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Q: edit profile page for useraccounts:bootstrap I am pretty new to meteor and I am trying to make my first app which should have a profile page, later also with picture upload depending on user group.
As I understand I do not need a extra collection and subscription.
I am using useraccounts:bootstrap package with accounts-password. I added some custom fields to the profile (firstName, lastName, country).
Now I want to create a update or edit page. I could not find any resources which could been helpful.
Do I need to write all the logic for example testing the email address by my self? Or is this included by the package.
Or is it better to create a new collection for users with meteor-collection2?
Thanks
Witali

A: Collection2 will just attach its schema to the original user collection (if you proceed like suggested in collection2 readme).
As far as I know, I'm afraid that you will have to create some publications. Since editing user should be considered as "must-be secure", I would advise you to take a look at the existing packages. I'm quite a newbie to so I didn't look into the code of alanning roles package (which is, I've been told, excellent).
I used https://github.com/perak/user-roles. I think the code is good and clear.
The same guy, perak, made a meteor code generator which is still a work in progress, but looks very promising to me. Get one of his examples with user account and look at the client folder. You will have, when considering his user-roles package, all the code to do what you want.
ps: for email testing, look at his files in the client/lib folder but it is just a regex

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Retail Ideas From Across the Pond
Not a day goes by without another innovation being announced in the tidal wave of new technologies affecting each of us. Over the past few years, the blockchain has increasingly been used in the supply process – in particular when the tracking of products is important. But today, with Web3, NFTs, crypto and the metaverse, it's getting harder for retail management to keep up with the Joneses. To help you do so, we take a look at how some European retailers are innovating or adapting in this respect.
The European Commission Sets the Stage
While Europe is made up of many countries, the European Commission plays a major role in the coordination of technological roll-out, through its Directorate-General of Communications Networks, Content & Technology.
A recent workshop organized by the EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum, set up by the European Commission, saw Antonis Polemitis, CEO IFF, University of Nicosia, cautioning European players on the importance of countering the evident strength of U.S. players at the "helm" of the blockchain and the metaverse. He called for the metaverse to have an open architecture, using the blockchain and NFTs as some of its working tools.
"A concern is that the view towards blockchain and cryptocurrency is predominantly from an anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer safety perspective. While these are valid discussion subjects, Europe's digital sovereignty seems pivotal in a future where a large percentage of the economy, society and personal interactions will take place in persistent digital spaces," said Polemitis. "There are more issues to address like constitutional, accessibility, economics and surveillance. The eminent decision lies on a closed metaverse dominated by American companies or a metaverse following open and interoperable standards. For instance, Linux is an open-source option in place of the Windows system."
According to Polemitis, the metaverse is inevitable and more uses will emerge in the future, adding that it is an exciting subject for computing, but a huge incentive for the European Union lies in deciding its format.
Alexander Whalen, the public policy manager for EU Affairs in Meta, says the technology has major potential, but the roll-out will take some time. "The purpose of Meta is not to substitute in-person experiences, as nothing will beat that, but for digital interaction to get better and more meaningful," he said, adding that the estimation for the metaverse and its improvements is to be realized over the next decade.
Whalen said that the evolutions with the metaverse are not going to be based solely on the U.S., but will indeed impact Europe. He added that the current transition to the digital world is cumbersome; especially compared to augmented reality with the use of mobiles; as headsets are a requirement for virtual worlds. The vision is, he says, to improve this aspect and provide a more seamless way to connect to virtual worlds.
MediaMarktSaturn Expands Crypto Kiosks into Germany
Staying ahead of the game means taking a leap of faith when it comes to providing new services. To this end, in cooperation with crypto vending machine specialists Kurant, Germany-based MediaMarktSaturn is offering a customer-oriented service that makes it easier for its customers to enter the digital world.
As part of a six-month pilot project, Saturn customers can exchange their cash for the two popular cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum in the three markets of Cologne, Dortmund and Frankfurt am Main. After extensive studies, the locations were selected based on the affinity for cryptocurrencies in the surrounding regions. The process is simple. After a one-off initial registration online, the customer loads a wallet app onto his or her smartphone. In the next step, the amount is selected at the machine. The app then creates a QR code — the address of the wallet. The code is scanned at the machine, the desired amount is paid in cash and the corresponding bitcoin amount is credited to the digital wallet.
Christian Stephan, head of innovation research at the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group said, "The demand for cryptocurrencies is enormous — our technology-loving customers in particular are very interested in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Bitcoin ATMs therefore fit perfectly into our service portfolio. Regardless of whether you are a crypto professional or a newcomer, with the Kurant machines, we offer our customers a quick and easy way to buy bitcoins while they are shopping."
The rollout follows an already successful test-run of similar kiosks by the retailer in Austria.
Fnac Darty Partners with Google for Data and Cloud Services
A new data-centric partnership between French electrical retailer Fnac Darty and Google is set to accelerate the group's digital transformation at a time when commerce is undergoing radical change. In a statement, Fnac Darty say the move will increase the group's innovation capabilities through data and offer customers enhanced products, services and experiences.
The deal involves the deployment of the Google Cloud Retail Search solution on fnac.com and darty.com websites, making Fnac Darty the first retailer in France to implement this new solution. The goal is to improve website performance by creating a "smoother process for customers to search for and discover products, and by making results more relevant."
Integration of data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence means the technology will — according to a Fnac Darty spokesman — help improve operational efficiency and customer experience, as well as support the group's innovation on new services.
"As a committed player, we care about our customers and want to help them make informed decisions," said Enrique Martinez, CEO of Fnac Darty. "Through this collaboration on data and cloud with Google, which is the first of its kind in the French retail sector, our customers will enjoy a more fluid, customized and distinctive online shopping experience. It will improve the performance of our websites through an AI-driven web experience that is ever more immersive and effective. As a result, the partnership will allow us to accelerate our digital transformation and continue to deliver on our everyday plan."
EU Legislation Set to Pave the Way for "Safer" NFT Rollout
The question of whether NFTs will begin appearing in European electrical retail (they are already available via some luxury goods specialists) remains to be seen. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) may have made headlines after celebrities spent millions on unique digital artworks, but NFTs have wider applications than online art. Video gamers use the technology to buy accessories for virtual characters, and an active market has developed for online racing, where players can buy racehorses or cars as NFTs and are able to win big in virtual races – with prizemoney in crypto of course. This year, the European car maker Alpine – part of the Renault group – innovated by creating unique NFT art cars – which sold for tens of thousands of Euros to gamers who race them online on the REVV Motorsport metaverse platform. All cars using the platform are NFTs and all play sessions are registered on blockchain — but the game looks and plays like the 3D car racing games that are played on a console or PC.
In June this year, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) proposal which covers issuers of unbacked crypto-assets, and so-called "stablecoins," as well as the trading venues and the wallets where crypto-assets are held.
This regulatory framework will protect investors and preserve financial stability, while allowing innovation and fostering the attractiveness of the crypto-asset sector. It will, according to the Council, bring more clarity in the European Union, as some member states already have national legislation for crypto-assets but so far there has been no specific regulatory framework at EU level.
According to Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the economy, finance and industrial and digital sovereignty, "Recent developments on this quickly evolving sector have confirmed the urgent need for an EU-wide regulation. MiCA will better protect Europeans who have invested in these assets, and prevent the misuse of crypto-assets, while being innovation-friendly to maintain the EU's attractiveness. This landmark regulation will put an end to the crypto wild west and confirms the EU's role as a standard-setter for digital topics."
The metaverse et al is only beginning its journey, with components gradually being built. In Europe, the key players have realized it's vital to stay ahead of the game and the "speak the language" — something any visitors to Europe will understand is part and parcel of the local culture.
Crypto Winter will last through 2023, says PayPal alum David Marcus

