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Rousseff readies reforms to defuse Brazil social unrest
Rousseff: 'We are going to send to Congress our suggestions for a plebiscite spelling out the general lines which we view as more important'
Yana Marull, Agence France-Presse
Published 7:33 AM, July 02, 2013
Updated 4:01 PM, July 11, 2013
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech during a ceremony at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on June 18, 2013. Photo by AFP/Evaristo Sa
BRASÍLIA, Brazil - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff readied a package of political reforms on Monday, July 1, designed to defuse mass social unrest after weeks of protests that have caused her popularity to plummet.
More than one million protesters have taken to the streets across Brazil since early June, targeting the Confederations Cup to vent fury at the $15 billion cost of that event and next year's World Cup, rampant corruption and sub-standard public services.
Rousseff, who stayed away from Brazil's triumph over Spain in Sunday's (June 30) final, has been rocked by the explosion of unrest, which has triggered a near 30-point slump in her approval ratings in a matter of weeks.
Brazil's win on Sunday came as police and demonstrators clashed outside Rio's Maracana stadium before kick-off, with security forces firing tear gas to quell the violence.
On Monday, the leftist leader chaired a cabinet meeting and said she would forward her political reforms to Congress Tuesday, July 2.
"Tomorrow we are going to send to Congress our suggestions for a plebiscite spelling out the general lines which we view as more important," Rousseff told reporters.
She said the plebiscite would not have many questions and would focus on a review of election campaign finance and the current proportional representation voting system.
On a Datafolha poll that showed her approval rating has plummeted from 57 percent to 30 percent since the start of the protests in early June, the president would only say: "It represents a picture of the moment and we have to respect it."
She vowed not to cut social spending under any circumstances.
The proposed reforms are seen as an antidote to the strong anti-establishment feelings expressed by protesters, analysts say.
Rousseff wants Congress to approve the reforms before October, the deadline for it to be implemented in the 2014 national elections.
She has an overwhelming majority in Congress but still will need the support of allied parties in her ruling coalition.
"Our responsibility is to listen to the message (of the streets)," Rousseff said in her weekly radio address.
She reiterated that the plebiscite was part of her bid to join with state governors and city mayors in offering "rapid and concrete solutions to problems of the economy, transport, health, education and politics."
Unpopular politicians
Meanwhile the governors of Brazil's two richest states, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, also suffered a sharp drop in popularity, according to the Datafolha survey.
In Sao Paulo, the country's most populous and wealthiest state, Governor Geraldo Alckmin of the opposition Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) lost 14 points from 52 percent to 38 percent from June 6-7 to June 27-28.
In Rio de Janeiro, Governor Sergio Cabral, of the Brazilian Democratic Movement party which is part of Rousseff's ruling coalition, lost 30 points from 55 percent to 25 percent during the period.
And according to the same survey, the mayors of Sao Paulo and Rio, the country's two largest cities, also saw their respective approval ratings dip.
Despite the setback, Rousseff, who enjoys the staunch support of her mentor and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still leads polls for the October 2014 presidential polls although she is expected to face a run-off.
PSDB Senator Aecio Neves, tipped as Rousseff's likely opponent in presidential elections, said the polls reflected "Brazilians' dissatisfaction not just with the president, but with the political class in general, due to the lack of effective responses."
The government has warned that it must prepare for the possibility the demonstrations may continue when Pope Francis visits the country July 22-28 for a major Catholic youth fest.
"The demands have nothing to do with the papal visit. They are directed at our government. So we suppose there won't be major problems," Cardinal Hummes, the emeritus archbishop of Sao Paulo who backs the protests, said in a newspaper interview. - Rappler.com
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Q: How to update a property of an ICollection through PUT method? I have two classes, Ignicoes and Ocorrencias:
Ignicoes class:
 public class Ignicoes
{
    public enum EstadoIgnicao
    {
        aceite,
        emAvaliacao,
        concluido,
        recusado
    }

    public Ignicoes()
    {
        ListaOcorrencias = new HashSet<Ocorrencias>();

    }

    [Key]
    [Required]
    public int Id { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public string Latitude { get; set; }

    [Required]
    public string Longitude { get; set; }

    //estado(recusada, aceite, em avaliacao, concluido)

    [Required]
    public EstadoIgnicao Estado { get; set; }

    public DateTime DataInicioPropostaIgnicao { get; set; }
    public DateTime DataDecisaoIgnicao { get; set; }

    //lista de ocorrencias
    public virtual ICollection<Ocorrencias> ListaOcorrencias { get; set; }

}

Ocorrencias class:
      public class Ocorrencias
{

    public enum EstadoOcorrencia
    {
        aceite,
        emAvaliacao,
        recusado
    }

    [Key]
    public int Id { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// código que identifica de forma única o aparelho que comunica a ocorrência
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Dispositivo { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// data da ocorrencia
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public DateTime DataOcorrencia { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// coordenadas GPS - Latitude
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Latitude { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// coordenadas GPS - Logitude
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Longitude { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Azimute do ?angulo formado entre o Polo Norte e o fogo
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Azimute { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Foto a provar a ocorrência
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Fotografia { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Nome a atribuir à fotografia guardada no disco rígido
    /// </summary>
    public string NomeFotografia { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// estado da ocorrencia : aceite, em avaliação, recusado
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public EstadoOcorrencia Estado { get; set; }

    [ForeignKey("Ignicao")]
    [Display(Name = "Ignicao")]
    public int? IgnicaoFK { get; set; }
    public virtual Ignicoes Ignicao { get; set; }

}

As you can see every Ignicao has a list of Ocorrencias.
I update the property "Estado" of the Ignicao through an ajax request that calls the PUT method
function atualizaBD(idmarcador, novoEstado, latitude, longitude) {
    $.ajax
        ({
            url: `/api/IgnicoesAPI/${idmarcador}`,
            type: 'PUT',
            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
            dataType: 'json',
            data: JSON.stringify({
                Id: idmarcador,
                Estado: novoEstado,
                Latitude: latitude,
                Longitude: longitude
            }),
            async: true,
            processData: false,
            cache: false,
            success: function (result) {
                 connection.invoke("PostMarker").catch(function (err) {
                              return console.error(err.toString());
                 });
            },
            error: function () {
                alert(novoEstado)
            }
        });
}

