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No. 20 University of Maine continued its impressive start to the season by posting a second consecutive shutout against Bryant University 2-0. The Black Bears added another win to the books and improve to 6-1. The Bulldogs were unable to get their first win of the season, dropping their seventh straight game and fall to 0-7.
Defense on both teams stood their ground for most of the first half by blocking several shots. With just 1:29 remaining, second-year midfielder Casey Crowley put one in, assisted by first-year midfielder Riley Field and second-year back Samantha Wagg. This was Crowley's sixth goal on the season.
"After that hat trick against California-Davis, this goal felt even sweeter since it was the game winner," Crowley said.
Maine finished the half with 10 shots with four on goal. Bryant University had one shot, which missed the goal.
Redshirt third-year goaltender Emma Cochran started in goal for the Black Bears, while second-year goalie Marissa Elizardo started for the Bulldogs. Elizardo made three saves in the first frame.
Maine Head Coach Josette Babineau switched goalies halfway through once again, as redshirt third-year Emily Corbett came into the game for the second half.
"We try to give our team the best opportunity to win and it has proven with two straight shutouts," Babineau said.
With 16:24 remaining in the second period, Wagg scored for the Black Bears to double their lead to 2-0, assisted by second-year midfielder Libby Riedl and second-year back Ella Mosky. This was Wagg's fifth goal on the season.
That is all the scoring the game would see, handing Bryant their sixth shutout of the season. In the second half, Maine had 10 shots with two on goal and Bryant had four shots with one on goal. Corbett made one save, while Elizardo also made one.
"I felt strong, but Maine was able to keep getting shots on me and a couple got through," Elizardo said.
Bryant University played next on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. on the road against the University of Vermont.
"We put in a great effort, but unfortunately came up short. Hopefully we can bring a positive attitude to the game on Sunday and get our first win," Bryant Head Coach Shaunessy Saucier said.
Field Hockey falls to UNC 3-1
No. 20 Maine squared off in a tough matchup against No. 3 University of North Carolina. It was a competitive game, but the Tarheels were too much to overcome as the Black Bears fell 3-1. Maine dropped to 6-2, while North Carolina improved to 6-2.
The Tarheels opened the scoring just seven minutes in when fourth-year forward Lauren Moyer put one in, assisted by fourth-year back Julia Young and third-year forward Gab Major. This was Moyer's fifth goal on the season.
"Scoring the first goal of the game is always a good thing, that way we control the momentum," Moyer said.
About 10 and a half minutes later, third-year forward Madison Cummings scored to tie the game. This was Cummings' 10th goal of the season.
"It felt great to tie the game against a tough team, we just couldn't get back in it at the end," Cummings said.
Only two minutes after the contest was knotted up, Moyer scored a second time to get the lead back for the Tarheels, assisted by fourth-year midfielder Caroline Plyler. This was Moyer's sixth goal on the season.
The score would remain 2-1 at halftime, with Maine getting four shots with three on goal and North Carolina getting five shots with three on goal.
Corbett started for the Black Bears, while fourth-year goalie Shannon Johnson started for the Tarheels. Corbett made one save in the half and Johnson made two saves.
To start the second half, Babineau, following her usual pattern, brought in the other of her two goalkeepers, Cochran. North Carolina Head Coach Karen Shelton also made a similar move, bringing second-year goalie Alex Halpin into the game.
At 2:21 of the second half, Maine had a great chance to tie the game at 2, but fourth-year forward Danielle Aviani's shot hit high off the post, which redirected out of play.
The Tarheels increased their lead to two goals at 8:15 of the period, where redshirt first-year midfielder Catherine Hayden scored. This was Hayden's second goal on the season.
With 11:22 remaining in the game, the Black Bears took a timeout to try to regroup and hopefully get two quick goals to get them back in the game.
In a rare move with 1:08 left, Babineau pulled the goalie to get another position player on the field.
"I thought it would make sense to make the move, particularly because there wasn't much time left and we needed another player trying to score down the field," Babineau said.
Maine couldn't muster a comeback and unfortunately came up short against a tough North Carolina team.
The Black Bears finished the second half with two shots and none on goal and the Tarheels were identical like the first half with five shots and three on goal. Cochran made two saves, while Halpin made one.
"Maine really played us well and kept the game close. I give them credit and we'll be aware when the playoffs come around," Shelton said.
Maine returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 24 on the road at 2 p.m. against Northeastern University. The University of North Carolina plays next on Friday, Sept. 23 at home at 6 p.m. against Syracuse University.
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Richest Female Soccer Players
by Jesse Kinney a year ago in records
Ever wonder who the richest female soccer players are? Well, here are the answers you've been looking for!
There is always a lot of debate surrounding sport. None more than the most popular sport in the world, soccer. The most common debates involve questions like: who are the best players in the world? Who are the fastest players in the world? What are the best teams in the world? One aspect that is not up for debate however, is the richest members of the soccer world. That is in black and white. Each player takes home a sum of money from their team, sponsors, endorsements, etc. Some of these players are more fortunate than others and earn enough to be considered the richest female soccer players in the world.
Even though she officially retired in 2015, Abby Wambach still makes the list for the richest female soccer players. Wambach was a huge contributor for the United States women's national team for over a decade. She is the leading scorer for both men and women with 184 goals in 256 games for her country. It is estimated that her annual salary was around $200,000 while she played, nabbing her the first spot on this list.
Laure Boulleau
The first French athlete on my list of richest female soccer players, it makes sense that Laure Boulleau plays in France. Boulleau, who plays primarily as a defender, is on Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Does that name sound familiar? It should, it's where former Barcelona star Neymar transferred to last year for an absurd $222 million!
It is clear that Paris Saint-Germain have the pockets to get the best players and that is exactly what they have in defender. Boulleau makes around $60,000 per year the with French giants, earning her a spot on as one of the world's best paid.
Nilla Fischer
The sole Swede on here, Nilla Fischer earns around $67,500 per season for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in Germany. The center-back has featured for the Swedish national team over 150 times and was the former captain for FC Rosengard (previously LdB FC Malmö).
Fischer made a statement in a match against Bayern Munich in 2017 while wearing a rainbow armband for gay rights. She received mixed reactions from the public, although the majority were positive.
Amandine Henry
Amandine Henry, like Laure Boulleau, is another one of the richest female soccer players hailing from France. However, unlike Boulleau, the defensive midfielder plays in America. Henry is currently employed by Portland Thorns FC, when she isn't representing France.
Portland signed her in the Spring of 2016, after she was a major reason why France reached the quarterfinals in the 2015 World Cup. For her efforts that season, she was also selected by FIFpro, the world union of soccer players, to their first team all world. Henry's salary is projected to be around $70,000.
Jonelle Filigno
Canadian forward Jonelle Filigno cracks a spot on this ranking. Filigno's estimated salary when she played was $60,000, which made her not only one of the richest female soccer players, but the highest paid Canadian player in the world at the time.
She played for the Sky Blue FC and the Canada women's national team. She has since retired from the national team, after winning a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
A name most people would recognize, Hope Solo has been a controversial figure in her time as a football player. Despite issues on and off the field, which includes her famous benching in the 2007 World Cup, Solo still brought in the big bucks. The talented goalkeeper has had a healthy paycheck for most of her career ($65,000 by Seattle Reign being the latest in her career). She also earned a lot from U.S. soccer (earning around $366,000 in 2015 alone).
