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An Ornamental Journey
More than just tree decorations
By Jennifer Oakley, Staff writer | December 1, 2017
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HEART TREE Homemade ornaments are the most treasured on Elizabeth Giroir's Heart Tree. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Elizabeth Giroir has two Christmas trees. The first one, nicknamed The Bird Tree, sits in her family's den of their Memorial home. True to its name, the Bird Tree is decorated with all manner of fowl, from penguins to peacocks. The ornaments are fancy, and many are made from delicate glass that is breakable. Her second tree is in the master bedroom, decorated with a lifetime of ornaments that are so filled with meaning they help keep her heart from breaking. And while the Bird Tree sits publicly for all to see, the Heart Tree is really just for her.
"It's my special tree," says Giroir, owner of Maison Giroir Interior Design. "I did not go to the store to buy these ornaments – they all are from places we have lived and visited, and they all have memories attached to them." Giroir and husband Patrick, who is in the energy industry, just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, and they have three decades worth of remembrances that can be found on that tree. "Some people might think that it is not as beautiful as my bird tree, but every time I pass it, it evokes memories. It is a different type of beauty. It is a personal beauty."
Giroir decorates the tree herself and looks forward to pulling the ornaments out of storage each year. The ornaments immediately take her back to the time they were received, a tangible memory from an intangible moment. There are some train ornaments, purchased at Union Station in D.C. years ago, when Giroir used to pass through on her daily commute to work when they were newlyweds. There are ones from Singapore during the time they lived there with their young children. There are many ornaments of their dogs, and there are a lot of ornaments from family members: delicate lace snowflakes crocheted by her grandmother, a wood one decoupaged with all their names from an aunt and even a salamander ornament from her sister-in-law.
The children's ornaments strike the biggest chord. "Most of them are homemade," says Giroir quietly, her voice cracking a little. "A lot of them are photo ornaments, and some of them are ones that they made at school, photos made from a Polaroid, with their face stuck in the centers using gobs and gobs and gobs of glitter." These ornaments were made by daughter Virginia, now 25, and son Sean, who was killed in a home invasion in 2010, just shy of his 21st birthday. "It makes me happy to see these things," says Giroir. "I put this tree up for me because it is a comfort, a comfort to remember these times, these happy times when my children both touched and made these ornaments."
THE FAMILY TREE Each Draper child receives a special ornament every Christmas. Standing, back row: Jeff and Jennifer. Front row: Jack, Morgan and Reagan, with grandfather Bob Sholes. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Jennifer Draper has Upstairs/Downstairs Christmas trees at home in Bellaire. The upstairs tree is casual, chosen from the annual trek to a Christmas tree farm to cut it down. The downstairs tree is artificial, but its decorations are the star and focus on family, faith and tradition.
When Draper had her first child, Reagan, her own mother started a Christmas-ornament tradition for her. "Christmas was always an important holiday in my family," says Draper, partner at Kelly S Mathews LLC, a tax accounting firm. "When I turned 18, my mother started a Christmas china pattern, and every year I would receive gifts associated with that pattern. My pattern is 'Holiday' by Lenox. So when I became an adult, I already had a lot of nice Christmas china and candlestick holders. So then, when I had my first child, my mom said: 'Wouldn't it be nice for you to establish a Christmas-ornament line, and every year it will be part of what your dad and I will give?" They decided on the Lenox Christmas ornament, which bears the year it was purchased, and with that first ornament, a new tradition was started.
That was 16 years ago, and Draper says the annual ornament gift takes on extra meaning now that her mother, Joetta Gibson Sholes, is gone. She lived long enough to continue the tradition for second granddaughter Morgan, now 13, who was gifted the Waterford Crystal annual Christmas ornament each year. "Shortly before my third child was born, in the last few days of my mom's life, Mom said to me: 'You are going to name that baby after me, aren't you? And don't forget about the Christmas ornaments!' Mom died in March of 2007. Jack was born in September 2007, and we named him Jack Gibson Draper after her. I was sad because I wanted her to be a part of everything. These ornaments are part of who she was."
True to her word, Draper and husband Jeff, senior vice president at Zero Waste Energy, kept up the ornament tradition, choosing the annual White House ornament collection for Jack. Draper's dad, Bob Sholes, has taken over picking the three ornaments for the grandchildren each year. "He chooses to be very proactive and orders them every year in October," says Draper. "The kids open them on Christmas morning and then immediately hang them up on the tree. For me, having a mom that is deceased and a dad that is older, it is important to make memories while they are here. My kids have that connection with their grandparents. The kids will be able to go off as adults, having something really beautiful and really special to start their homes with."
Genna Evans decorates the Christmas tree with her children, (from left) Will, Margot and Nickel. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
To say that Genna Evans loves Christmas is an understatement. "We literally transform the entire house," laughs Evans, a volunteer and stay-at-home mom. "We eat on Christmas dishes; we change all our duvets and sheets to Christmas bedding. We literally change everything, and we love it." So, it is no surprise, then, that the family Christmas tree is treated with the same amount of love.
Evans says her Christmas tree decorations represent a nostalgic, ornamental journey. "We have been married 16 years," Evans says of husband Jon, who is co-founder of Planet Fitness Houston. "When we first got married, it was so simple, and our Christmas tree was centered around our precious dogs. As we evolved as a couple, everything on our tree has revolved around our lives. They are all sentimental, based around our family. Every ornament on the tree has sentimental value."
And, although there are still dog ornaments, Evans has focused on adding special ornaments of their children: Will, age 11, a student at The Joy School, and Nickel, 9, and Margot, 5, who both attend Annunciation Orthodox School. Evans says she found Christmas ornaments when Will was born and fell for their simplicity and the fact that they had the year painted on the frame. "The photo frames are similar in that they all are the same size, but decorated differently," she says. "I have them ordered through 2019 – that's how Type A I am when it comes to the kids and these traditions! It means the world to them."
Evans likes to look at the tree and see how the children have grown throughout the years. Every October she has photos taken just for the frames. And, with the success of the kid's frames, she decided to have some made for their current dog, too. "Millie is our Golden Retriever, and she's on the tree!" says Evans. "When Jon and I met, we had a Rottweiler named Zoe and Jake, our Lab. Our tree has a lot of Rottweilers and Labs. Sadly, they are no longer living, but we have dog replicas of them and our next dog, Lucy, a King Charles Cavalier. It's a really embarrassing story, but in first grade, Nickel told the school our family tradition was putting up ornaments and crying about our dead dogs. But we love all the memories!"
While the photo frames take center stage on the tree in their River Oaks home, the family also likes to buy ornaments when they travel. "We have always stumbled upon things that are perfect and have ornaments from France and Italy, New York and Grand Cayman," she says. "I also have their Bethany Christian and their Pooh Corner and AOS ornaments mixed in, too. My tree is a mishmash. I love it. It is nothing fancy but it makes me so happy I just smile. I could look at it all day long covered in their cute, little faces."
Which is how Elizabeth Giroir feels when she looks at the ornaments on her Heart Tree. She points to a simple, white ornament of an angel, her son's face smiling from the center. "It was made by Sean when he was at AOS. It sparked a long discussion about angels and how one got to be an angel," says Giroir. "He told me he wasn't ready to be one yet. I love my Bird Tree, but it is not my heart. This is my heart."
Margot Evans loves the photo-frame ornaments on her family tree (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
The Draper siblings (Morgan, standing, Reagan, left, seated, and Jack) receive ornaments each Christmas (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Jack Draper receives an ornament from the annual White House collection each year. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Homemade ornaments are the most treasured on Elizabeth Giroir's Heart Tree. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Ornaments honoring the Evans' dogs hang on their Christmas tree. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Elizabeth Giroir, Patrick Giroir, Virginia Giroir, Sean Giroir, Jennifer Draper, Reagan Draper, Joetta Gibson Sholes, Morgan Draper, Jack Draper, Jeff Draper, Bob Sholes, Genna Evans, Jon Evans, Will Evans, Nickel Evans, Margot Evans
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Αρχική σελίδα MITERA Hospital Press Office Remarkable improvement in neonatal survival rates at MITERA. Sharp drop in infections at the NICU.
Remarkable improvement in neonatal survival rates at MITERA. Sharp drop in infections at the NICU.
MITERA Hospital has recorded a dramatic increase in the survival rates of neonates who were either born at the Hospital or were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the last 35 years. During the same time, there was a record drop in perinatal and neonatal mortality rates, as well as a sharp decrease in infections at the NICU. These remarkable results have placed MITERA's NICU – the first fully organized NICU to operated within a private maternity hospital in Greece – among the best units globally.
The above impressive results were discussed during a one-day meeting held at the N. Louros Conference Center, located within MITERA Hospital, honoring the 35 years of operation of MITERA's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The meeting was attended by pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians and physicians of other specialties. Many distinguished guests from Greece and abroad delivered speeches on interesting scientific matters in neonatology.
During her speech, Dr Melpomeni Saklamaki-Kontou, Pediatrician/Neonatologist and Director of the MITERA NICU, noted, "A total of 436,500 babies (12% of the births nationwide) have been born at MITERA in these 35 years, from 1979-2014, while 77,000 neonates were treated in the NICU. Perinatal mortality (i.e. the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in the first 7 days of life per 1,000 births) has dropped significantly from 13.3‰ in 1980 to 5.17‰ in 2013. Neonatal mortality (i.e. the number of neonatal deaths in the first 4 weeks of life per 1,000 live births) has decreased more than ten-fold, from 8.1‰ in 1980 down to the record rate of 0.86‰ in 2013. By the same token, the survival rate of neonates born at MITERA increased dramatically in 2013, reaching 99.92%, while the survival rate of neonates admitted to the NICU skyrocketed to 99.64% in 2013".


