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Cheaters Always Get Busted – Dramatic Antics
We had a CDL driver come in for a pre-employment DOT drug test recently. We were quite busy and were not able to attend to this donor for a few minutes as we were helping other clients. The donor, a transgender man, seemed to have anxiety and he could sense we were not going to get him to the collection area right away, so he asked to use the bathroom indicating he could no longer "hold it" – you might say he was doing the pee-pee dance!
This type of behavior automatically makes us suspicious as we know donors who indicate they need to go right away do this for two reasons:
They really do need to go.
They brought in fake or clean urine and it has been heated to the correct temperature (98.6) and it is losing heat every minute they wait.
We find the 2nd reason is much more prevalent in our clinic.
As suspected, the first specimen was unacceptable. The temperature was correct, but the urine was synthetic. We package the specimen up, as is regulation, and then proceeded to tell the donor we could not accept the specimen because we did not believe it came from their body. We explained that he would have to give us another specimen under direct observation procedures per regulation. The donor became quite upset as many do – after all, they were "busted". They questioned the collector profusely about the specimen and why it was rejected. The donor insisted it was within the correct temperature range. By his reaction it was evident he had gotten away with this trick before and fooled previous collectors. I would even venture to say this is the first time he had ever been caught which is striking because CDL holders (which he was) are tested quite often. The drama carried on for approximately 30 minutes as the donor questioned every single employee asking why the collector would not take his specimen.
The First Choice employees followed their training, and all repeated the same phrase: "the collector did not believe it came out of your body" when questioned by the donor. We use this verbiage for two reasons:
We find if we repeat the same statement over and over and remain calm, the erratic donor will eventually give up on trying to draw us into their drama.
We do not want to further educate cheaters on the methods we use to determine if we will accept a specimen. According to regulation, it is our right as trained DOT collectors to reject a specimen for any reason.
The donor left the building without providing a second specimen which is considered a refusal and has the same consequences as a positive drug test. The drama did not stop there! Shortly, the employer called our clinic (after speaking to the donor) to get "the story". We obliged and the employer scoffed and let us know they were "through" with this applicant. The donor then called our office twice to argue with us even more. The second call was fielded by the owner of First Choice gave the donor an opportunity to vent; and again told him we followed regulation and asked him to not call us again.
After incidents such as these, we always hold a "pow-wow" amongst the employees to discuss how the situation was handled and to get input from all as to how we might (or might not) have handled the situation differently. During that discussion the subject came up of what if the donor had done a second collection which had to be directly observed per DOT policy? He was a transgender man. Would a male or female do the direct observation?
We immediately went to the internet and DOT regulation for clarification. We speculated that the observer would have to be the same gender the donor was assigned at birth.
Finding no regulation, we emailed ODACP (Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy Compliance) which is the government arm of all things related to DOT drug/alcohol testing. Usually when we send these emails we get a reply in about 30 days. However, I was shocked when we received a phone call from ODACP in about 2 hours.
ODACP informed us there was no regulation regarding direct observation of transgender persons but they were in the middle of writing such regulation. They said that most likely the regulation will state that the observer would need to be the same gender that the trans person identified with, just the opposite of what we had thought. He went on to say that if the donor asked for an observer that was not the same biological sex as the donor that we should "prepare" the observer for what they were about to see. We were somewhat concerned and then asked, "but what if the observer has an objection to making such an observation?" The phone went silent and the ODACP representative had no answer for that question. Seems you can't regulate every situation, huh!

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10 Hottest Women Ever on 'The Simpsons'
Mike Gogel
Mike Gogel Published: October 17, 2013
The Simpsons / Fox
The Simpsons, and the town of Springfield, has had its share of beautiful women pass through town.
Beautiful women who are a lot like a… a refrigerator! They're about six feet tall, 300 pounds. They make ice, and… um… Oh, wait a minute. Actually, they are more like a beer. They smell good, they look good, you'd step over your own mother just to get one! But you can't stop at one. You wanna drink another woman! So I says yeah, if you want that money come and find it, cuz I don't know where it is you baloney! You make me wanna wretch… I'm sorry… where was I?
Oh, here are 10 hot women from Springfield.
Mindy Simmons
Miss Simmons is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to sexy Simpson characters. She is a perfect match for the Homer in all of us; she loves donuts, enjoys a free shower curtain now and again, and looks amazing in a polka dot bikini.
Lurleen Lumpkin
This sultry songstress is a perfect mix of trailer trash, girl next door, and jilted lover on the rebound. Plus she's the queen of the sexual euphemism. She's into bagging, bunking, and everything in between. Too bad Colonel Homer doesn't fall for such things… or doesn't understand what a euphemism is.
Talk about a girl with some incredible "assets." Titania enjoys pouring beer, wet t-shirts, and sleeping with people to get ahead in the world. Other than that, she's pretty much useless… just like in real life!
Miss Calliope Juniper
Nothing like a free and easy spirit to make even the most rigid of Principals' heart melt with desire. That's what substitute teacher Miss Juniper did when she took on the role of substitute music teacher. However, her spontaneity proved to be her downfall as Seymour broke it off after only a three-month tryst.
Sara Sloane
Stupid sexy Flanders! Leave it to him to win the eye of the hottest celebrity to enter Springfield since George Bush moved in across the street from Homer. And although Sara was just a quick fling-a-ring-a-reeno for ol' Neddy, we can't really think of a better trophy to add to the collection.
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
When it comes to arranged marriages, Apu sure hit the jackpot. Nurturing, supportive, obedient, and not too bad on the eyes either. She even popped out 8 kids at once and was able to get her body bounce right back into form.
Squishee Delivery Lady
Perhaps the most sinister temptress on the list. She shows up teasing you with an unlimited supply of Squishee mix. Flirts with you using a barrage of convenience items, and then you're just supposed to dismiss her and let her do it all over again when she returns next month? No way. You can't blame Apu. It's almost too much for any man.
Princess Kashmir
Probably the most mysterious of them all, this belly dancer has a penchant for skimpy outfits, dollar bills, and dance partners. And even if the groom to be won't be partaking in any of the festivities, good thing Dancing Homer is there to step up to the challenge.
Ashley Grant
Even though this grad student is one of those "don't-call-me-a-chick" chicks, the troublemaking babysitter does have one thing going for her. Her sweet s-s-s-s-sweet can. And although she'd probably be a tough nut to crack, once you're in, it would be worth it. Even if you have to go so far as sleeping nude in an oxygen tent which will give you sexual powers.
Princess Penelope
When Krusty's biggest fan shows up wanting a little more than his autograph, Krusty becomes quickly whipped and changes his show to be more about love and unicorns and fairy tale stuff. We're with Bart who says it right, "women ruin all the great things – the Army, Fantastic Four, American Idol."
NEXT: 10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SIMPSONS
Source: 10 Hottest Women Ever on 'The Simpsons'
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Home Claire Holt Vine videos from 'The Originals' photo shoot.
Vine videos from 'The Originals' photo shoot.
Yesterday we got a peek at TVD's vines posted by The CW on their vine page. Here is a look at 'The Originals' vine that was shot during their promo photo shoot.
The Originals – Inside: I Love You, Goodbye.
The Originals Comic-Con Fan Q&A — Watch.


