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El ducado de Amalfi es un título nobiliario español, con Grandeza de España, otorgado por el rey Felipe IV a Octavio Piccolomini de Aragón el 13 de noviembre de 1642, desde Nápoles. Su denominación hace referencia a la ciudad de Amalfi, en la región de Campania, Italia, por entonces república libre.

Antecedentes históricos

Amalfi, como ciudad libre de la Campania italiana, conoció durante siglos el esplendor que le proporcionaba su flota mercante, que rivalizaba con Génova y Venecia, hasta que cayó en poder del Imperio Bizantino.

Fue en el año 958, cuando Sergio I, hijo de Mastulo I, fue elegido  duca soberano d'Amalfi, cortando así los lazos de vasallaje con Bizancio. De esta manera se proclamó, de hecho, la independencia de lo que años después sería la República amalfitana.

En el año 1039, Amalfi se convirtió en feudo del príncipe lombardo Guaimario IV de Salerno.

Posteriormente, como toda la Campania, formó parte de las posesiones que en el sur de Italia tenían los reyes Habsburgo de España, primero en el Reino de Nápoles y después en el Reino de las Dos Sicilias.

Antes de la concesión del ducado a Ottavio Piccolomini, por parte de Felipe IV en 1642, el título ya había sido creado por Fernando el Católico el 30 de agosto de 1516, en favor de Alfonso Picolomini de Aragón.

Duques de Amalfi

Historia de los duques de Amalfi

 Octavio Piccolomini,  duque de Amalfi, príncipe del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, general de los Ejércitos Imperiales, capitán general de Cataluña, caballero de la Orden del Toisón de Oro.

Fulgencio Fuster y Fontes,  duque de Amalfi (por rehabilitación en 1902),  conde de Roche.
Por sentencia judicial y previa cesión de los derechos de Emilio de Zayas-Fernández de Córdoba y Trujillo,  marqués de Cavaselice, sucedió el hijo que este había tenido con María Consuelo de Beaumont y Sa del Rey.

Antonio de Zayas-Fernández de Córdoba y Beaumont (1871-1945),  duque de Amalfi.
Casó con Rosa María de Lemaur y Santa Cruz; al no tener descendientes, le sucedió su sobrino (hijo de su hermana Luisa de Zayas y Beaumont y de José Salvador Moreno y Agrela):

Luis Moreno y de Zayas,  duque de Amalfi.
Casó con Elena Bruso-Blanco y Olariaga. Por sentencia judicial, en 1959, pasó el título a:

 María del Carmen Cotoner y Cotoner (1912-1995),  duquesa de Amalfi,  marquesa de Orellana la Vieja.
Casó con Pedro Seoane y Diana. Le sucedió su hijo:

 Íñigo Seoane y Cotoner (1932-2003),  duque de Amalfi,  marqués de Orellana la Vieja.
Casó con Amalia García y Alonso. Le sucedió su hijo:

 Íñigo Seoane y García,  duque de Amalfi. El 2 de abril de 2004 apareció publicada en el Boletín Oficial Español su solicitud, datada el 11 de marzo, para suceder en el título. El 7 de junio de ese año, finalmente, se convirtió en duque de Amalfi, anuncio publicado en el B.O.E el 28 de junio.

Véase también
Amalfi.
Anexo:Duques de Amalfi.

Referencias

Amalfi
Amalfi
Casa de Cotoner
Amalfi (Italia)

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BLOGMAS 2015 - CHRISTMAS EVE - DO YOU KNOW WHERE SANTA IS?
It's Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is coming to town tonight. If you have kids, or are just a big kid at heart, you can track Santa's progress as he travels around the world on NORAD.
and everything else you deserve!
That is so cool! I'm so glad I got to see you yesterday!


In late 2016 we were approached by Clare Horrell, Programme Manager at Just Growth, to produce an animation for a promotional film for future investors in a Sustainable Agriculture Fund for The Real Farming Trust, explaining what is wrong with our current agricultural model. Using a simplistic stylized approach we devised a colourful textured 3D world all made from paint and ink marks. We then used the marks for the 2D artwork and for the 3D textures for the models in order to achieve a playful aesthetic.


