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'Unintended consequences': Why West Virginia's landmark chemical tank safety legislation matters
August 28, 2014 by Ken Ward Jr.
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The pressure continues to build on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to call a special session so West Virginia can walk back the landmark chemical tank safety and public drinking water law that miraculously made its way through the Legislature in the wake of January's Freedom Industries spill and the Kanawha Valley water crisis that followed.
Yesterday, Senate President Jeff Kessler and House Speaker Tim Miley issued a joint statement urging Gov. Tomblin to call that special session so they can roll back the deadline for chemical tank owners to determine if their tanks are safe and report that information to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Here's what they had to say in that joint release:
We urge Governor Tomblin to call a brief special session during the upcoming September interim meetings to modify the date of implementation for the inspection and certification of the Above Ground Storage Tank Act (SB373). Doing so during the interim meetings will not incur any additional cost to the taxpayers.
While we are extremely proud of the comprehensive regulatory legislation produced earlier this year to protect drinking water for our state citizens, it has become apparent that the Jan. 1, 2015 deadline for these inspections is unattainable. Extending that deadline will allow the state Department of Environmental Protection to put in place, with public input, agency rules to fairly and effectively govern the inspection and certification process.
Any continued delay in taking action on this matter only causes uncertainty within affected industries and the families that rely on them for employment.
Meanwhile, the DEP will move forward with creating an inventory and conducting a risk assessment of above ground storage tanks statewide.
The usual suspects among our state's media outlets are right on top of this. Hoppy Kercheval is all over this, and the MetroNews coverage sticks pretty close to his talking points:
As of now, as many as 40,000 tanks in West Virginia must be registered with the state by Oct. 1 and certified inspections of those tanks have to be completed by Jan. 1. The state Department of Environmental Protection has not yet finalized the inspection protocols and, DEP officials have said, it could be December before those guidelines are available.
After appearing at times to actually care about drinking water protections, the Daily Mail editorial page is back to its old self, and repeating the same misinformation West Virginians are getting from MetroNews:
But the biggest issue is the uncertainty facing storage tank operators as the Department of Environmental Protection, the agency charged with enforcing the law, has yet to define the inspection parameters for storage tanks. Once it does, operators of the estimated 40,000 storage tanks affected by the law are unlikely to have time to complete their inspections by the Jan. 1 deadline.
It's simply false to say that DEP has not yet issued "inspection protocols" or defined "the inspection parameters." Officials at DEP, working very hard under tough deadlines and constant pressure from industry, published guidance for tank owners spelling out what should be examined in these inspections. It's right here on the agency's website. There's a checklist for what the inspections should include and there are forms (see here and here) to use in certifying to DEP that you've done these inspections and your tanks are safe.
And DEP was very, very clear about how this is going to work for the initial inspections due Jan. 1 and for future annual inspections:
For the certification due on or before January 1, 2015, compliance with a nationally recognized tank standard such API or STI following the attached checklist shall be deemed compliance with the requirements. Subsequent Annual Certifications will be required to comply fully with legislative rules promulgated by the Secretary.
And if you read SB 373, it suggests that this sort of path is what was intended. In creating the new above-ground storage tank regulatory program, lawmakers said this about chemical tank safety standards and other parts of that program:
The secretary shall promulgate for review and consideration 4 by the West Virginia Legislature legislative rules during the 2015 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature, on all matters related to this article.
Despite that language, lawmakers also said, concerning annual tank inspections and certifications by experts hired by tank owners:
The certification form shall be submitted to the secretary on or before January 1, 2015, and each year thereafter.
So, while it's true that DEP hasn't yet written the rules that will eventually govern chemical tank safety standards, agency officials have issued "protocols" and "parameters" that the industry can follow in making its initial inspections and certifications. What would happen if tank owners and their industry lobby groups spent more time trying to actually comply with that guidance, and less time working the governor's office and legislative leaders trying to weaken the law?
Keep in mind that this statement from President Kessler and Speaker Miley was issued after the legislative interim meetings earlier this week up in north-central West Virginia, where the events for lawmakers included a steak house gathering whose sponsors included Mountain V Oil and Gas Inc., whose president is a Bridgeport resident named S. Michael Shaver. Some readers may recall that when Speaker Miley wrote to Gov. Tomblin the one person he copied on that letter was Mr. Shaver. The public record reflects that Mr. Shaver wrote to DEP to complain about the provisions of SB 373, and the record also shows that Mr. Shaver contributed $1,000 to Speaker Miley's campaign fund.
I asked Speaker Miley about Mr. Shaver's sponsorship of that legislative interim gathering, and this is the statement I got back from his spokeswoman:
The sponsors of the legislative reception were secured by and through the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, i.e. Kathy Wagner. I had nothing to do with securing sponsors for any part of the interim process. With that said, it is my understanding and belief that Mountain V Oil and Gas is owned, in whole or in part, by Mike Shaver, who is a Harrison County resident and business owner. Mike Shaver wrote a letter to me in May 2014 expressing concerns about SB 373. In response to his letter, I wrote a letter to Governor Tomblin in July 2014 and copied Mr. Shaver on my letter.
To make anything more of it would be simply manufacturing a story where there is none.
Maybe there isn't a story there. But there is most certainly a story in the way political leaders (and some in the media) are now rushing to do what industry is demanding regarding the chemical tank safety law. One MetroNews story actually tried to depict citizen groups as having gotten in the way by speaking their mind, and prompting Gov. Tomblin to hold off on calling a special session until DEP and the governor's staff gave the issue more thought and actually heard from all sides.
Obviously, this isn't the way various industries are used to having things work in West Virginia. Recent laws governing oil and gas drilling and coal mine safety — hailed by political leaders and comprehensive and landmark — were written mostly by the very industries that they were supposed to be regulating. Gov. Tomblin started off that way with his legislative response to the Freedom spill and the water crisis, calling a "stakeholders" meeting that included only one side. The governor and his staff seem to be trying to remedy that mistake as they figure out how to respond to calls now to weaken the chemical tank bill.
Today's Gazette editorial makes this point about lawmakers who are pushing for the industry to get its way here:
Apparently Miley does not remember that in January, the day after the Legislature convened for this year's regular session, a chemical spill on the Elk River contaminated West Virginia American Water's sole intake for the region. For days, 300,000 people were without drinking, cooking and bathing water. Businesses and schools were closed. Some people were made ill. For weeks, residents smelled the chemical lingering in their pipes and appliances. Now, many months later, after pushing and demanding precautions be taken at the water treatment plant and for the future, people are finally regaining confidence in their water supply.
But there's another related piece of news out today that shouldn't be forgotten, and needs to be seen as part of the context of whether key deadlines in the chemical tank bill will be delayed. It's this:
DuPont Co. has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve violations the EPA cited after a string of 2010 chemical leaks, including one that killed a worker at the company's plant in Belle, EPA officials announced Wednesday.
The proposed deal, filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston, settles EPA allegations that DuPont violated provisions of federal air pollution, chemical management, and public right-to-know laws and requires the Wilmington, Delaware-based chemical giant to implement a variety of environmental and workplace safety reforms.
Among other things, EPA officials alleged that DuPont officials allowed one leak to go on for five days without taking action, ignored internal safety recommendations that could have prevented a second incident, and did not timely replace a worn-out hose used to transfer toxic phosgene gas in a fatal January 2010 incident.
"Failing to follow laws meant to prevent accidents can have fatal consequences — as was tragically the case here," said Sam Hirsch, acting assistant attorney general for the U.S. Justice Department's Environmental and Natural Resources Division.
My Gazette story on this goes on to explain:
In a final report issued in September 2011, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that the leaks at DuPont were preventable incidents caused by deficiencies in plant safety management systems related to maintenance and inspections, alarm recognition and management, accident investigations, emergency response and communications, and hazard recognition, the EPA noted in a new lawsuit that's being resolved by the deal announced Wednesday.
Among other things, the board's report noted the CSB's previous recommendation that West Virginia officials work with Kanawha County to develop a local chemical-accident-prevention program. As part of legislation responding to this year's chemical leak at Freedom Industries, lawmakers mandated that a new state Public Water System Supply Commission examine the CSB's recommendation. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has yet to appoint members of that commission.
Maya Nye, spokeswoman for People Concerned About Chemical Safety, said her group is working on a "roadmap" that state and local leaders could use to implement the board recommendation.
"The DuPont tragedy illustrates the need to implement a Chemical Release Prevention Plan that was recommended by the Chemical Safety Board," Nye said Wednesday. "As the Public Water System Supply Study Commission reviews the recommendations, they will have a sound roadmap to help them parse out the details."
Think chemical tank safety in industries like oil and gas drilling doesn't have anything to do with workers getting killed? Then you've forgotten about incidents like the deaths of two workers at an Antero Resources natural gas operation last year in Doddrige County. As things like this fade from memory, as the water crisis disappears from many people's minds, things can more easily go back to business as usual in West Virginia — unless elected officials show that they've learned something from such events.
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Phil Price August 28, 2014
Great story; absolutely correct about the "flim-flam" coming from the regulatees – that they are confused by a lack of specifics.
Tanks for oil & gas drilling could potentially be some of the most troublesome for nearby neighbors. Without a clear definition and database of # tanks, contents, locations, etc. – the most likely notifications will be actual leaks. If AFTER the database is constructed, oil & gas (etc.) want exemptions – we will have a MUCH clearer picture of what's being exempted.
Ti Miller August 29, 2014
The problem is they have figured out they will lose too much money if regulations and rules are implemented and enforced for the gas and oil wells. There are so many at this time that are leaking and their "wastewater" impoundments that are right on creeks, streams, and rivers. If people thought coal mines were dangerous for the environment they need to take a good look at the gas and oil industry to see how bad, if not worse, procedures that these companies are performing and are polluting our water with no afterthought to the citizens that live in the area.
marilyn k hunt September 4, 2014
The technology exists for fast and accurate testing of all drinking water in the state. The current testing is inadequate. The cost in health problems should also be easy to track..are there cancers, kidney failure, miscarriages and birth defects in an area..the health department should have the statistics, the Texas cancer stats are online…Texas has major contamination problems. Get involved…your stand on public health may save your life.
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In this 3ds Max tutorial, I am going to show you how to matte object with vray in 3ds max.i have a simple scene just a plane and a box.if we set Renderer to vray and render we see a normal render plan and box . But now i want to cut matte (matte object) the box from my alpha channel and final image.so here few simple step to do this.
So here is a simple 3ds max scene setup for this cut matte in vray(Matte Object) 3ds Max tutorial.In this scene i create a simple plan (100,100) and rename this plan to ground plan and also create a box (15,15,15) .
Now go in render setting (press F10 on keyboard) and set renderer to vray.
After setting renderer to vray just render the scene ( Press F9 )and your render is look like image below. full render box and plan and alpha is Solid .
Now here i want box to be a invisible and hole in matte.For this we have to Select the box right click and go in V-Ray properties of box. ( right click on box > choose Object properties ).
After setting up Alpha Contribution value to " -1″ now close the V-Ray object properties dialog box.
Render the scene (Press F9 on keyboard).now you can see box is invisible in render and if you check Alpha Box turn into a matte object (Cut matte – no alpha).
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Title: Rigol DP832 Voltage and Current Accuracy Question.
Title: Re: Rigol DP832 Voltage and Current Accuracy Question.
That's pretty much correct. There is also the other stuff (regulation rate and noise), but it's small. If you want to see in practice what the accuracy looks like, see this thead (http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/noob-dac-linearity-in-the-dp832/).


