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Kapuskasing is aiming to improve its community awareness when it comes to pet safety during the summer months.
At council the Ontario SPCA's request for the town to support the 'No Hot Pets Campaign' was unanimously agreed upon by councillors.
Kapuskasing Mayor Alan Spacek says pets are a part of our families, and they deserve to be treated as such.
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Thousands stand up to defend the river in storm surge barrier study
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In response to drastic Army Corps plans for coastal storm protections in NY Harbor, individuals & communities have sent a resounding message: No to 'hell gates,' yes to a better approach. See what we've accomplished, and stay involved.
The public came out for the river again.
After Riverkeeper raised the alarm, thousands of people, partner groups and communities joined us this year in speaking out against the idea of building massive storm surge barriers in New York Harbor that would cause permanent harm to the Hudson and Harbor – "hell gates," as they came to be known. Together we delivered the message that our region needs comprehensive, land-based, evidence-based solutions to coastal flooding – not half measures that fail to grapple with sea level rise, fail to protect our communities and choke the life out of our rivers.
We've made significant strides, winning more time to weigh the options and more money for a complete review. What would have been a little-noticed and narrowly defined discussion on storm protection became a resounding public outcry: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must start over.
"The Corps must slow its pace, fix the flawed process, and seek to protect New Yorkers from both storm surge and sea level rise in a way that allows our rivers to run free," Riverkeeper wrote in its formal comments to the agency in November.
What's next? Stay tuned. The Corps is promising to release more information on February 19 and will hold public meetings in March and April. [See the schedule here.] Your participation is essential. Sign up for email alerts and bookmark our information page: Riverkeeper.org/barriers.
Here's what we've accomplished since July, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a comment period on its New York – New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries (NYNJHAT) Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study:
• Public input. Despite an abysmal effort by the Corps to gather public input on its six alternative plans for storm protection, thousands of people filed comments – more than 2,000 through Riverkeeper's website alone. The Corps said it received comment or input from 3,946 different sources. We won two extensions of the public "scoping" comment period, which ran from mid-July through November 5. We turned out hundreds of people to the Corps' three-day series of public meetings, despite almost no advance notice by the Corps, and won the time needed for a few additional meetings to take place.
• Comments by Riverkeeper. In a 72-page comment letter to the Corps, Riverkeeper called for a complete overhaul of this deeply flawed study process, and outlined some of the numerous, far-reaching environmental impacts that require a thorough review.
• Comments by allied groups. Allies like Scenic Hudson, Save the Sound, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, NRDC and Sierra Club also filed extensive comments echoing concern for the environment.
• Community resolutions. At least 22 Hudson Valley communities passed formal resolutions demanding more time, information and public participation since the Corps presented the six options to the public in July with barely any notice. Another resolution is pending in NYC. calling on the Corps "to reconsider the proposals … to include consideration of sea rise in addition to storm surge."
• Timetable. The Corps agreed to allow more time and transparency before advancing any of its six plans – another 15 months – instead of following an initial timetable that called for the selection of one or two finalists by now. We may finally get real, substantive information before that decision is made. [UPDATE:] The Corps will release an Interim Report discussing the six conceptual plans on February 19, 2019.
The Corps cleared one of its bureaucratic limitations with a waiver that will allow more resources for the overall coastal storm protection study, increasing its spending cap from $6 million to $19.4 million.
Note: the Corps still plans to finalize its choice by 2022, compressing the timeline for review, even though the decision has profound implications for the river and its life and directly affects more than 900 miles of waterfront in three different states, and 16 million people. Members of the public had expected that the waiver would allow for more time before the Corps would send its final recommendation to Congress. That's not the case. So, the waiver allows for more money, but not the time needed to make a final recommendation. The process is still moving too quickly.
Riverkeeper is continuing to press for further changes.
Note that the Corps' process, at this stage, explicitly leaves out environmental impacts as a factor in selecting a plan. It relies instead on a strict cost-benefit analysis. And the Corps is altogether failing to grapple with future sea level rise flooding – it's considering giant, costly sea barriers based on a myopic mission limited to storm damage risk.
In our comments, Riverkeeper details numerous concerns about the impact of giant barriers on a fragile ecosystem. Changes in the tidal flow, movement of sediment, flushing of contaminants and many, many other conditions could have serious impacts on Hudson River's biologically rich, but highly sensitive ecosystem. All of these impacts would require extensive analysis.
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"Neither the ecosystem as a whole, nor many of the individual constituent species' populations, is in a healthy state. Rather, the estuary is in a state of flux, with temperatures increasing; dissolved oxygen decreasing; invasive species increasing, while carrying diseases and expanding their range; community shifts from more southern species; and indigenous species both increasing and decreasing. Habitat destruction, altered habitat, [low-oxygen] conditions, and temperature change are leading factors that threaten species' survival in the Hudson."
"The physical environment is the foundation upon which the biological world is built, and so the Corps must consider potential, even minute changes in temperature and oxygen levels in the estuary as having profound consequences for its ability to support life."
With an "interim report" promised by the Corps in early 2019, we will learn more and determine the next steps needed to protect our river and our communities. With the public remaining deeply involved, we can prevail as this process goes forward.
Read our entire comment letter here.
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Formby Cricket Club will once again be hosting Formby's annual Beer Festival. better,. This year the festival will provide 20 cask ales for you to sample, and there will also be a Gin Bar and the Club bar will also be open!
See poster for details - remember to buy your ticket online to get your first drink, and a souvenir glass from which to drink it, free.
Friday 5th (6:30 p.m. - midnight) The Southampton v Liverpool football will be shown in one room if you wish to watch.
Saturday 6th (12 noon to 6 p.m) where you can also watch the Grand National meeting, or 7 p.m. to midnight.
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The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
April Archive - LA 28/04/1988
By Born To Walk,
April 2, 2021 in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
43 minutes ago, audelish70 said:
I totally agree with this post. Knowing how TOL Tour setlists were I don't understand what some people want or expect. No more archive releases from this Tour or others? Only shows since 2005 onwards? The cancellation of the entire archive releases because it is boring and repetitive? They are roughly releasing one show per year of the main tours and especially the setlists of the shows of the 70s and the 80s will be repetitive. For instance, Uniondale, December, 28 features only one song not performed on 29 or 31 (Backstreets). Do you want they release this show or is it too repetitive to do it? To add to your argument, the way the majority of the first set from 12/28, including the two tour debuts, is constructed differs significantly from the set construction of the next two shows and creates a different energy and show. For instance, debuting Merry Christmas as an opener into Badlands creates a different energy/show than playing Xmas in the second set. I was at 12/31 and 4/28/88 and the former blows away the later. In the opinion of many, 74-81 is the apex live performance era, so we " want" the archive series to release more shows from that era, notwithstanding that Bruce is obviously shaping his legacy by the shows released so far, which is his call.
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bobfan1976
I genuinely don't get the complaints about repetition in the Archives. Even when the sets varied 'wildly' say 2013, they always drew from a bank of songs. Springsteen has never been an artist noted fo
I became a fan in 1989, and was only 10 when the ToL tour was happening. I didn't see Bruce live til 1993. To me, the ToL tour sees Bruce Springsteen at an artistic height. He's promoting an exce
musicdav24
Love any TOL release! Can never get enough of those wonderful horns! Such a great tour!
Promise61
Location:South Wales, UK
Springsteen fan since?:'78
4 hours ago, Nick21 said:
but ultimately they're not going to offer radically different setlists every month.
Makes sense, but then the series becomes very niche because only the rabid completists are going to buy those shows with tons of repetition.
1 hour ago, el sergio said:
Thanks for you wonderful post. For those unhappy grumpy people:
Tnx for sharing. But I much prefer the Christic versions, which the AS has already blessed us with.
1 hour ago, audelish70 said:
I totally agree with this post. Knowing how TOL Tour setlists were I don't understand what some people want or expect. No more archive releases from this Tour or others? Only shows since 2005 onwards? The cancellation of the entire archive releases because it is boring and repetitive? They are roughly releasing one show per year of the main tours and especially the setlists of the shows of the 70s and the 80s will be repetitive. For instance, Uniondale, December, 28 features only one song not performed on 29 or 31 (Backstreets). Do you want they release this show or is it too repetitive to do it?
To answer your Q, too repetitive so don't release it. They need to be more imaginative with this Archive Series.
9 minutes ago, Promise61 said:
How many is too many becomes the question then, I guess. If it's a choice between having, say, all of the LA 1988 and MSG 2000 stands or having only two shows from each, then I'll take them all, please.
Given how steady the 1977 set lists were (NIGHT / RENDEZVOUS/ SPIRIT / IT'S MY LIFE / THUNDER ROAD / MONA - SHE'S THE ONE / TENTH / ACTION then BTX / JUNGLELAND / ROSIE / BTR / QT3 throughout the tour) the Gerber tapes aren't going to change much.
I wish INC had been more proactive in getting these out - given the Rochester/Albany 1977 shows and Houston 1978 DVD/Blu-ray etc etc, it's not as if they've been using multitracks and nothing more since they started properly opening up their vaults. But given what we know about they have, likely have and don't have, there's not huge amounts of wriggle room pre-2005.
Perhaps the one thing they could do, especially when it comes to 1988, would be to release shows on video and audio. We know they have Rotterdam (and almost ready to go)... could they get those out there if they're not being kept for a future box set?
sleepyjoe
1 hour ago, Promise61 said:
I agree. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this...
audelish70
1 hour ago, dublinpaul said:
I completely agree that it's about the small details that make every show unique. Do you think it will get to a point where there's not enough people buying the shows for them to continue ? We'd really have something to complain about then.
I think the target of the archive releases are the hardcore fans, that buy every or almost every concert released, plus casual fans, that buy specific shows for different reasons, for instance, to have attended the show. IMHO it would be a bit strange that someone that has bought all releases stops buying because some shows become repetitve. Maybe he skips any specific show but he keeps buying most of them. People who don't buy concerts and get them from other buyers are for me more dangerous to the continuity of the archive releases.
52 minutes ago, Nick21 said:
I've said before, early demos and outtakes should be included in the AS, as well as whatever Steel Mill and Bruce Springsteen Band stuff, even Castiles. If you're going to call it an Archive Series you might as well include everything.
I don't think they have anything from Castiles, Steel Mill or Bruce Springsteen Band eras. They haven't released any show prior to Born To Run era because they have nothing to be released. If in 1984 they recorded in multitrack only 4 shows when they were getting a huge success, what do you think they can have from the late 60s - early 70s when they haven't money and they didn't know if they could manage to make a living from playing music.
Regarding demos and outtakes, these are being released via Sony and I don't think this will change in the future. If they finally release Tracks 2 this year I think we'll get some of the stuff you refer. We should also keep in mind that Bruce has re-worked in the studio many of the outtakes before releasing them. Outtakes require a different work than these archive shows.
