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Planning for the Dementia Factor in Retirement
Consider these options if you think an IRA beneficiary may develop a mental disability.
Natalie Choate
Question: A practicing attorney asks, "I work with many seniors and often need to address dementia issues. Here is a typical situation:
John wants to name his wife Susan as the primary beneficiary of his IRA and to name their children as contingent beneficiaries. The expectation is that, upon John's death, Susan, as surviving spouse-beneficiary, would roll the IRA over into her own IRA, and name the children as beneficiaries of the rollover IRA.
But both spouses are concerned that following John's death Susan might have dementia, and not be legally competent to roll over the inherited IRA or file a new beneficiary designation. Is there a way that Susan can, now, prior to John's death, pre-elect the spousal rollover and name the children as beneficiaries of her (not yet created) rollover IRA? If that cannot be done, can John at least designate that benefits still in his IRA after Susan's death will pass to their children?"
Answer: Unfortunately, neither of these approaches will likely work.
IRS regulations specify that the spousal election to treat an IRA inherited from the deceased spouse as the surviving spouse's own IRA may not be made until after the death of the first spouse.
Furthermore, most IRA custodians will not allow the participant to name a "successor beneficiary." Once the participant dies, the primary beneficiary owns the inherited IRA absolutely, assuming he or she survived the participant and did not disclaim the benefits. The primary beneficiary is the only one who can name a successor beneficiary to take the account if the primary beneficiary, having survived the participant, dies while there is still money in the account. If the primary beneficiary fails to do that, the IRA documents' default beneficiary provisions would apply. Typically the IRA provider would have no way to go back to the original participant's account documents to see what he or she would have wished.
Here are the other ways to deal with a potential anticipated mental disability:
The Bronze Plan: Guardianship
If John and Susan do no advance planning to deal with the disability risk, and John dies at a time Susan is legally incompetent, a guardian could be appointed by the applicable state court to act for her with respect to the inherited IRA and her other property. That should enable the guardian to use the IRA assets for Susan's benefit.
But guardianship has serious limitations. The state court process may be public and costly. The court might or might not appoint the person Susan would have chosen as her legal guardian. Depending on state law, the guardian might not be able to take certain actions (such as "rolling over" the account) without court permission. It would be unusual for a guardian to have the power to name beneficiaries on Susan's behalf. Essentially, guardianship is the way to deal with disability--for people who didn't plan for that eventuality.
The Silver Plan: Power of Attorney
Susan could sign a durable power of attorney appointing a trusted person to act for her. Ideally I would like to see a separate power of attorney just dealing with retirement benefits. Whether it's a separate document or not, it should enumerate powers with respect to any retirement plan, including the powers to: withdraw from, contribute to, change the investments inside, receive all information regarding, and make all tax elections with respect to the account. The power should specify that the attorney can roll or transfer funds into or out of the account from or to another retirement account or plan. The power should direct the attorney to name John, if living, otherwise the children as beneficiary for any account.
While John and Susan are both alive and competent, they should make sure John's IRA provider will accept the power of attorney. Some financial firms require you to use their particular form or have other guidelines on this subject.
The Gold Plan: Trusteed IRA
Most IRAs are in the legal form of a "custodial account." A custodian has no power to make decisions about the account. A custodian merely safeguards the assets, keeps necessary records, and files required tax returns.
Alternatively, an IRA can be in the form of a trust--though this is less common, the trusteed IRA is perfectly legal and has exactly the same tax characteristics as a custodial IRA. If John's IRA were in the form of trusteed IRA (also called an "individual retirement trust" or IRT), there would be several advantages from the point of view of potential disability of either spouse:
If John were disabled, the trustee could use IRA assets directly to pay bills on John's behalf and make sure the annual required distribution is distributed. An IRA custodian, by contrast, will only act on instructions with respect to any distributions.
After John's death, if beneficiary Susan is disabled, the IRA trustee can perform the same services on her behalf--pay expenses directly and distribute the required minimum distribution.
The trustee of the trusteed IRA can assume full investment responsibility for the IRA assets. A custodian will never do this.
Finally, John could provide in the trusteed IRA document for a "successor beneficiary" to Susan, if she should survive him and then later die while there was still money in the account. As noted, few if any custodial IRAs allow the participant to name a successor beneficiary.
The only step the IRA trustee cannot complete is a spousal rollover on Susan's behalf. For that, Susan herself or her guardian or power-of-attorney holder would have to act. So the "gold plan" is to have a trusteed IRA plus a durable power of attorney ("dialed down" to make it clear the power of attorney is subordinate to the trusteed IRA document).
The Platinum Plan: Transfer IRA to a Living Trust?
For non-retirement assets, the best way to deal with potential mental decline is (before disability strikes) to place assets in a living trust, where a successor trustee can smoothly take over the management if the donor becomes disabled. Unfortunately, as of right now, it appears the IRS may be hostile to placing an IRA in such a trust. Until the tax path is clear, the platinum plan is not available!
For a senior or anyone else concerned about potential future mental decline--either his or her own or that of his or her beneficiary--for now, the trusteed IRA provides the best possible protection, especially when combined with a well-drafted durable power of attorney to close any gaps a trusteed IRA cannot fill.
Where to read more: Regarding the spousal election to treat an inherited IRA as his or her "own" IRA, see Treas. Reg. § 1.408-8, A-5(a).
Now available in electronic edition! By popular demand, Natalie Choate's book Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits has been published in an electronic version. The e-book edition gives you the entire book in word-searchable format, PLUS two additional chapters (on life insurance and annuities in retirement plans) that were left out of the print edition for reasons of space. Live links to cross-referenced book sections and most cited tax sources. Access anywhere you have an internet connection. Visit www.retirementbenefitsplanning.com to subscribe or learn more.
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Ya.....mummy and daddy rat are there somewhere
I think I peed me pants a little bit, laughing at number four.....female rats are hoes
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Rats
Jack Black the royal rat catcher, Jacko the world-champion rat killer, rats who mate more than once a minute, and more.
By Liza Lentini, David Mouzon|Thursday, December 07, 2006
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1 The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the Norway rat, and its more acrobatic Asian cousin, the black rat (Rattus rattus), enjoy a nearly worldwide distribution, thanks to their skill at stowing away on ships.
2 In the mid-19th century, Jack Black, the rat catcher for Queen Victoria, found several color variations of the brown rat and domesticated those he caught. Eager owners of his pet rats included the Queen herself, and it's rumored—disturbingly—Beatrix Potter.
3 Rats' front teeth grow 4½ to 5½ inches each year. Rats wear them down by continuously gnawing on everything around them, including cement, brick, wood, lead pipes, and other small animals.
4 A female rat can mate as many as 500 times with various males during a six-hour period of receptivity—a state she experiences about 15 times per year. Thus a pair of brown rats can produce as many as 2,000 descendants in a year if left to breed unchecked. (A rat matures sexually at age three to four months.) An average rat's life span is two to three years.
5 A rat can tread water for three days and survive being flushed down the toilet. (And it can return to the building via the same route.) There is approximately one rat per person in the United States.
6 Not all rats live close to humans. Of the 56 known species, many live in remote habitats like marshlands and rain forests, and some are endangered. How sad!
7 A Hindu temple dedicated to the rat goddess Karni Mata in Deshnoke, India, houses more than 20,000 rats. Many people travel far to pay respect to the rats, which are believed to be reincarnations of Karni Mata and her clansmen.
8 Perhaps they're reincarnated teenagers: According to a study by Martin Schein, founder of the Animal Behavior Society, the favorite foods of city-dwelling brown rats include scrambled eggs, macaroni and cheese, and cooked corn.
9 Well, junk food isn't much better: Rats eat their own feces, purely for the nutritional value.
1,000 brown rats. The brood began after the obsessed collector took pity on a baby rat he planned to feed to his pet python.
12 Rat baiting, a popular sport in 19th-century London, pitted a man or a dog against hundreds of rats. Jacko, a 13-pound bull terrier, set the record in 1862 when he killed 100 rats in 5 minutes, 28 seconds.
13 Drats! A rat can fall as far as 50 feet and land uninjured.
14 "Drats" has nothing to do with rats. It's a short form of "od rat," a euphemism for "God rot," which is used like "Goddamn."
15 If you were born in 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, or 1996, then you're a rat, according to Chinese astrology. This would make you quick-witted, resourceful, and something of a fashionista. Exactly like a rat, except for the clothes bit.
16 Rats do not sweat. They regulate their temperature by constricting or expanding blood vessels in their tails.
17 Rats are known to transmit several potentially fatal diseases to humans, including viral hemorrhagic fever, plague, Weil's disease, and Q fever.
18 On the bright side, it is extremely rare for a human to get rabies from a rat.
19 Innie or outie? Rats don't have gallbladders or tonsils, but they do have belly buttons.
20 Yeah, but seriously, who wants one? In 2006 it was revealed that a team of scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel had created a brain chip out of rat neurons.
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#5. Figures. I'd flush mine if I could.
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Brasilgirl said:
I have the 'Flushed Away' movie in my head now
Damn things are freakin invincible! I wanted to push mine off a cliff
Jacko, a 13-pound bull terrier, set the record in 1862 when he killed 100 rats in 5 minutes, 28 seconds.
And Jacko.....he is my hero, my spirit animal
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I want to be the female version of the pied piper ill even learn to play the whistle.
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Judithlyn
"Wall Street" cause he was after cash, properties, and a visa to the USA
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Going for the limit
Omg stop it you guys i am actually so scared of rats. Most people are scared of spiders i am mortified by rats.
However 2 legged ones well. ......
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Alberta Canada is a rat free Provence. They have a Rat Patrol the patrols the borders and kills rats. Seriously. The rest of the world should learn from them.
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That must take alot of doing, they are so fast. Rats, mice. Hampsters etc i cannot go anywhere near, the thought of them sends chills.
I.think it was about 2 year ago but i had to get the pest control out because they had decided to make my summer house ( underneath) their home and under my decking. They kept coming back so i had it all pulled up, summer house pulled down and just had it all open. I couldnt risk it constantly happening i couldnt even go into my garden wasnt worth it
Oh wow! I'm not sure how they manage it, but I've never seen a rat there. Not even at my grandfather's ranch. But I have seen rats in Vancouver, the next province over. They can get big! I was surprised.
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i am actually so scared of rats. Most people are scared of spiders i am mortified by rats.
Both terrify me. I'm a wuss. No bugs, rats, mice, birds flapping around my head, butterflies and moths on the loose kill me.....I'm not sure how I've survived life so far really
Were that rat in my house, I would not be amused, I'd have sold up and emigrated....but because it's in Heidi's house.....the best rat trapper on the site.....I find the irony hilarious
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Happy Easter to All
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Happy Easter everybody!
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Croydon girl
My old dad calls Facebook, Fakebook!!
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Croydon girl said:
This cracked me up , oh the aspirations, the ambition... and the merit cigarettes
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Perfect picture, @minnie ! Starting next Monday, I'm on a 15 day cruise. Can't wait....
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This lady is insane...she Never been bitte i See

