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Obama amnesia: Fishy campaign donations in '08
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By Kerry Picket The Washington Times - January 29, 2010, 05:04PM
President Barack Obama made a number of accusations at his State of the Union speech on Wednesday. Chief among them was his attack on the Supreme Court, who sat a stone's throw away from him in the House chamber, for their decision to roll back a number of campaign finance laws last week. (all bolding is mine throughout):
"With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities," said Mr. Obama. He also urged Congress to "pass a bill that helps correct some of these problems."
Usually, Supreme Court Justices sit still and silent with expressionless faces at the State of Union speeches. This time around, Justice Samuel Alito shook his head in disbelief and apparently mouthed the words, "not true" to Mr. Obama's charge.
The New York Times' Linda Greenhouse has already explained why Mr. Obama was incorrect in his assertion.:
"The law that Congress enacted in the populist days of the early 20th century prohibited direct corporate contributions to political campaigns. That law was not at issue in the Citizens United case, and is still on the books. Rather, the court struck down a more complicated statute that barred corporations and unions from spending money directly from their treasuries — as opposed to their political action committees — on television advertising to urge a vote for or against a federal candidate in the period immediately before the election. It is true, though, that the majority wrote so broadly about corporate free speech rights as to call into question other limitations as well — although not necessarily the existing ban on direct contributions."
While, Mr. Obama's mistaken concern about foreign donors giving to American campaigns would be a result of the Supreme Court's Citizen's United decision, it should be noted that his own 2008 presidential campaign involved questionable donors.
Only after the president's 2008 win, in July of last year, his campaign returned foreign campaign donations coming from different 39 countries. (h/t The Hill):
According to Federal Election Commission reports filed last week, Obama for America last quarter returned more than $89,000 to foreign nationals. The foreigners came from 39 countries on six continents, stretching from Uganda to Haiti, Luxembourg to China and Egypt to the Philippines.
…Federal election law requires illegal contributions to be refunded within 30 days of discovery, and that campaigns not spend any money that could be an illegal contribution until they determine its legality.
Newsweek ,in October of 2008, reported on two Palestinian brothers in the Gaza strip who managed to give $33,000 dollars to the campaign by buying a massive amount of Obama t-shirts through the campaign's online store. The Obama campaign reportedly returned the money. However, one must wonder if smaller undetectable amounts of foreign donations from the online store found their way into the Obama campaign treasure chest. Untraceable Obama Campaign donations were also an issue reported on the trail in 2008.:
"The Obama organization said its extensive review has ensured that the campaign has refunded any improper contributions, and noted that Federal Election Commission rules do not require front-end screening of donations.
In recent weeks, questionable contributions have created headaches for Obama's accounting team as it has tried to explain why campaign finance filings have included itemized donations from individuals using fake names, such as Es Esh or Doodad Pro. Those revelations prompted conservative bloggers to further test Obama's finance vetting by giving money using the kind of prepaid cards that can be bought at a drugstore and cannot be traced to a donor.
The problem with such cards, campaign finance lawyers said, is that they make it impossible to tell whether foreign nationals, donors who have exceeded the limits, government contractors or others who are barred from giving to a federal campaign are making contributions.
'They have opened the floodgates to all this money coming in,' said Sean Cairncross, chief counsel to the Republican National Committee. 'I think they've made the determination that whatever money they have to refund on the back end doesn't outweigh the benefit of taking all this money upfront.'"
Obviously, the Obama campaign ran into these snafus well before the Supreme Court decision last week, but that did not stop Mr. Obama from applying a self-righteous tone towards members of the high court. This further instance of a "do as I say, not as I do" moment is hardly helping the president's case, but it is unlikely to deter Democrats' drive to create legislation to counter the legal decision.
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Governor Announces Two Judicial Appointments
Government House announced the appointment of Sir Christopher Clarke to succeed Sir Scott Baker as President of the Court of Appeal, and also announced the appointment of Mr Craig Attridge to the office of Magistrate to take over the vacancy created following the retirement of Mr Archibald Warner.
Governor John Rankin said, "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Christopher Clarke as the next President of the Court of Appeal and am confident that his legal expertise and experience will continue to serve Bermuda well, maintaining the island's reputation as a legal jurisdiction of the highest order."
"I am similarly pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Attridge to Bermuda's Magistracy. His experience in the field of criminal law and in wider areas, including serving as an Acting Magistrate in civil and family matters, make him well placed to take up this important position within Bermuda's justice system."
Sir Christopher Clarke has served on the Bermuda Court of Appeal since 2016 and is a former senior member of the English Court of Appeal. His particular specialisation is in the field of commercial law although he is perhaps best known as the Counsel for the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. He was formerly Head of Brick Court Chambers, London and was a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey from 1998-2004.
Craig Attridge was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2000 and to the Bermuda Bar in 2001. He has appeared in the Bermuda Courts at all levels as well as before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland and the Human Rights Tribunal. In the past eight years he has run his own legal practice and has also served as an Acting Magistrate on a number of occasions since March 2018.
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Here's how to reinvent steak with reverse-seared beef tomahawks, dry-brined filets mignons, ember-charred porterhouses, and T-bones tattooed with grill marks and enriched, the way the pros do it, with melted beef fat. Here's how to spit-roast beer-brined cauliflower on the rotisserie. Blowtorch a rosemary veal chop. Grill mussels in blazing hay, peppery chicken under a salt brick, and herb-crusted salmon steaks on a shovel. From Seven Steps to Grilling Nirvana to recipes for grilled cocktails and desserts, Project Fire proves that live-fire, and understanding how to master it, makes everything taste better.
Steven Raichlen is the author of the New York Times bestselling Barbecue! Bible® cookbook series, which includes the new Project Fire, Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades; Project Smoke; The Barbecue Bible; and How to Grill. Winner of 5 James Beard awards and 3 IACP awards, his books have been translated into 17 languages. His TV shows include the public television series Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke (currently in its 3rd season); Primal Grill; and Barbecue University, and the French language series Les Incontournables du BBQ and Le Maitre du Grill. Raichlen has written for the New York Times, Esquire, and all the food magazines; he teaches sold-out Barbecue University classes at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. In 2015, he was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame. His website is www.barbecuebible.com.
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In one of the weirdest and frankly, funniest stories so far in 2019, a 3-year-old toddler has locked up his dad's iPad and now the device is asking the older man to try reopening in over 48 years.
Evan Osnos, a staff writer at The New Yorker and a fellow at the Brookings Institution, has taken to Twitter to reveal that his 3-year-old boy locked up his iPad so that the device is now asking him to try again in 25,536,442 minutes.
Osnos put out a tweet letting the world know of his situation and asking for anyone who could help him.
A photo of the iPad's screen noted the device was disabled. It also had this mind-blowing message: "Try again in 25,536,442 minutes".
The responses to Osnos ranged from slightly helpful to vastly mocking.
There were memes in there among the responses too.
Luckily for Osnos, some people took him more seriously and suggested feasible solutions.


The 7th Growth Net Summit convened by the Ananta Centre and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is to be held on 6 – 7 June 2019 at The Taj Palace Hotel, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi. The Summit would be the first major economic meet since the Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) elections of 2019 in India.
The Growth Net is a unique meeting for participants from the emerging market countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America to jointly shape their future and advance common objectives. The Summit, started in 2013, has grown over the years and emerged as a platform to connect with the entrepreneurial and technological dynamism of emerging economies. The participants meet to exchange ideas and information, build mutual trust and develop a long-term agenda for future cooperation.
The first version of the programme, as on date, is enclosed for reference.
For more information, Ms. Kiran Pasricha, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre, New Delhi may be contacted through Tel: +9111 43279008, Email: kiran.pasricha@anantacentre.in .


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Q: Hit Breakpoint When Caused by the Debugger Is there a way to have breakpoints hit when the action is caused by the Visual Studio debugger?
For example, let's say I have the following (I know you shouldn't do this, just using it for argument's sake):
public class Test
{
    int _X = -1;
    public int X {
        get { return ++_X; } //Breakpoint here
        set { _X = value; }
    }
}

And:
static void Main(string[] args)
{

        Test t = new Test();
        t.X = 1;  //Breakpoint here
        return;
}

If you pause at the breakpoint in Main, every time you "hover" the mouse pointer over "t.X"
(assuming you have the following Debugging option enabled - "Enable property evaluation and other implicit function calls") or you evaluate the property in the "watch" window - it will increment the property but the breakpoint in the property's "get" accessor will not be hit. Re-asking the question in a more specific context - is there a way to hit the breakpoint in the property's "get" accessor when the evaluation is done by the debugger?