Here is my PUT method:
   public async Task<IActionResult> PutIgnicoes([FromRoute] int id, [FromBody] Ignicoes ignicao)
    {

        if (!ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            return BadRequest(ModelState);
        }

        if (id != ignicao.Id)
        {
            return BadRequest();
        }

        else
        {
            var dataDecisao = DateTime.Now;
            var ig = _context.Ignicoes.FirstOrDefault(ignicaoId => ignicaoId.Id.Equals(id));
            if (ig != null)
            {

                ig.Estado = ignicao.Estado;

                //é necessário mudar o estado das ocorrencias que fazem parte da lista de ocorrencias desta ignição
                var listaOocrrencias = ig.ListaOcorrencias.ToList();
                for(int i=0; i < listaOocrrencias.Count;i++)
                {
                    if (ignicao.Estado == Ignicoes.EstadoIgnicao.aceite)
                    {
                        ig.ListaOcorrencias.ElementAt(i).Estado = Ocorrencias.EstadoOcorrencia.aceite;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (ignicao.Estado == Ignicoes.EstadoIgnicao.recusado)
                        {
                            ig.ListaOcorrencias.ElementAt(i).Estado = Ocorrencias.EstadoOcorrencia.recusado;
                        }

                    }

                }

                    ig.Latitude = ignicao.Latitude;
                    ig.Longitude = ignicao.Longitude;
                    ig.DataDecisaoIgnicao = dataDecisao;

            }
            try
            {
                await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
            }
            catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
            {
                if (!IgnicoesExists(id))
                {
                    return NotFound();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw;
                }
            }
        }

        return NoContent();
    }

What I'm trying to do in the PUT method, is whenever the property "Estado" of an Ignicao is changed, simultaneously, the property Estado of every Ocorrencia in the property ListaOcorrencias is also changed.
Right now the code that I show in the PUT method. It doesn't give me an error but when I tried to debbug it skips the code that it's inside the loop for.
Why is this happening?

A: From the comment above, the ig.ListaOcorrencias collection was not hydrated from the database. Lazy loading would need to be enabled for the above code to work. You could also eager load the related collection using Include like this: _context.Ignicoes.Include(i => i.ListaOccurrencias).FirstOrDefault(ignicaoId => ignicaoId.Id.Equals(id));, which is a good solution here since you always want to load the related collection.
Further reading:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/querying/related-data

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Rome, December 9, 2020 – Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67 %, Leonardo 33 %), and AVIO as co-contractor, signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the automated reusable Space Rider transportation system, designed for deployment by the new Vega C light launcher into low Earth orbit (LEO). The total worth of the contract is 167M€ .
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Published on July 1, 2018 July 2, 2018 by Ann Marie Bryant
While scrolling through old newspapers for family history, I always felt as though I transported back through time. Reading about the lives of my family and their neighbors and friends have given me a sneak peek into their daily lives. It was enjoyable, a simple pleasure, and I felt a connection to my ancestors that in many ways helped me better understand their lives.
Searching through old newspapers online, I discovered new details about my 3x great grandfather, Joseph LaDuke. The research took time, but it was worth the information I garnered, and more than once, I wished my grandma and my mom were still here with me, so I could share this information with them. They would love it, and now with all the latest technology, they would be doing the research too!
The news articles I found were centered around West Cherry, Kansas. This is where my family settled after leaving their home in Michigan.
In 1883, I found my grandfather in an advertisement for wrought iron stoves! This one made me chuckle (The Parsons Daily Sun, 14 Nov 1883).
The Weekly Star and Kansan 13 Jun 1884
Another discovery uncovered my grandfather Joseph involved with the West Cherry community as he was taking bids to build a bridge across Choteau Creek (The Weekly Star and Kansan 13 Jun 1884).
This article made me smile, for it showed all the latest news from West Cherry. It discusses daily life in their corner of the world. It provided information about new broods of chickens, the weight of hogs, buggy rides with a best girl, and more. Joseph made the news too. People in the area were happy with his steam corn grinder (South Kansas Tribune, 13 Mar 1889).
The Neodesha Register, 24 April 1891
In 1891, both my grandparents made the news as they traveled to Montrose, Colorado to visit two of their daughters in Montrose, Colorado (The Neodesha Register, 24 Apr 1891).
On the 21 Apr 1897, The South Kansas Tribune shared an article about the West Cherry History, and it listed the names of the first white settlers and pioneers to enter this territory.
In 1902, the West Cherry News shared that two men, Frank Snider and Joseph Bowen helped my grandfather on his farm by "making hay." This was two years before he passed, so this farmer was 75 at the time (The Coffeyville Daily Journal, 19 Sep 1902).
The Evening Star 18 Mar 1904
By 1904, the latest news revealed that my grandfather has a cancerous growth, but it also maintained that he was in good spirits despite his usually ornery ways. It also went on to discuss his political views which showed his no-nonsense observations. I discovered quite a fondness for this grandfather. At this time of his life, he was living with his brother-in-law, for his wife, Clarissa, had died in 1892.
Nearly two years after his death, The Coffeyville Weekly Journal and The Evening Star wrote about the old settlers that moved to the county and provided a list of those early pioneers.
In 1910, a tragic tale caught my eye in The Neodesha Register. The article told about two West Cherry residents that died, a mother and her son. According to the article, the grieving son died from a broken heart. Later in the article, the news shifted to the dead man's father and discussed his claim on Choteau Creek; this man, Patrick Duggan, later sold his land to my grandfather, Joseph LaDuke.
While reading the newspaper articles from another era, I relished the news about days gone by, and it seemed those days were full of spirit. The easy going nature and fun loving antidotes brought a smile when I read about the latest news and gossip. It felt as though I had stepped back in time Finding these added tidbits brought some insight to my grandfather's life as he settled into his new life in West Cherry, Kansas. Through these writings, it felt as if I had met my grandfather and learned about his life in this charming Kansas community where he lived, loved, and eventually was laid to rest.
"Neodesha Register, 24 Apr 1891." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/21127947/neodesha_register_24_apr_1891/?xid=6
"South Kansas Tribune (Independence, Kansas) 13 Mar 1889." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20985100/south_kansas_tribune_independence/?xid=637.
"South Kansas Tribune 21 Apr 1897, 2." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/image/381377800/?terms=Joseph%2BLaduke.
"The Coffeyville Daily Journal 19 Sep 1902." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/21126371/the_coffeyville_daily_journal_19_sep/?xid=637.
"The Coffeyville Weekly Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) 21 Sept 1906." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20985344/the_coffeyville_weekly_journal/?xid=637.
"The Evening Star (Independence, Kansas) 18 Mar 1904." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20985420/the_evening_star_independence_kansas/?xid=637.
"The Evening Star (Independence, Kansas) 16 Sept 1906." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20985539/the_evening_star_independence_kansas/?xid=637.
"The Neodesha Daily Sun (Neodesha, Kansas) 15 Sep 1910." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20985010/the_neodesha_daily_sun_neodesha/?xid=637.
"The Parsons Daily Sun (Parsons, Kansas) 14 Nov 1883." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20984799/the_parsons_daily_sun_parsons_kansas/?xid=637.
"The Weekly Star and Kansan (Independence, Kansas) 13 Jun 1884." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20984937/the_weekly_star_and_kansan/?xid=637."The Weekly Star and Kansan (Independence, Kansas) 13 Jun 1884." Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/20984937/the_weekly_star_and_kansan/?xid=637.
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9 thoughts on "Extra! Extra! The Latest on Joseph LaDuke"
I like him, too! I felt like I entered their world by reading the articles.
Ann Marie Bryant says:
Thanks Luanne!
How interesting! 😊
Joyce Kowatch says:
Lovely, Anne
Thank you Joyce
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I have done this many times with my family. Old newspapers give you a peek at what life was like for our ancestors.


