Coming from a property investment background, we think like investors. We understand your needs as well as your wealth creation goals unlike most regular estate agents out there.
Being a group of property investors ourselves, we understand that building a property portfolio can indeed seem like a mammoth task at first. We are here to show you that starting a property portfolio is not nearly as complex and time consuming as you may think, and that investing in property is by far one of the fastest and most fail-safe ways to create wealth in today's society.
For those that are completely new to the wonderful world of property investing, we will guide you through the entire buying process in detail covering aspects such as where to buy, what to buy, and how to buy.
We are able to source you high-yielding investment properties in carefully selected high capital growth areas that offer some of the highest rental yields in the country.
We are able to source you distressed properties (ie. below market value) by utilizing the systems we have put in place over the years which enable us to find these great deals before the banks/auctions manage to get hold of them.
We encourage our clients to continually acquire high yielding rental properties which offer high rental yields and high tenant demand. This ensures that your monthly bond repayments as well as any other expenses relating to the property (eg. levies, rates/taxes etc) will be fully (or mostly) covered by the monthly rental, and as a result your portfolio will be self-sustaining and producing a passive income on a monthly basis. For every further property that you purchase, your passive income will increase accordingly.
While we focus on effectively sourcing the right type of income-generating properties for your portfolio in order to maximize your returns, you are able to focus your time on expanding your portfolio and growing your empire of wealth. Our end goal is to empower you towards your financial freedom, and hence enable you to reach your financial goals and dreams.
By continuously acquiring high yielding properties, you are able to consistently build a self-sustainable income-generating portfolio which requires no monthly cash injections from yourself to keep afloat, and at the same time your portfolio will produce a handsome profit on a monthly basis which ultimately allows you expand your property portfolio even further. This is the key to creating wealth through property.
Another extremely important factor to take into consideration is tenant demand, after all they are the one's making your rental portfolio possible. Properties (particularly sectional title flats) in and around city center's like Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria benefit from extremely high tenant demand due to the convenience of being close to the work place, as well as numerous other attractive factors which come into play such as trendy night life, the convenience of being centrally located etc.
This ultimately means that as an investor you are minimizing your risk greatly and avoiding the unwanted situation whereby your properties are sitting vacant for months on end. As any wealthy property investor will tell you, the 3 most important factors when it comes to the property game is to have your properties tenanted at all times, and to make sure that rent is being collected in full, and on time.
Even though many experienced investors will always put the importance of cash flow / rental yields above that of capital growth, capital growth is still a factor which one needs to consider. The area's that we deal in are usually riddled with sectional title blocks which are about to experience tremendous capital growth spurts. We go that extra mile in order to carefully select only those blocks which have high capital growth expectations, an established and functioning body corporate in place and a reputable managing agent (if applicable).
At the end of the day it is those investors (and this applies globally) that have chosen to invest in high yielding income-generating properties that are currently reaping the rewards on a daily basis. It is these investors that are currently on their way to financial freedom (many are already there) and have never looked back since. Its important to keep in mind that success involves doing things differently to the majority of the population. Choose to go against the grain and ignore the hype and rumors which are so often spread by the masses. If only 5% of this world is truely financially free, does it really make any sense following the other 95% that are not?


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Q: git clone error I'm trying to run the command "git clone xxx.git" and is showing the error:
ssh: connect to host port codebasehq.com 22: bad file number

What is happening? What kind of testing can I do to find out what the problem is?

A: If you're at work, it's likely an error with your proxy (i.e. you don't have it setup correctly).
See:
git SSH problem bad file number
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Another SSH problem bad file number post

A: the solution of my problem was create the file in the CONFIG folder. ssh with the following contents:

Host codebasehq.com
    User git
    Hostname ssh.codebasehq.com
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    Port 443

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Cham Island is a group of 8 small islands, which has been recognized by UNESCO as the World Biosphere Reserve (Cu Lao Cham Marine Park).This ideal destination is endowed with marvelous topography of mountain slopes and biological diversity. From Cua Dai Beach, Quang Nam province, it takes about 30 minutes to arrive at Cham Island by express boat, though tourists may choose 45-minute-boat instead, to enjoy the feeling of travelling by fishermen's boats.
There are many attractions in Cu Lao Cham Island. For example, Cu Lao Cham Museum is the place where the history, traditional customs and habits, as well as marine specialties are introduced. By dint of the good arrangement of artifacts, travelers can understand more about the culture of this land. Hai Tang Pagoda was built in 1758 at the mountain foot in the west of Hon Lao Island. Inside the pagoda, there is a red lacquer trimmed with gold parallel sentences, spectacular statue, and a big bell. The pagoda is the worshiping place of locals and merchants to wish a good journey.
These above Cu Lao Cham travel tips may help travelers have more options in discovering the beautiful island. If having two days visiting Cu Lao Cham, tourists can spend one day for visiting Cu Lao Cham Island Museum, Nest plantation, Ancient Well, Hai Tang Pagoda; and another day for Yen Island, Xom Cam Ancient Well, Bai Lang Beach, and come back Hoi An. Before departing for Cu Lao Cham Island, travelers should not bring plastic bags. Travelers must not break coral reef when diving. It is necessary to prepare some essential items for beach journey such as hat, sandal, sun cream... And, do not forget to bring personal documents to easily hire vehicles.
This article originally appeared on alotrip.com.


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Could One of These New Shows Be the Next "Hamilton"?
The 10 new Broadway and off-Broadway shows to see this season.
Photo by Joan Marcus/Courtesy of North Country on Broadway
Written by David Cote
The new year is officially here, and NYC's Broadway and off-Broadway scenes are already gearing up for an incredible theater season. Here are the 10 shows we're getting tickets for.
My Name Is Lucy Barton, opens January 15
The luminous and irresistible Laura Linney (Netflix's Ozark) goes solo in a monologue directed by English stage giant Richard Eyre. Based on a recent novel by Elizabeth Strout, the story follows a writer who lives in New York and, hospitalized by a mysterious infection, finds her mother at the foot of her bed. It's a wrenching tale of escaping your past—or at least trying to—through the magic of fiction. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues), Times Square
Photo courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club/Facebook
A Soldier's Play, through March 15
Charles Fuller's 1981 race drama has been filmed and revived regionally for decades, but only now is it getting its Broadway debut thanks to the Roundabout Theatre Company. Based loosely on Herman Melville's Billy Budd, the story takes place at Fort Neal, Louisiana, in 1944 during the time when the military was racially segregated. A black sergeant who harasses fellow soldiers whom he accuses of acting stereotypically is murdered, and a black Army officer is dispatched to find out who committed the crime. American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues), Times Square
Photo by Jeremy Daniel/Courtesy of Roundabout Theatre Company
Grand Horizons, through March 1
Bess Wohl's assisted-living comedy involves an elderly couple opening a new chapter at Grand Horizons, when the wife (Jane Alexander) suddenly wants out of 50 years with her supposedly beloved spouse (James Cromwell). Their two adult sons need to contend with a family that is breaking apart after years of bliss. Leigh Silverman (Soft Power) directs this world premiere at Second Stage Theatre's Broadway space. Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues), Times Square
Medea, begins January 12
A wife with magical powers learns that her seafaring husband has been unfaithful…and things go downhill from there. Euripides's Greek tragedy gets a chic modern makeover by adapter-director Simon Stone in a production that stars real-life partners Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne. If you know the story already, you know to leave the kids at home. BAM Strong, Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Fort Greene
Photo by Caitlin Cronenberg/Courtesy of BAM
West Side Story, opens February 20
One of the most eagerly—and nervously—awaited revivals of the season pits one of the greatest American musicals of all time against a Dutch director famous for iconoclastic deconstruction. Ivo van Hove and Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker will have their way with the story of white and Puerto Rican street gangs and forbidden love that crosses tribal lines. The explosive, jazzy score by Leonard Bernstein—with lyrics by living legend Stephen Sondheim—is alone worth going. Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway (between West 52nd and 53rd Streets), Midtown West
Girl From the North Country, begins February 7
In a unique meeting of the minds, the great Irish playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir) was given the run of Bob Dylan's song catalog. Crafting a narrative set in the Midwest during the Depression, he fashioned a frame for the Nobel Prize winner's evocative tunes. It got raves when it played last fall at the Public Theater. Will this high-concept musical be the Public's latest show (after Hamilton and Fun Home) to succeed on Broadway? Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), Times Square
Where We Stand, begins January 31
Playwright and performer Donnetta Lavinia Grays's solo piece is about an exile in a cruel town seeking forgiveness. A storyteller spins a tale of a lonely soul tempted by the devil's kindness on a fateful trip to the crossroads. This allegory about immigration, community, and empathy is directed by Tamilla Woodard. WP Theater, 2162 Broadway (between West 76th and 77th Streets), Upper West Side
Nellie and the Women of Blackwell, begins January 30
This harrowing journey into insanity and recovery is based on investigative journalist Nellie Bly's 10-day stay in a madhouse in 1887, to expose the conditions there. This is the first of a series of fully immersive, guided theater experiences that focus on women's history. Wildrence, 59 Canal Street (between Allen and Orchard Streets), Lower East Side
Photo courtesy of WP Theater
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, begins February 8
Tony Award nominee Beth Malone (Fun Home) has the title role in this rags-to-riches musical, with a score by Meredith Wilson (The Music Man). Molly Brown went from an impoverished childhood in Missouri to sudden wealth from mining. Fate landed her aboard the Titanic on its doomed voyage. She's not called "unsinkable" for nothing. Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street (between Pitt and Willett Streets), Lower East Side
Photo courtesy of Michael Kushner/Facebook
72 Miles to Go, begins February 13
The title refers to the distance between Nogales, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona—the distance that separates a woman at a shelter from her American-born husband and children. Writer Hilary Bettis (The Americans) follows a family shattered by the border over a decade of love and hardship. It's a play about immigration, with an anguished human face. Laura Pels Theatre, 111 West 46th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), Times Square
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With all the types of headaches you can suffer through, it is important to get a proper headache diagnosis to ensure proper treatment. Headaches can be problems in and of themselves, or they may be a sign or symptom of a more serious medical condition. If your headache seems outside the norm for you, do not hesitate to seek medical attention to ensure that a serious medical condition is not the cause.
The first thing a doctor does to diagnose your headache is to take a patient history, also known as a subjective evaluation. This is your story of when and how the headaches present themselves, whether you have a family history of headache, and other medical information you provide. If you are being treated for a serious headache problem, a minimum of 30 minutes should be set aside for face to face discussion between the patient and the doctor. Frequently an hour or more will be needed just to review the relevant history.
Patients should have a chronological history when they first visit a new doctor that includes previous doctors, previous diagnostic testing and what diagnosis, if any, was made. The patient should also include information about medication history, including drugs taken and in what combinations, length of time taken and positive or negative effects and side effects. It is also important to report all previous treatments and how effective they were, as well reporting life events and illnesses occurring during this same period. How the pain is affecting you life, moods, work and relationships with friends and family are all critical pieces of information to be shared with your doctor or dentist.
Is the pain mild, moderate or severe?
Is there any nausea or vomiting?
What medications have you taken and how did they affect you.
After taking your history, your doctor will examine you. Based on your history and the physical examination, the doctor may make a determination, or may decide to run some additional tests to aid in the diagnosis. It is vitally important to bring reports of previous testing to your doctor or dentist to avoid unnecessary testing and expense.
The tests do not necessarily pinpoint the headache but confirm other observations made by the doctor in order to ensure that some more serious condition is not the cause.
All of the following headaches may be helped by neuromuscular dental evaluation and treatment.
Tension headaches – These types of headaches will have no pain or sensitivity externally during the examination. In other words, everything appears normal.
Cluster headaches – In most cases, the patient history is enough to make a diagnosis of cluster headache. Sometimes, if an attack is underway, the doctor may observe some of the signs and symptoms directly.
Migraine headaches – This type of headache is also determined primarily based on the patient history. Unless the patient presents themselves during bouts of nausea or vomiting, the doctor will not be able to observe any outward signs of migraine headache.
Secondary headaches – In many cases, secondary headaches are obviously related to other trauma, the patient may present severe symptoms pointing to traumatic brain injury. Other instances are less obvious and are diagnosed by some of the testing methods mentioned above.
Headaches that present themselves suddenly and painfully should be diagnosed and treated immediately. If you experience chronic headaches that just won't go away, your doctor may be able to prescribe a treatment plan that will help minimize the onset of future headaches. If you are concerned about your headache, do not hesitate to seek medical help.
Contact our iHATEheadaches dentists for a personalized evaluation for headache diagnosis. Let us help treat the specific type of headaches you may suffer from.