55 minutes ago, Promise61 said:
It was always billed as a live archive series - here's the BTX report covering the launch in November 2014: http://backstreets.com/higher.html. I strongly suspect that's also why NUGS were chosen to handle it: they specialise in archive concert recordings and live streaming of shows.
As the BTX piece states, Sony and Columbia were involved in the creation of the series. But there's next to no chance, as @audelish70referred to above, that they'd give up their rights to any studio work, whether it has been released or remains in the vaults.
estband
Location:Easy Street
Springsteen fan since?:1981
If they were going to release another show from the Tunnel Tour then this is an ideal choice, as far as I'm concerned.
It's an upgrade from 4/23 in sound, most importantly, and replaces "Backstreets" (and its cheesy late 80s keyboard) with the rarely played "Across the Borderline". The song needed to be represented as much as "Walk Like a Man", and thankfully 3/28 took care of that one, along with "Detroit Medley".
ol'catfishinthelake
I don't think they have anything from Castiles, Steel Mill or Bruce Springsteen Band eras. They haven't released any show prior to Born To Run era because they have nothing to be released.
I'd have to think they have the rest of the material from which the stuff on Chapter & Verse was taken, no? Plus the '73 show used for Bishop Danced on Tracks...
Very simply...they don't have many recordings left from the 1970s and 1980s. Bruce and Columbia very stupidly made little effort to record concerts for much of his career. To me it is so weird he didn't appear on something like The Midnight Special in the 1970s. I think he made the argument that it would ruin the mystique of live shows (or that's what he thought at the time). What a completely bizarre opinion, frankly.
From 1975 through 2003 there are only so many shows left to chose from unless they go the soundboard route, which they're clearly avoiding or we'd probably have something from 1976 at least. I'm also surprised we haven't seen something from the Amnesty Tour unless they can't get the rights to the recordings or something.
There's a legit chance they only have one 1978 show left.
doesthisbusstop
Location:The Stretford End
How many shows are there still unreleased which were used for the live 75-85 box set?
Marnix
Twitter:www.twitter.com/marnixb
Location:Den Haag, Nederland
9 minutes ago, doesthisbusstop said:
From the shows which where used for Live 1975-85 album we can still expect:
1980-12-28 Nassau Collisuem, Uniondale
1981 -07-06 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford
1981-07-08 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford
1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-09-30 L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles
badlands78
Location:Minnesota
23 hours ago, CM said:
why is Ain't Got You combined with She's the one?
clearly two different songs.
I agree, and you remind me that the opposite is the case on a widely circulated bootleg of 11/19/1984 Kansas City, on which the "Detroit Medley" is atrociously split by the author into separate tracks for each part of the medley.
Sean McNeill
Location:Scotland
1 hour ago, BenT said:
14 minutes ago, Sean McNeill said:
Plenty of sources in regards to this:
—> Toby Scott's correspondence with a Laker (apologies for forgetting who it was who contacted him)
—> Thom Zimny at his various archive talks
—> Brad Sterling at NUGS in various blog posts, interviews and tweets
—> Flynn McLean on the None But The Brave podcast
fadeaway
Location:Houston
8 minutes ago, Nick21 said:
Flynn McLean on the None But The Brave podcast
Yeah, he's been fairly clear there's not much more to choose from multi-track recordings. He could wrong - let's hope so.
BruceHistory
Location:Boca Raton, Florida
On 4/2/2021 at 12:07 PM, CM said:
I think the American leg of the TOL tour has been covered enough now. Next one hopefully Europe again.
Agreed but that second night in Mountain View would work nicely!
On 4/2/2021 at 3:28 PM, CM said:
Thats the best version ever dude! Don't listen to the 78'ers out there haha
Regardless, he combining tunes is something he's always been known for.
13 hours ago, bobfan1976 said:
I genuinely don't get the complaints about repetition in the Archives. Even when the sets varied 'wildly' say 2013, they always drew from a bank of songs. Springsteen has never been an artist noted for setlist unpredictability and that's definitely true of any tours before the Reunion. If fans want the Archive series to continue, they are going to have to accept that repetition will be integral to continuity.
For me, it's all about the small details. For example you could say well MSG'88 isn' t different on paper to Detroit '88 but if you don't pick up MSG '88 you aren't going to get the brilliant interpolation of Born to Be Wild in Light of Day, or the heartbreaking horn outro to One Step Up..If you pass up Detroit in favour of MSG '88 you're going to miss Walk Like A Man and an '88 Detroit Medley (which is great btw). Then you have the Euro leg with Stockholm and a totally different vibe, and more small additions like the intro to You Can Look...One of the things I like about the Reunion gigs is seeing what song Bruce will put into Light of Day, or how he's going to phrase the 'Take me to the river' section of Tenth Avenue. I also like playing the gigs in order, so LA '88 will also make me go back and revisit, Detroit, MSG, Stockholm. That's kind of what I get out of following the series, or enjoy about it.
If that isn't enough for you, then following the Archives probably isn't for you. Now, you could argue that NUGS could make these tracks available individually, and there is some validity to that argument, but it isn't an approach NUGs are taking so; it is what it is
It's funny you say that: I've seen over 120 shows and there have been times he just came out and played all sorts of different stuff and the show didn't flow well, even if some of the songs weren't played since Lincoln was President!
The truth about this tour is that if you stick your head out the window you can probably still hear the encores going on!
The shows on this tour - in and of itself - is probably the best they ever sounded and they were all in amazing shape as well! I miss this era. I saw three.
Anyone else feel they can see "Protection" before "Cover Me", possibly moving "Roulette" down a notch while loosing "Seeds" or "Give The Girl A Kiss" instead of "I'm A Coward" out there?
Tunnel, Be True, Adam, Two Faces (When Your Alone), Heaven, Darkness, Roulette, Protection, Cover Me, etc, etc
Tougher (Paradise By C), Ain't/She's The One, You Can Look, Give The Girl A Kiss, etc ....
Daisey Jeep
Location:Darkness on the edge of Wanganui NZ
Springsteen fan since?:I had BITUSA like every other '80's teen
On 4/3/2021 at 11:58 AM, phantomengineer said:
Horns on Adam is like ketchup on prime rib. You can choke it down but that's not the way it's meant to be.
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This is exactly why i have every river 2016 tour show.
On paper they looked very similar even identical but even the album songs had subtle changes each night and it was like listening to evolution the way the show grew and changed
In my dreams one day i will listen to all of 1978
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Cheshire's Cath Rawthore won a 'nip and tuck' battle to become the new English senior women's stroke play champion at Knaresborough in Yorkshire.
The Sale player finished the 54-hole event one stroke ahead of playing partner Amanda Mayne of Somerset and said: "I am just thrilled.
"It's my mum's birthday today and I told her I'd call this evening and that I might have a special birthday present for her. But I really didn't dream I would do it!"
Cath (image © Leaderboard Photography) actually stacked the odds against herself when she was preparing to play and snapped her hand with the elastic strap on her trolley, badly bruising a finger. But, in a classic case of 'beware the injured golfer' she went out to win.
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Cath shot two over 77 in the final round and finished on three-over par for the championship. Amanda, who at one point trailed by four shots, narrowed the final gap to one, returning a score of 78.
Three shots further back in joint third place were Caroline Berry of Cheshire – who shot the low score of the day with a one-under 74 – and Norfolk's Jo Ashmore. New senior Tracy Bazell of Dorset was fifth and Surrey's Debbie Richards took sixth place.
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Cath Rawthore and Amanda Mayne started the third round as joint leaders, having both scored one-over for the previous 36 holes. Their final 18 holes took on the feel of matchplay and their dominance of the event was interrupted only once, when Jo Ashmore briefly overhauled Amanda after 11 holes.
The drama of the final round began immediately, when Amanda took a triple bogey on the first, after tangling with trees. She quickly came straight back into the reckoning with birdies on the second and third holes, but Cath never relinquished the lead and, having reached the turn in level par, had a cushion of three shots.
She extended her lead to four after Amanda three-putted the 11th. But, once again the Somerset player fought back: she birdied the 13th after hitting her approach to about 2ft; claimed another shot back when Cath under-clubbed into the 14th on the way to a bogey; and birdied the tricky 15th to narrow the gap to just one shot.
Cath, who repeatedly demonstrated a devastating short game, chipped dead on the par four 16th for a par and again moved two clear. But her lead was once more narrowed to one shot when Amanda birdied the long 17th, having knocked her approach to within 3ft of the pin. Both players bogeyed the 18th – and the title belonged to Cath.
"It was a fantastic match, it felt just like a match and it was real nip and tuck, it was absolutely brilliant," said Cath. "The whole week has been absolutely lovely and the club members have all been so warm and chatty."
She added: "My game felt good from the word go this week and that has stayed with me. You get the odd bad holes but I've had a steady week. Today, when I got ahead at the start it helped to relax me but Amanda is such an amazing player – and she goes straight back at you."
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Revenue Recognition For Software Companies
Industry: Software
The primary authority for software revenue recognition is AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, which is the result of about 12 years of development work from 1985 through 1997. It applies to both public companies (according to SAB 104) and private enterprises.
Under SOP 97-2, recognition of revenue generally occurs at delivery if a four-part conjunctive test is met. Software delivery should be straightforward and require no special production, modification, or authorization by the software seller (vendor). The four-part conjunctive test is as follows:
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. This means that a bona fide contract needs to exist (see Part 4, Legal Rules, regarding application of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code [UCC] to this arrangement).
Software Vendor has two business models. The first is a premium model, whereby it sells (licenses) to large companies an out-of-the-box software solution bundled with a one-year agreement to provide post-contract customer support (PCS). The second is a standard model, whereby it offers its out-of-the-box software solution to smaller customers in a hosting environment. Software Vendor has seen that it has two classes of customers: 1) larger customers who buy its premium solution and 2) smaller customers who use the standard services. As part of its business practice and revenue recognition policy, Software Vendor requires a written sales agreement for the larger customers who buy the software; however, it only requires a purchase order from its smaller customers.
On September 30 (the last day of the quarter), Software Vendor enters into an agreement with a large company whereby the customer will buy the software solution (bundled with PCS) for $10 million. Software Vendor receives a purchase order on September 30 and delivers the product with terms of "FOB shipping point." Simultaneously, the CFO signs a contract and faxes it to the customer for signature. The CFO receives a faxed signed copy back on October 1 (signed on October 1).
Assuming that after the revenue allocation is performed according to SOP 97-2 (where vendor-specific objective evidence [VSOE; see below] exists for the software license and PCS) the license portion is $7 million and the PCS portion is $3 million, and no revenue will be recognized as of September 30.
One of the criteria of revenue recognition is that persuasive evidence of an arrangement must exist. Paragraph 17 of SOP 97-2 states that even if all other requirements for revenue recognition are met, revenue should not be recognized unless persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. Since it is Software Vendor's business practice to obtain signed contracts for its "large" customers who buy the software, it cannot recognize any revenue until it receives the signed contract back from the customer. In this case, it wouldn't recognize any revenue in September since it received the contract in October.
Delivery has occurred. Delivery of the product master or first copy is essential, and there must be no ambiguity as to delivery. The SEC requires, via SAB 104, that title be transferred as an indicator of actual delivery.