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Start small and scale up: How food MNCs can show they are part of the solution to Asia's obesity and diabetes epidemic
By Gary Scattergood contact
24-Nov-2017 - Last updated on 27-Nov-2017 at 09:36 GMT
The industry is keen to achieve the UN goals of zero hunger and better health, said FIA executive director Matt Kovac.
Related tags: South east asia, Southeast asia
Multinational food firms are striving to show they are part of the solution — and not the problem — when it comes to tackling Asia's rising levels of obesity and diabetes, but industry-backed projects need to be successful "on a small scale" before they can be ramped up.
Speaking at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore, executive director of trade association Food Industry Asia (FIA) Matt Kovac acknowledged there were "sensitivities" around some of its members backing anti-obesity drives.
"You may think the companies we represent are part of problem, but we are also showing how they are part of the solution," he said.
FIA member companies include Mars, Nestle, Mondelez, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and McDonalds.
Matt Kovac
Kovac said FIA was representing these firmss through the Asia Roundtable on Food Innovation for Improved Nutrition (ARoFIIN) – which also includes academics, policy makers and civil society.
It aims to address malnutrition in South East Asia, as well as obesity, he added.
"Sometimes health ministries, civil society and academia can be unwilling to work with industry and that can be a problem, especially when working towards achieving [the UN] Sustainable Development Goals two and three - achieving zero hunger and good health and well-being by 2030.
"To tune into these goals, we established ARoFIIN and wanted it to become a public-private partnership. We are not there yet, but it is a neutral platform for debate where the FIA represents industry, and we pull in experts from member companies where needed," he said.
He pointed to an ARoFIIN-commisioned report, "The Current Landscape and State of Health in Relation to Obesity in South-East Asia", created by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) earlier this year as forming the basis for future action.
Nutrition campaigns
As we reported when it was launched, it stated the annual economic cost of obesity in South East Asia could be as high as US$10bn, a number that could rocket to $45bn if people who are currently overweight go on to become obese.
"Some of the potential interventions recommended in the report, especially those around taxation, were not welcome by industry, but they were still published," added Kovac. "And since then we have been working with partners to look at where we can work together."
He said a number of workshops had been held in the region and it was likely primary and secondary school children would be the focus of health and nutrition campaigns, through the guise of ARoFIIN and with industry backing.
"Again, we know this can be sensitive because of the companies we work with, so together we want to help health authorities' work with schools to decide what they think is appropriate. Next year, ARoFIIN will be designed as platform to raise money for this," added Kovac.
However, he cautioned that food companies could not be expected to fund this alone, noting that margins in the food industry are notoriously thin.
"We'll also be looking to the World Bank, the Asia Development Bank and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation," he added.
Kovac also insisted that these projects needed to start on a small scale to prove their success and build trust before being scaled-up.
"If we go very broad, it is very hard to know where to start. If we start small and increase trust, then we can show this is how the food industry can play a positive role."
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I LOVE the Sunflower background stamp. The Large stamps were always considered big background stamps-so that is why I referred it that way. Actually, this stamp can stand on it's own as I have done in all these ideas. And I will probably be creating more things in the next few weeks using the Sunflower. Today I have a video (Long time coming) of how I did my Dream cards for convention. A few of you have emailed me to see how I achieved the background, the layers of the Sunflower. So I whipped up a video for you. I also have another Shadowbox, bigger (9" X 9") this time for an upcoming Craft fair.
Love it -Hope some one buys it!!
Love the the sunflower…my question is, how did you achieve the 9×9 size with the stamp you used in the video? Is the sunflower stamp still available?
It's no longer available, sorry.The picture on my Blog with the video that you commented on, that is the 9″ X 9″ Ikea box. I just popped up the pieces with dimensionals. It gives the illusion of bigger and floating. Thanks.


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MFA Actor praised in NY Times & Variety reviews
October 11, 2013 Lindsay Beamish (MFA 2014)
Graduating MFA candidateLindsay Beamish received glowing reviews for her film performance in "Forgetting the Girl" in The New York Times and Variety.
Lindsay Beamish (MFA 2014)
Lindsay Beamish has been a professional actress, dancer, writer, and experimental filmmaker for over twenty years. She recently received glowing reviews in The New York Times and Variety for her work in the independent film Forgetting the Girl. Before that she was seen in the film The Greatest, starring Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Other work includes lead roles in John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus, CSI, Gilmore Girls, and Miranda July's Nest of Tens. She has a B.A.
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Why add the 2018 Niue Battles That Changed History - Battle of Hastings 1 oz. Silver Antiqued Colorized Proof $2 Coin NGC PF70 UC Exclusive Pacific Rim Label to your collection?
The experts at Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) graded this 2018 Niue Battles That Changed History - Battle of Hastings 1 oz. Silver Antiqued Colorized Proof $2 Coin as a perfect Proof 70 (PF70) example. The coin qualified as an Ultra Cameo (UC) example and the collectible Early Releases (ER) designation. It was encapsulated for future generations with the collectible MCM Exclusive Pacific Rim Label. The coin was struck by the New Zealand Mint for Niue. The coin has a low mintage of 5,000 coins to satisfy demand from history buffs and coin collectors.
Proof 70 coins are sought by skilled collectors everywhere. This coin has the coveted Early Releases and Ultra Cameo designations and the collectible Pacific Rim label, a ModernCoinMart exclusive.
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Birth Trauma Litigation Group: Birth Injury Attorneys Worldwide
Reiter & Walsh: Birth Injury Attorneys Active in the BTLG
The Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) is an international group of birth injury attorneys who represent injured babies and their families. These attorneys share a common mission to exchange information and experience in the specialized field of birth injury law. BTLG also develops educational programs for its members on birth trauma and medical negligence topics. As leaders in birth trauma law, BTLG members often publish articles and studies on behalf of the organization to further advance members' knowledge and expertise. Jesse Reiter, president of ABC Law Centers, served as Co-Chair of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group from 2010-2013 and received the recognition award below for his service.
BTLG is a sub group of the American Association of Justice (AAJ). AAJ is a professional organization providing trial attorneys throughout the United States with information, professional support, and a network of resources in order more effectively represent clients.
Jesse has been focusing solely on birth injury cases for over 28 years, and most of his cases involve hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and cerebral palsy. Birth injury attorneys Jesse Reiter and Rebecca Walsh are currently recognized as being two of the best medical malpractice lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report 2015, which also recognized ABC Law Centers as being one of the best medical malpractice law firms in the nation.
If your child was diagnosed with a birth injury, such as cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), the award-winning birth injury attorneys at ABC Law Centers can help. We have helped children throughout the country obtain compensation for lifelong treatment, therapy and a secure future, and we give personal attention to each child and family we represent. Our nationally recognized birth injury firm has numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements that attest to our success and no fees are ever paid to our firm until we win your case. Email or call Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Centers at 888-419-2229 for a free case evaluation. Our firm's award winning lawyers are available 24 / 7 to speak with you.
Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Center member attorneys:
Jesse Reiter * **
Rebecca Walsh
Euel Kinsey
Jennifer Secorski
* Co-Chair of BTLG, 2010-2013
** Co-Editor of BTLG Newsletter, 2010-2011; Executive Board Member


