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import * as React from 'react'
import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
import { EntitySettings } from '@framework/Navigator'
import * as Navigator from '@framework/Navigator'
import { EntityOperationSettings } from '@framework/Operations'
import * as Operations from '@framework/Operations'
import SelectorModal from '@framework/SelectorModal'
import ValueLineModal from '@framework/ValueLineModal'
import { AlertEntity, AlertTypeEntity, AlertOperation, DelayOption, AlertMessage } from './Signum.Entities.Alerts'
import * as QuickLinks from '@framework/QuickLinks'
import { andClose } from '@framework/Operations/EntityOperations';
import * as AuthClient from '../Authorization/AuthClient'
import { ajaxGet } from '@framework/Services'
import * as Finder from '@framework/Finder'
import { Entity, Lite } from '@framework/Signum.Entities'
import { EntityLink } from '@framework/Search'

export function start(options: { routes: JSX.Element[], showAlerts?: (typeName: string, when: "CreateAlert" | "QuickLink") => boolean }) {
  Navigator.addSettings(new EntitySettings(AlertEntity, e => import('./Templates/Alert')));
  Navigator.addSettings(new EntitySettings(AlertTypeEntity, e => import('./Templates/AlertType')));

  const couldHaveAlerts = options.showAlerts ?? ((typeName, when) => true);

  Operations.addSettings(new EntityOperationSettings(AlertOperation.CreateAlertFromEntity, {
    isVisible: ctx => couldHaveAlerts(ctx.entity.Type, "CreateAlert"),
    icon: "bell",
    iconColor: "darkorange",
    color: "warning",
    contextual: { isVisible: ctx => couldHaveAlerts(ctx.context.lites[0].EntityType, "CreateAlert"), }
  }));

  QuickLinks.registerGlobalQuickLink(ctx => new QuickLinks.QuickLinkExplore({
    queryName: AlertEntity,
    parentToken: AlertEntity.token(e => e.target),
    parentValue: ctx.lite
  }, {
    isVisible: Navigator.isViewable(AlertEntity) && couldHaveAlerts(ctx.lite.EntityType, "QuickLink"),
    icon: "bell",
    iconColor: "orange",
  }));

  Operations.addSettings(new EntityOperationSettings(AlertOperation.Attend, {
    alternatives: eoc => [andClose(eoc)],
  }));

  Operations.addSettings(new EntityOperationSettings(AlertOperation.Delay, {
    onClick: (eoc) => chooseDate().then(d => d && eoc.defaultClick(d.toISO())).done(),
    contextual: { onClick: (coc) => chooseDate().then(d => d && coc.defaultContextualClick(d.toISO())).done() },
    contextualFromMany: { onClick: (coc) => chooseDate().then(d => d && coc.defaultContextualClick(d.toISO())).done() }
  }));

  Finder.registerPropertyFormatter(AlertEntity.tryPropertyRoute(a => a.text), new Finder.CellFormatter((cell, ctx) => {
    return formatText(cell, ctx.row.columns[ctx.columns.indexOf("Target")]);
  }));

  Finder.addSettings({
    queryName: AlertEntity,
    hiddenColumns: [{ token: "Target" }]
  })
}

function chooseDate(): Promise<DateTime | undefined> {
  return SelectorModal.chooseElement(DelayOption.values(), {
    title: AlertMessage.DelayDuration.niceToString(),
    buttonDisplay: v => DelayOption.niceToString(v)!,
  }).then(val => {
    if (!val)
      return undefined;

    var result = DateTime.local();
    if (val == "Custom") {
      var mi = AlertEntity.memberInfo(a => a.alertDate);
      return ValueLineModal.show({
        title: AlertMessage.CustomDelay.niceToString(),
        type: mi.type,
        unitText: mi.unit,
        labelText: mi.niceName,
        initiallyFocused: true,
        initialValue: result.toISO()
      });
    } else {
      switch (val) {
        case "_5Mins": return result.plus({ minutes: 5 });
        case "_15Mins": return result.plus({ minutes: 15 });
        case "_30Mins": return result.plus({ minutes: 30 });
        case "_1Hour": return result.plus({ hour: 1 });
        case "_2Hours": return result.plus({ hour: 2 });
        case "_1Day": return result.plus({ day: 1 });
        default: throw new Error("Unexpected " + val);
      }
    }
  });
}

export function formatText(text: string, target: Lite<Entity> | null) {
  if (!target)
    return text;

  if (text.contains("[Target]"))
    return (
      <>
        {text.before("[Target]")}
        <EntityLink lite={target} />
        {text.after("[Target]")}
      </>
    );

  if (text.contains("[Target:"))
    return (
      <>
        {text.before("[Target:")}
        <EntityLink lite={target}>{text.after("[Target:").beforeLast("]")}</EntityLink>
        {text.afterLast("]")}
      </>
    );

  return (
    <>
      {text}
      <br />
      <EntityLink lite={target} />
    </>
  );
}

export module API {

  export function myAlerts(): Promise<AlertEntity[]> {
    return ajaxGet({ url: "~/api/alerts/myAlerts", avoidNotifyPendingRequests: true });
  }

  export function myAlertsCount(): Promise<NumAlerts> {
    return ajaxGet({ url: "~/api/alerts/myAlertsCount", avoidNotifyPendingRequests : true });
  }
}

export interface NumAlerts { numAlerts: number, lastAlert?: string };


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Over the last three decades, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. Best known for his seminal work with The Jayhawks, Louris is one of the most acclaimed musicians to come out of Minnesota's teaming rock scene.
Louris began his recording career with the Minneapolis rockabilly combo Safety Last in 1984 before launching the Jayhawks with Mark Olson in 1985. They rose from their indie roots to achieve widespread prominence and acclaim by the early 90s and they continued to expand their creative boundaries after Olson left the band in 1995 for a solo career. Over the course of two decades from 1985-2004 The Jayhawks released 7 albums, performed constantly and won the hearts and minds of fans and critics alike. Concurrent with his time in the Jayhawks, Louris was also a charter member of the part-time alt-rock supergroup Golden Smog, which at various times also included members of Soul Asylum, Wilco, the Replacements and Big Star.
Over the years Louris has also found time to lend his writing, performing and production talents to albums by acts as diverse as the Black Crowes, the Dixie Chicks, Counting Crows, Joe Henry, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Roger McGuinn, Maria McKee, Nickel Creek, Carrie Rodriguez, Tift Merritt, the Sadies, The Wallflowers and many others.
After The Jayhawks went on hiatus in 2004, Louris released his first-ever solo album (Vagabonds, 2008) and a duo album with Olson (Ready For The Flood, 2009). The Jayhawks reformed with Olson to record a new album in 2010 and followed that with extensive touring in 2011 and 2012. After another brief break, the re-release in 2014 of three late 1990s/early 2000s Jayhawks albums marked the culmination of a five year career-spanning archival reissue project supervised by Louris that covered The Jayhawk's major label albums and also saw a subsequent return to the road in June 2014 featuring a late 90s lineup of the band. In early 2015 the band released a digital live album, Live at the Belly Up 1-11-15, that captured the power and excitement of the current lineup.
In 2015 Louris joined forces with North Carolina singer/songwriter Django Haskins (from the band The Old Ceremony) for a new project called Au Pair. Au Pair released its debut album, One Armed Candy Bear and played a well-received tour in early 2016. In the fall of 2015 The Jayhawks traveled to Portland, Oregon and recorded a new album with Peter Buck from R.E.M. and Tucker Martine. Paging Mr. Proust, the ninth Jayhawks studio album, was released on April 29, 2016 on Sham/Thirty Tigers. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive, many calling it one of the best Jayhawks albums ever. The band has been on the road through much of 2016 playing to enthusiastic crowds as this next chapter in the long history of The Jayhawks unfolds.
Along with keeping the Jayhawks flame burning, Louris is currently looking to the future and is busier than ever – writing songs, exploring new collaborative opportunities, performing well- received shows and embracing a wide array of challenges with newfound vigor and enthusiasm.

