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Kansas City car show, car cruise, and car racing schedule for April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013
Lots of big car stuff going on in the Kansas City area this weekend, so let's get to it!
Of course, NASCAR brings their circus to Kansas Speedway, with the Camping World Truck Series on Friday, and the big Sprint Cup Series event on Saturday. With the new car on the new pavement, speeds will be up and excitement will be high.
For car cruises, I definitely suggest the Platte City cruise on Saturday night. Nice people, food on-site—it's hard to pass this event up. You can also check out some Corvettes on Saturday at the Wal-Mart on I-29 and Barry Road.
The entire Kansas City car show, car cruise, and car racing schedule for April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 is listed below.
Kansas City-area car shows and cruises
Wednesday, April 17. Kansas City, Mo. Dale Wilch's Man Cave Indoor Swap Meet. 1501 West 31st Street, 64108. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For more information, call Dale at (913) 788-3219, e-mail dale@rpmcat.com, or visit http://www.dalewilch.com/.
Wednesday, April 17. Olathe, Kan. Red Robin Rodder's Round-up. 20155 W 153rd (near I-35 and Paola exit), 66062. 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For more information, call Bill at (913) 390-1400.
Friday, April 19. Grandview, Mo. KC Portfolio Auction (three muscle cars will be sold at the end of the real estate sale). Holiday Inn Express. 1:00 p.m. For more information, call Eric at (417) 753-7653, e-mail michaela@barigby.com, or visit http://www.barigby.com/.
Friday, April 19. Overland Park, Kan. Longbranch Alehouse TGIF Cruise. Longbranch Alehouse, 9095 Metcalf, 66212. 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For more information, call Chris at (913) 642-9555.
Friday, April 19. Overland Park, Kan. Fast Fridays at KC Trends Motorsports. 13300 Grandview Street, 66213. 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. For more information, call (913) 962-5200.
Saturday, April 20. Platte City, Mo. Outta Control Hot Rods and Cruisers Monthly Cruiseathon. Pizza Shoppe and Mr. Goodcents parking lots, 2400 NW Prarie View Rd, 64079. 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Larry at (816) 858-4070.
Saturday, April 20. Blue Mound, Kan. Blessing of the Cars Car Show. Blue Mound Park. Registration 9:00 a.m. For more information, call Karl at (913) 285-0377, Rich at (913) 756-2606, or the other Karl at (913) 756- 2264, e-mail karlrewa@gmail.com, or visit http://bluemoundfederatedchurch.org.
Saturday, April 20. Kansas City, Mo. Corvette Show sponsored by the Kansas City Corvette Association. Wal-Mart, 8551 N Boardwalk (I-29 and Barry Rd), 64152. 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For more information, call John at (816) 564-5864, or Steve at (816) 728-9564, or visit http://www.kccorvetteassociation.com/.
Saturday, April 20. Lee's Summit, Mo. Johnny Ray's Drive-In Cruise, 800 SW Blue Pkwy, 64063. 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. For more information, call (816) 524-1910.
Saturday, April 20. Independence, Mo. Summer Cruise-In at the Hartman Heritage Center. Jackson Drive next to Buffalo Wild Wings. 6:00 p.m. For more information, call Jim at (816) 808-1154
Saturday, April 20. St. Joseph, Mo. 2nd Annual Phi Sigma Kappa Auto Show. Missouri Western State University. 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For more information, call Coltin at (402) 980-4364, or e-mail psksigmatau@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 20. Springfield, Mo. MSU Marketing Club Car Show. 1034 East Grand, Lot 24. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://marketingclubcarshow.com.
Saturday, April 20. Bates City, Mo. Bates City Cafe Car Show. 204 E Old 40 Hwy (I-70 exit 31), 64011. 11:00 a.m. For more information, call (816) 625-0170.
Saturday, April 20. Overland Park, Kan. HPAC Meet and Greet. Culver's. 8600 West 135th St (135th and Antioch). 66223. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For MOPAR/AMC vehicles. For more information, call (785) 231-0719, visit www.hpacmopar.com, or e-mail hpacmopar@hotmail.com.
Saturday, April 20. Shawnee, Kan. Bates City BBQ Cruise. 6493 Quivira (65th and Quivira), 66216. 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For more info call Delbert at (913) 724-4025, or e-mail goldenoldiescarclub@sunflower.com.
Kansas City-area car races
Friday, April 19. Kansas City, Kan. NASCAR Practice and Qualifying. Kansas Speedway. 400 Speedway Boulevard, 66111. 9:00 a.m. For more information, call (913) 328-3300, or visit http://www.kansasspeedway.com/.
Friday, April 19. Kansas City, Kan. Weekly Racing Series. Lakeside Speedway. 5615 Wolcott Drive, 66109. For more information, call (913) 299-9206, or visit http://www.lakesidespeedway.net/.
Friday, April 19. Topeka, Kan. Street Legal Test and Tune. Heartland Park, 7530 SW Topeka Blvd, 66619. 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (785) 862-2016, or visit http://www.hpt.com/.
Saturday, April 20. Kansas City, Kan. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250. Kansas Speedway. 1:00 p.m. For more information, call (913) 328-3300, or visit http://www.kansasspeedway.com/.
Saturday, April 20. Winston, Mo. Weekly Racing Series. I-35 Speedway. Interstate 35 and Highway 6, 64689. For more information, call (660) 749-5317, or visit http://www.i-35speedway.net/.
Saturday, April 20. Wheatland, Mo. Season Opener. Lucas Oil Speedway, 700 E Hwy 54, 65779. For more information, call (417) 282-5984, or visit http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com/.
Saturday, April 20. Grain Valley, Mo. USRA Modifieds. Valley Speedway, 348 E Old 40 Hwy, 64029 . For more information, call (816) 229-2222, or visit http://valleyspeedway.com/default.aspx.
Saturday, April 20. Lebanon, Mo. Test and Tune. Lebanon I-44 Speedway. 24069 Route 66, 65536. For more information, call (417) 532-2060, or visit http://i44speedway.net/.
Sunday, April 21. Kansas City, Kan. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400. Kansas Speedway. 12:00 noon. For more information, call (913) 328-3300, or visit http://www.kansasspeedway.com/.
Sunday, April 20. Topeka, Kan. HPT Bike Day #1. Heartland Park, 7530 SW Topeka Blvd, 66619. 9:00 a.m. For more information, call (785) 862-2016, or visit http://www.hpt.com/.
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WAYNE ROONEY is red-hot favourite to become the new England captain after Steven Gerrard quit international football last night.
The Liverpool star, 34, admits he did a lot of soul-searching before deciding to stand down following a heart-to-heart talk with his wife Alex and former colleagues including David Beckham.
Gerrard insists he has made the right decision - despite still feeling stunned at the manner of England's failure at this summer's World Cup in Brazil.
Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson is now expected to hand the armband to Rooney when the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign begins in September.
Gerrard, who is the third most capped England star of all time, said: "I've come to a decision, after a lot of agonising, I've decided to step out of the England fold and retire from international duty.
"It was a very difficult decision to make, it is something that I have been contemplating for a long time, and not just since the end of the World Cup.
"It's a decision I've taken very seriously and it's been tough. It's swung both ways at times and I've had to take an awful lot of advice from people who are close to me, players who I still play with, players who I have played with a long time ago, managers, managers who I have played with years ago.
"Yes, it's been a really tough decision, certainly one of the toughest I've had to make since I turned professional at 18.
"It's been tough but I've come to the decision, I feel as if I've made the right decision."
Gerrard insists he has decided to step down so he can help Liverpool succeed in the Champions League next season - and not because Hodgson's men were so poor in Brazil.
He said: "I haven't made my decision on the back of the World Cup. I've made my decision on my age, on my body, on being fair to Liverpool Football Club, being respectful to them especially with the Champions League back - that was a huge factor.
"To ask my body now, the way it is and what it has been through, to play international football and domestic football was too much of an ask.
"Big picture-wise, over the next two, three, four years, the best thing for my body, where I stand now, is to step aside out of the international fold and give my body the best chance to perform well, certainly over the next year while I'm contracted to Liverpool."
Gerrard admits he was too emotional to talk to Hodgson straight after the World Cup but contacted the Three Lions boss last week to reveal his decision.
He added: "The most important thing for me was to not make an emotional decision, or a rash decision. I was asked questions during the World Cup, before the World Cup, after the World Cup to make a decision on my future, but it wasn't the right time.
"It was important that I came away from football, I had some time to be alone, time to be with my close family and friends and discuss and talk about what was going to be the best decision for me moving forward.
"The first time I spoke to Roy properly was this week, I tried to have an initial chat with him straight after the World Cup, but I was too emotional to talk to him.
"I'm still very upset with how the World Cup went and I needed time to come away, gather my thoughts, clear my head and make sure it was the right decision because it was so big."