Sydney Leroux
Sydney Leroux's recent move to the Orlando Pride does not deter her from a spot on this list. The forward moved from FC Kansas City to be closer to her husband, Dom Dwyer, who also plays as a forward for Orlando City. Leroux, who was also a part of the 2015 World Cup-winning squad, was receiving an approximate salary of $92,500 before her move to Orlando, which is definitely enough to rank on this list.
Marta Vieira
Being the greatest female soccer player on the planet and (arguably) the best of all time, it is no surprise that Marta finds herself on a list of the richest female soccer players. The best should get paid the most, it's as simple as that. The Brazilian superstar has represented Brazil at the World Cup on four different occasions and is the leading scorer for the competition with 15, with some being incredibly memorable World Cup moments in history. The goal machine also has five FIFA World Player of the Year awards in her trophy case.
While only being paid $41,000 after her transfer to the NWSL (the maximum that can be paid to foreign players in their first season), Marta's various endorsements and sponsorships see her being paid approximately $400,000 on a yearly basis.
Nicole Banecki
SC Freiburg and German women's national team forward Nicole Banecki is next up on my list. The talented footballer earns just around $90,000 for her work on the pitch. On pure salary alone, that makes her one of the highest on this list. She started her career of with Bayern Munich and has produced quality plays ever since.
The new face of the United States women's national team, Alex Morgan rounds out the list of the richest female soccer players. Morgan has become a household name in America and world football. She shared the cover with Lionel Messi of FIFA 16 (the first woman to ever be on the cover of a FIFA game) and take homes a salary of roughly $450,000 (with some reports saying she earns even more). Whatever the true number is, Morgan undoubtedly earns a boatload of money.
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The History Of Lasers
The word â??laserâ? is an acronym for â??Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.â? Albert Einstein predicted the possibility of laser technology in 1917, but the first laser was not created until over 40 years later. When the technology was first developed, it was billed as "a solution looking for a problem.â? Since that time, hundreds of uses for lasers have been found, in such diverse fields as medicine, printing, music, steel fabrication, art and space technology.
In 1954, the maser was invented by scientists, including several who went on to win the Nobel Prize. Maser stands for â??Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.â? The maser was a precursor to laser technology, and amplified microwaves instead of light waves. The first laser, using amplified light waves, was developed by Dr. T.H. Maiman in 1960. Maimanâ??s laser used a flash tube that illuminated a ruby cylinder. The name â??laserâ? was coined by Gordon Gould, a graduate student of one the inventors of the maser. Gould claimed to have developed the laser before Dr. Maiman, but did not file for a patent at the time of his claimed invention.
Diverse uses were quickly found for the new technology. The first medical use of a laser occurred in 1961, when doctors used a ruby laser to destroy a tumour. In 1965, only five years after it was first invented, a laser was put to use as a cutting tool on industrial diamonds. Since that time, lasers have also been used to cut such diverse materials as steel, titanium, paper, wood, fabric, glass and crystal. Lasers are also commonly used for engraving and drilling.
Throughout the 1960s, different types of lasers were developed, using a wide range of gases and other substances, and featuring differing methods of amplification. Lasers were first used as a visual art medium in the late 1960s, in laser light shows and light sculpture. In 1971, the first laser printer was invented, followed closely by the laser scanners that are found in most retail stores today. Fibre optic cables, which use laser technology, began to replace standard telephone lines in the late 1970s.
In 1982, the music industry was revolutionized by the introduction of the compact disk, which is played by striking the surface with a laser. DVD and Blu-Ray technology built upon the invention of the compact disk. Laser technology was utilized in the development of the modern computer, primarily in disk drives, disk burners, printers and scanners.
In the mid-1990s, lasers were first used to clean ancient statues and sculptures. This technology was modified from the process of laser engraving by using a weak laser that removes only the thin surface of grime and weathered material. Many ancient sculptures that were unable to be cleaned for fear of permanent damage were able to be restored and beautified. In 1997, Adele de Cruz, an associate professor of chemistry at Duke University pioneered the use of lasers to clean paintings. In a similar manner to cleaning sculptures, centuries of grime can be removed from paintings. Lasers can also read the materials present in the original paint, giving researchers a non-destructive means of analysing the substances from which the paint was made.
Lasers are used in many common products and industrial processes. Most people cannot go through their day without encountering numerous lasers, or using products created or improved by lasers. Although many great laser-based inventions have already been made, additional practical and beneficial uses of lasers are sure to be found in the future.
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The American architect Stanford White (1853-1906), a partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, was noted for his decorative inventiveness.
Stanford White was born on Nov. 9, 1853, in New York City. His father, Richard Grant White, was a distinguished Shakespearean scholar and a music and drama critic. At the age of 19 Stanford became an apprentice in the architectural office of Gambrill and Richardson, where he met Charles Follen McKim. By 1878 White felt that he must study architecture in Europe. For almost two years he lived in Paris and traveled extensively, sometimes with McKim and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, making sketches of buildings and architectural details, medieval ornaments, and armour.
In September 1879 White entered into partnership with McKim and William Rutherford Mead, creating the firm that would be responsible for setting a high standard of taste in America for the next three decades. The firm's greatness grew out of the fine blending of individual talents: Mead, the level-headed business man; McKim, the man of impeccable taste and determined persuasiveness; and White, the brilliant, imaginative artist-architect. Many of the firm's apprentices became the next generation's best architects.
White's first commissions were for houses and monuments. During the 1880s he built homes on Long Island with Renaissance decoration, Robert Goelet's mansion at Newport, R.I. (1883), and many residences for rich clients in New York City. He designed the pedestal for Saint-Gaudens's Farragut Monument (1881) in Madison Square, New York City.
To commemorate George Washington's first inauguration, White was commissioned to design a wooden arch (1889) in New York City's Washington Square. After the celebration, the public insisted on a permanent arch in stone, which he completed in 1892. The precedent for this arch is Roman; the clear, concise combination of classical ornamental ideas is White's.
White designed Madison Square Garden (1890) as a center for spectacular events. Backed by rich New Yorkers, including White himself, this daring project proved financially unstable, yet it continued for many years to serve a public need. His design offered color, gaiety, a Spanish exoticism, and consistency in style.
During the 1890s White was at his prime. He was involved with more than 70 projects, from tombs to fashionable men's clubs. The best tomb is in the Adams Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; its sculpture— a deeply moving, shrouded figure—is by Saint-Gaudens. The Metropolitan Club, New York, is outstanding for White's authoritative borrowing of Italian Renaissance and English 19th-century ideas; however, it is less imaginative than many of his residential designs. In planning residences he had the best opportunity to display his talent for small-scale ornament, often of an exquisite quality and always original in spite of its eclecticism.
Among White's other well-known projects in New York City are the Italianate Herald Building (1894); St. Bartholomew's Church facade (1903), imitating St-Gilles near Arles, France; the Gorham Building (1906), which shows his familiarity with Louis Sullivan's work; and the Tiffany Building (1906), resembling a Venetian palace. At the Military Academy at West Point, White, with the sculptor Frederick MacMonnies, executed the Battle Monument (1896).
In 1884 White had married Bessie Springs Smith; they had one child. White died tragically on June 25, 1906, when Harry Thaw, believing that White had seduced his wife, shot him in Madison Square Garden while White was watching an evening show.
A full-length account of White's life is Charles C. Baldwin's interesting Stanford White (1931). This may be supplemented by Gerald Langford, The Murder of Stanford White (1962). There is no thorough study of White's architecture. Lawrence Grant White outlines his father's career in a book of drawings called Sketches and Designs by Stanford White (1920), which contains mostly momentary records of what fascinated White in Europe.