Future Vision International Congress (ICFV'19) is a consolidation of four conferences: IWAST'19, IORTA'19, CVSM'19,and CMST'19. ICFV'19 will be held at the University of Oxford, from 5th To 8th August 2019, and aims to become the leading annual Congress in fields related to Water Science, Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Internet of Things and Robotic Things, Automation, Computer Vision, Smart Manufacturing, Computational Materials Science, and Thermodynamics Modelling.
See the Committee page for the complete list.


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BlueStacks (BlueStack Systems, Inc.) – amerykańskie przedsiębiorstwo informatyczne oraz marka oprogramowania do emulacji systemu Android. Przedsiębiorstwo zostało założone w 2009 roku, a jego siedziba mieści się w Campbell w Kalifornii.

Jego oferta obejmuje przede wszystkim program BlueStacks App Player (po raz pierwszy wydany w 2011 roku), umożliwiający uruchamianie aplikacji zaprojektowanych dla Androida na komputerach pracujących pod kontrolą systemów Microsoft Windows. W 2012 roku emulator został udostępniony w wersji dla systemu macOS.

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Merchant Card Use Procedures
This online version is for convenience; the official version of this policy is housed in the University Secretariat. In case of discrepancy between the online version and the official version held by the Secretariat, the official version shall prevail.
Employee Compliance and Training
Approving Authority: President
Original Approval Date: May 2, 2012
Date of Most Recent Review/Revision: N/A
Administrative Responsibility: Financial Resources
Parent Policy: Merchant Card Use Policy (5.15)
Please consult 5.15 Merchant Card Use Policy for further information.
Cardholder Data: At a minimum, cardholder data contains the full primary account number (PAN). Cardholder data may also appear in the form of the full PAN plus any of the following: Cardholder name, expiration date, or service code.
PAN: Primary Account Number. Unique payment card number (typically for credit or debit cards) that identifies the issuer and the particular cardholder account. Also referred to as "account number" or just "card number."
a. Employee Screening
i. New university employees in roles requiring handling of cardholder data must be screened via background checks prior to commencing employment. Examples of background checks include previous employment history, criminal record, credit history and reference checks. The level of background checking should be appropriate for the particular position. For employees whose role would provide access to only one card number at a time (e.g. retail cashiers) less stringent background checking is required.
ii. Upon hiring, and at least annually thereafter, employees must sign an agreement to comply with security policies and procedures.
b. Training
i. The direct supervisor of employees handling cardholder data is responsible for ensuring appropriate training has been provided, including cardholder data security, physical device safeguarding and tampering awareness programs. Training should be provided at the commencement of employment and at least annually thereafter. This training should be made available to all employees and be appropriate given the role of the employee.
ii. All employees with computer access to accounts, including point-of-sale, with administrative capabilities and all accounts used to view and access cardholder data or to access systems with cardholder data, must be assigned a unique ID.
Retention and Handling of Cardholder Data
E-commerce: The selling of products or services and processing payments over the Internet.
Hashes: One-way hashes can be used to render cardholder data unreadable and are irreversible. Hash functions are appropriate when there is no need to retrieve the original number.
Index Tokens and Pads: Can be used to render cardholder data unreadable. An index token is a cryptographic token that replaces the PAN based on a given index for an unpredictable value. A one-time pad is a system in which a private key, generated randomly, is used only once to encrypt a message that is then decrypted using a matching one-time pad and key.
Masked: The whole PAN is stored but the PAN is masked when displayed.
Media: Refers to all paper and electronic media containing cardholder data.
PCI DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Sensitive Areas: Any data center, server room or any area that houses systems that store, process or transmit cardholder data.
Service Provider: Business entity that is not a payment brand, directly involved in the processing, storage, or transmission of cardholder data. This also includes companies that provide services that control or could impact the security of cardholder data.
Truncation: Only a portion (not to exceed the first six and the last four digits) of the PAN is stored/displayed.
Visitor: Refers to a vendor, guest of any onsite personnel, service workers, or anyone who needs to enter the facility for a short duration, usually not more than one day.
i. All primary account numbers (PAN) must be masked when displayed, including on computer screens. The first six and last four digits are the maximum number of digits to be displayed. Stricter requirements may be used for display of the PAN on receipts. The full PAN can be displayed to those with a legitimate business need to view.
ii. The storage of cardholder data should be kept to a minimum. In exceptional circumstances (e.g. electronic merchant system failure), a manual imprinter can be used by an authorized employee. The handling, retention, storage and disposal of imprinter receipts are addressed below (a.iii – ix & b). When not in use, imprinters should be securely stored.
iii. Cardholder data should be retained the minimum amount of time required. Retention of the merchant transaction receipt is 24 months. (Retention of sales records is governed by the Canada Revenue Agency). In addition, within the limited circumstances provided in a.ii, full cardholder data should only be retained for the time sufficient to resolve any disputes or chargebacks (3 months). All departments storing cardholder data must have in place a quarterly process to identify and securely delete stored cardholder data that exceeds defined retention requirements.
iv. Departments retaining cardholder data are responsible for safeguarding the information during the retention period. Secure storage of media containing cardholder data must include an annual inventory of all media.
v. All movement and transmission of cardholder data must be strictly controlled:
approved by relevant manager,
marked as confidential,
sent via a traceable delivery method (e.g. courier).
vi. Access to cardholder data and system components should be limited to those individuals whose job requires such access and the access level should be the minimum required. Access should be limited by:
user ID,
job classification and function,
authorization by management that specifies required privileges,
automated access control system.
vii. Visitors to areas where cardholder data is present must be authorized and logged (name, firm represented, employee authorizing access). Logs should be maintained for one year.
viii. All employees are responsible for taking precautions for the security of personal information and ensuring it is used for only the purpose for which it was obtained (see 10.1 Information Availability and Privacy Protection).
ix. If cardholder data is shared with external service providers, policies and procedures must be implemented, including the following:
maintain a list of active external service providers,
maintain a written agreement that includes an acknowledgement that the service providers are responsible for the security of cardholder data in their possession,
ensure there is an established process for contracting service providers, including proper due diligence prior to engagement.
b. Physical Records
i. With the exception of a.ii, if stored, PANs must be rendered unreadable (e.g. truncated).
ii. Card data must be able to be physically separated from other documentation with a different retention period.
iii. Following the retention period, cardholder data should be disposed of through the University's contracted shredding service.
c. Electronic Records
i. If stored, cardholder data must be rendered unreadable using one of the following approaches:
one-way hashes based on strong cryptography,
truncation,
index tokens and pads (pads must be securely stored),
strong cryptography with associated key management processes and procedures (refer to PCI – DSS requirements on cryptography).
If disk encryption is used, the method cannot have a direct association with the operating system and decryption keys cannot be associated with user accounts.
ii. Caching should not be permitted in any device used to display, store or transmit cardholder data.
iii. Under no circumstances should sensitive authentication data be stored after authorization is completed. This includes:
magnetic stripe or track data,
card-verification code or value,
personal identification number (PIN) or the encrypted PIN block.
iv. Electronic storage and transmission of cardholder data must be in 1024 bit encrypted format rather than clear text formats such as email and basic html forms or end-user technologies (e.g. instant messaging, email). Following the retention period, data must be rendered unrecoverable so that it cannot be reconstructed.
v. Media backups must be stored in a secure location, and off-site storage is recommended. The location's security must be reviewed annually.
vi. Appropriate facility entry controls should be used to limit and monitor the physical access to systems in the cardholder data environment. Access to sensitive areas (excludes areas housing only point-of-sale terminals) should be monitored by video cameras and/or access control mechanisms. Data collected should be reviewed, correlated with other entries and stored for one year. Physical access to publicly accessible network jacks, wireless access points, gateways, handheld devices, networking/communications hardware, and telecommunications lines must be restricted.
d. Telephone-based Payment Card Data
i. Telephone extensions used in the collection of cardholder data should have call recording and message options disabled, ensuring there is no recording of cardholder data.
ii. All third party providers of card processing activities used by the University must meet PCI DSS and provide annual proof of monitored compliance. The use of third party call centres is subject to the approval of Finance and Administration.
iii. Cardholder data transmitted by phone should be entered directly through an approved e-commerce tool (see section 4.03 of the Merchant Card Use Policy). Physical records of cardholder data should be treated as outlined in b. PANs should be masked when displayed.
Establishing Merchant Accounts Procedures
1.0 The establishment of new merchant accounts must be authorized by the appropriate individual as outlined in Appendix 1.
2.0 All merchant accounts must be established with the University's provider of electronic merchant services (see section 4.03 of the Merchant Card Use Policy).
3.0 Each authorized merchant account user must be provided with a unique username/password to access system components and/or cardholder data.
4.0 For all relevant systems, including those related to merchant accounts, all vendor-supplied defaults (passwords and other security parameters) must be changed before installing a system on the network. Unnecessary accounts should be eliminated.
5.0 Physical pinpads, terminals and point of sale PCs must be secured to reduce the risk of tampering. Properly securing devices could include:
applying tamper-evident tape on housing and plugs,
use of security cables,
application of OS hardening, including the removal of Local Administrator privileges.
6.0 Dedicated PCs for point-of-sale services and any virtual terminal software should be used if cardholder data passes through the PC.
Appendix 1: Authorization of New Merchant Accounts
Authorization of New Merchant Accounts
Authorization Provided By:
Director, Retail and Printing Services
Financial Coordinator
Associate Director: Business Operations
University Development and Alumni Relations
Director, Advancement
All others1
Director, Budget and Business Office
1 Including the Faculty of Social Work and the Toronto office.