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Last week, Google Business Group - Cagayan de Oro was formally launched. It was attended by a number of business minded individuals who were interested by the power of Google Apps and I am glad to be the co-manager of the said community. As part of the group's vision to spread awareness of the usefulness of Google Apps in Business, I was assigned to do a talk on how Google Drive could be a powerful tool in the office. I use Google Drive every single day in my line of work. So, I was really excited to share my thoughts to everyone.
I presented three main issues with using Microsoft Office before. This was followed by how Google Drive was able to solve all of these issues that is why I decided to stick with it.
How many times have you found yourself not being able to work because you left your files at your home computer? Have you been using thumb drives to store your files so you could bring it anywhere? This is the common scenario for people who rely on Microsoft Office for all their documents and spreadsheets. Access to their files is limited to where their documents are. These files are usually just available on a specific computer.
This kind of setup has probably grown on you. But, I think you would agree with me that this is such a hassle.
With Documents and Spreadsheets in Google Drive, you experience the versatility of having your documents, spreadsheets and even presentations in the cloud. There is no need for data storage or backup since everything is handled by Google. If you have a smart phone, a tablet or a desktop computer, you just open your browser or the Google Drive app and then you can start creating and editing your documents on-the-go!
The blue screen of death, computer viruses, reformatting your computer, failing to backup, forgot to save. Are those situations familiar to you? I've experienced all of them too. They could make you lose hours, days or even years of hard work in just a single snap.
With Google Drive, you are guaranteed not to lose your data. It is completely powered by the Web. It even has an offline mode so you won't worry if your internet connection is acting up.
For instance, I lost my computer when typhoon Sendong totally washed out our area. Though I had to buy a new computer, I did not worry about my files. Everything was there in my Google account. I was able to access them immediately after logging in Google Drive on my new computer. Pretty awesome.
In an office setting, collaboration is very important. If you can make collaboration more efficient in business, the more productive people become.
Back when I was using Microsoft Office for my files, I had to make hard copies if I decide to have them reviewed by other people. Another alternative was to email copies to those people and have them send those back to me so I could finalize everything. It was a time consuming process and is definitely not efficient.
Documents and Spreadsheets on Google Drive were built for collaboration. This is where these apps stand out. They make collaboration easy and very efficient. Multiple users on different locations can edit sheets and documents in real time. Sharing is as easy as adding user accounts. Discussions on revisions are very efficient as you can easily put in notes and comments that notify the necessary people immediately. Revision history can also be seen so you will know who edited which and on what time. Those and a lot more. Collaboration becomes twice or thrice as fast. This equates to a boost in productivity! It's a win for businesses.
Those three issues were from my own personal experiences. I've found that Google Drive has solved all of them. It has made me and my team of remote workers more productive than ever. In fact, we've already streamlined a lot of our processes (schedules, to-do lists, plans, etc) on Google Documents and Spreadsheets. It definitely made everything easier especially that I work in a virtual setting.
This is also an exciting time in technology. We are witnessing the transition from a desktop installed software to software hosted in the cloud. A lot of the programs we are now using are powered by the web. We may not notice it but we are already using a number of them (Facebook games, email). It just so happened that Google is one of those that provided such powerful tools that greatly help people in business.
Google Drive contains a fully functional word processor, spreadsheet and presentation application. With the added benefit of accessibility, stability and collaboration that gives a productivity boost, it is definitely worth trying.
Let me know if you have your experiences with using Google Drive! I would love to hear those.


Jetruby Agency is a software development outsourcing company started in 2010 a YC Startup which specializes in web and mobile apps development. Nowadays we are very proficient in various business domains including real estate apps development, e-commerce, social apps, entertainment, CRM, ERP, SaaS and many many others. JetRuby Agency provides full-cycle software development and is focused on a single technology stack, not on providing tons of programming languages, every single specialist is available in-house. We are a team of almost one hundred and growing rapidly. I am in the chair of CEO and at the same time owner and founder.
Well, initially we were ambitious to start development of awesome and user-friendly apps that might be used in a variety of gadgets in every house globally. And we've come closer to this goal nowadays. Today a variety of startups have chosen JetRuby Agency to start their digital future!
Our business reputation is worth a lot. We do not outsource and work with freelancers under any circumstances as we are fully responsible for the high quality of our deliverables. All our software engineers are available in-house in our RnD offices, fully manageable by our PMO and Team Leads. Every client may easily knock on our door, visit our offices and meet developers assigned to the project personally.
First of all, we provide our clients with a thorough business analysis phase in order to make a future app even more viable. Deep technical dive gives us a chance to grasp inner sense of the product and understand the clients' vision, whether it is a startup or well-established business. Later on, our variety of business models provides sustainable flexibility to choose the most applicable for the sake of saving funds or shortening a timeline, where possible, within the project development. We try hard to meet the most extreme demands of our clients as we tend to feel their pain as our own. Their project is our product. Being a YC Startup, we know how to grow fast from the beginning.
Indeed, they are. It is very much more efficient to scale up the apps you develop or services you have received from your original developers. Whenever our tech team develops something similar to the previous project, developers always become more and more experienced. This gives additional value to all next-in-the-row clients because we are perfectly familiar with all possible bottlenecks happened within previous development. Right at the moment we are well-qualified in development of real estate apps, social apps, infrastructure, online shopping, entertainment, booking, education, geo-location, music industry, Internet advertising etc. Furthermore, focused on healthcare and finance sectors of economics. We have found that around 70% of our clients return.
Obviously these parameters are complexity of the interface and functional end itself, number of supported platforms and devices etc. Also a question of great importance is the quantity of developers in the team and their level of expertise, highly professional interaction between other teams within the project (UI/UX design, back-end etc.) One should also take into account whether the app is going to be tested for quality issues and bugs.
How much effort in terms of time goes into developing the front-end and back-end of a mobile app?
Typically the proportions of development hours greatly depend on the business logic of future application but normally it takes about 60% of front-end time and 40% of back-end.
Every mobile application should have its own focus audience, target market, segment etc. Before choosing the right platform, a product owner should perform sustainable market research to find out the devices prevailing in the area or group. The best choice is to have both at the end of the day, iOS and Android. But it should be a smart guess when one choose a single platform to go with. Another crucial thing is, when the functionality of the app is considered, one should bear in mind certain technical restrictions or limitations the platform might have.
Which platform do you suggest your clients to begin with when they approach you with an idea (Android or iOS) and why?
Again, it depends on lots of above mentioned factors. Together with our client we discuss all possible issues and ideas of the future app first. Later we come out with our best solution. We always care that client's funds should not be wasted and our choice should be really reasonable. Say, in case we develop an MVP or POC, we may suggest a hybrid technology for mobile development. When full-scale development is in place, our choice of native mobile stack is based on functionality of the app, target audience etc.
We are big fans of native development, though hybrid technologies are also something we like. This choice greatly depends on functionality of the app and approach towards the development. In an ideal situation we would definitely recommend to go with iOS or Android Native. That is for sure.
The price tag for the development of any mobile app is influenced by complexity of the functional end, design, number of supported devices and a variety of platforms, responsiveness, availability of fully detailed technical specification for the app, team composition, services provided along with the development itself. Mentioned are the key factors. Also it obviously depends on a model of co-operation a client may choose, either it is Fixed Cost, Fixed Budget or Time & Material. The more detailed the specification is, the far more accurate our estimation will be.
We have two available payment models. Either by milestone or by two-week iteration. It generally works in the following way. After iteration or milestone is over, we collect time report and send it to our client for approval. After the time report is approved, we send the invoice to the client. To be fair, we provide a certain flexibility to the clients who are loyal to us and have been cooperating with the JetRuby Agency for a long time.
Well, it depends on the situation and strategic synergy with a potential client, strategy of co-operation etc. But, we may effectively take up the projects with a minimum budget starting from around 10,000 USD.
Minimum was 14,352 USD and maximum was 2,71,199 USD.
We always offer the best business model based on our expertise, market research, functionality and idea of the app.


