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Polozov Sergey Andreevich
Chairman of the All-Russian Public Movement "STOPNARKOTIK", Deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Chertanovo Central Municipal District, Member of the Council for Problems of Drug Abuse Prevention of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.
Date of Birth: 03 June 1982
Born in the city of Taganrog, Rostov region. He has been living in Moscow since 1987 in the Chertanovo-Tsentralnoye area.
1999-2004. - Moscow Pedagogical State University. Lenin, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology.
Professional activity
Since 2002 - up to now - Curator of children's homes in the Altai Territory (2 in the city of Gornyak, 1 in the village of Sychevsk).
In 2004. organized, together with the Victoria charity foundation, the departure of children from d / d from all over Russia to the 1st children's camp of children's self-government. Subsequently, the camp became annual and was held until 2009. The purpose of the camp: teaching children and adolescents the skills of self-government, socialization, development and implementation of a project for children's self-government in d / d.
2006-2013 Lecturer at the Higher School of Pedagogy and Psychology, Moscow State Pedagogical University. Lenin in the discipline "Business Psychology".
In 2008. elected as a deputy of the municipal assembly of the intracity municipal formation Chertanovo Central (2008-2012).
In 2012 he took part in the elimination of the consequences of the floods in Krymsk.
In 2012. - Founder and Chairman of the All-Russian public movement STOPNARKOTIK, whose goal is the legislative victory over the advertising and sale of synthetic drugs on the territory of the Russian
Federation. As of February 1, 2016, the organization operates in 46 regions, in 69 cities, the number of activists is more than 5500 people
In 2012. Elected deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Chertanovo-Tsentralnoye municipal district in Moscow (2012-2017). Deputy Chairman of the Specialized Commission for the Implementation of the Law of the City of Moscow No. 39.
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Q: Why does my program not accept my boolean result that i am returning? All i want is to return true if x and y are both "true".
I want to use the switch/case method, instead of a simple if/else.
But i can't get the method to accept my return result.
Do you guys have an idea?
 public class test2 {
     public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){
        switch(x + "-" + y){
        case "true-false":
             return false; //i also tried "return x" or "return y"
        case "false-true":
             return false;
        case "true-true":
             return true;
        case "false-false":
             return false;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[]args){
        f(false,true);
    }
}

A: First off, the program as-is does not compile. The compiler will complain that method f is missing a return statement. The switch is exhaustive, however the compiler is unable to infer this exhaustiveness and thus complains that there is a missing return if no case matches. One possible solution is to add a default case as RamPrakash shows in his answer. Another possibility is to add a return at the end of the method. In my opinion, both solutions are sub-optimal, more on this later.
With the given fix, the code works as expected. The result is not shown on screen since it is never printed. A slightly modified version of the program gives the expected result:
class Ideone {
  public static boolean f(final boolean x, final boolean y) {
    switch (x + "-" + y) {
      case "true-false":
        return false;
      case "false-true":
        return false;
      case "true-true":
        return true;
      case "false-false":
        return false;
    }
    return false;
  }

  public static void main(final String[] args) {
    System.out.println(f(false, false));
    System.out.println(f(false, true));
    System.out.println(f(true, false));
    System.out.println(f(true, true));
  }
}

Ideone demo

I would suggest a different solution: instead of constructing a String-representation of both parameters, one could just return the AND-product of both parameters: x && y. For one, this gets rid of the sub-optimal return (albeit it on the end of the method or in the default-case). For another, this is more efficient, wrt. computational time and memory consumption.

A: Your code is too complicated and could be simply changed to:
 public class test2 {
 public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){
    return x && y;
}

public static void main(String[]args){
    f(false,true);
}

}

A: There should be a default return statement, it will not compile because it's asking return statement.
public class Test {
   public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){
        switch(x + "-" + y){
            case "true-false":
                return false; //i also tried "return x" or "return y"
            case "false-true":
                return false;
            case "true-true":
                return true;
            case "false-false":
                return false;
            default: return false;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[]args){
        System.out.println(f(false,true));
    }
}

A: Firstly your code won't compile and also it is not an efficient algorithm.
An efficient algorithm should look like return x && y instead of using switch in string.
No need to convert boolean to string. There are various ways of achieving what you are trying to do.
public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){
    return x && y;
}

Fix compile error by approach #1
Add default case to switch, something like below
public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){

     switch(x + "-" + y){

        case "true-false":
             return false; //i also tried "return x" or "return y"
        case "false-true":
             return false;
        case "true-true":
             return true;
        case "false-false":
             return false;
        default:
            return false;
      }

}

Fix compile error by approach #2
 public static boolean f(boolean x, boolean y){

     switch(x + "-" + y){

            case "true-false":
                 return false; //i also tried "return x" or "return y"
            case "false-true":
                 return false;
            case "true-true":
                 return true;
            case "false-false":
                 return false;
          }
         return false;
    }

A: add default in the end of case statement.
default:
   return true;

and then to see your function returning result in console, use System.out.println() to see in console.
System.out.println(f(false,true));