St Rita's College Ltd is a Catholic day school located in Brisbane's inner-north. It offers education to girls and young women from Year 7 to Year 12.
St Rita's was established by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1926 and is built on the traditional lands of the Turrbul and Jagera peoples. The College was named after St Rita of Cascia, who had been canonised twenty-six years earlier in 1900.
The school was initially a co-educational boarding and day school for students up to Grade 3 and catered for girls only from Grade 4 to Grade 12.
Today, St Rita's is a modern school with a rich tradition in academic and sporting distinction, cultural diversity and commitment to social justice. Students are encouraged to continue in the Presentation tradition and live the College motto 'Action not Words' by pursuing excellence while developing the whole person based on the values Jesus lived and taught.
The Queensland Presentation Congregation transferred governance of St Rita's College to Mercy Partners in May 2014.


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Q: unable to convert complex sql query into codeigniter I have sql query like this basically i got it from a sql expert :
SELECT
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_id, t.project_id) AS project_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_name, t.project_name) AS project_name,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.parent_id, t.parent_id) AS parent_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.recycle_bin, t.recycle_bin) AS recycle_bin,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.creater_id, t.creater_id) AS creater_id
FROM projectdetails AS pd1
JOIN(
  SELECT * FROM projectdetails AS pd
  WHERE pd.parent_id > 0
    AND pd.recycle_bin > 1
) AS t ON t.parent_id = pd1.project_id
GROUP BY project_id;

what will be the equivalent codeigniter sql query?

A: Using active record you can do so
$this->db
     ->select('*')
     ->from('projectdetails pd')
     ->where('pd.parent_id > 0  AND pd.recycle_bin > 1',null,FALSE);
$joinquery = $this->db->_compile_select();

$this->db->_reset_select();

$query=$this->db
      ->select(' if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_id, t.project_id) AS project_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_name, t.project_name) AS project_name,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.parent_id, t.parent_id) AS parent_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.recycle_bin, t.recycle_bin) AS recycle_bin,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.creater_id, t.creater_id) AS creater_id' ,FALSE)
     ->from('projectdetails  pd1')
     ->join('($joinquery)  t','t.parent_id = pd1.project_id')
     ->group_by('project_id')
     ->having('creater_id= 7923')
     ->get();

Or simply use query() function
$query =$this->db->query('your full query');

Edit from comments
$this->db->query('SELECT
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_id, t.project_id) AS project_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.project_name, t.project_name) AS project_name,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.parent_id, t.parent_id) AS parent_id,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.recycle_bin, t.recycle_bin) AS recycle_bin,
  if(pd1.recycle_bin >1, pd1.creater_id, t.creater_id) AS creater_id
FROM projectdetails AS pd1
JOIN(
  SELECT * FROM projectdetails AS pd
  WHERE pd.parent_id > 0
    AND pd.recycle_bin > 1
) AS t ON t.parent_id = pd1.project_id
GROUP BY project_id
HAVING creater_id= 7923
');

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1.the simultaneous performance of quilting and embroidering.
cotton fabric ,knitting fabric, foam ,etc.
7.Automatic memory for the current position in case of power off.
9.The fabric-out use the three axes for adjustment it ensure the quilting effect.
1 As the quilting embroidery machine use rotating hook(like sewing machine ) and independent needle and presser foot, stitch very smooth, clear, beautiful, especially for high-quality fabric quilting and embroidering .
(2) Quilting and embroidery machine has the quilting and embroidery function.For instance logo or letters and embroidery flowers can be stitched also.
5)For garment industry, if the width requirement is less than 1.6 meters, it can process two sheets of materials at the same time, which can greatly improve the output and efficiency.
Applications: clothing, bags ,beddings, car cushions,car mat,shoes,curtains,wall decoration etc.


 Taipei City Goverment-Urban Development-How can I find out if the proprietor of the building I am residing in has filed for a declaration with the Municipal Government?
How can I find out if the proprietor of the building I am residing in has filed for a declaration with the Municipal Government?
You can visit our website at http://www.dba.taipei.gov.tw (Chinese version) and click popular searches -> Apartment Management Registration to find out if the proprietor of your building has filed for approval.