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Q: How to correctly imply the relationship between cyclic matrix and $\mathbb{Z}[x] / (x^n-1)$ How to correctly say the following:

Circulant matrix of size $n \times n$ is isomorphic to a ring
  $\mathbb{Z}[x] / (x^n-1)$

Isomorphic is a strong relationship and may not be suitable here. What I am trying to imply in above sentence is that we can represent a polynomial  with integer coefficients as a list of it's coefficients. Then multiply that polynomial by $x^i$ for $0\le i < n$, it would be equal to the rows of cyclic matrix.

A: You can certainly say that the circulant matrices with integer coefficients form a ring which is isomorphic to the ring $\mathbb Z[x]/(x^n-1)$.
In fact, we can even give an isomorphism: if $X$ is the first orthogonal circulant matrix $$\begin{bmatrix}
 0&0&\ldots&0&1\\
 1&0&\ldots&0&0\\
 0&\ddots&\ddots&\vdots&\vdots\\
 \vdots&\ddots&\ddots&0&0\\
 0&\ldots&0&1&0
\end{bmatrix}$$ then we can write uniquely any integer circulant matrix as $\sum_{m=0}^{n-1} a_m X^m$ with $a_m \in \mathbb{Z}$.
Using that $X^{m+n} = X^m$ we get that the set of integer circulant matrix is naturally a ring isomorphic to $\mathbb Z[x]/(x^n-1)$.

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Who Killed Change
Topics: Organization, Ken Blanchard, Organizational studies Pages: 6 (2136 words) Published: January 26, 2013
In this book review I will be writing about a book called Who Killed Change. Who Killed Change was published in 2009 by Harper Collins located in New York, NY. This book was written by an author with the name, Kenneth Blanchard. Kenneth Blanchard is an American writer and management professional, one of his books The One Minute Manager has sold more than 13 million copies he has also co-written 30 best sellers. I chose this book because it seemed to be the most interesting from a list of approved books. The book Who Killed Change is written to find what is killing change in everyday organizations. To do this the author uses a character called agent to interview thirteen suspects. This book is filled with wit which keeps the reader interested in the valuable lessons that it teaches. In this report I will provide a summary of major themes in the book, I will also be comparing and contrasting concepts from Who Killed Change with concepts from our textbooks. I will then give a well-reasoned opinion on the points from the book Who Killed Change. The Book Who Killed Change is written to address every day organizations, which have initiated or are going to initiate changes. Most of these organizations will fail to initiate these changes costing them money and failing to increase the status quo. This book looks at who causes these changes to be killed so that they can be taught to change and stop costing the organization money. This book starts off by introducing the Detective named Agent McNally, who is on the crime scene investigating a murder of Change. With his assistant Anna the Agent goes on to interview thirteen suspects. The first of which is Carolina Culture. McNally learned from his interview that Carolina Culture understood the formal values of the organization but did not understand the values that were important, McNally believes Change would have done better if he would have followed the real values instead of getting advice from Culture. The next Interview was with Chase Commitment, through this interview McNally believed Chase was passionate about his job but lacked the power to convince leaders to commit to a change. The third interview was with Spence Sponsorship, through his interview with Spence, McNally learned that Spence had given a strong introduction of Change to the leaders but he failed to follow through. McNally believed this happened because Spence failed to get along with both the Change Leadership Team and Accountability; he also didn't take advice from Commitment. The fourth interview was with Change Leadership Team (PECS), through this interview, McNally learned that PECS would lift Change up but he would fail to carry him anywhere which would hinder the process of Change. The fifth interview was with Clair Communication, through this interview, McNally learned that Clair failed at her job she did not communicate with Spence or PECS which led to people ignoring Change. The Sixth interview was delayed as McNally waited for Ernest Urgency to arrive for the Interview. Through this interview McNally learns that Urgency is very inconsistent although Ernest tried convincing employees to accept Change, he failed to ask questions about thoughts on Change; he also failed to spend time with the employees affected by the change in status quo and performance levels. The next interview was with Victoria Vision a nearly blind woman, through this interview, McNally learns that Victoria could not see the organization for what it was she like the others avoided advice from Commitment. She also failed to get employees involved with her visions. The eighth interview was with Perry Plan, through the interview, McNally learns that Perry never worked on details; he failed to plan for small victory's to keep the employees interested in Change, instead Perry would only look at the big picture and the end...
Cited: Blanchard, Ken. Who Killed Change. New York: Polvera, 2009. N. pag. Print.
Robbins, Stephen p., and Timothy a. Judge. Organizational Behavior. Fourteenth ed. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc, 2011. Print.
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Clever Little Lies****
By: Paulanne Simmons
Two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's Clever little Lies is a polished comedy with a surprising twist in the middle and lots of sad truths about human nature throughout. It is very well directed by David Saint who, with considerable expertise, helps the characters navigate between various psychological and physical locales. The show features George Merrick as Billy and Kate Wetherhead as Jane, a young couple with a baby and marital problems that threaten to end their union; and Marlo Thomas as Alice and Greg Mullavey, as Bill, their earnest and somewhat over-involved parents.
Kate Wetherhead, George Merrick, Marlo Thomas
These characters behave in ways that are familiar and understandable to most theatergoers. And a few decades ago, this was the stuff comedy hits were made of. Today critics ask why there are no minorities in the cast, why we should care about fairly well-to-do people who are not suffering from the inequities of society, why no one is gay, why no one is on drugs and why no one has secret (or not-so-secret) perversions.
This throw-back comedy about marital infidelity is updated by the characters' frequent use of four-letter words and an abundance of sexual references. But it's clear the older couple is quite stuck in the past. Alice, who owns a bookstore, is perplexed by the taste of her customers, which runs to T-shirts, mugs and soft porn. Bill is appalled when, after losing a game of tennis, his son confesses that his distraction is the result of an affair he is having with his 23-year old trainer at the gym.
Even Billy's overly graphic description of what the trainer does in bed does not make this an up-to-date comedy. After all, his father still manages to be shocked at a time when people consistently make the private public on Facebook and during loud cell phone conversations in restaurants, at the bank and even in bathroom stalls.
The cast is particularly good at comic timing. Thomas succeeds in remaining sympathetic and charming while revealing secrets that put her in a less than saintly light. Mullavey will remind more than a few women of their own bumbling, well-intentioned husbands.
During the first few scenes Merrick makes Billy so selfish and immature one can't help thinking Jane would be better off if he followed his inclinations and left her for that trainer who is so insensitive she keeps calling him even after his mother answers the phone. It's also a bit hard to believe that Jane hasn't figured out what's going in. (Really, the guy's clearly got his mind on other things, seems to be making plans to escape to Hawaii and spends all his time at the gym getting in shape, and Jane hasn't got a clue?) But as the character grows up the audience is allowed to grow fonder of them.
Yoshi Tanokura has created Alice and Bill's living room with a meticulous attention to detail we're used to seeing in sit-coms, updated with video landscapes that put this family squarely in Manhattan and the well-heeled suburbs.
Clever Little Lies is not the kind of show that will win any awards or the glowing accolades of critics. But it will provide a night of entertainment and easy wisdom to the few lucky people who will for once leave the theater without a bad taste in their mouth.
Clever Little Lies has been extended through March 20 at Westside Theatre, 407 West 43 Street, www.cleverlittlelies.com.
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namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Auth;

class Partner extends Model
{
    protected $table = "partners";