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Below are links to PDFs of frequently-requested resources for SB 562. Not seeing what you're looking for, email us and we'll track it down!
For Labor: Guaranteed Healthcare for ALL! is an English-language 1/2 page flyer about what SB 562 means for organized labor; it also includes a partial list of unions that have signed on in support of SB 562 (a complete list is available here).
It's Time to Guarantee Healthcare for ALL Californians is an English- and Spanish-language 1/2 page flyer about the basics of SB 562.
What Is the Healthy California Act? is an English-language flyer that gives a general overview of SB 562.
SB 562 Questions and Answers is an English-language six page flyer that provides answers to many frequently asked questions about the Healthy California Act.
I <3 Guaranteed Healthcare Because... is a sign you can print, fill out, and share on social media (also great to take to events and get others involved).
Join the Fight for SB 562 is a signup form you can print and take with you to events to get folks to signup in support of the Healthy California Act and to be on the Healthy California campaign's mailing list.


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Shoot!'s Manchester United-Tottenham Hotspur combined XI
Date: 27th October 2017 at 5:00pm
This weekend's Premier League action kicks off with a corker from Old Trafford, as Manchester United welcome Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon (12:30).
Both title contenders are locked on 20 points from their opening nine league fixtures in 2017-18, in second and third place respectively in the standings, five points adrift of leaders Manchester City.
The Red Devils are looking to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season following last weekend's surprise 2-1 loss at newly promoted Huddersfield Town.
Meanwhile Spurs have won four league games on the bounce after thrashing Liverpool 4-1 at Wembley Stadium last Sunday.
Spurs' Harry Kane is the Premier League's top goalscorer this season with eight strikes.
The last meeting between these two sides at The Theatre of Dreams saw the hosts run out slender 1-0 winners thanks to a first-half strike from Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
With a golden opportunity to put pressure on leaders Manchester City this weekend due to the early kick-off, Shoot! has put together our very own Manchester United-Tottenham combined XI from the Premier League campaign so far…
*The following XI follows a traditional 4-4-2 formation and includes ALL players from either squad, regardless of whether they are injured or suspended in reality*


Shoe cleats for Campagnolo ProFit pedals. Take in mind that these are only the plastic parts. If you want to attach them to another pair of shoes you'll also need the Campagnolo Set PD-RE200.
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Major Assembly Begins on First Boeing 777-300
Boeing yesterday began building the newest and largest member of it's 777 airplane family -- the 777-300. Marking the first step in the assembly process, workers here loaded a 105-foot-long wing...
Boeing Reports First Quarter Deliveries
The Boeing Company announced today that it delivered 68 commercial jet transports in the quarter that ended March 31. The deliveries consisted of 25 737s, 10 747s, 12 757s, 11 767s and 10 777s....
Jim Dagnon to Join Boeing as Senior VP - People
New Organization To Be Catalyst For Vision 2016 Culture
Boeing Chairman and CEO Phil Condit announced today the creation of a new People organization in Company Offices, to be led by Jim Dagnon, currently senior vice president, employee relations for...
777 lands in Seattle after setting world speed and distance records
SEATTLE, April 2, 1997 - Following a record-setting circumnavigation of the world, a Boeing 777-200 landed today at Boeing Field in Seattle, establishing a new world speed record for its size and...
Boeing 777 Breaks Speed and Distance World Records
Following a record-setting circumnavigation of the world, a Boeing 777-200 landed today at Boeing Field in Seattle, establishing new speed and distance world records for its size and class of...


A pleasing 3-syllable name with meanings in Sanskrit and Arabic. Rasala is a Sanskrit word for 'mango' or 'mango tree'. It can also mean 'full of juice' and can be used to describe the feeling you get when reading poetry. In Arabic, Rasala means 'to send' as in sending a message.
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Pieology is taking a bold step toward expanding pizza further into the healthy category by becoming the first fast-casual pizza brand to offer customers not just one, but three new "meat" toppings made of high-quality plant proteins that taste and look just like the real deal.
The new "Spicy Italian Sausage Rounds," "Beef Meatball" and "Diced Chicken" toppings are vegan, non-GMO verified, contain no cholesterol or soluble fats, and are packed with protein. Premium plant-base toppings will cost an additional one-dollar per ounce.
Founded in 2011, Pieology was created from the simple idea of turning America's favorite food into an affordable and interactive experience by inspiring individual customer creativity.


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At colloquium, a range of views on value of predictive algorithms
Big-data analysts engaged in lively debate on machine learning strategies at a colloquium organized by the Division of Epidemiology.
During a colloquium on machine learning on April 25 at the Clark Center, Miguel Hernan (far right), said, "For causal questions, we need data and a good algorithm, but we also need expert knowledge."
Steve Castillo
Is prediction enough?
This was the question animating a lively, debate-style colloquium — as well as the title of the event — April 25 on the promises and perils of machine learning. Organized by the Department of Health Research and Policy's Division of Epidemiology, some 200 data wranglers and scientists attended the event to hear an interdisciplinary lineup of speakers present their best arguments for and against various machine-learning strategies.
A video of this half-day event can be viewed here.
Value of expert knowledge
Miguel Hernan, MD, DrPH, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, advocated for pairing algorithms with expert knowledge. "For causal questions, we need data and a good algorithm, but we also need expert knowledge," Hernan said.
Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD, associate professor of biomedical data science, described a project at the medical school called the "green button," which enables Stanford physicians to submit a clinical question to a bioinformaticist, then receive a quick-and-dirty answer in a few seconds, culled from 150 million patient records. He asserted that only a handful of these clinical questions could be answered with a medical guideline or a randomized clinical trial, so health-care providers shouldn't let perfection be the enemy of the good; rather, physicians should be allowed to apply their expert knowledge to this kind of data-driven evidence to make the best clinical decisions.
The colloquium featured tales of investigators led astray by biased data, woefully misguided causal inferences and "black box" algorithms, so called because their decision-making processes are inscrutable to outside observers. Presentations included "Data science is science's second chance to get causal inference right: A taxonomy of data science tasks and its implications," "Avoiding discrimination through causal reasoning" and "Learning objectives for causal inference," "An informatics consult service for using aggregate patient data at the bedside" and "Offline policy evaluation for algorithmic decisions."
Michael Baiocchi, PhD, a statistician and assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, issued a cri de coeur to attendees to not let algorithmic learning obliterate what we know about how to practice good science: "Being a statistician means we are defenders of the scientific method. We are the ones, through several generations, who have codified it, mathematized it and quantified it. We guide the content experts beyond the gate to help them find new knowledge and bring it back."
By Kris Newby
Kris Newby is the communications manager for Spectrum, the Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education. Email her at krisn@stanford.edu.
Stanford Medicine integrates research, medical education and health care at its three institutions - Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Hospital & Clinics), and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. For more information, please visit the Office of Communication & Public Affairs site at http://mednews.stanford.edu.
Leading in Precision Health
Stanford Medicine is leading the biomedical revolution in precision health, defining and developing the next generation of care that is proactive, predictive and precise.
A Legacy of Innovation
Stanford Medicine's unrivaled atmosphere of breakthrough thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration has fueled a long history of achievements.
Office of Communication & Public Affairs