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This month we spoke to Duncan Howard at one of our oldest members, Castle Climbing Centre an exciting and established indoor climbing centre which has a long and interesting history. In 2020 it is once more developing the site and what it is able to offer climbers on site.
What do you/your organisation do?
We are an indoor rock climbing centre based in North London, constructed within a magnificent Victorian building, formerly a water pumping station (and yes it really does look like a Castle!) We offer multiple types of climbing spread over 5 floors, including 450 roped and lead routes from 8m to 13m in height and an extensive range of bouldering surfaces.
How long have you been an AIM Member?
Castle Climbing are one of the Mutual's oldest members joining in 2007
What's the best part of your job?
Working with a really passionate team delivering something we all love
What issues do you think the industry faces this year?
There is a lot of growth in the sector and I think there is a big risk of new operators not understanding how to manage the significant risks associated with indoor rock climbing. This could result in serious injuries for individuals and reputational damage to the industry as a whole
What benefits have you gained from being an AIM Member?
Aim have been fantastically supportive. Not only do you understand the business incredibly well you have a sensible approach to risk and risk management. This allows us to operate a facility that is still fun and challenging for our customers.
What exciting projects do you have lined up for the future?
We are opening a large extension to our building this year. Work has only just started but we're excited because it allows us to introduce a new discipline to the centre. We can now offer all three disciplines that will feature in the Olympics for the first time this year.
What is your favourite activity?
It's an obvious answer but of course it has to be climbing!
What activity do you want to try?
I'd like to try my hand at mountaineering one day
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ALAN SIMON/Big Bang: A French cat that never met any bombast he didn't like gets commissioned to make the soundtrack for a French theme park about space. So, he went out and did it right. NASA pitched in. 120 musos stepped up with a lot of fame in their ranks and now we can tell Tomita and his synths that he's no longer needed. Strap in and go galactic on this self contained work that makes it sound like you are as spaced out as you think you are---in space. If you still have a sense of wonder, you'll think this is as cool as I do. Well done throughout.
CROSS & JACKSON MUSIC
CROSS & JACKSON/Another Day: Sorry, but I can just see these two prog vets sitting around re-enacting the 'what do you want to do' scene from "Marty". The ex Crimson and ex Van Der Graafer finally decided to make some new prog rock--but do it old school. Often sounding like it might have been filtered though a Zappa generator with some Miles elephant funk thrown in for good measure, perhaps this foretells a McDonald & Giles reunion. When classic prog is what you know best, why go for anything else? They know what the real fans want.
MARTIN TURNER/Beauty of Chaos-Live at the Citadel: Here's a real you-are-there experience. This brick containing 2 cds as well as a DVD contains the entire performance of that evening. With Wishbone Ash classics mixing with solo career highlights, this is some serious hard rocking shredderooney. The might be no way to hide Turner's geezer status in pics, but when the picks are flying, he's as back in the groove as you could want. It's loaded with the kind of rocking that keeps you going long after the naysayers mumble you've passed your shelf date. A reminder of how things were that you wish were still that way.
FORWARD MOTION
FERNANDO PERDOMO/Out to Sea: In the same way that you have to give props to jazzbos that were born after cats like Miles, Tatum or Coltrane died but understand and respect tradition, you have to give this prog guitarist the same kind of props. Coming of age in the age of grunge, Perdomo finds his way back to the 70s when shredding was shredding and FM played music that drilled right to the center of your skull. With some real prog chops under his belt, his first all instrumental album is a blazing blisterer of hot stuff. Never playing a lick just for the sake of playing it, this cat is totally bad to the bone. Hot stuff throughout.
WISHBONE ASH/Raw to the Bone: Originally recorded well into their disillusionment years, this deluxe 2 cd reissue of a late 80s Ash date gets augmented with new mastering, unreleased bonus tracks and some BBC dates. Sounding very much like the arena rockers they once were even with changing up their sound and fury, it's still fist pumping rock that hits hard and is a tonic for the true believers. This ain't nostalgia no matter how old it is.
WISHBONE ASH/Twin Barrels Burning: A double cd deluxe reissue of an 80s date loaded with the spirit of keeping on keeping on. They had been to the top of the mountain, made some bad career choices and were once again rocking like upstarts with something to prove. This should have been dripping off 80s AOR radio, but alas. Loaded with unreleased goodies for real fans, this is hard rocking journeyman rock from the time when groups that consistently sold 100,000 were respected. A solid dose of hard rocking hard stuff, sounds like this once ruled American suburbs as raging hormones were in a state of looking for release. It sounds like timeless rite of passage music to me.
PETER BANKS MUSICAL ESTATE
PETER BANKS/Self-Contained Trilogy: In which we find the super shredder's 90's output remastered and all collected under one roof. Certainly one that changed with the tides (not necessisarily the times), he pursues his love of instrumental rock showing just how hot you can burn without upping the flames. A fully loaded collection of guitar rock by one who helped define it's contemporary vocabulary, hard core shredders may find this too mellow but guitar rock fans have a real treasure chest on their hands here. Check it out.
PETER BANKS/Be Well, Be Safe, Be Lucky...The Anthology: A look at Banks' career, mostly pulled from the 90s anthology of all that decade's works, there are some ringers here that should ring your bell as well. With a few sides from "Two Sides" that finds him in stellar company and a few unreleased goodies, prog guitar rock fans have a wonderful buffet here from a talented cat that deserved more than lapsing into journeyman status. Often timeless playing is in these grooves and non-devoted followers of fashion can air guitar this to their hearts content.
RIGHT HONOURABLE
DARRYL WAY/Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Rock: Just like jazzbos were screwing around with classical on the way to working their way into suburban rec rooms 60 years ago, rockers were pulling the same prank for the same reason 50 years ago. Way was the first to rock up Vivaldi and here we find him expanding the concept from just one track to an entire work. This is the first time Vivaldi has had a full on rocked up treatment like this and you have to wonder how Way beat Bond to that punch. Whatever. It might be loud and electric but it doesn't sound like it's that radical. The young 'uns might get into this when dad is spending some quality time with his second family and wants to relive his own youth through new ears. This set proves Way knows the way.
TURNEROUND
TED & MAJELLA/Better Together: However you felt about Ritchie Blackmore getting all Renaissance Faire after marrying his hot, young wife will probably color how you feel about Wishbone Ash's original shredder going all new age after marrying his hot, young wife. To be fair, Turner was already pissed off when he left Ash in 1974 and this positive, non drippy set of sentiments was powered by him being pissed off with the way things are now. It's the underlying rock chops that reach and make this more than a vanity project. Yes, the spirit of "Imagine' does flow through this and it might sound new age but it's far from your typical new age set. Think of it as sophisticated singer/songwriter material. They hit the target more than not and leave some dandy stuff in their wake.