A: After some research on this topic, I learned about FuncEval, and after reading lots of things about FuncEval I was led to the following article:
Stop Mid Func Eval, Nested Break States by Mr. SteveJS.
In the article he explained that starting in VS2005 you could hit a breakpoint caused by a FuncEval if the evaluation was done from the "Immediate Window" instead of the Watch or "Quick Watch" windows. So, in the above example, entering
?t.X

in the Immediate Window caused the breakpoint on the get accessor to be hit.

A: Uncheck this option
Debugging -> General -> Step over Properties and Operations
have a look at this Post as well

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*Visual Studio Debugging Tips and
Tricks

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Q: How can I get the gap between A time and B time? I want get the durations gap of two videos contain milliseconds.
A : 01:18:19.92, B : 01:18:19.57
public String calTime(String A, String B) {

  String sFormat = "HH:mm:ss.SSS";
  SimpleDateFormat dFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(sFormat);

  try {

    Date A1 = dFormat.parse(A);
    Date A2 = dFormat.parse(B);

    //A1 = Thu Jan 01 01:18:19 KST 1970
    //A1.getTime() = -27700943
    //A2 = Thu Jan 01 01:18:19 KST 1970
    //A2.getTime() = -27701000

    System.out.println(A1.getTime() - A2.getTime());

  } catch (ParseException ex) {}

}

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*Why are the values from getTime() negative? Cause I didn't define yy-MM-dd the Date method?

*Can I get and calculation durations like HH:mm:ss.SSS using Date method? I don't need year, month, day, etc.

*how can I normal gap of two durations?

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Why appear minus front of getTime() values? Cause I didn't define yy-MM-dd the Date method?

Because the dates are before Jan 1st 1970 at midnight GMT. You're clearly in a GMT+XX:XX timezone, so although they're after 1970 in that timezone, they aren't in GMT.

Cause I didn't define yy-MM-dd the Date method?

Yes, indirectly. SimpleDateFormat assumes midnight Jan 1st 1970 GMT if there is no date portion.

Can I get and calculation durations like HH:mm:ss.SSS using Date method?

Java's original Date object is not very useful. JDK 8 adds the java.time package with more useful classes in it, including Duration.

how can I normal gap of two durations?

That's what your code is currently doing. It's getting the interval (gap) in milliseconds. It's a positive number because you're doing A - B, and A is later than B. You can turn that number into a Duration via Duration.ofMillis if desired:
long interval = A1.getTime() - A2.getTime();
System.out.println("interval in ms: " + interval);
Duration d = Duration.ofMillis(interval);
System.out.println("duration: " + d);

Live Example
...though just for formatting it doesn't buy you much, I'm not immediately seeing anything in java.time.format that formats Durations or TemporalAmounts.

A: java.time.Duration
Since Java 8:
Why not using Duration.between(Temporal startInclusive, Temporal endExclusive)
Duration tempDuration = Duration.between(A1.toInstant(), A2.toInstant());
System.out.println(tempDuration.toMillis());

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Duration.html

The result can be negative if the first date is after the second.
Can also use LocalTime instead of date


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Q: Which of these is right? "I've had three family members recover(ed)" I've had three family members recover.
OR
I've had three family members recovered.
What's the difference between them (if these both are correct!).

A: Both the OP's sentences make syntactical and grammatical sense, but the meanings are different. This is because the meaning of "recover" depends on whether it's being used as a transitive or intransitive verb. (See definitions and plenty of examples of both in the Cambridge Dictionary)
As an intransitive verb, "recover" means to become well (He recovered from an illness.), or to return from a negative state to a previous, more positive state (The economy recovered from its decline.) This is how the word is used in the first sentence cited by the OP in the question. The family members themselves recovered from something.
As a transitive verb, "recover", used with an object, means to get back something one has lost (We recovered the valuables, or After the surprise, he recovered his wits.). This is how the word is used in the OP's second sentence. The family members were recovered by someone else or by other people.
So, both constructions can be correct in an appropriate context, but they mean different things.

A: 'recover' has (at least) two similar but distinct meanings.
One is as an intransitive verb meaning 'to return to a normal condition from a bad one'.

I've had three family members recover (from an illness).

The other is as a transitive verb meaning 'to receive back, to find something lost'. in the following it is used passively:

I've had three family members recovered (from the detention center).

So both your examples are correct but for slightly different contexts.

A: Given your examples, I would interpret recover as related to a condition - illness, fatigue, etc. recovered would be construed as found.
You could probably remove 'have had' as this feels like repetition/tautology.
A simple fix, to help to clarify, would be to add relevant tense and noun:
I have three family members that recovered from cancer.
I have three family members that were recovered from the fire. -- they simply were recovered
I had three family members recovered from the fire. -- you initiated their recovery