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Q: Secuencia dentro de un vector en R studio Tengo un vector s de una secuencia de números y tengo que buscar en otro vector v con igual o mayor cantidad de elementos. La secuencia dada por s y la salida será el número del orden de él/los elementos en los que comienza la secuencia buscada.
Lo que logré hacer es:
comparo_vectores = function(v,w){
    rta = 0

    for(i in 1:length(v)){
        if(v[i] == w[i]) {
            rta = T
        }else {
            rta = F
        }
    }

    return(rta)
}

secuencia = function(s,v) {
    w = c()

    for(i in 1:length(v) - 1) {
        if(comparo_vectores(s,v[i]) == 1) {
            w[i] = i
        }
    }

    return(w)
}

Pero me sale este error:
Error in if (v[i] == w[i]) { :
Valor ausente donde TRUE/FALSE es necesario

¿Alguien se le ocurre alguna otra manera de realizar la función secuencia?, o ¿sabe cuál es mi error?

A: Entiendo que quieres comparar dos vectores en función de la posición de los elementos y que necesitas que como salida te de el número de la posición de los elementos faltantes. (Si no es así, te sugiero que redactes un poco mejor tu pregunta).
Si entendí bien esto puede ayudar:
Tienes tus dos vectores:
s <- rep(1:100, times = 2)
s2 <- sample(s, 150)

Lo que necesitas hacer es ordenarlos:
ord1 <- sort(s)
ord2 <- sort(s2)

Función de comparación:
compare_fun <- function (v1, v2){

   for (i in 1:length(v1)){
  j <- match(v1[i], v2)
  if(!is.na(j)){
    v1[i] <- NA
    v2[j] <- NA
    }
  }
  print(v1[complete.cases(v1)])
}

Llamas la función:
compare_fun(ord1, ord2)

Y como dije, de output te saldrán el número de la posición de los elementos faltantes.
[1]  2  6  7  8  9 10 11 19 20 21 22 22 23 26 27 29 30 32 32 38 39 39 41 41 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 53
[33] 54 55 58 58 60 64 65 67 67 74 77 81 85 88 89 95 97 99