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Claptone the Charmer LP
The mysterious yet eloquent masqueraded figure known as Claptone releases his LP full of funky techno and deep house tracks recently and does it proper. There is always a very smooth balance between old school house music and contemporary. But when he drops those basslines its over. You will not stop wigglin.
Each song gets progressively better as it goes back and forth between highs and lows. As you get a feel of the album, your soul starts to feel it by the time Heartbeat kicks in with the smooth vocals of Nathan Nicholson. Building energy with Peter, Björn and John on vocals in Puppet Theatre into the groovy Leave Your Light with Young Galaxy. Claptone has picked some unique talent for this album, they work perfectly and there is a bunch more down the tracklist. Jaw, Jay Jay Johnson, Jimi Tenor, Bavanandan to name a few. Yea by the 13th track you will have fallen in love with this, Charmer LP.
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New EZY Era is a Chicago born artist with an enigmatic sound. Raised in the multicultural suburbs of Chicago his sound blends as much as his surroundings.
Gridlock Andy
GridLockAndy is a 22 yr old Music Producer from Chicago. He started his music career at 17 making beats in his spare time from home. Eventually moving to his first music studio in 2013. In the beginning of 2014, he moved to his second music studio which was in the back of a cellphone store where he learned how to audio engineer. Later that same yr he teamed up with Rhymster, Frekwenzy, Z3ndoctor, and Will Balonos to rent I studio room in the highly acclaimed Fort Knox studios where they currently house the Ever Evolved headquarters. A could of yrs later in the the spring of 2016 he release his first beat tape "Is Andy Real?" sporting neo-jazz hip hop tracks that defines his sound.
RhymSter
Julian Rodriguez, aka RhymSter, was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. The interest to take on music didnt catch on until he graduated high school in 2010. Looking back on his past, he realized that all his life his family had exposed him to different genres of music such as 80s-90s Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock, Oldies, Soul, House, R&B, & various types of Spanish music. In a way, he was already preparing himself for what was to come.
Julian was a solo artist for some years building his skills and relationship with fellow partners/producers Frekwenzy & GridLockAndy. After some time Julian linked with William Bolanos, Founder of Ever Evolved, to establish a vision that both of them shared musically and creatively. During the time of building the company Julian expanded his creativity into production as well as taking on the business side of Ever Evolved. A jack of all trades is what you can call him.
William Bolanos
Ever Evolved Owner
Born and raised in Chicago, Il. I started Ever Evolved as a music blog to promote conscious creative music from Chicago. Throughout my life i have been entertained by music of all genres. Music is my one consistent love and seeing it promoted in mainstream television networks in such negative and lazy form, i decided to take matters into my own hands. Making it a mission to open minds to the underground and artists who create original music out of passion rather than greed.
Working along side Rhymster and Frekwenzy at Fort Knox Studios, we quickly transformed Ever Evolved into a music studio, event and promotion company. With this platform we not only promote music, we create it and bring it to an audience directly. Hoping to inspire and bring talented individuals together. We aim to create a future of music with class, soul and original style.
Frekwenzy
My name is Ken and I am an engineer/ producer/ and graphic designer out of Ever Evolved Studios located near Montrose Blue Line train station in Chicago, IL.
I specialize in EDM and trap based production. I tend to enjoy creating beats from scratch with the people I work with just because I believe in the artistry. It's always fun to create something organic from scratch. What usually happens in one of my sessions is I would start working on a beat with a lyricist and we would bounce off ideas and give each other critiques.
I started gaining an interest in music from a young age. Eventually taking guitar lessons when I was in 6th and 7th grade. Then later into highschool I was musically involved with some friends in a band for a while which just brought me closer and closer to music. Which ultimately lead to me picking up Ableton which completely changed my outlook on music altogether.
As far as to why I do it….well it's just a part of me. Sitting down to compose and edit music always gives me a really calming rush. Especially knowing that I came from dreaming about as a kid to being here right now.