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Levin Report
Naughty White House Chief of Staff Admits Immigrants Are a Good Thing, U.S. Needs More of Them
Mick Mulvaney has gone rogue. Stephen Miller will not be pleased.
By Bess Levin
Mick Mulvaney tells reporters Thursday to "get over it" after admitting Donald Trump sought a quid pro quo with Ukraine.Win McNamee/Getty Images
For the majority of his time in the Trump administration, Mick Mulvaney has been a good little solider who's sacrificed what few shreds of dignity he had left in him in service to the boss. When Donald Trump wanted the former South Carolina representative to bury the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a shallow grave, Mulvaney was more than happy to answer the call, cutting the agency off at the knees on the three days each week he wasn't busy at the White House's Office of Management and Budget. When no one wanted the job of Trump's third chief of staff, Mulvaney generously stepped up to the plate. When the president wanted to withhold aid from Ukraine in order to pressure the country into investigating his domestic rivals, there was Mulvaney, wasting no time trying to make the whole thing look legit. When reporters asked if, in fact, it was legitimate to freeze congressionally-approved aid as part of some kind of quid pro quo deal, Mulvaney nonchalantly told them that, yes, stuff like this happens all the time. When the same reporters wondered aloud, on another occasion, if it was not, in fact, a little bit psychotic to attempt to hide the USS John S. McCain so as not to upset Trump, it was Mulvaney who told them no, that's totally normal, and how dare you for asking. In short, he's among the loyalist Trump administration footstools who never fail to do the president's bidding both in private and public. So it was more than a little surprising to learn that Mulvaney went rogue this week, saying out loud a series of words that have effectively been banned from passing administration officials' lips: Immigration is good and the U.S. needs a lot more of it.
The Washington Post reports that at a private gathering in England on Wednesday, Mulvaney told a group of people that the United States is "desperate—desperate—for more people...we are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we've had in our nation over the last four years. We need more immigrants." That a member of Team Trump would not only admit that the country needs more immigrants but that it is immigrants who contribute to economic growth is, of course, about as shocking as hearing a recording of Trump telling aides that Hillary Clinton ran a great campaign in 2016 and probably would've won if not for Emailgate, which he believed was totally overblown and not fair to her.
Mulvaney's remarks appear in contrast to the public position of several top figures in Trump's White House—especially that of senior policy adviser Stephen Miller—who have been working to slash both legal and illegal immigration through a slew of policies that aim to close off the U.S. border to foreigners. They have insisted that the steady arrival of newcomers depresses wages for the blue-collar U.S. workers whose votes helped lift Trump to the presidency in 2016…. Hard-line immigration restrictionists want fewer new arrivals—legal and illegal—arguing that immigrants increase wage competition against U.S. workers. Miller and former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon embraced those arguments during the president's 2016 campaign, which they argued was key to his electoral strategy in Rust Belt states that have suffered from job losses and wage stagnation.
Trump has bucked several decades of bipartisan enthusiasm for immigration, buttressing the system with an array of physical and legal barriers. The president is building hundreds of miles of steel barriers along the boundary with Mexico while slashing refugee admissions to their lowest level on record.
It's not clear if Trump, who reportedly canceled government subscriptions to the Washington Post and New York Times last year because the papers were mean to him, has been made aware of Mulvaney's comments. Miller, who is presumably on his honeymoon after a real, live woman agreed to marry him over the weekend, has likely spent the hours since the news broke absolutely stewing, if not screaming at a travel agent over the phone about getting him on the next flight back to Washington to confront his colleague.
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Trump installs loyalist with virtually no intelligence experience to run 17 intelligence agencies
Richard Grenell is the perfect person to serve as acting director of national intelligence if the prerequisites are blind obedience, naked partisanship, and a history of sexist attacks which, in the Trump administration, they pretty much are:
By choosing Mr. Grenell, who has little experience in intelligence or in running a large bureaucracy, the president signaled that he wants a trusted, aggressive leader atop an intelligence community that he has long viewed with suspicion and at times gone to war against…. While intelligence directors have tried to serve as neutral arbiters of facts, Mr. Grenell's experience as an ideological advocate prompted some former officials to express concern that he could color the intelligence he presents to Mr. Trump rather than present an objective assessment. "This is a job requiring leadership, management, substance and secrecy," said John Sipher, a former CIA officer. "He doesn't have the kind of background and experience we would expect for such a critical position."
Grenell is also an acerbic combatant who throws regular punches at "fake news" reporters and Mr. Trump's opponents online. Last month, he angrily demanded the Washington Post retract a report, which he insisted was based on fabricated sources, that Mr. Trump had threatened to impose auto tariffs on European cars if European leaders did not adopt a tougher line on Iran's nuclear program. The next day, Germany's defense minister publicly confirmed it.
"Grenell, from the beginning, was an ultraright-wing sniper on social media," Douglas H. Wise, a former senior intelligence official, told the Washington Post. "He is certainly in line with the Trump agenda."
Which means he won't be making the mistakes of his predecessor
I.e. informing Congress that Russia is already interfering in the 2020 election in an effort to get Trump another term, which Democratic lawmakers were not supposed to know about and which may or may not have gotten Joseph Maguire fired, per the New York Times:
The day after the February 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump cited the presence in the briefing of Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, as a particular irritant. During the briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Trump's allies challenged the conclusions, arguing that Mr. Trump has been tough on Russia and strengthened European security. Some intelligence officials viewed the briefing as a tactical error, saying that had the official who delivered the conclusion spoken less pointedly or left it out, they would have avoided angering the Republicans.
Though some current and former officials speculated that the briefing may have played a role in the removal of Mr. Maguire, who had told people in recent days that he believed he would remain in the job, two administration officials said the timing was coincidental.
Right, just like Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's reassignment from the White House after cooperating with the House's Ukraine investigation was a total coincidence of timing and not at all an act of retribution. Lotta coincidences in this administration!
So he's going to pardon him, just not today
https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/1230587562151964672
Elsewhere!
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Someone glued tiny MAGA hats and a Trump wig onto pigeons in Las Vegas (Washington Post)
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Bloomberg Contributes $463.8 Million to His Campaign (WSJ)
Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade in all-stock deal worth $13 billion (NYP)
In America's Richest Town, $500k a Year Is Now Below Average (Bloomberg)
Former Jeffrey Epstein pal Leslie Wexner steps down as CEO of Victoria's Secret parent company (NBC News)
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Ken Griffin Adds Calvin Klein's Hamptons Compound to Collection of Luxury Homes (WSJ)
A Man Forced a Woman to Help Him Rob a Bank on This First Date From Hell (Vice)
Pickles and beef: McDonald's creates candles that smell like six ingredients of a Quarter Pounder (Fox 8)
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— Behind the scenes of Trump's secret birther implosion
— Why Bernie's message and media machine could be potent against Trump
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— The hedge fund vampire that bleeds newspapers dry now has the Chicago Tribune by the throat
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Bess Levin is a politics correspondent at Vanity Fair.
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Grapevine vein clearing virus (GVCV) is a new badnavirus in the family Caulimoviridae that is closely associated with an emerging vine decline and vein-clearing disease in the Midwest region of the United States. Three open reading frames (ORFs) are predicted to be encoded by its genome of 7753 bp. In this study, two genomic regions, Reverse Transcriptase (RT) region of 570 bp and Zinc Finger (ZF) region of 540 bp, were selected for analyzing the genetic diversity of GVCV populations. A total of 39 recombinant plasmids of three individual clones from each of the 13 isolates were sequenced. The sequence variants of GVCV cannot be phylogenetically grouped into clades according to geographical locations and grape varieties. The qPCR assays indicated that GVCV accumulates abundantly in the phloem and least in the root tip tissues. Upon grafting of GVCV-infected buds onto four major grape cultivars, GVCV was not detected in the grafted Chambourcin vine, but present in the grafted Vidal Blanc, Cayuga White, and Traminette vines, suggesting that Chambourcin is resistant to GVCV. The results provide a genetic snapshot of GVCV populations, which will yield knowledge important for monitoring GVCV epidemics and for preventing the damage to grape production caused by GVCV. In addition, the extraction of high-yield of clean DNA from Norton by a CTAB-based method can be used for Illumina sequencing, which will benefit the breeding of new grape varieties with good qualities of Norton.
Guo, Qiang Q., "Genetic Diversity, Host and Tissue Specificity of Grapevine Vein Clearing Virus and DNA Extraction from Norton Grape" (2013). MSU Graduate Theses. 1722.