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Uber disclosed the data breach to Softbank before revealing it to the public
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Online cab-hailing company Uber says that it has disclosed details of the data breach in October 2016 to potential investor SoftBank Group before revealing it to the public earlier this week. Last month, reports said that Uber was in talks with SoftBank for a potential investment. The company said that at the time it did disclose the data breach to the potential investor even though "information at the time was preliminary and incomplete."
Uber's security breach affected both riders and drivers. The breach affected 57 million riders and personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers were stolen. In the US, driver's licence numbers of around 600,000 drivers were downloaded.
"We also made clear that our forensic investigation was ongoing. However, once our internal inquiry concluded and we had a more complete understanding of the facts, we disclosed to regulators and our customers in a very public way," Uber said in a statement.
SoftBank is currently conducting its due diligence for an investment in Uber and said it may withdraw from investing in the company if conditions on share price and a minimum of shares are not satisfactory. According to the Associated Press, Softbank is looking at 14% stake in Uber against investment worth around $1 billion.
Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep the incident a secret. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that two people – chief security officer Joe Sullivan and his deputy Craig Clark – who were responsible for handling the security breach have been fired.
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Air Liquide to build first world scale liquid hydrogen production plant dedicated to the supply of Hydrogen energy markets
Air Liquide will build the first world scale liquid hydrogen production unit dedicated to the hydrogen energy markets, located in the Western U.S., and has signed a long-term agreement with FirstElement Fuel Inc (FEF), a leader in retail hydrogen infrastructure in the U.S., to supply hydrogen to FEF's retail liquid hydrogen fueling stations in California. These new commitments will serve the growing needs of the hydrogen mobility market in California and help enable and complement the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and support the hydrogen merchant market across the state.
Air Liquide expects to invest over 150 million US dollars to build a liquid hydrogen plant in the western United States, with construction to begin in early 2019. The plant will have a capacity of nearly 30 tons of hydrogen per day — an amount that can fuel 35,000 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs). Through this investment, Air Liquide will enable the large-scale deployment of hydrogen mobility on the west coast, providing a reliable supply solution to fuel the 40,000 FCEVs expected to be deployed in the state of California by 2022. The plant will also support other fuel cell vehicle and transportation markets in the region, such as material handling and forklifts and heavy duty trucks.
The new plant is the first large scale investment into the supply chain infrastructure needed to support hydrogen energy solutions for the energy transition, starting with transport and mobility. The pace of FCEV deployment has now reached a level requiring a growing scale of investment and is paving the way for the growth of zero emission mobility in other geographies.
In addition to the long-term supply agreement, Air Liquide and FEF have entered into an agreement outlining Air Liquide's intent to make an equity investment in FEF, following previous assistance to the company by Toyota and Honda. With these agreements, Air Liquide also builds upon its existing collaborations with Toyota and Honda to further enable a robust hydrogen fueling infrastructure and, along with others, bolster the deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles and the retail fueling infrastructure in California.
Michael Graff, Executive Vice President & Executive Committee Member of L'Air Liquide S.A. and Chairman & CEO of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc., said: "This new investment in hydrogen production and our collaborative relationship with FirstElement Fuel, further demonstrate our long-term commitment to the development of hydrogen energy for mobility, and accelerate the deployment of new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles — cars, trucks, buses — planned by automotive manufacturers like Toyota, Honda and other leading OEMs. We are convinced that hydrogen is an essential sustainable energy vector of the future and a cornerstone of the energy transition."
"This signals a transitional moment for the hydrogen automobile market," said Joel Ewanick, Founder & CEO of California-based retail hydrogen station company, FirstElement Fuel Inc. "Air Liquide is bringing significant private investment to build a key piece for growing California's hydrogen network. It's yet another indication of the momentum for hydrogen as a replacement for gasoline."
Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America, said: "The commitment to construct a hydrogen plant of this scale by Air Liquide and supply FirstElement Fuel with hydrogen for its fueling stations in California is a clear demonstration of the shared vision of global leaders like Air Liquide, Toyota and the OEM community to innovate, build and deploy the vehicles and infrastructure to enable clean mobility of the future."
Steven Center, Vice President, Connected & Environmental Business Development Office, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. said: "Honda welcomes Air Liquide's significant investment in hydrogen refueling infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles. Their commitment will broaden the appeal of fuel cell electric vehicles and speed the adoption of this promising zero-emission vehicle technology."
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Air Liquide employs more than 20,000 people in the U.S. in more than 1,300 locations and plant facilities including a world-class R&D center. The company offers industrial and medical gases, technologies and related services to a wide range of customers in energy, petrochemical, industrial, electronics and healthcare markets. www.airliquide.com/USA
Air Liquide's commitment to hydrogen energy
In the past 50 years, Air Liquide has developed unique expertise enabling it to master the entire hydrogen supply chain, from production and storage to distribution and the development of applications for end users, thus contributing to the widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy source, for mobility in particular. Air Liquide has designed and installed more than 120 stations around the world to date.
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.util.*;

public abstract class AClusteringAlgorithms implements IClusteringAlgorithms {
    protected BufferedImage origin;
    protected BufferedImage clustorized;

    protected CommonSettings cSettings;

    protected HashMap<Integer, Integer> colors = new HashMap<>();
    protected Cluster[] clusters;
    protected int distanceType;

    public AClusteringAlgorithms(String filename, CommonSettings cs){
        cSettings = new CommonSettings(cs);
        origin = PicUtil.loadImage(filename);
        distanceType = 1;
    }