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    public function getPartner()
    {
        return $this->where('user_id', '=', Auth::user()->id);
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    {
        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
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    public function assignment()
    {
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    public function findUserByMail()
    {
        return (new User())->where('email', $this->email)->first();
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Q: Problem while migration support library to androidx I just started a new project and migrated it to AndroidX, then I get the error below. I checked some solutions such as resolutionstrategy over annotations and exluding package but none of them worked for me.
My targetSdkVersion is 28, minSdkVersion is 16, buildToolsVersion 28.0.2 and androidX version is 1.0.0
The error is Program type already present: androidx.annotation.BoolRes
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'

android {
    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.package.mobil"
        minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
        targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
        versionCode rootProject.ext.versionCode
        versionName rootProject.ext.versionName
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        multiDexEnabled true

        renderscriptTargetApi rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
        renderscriptSupportModeEnabled true

        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
    }

    //TODO Signing Config

    buildTypes {
        debug {
            applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
            versionNameSuffix "-debug"
            testCoverageEnabled true
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            shrinkResources false
            zipAlignEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
            //TODO Signing Config
        }
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
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    }

    androidExtensions {
        experimental = true
    }

}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])

    //MultiDex
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These guys always seem to be doing the slow and steady. I always burn the candle on both ends over the weekend so Monday is my catch up day for sleep. And there are few things that make sleep easier than a pounding rain. So here is to catching up on some much-needed rest. After I make it through that first workday of the week I'm over the hump. And boy was that first day back a brutal one. But if you could translate duck like I do, you would hear them say that it's water under the bridge.
Slow it down, it's a no wake zone there my feathered friend.
Then I sit up and think about the multiple to do list and all the task and pause for a second. But a surge of energy hits me and its back to creating time. Even if it's just an hour or two a day. If I can squeeze in more during the work week its a huge success. So in that spirit let me post a few photos of what I think I refer people say is "street photography". This old guy is behind the times at times. But I'm trying to keep up.
Street photography means different things to me. I'm totally comfortable shooting buildings, structures, environment. But people on the street is another thing. So I'm forcing myself to give it a shot.
A couple enjoying this past weekends great weather.
I'm trying to mix my environmental eye with people included as in the shot above and below. And you know what. I'm enjoying the people part. I try not to be intrusive in any way but I guess taking a picture of anyone could be considered that.
Then sometimes things wander into my field of view that just inspire so many caption possibilities. Like the young man below. I believe he exited one of the nice hotels in Harbor East, walked to the central fountain/statue and did what I see businessman do each day also, look at their phone and put hand to head. So what is it, did his stocks just crash? Did he realize he walked out in his pajamas? Did a girl break his heart and he is headed for the fountain to end it all? Is it someone on Facetime he doesn't want to talk to? Actually in full disclosure, it was one of those comic con or anime weekends in Baltimore.
This photo begs of so many captions.
Working people are easy to find. Especially if there is a blue-collar attached.
Look out man. Duck. RUN.
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A capella singing sensation Pentatonix is returning to St. Louis this summer!
Known for their fantastic Christmas covers, they are so much more. They have covered, and mashed up so many pop hits, with their own unique style.
Last year, they sold out the Fox Theater. On THAT tour, they said they had SOOO much fun, they decided to go on a WORLD TOUR this year. So get ready to enjoy!
Tickets go on sale at noon February 15th. Click here to buy yours!
Of course, WHY WAIT? All next week (Feb 11-15), we'll help you beat the box office. Catch the daily Mashed Mix with Cosmo and the Y107 Morning Show at 7:30a. Figure out what the songs are, and write them down. Around 3:20p, join Carson who will ask for what those songs are. If you're right, you win the tickets. MISS THE MIX? Catch the playback on the Facebook page.