A: Si lo que buscas es ubicar el comienzo de cierta secuencia (s) o patrón en un vector (v), la forma clásica es ir avanzando de a una posición en v y comparar el bloque de elementos contiguos de la longitud de s, si todos lo elementos coinciden, ciertamente hemos encontrado el patrón y ya tenemos su posición:
seq_in_vector <- function(s, v) {
  lv <- length(v)
  ls <- length(s)
  found <- c()
  j <- 1
  for (i in 1:(lv-ls+1)) {
    if (all(s == v[i:(i+ls-1)])) {
      found[j] <- i
      j <- j + 1
    }
  }
  found
}

Por ejemplo:
s <- c(1,2,3)
v <- c(4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8,9,1,2,3,4)

seq_in_vector(s, v)

[1]  4 10

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GEORGE GOMBOSSY: Comcast not the only cable company to provide hassle
GEORGE GOMBOSSY
Published 12:00 am EDT, Monday, June 28, 2010
When your high-def television, digital landline, and home Internet service are working right, the world is at your beck and call.
But when one of these modern wonders breaks down, you could be in for hassle.
Just ask Chris Lyttle or Rich Baril, who both happen to live in West Simsbury and both contacted me this month asking for help with Comcast. With a half million customers in Connecticut, Comcast is the largest cable provider in the state.
Lyttle was stunned when Comcast told him that the cable gateway (or modem) that he was renting was past its life expectancy and that his connection is likely to fail soon. If he returned the unit to a Comcast center he could get a replacement for free, or pay a fee to have a new one delivered.
"I did originally pay to have the equipment installed and have paid a monthly fee for it," he wrote me in an email. "If they know it will -fail and they are waiting for me to call after that happens that seems ridiculous. They should be upfront and replace or maintain it at no cost."
Baril asked for my help because he said he has "been getting stonewalled and the runaround from Comcast in providing a service technician to address an issue with my Internet and phone service. Both 'cut out' at various times leaving us with neither."
For the Baril family, it's a huge issue because they use the Internet to communicate with their daughter, who is deaf.
Even after I helped the family get an earlier appointment for a Comcast technician, the problem intensified.
A technician was supposed to have shown up on a Friday afternoon, but instead came at 8 a.m. But the Internet and phone service had been remotely restored and the technician said he could not troubleshoot the problem since it was working at the time. Three hours later, the phone and Internet again stopped working. Comcast promised to send someone that afternoon. No one showed up and no calls were made to their cell phone warning them that the technician would not be available.
"Each time I called customer service I got a sympathetic ear and profuse apologies, but not one took any action to address my problem," Baril wrote, adding that he was given a $40 credit for two missed calls. The last I heard his service had been restored, but obviously the family is frustrated.
Normally when hearing these complaints I would be ranting and raving about the company.
There are a couple of reasons why I am taking a measured approach.
First of all, Comcast has a wonderful public relations person in Connecticut, Laura Brubaker, whom I have dealt with for more than four years. Every time someone from Comcast contacts me with a problem, I send that person to Brubaker. She either helps solve the problem or, if Comcast wasn't at fault, she takes the time to give customers an explanation.
Brubaker has always been upfront and straight with me, and she was again on these two situations.
No excuses. Brubaker said Comcast was clearly at fault.
"Our goal is to provide our customers with reliable and cutting-edge products and services, as well as clear communication and great customer service. In these two instances, we clearly fell short," she told me. "We are on a course to resolve both of these issues and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and frustration we caused for these two customers."
How refreshing to get a straight answer from a company PR person.
And Comcast is trying to improve its service, which we can all agree is far from perfect.
To get an idea what a company like Comcast deals with, consider that it has about one million contacts with customers across the country every day. Starting last year, Comcast instituted a "Customer Guarantee" spelling out what can be expected and what Comcast will do if the guarantee is violated.
Since then, Brubaker said, there has been an improvement in customer satisfaction surveys.
"Our internal surveys show that satisfaction with Comcast's Customer Service improved 2 percent in January 2010 compared to January 2009 and 80 percent of customers tell Comcast they resolved their issue on the first call and 94 percent tell Comcast the Technician arrived on time."
Finally, all television, telephone and Internet providers have huge customer-service issues.
Not long ago, I asked state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr., whether he has cable or satellite service at his home.
"I recently did a bunch of research myself on television providers -- DIRECTV, Dish, Comcast, U-verse -- as I was thinking of changing providers. What I found out was that it was not easy to make many apples-to-apples comparisons. Each of the four I compared had issues on service reliability," Farrell told me.
"The technology differed substantially as to each provider. Each offered very differing channel packages. Some did not provide the government access channels. Most gave me lots of channels I would never watch, but made it quite expensive to get certain channels that I wanted (my kids watch a channel called Sprout and I would love to have access to the RAI Italian television channel).
"All could interact with a DVR, but the capabilities of the DVR differed substantially from provider to provider. U-verse has distinct territorial limitations as to where it is offered in Connecticut and some of those limitations are not going to be solved any time soon."
So in the end, what did Farrell do?
"I concluded that I would stay with what I had -- Comcast -- for the moment and see how the market evolved in the next year or two."
You can reach The Watchdog at George@connecticutwatchdog.com and he will answer as many e-mails as he can. Please check out his website, www.ctwatchdog.com for comprehensive consumer, health, finance, travel and education tips.

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French president advises ministers against foreign vacations amid controversy over free holidays abroad.
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has grounded his ministers amid revelations that senior cabinet members went on free holidays to crisis-hit north African countries.
He asked ministers on Wednesday to holiday in France more often - after it emerged Prime Minister Francois Fillon took his family on a new year holiday to the Nile resort of Aswan while the foreign minister was holidaying in Tunisia during last month's protests in the country.
"What was commonplace a few years back can prove shocking nowadays," he said over the holiday controversy.
Sarkozy has also instituted a new policy to prevent such controversies from recurring.
"Ministers will from now on have to seek clearance from the prime minister's office before accepting invitations to visit other countries," said a statement issued by Sarkozy's Elysee Palace after a regular cabinet meeting.
Fillon, admitted on Tuesday that the Egyptian authorities provided him and his family with free accommodation and a government plane for sightseeing during a vacation there just before the pro-democracy protests broke out.
Michele Alliot-Marie, the foreign minister, is already facing calls to resign over her holiday. She has admitted twice flying on a private plane from France to Tunisia for holidays. That plane was owned by a businessman with alleged ties to ousted dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
But Sarkozy's move did not seem to dampen the growing criticism by media and the opposition.
"He may as well ask them to use low-cost carriers or late-running train services. This is just a way to convey the public shock that they were taking private jets and having these very nice holidays in nice circumstances - at a time when it's very difficult for French people just to get through the month and have an ordinary life," Franck Guillory, a French journalist and commentator, told Al Jazeera.
Pierre Moscovici, a Socialist member of parliament, said: "What's not on by today's moral standards is the idea that you don't pay for your hotel as the guest of a foreign power."
Questions have also arisen about Sarkozy's own year-end holiday in Morocco and a recent weekend in New York. Asked who footed the bill for those trips, Francois Baroin, the government spokesman, refused to provide any details.