Baker, Paul R., Stanny: the gilded life of Stanford White, New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, 1989. □
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Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
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Title: Song of the Nile
Author: Stephanie Dray
Publisher: Berkley Books
Website: www.stephaniedray.com
Song of the Nile is the second Novel of Cleopatra's Daughter written by Stephanie Dray. The first book, Lily of the Nile, was wonderful and reminded me how much I enjoy historical fiction. When reading a series, I always wonder if the current book will hold up to the story told in the previous book (or books). I am thrilled to say that Song of the Nile retained the strengths of Lily of the Nile while allowing the characters to grow with their circumstances.
Cleopatra Selene is no longer the frightened, young girl who was dragged into Rome as a captive. She has enchanted Octavian and convinced him to make her a queen. Although her ultimate goal is to return to Egypt as queen, she is determined to take part in ruling the country given to her husband, Juba II. Their marriage stands on ceremony alone and for much of the book, the two are apart. When Juba travels, Cleopatra Selene reigns and when she is absent the country's leadership falls to the council.
Each time Octavian summons her Selene's hopes for being named Queen of Egypt rise and she positions herself for power. While her womanly innocence was stripped from her, she now uses her feminine appeal to manipulate circumstances to her advantage. All the while she longs to see her twin, Helios, again.
Song of the Nile is much more adult in content than the first book of the series but this fits the story as Cleopatra Selene grows into her role as female leader and mother. Dray again gives readers a compelling story with strong characters and fantastic writing. While she also provides a very realistic historic setting, readers must remember that this is a novel, a work of fiction, and as such Dray has taken significant liberties with the factual story of Cleopatra Selene as recorded by historians. In her Author's Note at the end of the novel, Dray acknowledges these changes and also where she has filled information into periods of time in Selene's life which have been lost to us.
I was excited to hear that the final novel of the trilogy has been picked up by Berkley Books although I am unsure if a release date has been announced. Here is a link to my review of Lily of the Nile.
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Bill Gates buys 25,000 acres of Arizona desert to build a smart city
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By Jonathan Hilburg • November 13, 2017 • News, Newsletter, Southwest, Technology
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A Bill Gates-run investment firm is hopping on the thriving smart city trend and recently paid $80 million to acquire 25,000 acres of land in Arizona with plans to build a technologically-integrated community from the ground up.
Gates sees the city, tentatively named "Belmont," as a chance to build information networking into the bedrock of any future development there.
"Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs," said a representative from Belmont Partners, Gates' Arizona-based real estate investment group.
Currently an undeveloped patch of desert 45 minutes west of Phoenix, the future of Belmont might hinge on old-fashioned infrastructure. While currently without water or electricity, the city's growth would also be driven by the completion of I-11, an interstate highway connecting Phoenix to Las Vegas, Nevada. While the highway is tentatively set to complete construction in 2018, no timetables for Belmont have been publicly announced yet.
What has been laid out is how the land will be divided up. Out of the 25,000 acres, 470 will be used for public schools, while 3,800 acres will go towards retail, office and commercial space. The remaining land will hold 80,000 residences.
Arizona is no stranger to utopian city projects. The iconic Arcosanti, only an hour north of Phoenix, was founded in the 1970's with the intent of merging the built environment with the natural world. Sadly, Arcosanti's ambitious goal of demonstrating the efficiency of a smartly planned city never quite came to pass. While still a learning space and monument to designer Paolo Soleri, Arcosanti currently only houses between 50 to 150 people at any one time.
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"Smart" planned communities have a history of going awry, and Songdo, South Korea is a prime example. Originally built as an interconnected smart city meant to lure international investment, the majority of residents are now South Koreans who have been priced out of Seoul. Despite the underground trash system and personalized language learning programming for residents, Songdo also remains sparsely populated. Only time will tell if Gates' city will be an inclusive, holistically planned community, or just a test ground for Microsoft products.
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What is a discourse competence?
Discourse competence can be defined as the ability to use (produce and recognize) coherent and cohesive texts in an oral or written form (Bachman 1990b, p. 29).
What is the definition of a competency?
An easy definition of competency is that it is something you need to be able to do well in a specific job role. In order to demonstrate competence, workers must be able to perform certain tasks or skills with a required level of proficiency. A competency is broken down into specific skills or tasks.
What are strategy skills?
In its simplest form, strategic thinking is an ability to plan for the future. It's the capacity to prepare strategies and conjure ideas that will both cope with changing environments and consider the various challenges that lie ahead.
What are the three components of communication competence?
In the CEF, communicative competence is conceived only in terms of knowledge. It includes three basic components – language competence, sociolin- guistic competence and pragmatic competence.
What is strategic competence business?
Definition. A strategic management competency is the competency of a business organization to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage. Elements and structure of a strategic management competency — A 'competency' is made up of a discipline and a methodology to instill that discipline in an organization.
What are four key points of competent communication?
The four key competencies in competent communication are linguistic competency, sociolinguistic competency, discourse competency and strategic competency, according to the National Capital Language Resource Center.
What skills are needed for strategic planning?
They need to be able to examine all of the information available to them and then confidently make a thoughtful decision.
Delegating.
Assigning Leaders.
Building Consensus.
Establishing Measurable Objectives for Goals/Projects.
Creating and Enforcing Timelines.
Prioritizing.
Goal Oriented.
Confidence.
What are some examples of strategic planning?
Capability Analysis Change Drivers Competition
Economic Moat Estimates External Factors
Forecasting Goal Setting Goals
Implementation Market Analysis Overplanning
What is opportunity competency?
d) Opportunity Competency: It relates to the ability to recognize opportunity, ability to capture opportunity, ability to identify customers need.
How do you assess discourse competence?
Overall, assessing discourse competence should include, in addition to the ability to manage formal aspect, tasks that require students to interpret and infer relevant information beyond sentence and discourse to world context.
What is grammatical competence?
(Cook, 2008) defines grammatical competence as the knowledge of language stored in a person's mind. The term was first used by Chomsky in the 1960s and refers to the implicit knowledge of structural regularities of language in the mind and the ability to recognize and produce these distinctive grammatical structures.
What is relationship competence?
"relationship is the capacity to develop and maintain a constructive working alliance with clients" / the relationship competency is the foundation and the prerequisite for all the other competencies in professional psychology.
What is strategic competence?
Strategic competence is the knowledge of how to use one's language to communicate intended meaning. Foreign language students may develop competence in each of these three areas at different rates, but all are important in developing communicative competence.


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Media briefs and TV ratings
Radio ratings ... Price on the big issues -- blonde v brunette ... Daylight savings mystery at The West ... the mag numbers game ... Recession can be a marketers friend.