I'm going to do more stuff.
I just finished a nice essay from Bernadette Murphy about riding a motorcycle. It's a great piece of writing. At the heart is an encouragement to take risks and to follow your desires. I'm not going to get a motorcycle, but I am going to do more stuff.
But what about when we voluntarily choose to do things that scare us? Even little things? That's different. When we voluntarily wrestle with the boogieman of fear, we gain skills and self-knowledge that steel us for the rest of life – those soul-numbing, bone-crushing times when we have no say in how much hardship we can take, how long we can last, how strong at our core we might be. Nothing so strengthens our resolve as having a regular, intimate encounter with the fear that tries to stifle us, that tells us we're not smart enough, or young enough, or pretty enough, or strong enough.
When we've made peace with our fears and have taken risks at our own volition, we learn the most powerful bit of self-knowledge possible: that we have what it takes. Joy often hides in the very things we're afraid of, and if we can move past fear, we can see how much more there is to life.
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Our beloved sister from Canada, Fumiko White, passed into the spirit world on March 30, 2015 after battling cancer. She is survived by her husband Douglas and her daughter Mica. A faithful daughter of Heavenly Parent and True Parents, Fumiko worked for many years in Japan, USA and Canada, following God's call and will with a loving and positive personality.
Let us support Fumiko's family during this important time and pray for her victorious transition to a glorious new life in the spiritual world.
Following is a biography and testimony from her husband and her spiritual mother.
Following is a testimony by Keiko Van Loon.
Fumiko White was born on June 19, 1949 in Yokohama, Japan. She was the youngest child in her family. Before joining the Unification Church, she worked at a studio where she drew and painted pictures on material used to make very expensive and beautiful kimonos. She was a highly skilled and artistic. She was a soft-spoken, petite lady with a good quality character and sense of humor.
After she joined the church, she did home church activities in Inogasira, a suburb of Tokyo in an area that was thought of as an artist village.
After doing home church, Fumiko went to work with Sekai Nippo, the church's newspaper.
She was Blessed in marriage with Douglas White along with 2,075 couples in 1982. Fumiko went back to Japan briefly, returning to Louisville, Kentucky in 1983. Douglas joined her there late in 1984. They continued working together as regional missionaries in the states of Kentucky and Michigan, until in 1988 when they left the USA for Toronto and accepted city leadership of Vancouver.
In 1991 after True Father divided Canada into four regions, they were assigned to the Eastern region (Halifax, Nova Scotia), so they drove more than 7,000 kilometers from western Canada to the Maritimes. Mica was born in 1994 while they were in Halifax and in 1995 they moved to Toronto where they worked with supporting the Japanese sisters and various church programs until the present day.
Fumiko had a deep faith in God and True Parents. When dealing with challenges, she always had God, True Parents, spirit world and her ancestors in mind and she could overcome with faith and effort.
Fumiko was diagnosed with lung cancer in late July of 2014, but despite the pain and hardship she remained grateful until the end. While she was dealing with her illness, Fumiko was positive-minded, grateful and appreciative. She even seemed to reach a higher spiritual level through it. Even then, she tried to live for her family and for others.


These clear snap rivets are an alternative secure fastening method that will not obscure or detract from your image. They are designed to hold together multiple flat panels after being clicked together for a secure hold. These Snap Rivets can be used with Corex, foamboard and other large signage materials. They also feature a central hole for cord or line attachment.
What are the Snap Rivets manufactured from?
They are manufactured from clear BDS plastic.
What size hole are the Snap Rivets designed from?
They are designed to fit a 5-6mm hole.
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multi-purpose data structure that we have as "array".
I'd like assess the receptability of incorporating php-ds library into core.
Hashable interface is inferior to asking for hash and equal functions.
`Collection` are all very common names.
I like this ext. Good work.
sense. Or if one part fits better in the engine directly.
better, is not going to help to improve the situation, in contrary.
where it should be and how it should be done from an api pov.
but it's not as clean as doing it natively.
Official position in PHP on PEAR?