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Chester Bennington Age, Wife, Family, Biography, Death Cause & More
Real Name Chester Charles Bennington
Nickname Chaz, The Chemist, Chazy Chaz
Profession Singer, Songwriter
in Feet Inches- 5' 10"
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 65 kg
Body Measurements - Chest: 39 Inches
- Waist: 30 Inches
- Biceps: 12 Inches
Date of Birth 20 March 1976
Date of Death 20 July 2017
Place of Death Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA
Death Cause Suicide (by hanging)
Birth Place Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Pisces
Hometown Phoenix, Arizona, USA
School Centennial High School
College Not Known
Educational Qualifications Not Known
Debut Album: Hybrid Theory (2000)
Film: Crank (2006)
Family Father- Lee Russell Bennington (Police Detective)
Mother- Susan Elaine Johnson (Nurse)
Brother- Brian Bennington (Police Officer- Elder, Half-brother)
Sisters- 2 (Half-sisters)
Ethnicity English, German, Dutch, Welsh Chester
Address Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles, California
Hobbies Travelling
Controversies In 2017, he said that he wants to 'kill' anyone who calls them 'sell-outs', and will 'punch them in the f**king mouth.'
Favorite Musicians/Bands Depeche Mode, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead
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Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens
Neil Armitage Published on January 10, 2023
The Diamond Falls and mineral baths are consistently described as one of the natural wonders of St Lucia.
What can you see at the Diamond falls botanical gardens?
What to do at Diamond falls:
Diamond Water Fall:
Where is the Diamond falls botanical park?
The Diamond Botanical Gardens sit on the original site of the spring baths which were built in 1784. These baths were built so that the troops of King Louis XVI of France could take advantage of the waters therapeutic powers.
The Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens is both a historic and a naturally beautiful site. A haven for birds and insects, which gives one a true nature experience not to be duplicated anywhere within the Caribbean.
Diamond Botanical Gardens, the oldest botanical garden on Saint Lucia, is now a thriving tourism site, six acres of planted gardens, including Diamond Falls. The Diamond River comes straight from the Sulphur Springs, black from volcanic mud and spilling over the rock face, staining the stone wall with the many colours left behind by the minerals finally dropping into the calm pond below.
Below: You can see why Superman took the chance to visit Diamond falls gardens to pick flowers for Lois Lane.
This historical estate has been transformed from a working plantation that once produced limes, copra and cocoa, into one of the major heritage sites in the region, as well as a viable and spectacular tourist attraction that includes the Botanical Gardens, Waterfall, Mineral Baths, Nature Trail, Old Mill Restaurant and the historic Soufriere Estate House.
Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens, a six acre multi-award winning tourism site, is an attractive, alluring and peaceful retreat from the outside world.
Enjoy the beauty and sultry warmth of the tropics whilst walking through lush fertile vegetation and marvelling at the diverse range of tropical flowers and plant life. Plan for 2 to 3 hours to see the whole site.
See the waterfall and the gardens
Take a bath in the Volcanic spring water
Diamond falls is a haven for birds
Historical building and waterwheel
You have just stepped into a world with a breath-taking waterfall, hot mineral springs fill the historical baths with age old medicinal waters and flora and fauna abounds.
Flowering bushes and shrubs of every type and colour were planted around and beneath the existing trees. Hibiscus, Ixora, Heliconia, Anthurium and the magnificent Balisier with their exotic blossoms and equally exotic names, now brighten the gardens. Due to the tropical climate there is no "best" season to see the gardens and they can be enjoyed all year round.
Below: Diamond falls is well maintained and easy to navigate.
Soufriere Estate is one of the oldest and best-preserved estates on St. Lucia and was originally part of the 2000 acres of land granted to the Devaux family by King Louis XIV of France in 1713, in recognition of their service to 'Crown and Country', In 1740 the three Devaux brothers came to St. Lucia to claim the land which at that time included the present site of Soufriere Town, as well as the Sulphur Springs.
Below: Mushrooms and fungi in the botanical gardens.
About Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens - The Diamond Botanical Gardens sit in a natural gorge that begins at the world's only drive through volcano and bubbling sulphur springs. The sulphur springs are weak spots in the crust of an enormous collapsed crater, the result of a volcanic upheaval that took place some 40,000 years ago.The area is rich in Natural minerals and formations.
Below: The diamond water fall. A scene in "Romancing the stone" was filmed here.
The Diamond Waterfall is arguably the most colourful waterfall in the Caribbean and waterfalls are relatively rare here. It is less than a mile east of Soufriere town centre. What makes this waterfall stand out is that its waters were laced with minerals as its stream emanated from rainwater mixed with volcanism giving the falls a rather colourful appearance that seemed to change often.
At the Botanical Garden a well maintained path winds its way from the mineral baths through ferns and banana plants to a spot where the Diamond River drops into a picturesque waterfall.
This beautiful waterfall is approximately 17 metres in height and is a mixture of rainwater and volcanism fed by the Sulphur Springs.
The flow of water varies at different times of year but is always spectacular.The water is laced with minerals, sulphur, copper sulphate, magnesium, iron, manganese and calcium, all contributing to the kaleidoscope of colours that adjourn the rock face behind the falls.The rock face continues to change colour depending on the mineral content at any given point in time.
The therapeutic Powers - In 1784, the Baron de Laborie, who was at the time Governor of St. Lucia, sent samples of the mineral water to Paris to be analysed by the "Medicine du Roi". The waters from the Diamond Springs were found to have similar properties as the famous Aix-les-Bains in France and Aix-la-Chapelle or Aachen in Germany.
Bathing in these waters have always been recommended for persons who suffer from chronic rheumatism, respiratory complaints or ulcers, an opinion supported by John Davy in circa 1850, M.D., the Inspector General of military hospitals in the West Indies. Or even to have a splash in the warm water.
King Louis XVI was impressed by Medecin de Rois analysis of the waters. He allocated the necessary funds to have a stone building containing 12 stone baths erected. The baths were put to good use for several years, but during the Brigands war circa 1794- 1798 that followed on the heels of the French Revolution, the bath house, like so many other buildings, was destroyed.
The baths stayed in a state of ruin until André du Boulay, the last previous owner of Diamond Estate, restored them for his private use. Later with further restoration and the addition of modern bathroom facilities, these baths were then made available to the public.
In 1983, Mrs. Joan Devaux, daughter of Mr. André du Boulay took over the management of the Estate. Throughout the years Mrs. Devaux has continued the development and restoration of this beautiful estate.
Located five minutes from the town square in Soufriere we are easily found whether you are coming from Castries, Vieux Fort, or the waterfront of Soufriere or anywhere in between.
Diamond Falls, Soufriere Estate, P.O. Box 1020, Soufriere, St Lucia, West Indies.
Email - soufestate@candw.lc
From Castries: Take the west coast highway south to Soufriere. You will cross a single lane bridge as you come into town, stay on this street until you reach the town square (in the centre of town). In front of the green & white "ginger bread" storefront turn left. Stay on this street passing the Catholic Church on your left. Continue out of town, passing Soufriere Estate's black gates. You will begin seeing signs at this point. Turn right at the first road beyond the gates and follow this road directly to the parking area of the site.
From Vieux Fort: Take the west coast road to Soufriere. You will come down a steep hill as you come into Soufriere. At the bottom of the hill you will come to the town square and Catholic Church. Turn right and stay on this road, passing Soufriere Estate's black gates. You will begin seeing signs at this point. Turn right at the first road beyond the gates and follow this road directly to the parking are of the site.
From the waterfront of Soufriere: Come one block into town to the town square, turn left in front of the green & white "ginger bread" storefront. Continue, passing the Catholic Church on your left as you leave town. Pass the Soufriere Estate's black gates turning right at the first road (you will see signs) and follow this road to the parking area of the site.
Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday / Public holidays: 10 am - 3 pm.
Adults: US$7 / EC$17.50 Children: Half Price
Private Baths: US$7 - EC$17.50 Public Baths: US$6 - EC$15
Special discounts can be arranged for groups. Additionally, all prices are inclusive of VAT at 10%.
The nature trail leaves the gardens and winds between tropical rain forest following the old ridge trail that was once used to collect the harvested coconuts being brought to the estate's copra ovens. The bird call of St. Lucian Orioles, Hawks, and Doves can be heard high up in the canopy. Many other bird species reside in this peaceful forest of second growth Red Cedar and Mahogany they call home.
At the trail's end you will come to the Old Mill & Waterwheel, built in 1765, which was originally used to crush sugar cane. Later, after the devastation of the sugar industry the estate went into lime oil production. Inside the Old Mill you can still see the wooden vats that were used to ship the lime oil to Europe.
The waterwheel continued working crushing limes and then later was used to generate the very first electricity to the village of Soufriere. Each house had two light bulbs and the price for electricity was 1 shilling a month.
The first commercial electricity was hydroelectric and the water to power the hydro plant was supplied through the aqua duct that brings the water from the Soufriere River through Soufriere Estate. The river and aqua duct still supply water to the waterwheel today and can be seen at the Old Mill.
Diamond Falls Mineral Baths Spa - The mineral baths were originally built in 1784 for the French troops of King Louis XVI, so they could benefit from the therapeutic waters.
The two original baths were restored with a WATER TEMPERATURE THAT MAY REQUIRE YOU TO ADD COOLER WATER TO BRING TO A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE.
Additionally there are three pools feed from the overflow from the original tanks. These pool are situated in the open and the temperature of the water is pleasantly warm. The tepid water is clear and used by local bathers as well as visitors to the Island. Bathing in the waters is highly recommended for people who suffered from chronic rheumatism, sore joints and muscles.
On site there are changing rooms for visitor's convenience and also a small shop and restaurant.
This article was updated on January 16, 2023
Neil Armitage
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Commentary Number 477, July 15, 2018
On July 1, 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his initials as AMLO, was elected President of Mexico by a sweeping margin. He won 53% of the votes. His closest rivals were Ricardo Anaya (of PAN) with 22% and José Antonio Meade (of PRI) with 16 percent. In addition, his party alliance, MORENA, won a majority of the seats in the legislature.
His victory has been compared to that of Lula in Brazil and that of Jeremy Corbyn in Great Britain. But Lula did not come near having a majority of the votes, and his broad party alliance included reactionary groups. Corbyn is still struggling to maintain control of the British Labour Party and, even if he succeeds, faces a difficult election.
AMLO by contrast has probably the largest margin of victory ever of any contender in a multiparty relatively honest election. He will have no trouble remaining in power in the single six-year term permitted by the Mexican constitution.
So, why only two cheers? A look at Mexico's history will clarify my reserve. The so-called Mexican Revolution of 1910 overthrew an oppressive and very undemocratic regime, which is why it is seen as the beginning of the modern state in Mexico. It did not, however, result in relative peace and stability. Quite the contrary! The two decades after that saw constant violent struggles between various armed militias, none of which were able to prevail.
However, following the assassination of a major candidate for the presidency, a de facto arrangement was able to bring about a certain degree of stability and greatly reduce the violence. The party that guaranteed this relative stability went through name changes and eventually became called the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, or PRI.
The system PRI evolved was based on Mexico's constitutional requirement of an election every six years on July 1. The incumbent could have only one term. His successor was chosen by a behind-the-scenes negotiation among PRI leaders. The actual election was in effect a formality. With the exception of one politically radical period from 1936 to 1942, the PRI system of arranged elections resulted in governments with highly corrupt elites and ones that had little to offer to the bottom third to half the population.
The PRI system eventually reached a point of high popular discontent. It led to the emergence of a major challenger in the end of the twentieth century called the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). PAN was built on a Catholic base that was reacting to Mexico's and PRI's strong anticlerical program.
PAN won the election in 2000, thereby ending PRI's monopoly of office. In addition to PRI and PAN there emerged also a social-democratic party called the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). Mexico had now become a country of competitive elections. How much difference did this make? Not all that much.
AMLO ran as the PRD candidate in 2012 but was cheated out of his majority. He fought hard against the "false" winner, but with little support from the PRD. AMLO now built his struggle for power out of a rejection of all three major parties.
Why wasn't he similarly cheated in 2018? The 2012-2018 PRI government used extreme violence against the opposition. They shot and killed student protestors. This led to widespread uprisings from underneath that made it impossible for PRI to cheat the results once again.
AMLO put forth a truly left program. He ran on a platform of significant increase in material distribution to the very large poor[I1] underclass. He called for the ending of the so-called pensiones[I2] by means of which enormous sums were paid to ex-presidents. AMLO was advocating instead pensiones for the poor. This is where his program was similar to that of Lula with his Bolsa familiar and his Hambre cero. The difference is that AMLO cannot be ousted from power, as was Lula.
AMLO calls his proposal nini (neither nor). For those that are neither students nor workers, who constitute a very large group of young people. He calls for payments to them to survive while they obtain the skills through government programs that will make them employable.
The Latin American left has hailed AMLO's election, seeing in his victory a possibility of re-igniting the so-called pink tide in Latin America that had had many reverses in the last decade. The United States is clearly worried and unhappy. Trump is already trying to co-opt AMLO.
I too hail AMLO's victory. But I worry about the fact that, unlike Lula, he has shown little taste for becoming a Latin American and not merely a Mexican leader. He is in a very strong position in Mexico for the moment, but not one impervious to counter-pressures. He cannot really do it alone. He needs the Latin American left just as they need him. We shall have to see how he navigates negotiations over NAFTA.
Finally, just like all popular leaders who have fought hard and successfully to come to power, I wonder how much he reflects on the limitations of being a charismatic figure. Too much self-assurance has been the downfall of many a leftist populist leader. Nor has AMLO indicated much tolerance in the past for those who question the prudence of some of what he does.
So, two cheers yes – loud ones, with hope for the best.