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PATEL v. SESSIONS III
PATEL v. SESSIONS III (2018)
Hasmukhlal Gordhandas PATEL, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General, Respondent.
Decided: April 18, 2018
BEFORE: GILMAN, COOK, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges. Bhavya Chaudhary, Law Office, Norcross, GA, for Petitioner Joanna L. Watson, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Suzanne N. Nardone, U.S. Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation-Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent
Hasmukhlal Gordhandas Patel petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's (BIA) order dismissing his appeal from the denial of his applications for withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A), and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), 8 C.F.R. § 208.16. Because Patel abandoned his challenge to the agency's adverse credibility determination (which is nonetheless supported by substantial evidence), and Patel's due process rights were not violated during the proceedings, we deny the petition for review.
Patel, a native and citizen of India, entered the United States without inspection in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security instituted removal proceedings against Patel, who conceded removability. Patel subsequently filed an application for relief in the form of a request of withholding of removal under the INA and protection under the CAT. He rested both claims on the same ground—that he would be persecuted in India on account of his political opinion as a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Relevant here, Patel alleged in his application and affidavit that between 2008 and 2009, opposition party supporters stalked and threatened to harm him and his family, threatened to sexually assault his daughter, and had thrown stones at his home. Patel added in his affidavit that "[e]ven complaining at a police station did not stop them." Then, at his withholding hearing, Patel testified that six people on three bikes beat him with hockey sticks. Patel had no medical or other records to support this claim, but he presented a corroborating witness who described how "three or four people came in a vehicle," beat Patel with hockey sticks, and then "took [a] bike and ran away." Patel equivocated on whether he reported any of these alleged events to the police.
After the hearing, the immigration judge (IJ) denied Patel relief in a written decision. The IJ concluded that, as a threshold matter, Patel was not credible because: (1) there were "material discrepancies" between Patel's application materials and his hearing testimony; (2) Patel's hearing testimony was both "internally inconsistent" and inconsistent with that of his corroborating witness; (3) Patel gave vague descriptions of certain events "important to his claim;" and (4) he was "evasive" and "nonresponsive" throughout the hearing.
The IJ also concluded that the merits alternatively doomed Patel's claims. The IJ held that Patel was not eligible for relief under the INA because he could reasonably and safely relocate within India to avoid persecution, and he had not demonstrated "that he would be singled out for persecution ․ based on his political opinion, or that there exist[ed] a pattern or practice of persecution of similarly situated individuals" there. Nor, reasoned the IJ, was Patel eligible for CAT protection because he could safely relocate, and he had failed to provide sufficient evidence that he had suffered any actual torture in India, or that a pattern of such human-rights violations persisted against BJP members.
On appeal, the BIA upheld the IJ's adverse credibility finding. The BIA likewise agreed with the IJ's alternative finding that Patel was not eligible for withholding of removal. The BIA explained that the IJ's relocation and past-torture determinations were not clearly erroneous, and added that the record evidence also failed to establish that Patel was likely to be tortured with the consent or acquiescence of an Indian public official or other person acting in an official capacity, as required for CAT protection. Moreover, the BIA found no merit to Patel's argument that the IJ had "behaved in a biased or unjust manner" at the hearing or had otherwise denied Patel due process. This timely petition for review followed.
Patel argues that he credibly established his eligibility for withholding of removal, and that the IJ denied him due process by failing to provide any opportunity at the hearing to explain the inconsistencies the agency relied upon to find him incredible. "Where, as here, the BIA issues its own decision rather than summarily affirming the IJ, the BIA decision is reviewed as the final agency decision, but the IJ's decision is also reviewed to the extent that the BIA adopted it." Harmon v. Holder, 758 F.3d 728, 732 (6th Cir. 2014).
We begin with a brief note regarding the agency's adverse credibility determination. Unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion, we cannot reverse. Ndrecaj v. Mukasey, 522 F.3d 667, 675 (6th Cir. 2008). Here, although Patel generally contends that he met "his burden [of] establishing past persecution and demonstrating a nexus between the past persecution and ․ future persecution," he did not develop a cogent argument as to why we are compelled to conclude the IJ erred by finding him incredible. We therefore deem this issue abandoned. See, e.g., Vander Boegh v. EnergySolutions, Inc., 772 F.3d 1056, 1063 (6th Cir. 2014).