Here the complexity begins. What if the contract is FOB destination? Since SOP 97-2 is silent on title, has delivery been accomplished for privately held companies but not for publicly traded companies? And what about Article 2 of the UCC? Title bears little significance to the risk of loss. Has risk of loss been transferred? Resolution: software vendors should stay with FOB factory contracts, and then the AICPA, SEC, and Article 2 proponents will be satisfied that delivery has occurrenced.
3. The vendor's fee is fixed or determinable. As set forth in paragraph 2.08 of SOP 97-2, software vendors who usually grant sales incentives or concessions will suffer an impact on revenue recognition. Allowing extended payment or right of cancellation will be indications that the vendor's fee is not fixed or determinable.
4. Collectibility is probable. SOP 97-2 uses the definition of probable from FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies; that is, the likelihood of occurrence.
What the preceding four tests tell us is that before revenue for computer software can be recognized, there must be a valid contract with a customer (excluding most packaged software), the software must exist and be delivered (for example, FOB factory), the price must be independent of the quantity of users, and there must be no concessions that make the price uncollectible.
Of course, the preceding four-part test applies only to that segment of the software industry not serving the market that demands significant production, modification, or customization of software. For software companies that do serve this market, AICPA Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 45, Long-Term Construction-Type Contracts, (See Chapter IND-II C, above, for a discussion of ARB 45) applies in conjunction with SOP 97-2.
Adjunct products or services provided with the software could be upgrades, training, customer support, or any other such offerings. These additional elements far exceed the delivery of the actual software, and the initial question is one of allocation of the total license fee to the software and the relevant elements. SOP 97-2 refers to arrangements in which software vendors bundle their software products with myriad services or other products as "multiple-element arrangements," and establishes a revenue recognition allocation scheme as outlined below:
Allocation with VSOE: Where vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of fair value exists for all of the elements, the total arrangement fee (license fee) must be allocated to each element of the arrangement, and can be recognized as revenue for each element only when the SOP 97-2 criteria for the element have been satisfied.
Allocation without VSOE — Residual Method: Where VSOE does not exist, all revenue recognition is deferred until the earlier of the existence of VSOE or the delivery of all of the elements in the multiple-element arrangement. Pursuant to the modification of SOP 97-2 in AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) No. 98-9, Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, with Respect to Certain Transactions, the residual method must be used where VSOE exists for all undelivered elements but not for one or more of the delivered elements. Here the undiscounted VSOE fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred, and the residual or difference between the total arrangement fee (license fee) and the deferred amount for the undelivered elements is recognized as revenue for the delivered elements.
SOP 97-2 also identifies the revenue recognition treatment for specific types of post-contract customer support (PCS). In a PCS arrangement, such as provision of product upgrades during the period of contract, the fair value of the element (such as a software upgrade) is measured as of the separate price or renewal price and is recognized as revenue over the life of the contract service on a ratable basis.
In a non-PCS arrangement, such as training of customer staff in the use of the software, separate revenue recognition applies only if 1) VSOE (see above) of fair value exists to allow allocation of revenue to the service elements and the services are not essential to any other element in the arrangement, and 2) the total arrangement fee (license fee) is expected to vary as a result of such services. If separate revenue recognition applies to such elements, then recognition occurs as performance of the services (such as training) occurs. If separate revenue recognition does not apply because the VSOE requirements are not met, then the provisions of ARB 45 apply; that is, contract accounting provisions apply.
What about prepackaged, shrink-wrapped software? This is commonly referred to as "Web-based" software because the end user who purchases the software from a reseller such as Office Depot will be installing it on a personal computer and updating the software via the Web. For example, the well-known Symantec product, Norton AntiVirus, is purchased by the end user from a reseller and installed on the personal computer as a virus protection software utility. However, what keeps it effective is the virus definition updates from the Web. For this kind of software, the primary issues for revenue recognition by the developers are the two conditions of whether the vendor's fee is fixed or determinable, and whether collectibility is probable (see the discussion of collectibility above). In considering whether these two conditions have been met, SOP 97-2 requires review of: 1) the reseller's payments and whether they are contingent on cash collections; 2) whether future returns are inestimable; and 3) whether there are uncertainties as to vendor's prices.
The application of the SOPs and SABs in this area can be confusing to software vendors. Vendors should remember that the sale of "standard" software without any adjunct products or services — the so-called "bells and whistles" — is relatively straightforward. It is simply a matter of identifying four elements under either SOP 97-2 or SAB 104.
EITF Issue No. 00-21
Prior to the FASB's issuance of EITF Issue No. 00-21, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables," official guidance had failed (through SOP 97-2 and SOP 98-9) to establish a clear understanding of a "multi-deliverable," when and how to segregate an arrangement into separate units of accounting, and how to allocate revenue to these separate units. Also, the issue of contingent revenue (such as when a customer retains a right of refund in the event of vendor nonperformance) was not readily addressed until Issue 00-21.
Hospital contracts to have complex diagnostic machinery and related software installed, to have the supplier operate the hospital at completion of construction. This is a multi-deliverable contract.
It is important to recognize that multiple deliverables are within the scope of SOP 97-2, where software is clearly identified and distinguished from post-contract maintenance. SOP 97-2 also addresses "fair value" allocations to specific contract components.
Issue 00-21 goes further. It is best seen as having two parts: one addressing separation criteria and another involving measurement and revenue allocation criteria.
Separation Criteria
Issue 00-21 offers guidelines for determining when and how to divide an arrangement into separate units of accounting. Under Issue 00-21, a separate deliverable is identified if a three-part conjunctive test is met:
the deliverable has standalone value (that is, the vendor sells the deliverable separately or the customer could recall the deliverable);
fair value exists for the deliverable; and
the customer retains a right of return for the deliverable in cases where the undelivered components are probably and substantially under the vendor's control.
Supplier contracts to deliver a weapons system with sophisticated artificial intelligence software and on-base training for a period of two years. The system has standalone value to the U.S. military, fair value exists for the weapons components and allied software, and the U.S. military has a right of return of the system since the undelivered software and training at contract inception are probably and substantially within Supplier's control.
Measurement and Revenue Allocation
It is crucial under Issue 00-21 to have evidence of the "fair value" of each deliverable. Clearly, arms-length standalone value is such evidence. A Kelly Blue Book value for an automobile, for example, would trump a contract or list price for that automobile.
The vendor must establish applicable revenue recognition criteria for combined deliverables; that is, the deliverables that fail the first test of separability are necessarily combined and straight-line revenue recognition is applied. Also, no contingent revenue from deliverables is allocated.
Supplier has a multi-deliverable contract with Hospital and has outstanding undelivered elements of software installation and training. Under Issue 00-21, Supplier allocates revenues under the contract to these elements, which have evidence of fair value, and the contract price is allocated for each deliverable.
Effective and efficient internal controls on revenue recognition need to be in place. For public companies, these are required pursuant to section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and corresponding controls for private companies are required pursuant to actions of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board (ASB). Implementation of SOP 97-2, SAB 104, and Issue 00-21 will be impaired if such controls are lacking.
Excerpted by permission. Copyright 2007, Specialty Technical Publishers.
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Pick Your Battles
...the mantra of those who don't battle
"...do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."
"For the good of the Air Force, for the good of the armed services and for the good of our country, I urge you to reject convention and careerism..."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Maxwell AFB, April 21, 2008
"You will need to challenge conventional wisdom and call things like you see them to subordinates and superiors alike."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, United States Air Force Academy, March 4, 2011
TERA-RIF-ick Timing - Morale Patches Are Back!
It's a small step and a good decision. Nothing huge, but every good decision counts and should be appreciated. The rumor is that Air Force members can now express morale as they have in the past, by wearing colored squadron t-shirts and morale patches while in uniform.
The timing of the policy change is, of course, very interesting. It's a small bit of good news at a time when officers have been told they are going to get booted in record numbers, told they would get the information to plan their futures, only to be told at H-hour that they would not actually get that information until later. People are trying to divine their futures, still waiting on information, and there is widespread anxiety across the force to include among retirees who see the writing on the wall regarding their retirements being looted.
Folks are digesting that their retirement is now about $100,000 lighter than before. But only if they're under age 62. For older retirees, everything is groovy.
Likewise, people are now seeing that the "modest" cut to their promise of free healthcare for life back in the 1990s, is now on its way to being cut yet again. But just for "younger" retirees. For older retirees, everything is good to go!
So the smarter among us, being that we are military folks, should be recognizing this tactic. It's called divide and conquer. And those who are thinking about taking TERA might be well served to understand how divide and conquer works. I can see the legislation now...
The writing is on the wall.
It will be interesting when PSDM 13-130 actually gets released after its overhaul. I'm guessing some of the changes that will be released will result in morale not fixed by a patch. I'm expecting continued officers will need more than a colored t-shirt to keep their resiliency meter from pegging out full scale.
But perhaps I'm wrong. With this small policy change, leadership has made it clear they are listening to their people. Even the small gestures mean something. But like the rest of us, they have to salute smartly and execute the lawful wishes of those above them.
No morale patch is going to make what's coming any easier.
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Q: Correct use CoroutineScope with retrofit api call Is this correct Coroutine and retrofit use?
i have some problems with interception of service (RuntimeException in geting getAccessTokenBlocking via intercept), and maybe it due to incorrect CoroutineScope use?
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A: This shouldn't be in an adapter at all. You're firing off coroutines every time an item scrolls onto the screen, and since you create a one-off CoroutineScope to launch each one, you have no means of cancelling them. If the user rotates the screen a couple of times quickly, you'll have like 30 obsolete coroutines running in the background that you can't cancel, and many of them will be doing redundant work.
Instead, you should do the fetching in a ViewModel so the fetches don't have to be repeated redundantly when the screen is rotated. And use viewModelScope to launch the coroutines so they'll be automatically cancelled when they become obsolete from the current screen going out of scope.
If you don't mind pre-fetching each item's data before showing it in the RecyclerView, you can map your data type to include the fetched URL before you even expose it to your Activity/Fragment via a LiveData or Flow.
If you want to lazily start loading the URL only when the item appears on screen, you can map your data type to a Deferred<String> using async(start = CoroutineStart.LAZY) { ... }. Then add a CoroutineScope parameter to your adapter's constructor so the Activity can pass lifecycleScope or Fragment can pass viewLifecycleScope, and you can use that scope to launch coroutines in the adapter that will automatically be cancelled when obsolete. And you can use these coroutines to await() the deferred URL.