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Publisher's Summary: Anyone interested in WWII Airborne Operations will want to read this book. The fact that William Yarborough wrote it should sell it alone. He was one of the founding fathers of the U.S. Airborne and Special Forces and he was there from the very beginning. Not many people know about the 509th Parachute Infantry, they were the first U.S. Paratroopers to go into battle in 1942 almost two years before D-Day. What these paratroopers did, was unheard of at the time and the operation could have very easily failed as the odds were stacked heavily against them.
Review: This book is mainly about Major William P. Yarborough's experiences during WWII and the atriking airborne invasion of North Africa during Operation Torch, subsequent battles, and lessons learned. Fantastic airborne history here that should be required reading for all junior officers and NCOs in the Airborne Infantry and other Combat Arms units.
Major Yarborough's unit was the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR). The 509th's combat jump into North Africa was a stacked deck for these paratroopers. A long flight (over 1500 miles) from England to North Africa, paratroopers unfamiliar with jumping into combat conditions (bullets flying at you), pilots unfamiliar with carrying paratroopers and rigging for a drop, pilots unfamiliar with the route, waypoints, advanced navigation techniques; the entire combined force was unsure if the French forces in the target areas and North Africa would be fighting by their side or firing bullets at them, and of course enemy flak gunners during the last few miles approaching the coastline and target area.
Historian's Note: The 2nd Battalion of the 509th PIR carried out the first American combat jump during the invasion of North Africa. This is an undisputed fact but not fully understood across the US and International paratrooper forces. This first operation was not a total success, with 7 of its 39 C-47s aircraft widely scattered across the target area. Only 10 aircraft dropped their troops, while the others air landed. Another 28 troop carriers air landed later, nearly out of fuel, at the Sebkha d'Oran, a dry lake near their target. The 509th regroup and overcame this adversity by marching overland to occupy its objective.
Hours later, on 15 November the 509th conducted a parachute assault with 355 paratroopers for an airfield takedown at the Youks-les-Bains Airfield. At the time this was a game-changing methodology (Airborne Planning and Operations) to get an assault force behind enemy lines, raising hell and seizing key objectives well ahead of its main force.
The 509th would continue its missions in theater until the allies had expelled the Germans and Italian Armies from the AFrican continent. The 509th would go on to establish a helluva reputation that rivaled the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and the Ranger Battalions during their WWII service. The regiment made a total of five combat jumps during the war.
As a reviewer and historian, I don't understand why this book has not garnered more attention over the years. It is well written, has a great storyline, and has potential threads and themes for other research, articles, books, etc., only limited by your ambition and imagination.
After researching Major Yarborough you will find that he was also the man that designed the American jump wings, was a game-changer when he took command of the US Army Special Warfare Center (modern-day SOCOM) who was directly responsible for getting JFK's approval for his SF soldiers to wear the Green Beret. He served in numerous leaership positions/combat commands during WWII, Korea, as well as Chief of Staff level positions alter on his career.
His historical/personal records were collected after his death and are now stored at Boston University. The collection consists of over 50 boxes of papers, orders, designs, memorabilia, and general paratroop command type of detailed documents and materials. IMPO, if I could dedicate a year of solid research I'm sure I could develop and refine a comprehensive book series of 5 or 6 books that would comprise his Memoirs/Biography. The book series has the potential to present a worthy rival to Winston Churchill's 6 volume WWII set!
In my Airborne veteran organization life, I am lucky enough to know and correspond with Yarborough's Grandson, Micheal Yarborough. Another fine officer from the Yarborough family, whom I am sure is asked to meet the highest standards in all his interest and works in honor of his family name. A very high bar indeed!
In closing, this book was an outstanding homage to the heritage, lineage, and badassery that was the 509th Airborne Infantry forces during WWII. As they say, They were the Greatest Generation!
Author: William Pelham Yarborough. This book is available on Amazon here.
Print length 180 pages
Publisher: Phillips Pubns
Publication date: June 1, 1980
Reviewer: Christopher (Moon) Mullins
Rating: 5 Stars in all categories. One of the best books about the early combat paratrooper forces, the 509th!
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ConocoPhillips Earnings: Will COP Stock Increase Its Dividend?
By Jing Pan, B.Sc., MA | April 24, 2018
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COP Stock Dividend Forecast
In a column earlier this year, I explained why ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock "could be a great energy play for 2018." I hope you followed my advice, because since that article was published, shares of COP stock surged 16.8%. The company also announced a dividend increase.
Now, ConocoPhillips is reporting earnings again. Let's see what the latest COP stock news could mean for dividend investors.
Like most companies, the Houston, Texas-based energy giant has a set of expectations to beat in earnings season. And based on the bullish sentiment toward COP stock in recent months, the expectations are quite high.
On average, Wall Street analysts expect ConocoPhillips to generate $8.83 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018, which would represent a 13.6% increase year-over-year. The bottom line is expected to improve even more, as the consensus estimate is for COP stock to earn a net income of $0.67 per share. In the year-ago period, the company had a net loss of $0.14 per share. (Source: "ConocoPhillips (COP)," Yahoo! Finance, last accessed April 20, 2018.)
Stats on COP Stock
Analyst EPS Estimate $0.67
Change from Year-Ago EPS N/A
Revenue Estimate $8.83 Billion
Change from Year-Ago Revenue 13.6%
Earnings Beats in Past 4 Quarters 3
(Source: Ibid.)
Over the past year, ConocoPhillips has beaten or met analysts' earnings per share (EPS) estimates in three out of the four quarters.
Will ConocoPhillips Increase Its Dividend?
If you've been following the markets, you would know that energy stocks haven't been an investor favorite over the last several years. Due to the downturn in oil and gas prices, many energy companies have been struggling, and dividend cuts were not uncommon.
In 2016, ConocoPhillips reduced its quarterly dividend rate from $0.74 per share to $0.25 per share, marking its first dividend cut in 25 years. (Source: "Latest Dividend History," ConocoPhillips, last accessed April 20, 2018.)
The good news is, as oil prices started to recover, the company also started raising its dividends again. Since the dividend cut in 2016, ConocoPhillips has increased its payout twice.
The latest dividend hike came this February, when COP also reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 earnings. The new dividend rate of $0.285 per share represented a 7.5% increase from the previous payout. And since the company generated an adjusted net income of $0.45 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017, its new dividend rate seems well covered. (Source: "ConocoPhillips Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Results; Increases Quarterly Dividend by 7.5 Percent and Planned 2018 Share Repurchases to $2 Billion; Announces Preliminary 2017 Year-End Reserves and Bolt-On Transaction in Alaska," ConocoPhillips, February 1, 2018.)
In full-year 2017, ConocoPhillips generated adjusted earnings of $0.60 per share, a substantial increase from an adjusted net loss of $2.66 per share in 2016.
Moreover, the company's operating activities brought in $2.5 billion of cash in 2017. This was more than enough to cover its $1.2 billion in capital expenditures and dividend payments for the year.
Going forward, Wall Street analysts are projecting earnings of $2.78 per share for full-year 2018. If the company meets analysts' expectation, its current dividend rate of $0.285 per share would translate to an annual payout ratio of just 41%. That means there's plenty of room for future dividend increases.
ConocoPhillips is scheduled to report first-quarter 2018 earnings on Thursday, April 26 before market open. Because the company's board of directors usually reviews its dividend policy once a year and they have just announced a dividend hike in February, COP stock will likely maintain its current dividend rate for now. However, with rising commodity prices and a low payout ratio, a second dividend hike in 2018 is not entirely out of the question.


On Friday, April 12, the crew of the National Film Studio «Belarusfilm» will present the documentary The Great Journey of Nicholas Christopher Radziwill 'the Orphan' (director Yuri Timofeev) at the Museum-Reserve «Niasvizh».
The presentation will take place at 11.00 in the Hetman Hall of the Palace Ensemble.
The film tells about the Prince's journey around Europe and pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The keynote of the documentary is how these travels impacted the princely tradition of family burials. The film also represents the results of the collaborative investigation of the Radziwill crypt by Lithuanian and Belarusian researchers. For the first time in cinemas, the audience will have a chance to see unique shots taken by event participants.