And even if it were not abandoned, the BIA reasonably concluded that the "totality of the circumstances"—namely, the discrepancies between eyewitness accounts of the beating Patel allegedly suffered at the hands of opposition party supporters, Patel's omission of that incident from his application and affidavit, and his omission from his hearing testimony of any mention of the specific threat of sexual assault against his daughter alleged in his application and affidavit—supported an adverse credibility determination. Indeed, these inconsistencies and omissions "[go] to the heart of [Patel's] claim[s]" of withholding for fear of persecution on account of a political opinion. See Liti v. Gonzales, 411 F.3d 631, 637 (6th Cir. 2005); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii). This determination is fatal to Patel's claims for relief under the INA and the CAT because both are based on the same ground. See Slyusar v. Holder, 740 F.3d 1068, 1073–74 (6th Cir. 2014). And because "an application deemed incredible will not be reviewed on the merits," we decline to address Patel's challenges to the BIA's adverse relocation and likelihood-of-future-persecution findings. Id. at 1074.
Rather than attempt to explain or reconcile any of the discrepancies identified by the IJ and BIA, Patel asserts that the IJ violated his due process rights by failing to provide him an opportunity to do so at the withholding hearing. We review de novo Patel's due process allegations. Bi Qing Zheng v. Lynch, 819 F.3d 287, 296 (6th Cir. 2016).
The Fifth Amendment entitles aliens facing removal "to a full and fair hearing." Huicochea-Gomez v. INS, 237 F.3d 696, 699 (6th Cir. 2001). A due process violation occurs only "when the proceeding was so fundamentally unfair that the alien was prevented from reasonably presenting his case." Hassan v. Gonzales, 403 F.3d 429, 436 (6th Cir. 2005) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). The applicant must show "not only error, but also substantial prejudice." Lin v. Holder, 565 F.3d 971, 979 (6th Cir. 2009) (internal quotation marks omitted). Here, Patel contends in a single sentence that the IJ never "raise[d] concerns about" the discrepancies related to "reporting to the police" or to the beating, and even "stopp[ed] [him] from testifying." But the record belies any allegation that Patel had no "full and fair" opportunity to address these issues at the hearing. See Huicochea-Gomez, 237 F.3d at 699.
Take, for example, the IJ's and the BIA's finding that Patel took inconsistent positions on whether he reported threats to the police. During the hearing, Patel's attorney prompted him to explain why he did not want to report anything to the police. The government then questioned Patel repeatedly about whether, and what events, he reported. The government also confronted Patel with his affidavit in which he stated that he had complained to the police, but Patel gave irreconcilable responses. First, he maintained that he must have meant the BJP had filed a complaint, and then recanted and asserted that he had gone to the police himself at some point. The IJ inserted himself into this line of questioning only to ask the government to clarify a question for Patel's benefit, and to ask Patel to explain why he thought he would be arrested if he reported the hockey-stick incident to the police.
Patel was also questioned, on direct and on cross-examination, about the hockey-stick incident. He was able to explain his version of events, describe his injuries, and mention a doctor visit. He was also able to present a corroborating witness. But when the government asked Patel why he had not included the beating in his application or affidavit, Patel again gave confused responses. Patel first asked: "What happened? What are you—which one?" The government then repeated that it was asking about the affidavit Patel had submitted with his withholding application. Patel still did not address the omission, stating vaguely that "[t]he things which ha[d] already happened in India with the affidavit which I have got a paper from India. That is what I have reported." It was only after these two failed attempts at eliciting a coherent response that the IJ admonished Patel for being nonresponsive and directed the government's attorney to ask his next question about the beating. Thus the IJ did not "prevent" Patel from testifying about the police reporting issue or the hockey-stick incident. And Patel's counsel could have revisited either topic on redirect, and sought clarification, but she did not.
Accordingly, and contrary to his assertions, Patel was afforded a reasonable opportunity at the hearing to explain these material inconsistencies. Although he faults the IJ for failing to "raise concerns" at the hearing, Patel bore the stringent burden of production and persuasion. See Liti, 411 F.3d at 640–41; see also 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b), (c)(2). Patel advances no support for the claim that the IJ had a duty to raise and address every possible inconsistency on an applicant's behalf. See Jin Ju Zhao v. Holder, 322 Fed.Appx. 437, 440 (6th Cir. 2009) (per curiam) (upholding the IJ's adverse credibility determination where petitioner had a "fair opportunity to explain the most relevant discrepancies in the record evidence"). Nor does Patel explain how the IJ's cited attempts to actively involve himself in questioning witnesses and to try to understand their testimony rendered the "proceeding so fundamentally unfair that [Patel] was prevented from reasonably presenting his case." See Hassan, 403 F.3d at 436. Indeed, we afford the IJ "broad discretion to control the manner of interrogation in order to ascertain the truth." Mikhailevitch v. INS, 146 F.3d 384, 391 (6th Cir. 1998) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). In sum, we agree with the BIA's conclusion that Patel "received a full and fair hearing on the merits of his" claims.
For these reasons, we deny Patel's petition for review of the BIA's decision.
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.