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Obama supports Senate's nuclear option to end some filibusters
CNN's Dana Bash and Ted Barrett and Tom Cohen
Update 5:53 p.m. ET
Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats dropped the filibuster bomb Thursday, and now the question is what kind of fallout will result from the so-called nuclear option.
By a 52-48 vote, the Senate ended the ability of minority Republicans to continue using filibusters to block some of President Barack Obama's judicial and executive nominations, despite the vehement objections of Republicans.
Majority Democrats then quickly acted on the change by ending a filibuster against one of Obama's nominees for a federal appeals court.
Obama later cited what he called "an unprecedented pattern of obstruction in Congress" during his presidency for the move led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything, no matter what the merits, just to refight the results of an election is not normal," Obama said of the change. "And for the sake of future generations, it cannot become normal."
The man who coined the term 'nuclear option' regrets ever pursuing it
Republicans warned the controversial move would worsen the already bitter partisan divide in Washington, complaining it took away a time-honored right for any member of the Senate minority party to filibuster.
"This changes everything, this changes everything," veteran GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona told reporters. He blamed newer Democratic senators who never served as the minority party for pushing the issue, adding: "They succeeded and they will pay a very, very heavy price for it."
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called Thursday's maneuvering a diversion from the problem-plagued Obamacare issue that has been giving the White House and Democrats political headaches.
"You'll regret this and you may regret it a lot sooner than you think," McConnell warned, adding that "the Democratic playbook of broken promises, double standards and raw power - the same playbook that got us Obamacare - has to end. It may take the American people to end it, but it has to end."
CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger said Democrats seem to believe that things couldn't get much worse, with judicial vacancies increasing and Republicans increasing their use of filibusters after an agreement earlier this year that cleared some presidential appointees.
Opinion: 'Nuclear option' makes GOP do its job
"I think there is probably a little bit of 'calling your bluff' going on here; that Harry Reid basically threw up his hands and said, enough of this, it's time to do it," Borger said. Now, she added, the question was whether angry Republicans would further harden their positions in the already bitter political climate which she said "will get worse."
Thursday's change affected presidential executive nominations such as ambassadors and agency heads, along with judicial nominations except for Supreme Court appointees.
It did not affect the ability of Republicans to filibuster legislation.
Under the old rules, it took 60 votes to break a filibuster of presidential nominees. The change means a simple Senate majority of 51 now suffices in the chamber Democrats currently control with a 55-45 majority.
The nuclear option deployed by Reid allowed a procedural vote that required a simple majority to change the threshold for approving presidential and judicial nominees, instead of a super majority typically required.
Opinion: What's at stake in power struggle over judges
"It's time to get the Senate working again," the Nevada Democrat said on the Senate floor. "Not for the good of the current Democratic majority or some future Republican majority, but for the good of the United States of America. It's time to change. It's time to change the Senate before this institution becomes obsolete."
Reid followed through on threats dating back years after Republicans blocked three judicial nominees to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, known as the highest court in the land after the Supreme Court.
Both parties have been guilty of political hijinks involving filibusters.
In 2005, Republicans who then held the majority threatened the nuclear option to prevent Democratic filibusters of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees. The confrontation was averted thanks to an agreement by a bipartisan group of 14 senators.
Obama, then a senator, opposed the nuclear option at that time.
"I urge my Republican colleagues not to go through with changing these rules," he said on the Senate floor in 2005. "In the long run it is not a good result for either party. One day Democrats will be in the majority again and this rule change will be no fairer to a Republican minority than it is to a Democratic minority."
Explainer: What's the nuclear option?
Asked about Obama's past stance compared to his support Thursday for Reid's move, White House spokesman Josh Earnest cited increased obstruction of Obama nominees for the need to get the Senate working again.
"The circumstances have unfortunately changed for the worse since 2005," Earnest said, noting that there were 50 judicial vacancies when Obama took office compared to 93 today and that many of the President's nominees have bipartisan support but can't get an up-or-down Senate vote.
Furious Republicans accused Reid of reneging on a pledge against using the nuclear option.
"It is another partisan political maneuver to permit the Democratic majority to do whatever it wants to do, and in this case it is to advance the President's regulatory agenda and the only cure for it that I know is an election," said veteran GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.
Until now, Reid hadn't necessarily had support from enough of his own Democratic caucus to pass a rules change. Some Democratic senators were reluctant to change the rules because of reverence for the institution and, more importantly, because they know Democrats will not always be in the majority.
Veterans such as Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who had been opposed to the nuclear option to change the Senate rules, recently decided to back Reid's move. Feinstein and others, like fellow Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said things were so broken in Washington that the nuclear option was the only way to fix it.
Three Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday in opposing the nuclear option - Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
However, Republicans argued Democrats were just trying to manufacture a crisis in order to create a distraction from the Obamacare rollout debacle.
"Sounds to me like Harry Reid is trying to change the subject and if I were taking all the incoming fire that he is taking over Obamacare I'd try to change the subject too," House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday.
CNN's Ashley Killough, Lisa Desjardins, Alan Silverleib and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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The people wants work done McConnell, not your ranting. McConnell face is so RED. He is fire mad, ranting, lying on the senate floor. Sit down McConnell
November 21, 2013 11:01 am at 11:01 am |
That amounts to WH seizure of power from Congress.........and that should absolutely DEMAND impeachment.
"because it would take away a sacrosanct right for any party in the Senate minority – the right to filibuster."
Sacrosanct? It's not in the Constitution. Furthermore, it wouldn't take it entirely away. The Dems are proposing rules changes solely with respect to the nominations process because the GOP/Teatrolls are nullifying the POTUS' constitutional powers by legislative fiat. It should be properly viewed as the constitutional crisis that it is:
The filibuster is NOT in the Constitution.
The Senate invented the silly thing all by itself.
It's abuse is effectively nullifying constitutionally granted power of the executive branch and POTUS.
Congress/the legislative branch does NOT have the power to grant itself, via acts outside of the constitution, the power/authority to nullify the POTUS's constitutionally granted powers.
It's that simple, and CNN's whitewash of it in this article is blatantly designed to help the GOP/Teatrolls defend themselves so this can be a bigger nontroversy than it should be. What they've been doing is a far greater threat to the checks and balances in the Constitution than anything the Senate Dems are threatening to do to the filibuster rules for nominees.
daremonai
This seems like the exact opposite of a nuclear option.. this is the disarmament option.
It is time for all of them to do their jobs. The idea of the "nuclear" option is scary but nothing else is working. When all nominees are being blocked something has to be done. As for Reid taking it back to the Obamacare fiasco that is a cheap blow. If he and the others were doing their jobs this wouldn't even be happening. Take a vote, be grown up and make decisions based on a persons qualifications and quit stalling just to be obstinate. Oh yeah and Reid maybe if the judges positions were all filled more court cases would be booked instead of being settled so as not to over burden the system.
obawendon
If the party of NO would actually say YES once in a while, things like this would not come up. I am not for this, but I sure understand the frustration. The office of the President should be able to fill it's positions with who ever they choose so they can function. If they fail to function properly, we the people can deal with it down the road.
Hogarth
Do it, Harry. The filibuster has no place in a Democracy.
Jolat
"The war in Iraq is lost" Harry Reid, April 2007
LOL... Poor Reid... maybe he should get out of office instead and let younger new generations prevail
Kathy-AZ
----------------------------------------------------------Time to do away with the filibuster. The GOP has abused it WAAAAAAAAAAAY too much.
Give the GOP a bit of their medicine. Go nuclear.
Doesn't the GOP realize that all of the nasty, obstructionist tricks they're played for the last 7 years will be used against them if they ever get into power? The Tea Party has stolen the GOP from the true conservatives.
Time to take back the Senate. Screw the GOP.
@ Dallas. Make believe you live in a world where the government tells you that you have to purchase a product you already have and at such a price fulfilling the needs of your family just got a lot harder so you find it easier and cheeper not to purchase the product at all and pay the fine. Make believe this is your family. Would you want someone to obstruct such a plan as that? Probably not...you must be getting what you want so it is OK for those other folks having their lives torn apart for the good of ...you? I am not always fond of either party but stopping bad law is a , well, good thing I want someone in my government to do. That does not mean trash improving health care for all. It means doing it in a proper and bipartisan way that is less disruptive and harmful.
terry nord
Harry is exactly what is wrong with DC.he is a poster child for term limits!
America knows better
Time for the senile two-faced obstructionist Harry Reid to go, and let's hope he takes Nero with him.
The reason Washington is broken is because the politicians sincerely do not like each other. This is what happens when someone will do anything or say anything to win an election. If you like this message, you can keep it.
After crossing more than 500 filibusters, finally Harry Reid raise once again.. Kudos to him...
Ever since the republicans have been in the minority there have been a record number of fillibusters. I do think its good that the minority has some power but republicans have abused it. Sen McConnal made a speech a couple years ago about how the president "has learned how he is dealing with a robust republican party" or something along those lines. In short they need to be put in check.
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
I am tired of the GOP's obstruction; I say NUKE 'EM.
Wednesday morning it's CBS News. The President's approval rating stands at 37% in their new survey, plunging nine percentage points since last month–a new low for Obama in CBS News polling. The President's disapproval rating shot up from 49% in October to 57% now, a new high.
Thank you CNN for being fail. When the GOP tried to do this, the words "Nuclear option" were used all over the media, by thousands of sources. Now, there are 633 sources on the web, and instead of "Nuclear option" we have "filibuster reform". At least your network isn't totally liberal biased.
If the Tea Party thinks it is so loved, why doesn't it run candidates and itself as separate third party?
Answer-because it isn't. It knows it and it wants to take over the USA by fraud.
luke,az
Go Get'em Harry ! The country is tired of Republican obstructionism.
Don't do it. This will blow up in your face.
Also, take the hate out of politics; it is only being used to appeal to dumb Americans who want to be surrounded by more dumb Americans; all the while, the people who fund these angry politicians are making serious money. It's all deception to gain money and power; you all are messing this up because you are angry and hateful. I am an American, like you; this country is our, not just yours. We are all different and hold a multiple of beliefs. You are marching us to the end because of your hatred that is wrapped in a flag and perched on your bible.
The Republicans are trying to make it appear that both sides use the same tactics, which is simply not true. The Republicans have abused the filibuster in recent history, using it as a routine tactic rather that in an emergency. There was never a time in modern history when the democrats used as many filibusters when not in power. Change the rules, allow things to get done.
The u.s. is hilarious.
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Ezen a lapon Cumberland hercegeinek listája található a hercegi cím megszületésétől, 1644-től egészen napjainkig, amikor is a rang már csak címzetes. A cumberlandi hercegi rang () brit főnemesi cím, melyet általában a brit királyi család ifjabb tagjainak részére adományoztak a brit uralkodók. A hercegi cím Cumberland megye nevéből származott; viselése nem járt együtt valódi hatalommal és legtöbbször nem volt örökletes. A cumberlandi hercegi ranghoz rendszerint több más nemesi rang is kapcsolódott.