Is it naïve of me to say that this is not what I was expecting?
I did not expect this last year to pass in quite this way.
I feel like I didn't accomplish nearly enough–and I haven't–and yet that I have been stretched, both to grow–and I have–and too thin.
I think that as I get older, I'm understanding more and more the importance of releasing oneself from all vows made to god and one's self over the course of the preceding year. Certainly, it gives you the opportunity to make new ones, better ones (or perhaps just more realistic ones) that have some empathy for poor, wonderful humanity.
Time passes more rapidly now, and I feel like I can make the days spin like Tibetan prayer wheels, revolving around the axle of Saturday and Sunday, churned by want and desire.
That, I realize, is not necessarily a good thing.
I've been walking up to a crossroads for a while now, in so many ways. The trouble is the timing. I'm trying to extemporize, vamping until it's time for the next act. That, in a large and real fashion has been what this year has been about for me.
So, I'm learning, and trying, and trying to apply, and forgetting, and remembering, all that, to make this new year–hell, this new day, this new hour, this new moment, be meaningful to me in its own right, and not simply filler.
Time is too precious to kill.


I am honored (and kilig) to have been invited by Kris of OC Mom in Manila to join them in their BetterMe sessions with Coach Pia a few weeks ago.
The session was all about The Art of Co-Parenting: Raising a Child as a Team.
This was very timely for me - as I am a fairly new mom (Kailee just turned 2.5yo) and raising her, well - challenges me and my Panget a lot. We actually never discussed the specifics but we agreed on the 'good cop/bad cop' set up, and so far, we haven't had any situation that called for it. Kailee has been good so far, I mean yeah - she would have her tantrums once in a while, but it wasn't something of a big issue for us.
While listening to Coach Pia speak and share, I realized so many things about myself and my background. My background as it turns out, has a big influence on how I have decided to raise my kids. What I have been accustomed to - well, that doesn't necessarily translate into the right way or method. And what I learned is that there are other methods available, there are other ways, a different perspective of some sort. But, I know one thing for sure and that is I want to be become a better parent to my kids.
1) Empathize with each child - I know that our little ones have feelings, but I never knew that it should be something I really should consider. Coach Pia suggested asserting certain 'use words' in situations like 'I know you are not doing it on purpose (but you will hit the vase at the back)' I tried this on Kailee when I got home - and I was amazed on its effectiveness. I now use this line all the time - and the results are incredible!
2) Be open and sensitive to your child's needs - like the previous one, we should always consider the feelings of our little ones. Even if they're young, they have feelings to that we should consider and take into consideration. Our kids also feel let down at times and so we need to be more sensitive to their needs.
3) Speak to other people who can give you more information - To understand situations better - we can speak to teachers, counselors, siblings, friends or other relatives to learn from them. I think that we have to admit that we are not perfect and that we can learn to adapt with learning from others.
5) Provide a healthy space for your child to develop into the best individual they can be (and not a shadow of their parents' needs and wants) - I know its hard to let go, but we need to let our kids grow - of course, with proper guidance. I think we have the tendency to want our kids to succeed in the aspects where we have failed.
This session made me realize that we all have hang ups as parents. We carry with us happy memories, scars and learning from our own respective families and backgrounds. We just have to realize that our journey to becoming better parents is never ending. There is no one specific route - but there are countless of roads to take and different journeys to make us better. I also learned that communication - whatever medium is so very important to a better relationship.
I enjoyed this #BetterMe #Session with the #SoMoms. This session made me aware that there are other people who would like to help, who would share their passion and reach out to others so that the others may learn from them. Thank you for organizing a session like this, it is very very helpful and insightful.
And THANK YOU Coach Pia!
I had a wonderful, wonderful inspiring time.
P.S. This was really a #BetterMe session. And it was so nice to meet the SoMoms and SoDad in the flesh! Its comforting to know that they have become more than just online buddies that share a passion. Thank you for your warmth guys!! I really appreciate it!


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$40bn transferred from SAMA's FX reserves to PIF, says Saudi finance minister
Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Economy and Planning. (AFP/File Photo)
LONDON (RAHNUMA) SAR150 billion ($40 billion) were transferred from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority's foreign exchange reserves to the Kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in March and April, Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Friday.
The government will continue to implement development plans to diversify the economy, increase local content and support private sector growth, Al-Jadaan, who is also acting minister of economy and planning, said in a statement released by the Saudi Press Agency.
This will happen either through the state's general budget or through the role played by the development funds and the PIF to improve economic performance and enhance the return on the Kingdom's assets, he added.
The transfer to the PIF was carried out after an in-depth consultation and in consideration of the adequacy of foreign exchange reserves, Al-Jadaan said.
Decisions to gradually reopen economic activities represent a new stage in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and toward a gradual return to normal economic activity, he added.
Al-Jadaan said the government had increased — during the last period through the budget — spending on urgent and necessary requirements to face the coronavirus crisis, and in doing so had significantly strengthened the financial allocations for the health and related services sector.
The decision to restart some sectors had been made with the advice of health professionals and guidelines at every stage of the plan to resume economic activities, he added.
The return of activities to their previous levels largely depends on the level of commitment by all, Al-Jadaan said, adding that the move is in line with economies reopening worldwide.
Doors to manual: Domestic flights ready to resume in Saudi Arabia
Prophet's Mosque to open to public in stages from Sunday


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AgGateway Submits Irrigation Data Standard to ASABE
AgGateway has submitted its proposed irrigation data exchange standard to the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), a major achievement in precision agriculture to help growers manage data from their irrigation management systems.
The standard is the result of AgGateway's collaborative PAIL precision irrigation project, an initiative to help growers more easily evaluate their weather, soil and crop data to make more informed decisions about when, where and how much water to apply – resulting in smarter energy and water use, and lowering costs while protecting or improving yield.
As part of their collaboration toward a national standard, AgGateway and ASABE will work together to finalize data formats for irrigation equipment, including weather stations, soil-moisture sensors and irrigation control systems, and other agricultural irrigation-related information, such as soil types and GIS data.
"The release of this standard is extremely exciting and important for the agricultural irrigation industry," said Aaron Berger, Software Engineer at AgSense and Chair of AgGateway's Precision Ag Water Management Working Group. "It will allow multiple pieces of irrigation equipment from different manufacturers to send and receive data in a much more efficient and user-friendly manner."
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"Everywhere I go, whether in the U.S., Europe, or Asia, irrigation companies, consultants and customers are asking for this," added the working group's vice-chair Diganta Adhikari, Director of Engineering at Irrometer Co.
Dr. Charles Hillyer, Extension Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife, will chair the ASABE Committee. This is the first time that AgGateway has released a standard directly to ASABE.
"The partnership between AgGateway and ASABE makes sense," said Andres Ferreyra, Manager of Special Projects for Ag Connections, who is an active member of both organizations. "AgGateway has the digital agricultural expertise to develop the data exchange standard, while ASABE is well-positioned to provide the national review, and to shepherd submission to the International Standards Organization (ISO) as a global standard."
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> As soon as we get a decision one way or another.
So Christmas 2010 then at the rate things are going.
I see, so because I don't have a degree in accountancy I'm not welcome?
all the others lists I am subscribed to deliver mail almost instantaneously.