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Competition in the last few years has placed extreme pressure on brands to increase the frequency and quality of their visual storytelling across social channels... keeping this river flowing has become a significant challenge for most teams.
Rights management of community content certainly helps with keeping media flowing but what's often overlooked is the workflow and maintenance around these daily tasks.
We've heard your requests for better rights management notifications and today we're thrilled to announce that our integration with Slack has passed a crucial milestone and will be available to our customers shortly. As soon a content creator grants access, you will see the raw media (in its original high-resolution format) and comment response posted to your selected channel, with the beautiful usability of slack that you're already used to (on desktop or mobile).


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Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Aml Ameen & More Join Michaela Coel's BBC Two Drama 'January 22nd'
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Weruche Opia (Inside No 9, Sliced), Paapa Essiedu (Kiri, Press), Aml Ameen (Yardie, Mazerunner), Adam James (Belgravia, Doctor Foster), Sarah Niles (Catastrophe, Rocks) and Ann Aikin (Career of Evil, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: The Commuter) have been tapped to star opposite Michaela Coel in her BBC Two drama January 22nd.
BBC Orders Trio Of Dramas From Nicole Taylor, Michaela Coel & Sally Rooney
By Patrick Munn | August 22, 2018 - 9:28 am | No Comments
Three female authored dramas are coming to the BBC. The PSB has commissioned three new dramas from Nicole Taylor, Michaela Coel (pictured, right) and Sally Rooney. The announcement comes on the same day that Coel is set ti deliver the McTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. The three series will go out on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three, respectively. "I am honoured to be today announcing three brand new and contrasting dramas for BBC One, Two and Three", said the BBC's Controller of Drama Piers Wenger.

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On Saturday morning, August 19, Brett Quiring and Dan Sawatzky led a nature walk in Wascana park with 18 participants (6 people new participants).
Temperature was around 14 degrees celcius in the morning, 30 km/hr wind, and it warmed up to 22 by noon.
At first we thought we might not see warblers because of the wind, but we were lucky. There were many warblers and vireos in the understory of the trees, amongst the berry bushes, turning summersaults to catch the many insects that abound. Many bird species were seen in the trees, shrubs and on the lake and marsh.
A list of bird species is shown below the photos.


May has had awesome Chinook fishing in the northern strait of Georgia this season!
Some days it's non stop action with easy limits of nice chunky red springs.
These fish are all feeding on medium to large herring. Big spoons have been a staple for these fish but running 6" Tomic plugs is working just as well or better some days! Rubber is also starting to work this last week. The "egg salad" in cuttlefish with a short 3' leader (3 wraps of the flasher) is putting fish in the box!
There is some good numbers of Lings and Springs around the Red/Green can in Campbell River. Sentry shoals has been hot and cold. Kitty Coleman ( Bates Beach) has been fairly consistent although some days you need to put the time in and wait for the bite to come on.
Further south at Coho point the fishing is heating up also!
If May is an indicator ,June is going to be a lot of fun. June also brings some bigger fish with many over the 20 LB range!


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Trump sent Giuliani henchman on 'a secret mission' to Ukraine — during White House holiday party: report
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman mugshots via Alexandria Sheriff's office
The story of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman got even weirder on Friday evening.
CNN's Vicky Ward, the author of the 2019 book Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, published a bombshell report about the White House's 2018 annual Hanukkah party.
In attendance, were former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and two of his associates who have been indicted: Parnas and Fruman.
"At one point during the party that night, Parnas and Fruman slipped out of a large reception room packed with hundreds of Trump donors to have a private meeting with the President and Giuliani, according to two acquaintances in whom Parnas confided right after the meeting," Ward reported.
"Word of the encounter in the White House last December, which has not been previously reported, is further indication that Trump knew Parnas and Fruman, despite Trump publicly stating that he did not on the day after the two men were arrested at Dulles International Airport last month," she noted.
"Eventually, according to what Parnas told his confidants, the topic turned to Ukraine that night. According to those two confidants, Parnas said that 'the big guy,' as he sometimes referred to the President in conversation, talked about tasking him and Fruman with what Parnas described as 'a secret mission' to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter," she explained.
Parnas reportedly told one person it was like a "James Bond mission."
Read the full report.


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Yamit residents remember a lost paradise
30 years after evacuation of north Sinai settlement, former residents reflect on their past lives.
By BEN HARTMAN
Former residents of Yamit settlement 370
(photo credit: Ben Hartman)
When Isaac Shachar left the north Sinai settlement of Yamit as a 36-year-old firefighter and father of two, he took with him a small date tree that had sprouted on the white dunes of the town. Shachar planted the tree at his new home in Arad and to this day, when the wind blows through the palm fronds across his backyard, he says he can close his eyes and hear Yamit again.
Shachar said that he could never regain his love of life after leaving Yamit, and for years suffered from depression that still rears its head.
Shachar was one of around 100 people who came to Moshav Dekel near the Kerem Shalom Crossing on Tuesday for a ceremony held to mark the 30th anniversary of the evacuation of Yamit, which Israel left in 1982 along with 15 other settlements in the peninsula as a result of the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt. The Yamit bloc of settlements was set up in 1975 to serve as a buffer zone between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, and Israel had dreams of turning Yamit into a major city with a deep water seaport, but it never attracted more than around 2,500 residents.
Nonetheless, Yamit became a storied locale in Israeli lore, largely due to the iconic images of right-wing activists holed up on rooftops clashing with soldiers moving in to evict them.
Those present at Tuesday's ceremony described Yamit as an idyllic dreamland of turquoise waters and white dunes cut off entirely from the hustle and bustle of the rest of Israel, marching to its own tranquil rhythm.
Today Dekel houses about 90 families, 48 of whom were relocated from Yamit, according to the moshav's secretary Hanan Ami-Bar.
Ami-Bar, 69, said Yamit was unique not only because of its natural beauty and cool climate, but also because in his words, it had a sort of euphoric lack of slums and social ills.
"I personally didn't suffer from the trauma. Yamit was a beautiful dream, okay, but now it's time to move on to other things," Bar-Ami said, but added that there were cases of people who got divorced because of the trauma of relocation, and even some cases of people who developed serious illnesses as a result.
Still, he and the rest of those who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday said that peace with Egypt was worth the pain of relocation.
"Since the evacuation there hasn't been a war with Egypt, so in that regard it has been worth it. Israelis have many fantasies, we didn't need to settle in Sinai," Bar-Ami said.
Tuesday's events started with a short meeting of former residents of the Yamit bloc at a spot next to the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza, where ruins of many of the former houses of Yamit lie stacked in the desert.
Throughout the rest of the day, people filed in and out of the moshav's Yamit Bloc museum, before heading to the nearby Avshalom pool for an official ceremony.
The moshav museum commemorates the settlements of Sinai and particularly the founding of Yamit, its glory days and finally its evacuation in 1982. The pictures across the oneroom museum depict a halcyon Israel dripping with nostalgia; the girls are knockouts and the men are tanned and shirtless pioneers, all of them living on and developing a tiny corner of the Garden of Eden without a smart phone or a skyscraper in sight.
Sporting a cowboy hat and a Santa Claus beard, Eshel Margalit caught up with old friends touring the museum on Tuesday. One of the heads of security for the Yamit Bloc, Margalit said he was one of the last residents to leave, and to the very last moment he didn't actually believe the evacuation would go through.
Margalit and his wife, Shula, a former preschool teacher at Yamit, spoke of their warm friendships with their Beduin neighbors and eating jachnun on the sand dunes while their children flocked around barefoot, the rest of Israel a distant rumor.
Margalit admitted that readjusting to life after Yamit was hard, and that for about five years "I didn't function at all." Still, he said that those who were relocated found success in farming on the moshavim in the Hevel Shalom council.
While it may be a bit farther from the hand of God than Yamit reportedly was, Moshav Dekel is a serene, relaxing community in a corner of the state tucked far away from even Ashkelon, much less the center of Israel.
Shlomo Cohen and his wife, Phoebe, hosted family from across the country at their large home on the moshav on Tuesday, though neither seemed to see all that much significance in the date.
Shlomo, who was evacuated from Yamit along with his wife, said that while the sadness of leaving never went away, he was able to move on with his life.
"We were young and in love [in Yamit], completely detached from the rest of Israel," Cohen said, adding that while he grew up in Rehovot, after leaving Yamit he could never return to city life.
Cohen said that when the time came to evacuate he did so with a full heart, knowing it was for the cause of peace with the Arab world's largest country, and added that those who stood on the rooftops and clashed with security personnel were outside right-wing agitators, a statement echoed by others at the ceremony on Tuesday.
"Each person has dealt with it in their own way, but [the evacuation has] proven itself; we have peace with Egypt," he said, before returning to his family barbecue.