A hercegi cím története

A cumberlandi hercegi címet I. Károly angol király hozta létre 1644-ben unokaöccse, Rupert pfalzi herceg számára a herceg hadászatban tanúsított érdemeinek jutalmazására. Rupert pfalzi herceg gyermektelenül halt meg, így a hercegi cím megszűnt. A rangot II. Károly angol király újította fel 1683-ban, amikor unokahúga feleségül ment György dán–norvég királyi herceghez. A hercegnek ugyan született fiúgyermeke feleségétől, de még édesapja előtt elhalálozott, így György herceg halálával a cumberlandi hercegi pozíció ismét betöltetlenné vált.

A hercegi cím harmadik viselője Vilmos brit királyi herceg volt. A herceget édesapja, II. György brit király emelte e pozícióba 1726-ban, születése napján; emellett pedig több más főnemesi címeket adományozott neki. A cumberlandi hercegi cím ekkor már nemcsak angol, hanem brit főnemességet is jelentett. Vilmos herceg már cumberlandi címén vált ismertté; ugyanakkor ő is gyermektelenül halt meg, nem adva tovább a hercegi rangot.

Mikor a címet negyedszerre felújították, a hercegi címhez hozzácsatolták a strathearni megnevezést is, így jött létre a "cumberlandi és strathearni hercegi" cím. Negyedik viselője Henrik walesi herceg volt, az akkori brit trónörökös harmadik fia, az uralkodó unokája. Henrik herceg rangon alul kötött házasságot, és nem született törvényes utódja. Ezért halálával a hercegi poszt ismét megürült.

A hercegi címet ötödszörre 1799-ben III. György brit király újította fel ötödik fia, I. Ernő Ágost hannoveri király számára mint "cumberlandi és teviotdale-i herceg". A hannoveri király ezáltal a brit főnemesség – és a cumberlandi címhez kapcsolt másik rang révén – az ír főnemesség tagjává vált. Ernő Ágost örökíthette minden brit rangját, így azok halála után előbb fiára, majd unokájára szálltak. Unokája, Ernő Ágost hannoveri királyi herceg az első világháború alatt veszítette el a címet, mikor a brit király minden német rokonát megfosztotta brit rangjaitól a "britek elleni fegyveres fellépés" vádjával. Egy későbbi törvény alapján ugyanakkor Ernő Ágost hannoveri királyi hercegnek és egyenes ági leszármazottjainak jogában áll kérvényezni a cím visszaállítását a brit főnemességben. Ameddig ez nem történik meg, a herceg és leszármazottjai csak címzetesen viselhetik a cumberlandi hercegi címet.

Cumberland hercegei

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This is the classic pizza herb! Greek oregano is sweeter than Mexican oregano, and perfect for use in Mediterranean and Italian cooking. Delicious in tomato, egg, or cheese-based foods, oregano is also a great addition to many lamb, pork, and beef dishes. Make a savory sauce with olive oil, lemon juice and oregano; drizzle it over grilled fish or poultry. Lovely!