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The provisions of the enactment shall be applicable to the entire Indian Territory including the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The definitions and term that are not described under the present Act and that are explained in the Central Exercises and Salt Act of shall be interpreted as consigned to those terms as per that enactment.
The Act has included the imposition and collection of tax for the production of beedis. From the date appointed by the Government of India by publicizing the Gazette of India, the Government shall collect and impose excise duty in the form of tax for the benefit and well-being of the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, This can be collected on production of beedis at the rate fixed by the Act.
Such tax shall be between 10 and 50 paise for each production of beedis. This amount shall be altered by the Government of India periodically after giving notice in the Gazette of India. The excise duty that has been imposed as per the provisions of this enactment shall be added with other tax which is collected on the production and creation of beedis.
Such tax would have been collected as per any laws which are implemented in India. Special section has been added to make the provisions of the Central Excises and Salt Act, also the rules under the said enactment applicable to the present enactment.
The application of the Act shall consist of those connected with the reimbursements and exemption from the excise duty which is implemented in the present term. This type of imposition of tax shall be applied with respect to charging and repayment of cess under the provisions of the present enactment. This shall be similar to that of levying, charging and immunity from excise duty and exclusion if any with regard to the production of beedis. The Act in addition contains provision for the charging of the proceeds with regard to the duty of excise to the Consolidated Fund of India.
The proceeds related with the collection and imposition of excise duty as said above shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
The Central Government as well as other officials prescribed under the enactment shall have authority to direct any person to give with any reason, statistical and other details as required under the present Act.
The Act bans any litigation or other proceedings against the Government of India or other authority, worker etc for the actions that are carried out in good faith or aimed to be done as per the provisions of the enactment or the rules formulated in compliance with it.
Besides, the Central Government is empowered under the Act to frame rules for the effective implementation of the Act. The rules shall give power to the Central Government to issue direction to hand over the statistical or other details or records which is necessary to be produced as specified under Section 5 c of the present enactment.
It shall also create rules for any other matters that are essential for the proper implementation of the Act. The rules thus framed shall be laid before the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha when the house is in session. If the houses consensus with regard to the terms of the rules or make some alterations or the houses have difference of opinion and decides not to impellent the rules, the rules shall have effect according to the decisions of the House.
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बीड़ी कर्मकार कल्याण उपकर अधिनियम, 1976 ( Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976 )
Necage The rules thus framed shall be laid before the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha when the house is in session. This shall be similar to that of levying, charging and immunity from excise duty and exclusion if any with regard to the production of beedis. Recovery of excise duty 5. Besides, the Central Government is empowered under the Act to frame rules for the effective implementation of the Act.
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THE BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE CESS ACT, 1976
The Beedi and Cigar Workers Conditions of Employment Act, , has a limited coverage in as much as it does prescribe some measures to improve the working conditions of the beedi and cigar workers in industrial premises only, such as cleanliness, ventilation, first aid, canteen, working hours, weekly holidays, etc. In so far as the field of labour welfare is concerned, the Act does not provide for medical, educational, recreational facilities, etc. In order to provide welfare measures for the persons employed in the beedi establishments, it is proposed to establish a welfare fund. For this purpose it is proposed to levy, as a cess, a duty of excise on so much of the tobacco as is issued to any person from a warehouse for any purpose in connection with the manufacture of beedi. The rate of duty of excise will be at such rate not exceeding one rupee per kilogram of such tobacco as the Central Government may, from time to time, fix. The duty of excise to be levied shall be in addition to any cess or duty to be leviable on tobacco under any other law for the time being, in force. The Bill is mainly designed to achieve the above objectives.
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The Road to the Horizon: Living in Italy - Part 15: What makes food in Italy taste so good?
Living in Italy - Part 15: What makes food in Italy taste so good?
Question: "What makes food in Italy taste so good?"
In a world where as a consumer, we want to have any type of vegetable or fruit in the shop, at any time during the year, we gradually slide into the habit of eating "plastic". There is no other word for a fruit or vegetable which was picked while unripe, only growing to its mature size (and of course its perfect look) while transported in an under-cooled container.
I remember the perfect December strawberries at breakfast in New York: shiny bright red on the outside, and white on the inside. Nothing but water. No taste whatsoever.
Same - or even more so - in Dubai, where fresh vegetables were almost non-existent. As local living habits were on the route to become North American, so were the eating habits. In the supermarkets, it all looked perfect: apples, asparagus, berries, oranges. Big sizes too. But taste like water.
And on top of that, upon popular demand by the consumer, fruits and veggies can not go off fast. We should be able to keep them in the fridge for three weeks at least... Plastic goes for ever, no? God knows what they treat veggies with to keep "fresh" for a month.
Not so in Italy. In general, you can only buy fruits and vegetables which are in season. The taste is like I have never experienced before. But you have to use it within the next days, as they go off in no time.
Look at this freshly picked Tuscan tomato a friend brought from her garden. See its colour, its firmness?
Freshly picked, it made a lovely meal by itself. But, amongst the two dozen tomatoes, there was one unripe tomato. Still firm green. Just for the curiosity, I left it on the cupboard for four weeks. When eventually it was ripe, it looked perfect, just like the others, but tasted like nothing. Why? It did not ripen in the sun, on its vine as the other tomatoes did. It grew to maturity on my cupboard.
Look at this salsa I made: the only ingredient were freshly picked Tuscan tomatoes. I added some herbs and let it all broil for two hours. Look at the intensity of the colour, look how firm it is. If I'd do this with Belgian tomatoes, it would be all watery with only a hint of red.
And that is one of the reason I love to live in Italy.


