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Q: R targets with H2O I use targets as a pipelining tool for an ML project with H2O.
The main uniqueness of using H2O here is that it creates a new "cluster" (basically a new local process/server which communicates via Rest APIs as far as I understand).
The issue I am having is two-fold.

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*How can I stop/operate the cluster within the targets framework in a smart way

*How can I save & load the data/models within the targets framework

MWE
A minimum working example I came up with looks like this (being the _targets.R file):
library(targets)
library(h2o)

# start h20 cluster once _targets.R gets evaluated
h2o.init(nthreads = 2, max_mem_size = "2G", port = 54322, name = "TESTCLUSTER")

create_dataset_h2o <- function() {
  # connect to the h2o cluster
  h2o.init(ip = "localhost", port = 54322, name = "TESTCLUSTER", startH2O = FALSE)
  # convert the data to h2o dataframe
  as.h2o(iris)
}
train_model <- function(hex_data) {
  # connect to the h2o cluster
  h2o.init(ip = "localhost", port = 54322, name = "TESTCLUSTER", startH2O = FALSE)

  h2o.randomForest(x = c("Sepal.Length", "Sepal.Width", "Petal.Length", "Petal.Width"),
                   y = c("Species"),
                   training_frame = hex_data,
                   model_id = "our.rf",
                   seed = 1234)
}
predict_model <- function(model, hex_data) {
  # connect to the h2o cluster
  h2o.init(ip = "localhost", port = 54322, name = "TESTCLUSTER", startH2O = FALSE)
  h2o.predict(model, newdata = hex_data)
}

list(
  tar_target(data, create_dataset_h2o()),
  tar_target(model, train_model(data), format = "qs"),
  tar_target(predict, predict_model(model, data), format = "qs")
)

This kinda works but faces the two issues I was outlying above and below...
Ad 1 - stopping the cluster
Usually I would out a h2o::h2o.shutdown(prompt = FALSE) at the end of my script, but this does not work in this case.
Alternatively, I came up with a new target that is always run.
# in _targets.R in the final list
  tar_target(END, h2o.shutdown(prompt = FALSE), cue = tar_cue(mode = "always"))

This works when I run tar_make() but not when I use tar_visnetwork().
Another option is to use.
# after the h2o.init(...) call inside _targets.R
on.exit(h2o.shutdown(prompt = FALSE), add = TRUE)

Another alternative that I came up with is to handle the server outside of targets and only connect to it. But I feel that this might break the targets workflow...
Do you have any other idea how to handle this?
Ad 2 - saving the dataset and model
The code in the MWE does not save the data for the targets model and predict in the correct format (format = "qs"). Sometimes (I think when the cluster gets restarted or so), the data gets "invalidated" and h2o throws an error. The data in h2o format in the R session is a pointer to the h2o dataframe (see also docs).
For keras, which similarly stores the models outside of R, there is the option format = "keras", which calls keras::save_model_hdf5() behind the scenes. Similarly, H2O would require h2o::h2o.exportFile() and h2o::h2o.importFile() for the dataset and h2o::h2o.saveModel() and h2o::h2o.loadModel() for models (see also docs).
Is there a way to create additional formats for tar_targets or do I need to write the data to file, and return the file? The downside to this is that this file is outside of the _targets folder system, if I am not mistaken.

A: Ad 1
I would recommend handling the H2O cluster outside the pipeline in a separate script. That way, tar_visnetwork() would not start or stop the cluster, and you could more cleanly separate the software engineering from the data analysis.
# run_pipeline.R
start_h2o_cluster(port = ...)
on.exit(stop_h2o_cluster(port = ...))
targets::tar_make_clustermq(workers = 4)

Ad 2
It sounds like H2O objects are not exportable. Currently, you would need to save those files manually, identify the paths, and write format = "file" in tar_target(). I am willing to consider H20-based formats. Are all objects in some way covered by h2o.exportFile(), h2o.importFile(), h2o::h2o.saveModel(), and h2o::h2o.loadModel(), or are there more kinds of objects with different serialization functions? And does h2o have utilities to perform this (un)serialization in memory like serialize_model()/unserialize_model() in keras?


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2. Melt margarine and casserole dish.
3. Mix corns, sour cream, muffin mix and cheese.
* I'm not for sure but I guess maybe you put the cheese that you saved on the top the last 10 minutes when it's cooking.
4. Cook on 350° for 45 minutes.
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Q: Opera takes more time to dispose the browser instance In my test suite, I open a single browser instance, run the test and close the instance. Open a new browser instance and repeat the same process.
While running in Opera -

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*If I use, driver.Close(), the testcase runs in 6 seconds but it still keeps a browser instance opened.

*If I just use driver.Quit() or driver.Dispose(), it takes 31 seconds to run the same test case but it closes all the browser instances.

Why is that using Dispose?() or Quit() take such a long time. Is there a way where I can make it quicker and reduce the overall the time to run my test suite.
This drastic time difference can be seen only in Opera.
I'm using Opera V 40 with selenium 3.
Thanks.

A: Apparently, there are some bugs with the Opera Quit() method. Do you need to save this time for each test? Because Otherwise I'd suggest to tolerate the 25 seconds difference.
Anyways, to reduce this time you can Close() and then kill the Opera processes. This is not a good practice due to objects not being disposed and can cause the AppData folder to fill the hard drive. See here for details.