After yesterday's news that Vince Camuto has died, tributes to the legendary footwear executive poured in from the industry.
Camuto, who was 78, co-founded Nine West and grew the company into a thriving business. He sold it to Jones Apparel Group in 1999 and launched Camuto Group in 2001.
Here, FN takes a look through photos of the designer and businessman over the years.
Another notable team-up was Camuto and Jessica Simpson, who appeared together at the Footwear News Achievement Awards in 2013.
Camuto partnered with Simpson on footwear back in 2005 and went on to expand the Jessica Simpson brand into a $1 billion business. "Thank you, Vince, for the humble power that has taken me everywhere. You are my mentor, my family, the creator of all my dreams. I will forever walk in your shoes…you made them," Simpson wrote in an Instagram post.
In an archival photo, Camuto is at work in what appears to be a manufacturing studio, with a block-heeled lace-up oxford on the table that could still be a staple on the market today. The designer was known for creating desirable, modern women's shoes at accessible price points. His loyal celebrity following included Jessica Alba, Heidi Klum and Katie Holmes.
Another photo of the designer, shot in a warehouse surrounded by rows and rows of his own shoe boxes, symbolizes the idea of grandeur, something Camuto and his brand has indeed risen to.
To see more photos of Vince Camuto, click through the gallery.


Boil, peel and cut the yams into 1/4 inch think rounds.
Peel, half, core, and slice the apples into 1/4 inch crescents.
Lightly grease a 9x13x2" pan & layer the yams & apples, alternating & overlapping the yams and apples.
Stir sugar & margarine in small saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Add the remaining ingredients (orange peel, frozen orange juice, maple syrup). Bring to a boil until smooth. Pour over yams & apples.
Bake 40 minutes, or until tender & lightly glazed.
Notes: Can make ahead (bake & cover) then refrigerate & reheat.
Can be made using (2) 28 oz. cans of yams and 8 medium apples.


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Anna Gustava Constance (ibland Constantia) Koskull, född 1788 i Växjö, död 28 mars 1840 i Köpenhamn, var en svensk adelskvinna, känd i sin samtid för sitt äventyrliga privatliv och skandaler.

Biografi
Hon var dotter till tullöverinspektoren och krigsrådet, friherre Gustaf Fredric Koskull (1751–1813) och Anna Charlotta Gjelstrup (1758–1815). Hon var yngre syster till Mariana Koskull.

Första giftermålet
Constance var trolovad med handelsmannen Christian Fredrik Damm när ett frieri kom från företagaren och konstnären John Hall den yngre (1771–1830). Enligt Eduard Beckman i boken Göteborgs grädde 1851, lär hennes far ha sagt: "Är du så dum min lilla Stansa!? Fortfar att älska din Fredrik, men gift dig med Hall – det ena hindrar ej det andra! Vi äro snart bragta till tiggarstaven om du avvisar Hall."

Hall hade friat till Constance tidigare, men fått avslag. Efter en nödgad rakning av sitt stora skägg och med försäkran om att skänka hennes far gården Öijering och ett årligt bidrag på 1 000 riksdaler banco, vigdes de den 19 november 1805 i Göteborg. Dock kom inte friherre Koskull att få ut något av det som Hall hade lovat, varför det hela drogs till rådhusrätten i Göteborg. Där avslogs dock målet, då Halls löften inte ansågs vara juridiskt bindande.

I äktenskapsförordet stod att Constance erhöll 50 000 riksdaler specie i morgongåva och om hon dog barnlös, hade hennes arvingar endast rätt till denna morgongåva. 1807 fick paret en dotter, som döptes till Christina Charlotta Mariana (ibland Marianne) Hall.

Paret bosatte sig på Lunnagården söder om Göteborg, i närheten av Gunnebo slott, som Halls föräldrar hade uppfört. I mars 1807 försattes det Hallska handelshuset i konkurs och Constances släkt ville att paret skulle skiljas. 1809 lämnades skilsmässohandlingarna in och domen fastslogs 1811.

Medan Constance fortfarande var lagligen vigd med Hall, vintern 1808–1809, var hon i Marstrand där hon träffade den skotske sjöofficeren Reginald MacDonald of Clanranald. Efter att båda fattat tycke för varandra skrev Clanranald hem om att han tänkte gifta sig med Constance. Planerna stoppades av den brittiske utrikesministern, då det ansågs otänkbart att en man i sådan hög samhällsställning skulle gifta sig med en kvinna som låg i en skilsmässoprocess. 1813 ville Constance gifta sig med Alexander Armfelt, men hans far, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, poängterade för sonen hennes "slösaktighet, omåttliga nöjeslystnad och obetänksamheter"  och giftermålet uteblev.