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Alberto Causes Exxon Mobil,Royal Dutch and Chevron to Scale Down Output
Posted By: Kay Greene June 4, 2018
In what could be termed as responding to an emergency, oil companies in the US Gulf Coast have started moving many of their workers retaining only those that are deemed very crucial. This is in response to the Subtropical Storm Alberto that is expected to hit the coast in coming days.
Evacuation of workers
Exxon Mobil has announced that it has moved workers that are non-essential from the Lena production platform located in the Gulf of Mexico. Exxon has only retained a few workers that are deemed key to production in the area. On the other hand, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron Corporation have announced complete shutdown of production activities in the Lena production platform
The U.S National Hurricane Center has announced that Alberto is becoming more of a tropical cyclone, with its circulation becoming more focused at the central core, which is located 220 km west of Tampa, Florida. The storm is advancing at the speed of 85 km per hour. It was earlier announced that the storm would make landfall on Monday morning in the Florida panhandle.
The Gulf of Mexico accounts for 17% of the daily crude oil produced in the U.S and 5% of the natural gas production. This is according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Additionally, the Gulf accounts for 45% of the U.S refining capacity as well as 51% of the natural gas processing capacity.
Weakening strength
The Alberto Subtropical Storm is said to have shed off much of its strength as it approaches Florida's Panhandle. From the Panhandle, it was expected to come ashore and cause heavy rains in the entire southern U.S. The storm is expected to leave a trail of losses amounting to $1 billion.
Florida governor, Rick Scott, has declared state of emergency in all the 67 counties of the state even as government machineries keep an eye on the progress of the storm. The declaration of the state of emergency allows local authorities to allocate sufficient time and resources to combat as well as mitigate the effects of the storm.
The Florida National Guard has put 5,500 officers on stand-by alert and is ready for deployment to respond to any emergency or distress call. Governors in Mississippiand Alabama have also declared states of emergency as they prepare for the coming of this year's hurricane season.
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IBM Australia revenue dropped by over AU$300m in 2019
It also declared that no dividend would be paid to its parent company for the 2019 financial year.
By Campbell Kwan | June 1, 2020 -- 01:59 GMT (18:59 PDT) | Topic: Tech Industry
The Australian arm of IBM has made its financial results for 2019 available, reporting net profit of AU$109 million, slightly down from the AU$119 million made a year prior.
Total revenue for the year, however, decreased by over AU$300 million to just shy of AU$2.6 billion, the cost of sales was reduced by around the same amount from AU$2.25 billion to AU$1.93 billion, while the company's selling, general, and administrative expenses remained steady at AU$453 million.
All of IBM Australia's segments submitted weaker revenue across the board year on year. This consisted of a AU$1.04 billion contribution from its global technology services, down from AU$1.16 billion; AU$622 million from its cloud and cognitive software, compared to AU$726.7 million; global business services chipped in AU$33 million less with AU$503 million in revenue; intercompany services and sales provided AU$299 million, AU$15 million less year on year; while its systems sales earned AU$111 million, a AU$61 million drop from the year prior.
Tax-wise, IBM Australia decreased its income tax payments from AU$52 million last year to AU$41.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Unlike last year, when the Australian arm of Big Blue paid a AU$150 million dividend to its parent companies, the company also declared that no dividend would be paid for the 2019 financial year.
While the company did not mention how many staff it employs in Australia, it reported AU$687 million under the header of employee wages, almost AU$20 million less than the year prior.
See also: IBM says it's giving employees the opportunity to 'compete for positions'
The Australian arm of IBM also had a board reshuffle during the 2019 financial year, with David La Rose, John Buhman, and Deidre McGrath stepping down from their director roles. La Rose, who was managing director of IBM Australia, moved to the United States to assume the general manager role for IBM Partner Ecosystem.
Katrina Troughton and Anthony Martinetti were then appointed as directors in August and September, respectively, with Troughton taking on La Rose's mantle of managing director.
In July 2018, the local arm of IBM was handed a AU$1 billion contract from the Australian government to be its whole-of-government technology partner, which means all 17 departments -- even those not incumbent to IBM -- will be using Big Blue systems until 2023.
It was revealed in March that Australian government entities publicly awarded nearly AU$4.3 billion to IBM Australia for services under the "engineering and research and technology-based services" and "information technology broadcasting and telecommunications" categories over a 10-year period spanning 2009 to 2019.
IBM Australia's parent company reported Q1 non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.84 on revenue of $17.6 billion, down 3.4% year on year.
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I am often asked for writing advice.
I have personally found that one of the most important elements of writing is the right environment and preparation. I am going to share some of these elements below. I know that personality plays a factor and perhaps some of this won't apply to everyone in the same way.
For me, I am easily distracted by clutter. If my desk is messy, I must clean it before I can focus on writing. If I am in a messy room I am overwhelmed. The quickest solution for me is to find a clean environment to work in, such as a coffee shop or restaurant.
It is easy to get sucked into Facebook, Gmail, or other Internet distractions. Yes, there is a time for using the Internet for research, but one must exercise great self-control to simply use Bible.cc rather than watching Maru the cat videos on YouTube.
Texts and phone calls can suddenly disrupt a good flow of writing. Take your writing seriously and treat it with respect.
Have needed books on hand.
It is minor yet annoying to being out at a café and ready to write, and suddenly realizing that you do not have the reference books that you wanted to quote from. I suggest getting a cloth grocery/tote bag and putting all your needed books within it while you are working on a project. This makes it much easier when you are venturing to write away from home.
If you are going to transcribe quotes from a book, I recommend purchasing this little gadget off of Amazon.com. I keep this device in my backpack all the time and it is wonderful to use when transcribing.
Sleepy and hungry might have been Snow White's friends, but they just turn you into Dopey.
The number #1 brain rule in the book Brain Rules (by John Medina, a Molecular-Biologist), is that nothing gets your brain functioning better than exercise. Oxygenating the blood will feed your brain and get your writing going. I suggest about 30 minutes of walking outside with or without music (music preferred for me). Perhaps carry a notepad so as to jot down thoughts about your writing while walking. Do not text or call during this time, as you are aiming to relax and focus.
This may sound odd, but every book about working from home will advise keeping a routine where you get up at a set time, shower, have breakfast, get dressed to work then start work. This ensures that you keep a work mindset, even though you are not commuting. I find wisdom in following at least a portion of this advice. I am going to be much more focused for writing if I am dressed for the day than if I am in a Snuggie on the couch.
Another rule from Brain Rules is that no human brain is actually designed to multi-task. The brain can only focus on one thing at a time, ever. What seems like multi-tasking is simply switching all of the brains laser focus from one task to another and then back to the first in a moment of time. The best way to write is to keep the brain from switching focus at all. Close all windows and documents on your computer and simply work from one document to keep focus.
If you don't follow these rules here is what it might look like. You sit down at your computer with the Internet open to email, Facebook, to do lists, amazon and calendars. Once you have wasted 30 minutes, you decide to relax by putting on some ITunes, while surveying your cluttered desk, you realize that you have bills to pay and unopened mail to go through. Once you finish the mail, you feel your belly rumble and go to make a sandwich. Upon returning you open a word document to begin writing. After several trips back and forth to the bookshelf you are ready to transcribe some quotes. Ten minutes and a lot of duct-tape later, you create a makeshift bookstand to hold the book while you transcribe. The sandwich and bookstand fiasco has made you a bit tired, so you go make a pot of coffee. After taking care of the multiple texts and calls that you have received during this time, you are finally ready to write, but you want to be comfy, so you settle down on the couch with your Snuggie and now you are ready to go! (It only took 2 hours, but you are about to be a writing machine…. not really though) Yes this is a bit of an exaggeration, but any writer can confirm that they have had days like the one I just described.
No, I haven't given you tips about how to create good writing, yet the environment and preparation will give you major strides in the right direction.