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Serious Sam Classics: Revolution Out Now on Steam Early Access
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution is available on Steam Early Access right now.
Fans of the old series has developed in supervision with Croteam a special game called Serious Sam Classics: Revolution. This game combines the best of Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter. It also features updated technology, new gameplay modes, new campaign levels, and the inclusion of fan-favorite mods, weapons, and maps.
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Review: One More Promise (Band on the Run #2) by Samantha Chase
"Paige, if there is one thing I've learned about you, it's that everything is a big deal to you - especially this literacy thing. So don't bullshit me, okay? If you're pissed about your sister stealing your thunder, then just say so. I'm not gonna argue with you on that one. I think it was a rotten thing for her to do." - Dylan Anders
One More Promise
Series: Band on the Run #2
Author: Samantha Chase
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Dylan Anders is making amends
…to his family
…to the public
…to the woman who just walked into his life
Paige Walters must learn to forgive
…her busy father
…her bossy sister
…and the wonderful man she horribly misjudged
Ambitious Paige Walters is ecstatic when she's hired to recruit musicians for a literacy campaign—it's her chance to prove she's got the chops to make it in the family business. When Dylan steps in, she immediately dislikes him and vows not to let the fallen idol screw it up. But as the work brings Paige and Dylan closer together, their attraction grows…and so do their challenges…
To be honest, I had a bit of a mixed reaction towards One More Promise. Since this was only my second book of Samantha's, I felt a little lost for a good majority of the book. I knew it was connected to The Shaughnessy Brothers series, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how. So that kind of played tricks on me until the characters clarified things. Note to self: Finish The Shaughnessy Brothers before jumping into the next book! Another reason why I had a mixed reaction towards the book was Paige. It took me a good chunk of the book for her to get on my good side. Once she did, however, I was firmly planted in her corner. I just wasn't a fan of how she judged Dylan when she didn't know him.
Now, on to what I loved about One More Promise. I loved Dylan and Paige together. Dylan saw through Paige's defenses and it aggravated her. He refused to believe the bullshit she uses as an excuse and pushes her to admit that her family is using her. She hates the mirror that Dylan has in front of her face, but it's for her own sanity. As for Paige, she shows Dylan what could be. He can be the man that can have it all and his future isn't dictated by the actions of his past. Paige shows him that he's worthy of love, which I adored.
Once I got past the hurdles that were tripping me up, I couldn't put the book down. Although I bit of trouble with Paige, I ended up loving all of the characters. Well, except for Paige's family. They kinda sucked. One More Promise is a well-written, character driven story that, while I struggled a bit with it, I ended up really enjoying.
For the love of it… She had done everything except offer a naked limo ride and Dylan still hadn't made a move!
A girl could only wait so long.
And boy, oh boy, was it worth the wait.
Every inch of him was hard and muscled and felt so good wrapped around her. She wanted to climb him like a tree. Coupled with the softness of his lips and gentleness of his caress, Dylan Anders was every naughty fantasy she'd ever had—and all he'd done was kiss her!
Paige's hands anchored in his hair as she went from being the one controlling the kiss to the one being controlled. Dylan's kiss went from wow to ohmygod in less than a second. He kissed, he tasted, he devoured, and Paige was more than willing to be devoured.
For hours at a time.
When his lips left hers to lick the shell of her ear—she really liked that—and her throat, she let her head fall back as she fought to catch her breath.
"Come home with me," she panted. "Please. Please, Dylan."
He bit her gently and then soothed that tender spot with his talented tongue and she was certain they were on the same page. She ran a quick checklist in her head: Bed made? Check. Bedroom clean? Check. Legs shaved? Check. If she could just get him to the car…
Dylan lifted his head, and she could feel his entire body practically vibrating. Good. She wanted—no, needed him like that. Turned on and unable to say no. Playing the seductress was so not her thing, and she had never been sexually aggressive, but everything about this man brought that out in her.
"Paige," he said breathlessly.
"Yes?" This was it!
"I… We can't do this."
"What do you mean we can't do this? We already are doing this!" It was pointless to pretend she wasn't pissed off. There was only so much a girl on the verge of climbing a man could take!
Dylan took a step away. And then another. And another. He raked a hand through his hair, making it stand on end, and even that managed to look sexy on him!
The bastard!
"Look, I think lines are getting blurred," he began. "We talked about this, Paige. I told you why we can't get involved."
"And you know that, to the world, it's going to look like that already. I don't see why we can't take advantage of this situation. It's obvious we're attracted to each other. I don't see what the big deal is!"
He studied her for a long moment and Paige wanted to walk up to him and shake him.
But she didn't.
"Because you deserve better than this," he said, his voice void of emotion. "You deserve better than a fake relationship with someone like me. Trust me."
"Dylan…wait…"
But he didn't. He turned and walked away, and Paige watched him go.
There was a part of her that said to run after him and make him see that he was wrong. But the logical, regular part of her told her to respect his wishes and let it go.
With a weary sigh, she collected her things and made her way out of the studio. She stopped at the front office and thanked the receptionist on her way out. As the warm afternoon sun hit her face, Paige reached in her bag for her sunglasses and slipped them on.
And then stood on the sidewalk and contemplated what to do next.
She didn't have errands to run, and she didn't want to go into the office. She could drive around the city, but traffic was always a nightmare, so that wouldn't be a relaxing endeavor either. Pulling out her phone, she checked the time. Three o'clock. There was always… Nothing. There was nothing that she wanted to do. No hot yoga, no Zumba, no spinning class. Then she laughed at herself because it had easily been six months since she'd been to the gym, so why even consider those activities?
"Because I have way too much pent-up energy and need to do something with it," she murmured and walked to her car. Inside, she started the car, turned on the air, and still tried to think of what to do. She didn't want to go home. Home was where she had hoped to be with Dylan right now.
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romance, Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan's Return in November 2011.
Although she waited until she was in her 40s to publish for the first time, writing has been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to take that step as well.
With almost fifty titles currently to her name, she has no plans to slow down. You won't find her books with the erotica or paranormal titles, all of her works are pure contemporary romances.
When she's not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.
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A joint venture between Delta and Aeromexico could be good for some of their competitors as well.
In the past few years, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has taken a relatively unique route toward improving its position in foreign markets. The airline has invested money in several airlines across the globe, including Virgin Atlantic in the U.K., China Eastern in China, Gol in Brazil, and Aeromexico in Mexico.
Delta's goal is to get economic exposure to high-growth markets while gaining some influence over the carriers it invests in. When possible, Delta also aims to create immunized joint ventures with these airlines; these joint ventures allow it to harmonize schedules and fares with its partners while maximizing schedule flexibility and connecting opportunities for customers.
Delta has invested in four other airlines around the world.
Delta intends to increase its investment in Aeromexico within the next few months. It hopes to get regulatory approval to set up an immunized joint venture in the near future as well. This Delta-Aeromexico partnership could be good for No. 2 Mexican airline Volaris (NYSE:VLRS). Here's why.
More than a year ago, Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico filed applications to set up a joint venture for flights between the U.S. and Mexico. Essentially, this structure would allow them to operate as a single airline on these routes.
Since a joint venture structure entails setting schedules and pricing together and sharing revenue, it needs to be approved by antitrust regulators both in the U.S. and in Mexico.
Delta and Aeromexico's joint venture plans have moved closer to realization in the past month. In late April, Mexico's Senate approved a new air service agreement with the U.S. that would permit a joint venture arrangement.
Shortly thereafter, Mexican regulators approved the proposed Delta-Aeromexico joint venture. The approval did come with some conditions. Most importantly, the two airlines will have to give up all eight of Delta's slot pairs at Mexico City's heavily congested airport.
Delta and Aeromexico have announced that they will accept these conditions. Assuming that the U.S. also approves the joint venture -- which is not guaranteed -- Delta and Aeromexico could begin cooperating later this year.
The Aeromexico-Delta joint venture, if it is cleared by the U.S., could help top Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Volaris in two ways.
First, it may be able to pick up some more slots in Mexico City. Volaris has been growing rapidly in recent years, but it has been unable to add flights in what is by far the largest market in Mexico. Instead, Volaris has started adding larger A321 aircraft to its fleet in order to meet demand in Mexico City.
When I spoke to Volaris CEO Enrique Beltranena two months ago, he didn't see much hope of gaining additional slots in Mexico City. However, Delta now needs to give up eight slot pairs to meet regulators' conditions, creating an opportunity.
Volaris may try to acquire some of Delta's Mexico City slots.
A second way that a Delta-Aeromexico joint venture could help Volaris is through increased capacity and pricing discipline at Aeromexico.
A strategy shift like that could help protect Volaris from a repeat of the price war that broke out in 2014 when Aeromexico decided to slash fares to regain market share. The price war damaged both companies' profitability during 2014 without impacting the long-term market share trend.
Mexico's airline industry is fairly concentrated, with four airlines dominating the domestic market: Aeromexico, Volaris, Interjet, and VivaAerobus. With the exception of Volaris and the much-smaller VivaAerobus -- which are both ULCCs -- the carriers all have distinct strategies and target markets.
Given the massive growth potential of the Mexican air travel market, there's room for multiple winners in the years ahead. Joining forces with Delta could help Aeromexico significantly improve its profitability. But this development could also open up new opportunities for rivals like Volaris.


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Q: iOS App's file associations ("open with..") / CFBundleDocumentTypes question I have recently bought a perfect file manager app for my iPad. Everything in this app is great, besides that it cannot handle some specific file types.
So for example if I try to download the file in mobile safari and try to save it into the file manager (for further upload to dropbox, email and so on), I cannot do this because the app is not listed in the "open In" list.
The question is, how to associate this app with this specific file types? I've searched google and found out that app's file association information is stored in Info.plist file in the CFBundleDocumentTypes section.
So I just modified Info.plist but id didn't help. I also found the cracked version of this app and placed info.plist into the IPA file, reinstalled the app on the iPad and it also didn't help.
Any suggestions how to solve the problem?

A: You cannot just add the file types. The app also has to be coded to accept the request to open the file.
Try contacting the developer and ask for them to add this feature.

A: The problem is probably not the APP but a limitation on IOS: it is a random selection and only shows 10.  I don't know if it randomly selects based on the ones you use most or what. You cannot change this other than to delete apps you don't use as often.  But having said this, the app must also support the extension of the document you are trying to send: not just as a document it stores, but as a document it accepts as a transfer from another app.  You can try to convert it first into a PDF and then open, if that's possible.  Hope this helps.

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You can buy 50s retro kitchen tables that are brand new and include such features as chrome frames and vinyl seats and backs with laminate tops. You can select from a wide array of colors for the cushions.
But if you really want a more authentic vintage look, you can buy an actual vintage piece from this time. It is possible to find this furniture in good condition for around $500.00. If you like to restore furniture you can get some 50's furnishing cheaper and fix them up. restoration. You will also find that the colors and styles of the vintage pieces cannot be duplicated.
There are stoves and refrigerators that are new, but look as if they were made in the 50s – in colors such as candy red, flamingo pink and buttercup yellow. These are retro reproductions of 1950s appliances. They look 1950s on the outside but are totally 21st century on the inside. Retro reproductions can make a dramatic design statement without having to sacrifice performance and convenience to get the look of this period.
Or you could consider going with refurbished appliances that are the actual vintage appliance that have been cleaned and rebuilt with some new components.
Of course one major problem with going with refurbished appliances is that you have to sacrifice a few luxuries like the advantages and the ease of a self-cleaning oven, as well as having such features as electronic ignition and sealed burners. However, these features affect the simplicity of cleaning the stove; they have nothing to do with how well the stove cooks. There is one significant perk, however: Most appliance refurbishers are able to offer color matching, thereby giving you a unlimited selection of colors to coordinate with your new kitchen.