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Exiled in a foreign land with Israel's nation and temple destroyed, it looked as if the Babylonian god Marduk was king instead of the Lord. Israel as God's people seemed lost and without hope. It appeared that Babylon was in total control. Have you ever found yourself in moments where it seems like "Babylon" is in control of your life too? In the Bible, "Babylon" comes to stand in for the enemies of God's people. Does it ever seem like you are in exile from the Lord and that your life is dominated by and under the control of your enemies of sin, death, and the devil?
How often do we, in life's most difficult moments, wonder where God is or why He is allowing us to be in this situation? Sometimes things become so difficult in life that we may start to think that God is no longer in control because our life is so out-of-control. So many bad things happen to us, to those we love, and to perfect strangers. In one of Woody Allen's films titled Love and Death, a cynic named Boris says, "If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think he's evil. I think that the worst thing you can say about him is that he is an underachiever." It seems that way, doesn't it? God's program for the world doesn't make a lot of progress; it doesn't seem as though God is achieving a whole lot. Just look around at the suffering. Why doesn't God put an end to starvation, poverty, recession, and homelessness? Why doesn't He alleviate pain, sorrow, tears, and the deep hurt in our hearts?
Oh, do we need a little Christmas and a lot of good news! Where is the herald announcing peace, and salvation? Where is the return of the Lord and the comfort He has promised His people? Where is our God who is the King?
Back in our pit, night falls. It is an ordinary night with an ordinary sky. There are some sheep. But they are ordinary as well. You hear them "baa" from your pit. And you hear some shepherds. Peasants they are, ordinary men. They smell like sheep and probably look just as wooly. It is an ordinary night in the pit of our disappointment with ordinary sheep and shepherds. And were it not for a God who loves to put an "extra" in front of ordinary, the night would have gone unnoticed.
God rolled up His sleeves and showed off His muscle. The black sky exploded with the brightness of a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest!" What is going on? God has come! He has come to save His people.
Look there, in the manger lies God-made-flesh. Jesus, true God, became flesh and lived among us. Jesus came into our human hell. He entered our deep darkness. He arrived in our pit, right where we are. And He rolled up His sleeves and showed His muscle. "The Lord has bared His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations." His holy arms felt the burn of the whip as He was beaten for our sins. His holy arms felt the flaming fire of the nails piercing His flesh. His holy arms felt the weight of His body as He hung on the cross. His holy arms felt the warmth of His own holy, precious blood as it ran from His open wounds.
It is the death of Jesus Christ that brings us comfort and joy in the midst of our sins. For His death means our forgiveness and life everlasting! Jesus redeemed us, bought us back from sin, death, and the devil, not with silver or gold, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death. Jesus was lifted up on the cross in order to draw all people to Himself. (John 12:32) Therefore, all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God because Jesus has sprinkled all nations with His blood. The world has been saved from eternal condemnation. You and I have salvation through the forgiveness of sins. We are rescued from Satan, sin, and death.
Although it might seem like someone else is in control, "Your God reigns." The Lord Jesus Christ is King of kings. He has everything in control, including your life here and your life with Him in eternity. That's why we can lift up our voices and sing together for joy because we have been given a little Christmas. No, we have been given a huge Christmas—Christ the Lord Himself as our Savior and Friend!
When all the wrappings and tinsel are in the trash; when the tree comes down; when the wheels come off the bike or the battery goes dead in your new toy; when life returns to "normal" after the holidays, the gift of Jesus will never rust or fall apart or self-destruct. In the midst of our day to day lives, in Jesus Christ, we have the Gift that remains forever. We have forgiveness for all our sins. We have release from our guilt. We have the comfort of His presence in good times and in bad. And we have His Word, unchanged and unchanging, announcing peace, preaching good news, and announcing salvation because your God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—lives and reigns forever. Amen.
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About POLST
Parts of a POLST Form
POLST Research: The Quality of POLST Completion in Two States
Alvin Moss, MD, Dana Zive, MPH, Evan Falkenstine, and Courtney Dunithan, MSW, authored a Brief Report recently published in JAMDA, The Journal of Post Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The study, The Quality of POLST Completion to Guide Treatment: a 2-State Study, analyzed data from two state POLST Registries: the Oregon POLST Registry and the West Virginia e-Directive Registry.
The study was intended to address the concerns highlighted by Clemency and colleagues in their paper published earlier this year, in which they noted that health care professionals may be confused by incomplete or poorly filled out MOLST Forms. POLST is called MOLST (Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment) in New York, where the study by Clemency et al. was conducted on a small sample of 100 patients treated at one emergency department. There, they found that 69% of the MOLST Forms contained incomplete orders for the level of medical intervention (comfort measures, limited additional interventions, or no limitations on interventions), and that 14% were contradictory, including orders for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in combination with comfort measures or limited intervention.
The study by Moss and colleagues was aimed at further investigating the quality of POLST Forms, examining larger data sets for POLST Form completeness and contradictory orders.
The option for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) vs. DNR or Do Not Attempt CPR, is often termed Section A, which is a most essential portion of the form. The next selection of choices, Section B, indicates the level of medical intervention (from least medical intervention, also known as Comfort Care only; through intermediate, or limited, additional interventions; to the highest level of medical intervention, or no limitations), also considered a very critical part of the form, since it guides medical personnel in cases in which the patient is not in cardiopulmonary distress.
Contradictory orders had to be defined for this study, and it was noted that the definitions varied by state POLST policy:
In West Virginia, there were 2 sets of orders that were considered contradictory: an order for CPR in section A with an order for comfort measures in section B; and an order for CPR in section A with an order for limited additional interventions in section B. In Oregon, CPR with comfort measures is considered contradictory, whereas CPR with limited additional interventions is not."
Results showed low numbers of incomplete and/or contradictory POLST Forms in either state registry:
More than 95% of forms in the Oregon and West Virginia registries were complete in sections A and B. Incomplete orders were almost always in section B. In both states, less than 10% of forms contained inconsistent or contradictory orders (Table 1).
The study authors examined more than 10,000 POLST Forms from tow geographically distinct states, finding more than 95% of them complete. Fewer than 5% had contradictory orders. The authors also discussed the importance of POLST training for health care professionals, to help ensure that POLST Forms are properly filled out (without any contradicting orders). In conclusion, the authors suggest this study demonstrates what results are possible from a statewide POLST Program, and that further research in other regions of the country would be informative.
Source article: Moss, AH, DM Zive, EC Falkenstine, and C Dunithan (2017). The Quality of POLST Completion to Guide Treatment: A 2-State Study. JAMDA. (Online ahead of print publication.)
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Oliver Tavakoli is chief technology officer at Vectra. Oliver is a technologist who has alternated between working for large and small companies throughout his 25-year career – he is clearly doing the latter right now. Prior to joining Vectra, Oliver spent more than seven years at Juniper as chief technical officer for the security business. Oliver joined Juniper as a result of its acquisition of Funk Software, where he was CTO and better known as developer #1 for Steel-Belted Radius – you can ask him what product name came in second in the naming contest. Prior to joining Funk Software, Oliver co-founded Trilogy Inc. and prior to that, he did stints at Novell, Fluent Machines and IBM. Oliver received an MS in mathematics and a BA in mathematics and computer science from the University of Tennessee.
Four Years in Europe: Lessons in Cybersecurity
Oliver Tavakoli
KEYWORDS data security / employee safety / GDPR / international security / security automation / security talent gap
A recent week-long trip to Europe provided an interesting perspective on how much the state of cybersecurity sentiment in European companies has changed.
As part of my job, I have been regularly visiting European customers and prospects since the spring of 2014. On those trips, I've had meetings with individuals who hold a range of titles – hands-on-keyboard security analysts, security operations center (SOC) managers, heads of information security and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
Our early forays into the European market began in Germany and targeted enterprises with 5,000 to 10,000 employees – in other words, not the largest enterprises with 50,000 or more employees. In the Germany of 2014, most of the companies I encountered had a relatively immature security practice that consisted of an array of preventive technologies.
Next-gen firewalls were all the rage, and there was a strongly-held belief that preventing the majority of bad things was desirable (agreed!) and that what would get through would not do material harm (wrong!). Most didn't have a SIEM, hardly any had a SOC (internal or otherwise) and the idea of employing analysts whose job it was to look at warnings issued by their security products was completely foreign to most of them.
Four years have made a huge difference in the perspectives and mission of German mid-size enterprise security teams. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in May of 2018 certainly has contributed to the change.
While Germany famously has strong workers' councils (Betriebsräte), its mission has been to protect the rights of employees, and in discussions with security teams an employee's right-to-privacy would definitively be considered in-scope.
GDPR is all about protecting the right to privacy of non-employees, especially the data of consumers and individuals in firms that your company does business with. Given that GDPR had a two-year advance notice period and given the potential fines that can be levied as a result of non-compliance with GDPR, many companies have stepped up their game in the intervening period.
The spate of ransomware attacks in 2017 that included worm-like spreading capabilities (WannaCry, Petya, NotPetya) was well-publicized in Europe and also seems also have been a wake-up call. The British National Health Service (NHS) was nearly crippled for several days by WannaCry. The NHS subsequently performed a post-mortem and published a report that included a summary of changes and recommendations for preparedness and response. Maersk was severely affected by a NotPetya outbreak that reportedly affected their bottom line to the tune of "USD $200-$300 million."
The combination of the looming GDPR date and the very real examples of the potential cost of a cyberattack seems to have gotten a lot of companies with immature security practices off the fence. While the desire to up their security capabilities is real, the struggle now seems to involve how to understand their existing capabilities, how to choose a realistic target and how to navigate the path between these two points.
These organizations often have a reasonable asset inventory to start with, but it is often in little more than spreadsheet form. They have pretty good processes for handling arriving and departing employees, but don't really have a handle on service accounts.
Many companies that had no SOC are now embarking on getting one set up – and struggling with whether they can hire the talent necessary to run an in-house SOC or whether they should find a trusted partner to run it for them.
What is abundantly clear is that the sudden rise in demand for talent against a backdrop of relatively flat supply has created a hiring bottleneck in the path to establish a stronger security posture. When organizations conclude that they cannot hire and retain the necessary talent to run a SOC themselves, their talent gap simply becomes the partner's problem. The managed security service providers (MSSPs) inherit the struggle to hire and retain talent as well.
So, how do we navigate this talent gap? There are two necessary approaches:
Creatively think about how to expand the talent pool.
One of the most innovative ideas I have seen in the United States is occurring at the statewide Texas A&M University System. The team that runs information security has staffed its SOC with student interns.
Combining study in information security with real hands-on work in a SOC means graduates of the program already have real-world SOC experience when they graduate. And students can "try out" a cybersecurity career without having to commit to it. This allows students who might not otherwise think of a cybersecurity career to give it a try. And it turns out many students who didn't think they would like such a career actually do.
Make use of technologies which are a force-multiplier.
Newer security products that utilize machine learning (ML) can allow your security team to punch above its weight class. While every security vendor now claims to use some ML and aspires to artificial intelligence (AI), products by several ML-originated companies have been on the market for several years and have proven their worth. In some ways, if you're way behind where you need to be, you have to take more aggressive (and sometimes uncomfortable) steps to catch up.
Overall, I am heartened by the changes of the last four years. While the quantity and sophistication of attacks have increased, everyone finally seems determined to put up a fight.
This blog originally ran in Today's Cybersecurity Leader, a monthly cybersecurity-focused eNewsletter for security end users, brought to you by Security magazine. Subscribe here.
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Ice Flyers latest adjustment is without Strang in goal
Bill Vilona
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If the Pensacola Ice Flyers chose a most valuable player from the season's first half, goaltender Max Strang would lead the list.
They will now move forward without him.
The inevitable adjustment occurred when Strang accepted an offer to join the Greenville (S.C.) Road Warriors in the higher level ECHL. Strang led all goaltenders in the SPHL with a 13-2 record and 2.03 goals-against average.
But it was only a matter of time before a move up was finalized.
"Max was in a position where he just didn't want to go somewhere for a short term," said Ice Flyers coach Rod Aldoff following Tuesday's practice at the Bay Center. "He wanted to be here. This opportunity came about and it looks like it's longer term.
"Of course, you never know (about length) in these situation. But it looks more like a longer term situation and that's why he went."
The Ice Flyers reacquired Garrett Bartus from the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Komets. Bartus, who started in goal for three Ice Flyers games earlier this season, joins Matt Zenzola, who was signed earlier this month as a backup.
Aldoff said he won't announce his starter until Friday's home game against the Mississippi RiverKings. This weekend features the $5 ticket promotion for all seats for both home games. The Ice Flyers face Columbus on Saturday.
"Max has played tremendous. He's been a big part of our team," Aldoff said. "It will give a Matt or Garrett an opportunity to shine and step up to the plate. We are in good situation to have two good goaltenders to move on."
Quick Recovery
As they have done so far this season, the Ice Flyers showed their bounce-back ability last weekend in splitting two games against Huntsville.
Their 6-1 loss last Friday was the worst of the season. They came back with a 3-2 win Saturday against the Havoc that kept them in a four-point lead in the SPHL standings.
"We made some mistakes (Friday) that were kinda off the wall mistakes," Aldoff said. "Just tripping, falling, at crucial times. But the guys came out Saturday and played a helluva game.
We skated very hard and played physical... and put some opportunities away. We played good defense, forechecked hard, did all the right things."
McParland impact
Among the Ice Flyers newest players, Nick McParland stands out.
He has five goals in five games, eight total points and was a difference-maker in the team's win Saturday at Huntsville.
McParland, 27, has played for four teams since his collegiate career at Lake Superior State University.
"He has a great shot, so it's no surprise (on goal scoring)," Aldoff said. "Before I brought him in, I heard nothing but good things about him. He's got a tremendous skill level and he's come in and gone to work."
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We are so excited to begin our Chromebook 1:1 initiate where every student in 7th-12th grade has a Chromebook. Having a Chromebook has allowed students to use Google Classroom to turn in digital assignments and interact with their teachers, read eTextbooks for core classes, and become more active participants in developing ideas and content to solve complex problems and ideas.
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ESCANABA — Members of the Delta Force Class of 2019 are being selected! The purpose of Delta Force is to introduce and orient new leaders to our community, identify individuals who have displayed strong tendency toward civic involvement and assist them in increasing their potential to become community leaders.
Rather than giving our thoughts on why this program is vitally important to our community, we'll offer the testimonial given by 2018 Delta Force graduate, Taylor Barron at last year's Chamber Annual Dinner at the Island Resort and Casino.
Delta County. A proud community on the bay with Native American and British backgrounds, home of a community with employers building a strong workforce like EMP and Verso, a healthcare system like OSF who believes in serving a community with the greatest love and care, an education system promoting CTE and STEM education, and growing the young minds of our community, and so much more.
Those are just a few highlights of what we have learned during our experience during Delta Force.
But Delta Force is so much more than just that.
It's the relationships we built, the friendships we have made, history we have learned, and a community that we grew to love and admire more and more with every session. We had a chance to tour schools, companies, and gain professional development in business plans, public speaking (I am especially thankful for that) and networking.
I am not Yooper born. I grew up in Milwaukee, and I can promise you that I had every intention of moving back to the "city". My brother in laws still have nicknamed me "city" to this day. Before Delta Force, I had always been proud to be a Yooper transplant. But by completing the Delta Force Program, I can confidently say I have a whole new outlook on the community that my husband and I picked to raise our family in and call home. After everything we all have learned during our experience in the Delta Force program, whether you have grew up here or moved here later in life like me, I think I can speak for all of us graduating that we believe in this community, everything it has to offer, and could not be more proud to call this county, home.
So, with that being said I would like to thank my husband for introducing me to this community, my employer UPWARD Talent Council, Michigan Works! for sponsoring me through Delta Force and teaching me every day what it means to be a part of a team that is working to grow and maintain a healthy work force and economy, my fellow Delta Force Graduates for making this a fun and memorable experience, and lastly to all of you in this room tonight for always being a community that is so welcoming and has made this non Yooper feel like she is right at home.
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Q: Spring Boot application.yml set datasource property globally, being ignored I have a Spring Boot 1.5 app which is configured with an application.yml file.
I need to manage the connection pool which is default - Tomcat.
The problem is that the application.yml has a datasources property for several datasources.
My global datasource.max-active=10 (UPDATE: datasource.tomcat.max-active=10 is ignored too) is being completely ignored (I created a test to see what datasource is being injected, and default maxActive in them is set to 100). I have to add it to every datasource separately to make the pool work the way I need it to.
The application.yml looks like this (this is only part of it), and it creates datasource with maxActive=10, but there is bunch of repetitions:
spring:
  .... #bunch of stuff, deleted for simplicity
  datasource: #Added by me, ignored by Spring
    max-active: 10 #Added by me, ignored by Spring
datasources:
  datasource1:
    url: jdbc:mysql://url:port1
    max-active: 10 #Added by me, works
  datasource2:
    url: jdbc:mysql://url:port2
    max-active: 10 #Added by me, works