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package com.yirui.admin.sys.resource.service.impl;

import com.yirui.admin.sys.auth.service.UserAuthService;
import com.yirui.admin.sys.resource.dao.ResourceDao;
import com.yirui.admin.sys.resource.model.Resource;
import com.yirui.admin.sys.resource.model.tmp.Menu;
import com.yirui.admin.sys.resource.service.ResourceService;
import com.yirui.common.plugin.service.BaseTreeableService;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.permission.WildcardPermission;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author YorkChow<york.chow@actionsky.com>
 * @since 2014/11/9
 * Time: 0:48
 */
@Service("resourceService")
public class ResourceServiceImpl implements ResourceService {

    @Autowired
    private UserAuthService userAuthService;

    @Autowired
    private ResourceDao resourceDao;

    /**
     * 得到真实的资源标识  即 父亲:儿子
     * @param resource
     * @return
     */
    public String findActualResourceIdentity(Resource resource) {

        if(resource == null) {
            return null;
        }

        StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder(resource.getIdentity());

        boolean hasResourceIdentity = !StringUtils.isEmpty(resource.getIdentity());

        Resource parent = resourceDao.findOne(resource.getParentId());
        while(parent != null) {
            if(!StringUtils.isEmpty(parent.getIdentity())) {
                s.insert(0, parent.getIdentity() + ":");
                hasResourceIdentity = true;
            }
            parent = resourceDao.findOne(parent.getParentId());
        }

        //如果用户没有声明 资源标识  且父也没有,那么就为空
        if(!hasResourceIdentity) {
            return "";
        }

        //如果最后一个字符是: 因为不需要,所以删除之
        int length = s.length();
        if(length > 0 && s.lastIndexOf(":") == length - 1) {
            s.deleteCharAt(length - 1);
        }

        //如果有儿子 最后拼一个*
        boolean hasChildren = false;
        for(Resource r : resourceDao.findAll()) {
            if(resource.getId().equals(r.getParentId())) {
                hasChildren = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if(hasChildren) {
            s.append(":*");
        }

        return s.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public Resource findOne(Integer id) {
        return resourceDao.findOne(id);
    }

    /*public List<Menu> findMenus(User user) {
        Searchable searchable =
                Searchable.newSearchable()
                        .addSearchFilter("show", SearchOperator.eq, true)
                        .addSort(new Sort(Sort.Direction.DESC, "parentId", "weight"));

        List<Resource> resources = findAllWithSort(searchable);

        Set<String> userPermissions = userAuthService.findStringPermissions(user);

        Iterator<Resource> iter = resources.iterator();
        while (iter.hasNext()) {
            if (!hasPermission(iter.next(), userPermissions)) {
                iter.remove();
            }
        }

        return convertToMenus(resources);
    }*/

    private boolean hasPermission(Resource resource, List<String> userPermissions) {
        String actualResourceIdentity = findActualResourceIdentity(resource);
        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(actualResourceIdentity)) {
            return true;
        }

        for (String permission : userPermissions) {
            if (hasPermission(permission, actualResourceIdentity)) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    private boolean hasPermission(String permission, String actualResourceIdentity) {

        //得到权限字符串中的 资源部分,如a:b:create --->资源是a:b
        String permissionResourceIdentity = permission.substring(0, permission.lastIndexOf(":"));

        //如果权限字符串中的资源 是 以资源为前缀 则有权限 如a:b 具有a:b的权限
        if(permissionResourceIdentity.startsWith(actualResourceIdentity)) {
            return true;
        }

        //模式匹配
        WildcardPermission p1 = new WildcardPermission(permissionResourceIdentity);
        WildcardPermission p2 = new WildcardPermission(actualResourceIdentity);

        return p1.implies(p2) || p2.implies(p1);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List<Menu> convertToMenus(List<Resource> resources) {

        if (resources.size() == 0) {
            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
        }

        Menu root = convertToMenu(resources.remove(resources.size() - 1));

        recursiveMenu(root, resources);
        List<Menu> menus = root.getChildren();
        removeNoLeafMenu(menus);

        return menus;
    }

    private static void removeNoLeafMenu(List<Menu> menus) {
        if (menus.size() == 0) {
            return;
        }
        for (int i = menus.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            Menu m = menus.get(i);
            removeNoLeafMenu(m.getChildren());
            if (!m.isHasChildren() && StringUtils.isEmpty(m.getUrl())) {
                menus.remove(i);
            }
        }
    }

    private static void recursiveMenu(Menu menu, List<Resource> resources) {
        for (int i = resources.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            Resource resource = resources.get(i);
            if (resource.getParentId().equals(menu.getId())) {
                menu.getChildren().add(convertToMenu(resource));
                resources.remove(i);
            }
        }

        for (Menu subMenu : menu.getChildren()) {
            recursiveMenu(subMenu, resources);
        }
    }

    private static Menu convertToMenu(Resource resource) {
        return new Menu(resource.getId(), resource.getName(), resource.getIcon(), resource.getUrl());
    }
}

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Now this is different. I knew some Power Rangers was dubbed in Japanese and broadcast in Japan, which I always thought was funny. I mean, generally a Power Rangers series takes footage from a series of Super Sentai and inserts American scenes. Usually Power Rangers is not very far behind Super Sentai, so whenever the Japanese version of a Power Rangers show would air, a good chunk of the episode had already been seen by viewers a year or so prior. Well, Power Ranger movies are usually completely original productions, so I got to wonder how well they're received over there by fans.
I mean, think about it. Saban commissioned new Zyuranger footage for use in Power Rangers. The 1995 movie had Zords based on Kakuranger. Turbo, using Carranger costumes and Zords. Then 2017 movie? All new suits and designs based on Zyuranger.
I'm sure there's some big toku fan who'd tell me how it was revived over there, but I'm more curious about the average person in Japan who may not get to invested in shows past average viewing.