Radio ratings: Alan Jones and 2GB were the big losers in Sydney in the second radio ratings survey of 2008, reversing the gains the made in the first survey. 2GB shed 1.6 to 12.7 from 14.3 in the first survey, with Jones off as well, down a big 2.6 to 16.5 from 19.1. Mornings with Ray Hadley also lost, off 2.5 to 156.3 and there were smaller falls through the rest of the schedule. The big winner in Sydney was FM music station, 2Day which added 1.2 to 11.0 and was by far the major winner. The only other move of note up was the 0.8 share added by ABC Classic Music FM to 2.5. That put it ahead of its ABC stablemates in news Radio (1.6) and Radio national (1.7). Fairfax's 2UE lost a tiny bit of ground, 0.1 to 6.2 The big loser on 2UE was breakfast with Mike Carlton and Sandy Aloisi who shed 0.9 to 5.9. ABC 702 Breakfast in Sydney added 0.4 to 11.3 but 702 lost ground overall with a drop of 0.3 to a 10.0 share. In Melbourne Fairfax's 3AW added 0.3 in the survey to average 15.2. Breakfast on 3AW shed 2.2 to 10.0 but mornings with Neil Mitchell added 2 to 18.4. ABC Local Radio's 774 lost 0.9 to 11.4 overall in survey. Breakfast was steady on 14.3 and mornings lost 0.2 to 12.0. Fox FM added 0.4 to 12.9 overall to run second to 3AW. 774 was third. — Glenn Dyer
Price on the big issues — blonde v brunette: 2UE's Steve Price seems to hail from the Westacott School For the Advancement of Women in the Workforce. Listen here to the five minute grilling he gives Channel Seven weekend newsreader Chris Bath on her hair colour, bookended by his listener pop quiz — would you rather watch a blonde woman read the TV news than a brunette? Another leap forward for equality in the workforce.
Daylight savings mystery: WA is currently in the second year of a three year trial of daylight saving. It will be put to a referendum after the trial. There is a significant and vocal anti-daylight saving lobby in WA. That is not surprising as West Australians seem to be anti anything which changes the status quo — daylight saving, extended shopping hours, high rise on the foreshore, development on the Swan River, a new football stadium. One of the common complaints is that it's too dark in the morning for outdoor activities — swimming, walking, cycling, whatever. I am up every morning at 5.30 to walk my dog and I manage that OK in the dark. On Saturday 15 March, The West Australian published a picture on the front page which purported to show swimmers in a pool at 7am having to swim with the flood lights on because of the dreaded daylight saving:
I thought this was a bit dodgy and I made a point of checking how light it was at 7am the next day ie the 16th of March. It was in fact quite light, certainly a lot lighter than appeared in the West's photo. I sent off the following email on the 16th:
The photo of Bicton Baths (15/3) makes it appear quite dark at 7am with the lights needed to be turned on. This is strange as I was out and about at 7am on Sunday 16/3 and it was much lighter than in the photo, certainly light enough not to require any external lighting. Can the West confirm that its photo was actually taken at 7am and on what date? Further, can you please publish a photo taken at 7am which will confirm that it is still very light at that time, a time when families can take advantage of the benefits of daylight saving.
I had no response to that letter so on the 19th I sent off another, still no reponse. I continue to have serious doubts about the veracity of the claim that this photo was taken at 7am during the current period of daylight saving. I am concerned that this is a serious misrepresention by the West which they are refusing to acknowledge. If the published photo is genuine then why not respond to my query? — a Crikey reader
The magazine numbers game: We've always been mystified by the fondness of some magazines to adorn their covers with giant numbers proclaiming the likes of "1,492 Fall Looks!" and "666 Haircuts That Won't Make You Cry." This week, The New York Observer's John Koblin devotes 535 words to this numbers game, quizzing editors on their cover math. Interestingly, almost all of the people he spoke with distanced themselves from bigger numbers, pointing to readers afflicted with "numbers fatigue," but don't expect any numberless covers anytime soon. — Unbeige blog, Mediabistro
Recession can be a marketers friend: Previous recessions have provided big opportunities — spawning the brand-management system, soap operas, modern cable networks, airline loyalty programs, the IBM personal computer, the iPod, Crest Whitestrips, Axe body spray and — for better or worse — fast-food value menus. — Adage
Last night's TV ratings
The Winners: The repeat of Border Security on Seven at 7.30pm averaged a huge 1.751 million people, and the fresh episode of the Kiwi-made Serious Crash Unit was next with 1.637 million people. Seven News was next with 1.588 million and Today Tonight was 4th with 1.455 million. Home And Away was 5th with 1.304 million at 7pm and Nine News was next with 1.264 million. A Current Affair averaged 1.113 million and the repeat of CSI at 8.30pm averaged 1.107 million for Nine. The 7pm ABC news averaged 1.056 million for 9th, the elimination episode of The Biggest Loser was 10th at 7pm for Ten with 1.026 million and Ten's fresh episode of Law And Order at 8.30pm averaged 1.022 million for the 11th and last spot in the million viewer club. Nine's Olympic swimming trials averaged 938,000 from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, CSI New York at 9.30pm in repeat, 868,000 and Mythbusters 564,000 on SBS at 7.30pm.
The Losers: Losers? None really last night. The fact that viewers preferred to watch repeats once again exposes the hollowness of the complaints about the frequency of repeats on TV. After all Pay TV is based on repeats!.
News & CA: Seven News and Today Tonight won nationally and in every market. Having the AFL on Seven in the afternoon helped, especially in Melbourne, but seeing it finished at 5pm it wasn't such a big help in Sydney and Brisbane. But Seven News and Today Tonight had big wins in both markets. Ten News averaged 994,000 from 5pm to 6pm, close to its best of the year so far (excluding the Grand Prix Sunday last weekend). Audiences last night were around normal levels, or slightly better, even though lots of people were still not home from the break. The 7.30 Report averaged 780,000, Lateline, 317,000. Nine's Nightline averaged 243,000. World News Australia at 6.30pm, 204,000, 149,000 at 9.30pm.
The Stats: Seven won last week, won Sunday and won last night. Seven has now won four weeks to two (and despite what the networks say and do, advertisers take the Easter non-rating weeks seriously, they are paying for them!). Pay TV was strong last week with the NRL and AFL back for Fox Sports. Seven won Sunday night from Ten and then Nine; last night Seven won with 31.1% (28.6%) from Nine with 24.9% (25.4%), Ten with 21.2% (24.3%), the ABC on 16.2% (15.0%) and SBS with 6.7% (6.8%). Seven won all five metro markets last night Seven leads the week 29.2% to Nine on 24.4%, Ten with 23.2%. In regional areas WIN/NBN and Prime/7Qld drew last week. WIN/NBN won Monday night and last night Prime/7Qld won with 30.7% from WIN/NBN with 26.2%, Southern Cross (ten) with 22.0%, the ABC with 13.9% and SBS with 7.2%.
Glenn Dyer's comments: In TV terms things were quiet. Viewer levels were of course very low: the low point probably was Monday morning when Sunrise's audience tumbled to 293,000 but Today slumped to 180,000. I want to take the names of all those watching both channels and ask what were they doing on a holiday? Nine News and A Current Affair continued to be weak over the break, especially in Sydney. Last night showed how bored viewers were: the repeat of Border Security attracted more than 1.7 million viewers, which was higher than any audience for the current fresh series of the program on Seven at 7.30pm. People obviously veged out, even though there were fresher material (the Swimming or The 7.30 Report or Mythbusters) on elsewhere. That's Pay TV material! Even though last week was full of repeats and low viewing, Seven won easily and this is going to be a precursor of what lies ahead for the remainder of the year in most weeks. Nine is ahead of Seven in 25 to 54s, the key demo for advertisers, but will battle to stay there. Seven will win this week. On Sunday Nine's struggling Sunday had its best audience so far of 153,000 from 7.30am to 9.30am. That was probably because so far as the ABC was concerned, there was no current affairs last week so Insiders, Inside Business and Offsiders were off air.
Source: OzTAM, TV Network reports
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I looked at the sunrise times for Perth. On the 16th March, sunrise was 7:17am. Civil twilight (when it is light enough to do most things without artificial lighting, 20 minutes earlier) starts at 6:57, so the photo is quite reasonable.


I carry the words of my students with me everywhere I go.