Question: what is the correct way to set the max-active property globally to avoid this repetition?
Thanks.

A: When you are using multiple data sources, spring boot does not provide a default data source auto-configuration. This also means you have to provide connection pool properties for each data source. I don't think it's possible to set it globally.
Instead, you can use the placeholder to set it once and use it everywhere.
custom:
 max-active: 10
spring:
datasources:
  datasource1:
    url: jdbc:mysql://url:port1
    max-active: ${custom.max-active}
  datasource2:
    url: jdbc:mysql://url:port2
    max-active: ${custom.max-active}

You can find more info here: How to setup multiple connection pools when multiple datasources are used in Spring Boot?


"It will be life-changing" for the women, who have no health insurance and would otherwise never get the help they need, Hopkins said.
Hopkins learned of the effort from Dr. Robyn Hakanson, a former team doctor of the WNBA Charlotte Sting who is now in private practice in Mount Airy. Hopkins once worked in a clinic with her.
Hakanson and the other doctors formed a nonprofit organization called Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach and embarked on their first mission, to Nepal, last September. They performed 45 knee replacements on 26 women in only 3 1/2 days.
The Nepal team included five doctors and 53 other medical volunteers. Hopkins couldn't make the trip because she was volunteering on the Flight of Honor effort that flew Carolinas World War II veterans from Charlotte /Douglas International Airport to Washington, D.C.
Hopkins said 30 sets of donated crutches, five walkers and five canes have been collected in the Lake Norman area and shipped to Guatemala in advance of the trip. The surgeons and 45 other volunteers will be there from Sept. 24 to Oct.1.
Guatemala will be the 81st country Hopkins has visited personally or professionally. She's volunteered on betterment projects everywhere from Ukraine to South Africa and helped form a Lake Norman branch of Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach.
"The reason I do it is I feel like I've had a very blessed life, and it's important to give back," Hopkins said in an interview.
"We're not just Americans," she said. "We're citizens of the world. If I had my way, we'd set all the guns down and meet face to face. If you've had a meal with somebody, it's hard to shoot them."


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EQT Children's Theater Festival performers Dan and Claudia Zanes
There are only so many episodes of PAW Patrol your homebound kid can watch before boredom sets in. Thankfully, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has another option this weekend with the latest online edition of the annual EQT Children's Theater Festival.
The digital festival will run from May 14-17, with a lineup of fun shows, interactive activities, and more. The popular event was moved online after the Trust announced it would cancel it due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. As opposed to taking place on the streets and in the performance spaces of Downtown Pittsburgh, the festival will unfold at the Trust's PGH Kids website.
"These are unprecedented times for our region, and a time when bringing meaningful and engaging arts experiences into the home are needed more than ever," says Ellen Rossi, president of the EQT Foundation, which provides underwriting support for the event. "We applaud the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust for their innovation and resourcefulness to bring aspects of the annual Festival to our homes."
Now in its 34th year, the festival will kick off with a special performance by Grammy Award-winning artists Dan and Claudia Zanes. From there, families will find over 40 free activities by local nonprofits and arts organizations, as well as free interactive shows and workshops with Arcade Comedy Theater, Sunburst School of Music, and more. Among the highlights is the virtual Frogstop Scavenger Hunt @ Home, an event that kicked off in late April and challenges participants to complete and document a number of online activities for a chance to win free milkshakes from The Milkshake Factory.
Also included are virtual experiences, such as storytimes with Citiparks Alphabet Trail & Tales and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, exhibit tours at Heinz History Center, and sing-alongs with members of the Pittsburgh CLO Academy. Much like in previous years, the festival will feature sensory-friendly performances for children with autism or other sensitivities, including the interactive 360-degree video Up and Away by Trusty Sidekick Theater Company and several offerings from Jumping Jack Theater.
Families can also register for a limited number of free access codes to the New York International Children's Film Festival's Kids Flicks program, a showcase of kid-friendly short films from around the globe.
In an official letter, Pam Komar, director of the EQT Children's Theater Festival, says that while the decision to cancel the physical festival was difficult, the Trust is still committed to bringing the arts to area families.
"Every year when designing the Festival, the team and I remain dedicated to continuing the tradition of world-class theater for children and this year is no different," says Komar. "In the past, the Festival has offered live performances from professional, international artists that engage children of all ages from different cultures and perspectives, showing them different ways to express ideas. This year's Festival may not physically be the same but the importance of exposing children to the magic of arts and theater remains."


Home » Candy Store » Are You A Weird Ice Cream Lover?
Are You A Weird Ice Cream Lover?
* Goat Cheese Beet Swirl – This strange concoction comes from Sweet Action Ice Cream Shop in Denver. The goat cheese gives it a tang and the roasted beets add color and sweetness.
* Pineapple Cilantro Sorbet – Glace Artisan Ice Cream in Kansas created this sorbet that combines pineapple with cilantro. This one is bound to be very refreshing.
* Lobster – You can only get this one at Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium in Bar Harbor Maine. It's butter ice cream topped with chopped steamed lobster.
* Honey Avocado – Visit Ivanna Cone in Lincoln Nebraska to get this ice cream that pairs avocado with the sweetness of honey. This ice cream is a gorgeous shade of green.
* Horseradish – This spicy ice cream is available at Max and Mina's in Queens.
* Kimchi and Rice – Portland's Salt and Straw is home to this strange flavor that pairs kimchi, which is fermented cabbage, with jasmine rice ice cream and chocolate.
* Honeyjack and Coke – This ice cream is infused with Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey Whiskey and Coca-Cola, turning a favorite cocktail into ice cream. You can get this one at Big Deal Burgers and Custard in Wisconsin.
* Fig and Fresh Brown Turkey – This Thanksgiving inspired treat is available in New York at Il Laboratoria Del Gelato.
* Eskimo Ice Cream – Available only in Juneau, Alaska, this berry-flavored ice cream actually has a base of reindeer or caribou fat.
* Proscuitto – Salty, thinly sliced ham is ground into vanilla ice cream at Humphry Slocombe in San Francisco.
* Garlic – Garlic ice cream is the brainchild of Marianne's Ice Cream. It can be enjoyed at the Stinking Rose Restaurant in California. It is topped with Caramel Mole Sauce.
Ice cream is truly one of life's greatest food pleasures, and ranks as the very favorite dessert of many people. It's hard to imagine, however, how people come up with some of these flavors, and just as hard to imagine that people order enough of these to keep the item on the menu.
What are the strangest flavors offered at your favorite ice cream shop? Are you willing to try strange flavors like these? What's your favorite weird flavor?


GHMC Elections 2016: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections are held once a 5 year as same duration term as Lok sabha and Vidhan sabha election term. 2016 GHMC Elections was the first elections conducted in Telangana after state diversified. The GHMC Elections 2016 polling has been completed on February 02, 2016. The counting will begin at 3 PM February 05, 2016 and not 8 AM as planned earlier, because of re-polling in 36 wards of Puranapul area of old city on Friday following "poll discrepancies" in the election that recorded an overall 45 percent turnout. All results should be out by 8 PM. Check out the GHMC Elections 2016 Counting Live Updates, Results and Area wise Winners List GHMC Elections 2016 from the below article.
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George Parker, 2. Earl of Macclesfield FRS (* ca. 1697; † 17. März 1764 in Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire) war ein britischer Politiker und Astronom. Er war von 1752 bis zu seinem Tod Präsident der Royal Society.