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Backing Down: Why Red Lines Matter in Geopolitics
Albert Wolf | August 17, 2016
One of the rhetorical legacies of the past eight years that decision-makers' bequeath to future generations is the phrase "red line." Nearly every time a threat is issued, policy-makers refer to it as a "red line" so as to underscore its seriousness. A "red line" can be thought of as an unequivocal threat, a line in the sand that if crossed, the target would incur the full fury of the state that issued the threat in the first place. Two examples of red lines in the recent past stand out: Barack Obama's red line over Syria's chemical weapons, and Benjamin Netanyahu's red line over the Iranian nuclear program. But what makes red lines credible? And what happens when a state fails to enforce its red lines? The answer to both questions is: audience costs, a theory (or hypothesis) that has been much debated by International Relations (IR) theorists for nearly two decades.
Originally formulated by James Fearon in a seminal article in the American Political Science Review, audience costs are the domestic political punishments leaders suffer for backing down in crises. Whenever leaders issue public threats, they place their nation's reputation on the line. When they back down, they damage the nation's credibility for keeping its threats (and promises), and reveal themselves to be incompetent when it comes to managing the nation's foreign affairs. Accountable leaders, such as democrats and certain autocrats (such as the Khruschevs of the world), can be removed from power for such skullduggery. Unaccountable leaders (such as Stalin or Kim Jong-Un) may escalate and back down, damage their nations' reputations but not endanger their hold onto power.
Because politicians are savvy, they are thought to issue few non-credible threats, making it difficult to find evidence of audience costs in the real world. Some scholars have looked for audience costs indirectly by looking for a relationship between regime type and the outcomes of crises. They found that democracies tend to prevail in crises and attributed this to their ability to generate audience costs. Survey experiments provided mixed evidence, with some suggesting the mass public would punish leaders who backed down while others suggested the public would not punish leaders who backed down if they could provide a plausible explanation for their behavior. Non-experimental studies critical of audience costs theory have challenged Fearon's argument, suggesting that audience costs largely do not exist and do not have much of an effect on how seriously a state's opponents take its threats.
In a recent paper published in the journal Polity, I take issue with much of the criticism audience costs theory has incurred. In an in-depth examination of the Second Lebanon War of July 2006, I find that the government of Ehud Olmert suffered limited audience costs, as evidenced by public opinion surveys. The conflict began with the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers. Olmert issued a series of public threats, stating that Israel would fight until its two soldiers were released, Hezbollah was disarmed and, ultimately, expelled from southern Lebanon. The Israeli public overwhelmingly disapproved of Olmert's performance during the crisis. However, he was able to retain office by expanding his coalition government while offering side-payments to other parties in the Israeli Knesset. Even still, after the war Olmert was effectively a lame duck.
This research is not purely academic. It sheds light on an ongoing debate and series of concerns policymakers have had over the credibility of democratic threats. This is particularly pertinent in a world where the rising powers are non-democracies. It also shows that what is sometimes considered "cheap talk" isn't so cheap, as the case of Olmert demonstrates.
Additional puzzles remain. For examples, why are some leaders able to back down and retain office, but not others? A notable example is Obama's red line over Syria's chemical weapons – it was erased. Public opinion largely approved of his decision. Another notable example is the infamous Munich Crisis, which was greeted by both British and French audiences with approval because Chamberlain and Daladier had avoided war. Undoubtedly the debate over the sources, presence and effects of audience costs will continue. However, it appears that audience cost dynamics played a critical role in the downfall of the Olmert government after it failed to deliver on its threats during the Second Lebanon War of 2006.
Albert Wolf is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the School of Public and International Affairs at ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Obscurity of the Day: Howard the Duck
If you were a nerdy teenage comic book collector with intellectual aspirations in 1976 (as I was) you no doubt remember Howard the Duck. Howard, a cigar-chomping duck from another dimension "trapped in a world he never made" was THE hot comic book of 1976. The duck's creator, Steve Gerber, wrote intelligent stories that reveled in turning super-hero comic book conventions on their ears.
I didn't catch on to the duck's saga until about issue #4, and I still recall saving up my paper route money for months to buy copies of the first three issues at the local comic book store. Issue #1 was scarce due to low distribution and went for a king's ransom (about $20 as I recall). Heck, I was so enamored of Howard that I even went to the movie. I think I was the only one in the theatre...
Speaking of low distribution, the Howard the Duck newspaper strip certainly fits that description. Although Howard was a cause celebre among comic book fans, you can imagine what newspaper editors thought when the salesman from Register & Tribune Syndicate showed them this supremely odd strip. You can be sure that any editor who actually took the strip did so only because they had teenage boys at home who threatened to make his life hell otherwise.
The newspaper strip version began on June 6 1977 at the height of Howard-mania. At first Steve Gerber and Gene Colan, the creative team on the comic book, handled the strip as well. Colan, however, dropped out after just five months, and his job was taken over by Val Mayerik, who was also occasionally spelling Colan on the comic book.
In 1978 Steve Gerber abruptly left both the comic book and comic strip due to creative control issues with Marvel Comics. Gerber was last credited on the strip in April, and Marv Wolfman took over the writing duties. Shortly before, Mayerik bailed out and was replaced by Alan Kupperberg on art. The strip soldiered on until October of that year before being replaced by a strip about a different Marvel property, The Incredible Hulk.
Here are specific creator dates on the series, most of which come from John Wells with a few edits by me. Undoubtedly, as with all Marvel newspaper strips, there's more to the creative story than is told by the official credits...
Steve Gerber / Gene Colan: 6/12/77 - 11/6/77
Steve Gerber / Val Mayerik: 11/13/77 - 3/26/78 *
Steve Gerber / Alan Kupperberg: 4/2/78 - 4/16/78 *
Marv Wolfman / Alan Kupperberg: 4/23/78 - 10/29/78
* art 1/29 - 4/16 unsigned, looks like Mayerik to 3/19, 3/26 - 4/9 may be by others (4/2/78 sample shown above)
Steve Gerber / Gene Colan: 6/6/77 - 10/8/77
Steve Gerber / Val Mayerik: 10/10/77 - 2/25/78
Steve Gerber / Alan Kupperberg: 2/27/78 - 4/22/78
Joe Brusky compiled the story info (some titles are his invention -- most stories were untitled in the actual strip), with additions and corrections from Mark Nems:
Pop Syke - The Consciousness of Success: 6/6/77 - 7/31/77 (daily/Sunday)
The Cult of Entropy: 8/1/77 - 10/2/77 (daily/Sunday)
Fred Feenix the Self-Made Man: 10/3/77 - 12/11/77 (daily/Sunday)
The Sleigh-Jacking: 12/12/77 - 1/1/78 (daily/Sunday)
In Search of the Good Life: 1/2/78 - 2/26/78 (daily/Sunday)
Sleep of the Just: 2/27/78 - 4/22/78 (daily/Sunday)
Close Encounters of the Fowl Kind: 4/23/78 - 6/13/78 (daily/Sunday)
The Tuesday Ruby: 6/14/78 - 9/2/78 (daily only)
The Clone Ranger: 9/4/78 - 9/30/78 (daily only)
Howard Heads Home (aka Bye Bye Beverly): 10/2/78 - 10/28/78 (daily only)
Mystery of the Maltese Human: 8/27/78 - 10/29/78 (Sundays)
On a somewhat related note, who exactly is doing the Spider-Man comic strip these days? The credits say it's the Lieber brothers, but that doesn't seem too likely. If it really is Stan and Larry, then my hat's off to both of them!
# posted by Dave Blanchard : 1/27/2010 12:38 PM
Allan, I will be going away for a short holiday soon. Can you tell me (privately, if you want) how to time posts to appear daily in advance on Blogger?
# posted by Ger Apeldoorn : 1/27/2010 6:01 PM
Hi Ger --
When you are writing your post, look down at the bottom of that window. You'll see a thing called "Post Options". Click on that text and some extra prompts will pop onto the screen. You'll see where you can enter a date and time for the posting to appear on the blog.
# posted by Allan Holtz : 1/27/2010 6:56 PM
Hi Dave --
Stan and Larry said they were still doing it in separate Alter Ego interviews. Granted those are both probably a few years old by now, and who knows if they're telling the truth, but I haven't heard any contrary rumors. Anyone have the inside scoop?
Lee still scripted it, Leiber still draws the dailies, while Alex Saviuk and Joe Sinnott does the Sunday strips.
Re: the current The Amazing Spider-Man comic strip.
My understanding is that Stan Lee still writes it, with an assist from Roy Thomas for the past ten years.
Larry Leiber pencils the dailies with Alex Saviuk inking the dailies. Alex Saviuk pencils the Sundays and Joe Sinnott inks the Sundays. (Every couple of years lately Joe Sinnott, for one reason or another, has taken a break and Jim Amash has filled in as the Sunday inker).
If anyone remembers the work Larry Lieber was doing 45 years ago, the daily Spider-Man strips sure look like his stuff, just as Joe Giella's Mary Worth bears a passing resemblance to what Joe was doing for DC Comics back in the 1960's.
# posted by Hugo Sleestak : 1/28/2010 12:11 AM
Allan,
To me, these credits seem a bit more accurate...
http://www.nemsworld.com/howard/
Then again, it is my site. :)
A public thanks to Joe Brusky, who helped Howard fans remember this great strip existed.
# posted by Anonymous : 1/28/2010 10:36 PM
Thanks Mark, I've updated the story listings to reflect your additional research. Thanks!
There was a collection of the strip or at least the first weeks by Gerber/Colan, published back in the 1970s by a group of fans in New Jersey (as I recall).
# posted by Dana Gabbard : 2/05/2010 12:46 PM