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Dell announces 'full rugged' Latitude E6400
By Patrick Goss published 10 March 09
Laptop apparently uses military grade materials
Dell has unveiled its next generation 'fully rugged' laptop, constructed with materials used in military applications.
The Latitude E6400 XFR is by no means the first ruggedised laptop, but Dell is hoping that the inclusion of its Dell-exclusive PR481 material makes it harder than nails.
"It is engineered to meet the needs of even the most demanding customers in the harshest environments such as the military, first responders, field service technicians and those who require systems that meet 13 military specifications…including drop tests, sea fog, temperature extremes, thermal shock and explosive environments, to name just a few," blogs Dell's Patrick B.
The material is apparently twice the strength of magnesium alloy, and this helps give the laptop a 25 per cent higher 'drop specification' than its rivals.
Dell suggests that this is around four feet when the computer is off and closed and three foot with screen open and the computer fired up.
Patrick Goss
Patrick Goss is the ex-Editor in Chief of TechRadar. He is a passionate and experienced journalist, and he has been lucky enough to work on some of the finest online properties on the planet, building audiences everywhere and establishing himself at the forefront of digital content.
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a structured therapy that focuses on how thinking is related to behaviours and emotions. CBT examines how difficulties with thinking patterns and behaviours may be maintaining anxiety and other mental health problems.
Problematic thinking patterns that are common to anxiety disorders include overestimating the likelihood of negative events, catastrophic thinking, focusing selectively on threatening information. In addition, those with anxiety disorders can exhibit problematic behaviour such as avoidance of situations that cause anxiety and safety-seeking behaviours that serve to reduce anxiety. These behaviours can be problematic because the individual has difficulty learning that anxiety itself is not dangerous, and that they can cope with it without engaging in these problematic behaviours.
Please visit the following link for a list of anxiety resources in a community near you.