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Parker war der Sohn von Thomas Parker, 1. Earl of Macclesfield, und seiner Frau Janet Carrier. Sein Vater war Lordkanzler, wurde aber 1725 wegen Korruption abgesetzt und zu einer hohen Geldstrafe verurteilt.

George Parker studierte ab 1715 Recht am Clare College und am Corpus Christi College der Universität Cambridge und erhielt 1718 einen Magistertitel. 1720 unternahm er eine Reise nach Italien.

Nachdem sein Vater 1721 zum Earl of Macclesfield erhoben worden war, führte Parker den Höflichkeitstitel Viscount Parker. 1732 erbte er beim Tode seines Vaters dessen Titel.

Parker war zwar 1722–1727 Mitglied des House of Commons für den Wahlkreis Wallingford, sein Hauptinteresse galt allerdings der Astronomie. Er erhielt mathematischen Unterricht von Abraham de Moivre und William Jones. Letzterer lebte auch zeitweise bei ihm in Shirburn Castle und war ihm freundschaftlich verbunden. Parker setzte sich für ihn ein, nachdem Jones sein gesamtes Kapital bei einem Bankenzusammenbruch verloren hatte. Am 25. Oktober 1722 wurde Parker auf Vorschlag von Jones zum Mitglied der Royal Society gewählt.

1739 richtete Parker mit Hilfe von James Bradley in Shirburn Castle ein astronomisches Observatorium ein.

Parker setzte sich für die Kalenderreform, die Annahme der Gregorianischen Kalenders in Großbritannien, ein und hielt 1750 dazu eine Rede vor dem House of Lords, die auch im Druck erschien. Die Reform wurde 1752 umgesetzt.

Von 1719 bis kurz vor seinem Tod bekleidete Parker das Amt des Teller of the Exchequer. Seit 1750 war er ehrenamtlich Vizepräsident des Foundling Hospital, eines Londoner Waisenhauses. 1759 erhielt er einen Ehrendoktor der Rechte (LLD), der Universität Oxford. Seit 1749 war er auswärtiges Mitglied der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1753 wurde er Ehrenmitglied der Russischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Sankt Petersburg und der Göttinger Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1755 wurde er als Ehrenmitglied in die Königlich Dänische Akademie der Wissenschaften aufgenommen.  Er starb am 17. März 1764 in Shirburn Castle und wurde dort begraben.

Parker besaß eine wertvolle wissenschaftliche Bibliothek, die bis 2004 in Shirburn Castle  vorhanden war und dann in mehreren Teilen versteigert wurde.

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 The Earl of Macclesfield's Speech in the House of Peers, ... March 18, 1750, at the second reading of the Bill for regulating the commencement of the year, London 1751.
 Remarks upon the solar and the lunar years, the cycle of 19 years, commonly called the golden number, the epact, and a method of finding the time of Easter, as it is now observed in most parts of Europe / Being part of a letter from the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield to Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society, and by him communicated to the same, May 10 1750,  London, 1751.