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Legal In NJ For 7 Years, Governor Murphy Enshrines Same Sex Marriage Into Law
Gay marriage has been legal in the state of New Jersey for seven years thanks to a state court ruling. Today, Governor Phil Murphy made sure it remains that way moving forward. He signed legislation which codifies marriage equality in the state amid concerns the ability for gay couples to wed could be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
After signing the legislation, the Governor stated, "Despite the progress we have made as a country, there is still much work to be done to protect the LGBTQ+ community from intolerance and injustice."
Back in 2012, then-Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, vetoed a same-sex marriage bill that was approved by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Christie argued voters should decide the issue in a referendum.
Then in 2013, New Jersey became the 14th state to permit gay couples to wed when the state Supreme Court refused to hear a lower court's ruling which said banning same-sex marriage was a violation of equal protection guaranteed under the state Constitution. The Christie administration then dropped its legal challenge.
In 2015, the United States Supreme Court legalized gay marriage across the nation.
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13 Things You'll Only Learn if You Visit South Africa
Beautiful Cape Town at Sunset | © donvictorio/Shutterstock
Freelance Writer - Instagram.com/andrewthompsonsa14 September 2017
Thanks in a large part to its accessible wildlife, beautiful scenery, competitive prices, and friendly, welcoming population, South Africa has become a top global tourist destination since the advent of democracy. There are some things that many visitors don't know until they actually spend some time engaging with the country on an extended visit, so here are 13 things tourists will learn during a trip to South Africa.
South Africa is still grappling with the legacy of Apartheid
It may seem surprising to anyone who watched South Africa's transition to democracy that the country is still grappling with the legacy of this oppressive political system. Though the country embraced the notion of 'The Rainbow Nation', a visit to the country will reveal that it takes more than 23 years to correct the wrongs of a multi-generational oppressive regime.
The country's constitution is the most inclusionary in the world
South Africa's constitution is one of the most progressive and inclusionary in the world. It was the first constitution to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. The country was also the fifth in the world—and still the only one in Africa—to legalise same-sex marriage. On paper, this makes it one of the most open and progressive nations. Learn more about the Constitution at Constitution Hill.
Constitution Hill, 11 Kotze Street, Johannesburg, South Africa, +27 11 381 3100
South Africans defending their values | © Aqua Images/Shutterstock
South Africans speak 11 official languages (and plenty of unofficial ones)
Well, not all South Africans. Most business is still conducted in English or Afrikaans. But as an acknowledgment to the country's diversity, the new constitution recognises 11 official languages. Though English is the most commonly spoken language both officially and commercially, it's only the fifth most spoken home language. The languages visitors will hear most often depends on where they are—many are dominant only in certain provinces.
Famous landmark of the Afrikaans Language | © Sean Nel/Shutterstock
(Some) sport is very important
South Africans take their sport very seriously. Soccer, rugby, and cricket have religion-like statuses in some circles around the country, and it's not uncommon for cities to come to a standstill over big games. Soccer—or football—is the most popular sport by a long way though historically, the country's cricket and rugby teams perform better on the world stage.
Cape Town's stunning aerial views | © Jacob Lund/Shutterstock
Braaing is not the same as barbecuing
South Africa produces more beef than any other African country, and its population consumes vast quantities of meat each year. Much of this is cooked on an open flame, or braai, that any local will say is a process unique to the country. Though it resembles a traditional barbecue, there are several small variations and traditions that make braaing a matter of national pride.
A South African Braai | © Dewald Kirsten/Shutterstock
We have a crime issue, but it's not as bad as international press make out
Crime is an issue in South Africa. Muggings, hijackings, and other violent crimes have made headlines locally and around the world. However, the reality is that the country is not as unsafe as many people think. Gang and domestic violence have caused crime figures to remain problematically high in certain parts of the country, but tourists are most often victims of the type of petty crime common in big cities around the world.
South Africa is large and getting around can take time
South Africa is a big country—it takes an almost two-hour flight or a full day of driving to travel between Cape Town and Pretoria. Travelling at rush hour will also alert tourists that the country's big cities have a bit of a traffic problem. With limited public transport options, it pays to rent a vehicle, but our roads, signage, and general infrastructure is world class.
Cape of Good Hope at the very tip of South Africa | © HandmadePictures/Shutterstock
There's one street that was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners
Vilakazi Street in Soweto was home to two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Both played pivotal roles in South Africa's transition to democracy and both lived on this street in the country's biggest township. Today, visitors from around the world pay homage to these two leaders by walking the street and frequenting businesses in the area that attempt to preserve its legacy.
Vilakazi Street, Soweto, South Africa
The famous graffitied cooling towers of Soweto, Johannesburg | © Gil.K/Shutterstock
South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world
The divide between the rich and poor in South Africa is large, and it's one of the most unequal societies in the world. Poverty is still an issue throughout the country, and many South Africans still live in informal houses on the outskirts of big urban centres. Though the government is making an effort to provide housing to all residents, it will take many years to reverse the issues Apartheid's land and housing policies towards black people caused.
The country has the longest wine route in the world
South Africa is a major player in the global wine industry. Though South Africa is only the eighth largest wine producer in the world, the country is home to the longest wine route. It stretches along the southern coast—from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth—and is 850 kilometres (528.2 miles) long.
Vineyard in Stellenbosch, South Africa | © Vladislav Gajic/Shutterstock
South Africa is a major mining hub (but many assets have left our shores)
South Africa is a major producer of gold, diamonds, and platinum. The most famous of these resources happens to be the largest gem-quality rough-cut diamond ever found. It weighed in at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g). Today, the diamonds cut from the original stone are on display in the Tower of London as part of Britain's crown jewels. Learn more about South Africa's mining history at several museums located throughout the country.
Historic Kimberley diamond mind, the largest man made hole on Earth, South Africa | © Vladislav Gajic/Shutterstock
The first heart and penis transplants were conducted in South Africa
South Africa has a proud medical record when it comes to world firsts. In 1967, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant in the world at Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital. Almost 50 years later, another South African doctor, André van der Merwe, successfully completed another world medical first when he successfully transplanted a penis from a deceased donor onto an amputee. Learn more about the first heart transplant at the Heart of Cape Town Museum.
Heart of Cape Town Museum, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa, +27 21 404 1967
Minibus taxis are the main way South Africans get around, and they're unlike any other form of public transport
Though a fully integrated part of many South African lives, the necessary but often reviled minibus taxis are truly unique. Established as a means of informal public transport to help people get to work from Apartheid-created townships on the outskirts of cities, these converted vans and minibuses help residents get to and from work via complex networks and usually with their own set of rules. They'll stop pretty much anywhere to pick up and offload passengers, and many drivers are selective about which rules of the road to follow. Though many are unsafe and overwhelming, these are a fascinating essential service at their core that people will only start to understand when they visit South Africa.
Bus station in Soweto, Johannesburg, full of minibuses | © Attila JANDI/Shutterstock


The club was delighted to welcome the RS200 fleet, which, at 15 boats, was the biggest, and the event was part of the class's Northern Tour. There were 12 Musto Skiffs, competing for points in the Scottish Skiff series. And for the first time the Waszp had class racing on Ullswater, with five boats competing.
They were joined by a special guest, the herdy company's giant Great British Herdy, a larger than life model Herdwick sheep, who watched from the shore and brought along prizes for the winners.
The boats were split into two fleets, asymmetrics and conventional, racing on separate sections of the lake. On Saturday, the asymmetrics raced round the corner from the club on the stretch from Sharrow Bay to Howtown. The SW wind provided an ideal windward leeward leg up and down the lake with the stunning backdrop of the fells leading to Helvellyn. The sun shone and although winds were light and fickle, race officers managed to get in the three planned races.
The top places in the RS200s were spread throughout the fleet and three different boats were first over the line in the three races, all from Beaver SC – James Penty and Eddie Grayson; Martin Penty and Sam Waller; Oliver Groves and Esther Parkhurst.
In the Musto Skiffs, Thomas Gillard from Sheffield Viking SC was beginning to make his mark on the event. He was the clear overnight leader with two firsts and a second. Graham Priestley from Ullswater YC was ahead overnight in the Waszp fleet with two seconds and a first. The handicap asymmetric fleet had 17 boats competing in a range of different classes. Colin Murray of UYC in a Norfolk Punt took two firsts on handicap and Robert Richardson of Royal Windermere YC in an RS100 won one.
The conventional fleet, made up of Flying Fifteens and Lasers all from UYC, raced at the Pooley Bridge end of the lake on a traditional triangular course. Race winners on handicap were Jonathan Nicoll in a Laser; Dave and Sue Giles in a Flying Fifteen and Mark and Kirsty Burton in a Flying Fifteen.
Overnight there was a change the weather – rain for a while, and more wind, and a change in wind direction to South Easterly. Both fleets raced at the Northern end of the lake, this time the windward leg had to be laid across the width of lake. Stronger winds and short legs led to a quick turnaround and four more races were held for every fleet, making it seven races with five to count.
In the RS200 fleet, Oliver Groves and Esther Parkhurst recovered from poor scoring in the first two races on Saturday to win three on Sunday and take first place. The other first on Sunday was taken by Martin Penty and Sam Waller, enough for them to clinch second place overall.
Musto Skiff sailor Thomas Gillard held on to his overnight lead by coming second twice on Sunday, to win him the event. Two firsts on Sunday gave Jono Shelley of UYC second place overall. In the Waszp fleet, Daniel Hesp of Carsington SC and Graham Priestley of UYC battled it out on Sunday, both winning two races each. They ended up on the same points with Daniel taking first place on countback. Robert Richardson in his RS100 won two races on handicap on Sunday to take the asymmetric prize. In the conventional fleet, Jonathan Nicoll in a Laser won two of the four races on Sunday to win overall.
At the prizegiving, Diane and Spencer Hannah, co-founders of the herdy company, handed out the prizes of herdy mugs to all the winners.
UYC is celebrating its 60th Anniversary Year with a new look to its racing programme. The Daffodil Regatta was the first of four new special open weekends aimed at specific classes. Highlight of the year is the award-winning Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy to be held on July 7 & 8. There are three more new weekend events - Singlehander Weekend, open to all conventional singlehanders, including Laser Lakeland Travellers, May 26 & 27; Cruiser & Keelboat Weekend, open to all cruisers and racing keelboats, including Tempest and Flying Fifteen Travellers, August 25 & 26; Asymmetric Weekend, open to all asymmetric classes, October 20 & 21.