    @Override
    public void setSettings(CommonSettings cs) {
        cSettings = cs;
    }

    @Override
    public CommonSettings getSettings(){
        return cSettings;
    }

    @Override
    public BufferedImage getClustorizedImage() {
        return clustorized;
    }

    @Override
    public BufferedImage getOriginalImage() {
        return origin;
    }

    @Override
    public Cluster findClosestCluster(int rgb) {
        return findClosestClusterInRange(rgb, 0, clusters.length);
    }

    private Cluster findClosestClusterInRange(int rgb, int left, int right){
        Cluster closest_cluster = null;
        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        for (int i = left; i < right; ++i) {
            int distance = (distanceType == 0) ? clusters[i].distance(rgb): clusters[i].distance2p(rgb);
            if (distance < min) {
                min = distance;
                closest_cluster = clusters[i];
            }
        }
        return closest_cluster;
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<Map.Entry<Color, Integer>> calculateAndGetColors() {
        assert cSettings.clustersNum > 0 && cSettings.clustersNum <= CommonSettings.MAX_CLUSTERS_NUM;
        calculate();
        return PicUtil.castToColorArray(PicUtil.getSortedColors(colors));
    }

    public BufferedImage calculate(){
        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
        calculateClusters();
        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
        System.out.println("  Clustered to " + clusters.length + " clusters\n"
                         + "  in " + (end - start) + " ms.");
        return clustorized;
    }

    /* always calculates the clusters and clusterized image*/
    public abstract BufferedImage calculateClusters();

    protected void createClusterizedImage(int pixelToCluster[]){
        // create result image
        int w = origin.getWidth(), h = origin.getHeight();
        clustorized = new BufferedImage(w, h, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
        HashMap<Integer,Integer> idToPos = new HashMap<Integer,Integer>();
        for (int i = 0; i < clusters.length; ++i)
            idToPos.put(clusters[i].id, i);

        for (int y = 0; y < h; y++) {
            for (int x = 0; x < w; x++) {
                if (x==45 && y ==18){
                    System.out.println(Integer.toString(x)+" "+Integer.toString(y));
                }
                int clusterId = pixelToCluster[w * y + x];
                clustorized.setRGB(x, y, clusters[idToPos.get(clusterId)].getRGB());
                int currentColor = clusters[idToPos.get(clusterId)].getRGB();
                if (colors.containsKey(currentColor)) {
                    colors.put(currentColor, colors.get(currentColor) + 1);
                } else {
                    colors.put(currentColor, 1);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    protected void mergeClusters(int[] lut){
        if (cSettings.mergeType != CommonSettings.MergeType.DISABLED){
            ArrayList<Cluster> newClusters =  new ArrayList<>();
            HashSet<Integer> badClusters = new HashSet<>();

            Arrays.sort(clusters, new Comparator<Cluster>() {
                @Override
                public int compare(Cluster o1, Cluster o2) {
                    return Integer.compare(o1.pixelCount, o2.pixelCount);
                }
            });

            for (int i = 0; i < clusters.length-1; ++i){ //at least on cluster is ood
                Cluster cls = findClosestClusterInRange(clusters[i].getRGB(), i + 1, clusters.length);
                int distance = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
                if (cls != null)
                    distance = clusters[i].distance(cls);

                if (cSettings.mergeType == CommonSettings.MergeType.AND){
                    if ( ((double)clusters[i].pixelCount/lut.length < cSettings.border) &&
                            (cls != null && distance < cSettings.minDist) ){
                        badClusters.add(clusters[i].id);
                    }else{
                        newClusters.add(clusters[i]);
                    }
                }else{
                    if ( ((double)clusters[i].pixelCount/lut.length < cSettings.border) ||
                            (cls != null && distance < cSettings.minDist) ){
                        badClusters.add(clusters[i].id);
                    }else{
                        newClusters.add(clusters[i]);
                    }
                }
            }
            newClusters.add(clusters[clusters.length-1]);

            //all clusters to delete id's now in bad clusters, all good clusters in new clusters
            clusters = newClusters.toArray(new Cluster[newClusters.size()]);
            for (int i = 0; i < lut.length; ++i){
                if (badClusters.contains(lut[i])){
                    Cluster newCluster = findClosestCluster(origin.getRGB(i%origin.getWidth(), i/origin.getWidth()));
                    lut[i] = newCluster.id;
                    newCluster.addPixel(origin.getRGB(i%origin.getWidth(), i/origin.getWidth()));
                }
            }
        }
    }