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Consumers are increasingly bombarded with messages. From emails and texts on their handsets, to a plethora of billboards on the road, it is hard to escape them. For oil and lube operators, the days of plastic letters on a marquee simply won't cut it anymore. Announcing a special or service on a static sign might not be enough to draw in the passerby — especially as many consumers simply tune out what they've already seen.
To stay ahead of the curve and ensure messages connect with the customer involves something with a little flair. This is where an LED electronic message center might help make the connection. LED signs can be banners or digital reader boards equipped with light emitting diodes to display editable messages.
LED signs are becoming increasingly common and are helping transform Main Street operations into something with a little Times Square pizzazz. LED signs are now available in monochrome or grayscale, which provide 256 shades of the same color, or in full-color with full motion video and graphics. Unlike other lit signs, LED signs are durable, use less power, last for years and are editable by the user.
"Today's LED electronic message centers (EMCs) have a higher resolution than what was available a few years ago," said John Kunze, director of Watchfire, a manufacturer of LED signs. "Retailers are getting more for the money. Today, you can show everything from large text to a video of a technician performing an oil change in full resolution color."
Because of the brightness of this technology, a one-inch character on an LED message center can be visible for up to 30-50 feet. The same character on a vinyl sign may only be readable at 10 feet. A nine-inch character could be visible and readable at 450 feet, while a 12-inch character could be seen as far away as 600 feet during the day and potentially further at night.
LED signs can last up to 100,000 hours, which is more than 11 years of continuous illumination, 24 hours a day; and at the same time they only use a fraction of the energy of an incandescent bulb. Because these signs can be on for long periods of time, users should take advantage of the ability to edit and refresh the message.
"The signs have been proven to increase sales for businesses, but the message really has to change to be effective," said Nancy Maren, executive director of the United States Sign Council (USSC). "If you aren't changing the message why have a changeable message sign? The purpose is to change the message."
The effectiveness of LED EMCs can be debated, but when used effectively they can help draw in customers.
"For people who sell products or services, these signs can help increase business," Maren added. "This is because you can change the message easily. Static signs are seen all the time, and people get used to them. The LED EMC provides a new message consumers notice."
Mixed Messages
An LED EMC not only changes the message change, but it can also address different aspects of a business. This can be very important for oil and lube operators who offer other services, such as carwashes. Instead of having to decide which part of the business could benefit from a sign, an LED message center can tackle both and more.
"We use it for our oil change, but also for the carwash," said Matt Evans of Walt's In Out 10 Minute Oil Change in Willmar, Minnesota. "We offer double point Tuesdays and Free Coffee Fridays. In addition to mentioning our oil change service, we can highlight these other things [on our sign]."
Keith Ballentine of Citgo Express Lube in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, shares the opinion that one sign can do double duty.
"We use the sign a lot and share it with the convenience store we operate," Ballentine explained. "It has both messages for the store as well as what we are doing with the oil change shop."
People notice these signs Ballentine added.
"At first we were getting people who actually mentioned seeing the sign when we put it up a year-and-a-half ago," Ballentine said. "We think putting up different messages has helped increase our business. I do feel anytime you can speak to the drive-by public it is in your favor more than it is not. This is really a good opportunity for grabbing that person who is driving by's attention."
One downside for operators such as Walt's In Out 10 Minute Oil Change is that its sign is hardly the only one in town. While the drag doesn't actually light up like Times Square, there are a number of businesses with similar signs.
"Everybody and their brother has gotten one of these signs," Evans added. "There has been a huge increase in the last two or three years, and it seems every business has one now."
This only necessitates the need to rotate the message.
"We've found the key is to rotate what is on the sign or people are going to start looking at the other signs," Evans noted. "If the customer sees the same thing day after day, they might just keep driving by. We bought an LED sign because it can be updated so easily."
Zoning Concerns
There are concerns that are keeping some oil and lube operators from opting for an LED sign. While cost and complexity are often cited by operators, another reason is local zoning may actually prohibit their use.
"If these signs came down in price I think I'd be interested," said Donald Britain of Master Lube in Waco, Texas. "But that's a moot point because the town won't let me have a sign that flashes or moves back and forth. They'll allow LED lights, but not ones that flash, so the more complex system is something we can't use."
David Beaty of Oil Stop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was also told by his local city council an LED EMC was OK but not one that flashes.
"We were told such signs would distract drivers," Beaty noted. "The city has told us we can't have a moving LED sign, so we have it in the shop instead, where it doesn't have the same impact."
Because of advances in the technology, many EMCs can be adjusted to meet local concerns.
"We don't believe there is any truth the signs will distract drivers," Kunze said. "One study we found is that accidents went down because drivers may slow down to read some of the signs. In addition, there is code-friendly software to meet the code in any location."
Other operators have considered the signs but felt they aren't right for their particular neck of the woods. The manager at Hampton Oil Changer of Southampton, New York, would only say that the LED signs were a little "too gaudy" for the Hamptons, and it wasn't something the customers would want to see.
"We do hear the fears over aesthetic, and we know some towns don't want to look like Las Vegas," Kunze admitted. "All the ads can be created tastefully. Instead of flash and video there can be a PowerPoint type of display that can be tastefully done and still help drive in business. Those businesses on Main Street can reap the positive impact from having an LED electronic sign."
The concerns over cost, however, are something Maren said is being addressed.
"As with any new technology, the cost comes down and the quality increases," Maren said. "The quality of today's LED EMC is already very good, plus LED is cheaper than other lighting technology and LED lasts a really long time. It sends a message that can change and hopefully can't be missed!"
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Intimacy: to know and to be known by God and another. Intimacy in human relationships requires dialogue, transparency, vulnerability and mutuality. For my husband, Mark, and I, it is in the relationship of marriage that we have most experienced God's refining and transformative fire in the crucible of intimacy and faith.
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Mingling of Souls? Last Saturday evening, 34 people began the journey to discover what Mingling of Souls means for them and their coupled relationship. Mark and I shared part of our 34 year journey of marriage and where God has stretched us and grown us towards intimate love, a mingling of souls. God continues to call us daily to complete surrender and trust in our relationship with God. God has been present and pursuing us through the life transitions,challenges,and obstacles of our marriage admidst the brokenness and woundedness of ourselves. God has deepened our understanding and experience of love for one another since we first said "I love you" and "I do" to the other. Most significantly God has gifted us with insight and experience into the the expansive love Christ has for each one us and for each one of God's children.
The second of our series Mingling of Souls will be happening in the Emmaus auditorium next Friday, October 13, 2017 from 7-9pm. The session title is called "Dipping Our Toes". We will hear from another couple, listen to video clips about courtship, engagement and the big day (the wedding!) along with discussion and exploration of ideas in small group discussion. We would love to have you join us. Come and check it out. Invest in your marriage relationship. Please email or call to let us know you are coming (or sign up on the church bulletin board) so we can plan dessert (yum!).