Final steps for the project Towards Baltic 2030 – From Talk to Work. Financed by the Swedish Institute, the project is set up as a partnership reflecting the variety of Baltic Sea Region countries and governance sectors. After traveling around the region and collecting inputs on challenges and needs in terms of capacity for the implementation of 2030 Agenda, the project team presented the findings at the final event in Stockholm. The audience consisting of embassy representatives, academia, ministries, municipalities, private sector and NGOs were presented with the latest developments in SDGs implementation in the Baltic Sea Region and shared their own work. The unique composition of the participants provided an opportunity for a truly multilevel dialogue and allowed the Baltic 2030 unit to collect valuable inputs for the Baltic 2030 Action Plan and for the creation of a regional collaborative portal on SDGs. A theme repeatedly brought up in the discussion: to reach all the society levels SDGs should be properly communicated, preferably through proper "story-telling". Baltic 2030 unit will prepare recommendations for follow-up activities, based on numerous suggestions voiced by the participants.


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Review: Daisy Winters
Daisy Winters is eleven years old. She's wise beyond her years in many ways, but in other ways she's completely unable to cope.
Daisy Winters is played by Sterling Jerins, who does a splendid job with the part. Her mother, Sandy, is played by Brooke Shields.
The film was uneven. The plot is both transparently obvious and unexpectedly surprising. Sandy is dying. She's tried to prepare Daisy as best she can. She lets Daisy live a carefree life with her best friend Jackson (Nick Gore). She makes plans with her unbearable sister Margaret (Carrie Preston) for Daisy's care should she die.
Sandy has never told Daisy who her father is. When Daisy makes a new friend named Josh (Kyle Red Silverstein), his dad Robert (Paul Blackthorne) shows an interest in Sandy.
Along about here in the story I was thinking I knew exactly what was coming. I did not. There was a twist that was unique. I won't reveal it.
Daisy Winters was written and directed by Beth LaMure. It took years of work to get the film made, and before post production was complete Beth LaMure took her own life. That's a sad part of the story of this film, especially because things are opening up a bit for women directors and she had a unique viewpoint.
The love between mother and daughter was the key theme in this film. Though there were several grim and morbid themes in the film, too. In spite of that, the color palette used was warm and bright. It did help push away the sadness that the film could have brought up.
I'm always interested in how people process grief. When you're 11, and you don't want to live with your mean aunt, and you're grieving, some bizarre things can happen. While this isn't a perfect film, it is an insightful character study of an 11 year old girl.
The film is streaming on Prime Video and a couple of other streamers.
Have a look at the trailer.
Movies, Streaming
Beth LaMure, Brooke Shields, Carrie Preston, Daisy Winters, independent films, Kyle Red Silverstein, Nick Gore, Paul Blackthorne, Sterling Jerins, Women Directors
Review: Under the Vines, let's make wine
Where the Crawdads Sing, a good book became a good movie
To the Bone looks at eating disorders


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Q: What are Handlers and Runnables for in Android? Please I am blocked with this concept of Handlers and Runnables in Android. Can someone please give me detailed explanation on Handlers and Runnables? Their syntax and implementation? I have read many articles on this but the concepts are not still clear and are even deployed in Java. Thanks in advance

A: I'm going to try to simplify so bear with me if it is not 100% accurate.
Basically, a Handler is used to communicate with a MessageQueue associated with a  Thread.
If you're on the main thread, or if you've called Looper.prepare() in the Thread that you're in, it has a Looper which is basically a holder for the MessageQueue.
This queue is constantly polled so that whenever a Message goes into it, it's dealt with on the Thread associated with this MessageQueue
If you're trying to execute a piece of code on a particular Thread, you have to use a Runnable. It is just an interface that has a void run() method which will be executed by the Looper, on its Thread.
Let's say you're doing a network request, you want it to happen on another Thread but when you get the result you somehow need to pass the data back to the Main Thread in order to update your UI because Views can't be modified from another Thread.
You would do it like so:
// This will let you run method on main thread (even if you're not on main thread)
private final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());

// This will let you run method on background thread
private final Executor executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();

public void doSomething() {
    // posting to executor will go to background thread
    executor.post(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // This will now run on background thread
            // you can for example do network request here

            // posting to handler will go back to main thread
            handler.post(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    // This will execute on the Main Thread
                }
            });
        }
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Makati, Moro biz groups to spur economic activity
Written by Robi Del Rosario on March 30, 2017 . Posted in eNews, Feature News
The Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Bangsa Moro Federal Business Council (BMFBC) have inked a pact to strengthen business and entrepreneurial relations that would help boost the economy.
DEAL Makati Business Club Executive Director Peter Perfecto (right) and Bangsa Moro Federal Business Council Chairman Abdulgami Macatoman exchange copies of a memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation between the two organizations. PHOTO BY ROGER RAÑADA
On Thursday, MBC Executive Director Peter Perfecto and BMFBC Chairman Abdulgami Macatoman signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation between the two organizations.
Asked about the MOU, Perfecto said: "The idea is to try to make sure the MBC is in touch with our colleagues in the Bangsamoro. We'd like to exchange information, resources, and do events together."
"This is to support progress and inclusive growth in Mindanao," he added.
Through the MOU, MBC can aid BMFBC in bringing entrepreneurs in Mindanao to Metro Manila for wider market opportunities, while MBC may also bring CEOs based in Manila to Mindanao.
"Some Mindanao entrepreneurs will go here, and we'll try to get our CEOs to go to Mindanao and do investment and support each other," Perfecto said.
"As of now we don't have those business exchanges yet but there is a lot of interest," he added.
Perfecto said only about 10 percent of the MBC members have businesses and investments in Mindanao but through the MOU, this could increase in the next few years.
"Many of the large conglomerates, they are in the stage of paying back, so they want to play a role in supporting Mindanao through assisting existing entrepreneurs or have their own investments," he said.
Posted on 25 March 2017 under the Today's headline of The Manila Times


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$91.00 Tier1 FS-1008 is an aftermarket compatible for Everpure H300 EV9270-72 Water Filter Cartridge. It may also be used as a replacement for Everpure PBS400 and its smaller cousin Everpure PBS200.
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The Hills Shire Council is sorry to announce the cancellation of its Orange Blossom Festival and this year's Local for Local Awards.
About Local for Locals
The annual Local for Locals Awards provide an opportunity for Council and the community to recognise the outstanding contribution of hard working Hills locals and their commitment to making the Hills a safer, more inclusive and more vibrant place to live.
The awards recognise individuals, community groups and not-for-profit organisations for their contributions to education, arts and culture, sports and recreation, environment and sustainability, community service and local business.
Business Award For Community Contribution
Recognising businesses that make a significant contribution to their community over and above their normal business operations. Businesses will be judged on their community focus, credibility, impact, leadership and longevity of their contribution.
Community Contribution Awards
The Community Service Award recognises the outstanding dedication of an individual, community group or not-for-profit organisation working in the Sydney Hills to make it a stronger and more vibrant community. These community groups share a strong sense of community spirit, whether it is working together to deliver an event, project, service, or program.
The Sports & Recreation Award recognises an individual, community group or not-for-profit organisation that has contributed to the betterment of sport in the community; this could be through the provision of facilities, coaching clinics, training programs and other support.
The Education Award recognises the dedication and passion of an individual, community group or not-for-profit organisation that has enhanced the lives of those living in the Sydney Hills through programs such as; computer literacy, teaching, mentoring and coaching. These people are committed to providing the best possible education to children and young people across The Hills Shire.
The Arts & Culture Award recognises an individual, community group or not-for-profit organisation that delivers programs or initiatives that strengthen cultural life in the Sydney Hills and provide creative opportunities for new experiences, learning and enjoyment. Recognition is given to those individuals, groups or organisations that strive for excellence, creativity and success.
The Environment & Sustainability Award acknowledges an individual, community group or not-for-profit organisation that demonstrates their passion and dedication to improving environmental initiatives and outcomes. These groups, individuals or organisations consistently work to make the Sydney Hills an environmentally friendly and sustainable community.
For more information please contact The Hills Shire Council on 02 9843 0112 or events@thehills.nsw.gov.au
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Q: Sox - Converting files Sample rate not specified This is a follow up question from: wac-to-wav-conversion
I have changed the file extension from .wac to .raw and used the following command:
sox -r 44100 -e unsigned -b 8 -c 1 input.raw output.wav

This converts to the .wav file, however distorts the sound massively, for example:

Where it should be the following:

There is a massive difference and I can't seem to figure out where it is I am going wrong. I have also tried the following:
sox input.raw --bits 16 --encoding signed-integer --endian little
output.wav

But I just get the following:

sox FAIL formats: bad input format for file `input.raw': sampling rate was not specified

Does anyone know of a way to set the sampling rate, so the file is correct?