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Tropic Air flights to Cancun
Tropic Air will inaugurate service from Belize City to Cancun on March 25th
Tropic Air has officially announced that on Friday, February 22nd, after ten months of work, Tropic Air received a license from the Government of Mexico. Tickets for this highly anticipated flight from Belize City International Airport to Cancun, Mexico, are now available for sale.
Effective March 25th, 2013, Tropic Air will launch 6 weekly flights (daily except for Saturday) between Belize City's Phillip Goldson International Airport (BZE) and Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, Mexico (CUN). Tickets are on sale now through March 24, 2013 at an introductory fare of $309 round trip from Belize City to Cancun for travel between March 25th, 2013 and December 15th, 2013. Fuel surcharge, taxes and other conditions may apply.
Cancun is Tropic's first destination in Mexico and its third international route. Last year, Tropic added Belize City to San Pedro Sula, Honduras service to complement its existing daily Belize City to Flores, Guatemala route. This is in addition to its 11 domestic destinations within Belize.
"Cancun is finally within reach!" said John Greif III, President of Tropic Air. "We expect the market for this service to grow rapidly and we plan to add additional service as that happens. In addition, European and Caribbean connections via Cancun will now be possible for passengers who wish to avoid the long drive from Belize".
Tropic's schedule between Belize City International and Cancun:
DEPARTS TIME ARRIVES TIME
Belize City Int'l (BZE) 11:30AM Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 1:15PM
Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 2:15PM Belize City Int'l (BZE) 4:00PM
DAILY (Except Saturday)
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The new service bookable via the web at http://www.tropicair.com, via e-mail at reservations@tropicair.com, by phone at (501) 226-2012, by contacting any of our stations, or your friendly travel professional.
About Tropic Air
Tropic Air operates a fleet of 12 aircraft to 14 destinations in Belize, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, and carried over 230,000 passengers in 2012. For 34 years Tropic Air has been a leader in the airline business in Belize, and employs over 250 people.
Flight to Cancun now bookable. Start date is March 25th
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Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Paving and Air Quality Project for the State of Baja California
Secretario de Asentamientos Humanos y Obras Publicas - BC
2,840,000 people
The State of Baja California (population 2.5 million) is mostly urban, with an average annual growth rate of 4.1%. About 91.6 % of the total population lives in the urban areas of the five municipalities, with almost 80% concentrated in the cities of Tijuana (1.2 million) and Mexicali (764,000). Dust in the air contains PM 10 2, which reduces breathing capability,
aggravates asthma, and damages lung tissue. The strong relationship between exposure to high concentrations of PM 10 in the air and the incidence of respiratory illnesses has been well documented in medical reports. According to the Baja California Institute of Health Services, 611,555 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were reported in the state during
Measurements of air emissions in several pair-cities along the border were initiated in 1996 as part of the Border XXI Program under the guidance of the EPA and the Mexican National Institute of Environment. According to the data collected, Mexicali has the worst air quality
problems of the five cities. National daily standards for PM 10 concentrations are exceeded in Mexicali 25% to 30% of the year and about 2% in Tijuana. Air quality conditions in Tijuana are much better than those in Mexicali, due to its more temperate climate and breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean. Air quality conditions in Tecate are estimated to be similar to those in Mexicali. Though no measurements have been taken in Ensenada, PM10 concentrations there can be expected to be similar to those in Tijuana based on similar climatic conditions.
Dust within Mexicali and Tijuana is mainly generated by traffic on unpaved roads, which accounts for over 60% of total PM10 in both cities. The State estimates that 40% of the streets in the five cities are unpaved, and about half of these streets are located in Tijuana. To address this issue, the State of Baja California is undertaking an ambitious street paving program.
The PIPCA program consists of paving 14.9 million m² (equivalent to about 926 miles) of street surface area in the municipalities of Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Tecate and Playas de Rosarito, to be implemented over a four and a half year period ending in December 2007. Full implementation of the project is expected to increase pavement coverage of all urban streets in the state from around 59% to 80%. PIPCA has been divided into phases. In the first phase, an estimated 2.3 million m2 of streets will be paved over an 18-month period as follows:
Tijuana: 1,003,000 m2
Mexicali: 484,000 m2
Ensenada: 352,000 m2
Rosarito: 345,000 m2
Tecate: 124,000 m2
Only streets with proper water supply and wastewater infrastructure in place will qualify for paving. Streets in Tijuana, Tecate, Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada will be paved with hydraulic concrete, which is considered the most economic solution over the long-term considering both paving and maintenance costs. Because of the extreme
temperatures, low rainfall and soil conditions particular to Mexicali, the most economic surfacing material for that area is asphalt. Once paving is completed, streets will be formally delivered to the municipalities, who will be responsible for ongoing maintenance and repairs.
When fully implemented, PIPCA will have paved over 50% of the currently unpaved streets in the five cities, directly benefiting approximately 527,000 residents. The remaining two million residents, as well as those living across the international border in counties of Imperial Valley and San Diego, will also benefit from improved air quality and health conditions. Street paving will also help the local communities by facilitating economic activity, improving communication efficiency and extending access to public services including police, fire protection and other emergency services.
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Master P – Gameface
I'm not a big fan of Master P, however I spent some time down in Florida and down there, Master P is a living legend. That was the only thing that made me buy this album. My expectation was low. Master P is the kind of rapper that most people either love or hate. I'm neutral in this tho.
1. Take it outside feat Krazy
Nice way to start of the album. I like the beat and if the album continues like this it'll be a cool album. It IS kinda long tho… they shoulda cut it off earlier.
2. Ghetto ballin feat Lil Romeo & Silkk The Shocker
This song will make you bump your head. It's tight and cool lyrics. However, the music string and beat are the same over and over and over again here. They just repeated it. I remember playing this at the basketball court when this album came out and I always liked it back then.
3. Ooohhhwee feat. Weebie
The first single of the album, and definitely a hit. A typical party song with a catchy hook. Master P successfully picked this track to promote the album. I'm pretty sure this song and this song alone has made this album sell better.
4. Real Love feat Sera-Lynn
Nice lil beat and a cool hook. However I gotta say Master P is ruening this one. His verses is quite wack… There's nothing wrong with the lyrics but I don't think this production is meant to scream on.
5. We want dough
This is a cool song. I especially like the hook. It's quite catchy and match the production well. Some may not like the way Master P's rapping to this, but I think it's cool. This song's average.
6. The block
This song's proof that Master P shouldn't do slow jams. It's too bad, because the production is tight. Skip it.
7. A woman
Another slow song. I don't like Master P on slow stuff. Next!
8. Back on top feat. C-Murder, Silkk The Shocker & Lil Romeo
Cool sample of the old Ice Cube track "One nation" with George Clinton. I like this! Tight remixing and tight verses. Master P and his fam is representing the New No Limit, and they should since it's their company.
9. The farm
Wow! I wouldn't expect Master P to come out good on a slow jam! But here he proves me wrong. Good lookin out Master P!
10. What i'm bout
An other kinda slow song. The beat's cool but the combination of beats and rapping just aint right. Master P's talking about his career and what he's about.
11. Whoadie gone
Whoadie gone is done in memory of all the fallen soldiers. Master P's coming out with his classic "UUUUGGGGGHHHHH" and the production is tight. However, this is an other slow jam and like I said before – Master P shouldn't do them, atleast not when screaming to a slow music. The song's got a good message tho.
12. I don't feat Krazy
This is more like it! Master P fits in perfectly on this kind of production. One of my favourites on this album and I think all ya'll will like it too!
13. Rock it feat. Weebie & Krazy
The second single and a hit! I can't stress enough what a great party track this has been for the clubs in the dirty south! Weebie got a style similar to Nelly but it's more in the rapping direction than what I'd say Nelly's doing. Production is straight fire!
14. Loose it and get it back
An other kinda slow song. Thisone's better than the other ones tho. The production is cool and the chorus is kinda cool. A good way to finish off this album.
This album has it ups and downs. Tracks like "Ooohhhwee" and "Rock it" are tight party tracks while tracks like "The block" and "A woman" aren't too good. If you like Master P, you'll probably still like the slow jams on this album, but personally I don't think Master P fits in on them. I'd rather se someone else doing their thing on those.
This album is hard to grade, but since the best tracks are really tight they bring up this album to an average level.
I give it 3 out of 5.
Royce da 5'9 – Rock City
LL Cool J – 10
TRU – The Truth
Trick Daddy – Thugs R Us
C-Murder – Trapped in Crime
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Chingy – Jackpot (5.00 out of 5)
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Report on an unannounced inspection of Tongariro Prison under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989
OPCAT reports Thu 12 Sep 2019
The following report has been prepared in my capacity as a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989 (COTA).
Report on an unannounced inspection of Northland Regional Corrections Facility - August 2019
Reports, OPCAT reports Tue 20 Aug 2019
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says the Northland Regional Corrections Facility is persisting with policies that are preventing it from achieving its full potential.