Andra giftermålet

Constance Koskull blev på grund av sin livsstil utsatt för social bojkott och ansåg skandaliserad, något som nämns i Hedvig Elisabet Charlottas dagbok i juni 1815:
"Även bör jag omnämna, hur det skvallras om hovfröken Koskull. Hon ansågs för kronprinsens älskarinna. En syster till Marianne Koskull är beryktad för sitt tvetydiga uppförande och bosatt i Ryssland, där hon lever på andra människors välvilja. Hon för en äventyrlig tillvaro, var ofta i ekonomiskt trångmål, önskade att Marianne skulle skulle flytta till Petersburg och hoppades därigenom återvinna sitt förlorade anseende. Marianne Koskull ger föga akt på sig själv, fäster sig heller aldrig vid vad folk säger om henne och hade ingenting emot att resa dit. [...] Hade hennes anhållan beviljats, skulle dock hennes rykte varit totalt fördärvat, ty hon ämnade fara allena utan någon av sina bröder eller en gift dam i sällskap. Hennes konstiga infall, stridande mot alla regler för det passande och mot hovets värdighet, klandrades mycket tom av hennes anhöriga, men hon gällde ju som kronprinsens mätress och därför ville ingen blanda sig i saken. Den skarpaste kritiken drabbade likväl mig för att jag i egenskap av drottning ej sökte hindra henne. Jag förehöll henne därför det olämpliga i planen, och resan blev ej av."

Constance reste i Europa och förlovade sig i Sankt Petersburg med greve Goudeski 1817, men lät snart bryta förlovningen. Hon skrev om greven att "hans umgänge som fästman blev mig redan drygt – han sov, gapade och rev sig i huvudet".

Under tiden 1818-23, när hennes syster Mariana Koskull levde öppet som kung Karl Johans mätress vid det svenska hovet, som då saknade en drottning, genomdrev hon att Constance Koskull fick presenteras vid hovet, något som då uppväckte stor skandal: alla hovdamer som ombads sköta presentationen simulerade sjukdom tills statsfrun Ruuth slutligen utförde hovpresentationen varpå hon "straxt derpå dånade".

I Holstein mötte hon den danske kammarherren och friherren Fredrik Christian Wedel Jarlsberg (1757–1831),(:da:Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg) som hon gifte sig med 16 april 1823. Efter endast 1½ års äktenskap skildes de.

De sista åren

Under en vistelse i Paris fick Gustaf Löwenhielm avstyra en duell mellan två av hennes beundrare.

Hon beskrivs av sin samtid som "Vacker, kvick, nyckfull, god, fåfäng och älskvärd fängslade Constance vid sin triumfvagn konungar och bryggare, prinsar och judar, grevar och bodknoddar, skottar och ryssar, amerikanare och italienare".

Marianne Ehrenström beskrev Constance:
"hon tillhörde de kvinnor, om vilka en författare säger: om ni möter henne, var det än må vara, på vägen eller i en salong, på teatern eller på gatan – tag er i akt – ty eljest skall hon under åtta dagars tid tvinga er att tänka på henne. Hon kan icke längre rodna – det är sant – men hon har en röst, ljuv som änglarnas, ett huvud och blickar, som kunna bringa en stoikers själ i uppror."

Constance bodde 1826–1830 på slottet Sophienberg vid Öresund på Själland, som hon hade köpt efter skilsmässan från Wedel Jarlsberg. Hon kallade sig då baronessan Anna Gustava Wedel Jarlsberg. Hon avled i Köpenhamn tio år senare.