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Marc Alan Fishman: Rebooted, Rewritten, Revolting
I gave up buying comics monthly basically two years ago. The New52 let me down. Marvel's events didn't grab my gaze either. With Marvel's TV and movies being excellent alternatives, and DC's archives of animated adventures at my beck and call, I was as comically sated as I needed to be. And seemingly, I've not missed much in the down time since.
And then, seemingly out of nowhere, a whole mess of news hit the wires. The two biggest ones to note: Eric Stephenson of Image Comics had the same rant Robert Kirkman had five years ago, and Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, and plenty of other big names have had prior to them. My ComicMix compatriot Molly Jackson covered it well. For those who are afraid of clicking? Stephenson came out to proclaim it was time to stop cutting corners for short term success, and to celebrate our collective creativity to build new characters and such. You can't see it, obviously, but I've only got one eyebrow and one corner of my mouth in the "up" position.
Stephenson's call to arms aside, DC went ahead and announced their next short term success gamble "DC REBIRTH". What is it exactly? It's not a reboot. It's not a retcon. It's not a reshaping of their universe. No, they don't want you to think any of that. What it is, according to their own newspost, is a line-wide title relaunch. Which is so not a reboot, guys. The non-event begins in June with REBIRTH Specials for Aquaman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lanterns, Superman, Titans, and Wonder Woman. In the same month, there will be $2.99 releases – two times a month – for Aquaman, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lanterns, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Oh, and Action Comics and Detective Comics.
I'd like to stop right here to denote that during an interview about this so totally not a reboot, seriously dudes, DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio said (and he speaks FAST, so I'm paraphrasing):
"I thought that was a big issue (the price drop). We've seen a lot of resistance to the prices creeping up. And it was a great thing for us to get people to reinvest in DC Comics, with these double ships."
So, if you like Batman (and who doesn't!)… and you're ready to reinvest in DC Comics? Well then! Get ready for a REBIRTH special, and 4 issues of Batman between his self-titled release and Detective Comics. Five books in a month. And DiDio was quick to note that REBIRTH brings with it a "return to continuity" and "universe building". That's code for you'll want to buy all the books to see the bigger picture. If that doesn't set Eric Stephenson on fire from frustration, I don't know what would.
Therein lay the rub. Every so often, our best and brightest scream to the heavens with desire to change the world. But they seemingly forget their success doesn't work the same for everyone else. DC Comics won't invest in new characters, stories, and ideas when they can mine their history in an unending loop. When they hit the reset button twice a decade – or more – it equals short term sales spikes they then attempt to clutch to in order to reach that brass ring of sales they haven't seen since their last short term spike effort.
And don't think I'm not looking with a crooked eye at Marvel. Because it's a whole 'nother article for me to write about choking your coffers with continuity. All-New All-Different Superior Spider-Verse I'm looking at you.
The fact is no speech will change the way our medium works. The movies and TV shows will rake in the real profits, while the comics continue to build, destroy, and re-release in perpetuity. For better or worse… this is the way of world.
If you don't like it? Wait 6 months. It'll reboot soon enough.
(Image hat-tip to Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues!)
The Point Radio: Z NATION Gets More Life
SyFy has renewed their light hearted zombie drama, Z NATION, and we talk to showrunner Craig Engler and (former) star Tom Everett Scott on how they plot their path to be different than that OTHER zombie series. Plus actor Mark Consuelos gets us set up for the new season of ALPHA HOUSE, premiering today on Amazon Prime Video.
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The Point Radio: The Town That Loves Zombies
For six years, the town of Jasper, Alabama has been struggling to complete an independent zombie film. Now SyFy is shining a light on their plight with the docu-series, TOWN OF LIVING DEAD and we talk with resident Tina Teeter on how her life has been eaten up by they project. Plus BAR RESCUE star, Jon Taffer, is back with checkbook in hand but is there anyone who deserves his help?
We are covering New York Comic Con in a big way. To see what we are up to, follow us on Twitter and Instagram. And if you can't make the show, we are carrying LIVE video feeds from NYCC at our website, GetThePointRadio.Com starting on Thursday. Don't miss a minute.
Marc Alan Fishman: Con Shopping Extravaganza!
While I am buried deep under a pile of production – completing "The Samurnauts: Curse of the Dreadnuts #3" in time for Wizard World Chicago later this month – Editor Mike reached out to inspire me. In other words, he didn't want me to bore ya'll one more time with my annual bitching session regarding the passion of the indie creator. Instead, he suggested I suggest to you, my adoring public, a few books that I'm reading and loving right now… that do not come from the big two publishers. There was only one problem with this prompt.
Since I've been knee-deep in digital art-ing, lettering, editing, coloring, and laying out(ing?) a comic for the last month or so… I've basically all but stopped reading comics.
Of course I could fall back on my staple suggestions: Touching Evil by Dan Dougherty, Solution Squad by Jim and Rose McClain, Product of Society by Cheeselord Comics, and Monkey Fist by Sun Bros. Studios. But then it dawned on me, I could kill two birds with one stone! I could excite the masses about the passion of indie comics without suggesting any particular book at all. Indeed kiddos, I could be that good.
When the book is off to the printers and my life is freed up once more to consume amazing comics, I'll find myself at Wizard World Chicago. And where better than the annual comic con to take a chance to immerse myself in sequential fiction not otherwise touched by Mickey Mouse or Brother Warner. My plan is simple:
Seek books within Artist Alley, and Artist Alley alone.
Across dozens of tables will sit books built first and foremost out of passion. While it's likely true that Scott Snyder is symbiotically betrothed to Batman, at the end of the day the caped crusader is not Mr. Snyder's own creation. Not to get all Robert Kirkmanny here, but there's something to be said when a book is wholly the idea of a given writer (and/or artist). Without the constraint of an editorial office, calendar, or marketing strategy, an indie title has the least weight on its shoulders to succeed. Of course the alley cat who peddles the pulp sure wants due-payment and fortune. Suffice to say though, there are far fewer hands in the cookie jar wanting their rightful crumbs. Because of that, I've found that the independent book tends to push the edge harder conceptually speaking. And because of that, the books may not be as polished on the page, but they read incredibly in the mind.
Set a budget, and buy a breadth of material – not pour a fortune down one well.
As a creator I want nothing more than passersby to be so enamored with The Samurnauts that they feel compelled to purchase every last ounce of material available at the table. But turn that table around and I'm often a misanthropic cheapskate. In a case of "Fool me once, shame on me…" a few times I got snookered into less-than-stellar indie titles in my early twenties. Because this was well before the near-affordable print-on-demand days, these indie rags went for double the price of a typical DC or Marvel book. And they weren't in color. And they were poorly written, drawn schizophrenically, and sold to me under false pretense.
Well, a decade later, and I've crawled out from the behind the rock. My tactic is simple: Get the pitch, agree with the pitch, look over the product, ensure the product is priced appropriately, and make the damned purchase. But I digress.
The key to making the most out of exploring the Artist Alley is as I've noted above: it's all about trying out a ton, not committing to an entire series without first enjoying only a taste. If an artist is worth their salt, they'll make their line of work available to me after the show is over, or at very least offer up to me the next shows they'll do. In the day and age in which we live, social media is the great uniter. And any artist in the alley not taking advantage of the free services that open their art and products to the world simply do not deserve my continued business.
In essence, my trip through the convention will be amassing an unencumbered anthology specific to the genres, art styles, and creators I find most akin to my wants and desires. And with an open mind (and an empty stomach…), I'm going to make it a mission to be social. To look every creator in the eye, and proudly ask them to tell me about their comic.
And in a few weeks, I'm going to let all of you know exactly how it went. Excelsior.
"The Walking Dead" Is Bigger Than Football
Late, but worth noting: nowadays, TV shows based on comics outscore the NFL. And that's why there are seven new shows coming that are based on comics.
And among the people with real buying power, The Walking Dead won. Imagine that. We now have a new emblem of Americanness. "Oh, Cody was like the typical all-American kid in high school. Blonde hair, blue eyes, was president of the Walking Dead fan club."
via 'The Walking Dead' Is Bigger Than Football – The Wire.
The Point Radio: THE WRITER'S ROOM Opens Again
COMMUNITY's Jim Rash is back in THE WRITER'S ROOM for another season, and he previews it all here for us including an episode dedicated exclusively to comic book shows. Plus Tyler Labine talks about his new paranormal comedy, DEADBEAT, which is ready for your binge watching and Thanos will pull the Marvel Universe closer together.
Marc Alan Fishman: The Shoot Promo on Comics
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The professional wrestler C.M. Punk truly made his mark and broke free of the shackles of mid-card obscurity by way of his infamous pipe bomb shoot promo. For those not in-the-know, a shoot in wrestling is an interview (or soliloquy some of the time) wherein said grappler breaks the fourth wall. As relived in this week's WTF podcast, Punk was vivid in saying that this promo was done because he was at the end of his rope.
With the WWE wanting him to resign for three more years and Punk decidedly against continuing to not be the guy on the roster, Vince McMahon allowed him to air his grievances live on their Monday night broadcast. If Punk captured the zeitgeist, he'd be a made-man forever in wrestling (which, by my count, is a little over two years). If he failed, he'd be gone, buried back in VA halls wrestling for gas money, and be nothing more than a footnote in WWE's now 50-year history.
The shoot worked. Punk resigned, and ruled the company with an iron fist until he literally could give no more. The glass ceiling was shattered on the "norm" of the product, and wrestling now is forever changed. Well, maybe not, but I'll circle back round that idea in a bit.
Why do I bring this up? Well, for one, because it's topical to me. I was just listening to the podcast on my way home from work tonight. Beyond that, it dawned on me that with all the coverage and snark that exists in the world of comics… there is no C.M. Punk. There is no shoot promo to cut, on any live broadcast. There's only guys like me; indie creators and op-ed columnists chasing windmills and yelling into the wind. But this here is my stage. This here is my time. So, allow me to speak ill of the industry I wish every damned day I was a part of, but know full well I'll never actually see.
The WWE's CEO lives a double life as an on-screen performer. He enjoys his product not only for the money it makes but for the crafted product it actually is. Warner Bros and Disney are just faceless boardrooms ruled not by the glee in little kids' faces, but cold hard cash. Their publishing branches exist for one reason, and one reason only: to keep the movie and TV machines churning. Don't think for a second that your issues of Batman mean any more to the execs in Burbank than a roll of teepee. It doesn't. That rag in your hands? The one that has the blood, sweat, and tears of a dozen hard working men and women broiled into its pulp? It's an incubator of ideas for a movie or cartoon show. It's a crockpot keeping the license warm. It's a mosquito light that keeps the most vocal fans distracted. Go ahead, post your death threats if we make Afflec Batman… but hey! Look over there! It's Zero Year!
We all desire the notion that those behind the rich mahogany desks (being packed up in Midtown Manhattan in 18 months) lie overgrown fanboys and girls that just want to knock the socks off us, the ever-enduring fans of a dying medium. But it too is just a pipedream. The suits that run your comic book publishing companies are shackled to boulders far too big to drag up the mountain. Beyond the goodwill garnered by our little niche market, and the fervent fans that exist at comic cons lie those aforementioned suits in bigger boardrooms that still demand that at the end of the day everything be profitable. Profits occur when sales increase. Sales increase when gimmicks, #1s, and creators that draw a crowd are given the top spots. When a book stops earning what meager profits it can when it's hot, it's tossed out with the bathwater and things start again. The era of continuity is long dead. All hail the retcon.
The closest thing we had to C.M. Punk in comics was Robert Kirkman. He took his indie prowess and love of the craft and turned out The Walking Dead. Now, Kirkman is a suit. Behind a desk. Of a multi-media empire. He won the championship belt, and didn't even have to work for the man to do it. Now, he is the man, and no longer a voice of the voiceless. Like so many though, atop his mountain of money many years ago he gave birth to his manifesto wherein he challenged the industry to veer towards creator-owned projects. Hey Robbie! Trickle-down economics don't work in real life or in comics. If every known talent jumped off their pedestals at Marvel and DC to come make indie books at Dark Horse, Image, and Boom! the line to replace them would still be wrapped around the vacant Midtown offices and land somewhere in the opposite ocean. Everyone is replaceable when the end goal is product. Not good product. Just product.
The fact is this: After he changed the world and held the WWE title for longer than any wrestler in the last two decades or so, Punk took a much-needed break. When he returned, he was just as our resurrected Jean Greys, Steve Rogers, or Hal Jordans… a hero to be celebrated for what he was, not who he is now. A long and listless program against his on-screen mentor, and Punk is now booked right back in the mid-card where he started. The comic book industry has no panacea to cure itself of the ills we rally against. Just as the WWE fans buy their John Cena Fruity Pebbles Lunchboxes… so too do we comic fans flock to every worthless gimmick they shove on the racks. We make our excuses, we plunk down our money, and we bitch about it on the Internet later.
The only way to make change, is to make it. There is no utopia. There's only revolution.
SUNDAY: John Ostrander
MONDAY: Mindy Newell
Marc Alan Fishman: Jump In, Let's Save the World(comicmix.com)
Mike Gold: Screw The Zombies!
OK, folks. It's official. The zombie thing has gone on way too long. Time to stomp them back into the ground and move on.
Truth be told, and with all due respect to George Romero and Robert Kirkman, I was never much of a zombie fan. There's not a lot you can do with the buggers, and even by stretching the rules and applying our contemporary wussification of the monster legends… there's still not that much you can do with them.
There have been zombie stories that I've enjoyed, particularly Stan Lee and Bill Everett's classic "Zombie!" from Menace #5, July 1953. Twenty years later this inspired something of a revival with Marvel's black-and-white magazine Tales of the Zombie. Or, in other words, it took two decades and the combined talents of Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber, John Buscema and Tom Palmer to finally come up with a worthy sequel.
This is not to say that all subsequent zombie stories sucked. Not in the least. But the massive proliferation of zombies throughout our mass media has, you'll forgive the expression, choked the life out of the concept. By definition, zombies have no personality and not all that much to say. Their diet is really boring: only in St. Louis can the population stomach so much brain meat.
(I've eaten brains… once. Once. Believe me, it sounds better than it tastes. To quote musician Steve Goodman, "Even the cockroaches moved next door." However, it is more palatable than goat's head soup.)
As we continue to sashay through the 2013 convention season, it is tedious to see that so many cosplayers have chosen this motif as the subject of their craft. It doesn't take long to glaze over the horde; if you've seen one hundred zombies, you've seen them all. And by the time my second show of this year's convention season concluded, believe me, I have seen them all.
It's time for something new.
Maybe something that's actually… alive!
THURSDAY: Dennis O'Neil
FRIDAY: Martha Thomases
The Point Radio: Carell, Carrey & Buscemi Make Magic Happen
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE brings together Steve Carell, Jim Carrey and Steve Buscemi on a quest to bring stage magic to the big screen. They fill us in on how it all came about and how David Copperfield helped make it even better, plus Anna Silk and Kensea Solo talk about this season of SyFy's LOST GIRL and why the next season will be even hotter.
Take us ANYWHERE! The Point Radio App is now in the iTunes App store – and it's FREE! Just search under "pop culture The Point". The Point Radio – 24 hours a day of pop culture fun for FREE. GO HERE and LISTEN FREE on any computer or on any other mobile device with the Tune In Radio app – and follow us on Twitter @ThePointRadio.
The Point Radio: Allison Brie on Annie's Love Life
NBC's COMMUNITY has had more than a few changes this run of episodes and series regular, Allison Brie, shares how her character "Annie" will be dealing with "Jeff" (Joel McHale), plus Danny Pudi talks about how the show is still an undiscovered gem to a lot of TV watchers. Plus get set for the biggest DOCTOR WHO Con ever – and zombies are headed to Riverdale.