We are loving this fresh new notepad design from Donovan Designs! These gorgeous notepads, with an all around border is perfect for jotting a note, or making a list! Comes wrapped in a clear bag tied with a coordinating grosgrain ribbon.
This design comes in ONE SIZE ONLY: LARGE (2 pads, 8.5 x 5.5").
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Ink color will be black, as shown in sample.
Makes a fabulous gift, all wrapped and ready to give! These are sure to be best sellers, and at such an affordable price, you'll want to order several!


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Holiday | Travelling
Mallorca's ghost town Magalluf
Shutters have come down for the end of the season
All quiet on the Magalluf front. | JOAN LLADO
Humphrey CarterPalma06/12/2022 16:44
It's very difficult to imagine that Magalluf is going to have much of a winter season and what a shame. Today may have been a bit fresh, but it was dry and sunny and the beach looked spectacular.
There were a few people out and about enjoying the beach front and the view but little else, the resort is closed down for the winter and renovations.
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Morgan WilliamsTry being less xenophobic and more cosmopolitan Morgan. Oh and try to keep up with local news and maybe you would have known about the road and supermarket closure. Expats who don't integrate are just annoying.
For years now, we've been warned that inconveniencing Brits or making it "not cheap" for Brits would lead to the island's impoverishment. And like clockwork, every September, we're warned that bookings for the autumn and winter are dropping like rocks compared to summer (presumably due to notorious anti-brit restrictions) and looks to be a very tough year. 2022 was predicted to be the year it all came crashing down. Earlier this year, Turkey was set to "knock the stuffing out of Majorca" because it's supposedly dirt cheap ... Yet these warnings are always ignored. Now, as you can see, it's happened. The place is now a ghost town. Obviously the island must be impoverished again. You'd think they'd learn by now. Tuesday, I tried to go to the supermarket, but it was some kind of foreigner holiday with some sort of big cycling event, and they had the audacity to shut some roads down, so after having to sit in traffic, I had to navigate through crowds, turn around and drive around it. And then the supermarket was closed. How do they expect to attract *proper* winter tourists when it's become an expensive shut down ghost town, full of self-centered foreigners causing traffic and passport control jams? And not one open English pub to be found (much needed after such inconveniences). You couldn't make it up. I'm not here to make trouble - I'm British🇬🇧
Peter Perfect | about 1 month ago
Morgan Williams, are you just an idiot or here to make trouble.
How I wish the reputation of Magaluf could be changed from total disgusting sex,drugs,prostitution, mugging etc. Seeing it empty and clean is most welcome. To change its bad reputation this coming year would be tremendous for Mallorca. I suppose I must keep on dreaming.
OMG!!! No wonder the island is impoverished. How could this happen? I reckon it's the bans on pub crawls, cheap beer, all inclusive, public sex, British driving licences, add to that tourist tax and passport control. Just as warned, it all came crashing down. Apparently, it's over. Is the Magaluf airport even open anymore?


