>
<arg value="."/>
<arg value="${username}@${host}:${dir}"/>
<arg value="--exclude-from=rsync.excludes"/>
<arg value="-v"/>
</exec>
</target>

<target name="deploy-test" description="test deploy usng rsync with the dry run flag set" >
<exec executable="rsync" dir="." failonerror="true">
<arg value="-r"/>
<arg value="."/>
<arg value="${username}@${host}:${dir}"/>
<arg value="--exclude-from=rsync.excludes"/>
<arg value="--dry-run"/>
<arg value="-v"/>
</exec>
</target>

<target name="backup" description="backup site" >
<exec executable="scp" dir="." failonerror="true">
<arg value="-r"/>
<arg value="${username}@${host}:${dir}"/>
<arg value="backups/${TODAY_UK}"/>
</exec>
</target>

</project>


I heard about Icebox Cafe on South Beach from a friend of mine. I checked out their website and when I discovered that the dessert menu is larger than the lunch or dinner menu of most restaurants, I knew this was the destination for a Road Trips For Food.
Walking into Icebox Cafe, I felt like I found a place made just for me. There are three showcases and they are all filled with more than 30 beautiful desserts. All eight of us ordered lunch, but quite frankly, it was for the purpose of justifying the nine desserts we were about to consume. The lunch was good, but my focus was strictly on dessert.
Icebox Cafe makes their own ice cream cakes, of which we tried two of the twelve displayed. Both the Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake and Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake were delicious with alternating layers of ice cream and extremely moist chocolate cake.
The counters are lined with a selection of bagged cookies and bars. I felt that we had to try at least one cookie and one bar. The Chocolate Chip Cookie was good, although a tad doughier than I prefer. The Dream Bar was like the kitchen sink of brownies (lots and lots thrown in) and one of the quickest to be consumed.
In terms of the cakes — WOW! We tried two chocolate cakes. The first was The Bomb, an Oprah favorite, consisting of layers of dark chocolate, creamy cheesecake brownie and chocolate mousse filling with a dark chocolate ganache. The second was the Devil Dog – three layers of chocolate cake topped with chocolate ganache and whipped cream. Both start with that fab moist chocolate cake and then it is simply deciding which one you are in the mood for. Fortunately for me, I was in the mood for both.
We also tried two non-chocolate cakes; Almond-Pistachio Cake and Coconut Butter Cream Cake in addition to the Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding. Everyone was sure that the chocolate cakes were going to be our favorite ones, but we were wrong.
It would be a toss up choosing between the Almond-Pistachio Cake and Coconut Butter Cream Cake. Both were delectably moist and flavorful, as they both start with layers of cake that are moistened with a syrup that is appropriate for each. It is comforting to know that if you can only pick one of these two, you won't go wrong either way.
The bread pudding is made with Brioche bread, sour cherries, chocolate ganache and a praline topping, served warm in a coffee cup. When it first arrived I thought, "Wouldn't a giant scoop of ice cream be lovely on top?" The chefs at Icebox Cafe know what they are doing; the dessert was perfect just the way it was presented. This was, hands down, the #1 choice at the table, which is quite the compliment for the bread pudding.
We did stroll along Lincoln Road after lunch, and because the temperature was well over 90,000 degrees, I am pretty sure we worked off at least seven of the nine desserts we ordered. Even if this did not occur, I would not hesitate to head back down to Icebox Cafe. The desserts are worth the drive.
Yummy ice cream cakes for the gluten free connaisseur :-), and as always great friends! Actually, lunch was very tasty too.


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A BY-ELECTION has been called for the Ely East seat on East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The election was called following the resignation of Conservative Councillor Will Burton from the district council, who is relocating to Lincolnshire.
Councillor Burton was elected to the district council in 2011 and has also served as a City of Ely councillor since 2007. He served as mayor of the city last year, helping secure the successful handover of the city's magistrates' court and Maltings Cottage.
If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday, September 5, between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
electoral services offices at East Cambridgeshire District Council, to put themselves forward. The deadline for completed nomination papers is noon on August 8.
Should anyone have any questions or queries, contact the electoral services team on 01353 665555.


There are times when the energy and vibrational frequencies of the Earth are altered. At these times, in order to survive, the human body must try and restore the balance between the frequency of their body and that of the Earth.
Of course such shifts are signs of growth, and signify ascent to a higher state of energy. And the fact that you (might) have experienced such symptoms means that you have progressed many times over your lifetime.
1. Tiredness. You feel inebriated.
4. Abnormal appetite. You have an animal's appetite or none at all.
7. Bad or itchy skin.
Some people claim to have experienced basic shift symptoms for a period of four or five years. This made them partially immune to the advanced symptoms that came later.
Must read: Shift Your Perception: One Minute Read May Change Your View For a Lifetime!
Basic symptoms, at least the most characteristic one is waking up in the morning with a terrible headache and a ringing in your ears.
Migraines and pain in the sinuses too can occur.
Of course such symptoms are very common as it is in the general population as well, making it very hard to know for sure if these are shift symptoms at all or not.
In fact, as a matter of fact even when it comes to the advanced shift symptoms, it is highly difficult and tricky to know if they are genuinely symptoms of energy shifts or only effects of your lifestyle.
For example: try working until late at night, staring at a screen; you will almost definitely experience sleep issues. Similarly things like gut pain and stomach issues might be a result of a bad diet or simply a mineral deficiency.
But especially in the latter case what one needs to understand that even when a large amount of wasted food is expelled out of the body, accompanied by gut pain, cramps etc, it is at the end of the day a way of losing energy in one form to reach a more stable state.
The gut or the oesophagus is the part of your body most connected to what enthusiasts call the solar plexus; as a result upheavals may be a sign of an energy related transition.
The doctrine of predestination is organic to understanding the concept of such energy shift: if your body craves a certain kind of food no matter how toxic or harmful it is, it is a sign that it needs to lose energy/vibrations in some form and gain it in some other form.
Extrapolating this argument, as you can see some items on the list of symptoms are avoidable and you might just think that they are lifestyle issues. But think about it. What if there are forces and reasons that force your body to shed some of it by harming itself in order to gain a higher balance, which is more holistic with the frequencies of the Universe.
Now because this is a process of detoxification, a process of molting into a better and higher self, different individuals will face different symptoms that others. It will be subjective thanks to their differing upbringings and lives.
At the end of the day, each individual's metamorphosis is different because each individual exists in a certain plane of existence and energy.
To be at unity with the Universe is to be at a state of higher being and energy. This is literally like being organically connected to all creation.
Existence is all about being in harmony and in sync with your world and the Universe in general.