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GSDC Update: June 1, 2021
by Erin Borron | Jun 1, 2021 | GSDC eBriefings | 0 comments
Insights and Inspirations: Survey: Expanded unemployment benefits hurting St. Cloud area employers
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Insights & Inspirations: Survey – Expanded unemployment benefits hurting St. Cloud area employers
"ST. CLOUD / May 26, 2021 – Expanded unemployment benefits were cited most often as a detriment to hiring by Greater St. Cloud and Central Minnesota employers who took a recent survey. Twenty-eight percent of respondents said employee shortages led them to cut back on expansion plans."
"Those and other results were released May 26th by the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation (GSDC), which commissioned the survey and collaborated on its development, distribution and analysis with the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and St. Cloud's Greenfield Communications. A 16-question, online inquiry was emailed to approximately 1,460 investors/members of the GSDC and Chambers of Commerce in St. Cloud, Cold Spring, Sartell, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park. The May 6-18 survey was completed by 215 people." Read the full press release.
This has been a fast-tracked endeavor made possible through the engaged leadership of several GSDC executive leaders. Special thanks to Greg Windfeldt/PCI for chairing the survey committee and presenting the survey results at the Chamber's Legislative Wrap Up Session.
Among the results:
53% had openings for up to seven positions.
23% sought to fill 14 or more openings.
43% said fewer than half of applicants contacted for interviews in 2021 followed through with them.
38% of respondents said fewer than half who were offered jobs accepted them.
It's taken five or more weeks for 59% of respondents to fill open jobs in 2021.
14% of respondents had no positions they were trying to fill.
Read the full report: Labor survey results May 26 2021. Take Action alongside the GSDC and Chamber of Commerce.
Greetings from Microbiologics.
At Microbiologics, we have had the privilege of playing a critical role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. From virus research through our Virology Services Team, to molecular IVD quality control materials, Microbiologics has been collaborating with our partners on the front lines to develop solutions that address the many challenges of this new Coronavirus. Our biological control materials help ensure the consistent accuracy of clinical laboratory diagnostic tests that detect infections like COVID-19 and other pathogens. Around 70% of medical decisions depend on clinical laboratory tests, according to the CDC. The biological controls we produce right here in St. Cloud help physicians throughout the world effectively treat their patients with the right diagnoses. We create confidence in every positive or negative test result.
To continue supporting our partners in addressing the growing challenges they face, we are expanding our Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) capabilities at our corporate headquarters in St. Cloud, which began construction this past February. This expansion allows us to continue co-creating and pursuing new ideas alongside our partners without limitation. The BSL-3 certification enables our scientists to innovate products and provide testing services for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and other pathogens that pose significant challenges for global health and safety.
At the heart of everything we do is an uncompromising commitment to supporting our partners on the frontlines and creating confidence is science. We care deeply about our clients' needs and understand the impact their products will have on the lives of people throughout the world. It's what drives us to continuously push ourselves to find better answers, better solutions, and better ways to serve.
We provide a full menu of antiviral testing and assay development services to support the development of drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, from discovery through post-market surveillance. Currently, our virologists are performing tests to monitor the immunological responses to COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to maintaining our commitment to supporting research and development for a broad range of other viruses.
Another critical area we support is the development, validation, and monitoring of antimicrobial agents. The increasing resistance to antibiotics in Tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus (Staph infections), and other bacteria is a growing public health crisis. Contemporary medicine would be unthinkable without effective antibiotics. We are proud to assist our partners and customers in the development of new antimicrobial materials that will play a critical role in the future of healthcare.
Our teams have been truly engaged, responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global challenges with a focus on the customer, engagement, and innovation.
Brad Goskowicz, CEO of Microbiologics
Microbiologics is a foremost biological products and services provider, focused on protecting the health and safety of people around the world. For 50 years, they have been partnering with healthcare and life science laboratories, manufacturers, and suppliers to co-create and provide biological control materials, assay services and consulting for microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and virology.
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Shrpa Named MN Cup Semi-Finalist
GSDC congratulates Shrpa, a gBETA Greater St. Cloud alum, for making it to the MN Cup semi-final round in the high-tech division!
Shrpa is a platform that helps you find adventures and share things to do within your community such as day trips, date nights or an afternoon with the family. The itineraries include multi-stop, self-guided activities, and experiences that highlight the exciting things to do at each location.
MN Cup is a community-led, public-private partnership supporting Minnesota's entrepreneurs. The annual competition showcases emerging entrepreneurs from across the state and connects them with education, mentorship and support to launch and accelerate the development of their new ventures.
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Live Job Fairs Return! Outdoor Job Fair on June 15
With between 6,000-7,000 open jobs on Greater St. Cloud JobSpot, employers are looking for job seekers. To help you meet some job seekers looking for new opportunities, Career Solutions and Central MN Jobs and Training Services have teamed up to offer an outdoor career fair at Career Force, St. Cloud on June 15, 2021.
Why you should attend:
Promote your company and recruit jobseekers for open positions.
Visit in person with jobseekers.
Network with other employers
Event is free for jobseekers.
Notification of event is sent to 20,000+ jobseekers.
Get Registered today:
Click here for more information and to register for the event: https://www.greaterstcloud.com/job-fairs/
To help employers prepare for a successful event, review the job fair tips provided by Career Force St. Cloud along with additional recruitment and retention resources located on our GSDC website.
Shape Tomorrow
gBETA Pitch Night June 8
JOIN US FOR VIRTUAL PITCH NIGHT on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CT.
Pitch Night is a celebration of gBETA Greater MN St. Cloud's latest cohort. You'll be inspired by the five-minute pitches from the Spring 2021 cohort companies!
The gBETA Greater MN St. Cloud companies will each do a five-minute pitch followed by Q&A. Come prepared to learn all about these companies' innovative ideas making a difference in our world!
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Law, Crime, Prison (1)
Myths, Stories, Storytelling (1)
Native American History & Culture (1)
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Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history
Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history focusing on treaties formed and broken by the United State government. Original recording 1965063-3-1 includes music by Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Studs Terkel interviews Professor Charles V. Hamilton on his book written with Stokely Carmichael entitled "Black Power: Politics of Liberation in America" ; part 1
Using the backdrop of James Baldwin's "Nobody Knows My Name" and Baldwin's feelings that Blacks were ashamed of where they came from, Terkel interviews Professor and Chairman of the Political Science Department of Roosevelt University on his book coauthored with Stokely Carmichael entitled" Black Power: Politics of Liberation in America". Hamilton states that Blacks were taught to hate themselves and leave school believing that. Institutional racism and the deliberate oppression it creates, holds blacks back. Blacks are left out of crucial decision making processes that concern them.
Ralph Ellison American novelist and literary critic discusses his life and writing
Ralph Ellison, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction for his book "Invisible Man," discusses his early life and education and his life as a writer and lifetime scholar. He speaks on being a musician (trumpet), the joy of music and the Church and how they fit into the lives of African Americans.
Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller discuss the book "Distortions of Negro History"
Discussing "Distortions of Negro History" and interviewing Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller.
John D. Weaver talks with Studs Terkel
Terkel interviews historian author John D. Weaver. They discuss his latest book "Brownsville Raid".
Discussing the book "A man's life" with the author Roger Wilkins
Discussing the book "A man's life" with the author Roger Wilkins.
Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career
Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."


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On the sixth of December, a diverse audience of music lovers congregated at the Weill Recital Hall in the world-renowned Carnegie Hall to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the AGBU Performing Artists in concert, organized by the AGBU New York Special Events Committee (NYSEC), AGBU press office reports. The concert raised over $50,000 for AGBU performing arts initiatives worldwide. Commemorating a decade of emerging Armenian artists and Armenian culture, the concert featured the extraordinary talents of young Armenian musicians who have honed their performance skills with the help of AGBU Performing Arts scholarships.
The annual event is just one of the many examples of how the AGBU Performing Arts Department (PAD) has been educating global audiences about Armenian culture through varied programs and international events. The concert debuted the vocal talents of soprano Anush Avetisyan, piano protégé Nara Avetisyan, and violin virtuoso Karen Israelyan, alongside Yulia Musayelyan and Mher Mnatsakanyan, who displayed their command of ancient Armenian folk instruments such as the duduk and zurna. Guitarist Saro Babikian and Pardy Minassian opened the concert rendered children's folk songs by Komitas, continuing the worldwide commemoration of the great Armenian musician's 150th anniversary. Oboist Lauren Williams Oulbegian joined bassoonist Cornelia Sommer in performing George Philip Telemann's "Partita No. 1." Sixteen-year-old cellist Laura Navasardian amazed the audience with her dexterity in performing Aram Khachaturian's "Dance of Aisha," "Waltz," and "Sabre Dance" accompanied by the violin and piano.
The evening concluded with a lively arrangement of Grigor Arakelian's piece "Scherzo on Themes by Komitas," performed by all ten musicians, a final tribute to the beloved Komitas. Donors joined the artists in a post-concert dinner to celebrate the concert's success.
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In a recent story by Tyler Davidson, an unsung hero of the civil rights era was highlighted. Sergeant Isaac Woodard's story was instrumental in ending segregation in the Armed Forces, and yet he is not championed as much as contemporaries. Why is it that there are so many cases of this in history where important people or groups are overshadowed?