}

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Sandra Gregerman (director emeritus of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) and Bert Holmes (Philip G. Carson Distinguished Chair of Science and professor of chemistry at University of North Carolina at Asheville) will receive the 2018 CUR Fellows Award. The awards will be presented in early July at the 2018 CUR Biennial Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia.
The biennial awards are presented to individuals who have developed internationally respected research programs involving undergraduate students. Each CUR Fellow's institution is also awarded a Brian Andreen Student Research Fellowship that goes to support the awardee's undergraduate research colleagues at his or her institution.
Gregerman's strong and sustained leadership has significantly advanced both the practice of and fundamental research on the importance of early undergraduate research experiences for underrepresented minority students. For more than 20 years, Gregerman directed the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center (UROP) at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, building it from a small pilot program designed to increase retention of underrepresented minority students to a much-emulated program serving 1,400 students and 900 faculty mentors each year. Not only did Gregerman's work create pathways for thousands of University of Michigan students to successfully complete their undergraduate degrees and transition to careers and advanced studies, she also co-led several landmark research studies that provided compelling evidence that early undergraduate research experiences would assist with student retention and graduation, particularly for students from underrepresented groups. Statements from UROP graduates laud Gregerman's influence and mentorship: "I cannot think of a better person to be recognized by CUR for her commitment to undergraduate research and mentorship. I owe all of my achievements to Sandy…. The culture she promoted was one of trust and endless learning… She is a humanitarian and an educator. Sandy is the light at the end of the tunnel." A founding member of CUR's Undergraduate Research Programs Division, as well as CUR's acclaimed Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Institute, Gregerman also served as a member of the board for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentoring (PAESMEM) in 1999, Gregerman also has received a National Science Foundation award for integration of research and teaching in 2002, as well as the University of Michigan's Carol Hollenshead Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change in 2015.
"Bert has been what I consider to be the exemplar of an undergraduate professor and has dramatically influenced hundreds of young minds in extraordinary ways. As I look back at my career, my extremely dedicated work ethic started … with my observation of Bert who was extremely dedicated to his profession. He got in early, worked until late in the evenings and was always in the office or lab on the weekends…. Overall, Bert has an exceptional ability to inspire excitement for research in young students and provide the environment for them to have success in undergraduate research."
In addition to his substantial chemistry research achievements, Holmes has provided national leadership within CUR as a mentor and coach for more than 50 academic institutions and has published widely in undergraduate research theory and practice. He served as an NSF program officer from 2008 to 2011 and received the American Chemical Society's 2014 award for research at an undergraduate institution. Holmes continues to sustain the profound commitment he has made to pursuing excellence in undergraduate research programs and to assisting other faculty to follow his example.
The Council on Undergraduate Research supports faculty and student development for high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research, scholarship, and creative activities. More than 700 institutions and more than 13,000 individuals belong to CUR. CUR believes that the best way to capture student interest and create enthusiasm for a discipline is through research in close collaboration with faculty members.
The University of Michigan, founded in 1817, includes 19 schools and colleges with liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies. Enrollment of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students is more than 43,000 with 3,000-plus faculty members. The broad scope and overall size of U-M's research program, along with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches, contributes to Michigan's standing as one of the world's leading research universities.
With more than 3,800 students from 37 states and 28 countries, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Asheville is one of the nation's top public liberal arts universities and one of the 17 institutions in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville offers more than 30 majors leading to the bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of fine arts degrees. The university also awards a master's degree in liberal arts and sciences.


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Kingston upon Hull is a unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Humberside.
A third of the Council is elected each year with no election every four years. Since the boundary changes in 2002 until 2018, 59 councillors are elected from 23 wards with each ward electing either 2 or 3 councillors. Following a review, in 2017, by the Local Government Boundary Commission this was reduced to 57 councillors from 21 wards effective from the 2018 elections.

Due to boundary changes every ward and every council seat were up for election on 3 May 2018, new wards "East Carr" and "West Carr" replace East Bransholme and West Bransholme and include part of Sutton Park estate too. Labour, Lib Dems and Conservatives are standing candidates for every seat, Green Party have 9 standing and UKIP five.

Political control
Prior to 1974, Hull was a county borough, independent from any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a non-metropolitan district, with Humberside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Humberside County Council was abolished in 1996 and Hull became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

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Proposed Plan Modification 12 is the first in a series of plan changes seeking to recognise the cultural value to Mana Whenua of identified sites and places within the Auckland region.
Notified on 21 March 2019.
In accordance with section 86B (3) of the Resource Management Act, some of the proposed plan change rules have immediate legal effect.
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This catalog includes in depth analyses of over twenty works that each reveal something important about Arthur Gonzalez.


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HomeSportsAustralia's Victoria state confirmed 2026 Commonwealth Games host
Australia's Victoria state confirmed 2026 Commonwealth Games host
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MELBOURNE, April 12 — The Australian state of Victoria will be confirmed as the 2026 Commonwealth Games host imminently, Australian media reported on Monday.
Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, was granted an exclusive negotiating period to secure hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, officials said in February.
Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews would make an imminent announcement on the Games.
A spokesman for Commonwealth Games Australia was unavailable for comment when contacted by Reuters on Monday.
While there was no official announcement, the New Zealand Olympic Committee congratulated Victoria.
"Bringing the 2026 Commonwealth Games to Victoria is fantastic news for New Zealand," the NZOC said in a statement.
Australia most recently hosted the multi-sport gathering for mostly former British colonies on the Gold Coast in 2018.
Melbourne hosted the 2006 Games.
The English city of Birmingham is due to host the 2022 edition from July 28 to Aug. 8, after replacing South Africa who were stripped of them in 2017 over a lack of progress in their preparations. — Reuters


Disney Now Has A Blue Sparkling Wine With Minnie Ears!
Wine at the Happiest Place on Earth?! Count me in!
Disney just released a new sparkling blue wine with edible Minnie Mouse ears!
It's almost too cute to drink!
The sparkling drink is topped with white chocolate Minnie Mouse ears which are dusted to perfection in a shimmery pale pink and blue dust!
Blue wine is what is expected to be in this fall.... so looks like I'm going to have to give it a try!
As of right now, this drink is only available at Disney World, but hopefully soon Disneyland will offer it as well!


If a user's privileges are changed, for example using the GRANT and REVOKE commands, the changes only become effective on new connections and do not affect any current sessions owned by that user. In a security-sensitive context it is therefore advisable to ensure users are disconnected before their privileges are altered.
As a test database is also created, which anonymous users can connect to, the MySQL installation exposed to some risk from local OS users, typically through DoS scenarios (creation of very large tables etc.).