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Gender Politics in US College Athletic Departments
The Case of the University of Minnesota Merger
Authors: Kihl, Lisa A., Schull, Vicki D., Shaw, Sally
Provides an in-depth analysis of the gendered politics behind the merger of the women's and men's athletic departments at a university
Draws on historical documents, interviews, and media to illustrate the histor of gender segregated athletic departments in the US and internationally
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This book examines the gendered politics in the context of a merger of the women's and men's athletic departments at the University of Minnesota over a ten year plus span. Examining the athletic department merger helps us understand women's continual under-representation in University athletics despite Title IX legislation passing 40 years ago. Using interview with organizational stakeholders and archival document data, the book explores how organizational change in the form of a merger is gendered with relation to the premerger, merged, post-merger stages.
Lisa A. Kihl is Associate Professor of Sport Management in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, USA. Her teaching interests intersect sport ethics, policy, and governance. She has published in the areas of sport corruption, corporate social responsibility, athletes and governance, and leadership and organizational change in sport.
Vicki D. Schull is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Performance at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA. Her research interests include leadership in sport, gender relations in sport, issues in intercollegiate athletics, and organizational change in sport.
Sally Shaw is Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago, New Zealand.She has published widely in leading sport management journals. Her research interests include gender relations in sport organisations, sport organization governance, and the development of anti-homophobia policies in sport.
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Introduction and Theoretical Framework
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To Merge or Not to Merge: That Is the Question!
Minnesota's Merger Syndrome
The Rubber Hits the Road!
We Are Minnesota!
Lisa A. Kihl
Vicki D. Schull
Sally Shaw
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Hotels This is the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in the city.
IHG opens first Holiday Inn Express in Gurugram, New Delhi
By Travel Weekly Asia / September 10, 2018
The hotel is also just 30 minutes from the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Holiday Inn Express Gurgaon Sector 50 is located within in a mixed-use complex populated with a shopping mall, restaurants, entertainment and wellness facilities. The hotel is also just 30 minutes from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The usual amenities are available as well, including free high-speed internet in all of its 205 rooms, as well as a gym and a laundry room.
This week, InterContinental Hotels Group will be opening the Holiday Inn Express Guragaon Sector 50 — the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Gurugram. The hotel is part of a partnership with SAMHI for a portfolio of 14 Holiday Inn Express hotels in India.
Vivek Bhalla, regional vice president, SWA, IHG said, "We are delighted to launch the first Holiday Inn Express hotel as a part of our partnership with SAMHI, an eminent player in the hospitality industry in India. Our growth in India is fuelled by the Holiday Inn brand family, and this partnership underscores our commitment to grow our midscale offering in the country. Holiday Inn Express is our fastest growing brand globally, and we see further opportunity in the South West Asia market to expand our footprint."
Ashish Jakhanwala, MD & CEO, SAMHI, said, "We are very excited to inaugurate Holiday Inn Express Gurgaon Sector 50, the first of the 14 hotels Holiday Inn Express portfolio, under the SAMHI & IHG partnership. The conversion and the rebranding exercise of our existing portfolio to the Holiday Inn Express brand is one of the largest in the hospitality industry. We strongly believe that a combination of strong locations, a vibrant product and the power of the brand Holiday Inn Express, will lead the way for the midscale hotel space in India."
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Earlier this month, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2019) delighted audiences and critics with a brand new slate of exciting films, not least among them being horror movies.
I just love festival horror films. Most of the time, horror films that make the festival circuit are much more exciting and innovative than your run-of-the-mill major studio, teen-horror flick. They may not be the best movies in the world, and they may not be the scariest, but I feel that such films should be encouraged and promoted. Why watch the 8th Paranormal Activity movie when you could see something new and daring from some up-and-coming talent?
Enter TIFF 2019, which has done a stellar job of showcasing groundbreaking horror movies, some of which even went on to become huge hits commercially and critically speaking. TIFF 2019 has shown such films as The Grudge (2002), Hostel (2005), À l'Intérieur (2007), Black Swan (2009), The Lords of Salem (2012), The Ritual (2017), and Halloween (2018), among many others.
This year, the star at TIFF 2019 is Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, a moody psychological-horror film starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattison. The film is his follow up to The Witch, which took the horror genre by storm, dividing audiences and igniting a debate about what horror movies can do. Also at TIFF 2019 is the latest Nic Cage B-movie horror flick, Color Out of Space. There's also a bunch of indie horror films with promising premises and fresh, hungry talent in front of and behind the camera.
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First thing in the morning I'm going to be frank with you, my makeup can often look like utter sh*t. But, then again sometimes I spray my face after taking complete care and the setting spray has made my eyeliner and mascara run. I'd seen these cute Make Wand makeup remover (£6.50) by Too Cool For School, being advertised to me by Beautybay on Facebook, and thought might as well.
So the front of the box is deceiving, these magic wands are from Korea and the directions on the back are like looking at IKEA directions. So I've guessed on how to use it… pretty sure I'm doing it right!
The dual ended cotton bud is filled with a solution, and one side acts as a sort of lid to keep the solution in the tube. To use you pull the lid side off and the solution turns pink and goes down to the bottom and fills up in the cotton wool. It removes makeup mistakes so easy and in one little swipe, and I've been using the dry side to dry the solution off my face.
As I write this post I contemplate whether I have been the biggest sucker, cause could I have just used a generic cotton bud and some micellar water..?– Yeah probably. But something about just taking the top off and how easy and quick it was to use, is really appealing to me for some reason. And if it means my mistakes can be removed so much easier I'm on board.
I use a q-tip and micellar water or spit, no shame. But these do look so handy!!
I use a makeup remover pen from Hard Candy. I know elf has one too, but I haven't been able to find it where I live.
Ooh I've not heard of either before, but now I'm really intrigued!