Dollingstown gained revenge for there home defeat in December with there most comprehensive victory of the season so far plus an overall excellent team performance.
Richy Thompson who was very lively tested Devine from distance in the opening minutes and then on the quarter hour set up debutant striker Gary Liggett for his first goal for his new club and a minute later the roles were reversed when he set Thompson up for the second goal of the game.
Same two players then combined again this time with Liggett heading over the bar before Thompson scored a contender for goal of the season when he took the ball from an Armagh corner and ran full length of the pitch before superbly beating Devine from distance.
Veteran Shay Campbell then forced Croft into a great stop just before the break as DFC went in comfortable 3-0 up.
Armagh came more into the game in the second half but DFC continued to create many chances with the hard working Davy Richmond volleying over the bar before Thompson and Stephen Jones made way for Colin Cunningham and Ryan Lawless and then Andy McMath made way for Adam Patterson.
With 5 minutes remaining Glen Hand made great break down the left and Liggett fired home his second goal on his debut before Campbell pulled one back for the home side with a shot from distance.
Next week DFC are on the road again away to local neighbours Lurgan Celtic who had an excellent away win themselves and this will be another severe test for DFC.


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About Pixie Dust Wishes
Pixie Dust Wishes is a non-profit organization that grants Disney wishes to individuals with special needs/disabilities and their families. The State College, PA- based organization was started in January 2017 by Jaimie Miller. Since then, the organization has awarded EIGHT WISHES.
Miller's own daughter, Emma, who has Down syndrome, inspired her to start Pixie Dust Wishes. Miller has always been an advocate for individuals with special needs and wanted to do something to give back to the community. Through fundraisers and gathering each holiday season, the volunteers and families have formed their own Pixie Dust Wishes family.
"Many times, when you are raising a child with a disability, there is a sense of isolation and loneliness that accompanies it," said Miller. "Being a part of the disability community, I do understand, and I wanted to reach out to help eliminate some of the isolation that comes with this journey."
Miller chose Disney World as the focal point of her organization because of Emma's love for Disney World and Disney's deep understanding of the disability community. They offer modifications such as the disability access pass and special seating for parades and do their best to "roll out the red carpet" for children and individuals with disabilities, according to Miller. And above all else, they treat the children with love and respect.
Pixie Dust Wishes relies on donations to fund wishes. The non-profit has two annual large-scale fundraisers. " Festival of Wishes in memory of Dylan Singer" takes place in Philadelphia each April and "Race to Neverland 5K, fun walk and family festival" is held in State College each August. These events raise money through corporate sponsorships, silent auctions, raffles, and personal donations.
"I have shed many tears of happiness with these families. Many of them have experienced that sense of isolation before Pixie Dust Wishes. By helping their child receive such a gift, as well as introducing them to other families who share similar journeys has been a blessing. Not only are we able to give the gift of Disney to the family, but we are also able to give the gift of friendship," said Miller.
In the future, Miller hopes to expand Pixie Dust Wishes and spread the word throughout Pennsylvania and each year, grant more wishes than the year before. She will continue to be an advocate in the community for disabilities to create a more accepting and inclusive world.


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Forecasts >
Shipping confidence impacted by trade wars - Forecasts
Shipping confidence impacted by trade wars
Ongoing concerns over trade wars and increased regulations are having an adverse effect on confidence in the shipping industry, according to the latest survey from BDO (formerly Moore Stephens).
Over the past three months confidence has fallen marginally, with the average confidence level standing at 6.1 out 10, compared to the 6.2 recorded in February.
Geographically, confidence levels in Europe dropped from 6.3 to 6.1. However, confidence was up in Asia (6) and North America (6.4), compared to their previous confidence levels of 5.8 and 5.6, respectively.
Richard Greiner, partner, shipping and transport at BDO, said: "A small dip in confidence is not surprising given the recent volatility generated by the US-China trade wars, the heightened tension in the Middle East Gulf, the failure to conclude Brexit negotiations, and general political instability in many parts of the world. Markets love volatility, but it can have an adverse effect on confidence.
"Trade wars certainly formed the overarching theme for this quarter, but they are not the only recurring topic. The cost and technical implications of complying with existing and incipient regulation was referenced on a number of occasions, typified by the respondent who noted that the high level of regulation 'makes it extremely difficult to make a profit'."
Despite the challenges the industry is facing, there are a number of positive indicators, according to Greiner. He acknowledged that new technology is making shipping more attractive to investors, and will act as a trigger to accelerate the pace and extent of recycling. "Higher freight rates should logically follow, and those who hold their nerve will ultimately benefit," Greiner concluded.
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Maersk sets ambitious logistics goals
July 10 - A.P. Møller Mærsk reportedly wants half of its earnings to come form inland logistics, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Bleaker outlook for multipurpose sector
July 5 - Drewry has downgraded its outlook for the multipurpose shipping market in light of weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from dry bulk and container sectors, and a lack of ship demolition activity.
Logistics confidence in the UK drops
July 5 - Optimism in the UK's logistics industry has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to the latest Logistics Confidence Index from Barclays and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
Global trade barometer falling says DHL
June 28 - For the first time since its launch in January 2018, the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a slight contraction of worldwide trade for the next three months.


That notwithstanding, there are still some lessons to learn from the biennial competition.
By the time I wrote this column, a number of finals involving Uganda at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships were yet to be run.
These included the 200m, 800m, 1500m, steeplechase and 5000m. With people like Winnie Nanyondo, Halima Nakaayi and Ronald Musagala in this mix, a medal would be no surprise.
Most of these events were in the afternoon in Asaba, Nigeria, which was either evening or night in Uganda considering the two hour time difference.
For starters going by the disorganisation in Nigeria, even Uganda can afford to claim that it would have put up a much better show.
Embarrassing scenes of over 30 teams stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos for days were simply unacceptable.
Then you also had cases of delays in release of official information. The media on many occasions got results hours after events.
I insist that even Uganda would have put up a better show.
You have certainly not forgotten the World Cross Country Championship at Kololo last year that was acclaimed as one of the best organised ever.
Looking at the actual competition in Asaba, I must say that we could have done better.
For Toroitich to have held his nerve and made it to the podium on Wednesday, shortly after the disorienting chaos in Lagos, was indeed remarkable.
Who knows how he would have fared if he had got a smooth stay right from arrival in the Nigerian capital.
Lalam who will turn 18 I November points at a bright future in one of those events that had until her arrival last year been considered extinct in Uganda.
All she needs is proper handling and the sky will be the limit. It is no surprise that she hails from Kitgum just like former African champion Justin Arop.
Like most talent in this country, she was discovered accidentally. But just imagine what the proceeds of a deliberate campaign to spot and develop talent from an area like the Acholi region would be.
For Uganda's main medal hopes Stella Chesang and Mercyline Chelangat who finished fourth and fifth in the 10000m respectively, Asaba should serve as a wakeup call.
Commonwealth champion Chesang and bronze medalist Chelangat rested on their laurels after shinning in Australia.
Real hard work must start now in preparation for the forthcoming Doha World Championships.
The world meet unlike Commonwealth attracts the crème de la crème and therefore the Ugandan should be at its best.
As for the sprinters, middle distance runner Rashid Etiau and javelin thrower Lucy Aber, Asaba was yet another good learning experience.
More such competitions for these athletes will boost standards as was the case in the long distance events.
We are a long distance giant largely because of massive exposure.