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Open belongs to Lefty
In the end, we were all looking the wrong way. The story wasn't about a player seeking his first Major at 40, or redemption from years past, or the laying of professional ghosts, or an improbable charge through the field, or any other third-rate TV-movie-of-the-week plotline. It was about the guy in form, who played the best golf at the most crucial time. It was about the man who decided Castle Stuart was the perfect preparation for The Open, and received his reward twice. It was about the player who captured his debut career victory on British soil there; and then came to Muirfield to make it two titles in a row – the first player in history to win the Scottish Open and The Open in consecutive weeks. It was about the only competitor capable of finishing the Championship below par on this extraordinary course.
In short, it was about Phil Mickelson.
Some will find a redemption storyline in there somewhere, probably about this win making up for the "heartbreaking" sixth second place of his career at the US Open, just a month ago, and on his 43rd birthday to boot. They may cite the tough times his family has known, with his wife and mother both diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of one another during that horrible period in 2009. These would be powerful times in anyone's life. No doubt all of it – and, more importantly, much, much more, private times we have not seen – crowded his mind, to judge by the wall of emotion which clearly engulfed him when he sank the putt on 18. Even with five groups still out on the course, everybody – especially he – knew he had clinched the 2013 Open Championship.
When that eight-footer dropped, there was such elegance, such dignity, in the slow repeated clench of his fists over his head, eyes shut tight to contain the tears, as if he were a small boy. There were such volumes of mutual understanding in his gruffly silent embrace with his caddy these last 20 years, Jim "Bones" Mackay, neither man trusting himself to say too much in that extraordinary moment – one of those utterly public, intensely private images which it is sport's unique capacity to yield. These are the sights which define the great victories, these moments between those most closely involved, who know far more than we who watch ever can about the price that has been paid, the cost of the greatest triumph in golf.
So this year The Open belongs to Phil "Lefty" Mickelson, the player whose story does not oblige cheap headlines; the right-hander who plays left-handed; the right man at Muirfield 2013.
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Toward more efficient wireless power delivery
Latest research shows that efficiency improves when multiple devices are charged at once.
David L. Chandler, MIT News Office
Graphic: Christine Daniloff
Assistant professor of physics Marin Soljačić
Photo courtesy MacArthur Foundation
In 2007, MIT researchers announced that they had discovered a novel way of transmitting electricity without the use of wires. Now, the researchers have demonstrated that the system's efficiency at transmitting energy improves significantly when it is used to charge multiple devices at the same time.
The new work, reported in a paper in Applied Physics Letters earlier this year, has also demonstrated a system much closer to one that could be used to power typical consumer electronic devices. In the original proof-of-concept in 2007, both the transmitter and receiver consisted of coils that were about two feet across. These two units were placed more than six feet apart and were used to light a 60-watt bulb — even with people sitting in between. But the new system uses a slightly larger transmitter, with receivers that are only about a foot across – moving closer to a size that could eventually be built into a PC or a television set. The transmitting coil could be built into a wall or ceiling, the researchers say, and the transfer of power has been shown to work over distances comparable to the size of an ordinary room.
André Kurs, a doctoral student in MIT's Department of Physics and the lead author of the recent paper, says this reduction in size of the receiving coil is an ongoing process. With some more work on further reducing the coil's diameter and thickness, "we could embed it in a portable device," he says.
The basic underlying principle for transmitting power wirelessly goes back more than a century to the work of Nikola Tesla and other pioneers of electricity, but the MIT team invented a way of making the process far more efficient and practical.
The system works by creating a strong electromagnetic resonance between the sending and receiving coils — similar to the way a tuning fork can start vibrating when exposed to a sound of exactly the right frequency, or the way a radio antenna can be tuned to just the frequency of a single station out of the hundreds that are simultaneously broadcasting their signals. In this case, the magnetic resonance between the two coils is unaffected by objects in between the coils, and by the same token objects between the coils — including people — are not affected by the magnetic fields.
The key to that advance — that is, the ability to transmit useful amounts of power using coils of a reasonable size — was found in 2005 by MIT assistant professor of physics Marin Soljačić, who developed the idea along with Kurs, students Aristeidis Karalis SM '03 ScD '08 (now a postdoctoral researcher) and Robert Moffatt '09, and physics professors Peter Fisher and John Joannopoulos.
Although predicted by theory, the increase in efficiency when powering two devices at the same time had not been previously demonstrated in experiments. The team that carried out the recent work — Kurs, Moffat and Soljačić — found that when powering two devices at once, which individually could achieve less than 20 percent efficiency in power transfer, the combined efficiency climbed to more than 30 percent. The two receiving coils resonate with each other as well as with the transmitting coil, and help to reinforce the strength of the magnetic field. Kurs says that the efficiency should continue to rise as more devices are added, climbing toward a theoretical limit of 100 percent. The research has been funded by the NSF, the Army Research Office, DARPA, and a grant from 3M.
The amount of power transmitted in the latest experiment was on the order of 100 watts, but Kurs says that is only limited by the amplifier used for the transmitting coil, and can easily be increased. "It could be several hundred watts, or a kilowatt," he says — enough to power several typical household devices at once, such as lamps, computers or television sets. "You could feed power to a medium-sized room, and power a dozen devices," he says.
The researchers set up a company in 2007, called WiTricity, to develop the invention and eventually bring it to market. Most of the Watertown-based company's principals and board of advisors are MIT professors, students, or alumnae. The company originally estimated it would take several years to develop a commercial product, and have "been making good progress. I think it's reasonably close," says Kurs, who works at the company while completing his doctorate. No further breakthroughs are required, the researchers say, just continued engineering work to find the optimum design of the coils and the electrical control systems.
In addition to working on reducing the size of the receiving coils, the researchers are also trying to improve the system for tuning the devices to achieve maximum efficiency. In the laboratory tests, they spent considerable time manually tuning each part of the system, but for a practical consumer product this process will have to be fully automated. "It does get a little harder to tune multiple devices," Kurs says.
A number of other companies have independently jumped on the bandwagon and begun to develop similar wireless power systems, including large companies like microchip maker Intel and electronics giant Sony. "Quite a few companies have reproduced the original results," Kurs says.
And Tesla, whom the researchers acknowledge in the footnotes to their papers, would no doubt be pleased by the progress. "He did have the notion," Kurs says, "but in practice it's a hard thing to make work. You need a good model of how your coupling varies with distance and how to minimize the losses in the system, and people didn't have a good understanding of it at the time."
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Community Engagement 2.0
A three-part scaffold for local schools to capture the public's trust and build on it for student benefits
BY C.J. HUFF/School Administrator, April 2017
C.J. Huff
The results were in, and the voters' response to the proposal was heard loud and clear. The score was 71 percent to 29 percent. The answer was a resounding NO!
I thought it was a great plan: Public school facilities built around a 21st-century vision of teaching and learning. Instructional programming that would create individualized opportunities for students to prepare them more readily for life after high school. It was a school district plan based on feedback from local business and industry, focus groups, community surveys and multiple forums.
The proposal was right for the district's nearly 9,000 students. It was also right for the long-term workforce and economic development of the community. It made perfect sense. So what went wrong in this suburban Midwest community?
Courtship First
The fact is school districts across the country are finding it more and more challenging to gain and maintain public trust and support. Even when it seems like a "no-brainer," patron endorsement of schools can be hard to muster in this era of limited resources, economic instability and a lesser role for government.
Couple this reality with an ever-changing political landscape and a 24/7 news cycle dominated by stories about schools that are far more negative than positive, and the relationship, or marriage if you will, between schools and communities is perpetually at risk. Consequently, traditional methods of engagement are becoming less effective. Updating school district strategies to reflect a 21st-century approach to community relationship-building is a necessity. It's time to download and install Community Engagement 2.0.
A common mistake in school/community engagement occurs when a district makes a "big ask" of the community before a deep and meaningful relationship is established. To put this into context, imagine the first time you met your significant other. What would happen if, rather than striking up a conversation or making the invitation to go to dinner and a movie, you instead went straight to the end game and popped the big question: "Will you marry me?"
To engineer the scaffolding to support effective engagement strategies means school leaders must be deliberate in efforts to build sustainable and meaningful long-term school/community partnerships. These relationships must be built to transcend the myriad distractions that can, and often do, derail intended results. Not unlike the courtship-to-marriage continuum, the development of school/community partnerships in a 2.0 environment has to be intentional and ongoing.
Common Disconnect
So where do you start? The answer to this simple question is multifaceted. However, to understand where engagement strategies must begin, let's first take a step back and look at an often-overlooked point of disconnect between schools and communities.
Leaders nationwide are engaged in two sets of conversations. Business and community leaders point to the education system's failure to develop the "soft" and basic skills needed by graduates to meet employability requirements. Consequently, employers are committing additional workplace resources to fill the skills gap through training. Meanwhile, education leaders point to poverty-driven factors that plague communities and adversely affect the lives of the children and their readiness for learning.
A scarcity of school resources to meet the growing physical, social and emotional needs of our students while meeting the high expectations of business and industry is our new reality. Consequently, frustrations on the part of well-intentioned school leaders run high. The irony is both the community and schools want exactly the same thing — a life-ready graduate who is prepared to become a great employee, excellent leader, engaged citizen and someone capable of supporting himself or herself plus a family.
Sadly, in spite of having a common desirable outcome, the blame game continues. Public education runs on one track, while community workforce development efforts run on a separate track — both trying to accomplish the same thing in a dysfunctional way. As a result, the potential for a beautiful marriage between the school and community seldom comes to fruition.
Students' service learning in Carl Junction, Mo., includes the sorting and delivery of donated food products to needy families in the community.
Fortunately, it does not have to be that way. The challenge to building a collaborative relationship between public schools and their communities lies in the identification of entry points for engagement — entry points where the relationship can begin to develop and ultimately achieve that common desirable outcome.
Over the last six years, I have worked with more than 50 communities attempting to upgrade systems of community engagement through a framework developed by the national not-for-profit organization Bright Futures USA. Three primary components that comprise the framework serve as logical entry points to bring together the collective resources of the business community, faith-based organizations, human service agencies and parents to support the education of children:
» Developing systems of support to meet any child's basic need within 24 hours;
» Building the resource, problem solving and leadership capacity of the community to overcome the challenges facing our youth; and
» Providing relevant, hands-on, curriculum-based service learning experiences to embed the ideal of service above self in our next generation of citizens.
From Fairbanks, Alaska, to Pea Ridge Ark., and from Mexico, Mo., to Winchester, Va., I have learned an invaluable lesson that should make every school leader eager to raise community engagement take notice. That lesson is simply this: Good people exist in every community. And good people are compelled to act when they fully understand the problems faced by our youth, know where to go to get resources and realize where the opportunities for partnership exist. The primary responsibility of school leaders is to intentionally establish a system of engagement that facilitates community understanding and grassroots action.
Deeper Conversations
An effective entry point for the self-discovery process to begin can be found in conducting conversations about the needs of our kids and aligning community resources to meet those needs. Even highly conservative communities that tend to see social services as an entitlement to the poor quickly rally around children when they become aware of a problem. In Carl Junction, Mo., when the community became aware of a child whose toes had grown through the end of his wornout shoes, citizens rallied and got the young man new shoes. More importantly, the community began a broader conversation about children with this type of need and established a closet at the school stocked with shoes. Why? Because the community said, "That should never happen here. Not in our backyard!"
Once engaged, these conversations spur resource alignment of existing human service agencies, faith-based organizations, and business, as well as individuals in the community with something in their attic or basement that might be helpful to kids.
This is the front end of the relationship, or courtship if you will — communities coming together to wrap their arms around all of our children. It's a beautiful thing, but it's just the start of Community Engagement 2.0.
As the community becomes engaged in supporting children at a basic level, deeper conversations begin to happen. In time, a natural "marriage" occurs. It may take a few years to get there, but in the communities we work with, these deeper conversations result in enhanced mentorships, internships and apprenticeship programs, job shadowing, student-led service learning projects, fully engaged business partners that bring new resources to classrooms and new partnerships for career and technical education programs. Relevancy is brought to the classroom and students get much more exposure to local job opportunities in the community they and their teachers may not have known existed.
Value is added to the mission of human service agencies and new resources become immediately available. Business and industry partners take ownership in the schools and value them as a partner in workforce development efforts. And the faith community finds ways to get involved in appropriate and meaningful ways in the life of the schools. A long-term relationship grounded in mutual respect, trust and understanding.
In this era of limited resources, increased accountability and expected transparency, education leaders at the local level should be taking intentional steps to grow a solid base of grassroots public school advocates and raise a generation of youth that reflect what we all are striving to achieve. Community Engagement 2.0 allows our communities to participate in the life of our schools in a meaningful and relevant way. It gives others an opportunity to learn about our good work, to tell the story of public education and, most importantly, create opportunities for kids that never would have existed otherwise.
C.J. Huff, a former superintendent, is an education consultant in Joplin, Mo. E-mail: cj@cjhuff.com. Twitter: @CJHuffJoplin