A: It's hard to tell from the graphs, but maybe the raw file is signed data? Just change "-e unsigned" to "-e signed". You could also try with different sample widths, i.e. "-b 16" or "-b 32".


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Nantucket Rose
By CF Frizzell
Maggie Jordan can't wait to convert an historic Nantucket home into a B&B and move on to her next project. However, her intention to flip it for a sizeable profit is something she must keep to herself if she hopes to win the acceptance of islanders and popularize the business. She can't afford to grow attached to the house, or succumb to Nantucket's quaint charms, and definitely must not fall in love.
But neither can Maggie resist the conundrum that is Ellis Chilton, a reserved, solitary islander and mariner since childhood. Seemingly content being attached only to her boat and the ocean, Ellis projects a refreshing air of independence, an aura of conviction and grit that tugs Maggie ever closer to a decision that will alter both their lives.
Cover Artist: Sheri Halal
Tags Friends & Community , Small Town Romances
Release Date November 1, 2017
eBook Paperback
Night Voice
Second Chance at Love
For lesbians in Provincetown, seductive Sable is more than just a bedroom voice on late-night radio. Through her talk show, Nightlight, she is a fun, anonymous friend and confidante, until one mysterious caller attracts her attention. Behind Sable's "mask," Murphy Callahan allows herself to enjoy the no-strings radio relationship—she's mourned the death of her partner for three years—and ignores the growing attachment as their very public conversations push permissible limits.
But when local tradeswoman Riley Burke enters her life, Murphy faces a difficult choice: continue the safe "night voice" fantasy or risk the reality of falling in love. If only she could have both…
Shay Maguire doesn't realize how much of a fresh start she wants until she meets local newspaper editor Mel Baker in rural Tomson, Montana. But can she swallow being on the "dark side" of a town-wide development controversy if Mel sees her as the enemy? Jeopardizing revenue with her anti-development crusade, Mel earns Shay's respect and empathy, but frustration mounts when Shay learns fear of devastating financial loss keeps Mel from revealing her lesbianism.
What Shay doesn't know is that Mel's life is controlled by a much stronger family secret. With both her newspaper and her love hanging in the balance, Mel is put to the test. Should she stand her ground? And will Shay still be there when the dust settles?
Island Kiss
By Jeannie Levig
Virgins/First Love
Financial gap/Class disparity
Reunion Romance
At eighteen, Louise Tarkington leaves her father, her best friend and first love Cali, and her home on Emerald Island with big dreams of the glamorous city life she remembers from before her mother died. When she returns thirty years later to grieve her father and claim her inheritance, she once again has big plans. But this time her feelings for Cali have her questioning every single one of them.
Cali Amos truly believes she let Louise go years earlier, but when her old feelings surface, she must face the truth—she's still in love with Louise. Maybe they could have another chance if Louise's plans and the terms of her father's will weren't about to ruin everything.
Louise and Cali once broke each other's heart. When they come face-to-face again on the South Carolina Sea Island, they'll find more than past hurts in the way of another chance at love.
$9.99 PRE ORDER
Bones of Boothbay Harbor
By Michelle Larkin
Federal Agents
Small-town police chief Frankie Stone stumbles upon a dead body deep in the woods of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. When she discovers the burial site of a serial murderer, she has no choice but to call in the feds. Her tightknit community looks to her for leadership and protection, so she has no intention of stepping aside to let the feds screw everything up.
Special Agent Eve Huxley is dispatched to the crime scene and immediately butts heads with Chief Stone. There's a hierarchy in Boothbay Harbor, and the tightlipped chief is at the top. Residents are standing behind their leader, shunning Eve at every turn. She must find a way to form an alliance with a town that clearly doesn't want her there.
When a campout in freezing temperatures ignites a passionate attraction, Frankie and Eve wrestle with their unexpected desires while joining forces to hunt for the killer.
By Ana Hartnett Reichardt
Close Quarters
Josie Sanchez is the head winemaker at Cadieux Vineyards, and all her dreams ride on the upcoming crush. If she can produce a gold medal pinot noir, the owner will give Josie her own wine label. Finally. She's worked years for this opportunity, and nothing will stand in her way. Not even Mac, the owner's annoyingly beautiful niece who doesn't know anything about wine, but whom Josie's forced to hire as her only harvest intern. Josie can't imagine a more ill-suited partner for the most important harvest of her life.
After a lackluster start in her marketing career, Mackenzie Layton is eager to jump headfirst into the illustrious Willamette Valley wine industry. Thanks to her uncle, her first harvest job is with one of the most prestigious wineries in town. But when she meets Josie, it's clear her presence is a nuisance, even if she does occasionally catch Josie's gaze lingering on her. Mac has a proclivity for misadventure, and she is unable to resist the one person who is off limits.
This crush will be a messy one, indeed.
The Only Fish in the Sea
By Angie Williams
Crab fishing is in Remy Miller's blood. Millers have been fishing off the coast of Oregon for three generations, so she's heartbroken when her dad refuses to give her the chance to prove she can captain her own boat—all because she's a girl and her brothers aren't.
When Julia Clayman, the beautiful daughter of a rival crabbing family, offers Remy a chance to run her own boat for the Claymans, she knows the decision could deepen the long-standing rift between their families.
All Remy wants is the chance to live her dream, and the more time she spends with Julia the more her dreams include the chance for a happily ever after. But blood is thicker than the waters lapping the Oregon coastline, and old rivalries may mean Remy loses her career and her heart.
Will love overcome the odds for this modern-day Romeo and Juliet?
I definitely recommend this book
on Feb 2, 2018 12:02
This was a great story of a woman who was all business and a woman dealing with things not going her way. It was nice to read a book that had no evil person but two people trying to work things out so they can be together. I definitely recommend this book.
Reviewed by Anja Schindler
Draws you in from the first paragraph
on Jan 7, 2018 02:01
Nantucket Rose is a timeless romance with amazing and engaging protagonists( Ellis and Maggie), the book draws you in from the first paragraph and captivates your attention, imagination ,your sense of love and romance.
Reviewed by Omi Blake
I was captivated by this story
on Nov 22, 2017 06:11
I can imagine myself lying on the bay at Lighthouse Beach in Nantucket reading this book and soaking up the island atmosphere. I may have to add it to my list of hot spots when I finally make it to Cape Cod and catch the Hyannis to Nantucket Ferry.
Maggie loves her job, she flips houses into high end B&B's and her newest on Nantucket Island is her favourite yet. She only plans to be there until she can sell the B&B to a bigger corporation but she's starting to fall for the island and its residents, especially one very handsome sailor. Ellis leads a solitary life. She enjoys working on the island ferry and living on her boat that she is slowly upgrading into a more liveable home. When newcomer Maggie shows her some interest, her usual quiet life could turn her equilibrium off and change her life completely.
I was captivated by this story from the word go and it just kept getting better. It was definitely low on the angst scale but it's what suited these characters and their story, it was just what I wanted from my weekend read and it did not disappoint.
I think this story is about two different loves, the love between the protagonists but also the love for the island of Nantucket and it inhabitants. I like how Maggie and Ellis are total opposites but their connection is clear from the beginning and they seem to complement each other well.
Sometimes the secondary characters are easily forgotten but it wasn't the case here. I like Jill's character and think she has a love story somewhere, she made things interesting closer to the end, Maybe with the Cora the sexy plumber? Who knows.
Can't wait to see what comes next for CF Frizzell.
Reviewed by Rachael Forrester
Very nice read
Maggie Jordan travels around the country buying properties, fixing them up for the soul purpose of reselling them. It's all about the money she can make to purchase her next project. Ellis Chilton works the ferry taking people from the mainland to her home in Nantucket where the locals like to have the tourist visit but still preserve the characteristics that make their island so special. Ellis is still recovering from the death of her father and the loss of the family business. The property Maggie decides to redo is Ellis's home that the bank had foreclosed on forcing her to make her home on the boat she still managed to hang onto.Throw in a dog, Retta and Maggie's sister Rachel.. . Very nice read. Looking forward to more books by CF.
Reviewed by Bonnie Sherrard
A great romance
My favourite book by CF Frizzell so far. A beautiful setting where a meeting between a reserved mariner and footloose renovator results in them both being pulled from their normal lives in ways they couldn't predict. A great romance, with a scene stealing chocolate Labrador, who unwittingly keeps pulling the two women together!
Reviewed by Abigail Preston


Does anyone want chief Vatican baiter on their shelf?
Vatican botherer-in-chief Dan Brown has been awarded the accolade of most-donated fiction author to Oxfam shops, the charity announced today.
Brown's offerings may sell in their millions, but clearly they leave people feeling the same way as an ill-advised one night stand - good idea at the time, but now you don't them hanging around your house making you feel bad about yourself.
He's followed in short order by John Grisham (not too much of a surprise), Ian Rankin (more surprising perhaps) and Danielle Steele. Helen Fielding rounds out the top five. Presumably readers go out, have a bottle of Chardonnay and wake up in the morning with her outpourings fresh in their mind, then head straight down the charity shop.
Brown may derive some comfort from the fact that he is also the second best selling author in Oxfam shops, just behind Ian Rankin. The top five best sellers is rounded out by Sharpe author Bernard Cornwell, teen vampire specialist Stephanie Meyer and Terry Pratchett.
Just to rub it in for Brown, the Bible - authorship disputed, but furiously promoted by the Vatican - doesn't figure in either list. And if that isn't evidence of a conspiracy, we don't know what is.