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Only the fool needs an order — the genius dominates over chaos
Who was the CEO of Gap in 2018?
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What happened to Art Peck?
Did Gap spin off Old Navy?
Is Gap a dying company?
Who replaced Art Peck?
When was Art Peck fired?
How much does the CEO of Gap Inc make?
Who owns Gap now?
Sonia Syngal
Gap finds new CEO within its own ranks. Gap Inc. has chosen Sonia Syngal, the head of its Old Navy business, as CEO, effective March 23.
CEO Art Peck has plans to continue his fashion career as chief executive and board chair of a Cayman Islands-incorporated special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dubbed Good Commerce Acquisition Corporation, according to documents filed this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Who is the CEO of Gap Inc?
Sonia Syngal (Mar 23, 2020–)Gap Inc. / CEO
Sonia Syngal is the Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc., a portfolio of purpose-led, billion-dollar lifestyle brands including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta. She leads the largest specialty apparel company in the U.S., across all geographies and channels with a team of more than 100,000 employees.
Why Gap Inc. torpedoed its Old Navy spinoff. When Gap Inc. announced last February that it would spin off its massive Old Navy chain, shares rose 19%.
Even now, the word on Wall Street about the company's founding chain is that "Gap has been a dying brand for a decade." But analysts with "buy" ratings on Gap stock are forecasting one-year gains ranging from 27 per cent to 73 per cent.
Who is Nancy Green Old Navy?
Nancy Green is President and CEO of Old Navy, the leading value apparel brand that delivers the democracy of style through its affordable, on-trend styles for the family with unbelievable quality and one of the most inclusive size ranges in the industry.
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Art Peck, who has been the chief executive of Gap Inc. since 2015, is leaving the company after 15 years and will be replaced on an interim basis by Robert J. Fisher, its nonexecutive chairman and a son of the couple who founded the retailer.
Gap declined to make interim CEO and board member Robert Fisher available for a phone interview. Gap shares fell 55% from the time Peck was announced as CEO in October 2014 to right before he was ousted on Thursday.
How much money does the Gap CEO make?
As the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Gap, the total compensation of Sonia Syngal at Gap is $6,080,440. There are no executives at Gap getting paid more.
Compensation by Company
Name And Title
Robert J. Fisher Interim President and CEO, Gap Inc. Total Cash $297,250
Sonia Syngal President and CEO, Old Navy Total Cash $1,100,000
Teri List-Stoll EVP and CFO, Gap Inc. Total Cash $985,000
Mark Breitbard President and CEO, Banana Republic Total Cash $1,525,000
Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates six primary divisions: Gap (the namesake banner), Banana Republic, Old Navy, Intermix, Hill City, and Athleta….Gap Inc.
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Gap Inc. headquarters building
Website gap.com gapinc.com
Why did Gap Inc fail?
It failed to adapt Consumer and retail expert Kate Hardcastle agrees that Gap failed to adapt and "embrace the new customer," by not offering enough variety and not being as cheap as competitors such as Primark. Another criticism is that Gap failed to invest heavily enough in its online sales.
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For the second time in a month raw sewage has destroyed the same part of Craigavon Hospital's Maternity Unit.
Leaking pipes in an office and reception area at the Outpatient department swamped the room with sewage.
New carpets which had been laid just weeks ago after the last incident were destroyed.
Last month after a number of sewage problems at the hospital health chiefs apologised.
However despite a catalogue of incidents dating back more than a year, still the problems continue.
In April last year raw sewage spilled from pipes into side wards in 1 North with staff having to spend seven hours cleaning up the mess while patients wore masks.
And in a number of incidents over the past couple of months, sewage pipes burst in the maternity area. Eyewitnesses have spoken of seeing human waste streaming down windows and doors.
A Southern Trust spokesperson said: "There was an incident recently involving leaks from pipes in an office and reception area within the Maternity Outpatient Department at Craigavon Area Hospital.
"No patients were affected as all outpatient clinics had finished for the day.
"Specialist contractors were called in immediately to fix the problem and a thorough clean-up was carried out by specialist cleaning contractors. Trust domestic teams also completed a full terminal clean of the areas affected. There have been ongoing issues with blocked sewers in the hospital, mainly caused by the flushing of inappropriate sanitary items such as wipes, nappies and J cloths, down toilets.
"This is despite signage and other communications asking people using the hospital not to flush these items down toilets.
"We are currently in the process of replacing pipe fittings in the hospital with new fittings (which are more effective). This will include the Maternity Unit.


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Connecting through Play: Tech to Augment In-Person Interaction
Katherine Isbister
Professor - University of California, Santa Cruz
Many complain that we are mesmerized and divided by technologies as they saturate our world--that we are becoming disembodied, fragmented, distracted from the present moment and from one another. In this talk, Isbister presents research games created in her lab that explore enhancing social connection through technological augmentation. Her work presents fresh ideas for thinking about how we can design technology that brings us closer together.
Katherine Isbister recently joined the faculty of University of California, Santa Cruz's Department of Computational Media, after a year on sabbatical at Stanford University. She was the founding director of the Game Innovation Lab at NYU. Her research focuses on designing games and other interactive experiences that heighten social and emotional connections, toward innovating design theory and technological practice. Isbister's most recent book from MIT Press is How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design. Her research has received support from the National Science Foundation, Yahoo, Microsoft, Bell Labs, and other funders, and has been covered in Wired, Forbes, Fast Company, and Scientific American, among other venues. Isbister was a recipient of MIT Technology Review's Young Innovator Award, as well as a Humboldt Foundation Experienced Researcher fellowship.
http://www.katherineinterface.com/


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Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 is a racing video game released in 1996. It was developed by a development group within SCE that later formed Polyphony Digital. It was released in the US as Motor Toon Grand Prix and Japan as Motor Toon Grand Prix USA Edition, since its predecessor never left Japan, although the European version kept the original Japanese title for unknown reasons. In 2002, the game was re-released in Europe in a Twin Pack with Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi's following game. In 2010, the game was re-released on PlayStation Network.

The game is compatible with Namco's neGcon analogue controller.

Characters
Captain Rock (Pilot)
Bolbox (Robot)
Penguin Bros. (Mafia Penguins)
Princess Jean (Spoiled Princess)
Raptor & Raptor (Extra-Terrestrials)
Ching Tong Chang (Chinese race car driver)
Vanity (Motor-bike driver)
Billy the tough (Train Driver)

Raptor & Raptor drive faster in reverse, and the left/right controls are not reversed whilst doing so.

Reception

Motor Grand Prix 2 received positive reviews, with critics generally praising the comedic power-ups and eye-catching graphics, and commenting that underneath the game's cartoonish exterior are genuinely solid racing gameplay and controls. GamePro criticized that selecting power-ups from the spinning menu can be awkward, but summarized that, "It's slick, fast, and, yes, goofy fun for real race fans." Hugh Sterbakov wrote in GameSpot that while the lack of a split screen multiplayer is a problem, the game overall "delivers for kids and kids-at-heart alike." Todd Mowatt of Electronic Gaming Monthly called it "an excellent racing game that any fan of this genre, young or old, can enjoy."