Transition Town Guildford recently incorporated and has also commissioned a swish new logo. We are therefore embarking on an interesting new phase of official membership, neighbourliness and member activities and benefits!
The first of these is our official AGM accompanied by local wine, local cheese and… some friendly locals. We hope you will join us to celebrate, to find out what we've been up to and to join in for what we might get up to next.
Come become an official member, vote for the office bearers and enjoy wine and cheese!
If you would like to see a copy of our Constitution, you are welcome to have a look here. We hope you'll join us at the AGM!
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One of the best things about C# is it's ability to allow us to work with and keep track of a bunch of data. In fact data is the driving force behind most programs that you'll write. Programmers are constantly parsing strings, adding and subtracting numbers, counting things, and passing different pieces of data around.
So how do we create these custom data types? It's actually pretty simple and we can do it by creating a class. A class is a specification for a data type in our program. Because we're creating custom data types, we first have to describe what they look like and how they behave so C# knows what to do with them.
C# already provides us with our three base data types, booleans, strings (text) and numbers. When we create our custom data types, they will be made up of those base data types. Therefore when creating a class we can specify the attributes that the class will contain in terms of these base data types.
So now that we've created our book class, C# knows what this new data type looks like, and we can start working with books in our program.
So now, we've created an object. It's a book with a title, author and number of pages! As far as C# is concerned this is basically the same as any of the other data types we've been working with throughout this course.


While archiving some files I found pencil layouts from a commercial project. This was for bottled water with emphasis on the word NOTHING.
Unlike preliminary sketches for a personal gestural lettering piece, commercial projects start with loose thumbnails that sometimes evolve into very tight pencil renderings. When drawing a tight layout with mechanical pencil and marker I use tissue overlays that are scanned as a multiple layer Photoshop image. The layers get flattened and posterized for presentation.


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Notre Dame receives $1.6 million from Accenture to expand technology and opportunity in Uganda and South Africa
The University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD) has received $1.6 million from Accenture — one of the world's leading professional services companies, with capabilities in consulting, strategy, digital, technology and operations — to expand the Connectivity, Electricity and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3) project.
CE3 empowers disconnected communities in northern Uganda by harnessing solar energy to deliver clean, efficient, renewable power and Wi-Fi connectivity to off-grid communities, significantly improving access to technology, job-skills training and mentoring. The project was introduced in 2012 by NDIGD and Accenture as a pilot program in rural northern Uganda, resulting in 40 new business startups and more than 130 new jobs.
Accenture's commitment, which includes both cash and pro bono services, will help expand the project in Uganda and launch the project in South Africa, enabling more than 2,400 individuals to find a job or start their own business.
"When job seekers and entrepreneurs in these rural communities lack access to electricity and Internet connectivity, they become disconnected. They also face severe barriers to skills training and job opportunity," said Jill Huntley, managing director of global corporate citizenship at Accenture. "Our work with the University of Notre Dame is helping to provide innovative and sustainable solutions that improve the livelihoods for people in these communities and drive long-term economic development."
Accenture's commitment will be announced this week as part of the NDIGD Corporate Impact Forum, a gathering of more than 100 leaders from private industry, government agencies and the Notre Dame community who are discussing innovative ideas to address critical issues for the private sector such as talent assessment in emerging markets and employee engagement.
An integral part of the University's Keough School of Global Affairs, NDIGD works to address the challenges of building just and equitable political, legal, economic, health and civil structures in fragile nations that suffer from extreme poverty or are experiencing insecurity due to armed conflict or war. The Keough School, scheduled to open in August 2017, will prepare students for effective and ethically grounded professional leadership in government, the private sector and global civil society, engaging them in the worldwide effort to address the greatest challenges of our century.
"Creating and strengthening global partnerships with the private sector to improve lives and support human development is a priority of the new Keough School of Global Affairs," said R. Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean. "Accenture's partnership with NDIGD is truly a model for excellence and global impact."
Contact: Joya Helmuth, NDIGD, 574-631-9753, jhelmuth@nd.edu
Originally published by Notre Dame News at news.nd.edu on July 27, 2015.
Author: Notre Dame News


Sat, 13:28: Drunk Parrot is sounding most unhappy in the snow.
Sat, 13:51: Oooh. Monday will be New Microwave Day. Huzzah!
Sat, 17:49: If there's one thing that Belle and Sebastien have, beyond exquisite pop tunes, it's the best album titles.
Sat, 18:15: I have had digital music since the early 90s, and my first copy of WinAmp. Tidying up my archive: so many files from long gone players.


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ACORN employees tell FBI of deliberate election fraud, according to new documents
Matthew Vadum Senior Vice President, Capital Research Center
June 10, 2010 1:55 AM ET
The radical activist group ACORN "works" for the Democratic Party and deliberately promotes election fraud, ACORN employees told FBI investigators, according to an FBI document dump Wednesday.
The documents obtained by Judicial Watch, a watchdog group, are FBI investigators' reports related to the 2007 investigation and arrest of eight St. Louis, Mo., workers from ACORN's Project Vote affiliate for violation of election laws. All eight employees involved in the scandal later pleaded guilty to voter registration fraud.
Project Vote is ACORN's voter registration arm. Project Vote continues to operate despite the reported dissolution of the national structure of ACORN.
The handwritten reports by FBI agents show that ACORN employees reported numerous irregularities in the nonprofit group's business practices.
One employee told the FBI that ACORN headquarters is "wkg [working] for the Democratic Party."
According to one report, an ACORN employee said the purpose of "[f]raudulent cards" was "[t]o cause confusion on election day to keep polls open longer," "[t]o allow people who can't vote to vote," and "[t]o allow to vote multiple times."
Another report quotes an employee saying, "Project Vote will pay them whether cards fake or not – whatever they had to do to get the cards was attitude." Project Vote pays based on the number of cards and "that's why they were so reckless," the report says.
A report quotes an employee saying, "I don't like our system. I don't think we should do voter registration." The report also notes that employees were "[c]onstantly threatened" and that the staff were "instructed on what to say to FBI."
Another report indicates an employee told the investigator, that ACORN "[t]old employees not to talk to the FBI." The FBI is "'trying to intimidate you.'"
"These documents show the need for a national criminal investigation by the Obama Justice Department into ACORN," said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch.
"Is Attorney General [Eric] Holder doing nothing because of Obama's close connections to ACORN and Project Vote? The information in these new documents has national implications that cry out for further investigation," Fitton said.
President Obama's ties to ACORN go back to the 1980s.
"ACORN noticed him when he was organizing on the far south side of the city with the Developing Communities Project," according to Toni Foulkes, a former member of ACORN's national board. From 1985 to 1988 Obama ran the Developing Communities Project from an office located in Chicago's Holy Rosary Church.
Obama later worked for Project Vote, leading a very successful voter registration drive in Chicago in 1992 that helped elect then-Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, Illinois Democrat.
Meanwhile, Politico reports that ACORN isn't going away – it's merely changing form.
Ben Smith writes that radical housing activist John Atlas's new highly sympathetic institutional biography of ACORN, "Seeds of Change," acknowledges that ACORN's current rebranding process is aimed at re-constituting ACORN in the not-too-distant future.
Writes Smith, who includes a direct quotation from the book:
But strong local ACORN chapters swiftly regrouped under new names, like the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and New York Communities for Change. Those groups "will retain ACORN's commitment to building national power and are beginning discussions" about relaunching a national organization some time after November …
The rebranding maneuver was first reported months ago.
Atlas elaborated on ACORN's plan during a panel discussion Tuesday at the left-wing "America's Future Now" conference in Washington, D.C.:
The good news is that a lot of people who were involved in ACORN, members and leaders as well as their allies, are organizing in over a dozen states to resurrect ACORN using its model, focusing on the same constituency, learning from ACORN's strengths as well as its mistakes, so it is happening.
So far ACORN has rebranded in 13 states plus the District of Columbia.
ACORN Housing, which is the ACORN network's primary vehicle for getting its hands on federal tax dollars, has renamed itself Affordable Housing Centers of America.
Tags : acorn association of community organizations for reform now ben smith community organizing democratic party department of justice federal bureau of investigation illinois matthew vadum missouri politics washington
Matthew Vadum