VISALIA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California car dealership has filed a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution against the Keller, Fishback & Jackson law firm for refusing to release the dealership from an asbestos wrongful death case despite allegedly having no evidence proving causation or liability.
Plaintiff Tulare Sag, Inc., a California corporation doing business as Lampe Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Tulare against the Keller, Fishback & Jackson law firm, Stephen M. Fishback, Diran H. Tashjian, J. Bruce Jackson, and Does 1 through 25.
Michael J. Lampe of the Law Offices of Michael J. Lampe represents the plaintiff in this case and said the defendants are preying on the public through their "offensive" law practices.
"They make a living victimizing the public by way of being shakedown artists," Lampe said.
The complaint arises out of a 2007 asbestos wrongful death case in which the defendants served as counsel for asbestos claimant Johann Hardeman, who filed the underlying suit against 43 defendants for the death of her husband, Leonard Hardemant, as a result of alleged asbestos exposure.
When the case was transferred to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Tyne Harold Hardeman and Michael Todd Hardeman were named additional plaintiffs.
Lampe Dodge was named a defendant in the underlying asbestos case, with 15 separate causes of action asserted against it.
During trial in August 2011, the Keller Fishback law firm admitted its client had no evidence to support the original theory of liability against Lampe Dodge alleged in the asbestos complaint, an amended complaint filed March 21 says.
Instead, Lampe said Keller Fishback admitted it didn't have any evidence in 13 of the 15 claims asserted in the complaint and wanted to allege successor liability rather than its prior allegations.
As a result, the trial court dismissed the case, calling it a "little cat and mouse game." The judge noted that the parties had been in the case for more than three years and failed to address its successor liability theory until trial. She explained that all the plaintiffs had to do was file an amendment to the complaint specifying which subsection of the Ray v Alad theories they planned on using to try the case.
However, Keller Fishback waited until the first day of trial to announce that of the five theories of liability, it was only going to proceed on implied assumption.
"As the trial judge, I am just appalled that somebody could – and this motion the plaintiff filed had no one single case cited. I have been for the last hour and a half trying to play catch-up, trying to figure out what theory the plaintiff is trying to assert, is there legal authority, and the defendant was the one that gave me a case in support that actually articulated this fifth theory, not even the plaintiff," the court stated at trial.
Calling the plaintiffs' announcement "a motion with no authority," the trial court said Keller Fishback failed to file an amendment in the last three years and four months specifying which theories it planned to address at trial.
"There's no diligence, no excuse for this delay," the court held.
"They were trying to do everything they could to salvage the situation," Lampe said.
Marshall Whitney of the McCormick Barstow law firm represents the defendants in this case. He said the judge refused to accept the successor liability allegation because it wasn't addressed in the complaint.
"I am mystified how this judge concluded it wasn't in the case simply because the plaintiff didn't say it," Whitney said.
Regardless, Lampe said successor liability allegations don't stand because Lampe Dodge didn't even exist until 2005, long after the decedent is believed to have purchased automobile parts.
In 2005, Lampe Dodge purchased the assets, and only the assets, of Don Groppetti and 4-Gropps, Inc., which purchased the assets, but did not assume the liabilities, of the former dealer, Brian Ross Chrysler-Dodge in 2000.
Furthermore, the trial court said these actions are especially unacceptable in asbestos cases, where it is not uncommon for juries to award multi-million dollar verdicts.
"This is a little cat and mouse game that's been going on here, and the plaintiff has been in charge of its pleadings since day one, and I think because of the prejudice in terms of monetary damages, not knowing what specific theory the plaintiffs were asserting until this morning – not even yesterday, not even yesterday when we spoke about this did the plaintiff preview which specific theory it was going to try this morning, no trial brief, not a single case cited in the motion to amend … This is denied. Plaintiff's action is dismissed. Thank you," the court ruled.
In Lampe Dodge's malpractice lawsuit, it argues the defendants did not "honestly and reasonably" believe there were grounds for the actions alleged in the asbestos lawsuit.
"The defendants acted maliciously in prosecuting the asbestos case against Lampe, in that they held the specter of a multi-million dollar damage award over Lampe in a case where Lampe had no actual liability to the Hardeman plaintiffs, repeatedly demonstrated that it had no liability to plaintiffs, and would not accede to the defendants' demands to settle the Hardeman action," the amended complaint states.
Lampe Dodge claims it incurred attorneys' fees and costs amounting to more than $150,000 as a result of the asbestos lawsuit.
The plaintiffs in this case also allege Keller Fishback failed to notify the Hardemans of several settlement offers by Lampe in the asbestos case.
Both Michael Todd Hardeman and Tyne Hardeman stated that they were unaware of any settlement offers while the case was being litigated.
Lampe Dodge argues that had the Hardemans known about the settlement offers, they likely would have accepted – meaning Lampe Dodge would have been released as a defendant in the asbestos case much sooner and wouldn't have incurred as many costs.
Additionally, the plaintiff alleges that Keller Fishback failed to notify the Hardemans that the asbestos case had been set for trial and that their presence was required.
Retired U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger provided a declaration in February 2012, explaining that the Hardemans didn't know of the trial until a phone conference with Steve Fishback after Tyne Hardeman was served with a copy of the malicious prosecution lawsuit in September 2011. He also didn't even know the court dismissed the case with prejudice, entering a judgment against the Hardemans amounting to $5,229.
The Hardemans were originally named in this case after Lampe Dodge sent several letters to Keller Fishback suggesting a possible lawsuit if the dealership wasn't dismissed from the case.
"In willful and conscious disregard for the rights of Lampe, their own clients, and the public in general, the defendants have created a business model that benefits them at the expense of their own clients and the public at large, including Lampe," the amended complaint states.
Ultimately, Lampe Dodge believes the defendants intended to put "pressure" to the company to waive any future claims against the defendants in this case in exchange for dismissal from the asbestos case.
Lampe said the plaintiff in this case refused, explaining that the acceptance of a dismissal with waiver of costs is still considered a settlement.
"As a result of the improper strategy employed by the Keller Fishback defendants, Lampe is informed and believes that the defendants made an intentional decision not to have the Hardemans present at trial, despite the Hardemans' legal obligation to be present," Lampe Dodge states.
Lampe Dodge also raises issue with apportionment of the money awarded to the Hardemans through settlements.
Lampe Dodge alleged the Hardemans were unaware that their claims had been bundled and settled, allowing the law firm to assign more settlement proceeds to other clients.
For example, Lampe Dodge's anti-SLAPP brief, filed in October 2012, alleges one instance in which Keller Fishback negotiated a group settlement with a defendant for $275,000, but only reported a settlement in the amount of $50,000 to the Hardemans.
Lampe Dodge stated that the Hardemans recovered a total of $165,750 from all 43 defendants in the asbestos suit.
"If there's 43 defendants and the best you can get in a wrongful death case is $165,750, that tells you right off the bat it's a pretty crappy case. It's a nuisance case," Lampe said.
Of that amount, at least $96,700 was paid to the Keller Fishback law firm for costs and another 40 percent was set aside for legal fees, meaning the Hardemans only received roughly $22,657 of their compensation.
"This business model, and the conduct engaged in by the Keller Fishback defendants, especially as it relates to Lampe Dodge, amounts to nothing short of a shake down, and it despicable conduct that would be looked down on and despised by reasonable people, and justify an award of punitive damages," the amended complaint states.
Lampe said the Hardemans sued the Keller Fishback defendants as a result of their actions in the asbestos case.