Next Generation reviewed the game, and stated that "Motor Toon is fast, gorgeous, and very different from anything else seen in the U.S. (besides gray market copies of the original Motor Toon, of course). What more could you want?"

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The Two-woman competition at the IBSF World Championships 2020 was held on 21 and 22 February 2020.

Results
The first two runs were started on 21 February at 14:04. The last two runs were held on 22 February at 15:30.

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Clockwork Watch is a collaborative storytelling project set in a retro-futurist vision of Victorian England. It's a five-year immersive participatory story told through graphic novels, interactive promenade theatre, freeform role-play, online adventures, an interactive book, and a feature film.The story set is in a genre called Steampunk, a non-colonial style of Victoriana, at a time when clockwork mechanics and science are the two most important developments in the world.This site hosts updates from the story universe. We invite participants to interact with news by contributing, photographs, videos, letters, even drawings showing how developments affect their characters, living in the Clockwork World.
London 1899. Steam billows out from every corner of the city while huge Zeppelin airships float in the sky overhead. Enter the world of Clockwork Watch, a place where Victorian values are coupled with anachronistic technology, not least of which are the clockwork servants - the mechanical slaves that keep this society ticking along - this is the world of Steampunk. Technological and social change is in the air - human-clockwork hybridisation is the talk of the town; the unwise employment of science has led to amazement and outcry - the public wants to know whether Science is about to play God. Clockwork Watch: The Arrival is the first of three graphic novels launching an immersive and participatory story told across live events, promenade theatre, online adventures, interactive literature and a feature film.


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The 2019 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ward results

Amington

Belgrave

Bolehall

Castle

Glascote

Mercian

Spital

Stonydelph

Trinity

Wilnecote

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The Alumni Mentoring Program is making a real impact for students and alumni. As a University strategic priority, the program effectively prepares students for life after graduation. The program is flexible, and you can participate from any location.
The Alumni Mentoring Program is facilitated by Career Services and Alumni Relations. To learn more about being a mentor, please see below. For current students, please click here to visit the Career Services mentoring page.
A minimal amount of your time can make a BIG difference in a current student or recent graduate's life. You have so much to offer a current student or recent graduate and, as our mentors can attest, having a hand in his or her success is a priceless reward.
Sharing the hard-earned knowledge and insight that you've acquired.
Navigating a Flyer through the terrain of preparing for and stepping out into the professional world.
Building a professional and personal relationship that lasts.
Sharing those life experiences that molded you into who you are today.
UD has made it a strategic priority to support you for life. To do so, we've enlisted our most valuable asset: our vast network of alumni. Through the Alumni Mentoring Program, successful alumni want to help you cultivate your career. Why? Because that's what Flyers do.
Gain industry knowledge from someone who has been in the trenches.
Stretch your thinking. You have the next step in mind... maybe a few. A great mentor can provide the best road map through these steps.
Gain new perspective. A mentor will recognize your talents and weaknesses, helping you bypass a lot of hard-won lessons.
Network and build professional relationships that last.
I am proud to be able to contribute to the next generation of leaders who will shape the world we live in long after I am gone.
...this experience has allowed me to understand, on a deeper level, that I can personally do more than what I ever imagined.
If I met someone considering this program, I would encourage them to reach out and take the risk to share their experience with a student - it will benefit you as much as it will benefit them.