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Forest Park: Our much-loved but at-risk treasure
Updated Jan 10, 2019; Posted Jun 09, 2010
By Guest Columnist
By Nick Fish, David Bragdon and Michelle Bussard
We share a commitment to protecting our region's natural areas for future generations. None is more important than Forest Park, with more than 5,100 acres of trees, trails and wildlife that contribute to our clean air, clean water and quality of life.
The City Club of Portland, which helped create the park 60 years ago, just released a report on the current state of Forest Park. The report concludes that the park is at risk and calls for a renewed commitment -- from the city of Portland and its regional partners. We agree.
Forest Park is much loved, but its popularity comes with a price. As the region's population has grown, so too have the impacts and recreational demands on the park. It is threatened by invasive species, which strangle native plants and increase the potential of wildfires.
Forest Park is part of Portland's larger parks and recreation system, which has suffered budget cuts five of the last seven years. During these tough times, the city relies more than ever on public-private partnerships. These include corporate partners such as The Standard and nonprofit partners like the Forest Park Conservancy. Collectively we invested almost $1 million last year in the park.
Forest Park is not the only natural area at risk. There are more than 30,000 acres of natural areas in the Portland metropolitan region, and each of them faces similar ecological threats.
We support the City Club's call for a dedicated source of funding, regional in scope, to protect and care for Forest Park. Regardless of the level of funding, no one agency or organization can provide all of the resources, staff and expertise that the park requires.
That's why the city of Portland, Metro and the Forest Park Conservancy have joined with a broad coalition of public and private partners to create the Intertwine Alliance, a regional organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of natural spaces like Forest Park. The Intertwine Alliance is an essential first step on the path to the regional funding of natural spaces recommended by the City Club.
Oregon is a special place where individuals can still make a difference. Whether you volunteer time or contribute financial support, or simply take some time to enjoy the park, we need everyone in our region to become a champion for Forest Park. Previous generations of Portlanders had the foresight to create the park. Working together, it is now our responsibility to protect this legacy for our children and grandchildren.
Nick Fish is a Portland city commissioner who oversees city parks. David Bragdon is president of the Metro Council. Michelle Bussard is executive director of the Forest Park Conservancy.


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Another Large Tenant Has Chosen Váci Greens In Budapest: Intrum Justitia
5,200 square meters office space is leased by Intrum Justitia in Building 'F', the newest building of the Váci Greens office campus. With the arrival of the new tenant the occupancy rate of the 25,000 m2 office building is 60%, 7 months before its handover.
For Intrum, the leading credit management company, it is not the first time to change headquarters during its history in Hungary. The team of the company has grown by hundreds of employees in the last few years, preserving its market leading role. It has become important among other factors as well to move to the centre where there is enough space for the new colleagues, for further growth and the reception of clients.
'Time has come to move our headquarters to an even higher quality of 'A+' category office building with environmentally-friendly technology that is designed according to the criteria of the highest level of accessibility', said Péter Felfalusi, CEO of Intrum Justitia. 'Váci Greens Building 'F' is the ideal choice for us because it represents the highest standard available, it is flexible, sunlit, has terraces and provides liveable spaces for our employees to work efficiently.'
'It was important for us that our employees should work in the greenest, most modern, most ergonomical place that is easily accessible, with numerous services nearby and in-house', added Péter Felfalusi.
'We are extremely proud that a remarkably significant, globally recognized company placed its confidence in Váci Greens yet again, which reassures us that our activity of creating and keeping a sustainable future of the office market while pursuing environmental and social responsibility is very successful', said Zoltán Borbély, Country Director of Atenor Hungary.
'The first four buildings of Váci Greens, consisting of nearly 80,000 m2, function with a 100% occupancy rate. Buildings 'E' and 'F', that are under construction, will offer an additional 50,000 m2 and will be handed over in the second and third quarter of 2020', noted Nikolett Püschl, Development and Leasing Manager of Atenor.
Developed by Atenor, the green and ergonomic Váci Greens megaproject offers exclusive offices on 130,000 square meters. The office campus consists of six buildings, surrounding a huge internal garden and passage, a so-called 'piazza', creating a unique and inspiring environment. The office complex, while satisfying the needs and demands of today's tenants and of future generations, provides home for several market leading companies.
Váci Greens is located on the popular Váci Corridor, in Budapest's number one business district. It is situated less than 3 minutes' walk to Duna Plaza Shopping Center and Gyöngyösi Street metro station. Given the top location, the highest quality technical content, the multitude and diversity of in-house services, Váci Greens is pioneer in the office market of Budapest.
During the transaction, the Tenant was represented by Cushman & Wakefield International Real Estate Advisor Ltd.
About Atenor
Listed on the Euronext Brussels, the company of Atenor has a remarkable experience in developing large-scale residential and office real estate in Brussels, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Hungary and Romania. Atenor's aim is to answer to the urban challenges of the future, while offering sustainable, 'living and working' real estates and offices that can be valued and enjoyed.
About Intrum
Intrum is the industry's leading claim management services company, present in 24 European countries. Intrum helps companies prosper by supporting its customers and offering solutions to improve cash flow and long-term profitability. An important part of the firm's mission is to ensure that individuals and companies get the necessary support for tax exemption. Intrum employs more than 9,000 dedicated and empathetic professionals who service about 80,000 companies throughout Europe.
The proforma revenue of the enterprise reached 13,4 billion Swedish krona in 2018. The headquarters of Intrum is in Stockholm, Sweden, and its shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap list.
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Frito-Lay is making a lot of noise with its 100% compostable bag of Frito-Lay's solar-baked Sun Chips, but not the vocal kudos one would expect from such an innovative technology. In fact, according to The Wall Street Journal, the estimated life-span of a traditional snack-chip bag, which is made of "polymers such as polyproylene and polyethylene," could be as long as 100 years. The new bag, introduced in January, is produced with polylactic acid, "which fully decomposes in about 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active, compost pile."
So what is the shouting about? The new bag is incredibly noisy, so noisy it was recorded at 95 decibels (compared to 77 decibels for an environmentally-non-friendly bag) using a RadioShack sound meter. J. Scot Heathman, an Air Force pilot squeezed the bag and posted the noise on You-Tube, describing it as "freaking loud."
So, it's not surprising there is now a Facebook fan club called, "Sorry But I Can't Hear You Over This Sun Chips Bag," with more than 30,000 fans. And Frito posted at-shelf signs, "Yes, the bag is loud, that's what change sounds like." We understand that a Frito-Lay engineer now confirms he's working on a quieter, crunch-free, biodegradable chips bag.
Yes, change can be a pain, but those are probably the same fans getting their ears blown out with their I-Pod music selections.