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In a bid to automate simple tasks and improve customer experience, Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has created a unique artificial intelligence-based robot called RADA.
According to a statement released by Vistara, the RADA will be placed at Vistara's Signature Lounge at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 3 from 5 July 2018 to assist customers before they board their flights. RADA will be further developed over a period of time in terms of functionality and features for future use cases, after gauging customer feedback.
RADA has been envisioned and incubated under Vistara's Innovation initiative. It is conceived, designed and engineered by its team of technology experts and apprentices from Tata Innovation Lab with support from students of reputed institutions.
Built on a chassis of four wheels, RADA can rotate 360 degrees and has three inbuilt cameras for cognitive interaction. Combining these components with an effective voice technology, Vistara has developed the robot to provide a simple solution to cater to the emerging and future trends.
But this is not the first time that an Indian airport has featured a humanoid bot for customer assistance. Earlier this year, Priyank Kharge, Minister of State for Information Technology and Tourism, Government of Karnataka, unveiled KEMPA, a bot created to help customers at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. KEMPA was been built by Bengaluru-based Sirena Technologies, a startup which has benefited from government initiatives.
Interestingly, humanoids and chatbots have been gaining popularity in India for quite some time now. Last year, the indigenously made robot Mitra was a part of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Hyderabad and had welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump, First Daughter and advisor to the President of the United States Donald Trump. Interestingly, Mitra has also been built by a Bengaluru-based startup named Invento Robotics.
In 2016, Lakshmi, an Artificial Intelligence-powered robot had made its debut on the big stage at the City Union Bank based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The humanoid was introduced by the bank to deal with the humongous number of customer queries.