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Mildred S. "Mammy" Fry (1925-2020)
by Grose Funeral Home October 21, 2020 Updated October 25, 2020
Mildred S. "Mammy" Fry, 95, of Lebanon, passed peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at Spang Crest, Lebanon. She was the wife of Elam Z. "Pop" Fry, who died Sept. 2, 2011.
Born in Marion Twp., PA on Jan. 24, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Claude F. and Susan (Zellers) Stamm. Mammy was a member of St. John's Church, Mt. Aetna. She and her husband owned Fry's Corner and Fry's Motel in Stouchsburg. Mammy enjoyed playing bingo, baking, and playing cards.
She is survived by daughters, Joanne, wife of George Wilson, of Womelsdorf, Roseanne Kreitz, of Womelsdorf; son, Dennis, husband of Dianna Fry, of Womelsdorf; daughter-in-law, Arlene Fry, of Bethel; 13 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Mammy was preceded in death by sons, Richard, Robert, and Carl Fry; sisters, Edna Umbenhauer, Margaret Troutman, Mary Eisenhauer, Anna Stamm, and Viola Daub; and brothers, William Stamm, Raymond Stamm, Allen Stamm, Claude Stamm, Jr., and Lester Stamm.
Funeral services will be private at Grose Funeral Home, 358 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown, but will be live-streamed Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 at 11 a.m. on Facebook – Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home. A viewing will be held Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home, and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the start of the private service. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.


Where did I hear of Penelope Fitzgerald? I can't remember, but I believe I read about her recently.
It's a subtle feeling, one I can't substantiate. I could, I suppose, spend hours paging through my precarious stacks of magazines. There's also the finger-snapping quickness of the Internet—which informs me that some 30 New Yorker articles in the past couple decades have made mention of her. None of these, however, jog my memory.
Perhaps this is fitting, as Penelope Fitzgerald is a writer of subtlety, who has herself, as an author, tended to fly under the radar. But she's far from an unknown: even, apparently, to me. So when I was recently browsing through a little bookshop, and noticed a little book called The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—I snatched it up.
Ah! So delicate, this passage. But why was the green marsh plant—the one plant, of all the plants on earth, most meaningful to the protagonist, as it was shown to her by a true friend, of which she had very few—not mentioned in the "complete" guide?
Perhaps the green marsh plant was not scientifically classified as a wildflower. Or perhaps the plant's omission from the book was an error. But this is beside the point. The point is more filamentary. It has to do with the overlooked, the missing, the forgotten phenomena of the world.
What, after all, is the value of minute remembrance? What is the value of the overlooked, all those who are ignored by the public at large? What, indeed, is the value of books and magazines, when they never seem to contain what you're really looking for?


Of the possible $731 billion, connected city (which comprise of eGovernance, smart transportation cards, mobile banking, remote education, digital libraries) is predicted to contribute the largest at 54 per cent, equating a market potential of $392.94 billion. Smart governance and education services will make up 50% of growth in this segment.
This is followed by connected work which encompasses mobility such as bring your own device and other networking and communication solutions will make up 31 per cent, contributing $228.44 billion.
The third area, connected home which incorporates smart meters, intelligent lighting, home automation, smart thermostat and home health completes the remaining 15 per cent at $111 billion.
Frost and Sullivan believes the Internet of Things is forcing transformation and innovation across these three areas. However, the value chain of smart solutions to service all the components of connected living is extremely fragmented with no clear "one stop shop" solution provider end-to-end solution.
There are many players, ranging from module/component providers to device vendors to networking and platform providers to system integrators.
Frost and Sullivan also pointed out that while the ecosystem of players is complex, collectively, the market potential is huge and presents immense opportunities for telecom operators and ICT vendors.


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Q: Logging exchange of messages by a process I am currently having an OS which does support logging mechanisms like syslog. However, it is tedious when it comes to debug a process ie to find out what events or messages have a particular process exchanged with other processes in the system.
Can any one suggest me a better mechanism to do the same ?

A: I would recommend wrapping your message passing mechanism with some sort of abstraction. Then you can place diagnostics in the message passing layer. I'd imagine that this is a design pattern of some sort. Create an abstraction that includes connectors between processes and messages sent across the connectors. If your message abstraction includes an identifier (e.g., GUID), then you can log the messages that flow through the connectors and follow them through the system easily. Take a look at the C2 architectural style for some ideas.

A: Part of our switch application uses 20+ single threaded process to handle transactions, each process handles a small part of the transaction processing then sends a request to the next process.  Eventually the last process replies and the reply messages are sent back in reverse order.
Our applications all write their trace to their own log files, and this is not very useful for diagnosing problems.  So the trace layer also sends all trace to a debug server process, also when ever a process sends or receives a message this info is sent to the debug server with a unique id for the message.  This enabled the debug server to join all the messages together an enables us to get a system view for each transaction.
Obviously this is very resource intensive, so by default is off on a busy system, but it can be turned on and the trace level set at runtime to diagnose issues both on site and in development.


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January 15, 2015 Lovell Chronicle
2 I The Lovell Chronicle I January 15, 2015 USDA commodities distribution today in Lovell The USDA Commodities distribution is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15. Commodities may be picked up at St. John's Lutheran Church, 70 East 5th St., Lovell. The distribution will begin at noon and continue until 3 p.m. Volunteers will be distributing dried, frozen and canned foods. Commodities distribution is income based. A single individual is eligible to receive commodities with up to $1,180 of monthly income. A couple may have up to $1,594 of monthly income. For each additional person qualifying the maximum income increases by $414. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is available to all eligible people regardless of race, color, na- tional origin, sex, age or handicap, within the quantities of USDA commodities available. To inquire about eligibil- ity or to volunteer to help with the distribution call Rev. Christopher Brandt at 548-7127. Martin Luther King Day fee free at Bighorn Canyon The National Park Service announced nine free ad- mission days to America's National Parks in 2015. The first "fee free" day is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mon- day, Jan. 19. The remaining 2015 entrance fee-free daysare Pres- idents' Day weekend, Feb. 14-17; the opening weekend of National Park's week; the 98 th birthday of the Nation- al Park Service, April 18-19; National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26 and Veterans Day Nov. 11. Aavah's Angels continue efforts to help Mangus family BY PATrl CARPENTER A group of thoughtful fifth-graders--Alyssa Rael, Sam Cornia and Hailey Rael--from Lovell Elementary School have been busy for several months coming up with ways to raise funds to help classmate Dallen Mangus' little sister Aavah, who suffers from complications of a rare disease called heterotaxy. The students have already raised $600 by placing a donation jar in the lobby of the school. That jar will re- main in the lobby of the school through February. With the help of the student council, the students also plan to station themselves in the Lovell High School gymnasium on Jan. 23 when the LHS basketball teams host the boys and girls teams from Powell High School. The group plans to sell heart suckers during the event. They also plan to raffle off a "Hometown Glory" print and to hold a silent auction for a basket filled with goodies like games, popcorn and other items that were donated by school staffmembers. The students have set a goal to raise $3,000 for the family. Aavah was diagnosed with the disease prior to her birth and has endured many complications of the disease. Heterotaxy causes certain organs in the infant's body to form on the opposite side of the body from where they would normally form. For example, the heart forms on the right side instead of on the left side of the body. It is also known to affect the development of the heart and other major organs like the liver, lungs, intestines and spleen. As is common with many babies, Aavah required a heart transplant, which she received at only three months old. Most recently, little Aavah developed a rare blood dis- ease called warm and cold agglutinin and once again, she seems to be beating the odds of succumbing to the disease with the help of the medical staff at Children's" Primary Hospital in Utah. The disease affects Aavah's red blood cells, which are continually breaking down, causing her hemaocrit and he- moglobin to drop to unsafe levels. Already the disease has required Aavah to receive numerous blood transfusions. In spite of Aavah's continued medical problems, the family remains optimistic. Aavah has a Facebook page called Prayers for Aavah Jude and a large following of supporters. 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I was listening to a recent archive episode of the podcast "This American Life" the other day. It really captivated me. The narrator recounted the story with her guest, a man named Daniel Kish. Daniel is in his 50s now, but when he was just a toddler, he was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. The only treatment for this was to remove his eyes. He was completely blind. This is something that is very difficult for me to imagine – A world of utter darkness, devoid of light.
Daniel told his story. When he was a boy, he began to learn naturally, without instruction, a unique way to interact with his environment, using only his mouth and ears. He would make a repeated sound – a series of clicks – with his mouth and tongue. He learned something. The character of the reflected sound waves that his ears heard would change depending on the size, shape, and distance of objects in his vicinity. With this knowledge, over time, Daniel was able to navigate anywhere he wanted to go. I was amazed.
Daniel continued. When he was a boy, his mother was determined that her son live life to the fullest. Because of this, she let him play and run around the neighborhood like any normal kid. One day, when he was a little bit older, he learned to ride his bike. Yes, Daniel's mom bought her blind son a bike. He was out, cruising the streets, making his clicking sounds, when he encountered a hill. Daniel thought it would be a great idea to ride down the hill and see how fast he could go. He went down the hill. Faster and faster, then…whack! He crashed face first into a light pole. "Blood everywhere," Daniel recalls.
This is the part of the story that really surprised me, and I'm certain would confound many parents – Daniel's mom did not keep Daniel indoors, where he would be safe and free from harm. Instead, she gave him another bike the following Christmas!!!
Years continued to pass, and Daniel began to climb trees for fun. Other parents were agitated and confused. Why would she let her son encounter this danger?! He may fall, be injured, or worse – he could even die!
The story continues. Years later, a group of neuroscientists happened upon Daniel's story. They began to study him. At one point, they had rigged up an fMRI machine to monitor Daniel's visual cortex, the part of the brain that all of us people with eyes use to SEE. They had rigged up a salad bowl on a rope and were swinging it around, and you know what…Daniel's visual cortex lit up like a Christmas tree. The researchers could see the motion of the salad bowl move across the screen. He was making noises with his mouth, and listening to the sounds, and he could see – really SEE – the salad bowl moving around in space. Researchers were amazed by this. Now, Daniel cannot see colors or textures, but he has access to a very accurate 3D representation of his surroundings, gained through many years of navigating his various surroundings while playing outside.
The podcast ends with Daniel leading the narrator on a walk into the woods. Dusk is falling, and they happen upon a very tall tree. Daniel begins to climb. The narrator, Lulu, follows. They keep going – 30, maybe 40 feet up. Lulu begins to feel scared. Here she is, deep in the forest. They have been walking for hours, and darkness is falling. How will they be able to find their way home? But then she remembers, it is Daniel who will be leading them home, and for him, there is no such thing as darkness. The podcast concludes.
I believe in the Garden, mankind became blind – our eyes marred with the cancer of sin. Maybe, just maybe, God wants us to see again. Maybe He decided to open the front door and encourage us to get out there and play. Maybe he gives us a bicycle to ride around the neighborhood, knowing that we are going to crash face-first into a streetlight eventually. Maybe after that happens, and we wreck our bike, He gets us another bike, and encourages us to keep riding. Maybe when we are walking with him, and the sun is setting, and we come upon an old oak tree, He says "Climb away," knowing all too well that we may fall and be seriously injured. Maybe, just maybe, God allows us to experience injury – a lost job, broken relationships, struggling finances, disease, because He wants us to see, really SEE again. Maybe he has been opening the front door and saying "go play," knowing that we may come back battered and bruised, but also knowing that we may regain our vision, and live in a world without darkness – filled with His glory and His majesty.