Their dreams. Their hopes. Their wrapped up identities as they try to find their voice.
I carry the story of the boy who cried. The girl who fought injustice and the students who knew no better way.
I carry the hopes of teachers who share. Who reach out and ask for help. Who know that there has to be a better way and lay awake searching for it every night. Hoping to not feel so alone, hoping to not feel so crazy. I carry their words into the light whenever I can because we have all felt crazy, we have all felt devalued, we have all felt like we cannot teach one more day and yet have gone on, knowing that our students would wait for us with their dreams held in their hands, hoping that today would be the day that makes a difference.
I carry the words of my daughter who wants to be an artist, a singer, an animal doctor, but most of all a teacher. Who worries what others think and cares too much. Who wakes up tired and yet gives it her best. Who loves with all of her heart even when it hurts.
The words of the girl who had no food. The boy who had no friends. The child that wasn't really a child taking care of their sibling late into the night. Or the children who told me that school was not for them but for those others kids who had it all figured out.
I carry the words of the girl who knew she could do better. Of the child who did not conform. Of the student that made me cry and shake my head in frustration, knowing that I was not the best teacher I could be even though I wanted to.
I carry my own words, sometimes loudly, other times so quietly that I cannot hear them myself, so that others may see that they too can have a voice. That our world is made better when we share, even our fears. That we are not determined by our weaknesses but instead on our struggle to overcome them.
I did not set out to carry the words but they kept tumbling at me. And so I walk on knowing that my path is perhaps not set, but the words that I carry will push me forward, always hoping for someone to listen.
I carry the words of my students so that their voices can be heard. Of all of the kids who found their voice and now will never be silenced. The words that mean that their dreams live on, hopefully pushing the minds of others.
I carry the words and so do you. Let us never forget that.
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The Impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 on Businesses and Consumers
GSB Client Update
This alert was also authored by Victoria Redman, GSB's 2018 Summer Associate, located in the Seattle office.
On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the Act) passed with resounding support from both Republicans and Democrats, who voted in favor of the bill 73-0-7 in the Assembly and 38-0-3 in the Senate. The Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, imposes requirements on the processing and protection of personal data similar to, and in some cases, more extensive than the requirements under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25, 2018.
Which types of businesses will be impacted by the Act?
As defined by 18 C.C.R. § 17014, the Act protects "consumers" who are California residents. Additionally, the Act applies to any for-profit business (online or brick & mortar) that operates in the state of California, and either:
Earns $25 million or more in gross annual revenue,
Buys/receives/sells/shares, for commercial purposes, personal data of 50,000 or more people/households/devices, or
Earns 50% or more of their annual revenue from the sale of personal data.
The Act, however, does not impose liability for distributing consumer information where doing so:
Complies with the law, or any civil, criminal, or regulatory investigation,
Cooperates with law enforcement agencies,
Cooperates with public health and consumer reporting agencies,
Exercises or defends legal claims,
Uses a de-identified or aggregate consumer information format, or
Takes place wholly outside of California.
Consumers gain a new set of rights
The Act grants consumers various non-waivable rights, such as new rights (beyond California's "Shine the Light" law) to know whether, and to whom their personal information is sold or disclosed, as well as what personal information is being collected about them. The Act also gives consumers the right to object to the sale of their personal information, the right to obtain data collected about them in a "portable" format, and the right to require businesses to delete their information. The Act creates further protections for California residents by prohibiting businesses from denying services or charging higher prices to residents who exercise their rights.
In turn, businesses must provide consumers two or more methods to exercise these rights, such as providing a toll-free telephone number and/or a website address to make requests for information or privacy. Upon receiving verified requests for information, businesses have 45 days (up to 90 days when reasonably necessary) to provide the consumer with the requested information from the previous 12 months, free of charge.
Potential penalties and "public participation"
The Act designates the Attorney General as its primary enforcement authority and establishes civil penalties to be assessed for violations (up to $7,500 per violation). The Act also grants consumers a private right of action for certain data breaches, such as those involving unencrypted and unredacted data that are subject to unauthorized access due to failure of the business to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures appropriate to the information. Damages awarded are no less than $100 and not greater than $750 per consumer per incident, or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Finally, since the Act represents a significant departure from prior state data privacy laws, and continues to be a bit of a work in progress, the Act directs the Attorney General to "solicit broad public participation" in developing regulations to implement the Act and, as part of that process, to develop specific rules and procedures dealing with opt-out and other provisions within one year of the date of enactment.
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Doctor Sleep opens to anxious fans of The Shining: will it deliver?
In the modern day slew of Stephen King adaptations, yet another film will join the growing list. On November 8, the horror movie Doctor Sleep will hit theaters. The film will follow the events that transpire in King's book of the same name, which is the sequel to his popular release, The Shining, published in 1977.
Audiences will follow Dan Torrance as an adult, no longer the victimized child he was in The Shining. Although he hopes for a peaceful life, the consequences from his childhood unfold into a series of unfortunate events, roping him into helping a young girl with the same mysterious powers as his own.
Creating the movie Doctor Sleep introduced a difficult situation: would it take place in the world of the 1980's movie The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, or rather King's written version? The answer is both. Producer Trevor Macy comments on the contrasts that must be accounted for, saying, "...Our job is to thread the needle and take the best DNA from both (the adaptations) and hopefully bring that to the audience today in a fun, engaging way."
The team claims they will implement aspects from both works such as specific instances and plot points.
"I loved The Shining," says freshman Venassa Orlina-Mincey. "If it's anything like that, I'll probably watch Doctor Sleep."
The Shining is widely known for Stanley Kubrick's work in bringing the film to life. Doctor Sleep, however, will be directed by Mike Flanagan, who is greatly recognized for his works in horror such as The Haunting of Hill House and Hush.
Flanagan acknowledges the admiration for the precursive adaptations, yet claims he will bring a new perspective. "...the aesthetic of [Doctor Sleep]... how we're going to treat the material is the only way I think we can, we can walk away from this happy it's clearly my movie," Flanagan says when explaining the perilousness of copying Kubrick's style.
When asked to comment on her expectations for the movie, junior Nyah Clovis says, "I think it has a lot to live up to. The Shining was such a cinematographic masterpiece that I don't know how they can top it."
Despite hesitant audiences, Doctor Sleep is expecting a box office grossing of $20 million and $30 million on its opening weekend and has a rating of 82% rotten tomatoes, attributing to the potential it exhibits.
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[ January 19, 2020 ] Early Squad News: Man United take 21-man squad for Liverpool away	Squad News
HomeTransfer NewsMan United preparing to launch bid for centre-half after World Cup exit: report
Man United preparing to launch bid for centre-half after World Cup exit: report
Manchester United are preparing to make a stunning move for Belgium international centre-back, Toby Alderweireld.
That's according to the Daily Express, who say that the Red Devils are going to make their bid now that the other Red Devils are out of the World Cup.
The 29-year-old will now return to Tottenham Hotspur, where he has had an unhappy few months after being dropped from the team. With one year left on his deal, this could well be their last opportunity to get some sort of transfer fee for him.
In terms of fit for Manchester United, this would be perfect. Alderweireld is experienced and he also knows the Premier League inside-out, after spending a few years in the country.
He's tall, physical and a front-footed defender, and alongside Eric Bailly, it certainly looks like a partnership that could work wonders; on paper at least.
My only concern is negotiating with Spurs is never easy. Daniel Levy will eek every last penny out of Edward Woodward, and this saga may drag on for a while yet. Don't forget, the deadline is earlier than ever this year, as the English transfer window closes before the season starts on August 10th.