Request for staff names and initials in Commerce Commission memorandum
Case notes Mon 8 Jul 2019
Section 9(2)(a) OIA did not apply—not necessary to withhold staff names to protect their privacy—section 9(2)(g)(ii) did not apply—no information to suggest release would lead to improper pressure or harassment—section 9(2)(g)(i) did not apply—no reason
Report on an unannounced follow up inspection of Otago Corrections Facility - June 2019
OPCAT reports Thu 27 Jun 2019
From 28 January to 1 February 2019 my Inspectors (whom I have authorised to carry out visits of places of detention under COTA) visited Otago Corrections Facility (the Prison) to follow up on recommendations made in a previous OPCAT report (May 2016).
Request for political consultation emails
Opinions Fri 21 Jun 2019
The Minister of State Services refused to provide two emails that revealed the comments provided by the Green Party in response to consultation on a proposed Cabinet paper.
The LGOIMA for local government agencies: A guide to processing requests and conducting meetings
Official information Sun 12 May 2019
The purpose of this guide is to assist local government agencies in recognising and responding to requests for official information under the LGOIMA.
Request for names and contact details in Department of Corrections' emails
Case notes Wed 24 Apr 2019
Section 9(2)(a) OIA did not apply to names—many of the names were publicly available— seniority— section 9(2)(g)(ii) did not apply to names—no evidence to suggest release would lead to improper pressure or harassment—section 9(2)(a) did not apply to ema
Confidential advice to government: A guide to section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA
Official information Fri 12 Apr 2019
One reason for withholding official information is to 'maintain the constitutional convention protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials'—section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA.
The OIA and the public policy making process: A guide to how the OIA applies to information generated in the context of the public policy making process
Official information Wed 10 Apr 2019
This guide explains the most common reasons why it can sometimes be necessary to withhold official information generated in the context of the public policy making process.
Constitutional conventions: A guide to sections 9(2)(f)(i)-(iii) of the OIA
Official information Mon 8 Apr 2019
This guide deals with the 'constitutional conventions' withholding ground in section 9(2)(f) of the OIA.
Free and frank opinions: A guide to section 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA and section 7(2)(f)(i) of the LGOIMA
Official information Sat 6 Apr 2019
This guide deals with the 'free and frank opinions' withholding ground in section 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA and section 7(2)(f)(i) of the LGOIMA.
The OIA and draft documents: A guide to how the OIA applies to requests for draft documents
Official information Thu 4 Apr 2019
This guide explains some of the most common reasons why it can sometimes be necessary to withhold draft documents. These reasons relate to the free and frank opinions and confidentiality withholding grounds in the OIA and LGOIMA.
Report on an announced inspection of Auckland South Corrections Facility - 20 February 2019
OPCAT reports Wed 20 Feb 2019
The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, has released his first inspection report into the treatment and conditions of prisoners at Auckland South Corrections Facility (also known as Kohuora).
Request for emails between officials discussing the advice that should be tendered on the answering of parliamentary questions
Case notes Mon 28 Jan 2019
Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014 did not provide a statutory bar on the Ombudsman's investigation of a complaint under the OIA—section 9(2)(g)(i) applied—release would prejudice the free and frank expression of similar communications in future—no public
Request for CAA investigation report on Minister's airport security breach
Case notes Thu 29 Sep 2016
Section 9(2)(a) OIA applied to information that would identify Minister's staff—s 9(2)(a) did not apply to non-sensitive information about actions that occurred in a public place, or to the name of the Investigator—s 6(c) did not apply to information su
Request for draft terms of reference for an inquiry
Case notes Fri 15 Jul 2016
Draft terms of reference largely the same as publicly available final ones—release would not inhibit the future free and frank expression of opinion or provision of advice to the Prime Minister—s 9(2)(g)(i) did not apply
Request for evaluation and audit reports regarding extended supervision orders
Case notes Sun 1 May 2016
Evaluation report comprised largely academic material and statistical analysis—9(2)(g)(i) did not apply—audit report had been submitted to senior management but marked as draft—disclosure of majority not likely to prejudice future exchange of free and frank opinions—significant public interest considerations in favour of disclosure—audit report released with deletion of names and detailed findings relating to individual service providers
Request for briefing notes relating to state visits
Case notes Fri 1 Apr 2016
Inspection on conditions in order to identify the documents required provided means of resolving s 18(f) refusal
Request for DHB Commissioner's draft work plan
Case notes Tue 1 Mar 2016
Release of draft work plan would likely result in reluctance by staff to draft and consult on document—components of plan, once confirmed, were to be included in the 2016/17 annual plan—s 9(2)(g)(i) provided good reason to withhold
Request for draft financial performance analysis
Draft financial performance analysis prepared by Alma Consulting—s 9(2)(g)(i) did not apply— strong public interest in release
Request for draft 'Alternatives Paper' prepared by consultants on CBD rail link
Case notes Mon 1 Dec 2014
Release would inhibit exchange of drafts and views between staff and consultants, which would undermine the drafting process—s 7(2)(f)(i) applied—public interest met by the release of the final report and the peer reviews by relevant agencies
Request for information redacted from Ministerial briefings and Cabinet papers on telecommunications and ultra-fast broadband
While some decisions had been made, others were still required, and disclosure would prejudice the orderly and effective conduct of ongoing advisory and decision making processes
Request for advice to Local Government Commission
No ministerial or executive government decision making process would be undermined by release—draft and final versions of the advice were substantially similar and the advice was in the nature of a careful and considered critique—no good reason to withhold
Request for literature review on youth desistance
Case notes Mon 1 Sep 2014
Draft review provided to successful tenderer as starting point for an external research project— information not in the nature of free and frank opinions—disclosure would not undermine interest in s 9(2)(g)(i)—release accompanied by contextual statement
Request for minutes of Council workshops
Case notes Tue 1 Jul 2014
Request for minutes of Unitary Plan Political Working Party—minutes related to Council 'workshops'—s 7(2)(f)(i) applied in part—minutes could be disclosed in part without inhibiting people from contributing to workshops in future
Request for draft report on NZX compliance with general obligations
Case notes Sun 1 Jun 2014
Release would inhibit the free and frank expression of opinions by officials during the drafting process, and the exchange of opinions between the NZX and FMA—it is in the interests of the 'effective conduct of public affairs' for the review process to be robust and conducted in a manner that supported the FMA's main objective of promoting and facilitating the development of fair, efficient and transparent markets—s 9(2)(g)(i) applied
Request for handwritten notes of discussions between MFAT Chief Executive and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Case notes Sat 1 Mar 2014
Request for handwritten notes of Chief Executive's discussions with Minister—confidentiality is necessary to protect the ongoing effectiveness and conduct of the relationship—public interest in disclosure not sufficient to outweigh s 9(2)(g)(i) interest
Department of Corrections accepts obligation to consider inmates' circumstances when deciding work and educational paroles
Case notes Wed 1 Jan 1997
Refusal of work and educational paroles before inmate appeared before National Parole Board—inflexible policy inconsistent with concept of individual case management—review resulted in detailed case management plan for inmate
Request for information relating to changes in Training Incentives Allowance
Case notes Sun 1 Sep 1996
Request for information relating to changes in Training Incentives Allowance—information withheld under ss 9(2)(f)(iv) and 9(2)(g)(i)—discussion of principles—good reason under section 9(2)(f)(iv) to withhold the advice on the options under consideration but not the options themselves
Request for names of 'eminent New Zealanders' consulted during preparation of Intelligence and Security Agencies Bill
Case notes Fri 1 Mar 1996
Request for names of 'eminent New Zealanders' who were part of the consultative process in preparing the Intelligence and Security Agencies Bill—request refused under s 9(2)(g)(i) —individuals consulted—in respect of those who advised that disclosure would inhibit them from giving free and frank advice to the Government in future, section 9(2)(g)(i) applied—need to withhold outweighed by countervailing public interest
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LOMA LINDA – A 16-year-old Hemet boy was arrested for several recent residential burglaries in the Loma Linda area.
Loma Linda area deputies responded to a home in the 11000 block of Murphy Street on November 17, 2018, at around 8:00 p.m. for the report of a burglary. When they arrived the learned that the suspect(s) shattered the rear sliding glass door to gain entry into the home. The inside of the home was ransacked and property was missing. The City of Loma Linda had experienced several home burglaries within the previous month all during evening hours.
On November 24, 2018, a vehicle in the City of Loma Linda was stopped for vehicle code violations. The deputy made contact with the three subjects in the vehicle and located evidence related to the previous home burglaries. Authorities learned that the juvenile driver was responsible for three burglaries in the area. Stolen property was also recovered at the teen's Hemet home. The juvenile was arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall for Residential Burglary.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Central Station at (909) 387-3545. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call We-Tip Hotline at (800)78-CRIME(27463) or you may leave information on the website at www.wetip.com.