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A contract is a legally binding document that a minimum of two parties sign in order to make an agreement. There are many different types of contract with common ones including contracts of employment and commercial contracts.
If one party fails in its obligation it results in a breach of contract and may give rise to bring a claim for compensation depending on the impact on the other parties.
Contracts should not be entered into without taking into account the implications that a breach of the agreement may bring, it should always be remembered that contracts are designed to be binding.
Resolving Contract Disputes
Going to court can be very expensive. We work hard on behalf of our clients to try to resolve breach of contract disputes before the case goes to court. It is strongly advisable to attempt mediation to settle the matter. We will negotiate on your behalf with the purpose of reaching a settlement that is in your best interests.
Selachii is a London law firm with a reputation of resolving breach of contract disputes with the minimum amount of fuss and a variety of remedies. The experienced team are fully conversant with all aspects of UK contract law and allows us to not only resolve contract disputes but also devise and write contracts from the outset.
Our contract lawyers offer legal advice across the board including but restricted to:
Commercial property agreements
Credit agreements
Joint venture & shareholder agreements
Supplier/buyer agreements
How can Selachii help?
Whether you are a small start-up business or a large multinational, we can take on your dispute and work to resolve it as quickly as possible so you can concentrate on your day-to-day business.
If you are involved in a personal breach of contract, or other dispute, let us represent you: we will take the stress out of trying to work through a solution and bring it to a satisfactory conclusion swiftly so you can get on with your life.
Contact us for now urgent, strategic, calm advice and representation.
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Contract Law Advice
What are your rights under Contract Law?
Contracts are everywhere. Almost every time you agree to do something for someone else in exchange for them doing something for you, you've made a contract.
A contract involves provision of value on each side. A mere promise is not a contract. So, for example, a friend's promise to give you his car, unless you have promised to do something in return, cannot be enforced under contract law.
Because there are so many contracts, breaches of contract are also frequent. Normally these are trivial and you ignore them, but when they are not, you need expert representation.
Find out more about the remedies available for a breach of contract.
When a contract is made, we call those making it the parties to the contract.
A breach of contract occurs whenever one party to a contract fails to perform their contractual obligations to the other party or parties, unless the failure does not constitute a breach.
There are many types of breach of contract and the entitlement to restitution ('the remedy' in legal terminology) depends in part on the type of breach of contract that has taken place.
What is not a breach of contract?
Not all contract failures involve breaches of contract. 'Frustration' is the legal term when something has happened which makes it impossible for the contract to be performed. When a contract is frustrated, it is simply cancelled and neither party can sue under it.
Most written contracts contain a 'force majeure' clause which cancels the contract in the event that something out of the control of the parties happens which prevents the contract being fulfilled.
Lastly, not all contract breaches are material. When the breach has little or no practical effect (such as using one brand of paint rather then another equivalent brand), it will not be worthwhile taking action over it.
What happens if a time limit is missed?
Unless a contract has specific time limits in it – as is common in many building contracts – the general rule is that it must be performed in a reasonable period. What is reasonable depends on the circumstances and the view of the judge!
Can I make an oral contract?
Although some contracts (eg for property purchase) can only be made in writing, most can be made verbally. However, it is in practice extremely difficult to enforce an oral contract in the absence of written evidence of its terms.
There are cases in the courts almost every month about the validity of oral contracts. It is always good advice to get contractual terms agreed in writing.
A contract can be inherently unfair, usually because one side to it 'holds all the aces' in the negotiation, it may be regarded as unfair. Unfair contracts are unenforceable in law and specific legislation (the Consumer Rights Act 2015) exists to regulate this area of law.
Can I add a penalty clause?
It is normal for a contract to contain a clause which sets out compensation to be paid in the event of a breach. However, the 'penalty' in the contract must be a genuine pre-estimate of the loss which would result. Where it is a true penalty clause, and the amount payable for breach exceeds the likely loss, it will be unenforceable under British law. Note that in some jurisdictions, penalty clauses are enforceable: just one reason why expert advice is doubly important if you are contracting with a foreign entity.
Can anyone make a contract?
Adults who are not suffering from a mental incapacity can make contracts. Persons under 18 years old can only make certain types of contract, and can specifically not make other kinds (eg they cannot contract to buy shares or freehold property).
What about a foreign contract?
It is normal to include a 'jurisdiction' clause in a contract setting out in which country's courts any dispute is to be settled. Contract law varies widely in different jurisdictions, and the rights of enforcement do also. British law is one of the preferred jurisdictions for settling contractual disputes, because it is highly developed. We would normally recommend stipulating British law as the applicable jurisdiction whenever possible.
Types of breach of contract
What are the different types of breach of contract?
There are many ways a contract can be breached. For example:
One party can simply fail to do what they have agreed to do;
The contract can be done wrongly or negligently; or
The contract can be performed too late.
Where a breach arises out of a contract between two commercial parties, we will take full details both of the contract itself and what has happened. We will look at the terms of the contract and determine how the law will apply. A number of recent court rulings have helpfully clarified how the courts are interpreting commercial contract terms.
Factors that will be taken into account include the respective bargaining power of the parties, whether there is ambiguity, the business efficacy of the contract, and the loss suffered.
Business to consumer contracts
If the breach arises out of a contract for the supply of goods and/or services to consumers – we will take full details and explain carefully how the law applies. Note that the new Consumer Rights Act 2015 has introduced new rights and remedies for consumers which apply to all businesses selling and supplying to consumers.
Businesses, for instance, must now provide pre-contractual information to consumers – and this information will now be treated as an implied term of the contract. Consumers also now have 30 days in which to reject defective goods; and a wider range of remedies are available to consumers.
Personal breach of contract disputes can be particularly distressing, for instance, the loan of a cash sum to a family member that has not been repaid; or a broken promise of financial help that you have been relying on.
The emotional stress and implications for friendships and family relationships can be stretched to breaking point. We know the potential impact of personal disputes. However, if you contact us as early as possible, we can take all the relevant information from you and advise you on how best the dispute can be swiftly resolved.
How Selachii Can Help
Selachii is a dynamic litigation law firm based in Kensington, London. We put the best interests of our clients at the heart of everything we do. We work with both businesses and private individuals, giving them legal advice and support which is unique to them and their situation.
We don't believe in simply handing out one-size-fits-all solutions to problems. We will focus on your specific circumstances before working out the best and most cost-effective way of helping you achieve your aims.
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Landlords with rental homes in Battersea and Brixton could fall into an income tax trap when selling their buy-to-let properties, according to the Law Society.
The warning follows the government adding amendments to the Finance Bill that is due to go before the House of Commons for its report stage on 5 and 6 September.
The changes may result in profits from the sale of an investment property in Battersea and Brixton becoming liable for income tax rather than capital gains tax as at present.
The Law Society says this means anybody who sells an investment property could be forced to pay up to 17% more in tax.
When it comes to investment property sales, CGT is charged at 18% for basic rate taxpayers and 28% for higher rate taxpayers. This is payable on any profit earned on the property minus the current £11,100 CGT allowance and other reliefs available.
CGT is currently charged at 18% on the amount a seller has available in the basic rate band (£11,000 to £43,000).
Given the size of property value increases in Battersea and Brixton, the basic rate band is often used up and the majority of the gain ends up taxed at 28% even if the taxpayer is a basic rate payer for income tax.
Income tax, which private BTL landlords pay on their rental profits, is currently 40% for anyone earning more than £43,000 a year, rising to 45% for the highest rate payers.
The government says the new clauses have been introduced to ensure that offshore structures can't be used to avoid UK tax. However, the charges are not restricted to offshore structures and apply to UK-based property investors.
The Law Society also claims the new measures have been "slipped in at the committee stage" by the government instead of being part of the formal legislation which is subject to a standard consultation period.


Outright lies are offensive. Half-truths are worse. A lie laced with just enough truth to confuse is truly deadly.
Lies are easy to call out. The half-truth is harder to discern. We are caught up by the truth in it, and use that truth to justify the greater lie. It's sneaky.
Don't want to get caught? Ask more questions. If someone makes a statement, draw them out further. Test their framework. This is particularly important when it comes to people in positions authority, but we can practice with anyone. Even ourselves.


as one of the largest market complexes built in the US in the first half of the 19th century. Quincy Market provides over 100 of the finest shops and specialty pushcarts and you'll find over 36 international food vendors within the market, the largest dining hall in New England. Aside from the history, what really stole my attention was the variety of food.
I wanted to try every single food station in this market but obviously I couldn't do it all in one day. I did, however get to try a few vendors. I had this delicious raspberry mango frappe from "The Monkey Bar- a bar with a twist" highly recommended. Ugh! Wishing I could have one right now. Another thing I tried was a ham and pineapple bagel pizza from "Bagel Ville" and toward the end of the day, yet another latte from Boston Cafe. A coffee lover needs her fix. They have a huge selection of candies and chocolates. I'm surprised I didn't need Tums by the end of the night. I can't wait to go again and do some more food tasting! It's ok to have a cheat day.