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Q5. Which of the following is not a good heat insulator ?
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Q7. What is the name given to the band of seven colors formed by splitting of light by a prism ?
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The Playbill for SDSU's Production of Idris Goodwin's FREE PLAY PROJECT
Below you will find questions asked by the directors and company of each play from the Free Play Project. You will also find, if I've done my job correctly, answers. Some answers are quite heavy and may posses the ability to trigger. What I mean by saying this is to read below, but do so with caution. In almost every answer are links to sources that will take you deeper down the rabbit hole. If you're insane like me, you will click on them and brace for the plunge. However, I have also included enough information from all of the sources within my answers so that normal individuals may learn and enjoy in the daylight. As you dive in, bring some questions of your own. And when you are finished with this page, try to take some new questions with you. Perhaps, with them, you can do some digging of your own. Or not. Unanswered questions are always a great way to start conversation.
~ Dramaturg: Imahni King-Murillo
Water Gun Song
"Were there any police brutality cases in LatinX/Black communities? Were those cases here in California?"
Unfortunately, detailed documented cases of police brutality go back to the1910's with a very notable instance occurring in January of 1918 when a group of Texas Rangers and U.S. Army stormed into Porvenir, Texas, shooting and killing 15 Latinx Men and Boys. However, I will skip ahead to the 1990's. In 1991, four LAPD officers beat African-American Rodney King with billy clubs. After review of the video, officials reported Rodney was hit anywhere between 53 and 56 times by the officers. After an unsatisfactory verdict ending with the officers being "disciplined", the historical 1992 LA riots began. These riots lasted for 6 days and ended with 63 civilians dead and over 2,000 injured. The riots only ended when the California National Guard and the U.S. Army interfered. There are countless more instances of police brutality to pick from. Though African-Americans only make up for 13% of the U.S. population, African-Americans also count for 24% of death by police shooting. In fact, as reported by pnas.org, Black men are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police over their life span than white men.
"What type of gangs groups were in the 90s?"
Types of gangs that existed in the 90's consisted of national/local street gangs and organized crime gangs including groups with a presence in California such as:
Bloods – national street gang (15,000 – 20,000 members)
Crips – national street gang (30,000 – 35,000 members)
Yakuza – organized crime gang (25,900 members)
Sons of Samoa – local street gang (200 members)
Act Free
"When did Juneteenth become official and how long was that duration between emancipation and Juneteenth?"
As stated by archives.gov, "Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war". Further according to archives.gov, the proclamation stated that "all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free". However, it wasn't until June 19, 1865, that, according to npr.org, 250,000 slaves being held despite the proclamation were freed by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops. Even so, many slaves were not freed right away. In fact, further according to npr.org, many slave owners waited until a full harvest was complete, while others "refused to submit" until an official came to them in person. Many non-rebellious Texans began to celebrate the arrival of Granger in Galveston and the freedom of the remaining slaves beginning in 1866. They celebrated with "community-centric events, such as parades, cookouts, prayer gatherings, historical and cultural readings, and musical performances", as stated on the Congressional Research Service "Juneteenth: Fact Sheet" website, sgp.fas.org. Furthermore, "Some communities purchased land for Juneteenth celebrations, such as Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas. As families emigrated from Texas to other parts of the United States, they carried Juneteenth celebrations with them". However, it wasn't until January 1, 1980, 115 years after Granger arrived in Galveston, that Juneteenth became an official Texas state holiday. Since then, many other states have followed Texas' lead and began to celebrate the day. On June 17, 2021, 156 years after Granger arrived in Galveston and 158 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, "Juneteenth officially became the 11th federal holiday", according to sgp.fas.org, "[and is] the first holiday to be added to the list of federal holidays since the recognition of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday in 1983".
"What was the average life span of slaves during this time?"
According to digitalhistory.uh.edu, "As a result of this high infant and childhood death rate, the average life expectancy of a slave at birth was just 21 or 22 years, compared to 40 to 43 years for antebellum whites". The primary causes of death were products of chronic undernourishment.
"Was is common for slaves to be sold off to new owners?"
With the invention of the steam boat in 1811, slave owners in the U.S. gained the ability to and from markets along the Mississippi River. With further technological advancement, the introduction of the steam locomotive, and the development of extensive railways, Domestic slave trade was at it's peak in the 1840's – 1850's. According to eji.org, "Slave traders accumulated substantial wealth by purchasing slaves in the Upper South and transporting them to the Lower South. It is estimated that more than half of all slaves in the Upper South were separated from a parent or child, and a third of their marriages were destroyed by forced migration". An especially haunting quote pulled from gilderlehrman.org reads as follows,
To be "sold down the river"
was one of the most dreaded prospects of the enslaved population.
"Was it common for slave owners to check up on slaves in the slave quarters? Or did they only stay in the "master's" quarters?/[What was the] typical plantation power structure?"
In agreement with wikiwand.com, most plantations were owned by absentee owners. Most slave owners owned 50 or fewer slaves and often did not even live on the plantation. However, there were individuals who managed plantations (slave masters). Their duty's included keeping track of slave labors, inventory, and other necessary plantation management tasks. I could not find information on whether or not slave masters visited slave quarters directly. However, an interesting bit of information I found actually surrounds the dynamics of house servants and slave master families. This quote was extracted from pbs.org:
"…house servants and their owners tended to form more complex relationships. Black and white children were especially in a position to form bonds with each other. In most situations, young children of both races played together on farms and plantations. Black children might also become attached to white caretakers, such as the mistress, and white children to their black nannies. Because they were so young, they would have no understanding of the system they were born into. But as they grew older they would learn to adjust to it in whatever ways they could."
"What is the terrain like in Galveston, Texas? Was there a lot of quicksand?"
The red segment is Galveston, Texas
According to texasalmanac.com, Galveston is a mostly flat, partly island, and partly coastal area. It borders on the Gulf of Mexico. Within Galveston County, there is a 30 mile long sand barrier island separating West Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. As stated in utexas.edu, it is known as 'Galveston Island' and "lies at the eastern end of a nearly continuous chain of barrier islands that extends more than 600 miles along the Texas and Mexican coasts". As for quicksand, I was unable to attain any information regarding the presence of quicksand in Galveston, Texas.
Nothing Rhymes with Juneteenth
"Why was the news so delayed in letting people know they were free?"
To clarify, the slave owners knew. The news was "delayed" in getting to the slaves because rebellious slave owners were refusing "to submit" and many waited until entire harvests were completed before freeing their slaves. Furthermore, it was not until officials from Maj. Gen. Granger's troops personally came onto the doorsteps of these slave owners homes, that many of the slaves were freed.The delay was caused by slave owners withholding information.
"How do people tend to celebrate Juneteenth?"
Like any other holiday, there are many ways in which people celebrate. However, also like any other holidays, there are historical traditions that symbolically represent the meaning of the holiday. For example, on Juneteenth, traditionally, red foods are eaten (red velvet cake, strawberry soda, watermelon, red barbecued meats, etc.) and red clothes are worn. TriState Expo Spokesperson Leah McKay stated, "Red stands for of course the blood that was shed on the pathway to freedom". According to csd.org, "[Juneteenth] celebrations traditionally include picnics, rodeos, street fairs, cookouts, family reunions, park parties, historical reenactments, blues festivals, and Miss Juneteenth contests".
"Do schools typically tend to teach about Juneteenth? Is it a part of San Diego's k-12 curriculum?"
I, personally, as a San Diego native, did not learn about Juneteenth until after high school. Along with this, as stated by wbur.org and ucla.edu, Juneteenth and the majority of Black history other than Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, and the Civil Rights Movement are not taught in schools because they are not "feel-good stories". In fact, recently, 5 states have made the instruction of critical race theory and historical structural racism illegal or optional. This makes it far more difficult for Americans to learn about Juneteenth and generates a general misunderstanding surrounding the severity of slavery and racism.
"Can you possibly find an image of how one of the soldiers marching to deliver news, outfits may have looked?"
"What are the statistics for single black fathers in the US? Single Black mothers? Stay at home fathers in general across the US?"
As pewresearch.org states, as of 2011 (this is the most recent and academically reliable study I could find), Black men make up for 15% of single fathers while Black women make up for 28% of single mothers. Further according to pewresearch.org, the number of stay at home dads increased "from 4% in 1989 to 7% in 2016. As a result, dads made up 17% of all stay-at-home parents in 2016".
#Matter
"Ordinary matter?"
The word "matter" actually contains many definitions. All of the definitions below are provided by merriam-webster.com and are listed in order of relevance. Some definitions may be followed by personal observations tying the definition to the play:
"the substance of which a physical object is composed"
By the logic of this definition, that would mean that "ordinary matter" is an opinionated term. Matter is anything and everything, therefore there is no "ordinary" or "strange" versions of it. It simply is. To hold the value of one object's matter higher than another is justified by nothing other than preference.
"material substance that occupies space, has mass, and is composed predominantly of atoms consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons, that constitutes the observable universe, and that is interconvertible with energy"
Good ole' science
"a subject under consideration"
Meta-science/food for thought
"a subject of disagreement or litigation"
"matters plural : the events or circumstances of a particular situation"
"something to be proved in law"
"What happens to matter split?"
Well, matter can be neither created or destroyed, so when matter is split, really all that is happening is the rearranging of atoms. However, what happens if an atom is split? Well, since atoms are matter, they still cannot be destroyed, however, the splitting of nuclei releases a huge amount of energy, which is called a "fission". Where is starts to get especially dicey is when, according to atomicheritage.org, "[the] fission process becomes self-sustaining as neutrons produced by the splitting of [an] atom strike nearby nuclei and produce more fission. This is known as a chain reaction and is what causes an atomic explosion". So, what happens to matter split? I suppose if you cut deep enough, it explodes.
According to merriam-webster.com, semantics is "the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development".
As stated in livescience.com, "Antimatter is the opposite of normal matter. More specifically, the sub-atomic particles of antimatter have properties opposite those of normal matter. The electrical charge of those particles is reversed. Antimatter was created along with matter after the Big Bang, but antimatter is rare in today's universe, and scientists aren't sure why".
"Antiparticles"
According to livescience.com, "In the heart of an atom, called the nucleus, are protons (which have a positive electrical charge) and neutrons (which have a neutral charge). Electrons, which generally have a negative charge, occupy orbits around the nucleus. The orbits can change depending on how "excited" the electrons are (meaning how much energy they have). In the case of antimatter, the electrical charge is reversed relative to matter, according to NASA. Anti-electrons (called positrons) behave like electrons but have a positive charge. Antiprotons, as the name implies, are protons with a negative charge". These are antimatter particles, or, "antiparticles".
Boko Haram is an Islamic Terrorist group located in Northestern Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and northern Cameroon who's primary objectives, according to nationalsecurity.gov.au, are "establishment of an Islamic State under Shariah law in Nigeria" and "the wider imposition of Islamic rule beyond Nigeria".
"Are there any cases in which Confederate Flags have been lawfully removed from public or private spaces?"
Yes! However, before I present some examples of occurrences, you will need the context of the inciting incident that caused the ripple effect of confederate flag removal. On June 17th of 2015, 21 year-old Dylann Roof entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church with a handgun and fired shots killing nine African Americans and injuring three. The Church is one of the oldest Black Churches in America and also operates as a center of organization for events regarding civil rights. Dylann had chosen the Church due to its historical importance to the African American community. Later, during the manhunt for Dylann, a website created by Dylann was found which consisted of his manifesto (Please read with caution! Since the incident, his site has been taken down, however, this is the most trustworthy source I could find as it is not anywhere else on the internet. It is extremely triggering.) as well as images of him alongside confederate flags. Though the flag was never officially adopted by the confederacy, "The appropriation of the Confederate flag by white supremacist organizations, such as the Ku Klux Klan, makes the debate over it particularly emotional", says author Sara L. Zeigler on mtsu.edu (where more history on the confederate flag can be read). The images of this white supremacist mass murderer next to the flag essentially sealed its fate. After Dylann was caught and sentenced to death on nine counts of 1st degree murder, states and businesses nationwide began to renegotiate their relationship with the symbol. Here are a few examples of what happened next:
Quoted from NBCNews.com, on July 9th of 2015, "South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday signed into law a measure to remove the contentious Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, the culmination of a years-long movement that was reignited by the murders of nine members of a historically black church in Charleston".
Quoted from CBSNews.com, on June 29th of 2020, "The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to replace its state flag, the last in the nation to display the Confederate battle emblem".
Quoted from BBC.com, on July 17th of 2020, "The Confederate flag can no longer be flown on US military properties after the Pentagon issued a new policy to reject displays of 'divisive symbols'".
"Are there any specific cases in which Confederate flags have been banned, and or permitted, on school campuses?"
No publicly specific cases. However, Howard County School District in Howard County, Maryland banned "confederate flags, swastikas, and other hate symbols" from appearing on campuses, aligning the new policy with their pre-existing bullying policy. Other than that, I mostly found that schools, although pushback may be received, reserve the right to ban confederate flags from their campuses as the history behind them causes them to be intimidating to students and distracts them from their learning environment.