Entropay is a Visa card that is pre-paid. It has been established since the start of the new millennium, and it is a payment method that is entirely accepted by betting sites both in the UK and in Europe.
Using Entropay has lots of advantages like for example that, since it is pre-paid, it cannot go in overdrawn. Also, it doesn't have all the fees of standard credit cards, and it is secure as you don't have to share your financial details with anyone. Using Entropay also has the main pro that it will allow you to qualify for welcome bonuses offers while e-Wallet services like Skrill and Neteller are typically excluded.
Entropay is a virtual pre-paid card that can be used in the UK and in Europe to pay for online products or services. It is a secure form of payment as you won't have to share any bank details directly. Also, with Entropay, you will keep your betting spend under control as you can only use the cash that you have pre-paid into the card.
Entropay is part of Ixaris Systems Ltd and are licensed in the UK by the Financial Control Authority and have the headquarter in London. So using Entropay is a sincere and straightforward way for any punters to deposit funds in a betting account without any risks (especially if you cannot use other methods like American Express for instance).
You can fund betting accounts without limits with Entropay. The only condition obviously is that gambling is legal in the country where you live. Entropay is a particularly useful payment method especially if you live in a country where betting is legal but have a bank in a country where it is illegal. If this is the situation using Entropay will allow you to use your bank and legitimately fund still the betting accounts of your choice.
A key advantage of using Entropay when gambling is that it gives you the ability to have all the betting transaction in a single place. This will allow you to control activity better and avoid depositing more then you can afford to bet. On your bank statement, you will not get listed the transactions with the betting sites but only the ones with Entropay: only accessing Entropay you will be able to see what are the bookmakers that have been funded.
Entropay is not only limited to gambling as you can use this service also to pay as you would do with a normal VISA Debit or Credit Card.
Entropay is very similar to eWallets like Skrill, PayPal, Neteller and others but it has a crucial advantage when it comes to betting. Many eWallets are excluded from welcome bonus offers for new customers due to a history of bonus fraud. Entropay, on the other hand, will still qualify as a payment method for the sign-up bonus offers with all the bookmakers we have listed on our site. This means that by using Entropay, you will guarantee yourself the benefit of free bets, bonuses and so on when you join a new bookmaker brand.
The Entropay system is a straightforward payment method, and in a few minutes, you will be able to master it. All you need to do is set up an online account and then deposit the funds from your existing debit or credit card or directly from your bank account. After having completed those two easy steps, you will be able to start using the service straight away.
Entropay is a virtual card, and as such you will get a unique 16-digit card number, expiry date and CVV number via email. After that, you will be able to start using your Entropay Virtual Card immediately. Since you are pre-paying credit checks are not necessary, but you will need to verify your age and residence with the betting site in the same way as you will do with others payment methods.
After that, it will be exactly as if you were using your regular debit or credit card. It is worth noting that all transactions made towards betting sites will be immediate and you will be able to use your funds straight away for your bets. Withdrawals are also in line with the ones made towards your regular bank card.
Entropay is a business, and for this reason, they do have some transaction fees associated. Those fees, however, are charged when you deal with Entropay, and there is nothing additional to be paid for transactions towards the betting sites. If you find a bookmaker that is asking an extra fee for Entropay payments this is not acceptable so you should look to bet with another company.
Generally, Entropay fee structure is similar to the one you would pay with any eWallet like Skrill or Payal.
If you are keen to keep separate your betting activity from any other personal transactions that are happening in your bank account, then using Entropay is the solution.
One of the risks of betting directly from your bank account is that you can lose the control of the situation and this might lead in your gambling more than what you have initially set to do. If you have an Entropay account and you use it exclusively to fund betting sites, you will be in a safe situation as you not only be able to measure the result of your betting more accurately but you will also keep your gambling activity 100% private.
Another key advantage of using Entropay is security compared with standard debit or credit card online transaction. By using Entropay, you will only share your bank details with them and not with the betting sites. So in the unlikely event that a bookmaker gets hacked your payment details will not be stolen as they are sitting in the Entropay account.
Another main advantage of Entropay is that they permit you to have an unlimited number of cards: you can, therefore, set in individual limits by card and also even use one card for each of the betting sites you have accounts with. Again this will enhance your security, and also it will give you better control of your ins and outs from your main Entropay account.
Since Entropay is a virtual debit card, you are allowed to use it to fund a betting account as long as you are living in a country where betting online is legal. In some cases you can also use Entropay to resolve tricky situations like the one in this example: if you are a US citizen with a US bank account but you are currently living in the UK, it is legal for you to bet online. Since however your bank is based in the US you might be restricted to deal with betting sites. Using Entropay as a middleman will resolve this situation.
One of the main advantages of using Entropay is the security they do guarantee. By not having to share your bank card details with every single betting operator you reduce significantly the chances of your data being hacked by third parties.
Once you have shared your bank details with Entropay, those will be covered by the virtual card number that will be given to you. This means that you won't have to repeat this operation everytime you open a new betting account. Entropay as a very robust encryption technology that makes it virtually impossible for third parties to access and read the data.
Entropay cards also have a very high level of security: they are the leading in Europe in this field and have strict internal measures so that for example the username and password are not stored in their system.
Similarly to eWallets services (like Paypal, Skrill and PaySafeCard) Entropay do also charge a fee for every transaction. This, however, doesn't mean that you have to pay an extra fee when funding the betting sites.
With Entropay sending money from your Entropay Account is free but a commission of around 2% is charged when withdrawing money.