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Owl Creek Pass is a well graded, long dirt road. Near the top the road passes between a rock tower and other fanciful rock formations, that could be expected in a south western canyon. But this is alpine Colorado and lush forest reaches beyond 10000 feet, giving this pass a unique combination of natural features.
4.(9020ft,mile22) road crosses Cimarron River. Junctions with roads, going up and down stream are on both sides of the river. Continue downstream on main road.
From West. The Owl Creek Pass road can be picked up from US550, a short distance north of Ridgway via county road 8 or 10. CR10 is a little longer but gives better views of the Mount Sneffels range. The lower half of the approach leads through private land with virtually every inch fenced off. The surface on this lower part is very like a washboard.. A signed viewpoint well up the pass road leads to a view of Chimney Rock and Court House Mtn. The view appears is in perfectly flat backlight in the morning and as a three dimensional front lit scene during late afternoon.
Even though the profile shows this a completely uniform slope, the uppwe switchbacks, now heading towards Turret Ridge, become quite steep in the turns. They tunnel throug dense forest to the top. The vertical rock formation of the hour, Courthouse Rock appears periodically when the forest opens up. The top is marked with a sign.
From North. The advantages of a counterclockwise loop ride, that is descending this approach, are as follows. The ride in its entirety is probably faster because less braking is needed down the northern side. For the (for me) long dayride below this is an advantage. Also, afternoon storms are more likely to cause precipitation on the southern approach than on the northern approach, which is surrounded by lower scrub dessert hills of the the Gunnison and Uncompahgre valleys. An advantage of a clockwise day loop ride ( climbing this side) is that during the afternoon, the direction of the light makes for much better views late afternoon on the western approach, assuming that the weather produces good sunlight.
Here are a few more notes in a downward direction. As already mentioned, the road descends more gently than on the western side. It makes its way down a straight valley between two layer cake rock ridges, leaving behind the more imaginative rock formations. One more scenic highlight happens above Silver Jack Reservoir, where various forks of the Cimarron River emerge between abruptly cut off ridges. The road is more heavily graveled from the last part of the descent to Silver Jack Reservoir to Big Cimarron campground, where the road also crosses the Cimarron River again.
Beyond this point progress is much quicker because of a hard medalled road in most places. For this last part, the road is surrounded by private land and rolls along in a gentle traverse with a several good far views in both directions. The turnoff onto P77rd ( below also CR P77 ) to Cerro Summit, (part of the dayride below ), skips the last steep downhill to the junction with US50.
If turning onto the start of the profile from west bound US50, a sign on US50 labels the route as "Cimarron Road", and a second sign mentioning Owl Creek Pass is encountered a little further up the road. the CR P77 option goes to the highest point of Cerro Summit instead.
Owl Creek Pass x2: upper trailhead to Stealey Mtn Trail along CR8 <> up CR8 <> Owl Creek Pass <> Silver Jack <> turnaround point on P77rd at intersection with Big Cimarron Rd at 8330ft, just before steep descent to Cerro Summit, point 5 on profile: 47.7miles with 4010ft of climbing in 5:04hrs (garmin etrex30 m5:18.7.22.
Notes: the main objective of the day was a 4+1/4hour hike from  to the top of West Fork Pass and up a flank of the mountain east of the West Fork Pass. Turnaround at  due to slight rain and messy road.
Otto Mears Passes (<Cerro Summit|Red Mountain Pass>}Prior to acquiring its current name, the pass was called Cimarron Cutoff Trail. It was one of Otto Mear's many toll roads in the area and provided access to the Silver Jack area from Ridgway.


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Q: Enabling SASL authentication mechanisms in openLDAP using OLC All of the information that I have been able to find about enabling SASL mechanisms for openldap still use the slapd.conf method while all modern LDAP directories have elected to use OLC over a static file.
Does anyone have information on how to add the saslHost paramaters to the OLC directory?  It also seems like I have more SASL mechanisms locally than I do through the frontend. How can I enable plain authentication via the frontend?
scadmin@ubuntu1604:~$ ldapsearch -x -H ldapi:/// -b "" -LLL -s base supportedSASLMechanisms
dn:
supportedSASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: EXTERNAL
supportedSASLMechanisms: CRAM-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: NTLM
supportedSASLMechanisms: PLAIN
supportedSASLMechanisms: LOGIN

scadmin@ubuntu1604:~$ ldapsearch -x -H ldap://127.0.0.1 -b "" -LLL -s base supportedSASLMechanisms
dn:
supportedSASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: CRAM-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: NTLM

scadmin@ubuntu1604:~$

A: I was able to enable the mechanisms using the following ldif:
dn: cn=config
changetype: modify
add: olcSaslHost
olcSaslHost: localhost
-
add: olcSaslSecProps
olcSaslSecProps: none

now my Supported SASL Mechanisms look like this:
scadmin@ldap-poc:~/ldap-assets$ ldapsearch -x -H ldapi:/// -b "" -LLL -s base supportedSASLMechanisms
dn:
supportedSASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: EXTERNAL
supportedSASLMechanisms: CRAM-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: NTLM
supportedSASLMechanisms: PLAIN
supportedSASLMechanisms: LOGIN
supportedSASLMechanisms: ANONYMOUS

scadmin@ldap-poc:~/ldap-assets$ ldapsearch -x -H ldap://127.0.0.1 -b "" -LLL -s base supportedSASLMechanisms
dn:
supportedSASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: CRAM-MD5
supportedSASLMechanisms: NTLM
supportedSASLMechanisms: PLAIN
supportedSASLMechanisms: LOGIN
supportedSASLMechanisms: ANONYMOUS