There's no denying that selling your home is a big deal. It's probably one of the largest financial transactions you'll be involved in (aside from when you purchased the home). Understandably, the price a home sells for is typically priority one for most sellers.
However, getting the best price is not automatic. With all of those online valuation sites, your comparative market analysis, and up to the minute market information, people sometimes forget that real estate is still mostly about people, not data.
The price you get for your home will be determined by the what a buyer is willing to pay you for it. It's not always about the comps, or the market, and it's certainly not about Zillow's value-approximating algorithm. It's ultimately about how badly your buyer(s) want your house.
This is why negotiation is so important and why I've outlined these 5 negotiating tips for sellers below. Of course, all of these negotiation tactics will work best if your home has been properly marketed in order to attain multiple offers.
Many buyers will make a low initial offer in order to leave room for negotiation. Sellers sometimes feel they need to make a counter that's lower than their list price so they don't lose the buyer altogether. However, this probably not the best strategy when it comes to getting top dollar for your home.
Instead, you can counter offer with your original list price. This sets the tone that you know what your home is worth and you are not willing to let it go for less. If your list price is fair, than a truly interested buyer will remain engaged in the negotiation with you.
Some buyers may leave the negotiation altogether if they feel you are unwilling to lower the price. But, these aren't the buyers you want anyway. Some buyers are more interested in getting a deal than they are in your specific home. This is why it's important to attract as many buyers as possible, so you can weed out the lowballers from the truly interested.
You can also consider countering at a price that is slightly lower than your list price. If you lower your price by a couple thousand dollars, it can help prevent turning off buyers while having a minimal affect on your bottom line.
Another tactic is to reject the buyers offer and request that they submit a new one that is higher. While this is a little more brazen, it sends a stronger message that you really know what your home is worth. But it also comes with some technical advantages.
First, the buyer will either be turned off, or they'll comply and write a higher offer. If they comply, then you've just raised the starting point for your negotiation. Good job!
Also, you are also not locked into a negotiation with the particular buyer yet. Offers and counter offers are legal documents with ticking clocks. The buyer know that a new offer can come along at any minute, so they will feel pressure to quickly re-submit with a competitive offer.
If your home has only been on the market for a few days, the buyer will feel more pressure knowing that there is a lot of fresh interest from other buyers.
A common way to gain some leverage as a seller is to set a offer review date for your new listing. This means that you tell potential buyers that all offers are going to be considered at the same time on a specific date.
This generally prompts buyers to make higher offers because they expect to be in competition with other buyers. Also, when you have multiple offers you can counter everyone back for their "highest and best" to see if you can further improve your choices.
When you make a counter offer, you are engaged in a legally binding negotiation with that buyer. This effectively prevents you from accepting other offers while that counter offer is outstanding.
Counter offers typically expire a few days after they are written. In California, this timeframe is 3 days by default. However, you can shorten that time to whatever you like when you write the counter offer. If you are experiencing a lot of activity on your home, you may want to make the expiration date only 1 or 2 days later.
This helps move the negotiation process along faster as well as not keeping you locked in with any particular buyer for too long.
You will often get offers that are requesting you to pay for certain concessions. These concessions can range anywhere from covering closing costs, rate buy-downs, or paying for home repairs.
Closing costs, for example, can be pretty substantial and often put a burden on buyers who are already strapped for cash after coming up with a large down payment.
A solution to this could be to accept a buyers request to pay closing costs, but increase the price of the home by the same amount. What buyers sometimes don't realize is that a concession like this is equivalent to a price reduction for a seller. They both go directly to your bottom line on the sale.
$10,000 in closing costs for a buyer can be a huge wrench in the gears for the transaction. But, a $10,000 increase in the sale price would actually have a pretty small impact on their monthly payment.
By raising the price and paying for the buyer's closing costs, you've accomplished a win-win scenario. The buyer doesn't need to come up with an additional $10,000, and you get your desired price!
The trick to successfully utilizing any of these negotiation tactics is making sure that you are offering a truly desirable home. You can't strong arm people into paying a high end price for a sub-par home.
You need to make sure that you home is priced where it should be, for what it is. People need to truly desire your home in order for you to command top dollar for it. If you have perfectly positioned your home in the local market, you will be able to implement these strategies to push the offers you get to the higher end.
Posted in Real Estate, selling and tagged closing costs, concessions, counter offer, hardball, how to get the best price, how to negotiate the best price, loball offers, negotiating, negotiating with buyers, should i pay a buyers closing costs.
I first skimmed this article, but then went back and read it with much attention. It's fascinating. I did not know that about counteroffers, and it goes to show why most of us need an agent who will help the non-confrontational among us make our best deal. The article https://www.homelight.com/blog/real-estate-negotiation-tips-for-sellers/ also adds some interesting tips on how to create and sustain competition to the seller's benefit. There's as much psychology as numbers and market trends in real estate. That truth keeps hitting me.


Yang Lijie, Han, was born in Jidong county, Heilongjiang province in July 1966.
Li Guangrong, male, Han, was born in June 1965, in Dianjiang, Chongqing Municipality.
Zhang Guozhi, Han, was born in Pengxi county, Sichuan province in June, 1973.
Zhang Youling, Han, was born in May 1959 in Yongchuan district, Chongqing Municipality.
Liu Shumo, male, Han, was born in March 1962 in Banan, Chongqing.
Cheng Wendi, Han, was born in Jingyan county, Sichuan province in February 1973.
Qin Shubin, Han, was born in Tongliang district of Chongqing municipality in February 1967.
Yang Jincai, male, Han, was born in Pingshang county, Hebei province in December 1963.
Zhou Jianming, male, Han, was born in Sept 1959 in Yubei, Chongqing Municipality.


Had a great week meeting and seeing lots of people in the startup community in London. Using Airbnb to secure a small appartment in Shoreditch I was well positioned to move around by foot, taxi, bus and underground. The Bulgarian cleaning lady handed me the key and for three days the place would be mine. Shoreditch is located northeast of the City and is a area of a rough beauty, filled with interesting shops, bars and restaurant. A bit like the Village in NYC or De Jordaan in Amsterdam.
I tried to unlock a Barclays Cycle Hire Bike but the description on the bikeholder was impossible to understand. In the -hardly comforting- believe that they sinned against the 'Don't make me think' principle I gave up. After wandering around the streets for an hour I settled into an Indian restaurant and had a very hot curry. It was delicious.
My first (official) meeting was on Wednesday morning with Rupert from teamup, we decided to have breakfast in Albion, a friendly and very ecological 'caf'. My wife Irene is a yoga teacher and we are in the process of installing a 'mini-ERP' for her yoga studio. Eventually we opted for teamup, an effective and easy to use webapp, and this morning we discussed implementation, desired new features and startup marketing in general. Rupert is running the business for around a year now, with two partners, developers Tom and Matt in San Francisco. An important reason we chose for teamup is their dedication to go the extra mile to help their users -mainly fitness and yoga studios now- succeed. Excellent support, even outside business hours. After several 'dry-cappucinos' we went our ways and arranged to meet next day to tie up some loose ends.
I had the afternoon to myself and walked in the direction of the city and visited Rough Trade recordshop in Brick Lane. They sell records and everything else but I especially liked their technology corner where you can find a lot of cheap and smart tech stuff to build your own Arduin computers, solar systems, wearable digitals and the rest.
At night I made my way to Cargo where the Seedcamp party would be that night. Immediately at the door I ran into the mobile app of Seedcamp participant Gateme. Gateme have targeted a market they believe to be untapped so far, screaming for a good entry management system – nightclubs. Their system manages guestlists, tickets & tables and distributes money to promoters. My name appeared on the iPad screen and properly washed, shaved and tagged ('investor' as there were no 'mentor' stickers) I could enter Cargo and tried to find the bar. With a beer in my hand I went outside to the backyard and ran into my buddy Joao of Startup Lisboa. He was in a lively discussion on startups and money management with fellow-Portuguese Celso of Simple Tax and Jorg, CMO of Paymill from Munich.
Thursday was Demo Day for 15 selected Seedcamp companies. Most were new to me, others I had seen before during Seedcamp Berlin and Seedcamp Lisbon. Zoe Cunningham put a great review of Seedcamp Demo Day on her blog so I won't try to better her well written description of the teams. My favorites were Maily (email for the under 10 year olds), Bukit (helping people in heavy debt to resolve their situation) and tl;dr (too long don't read) a webtext summarizer app from a team that claim to be 'taming the web'.
Joao pointed out that many of the new startup successes were not BtoB or BtoC, but first and foremost BtoD, short for 'Business to Developers'. And yes, many participants were BtoD. To name a couple: bugfinder Qamine and code-keepers Codeship.
At one in the afternoon the Seedcamp team had some announcements to make about the events in 2013. Not 10 meetings will be held, but 20, also in Amsterdam for the first time which is great of course. And no less than 4 Seedcamp weeks will be organised, two of them in London and two of them in Berlin. The much anticipated announcements about the investment strategy for the coming 5 years did not happen just yet. We'll have to wait a little longer.
Flew back to Holland and my beloved Eurozone. Again a wonderful week talking to creative smart and fearless entrepreneurs.