There are several different ways to set up a home recording studio. This could be very challenging and paralyzing for those new to home recording. However, knowing what basic and essential equipment you require can make set up a lot easier because the truth is that most people are of the belief that you need a really huge budget to set up a studio.
Well, that's correct if you are setting up a standard, commercial studio. But then, to configure your decent home studio, you don't have to break the bank. You do not have to get frustrated or confused about the things you need to get started.
This article will highlight the basic and essential things you require and some of these things you already have. With the following items below, you can setup a simple home studio for anyone new to home recording.
Mac, PC desktop or laptop; anyone is good, it's all about choice. The most important thing is to go for that one you find more convenient and feel more comfortable working with. You should try to get as much RAM as possible because this will definitely make recording much easier and faster.
This is a program/software used for recording, editing, and sometimes mixing and mastering music on your computer. There are so many options you can pick from like; audition, sonar, cubase, reason, pro tools, studio one, etc. just get one you can afford and supports you computer.
This is the device that helps you connect your computer to other equipment like your guitar, microphone, keyboard, etc. Most DAW are compatible with any type of audio interface so just settle for one that is reasonably priced, preferably two channel interfaces. Some of these audio interfaces include; M-audio M-track plus II, universal audio Apollo twin, presonus audiobox, apogee ONE, Mackie onyx blackjack and more.
Microphones are very important but for a start you only need one or two mics and as time goes on you may decide to purchase more mics for specific purposes. For vocal recording, you may want to go for the classic large diaphragm condenser vocal microphone but then, you really do not have to spend more than $100 on a mic.
To hear the sound of your recordings, you need a pair of good quality monitor speakers. Despite the fact that most people now use the headphones for this purpose, studio monitor speakers still deliver flatter frequency response that provide a greater neutral sound that helps judge your mix objectively.
There are several high quality studio monitors out there but then, you should get one that is affordable. Do not buy more than what you need.
At a certain point, your studio will require so many XLR cables but for a start, you will only need three; "two short XLR cables for your studio monitors" and "one long XLR cable for your microphone".
Make sure your audio interface has XLR connectors before you purchase your studio monitor cables. If your audio interface uses a TRS cable, then you will have to get the right cables suitable. Good quality microphone cables can be quite expensive but you can always find good ones that fall in a reasonable price range.
You can record and listen to your mixes on your headphones. At times it can be a little challenging but it can be done. As a matter of fact, some people find it more convenient than the monitors. You can start with the headphones until you can afford the studio monitors.
The open back headphones used for mixing – this gives you excellent sound quality at the expense of reduced isolation.
The closed back headphones for tracking – this gives you excellent isolation at the expense of reduced sound quality.
For those new to home recording, the closed back headphones are really necessary.
The pop filter filters out unpleasant vocal sounds called "popping". It occurs when the "B" and "P" sounds are pronounced. This is also a necessity for your studio and they are quite cheap.
A quality mic stand is one gadget you cannot afford to over-look for your new home studio. The qualities of mic stands vary with their prices. A solid mic stand can be a little expensive but if you are on a tight budget, you can always go for a cheap, reliable mic stand.
If you get these components, you will have a decent and functional home studio. You will also have all the professional equipment you need to create great sounds. Take your time to learn and master these equipment and you will see great results in no time.