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Jean de Valois (* 31. August 1398 in Paris; † 5. April 1417 in Compiègne) war der vierte Sohn des französischen Königs Karl VI. und der Königin Isabeau.

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Jean wurde 1403 zum Baron von Mortagne ernannt, 1407 zum Pair von Frankreich, 1414 zum Herzog von Touraine und 1415 zum Dauphin von Viennois und damit zum Thronfolger, nachdem seine drei älteren Brüder 1386, 1401 und eben 1415 gestorben waren.

Jean wurde im Juni 1406 im Alter von nur 7 Jahren mit der erst vier Jahre alten Jakobäa von Bayern, der Gräfin von Holland und Hennegau und Erbtochter des Herzogs Wilhelm II. von Bayern, verlobt. Die Hochzeit fand erst am 6. August 1415 statt, als die Brautleute heiratsfähig waren. Die Ehe des Paares blieb kinderlos. Nach der Verlobungszeremonie im Schloss Compiègne lebte Jean im Hennegau in Le Quesnoy am Hofe seines Schwiegervaters Wilhelm II., der mit dem burgundischen Herzog Johann Ohnefurcht verbündet war. Daher wurde die Berufung Jeans zum Dauphin während der armagnakischen Besetzung von Paris ein Politikum. Wilhelm II. wollte Jean nur in Begleitung des Herzogs von Burgund dorthin reisen lassen. Im September 1416 schrieb Jean an die Königin, seine Mutter, er wolle über seine Rückkehr nach Paris nur mit ihr allein ohne Bernard VII. d'Armagnac verhandeln.

Die Königin Isabeau reiste daher in der Zeit vom 21. Januar bis 25. Februar 1417 nach Senlis, um ihren Sohn auf die Thronfolge vorzubereiten und wegen des Einzuges nach Paris mit Wilhelm zu verhandeln. Nach ihrer Abreise erkrankte der Kronprinz und starb am 5. April an einem "Abszess am Ohr", vermutlich einer Mittelohrentzündung. Johann Ohnefurcht ließ gezielt das Gerücht verbreiten, Jean und sein älterer Bruder Louis seien vergiftet worden. Eine Vergiftung lässt sich aber bis heute weder beweisen noch belegen. Ein Interesse an der Ausschaltung des burgunderfreundlichen Dauphins hatte der Hof des Herzogs von Anjou, Ludwig II., vertreten durch dessen Frau Jolanthe und Bernhard von Armagnac, die dem erst 14-jährigen Bruder und späteren König Karl VII. zum Thron verhelfen wollten, um ein Bündnis Frankreichs mit England zu verhindern.

Der Tod Jeans führte zur kurzzeitigen Verbannung der Königin nach Tours und später – durch den Bund des französischen Königshauses mit Burgund und England – zur dritten Phase des Hundertjährigen Kriegs.

Jean de Valois wurde in Compiègne im Kloster Saint Corneille beigesetzt.