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The Magical Law of Contagion
Why people pay silly money for strange celebrity memorabilia.
By Alina Simone
A Harley Davidson jacket by owned by Elvis Presley at a press preview at a Christie's auction in 2008.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images
A broken toilet, two slices of half-eaten French toast, a pair of used boxer shorts: How much would you be willing to pay for these items? $16,027, $1,025, and $5,000 respectively, it turns out, if they happened to belong to John Lennon, Justin Timberlake, or John F. Kennedy.
Aside from providing fodder for endless listicles, celebrity memorabilia is a serious—and booming—business. You can put your money into a boring old government bond, or you can invest in one of Madonna's used bustiers with Marquee Capital, an investment firm specializing in Madonna memorabilia, and watch it smash auction records.
The prices, of course, are just proxies for the emotional value we place on celebrity-touched items. Our talismanic feeling about Elvis' tighty-whities has to do with a phenomenon scientists have dubbed "the magical law of contagion," the belief that when a person comes in contact with an object, some part of his soul or essence rubs off on it. Basically, when you're buying Scarlett Johansson's used tissue (ew) you feel like you're getting a little piece of ScarJo herself.
The theory that magical contagion drives diverse cultural practices isn't new—anthropologists have noted that contagion explains centuries-old beliefs in things like voodoo dolls. But new research is revealing that the contagion effect is far more complex and far-reaching than one would ever suppose. The specific value we attach to celebrity-owned items, according to work by George Newman, a psychologist at Yale, depends on a surprising array of factors: the nature of the owner's celebrity, the way in which that person interacted with the item, and even the culture you were raised in, dear eBay bidder.
We don't value all the contents of a celebrity's storage locker equally. By studying auction results from the estates of JFK and Marilyn Monroe, Newman found the items they came into actual physical contact with, like clothes or toothbrushes, wound up selling for far more than objects they rarely or never touched, like a chandelier or a library globe.
Intuitively, it makes sense that collectors would haggle over sex-symbol Marilyn Monroe's delicates, but what if it's serial killer Aileen Wuornos' pajamas we're talking about, or a lock of Charles Manson's hair?
A recent auction of Hitler's personal effects—yes, this really happened—fetched record prices. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the seller, a military-antiques expert named Craig Gottlieb, revealed that it is individual collectors, not museums or libraries, who are the primary buyers of Hitler's personal possessions. So what's up with all the Voldemorts lining up to buy the Führer's shaving mug?
Newman and his team tried to answer this question by studying the auction results from Bernie Madoff's sell-off, mandated by the government to reclaim money from one of the greatest financial frauds in history. The researchers found that in the case of evil celebrities, people are still sensitive to the issue of contagion, but it translates to less contact being a good thing. Buyers were willing to pay more for objects the infamous pyramid-schemer had little physical contact with. Madoff's bed linens and clothes sold for lower amounts than expected, while relatively cootie-resistant things like a leather bull foot stool with the tail broken off fetched 10 times its presale estimate of $250-$360.
"There's a kind of 'ick factor' associated with the personal contact," Newman explained, "but then other market factors explain why they are actually interested in owning this item." Newman can only speculate as to other nonfinancial, psychological reasons someone might pay $550 for a bag of Chips Ahoy cookies Charles Manson had in prison: "Maybe there's some kind of benign masochism involved in the desire to own something that belonged to someone dangerous and powerful."
In general, though, Newman found that the kinds of people likely to put a premium on either positive or negative celebrity memorabilia are also susceptible to other forms of magical contagion. They are, for example, likely to refuse to eat soup that has been stirred by a "used, but washed, flyswatter" and to have had a sentimental attachment to things like teddy bears or blankets in their youth.
Regardless of how much you are willing to pay for exactly 12 strands of Michael Jackson's hair or Brangelina's exhaled oxygen, chances are the person bidding against you comes from the West. Survey participants from the United States and India valued natural rarities like moon rocks and dinosaur bones equally. But people from India (who psychologists typify as belonging to a more "collectivist" culture) are not nearly as stoked that so-and-so contributed some magical BO to this particular Uniqlo shirt.
(Speaking of BO, on a practical level, Newman strongly recommends that if you do win George Clooney's button-down on eBay, you refrain from dry cleaning it. His experiments reveal that people attribute less value to celebrity items once they have been "sterilized.")
Our superficial, Western belief in the juju-enhancing power of celebrity apparently operates on a surprisingly abstract level as well. For instance, the person in question doesn't actually have to be a celebrity per se—just anyone culturally agreed upon as morally good or bad. Nor does this person have to touch the item in question. Suppose a Buddhist monk designs a computer named "Happle" that automatically converts every spam message you receive into a beautiful haiku. Even though the monk himself never actually touched your machine, you will still feel like your Happle has a bit of the monk's secret sauce in it. Weirder still, you will feel like the Happle itself is somewhat of a sacred object. And you will continue to believe your Happle is a magical monk delivery device, even after it breaks and you are once again the target of Canadian pharmacies shilling Cialis.
All of this leads one to fear the psychological sway of goods marketed based not on their quality but on the power of celebrity suggestion. Like G-Spirits, a German company that sells limited edition NSFW liquor that is bottled after being poured over the breasts of international models. Or maybe soon we'll be paying top dollar for an artisanal soda that tastes like breakfast cereal based on an idea that came to Miley Cyrus in a dream. Before that happens I will have to book myself a ticket to Goa for some serious karma cleansing. Maybe those Indian people are on to something—I don't know about you, but personally I'd rather have a complete Diplodocus skeleton in my living room than wear William Shatner's kidney stone on my finger anyway.
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For the last three years, prisonpath.com has posted numerous articles about inmates dying from extreme heat in Texas state prisons. Between 2007 and 2015, at least 14 inmates have died in Texas from heat-related causes. One inmate, Alexander Togonidre, was found dead in his cell with a body temperature of 106 degrees.
Since 1998, some of the dead inmates were found in prison cells with temperatures varying from 115 degrees to 149 degrees. The cause of death was hypothermia (body temperature above 105 degrees).
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stated, "We have significant protocols in place governing the movement of offenders early in the day for work assignments, we supply ice water and have fans and other equipment to increase air movement," he said. "We believe the protocols are appropriate." Other equipment does not include air conditioning.
The warden's offices have air conditioning. Their offices are not in need of ice water and fans. Even the Correctional Officer's union has joined with the inmates in a lawsuit demanding that the Texas state prisons be cooled to relieve unbearable conditions.
Lance Lowry, president of the local American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, stated, "These conditions are dangerous to both the employees and the inmates." The union president stressed the unusual circumstances that brought inmates and correction officers together on the same side. Temperatures between 100 and 115 degrees during summertime are dangerous and potentially deadly for officers and inmates taking heat-sensitive medication or those who have hypertension.
In contrast, Texas law requires that county jails in Texas keep their temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees. There is no temperature requirement for the state prisons. Present litigation is advocating that state prisons drop their temperature to 88 degrees.
In July of 2013, we discussed that Texas state prisons treated pigs better than inmates. The Texas prison system was paying $750,000 for six climate controlled barns for use in its pig farming program. This money was allocated although extreme heat was a death sentence for some Texas inmates.
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But Guantanamo's Camp X-Ray is air conditioned…
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They, the prison officials finish off those that slip through the gauntlet of the rogue cops on the streets of America. In other words they are brothers and let's not forget sisters in the war on minorities, inmates and God's children.
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When recognising the technical advancements in the USA, such a situation is astonishing!
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Good article to enlighten us to the problem but just a correction in terminology. Hyperthermia is the term the author is looking for and which pertains to a body temperature in excess of 98.6 degrees.