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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Planning (Wales) Act 2015, Paragraph 27.
27E+WIn section 16 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, in subsection (1), in the definition of "statutory inquiry", after paragraph (b) insert— " but does not include an inquiry or hearing held or to be held in Wales under any provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 or the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990, ".
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We don't even realize the stream of crap we tell ourselves. Often, we are unconscious in our own self-flagellation.The words just flow and are on repeat.
Are the words supporting your health, growth, happiness?
Are the words tearing you down?
Start to practice 'the catch.' NOTICE when your inside words are tearing you down. Once you see you're doing it, visualize a stopsign and tell yourself, "STOP."
Stop the flow of crap.
Be intentional. Be forceful. Enough.
"Oh look there I go again. Enough already. Stop."
And if you need to, repeat it. But you'll notice that your thoughts will, indeed stop. Next up? Replacing the words with more compassionate languaging.
Instead of, "I'm so stupid."
"I am brilliant, but simply made a mistake. Mistakes are human. I'm human."
Tool: If you haven't read "Making A Change for Good" by Cheri Huber. I highly recommend. It's a way to step back from the voices, name them an start to see that you aren't the voices.


Richard Avedon's series of portraits exploring the faces of the American West has achieved iconic status in the photography world over the past 20 years or so for good reason. The exhibition consists of 124 portraits of working class people from states like Wyoming, Ohio, and Texas, which Avedon took between 1979 and 1984 on a commission from the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
The sheer size and steely definition of the images is impressive. There's nothing soft or friendly about them. It's no wonder that westerners took offense when the exhibition was first mounted in Fort Worth in 1985. Instead of depicting the west as a heroic frontier or the domain of wealthy oil barons, Avedon showed its everyday side -- the miners and hairdressers and truckers and hobos. Many people found the photos to be depressing and ugly. Those familiar with Avedon's work as a fashion and celebrity photographer thought he had gone off the deep end by portraying this grimy, totally unglamorous world.
I found myself transported to another time and place by those pictures, though in actual fact, you don't need to go far outside San Francisco today to find subjects very similar to those in Avedon's pictures.


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Celiac disease shouldn't hold you back from the diversity of cooking! Whether you are strictly wheat-free, or just watching your diet, this book is the first of its kind, specializing in gluten-free slow cooking. Ellen Brown, the author of the highly acclaimed Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking and Gluten Free Christmas Cookies, has created more than 150 new and original recipes for the first book to meet the needs of anyone suffering from gluten intolerance.