SPRINGFIELD � City officials are exploring the possibility of buying two pieces of vacant property along Franklin Boulevard as part of the city�s Glenwood Refinement Plan.
The long-term plan, which seeks to redevelop the area west of town into a riverfront business and residential hot spot, hinges to a large extent on widening Franklin Boulevard to incorporate a separate traffic lane for Lane Transit District�s EmX bus route. The plan might also seek to add some slower-traffic side streets running alongside the main traffic artery.
To achieve those goals, the roadway would have to spill over into portions of dozens of private properties along the thoroughfare, including the two lots the city is currently eyeing � the former homes of Tom�s Tavern and Action Surplus, both of which are for sale. The properties are on the south side of the roadway, at 4095 and 4251 Franklin Boulevard, respectively.
On Monday, the City Council unanimously and without discussion voted to move forward with a potential purchase of the two lots, kicking it over to the city�s economic development agency for further deliberation. The council also voted to advance the agency up to $1.5 million for the purchases as well as for other urban renewal projects it is working on.
John Tamulonis, the city�s community development manager, said the council�s action is just the first formal step toward purchasing the properties. The city must now do an environmental assessment of the plots and negotiate with the sellers, he said.
Lane County property records put the real market value of the tavern property at $392,164 and the surplus store property at $186,050.
Tamulonis said the city bought three other Franklin Boulevard properties on the western fringe of Glenwood several years ago.
However, he added, the city isn�t planning to purchase all the private property necessary to widen the roadway, which could cost anywhere from $30 million to $50 million. Rather, the on-the-market properties �presented a good opportunity to lay some more groundwork� for the Glenwood Refinement Plan, he said.
That groundwork could eventually help secure a state or federal grant or a partnership with a private-sector developer to complete the widening project, he said. The purchases also might reduce the amount of private property the city might have to appropriate for the project through the power of eminent domain, he said.


My HO scale ATSF GP50 3854 is one of the few models that I've kitbashed twice. The model started as a stock Athearn "blue box" Santa Fe GP50 that I bought years ago.
At that time I wanted a Southern Pacific or Cotton Belt GP60. The only way to get one back then was to build one from a GP50. The resulting model is not really a very good rendition of a GP60. There are a lot of detail differences. Nevertheless I went ahead with the project and built a model of Cotton Belt 9642.
My model was okay for my skill level at the time but it didn't measure up to my current standards. Those detail differences had become more bothersome to me. In recent years more accurate GP60 models have come on the market. I had some of those. I didn't really need my model of SSW 9642 anymore.
I thought about what to do with it. Eventually I decided to turn it back into a Santa Fe locomotive. I'd already put a modern Cannon blower bulge on the fireman's side so I would need to model a late-production GP50. Fortunately Santa Fe had some of those.
I started by stripping the old paint off the shell. I got rid of the aftermarket GP60 dynamic brake hatch. Fortunately I'd saved the original GP50 part. I cut out the fan and installed a new one from Cannon. I'd used a Cannon short hood on the model but it had the wrong hand brake on it. Santa Fe units had a ratchet brake. The Cotton Belt unit had a wheel.
I put the old short hood in my spares box. I cut off the Athearn cab and battery boxes and built a new front end from Cannon parts. I used many other Cannon parts on the model. I added a walkway tread kit and anticlimbers. I also changed some of the hood doors and replaced the rear of the long hood.
The step wells were incorrect for a late production GP50. I cut them out and made new ones from Railflyer kits. I don't think these are available any more. They were difficult to build but did produce good looking step assemblies. I soldered the brass pieces together and then glued them onto the model with CA.
I made new handrails from brass wire and Precision Scale stanchions. I custom fabricated the antenna stands on the roof from brass stock. The conduits are brass wire. I also did a lot of work on the pilots, adding uncoupling levers, MU hoses and cables. The original coupler mounts were cut off the chassis and new ones were build in the shell from laminated styrene sheet.
The "Q" fans on in the radiator section are from Detail Associates. I notched the short hood and used a Detail Associates headlight casting to model the lowered 1990s-era Santa Fe headlight.
The aftermarket GP60 truck sideframes that I'd used on the Cotton Belt model were in poor shape so I got rid of them. After studying photos I discovered that the GP50 sideframes for this model weren't quite right for ATSF 3854. I ended up kitbashing my own based on a new set of Smokey Valley GP60 sideframes. I sanded off the wheel bearings and backdated them with Detail Associates parts. I reused the original Athearn small shock absorbers. The completed sideframes have brake lines and sanders. Two of them have spare knuckle holders and large shock absorbers. One has a speed recorder.
All of the stock details were sanded off the fuel tank. I added new end caps made from .010 styrene sheet. Aftermarket parts were used for the fuel fillers and gauges. I added new air reservoirs and other plumbing from Details West. Numerous other small details completed the model.
After priming I painted the shell with Scalecoat Santa Fe yellow with a couple drops of red added. When that was dry I masked the warbonnet and sprayed the model again with Scalecoat Santa Fe blue. The truck sideframes were painted silver and the frame was sprayed flat black. I used Microscale decals to apply the markings.
The model is equipped with a LokSound Select DCC sound decoder. The headlights are warm white 3mm LEDs shining through fiber optic lenses. The ditch lights and number boards were illuminated with 603 size surface-mount LEDs. All of the lights can be controlled independently.


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Q: Providing encryption and password for an IOT device over gRPC I've been breaking my head over how to do this, as it doesn't seem to fit any example I could find online.
My IOT device servers will run on the client network and may be accessed over it or over the open internet (with port forwarding). the device comes with a paper-printed initial pass like a router.
the client is running a mobile app.
As I hate planned obsolescence (ie, the device should keep working even if the company shuts down), I don't want to create a dependence on any third-party auth service, so the server and the app should just establish trust between themselves.
with the initial contact assumed to be trusted.
In all the examples for gPRC auth I could find, the client should somehow have ahead of time the server public key. but as there are many devices, and I want each one to have a unique cert, I don't see how I can ship the app preloaded for the specific device the user will get.
I have come up with the following:

*the device generates private/public key

*an insecure grpc channel serves the public key to the client

*the secure grpc channel is established with that key

*the client authenticates with the initial password to use the API over the secure channel

*client changes the password

I'm not looking for super-max security, just basic common-sense security.
the main issue I have with the typical scheme where SSL is used to authenticate vs a domain is that I don't know via what domain/address the device would be accessed.
are there any glaring problems in the scheme? or any reason it would not work?
Thanks!


For trying to discourage people from participating in the midterm elections in US, Twitter has deleted over 10,000 accounts. Twitter spokesman said that the company has taken action after the Democratic party found misleading tweets that appeared to be discouraging people from voting in the forthcoming election.
The spokesman said: "We took action on relevant accounts and activity on Twitter." The number is lower than the previous eliminations by Twitter who had removed millions of accounts that took part in spreading false information during the 2016 presidential election.
According to Reuters, it appears that the removals had taken place towards the end of September and the beginning of October.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had created a campaign this year in order to try to hold Twitter and other social media platforms to account for their previous lack of response to negative and false information that was posted on their sites about their former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other 2016 candidates.
The Democrats are hoping that by flagging accounts that are spreading misinformation, that they will see more progress in social media's reaction speed. One of the recent tweets that were plagued by the Democrats were messages to men.
It told them that they should not vote because they would drown out the voices of women voters.
DCCC were able to find these messages due to the party creating its own system that identifies and reports malicious automated accounts.
This system is part of publicly available tools called "Hoaxley" and "Bolometer" that were developed by computer researchers at the University of Indiana. They allow users to identify automated accounts and further analyse how they are spreading information about a specific topic.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) also works with a group of contractors and other partners that all work to try to identify misinformation campaigns as quickly as possible.