Literatur

 Marie-Veronique Clin: Isabeau de Baviére. Die verkannte Königin auf Frankreichs Thron. Olzog, München 2001, ISBN 3-7892-8064-X, S. 197–210.
 Anne Curry: Der Hundertjährige Krieg (1337–1453). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-534-25469-9, S. 65–76.
 Joachim Ehlers: Geschichte Frankreichs im Mittelalter. Stuttgart [u. a.], Kohlhammer, 1987, ISBN 3-17-009801-2, S. 307.
 Heidrun Kimm: Isabeau de Baviere, reine de France 1370–1435. Beiträge zur Geschichte der bayerischen Herzogstochter und des französischen Königshauses (= Miscellanea Bavarica Monacensia. Dissertationen zur bayerischen Landes- und Münchner Stadtgeschichte. Band 13). Utz, München 1969, .

Weblinks

 Informationen zu Jean de Valois auf der Website der Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Prinz (Frankreich)
Herzog (Berry)
Herzog (Touraine)
Graf (Ponthieu)
Graf (Poitou)
Dauphin von Viennois
Familienmitglied des Hauses Valois
Geboren 1398
Gestorben 1417
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More efficient ambulance planning with new mathematical models
In serious life-threatening situations a fast ambulance response is required. Late arrivals can have a serious impact on the well-being of the patients and can also have consequences regarding policy making. In practice, providing a fast ambulance response time is not always possible. PhD candidate Martin van Buuren of CWI has developed mathematical models that can help to realize fast response times.
In serious life-threatening situations a fast ambulance response is required. Late arrivals can have a serious impact on the well-being of the patients and can also have consequences regarding policy making. In practice, a fast ambulance response time is not always possible. PhD candidate Martin van Buuren of CWI has developed mathematical models that can help to realize fast response times.
Urban versus rural areas
The dispersion of ambulances in regions with combinations of urban and rural areas often produces a field of tension. Current ambulance allocation models are more likely to position ambulances in urban areas due to the large call volume, while in practice ambulance service providers position bases and ambulances in rural areas as well in order to fulfill local needs. Blindly applying existing models to these 'mixed' regions, generally leads to overstaffing, and thus unnecessarily high costs. Van Buuren now developed a so called 'adjusted queuing approach' taking into account the different characteristics of urban versus rural areas, resulting in more realistic ambulance planning. Van Buuren calculated for example that in the Purmerland region the occupation of ambulance could be reduced from 3 to 1. With this approach the so called demand projection (great demand in urban areas projected to more quiet rural areas, in this case from the Amsterdam Noord region) is eliminated.
Fastest route not always the best
Dispatchers usually relocate ambulances by the fastest route. But sometimes the fastest relocation is not the best one, as the coverage while driving over the fastest route can be relatively low. In some cases a route through villages can lead to better coverage than a route via a highway with little exits. Van Buuren has studied the effect of taking alternative routes in ambulance relocations. The research results for four actual ambulance regions show that this so-called dynamic routing can help at an operational level to obtain a more fair distribution of ambulance coverage, while keeping the fraction of late arrivals over the entire ambulance region stable.
Pro-active relocation
Pro-active relocation is a powerful means to boost ambulance efficiency. It means ambulances go to a location at which they can provide a better coverage to the region compared to assigning each vehicle a fixed base. In 2015 Van Buuren has run a pilot with relocation algorithms developed by CWI in a study at research partner GGD Flevoland. These algorithms help to give advice to the dispatchers about when, where and which ambulance to relocate. The pilot was successful: the effectiveness of relocations improved when using a dynamic relocation policy, compared to previous years when the relocation algorithms were not used. By using the new algorithms and software GGD Flevoland reached the nationwide target: 95% of the ambulances reached the incident within 15 minutes. Van Buuren processed the adjusted algorithms in a tool and connected them to existing software used by the dispatch center. GGD Flevoland and other dispatch centers adopted the CWI policies for ongoing use and permanent implementation.
Martin van Buuren will defend his PhD thesis 'Efficient Planning of Ambulance Services - Theory and Practice' at 16 May from 9.45 to 13.00 at VU University Amsterdam.
Promotors: Prof.dr. R.D van der Mei (VU and CWI) and prof.dr. S. Bhulai (VU)
Learn more about the work of our Stochastics group (video)
CWI spin off Stokhos Emergency Mathematics provides provides software solutions which enable the proactive relocation of emergency services based on predictions of future demand.


1. I applied for a job today. I'm hoping I get this one! Next week will be sending out my resume to more places and see who bites.
2. I took a walk around the downtown area just to check things out and see what was up. There's quite a few bars and really cool looking restaurants that I wouldn't mind trying out.
3. I realized today that it's been two weeks since I graduated with my Master's degree. It feels weird to be on vacation still. It like I still have something pending but really I have nothing. I better enjoy this while I can.


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Q: eGit and gitHub detached HEAD error I created a repo in github: project1
I created a java project in eclipse project1 and make: team - share project - git - I named it project1
Now, I double click rlocal repo in eclipse and created: new remote - configure push - named it origin and enter the URI and credentials. I changed something and did the commit and push, it worked fine, it did the changes in the github repo.I change

But when I did a commit in the github, and try to fetch the changes in my local repo it gave me some errors I do not understand: It didnt show the changes in the code, but created a  "file" named FETCH_HEAD,

when a double click the file and choose checkout the changes are applied but it said the HEAD is detached. Thanks in advance!!!

A: EGit is very confusing. When you share a project through your method you are creating a git repo in your target directory. This does not create an initial commit leaving your repo without a HEAD pointer.
I had the same issue when I decided to use EGit. Usually I create a .gitignore or a README.md and commit them to create an initial commit.


See? Even her best friend thinks everything's fine.
Rachael is the best friend of Karen (from Truth About Hypnosis, Part 1 ). She gives her view on how wonderful it is to be entranced, and to help your boyfriend hypnotize other women, too.
8 May 2008, 640x480, 26 minutes.


Our Kindergarten Little Laxers program will run on Sundays starting April 7 from 12-1pm at Emerald Hills Field. Cost is $100. Practices will be run by volunteer coaches and HHS Varsity players.
Hop Girls Lax I-slides (black or pink), great gifts from the Easter Bunny:).
The Varsity Girls' Lacrosse Coach, Katelyn Barry, and several of her varsity girls' lacrosse players will host a 4-day youth lacrosse camp from July 7-11 on the Fruit Street Turf fields.
We are planning another amazing year of lax so please check our website often!
Please consider donating to Hopkinton Girls Youth Lacrosse. Every donation, large and small, goes to help us build our organization to provide a safe and fun atmosphere for girls to learn the game of lacrosse. We appreciate your generosity !
Your donation is tax deductible. HGYL is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
Hopkinton Girls Youth Lacrosse (HGYL) is a volunteer run program open to girls age K-8th. Our purpose is to promote girls lacrosse in an environment that emphasizes fun, teamwork, good sportsmanship and integrity.We are a member of the Founders Girls Lacrosse League (FGLL) and play surrounding towns. You must be a resident of Hopkinton to participate in HGYL.
©2019 Hopkinton Girls Youth Lacrosse / SportsEngine. All Rights Reserved.