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A walkable Caloundra transport corridor
Queensland Walks was recently contacted by a member and Friend of Queensland Walks about concerns with the proposed Caloundra transport corridor upgrade.
Sunshine Coast Council is proposing a major road project in Caloundra. The project includes: 5 signalised intersections. A road through Ben Bennett Park from Nicklin Way. Widening of Oval Ave and Third Ave to 4 lanes (5-6 at intersections). A road through parkland from Bowman Rd to Omrah Ave. Information about the project can be found on the Sunshine Coast Council's website.
Complete the survey and have your say!
Article supplied by local Caloundra resident:
"Evidence from around the world is clear, increasing road capacity increases traffic and does not provide a long term solution to congestion. We acknowledge that access to Caloundra for all vehicles, including bicycle riders is limited and that another access is potentially justified. However, the proposed access provides an arterial style road (of a similar scale to Caloundra Road) and is expected to severely impact amenity and walkability in the Caloundra area. It is also expected to increase delays and safety issues for people including many children walking and riding between key attractors in the town including the high school, sports precinct, shopping centre and RSL.
We would advocate for a more modest traffic solution that is appropriate for the town and the area.
Our solution could be:
A two-lane road with a maximum speed limit of 50km/hr
Low speed roundabouts with raised zebra crossings on each leg to provide for people walking and cycling
Retain the zebra crossing between Stockland shopping centre and path/drainage alignment between cricket ovals….
Pathways, street trees and appropriate single stage crossings along the alignment, so that pedestrians are not forced to store and wait in the middle of a five lane road
Terminating the project at Bowman Road to avoid impacting valuable open space, and retain trees, creek and opportunities for improving use of this remaining natural area. This has established trees and provides high amenity and is part of the most direct route between the CBD and Stockland Shopping Centre for people walking and riding. It's also a beautiful part of the town that should not be converted into a new road."
That's a wrap on Queensland Walks Month – Thanks for joining us!
How do we measure up on walkability?
Brisbane Walkers
Walkability – why does it matter?
Join us at Urangan, Hervey Bay on 31st July
Escape in the Scenic Rim
How are you Travelling? video released
Brisbane trees


Liberals rage across the U.S. under the #NotMyPresident hashtag.
Less than 24 hours after the majority of American voters elected Donald Trump to become the next President of the United States, the liberal protest organization called MoveOn.org organized protests across the U.S. on Wednesday.
As if on cue, thousands filled the streets of New York, Chicago, Philadephia, Seattle and several other cities to protest Trump's election.
While most of the protests were peaceful, some were not.
There were several incidences of protesters burning the American flag and smashing windows, as well as blocking traffic and dozens were arrested.
In Omaha, police used pepper spray to disperse protesters.
In coverage of the protests, CNN captured one individual who seemed to advocate violence.