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Covid infections jump almost 10%, despite huge drop in tests
Increase in new Covid-19 cases comes as number of PCR tests reduced by more than half following the end of the Large Scale Testing scheme
The free large-scale testing programme was wound up in Luxembourg in mid-September, in an attempt to encourage more people to get vaccinated
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The number of Covid-19 infections rose almost 10% in Luxembourg last week compared to the previous seven days, indicating that the virus is not receding, despite a huge drop in tests after the government scrapped the Large Scale Testing programme.
590 people tested positive for the virus between September 20 and 26, a rise of 9% from the previous week, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. A total of 132 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday alone, the ministry also said on Wednesday.
The jump in cases comes despite a huge reduction in the number of tests carried out, explained by the scrapping of the Large Scale Testing programme in mid-September.
There were just over 13,000 PCR tests carried out last week, compared to almost 29,000 the previous week. The PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test, which takes a sample from the nose or mouth, is widely accepted as being the most reliable indicator of whether someone has Covid-19.
Luxembourg can "no longer justify that the general public pays for PCR [tests] for people who do not want to get vaccinated", Bettel said when announcing the end of the scheme. The move is designed to encourage uptake of vaccinations, although the government has ruled out making jabs compulsory.
A petition against mandatory vaccines gained enough signatures in just two days earlier this month to put the issue on the agenda of parliament.
High infection rates amongst children
Children and young people up until the age of 14 – the vast majority of whom are not yet eligible for a vaccine – represent the bulk of infections.
Of the 590 new infections last week, two-thirds had not been vaccinated, while almost 85% of patients in intensive care had not been fully vaccinated, the ministry added.
Almost 5,000 vaccine doses were administered last week, bringing the total number to more than 785,000.
There are 25 people currently in hospital, nine of whom are in intensive care. A total of 835 people have now died as a result of the virus, with the last death registered a week ago.
Clarification of vaccine figures
Health Minister Paulette Lenert has confirmed that vaccination rates among young people are higher than initially reported, after she acknowledged she gave incorrect information in response to a parliamentary question.
A total of 57% of those aged between 20 and 24 have now been vaccinated, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Tuesday, clarifying that a lower figure of 44% given by Lenert a day earlier was incorrect.
The figures were also updated to include all vaccines, including Johnson&Johnson, after data published on Monday only showed those who had received two-dose vaccines.
Vaccine sharing
In response to a separate parliamentary question on Tuesday, Lenert said that Luxembourg is planning to share 350,000 vaccine doses to other countries through the COVAX programme, which oversees the global donations of doses to poorer nations.
56,000 doses from Luxembourg – which were donated outside the COVAX scheme - have been shared with the island of Cape Verde, a country which shares close ties with the Grand Duchy, home to a considerable number of Cape Verdean ex-pats.
Luxembourg has already contributed €1.5 million to the COVAX scheme, with a further €500,000 to be distributed next year, Lenert added.
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Infections stable as Luxembourg ramps up Covid measures
Of the 19 intensive care patients last week, 13 were unvaccinated
Luxembourg to reduce wait for booster shot as Covid bites
In effort to ramp up immunity in the population as country struggles with rise in cases and hospitalisations
Pressure builds for broadening vaccine booster doses
Luxembourg government faces decisions on renewing immunity before it wanes in vaccinated population
Booster shots take off as first vaccinations stall
Luxembourg provided 4,070 booster doses to medically vulnerable and people over 75 last week
Three Covid-19 deaths since weekend as infections climb up
Positive cases rose 6% last week, with the three deaths the highest number in such a short space of time in a month
Large majority of patients in hospital did not get jab
Over 80% of those in intensive care with Covid-19 and 67% in regular care last week were not vaccinated


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Q: Copy files to destination and create destination if does not exist I am writing a bash script to copy ONE or MORE THAN ONE or ALL files to a destination, and create the destination if it does not exist.
I have already gone through this solution but it does not complete my requirements.
My code (Which does not work for idk what reasons):
# copy files and make a directory if does not exist
mkcp() {
    # last argument is destination
    dir="${@: -1}"
    # create directory if does not exist
    mkdir -p "$dir"
    # loop over all arguments
    for file in "$@"
    do
        # if file is last argument (directory) then break loop
        if [ "$file" == "$dir" ]; then
            break
        fi
        # else keep copying files
        cp -R "$file" "$dir"
    done
}

I want all these commands to be working:
# copies "text.txt" to "testdir" (testdir may or may not exist so it must be created first)
$ mkcp test.txt ~/desktop/testdir

# copies "test1.txt" and "test2.txt" to "testdir" (conditions are same)
$ mkcp test1.txt test2.txt ~/desktop/testdir

# copies "all files" to "testdir" (conditions are same)
$ mkcp * ~/desktop/testdir

If there's any other solution that can complete my requirements, I am okay with it too.
Note: The mkcp function is stored in .zshrc.

A: I added this bash answer before I realized this is a zsh question. Not deleting it in hopes others find it useful.

You can take a sublist of the positional arguments using the ${var:offset:length} expansion. See Shell Parameter Expansion in the manual.
Perhaps this:
mkcp() {
    local dir="${@: -1}"

    mkdir -p "$dir"

    for file in "${@:0:$#}"     # all but last
    do
        cp -vR "$file" "$dir"
    done
}

In fact, it can be simpler, assuming you have GNU cp with the -t option:
mkcp() {
    local dir="${@: -1}"
    mkdir -p "$dir"
    cp -t "$dir" -vR "${@:0:$#}"
}

I added cp's -v option for extra verbosity, so you can see what files are being copied.

A: You assume that the last argument must be a directory, and if no such directory exists, it should be created. In zsh, I would do it like this:
mkcp() {
  local destdir=$@[-1]
  if [[ -f $destdir ]]
  then
    echo Missing destination directory 2>&1
    return 1
  else
    mkdir -p $destdir
    if [[ -d $destdir ]]
    then
      cp "$@"
    else
      echo Can not create $destdir
      return 1
    fi
  fi
}

The problem is not the copying (the plain cp command can do it and no loop is needed), so the focus here is on error checking.
Note that with my approach, switches can be passed implicitly to cp, for instance
mkcp -r foo bar baz

copies recursively the subdirectories too, and
mkcp -rv foo bar baz

is in addition printing the names of the files which are copied.

A: This is what the main changes I suggest should look like:
mkcp() {
    # last argument is destination
    dir="${@: -1}"
    # create directory if does not exist
    mkdir -p "$dir"
    # loop over all arguments
    for file in "$@"
    do
        # if file is last argument (directory) then break loop
        if [ "$file" == "$dir" ]; then
            break
        fi
        # else keep copying files
        cp -R "$file" "$dir"
    done
}

I'm not clear how you'd get the error message mkcp:9: = not found; to debug that, I'd need to see your modified code.  OTOH, I'm not convinced that debugging that is going to be particularly constructive.

A: The error is on this command
# copies "all files" to "testdir" (conditions are same)
$ mkcp * ~/desktop/testdir

You're passing a string "*" as command to a custom function, so when you send
*mkcp * you're actually saying "cp -R * /path" where * is just a string, not 'all'.
You can try to do this way:
mkcp() {
    # last argument is destination
    dir="${@: -1}"
    # create directory if does not exist
    mkdir -p "$dir"

    # loop over all arguments
    for file in "$@"
    do
        if [[ "${file}" == "*" ]]; then
            LIST_FILE=$(ls $dir)
            for i in $LIST_FILE
            do
               cp $i $dir
            done
            break
        fi
        # if file is last argument (directory) then break loop
        if [ file == "$dir" ]; then
            break
        fi
        # else keep copying files
        cp -R "$file" "$dir"
    done
}

If you need to 'debug' what the script is executing, try to run the script as:
bash -x mkcp * ~/desktop/testdir
The -x will how each step of the script.


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Lena Waithe Signs First-Look Deal With Showtime
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Just days after the announcement of her new film Queen & Slim, Lena Waithe continues to nourish us with more fresh narratives. The Emmy-winning writer and actress has secured a first look deal with Showtime, which airs her acclaimed ensemble drama, The Chi.
Under this deal, Waithe will collaborate with Showtime to write and produce comedy and drama projects under her Hillman Grad Productions banner. Waithe can seamlessly transition from comedy and drama with deft precision and ease going by her work on Master of None and Dear White People.
The Chi, which Waithe created and executive produces, has been renewed for a second season and had the biggest launch for a Showtime drama in two years. Waithe's latest script, Queen & Slim, will be a Bonnie and Clyde-like love story that centers on a black couple who goes on the run after killing a police officer in self-defense. As if that isn't enough, Waithe has also written and produced the upcoming comedy series Twenties for TBS.
"We fell in love with Lena's voice when we ordered her pilot for The Chi three years ago, and we have watched in awe at her powerful impact on our industry and our culture," said Gary Levine, Showtime Networks president of programming. "Lena is a creative force of nature, and we are delighted that the force will be with us as she makes Showtime her creative home."


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Headbanger's Ball er et tv-program om heavy metal som sendes på MTV hver søndag. Det blev startet lørdag 18. april 1987, men blev nedlagt i januar 1995 for at gøre plads til et andet, mere moderne program.
Den første programvært (i forgængeren Heavy Metal Mania som senere blev til Headbanger's Ball) var Dee Snider, forsanger for Twisted Sister.