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Q: Merge properties from mapping table to single class I have a website that is using EF Core 3.1 to access its data.  The primary table it uses is [Story] Each user can store some metadata about each story [StoryUserMapping].  What I would like to do is when I read in a Story object, for EF to automatically load in the metadata (if it exists) for that story.
Classes:
public class Story
{
    [Key]
    public int StoryId { get; set; }
    public long Words { get; set; }
    ...
}

public class StoryUserMapping
{
    public string UserId { get; set; }
    public int StoryId { get; set; }
    public bool ToRead { get; set; }
    public bool Read { get; set; }
    public bool WontRead { get; set; }
    public bool NotInterested { get; set; }
    public byte Rating { get; set; }
}

public class User
{
    [Key]
    public string UserId { get; set; }
    ...
}

StoryUserMapping has composite key ([UserId], [StoryId]).
What I would like to see is:
public class Story
{
    [Key]
    public int StoryId { get; set; }
    public bool ToRead { get; set; } //From user mapping table for currently logged in user
    public bool Read { get; set; } //From user mapping table for currently logged in user
    public bool WontRead { get; set; } //From user mapping table for currently logged in user
    public bool NotInterested { get; set; } //From user mapping table for currently logged in user
    public byte Rating { get; set; } //From user mapping table for currently logged in user
    ...
}

Is there a way to do this in EF Core?  My current system is to load the StoryUserMapping object as a property of the Story object, then have Non-Mapped property accessors on the Story object that read into the StoryUserMapping object if it exists.  This generally feels like something EF probably handles more elegantly.
Use Cases
Setup:  I have 1 million stories, 1000 users, Worst-case scenario I have a StoryUserMapping for each: 1 billion records.
Use case 1: I want to see all of the stories that I (logged in user) have marked as "to read" with more than 100,000 words
Use case 2: I want to see all stories where I have NOT marked them NotInterested or WontRead
I am not concerned with querying multiple StoryUserMappings per story, e.g. I will not be asking the question: What stories have been marked as read by more than n users.  I would rather not restrict against this if that changes in future, but if I need to that would be fine.

A: Create yourself an aggregate view model object that you can use to display the data in your view, similar to what you've ended up with under the Story entity at the moment:
public class UserStoryViewModel
{
    public int StoryId { get; set; }
    public bool ToRead { get; set; }
    public bool Read { get; set; }
    public bool WontRead { get; set; }
    public bool NotInterested { get; set; }
    public byte Rating { get; set; }
    ...
}

This view model is concerned only about aggregating the data to display in the view. This way, you don't need to skew your existing entities to fit how you would display the data elsewhere.
Your database entity models should be as close to "dumb" objects as possible (apart from navigation properties) - they look very sensible as they are the moment.
In this case, remove the unnecessary [NotMapped] properties from your existing Story that you'd added previously.
In your controller/service, you can then query your data as per your use cases you mentioned. Once you've got the results of the query, you can then map your result(s) to your aggregate view model to use in the view.
Here's an example for the use case of getting all Storys for the current user:
public class UserStoryService
{
    private readonly YourDbContext _dbContext;

    public UserStoryService(YourDbContext dbContext)
    {
        _dbContext = dbContext;
    }

    public Task<IEnumerable<UserStoryViewModel>> GetAllForUser(string currentUserId)
    {
        // at this point you're not executing any queries, you're just creating a query to execute later
        var allUserStoriesForUser = _dbContext.StoryUserMappings
            .Where(mapping => mapping.UserId == currentUserId)
            .Select(mapping => new
            {
                story = _dbContext.Stories.Single(story => story.StoryId == mapping.StoryId),
                mapping
            })
            .Select(x => new UserStoryViewModel
            {
                // use the projected properties from previous to map to your UserStoryViewModel aggregate
                ...
            });

        // calling .ToList()/.ToListAsync() will then execute the query and return the results
        return allUserStoriesForUser.ToListAsync();
    }
}