OSPI has identified the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Resource for use in high school. The resource improves mental health literacy and it is widely taught in schools across Canada and internationally. The material is medically accurate and designed for classroom settings. This Teacher Training prepares classroom teachers in the use of the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Resource in their classroom, providing a basic overview of mental health and illness and orientation to the teaching materials.
Participants should be teachers with support to attend from building or district administrators. We request teachers share implementation information after teaching. A tool will be provided to teachers for tracking as they teach to students. Information collected will significantly aid continued teacher training opportunities and mental health education for Washington students.
If you do not receive a confirmation email, you are not fully registered.
WA OSPI has mapped the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Resource to the Health Education K-12 Learning Standards (revised 2016). It aligns with all eight learning standards (H1-8) when the full curriculum resource is implemented with fidelity.


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Q: Azure Notification Hub tag expressions not working for multiple tags I'm testing a free tier notification hub on Azure and the tags functionality doesn't seem to be working as intended. I'm pretty sure it's working as there might be a ton of companies using it, but I don't know whats wrong with my tests.
I have the app installed on two android devices, all registered correctly with the hub.
One has one tag, the other has 3 tags.

When I go to the test page of the notification hub and send one notification without tags, both devices receive them.
If I add the RECEIVER tag, only the first device receives even if the second one also has this tag.
If I use a tag expression (as per their documentation) like RECEIVER && Curitiba && PR, the second device does not receive it either. All I get is this response:

I'm sure the service allow devices to have more than one tag and that the tag expressions are allowed on the free tier(haven't seen any restriction about it anywhere)
What can be wrong?

A: I figured it out.
I was adding(via code) multiple tags all at once like "RECEIVER,Curitiba,PR" and that might have confused the notification back-end. I removed the tags and added them one by one and that worked out just fine.
I think they could specify that in the documentation and also throw an exception if they are added with commas.


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Cielito Lindo's avocado sauce
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By Noelle Carter | July 6, 2017
It's hard to walk through Los Angeles' Olvera Street without making a stop at Cielito Lindo. The restaurant, one of the oldest in the city, has been serving its famous crunchy taquitos since 1934, doused in a thin but spicy ... Read more
Total time: 20 minutes | Makes about 1 quart sauce
3 to 4 fresh yellow chiles (chile güero)
6 tomatillos, husks removed and coarsely chopped
Leaves from 1 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped
1 avocado, coarsely chopped
¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
Step 1In a heavy-bottom saucepan, combine the water, chiles, garlic, tomatillos and cilantro. Bring the mixture to a simmer, loosely cover, and cook until the chiles and tomatillos are softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Step 2Drain, reserving the water, and place the ingredients into a blender. Add the avocado and salt. Carefully blend at low speed, adding water as needed, until the mixture is pureed to form a thin sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning if desired. The sauce will keep, covered and refrigerated, up to one week.
Note: Adapted from a recipe by Cielito Lindo in downtown Los Angeles.
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It's hard to walk through Los Angeles' Olvera Street without making a stop at Cielito Lindo. The restaurant, one of the oldest in the city, has been serving its famous crunchy taquitos since 1934, doused in a thin but spicy avocado sauce. Reader Jim Toomey from Reseda has been enjoying the taquitos for more than 40 years. "I have, on several occasions, attempted to replicate their sauce with little success," he writes. "Please help! How do they do it?"
The sauce is a combination of fresh yellow chiles, garlic, tomatillos and cilantro, simmered for a few minutes until softened, then blended with avocado. It's the perfect accompaniment for taquitos and tacos. Cielito Lindo was happy to share its recipe. Enjoy this flavorful little piece of L.A. history, Jim.


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HomesportsNASCAR became the first major sport to resume events with the May race
NASCAR became the first major sport to resume events with the May race
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On Thursday afternoon, NASCAR announced that it would be the first major sports series to return to action after the COVID-19 pandemic ended public meetings. The series halted competition in mid-March at the time, stating that it planned to resume its schedule on 9 May. Their cars will now re-ignite for a 400-mile (643 km) race on Sunday, May 17, at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, although spectators will not be allowed to go on the track.
NASCAR plans to run seven races in 10 days. The first three will be in Darlington, with their Cup series taking place on May 17 and an Xfinity run on Wednesday May 20 with a power series to be held on Tuesday, May 19. On May 24, the game goes to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Charlotte will host an Xfinity race on May 25, a truck race on May 26 and a second cup race. 27 May
NASCAR and its teams are eager and excited to return to the competition and have great respect for the responsibility that comes with returning to the competition. NASCAR will return to an environment that will ensure the safety of our competitors' officers and all members of the local community, said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's executive chairman and director of career development.
Apart from the absence of fans in the stands, the game is making some other changes to ensure the safety of mechanics and track workers. There will be no practice session before any race and with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600, the car will not qualify for grid positions. For the first race on May 17, they will operate according to the owner's points, and NASCAR is still waiting to decide how it will work for the other races.
Each team has to supervise all 16 people, including the driver, who intends to send for the race five days in advance, and NASCAR does not want the team members who work in preparing the car for each team. Racing workshop. NASCAR states that it will take everyone's temperature upon entering the track and all must wear masks while on track. The pit crew will have to wear fireproofing balconies or a face shield.
NASCAR says it hopes to compete in Atlanta and Martinsville in Georgia, as well as Bristol Tennessee, in the coming weeks, officials approved.


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● Black Mountain Elementary is committed to providing a safe and caring learning environment for all students and staff that is free from bullying and harassment.
● In accordance with Buncombe County Board Policy #464 and anti-bullying national legislation, BME has devised this Bullying Prevention Plan to be proactive in eliminating and responding to all forms of bullying and harassment at our school.
● Individuals are encouraged to report bullying incidents and can do so: directly to staff members, in writing or by phone, via the school website "report bullying" link and/or anonymously.
● Staff members who witness a potential bullying incident should intervene immediately. Staff members who intervene and/or receive an alleged bullying complaint from a student or parent are considered "mandated reporters" and should submit the complaint using the BCS Bullying Incident Level 1 Screening Documentation form.
● Staff members will submit a hard copy of the form to the designated location in the front office, then will send a notification of the incident submitted to the principal's email address with the subject line as the date with the initials of the student in order to maintain confidentiality. The principal will send confirmation of their receipt of the report to the individual who submitted it.
● Principal will determine if the incident is bullying and complete the bottom portion of the BCS Bullying Incident Level 1 Screening Documentation form.
● Parent of perpetrator will be informed and contact documented.
The Black Mountain Elementary principal will consider the following factors when deciding on an appropriate consequence for students who commit acts of bullying or harassment: the developmental and maturity level of the parties involved, the level of harm, events surrounding the incident, the nature of the behaviors, the context in which the incidents occurred, and the past history of the parties involved.
● Consequences should include both disciplinary actions and skill building/positive behavior support interventions and will be documented through a Student Action Plan. Plan will be explicit and written and will be signed and treated as a contract/agreement of all people participating.
● Staff will document implementation of Student Action Plan via google docs.
● Repeated offenses of Level 1 behaviors will increase disciplinary actions and interventions as appropriate. Additionally action plan may include: FBA, mental health referral, CFT meeting, SRO involvement, or bullying moodle.