Headbanger's Ball genopstod i 2003 formodentlig på grund af heavy metals genvundne popularitet. Der sendes hovedsageligt hård rock- og heavy metal-videoer. Alt fra Mötley Crue til Cradle of Filth, og Metallica til Nightwish har været vist i programmet.

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'Man Up' on Netflix
!Featured, Comedy, Netflix, Streaming Movies 03/17/201603/17/2016 Sean Axmaker
Man Up (2015), a romantic comedy for the modern age with a decidedly British sensibility, stars Lake Bell as Nancy, a 30-something writer and singleton in London who has given up on dating, and Simon Pegg as disappointed divorcé Jack, who is trying out internet dating for the first time.
His blind date is the set-up for a meet-cute situation—he mistakes Nancy for Jessica (Ophelia Lovibond), his 24-year-old blind date, and Nancy goes with the flow, treating the chance meet as a kind of kismet. Or at least a chance no worse than any of the others she's endured. It turns out they have terrific chemistry, as characters as well as actors, at least until the truth inevitably comes out and their night on the town devolves into arguments and recriminations. Such is the bumpy road to true love, or at the very least second chances.
For all the rom-com conventions of the film (and there many, from the mistaken-identity / meet-cute premise through to the end), it has a low-key charm and an adult take on expectations, disappointments, and missed opportunities along the way to a happy ending. Pegg dials down the geekiness and slacker comedy of his usual roles to show a man genuinely hurt by his failed marriage but putting on a good face. Bell, superb at comic awkwardness and self-effacing humor, adopts a convincing British accent and a touching vulnerability. It's sweet and satisfying without being particularly memorable, but the actors bring an authenticity to their evolving relationship and have fun with the easy-going humor.
Ben Palmer, a British TV comedy veteran, directs and Olivia Williams, Harriet Walter, Ken Stott, Rory Kinnear, and Stephen Campbell Moore co-star.
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'Capote' on Amazon Prime and Hulu
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In October 2018, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended that pregabalin and gabapentin should be controlled as class C Drugs.
Under Uk law, Gabapentin and Pregabalin will now be reclassified as Class C Controlled substances from April 2019 to reduce the growing number of deaths associated with its misuse.
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WB-S2E45 How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies w/Amy Wallen
WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan Henry dive into How to Write A Novel in 20 Pies with author and teacher, Amy Wallen. Sure to be a delicious treat for writers and aspiring writers alike!
Friends & Fiction with Wanda Morris
On this episode we spend some quality time with our friend Wanda Morris! The acclaimed author of 2021's #1 Library Reads Pick ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS (which is being adapted by Uzo Aduba as a limited series for Showtime!), joins us to talk about her brand-new gripping, suspenseful novel, ANYWHERE YOU RUN (just released on 10/25/22 by William Morrow Books). Wanda tells us about her gut-wrenching research into Jim Crow-era Mississippi, the difficult decision to keep the language of the time authentic in her writing, the food and music at play in her novel, and all about her writing process and path to publication.
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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan Henry speak with literary superstar Bethanne Patrick about her hit Podcast, Missing Pages, her upcoming memoir and about keeping her finger on the pulse of the publshing industry!
Friends & Fiction with Ariel Lawhon, Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris & Santa Montefiore
On this episode we have FOUR amazing author guests! On the first half of the show, meet the author trio of Ariel Lawhon, Susan Meissner & Kristina McMorris who join us to discuss the historical novel they team-wrote together, WHEN WE HAD WINGS, about three WWII nurses who wage their own battle for freedom and survival in the South Pacific. We find out their inspiration for this book, their research and process for writing together, and which of them wrote which character. On the second half of the show we introduce #1 bestselling author, Santa Montefiore, who is a huge bestseller in England with more than 3-million copies sold across Europe and novels translated into 20 languages. We talk to Santa about her children's Royal Rabbits series she writes with her husband Simon Sebag Montefiore and discuss her spellbinding new novel set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York, AN ITALIAN GIRL IN BROOKLYN, in which dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound.


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Brown set to retire from MJHS
March 7, 2018 Sarah Tate Frontpage Lead Stories, General News, Mt. Juliet History, News 0
After 14 years, MJHS Principal Mel Brown will retire at the end of the school year.
After 14 years as principal of Mt. Juliet High School, Mel Brown will retire at the end of the school year.
Brown has taught at many schools over the years, but it is his dedication to the students of Mt. Juliet that made attending the school something to be proud of.
This does not apply only to MJHS. Brown made an impact at each school he taught. McGavock High School in Nashville even has a field named for him after he coached baseball and taught at the school.
Brown is not leaving because he doesn't enjoy what he does. He is retiring to spend more time with his family and loved ones, especially his wife of 53 years, Carroll.
"I love her more now than I did when we were married," he said. "She's really supported my life and hopefully I have hers."
He doesn't have definite plans after he retires but said he would like to travel more.
"I figure the Lord will tell me what he wants me to do," said Brown. "I'm sure he's still working on me."
Brown also wants to enjoy the different activities his grandchildren participate in. He said his youngest granddaughter asked why he missed her sister's program and that it was an "ah-ha" moment.
Because his job is demanding on time, he does not want to miss out on more opportunities with family. He and his wife are even looking forward to welcoming their first great-grandchild this summer.
Although he is retiring, Brown has enjoyed teaching and leading the students of Mt. Juliet.
"The joy I've had, I hope everyone has [in their career]," he said. "If you enjoy it, you've got a chance of doing well. If you're miserable, you'd better get out in a hurry because it will kill you."
Brown said much of the success of MJHS comes from the great faculty, staff and teachers. He is thankful for the continued support from the director of schools, board of education and the community.
According to Brown, the faculty and staff are the heart of the school and that he cannot brag on them enough. He said in their tough job, they are what keeps the school going.
On Monday night, Brown was also awarded the 2018 Administrator of the Year by the Tennessee High School Press Association. However, he believes the award is more about the school than it is about himself.
Brown is proud of all the accomplishments of MJHS and how the school has grown over the years. According to Brown, the school currently has 23 AP courses, a great deal more than when he started. In 2011, the school was chosen as the No. 1 school in Tennessee and has continued to grow since.
"You're encouraged by [the accomplishments]," he said. "Those are the things you want people to talk about."
MJHS also has 65 various activities for students to participate in, from athletics to orchestra to anime clubs.
"I'm real proud of the way all of it has grown and developed," said Brown.
Brown was also proud that 95 percent of students have been going to post-secondary education, with $27 million in scholarships awarded last year to the senior class.
He greatly believes that the growth of the school is not about himself but about the students.
As for the new principal, Brown hopes that they will experience a smooth transition and continue the growth the school has experienced under Brown's care.
"Mt. Juliet High School has been having school since 1854," he said. "They'll be having school after I'm gone."
Throughout his time at MJHS, Bear Pride has been a constant source of school pride and attitude. To Brown, the phrase means leadership.
"I want you to have the confidence to step up when you have a thought, and express the point you're trying to make, but also be respectful, be honest and be responsible" he said.
As for his time at Mt. Juliet High School, Brown said he has enjoyed every day.
"I've had a ball."
"It's pretty rare to have a principal on-staff with more than a half a century of institutional knowledge, but that's how long Mel Brown has been in education," said Donna Wright, director of Wilson County Schools. "We're blessed to have had him in Wilson County since 2004. The community loves him. His students love him. Naturally, we knew he had to retire at some point, but it's still going to leave a tremendous void. How do you replace someone like Mel? You can't!"
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On May 12th the Taconic site in Putnam County encountered a Macro-burst and an EF2 Tornado in the area producing 100/mph winds for 10 minutes. The area was hit hard. Amazingly, the tower and antennas survived but the Rohn mast bent and the home lost some of the roof and siding.


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Run tape tests with LiveScript support

# Installation:
    npm install -g livetape

# Usage from cli:
    livetape path/to/files/*.ls

# Tips & tricks
If you don't want to install livetape as a global package, install it locally like this: `npm install --save-dev livetape`, add this nifty alias to your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc`. Don't forget to reload your environment, i.e `source ~/.bashrc`

`alias npm-exec='PATH=$(npm bin):$PATH'`

You'll now be able to run livetape like this:
`npm-exec livetape path/to/files/*.ls`

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