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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How to Advertise in the Age of Ad Blockers
Kelsey McKeon
Almost half of people around the world block ads, but many disable their ad blockers, or "whitelist" certain websites. As the online advertising landscape changes, ad-fatigued users look for ads with improved user experience. People whitelist websites where ads are less intrusive, such as on social media, and some are even willing to pay a premium for a completely ad-free internet experience.
Ad blockers are growing in popularity among younger, tech-savvy consumers. A March 2019 report from GlobalWebIndex shows that 47% of people worldwide block ads, making ad-supported businesses fearful of the technology's effects on their bottom line.
Almost all ad blockers, however, allow users to disable the technology temporarily for specific pages or domains. This feature, known as "whitelisting," is more popular among ad blocker users than businesses may believe.
We surveyed 500 people who use ad blockers to understand their advertising preferences, what websites they whitelist, and their sentiments about the online advertising industry as a whole.
We found that people who use ad blockers are willing to whitelist websites when the advertisements they see don't disrupt their overall user experience (UX). But website users are still unwilling to pay for a completely ad-free internet experience, despite being aware of ad blockers' negative effects on publishers. People who use ad blockers are looking for ads with better UX.
Businesses can use this report to create an online advertising strategy that meets users' add preferences.
Our Findings
Almost two-thirds of ad-blocking consumers (60%) have "whitelisted," or paused their ad blocker on a website, giving businesses an opportunity to market to ad-fatigued consumers.
Of the users who whitelist websites, 28% say they chose to disable the ad blocker because it prevented a page from loading. Disrupting website functionality to combat ad blockers, however, may alienate users.
Most people who use ad blockers (56%) have disabled the tool on social media platforms more than any other website because social media ads are the least disruptive to the user's experience.
Two-thirds of people who use ad blockers (66%) customize their ad preferences on ad-supported websites, with 45% customizing their Facebook ads. This shows that users prefer control over their ad experiences.
More than one-third of ad-blocking consumers (35%) are unlikely to pay for an ad-free internet experience.
Invest in Advertising but Understand Users' Ad Preferences
Ad blockers allow users to selectively enable ads, or "whitelist" pages and domains that users want to support. Understanding how and why people whitelist websites can inform businesses' advertising strategies.
Sixty percent (60%) of ad-blocking consumers will allow ads on certain websites when browsing online. This is encouraging for businesses since it shows that advertising is still an effective way to attract customers.
Almost one-third of people who use ad blockers (30%) don't whitelist, and 11% are unsure if they have ever whitelisted a website.
Ben Williams is Director of Advocacy at eyeo, the Cologne, Germany-based software company behind popular ad blocker AdBlock Plus, micropayment provider Flattr, and Trusted News, an app that helps users spot false or misleading information. He explained that whitelisting came about as people realized the adverse effects of ad blockers on publishers.
"What we've been finding … is that most people don't want to block everything," Williams said. "The product people wanted was [the ability] to block the most invasive types of ads and to let some ads through in order to support publishers."
The earliest ad blockers prevented all ads from breaking through to users, but developers soon realized that users only wanted to block ads that were intrusive and disruptive, leading to the creation of whitelisting.
Like other ad blockers, AdBlockPlus makes it easy for people to whitelist websites in their settings.
Source: AdBlock Plus
Whitelisting is often seen as an alternative to "paying" for content. Users can support useful content and publishers by opting to see ads on their page while blocking irrelevant or annoying ads.
Encourage Whitelisting with Unintrusive Content
Publishers and businesses that rely on advertising revenue hope that ad-blocking consumers will whitelist their websites, but these businesses shouldn't force consumers to whitelist their website by breaking down basic website functions, such as preventing a page from fully loading or disabling images.
More than one-quarter of consumers who use ad blockers (28%) whitelist websites to restore page functionality.
Other reasons people whitelist websites are to view useful content (22%), fulfill prompts from the website to disable the ad blocker (22%), access free content (15%), and support a website or brand (11%).
Businesses that rely on money generated from advertising may disable or limit website functionality for ad-blocking consumers. For 28% of people, this is an effective strategy, but research from Clutch shows that 63% of people will abandon an unreliable website permanently.
Experts say limiting website function for ad blockers disrupts the website's UX and can instead drive people away from the website for good.
"I ignore sites that don't let you browse without disabling ad block," said Dary Merckens, chief technology officer of AWS Partner and Developer Gunner Technology. "There is enough content out there to last a thousand lifetimes, so the important thing at this point is to cultivate and support chosen sources of content."
Publishers risk alienating users like Merckens, who are happy to find similar content elsewhere when websites reduce page functionality due to ad blockers.
For example, Business Insider is one news outlet that requires users to disable ad blockers to view content.
The pop-up presents users with only two options: Disable the ad blocker or pay a fee to view the content without ads. These limited options disrupt the user experience and may lead readers to look elsewhere for content.
Instead, businesses and publishers should prioritize the user experience when asking users to disable ad blockers. This will elicit a more empathetic and human response.
Websites such as Seeking Alpha give people the option to close the pop-up window and browse without whitelisting the website.
Source: SeekingAlpha
The small "X" in the top right corner allows users to close out of the window. Despite making an empathetic appeal, Seeking Alpha does not require ad-blocking consumers to disable their ad blocker to access content.
David Martin, UX strategist at digital agency From the Future, describes this approach as an "optional journey" where users aren't forced to sacrifice their experience for content.
"In this case, it's a more empathetic ask," Martin said. "They're asking me, as a person, to please help them out because displaying ads actually helps them make money. But if I choose to close out that message because I'm in a hurry, I'm not barred from using the website or navigating onto another article."
Martin argues that businesses should use pop-up requests to disable ad blockers with caution and make it easy for users to close out of pop-ups to access content – even if they choose not to whitelist the page or domain.
Businesses looking to entice users to whitelist their website should make a request with an unobtrusive design element such as a small banner or easy-to-close pop-up.
Use Social Media Ads as a Model for Website Ads
People are more likely to whitelist websites where ads are the least intrusive, such as on social media platforms. Therefore, businesses should incorporate ads into their websites similarly to social media or include social media in their advertising model.
More than half of people who whitelist (56%) do so on social media platforms.
More than one-third of people (34%) whitelist gaming sites, and 30% whitelist news outlets, both of which frequently request users to disable their ad blockers while browsing.
Nearly one-fifth of people whitelist encyclopedic resources (21%) and forums (20%), and only 17% of people disable ad blockers for business blogs, which largely rely on advertising revenue.
Consumers' willingness to whitelist ads on social media websites creates opportunities for small businesses advertising on the platforms. Businesses can reach a wider audience on social media because people are more willing to whitelist on these websites.
Many ad blockers have a negligible impact on platforms such as Facebook. UBlock Origin's browser extension, for example, only blocks the paid advertisements that appear to the right of Facebook's news feed, shown below.
In the image, the International Rescue Committee's sponsored post on the left remains in the news feed, while the ad blocker filters smaller banner-style advertisements on the right.
Williams believes that the UX of social media websites means that ads are less intrusive and therefore tolerable for users.
"A lot of the ads you see on social media happen within the feed," Williams said. "I don't think that the annoyance factor is quite as high because you can scroll right through it."
Facebook and other social media platforms allow advertisements to appear as posts in the regular newsfeed, where they are less intrusive and frustrating.
"We found that people don't mind things if they can scroll right over them," Williams said. "Interstitials don't give you any way, as a user, to control that experience."
Interstitials are pop-ups that appear before a content page, disrupting the user experience. Ads that users can scroll over irritate users less.
Companies and websites that struggle to get users to whitelist should invest in a website design company to help them incorporate ads into their website without interrupting the user experience.
Give Users Control Over Their Ad Experience
Businesses with ad-supported websites or ad-driven marketing campaigns must enable users to customize their advertising preferences to avoid alienating potential customers.
Most people who use ad blockers (66%) are willing to improve their own advertising experience by offering feedback to companies about their ad preferences or customizing their ads.
Facebook is the most popular website for customizing ad preferences, with 45% of respondents saying they have selected ad preferences on the social network. Almost one-third of people (31%) have customized ads on YouTube, and 22% have customized their ads on Google.
The practice of allowing users to customize their ad experience has grown more popular in the past few years. These customization options usually come in two forms:
Surveys where users offer personal information in exchange for more relevant ads
Feedback options where users can elect to stop seeing certain targeted ads
YouTube, for example, presents short surveys for viewers to complete to "improve relevance of videos and ads."
These surveys give users a choice to exchange personal information such as graduation year for more relevant advertisements.
On Facebook, users can offer feedback on ads they see by opting to "hide" advertisements that are irrelevant to their needs, such as natural food company RX's advertisement in the image below.
These feedback loops inform websites which ads they should show users.
Social media websites excel at providing UX-friendly feedback forms. If a Facebook user hides an ad, for example, Facebook shows the feedback form below.
This small window is simply designed and does not obstruct content or force users to respond to close the window.
Elsewhere on the internet, feedback options on banner ads are not as user-friendly. Website users can offer feedback on most banner ads, but the ads are smaller and more challenging to click on.
To offer feedback on banner ads around the web, users must find the small button located in the right-hand corner of the ad, shown below next to the "X."
Once users click on the button, the ad changes to a screen where users can find resources about what ads they are shown and their online privacy.
Louis Belpaire, director of paid media and analytics at Alexandria, Va.-based digital marketing agency Silverback Strategies, believes these feedback options improve outcomes for both businesses and users.
"Being able to remove irrelevant ad experiences quickly and letting the algorithm figure that out over time results in more relevant, targeted ads," Belpaire said. "It's really helped both advertisers and users get better-quality content."
Belpaire believes that the feedback loop between users and ads enhances the overall user experience.
Yet businesses must ensure they are actively improving users' ad experience based on the data they collect.
"If you're not sifting through this data and actually using it to show better ads or to move customers down a marketing funnel, or if you just have a blog with display ads on your website for irrelevant content, it's unlikely that users are going to click," Martin said.
Businesses should use customer data to provide an optimal user experience by showing better ads or customizing content to meet their needs.
Explore Emerging Technology Alternatives to a Traditional Advertising Model
Despite the popularity of ad blockers and whitelisting, survey respondents are split on if they would be willing to pay a premium for an ad-free internet experience.
More than one-third of ad-blocking consumers (35%) are unlikely to pay for an ad-free internet experience, but 40% say they are likely to do so.
Only 24% of respondents said they were neither likely nor unlikely to pay to browse certain websites without ads.
Some publishers are already experimenting with a paid ad-free browsing model. In 2018, Salon magazine introduced timed access to ad-free content beginning at 50 cents for 1 hour of reading.
Source: Salon
"Salon Premium" is optional, and readers can still access Salon's content with ads. Premium, however, promises not to track any data or personal information beyond a reader's name and email address.
Web browser Brave balances its built-in ad blocker with "Brave Rewards," or optional payments that allow users to support publishers whose work they value.
Brave Rewards uses a form of payment called the Basic Attention Token to support publishers in a blockchain-based ad platform. Users acquire Basic Attention Tokens either through direct payments or watching non-invasive advertisements. The Tokens can then be given directly to publishers.
The number of tokens a user has is displayed in the browser's toolbar.
Source: Sludgefeed
It may take some time, however, for this form of advertising to become mainstream with tech-savvy users still divided on paying for an ad-free internet experience.
Marc Heroux, marketing manager at Alert Labs, which sells intelligent sensors for homes and businesses, is willing to pay for an ad-free browsing experience if the cost is low enough.
"Just like I subscribe to Netflix, I enjoy not having to see ads," Heroux said. "If my [internet provider] were to tack on an extra $5 or so, I wouldn't mind paying that fee if it meant I could go to news sites and watch news clips without the mandatory 30-second commercial, for example."
Heroux would be willing to pay for an ad-free internet experience if the cost was low enough compared to the overall cost of his internet service provider.
On the other hand, Merckens would not pay for ad-free browsing.
"I would be much more likely to use a subscription service like Patreon to support [creators] who are doing great work than to pay for an ad-free internet," Merckens said. "There is enough content out there to last a thousand lifetimes. … The important thing is to cultivate and support chosen sources of content."
Merckens would rather support content creators individually than pay a premium for his entire browsing experience.
The rise of ad blockers may herald changes to the traditionally ad-supported model of the internet. Businesses must be aware of possible changes and adapt their revenue strategies accordingly.
Businesses Must Adapt to the Changing Online Advertising Landscape
The rise of ad-blocking technology has changed online advertising. Though advertisers and ad-supported businesses may be wary of the technology, most people who use ad blockers will selectively disable the extension, or "whitelist," for content around the web.
These users whitelist most frequently when presented with a website that won't function unless the ad blocker is disabled. This tactic may drive many users elsewhere for content, though, because most users will abandon a website permanently if that website fails to function correctly.
People whitelist social media websites the most where ads are least intrusive. Ads on social media are designed not to disrupt the overall user experience of that website.
Social media ads also are easily customized. People are willing to give feedback about ads on social media for a more personalized browsing experience.
Finally, the biggest change on the horizon for advertisers could be a paid, ad-free model of the internet. People who use ad blockers, however, remain split on if they would be willing to pay to browse websites without ads.
Visual Objects surveyed 500 people from the U.S. who use ad blockers when browsing online. Sixty-five percent (65%) are female, and 35% are male.
Survey respondents varied in age: 18% of respondents are 13-24; 30% are 25-34; 17% are 35-44; 15% are 45-54; 12% are 55-64, and 8% are 65 and over.
Respondents are from the Midwest (22%), Northeast (16%), South (36%), and West (23%).
Content Writer & Marketer
Kelsey reports on web design, user experience, and other digital marketing topics on Visual Objects.