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The digital transformation wave that is transforming businesses across the world has had major influences on the way custom software development is treated by technology teams. Today software development is all about improving the experiences at multiple levels for businesses. Experiences include customer experiences from their end customers during a transaction journey and operational experience of staff who utilize technology solutions to drive more customer love. Technology is bound to change and business owners must be willing to meaningfully bring about changes in their custom software development concepts to incorporate the best solutions to run their business smoothly.
A decade ago, you might not have found too many takers for open source technology. But, today only less than 3% of worldwide businesses do not use any form of open source software in their enterprise technology stack. In the initial days, it was largely seen as a playground for beginners in software development to try out building applications for free. Today the world's biggest technology companies like Google and Facebook utilize open source software to run their most mission-critical systems. They also contribute significantly to the maintenance and growth of developer communities around these open source technologies. Take a look at all the leading application development technology available today like Java, PHP, Angular, React, Hadoop, etc. They are all open source and powers some of the world's biggest enterprise and consumer-facing digital applications. If your business has frequent technology requirements, then this is a trend in custom software development that definitely needs to be on your top priority.
AI is already a mainstream component of almost every digital platform that people use today. From e-commerce to movie streaming, companies are rolling out machine learning capability to help software learn more about its users and automatically provide them with great experiences. AI-powered chatbots are today serving queries of billions of people online and businesses are investing heavily in making these bots more intelligent by the minute. For software developers, it is essential to know the in and out of writing code that blends well with self-learning algorithms to provide optimal value for businesses utilizing applications that run this code. AI has a key role to play in the future when it comes to interacting with end customers directly. Hence custom software developers need to focus their skills on creating meaningful front-ends that can resonate AI actions, scalable back end engineering that can supplement complex AI algorithms and powerful databases that can deal with the huge volume of data that needs to be handled by AI systems to create meaningful experiences.
Related Reading: Find the top AI trends of 2019.
The world's best run businesses today run their technology core on the cloud. From platforms to infrastructure, cloud computing has transformed the way enterprises use software applications. 73 % of the world's businesses have at least one application or an infrastructure element on the cloud. From becoming more agile in terms of application engineering to saving fortunes by removing on-premise infrastructure costs, businesses are re-inventing themselves in the digital age. The benefits are endless – scalability on demand, global availability, top gun service providers in every niche, etc. With cloud computing, your technology workforce can be empowered with mobility i.e. the freedom to work wherever they want and with whatever resources they need. This is yet another trend that every business needs to take seriously to improve their ROI on technology investments.
Related Reading: Find how a cloud platform like INFINCE can untangle technology for business.
While the rise of cloud computing and the transition of on-premise software engineering to rich internet applications have created better digital experiences, they have opened new cans of worms for developers to deal with. In the US alone it was reported that there are over 130 large scale targeted breaches of confidential user data residing on enterprise applications of businesses. This figure is growing at an exponential rate of 27% every year as well. Security aspects cannot be overlooked now not even for the smallest of applications. Any vulnerability in your code will turn into a feasting ground for cyber threats in an increasingly internet dominated world. It's not enough to write a great code but also to practice secure coding standards to enhance safety and ensure customer data is never compromised.
Related Reading: Find which option is a better choice for your business, Custom Software or Off-the-shelf.
Today it is not just your sales process or your customer relations team that needs to have end-consumer centric thinking on their operations. Even your custom software development team needs to have a work objective centered on a customer-first philosophy. Human behavior of your target digital audience needs to be modeled and referred to while creating applications. This is crucial for recommendation systems, lasting user experiences and above all improve brand loyalty by creating wonderful digital experiences. Feedback systems need to convey responses directly to core technology teams and they need to drill this feedback into the very depths of every implementation and every programming logic they use to achieve business goals.
These are our picks for the top 5 trends in custom software development that businesses of all sizes need to consider today. In an increasingly digital age where customers dictate the fate of every single of your investment, it is imperative for organizations to have a comprehensive look at how these trends can be incorporated into their technology roadmaps. Those failing to do so are in for massive repercussions as it doesn't take decades for big corporations to fall to their heels for lack of innovation. The examples are right in front of you. Investing in the right technology with the right advisory is crucial for businesses to continuously innovate and stay relevant in changing times.
A good blog post that highlights the key trends! The other day, we attended a seminar for custom software development services organized by thedigitalgroup.com and we were informed about many of these trends.
I totally agree with all the points you mentioned in the blog but apart from these trends, I would like to add one more point that is low code development. It will be overtaking the various conventional development methods and allow the developers to easily create software without writing any lengthy coding.


This is so quick and easy.
Lay shirt flat and smooth out any wrinkles.
Fold over and sew and elastic casing. Leave and opening to add elastic.
Measure around your shoulders for elastic.
Use a safety pin to slip elastic through the casing. (no pic sorry) Then sew elastic ends together. I use a zig zag stitch. Make sure your elastic doesn't get twisted.
Next, Cut off the arms at your desired length. Or keep them on if you want. Mine were too long.
Next, cut five inches of the top of the arms.
Now you have two of these.
Take each sleeve piece and fold inside so the raw edges match up. Wrong sides together.
Take folded sleeve piece and pin to existing sleeve so the raw edges match up. Does that make sense?
This pic shows it a bit better.
Sew along the edge without sewing the sleeve together.
Fold down sleeve and your done. You could also add elastic to the sleeve if you like. Or just hem it.


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Q: Android's GeoCoder class is giving timeout error I was getting

"Timed out waiting for response from server"

Error in GeoCoder class in android.location package.
This issue persisted for more than 24 hours. and suddenly started working.
These are the logs.

1)while getting address from lat,Long
01-15 16:01:41.213 2507-2558 W/System.err: java.io.IOException: Timed
  out waiting for response from server 01-15 16:01:41.238 2507-2558
  W/System.err:     at
  android.location.Geocoder.getFromLocation(Geocoder.java:136)
2)Getting lat long from Address is also failing with timeout. 01-15
  16:19:22.496 2507-2553/com.nearfox.android W/System.err:
  java.io.IOException: Timed out waiting for response from server 01-15
  16:19:22.603 2507-2517 W/art: Suspending all threads took: 74.882ms
  01-15 16:19:22.608 2507-2553 W/System.err:     at
  android.location.Geocoder.getFromLocationName(Geocoder.java:178)

Shall we start using Maps api from google or continue with this one??


Exquisitely designed and maintained, all on one level just outside the city limits in West Wind Country Estate. Perfect 1/2 acre! Leaf guard gutters, Cedar siding, beautiful oak hardwood floors, slab granite counters covered porch and 3 sided private outdoor living; classy pergola, paver patio. Prof.landscaping with sprinklers front & Back & drip system. Grape arbor. Big pantry and great master closet.Bright & light.
99w to Baker Creek - L on Hill Rd - R on West Wind Dr - L on Homer Ross Loop. Property on left.
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If I can't live in a haunted house, I'm so thoroughly happy that I know people who do. If I didn't already love my in-laws, this would push me to it.
I saw them today, and was told some more creepy things.
I mentioned before how my Aunt lost a sandal until it miraculously reappeared six days later right in plain view where it should've been the whole time.
The other day she went to Walmart, did her shopping, and went to check out. She reached in her purse to discover her wallet was gone. She flipped out trying to think of where she left it, which should have only been right in her purse. Then she wondered if someone had snuck up next to her and stole it without her knowing.
She called home and had her mother and grandson look for it, and eventually they found it. It was in the small garbage can next to her bed. Never mind there being no reason for it to have ever gotten there, and no recent incidents that would've caused it to even be near the garbage to possibly fall in, BUT, there was a small box sitting on top of the garbage that had a lot of silverware in it that couldn't be lifted with one hand without risk of dumping all of the silverware out. Because that box was there, there was no opening big enough to the garbage can to allow her wallet to get in there.
The reason I brought up her sandal is because she leaves those next to that little garbage can, which are both next to her night stand next to her bed. Whatever is in her apartment must like that particular area, apparently.
And then my MIL told me about what happened to her the same day. After the Aunt in-law, AIL, came home from Walmart and got her wallet, her mother (or my grandmother in-law) and the downstairs neighbor Bruce took Ayden, the grandson, home. That left my AIL and MIL in the entire building by themselves.
My MIL went down to the basement to do laundry, yet right above her, in Bruce's apartment, she heard a kitchen chair scoot across the kitchen floor, and she heard footsteps throughout his apartment.
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The PAC Twelver - Week 7
A twelve-pack of observations on The Conference of Champions.
By Max McArthur Oct 19, 2017, 12:33pm PDT
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First: In a shocking turn of events, the Cal Bears (4-3 / 1-3 PAC-12) won their first conference game of the year by beating up previously undefeated #8 Washington State (6-1 / 3-1 PAC-12) 37-3 in Berkeley this past Friday night. I have no words to accurately describe the all-around Cougar debacle, other than to say it was likely the worst day of senior quarterback Luke Falk's (28 for 43 passing / 286 yards / 0 TD's / 5 INT's) young life, and a Friday the 13th that WSU fans will not soon forget.
Second: I referenced first-year Cal head coach Justin Wilcox a few weeks back after the Bears' hard-fought loss against USC, saying he clearly had the program headed in the right direction. I imagine even Coach Wilcox would tell you they are ahead of schedule.
Third: An outcome as equally unexpected as #8 WSU getting blown out by Cal was #5 Washington (6-1 / 3-1 PAC-12) losing an ugly one to Arizona State (3-3 / 2-1 PAC-12) 13-7 in Tempe on Saturday. Offensively this looked like a Pop Warner game, and a week after I gave Chris Pedersen so much love, the Huskies played their worst game in years.
Fourth: In regard to that same segment of 'The Twelver' last week, consider this "further notice." After going 0-2 this past weekend, the great state of Washington has lost its D-1 football title of 'The Pacific Northbest'.
Fifth: With the win, Todd Graham may have earned himself another season as the Sun Devils' head coach when many in the media did not expect him to survive this one.
Sixth: #10 USC (6-1 / 4-1 PAC-12) outlasted Utah (4-2 / 1-2 PAC-12) 28-17 at the Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Trojan Quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 358 yards and 3 touchdowns, but in the end the game came down to a failed two-point conversion attempt by Utah. Amazingly, head coach Kyle Whittingham went for the win over the tie. Even in the loss, 'The Twelver' salutes you Coach Whittingham, as that took some John Wayne-type guts.
Seventh: I am convinced that Utah is still a very good football team. Their two losses thus far—against #10 USC and #22 Stanford respectively—are by a combined total of just four points. The Utes play the Sun Devils this weekend in Salt Lake City, and in spite of the big ASU win over UDub, I like Utah to bounce back in this contest.
Eighth: #22 Stanford (5-2 / 4-1 PAC-12) beat the Duck out of Oregon (4-3 / 1-3 PAC-12) on the Farm this past weekend, 49-7. The 42-point difference was the largest margin of victory ever for Stanford in the historic series, which dates all the way back to 1900.
Ninth: The Rose Bowl race is now wide open in the PAC-12 North. Wide. Open.
Tenth: Arizona (4-2 / 2-1 PAC-12) literally ran over UCLA (3-3 / 1-2 PAC-12) in Tucson Saturday, to the tune of 47-30. Considering Jim Mora is a defensive head coach, and this is likely the worst Bruin defense I have ever seen in terms of tackling, his time in Westwood may be near the end. Even with 'The Rosen One' throwing for 300+ yards seemingly every game, they are 1-2 in the conference, and his stock is plummeting. It is all bad in Bruinville right now.
Eleventh: Colorado (4-3 / 1-3 PAC-12) held on to beat Oregon State (1-6 / 0-4 PAC-12) 36-33 in Corvallis this weekend in another game that did not feature much defense. Colorado senior running back Phillip Lindsay rushed for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, a new head coach could not solve the Beavers' problems. Their dam, to put it nicely, has collapsed since Mike Riley left town.
Twelfth: We finish 'The Twelver' each week discussing the spectrum of adult beverages that we PAC-12 fans enjoy on game days. As I have so openly stated, I am sticking to the Ballast Point Sculpin train as long as the Stanford win streak continues. If they can stay hot, we might be looking for my favorite Point Loma brewery to sponsor this segment. I'm just sayin' Ballast Point. In any case, please drop a line here with your favorite coldies and cocktails that accompany you and your home team for the great tradition that is college football. Cheers y'all.


Each year on Kauffman Remembrance Day an award is given in Dr. Kauffman's memory, to recognize a group or individual that has made significant contributions to the Academy. This recognition has been given annually since 1992, just three years after the Academy's founding.
The Kauffman Luncheon is held in April and is funded via an endowment created by USCA Professor James Kauffman and his family in memory of his father. All Academy members are sent invitations and are encouraged to attend. An RSVP is required for event planning purposes.
The annual Kauffman Award for outstanding service to the Academy for Lifelong Learning will be presented at the Kauffman Recognition Day Luncheon, April 25, 2019.


Do you get only one pass token per turn using Leverage or does every model with this ability provide one token?
Gunfighter: This model may treat any of its z Actions as having a range of y1". So technically it's still a projectile action with a close combat range. M2E had attack types like Sh, if new mechanics contradict the established game logic, it should be pointed out. If such change is intentional, please add "instead" into the description.
Thank you. Never thought about not being able to relent - are you sure about it?
Just to be sure. If I use Dead Outlaw and count my own Guilty as an enemy model, do I steel need enemy markers for Drop It and At Gunpoint?
1. It doesn't automatically unbury. It needs either a Fast model or another unburying effect. 2. Yes, you can bury any number of models simultaneously. 3. Yes, they can make actions after being placed.
Thank you for advice. Didn't manage to read it before the battle though. Wanted to test the Crew, made some mistakes and found out some abilities midgame.
Von Schill still can be a 2nd master with anyone but Hamelin. You just need to make a minion-based roster. Viks should be main or they would be too expensive. Tara should be Leader for reactivation and extra summon. Hamelin and Parker can be 2nd masters. You can combine them through Benny. Parker himself brings resource-farming abilities and scheme marker drops. Hamelin has Lure, Blight and rat summon abilities, esp. good for Reckoning. Jack seems to be a good 2nd master, esp. for Tara due to his Wp-lowering aura. Wasn't looking heavily into Eleazar and Zipp yet. I guess they should be good with construct-based Freikorps.
I'm going to play new Jack for the first time today. Any tips for roster and gameplan?


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Quick Hits: When Harry's Pizzeria Meets Katz's Delicatessen
by Andrew Quintana
Photo Credit: The Genuine Kitchen
This summer, the foodies of Miami can finally have what she's having as New York City's world famous Katz's Delicatessen shares their deli love with Harry's Pizzeria in the Pass the Pastrami series. This July, a select number of chefs across the country will pass Katz's signature pastrami meat from restaurant-to-restaurant and offer it in a personalized dish. For Harry's Pizzeria in Coconut Grove, that means converting the pastrami into a Pastrami Pizza on rye crust with sauerkraut, mustard sauce, and gruyere.
"Katz's is always my first stop in NYC. THE pastrami is hands down both the best and worst craving to have because you just can't replicate it," Chef Michael Schwartz says. "We're excited to take this classic and have some fun with it in Miami at Harry's. Pastrami on Rye Pizza just makes sense!"
The Pastrami Pizza Pie will be offered from July 10th to July 16th at a time and price that has yet to be determined. The celebration of Katz's Delicatessen's Pastrami meat coincides with the landmark restaurant's first step into expansion. For 128 years, the historic deli has sat firmly at its Houston Street location in New York. However, in June, Katz's Delicatessen will open an outpost in Brooklyn at the Dekalb Market. What better way to celebrate passing the torch than by "passing the pastrami".
"We sell 15,000 pounds of pastrami every week," Katz's owner Jake Dell says. "It's one of our most popular meats and I've always enjoyed watching others put their own spin on classics."
Kicking off the series is Boston-based Chef Jamie Bissonnette. He'll be serving up his take on the dish for a week before "passing the pastrami" to his friend, Chef Michael Schwartz in Miami, who will then share Katz's deli experience with Chef Marc Vetri in Philadelphia. Any additional chefs will be announced later this summer.
The "Pass the Pastrami" series includes:
Chef Jamie Bissonnette, Little Donkey, Boston
Dish: Katz's Pastrami Sopes with habanero salsa, cotija, and pepitas
Location: Little Donkey, 505 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Offer Date: July 7 – 9, 2017
Offer Time: Brunch, Saturday and Sunday, 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Chef Michael Schwartz, Harry's Pizzeria, Miami
Dish: Pastrami Pizza, rye crust, kraut, mustard sauce, and gruyere
Location: Harry's Pizzeria Coconut Grove, 2996 McFarlane Road, Miami, FL 33133
Offer Date: July 10 – July 16, 2017
Offer Time: Lunch and Dinner; Sunday – Thursday; 11:30AM to 11:00PM; Friday and Saturday 11:30AM to midnight
Chef Marc Vetri, Amis Trattoria, Philadelphia
Dish: Tonarelli, pastrami egg, olive oil, pecorino and black pepper
Location: Amis Trattoria, 412 S 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Offer Time: Dinner, Sunday – Thursday, 5:00PM to 10:00PM, Friday and Saturday, 5:00PM to 11:00PM; and Brunch, Sunday, 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Tastes of Summer: Manhattan Pop Ups in the Hamptons 2017
By Catherine Sabino
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By Kaitlin Madden


A unique production of My Fair Lady is to be performed at the Ulster Hall in Belfast this month.
For the first time in almost a decade, Belfast audiences will have the chance to enjoy this musical extravaganza thanks to a new production from Kaleidoscope.
Starring Aideen Fox, who plays Eliza Doolittle, and Kerry Rooney, who plays Henry Higgins, it is set to run for two nights in June.
The two previously starred together in Me and My Girl at the Grand Opera House last year.
Kerry, who also directs the production, said: "I am thrilled to be working with Aideen again, she is such a talented performer. The role of Eliza is perfect for her as it gives her a chance to show off her incredible voice and her tremendous skill as an actress.
"It's hard to believe that this is the first time My Fair Lady has been performed in Belfast in almost ten years. Asked why he decided to bring the show back Kerry told us.
"My Fair Lady is a timeless classic, it's a story that never grows old. Audiences love it, and I was keen to give people a chance to enjoy it and to fall in love with it again."
My Fair Lady tells the heart-warming story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl who dreams of becoming a lady in a flower shop and her unlikely relationship with the arrogant and overbearing Professor Henry Higgins.
It features a host of fabulous songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?," "With a Little Bit of Luck," and "I Could Have Danced All Night." The musical first opened on Broadway in 1956 and was a huge success making an international sensation of the young Julie Andrews.
The stage show was quickly followed by a film version starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison which won eight Academy Awards.
My Fair Lady will be at the Ulster Hall on June 16 and 17 and tickets are available from the Ulster Hall Box Office.


You've been practicing hard all year to prepare for the big Irish dance competition.
I thought it would fun to put up some helpful information for all beginner dancers nervous about their first Irish Feis competition.
I've watched it happen a lot, and it always bothers me. Some Irish dancers can get a little arrogant once they reach Championship level.
If you're taking Irish dance classes from a certified school, chances are you already know your basic technique.
Whenever I tell someone new that I'm an Irish dancer, it's always interesting to observe the kind of reaction I get.
Every Irish dancer who has experienced a small amount of success knows that the pressure to succeed again can be a little overwhelming.
An Oireachtas is different from a Feis. Dancers who win in open championships can come home without even a recall when they compete at an Oireachtas.
Do Other Irish Dancers Intimidate You When You Compete?
Every Irish dancer has strengths and weaknesses. Some dancers leap higher, some dancers never miss a beat and others are so light on their feet you wonder if they're even touching the ground.
No matter what dance you're doing, no matter how good you are, here are 3 things you can do to impress any Irish dance Feis Adjudicator.


Holiday home Horns Bjerge 4 L. Blåvand VI is located in Blåvand. The property can accommodate up to 8 persons. The accommodation will provide you with a cable-TV.There is a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave. The private bathroom comes with a bath or shower. There are four bedrooms. Two rooms offer a double bed and two rooms offer a single bed. At Holiday home Horns Bjerge 4 L. Blåvand VI you will find a sauna a hot tub and a terrace. This holiday home is 68 km from Billund Airport. The property offers free parking.


1 Deck. Medium (50%). Mostly Skill.
• 7 tableau piles (below foundations) - build down by alternate color. Move groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color. Spaces are filled by a card or legal group of cards headed by a card one rank below the foundation base card. At the start of the game, 1 card is dealt to the first pile, 2 cards to the 2nd, up to 7 cards dealt to the 7th pile. Only the top card of each pile is face up.
• stock (top left, face down) - Deals 1 card to each reserve pile, by clicking. No redeals.
• 7 reserve piles (bottom) - top card is available for play on the tableau or foundations. No building.
Seymour is a variation of Agnes Bernauer.


The Ussuri Cat is a breed of naturally-occurring, semi-wild cats that originated in the banks of the river Amur in Russia. It is a cat with a wild look, a well-boned, athletic, and graceful body. The medium-size head is rounded, and the chin is well-shaped, though not prominent. The legs are strong and muscled, and are of medium length, while the feet are sturdy and somewhat rounded. They have a dark-tipped tapering tail, which is rounded at the tip.
They are an extremely rare breed, and their population is not stable since they are being made to interbreed with the domestic cats. The Ussuri cat breed might disappear very soon if no breeding programs are conducted in order to preserve them.
The history of the origination of the Ussuri cat is obscure, and not much is known about its development. The Ussuri cat is said to have developed by natural cross breeding between a breed of small wild cats called the 'Amur Forest Cat', and a subspecies of the Asian Leopard Cat, known as the 'Amur Leopard Cat'. The Ussuris originated in the Amur River region in Russia.
Another theory suggests that, Ussuris were born from the cross between a locally domesticated cat and the Amur Leopards (which is the cat that was used to develop the Bengal Cat).
Later, the Ussuri cat was also made to breed with the Domestic Shorthair and the Siberian Cat. However, no official breeding program was initiated for the development of the Ussuris, as yet. This indicates that, these semi-wild felines will continue to remain as one of the rarest and relatively unknown cat breeds for the time being.
In the mid 1990s, a translated breed standard for this breed had been published though, but since then, nothing was heard since then, and its breed status is yet unclear. The breed is rare even in its homeland. The Ussuri cat has not yet been recognized by the TICA, or the CFA.
These are adroit cats that are marked by smartness and intelligence. Because of their inherent wildness, they have a natural talent in hunting. This virtue makes your house free of rats, mice, lizards, or any such intruders. However, they love being outdoors, and care should be taken so that their passion for staying outside doesn't implore them to run after squirrels, chipmunks, or chameleons, and disappear in the wild.
They are affectionate, and love its family members, however, they are one-man cats, and would make a strong bond with only one person in its family. However, they are not lap cats, but are rather playful. Though, they are not good for houses with very young children.
These semi-wild feline is independent-natured, and is rather quite. They love attention but do not long for it like many other cat breeds. They will not follow you from room to room, meowing and begging for food or a cuddle.
Vigorous grooming is not essential. They have a glossy, short, close-lying coat, with a thick undercoat, and shed seasonally. Only occasional brushing (twice or thrice a week) is enough.
Ussuris are naturally healthy breeds, and are not prone to frequent health problems. General feline issue might appear though, however, no more than usual. But do not skip to fix an appointment with your vet annually.
Give your Ussuri general cat foods like kibbles. However, do not compromise with the quality. Ussuris are not voracious eaters, and can play all day alone soon after they finish breakfast.
Rarely, some individuals show lynx-like tufts on the tips of their ears, something which is often seen in some wild varieties.
Published on August 2nd 2016 by Shiloh Nevada under Russian Cats. Article was last reviewed on 22nd April 2017.


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Fifty-Three-Year-Old Lady, Bai Hong, Tortured to Death by Police from Banqiao Women's Labor Camp in Tianjin City
(Clearwisdom.net) 53-year-old Bai Hong used to work in the Quanyechang Clinic in Heping District, Tianjin City. In the winter of 2002, she was illegally sentenced to labor education for her practice of Falun Gong. While being detained at the Banqiao Women's Labor Camp in Tianjin, she persisted in her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. In mid-November 2002, policewomen Kou Na and Gao Huachao led drug addicts to beat her savagely on many occasions. They stripped her off her clothes at night and threw her into a pig pen. After a while, they took her out, wrapped her head with cloths and started to shock her with electric batons. A while later, Kou Na removed the cloths from her head and showed her a square box, telling her that was a new brand of electrical shocking equipment. Then Kou covered her head again and continued the electric shock.
Bai Hong went on a hunger strike to protest the torture. The police tied her four limbs up to a bed. At night, they dragged her out and brought her to a 2-meter-wide passageway in between two buildings. There were several cement boards in the passageway. They removed all of her clothes and forced her to lie on the cold cement boards. They also fanned her clothes causing cold air to blow on her, making her suffer even more.
They later pushed her to the front of the dog cage, threatening to jail her together with a dog. All these humiliations and tortures brought tremendous damage to her both mentally and physically.
Not long after, Bai Hong was on the verge of death. Not wanting to take any responsibility, the labor camp sent her home. She passed away soon after returning home.
What we disclosed here were only partial details of the persecution. We ask people who know the inside story to please help provide more detailed information about Bai Hong's torture and death.


Umbrella Hostel is located in the heart of the city, in the most central residential area, Piata Amzei, which is also home to the French Embassy, Ion Creanga Theatre, The Museum of Romanian Literature and more. The feel of the area is set mostly by the Interbelic Architectural Buildings, taking you back into the magical times of the 1920s-1930s.
The building is a beautiful 1920s House, professionally restored, with a lot of it's artistic elements brought back to life, just as they were almost a century ago.
While you'll be relaxing traveling back in time, you will not be missing any of the elements which make for a modern Hostel experience.
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Thank you for your interest and I hope you look towards Vision for your breeding dreams!
prides itself on providing colorful, intelligent, handleable foals at a reasonable cost to the everyday horse owner, without sacrificing the tenants of the 'old type' versatile Appaloosas beauty and style, for the modern popularity of a changing and often unrecognizable Appaloosa.
December 2018: I am still standing Apaches Eagle Vision. However, for a time there will be no youngstock for sale. I just acquired a new mare as of March though! She is grade, but is a beautiful leopard with a proven color background to non Appaloosa stallions. I expect great things from this girl. She's on the ladies page .
February 2019: Good News!! We are on the downhill slide for Maeve's new addition! Little Bunny is due on or around March 1st. Maeve was recently moved to her 'nesting' area and is enjoying not being bothered by Mika. She has been bagged for over a week, so may deliver early. I'm watching like a hawk. Previously Maeve has had 2 fillies (prior to me), but I am personally hoping for a colt.


The Retrogaming Times ist ein Retro-Computermagazin (Englischer Sprache) für alle Retro-Computer-Fans. In dieser Ausgabe: Prepare to Qualify, Upcoming Events, More C64! - Marvel Licenses, Apple II Incider - Buying Games, Playing Games and Other Miscellaneous Retro Themed Stuff, Intellivision Amico, Here We Go Again, A History of Pac-Games on Atari Lynx and Jaguar, The Retro Junkie - Pokémon and the Evolution of Memories, The Controller Chronicles - Atari 5200 SuperSystem, Weekly Retrogaming Trivia Recap und See You Next Game.


Loved this hostel. Get so much fun.!
Could not fault, BEST hostel I've ever been too.
Good location, they have free breakfast and free whiskey as well. Easy to meet other people here. Staff is so helpful and friendly. Always happy to help you. Anna is the best staff. She made you feel this hostel like your home.
I only spent one night there. The staff helped me book a bus to Thakhek and included transport to the bus station, could probably pay less if I did it on my own, but that's the price of convenience. They checked me in when I arrived at midnight, I really appreciated that, as well as the lock boxes, nice touch.
Great atmosphere and such kind staff. Everyone who stays here tends to be going in the same direction, so it's nice to find people who you can travel with or meet up with later in your travels.
Nice hostel, staff are chilled out and friendly and will help you out with bus trips and visas. Pretty central to everything there is to see in Vientiane, free whisky was a bonus as well.
Whilst our hostel room was full of mosquitoes and the shower facilities were quite far from our room, i cannot say enough for the staff here. They were so helpful and when a problem arose with our visa that we needed that day they were so quick to help us sort things. 10/10 service and we're so grateful. They also let us print extra pages free of charge which was wonderful and the food on offer at this hostel was great too.
The room was quite loud and had zero privacy (three beds in a small room, no curtains or dividers). The locking box for my assigned bed didn't work. They didn't return my key or towel deposit when I checked out.


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Q: Swift - How to create a view with a shape cropped in it I'm trying to achieve the result shown in the image using swift 1.2 and xcode 6.
Basically I want to create a view with a shape cut in it to be able to see the the view below to make a tutorial for my app.
I know how to create a circular shape but i don't know how to cut it out in a view.
I need a complete example on how to do it please.
Thanks in advance

A: Here is sample code for how you can make a circle Mask for a UIView:
let sampleView = UIView(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds)
let maskLayer = CALayer()
maskLayer.frame = sampleView.bounds
let circleLayer = CAShapeLayer()
//assume the circle's radius is 100
circleLayer.frame = CGRectMake(sampleView.center.x - 100, sampleView.center.y - 100, 200, 200)
let circlePath = UIBezierPath(ovalInRect: CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 200))
circleLayer.path = circlePath.CGPath
circleLayer.fillColor = UIColor.blackColor().CGColor
maskLayer.addSublayer(circleLayer)

sampleView.layer.mask = maskLayer

Here is what I made in the playground:

A:     //assume you create a UIImageView and content image before execute this code
  let sampleMask = UIView()
    sampleMask.frame = self.view.frame
    sampleMask.backgroundColor =  UIColor.black.withAlphaComponent(0.6)
    //assume you work in UIViewcontroller
    self.view.addSubview(sampleMask)
    let maskLayer = CALayer()
    maskLayer.frame = sampleMask.bounds
    let circleLayer = CAShapeLayer()
    //assume the circle's radius is 150
    circleLayer.frame = CGRect(x:0 , y:0,width: sampleMask.frame.size.width,height: sampleMask.frame.size.height)
    let finalPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: CGRect(x:0 , y:0,width: sampleMask.frame.size.width,height: sampleMask.frame.size.height), cornerRadius: 0)
    let circlePath = UIBezierPath(ovalIn: CGRect(x:sampleMask.center.x - 150, y:sampleMask.center.y - 150, width: 300, height: 300))
    finalPath.append(circlePath.reversing())
    circleLayer.path = finalPath.cgPath
    circleLayer.borderColor = UIColor.white.withAlphaComponent(1).cgColor
     circleLayer.borderWidth = 1
    maskLayer.addSublayer(circleLayer)

    sampleMask.layer.mask = maskLayer

A: The easiest way to do this would be to create a png image with partly transparent white around the outside and a clear circle in the middle. Then stack 2 image views on top of each other, with the masking image on top, and set its "opaque" flag to false.
You could also do this by creating a CAShapeLayer and set it up to use a translucent white color, then install a shape that is the square with the hole cut out of it shape. You'd install that shape layer on top of your image view's layer.
The most general-purpose way to do that would be to create a custom subclass of UIImageView and have the init method of your subclass create and install the shape layer. I just created a gist yesterday that illustrated creating a custom subclass of UIImageView. Here is the link: ImageViewWithGradient gist
That gist creates a gradient layer. It would be a simple matter to adapt it to create a shape layer instead, and if you modified the layoutSubviews method you could make it adapt the view and path if the image view gets resized.
EDIT:
Ok, I took the extra step of creating a playground that creates a cropping image view. You can find that at ImageViewWithMask on github
The resulting image for my playground looks like this:

A: Even though there is an answer, i'd like to share my way:
// Let's say that you have an outlet to the image view called imageView
// Create the white view
let whiteView = UIView(frame: imageView.bounds)
let maskLayer = CAShapeLayer() //create the mask layer

// Set the radius to 1/3 of the screen width
let radius : CGFloat = imageView.bounds.width/3

// Create a path with the rectangle in it.
let path = UIBezierPath(rect: imageView.bounds)
// Put a circle path in the middle
path.addArcWithCenter(imageView.center, radius: radius, startAngle: 0.0, endAngle: CGFloat(2*M_PI), clockwise: true)

// Give the mask layer the path you just draw
maskLayer.path = path.CGPath
// Fill rule set to exclude intersected paths
maskLayer.fillRule = kCAFillRuleEvenOdd

// By now the mask is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it. Set the mask to the view and clip.
whiteView.layer.mask = maskLayer
whiteView.clipsToBounds = true

whiteView.alpha = 0.8
whiteView.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()

//If you are in a VC add to the VC's view (over the image)
view.addSubview(whiteView)
// Annnnnd you're done.

A: class MakeTransparentHoleOnOverlayView: UIView {

    @IBOutlet weak var transparentHoleView: UIView!

    // MARK: - Drawing

    override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
        super.draw(rect)

        if self.transparentHoleView != nil {
            // Ensures to use the current background color to set the filling color
            self.backgroundColor?.setFill()
            UIRectFill(rect)

            let layer = CAShapeLayer()
            let path = CGMutablePath()

            // Make hole in view's overlay
            // NOTE: Here, instead of using the transparentHoleView UIView we could use a specific CFRect location instead...
            path.addRect(transparentHoleView.frame)
            path.addRect(bounds)

            layer.path = path
            layer.fillRule = kCAFillRuleEvenOdd
            self.layer.mask = layer
        }
    }

    override func layoutSubviews () {
        super.layoutSubviews()
    }

    // MARK: - Initialization

    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
    }

    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
    }
}


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Осоргино () — деревня в Уфимском районе Республики Башкортостан Российской Федерации. Входит в состав Таптыковского сельсовета.

География

Географическое положение
Расстояние до:
 районного центра (Уфа): 30 км,
 центра сельсовета (Таптыково): 5 км,
 ближайшей ж/д станции (Юматово): 15 км.

История
С 1992 по 2004 годы — в составе Уфы.

Постановление Совета Министров Республики Башкортостан от 17 апреля 1992 года № 100 «О передаче хозяйств Уфимского района в административные границы г. Уфы, предоставлении земель для коллективного садоводства и индивидуального жилищного строительства» гласит:
2. Включить в состав г. Уфы населенные пункты … Осоргино, Дебовка Таптыковского сельского Совета Уфимского района.

Закон Республики Башкортостан от 15.12.2002 № 382-з «Об описании границы муниципального образования Ленинский район города Уфы Республики Башкортостан» определял границы Осоргино:
Деревня Осоргино граничит:
на севере, северо — западе и северо — востоке — с муниципальным образованием Таптыковский сельсовет Уфимского района;
на юге и юго — востоке — с муниципальным образованием Енгалышевский сельсовет Чишминского района;
на юге и юго — западе — с муниципальным образованием Аровский сельсовет Чишминского района.

С 2004 года — вновь в составе Таптыковского сельсовета.

Закон Республики Башкортостан от 17.12.2004 № 125-з «Об изменениях в административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Башкортостан, изменениях границ и преобразованиях муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан» гласит:
56. Изменить границы города Уфы, Ленинского района города Уфы, Уфимского района, Таптыковского сельсовета Уфимского района согласно представленной схематической карте, передав деревни Осоргино и Дебовка Ленинского района города Уфы в состав территории Таптыковского сельсовета Уфимского района.

Население

Примечания

Ссылки
 Совет муниципальных образований Республики Башкортостан

Населённые пункты Уфимского района
Населённые пункты, вышедшие из состава Уфы