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George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in trailer for rom-com Ticket to Paraside
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the romantic comedy ticket to heavenwho reunites of the ocean suffrage and money monster George Clooney and Julia Roberts co-star as a divorced couple who team up to stop their beloved daughter from making the same mistake they believe they made almost 25 years ago; Check it out here…
Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exiles who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their beloved daughter from making the same mistake they once made.
Directed by Ol Parker (Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, ticket to heaven Sees Clooney and Roberts join the cast by Caitlin Dever, Lucas Bravo and Billie Lourd.
Ticket to Paradise will hit theaters on October 21.
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Malaika showed off her full body in a see-through dress with an open collar, people were surprised to see Salman's sign on her body
Malaika showed off her full body in a see-through dress with an open collar, people were surprised to see Salman's sign on her body
Wherever Bollywood actress Malaika Arora goes, headlines are made automatically. Whether it's the Malaika airport look or sportswear. Malaika maintains its style statement. Recently, Malaika attended the Miss India 2022 event.
As always, in the Miss India 2022 event too, Malaika sparked beauty. During the event, Malaika appeared in a bold and hot dress. These photos and videos of Malaika are going viral on social media.
After seeing these pictures of Malaika, eyes will stay on her for two moments. In these photos, Malaika wore a deep gold-colored dress.
To complete her dress look, Malaika took the support of high makeup and a daring neckline. After seeing the necklace Malaika wore at the event, people remembered Salman Khan and started trolling the actress.
In fact, during the event, the necklace Malaika wore with a central stone around her neck looked exactly like the kind of stone that Salman Khan wears on his hand.
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Q: register keyword in inline function included from C I am currently working on a mixed C and C++ project. Lately it happened that external library I have no control over added an inline function containing register keyword to header. For simplicity let's assume header looks like this:
// external_header.h
inline int do_stuff() {
  register int res = 1;
  return res;
}

// some functions declarations without name mangling

And let's assume this is my code (as usless as it is):
// my_code.cpp

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"{
#endif

#include <external_header.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

int main(inc argc, char** argv) {
  return 0;
}

Compiling my_code.cpp with C++17 switch gives error like this:

error: ISO C++17 does not allow 'register' storage class specifier [-Werror=register]

Can there be anything done to work around this error? If so, what is to be done?

A: Using compiler options, you can disable the -Werror flag for this warning only:
-Werror -Wno-error=register

Or you can disable this warning altogether:
-Wno-register

Or within the code you could use preprocessor macro to remove this keyword. Note that replacing keywords (even unused ones like register) is Undefined Behaviour.
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"{
#endif

#define register

#include <external_header.h>

#undef register

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

A: If the C header isn't written in the common subset of C and C++ - and in your case it isn't - then you cannot include it in C++.
If you have no control over the header, then what you can do instead is write a header of your own that is written in valid C++. In order to use the problematic function, you can write a non-inline wrapper function in C where the non C++ header can be included, and delegate to the inline function.
Example:
// external_header.hpp
// ... imagine header guard of your choice here ...
extern "C"{
    int do_stuff_cpp(); // this is valid C++
    // some functions declarations without name mangling
}

// external_header_cpp.c
#include "external_header.h"
int do_stuff_cpp()
{
    return do_stuff();
}


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June 28, 2014 Remembering No One guitarist Bob Bielarz aka B-Larz
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It has been over a decade since the golden age of Nu-metal has passed. In that time, many bands have come and gone while carving their niche in rock-n-roll history along the way. A name not heard for sometime in mainstream music is the Chicago, IL based act No One. Formed in 1994 as Black Talon by vocalist Murk and guitarist B-Larz, the band No One came about with the addition of bassist Flare, and drummer Billy K. Quickly rising in the rankings, the band signed in 2001 with the former imprint label Immortal Records. Releasing their debut self-titled album, featuring two memorable singles titled "Chemical" and "Down on Me", the album charted at 35 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Landing themselves a spot on Ozzfest 2001, they also performed along such bands as System of a Down, Slipknot, and Mudvayne in the Pledge of Allegiance Tour that same year. Unfortunately, two short years later, No One disbanded; leaving fans wondering where they vanished to until 2010 when they reformed, performing live again. Exciting their local scene and dedicated fans in the know, No One remained active playing shows until 2012 and as late as April of 2014 they posted on their official Facebook page something was in the works regarding new music.
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Tragically on June 20th founding guitarist Bob Bielarz, aka B-Larz, his wife Viengsavnh (40 years old), and their friend Jeremy Muzika (33 years old) went missing after their boat capsized in the Cal-Sag Channel near Palos Hills, Illinois. While his wife and friend were found within a day, it was not until two days later B-Larz body was recovered. The news has left his friends, family, fans, and bandmates stunned and stricken with sadness. As a passionate musician, husband, and friend, those which knew B-Larz would agree he was a genuine and caring man. At only 39 years of age, B-Larz and his wife reportedly loved to go out boating every week, and this was just an extremely unfortunate accident.
Fans of No One continue their out-poor of love and support for his family and surviving bandmates in the wake of his passing. While the lives we lead are short and can be abruptly taken from us, B-Larz' legacy is forever etched in stone with the highly underrated lone full-length album from No One. B-Larz' guitar playing was sharp, inventive, and on point with the leading players in the genre at the time. CrypticRock express our deepest condolences for the loss of B-Larz, may your love for life and music burn for eternity.
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"I don't have time to waste": Juan José Lafaurie, son of María Fernanda Cabal, denied using Tinder
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The conviction was made by Judge 3 of Bucaramanga. For six related cases, he was charged with the crime of aggravated theft in a homogeneous and successive contest
Juan José Lafaurie, son of Senator María Fernanda Cabal and the executive president of Fedegan, José Félix Lafaurie, came out to clarify what would be the alleged existence of a profile on the Tinder dating application in his name. In his Twitter account, the young man explained that he does not use this type of social network, and invited those who are interacting with the impostor of his image not to be fooled.
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"I don't have time to waste on dating apps. Don't be fooled, I don't have a profile on any of these platforms," Juan José commented next to a screenshot showing a photo of him, in a Tinder tab. but with another name. Whoever is impersonating him called himself 'Felipe'. The comments were filled, for the most part, with mockery against the Cabal. Likewise, warnings from people who invited other Internet users not to blindly believe everything they see on the Internet.
Tinder was created by Arun Gopan, Sean Rad, Jonathan Badeen, Justin Mateen, Sofia Hermida, Dinesh Moorjani, and Whitney Wolfe Herd. By the middle of last year, the app reported having more than 75 million monthly active users and close to 10 million subscribers. Although it has been characterized by allowing the relationship of people around the world, it has also become a platform for criminals to take advantage of other citizens.
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Officials from the digital security expert company, ESET, talked about the biggest risks that exist when using this and other applications to meet people. The creation of fake profiles, which was what Lafaurie reported having been a victim of, is one of the most common problems. It is the improper use and without permission of photographs of other people to feed a profile. By pretending to be someone else, those behind this deception detach their own image to feel freer when it comes to lying or deceiving.
This type of action would allow the generation of emotional ties with whom would be the victim to take advantage, for example, to know personal information of great importance such as bank account passwords and others.
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Q: Question on constant velocity (easy) Two animals are charging at each other. They stand 20 m apart. The smaller animal charges at 6.5 m/s. The larger animal was measured to run 24 m in 3 s. At what position will the two sheep collide?
So far I have this:
$v_L = 8 m/s$, $v_s=-6.5 m/s$
$x_{0_L}= 0$, $x_{0_s}=20$
$x_L=8t$, $x_s=-6.5t+20$
I can set $x_L$ and $x_s$ equal to each other and solve. I know how to do this.
However I am confused because the solution sets these two equations equal:
$$8t=6.5t+20$$
instead of $$8t=-6.5t+20$$
Why isn't the velocity of one of the animals opposite of the other? I thought they would be opposite since they are running towards each other.