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Top 31 The First Avenger Movie Details
While searching the internet for The First Avenger movie facts, I found some interesting little known details. Obscure enough that most people could miss it, I want to make you a favor by creating ordered lists with the most intriguing hidden details.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) End Credits scene
In Captain America: The First Avenger, the "German" tank used in the propaganda movies is actually an m3 Stuart, an American light tank, as they were much easier and cheaper to find, especially at the start of the war
I have collected all the famous movie trivia questions with answers from Reddit and other sources. They can be very useful in quizzes or games, or simply to learn more information. Most of the fun The First Avenger details are suitable for kids.
A man dressed in red can be seen in a large tube during the Stark Expo 1943. This character is also known as the Human Torch, an android that could set himself aflame, created by scientist Phineas Horton.
Cap throws a Hydra agent out of the Valkyrie who screams as he falls in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). This is mimicked in The Avengers (2012) when he throws a mind-controlled Shield agent off the Helicarrier, who falls and screams in the same way.
The sound clip used during cap lifting Mjolnir is the same that they played during cap jumping the bridge in his first movie.
For the briefest moment, we see Meredith Quill(Starlords mother) saying hi to Captain America.
During his stage performance Steve Rodgers punches a man dressed as Adolf Hitler, which resembles the cover of Captain America #1 comic (1941).
When they are chasing the plane at the end of the movie, Tommy Lee Jones' character presses a 'K' button that makes the car go faster, referencing his role in Men In Black as K.
When Red Skull opens the box containing the Tesseract, his words "and the F?hrer digs for trinkets in the desert" are a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Nazis who visit the Red Skull are named after former members of the pre-Techno band Kraftwerk (explanation in comments)
Steve Rogers asks Abraham Erskine where he's from - "Queens...before that Germany." Erskine asks Rogers where he's really from and he replies "Brooklyn." In Civil War, he asks the same thing of Spider-Man and they both have the same replies.
Someone calls out Cap's location. Which is, of course, "on your left."
Hidden Details
When the kids are buying Captain America comics, they've removed Bucky from the cover, because it wouldn't make sense in this continuity.
The final shot of his theatre tour closely resembles his iconic round shield, which he had yet to recieve in the movie
Howard Stark jokes that 'Hydra won't attack you with pocket knives'. Towards the end of the movie, a Hydra agent does just that.
During the theater scene there is considerably more females than males in the theater. That is because most of the male population was drafted for the war.
After recently receiving the Super Soldier Serum, Steve jumps towards the fence with his hands reaching for the top, anticipating that he would need to vault over the fence like a regular person would. This shows how unfamiliar Steve was with his new powers.
Before Captain America gets his real shield he uses two random objects (Trashcan Top and a Car Door) as shields, both of which if combined closely resemble the final product of his real shield.
Tommy Lee Jone's character presses a red button in a car to make the car go faster. The button has the letter "K" on it. Tommy Lee Jones portrayed the character "Agent K" in Men in Black. His car also had a red button that made the car go faster.
Bucky tells Steve he's been assigned to the '107th'. Earlier in the film, Steve tells the recruitment officer that his father died of mustard gas in the '107th Infantry'. Even more reason for him to have become Cap.
When Steve Rogers says, "I'm in the middle of nowhere" he is actually about 100 km west of Prince Patrick and Melville Islands, Canada.
During the alleyway fight, you can see a wall poster about the the Brooklyn Dodgers, one of the sports teams playing on the radio at the end of the movie.
Rewatching all the Spiderman movies and got to Homecoming (2017) and noticed a photo behind the principal. Thought it was odd that it was black and white until I realized that the same actor was in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). The principal is supposed to be the grandson of Jim Morita.
Steve gets the wing logo for his helmet from the shirt he wore at Camp Lehigh.
Steve and Bucky have a short conversation that (inadvertently and perhaps unintentionally) reveals both of their fates in the MCU.
When Dr. Erskine is telling Steve about his denial to give Schmidt the super soldier serum, even though no sound is present in the flash back, you can make out the Dr. Erskine says "Nien" instead of "No" which is appropriate because they were in Germany.
Steve gets beaten to the ground by some tough guy. He gets up to fight more. In Captain America: Civil War, Steve says and does the same thing after getting tossed to the ground by Tony Stark/Iron Man.
During the fight between Red skull and Captain America on the plane, Red skull said this to Captain America. Then 9 years later in Avengers Endgame Captain America lifts Mjolnir.
The bush seen in the background of Camp Lehigh is actually a bench in the park where the scene was filmed
Peggy Carter asked Steve Rogers about why he doesn't dance and he explains he needs the right partner. He found the right partner in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
The First Avenger poster
The First Avenger Plot: Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.
I am pretty sure that you've watched The First Avenger, maybe in a theater near you or on the small screen, but probably not many of the small details have taken your attention. Most of the previous facts are hidden for some reason, but still, there is plenty of randomly forgetten stuff that makes the movie unique and interesting. The more you know, the more fascinated you'll be about The First Avenger and will watch it online, download or stream it again and again.
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director Joe Johnston
Production Paramount Pictures
Main Actors Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones
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Mainline deliveries slump by over 50% during first four months
By Max Kingsley-Jones2020-05-13T10:19:00+01:00
Deliveries across the two mainline aircraft manufacturers' production lines fell by more than half during the first four months to less than 200 aircraft, as the coronavirus pandemic began to have a major effect.
Airbus and Boeing delivered just 20 aircraft between them during April – including several that were military derivatives. Airbus shipped 14 aircraft – 12 A320 family aircraft and two widebodies (one A330 tanker and one A350). Boeing's six April deliveries comprised five widebodies and one military 737NG.
Airbus/Boeing deliveries: Jan-April
Airbus 2020 2019
A220 8 11
A320 108 183
Single-aisle total 116 194
Widebody 20 38
Airbus total 136 232
Boeing total 56 172
Grand total 192 404
Source: Manufacturers
For the four months of 2020 to date, total deliveries reached 192 aircraft, compared with 404 during the same period last year. This represents a 52% decline.
Overall, single-aisle deliveries have declined by 58% year on year, to 122 units. During 2019, the impact of the 737 Max grounding was already being felt as deliveries were suspended in mid-March. However, Boeing had completed 57 Max deliveries during 2019, prior to the suspension.
During the first four months of this year, widebody shipments were down 38% to 70 aircraft. Boeing – with single-aisle deliveries being largely military 737NGs and therefore at a trickle - had the lion's share of the twin-aisle sector, delivering 50 of the 70 widebodies handed over during the first four months. Airbus is yet to deliver an A380 in 2020.
In 2019, combined mainline deliveries stood at 1,243 aircraft – significantly lower than originally forecast due to the suspension of the 737 Max programme. Boeing is hopeful it will be cleared to begin shipping Max aircraft during the second half of 2020. This uncertainty, along with the unknown coronavirus effect on both demand and the supply chain, make full-year forecasts extremely challenging.
Airbus has already implemented output cuts across its lines by around a third, which chief executive Guillaume Faury said last month would remain for "at least two or three months". He added that Airbus did not expect to update or alter production planning before June.
BOC Aviation chief executive Robert Martin recently said he expected deliveries this year would be at "the lower end of the 600-1,000" range.
Airbus deliveries halve in the first six months
Airbus delivered 196 aircraft over the first six months of the year, half the figure of 389 it had achieved at the same point in 2019. The figure means the airframer managed to hand over 36 aircraft during the month. These included four A350-900s for Iberia, Air France ...
More Orders & Deliveries
JetBlue takes delivery of first A220-300
JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300, built in the European airframer's Mobile, Alabama facility.
Bombardier receives order for 10 Challenger 350 jets
Bombardier says it has received a firm order for 10 of its super-midsize Challenger 350 business jets, one of the largest orders of the year.
Alaska orders more Max jets to replace A320s
Alaska Airlines has ordered additional Boeing 737 Max jets as it targets phase-out of its Airbus A320ceo-family fleet by mid-2023.