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PHOTO BY VINCENT KNAKAL Bobby Riggs Racket & Paddle Editors' Pick: A Healthy Dose of Fun Officially declared the fastest-growing sport in America and with devotees from former tour-level tennis professionals to Bill Gates to (most likely) your next-door neighbor, pickleball's popularity certainly hasn't skipped over San Diego. Case in point: Bobby Riggs Racket & Paddle in Encinitas. Named for the colorful former World No. 1 and Hall of Fame professional tennis player who founded the club and lived out his years in Leucadia, the former tennis club has been converted to feature 20 dedicated pickleball courts (one non-regulation tennis court remains for practice and instruction only) — a veritable mecca for local recreational and competitive players as well as host to a multitude of competitive tournaments. Co-owner Jennifer Dawson is No. 2 in the Pro Pickleball Association's Senior Women's Singles Rankings, just behind her doubles partner Cammy MacGregor, with whom Dawson took gold in the US Open Pickleball Championships earlier this year — proof positive this is no casual retirement pastime. bobbyriggs.net D.M.
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In Search of a Beautiful Blend of Materials and Form
In Search of a Beautiful Blend of Materials and Forms
Osamu Fujiki, an expert fabricator with Mazda's design team, creates new value by using different materials to show off the beautiful forms that are the foundation of interior cabin design. As he works with the ever more beautiful and innovative forms, he gives a unique aesthetic identity to the cabin space through an ingenious mix of elegance and playfulness. With his stitching expertise, Fujiki gives a new edge of beauty to products.
Giving Character to a Form through the Combination of Materials
Expert fabricators make realistic models using a wide variety of materials. Fujiki is an expert at producing fabric and leather interior parts in particular. "It is first and foremost important to create the form wanted by the designer," Fujiki says. "And then, I make adjustments to show off the beauty of the materials while exchanging ideas with the designer. In this way, I can create an expressive design that is distinct to Mazda."
When deciding on the surface design to adopt, Fujiki prepares dozens of real samples for comparison. "A slight difference in the seam location, for example, would make a big difference in the impression it creates," he explains. "We can't make a decision unless we produce real samples."
Bringing Satisfaction to Users through the Passion of Creators
Fujiki describes the process of using fabrics and leather to add an expressive texture to a form designed with meticulous care and attention as an effort to unite the passions of various people, "The seat design, for example, is decided after much trial and error," he says. "I'm proud of realizing my stitching work such that the passion of all the people involved in this process can be rewarded."
The surfaces of the seats and the steering wheel are places of direct contact between the car and its occupants. "I want people to think, 'This is good,' when they see and touch those parts," Fujiki says. "I want them to feel Mazda's devotion to design. If they do, I believe they will feel the joy of driving and love their cars all the more." Fujiki says that's exactly why he rigorously checks the quality of the materials and the stitching work.
To create innovative designs, Fujiki says it is important to have an open mind. "From time to time, the designer comes to me and asks, 'Do you have any new ideas?' So, I make it a routine to observe works of art for new inspiration. For example, I came up with a seam design that was inspired by the hilt ornament of a Japanese sword, and ended up being adapted for a seat seam."
Fujiki turns a conceptual idea into a form regardless of whether or not it can be used as an actual design. He says a form created in this way sometimes inspires others to create a new design. Fujiki continuously explores new concepts while exploring beautiful combinations of materials and form.
Mazda Design Creates New Products through the Harmony of Brilliant Technology and Ideas
It is essential for clay modelers to collaborate with digital modelers, who use computer software to create 3-D models. In this way, forms created through the art of sculpture can be checked with digital technology. Furthermore, the forms refined through digital technology can be further enhanced through clay modeling. Through this collaborative cycle, an attractive design that appeals to people's hearts is turned into a tangible form. And what starts as one person's passion, becomes energy that fuels the team as a whole, creating beauty that captures people's hearts.
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While the skies in some parts of the U.S. don't exactly scream "It's Grillin' Time" today, that doesn't mean we can't prep our summer-loving grills for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. If you're a charcoal fan you're just dumping out the old ashes, but if you've got an old gas grill taking up space on your patio, you might need to replace a burner to salvage it in time for summer.
A burned-out gas grill burner is often the reason consumers ship their trusty grill to the big barbecue in the sky — or the curb. But that doesn't have to be the case.
Instead of dropping a few hundred (or thousands) of dollars on a shiny new grill, you could simply replace the burner.
1.) Buy the replacement — That seems pretty straightforward, but before you open that wallet, make sure you know how many burners you'll need. There can be anywhere from two to 10 burners in a grill, depending on size.
2.) Cut off the gas — Disconnect the grill from its gas source, and make sure all knobs are turned to the "off" position.
3.) Remove the burner — Each grill is different in the way in which it secures the burner, however, CR found that most are held in place with hardware. Once you remove that hardware, disengage the burner from the electrode and remove it from the grill.
"Be careful during this step not to crack or otherwise compromise the ceramic insulator around the electrode, or it could end up shorting out," CR says.
4.) Install the new burner — Simply reverse the steps above: engage the electrode and valve opening, place the burner in its intended spot, and re-secure the burner.
5.) Test away — Make sure to test the burner after reconnecting the gas source. You don't want to run into more issues during your big backyard party.
While changing the gas burner in your grill seems fairly simple, CR suggests that owners could avoid having to replace — or at least prolong the life — of their burners with proper care.