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findings of the court, and added the fol- | petitioner in the service after a lapse of lowing: "The evidence in the case is posi- three years, and thereby condoned the oftive and clear, and the findings of the court fense. But it has never directly or indisustained thereby. Lieut. Comdr. Bishop rectly intimated that petitioner was entiproduces no witnesses in his behalf, and the tled to pay during the suspension. statement made by him to the court is lame The judgment of the Court of Claims is throughout. There is no recommendation by affirmed. the court for clemency." December 3, 1867, the Secretary of the
(197 U. S. 356) Navy certified that the case was submitted
GUILFORD B. KEPPEL, Trustee, etc., to the President for his action in accord
V. ance with article 19 of the above act, to
TIFFIN SAVINGS BANK. which are added the words: "Approved : Andrew Johnson."
Bankruptcy-retention of preference until On February 8, 1868, the Secretary of the judgment of avoidance does not prevent Navy addressed to the petitioner a letter proof of claim. notifying him of the sentence of court-martial, and added as follows: "The sentence
A creditor of a bankrupt, who has in good of the court in your case having been ap
faith received a preference voidable under the
bankrupt act of July 1, 1898, § 67e (30 Stat. proved by the President, you are hereby dis
at L. 565, chap. 541, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, missed from the Navy service," etc. It is p. 3449), solely because given within four difficult to see how the personal approval months prior to the filing of the petition in of the President could appear more clearly
bankruptcy, and who has in good faith rethan in this case. In United States v.
tained the preference until deprived thereof
hy the judgment of a court in a suit by the Fletcher, 148 U. S. 84, 37 L. ed. 378, 13
trustee, still may prove the debt so voidably Sup. Ct. Rep. 552, there appeared only the preferred, notwithstanding the provision of certificate of the Secretary of War that the § 57g that "the claims of creditors who have proceedings of the court-martial were for
received preferences shall not be allowed un
less such creditors shall surrender their prefwarded to the Secretary of War for the ac
erences." tion of the President, and that "the proceedings, findings, and sentence are ap
[No. 116.] proved;" but it was held that the order was valid, though it did not appear that the President personally examined the pro- Argued and submitted January 6, 1905. Deceedings and approved the execution of the
cided April 3, 1905. sentence. Criticism was made in that opin
N ion of Runkle v; United States, 122 (s.O SA CERTIFICATE from the United 543, 30 L. ed. 1167, 7 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1141,
States Circuit Court of Appeals for the upon the ground that the circumstances of Sixth Circuit presenting the question wheththat case were so exceptional as to render er the creditor of a bankrupt, who has in it an unsafe precedent in any other. It was good faith received a merely voidable prefheld in that case that there was no suffi- erence, may prove his claim, where he has cient evidence that the action of the court- retained the preference until deprived theremartial was approved, and it followed that of by the judgment of a court in a suit by the officer was never legally dismissed the trustee. Answered in the affirmative. the service. No such criticism can be made here, as it not only appears from the let- Statement by Mr. Justice White: ter of February 8 that the sentence of the
Charles A. Goetz became a voluntary court had been approved by the President, bankrupt on October 12, 1900. George B. but his approval distinctly appears at the Keppel, the trustee, sued the Tiffin Savings foot of the brief.
Bank in an Ohio court to cancel two real. We find nothing in this case of which the estate mortgages executed by Goetz, one to petitioner has any just reason to complain. secure a note for $4,000 and the other a note The proceedings of the court-martial were for $2,000. The mortgage to secure the conducted with a substantial, if not a lit- $4,000 note was made more than four eral, conformity to the law, and we must months before the adjudication in bankpresume, at least, that there was sufficient ruptcy. The mortgage securing the $2,000 evidence to support the sentence. While note was executed a few days before the drunkenness is not ordinarily considered as bankruptcy, the mortgagor being at the criminal, the intoxication of a naval officer time insolvent and intending to prefer the while on duty is a gross breach of discipline, bank. The bank defended the suit, averand liable to be attended by very serious ring its good faith and asserting the validconsequences. Congress evidently acted with ity of both the securities.
In a cross peforbearance and generosity in reinstating' tition the enforcement of both mortgages
was prayed. The court held the mortgage, it is to be observed that the facts stated in securing the $4,000 note to be valid, and the certificate and implied by the question the mortgage securing the $2,000 note to be show that the bank acted in good faith when void. The trustee appealed to a circuit it accepted the mortgage and when it subcourt, where a trial de novo was had. At
At sequently insisted that the trustee should such trial the attorney for the bank stated prove the existence of the facts which, it to the court that the bank waived any claim was charged, vitiated the security. It reto a preference as to the $2,000 note, but sults that the voidable nature of the transthat he could not assent to a judgment to action alone arose from § 67e of the act of that effect. A judgment was entered sus- 1898, invalidating "conveyances, transfers, taining the security for the $4,000 note and or encumbrances of his property made by a a avoiding that for the $2,000 note.
debtor at any time within four months prior The bank subsequently sought to prove to the filing of the petition against him, and that it was a creditor of the estate upon while insolvent, which are held null and the note for $2,000, and upon two other un void as against the creditors of such debtor secured notes, aggregating $835. The ref- by the laws of the state, territory, or diseree refused to allow the proof, upon the trict in which such property is situate" [30 ground that, as the bank had compelled the Stat. at L. 565, chap. 541, U. S. Comp.
, trustee to sue to cancel the security, and a Stat. 1901, p. 3449), and giving the assignee judgment nullifying it had been obtained, a right to reclaim and recover the property the bank had lost the right to prove any for the creditors of the bankrupt estate. claim against the estate. The district judge, On the one hand, it is insisted that a credupon review, reversed this ruling. The cir-itor who has not surrendered a preference cuit court of appeals to which the issue until compelled to do so by the decree of a was taken, after stating the case as above court cannot be allowed to prove any claim recited, certified questions for our determi- against the estate. On the other hand, it nation.
is urged that no such penalty is imposed by
the bankrupt act, and hence the creditor, Vessrs. John C. Royer, Henry Weller, on an extinguishment of a preference, by and Bunn & Royer for Keppel.
whatever means, may prove his claims. Messrs. George E. Seney, John L. These contentions must be determined by Lott, and Milton Sayler for the bank. the text, originally considered, of $ 579
of the bankrupt act, providing that "the Mr. Justice White, after making the claims of creditors who have received pretforegoing statement, delivered the opinion erences shall not be allowed unless such of the court:
creditors shall surrender their preferences." The following are the questions asked by We say by the text in question, because there the court of appeals:
is nowhere any prohibition against the proof "First. Can a creditor of a bankrupt, who of a claim by a creditor who has had a prefhas received a merely voidable preference, erence, where the preference has disappeared and who has in good faith retained such as the result of a decree adjudging the preference until deprived thereof by the preferences to be void, unless that result judgment of a court upon a suit of the trus- arises from the provision in question. We tee, thereafter prove the debt so voidably say also from the text as originally considpreferred ?
ered, because, although there are some de"Second. Upon the issue as to the allow- cisions, under the act of 1898, of lower Fedance of the bank's claims, was it compe- eral courts, which are referred to in the tent, in explanation of the judgment of the margin,t denying the right of a creditor to Ohio circuit court in favor of the trustee prove his claim, after the surrender of a and against the bank in respect to its preference by the compulsion of a decree or $2,000 mortgage, to show the disclaimer judgment, such decisions rest not upon an made in open court by the attorney repre- analysis of the text of the act of 1898 alone senting the bank, of any claim of preference, considered, but upon what were deemed to and the grounds upon which the bank de- have been analogous provisions of the act clined to consent to a judgment in favor of of 1867 and decisions thereunder. We omit, the trustee?
therefore, further reference to these deci"Third. If the failure to 'voluntarily sur- sions, as we shall hereafter come to conrender the mortgage given to secure the sider the text of the present act by the light $2,000 note operates to prevent the allow-thrown upon it by the act of 1867 and the ance of that note, does the penalty extend judicial interpretation which was given to to and require the disallowance of both the that act. other claims?"