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Theresa May under fire over Brexit transition deal
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Theresa May faced a storm of protest over a transition deal struck with Brussels after conceding a series of her high-profile Brexit demands and agreeing to the "back stop" plan of keeping Northern Ireland under EU law to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland.
After an intense few days of talks, the Brexit secretary, David Davis, lauded a provisional agreement on the terms of a 21-month period, ending on 31 December 2020, as a "significant" moment, giving businesses and citizens the reassurance they had demanded.
Under a joint withdrawal deal published on Monday, of which 75% is agreed, the UK will retain the benefits of the single market and customs union for "near enough to the two years we asked for", Davis said, albeit while losing its role in any decision-making institutions.
Whitehall officials noted that Liam Fox, the secretary for international trade, would be allowed to sign new trade deals to come into force in 2021 and the UK could choose to be part the EU's foreign policy and defence initiatives.
Legal certainty for UK businesses will only be in place once the agreement is signed and ratified – likely in 2019 – but the markets reacted well to the news, with sterling climbing to its highest level in three weeks.
Yet as details emerged of the extent of the British government's acquiescence to the EU's terms, on issues ranging from immigration to fisheries, senior Tory figures, including the former leader Iain Duncan Smith, turned their fire on Downing Street.
He told the BBC: "There does seem to be a real concern … It appears that at least through the implementation period nothing will change and I think that will be a concern and the government clearly has to deal with that because a lot of MPs are very uneasy about that right now."
The failure of the prime minister to get agreement on her very public and insistent demand that Britain could treat EU citizens arriving during the period differently to those already in the country was a cause of particular embarrassment for May.
"British citizens and European citizens of the 27 who arrive during the transition period will receive the same rights and guarantees as those who arrived before the day of Brexit," the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, told reporters during a joint press conference with Davis in Brussels.
News that the UK had also rolled over on the demand of Michael Gove, the environment secretary, for a renegotiation of the fishing quotas for the last year of the transition period was angrily denounced by Tories in Scotland.
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, said: "That we now have to wait until 2020 to assume full control is an undoubted disappointment. Having spoken to fishing leaders today, I know they are deeply frustrated with this outcome."
Douglas Ross, the Tory MP for Moray, said: "There is no spinning this as a good outcome. It would be easier to get someone to drink a pint of sick than try to sell this as a success."
Scottish MPs concerned about fisheries were due to meet the prime minister for crisis talks on Tuesday.
The former Ukip leader Nigel Farage called for the prime minister's removal from office, describing her as "Theresa the appeaser".
In relation to Northern Ireland, Barnier told reporters the UK had agreed that the withdrawal agreement would retain a default solution to avoid a hard border under which the north and south of the island of Ireland would remain in regulatory alignment.
After the publication of the last draft of the 53,000 word agreement, including that back stop, May had insisted that no British prime minister could sign up to a text that included a proposition that could "threaten the constitutional integrity of the UK by creating a customs and regulatory border down the Irish Sea".
The EU and Ireland had insisted, in response, that the "back stop" option was simply the translation of an agreement struck in a joint report between the UK and the European commission in December. That report suggested that regulatory alignment would be necessary if either a future trade deal or a bespoke technological solution failed to offer the same advantage of avoiding a hard border.
With the issue threatening to stall agreement on the transition period, a deal had been struck, Barnier said, although more work needed to be done. "We agree today that the back stop solution must form part of the legal text of the withdrawal agreement," he told reporters.
The UK insists that although it has accepted that a back stop will be included in the final withdrawal agreement, it has not accepted the current wording proposed by the EU.
Downing Street wants inclusion in the text of its promise to avoid the need for border checks between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, something Brussels says is a strictly domestic issue.
In a sign of the UK's need to placate the EU over the issue, the prime minister, however, sent a letter to the European council president, Donald Tusk, reiterating her commitment to the joint report.
Simon Coveney, the Irish foreign minister, said the UK's proposals so far on avoiding a hard border would not be acceptable and he was pleased to have the "insurance policy" agreed in principle.
Although most Tory Brexiter backbenchers kept their responses muted, concerns were expressed.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who chairs the European Research Group of backbenchers, called the transition agreement unsatisfactory and said it was "hard to see what points the government has won".
He said ministers had given in on fishing rights, free movement and the "issue of sincere cooperation", adding: "As one correspondent said, the government has rolled over without even having its tummy tickled." But he called the progress "tolerable if the end state is a clean Brexit".
Campaigners for Britons in Europe expressed concern about the draft withdrawal deal. Jane Golding, the chair of British in Europe, said the draft excluded any reference to their continued right to freedom of movement to enable cross-border commuting or provision of services in another country or to people in another country.
"As things stand, after Brexit, English cheddar will have more free movement rights than we will," said Golding.


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By Bryson "Boom" Paul | May 20, 2021
Up-and-coming Canadian recording artist, HRT SZN, is ready to take the world on with the release of his debut project, titled Some Songs. In support of the project release, the rising star accompanies the collection with an intense visual for the track, "Bloody Nose." Watch the new video below.
Along with "Bloody Nose," Some Songs is a six-song collection that provides us with a proper introduction to an artist who has risen to the top of the underground landscape and what he has in store for the future of music. Fellow breakout tracks include "Aint Coming Home" and "Collide." As the project is a first impression of the new star for most, HRT SZN delivers an in-depth sampler that will inject intrigue, instantly.
Some Songs is cathartic, raw, and confessional at the core. The perfect jump-on point for newly discovered fans as HRT SZN prepares to ascend to mainstream popularity. The latest effort is a prelude to a full-length release expected late-2021 via HRTSZN/Triangle. For more on HRT SZN, follow him on Instagram.
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Nolan Arenado of the Rockies and Matt Chapman of the A's have quickly developed reputations as the best defensive third basemen in the game, and on Friday, they were honored as Major League Baseball's premier defenders as the recipients of the 2018 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards.
Established in 2011, the Platinum Glove Awards are given to the best defender in each league, as selected via a fan vote from among the Gold Glove Award winners at each position. Arenado earned his second consecutive Platinum Glove Award, while Chapman is a first-time winner, joining Adrian Beltre ('11, '12) and Manny Machado ('13) as American League third basemen to receive the honor.
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The connection between Arenado and Chapman runs deeper than just the position they play. The two were high school teammates at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif., with Chapman the backup to Arenado, two years his elder. That makes them the first pair of former high school teammates to win Platinum Glove Awards in the same year. It's also the first time that two players at the same position have won in the same year.
Chapman's 29 defensive runs saved in 2018, according to FanGraphs, were the best among all defenders and led all third basemen by a wide margin, with the Braves' Johan Camargo and the Giants' Evan Longoria tying for a distant second with seven. Arenado clocked in at five defensive runs saved after leading all MLB third basemen in the stat for the past three years.