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Q: Having an error at build time showing cannot read property 'getStart ' of undefined
ionic-app-script task: "build"
  TypeError: Cannot read property 'getStart' of undefined
  TypeError: Cannot read property 'getStart' of undefined

Tried Changing the JsxAttribute interface (removed all code from inside it), not working, tried updating and downgrading tslint and typescript, also not working.
This is my Package.json
 {
  "name": "TransporterUI",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "author": "Ionic Framework",
  "homepage": "http://ionicframework.com/",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "start": "ionic-app-scripts serve",
    "clean": "ionic-app-scripts clean",
    "build": "ionic-app-scripts build",
    "lint": "ionic-app-scripts lint"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/common": "^5.2.11",
    "@angular/compiler": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/core": "^7.2.1",
    "@angular/forms": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/http": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "5.2.11",
    "@angular/router": "^7.2.1",
    "@auth0/angular-jwt": "^2.1.0",
    "@ionic-native/android-permissions": "^4.18.0",
    "@ionic-native/core": "~4.17.0",
    "@ionic-native/location-accuracy": "^4.18.0",
    "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "~4.17.0",
    "@ionic-native/status-bar": "~4.17.0",
    "@ionic/angular": "^4.0.0",
    "@ionic/storage": "^2.2.0",
    "angular": "^1.7.6",
    "angular2-jwt": "^0.2.3",
    "cordova": "^8.1.2",
    "cordova-android": "7.1.4",
    "cordova-plugin-android-permissions": "1.0.0",
    "cordova-plugin-camera": "4.0.3",
    "cordova-plugin-console": "^1.1.0",
    "cordova-plugin-device": "^2.0.2",
    "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": "^2.1.3",
    "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": "^3.1.1",
    "cordova-plugin-permission": "^0.1.0",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": "^5.0.2",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar": "^2.4.2",
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist": "^1.3.3",
    "cordova-sqlite-ext": "^2.3.0",
    "cordova-sqlite-storage": "2.6.0",
    "cordova.plugins.diagnostic": "4.0.10",
    "ionic": "^4.8.0",
    "ionic-angular": "^3.9.2",
    "ionic-app-lib": "^2.2.1",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0",
    "latest": "^0.2.0",
    "material-design-lite": "^1.3.0",
    "npm": "^6.6.0",
    "rxjs": "5.5.11",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.6.0",
    "tslint": "^5.12.1",
    "v1": "^1.0.0",
    "zone.js": "0.8.26"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@ionic/app-scripts": "^3.2.2",
    "typescript": "^3.2.4"
  },
  "description": "An Ionic project",
  "cordova": {
    "plugins": {
      "cordova-plugin-android-permissions": {},
      "cordova-plugin-camera": {},
      "cordova-plugin-whitelist": {},
      "cordova-plugin-statusbar": {},
      "cordova-plugin-device": {},
      "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": {},
      "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": {},
      "cordova.plugins.diagnostic": {},
      "cordova-sqlite-storage": {},
      "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": {
        "ANDROID_SUPPORT_ANNOTATIONS_VERSION": "27.+"
      }
    },
    "platforms": [
      "android"
    ]
  }

StackTrace:

[10:49:03]  ionic-app-script task: "build"
      [10:49:03]  TypeError: Cannot read property 'getStart' of undefined
      TypeError: Cannot read property 'getStart' of undefined
          at Object.replaceNode (C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\util\typescript-utils.js:34:27)
          at Object.getUpdatedAppNgModuleContentWithDeepLinkConfig (C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\deep-linking\util.js:267:31)
          at C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\transpile.js:139:39
          at new Promise ()
          at transpileWorker (C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\transpile.js:107:12)
          at Object.transpile (C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\transpile.js:64:12)
          at C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ClientUI\node_modules@ionic\app-scripts\dist\build.js:109:82
          at
      [ERROR] An error occurred while running subprocess ionic-app-scripts.

Vulnerabilty errors:
npm WARN @angular/animations@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/common@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/forms@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/http@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/platform-browser@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/platform-browser-dynamic@7.2.2 requires a peer of @angular/core@7.2.2 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN @angular/router@7.2.1 requires a peer of @angular/common@7.2.1 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
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A: Seems like you have dependency mismatch with the package versions, to fix it you need to install the matched versions or latest versions of the packages.
To easily do that, you can use npm check updates
Run :
npm i -g npm-check-updates       # Install the package first
ncu                              # shows all the upgradable packages
ncu -u                           # To upgrade
npm install                      # update installed packages and package-lock.json

and also try to delete package-lock.json first to fresh up with new installs.

A: Actually there was an error with App-scripts in ionic module.i changed it with => https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-app-scripts.git this app-script and it worked Thanks though. ;)


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Red, white, and blue candles arranged in the shape of heart flickered gentle in the dusk on Fort Stewart's Cottrell Field Sept. 29 as 14 Gold Star Families and other attendees gathered to honor the memory of fallen service members.
One by one or in small groups, the families and other guests placed additional luminaries onto the large concrete Marne patch in front of the parade field's reviewing stand as the sun left a pink blaze on the western horizon.
The event, hosted by the installation's Survivor Outreach Services, happens annually around Gold Star Mother's Day. Gold Star Families from throughout Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina attend the event.
The 3rd Infantry Division's deputy commander for maneuver, Col. (P) Andrew C. Hilmes, told guests the evening's dinner at Club Stewart, followed by the luminary display at the field, is in remembrance and celebration of loved ones and friends lost while serving the nation.
"We reminded our (Gold Star) Families, that we too, share their grief, that they are not alone," Hilmes said.
The 486 white-blooming crape myrtle trees of Warriors Walk stood silent sentinel during the ceremony. The closeness of the living memorial to the parade field, where farewells and homecomings occur, is deliberate, Hilmes said.
"They are fitting locations for community tributes like tonight," he said. "They also serve as a place for individual reflection. They are a sanctuary where we can retreat to after a long day to reminisce and to feel closer to loved ones and battle buddies taken from us far too early. They can also help us reset our frame of mind and clarify our sense of purpose when the toll of grief and despair seem overwhelming."
The heart-shaped luminary display on the field is a strong symbol, Hilmes said. While physical memorials weather with the passing of time, memories endure.
"The flame of the candles symbolizes the light that lives on in each of us, especially our Gold Star Families, as they continue to adapt to their new normal," he said. "It is our personal memories of the fallen that never fade and they continue to light the way for us. Like the light of a candle, those memories keep our hearts warm."


Smart Growth continues to flourish at the ballot box. With the exception of the defeat of a disputed highway and transit measure in the Seattle region, voters on Tuesday this week again overwhelmingly approved candidates and strategies that make their places cleaner, greener, more neighborly, and much more efficient consumers of land and resources. Voters across the country approved 34 of 55 conservation measures on the ballot, generating $1.4 billion in new conservation funding.
The election results also indicate that the ideological attack from the right on growth management measures and candidates probably peaked, maybe in 2004, when libertarians and property rights groups passed Measure 37 in Oregon. That initiative restricted the reach of the state's 35-year-old growth management practices, and produced a legal mess in the state.
Last year, Arizona was the only state that approved a property rights ballot initiative, the Private Property Rights Protection Act. It called for state restrictions on land use regulation that ensured that Arizona citizens do not lose their home or property or lose the value of their home or property without just compensation. As in the three other states that considered similar ballot initiatives in 2006 — Idaho, Washington, and California — Arizona citizens were inundated with competing messages about the consequences of the act, known as Proposition 207.
But a careful reading of the ballot language clearly indicated that its primary purpose was to limit cities from initiating eminent domain actions to convert private land to private uses, a response to a 2005 United States Supreme Court ruling. In that case, authorities in New London, Connecticut had used their authority under eminent domain to take property from an unwilling seller and make it available for private development, a transfer of private property that the High Court said was Constitutional, but which generated a wave of public opposition.
Michigan also was among the states that responded to the Supreme Court decision. By a margin of 80 percent to 20 percent Michigan voters in 2006 enshrined in the state Constitution a provision that forbids local governments from using eminent domain to turn over condemned private property for development purposes. Seven more states that year — Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Carolina — also approved prohibitions by similar margins.
Robert Liberty, former executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon and now an elected Metro Council member in the Portland region, reports from Oregon (see pix) that state voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Measure 49, to repair the damaging effects of Measure 37 by limiting the large-scale developments that measure had permitted. Measure 49 also will clarify the right of small landowners, so-called "moms and pops" to build homes, as well as protect farm, forests, and groundwater. Under Oregon's growth management laws, urban growth boundaries reined in sprawling development and are credited with conserving 16 million acres of farm and ranch land.
"Measure 49 passed by huge margins not only in the Portland area. Multnomah County voted yes by a margin of 79% to 22%, and it passed by 2:1 margins in the suburban counties," said Liberty. "It also passed by 60-plus percentage margins in many other counties. It won in important parts of Central and Northeast Oregon — ranch country — such as Wasco, Umatilla and Hood River counties. It won by wide margins in Yamhill and Polk Counties, the home districts for Senator Gary George and Representative Larry George. George was the Executive Director of Oregonians In Action when OIA developed the property rights measures. This is significant because not a single Republican in the Oregon Legislature voted to refer Measure 49 to the voters, not one, including many Republican in whose districts the voters supported the measure solidly.
It's important to note that just one property rights initiative appeared on an American ballot this year, and that was in Alaska's Mat-Su Borough earlier this year. It was soundly defeated.
Growth issues also dominated in about a dozen other counties in Virginia from the Shenandoah Valley to Richmond, and the Fredericksburg region, with smart growth candidates winning many races.
In Seattle, an $18 billion package of investments in roads and rapid transit was defeated. The Sierra Club and Ron Sims, the influential and respected executive of King County, opposed the measure because it included too much money for roads and not enough for transit.