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package se.jonas.xml.locator.data.source.utilities;

import java.io.File;

import se.jonas.xml.locator.data.source.exception.NotFoundException;

public class ServiceUtilities {

	public static final String USER_HOME = "user.home";
	public static final String APPLICATION_PROPERTIES_HOME_DIR = ".budget";
	public static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING_UTF_8 = "UTF-8";

	public static String getSystemUserHome() {
		return System.getProperty(USER_HOME);
	}

	public static String getApplicationHomeDir(String applicationHomeDir) {
		String userHomeDir = getSystemUserHome();
		if (!userHomeDir.endsWith(File.separator)) {
			userHomeDir = userHomeDir + File.separator;
		}

		return userHomeDir = userHomeDir + applicationHomeDir + File.separator;
	}

	public static File getDir(String applicationHomeDir, String subPath) {
		File dir = new File(
				ServiceUtilities.getApplicationHomeDir(applicationHomeDir)
						+ subPath + File.separator);

		// Create the company dir if its does not exists.
		if (!dir.exists()) {
			dir.mkdirs();
		}

		return dir;
	}

	public static File getApplicationUserHomeDir(Long userId,
			String applicationHomeDir) {
		return new File(
				ServiceUtilities.getApplicationHomeDir(applicationHomeDir)
						+ userId + File.separator);
	}

	public static File getUserHomeDir(Long userId, String applicationHomeDir) {
		File userHomeDir = getApplicationUserHomeDir(userId, applicationHomeDir);
		if (!userHomeDir.exists() || !userHomeDir.isDirectory()) {
			throw new NotFoundException("User with id " + userId
					+ " was not found");
		}
		return userHomeDir;
	}
}

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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report
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The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom and, in practice, the government generally enforced these protections.
The government generally respected religious freedom in law and in practice; however, there continued to be concerns regarding the treatment of some minority religious groups. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the government during the reporting period.
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice, and prominent societal leaders took positive steps to promote religious freedom.
The U.S. government discusses religious freedom with the government as part of its overall policy to promote human rights.
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has an area of 10,169 square miles and a population of 11 million.
According to a 2002 census, Roman Catholics constitute 57 percent of the population, main-line denomination Protestants, 26 percent; Seventh-day Adventists, 11 percent; and Muslims, 5 percent. Groups that constitute less than 1 percent of the population include indigenous religious practitioners and Bahais. There are growing numbers of Jehovah's Witnesses (approximately 18,000), evangelical Protestants, and Christian-linked schismatic religious groups.
Section II. Status of Government Respect for Religious Freedom
Legal/Policy Framework
Please refer to Appendix C in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the status of the government's acceptance of international legal standards //2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/appendices/index.htm.
The constitution protects the rights of individuals to choose or change their religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion or faith, which is punishable by law.
The government does not designate religion on passports or national identity cards, nor does the government permit individuals to reflect their religious identity through headdress in official photos for passports, driver's licenses, or other official documents.
Government officials presiding over wedding ceremonies generally require couples to take an oath while touching the national flag, a practice to which Jehovah's Witnesses objected on religious grounds. This practice made it difficult for members to marry legally, since few officials were willing to perform the ceremony without the flag requirement. For some Jehovah's Witnesses, placing their hands on a Bible on top of the flag was an acceptable alternative.
The penal code provides for small fines and/or imprisonment of up to six months for anyone who interferes with a religious ceremony or with a religious minister in the exercise of professional duties.
The law regulates public meetings and establishes fines or imprisonment for unauthorized public meetings, including assemblies for religious reasons. If a group is registered, no prior authorization for its meetings is required, although authorities legally may require advance notice for outdoor rallies, demonstrations, and meetings.
For night meetings, including religious meetings, local authorities often require advance notification, particularly for ceremonies involving amplified music and boisterous celebrations.
All nonprofit organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must register with the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Justice to acquire legal status. The government generally imposes difficult and burdensome registration and renewal requirements for organizations, including religious organizations, as well as time-consuming requirements to submit annual financial and activity reports. Although authorities have not granted official legal status to any religious groups pending passage of a religious communities law under consideration in parliament since 2008, religious organizations may receive "provisional authorization" by presenting their objectives and plans of action to local and district authorities. Therefore, some religious organizations operate without full legal protection.
Every foreign missionary in the country must have a religious/missionary visa and a foreign identity card. Specific requirements to obtain this type of visa include a completed application, a visa application letter signed by the legal representative, a signed curriculum vitae, an authorization letter from their parent organization, and a fee of 51,288 Rwandan francs ($87). The renewable, multiple-entry religious/missionary visa is valid for one year.
The government required all students in primary school and the first three years of secondary education in public schools to take a religion class, which covers various religions, as a required extracurricular subject. The law allows parents, for religious reasons, to enroll their children in private religious schools.
The constitution prohibits the formation of political organizations based on race, ethnic group, tribe, clan, region, sex, religion, or any other division that may give rise to discrimination.
The government observes the following religious holidays as national holidays: Good Friday, Easter, Assumption, Eid al-Fitr, and Christmas.
Restrictions on Religious Freedom
The government generally respected religious freedom in law and in practice; however, there continued to be concerns regarding the treatment of some minority religious groups.
There continued to be tensions between the government and the Catholic Church regarding the role of current and former church officials during the 1994 genocide.
Abuses of Religious Freedom
There were reports of abuses of religious freedom in the country including religious detainees.
According to media reports, authorities briefly detained at least 14 members of a break-away, unregistered faction of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in June and 20 members of another break-away, unregistered faction of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2010 for boycotting national identification card registration for religious reasons. Most members subsequently agreed to register.
A total of 118 Jehovah's Witnesses students have been expelled from school since 2008 for refusing to sing the national anthem. Between April 2009 and June 2010, school officials readmitted 102 of the 118 expelled students; however, as of the end of the reporting period school officials had not readmitted any of the remaining 16 students. During the reporting period, school officials did not expel any Jehovah's Witnesses students for refusing to sing the national anthem.
In 2008 school officials in certain districts fired 215 Jehovah's Witnesses teachers for not participating in government sponsored "solidarity training" (Itorero). As of the end of the reporting period, 119 remained unemployed, 48 had gone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 47 found alternative employment, and one had returned to teaching.
In 2005 the minister of local government issued a decree stating that Jehovah's Witnesses were not required to participate in night patrols. However, according to the Jehovah's Witnesses' Office of General Counsel, local authorities detained Jehovah's Witnesses for a period of seven to nine nights for refusing to participate, due to religious beliefs, in armed night patrols throughout the reporting period. Additionally, police arrested two Jehovah's Witnesses in June and released them 30 days later. No new laws requiring participation by Jehovah's Witnesses in night patrols have been passed since the 2005 decree.
Section III. Status of Societal Actions Affecting Enjoyment of Religious Freedom
Numerous associations and interfaith groups, such as the Ecumenical Council of Churches and the Protestant Council of Rwanda, contributed to greater understanding and tolerance among various religious groups. The Interfaith Commission for Rwanda supported programs aimed at reconciling genocide survivors, released genocide prisoners, and genocide detainees' families.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy