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namespace Sonata\Component\Basket;

use Sonata\Component\Product\PriceComputableInterface;
use Sonata\Component\Product\ProductDefinition;
use Sonata\Component\Product\ProductInterface;

interface BasketElementInterface extends PriceComputableInterface
{
    /**
     * the position in the basket stack.
     *
     * @param int $position
     */
    public function setPosition($position);

    /**
     * return the pos of the current basket element.
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getPosition();

    /**
     * return the name of the basket element.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getName();

    /**
     * Define the related product.
     *
     * @param string $productCode
     */
    public function setProduct($productCode, ProductInterface $product);

    /**
     * Return the related product.
     *
     * @return \Sonata\Component\Product\ProductInterface
     */
    public function getProduct();

    /**
     * return the product id.
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     * @return int
     */
    public function getProductId();

    /**
     * Never call this method, use the setProduct instead. This method is only used
     * by the form framework.
     */
    public function setProductId(int $productId): void;

    /**
     * Returns the VAT amount.
     *
     * @return float
     */
    public function getVatAmount();

    /**
     * Sets product unit price.
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     * @param float $unitPrice
     */
    public function setUnitPrice($unitPrice);

    /**
     * Sets if current price is including VAT.
     *
     * @param bool $priceIncludingVat
     */
    public function setPriceIncludingVat($priceIncludingVat);

    /**
     * Returns if price is including VAT.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isPriceIncludingVat();

    /**
     * Return the total (price * quantity).
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     * if $vat = true, return the price with vat
     *
     * @param bool $vat Returns price including VAT?
     *
     * @return float
     */
    public function getTotal($vat = false);

    /**
     * return the basket element options array.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getOptions();

    /**
     * return a option value depends on the $name.
     *
     * @param string $name
     * @param mixed  $default Default value if option not found
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getOption($name, $default = null);

    /**
     * Define the option value.
     *
     * @param string $name
     * @param mixed  $value
     */
    public function setOption($name, $value);

    /**
     * Check if the basket element is still valid.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isValid();

    /**
     * @param bool $delete
     */
    public function setDelete($delete);

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function getDelete();

    public function setProductDefinition(ProductDefinition $productDefinition);

    /**
     * @return \Sonata\Component\Product\ProductManagerInterface
     */
    public function getProductManager();

    /**
     * @return \Sonata\Component\Product\ProductProviderInterface
     */
    public function getProductProvider();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getProductCode();
}

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Wencke Basler advises real estate companies on all aspects of real estate transactions, including asset deals, share deals and the management of real estate properties. She also advises on corporate investments and participations, in particular joint ventures.
Wencke has broad experience in advising national and international real estate investors, and has wide-ranging experience in handling the sale and acquisition of real estate portfolios, including structuring and financing. Another area of her practice is real estate management, with a particular focus on asset, property and facility management, as well as joint ventures and restructuring.
Prior to joining the firm, Wencke worked for Olswang for six years in the Real Estate Group at Freshfields for three years.


Online love at first sight is a really bad idea.
Those Boston area luxury home listings can indeed be truly alluring, and using today's technology to winnow through the current crop of terrific luxury home listings is a supremely practical approach.
Bust do remember that any warm glow you experience after checking out a particularly fetching online tour is best held in check until after you have paid an in-person visit. Then the love affair is more likely to be the real thing.
Especially when it comes to the luxury home listings, they have been created by talented professional stagers and photographers (not to mention musicians, when a video is part of the presentation). We work with them to create an immersive online experience, which is all to the good.
The only drawback comes if we do such a good job that Boston area luxury home prospects fall head over heels. If reality can't possibly match the romance of their mind's eye abstraction, well... just ask a teenager's parents about what the falling out of love experience is like! Until you have contacted me and we've made a real life, in-the-flesh house tour, what we are dealing with is - let's face it - puppy love.
Seasoned buyers know that stunning photos can't begin to reveal all the details that make for 'the real thing.' Does the kitchen fit a family's cooking style? Is that gorgeous landscaping a good setting for kids and pets? Is the neighbourhood right for a particular family?
If your own home belongs among our eye-catching Boston area home listings, you probably also know that prospective buyers will be genuinely impressed when they visit in person. If that's the case, I hope you'll be contacting us soon for a complimentary consultation.


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China currently has a single XIA-class SSBN which is intended to carry 12 CSS-NX-3 missiles. In addition, the Chinese are designing a new SSBN that will carry the new JL-2 ballistic missile. This missile will, for the first time, allow Chinese SSBNs to target portions of the United States from operating areas located near the Chinese coast. India is also developing a new SLBM known as the Sagarika, which could become operational after 2010.


You know what hurts more than a breakup?
you are packing up the things and trip gets cancelled. .-.
If you learn to master your thoughts, you'll learn to master your feelings.. Nobody can upset you unless you let it be.. As an adult, you are responsible for everything.. Even for your thoughts and feelings..
Hello ayza. Your clg mate here. Any guess?
Post any Knock Knock joke!
- "I don't care," i say, caringly, as I care deeply.
Are you from pakistan? your eyebrows are so perfect MashAllah and your jawline too.
Am i supposed to say thenks?
I'm hungry all the time.. I only know How, When and What i can eat.. That's the only malady I'm living with.. ._.
I have all these feelings left unsaid..
It's so difficult to take brown parents out to eat.. you can order the finest food and they'll be like "I could've easily made this at home".. .-.
I set my alarms extra early to make sure that I have enough time to lay in bed and be angry about having to wake up..
In 2013 there was a Russian scientist named Povandolakoviviscov kintayionshinkov Why you skiped the name? I will not complete the story... .-.
Find reasons to live, daily! Dont, just dont kill yourselves.. Its a bad day, a bad month, a bad year but not a bad life.. Well, at least , not worth your life..
When you are about to posting something on social media and due to some error in wifi you post that thing twice- thrice or nano-deca.. Doesnt that annoy you the most because samee .-.
How do you cope with lack of sleep?
Sleeping in classroom is my favourite hobby .-.
I only know about Monday Disease .-.


There are more than 60 commonly employed defenses covering virtually every criminal defense prosecution. Under the guidance of Stephen Jones as your attorney, you can quickly discover whether a particular defense is available to you. These include public policy defenses, excuse and justification defenses, non-exculpatory public policy defenses, as well as duress and insanity or other mental deficiencies.
Obtaining immunity for his client.
Obtaining a letter of non-prosecution from the prosecutors.
Obtaining a decision to decline prosecution of Jones' clients.
Filing and winning motions to suppress evidence including search warrants, electronic surveillance and PIN registers.
The client, upon Jones' advice, maintains silence and refuses to discuss the case with anyone, including family members, close friends, or law enforcement officials.
The client follows Jones' advice not to sign any alleged waiver of search or interviews, or to sign any consent for such warrants or interviews.
Jones employs his imagination, skill and professionalism as your lawyer based on his experience and personal attention to your case. He will not hand you off to an associate to take responsibility.
Pay a reasonable, agreed upon fee.
Always tell him the truth.
Do not do what he instructs you not to do, and follow the instructions he does give. He will never ask you to do anything unethical, immoral, or illegal.
Note: In most criminal investigations, all the punitive Defendant has is his lawyer, and it is that lawyer and his skill that stand between your arrest or conviction and a prison sentence. Your lawyer is the only barrier between yourself and the District Attorney, local police, FBI, ATF, IRS special agents and their expert witnesses, analysts and field agents. It is clearly a case of "David against Goliath." The relationship you have with your lawyer must be based upon mutual trust, respect and following his or her advice.


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Question: What County Is Edwardsville Illinois In?
1 Is Edwardsville IL a good place to live?
2 What is Edwardsville Illinois known for?
3 Is Edwardsville IL a safe place to live?
4 What is the county seat of Madison County IL?
5 Is O'Fallon IL safe?
6 What college is in Edwardsville IL?
7 Who founded Edwardsville IL?
8 Is Belleville Illinois Safe?
9 What is in Edwardsville IL?
10 Is Collinsville IL safe?
11 Is Madison Illinois Safe?
12 Which is Granite City?
Is Edwardsville IL a good place to live?
Edwardsville is in Madison County and is one of the best places to live in Illinois. Living in Edwardsville offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. The public schools in Edwardsville are highly rated.
What is Edwardsville Illinois known for?
It is the county seat of Madison County. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois Territory. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the Edwardsville Journal, the Madison County Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer are here.
Is Edwardsville IL a safe place to live?
Edwardsville is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (68%) and also has a lower crime rate than 63% of the communities in Illinois, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data.
What is the county seat of Madison County IL?
Edwardsville is a nice little town. Its pretty quite most of the time, even though it is a college town. There are a lot of eateries and places to shop. Its only 30 minutes from St.
Is O'Fallon IL safe?
A recent analysis by Backgroundchecks.org determined that the City of O'Fallon is one of the safest communities in the state. In fact, O'Fallon is ranked in the top 5% of all cities in Illinois! "Safety is not a luxury in O'Fallon, it's a requisite," said O'Fallon Mayor Herb Roach.
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What college is in Edwardsville IL?
Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States and is part of the "Unified Government" which also contains Kansas City, Kansas, most of Bonner Springs, and roughly half of Lake Quivira. The city is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri.
Who founded Edwardsville IL?
Edwardsville was first settled in 1805 when Thomas Kirkpatrick built a one-room log cabin on the ridge above Cahokia Creek. Originally from North Carolina, Kirkpatrick obtained 100-acres along Cahokia Creek from Pierre Lejoy.
Is Belleville Illinois Safe?
The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Belleville is 1 in 30. Based on FBI crime data, Belleville is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Illinois, Belleville has a crime rate that is higher than 91% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
What is in Edwardsville IL?
Wildey Theater.
Watershed Nature Center.
The Gardens at SIUE.
Edwardsville Children's Museum.
The 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House.
Recess Brewing.
Edwardsville Township Community Park – Airplane Park.
Edwardsville Arts Center.
Is Collinsville IL safe?
The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Collinsville is 1 in 44. Based on FBI crime data, Collinsville is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Illinois, Collinsville has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
Is Madison Illinois Safe?
Is Madison, IL Safe? The D- grade means the rate of crime is much higher than the average US city. Madison is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous.
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Which is Granite City?
The famous 'Granite Mile' of Union Street, where Aberdeen earns its nickname 'The Granite City'. (Source: Bob Shand) Aberdeen owes its distinctive appearance to the local grey granite that many of the buildings are made from, giving it the nickname 'Granite City' or the 'Grey City'.


Hartford – Danbury legislators gathered at the Capitol April 12, to honor two local couples for their contributions to the Danbury community. Citations from the Connecticut General Assembly were presented to the couples during the annual Danbury Day celebration.
Bob and Lynn Taborsak and Bob and Judge Dianne Yamin were thanked for their considerable civic and charitable work by State Senator Michael McLachlan (R-24) and State Representatives David Arconti (D-109), Will Duff (R-2), Michael Ferguson (R-138), Bob Godfrey (D-110), Stephen Harding (R-107), and Richard Smith (R-108).
Rep. Godfrey said Bob and Lynn Taborsak have both served as members of the Danbury City Council. Lynn Taborsak was a state representative when Rep. Godfrey was first elected to represent the city in Hartford, and previously served as the President of the Connecticut National Organization of Women. Bob Taborsak is a former educator and well-known high school track coach who also served on the Danbury Board of Education.
Sen. McLachlan said Bob and Judge Dianne Yamin are active members of the Danbury Lion's Club and St. Anthony Maronite Church, among other civic and charitable organizations. Judge Yamin has served as a Judge of Probate since 1990 and is a past President-Judge of Connecticut Probate Assembly. Bob Yamin is Corporation Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of the City of Danbury and a member of the Danbury Lebanon American Club.
In addition to honoring exceptional citizens, Sen. McLachlan said Danbury Day gives legislators a chance to shine a light on the community named Connecticut's Most Livable City by 24/7 Wall Street.
As the youngest member of the Danbury delegation, Rep. Ferguson worked with the city and school district to organize the annual event. In addition to featuring fair food, it honored the Yamins and the Taborsaks for being outstanding community members. Three Danbury school principals who lead schools recently named as "Schools of Distinction" by the State Department of Education were also honored.


It's a real variation of colors. This blanket is very cozy and cheerful. The best thing is that it's a beginner's pattern. Extract the necessary materials and start to crochet.
You connect the blanket with granny squares. They are very colorful and joyful. It's a great pattern for you and your whole family. The motif is very classic. The blanket is made of Cascade Yarns® Cascade 220® yarn. Its size is 188 x 144cm. You can freely zoom in or out. It's a free pattern. The effects of your work show off on our fanpage on facebook.
Colour Theory Blanket Free Crochet Pattern is here.


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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Donations Lead to Significant Gene Discovery
Largest-ever study of inherited ALS identifies new ALS gene, NEK1
Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2016) — According to a paper published today in Nature Genetics, researchers part of Project MinE's global gene sequencing effort, funded by The ALS Association through ALS Ice Bucket Challenge donations, have identified a new ALS gene, NEK1, which now ranks among the most common genes that contribute to the disease, providing scientists with another potential target for therapy development. This was the largest-ever study of familial (inherited) ALS, involved contributions from over 80 researchers in 11 countries, and was led by John Landers, Ph.D., of University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass. and Jan Veldink, Ph.D., of University Medical Center Utrecht, in The Netherlands.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movement, which leads to total paralysis and death, usually within two to five years of diagnosis. While 10 percent of ALS is familial, meaning it's genetic, the other 90 percent of ALS cases are considered sporadic, or without a family history. However, it's very likely that genetics contribute, directly or indirectly, to a much larger percentage of ALS cases.
"The discovery of NEK1 highlights the value of 'big data' in ALS research," said Lucie Bruijn, Ph.D., M.B.A. "The sophisticated gene analysis that led to this finding was only possible because of the large number of ALS samples available," she said. "The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge enabled The ALS Association to invest in Project MinE's work to create large biorepositories of ALS biosamples that are designed to allow exactly this kind of research and to produce exactly this kind of result."
The ALS Association announced funding for Project MinE, an international effort to sequence the genomes of at least 15,000 people with ALS, in October 2014, which established the U.S. arm of the initiative with Dr. Landers' research efforts. Project MinE was the brainchild of entrepreneur, and person living with ALS, Bernard Muller, who, along with another patient, Robbert Jan Stuit, saw an opportunity to expedite genetic understanding of the disease after a tour of a Research ALS Center in the Netherlands where thousands of DNA samples were stored and not being used because it was too expensive to do the research the Center wanted to do.
According to Muller, "The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge enabled us to secure funding from new sources in new parts of the world. Thankfully, The ALS Association brought Project MinE to the United States. This transatlantic collaboration supports our global gene hunt to identify the genetic drivers of ALS. I'm incredibly pleased with the discovery of the NEK1 gene adding another step towards our ultimate goal, eradicating this disease from the face of the earth.
NEK1 was discovered through a genome-wide search for ALS risk genes in over 1,000 ALS families, and was independently found through different means in an isolated population in The Netherlands. Further analysis in over 13,000 sporadic ALS individuals compared to controls again revealed an overrepresentation of variants in the same gene. The variations discovered in the gene sequence are predicted to lead to gene loss of function. NEK1 is known to have multiple roles in neurons, including maintenance of the cytoskeleton that gives the neuron its shape and promotes transport within the neuron. In addition, NEK1 has roles in regulating the membrane of the mitochondrion, which supplies energy to neurons and in repairing DNA. Disruption of each of these cellular functions through other means has been linked to increased risk of ALS.
"Global collaboration among scientists, which was really made possible by ALS Ice Bucket Challenge donations, led to this important discovery," said Dr. Landers. "It is a prime example of the success that can come from the combined efforts of so many people, all dedicated to finding the causes of ALS. This kind of collaborative study is, more and more, where the field is headed."
Understanding NEK1's role in disease will provide an important new target for therapy development. The ALS Associations is currently funding Drs. John Landers and Catherine Lutz, Jackson Laboratories, to develop novel mouse models to better understand the consequences of the loss of the protein's function for the ALS disease process. They will provide rapid access to these models for the broader ALS research community as soon as they are generated. These tools are important for ALS drug development.
Funding for Project MinE also came through The ALS Association Georgia Chapter, The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter and New Amsterdam City Swim.
This August, The ALS Association is seeking to raise awareness and funds to finish what the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge started in 2014: an end to ALS. The new campaign, called Every Drop Adds Up, pays homage to the Ice Bucket Challenge, visually emphasizes the now iconic "bucket," and builds on the idea that when people come together they can make big, impossible things happen. Visit www.everydropaddsup.org to learn more.
About The ALS Association
The ALS Association is the only national non-profit organization fighting Lou Gehrig's Disease on every front. By leading the way in global research, providing assistance for people with ALS through a nationwide network of chapters, coordinating multidisciplinary care through certified clinical care centers, and fostering government partnerships, The Association builds hope and enhances quality of life while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure. For more information about The ALS Association, visit our website at www.alsa.org.
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Wooden construction and furniture for three apartments by Masterwood.
NEW PROJECT: Three apartments in the center of Thessaloniki!
Masterwood undertook the project of wooden structures and furniture for three apartments in the center of Thessaloniki.
Masterwood with its excellent equipment latest technology and trained staff,has the ability to meet the needs of every designer, to provide suggestions and solutions of any kind, in the field of special wooden constructions and furniture.
In this project Masterwood's mission is to build all wooden construction and furniture for the interior of these three apartments in the center of Thessaloniki.
Photos from the "apartments" will be presented soon!!!


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U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
People line up in cold winter temperatures to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Everett, Massachusetts, U.S., January 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder People line up in cold winter temperatures to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Everett, Massachusetts, U.S., January 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
January 4 (Reuters): The United States reported almost 1 million new coronavirus cases on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, a global record nearly double the country's peak of 505,109 set just a week ago as the highly contagious Omicron variant shows no sign of slowing.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has risen nearly 50% in the last week and now exceeds 100,000, a Reuters analysis showed, the first time that threshold has been reached since the winter surge a year ago.
Overall, the United States has seen a daily average of 486,000 cases over the last week, a rate that has doubled in seven days and far outstrips that of any other country. The record of 978,856 new infections on Monday includes some cases from Saturday and Sunday, when many states do not report.
The average number of deaths per day has remained fairly steady throughout December and into early January at about 1,300, according to a Reuters tally, though deaths typically lag behind cases and hospitalizations.
Omicron is appears to be far more easily transmitted than previous iterations of the virus, though the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that evidence thus far suggests the variant is causing less severe illness.
Nevertheless, public health officials have warned that the sheer volume of Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals, some of which are already struggling to handle a wave of COVID-19 patients.
Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and Washington, D.C., have reported record numbers of hospitalized COVID patients in recent days.
The unrelenting surge has prompted more than 3,200 schools to close their buildings this week, according to Burbio, a site that tracks school disruptions. Schools that have remained open are facing staff shortages and renewed concerns about virus spread.
In Boston, where more than 54,000 students returned to class on Tuesday following the holiday break, Superintendent of Schools Brenda Cassellius told reporters there were 1,000 staff members out, including 461 teachers and 52 bus drivers.
"It does make for a difficult start to the day," she said.
In Chicago, the teachers union objected to Monday's return to schools, saying the district needs stricter protocols such as required testing. Teachers were expected to vote on Tuesday on whether they support working remotely starting on Wednesday.
The Biden administration has continued to emphasize widespread vaccinations and boosters as the best way to protect against severe infections.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended shortening the interval between Pfizer-BioNTech's (PFE.N), second COVID-19 vaccine dose and the booster shot to five months from six, a day after the Food and Drug Administration made a similar move.
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16-year-old Oshkosh suspect accused of stabbing officer faces attempted homicide charge
By: Alice Reid
OSHKOSH (NBC 26) -- The Winnebago County Sheriff confirmed Thursday that the teen accused of stabbing an officer has been arrested and is in county jail.
The Sheriff confirmed that a 16-year-old male suspect from Oshkosh has been arrested by Special Agents of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation. He faces a charge of Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide.
The Sheriff wrote in a Facebook post that he doesn't want the suspect's actions to be glamorized.
"I am respectfully requesting the Media not make a formal inquiry for his name and photograph," Sheriff John F. Matz wrote in the post.
The suspect is currently being held in the Winnebago County Jail.


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Electronic Gaming Monthly is the latest casualty in games media shutdown
News / By Er Abhishek Kumar Agrahari
It's the end of an era as Electronic Gaming Monthly shuts down for good.
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Remember video game magazines? They've gone the way of the dinosaur thanks to the infinitely-cheaper delivery of news blogs and social media micro-blasts, but back in the day these mags were a primary way to get new info on games. Electronic Gaming Monthly was a godsend to nerds like me who grew up in the 90s.
Sadly, EGM has closed down. The news was confirmed by former EGM associate editor Michael Goroff on Twitter: "I received word on Monday that EGM NOW has shut down, which means I've been laid off. The last five years have been a rollercoaster ride of the highest and lowest moments of my career, but my editors Josh Harmon and Mollie Patterson were constant professionals through it all."
The magazine portion of the media outlet has been long gone. Years ago, Electronic Gaming Monthly rebranded as EGM NOW and changed its moniker to "Enjoy Games More." EGM NOW was 100% electronic and the print magazine has been shut down for a while.
"Just as much of the world has moved on from print media, EGM now lives exclusively online," reads the website.
EGM NOW's closure is the latest of games media closures and layoffs. We've seen Giant Bomb and Gamespot lay off workers, and The Washington Post just closed its entire Launcher newsroom that was focused on the games market, including criticism as well as investigative journalism.


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Changes over time for: Section 14
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 14.
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14—(1) This section applies where the Assembly has passed an Assembly and Executive Transfer of Responsibilities Motion.
(2) Standing orders must provide for the AERC to make reports to the Assembly on progress made by the Secretary of State in bringing forward the legislation referred to in section 12 in accordance with this section.
(3) The AERC must ensure that these reports are laid before the Assembly at least every three months until the legislation has been made.


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MLB Joins Cancel Culture and Biden Earns 4 Pinocchio's for Lying - Here's Why
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MLB Joins Cancel Culture and Biden Earns 4 Pinocchio's for Lying - It's All About Georgia's Voting Bill
Cancel culture warriors have found their latest target – the state of Georgia. Major League Baseball is pulling its All-Star Game from the state in protest over a new voting rights law, and President Biden played a role in spreading the misinformation that led to the move.
MLB has joined the protest as critics claim the state's new voting law restricts voting access. Democrats say the law is restrictive against minorities. But Georgia's leaders say otherwise and argue businesses are being pressured by left-wing activists.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred took the action after President Biden signaled his support, calling the Georgia law "Jim Crow on steroids."
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However, Biden has misstated facts about the law.
The Washington Post fact-checker gave Biden its worst rating – four Pinocchio's – for falsely claiming that the bill ends voting early so working people can't vote.
The law's supporters charge Democrats are playing politics, pointing out that it:
expands early voting access in most counties,
expands weekend voting to two Saturdays and potentially two Sundays,
codifies drop-off balloting, which was a temporary measure for the 2020 elections,
prohibits outside groups from handing out food and water to voters within 150 feet of a polling place, but allows water stations where voters can serve themselves,
requires a valid photo I.D. to request an absentee ballot.
On ABC's "This Week', former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is accusing President Biden of breaking his word to unite the country.
"I sat here and listened to the president's inaugural address and I have just a couple of quick points from it – 'politics does need to be a raging fire that destroys everything in its path, every disagreement doesn't have to be a cause for total war, and we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated or made up'," he said, quoting Biden.
"And Joe Biden's broken his own rule, 84 days and now he's lying to the American people," Christie said. "He's lying about this bill, he's lying to the American people about it to cause the raging fire he said he was going to put out. I'm very disappointed."
It's not just Republican political commentators making the charge. Over the weekend, CBS Sports analyst Charles Barkley spoke out during coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament. Barkley said politics in America has turned into "divide and conquer."
"I think most white people and black people are great people. I really believe that in my heart," he said. However, he continued, "the system is set up where our politicians, whether they're Republicans or Democrats, are designed to make us not like each other so they can keep their grasp of money and power. They divide and conquer."
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The Cobb County Travel and Tourism Bureau in Georgia has estimated baseball's decision to move the All-Star Game could cost the county more than $100 million.


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Bigger is Better But…
…it's complicated, because sometimes bigger isn't really as 'bigger' as you might think.
Caliber appears to be less important for stopping an attacker than previously thought… but it isn't irrelevant.
Proponents of the larger calibers point out that a bigger hole does more damage. A bigger hole also means blood pressure drops faster. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But the collected data from actual gunfights doesn't support this conclusion.
Research in recent years has shown little significant difference in the real-world performance of different calibers between .380 ACP all the way through .44 Magnum when multiple shots are fired. Service calibers (.38 Special, 9x19mm, .357 magnum, .40 S&W, 10mm and .45 ACP) actually perform surprisingly similar shot-for-shot too.. This is baffling; there's a lot of variation there.
Here's an experiment that may help explain this: get a thick piece of rubber and shoot it with a .380 ACP and a .45 ACP then look at the holes. The difference between the holes isn't obvious. That's because the material is elastic and stretches around the bullet as it passes through, then snaps back. The trick is that human flesh is also elastic and tends to do the same thing.
Regardless of the specific cartridge we're looking at bullets between .355″ and .451″ in diameter. The difference is 1/10″. That's not much, and as it turns out it's not enough to overcome the elasticity of human flesh. Coroners and emergency-room personnel report that they often cannot tell what caliber produced a gunshot wound from a handgun until or unless they find the actual bullet that produced it. This is because flesh is elastic. We're stretchy.
In other words the 'hole,' called the Permanent Wound Cavity, of a .45 ACP isn't actually significantly larger than the one produced by the .380.
Surprisingly hollow-points don't change the equation as much as you might expect. Modern hollow-points expand quite a bit, and if you're relying on blood-loss to stop an attacker the extra damage of a large-bore expanded hollow-point is likely to speed things up slightly. Maybe not enough to make a difference though; an attacker that still has time to kill you isn't 'stopped' in any meaningful sense. Neural Shock from shockwaves transmitted through the body may or may not have an effect, but this seems to be unreliable at best as a stopping mechanism.
Individual needs, life conditions, and perceived threats are all a better basis for selection of an EDC pistol than caliber alone.
The simple truth is that the way you stop an attacker with a handgun (quickly enough to do you any good) is to hit the central nervous system or major elements of the circulatory system, specifically the heart and major arteries. Any bullet that penetrates deeply enough to break the things you need to break can do the job. Any bullet that doesn't hit these things relies on other methods like gross physical damage to non-vital structures, which is generally a pretty slow way to stop an attacker. In those cases a larger expanding hollow-point bullet is likely to do at least a slightly better job, but that might not be enough to make up for slower follow-up shots.
This may in part be because there are two kinds of 'stops;' the Soft Stop and Hard Stop. A Soft Stop (often called a Psychological Stop) occurs when the person consciously or unconsciously, simply gives up or runs away. A Hard Stop (called a Physiological Stop) occurs when an attacker is physically incapable of continuing their attack. A hit in the hand from a .25 Auto can produce a Soft Stop. A hit from a .44 magnum that misses everything immediately relevant can't produce a Hard Stop. The only way either caliber produces a Hard Stop is to hit the central nervous system, which either caliber can do, or cause catastrophic damage to the circulatory system. An expanded .44 magnum JHP is a lot more likely to cause the latter than a .25 ACP, but .25 isn't really part of this discussion.
Any bullet that hits the CNS or major elements of the cardio-vascular system is likely to stop someone pretty quickly. In the chaos of a gunfight you are shooting at a relatively small target that you can't necessarily even see; more chances to hit those targets might be a good idea. Also if the situation is bad enough that you legitimately need to shoot someone you need them to stop as quickly as possible, so being able to put repeated hits on the target as quickly as you can manage is important.
This is why the FBI went back to 9x19mm. It has enough penetration, and recoil is light enough that the average agent can learn to put multiple hits on target fast. On the balance they feel it works better for their needs than a more potent caliber, even if it could be demonstrated that round was significantly more effective. Which, based on the data available, it can't.
Then there are the variables. The attacker's physiology; large small, skinny, heavy, fat; these things all make a difference. As does the attacker's psychology and mental state. How committed are they? What is their goal? An attacker that wants your wallet is going to be a lot easier to achieve a Soft Stop on than one that is absolutely determined to take you down with them. While we're at it let's talk about chemicals; are they drunk? Stoned? How much and on what? Is an attacker likely to be in light clothing or bundled up like an Arctic explorer? There's also movement, environment, barriers, innocent bystanders… the list goes on and on.
So we can all just pack a pocket .380 and call it good? Probably not. For a person living in an urban environment where the principle threat is a full-frontal confrontation with a mugger or perhaps a car-jacking attempt that might well do fine. But someone living in a rural area that might encounter hostile wildlife might reasonably think a 10mm is better suited to their needs. In an apartment building over-penetration is a serious consideration; in a sprawling suburban neighborhood rather less so and in rural environments it could be a non-issue.
I've also talked before about the difference between police use of deadly force and civilian needs. The civilian is much less likely to encounter a committed attacker, less likely to need to penetrate barricades or engage in a protracted fight, less likely to have to fight at any significant range and is more likely to have the option of disengaging if circumstances allow. Caliber and weapon selection is different for civilians based on the most likely threats, and there's a balance each of us has to find based on our individual lives, skills and circumstances.
People's lives, situations and circumstances vary wildly. A sub-nosed revolver might be the best choice for one person, but not for every person.
All this being said ammo selection is not irrelevant; whatever caliber you choose modern, proven defensive ammunition should be employed in whatever caliber you select. Maybe it's just stacking the odds in your favor, but that's definitely worth doing when lives are on the line.
I think it is possible that some calibers are somewhat more effective than others, but with all the variables involved, real-life shootings seem to indicate that difference between calibers alone is not decisive. Consider your own physique, skills, abilities, style of dress and circumstances and choose based on that rather than some dubious thought that a given caliber is a better 'stopper.'
Michael Tinker Pearce, 26 May 2021
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Handgun Cartridges on the Brink of Oblivion.
An article on this topic was pointed out to me and I was asked my opinion of the cartridges specified. I started to answer, but thought, 'Hey, I should do my own version for my blog.' So here it is. I might add a cartridge or two even.
Mind you I am restricting myself to cartridges that were once popular or were recently introduced but fell flat. There are a host of others that are clearly already obsolete, never attained any real popularity or were never offered in a commercial platform. I'll be building one of those very soon, so you'll get to read all about it before too long.
So, in order of diameter…
.25 Auto/ 6.35mm
People like small, clever things. These days it's electronics, but at the turn of the 20thC. it was pistols.
The Colt Junior- a typical .25 auto. Small, clever, well-made and reliable.
.22 revolvers had been around since the mid-19th C., but semi-autos were the New Hotness. Sadly .22 LR of the time was not a good choice for tiny autos; no one had any depth of experience adapting it to the platform and a rimmed cartridge in a semi-auto isn't an intuitive match. John Moses Browning designed a cartridge specifically to fill the role of .22LR in tiny self-loaders, and it worked. By that I mean that tiny guns could be made to function with it. Like the .22LR it was always a marginal prospect for self-defense.
But as time marched on people largely lost interest in micro-pistols, and had learned to make .22 LR work in them for the small market that remained.
Since the GCA68 basically killed the importation of these guns the cartridge has been fading into obscurity. .25 ACP has received no meaningful development since it's introduction, and while it can be improved on there's been little impetus to try. Given the millions of guns chambered for it in circulation it's likely to continue to hang on for a long time, but it is definitely fallen entirely out of relevance.
.32 ACP/ 7.65mm Auto
Famous for equipping a fictional spy and killing a dictator far too late, this was the first wildly successful semi-auto pistol cartridge.
The Mauser 7.65mm model of 1914. Sure, the PPK is more famous, but I haven't got one of those.
This cartridge has a long and storied history, and was used as a duty weapon well into the 1970's. It was replaced in service by 9x19mm, not because it wasn't working but because it was felt to have inadequate penetration against emerging threats.
.32 ACP has two issues: One, it doesn't quite have the power to make hollow-points both work and penetrate deeply enough for reliable use and two, it only works effectively if you can shoot. Ball ammunition has to be placed precisely to be effective regardless of caliber. and people are convinced that they can substitute diameter for skill. They can't, but since they almost never have to actually shoot anyone the idea persists.
.32 ACPs final problem is .380 ACP. It has just enough power to make hollow-points work and penetrate deeply enough if you shop around, and you just can't make a .32 enough smaller than a .380 to justify the perceived lesser effectiveness of the smaller round. Let me be clear- a modern hollow-point bullet that both expands and penetrates adequately is better than ball ammo, but that doesn't mean non-expanding ammo can't do the job… if you can shoot.
Like the .25 Auto there are millions and millions of these pistols in circulation, and while ammo is likely to remain available for decades this cartridge's day has passed.
Let's make one thing perfectly clear from the start. This is a fake magnum that only exists because Harrington & Richardson didn't want to admit their normal .32s weren't capable of realizing the full potential of .32 S&W Long without suffering a premature death.
An NEF .32 H&R Magnum (an H&R in all but name.) NEF was the successor to H&R and continued producing their firearms.
Older reloading manuals show loads that equal or exceed the power of .32 H&R Magnum for .32 S&W Long, but there were a lot of crappy guns sold that wouldn't hold up to prolonged use with these loads. These .32 S&W Long loads are decent, low-recoil equivalents (in power) of .38 Special, and in a J-frame you get an extra shot. So H&R made the cartridge slightly longer, made a gun as good as it should have been all along and pretended they'd done something new.
It's hung on by it's figurative fingernails for decades, but the death-knell was struck when the .327 Magnum came along with 150-200% more power in the same size package. While .32 S&W Long remains a popular caliber for target shooting, small game and even self-defense in the rest of the world it's popularity has waned in the US. Despite being more recent the .32 H&R Magnum isn't as popular even in the USA, let alone the rest of the world. Buy one if you like, but be prepared to handload for it, because it's slipping away.
At some point it occurred to someone at Sig that they could bottleneck a .40 S&W to .357 and have an equivalent to .38 Super that would fit in a 9mm frame.
Sig P229 in .357 Sig.
Once again it worked pretty much as planned. They overlooked one small thing though. Except for competition shooters in the 1980's that figured out they could use .38 Super to game the rules of IPSC nobody wanted a .38 Super, and they didn't want .357 Sig either. More expense, muzzle blast and recoil than 9mm without a demonstrable increase in effectiveness sufficient to justify it.
Various Law Enforcement agencies flirted with it for a time and it has its fans, but essentially it's dying of apathy. There's nothing wrong with it really, it's just that no one cares. It might not vanish from the scene, but it's well along the path to obscurity.
.40 S&W Auto
No photo for this one… the only .40 S&W I own is a HiPoint I bought for $75, and I'm embarrassed to show you. Just imagine a 9mm; that's what they all look like anyway.
This cartridge is the answer to a question that would never have been asked if people had better sense, or at least it's parent cartridge the 10mm Auto was. In the 1980's the 9mm was perceived as having failed the FBI in the 1986 Miami shootout. It didn't; tactics, training and doctrine did, but we needn't go into that here. It was felt it was easier to address caliber than training and culture, and so the 10mm auto was adopted.
Essentially this was a .41 magnum that fit in a Government model or other service-sized handguns. Like .41 Magnum (which we'll discuss later) it was too much for the job for most people. It's an excellent cartridge, but it's recoil demands serious training to master. S&W shortened the 10mm to fit in a 9mm magazine and lowered it's power to make it easier to train with and a star was born. The FBI and other LE agencies adopted it in droves. It did the job and everyone and their sister Sally was enamored of it. But…
It offered slightly fewer shots than 9mm, with more recoil, greater cost and a steeper training curve without any evidence that it actually worked better… at least not enough better to justify it's deficiencies. Eventually the FBI threw it under the bus and went back to 9x19mm. Law enforcement agencies followed in droves.
Thing is, it's a perfectly good caliber, and with the glut of surplus duty guns flooding the market it's not going away any time soon… but it's another peg without a hole and it's likely to fade away in time.
The .41 Magnum
Despite owning the distinction of being nearly the only cartridge that is actually the diameter it claims to be, the .41 magnum was never supposed to be.
The original- the S&W Model 57 .41 magnum
In the 1960s hollow-point ammunition was not well developed or particularly reliable, and a bunch of boffins got together and said, 'wouldn't it be great to make a gun more effective than a .38 Special with less recoil than a .44 Special or .45 Colt for police duty?'
It wasn't a bad idea, and they proposed a .41 caliber cartridge that would launch a 200gr LSWC at 900 fps from a duty revolver. Remington agreed, and took up the idea and ran with it… straight down a rabbit hole. They upped the power enough to negate the cartridge's advantages as a police duty round, but not far enough to really compete with their .44 Magnum. Well played, Remington. Well played.
A few agencies adopted it briefly, but recoil and penetration were excessive and it took dedicated training to master… all to do nothing that .357 magnum wasn't already doing just fine, thank you.
Again, it's a great cartridge. It can be loaded light for self-defense, heavy for big game or anything in between; it's quite versatile. I personally love this cartridge and think it's wonderful, but while it has always had its fans it never set the world on fire. A lot of younger shooters have never even heard of it. It hangs on as a niche cartridge, developing just enough new fans to keep staggering along. Predictions of it's demise have been made routinely since the 1970s and it's still with us. I'm not sure it's ever going to completely go away.
At some point it occurred to the folks at Glock that with modern propellants there was no need for .45 ACP to be as long as it is. Consequently if they made it short enough to fit in a 9mm magazine they could easily adapt their existing platforms to it.
Picture of the cartridge here, because Glocks all look like Glocks so why bother.
It worked just fine. The problem was basically people that wanted a .45 didn't want a Glock. The operation was a success, but the patient died. Not much more to say about it.
That's my round-up of cartridges teetering on the brink of the dumpster of history. I hope you enjoyed it and maybe found it educational.
Take care and stay safe.
Michael Tinker Pearce, 15 may 2021.
"Seriously Dude, You're Over-Thinking This."
I admit it, I am. I've put an inordinate amount of thought into a scenario even less likely than being involved in a self-defense shooting. I've spent a great deal of time putting together a 'Pooping-In-The-Woods-Oh-My-God-Is-That-a-Bear?' gun.
Taurus Model 415 .41 Magnum with subdued, tasteful over-sized grips.
Here's the scenario: I'm out in the woods with no rifle or shotgun within reach, and some hostile wildlife comes by to have a look. I want to have a gun on hand to discourage their curiosity.
Locally we have Black Bears, which are inquisitive creatures. We also have cougars (oh grow up) that are known to wander deep into cities to gaze hungrily through the fences around elementary schools. In The Scablands it is not un-heard of for these critters to contest the ownership of a fresh-shot Mule Deer. It seems prudent to have a potent sidearm handy.
All of which is, of course, just a cheesy way of justifying getting a big-bore snubby. Which I did, and have written about here before.
Black Bears aren't Grizzlies, but they can get up to 200-300 lbs. and are extremely strong. They generally aren't aggressive and will often flee an approaching human. But Black Bears, well, they're notional. Most likely they'll make themselves scarce, but they might decide to join you in your tent for a little snack, or decide to play with you until you break. Or just eat you. A momma bear can decide you're too close to her cubs when you had no idea they were within a mile of you, so it's not totally ridiculous to be prepared.
People have defended themselves from bears of all kinds with all sorts of handguns, but the smart money has traditionally been on a magnum that begins with '4.' Whatever people choose, penetration is a must, and I mean a lot more penetration than self-defense ammunition offers. A heavy bullet stepping out fast is the ticket; something that will blast through heavy bone and still have enough penetration to reach the important stuff.
S&Ws Model 29 and 629 .44 Magnum 'Mountain Gun' was specifically designed as a defense against dangerous game animals
The long-running favorite for the role is the .44 Magnum, and it suits the bill, but they are expensive (for my budget) and you have a choice between 'really heavy' and 'really brutal to shoot.' The first is undesirable because I'm old and fat, and the second is so unpleasant that follow-up shots may be too slow, and a gun that hurts is a gun few people will practice with.
The Ruger Alaskan .454 Casull is the King Daddy of this sort of gun, but despite weighing approximately 4-1/2 tons it is still unpleasant to shoot with full-power loads.
So, high penetration, not too heavy but not excessively painful to shoot, easily packable, fast follow-up shots and launching a heavy bullet at reasonable speed… sounds like a perfect reason to buy that Taurus Model 415 .41 magnum I've always wanted but could never justify. "But honey, you don't want me eaten by a bear, do you?"
The Taurus Model 415
In 1999 Taurus decided that what the world really needed was a compact, stainless, snub-nosed 5-shot double-action .41 Magnum based on their Tracker series. This was offered with a 2-1/2″ ported barrel, fixed sights and a ribbed rubber grip to help take the sting out of the not-insignificant recoil. The steel version of the gun weighs in at 30 oz. and is sized like a slightly beefy K-frame. For comparison my 3″ pencil-barrel .38 Special K-Frame weighs in at 28 oz. (Taurus also offered a Titanium version for people that hate themselves that was a full 9 oz. lighter.)
The 415 in stock trim, with a matte stainless finish and ribbed rubber grips.
The smallish, relatively light magnum was not, as it turns out, what the world was looking for at that time and production was discontinued in 2003. These guns can still be had, however, though if you don't want to search around you might wind up paying a premium for it.
The rubber grips do a fair job of managing the recoil, but they don't make this a pleasant gun to shoot with full-power ammo. I also don't like the way they can snag on cover-garments. I tried some home-made grips, and while they offered excellent control and fast follow-up shots they hurt. I needed a better solution. This came in the form of a pair of fancy grips I got for Christmas one year. They are quite large, and are covered in black enamel with inlays of abalone and mother-of-pearl. Subtle they are not, but they tame the recoil better than even the factory grips.
Seven-yard rapid-fire with .41 Magnum Silvertip hollow-points. These custom grips did the job, but my hand hurt for days after a practice-session.
Further Foolery
Of course that matte stainless finish just looked wrong with those fancy grips, so I polished the gun to a 'bright' finish, stopping short of a full mirror-polish. Much better.
With a need to get off an accurate shot fast I relieved the right-side of the trigger-guard, as I do on most of my carry revolvers. This lets me get my trigger-finger from safely on the side of the frame to a proper position on the trigger without interference.
The trigger guard is partially cut away on the right to allow faster access to the trigger while retaining decent safety. As a bonus the bright finish shows every tiny speck or fingerprint. It's a feature!
The stainless ramp sight was sub-optimal, so I coated it with my mix of enamel and lacquer to make it bright orange. This is great; highly visible, quick to acquire… and black after the first shot because of the three ports running along each side of the sight. No problem if I want to wipe off the front sight between shots. Yeah, no.
OK, I figured, if the sight is going to be black anyway make it black. I cut a step in the sight and carefully filed it to shape, then covered the sight and rear sight-notch with a mixture of soot and lacquer, which I have found holds up quite well.
The newly-reshaped front sight, complete with gunk from the barrel vents.
OK, this works pretty well. The grip works, the sights are better. The DA trigger, while not awesome, is good enough. A proper holster, and it's time to consider what to shoot out of it.
The Ammunition
Usually when contemplating defensive ammo I have concerns about over-penetration. Not this time; a I want all the pen I can get while remaining manageable. Factory ammo tends to be less-than-common in this caliber at the best of times, but since I reload I can tailor it to what I want.
I opted for J&J's 210gr. copper-washed hard-cast LSWC as a staring point, and after consulting the reloading data opted for a charge of 9gr. of Unique with a Federal large pistol primer as a starting point. The Taurus launches this bullet at 1085 fps. for 549 ft./lbs. of energy at the muzzle. Not a screamer, but decently potent and relatively easy to shoot.
This turned out to be a pretty good choice; recoil is manageable and not unpleasant, and penetration? Yeah, it does that.
Zipped through 25 inches of gel and nailed the back-plate hard enough to leave a significant dent.
After exiting the gel the bullet hit sideways and produced a dent deeper than the bullet is long. The bullet shown is unfired and is included for size comparison.
The bullet zipped through 25″ of Clear Ballistics 10% ordinance gel, just missed the final block of gel and smashed into the steel backstop hard enough to dent the hell out of it. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the dent is deeper than the bullet is long. I'm guessing that will do the job if push comes shove, as long as I can actually put lead on the target.
Pretty impressive wound-track for a non-expanding bullet, and it didn't streamline in 16″…
Bears Beware!
Last fall it turned out a bear or two had moved onto the property I hunt, but they stayed well away from me. Obviously they was skeered of mah gun. I mean sure, I was also packing a 7-1/2″ .44 Magnum for deer, but I'm convinced it was this gun that kept me safe. *Nods earnestly*
But seriously, between a stout gun belt and a good holster I never even noticed I was packing the Taurus, and that's what I really want. Out of sight, out of mind… but there if I need it.
Hmmm… now what kind of cheesy rationalization can I come up with for the next cool gun I have no use for?
Stay safe, and take care.
Michael Tinker Pearce, 9 May 2021
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Dragas Management Corporation, a pre-eminent Real Estate Developer and Home Builder with 50 years in the construction industry, is looking to expand our building line to include homes with semi-custom features. We are looking for a Superintendent with home construction experience. The Superintendent will coordinate all site construction activities to include supervising field personnel and coordinating subcontractors to successfully build quality semi-custom single-family homes on time and within budget while maintaining a safe, organized, and clean job site.
Understand the project plans, specifications and adhere to company construction standards.
Directs field personnel and subcontractors to build our homes on schedule, within budget with attention to quality workmanship and detail required by our plans and specifications.
Follow, maintain, and update production schedules.
Ensure subcontractors are fully executing and complying with the contracted scope of work.
Authorize payments to subcontractor for completed work.
with Production Coordinator to ensure material is ordered on time and the schedule tracking system is current.
Maintain positive relationships with field, office personnel and subcontractors.
Promote job site safety and ensure any job safety violations are corrected immediately.
Maintain an organized and clean job site.
Minimum 5 years of experience as a Superintendent for a custom home builder.
Extensive technical and practical home building knowledge.
Ability to read blueprints and other construction documents.
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Be decisive, flexible, and work well under pressure.


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// Definitions by: Christian Murphy <https://github.com/ChristianMurphy>
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// TypeScript Version: 2.8

import { ComponentClass, ReactNode } from "react";

/**
 * Props for a Highlight component.
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export interface HighlightProps {
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     * Language name to use as a class to signal type to highlight.js.
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    language: string;

    /**
     * Content that will be highlighted
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    children?: ReactNode | undefined;
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 * A lightweight React wrapper around the Highlight.js syntax highlighting library.
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Q: How to serve a font in ColdFusion using CORS I'd like to create a ColdFusion page that handles CORS and serves fonts based on a URL param. So far I am able to download the font file, but the file is ~28KB (~15%) larger than the original. When I open it in Windows Font Viewer (Windows 7), I get the message The requested file ... is not a valid font file. So some junk must be getting added to the file as it passes through.
In this simplified example I have only one font and a directory /fonts/icomoon/ which contains one .ttf font file.
The following code is the index.cfc file, and it is accessed w/ the url params index.cfc?method=get&font=icomoon.
<cfcomponent>

<cffunction name="get" access="remote" returntype="any">
    <cfargument name="font" type="string" required="true">
    <cfsetting showDebugOutput="No" enableCFoutputOnly="Yes">
    <cfscript>
        if (font eq "icomoon") var fn = "IcoMoon-Free.ttf";
        setFontHeaders(fn);
        setCORSHeaders([                // Optional
            "http://example.com",       // Example origins
            "http://stackoverflow.com"
        ]);
        include "fonts/icomoon/#fn#";
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="setFontHeaders" access="private" output="false">
    <cfargument name="filename" type="string" required="false" default="">
    <cfscript>
        var response = getPageContext().getResponse();
        response.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-opentype"); // See below
        if (arguments.filename neq "") {
            response.setHeader("Content-Disposition",
                "attachment; filename=#arguments.filename#");
        }
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="setCORSHeaders" access="private" output="false">
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    <cfargument name="accessControlAllowMethods" type="string" required="false"
        default="GET">
    <cfscript>
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        var headers = getHttpRequestData().headers;
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        if (ArrayFind(arguments.whitelistOriginArray, LCase(origin))) {
            response.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin);
        }
        response.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods",
            arguments.accessControlAllowMethods);
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>

</cfcomponent>

I tried...

*

*all the Content-Types I could find, but that didn't seem to make a difference. (Source: Proper MIME type for fonts)

*wrapping the content in <cfprocessingdirective suppressWhiteSpace="true">

*doing savecontent variable="c" { include "fonts/icomoon/#fn#"; }; return c; rather than just the include

*a bunch more stupid things, but to no avail

NOTE: The CORS functionality (setCORSHeaders) is optional and if left off the problem persists. I kept it in to avoid the question "Why go through ColdFusion at all and just include the original font file?".

A: Why are you doing all the Java stuff and not using built-in functions for setting and reading headers?
Check out the GetHttpRequestData() function for getting the incoming headers as well as the cfheader tag for setting response headers.
Chances are, your problem is that you're introducing whitespace into the output and/or hitting encoding issues by cfinclude a binary file.  Instead, try using cfcontent which will automatically reset out the output buffer when using the file attribute.

A: Here is the code that fixed the problem, thanks to Brad Wood's suggestion to use cfcontent.
<cffunction name="get" access="remote" returntype="any">
    <cfargument name="font" type="string" required="true">
    <cfsetting showDebugOutput="No">
    <cfscript>
        if (font eq "icomoon") var fn = "IcoMoon-Free.ttf";
        setCORSHeaders([                // See function in original question
            "http://example.com",
            "http://stackoverflow.com"
        ]);
        var filePath = ExpandPath("fonts/icomoon/#fn#");
    </cfscript>
    <cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment; filename=#fn#">
    <cfcontent file="#filePath#" type="font/ttf">
</cffunction>

I'm not 100% sure about the type for the content -- there are many opinions on this (see: Proper MIME type for fonts) -- but using "font/ttf" seems to work and avoids warnings in Chrome.

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Marlborough Street railway station is a former railway station in the western Adelaide suburb of Henley Beach.

History

The station opened in 1894, and was on the former Henley Beach railway. Facilities consisted of a single platform and probably a shelter shed.

It closed on 31 August 1957, and the station has since been demolished.

See also
 List of closed Adelaide railway stations

Disused railway stations in South Australia
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1894
Railway stations closed in 1957
Demolished buildings and structures in South Australia
Demolished railway stations

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Fortnight for Central Bank governor hopefuls to register interest
Search for Philip Lane's successor under way after move to European Central Bank confirmed
Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 16:28
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Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has begun the process of finding a new Central Bank governor. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has given prospective candidates to lead the Central Bank two weeks to register their interest, after European leaders confirmed on Friday that Philip Lane will join the European Central Bank's (ECB) executive board in June.
Prof Lane, who has been the governor of the Irish Central Bank since late 2015, had emerged last month as an unopposed candidate to succeed the ECB's chief economist Peter Praet, whose term ends in May. While Prof Lane's appointment to the board does not automatically give him the chief economist job, he is widely expected to secure this critical role on the board.
The Department of Finance has said that the search for Prof Lane's successor will involve an "extensive national and international" process. Executive search firm Merc Partners has been hired to help the department with its search.
"The Government values diversity and welcomes a broad range of applications," said the department as it set a deadline of April 5th for expressions of interest in the role.
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Potential candidates
Deputy Central Bank governor Sharon Donnery is hotly tipped in political and regulatory circles to become the first woman – and first internal candidate – to head up the Central Bank.
The secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Robert Watt, who went up against Prof Lane for the position in 2015, is also said to be considering putting his name forward again.
Mr Watt's counterpart in the Department of Finance, Derek Moran, is also seen as someone who may put his name forward. Alan Ahearne, a professor of economists at the National University of Ireland, Galway and special adviser to former minister for finance Brian Lenihan between 2009 and 2011, is another potential candidate, according to odds from bookmaker Paddy Power.
The current top Irish official at the ECB, John Fell, deputy director for macroprudential policy and financial stability, has also been suggested as contender.
Prof Lane is alone among the Central Bank's 11 governors since the institution was set up in 1947 to have been appointed through an open competition. His predecessor, Patrick Honohan, also an academic, was the first to be selected from outside the top level of the civil service.
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Book I: Chapters 1–3
Book I: Chapters 10–12
Book II: Chapters 18–21
Book III: Chapters 30–33
Stephen Kumalo
Theophilus Msimangu
Absalom Kumalo
Arthur Jarvis
John Kumalo
Book 1: Chapters 1-3
Book 1: Chapters 10-12
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Characters James Jarvis
James Jarvis undergoes a journey parallel to that of Kumalo, although he is never granted the chance to be reunited with his son, Arthur, physically. Jarvis is a white, English-speaking farmer who lives on a hill above Ndotsheni. When the novel begins, Jarvis is ignorant of or indifferent to the injustices of South Africa. He cares for his farm and his family, and he more or less takes for granted the political system in which he lives. Jarvis's complacency is shattered when he learns that his son has been killed. He goes to stay with his son's in-laws, the Harrisons, in Johannesburg, where he learns that Arthur had become a leader in the community, valued by people from all racial groups for his speeches on social justice. Jarvis here realizes that his son had become a stranger to him.
In an effort to understand his son better, Jarvis reads Arthur's writings about the injustices he perceives in South Africa, and he is moved by his son's language and ideas. Jarvis does not undergo a political conversion so much as a moral one—he is not interested, for example, by John Kumalo's speech before the strike at the mines. Once he returns to Ndotsheni, however, he works hard to make things better for the people of the village. He donates milk to the young children and arranges to have a dam built to irrigate the soil better. Additionally, he hires an agricultural expert to teach the farmers to preserve the soil. When he suffers from a second tragedy—the death of his wife—he consoles himself by carrying out his wife's wish that he build a new church for the community. Jarvis's efforts require personal sacrifices, as it costs him both money and the respect of many of his peers. It is clear, however, that he has made a firm commitment to the villagers, and, though he is a man of few words, he expresses himself beautifully through his actions.
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Federal law forbids burial of Hmong veterans next to their U.S. comrades. They're fighting for a bill in the Minnesota House that asks Congress and the president to change the prohibition.
Chue Chou Tchang, who represents a national association of Hmong fighters, works full time trying to gain legitimacy for the soldiers.
In a small building on Arcade Street in St. Paul, about a dozen Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War -- all trained, paid and armed to fight for the United States by the Central Intelligence Agency -- gather regularly to discuss upcoming public service events or festivities where their honor guard might be needed. They dress in old military uniforms they have bought on their own and have decorated with patches of their own design.
The meetings now come with a renewed urgency.
When they die, these secret warriors of a secret American war want to buried in veterans cemeteries alongside their American comrades. But even though they now are commonly acknowledged as having fought for the United States in northern Laos, they are prohibited by law from being buried in national or state veterans cemeteries, which are reserved for American service members and honorably discharged U.S. military veterans and their families.
A bill in the Minnesota House asks Congress and the president to change the prohibition. But the state Department of Veterans Affairs warns that doing so could open the door for others who have helped Americans in their conflicts overseas, escalating costs and crowding the cemeteries.
Earlier this week, the veterans made their plea at a hearing of the House Veterans Services Division.
"We were American soldiers fighting alongside American soldiers," testified Chue Chou Tchang, the national chairman of the Special Guerrilla Unit, an association of Hmong fighters in the United States, speaking through an interpreter. "We fought like brothers. We died together. Coming to this country, we'd like to rest with the American soldiers that fought with us."
Forbidden by a United Nations agreement from committing American troops in Laos in the early 1960s, the CIA launched a covert operation of training and funding Hmong soldiers, first to retrieve the bodies of pilots whose planes had crashed and then to block supplies and attack North Vietnamese and communist troops. An estimated 30,000 people, more than 10 percent of the Hmong population in Laos, were killed in the war and about 100,000 Hmong became refugees inside Laos, settling into already-existing towns or in resettlement centers. Beginning in the late 1970s, the United States and other nations began resettling Hmong; more than 60,000 Hmong live in Minnesota.
Now in their 60s and many in failing health, about 3,500 Hmong veterans are believed to remain in the United States, with about 400 in Minnesota, believed to be the largest contingent in any state.
Inside the little storefront on Arcade Street, pictures line the walls, and include aging photos of U.S. officers shaking hands with their Hmong counterparts and row after row of Hmong military leaders wearing U.S. military uniforms. Little U.S. flags are everywhere.
A panoramic picture of Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand 1970-1992 and a chalk board that hangs below it that lists upcoming funerals for three of the group's members underscore the group's tortuous past and its uncertain future.
Hmong Vietnam veterans receive no veterans benefits, such as medical care or pensions. Tchang, who still commands the respect of his dwindling troops, works full time trying to gain legitimacy for the soldiers who survive, pushing for them to get the paperwork necessary to secure the rights to the final resting place of their choice. There are 35 similar chapters in 35 different states.
"He wanted to be buried in a national cemetery so bad," Michael Yang said. "That was the last honor he could have."
A nephew is now deployed to Afghanistan with the Minnesota National Guard and another soon will be joining the Navy. "That's the spirit my father had," he said. "We have to be protective of this country."
In a letter made available to committee members, Minnesota Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito, himself a Vietnam veteran, acknowledged the role Hmong fighters had in the secret war in Laos, and pointed out that the state has proclaimed a special Royal Lao Armed Forces Day each year. But, Shellito said, granting special rights for Hmong fighters would represent a precedent, and any honor bestowed on Hmong veterans would have to be provided equally to others, such as Vietnamese, Iragis, Afghans, and Somalis.
Song Yang, 79, is one of about 400 Hmong veterans — and more than 60,000 Hmong — who live in Minnesota. About 30,000 Hmong were killed during the Vietnam War, and about 100,000 became refugees inside Laos.
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