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Ghosts of Gold
If it's quirky tales about ghostly characters you are after, then the Charters Towers ghosts of gold Heritage Trail is for you! Our ghosts from our gold rush and their stories are told at four venues throughout the City.
Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre for your orientation of our Region and introduction to the One Square Mile
Stock Exchange Arcade for the Assay Mining Museum
Towers Hill Lookout by day and by night watch the ghosts after dark film
The Venus Gold Battery, the oldest stamp battery in Queensland.
All attractions for the ghosts of gold Heritage Trail are open 7 days (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, News Years Day, Good Friday and half day on ANZAC Day). Tickets for all sites are available at the Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre.
Grandeur - One Square Mile
There are few historic city hearts as beautifully preserved as Charters Towers' One Square Mile. During the late 1800's, the money made on the Stock Exchange flowed into the civic improvements and a flourishing business community. The newly rich citizens built palatial homes and magnificent buildings and the town puffed out its chest with great civic pride. The elegance of our city heart is always a talking point for visitors. Best of all, this historic One Square Mile precinct is easily explored on foot using the Heritage Walking Map.
Greed - Stock Exchange
The arcade was designed by Sydney architect, Mark Day and built by the Sandbrook Brothers of Sydney in 1888. This prestigious shop and office arcade was built for local civic leader and businessman Alexander Malcolm.
Known then as the Royal Arcade, it housed the Charters Towers Stock Exchange from 1890. It was one of Australia's first few regional stock exchanges, and needed to raise capital for the deep reef mines throughout the Region.
The Stock Exchange was hooked into the world via telegraph, with three calls a day, six days a week.
The Arcade is a great open thoroughfare and it is easy to imagine the stockbrokers busy at work in their offices.
Gold - Towers Hill
An aboriginal horse boy named Jupiter first discovered gold at the foot of Towers Hill in 1872.
Since the discovery of gold the hill's three peaks have been subject to much use, such as a mining site, the early telegraph route to Cardwell passed overhead, and the valley below was used for ordinance storage during World War II.
Towers Hill Lookout also has many interesting and factual storyboards, so you can learn about the Region's colourful past whilst taking in the panoramic scenery of Charters Towers. It is a peaceful spot for an early morning or late afternoon walk and you may see some wildlife along the way. Towers Hill comes to life in the evening with a film screened in the Amphitheatre - called ghosts after dark. As this film suggests, the ghosts of our past have a starring role.
Ghosts - The Venus Battery
Located on the outskirts of the city, the Venus Battery offers an insight into the City's incredible real-life gold rush of the late 19th century. The battery is of national cultural significance as the largest surviving battery relic in Australia and oldest surviving battery in Queensland.
Constructed in 1872, it was a public or custom mill in its heyday, and became a State Battery in 1919 to provide ore crushing facilities for small miners long after other mills had closed. It ceased commercial operations in 1973 after a century of service.
Guided tours are available daily at the battery, with one of the highlights being a holographic film presentation that shows the process of extracting gold from ore and the story of the battery's working life. Come and meet the ghost of Mr E.H.T Plant, who built the battery. He has some interesting tales to tell of some of the ghosts you may just meet at the other sites around town.
Ghosts of Gold Logo Rationale
Ghosts of gold brings to life the stories and legends of the characters that made Charters Towers, in its heyday, the second largest city in Queensland.
The trail explores the rich landscapes and colourful tales of the four G's; from the discovery of Gold at the foot of Towers Hill, the Grandeur of the historic One Square Mile, Greed in the hearts of those trying to win it big in the Stock Exchange Arcade and if you listen hard enough, you'll hear the Ghosts hard at work down at the Venus Battery.
So what exactly does the ghosts of gold logo mean?
This logo represents the four elements that convey the city's historical past:
ONE SQUARE MILE
The symbol's dotted area represents the grandeur and heritage significance within the One Square Mile.
The arch symbolises the vaulted arch and the grandness and splendour of the architecture of this magnificent building.
The contours and various line layers reflect the hilltop landscape and also symbolises the depth of mining of Charters Towers.
THE VENUS BATTERY
This symbol represents the mechanical structure of the crushing machinery used at The Venus Battery.


We are back with a special Lean Startup Melbourne!
For this special installment of Lean Startup Melbourne we will be exploring the challenges that HealthTech startups face. We got some insight into the process of becoming a founder during our last meetup. That night showed us that there is a lot of variation in everyone's journey.
Founders of HealthTech startups in particular face different (and more challenging?) obstacles than other founders. To celebrate Slingshot and HCF partnering up to deliver a HealthTech focused accelerator program and addressing this issue, we will be exploring what kind of challenges founders of HealthTech face and how they have addressed those.
It will be a valuable night full of insights!
HCF Catalyst is a three month accelerator program designed to take your health tech business idea and develop it into a profitable company as fast as possible.
To put it simply, here's how the HCF Catalyst 'Startup Accelerator' works.
• If your Startup is shortlisted, you pitch to our team of investors and HCF management December 1 in Sydney.
• Your company is set and ready for an investment or a potential commercial agreement with HCF.
In addition to the Startup accelerator, we are also running a Scaleup (http://staging.blackliondigital.com/hcf/are-you-a-scaleup/) program for companies who have passed the initial startup phase and are ready to scale up to the next level.
Slingshot (http://www.slingshotters.com/), which develops and manages leading corporate accelerator programs, has now partnered with HCF (http://www.hcf.com.au/), Australia's largest not-for-profit health fund, to launch HCF Catalyst, Australia's first corporate-supported accelerator aimed at startups in the health tech space.
The program is open to Startups who are looking to turn their innovative health tech idea into a profitable business. Successful Startups accepted into the program will receive an initial investment of $50,000 in exchange for 10 per cent equity and the opportunity for second-round investment of up to $100,000 from the Slingshot Venture Fund.
There is also a Scaleup program for established startups to gain access to a large audience to grow their business.
SoftLayer, an IBM Company, provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. Our customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.