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Every day, thousands of people all over the world decide to make a move into a whole new field and decide to try their hand at forex trading. Their reasons for doing this vary and their motivations are plentiful but the fact of the matter is that forex, or foreign exchange, trading is renowned for being the largest financial market in the world - even bigger than the stock market. People interested in trading are always looking at different methods and markets to trade on and forex is a market that is going from strength to strength, with more and more investors looking to use it to make a profit on their investments.
Forex trading is a type of trading where currency is exchanged from one to another as a means of making a financial profit. Those who trade in forex benefit financially from fluctuations in the value of the currency that they are trading in and use insider knowledge of the value to speculate when and how it will change. Traders do this with the end goal of making a profit on their investment. Unlike other forms of trading, people are not expected to enter the market with a high amount of capital or collateral, meaning that the market is one that is open to people from all walks of life, with all financial backgrounds.
Forex trading decisions are made based on a number of different factors. Traders use information that is readily available to them, referred to as fundamental analysis, like the news to make predictions on how the exchange markets are going to go up and down. Major financial change, such as a change to party politics or the collapse of a major company, are things to look at from a fundamental point of view when considering currency and forex trading.
An understanding of international economies is beneficial to people who intend on using fundamental analysis to aid in their trading. On the other hand, traders are also able to use technical analysis to inform their decisions- where fundamental analysis focuses on the news and things you can see explicitly, technical analysis relies on the correct interpretations of charts and the ability to recognise patterns in the price of currency. More suited to short term trading, such a technique can also be used by traders who are looking at longer termed investments. Traders combine their knowledge using the two types of analysis, giving them more scope to invest their money reliably. Financial forecasting such as these methods have been used in forex since the very early days. All you need to do to get started with forex trading is set up a free trading account - but take the time to learn the tricks of the trade first and reduce the risk of loss of capital.
Why do people decide to trade forex?
Unlike other types of trading, forex trading is widely accessible and there are a huge proportion of traders who are normal people with bog standard 9-5 jobs. Their reasons for trading may well differ from person to person but the vast majority use forex trading as a way of earning an additional income.
They are able to learn a skill that can potentially make them a lot of money.
At the end of the day, forex trading is a skill and isn't something that can be done with both foresight and insight. Whilst there is definitely potential to make a lot of money with forex trading, there is also the risk of losing money - it is real money that you are playing around with and you should only be willing to invest the money that you can afford to lose. The market itself can be particularly volatile and unpredictable so trading times can be especially short in terms of how long they take. Whilst it's necessary to leave money invested in stocks there for a while, this is not the case where forex trading is concerned. Forex traders can be in and out of the market within a matter of minutes, meaning that profit can be achieved relatively quickly if approached from the right perspective. Because of the market's volatility, you are fully aware of the fact that you are looking to get rid of your asset and there will always be someone who is willing to part with some of their money to acquire this asset from you - holding onto your capital in a market like this one does not make good business sense. With all of this in mind, here are 5 reasons you should learn how to trade forex.
It's a different approach to saving - don't let your pennies rot away in the bank.
Generally speaking, when saving money, the done thing is to set up a savings account of some type with a higher interest rate and to gradually move your money across on a monthly basis. Benefits here lie in the risk-free nature of the transaction but at the end of the day, the amount of money that you're gaining by doing this is minimal compared to the money you could make if you invested your money in something a little less traditional. Realistically, if you are choosing to invest your money in a savings account, you are actually losing money - taking a different approach and learning the odds and ends behind forex trading may well be a method of increasing your income and boosting your savings exponentially.
It's a secondary source of income - making ends meet has never been easier.
Whilst most people have the security blanket of having a full-time position, the average person would argue that they would be silly to turn down the opportunity to earn an additional income on top of this. Generally speaking, transaction costs are low, meaning that any profit you make through forex trading is yours to keep.
It gives you the financial independence you've always dreamed of.
Whilst starting off can be difficult, once you've established yourself and have begun to truly understand the art of forex trading, then there is a scope to make it full-time if you want to. If you find that you're doing well with trading, then deciding to take the leap and invest more time and energy in it could be a way of gaining the financial independence you've been craving. Getting to a position where forex trading becomes a full-time job is by no means an easy feat, but the best things are the ones that take the longest to achieve - if you are willing to work hard and feed that desire to learn, then you may find that you can make a career out of forex trading. If you're expecting to have instant results, then perhaps forex trading is not the one for you.
Forex trading is flexible earning in the sense that all you need in order to do it is internet access and a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Whether you're lying on the beach, sat in a coffee shop or else wanting something to fill your time in the evenings after you get home from your 9-5, it has never been easier to earn an additional income than it is nowadays. In spite of this, being a forex trader does not necessarily mean that you have to spend all day attached to your computer - economic calendars, for example, give traders the opportunity to plan when and where they will trade, giving them the freedom to live outside of their investment and their computer screens.
The market itself never sleeps, putting you in a very good position - you can choose exactly when you want to trade and use analytical information to work out when the best time to trade is. The vast majority of forex brokers operate online, meaning that it has never been easier to get yourself started.
I'm interested in getting stuck into the forex market - what do I do next?
If all of this sounds like something that you'd be interested in getting involved in, then you can sign up for a free forex trading course and find out if you have what it takes to develop yourself into a trader. It's important to remember that, as is the case with the vast majority of career paths, being a successful forex trader isn't something that will come easy, and dedication to the cause, inside knowledge and willingness to career out integral research will give you the drive to succeed. Being a forex Trader can be a challenging and emotional experience - traders have to be able to come to terms with the idea that, at one stage or another, you will have to deal with losses. Ensuring that you have no emotional attachment to the money you are investing is one of the keys to success.
Undertaking a forex trading course through Trading Education can help you understand the tricks of the trade - the vast majority of beginners to the field fail after their first attempt because they do not take the time to start to understand how the market works and don't take into account the factors that can significantly affect their success rates. There is a process to consider when tackling the market - learn how to trade forex through one of our courses and safely navigate the complex market of forex trading.


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'TripAdvisor for breastfeeding' app launched in South Tyneside to help support new mums
A mobile application described as "TripAdvisor for breastfeeding" will be promoted in South Tyneside in a drive to support new mums.
Thursday, 18th July 2019, 4:45 pm
Updated Thursday, 18th July 2019, 6:22 pm
Rates of breastfeeding in the borough have historically fallen below North East and England averages.
According to the latest data, around 30% of infants were totally or partially breastfed at six to eight weeks.
In a bid to raise awareness and support around the health benefits of breastfeeding, health bosses have agreed to promote the 'FeedFinder' app.
Breastfeeding mum. Picture c/o Pixabay
The free resource was developed with breastfeeding mums and helps them find, rate and share suitable public places to breastfeed.
As part of an ongoing 'Digital Civics' research project at Newcastle University, the app also allows users to review places based on how "breast feeding-friendly" they are.
A report, presented to South Tyneside's Health and Wellbeing Board states the app could have a real impact.
It reads: "Unfortunately, we live in a society that sometimes makes it difficult for women who want to breastfeed.
"The perceived lack of support from the general public means a lot of women choose not to breastfeed at all, or when they do, they choose to stay home to avoid any unwanted attention.
"We wanted to develop this free resource to show the local community how they can support women when they are breastfeeding, from a warm smile to a free glass of water – how other people's behaviour can have a positive impact on a woman's experience when she is breastfeeding – and how it may even help women to breastfeed for longer."
Public Health Strategic Manager on South Tyneside Council, Paula Philips, described the app as "TripAdvisor for breast feeding."
She said the council would share the free app alongside targeted promotion with workplaces and new mums.
Other initiatives include offering training to workplaces linked to the 'Better Health at Work' award.
According to a council report, increased breastfeeding rates could cut the occurrence of common childhood illnesses such as ear, chest and digestive infections.
They could also lower the risk of breast and ovarian cancers for mums, while saving the NHS up to £50million each year.
Following discussion, South Tyneside's Health and Wellbeing Board backed plans to promote the app.


Why Do Churches Switch Online Giving Platforms?
There's a pretty good chance your ministry accepts digital gifts in some way, shape, or form. It's 2019 after all! A donation page on your website, a mobile app, text giving, and giving kiosks all benefit the overall mission of the church. But, what worked for your church a few years ago may not be the best solution for you today.
Technology connects us in ways we never imaged. In our pockets, we carry a library, a radio, and a calculator. We stream live TV and make home movies on a range of devices. We interact in seconds with the church, friends, and family, and work, regardless of time or location.
When you stop to look around a crowded restaurant, park, or church before service starts, you'll notice a lot of mobile devices out. Even if you don't see them, chances are they're tucked away in a pocket or purse. According to Pew Research, over 95% of U.S. adults own a cellphone of some kind, and 77% own a smartphone.
We've all heard the stories of church members fearing the increasing role of technology when it comes to their personal information being exposed while electronically tithing. You can always explain to your congregation that online giving is quick, easy and convenient.