A: It is a typo.  The one with the negative sign is correct.  The solution should have $t=\frac{20}{14.5}$ instead of $\frac {20}{1.5}$.  That would indicate which the solution is using, whether or not the negative sign is shown.

A: You're right and the book is wrong.
A much more direct approach. You can treat the scenario as if it were a single body moving at $6.5 + 8 = 14.5$ m/s (closing speed) travelling $20$m. The time taken for that is $\frac{40}{29}$ seconds, which means at the meeting point the slower sheep would have travelled $\frac{260}{29}$m, while the faster sheep would have travelled $\frac{320}{29}$m. As expected, these distances sum to $20$m.
You know the provided solution is absurd because if you solve the equation they gave, the slower sheep would have gone much further than the initial $20$m spacing at the supposed meeting point.


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Собо́р Тро́ицы Живонача́льной (Свя́то-Тро́ицкий собор, Тро́ицкий собор) — православный храм в городе Обояни Курской области, расположенный по адресу улица Ленина (ранее — Курская), д. 19. Памятник архитектуры регионального значения.

История
Предшествовавшее нынешнему здание соборного храма не сохранилось: оно было построено в 1743 году и простояло примерно полтора столетия. Современный Свято-Троицкий собор начал строиться в 1890 году на средства горожан и купца I гильдии Рябкина. Строительство окончено в 1898 году. Южный престол освящён  года во имя Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы, северный престол —  года во имя святого Николая Чудотворца, а главный —  года во имя Святой Троицы. Все иконостасы храма были золочёные, главный имел 16 больших и 14 малых живописных икон, а два других — по 10 больших и 17—19 малых икон.

К приходу Свято-Троицкого храма относилась лишь часть города Обояни: в 1915 году его составляли 342 дома с проживавшими в них 2065 прихожанами. Собору принадлежала  полевой земли,  сенокосной и  леса (часть земель была подарена прихожанами). В 1915 году заботами прихожан здание собора было отремонтировано, в том числе поновлены иконостасы. При храме функционировала церковно-приходская школа. Настоятелем Свято-Троицкого собора с января 1890 года являлся протоиерей В. И. Ковалевский, много времени уделивший строительству храма.

После принятия декрета СНК РСФСР от  года Свято-Троицкий храм продолжал функционировать на основании устава и договора с Обоянским уездным исполнительным комитетом. В соответствии с декретом ВЦИК от 23 февраля 1922 года из храма было изъято 99 предметов, имевших общий вес , среди которых были кресты, обложки с евангелий, священные сосуды, кадило, лампады, ризы с 61 иконы. Отстоять в неприкосновенности прихожанам удалось только ризы с трёх икон: образа святого Николая Чудотворца и находившихся в храме с момента его основания образов Спасителя и Божией Матери. Вместо этих риз прихожане собрали и сдали серебряный лом весом .

К началу Великой Отечественной войны Свято-Троицкий собор уже не функционировал. Богослужения возобновились 19 декабря 1941 года, священником стал приглашённый общиной верующих М. И. Антонов. Договор о бесплатном и бессрочном использовании храма общиной Свято-Троицкого прихода был возобновлён в августе 1944 года. В 1955 году настоятелем церкви стал С. Г. Ханов; при нём богослужения стали проводиться ежедневно, в будни их посещало до 100 человек, а в воскресные дни — до 200. Среди прихожан храма были как жители самого города, так и пригородных Казацкой и Стрелецкой слобод, а также близлежащих селений. Дни больших церковных праздников на службу приходило до 3,5 тысяч человек. В 1950 году Обоянский райисполком обратился к епископу Нестору с предложением передать Троицкий собор под зернохранилище, в городе начался сбор подписей в поддержку закрытия храма. Лишь ценой согласия на передачу церквей в селе Нижнее Солотино и селе Трубеж под зерносклады удалось уберечь от закрытия Свято-Троицкий собор. На протяжении 1960—1980-х годов храм поддерживался в хорошем состоянии, в нём ежегодно проводились текущие ремонты.

16 октября 1991 года произведена регистрация религиозного объединения Свято-Троицкий храм (Московский патриархат), при этом в то же время было отказано в регистрации прихода Русской православной церкви заграницей, который также претендовал на здание Троицкого собора, не имея каких-либо подтверждающих это право документов. В результате возникшей конфликтной ситуации на протяжении двух лет продолжалась борьба за храм между двумя общинами: в течение всего этого времени здание удерживалось сторонниками игумена Иоасафа (Шибаева). Лишь в сентябре 1993 года Свято-Троицкий собор был возвращён Московскому патриархату.

Архитектура и убранство храма
Монументальное одноэтажное здание из красного кирпича в русско-византийском стиле, с тремя апсидами, увенчано одной высокой центральной главой в южно-русском стиле. По углам четверика расположены маленькие главки. Общее количество глав — 13, все они покрыты железом. Храм имеет 38 окон и закрытую паперть. В соборе три престола: центральный — во имя Святой Троицы, южный — во имя Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы, северный — во имя святого Николая Чудотворца. Общая площадь Троицкого храма составляет 768 м².

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