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The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations
About Knutsford Railway Station
Knutsford Railway Station is on the Mid Cheshire Line from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester via Stockport, Altrincham, Knutsford and Northwich.
In 2018 Knutsford won the Best Staffed Station Award. It also won this award in 2013 and 2015.
Knutsford Railway Station won a Queen's 90th Birthday Commendation in 2016. It arranged a party on the station to celebrate the Queen's Birthday and special guests included the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire.
– the In Bloom Award in 2014
– the Youth Challenge Award in 2010
– the Cheshire East Award in 2009
The Station has its own Platform Art Gallery with painting by students from the local school.
Knutsford Railway Station
Toft Road
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Friends of Knutsford Station


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package sylvestris.example.model

import spray.json._, DefaultJsonProtocol._
import sylvestris.core._

object Organization {
  implicit val nodeManifest = NodeManifest[Organization](Tag("org"), jsonFormat1(apply))
}

case class Organization(name: String)


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package com.intellij.execution;

import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory;
import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationType;
import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration;
import com.intellij.execution.impl.RunDialog;
import com.intellij.execution.impl.RunManagerImpl;
import com.intellij.execution.runners.ExecutionEnvironmentBuilder;
import com.intellij.execution.runners.ExecutionUtil;
import com.intellij.execution.runners.ProgramRunner;
import com.intellij.execution.ui.RunContentDescriptor;
import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
import com.intellij.internal.statistic.UsageTrigger;
import com.intellij.internal.statistic.beans.ConvertUsagesUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
import com.intellij.ui.LayeredIcon;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import javax.swing.*;

/**
 * @author spleaner
 */
public class ProgramRunnerUtil {
  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.execution.ProgramRunnerUtil");

  private ProgramRunnerUtil() {
  }

  @Nullable
  public static ProgramRunner getRunner(@NotNull final String executorId, final RunnerAndConfigurationSettings configuration) {
    return configuration == null ? null : RunnerRegistry.getInstance().getRunner(executorId, configuration.getConfiguration());
  }

  public static void executeConfiguration(@NotNull final Project project,
                                          @NotNull final RunnerAndConfigurationSettings configuration,
                                          @NotNull final Executor executor,
                                          @NotNull final ExecutionTarget target,
                                          @Nullable RunContentDescriptor contentToReuse,
                                          final boolean showSettings) {
    ProgramRunner runner = getRunner(executor.getId(), configuration);
    if (runner == null) {
      LOG.error("Runner MUST not be null! Cannot find runner for " + executor.getId() + " and " + configuration.getConfiguration().getFactory().getName());
      return;
    }
    if (ExecutorRegistry.getInstance().isStarting(project, executor.getId(), runner.getRunnerId())){
      return;
    }

    if (!ExecutionTargetManager.canRun(configuration, target)) {
      ExecutionUtil.handleExecutionError(
        project, executor.getToolWindowId(), configuration.getConfiguration(),
        new ExecutionException(StringUtil.escapeXml("Cannot run '" + configuration.getName() + "' on '" + target.getDisplayName() + "'")));
      return;
    }

    if (!RunManagerImpl.canRunConfiguration(configuration, executor) || (showSettings && configuration.isEditBeforeRun())) {
      if (!RunDialog.editConfiguration(project, configuration, "Edit configuration", executor)) {
        return;
      }

      while (!RunManagerImpl.canRunConfiguration(configuration, executor)) {
        if (0 == Messages.showYesNoDialog(project, "Configuration is still incorrect. Do you want to edit it again?", "Change Configuration Settings",
                                          "Edit", "Continue Anyway", Messages.getErrorIcon())) {
          if (!RunDialog.editConfiguration(project, configuration, "Edit configuration", executor)) {
            return;
          }
        } else {
          break;
        }
      }
    }

    final ConfigurationType configurationType = configuration.getType();
    if (configurationType != null) {
      UsageTrigger.trigger("execute." + ConvertUsagesUtil.ensureProperKey(configurationType.getId()) + "." + executor.getId());
    }

    try {
      runner.execute(new ExecutionEnvironmentBuilder(project, executor).setRunnerAndSettings(runner, configuration).setTarget(target)
        .setContentToReuse(contentToReuse).assignNewId().build());
    }
    catch (ExecutionException e) {
      ExecutionUtil.handleExecutionError(project, executor.getToolWindowId(), configuration.getConfiguration(), e);
    }
  }

  public static void executeConfiguration(@NotNull Project project,
                                          @NotNull RunnerAndConfigurationSettings configuration,
                                          @NotNull Executor executor) {
    executeConfiguration(project, configuration, executor, ExecutionTargetManager.getActiveTarget(project), null, true);
  }

  public static Icon getConfigurationIcon(final Project project, final RunnerAndConfigurationSettings settings, final boolean invalid) {
    final RunManager runManager = RunManager.getInstance(project);
    return getConfigurationIcon(settings, invalid, runManager.isTemporary(settings.getConfiguration()));
  }

  public static Icon getConfigurationIcon(final RunnerAndConfigurationSettings settings,
                                          final boolean invalid,
                                          boolean isTemporary) {
    RunConfiguration configuration = settings.getConfiguration();
    ConfigurationFactory factory = settings.getFactory();
    Icon icon =  factory != null ? factory.getIcon(configuration) : null;
    if (icon == null) icon = AllIcons.RunConfigurations.Unknown;

    final Icon configurationIcon = isTemporary ? IconLoader.getTransparentIcon(icon, 0.3f) : icon;
    if (invalid) {
      return LayeredIcon.create(configurationIcon, AllIcons.RunConfigurations.InvalidConfigurationLayer);
    }

    return configurationIcon;
  }

  public static String shortenName(final String name, final int toBeAdded) {
    if (name == null) return "";
    final int symbols = Math.max(10, 20 - toBeAdded);
    if (name.length() < symbols) return name;
    else return name.substring(0, symbols) + "...";
  }
}


Previous message: Beman Dawes: "[boost] Re: Intrusive/invasive smart pointer?"
> >the notion of removing, not also adding.
> dispenser was being refilled!
This is a good example of why "dispenser" has a connotation of removing.
removing, but the insertion is typically only done by the mythical "they".
e.g. "Drat! They haven't refilled the Coke dispenser yet."
arbitrary. I kind of like the sound of "pouch".