The Solstice User Guide provides a summary of how Solstice works for users, including an overview of a Solstice system and steps for users to connect, share, and control content on a Solstice wireless display using laptops, mobile devices, and the display's user interface. Solstice is compatible with virtually any display and improves meeting room efficiency, engagement, and productivity.
Solstice display: Any flat panel or projector display connected via a video cable to a Solstice Pod or Solstice Display Software host PC, allowing users to connect and share content wirelessly to the display.
Solstice host: Used to reference a Solstice Pod or Solstice Display Software for Windows.
Solstice Pod: Console running an integrated version of the Solstice collaboration software that connects to the display by HDMI video cable.
Solstice Display Software for Windows: Solstice Display Software application installed on the Windows 7, 8 or 10 host PC connected to the display by video cable.
Solstice user app: Software app installed on user laptops and mobile devices used to connect to and share content on the Solstice display.
Posts: The individual pieces of media or content published to the Solstice wireless display.
A diagram of a typical Solstice-enabled conference room setup is shown below.
The requirements for an operational Solstice system are straightforward. The Solstice Pod or Solstice Windows host PC is directly connected to a display monitor via HDMI cable. The Solstice host is attached to the WiFi/Ethernet network that participants will use to connect and share to the display. Then, users on the network can follow the on-screen instructions to get the Solstice app and connect to the display.
Solstice host (i.e. Solstice Pod or Solstice Display Software installed on a Windows PC) that is connected to a room display by HDMI cable. Note: Solstice Display Software for Windows is not supported in a virtual machine (VM) environment or while using terminal services.
Solstice user apps that are installed on Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices (such as laptops, tablets and phones) that you want to use to connect and share media to the Solstice display.
The Solstice Pod integrates Mersive's award-winning Solstice collaboration software with a dedicated hardware platform to deliver a turnkey wireless content sharing solution. The Solstice Pod connects to any room display via HDMI and attaches to your WiFi/Ethernet network(s). The Solstice Gen3 Pod supports simultaneous HDMI-in and wireless content sharing, dual displays to support a larger content workspace, PoE+, audio out, and USB-C input for future innovation. For additional specs for the Solstice Gen3 Pod, see the Gen3 Pod Specs.
When viewing a Solstice display that does not have a current collaboration session, you will see the Welcome Screen containing the Solstice display name, a screen key (if applicable), network information, user connection instructions, and the Solstice display menu.
The Solstice Display Menu lets in-room users manually change various Solstice display settings, such as bringing the display out of moderated mode, locking the display, or disconnecting all users. To access the Solstice Display Menu when Solstice is running, click the Solstice icon in the bottom right corner of the display (using a USB mouse or via a supported touch screen).
Access Control: Allows a user to manually remove the display from moderator mode in the case that the user moderating the meeting left the room without disconnecting from the display. Note: The display is put into moderator mode through the Solstice user app's Meeting controls. If moderator mode is disabled for the display, the Moderate tab and option to moderate the meeting will not appear.
Lock: Disables access to the display by any new users for the remainder of the session. Only users already connected to the display can share media.
Disconnect All Users: Disconnects all users from the session and removes all shared content.
System > Configure: Provides access to the local Configuration Panel. This is used by admins to configure settings such as the display's appearance and network settings. For more detail on these settings, please see the Pod Admin Guide.
End users can connect to a Solstice display using the Solstice user app. The Solstice user app is installed on Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices (such as laptops, tablets, and phones) that you want to use to connect and share media to the Solstice display. These user devices must be on the same network as the Solstice host in order to connect. First time users that have not previously installed the Solstice user software app have two options: download the user app from the Mersive downloads page, OR, download the app directly from the host.
Open a browser on the user device and enter the IP address visible on the Solstice display. The Solstice Quick Connect page opens.
If you are on a laptop PC, the user app will download and launch automatically. If you are on an Android or iOS device, the appropriate app marketplace will open and display the user app available for download. Once installed, the app will remain on the device for future use and will not need to be installed again.
When you initially open the user app, a list of displays will appear on the Discovered Displays tab that you can connect to. If the Discovered Displays tab does not show any displays to connect to, you can go to the Enter IP tab to manually enter in the IP address shown on the display's Welcome Screen. Below is an example of the Solstice user app interface.
Your Name: How your name will appear in the collaboration session.
Notification Settings: Set which notifications you would like to receive: None, Critical, or All notifications.
Automatically Share Audio with Desktop: If enabled, your desktop audio will automatically be streamed to the Solstice display when you share your desktop.
Hide Solstice When Sharing Desktop: If enabled, the Solstice Client user app will automatically hide when you share your desktop.
Automatically Check for Updates: If enabled, your Solstice Client user app will automatically check for software updates.
Solstice Discovery Service Address: If your organization has implemented the Solstice Discovery Service (SDS), the SDS IP address is entered here. This is one of the ways that the displays on your organization's network appear in the Discovered Displays tab. For more information on SDS and the corresponding IP address, contact your IT administrator.
Ensure you are connected to a network listed on the display's Welcome Screen.
Open the Solstice user app. If display discovery is enabled, a list of displays will appear on the Discovered Displays tab.
Click on a display to connect.
Search for a specific display by name in the search bar.
Select the Tags tab to filter the list of displays (Enterprise Edition only).
If prompted, enter in the screen key listed on the Solstice display.
The user app will join the collaboration session with full media posting and control rights.
You can share and control content on the Solstice display using the Solstice user app. Guest users are also able to mirror their device screen to the display without needing to download the Solstice user app by using one of two native streaming methods: Miracast (Windows devices) or Apple Airplay (MacOS and iOS devices).
Desktop: Share a real-time view of your desktop (Windows or Mac) with an option to share your desktop audio to the display.
App Window: Share a real-time view of a single application window open on your Windows or Mac laptop. After selecting this option, hover your cursor over the application window and select.
Media File: Share media files such as images and videos. Note: Solstice supports a broad range of video types, but not all video files are supported. If a video file is shared but does not post correctly to the display, you can open and play the video from your desktop, then share your desktop to the display with audio.
When sharing your Desktop, if your user app is set to hide when you are sharing your desktop, you can click on the bar that appears at the top of your desktop screen to unhide the user app. You can also click Stop Sharing to quickly stop sharing your desktop.
If your organization has enabled streaming with Miracast, users without the Solstice user app can connect and share their screen to the display using Miracast capabilities on their Windows device. Note: If you are unable to Miracast to the display, contact your IT administrator to make sure that Miracast is enabled for the Solstice display.
On your Windows laptop, hit the Windows key + P.
In the menu that appears, click Connect to a wireless display. A list of displays appears. Note: If the display is enabled for Miracast but you do not see it in the list of available displays, try scrolling down to ensure it is not hidden.
Select the Solstice display. If prompted for a PIN, enter the screen key from the display. Your device will connect wirelessly to the display and your screen will be streamed in real-time.
To change how your device handles the display, hit the Windows key + P, then select one of the display options that appear. Mersive recommends using the Duplicate setting when streaming with Miracast.
To stop Miracast streaming to the display, hit the Windows key + P, click Connect to a wireless display, then click Disconnect.
Mirror Screen: Share a real-time view of your mobile device screen.
Media File: Share media files such as images and videos from the device's media library. Note:Solstice supports a broad range of video types, but not all video files are supported. If a video file is shared but does not post correctly to the display, you can open and play the video on your mobile device and mirror your screen to the display.
Camera: Take a picture with your mobile device and share it to the display. Note: Ensure the Solstice app has permission to access your camera.
Take Video: Take a video with your mobile device and share it to the display. Note: Ensure the Solstice app has permission to access your camera and microphone.
Solstice supports full mirroring of iOS 7+ devices (Apple iPhones and iPads) that feature Apple's AirPlay® functionality. AirPlay® mirroring is accomplished through the device's native AirPlay® feature, using a similar process as connecting to an Apple TV. Note: If you are unable to mirror your iOS device using AirPlay®, contact your IT administrator to make sure that AirPlay® mirroring is enabled for the Solstice display.
Ensure the iOS device is on the WiFi network used to connect to the Solstice display.
Swipe upward from the bottom or downward from the upper-right corner of your screen to open the iOS Control Center.
Tap the Screen Mirroring button and select the desired Solstice display from the list that appears.
If the desired display does not appear in the AirPlay® menu of your device, open the Solstice app and connect to the desired display, then repeat steps 2 and 3.
If prompted, enter the screen key visible on the Solstice display. Your device will connect wirelessly to the display and your screen will be streamed in real-time.
To stop mirroring your screen to the display, swipe upward from the bottom or downward from the upper-right corner of your screen to open the iOS Control Center, click the Airplay® button, then click Stop Mirroring.
The Solstice Gen3 Pod allows users to connect a laptop PC directly into the Pod using an HDMI cable connected from their laptop to the HDMI-in port on the front of the Pod. This allows users to share a wired content source to the display. The wired desktop sharing will appear in the collaboration session like any other post, and will be able to be controlled by any user in the session that has the Solstice App.
On the Layout tab, you have multiple ways that you can control the content and how it appears on the display. Any user connected to the session can control the content layout.
Drag and drop posts around to change the order of the content.
Drag and drop posts on or off the on-deck panel on the left side of the display.
Click and hold, or right-click on a post to view options to make the post full screen, view post details, create a stack, or delete the post.
Pinch-to-zoom posts on touch-enabled devices.
Control videos posted to the display with the Solstice video player. The Solstice video player functions similarly to other video players, with play/pause buttons, volume control, and loop options. To view the video player controls, click the camera icon in the lower right corner of the video post.
Click a Meeple to access the participant menu. This menu gives you options to show, hide, stack, or delete the participant's posts, as well as disconnect the participant from the collaboration session.
Click the vertical ellipsis icon to view the media placement menu. This menu allows you to set whether or not posts are aligned to a grid and allows you to quickly move all posts on or off the screen.
Moderator mode allows you to approve requests from collaborators to join the session or post content to the display. Once moderator mode is enabled, any future collaborators will request to join and wait for a session moderator to approve the request. Only the moderator will have the ability to control what content is posted and the layout of the content.
Click the Meeting control in the user app sidebar.
Toggle Moderate this meeting to "On".
Reject: Connection is rejected. The collaborator will be notified that their connection attempt was canceled by the moderator.
Approve: The collaborator will be connected to the display.
Approve as Moderator: The collaborator will join with full moderator rights to approve and reject requests to join and post media content.
Reject: The post will not appear on the display. Rejecting the request will not alert the user that their post has been rejected.
Approve: The post will appear on the display.
To control collaborators in the session, click on the meeple group icon in the user panel. A list of the connected users will appear with an option to Disconnect the user or Make Moderator.
To exit moderator mode, go to Meeting in the sidebar and toggle Moderate this meeting to "Off".
Available in the mobile version of the Solstice App (for iOS and Android devices), Solstice Ink allows users to highlight and temporarily mark up content on the Solstice display from anywhere in the room by simply pointing and drawing with their smartphones. This feature is also supported in moderator mode. As a note, this feature not supported on tablets.
Pointer: Press and hold the Ink button or drag the button to the center of the screen to use your phone as a pointer.
Pulse: Tap the Ink button to pulse the pointer.
Temporary markup: Drag the Ink button to the center of the screen, then press and hold the button to draw.
To exit Ink mode, drag the Ink button down to re-dock it.
For participants who are not in the same room as the display, Solstice provides an option to "look in" to the meeting via a web browser. If the Look-In option has been enabled for the display, there are two ways to access it. Note: The Look-In view is not instantaneous and updates every ~5 seconds.
Open the Solstice app and connect to a Solstice display.
Click Meeting, then go to the Remote View tab.
Click the Browser Look-in link provided. A view of the Solstice display opens allowing you to look in to the meeting.
Type in and go to the IP address of one of the display's network options listed in the top-right corner or the bottom-left corner of the Solstice display. The Solstice Quick Connect page opens.
In the bottom right-hand corner, click Browser Look-in. A view of the Solstice display opens allowing you to look in to the meeting.
Solstice Multi-Room enables meeting participants to share content collaboratively across multiple locations and geographies on the same enterprise network. When two or more Solstice Enterprise Edition Pods are synced in a Multi-Room session, shared content will appear on all Solstice displays in the session regardless of which room or location shared the content.
In Session Name, enter in the name you would like to give the multi-room session.
In the Add an audio bridge field, enter in the audio/video conferencing information you would like to relay to other meeting participants such as a direct phone line, a conference bridge and PIN, or a VTC link. This information will be visible in the Solstice app of meeting participants that have joined the multi-room session (Multi-Room tab/panel). For example, if you want other meeting participants to call in to the meeting, you can enter in the number of the direct phone line in your meeting room.
Click Ok. A request is sent to the meeting participants in the multi-room session for approval. Once approved, your display will be connected to the multi-room session.
If you have a USB mouse connected to the Pod or host PC, or if you have a touch-screen display, you can interact with the display interface directly to control content.
Click and drag posts around on the screen.
Click and hold on a post to view options to make the post full screen, view post details, create a stack, or delete the post.
Click the Solstice icon to access the Solstice display menu.