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Representative Councils' City Rally
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The orientation week rally makes up the nucleus of the orientation week for new students. The orientation week coordination team, ESA team for short, and all student representative councils organize the popular tour through Aachen together.
New students do not only go through successfully supervised stations during the city rally. They also discover fellow citizens and explore the city of Aachen along the planned route. In this way, first-year students get to know the most important points of contact at RWTH Aachen as well as institutions and places of interest in Aachen.
Orientation Week Team
Important Aspects of Planning the City Rally
Every representative council must name a person, who is primarily responsible for the rally.
Meanwhile, persons from the orientation week team serve as the cross-section of the university, city, and representative councils. The persons also establish a coordination point for the rally, to which all students can turn. Each group must provide the contact info for the council representation and the coordination point.
Tutors must wear subject-specific shirts: This makes it possible for others to differentiate between tutors and first-year students. Potential problems or riots can more quickly be addressed as a result.
Planned actions are reviewed for risk of abuse, that is discriminatory and alcohol indulging stations must be promptly closed. Climbing games are forbidden due to risk of injury.
City supervisors may not consume alcohol and must be easily recognizeable as supervisors.
Selected locations in the city and at the university should assist participants in getting to know the icty during the orientation week rally. Playgrounds, churches, schools, construction sites, and the marketplace are to be avoided.
Shopping carts may not be used. Strip games and other games resulting in nudity are strictly prohibited. Sound systems, vuvuzelas, and megaphones or similar devices may not be used.
The university sanitary facilities should be used during the rally.
Alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited on university grounds.
Monuments of the city of Aachen should be treated with respect. Misuse may result in consequences.
Representative Council Mile
As special offer this year is the so called Representative Council Mile. The representative councils will offer various stations and games at a single location, where the groups can freely choose which station to attend. This allows contact to be made among the students between the various subject disciplines at the University during the first week.
Measures for Conducting the Rally and Avoiding Excessive Alcohol Consumption
In problematic cases the tutors serve as contacts for their group. They are marked as "Ersti-Team," so they are easily recognizable. In the past there were problems with excessive alcohol consumption during the city rally and misconduct by individuals. In order to remediate this, the following measures are implemented by all student representative councils:
Uniform t-shirts for the tutors so third parties can more easily recognize them
Name tags for the tutors so third parties can more easily recognize them
Statement of voluntary commitment on the part of the student representative councils and the tutors
Tutor training
Coordination center in the SuperC on the day of the rally
Close collaboration with campus security, public ordinance office, and police
Glass bottles are not permitted on RWTH premises and during the city rally
Door Sign for Aachen City Shops (pdf: 35 kb)


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Microsoft announces Robot Operating System for Windows 10
By Usama Jawad Neowin @@UsamaJawad96 · Sep 29, 2018 13:04 EDT · Hot! with 28 comments
Microsoft has always invested in the field of Artificial intelligence (AI), but so far, its efforts have been focused on the software side of things. Now, the company has announced that it is bringing the Robot Operating System (ROS1) to Windows 10.
Is Ex Machina just around the corner?
In a blog post, Microsoft has stated that ROS1 is an experimental release, which contains the tools and libraries that will enable developers to build complex robots, while also towing the security features of Windows 10 IoT. It will allow developers to utilize advanced capabilities such as computer vision, Windows Machine Learning, and Azure Cognitive Services, among others, in their robots.
Microsoft stated that:
People have always been fascinated by robots. Today advanced robots are complementing our lives, both at work and at home. Warehouse robots have enabled next-day deliveries to online shoppers, and many pet owners rely on robotic vacuums to keep their floors clean. Industries seeing benefits from robots are as diverse as manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and real estate. As robots have advanced, so have the development tools. We see robotics with artificial intelligence as universally accessible technology to augment human abilities.
[...] Microsoft is working with Open Robotics and the ROS Industrial Consortium to bring the Robot Operating System to Windows. Microsoft has joined the ROS Industrial Consortium whose mission is to extend the advanced capabilities of ROS to manufacturing and improve the productivity and return on investment of industrial robots.
At the ongoing ROSCon 2018 event, Microsoft will showcase a ROBOTIS Turtlebot 3 robot, running on a ROS build and powered by Windows 10 IoT Enterprise on an Intel Coffee Lake NUC. The machine will utilize Windows Machine Learning to steer towards the person closest to them. The company will also sport a ROS simulation environment in Azure which will feature a "swarm of robots running in a virtual world connected to an orchestration system and controlled via Azure IoT Hub."
This development could potentially provide benefits in numerous industrial, commercial, and educational scenarios where robots running on ROS and Windows 10 could augment humans. Microsoft says that it will host builds for ROS2 as well soon, and will provide full documentation and support for Windows-based solutions. You can find out more about the endeavor here.
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Epimétheus (řecky Ἐπιμηθεύς, latinsky Epimetheus) je v řecké mytologii Titánem. Je synem Titána Íapeta a Klymené, dcery Titána Ókeana.

Jeho bratry jsou Atlás, Prométheus, a Menoitios. Epimétheus je otcem Pyrrhy, pozdější manželky Deukalióna.

Když jeho bratr Prométheus dal lidem oheň, ukradený bohům, lidé se od něho naučili různá řemesla i umění a žili šťastně, až se to bohům přestávalo líbit. Nejvyšší bůh Zeus proto nařídil, aby Héfaistos, božský kovář, vytvořil z hlíny a vody dívku, jejíž kráse nikdo neodolá. Bohové jí dali jméno Pandóra a obdarovali ji dary, mezi nimi však také nemocemi, bědami, zlem a jinými neřestmi.

Bůh Hermés ji doprovodil na zem k Epimétheovi, kterého Prométheus varoval, aby nebral všechno, co bohové dávají. Ale Epimétheus neposlechl a vzal si ji za ženu. Netrvalo dlouho a Pandóra splnila příkaz bohů: otevřela skříňku s jejich dary a všechny ty bědy, svízele a nemoci se rozletěly do světa. Na dně skříňky zůstala jedině naděje.

Odraz v umění
 Aischylova tragédie Spoutaný Prométheus (kolem r. 470 př. n. l.), který vyjádřil myšlenku, že zlo, bída a utrpení lidstva je z vůle bohů, často i záměrné

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 Slovník antické kultury, nakl. Svoboda, Praha, 1974
 Gerhard Löwe, Heindrich Alexander Stoll, ABC Antiky
 Publius Ovidius Naso, Proměny
 Rudolf Mertlík, Starověké báje a pověsti
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Stellenbosch Wine Routes has introduced Tasting Stellenbosch - a social development programme set to upskill the community through hospitality training. The Routes will coordinate this mandate with various tourism segments responsible to drive change in their particular community. The member organisation is chaired by Stellenbosch chefs, Chef George Jardine and deputy chairman Chef Bertus Basson.
With the adoption of a new executive in 2018, chaired by Michael Ratcliffe, the Routes is set to action change in the winelands.
"Stellenbosch has long been a culinary leader on the South African gastronomic scene. Many decades of awards and recognition culminated in the 2018 Eat Out Awards recognising that an extraordinary one in five of the top 30 restaurants in South Africa is based in the Stellenbosch Winelands.
"There is an immense skill in this sector and our chefs are looking forward to ploughing it back into Stellenbosch communities."
Supporting this sentiment, founding Chairman Chef Jardine said: "We are excited by the opportunity to pull this remarkably successful food-inspired community closer together under the banner of Tasting Stellenbosch – our home."
On how they intend on achieving much-needed change, Chef Basson added: "Building restaurant skills, work experience and kitchen and front-of-house confidence in our communities will provide an unprecedented competitive advantage for our industry."
The Exco envisage that Tasting Stellenbosch will have a minimum of 150 members by the end of 2019 representing a significant diversity.
Ratcliffe further expressed pleasure in seeing the great food and wine pillars of Stellenbosch aligning themselves. "We are blessed with amazing tourism assets and we are pleased to see the food community uniting around a focused social development agenda. The Stellenbosch Wine Routes board takes pride in showing leadership as a Destination Marketing Organisation and providing capacity for resurgent Stellenbosch tourism."