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Projects by Region
Capitol Crossing Platform
LERA is the structural engineer for a 1.2 million-sf multi-level podium being built over the active I-395 highway. The structure consists of both structural steel and reinforced concrete members, and the foundations consist of shallow spread footings and deep drilled shafts. The platform over highway uses structural steel transfer girders with precast concrete panel and cast-in-place topping slab to support the buildings above. The multi-phase project involves restoring the site to grade level and filling in the highway overpass, which will reconnect and redefine the east end of downtown Washington through the creation of three new city blocks.
The platform will support a 7-acre, 2.2 million-sf mixed-use development containing four office buildings and one residential structure with ground floor retail, underground parking and a 150-unit residential building in Washington's Central Business District. LERA developed multiple alternative framing systems for the platform and optimized the final design, including considerations for redundancy, fire protection and constructability.
Five levels of basement are located between the highway and several existing buildings on 3rd Street. To meet the multiple challenges of excavating adjacent to the highway and buildings, the foundation wall system is an optimized combination of slurry wall with temporary tie backs along the highway, and conventional cast-in-place reinforced concrete wall with a tied back H-pile, bracket pile and wood lagging support of excavation on the remaining three sides of the site.
The southwestern portion of the basement is located immediately adjacent to an existing masonry church with shallow foundations. To minimize the potential for damage to the church, LERA designed an innovative two-level mat footing foundation system that avoided the need for deep foundations adjacent to the church.
The platform construction meets the design requirements of both the Federal Highway Administration and the District of Columbia.
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Now is the time to break out of the circumstances that have been holding you from moving forward into your destiny. God has better things for you but you must make a life-changing decision that will make a difference in your life. How do you do this? You will do it if you will dare to do something different. Dare to take a "Risk of Faith". This risk will be different than anything you have ever done but doing it will build your confidence in the Lord and place you on the path to fulfill His will for your life.
A great message, Pastor Sebastian. I shared it on my Facebook page just now. I'll have to go back and listen to the previous lessons. I haven't visited in a couple months due to being swamped with work with not much free time. I'll have to catch up.
Thank you! This is actually the only video I have, the other messages were recorded on audio. I'm working on having more videos done. Blessings!
Doing just that, Pastor. Started my 6th book and it's totally different from the others. Taking that "risk of faith." 🙂 Blessings to you.


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Sheriff's Office FAQ: Hiring, Training, Policy and Discipline
Hiring and Training
What does the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office do to ensure its Patrol deputies make good decisions?
Hiring the right people, training them properly, and evaluating their performance throughout their career are among the ways we assure we have a workforce capable of making the right decisions in the field.
The Sheriff's Office sets high standards for hiring deputies. Applicants proceed through a rigorous process, including interviews and a background investigation. During interviews, applicants are asked to express their views and thoughts on diversity and the community. The background investigation includes an interview between an investigator and the applicant. The investigator also follows up with friends, family, neighbors, significant others, and professional contacts. This is an extensive process, designed as a fact-finding investigation to determine an applicant's core character and decision-making skills, as how they regard others and are perceived by others.
All law enforcement officers in the state attend the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) for 16 weeks of training. The Academy commits over 60 hours of instruction and training in community relations which includes effective communication, implicit bias, problem-solving, de-escalation, and ethics. More information regarding DPSST Academy training can be found here.
When patrol deputies return from the Academy, they receive field training with training officers for an additional 17 weeks. During field training, the deputy is directly supervised by a training officer during their entire shift. The training officer completes daily evaluations of the deputy. The deputy's progress and training are closely monitored by a sergeant, the training coordinator, the training sergeant and a lieutenant to determine progress and proficiency.
During the course of their career, patrol deputies receive regular feedback and annual performance evaluations. All certified personnel receive a minimum of 80 hours of training every 3 years. In addition, all staff receive ethics training on an annual basis.
What additional training do deputies receive for interfacing with people in mental-health crisis?
Since 2005, the Sheriff's Office has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and local mental-health agencies to build the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program. CIT provides information, tools and resources to enhance first-responder encounters with the individuals in mental health crisis or affected by mental illness — in jail and on the street — and reduce overall interactions and risk of injury or death. Every CCSO deputy receives this training first at the Academy, then again through ongoing Sheriff's Office training.
How often do deputies receive training on the proper use of force?
Our deputies are highly trained. Unusual for most law enforcement agencies, this training is monthly. Use of force is covered in monthly firearms and defensive tactics training. During these sessions, instructors cover state law, updates on case law, techniques, and issues of concern. Deputies are trained by expert staff who are certified instructors. Training also extensively covers de-escalation options.
When would a deputy use force on someone?
Our deputies are trained to use force only when necessary. If a subject refuses to comply with the lawful orders of a deputy and/or presents a threat of violence, the deputy may have to resort to force to gain control of the situation. In gaining control of a situation, deputies are expected to use only that force that is objectively reasonable to bring an incident under control, effect arrest, prevent an escape, or protect life, , as outlined in ORS Chapter 161.190 to 161.275.
There are several factors in the decision to use force — including the seriousness of the crime, the threat to the deputy or the public, and whether other options including de-escalation are available. Once a subject is subdued and detained, our deputies are taught to move the subject into a recovery position and render first aid as needed.
Do you follow the 'use of force continuum'?
At one time we did use a "use of force continuum"; however, this is no longer considered best practice. We are trained to use a reasonable amount of force based on the totality of the circumstances, as outlined by the United States Supreme Court in Graham v. Conner. This is national best practice. Our training is continually informed by current court case rulings and evolving best practices. Deputies are trained to continually evaluate the situation after application of force. You can see more on this topic here.
Are strangleholds and chokeholds allowed to restrain someone?
We do not train our deputies to restrict someone's airway and impede their ability to breathe. Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Policies and procedures are in compliance with HB 4203-A (2020 1st Special Session).
Are officers required to use de-escalation techniques before using force?
Deputies use verbal warnings or commands whenever feasible prior to using physical force and while using force. While every situation is unique, de-escalation is at the core of our work.
Deputies get extensive de-escalation training when they attend the police academy and again when they return to our agency for field training. This mandatory training continues regularly throughout the deputy's entire career.
Additionally, all deputies are required to attend a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, created with the help of NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness), which includes de-escalation training.
What systems are in place to identify if unnecessary force was used against someone?
Any time a deputy uses force, they are required to complete a Use of Force Report by the end of their shift. That report is then reviewed and approved for sufficiency of information by the patrol sergeant before end of shift. Each month, all patrol lieutenants — along with the captains who oversee Patrol, Training, and the Professional Standards Unit — review the prior month's Use of Force Reports. The reports are reviewed to ensure consistency in practices, determine training needs, and ensure the deputy's actions are within policy.
Can I view your policies?
Yes. Our policies are available online.
Does the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office utilize cameras — either in-car or body cameras?
Nearly all Sheriff's Office patrol cars are equipped with in-car cameras that capture multiple video angles around the patrol car and of the back seat, which is used to transport people in custody to jail. These cameras capture audio as well.
We currently do not use body cameras; however, we want to. The purchase and maintenance of body cameras for an agency of our size has been cost-prohibitive. In the next budget year, we will ask the County to appropriate funds for their purchase.
Are officers required to warn before shooting?
Yes. Whenever possible, warnings are issued.
How are officer involved shootings handled?
The Sheriff's Office, like all law enforcement agencies in the state, is required to have a detailed plan for response to deadly use of force.
The plan details the procedures and protocols for investigating officer-involved shootings that result in the death of a person.
Our plan was established in 2008 in accordance with Senate Bill 111 (2007).
Use of force incidents that result in the death of a person are investigated by the Clackamas County Major Crimes Team (MCT). The MCT comprises investigators from several different agencies within the county and is supervised by the Clackamas County District Attorney.
All investigation findings are presented to a grand jury for review to determine if any criminal laws have been violated, and to maintain public confidence through an independent review of the facts by an impartial body of private citizens. Under Oregon law, grand jury proceedings are strictly confidential and the details of the grand jury review are not open to public inspection, with limited exceptions (under ORS 132.270) when a grand jury enquires into the conduct of a public servant. The grand jury may only return a criminal indictment if all the evidence taken together would warrant a conviction of a specific crime by a trial jury.
Are all uses of force required to be reported?
Yes. All uses of force require a supervisor to be notified and a report completed before the end of the deputy's shift. The report requires supervisor approval. These reports are also reviewed by our training division, which looks for issues and trends and adapts training accordingly.
Deputies must report to a supervisor any employee that uses excessive or inappropriate force. Any complaint of this nature is investigated by our Professional Standards Unit to determine if the deputy's conduct violated policy. In compliance with HB 4205A, we will revise our policy to require deputies to intervene to stop unjustified or excessive force.
How are complaints of misconduct handled?
Complaints are generally handled by a supervisor; however, any member of our office may take a personnel complaint.
Complaints can be made verbally, in writing or submitted through our website.
Every complaint that the Sheriff's Office receives is documented and sent to our internal affairs team in the Professional Standards Unit (PSU).
PSU comprises two detectives and a captain who investigate personnel complaints and make findings. All complaints are investigated and, if sustained, discipline is determined by command staff.
If a complaint involves credible allegations of criminal conduct the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office is notified.
In some instances, we might ask an outside law enforcement agency to conduct the investigation for us.
What can you tell me about your discipline process for deputies?
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office uses progressive discipline to manage employee conduct. This system is set up to address and correct issues as they arise. If an employee repeats a disciplinary issue the discipline typically progresses to a higher sanction. In some instances, however, discipline can move directly to termination.
The Clackamas County Peace Officers Association may grieve and challenge any imposition of discipline on behalf of a deputy who is a member of their union. When that occurs, and an agreement cannot be reached with Sheriff's Office management and the County, the union has a right to ask an independent arbitrator to decide if the discipline should be upheld. The Sheriff's Office is required to abide by the arbitrator's decision.
Are there state standards that hold law enforcement accountable?
Oregon law mandates that the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training establish minimum standards that are required to be met and maintained by Oregon's providers of public safety — including police officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers.
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is responsible for certifying public safety professionals who meet all of the Board-established intellectual, physical and moral fitness standards, and for denying, suspending or revoking the certification of those who do not meet or fall below these standards.
By law, DPSST has access to the personnel investigation files of any certified public safety officer. The employing public safety agency is required to report to DPSST whenever a certified officer is terminated, or has resigned while under investigation. Related to this, any certified officer who is arrested or receives a criminal citation to appear or its equivalent, for any offense punishable as a crime, must personally notify DPSST within five business days.
What steps do you take to review your policies?
Sheriff's Office policies and procedures are reviewed on a regular basis — and also after any legislative action or major incident — to determine if they should be maintained in their present form, updated, or rescinded. All policies undergo a review for legal sufficiency and are approved by CCSO leadership.
Additionally, to meet and maintain the requirements of accreditation, CCSO policies and procedures undergo an independent review by the Oregon Accreditation Alliance every three years to verify our practices continue to meet standards for accreditation. The Oregon Accreditation Alliance provides an independent method of measuring the performance and accountability of police agencies. The Sheriff's Office has earned and renewed OAA accreditation since 2014. Law enforcement accreditation establishes a uniform set of "best practices" for police agencies that are consistent, measurable, and verified.
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Q: How to login with encrypted password in django I am using django.contrib.auth for authentication in my project, its working fine, Now i have to work on a module where super members have to login in it's member's account, he should have all the access of their account,
so I have to login with member's email id and their encrypted password automatically saved by django Auth while registering members.
user_existence = User.objects.filter(email=request.POST['email']).first()
    if user_existence:
        email = user_existence.email
        password = user_existence.password
        user = authenticate(username=email, password=password)
        if user is not None:
            login(request, user)
            return HttpResponse('user_connected')
        return HttpResponse('user_auth_failed')