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How coronavirus is making us a 'selfish society'
How coronavirus is making us a 'selfish society': Psychologist explains the sense of 'emergency' has triggered our 'basic animal instinct' and led to stockpiling and price hikes
Psychologist said the UK is already becoming 'selfish' amid coronavirus fears
Dr Martina Paglia noted there's already behaviour like stockpiling and price hikes
Explained the 'basic, animal instinct' overtakes our regular behaviour controls
Urged people to 'avoid panicking' and to be aware of these impulses
Panic surrounding the spread of coronavirus is turning us into a 'selfish society', a psychologist has explained.
Dr Martina Paglia, director of the International Psychology Clinic, in London, told how a sense of 'emergency' and concern over personal safety triggers the part of the brain associated with 'fight or flight' and allows 'basic, animal instinct' to takeover.
She noted the issues that have already been caused by stockpiling and reports of price hikes, and warned the situation could worsen if people did not change their behaviour.
It comes as a third patient in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus died and the number of cases in Britain shot up to 278 in just 24 hours. The number of global cases reached 107,800, with 3,661 deaths across 95 countries.
Dr Martina Paglia, of the International Psychology Clinic, in London, told how a sense of 'emergency' triggers the part of the brain associated with 'fight or flight' and allows 'basic, animal instinct' to takeover. It is what has lead to panic buying (as seen in an ASDA in London)
Dr Paglia explained: 'During times of uncertainty, the part of the brain that copes with anxiety disrupts another area of the brain that controls behaviour.
'This usually results in causing fear and group-thinking behaviour, and triggers our fight or flight response, which is our basic, animal instinct'.
The brain is hardwired to react in this defensive manner in order to preserve the individual's life.
This is essential at times when a person is in immediate danger, however it is currently leading to negative and damaging social behaviour such as xenophobia, stress, hoarding and panic buying, which has the potential of having a huge impact on society, Dr Paglia said.
Dr Paglia urged people to have greater awareness of their own behaviour in order to keep it under control. Pictured, a woman using a face mask on the London Underground last week
She urged people to have greater awareness of their own behaviour in order to keep it under control.
'We can reduce the urge for fight or flight by being knowledgeable and mindful of the anxious response we may be experiencing', she continued.
Expert: Dr Martina Paglia, pictured, is a psychologist and Clinical Director of The International Psychology Clinic
'Try to avoid panicking by understanding and accepting the anxiety, making sure that the information you're receiving is actual fact rather than just opinion, and take control of your response.
In this way, you'll feel less anxious and inclined to panic buy. Instead, you'll find you can make better, calmer, more rational decisions and will even possibly discover that you're more resourceful than you ever thought.'
A third patient in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus has died, it emerged last night.The male patient, aged over 60, had 'significant underlying health conditions' and had recently returned from trip to Italy. He was being treated at North Manchester General Hospital's specialist regional unit for infectious diseases.
It came as Northern Ireland reported five new cases of coronavirus, adding to the biggest daily rise in the number of cases reported in the UK.
The Department of Health said on Sunday afternoon that as of 9am on Sunday there were 273 coronavirus cases and 64 new patients.
Health chiefs faced serious questions last night as it emerged travellers from Italy, at the centre of Europe's outbreak with more than 7,000 cases, said they had been able to get off flights to the UK without seeing any officials.
Flights from countries including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia are subject to so-called enhanced monitoring measures. This means that when a passenger feels unwell they should alert the air crew. The pilot will then have to ask the destination airport for permission before anyone can disembark. Leaflets are then handed out to all passengers about calling NHS 111 and self-isolating if they experience a cough, sore throat or temperature.
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Q: Replace dots in the property name but not in the property value I have a file with the following content (it's a .properties file from java):
product.company.url=http://www.example.com/
product.version=1.3.2

I need to replace all dots in the property name, but not in the property value. So, my desired output would be:
product_company_url=http://www.example.com/
product_version=1.3.2

I have tried sed -r 's/\.(\w+)([^=]*)/_\1\2/' product.default.properties but this only replaces the first dot. I think I might have to use lookaheads or lookbehinds, but I don't know if it's possible because the length of the assertion would be variable. Also there may be a variable number of dots in the property name.
Is it possible to do this with a one-liner?