The text is, that preferred creditors shall Before we develop the legal principles es
fRe Greth, 112 Fed. 978; Re Keller, 109 Fed. sential to the solution of the first question, '126, 127; Re Owings, 109 Fed. 624.
not prove their claims unless they surren- | expressly or even by clear implication found der their preferences. Let us first consider in the statute. This would disregard the the meaning of this provision, guided by the elementary rule that a penalty is not to be cardinal rule which requires that it should, readily implied, and, on the contrary, that if possible, be given a meaning in accord a person or corporation is not to be subjectwith the general purpose which the statute ed to a penalty unless the words of the was intended to accomplish.
statute plainly impose it. Tiffany v. NaWe think it clear that the fundamental tional Bank, 18 Wall.
, 409, 410, 21 L. ed. purpose of the provision in question was to 862, 863. If it had been contemplated that secure an equality of distribution of the the word "surrender" should entail upon assets of a bankrupt estate. This must be every creditor the loss of power to prove his the case, since, if a creditor having a pref-claims if he submitted his right to retain erence retained the preference, and at the an asserted preference to the courts for desame time proved his debt and participated cision, such purpose could have found ready in the distribution of the estate, an ad-expression by qualifying the word "surrenvantage would be secured not contemplated der" so as to plainly convey such meaning. by the law. Equality of distribution be- Indeed, the construction which would read ing the purpose intended to be effected by in the qualification would not only create the provision, to interpret it as forbidding a penalty alone by judicial action, but would a creditor from proving his claim after a necessitate judicial legislation in order to surrender of his preference, because such define what character and degree of compulsurrender was not voluntary, would frus- sion was essential to prevent the surrender trate the object of the provision, since it in fact from being a surrender within the would give the bankrupt estate the benefit meaning of the section. of the surrender or cancelation of the pref- It is argued, however, that courts of bankerence, and yet deprive the creditor of any ruptcy are guided by equitable consideraright to participate, thus creating an in- tions, and should not permit a creditor who equality. But it is said, although this be has retained a fraudulent preference until true, as the statute is plain, its terms can compelled by a court to surrender it, to not be disregarded by allowing that to be prove his debt, and thus suffer no other loss done which it expressly forbids. This rests than the costs of litigation. The fallacy lies upon the assumption that the word "surren- in assuming that courts have power to inder" necessarily implies only voluntary ac- flict penalties, although the law has not imtion, and hence excludes the right to prove posed them. Moreover, if the statute be where the surrender is the result of a re- interpreted as it is insisted it should be, covery compelled by judgment or decree. there would be no distinction between hon
The word "surrender," however, does not est and fraudulent creditors, and therefore exclude compelled action, but, to the con every creditor who in good faith had actrary, generally implies such action. That quired an advantage which the law did not this is the primary and commonly accepted permit him to retain would be subjected to meaning of the word is shown by the dic- the forfeiture simply because he had pretionaries. Thus, the Standard Dictionary sumed to submit his legal rights to a court defines its meaning as follows: "1. To yield for determination. And this accentuates the possession of to another upon compulsion or error in the construction, since the elemendemand, or under pressure of a superior tary principle is that courts are created to force; give up, especially to an enemy in pass upon the rights of parties, and that
, warfare; as, to surrender an army or a it is the privilege of the citizen to submit fort." And in Webster's International Dic his claims to the judicial tribunals,—espe
" tionary the word is primarily defined in the cially in the absence of malice and when same way. The word, of course, also some acting with probable cause,—without subtimes denotes voluntary action. In the stat-jecting himself to penalties of an extraordiute, however, it is unqualified, and generic, nary character. The violation of this rule, and hence embraces both meanings. The which would arise from the construction, is construction which would exclude the pri- well illustrated by this case. Here, as we mary meaning, so as to cause the word have seen, it is found that the bank acted only to embrace voluntary action, would in good faith, without knowledge of the inread into the statute a qualification, and solvency of its debtor and of wrongful intent this in order to cause the provision to be on his part, and yet it is asserted that the in conflict with the purpose which it was right to prove its lawful claims against the intended to accomplish-equality among bankrupt estate was forfeited simply be
, creditors. But the construction would do cause of the election to put the trustee to more. It would exclude the natural mean-proof, in a court, of the existence of the ing of the word used in the statute, in or- facts made essential by the law to an inder to create a penalty, although nowhere' validation of the preference.
We are of opinion that, originally consid- And Erskine, Ch. J., p. 74, after assumered, the surrender clause of the statute ing that the transaction complained of was intended simply to prevent a creditor might have been fraudulent and amounted from creating inequality in the distribution to act of bankruptcy, said-italics of the assets of the estate by retaining a mine-(p. 75.): preference, and at the same time collecting "The next part of the prayer is that the dividends from the estate by the proof of claim should be disallowed. But though his claim against it, and consequently that the assignment of the property may be inwhenever the preference has been abandoned valid, that will not invalidate the debt of or yielded up, and thereby the danger of in the respondents. We could not, therefore, equality has been prevented, such creditor disallow the claim, or expunge the proof, if is entitled to stand on an equal footing the claim had been converted to a proof; with other creditors and prove his claims. all that we can do is to restrain the re
Is the contention well founded that this spondents from receiving any dividends unmeaning which we deduce from the text of til they give up the property." the surrender clause of the present act is Thus the English rule substantially conso in conflict with the rule generally applied formed to the construction we have given to in bankruptcy acts, and is, especially, so the bankruptcy act before us. contrary to the act of 1867 and the con- Neither our bankrupt act of 1800 (2 Stat. struction given to it, that such meaning at L. 19, chap. 19) nor that of 1841 (5 Stat. cannot be considered to have been contem- at L. 440, chap. 9) contained a surrender plated by Congress in adopting the present clause, or any provision generally denying act, and hence a contrary interpretation the right of a creditor of a bankrupt to should be applied ?