Is is possible to encrypt this password or login with encrypted password, or it would be great if its having another solution.

A: You can simply log in as a certain user using
user = User.objects.get(email=request.POST['email'])
user.backend = 'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend'
login(request, user)

No need to run authenticate().

A: Django 2.x
You can create a custom authentication backend and override its authenticate method to authenticate using hashed password and username
# backends.py
from django.contrib.auth import backends, get_user_model

UserModel = get_user_model()

class HashedPasswordAuthBackend(backends.ModelBackend):

    def authenticate(self, request, username=None, password=None, **kwargs):
        if username is None:
            username = kwargs.get(UserModel.USERNAME_FIELD)
        else:
            user = UserModel.objects.get(username=username)
            if user.password == password and self.user_can_authenticate(user):
                return user
        return super().authenticate(request, username, password, **kwargs)

Then include this authentication backend in your project settings.py
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
    'yourapp.backends.HashedPasswordAuthBackend',
]


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Home St Peter the Apostle – Training Brothers & Sisters
St Peter the Apostle – Training Brothers & Sisters
Founded in 1889 in Caen in France, the Society of St Peter Apostle owes its existence to the original vision of Jeanne and Stephanie Bigard.
This mother and daughter team, through their contact with the Paris Foreign Mission Society, came to know some missionaries working in the Far East and established a strong rapport with them. Through their correspondence with many missionaries over the years they became convinced that the Church would never be truly established in new areas until the communities there had their own bishops, priests, brothers, and sisters. They believed that indigenous Church leaders were the only ones who could truly evaluate the richness of their own culture and traditions. They are in a unique position to preach the gospel in an effective way to their own particular culture.
Convinced of their vision for the development of an indigenous Church, Jeanne and Stephanie Bigard sold many of their possessions and placed these funds at the disposal of seminaries in mission countries.
Through the initiative and vision of these committed ladies, thousands of bishops, priests and religious have been supported in their faith journey through the help of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle.
Seminarians and Novices in 17 counties benefitted from funding sent by our office last year.
The Society of St. Peter Apostle (SPA) helps to provide the basic requirements of food and shelter to those entering religious life in mission countries while ensuring an adequate religious and spiritual formation.
Through the continuing generosity and loyalty of our donors, we were able to provide these basics to people in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Island, South Africa, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.
With our funding and support, those beginning the journey into their missionary vocations in these countries can look forward to fulfilling their calling and enrich their lives and those of the people they will serve.
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Since 2010, IFERISS has supported interdisciplinary research projects seeking to answer key questions on health and society, in partnership with regional authorities and key players. Research is presented over the course of the project in seminars that report on its progress.
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The news last night that Rep. Ron Paul has emerged as the frontrunner in Iowa seemed to shake many preconceptions about the Republican Party at their core, and tonight Rachel Maddow used the new data to come to the conclusion that it was a sign Iowa Republicans were not exactly sure what they wanted in a Presidential candidate. But beyond the politics of a party that can shift so quickly to Rep. Paul from Newt Gingrich, Maddow saw the rise of Rep. Paul as a sign that another force in politics was being negated: the repeated efforts of Fox News to portray Rep. Paul as a bad candidate seem to be falling on deaf ears.
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The poll numbers, to Maddow, reflected several truths for various candidates: for Gingrich, the fact that he had dropped eight points was a bit of a problem. For Mitt Romney, it was "rarefied air" to see Rep. Paul rising after a significant attack on Gingrich. That said, the reason for Rep. Paul's rise was unclear, given the rise and fall of every other candidate who is vastly different from Rep. Paul. "Iowa Republicans don't seem to want any particular thing," she noted, "they seem to want everything– in turn."
She then looked at the other half of her argument– that the tension between Rep. Paul and Fox News did not seem to hurt him. "It is possible to be a frontrunner in Iowa without wining the Murdoch primary," Maddow argued, playing an extensive reel of segments on Fox News in which a host or guest spoke ill of Rep. Paul. It was a different sort of attack than other candidates received, according to Maddow. "For a while, when Mitt Romney was really losing the Fox News/Murdoch primary," she explained, it was clear because he was not featured. Instead, Fox News has taken to "talking smack" about Rep. Ron Paul.
The bad news for Rep. Paul, according to Maddow, was that "Iowa itself doesn't much matter in the process of picking the Republican nominee for president anymore." What's more, the fact that he was the representative of small government in a party of small government that also supports the war on drugs and aggressive foreign policy did not bode well, either, unless, she argued, citing an clip of George Will debating Rep. Barney Frank on drugs, there is a viable "Barney Frank/Ron Paul wing of the Republican Party."
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The segment via MSNBC below:
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Taking the cricket fever up a big notch, Yahoo has created a sizzling high-energy Yahoo Cricket anthem, sung by singer-composer Vishal Dadlani. It's just out and already cricket fans are putting their spin on the intriguing lyrics! Yahoo Cricket has partnered with BIG FM, which will play the anthem throughout thepremier league season as its radio theme. This will be played across all 59 stations of BIG FM in India.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio racked up nearly $2 million in legal fees during investigations of his fundraising practices.
That's quite the hefty bill. Unfortunately for you, the Mayor will be handing you the check.
De Blasio has decided that taxpayers should be responsible for some of the financial burden.
The Mayor was being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI for fundraising practices. The practices in question are related to his 2013 Mayoral campaign, attempts to help Democrats win the State Senate, and the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit that was alleged to have provided favors for donations.
De Blasio claims he was "reluctant" at first to ask taxpayers for assistance, but ultimately decided they should contribute as the investigations took place during his time of government service. This is the part of government service where you, the citizen, serve as a piggy bank for the Mayor.
Even though De Blasio is exploiting city residents as a legal defense fund, he will still be responsible for covering $300,000 for non-government related work that he legally cannot force taxpayers to cover.
To avoid fronting that money, the City Council would need to establish a framework associated with raising money for a private fund to pay off non-public service, because there is no such framework in place.
Until then, it looks like taxpayers are feeling the burden for De Blasio's shady actions.
If you're tired of footing the bill for investigations, join Reclaim New York today!


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