A: try this line:
awk -F= -vOFS="=" 'gsub(/\./,"_",$1)+1' file.properties

test with your example:
kent$  echo "product.company.url=http://www.example.com/
product.version=1.3.2"|awk -F= -vOFS="=" 'gsub(/\./,"_",$1)+1'
product_company_url=http://www.example.com/
product_version=1.3.2

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21 Palmer Street SW1H 0AD
21 Palmer Street Office Space - SW1H 0AD
Located a few minutes from Victoria and St James's Park train station this modern development is key for those who require accessible commuting links. The available private floor office is currently fitted out with 92 desks, with 9 double and 2 x 6 person occupancy executive offices, Kitchen space with lounge furniture, bathrooms, reception area and several meeting rooms. This listing offers a mixture of open plan office space together with good quality meeting rooms. The office space is available as it is or with the fit-out and furniture. The space is available immediately and the terms are on a flexible basis.
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14 Old Queen Street SW1H 9HP
14 Old Queen Street Office Space - SW1H 9HP
This converted townhouse offers a discreet yet professional serviced offices next to St James's Park, mid-way between Westminster and St James's Park Tube stations. The building is comprised of a handful of offices varying from 2 to 15 desks, as well as a fully equipped boardroom, kitchen and breakout space. Unlike some other serviced office centres, the rent is fully inclusive with no additional costs. The use of all the facilities and amenities is included with the rent: board room, tea & coffee, UK calls, office furniture, fast fibre internet etc. There are business-class printers. Additionally, the building is VAT exempt.
Serviced from £700 per person per month
Providing elegant office accommodation furnished to a very high standard, inclusive of reception staff, lounge and meeting rooms, IT and communications systems, security and a fitness centre. Also benefiting from dining facilities and video conferencing capabilities.
Serviced from £1175 per person per month
83 Victoria Street SW1H 0HW
83 Victoria Street Office Space - SW1H 0HW
Based in an impressive modern building, this centre boasts a huge 50,000sqft of space and is located in a prime London SW1 location. With seven floors of space, there are plenty of options on offer, making it an exciting proposition for businesses of all types and sizes. Suites are available from a single desk up to 100 desks. The centre prides itself on its thriving sense of business community within its walls and hosts regular events to network and inspire one another. Tenants can also make use of lots of central common space, including lounge areas for lunch time, breakout space and networking space. There is also a range of meeting rooms that come equipped with AV equipment, ready-to-go internet connectivity and a fantastic onsite management team.
58-60 Petty France SW1H 9EU
58-60 Petty France Office Space - SW1H 9EU
Looking for professional office accommodation in Westminster? We have a range of offices suites available that include comfortable lounge and break out areas for staff and visitors and conferencing facilities suitable for important business meetings or presentations. An excellent selection of building facilities are offered such as the ideal office temperature courtesy of high quality A/C equipment, easy access facilities to help aid those with disabilities and access to the building anytime throughout the week.
105 Victoria Street SW1E 6QT
105 Victoria Street Office Space - SW1E 6QT
Situated at 105 Victoria Street, the Southside building houses attractive office solutions for businesses of different sizes. Recently refurbished Grade A office accommodation is finished to a high standard, while a leading business centre on the sixth floor offers a mix of desk spaces and private offices. The business centre's workspaces are available on flexible terms that allow you to upsize and downsize without hassles. Private offices give you a dedicated space for your team, while desks for an hour, day or longer put you in the midst of a collaborative and welcoming co-working environment. With stylish décor and fine furniture, this unbranded space allows you to make your new office your own. This full-service property provides businesses with facilities that will help them grow and succeed. A stunning reception on the ground floor ensures visitors receive a warm welcome, while on-site security keeps your assets safe and facilities 24-hour access. All types of discussions can be hosted at inviting meeting rooms and other spaces, including informal lounge areas. Other business centre amenities include kitchens with complimentary refreshments, including fresh coffee and tea. There are also private telephone booths and a quiet zone if you need a space to focus. The air-conditioned property also has shower and bike storage facilities for commuters.
Serviced from £983.475 per person per monthCoworking from £300 per person per month
100 Pall Mall SW1Y 5NQ
100 Pall Mall Office Space - SW1Y 5NQ
This traditional Grade I Listed building opened in December 1999 to service high-tech companies. Stylish business furnishings throughout the building complete the stately appearance of this centre. This prime business centre benefits from a number of high-quality services and facilities such as state-of-the-art Internet and network access, professional reception services, modern fully furnished offices and spacious meeting and conference rooms. This centre offers all-inclusive pricing, so you can move in with peace of mind that there will be no unexpected costs each month, and can be accessed 24-hours a day.
Serviced from £450 per person per monthCoworking from £229 per person per monthVirtual from £103
17-19 Cockspur Street SW1Y 5BL
17-19 Cockspur Street Office Space - SW1Y 5BL
Premium office space complete with lounge room provided with comfortable furnishings and conferencing facilities suitable for important business meetings or presentations is currently available at this Cockspur Street office building in Pall Mall. Office and building amenities come complete with perfectly controlled office temperature thanks to quality A/C systems, furnished offices enabling you to conduct your work in style and comfort and lifts available within the business premises ensuring quick access to the higher floors.
Serviced from £750 per person per monthLeased - Call for latest price
14-16 Charles II Street SW1Y 4QU
14-16 Charles II Street Office Space - SW1Y 4QU
This clean, stylish and modern work space is a dynamic space perfect for any business. The location of the office is second to none, based in the heart of London in the St James District. Everything from outstanding restaurants to high end shopping centres are right on the doorstep of the space. Commuting to the office is ideal, with Charring Cross and Leicester square underground stations being within walking distance. The office has all of the essential amenities needed for a successful centre like 24-hour access for all tenants, high speed WIFI and state of the art conference and meeting rooms.
13 Charles II Street SW1Y 4QU
13 Charles II Street Office Space - SW1Y 4QU
This clean, stylish and modern work space is a dynamic space perfect for any business. The location of the office is second to none, based in the heart of London in the St James District. Everything from outstanding restaurants to high end shopping centres are right on the doorstep of the space. Commuting to the office is ideal, with Charring Cross and Leicester square underground stations being withing walking distance. The office has all of the essential amenities needed for a successful centre like 24 hour access for all tenants, high speed Wifi and state of the art conference and meeting rooms.
Greener House SW1Y 4RW
Greener House Office Space - SW1Y 4RW
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Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana is celebrating 40 years of Aloha ʻĀina. From aboard the deck of Hōkūleʻa, currently in the Galapagos Islands, master navigator Nainoa Thompson and students from Hawaiʻi deliver a special message honoring Kaho'olawe and her many supporters.
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I got choked up when a friend posted this John Milton poem to my page, a poem written as he was losing his eyesight. It so perfectly reflects my own present struggle that it resonated deeply with me in a way it never had before.
I was walking in the misting rain today, the dogs pulling eagerly at their leashes to sniff out delights tucked into the roadside weeds, and I was thinking about my long journey back to myself. At the age of 40 I realized I'd been fast-marching down the wrong road, chasing my false self–the self I thought I should be and could be with a little more effort. It was not a journey of discovering myself and blossoming into that person God created me to be, but a suppression of my true self and imposition of duty-bound goals. And as I grew ever farther from my true self, I had only a fabricated self to share with others.
So many of us are like bumper cars trying to connect, but instead deflecting. "Hi, how are you?" bump, bump. "Fine, thanks." bump, bump. "I had a rough night, but I won't bother you with that!" smile, bump, bump. It's a dangerous place to be without a bumper, so we cushion ourselves well and keep at a safe distance. As protection, I used tight self-discipline to outshine others, to prove my worth, to earn their respect, and to safely pad the vulnerable parts of my soul from access to others. If you hide long enough, you lose your orientation and eventually lose yourself.
Who am I really? Am I a naturally disciplined, organized person, or am I a naturally spontaneous, creative person who has wrapped himself tightly in this cloak of spiritual conformity? Am I essentially easy-going and relational, or am I hard-driving and goal oriented? Would I make a better therapist or lawyer? I worked so long and tirelessly to become the person I thought God demanded, suppressing my true inclinations, desires, and gifts, that I struggle now to recognize the real me. For the last 14 years I've been finding my way back, sloughing off layer upon layer of spiritual accretions that suffocated my spirit and that carefully buffered my friendships. I still have a long way to go, but at least I'm on the road back to my true self shared in genuine relationships.
I often wonder where I would be now if my true self had been embraced and celebrated and my path had been the natural opening of my heart to a God full of grace and welcome.
Perhaps that's only possible in an unscarred world.


Many businesses have to deal with the issue of out-of-stock products, which can lead to lost profits and decreasing customer loyalty. But there is an even bigger problem that many distributors sometimes forget to consider – product voids. Product voids occur when the product is out of stock and the placement on the shelf disappears completely. How does this happen, and how can distributors avoid it in the future?
Voids can happen for a variety of reasons. For one, an influx of customers can create a mess in the store. Products and shelf tags can easily get scattered and end up in random places. This can lead to a lot of confusion in the store and mishaps when it comes to reordering and properly restocking products. Some retailers also remove shelf tags if they can't find a product there to avoid having a gap on the shelf. This leads to further issues with reordering.
Voids can create a real headache for distributors, but with the right solutions in place, they can be avoided.


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