prove his debt in the event that he had reWithout attempting to review the Eng-ceived a preference. But, under those acts, lish bankruptcy acts, or the provisions con- bankruptcy courts must necessarily have tained therein concerning what constituted exercised the power of protecting the estate provable debts, and the decisions relating by preventing a creditor having an otherthereto, it is clear that under those acts, wise provable debt, who retained that which where a debt was otherwise provable and belonged to the estate, from at the same the creditor had acquired a lien to which time taking dividends from it. he was not entitled, the English courts in The purpose of Congress when a forfeiture bankruptcy did not imply a forfeiture by or penalty was intended, not to leave it to refusing to allow proof of the debt because arise from mere construction, but to exthere had not been a voluntary surrender of pressly impose such penalty or forfeiture, the preference. On the contrary, where is well illustrated by the bankrupt act of claims were filed against the estate by one 1800, wherein numerous penalties and forwho was asserted to have retained a pref- feitures were explicitly declared. Two inerence, a well-settled practice grew up, en- stances are illustrative. By § 16 it was forced from equitable considerations. The provided: "That if any person or persons practice in question was followed in the shall fraudulently or collusively claim any case of Ex parte Dobson, 4 Deacon & C. 69, debts, or claim or detain any real or perdecided in 1834, and was thus stated in the sonal estate of the bankrupt, every such opinion of Sir G. Rose (p. 78):
person shall forfeit double the value there. "I apprehend the practice to be settled, of, to and for the use of the creditors." where a creditor applies to prove a debt, And by § 28 it was provided that a creditor and claims a right to property to which the suing out a commission, who subsequently commissioners think he has no lien, that the accepted a preference, "shall forfeit and commissioners admit the proof, and leave lose, as well his or her whole debts, as the the question to be controlled merely by re-whole he or she shall have taken and retention of the dividend. This was settled ceived, and shall pay back, or deliver up the by the case of Ex parte Ackroyd [1 Rose, same, or the full value thereof, to the as391], where the commissioners had rejected signee or assignees who shall be appointed the proof of a creditor, because he had re-or chosen under such commission, in manceived a portion of his debt, which the as- ner aforesaid, in trust for and to be dividsignees contended he was bound to refund; ed among the other creditors of the said but when the question came before Sir John bankrupt, in proportion to their respective Leach, as vice chancellor, he decided that debts." the proof of the debt was not to be rejected, The bankrupt act of 1867 (14 Stat. at L. because there was a question to be tried be- 528, chap. 176), contained the following surtween the bankrupt's assignees and the cred-render clause: itor, although it was proper that no divi- "Sec. 23.
Any person who after dend should be paid on that proof, until the the approval of this act shall have accepted question was determined."
any preference, having reasonable cause to believe that the same was made or given by deemed that the surrender clause contained the debtor, contrary to any provision of provision for the penalty, otherwise § 39 this act, shall not prove the debt or claim would in that regard be wholly superfluous. on account of which the preference was If, on the other hand, it be considered that made or given, nor shall he receive any § 39 embraced other debts or claims against dividend therefrom until he shall first have the estate than those to which the surrender surrendered to the assignee all property, clause related, then the expression of the money, benefit, or advantage received by him penalty in § 39, under the rule of expressio under such preference."
unius, could not by implication be read into And § 35 of the act conferred power upon the previous surrender clause. That is to the assignee to sue to set aside and recover say, if § 23 and § 39 of the act of 1867 be illegal preferences, transfers, etc., but there considered as not in pari materia, then it was not contained in the section any pro- follows that the former,—the surrender vision prohibiting the proof of claims after clause,-standing alone, did not impose the recovery by the assignee. In § 39 of the penalty or forfeiture provided for in the act, however, which was found under the latter. If they were in pari materia, then head of involuntary bankruptcy, there was the penalty, whilst applicable and controlcontained an enumeration of the various ling as to both, because of its expression in acts which would constitute acts of bank- the later section, cannot be said to have ruptcy, and following a grant of authority existed alone in and by virtue of an earlier to the assignees to sue for and recover prop- section, wherein no penalty was expressed. erty transferred, etc., by the bankrupt con- The decisions of the lower Federal courts trary to the act, the section concluded with interpreting the sections in question, as they the declaration that when the recipient had stood prior to the amendment of § 39 by the reasonable cause to believe that a fraud on act of 1874, hereafter to be referred to, the act was intended, and that the debtor were numerous, and we shall not attempt to was insolvent, "such creditor shall not be review them in detail. They will be found allowed to prove his debt in bankruptcy." collected in a note contained in the eleventh
Passing the present consideration of the edition of Bump on Bankruptcy, pp. 550 et judicial construction given to the act of seq. Disregarding the discord of opinion 1867, and treating, as we believe should be shown by those decisions concerning what done, the restriction as to the proof of debts constituted an involuntary surrender,—that expressed in § 39 as applicable to vol- is, whether it was involuntary if made at untary as well as involuntary bankruptcy, any time after suit brought by the assignee, we think, as a matter of original interpre- or was only so after recovery by the force tation, the surrender clause of the act of of a judgment or decree,-and putting out 1867 not only fortifies, but absolutely sus- of view also the differences of opinion which tains, the construction which we have given were engendered by the fact that the forfeito the surrender clause of the act of 1898. ture imposed by § 39 was found in that porWhilst the surrender clause of the act of tion of the act of 1867 which related to in1867 changed the method of procedure pre voluntary bankruptcy, we think the deci. vailing under the English rule, and pre- sions under the act of 1867, prior to the sumptively also obtaining under the acts of amendment of 1874, may be classified un1800 and 1841, by which a creditor holding der four headings. a preference might prove his claim, but was First. The cases which held that the proallowed to obtain no advantage from so do-hibition of § 39 against the proof of debt ing until he had surrendered his preference, operated as a bar to such proof, even al
. it cannot, we think, in reason be considered though there was a voluntary surrender, that this mere alteration in the practice to where the preference had the characteristics be followed was intended in and of itself to pointed out in § 39. These cases were, howimpose a penalty upon a creditor who did ever, contrary to the great weight of aunot voluntarily surrender his preference. thority under the act, and the construction And this we think is demonstrated when it which they enforced may be put out of is seen that, after making the change as to view. the procedure in the proof of debts by pre- Second. Those cases which, whilst treatferred creditors, there was subsequently em- ing the surrender clause as giving a creditbodied in § 39 an express prohibition, in the or an alternative which he might exercise nature of a penalty, forbidding the proof of without risk of penalty or forfeiture, yet debt by a creditor who came within the pur- held that by the operation of § 39 upon view of the section. Either that provision the surrender clause the creditor lost the solely related to proof of debts embraced option to prove his claim, when the surrenin the previous surrender clause or it did der was compelled by a judgment or decree not. If it did, then the expression of the at the suit of the assignee. The cases en
. penalty in § 39 indicates that it was not 'forcing this interpretation constituted the


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Q: How to change the ssh key while doing a "git pull" on a server with multiple users? I am using an ec2 server in which there are two users. Let's call them user1 and user2 with their separate user1key and user2key in the ~/.ssh folder.
My git config file in the ~/.ssh folder looks like this
Host user1
    HostName github.com
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/user1key
Host user2
    HostName github.com
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/user2key

I want to use user1 to pull and commit changes to the origin. However, when I run git pull, it asks for the passphrase of user2key which I don't have.
I tried using git config user.name "user1" inside the repository and then did a git pull but it again asked for a passphrase for user2key.
I even tried removing the information for user2 from the config file and run git pull again but it still asked for the passphrase for user2key.

A: user.name has nothing to do with authentication to the remote server.
If you are using a ~/.ssh/config with a Host entry named user1, then your remote URL must become:
git@user1:user1/repo-name

And you can test the connection to github.com with ssh -Tv user1.
Again, the name of the Host entry is what you need to use for your URL.
It becomes a shortcut for
ssh -i ~/.ssh/user1key -Tv git@github.com

Note: add User git in each Host subsection, that way you do not even have to specify git@.
Host user1
    HostName github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/user1key
Host user2
    HostName github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/user2key

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At the end of the Eighties a new word was coined to identify a musical genre which used distorted guitar sounds. This was "GRUNGE", a term intended to indicate something disorderly, casual or even ruined.
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- Brennan Manning, "The Ragamuffin Gospel"
I believe that most of us live our lives not ever realizing the capacity for greatness that exists within us. And by "greatness," I don't mean stature or status as defined by our image-conscious culture.
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Cabinet official tells Time magazine that Israel won't attack the Islamic republic alone.
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