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Q: How would I include values from one list as a range for an if statement, in another list? I've started looking into tkinter with python recently, and have started making a mario-esque style game, involving a player (rectangle) moving around, colliding with platforms and such and collecting coins.
My detection system for the player hitting the ground involves the *.find_overlapping method of the players co-ordinates, and if they are overlapping the ground, or another platform per say, then it sets the players y co-ordinates to be on top of the said object.
def collide():
    playerBox = screen.find_overlapping(screen.coords(player)[0], screen.coords(player)[1]
                                  , screen.coords(player)[2], screen.coords(player)[3])

    if  playerBox in [(1, 3)]:
        screen.coords(player, screen.coords(player)[0], screen.coords(root.floor)[1] - defaultHeight
                        , screen.coords(player)[2], screen.coords(root.floor)[1])

(This is where the (1, 3) returned overlap represents the player overlapping with the ground (floor), and the defaultHeight is 56 if you wish to know, so that the players height remains constant.)
However, if the player is in contact with a coin, then they fall through the ground, and stay below the surface. To fix this, I have the object initiation list (made from a dictionary created alongside the actual coins creation) of the coins made which looks like:
coinList = [4, 5, 6...] #For however many coins are made (As the first coin is the fourth object on screen, this may change though)

I want to be able to include this coinList into the if statement shown above, something like:
if  playerBox in [(1, 3), (1, 3, coinList)]:

This is not working however, and I cannot understand why or how this could work.
I am open to any other suggestions you may have for solving this problem!
Thanks in advance.
PS: Sorry if my post formatting is wrong or doesn't contain enough information, feel free to ask for more info if needed.

A: find_overlapping returns tuple of objects which overlap player rect. You have to compare every element one-by-one
playerBox = screen.find_overlapping(*screen.coords(player))

all_elements = [1, 3] + coinList

found = False
for x in playerBox:
    if x in all_elements:
       found = True
       break

if found:
   screen.coords(player, ...)

Or you can use set()
playerBox = screen.find_overlapping(*screen.coords(player))

all_elements = [1, 3] + coinList

if set(playerBox) & set(all_elements):
    screen.coords(player, ...)


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The 2014 "Moral Courage Award" was presented to three recipients at HAI's Heli-Expo during the Safety Committee's Town Hall Meeting. The Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)'s Aviation Safety Division is the proponent of the award, presented by D. Smith, senior air safety investigator and the originator of this award.
The award is given to individuals and organizations in the aviation community who put safety over all aspects of an operation and who have made difficult, and sometimes unpopular, decisions to ensure safety is not only promoted, but also acted upon. This is the second year this award was presented.
This year's recipients were Sam Egli of Egli Air Haul, Brandt Swigart of Hawaii Power Labs, and Air Care and Mobile Care. The awards committee received many nominations that all indicated a positive safety culture in their organizations, which is what this award promotes.
Each recipient received a plague with a certificate from TSI. The plagues were sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Nominations are now open for next year's award to be presented at Heli-Expo 2015 in Orlando, Fla.
Safety Watch: Stay with the Wreckage!


The role of agriculture in rural development is widely documented in literature. Many analysts regard agriculture, specifically smallscale agriculture, as an effective instrument for poverty reduction and food security, particularly in rural communities of developing countries where large numbers of poor people are concentrated. However whether the focus of such production should be on export crops or for domestic food security remains an issue for debate. Using the avocado industry in Giheta-Burundi, this paper argues that some emerging tree crops such as avocados present enormous opportunities to income generation and food security for small-scale farmers. This paper suggests that small-scale avocado farming presents the economic, market and health potentiality to contribute to a viable and sustainable rural economy through internal markets thereby reducing levels of poverty and malnutrition in this area. From a policy perspective, the paper suggests that the avocado sector needs to be supported by both the private and public sectors, irrespective of whether the crop is consumed, traded domestically or exported. Increasing the capacity of avocado production and trade will then enable small-scale farmers and vendors to gain greater income from this sector.


RTI recruiting profiles for some of the top names to know at one of the positions with the highest need in the 2017 class: running back.
Tennessee beat No. 1 Florida and elite MLB prospect A.J. Puk on Saturday evening.
A Vol legacy at a position of need has put the Vols in his top five.