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What if there were no lockdowns for Covid-19? Analysis of a study is showing a shocking alternative
Marelize Wilke
Many countries implemented lockdown regulations as Covid-19 spread.
With several non-medical repercussions, we wonder if this was worth it.
Data of a new study suggests that lockdown avoided millions more Covid-19 cases.
As the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated across the globe, governments worldwide had to implement measures that had never been used in their lifetime – lockdowns, border closures, social distancing, the cancellation of large gatherings and closure of several services, schools and businesses – in an effort to contain the rapid spread of Covid-19.
South Africa's first case of Covid-19 was reported on 5 March. Within two weeks, a nationwide hard lockdown was announced as the number of cases rose. As the effectiveness of lockdown is questioned and the economic repercussions are weighed up against the efforts to save lives, many are wondering "is this worth it?"
But new data from the Global Policy Laboratory at the University of California in Berkeley suggests maybe it was, at least for several other regions.
New study shows a shocking alternative reality without lockdown
A new pre-published paper based on the data appeared on the online version of the journal Nature. The study authors compiled new data based on 1 717 local regions and their non-pharmaceutical measures to contain Covid-19. These regions are in China, South Korea, Italy, France, Iran and the United States.
According to the research, an estimated daily increase of 38% cases in Covid-19 was calculated during the period when no political lockdown measures were taken. The study authors stated that non-pharmaceutical political interventions in the regions had significantly and substantially slowed down the spread of infection.
Although many of these measures had other far-reaching effects on the regions and countries, the study authors maintained that the policy packages in place had large beneficial outcomes for the health of citizens.
What do the numbers say?
The study suggested that without any lockdown policies in place, the US alone would have a nearly double rate of infection every second day between 3 March and 6 April. Instead of the 1.9 million cases currently reported in the US, the number would have risen steeply to a shocking 60 million.
The early lockdown interventions in China had even greater success in curbing the spread, according to the research. The policies were implemented as early as 16 January and may have prevented about 285 million infections, where 84 000 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the nation.
In Europe, another study suggests that the lockdown policies in Italy and France may have saved as many as 200 000 people needing hospitalisation. In Italy, an estimated 49 million cases were prevented and 45 million in France.
Iran could have had as many as 54 million cases and South Korea 38 million, if it weren't for their policies and non-pharmaceutical interventions, the researchers calculated.
Are these numbers set in stone?
As Covid-19 cases and deaths slowly creep up in South Africa and lockdown levels have been relaxed from Level 5 to Level 3, many people are questioning whether the lockdown is working at all. Could this latest study be applicable for South Africa if the study wasn't even featured in South Africa?
As with any research, it is important to note that there are limitations – the data is extrapolated from the beginning of the outbreak in these regions. The regulations for social distancing and lockdown were also not standardised globally and the measures differed from nation to nation.
The researchers do, however, mention they used a method known as a "reduced-form" econometric technique, which is commonly used in research to measure the effects of events.
This technique aims to measure the magnitude of the effect in a general change in policy without requiring prior information about the fundamental epidemiological parameters or mechanisms. This means that the numbers were solely based on infections in regions where measures were taken using empirical data and collective influence, without taking individual factors into account.
The study authors mention in their research that a change in public knowledge during the period of their research can affect their results.
For example, if people were to gain more understanding and knowledge of the virus (such as washing hands, knowing how it spreads and wearing masks), that can also cause a reduction in infection rates and would cause the researchers to overstate the effectiveness of lockdown.
Why is this research vital for our understanding of Covid-19?
As the understanding of Covid-19 grows across the globe, the study authors state that their findings may help governments in other countries where Covid-19 is present to make decisions based on the numbers. According to them, the findings may help inform whether current lockdown policies should be deployed, intensified or lifted.
READ | Distancing, masks: What a comprehensive review says about their effectiveness
READ | Covid-19: For every day delay in distancing, the length of the outbreak is significantly longer
WATCH | 4 ways to prevent loneliness while social distancing
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Being certain in times of uncertainty: Insurance during a pandemic
Three countries have kept coronavirus in check; here's how they did it
Wuhan study shows how social distancing to curb the spread of coronavirus is saving lives
Covid-19: Mediclinic terminates elective surgeries in hospitals experiencing resource constraints


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The U.S. Backgammon Federation provides added money of $5 per USBGF member for an annual tournament held by local affiliated clubs with ten or more USBGF members designated as Prime Clubs, to help promote the growth of backgammon in their communities. For more information, contact Ray Bills at Ray Bills or info@usbgf.org.
The Chicago Bar Point Club has 45 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Chicago Bar Point Club, email Amy Trudeau at Chicago Bar Point or see their website Chicagopoint Backgammon Club.
The Twin Cities Backgammon Club has 37 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Twin Cities Backgammon Club, email April Kennedy at tcgammon@comcast.net or see their website Twin Cities Backgammon Club.
The Orange County Backgammon Club has 34 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Orange County Backgammon Club, email ocbackgammon@gmail.com or see their website Orange County Backgammon.
The Flint Area Backgammon Club has 26 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Flint Area Backgammon Club, email Carol Joy Cole at cjc@flintbg.com or see their website Flint Backgammon.
Colorado Backgammon Club has 25 USBGF members as of December 1, 2019. For more information about the Colorado Backgammon Club, email Lynda at: Colorado Backgammon or see their website at Colorado Backgammon Club.
Las Vegas Backgammon Club has 24 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Las Vegas Backgammon Club, email Tony at: Tony Anton or see their website at Las Vegas Backgammon.
The Connecticut Backgammon Club has 23 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Connecticut Backgammon Club, email Ross at: Ross Gordon or see their website: Connecticut Backgammon Club.
The Austin Backgammon Club has 22 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Austin Backgammon Club, email Scott at sbutki@gmail.com or see their website at Austin Backgammon Club.
The Palm Beach Chapter has 12 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Palm Beach Chapter, call Jason Briggs (917) 834-7637.
The DC-Metro Backgammon Club has 12 USBGF members as of December 1, 2019. For more information about the DC-Metro Backgammon Club, email Vinson at: DC-Metrobg@gmail.com or see their website at DC-Metro Backgammon Club.
The Ohio State Backgammon Club has 12 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Ohio State Backgammon Club, email Tom Wheeler at osbc@neo.rr.com or see their website Ohio State Backgammon.
The Brass City Backgammon Club has 11 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Brass City Backgammon Club, email Jim Sisti at jim@brasscitybackgammon.com or see their website Brass City Backgammon.
The Hoosier Backgammon Club has 11 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Hoosier Backgammon Club, email Sean Garber at seagar1824.com or see their website Hoosier Backgammon.
The Dallas Backgammon League has 10 USBGF members as of December 1, 2018. For more information about the Dallas Backgammon League, email Tom Wheeler at z@dallasbackgammonleague.com or see their website Dallas Backgammon League.
Congratulations to all our Prime Clubs, and thank you for all you do to promote the skill-based game of backgammon!


So thrilled and honored to be invited to be the Guest Speaker at next month's Women Entrepreneurs Connect.
I will be sharing – Women in Leadership – The FACTS we face, The CHALLENGES to overcome… but most excitedly – The POSSIBILITIES for powerful change, simply by changing the conversation!!
Join me at this fabulous networking event (Last month's was AMAZING!!!) for a morning of inspiration and connection.


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Q: How to find State location from iphone GPS? I'm trying to add to my program that locates the person in GPS but sets a value to
the State that person is in so example: GPS Locates person from his/her iphone then returns the state they are in so say its California then the state variable gets set to California as a string would someone have an example any help is appreciated thanks!

A: You can use Core Location to find the location and then use MKReverseGeocoder to get the state from the location.

A: What you have to do is setup a CLLocationManager that will find your current coordinates. With the current coordinates you need to use MKReverseGeoCoder to find your location.

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    // this creates the CCLocationManager that will find your current location
    CLLocationManager *locationManager = [[[CLLocationManager alloc] init] autorelease];
    locationManager.delegate = self;
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters;
    [locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}

// this delegate is called when the app successfully finds your current location
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
{
    // this creates a MKReverseGeocoder to find a placemark using the found coordinates
    MKReverseGeocoder *geoCoder = [[MKReverseGeocoder alloc] initWithCoordinate:newLocation.coordinate];
    geoCoder.delegate = self;
    [geoCoder start];
}

// this delegate method is called if an error occurs in locating your current location
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
 NSLog(@"locationManager:%@ didFailWithError:%@", manager, error);
}
// this delegate is called when the reverseGeocoder finds a placemark
- (void)reverseGeocoder:(MKReverseGeocoder *)geocoder didFindPlacemark:(MKPlacemark *)placemark
{
    MKPlacemark * myPlacemark = placemark;
    // with the placemark you can now retrieve the city name
    NSString *city = [myPlacemark.addressDictionary objectForKey:(NSString*) kABPersonAddressStateKey];
}

// this delegate is called when the reversegeocoder fails to find a placemark
- (void)reverseGeocoder:(MKReverseGeocoder *)geocoder didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
    NSLog(@"reverseGeocoder:%@ didFailWithError:%@", geocoder, error);
}

A: Just a few corrections for the above code:
1. Using kABPersonAddressStateKey will give you the state, not the city
2. If you have problem with compiling kABPersonAddressStateKey, add the AddressBook framework to your project and include:
#import <AddressBook/AddressBook.h>

in your .m file

A: Using reverse geocoding is what you need and is straightforward.
Given a class that holds a CLLocation *location property, simply use this code sniper I wrote for one of my project, and you're done.
-(void)loadAddress:(void (^)(NSError *error))completion {
    CLGeocoder *geocoder = [[CLGeocoder alloc] init];

    [geocoder reverseGeocodeLocation:self.location
                   completionHandler:^(NSArray *placemarks, NSError *error) {

                       NSString *address = nil;

                       if (error) {
                           self.placemark = nil;
                           self.address = NSLocalizedString(@"Unknown address.",@"");
                       }
                       else {
                           CLPlacemark * placeMark = [placemarks firstObject];

                           self.placemark = placeMark;

                           NSDictionary *d = placeMark.addressDictionary;
                           address = [(NSArray*)d[@"FormattedAddressLines"] componentsJoinedByString:@" "];
                           self.address = address;
                       }

                       // Call caller
                       if (completion) completion(error);
                   }];

}

Note that you will be more interested in getting d[@"State"] rather than d[@"FormattedAddressLines"].
Also note that reverse geocoding requires internet access (it's implemented as a Web service) and is subject to volume limitation. Most likely, you shouldn't exceed more than a couple of calls per minute. If you exceed the quota set by Apple, you'll receive an error.
For your convenience, here are the KV stored by the placeMark.addressDictionary proprerty:
{
    City = Millbrae;
    Country = "Etats-Unis";
    CountryCode = US;
    FormattedAddressLines =     (
        "I-280 N",
        "Half Moon Bay, CA  94019",
        "Etats-Unis"
    );
    Name = "I-280 N";
    State = CA;
    Street = "I-280 N";
    SubAdministrativeArea = "San Mat\U00e9o";
    SubLocality = "Bay Area";
    Thoroughfare = "I-280 N";
    ZIP = 94019;
}