You can then create a similar method to get only the current user's Storys that aren't marked NotInterested or WontRead.
It's virtually the same as before, but with the filter in the Where to ensure you don't retrieve the ones that are NotInterested or WontRead:
public Task<IEnumerable<UserStoryViewModel>> GetForUserThatMightRead(string currentUserId)
{
    var storiesUserMightRead = _dbContext.StoryUserMappings
        .Where(mapping => mapping.UserId == currentUserId && !mapping.NotInterested && !mapping.WontRead)
        .Select(mapping => new
        {
            story = _dbContext.Stories.Single(story => story.StoryId == mapping.StoryId),
            mapping
        })
        .Select(x => new UserStoryViewModel
        {
            // use the projected properties from previous to map to your UserStoryViewModel aggregate
            ...
        });

    return storiesUserMightRead.ToListAsync();
}

Then all you will need to do is to update your View's @model to use your new aggregate UserStoryViewModel instead of your entity.
It's always good practice to keep a good level of separation between what is "domain" or database code/entities from what will be used in your view.
I would recommend on having a good read up on this and keep practicing so you can get into the right habits and thinking as you go forward.

NOTE:
Whilst the above suggestions should work absolutely fine (I haven't tested locally, so you may need to improvise/fix, but you get the general gist) - I would also recommend a couple of other things to supplement the approach above.
I would look at introducing a navigation property on the UserStoryMapping entity (unless you already have this in; can't tell from your question's code). This will eliminate the step from above where we're .Selecting into an anonymous object and adding to the query to get the Storys from the database, by the mapping's StoryId. You'd be able to reference the stories belonging to the mapping simply by it being a child navigation property.
Then, you should also be able to look into some kind of mapping library, rather than mapping each individual property yourself for every call. Something like AutoMapper will do the trick (I'm sure other mappers are available). You could set up the mappings to do all the heavy lifting between your database entities and view models. There's a nifty .ProjectTo<T>() which will project your queried results to the desired type using those mappings you've specified.

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I thought we would already be done moving and have the cats moved. We literally have only a handful of things to move and we are done!!! We also have to put more nail caps on Spooky who is a big meanie. We could only get 9 on her last night. They are at least still stuck!
The kittens lost a few back paw ones but I think thats because they didn't have enough glue or weren't dry yet. They are easy to put on them, they just lay there cuddling and purring. Anyway, as soon as that is done, we can move them, their food, and their kitty litter. Then we have to spend time with them so they cope with the move well. Of course, the new place isn't very comfortable since stuff is just everywhere but the cats can deal! So that is what it looks like I'll be doing tonight.
So you can see why I'd be concerned about getting the run in. Still lots to do! Rob went to the storage unit yesterday though and picked up our couch and kitchen table along with some other things. I forgot about half the stuff he brought! Wow! Can't wait to decorate and unpack everything!!! First, we have to deal with the nightmare that is my clothing. I have a ton! And shoes? Let's not even go there. I have at least 2 dozen pairs (probably upwards of 3 or 4 dozen!). Where am I going to put them all?!
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Containing many previously unpublished letters, this third volume of a six volume collection of the complete correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703), documents an important period in the history of the Royal Society and the University of Oxford. By providing access to these letters, this painstakingly crafted edition will enable readers to gain a deeper and richer awareness of the intellectual culture on which the growth of scientific knowledge in early modern Europe was based. Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry of Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. In the period covered Wallis is engaged in scientific debates on techniques for determining areas contained by curves (quadratures) and figures (cubatures), as well as on the theory of motion and the nature of the tides. He also continues to attack the mathematical undertakings of Thomas Hobbes and to respond to attacks which the philosopher in turn levels against him. We also find evidence for the consolidation of mathematics as an academic discipline in the University of Oxford just fifty years after the establishment of the first mathematical lecturerships. Wallis is called upon more than once to deliver ceremonial lectures on mathematical topics to foreign dignitaries visiting the University. At the same time the volume allows us to witness the beginnings of a remarkable development in mathematical publishing. Many of Wallis's letters to Henry Oldenburg, secretary of the Royal Society, on a variety of topics in the mathematical and physical sciences, are transformed into articles and published in Oldenburg's journal, the Philosophical Transactions. Part of the reason for this development also becomes clear in the letters: the long and costly process of publishing mathematical books such as Wallis's three part Mechanica: sive de motu. This volume not only signals the modernization of mathematics in the second half of the seventeenth century but we also see two new figures emerge for the first time, whose careers are in different ways closely associated with Wallis: Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
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Whether you're navigating a tight, technical trail passage or cruising through crowded city streets, Kawasaki's line of dual sport bikes will impress you. From the KLR250 to the Super Sherpa, the green machines do an excellent job of generating both on- and off-road excitement. By combining technology developed through its involvement in off-road racing with the excellent on-road manners of its sport bikes, Kawasaki is able to inject the dual sports with features from the best of both worlds. In this installment of "Off-Road Alternatives," we'll be focusing on both the KLX400SR and the big dog, the KLR650.
'03 Kawasaki KLX400SRThe KLX400SR is based on Kawasaki's proven KLX400R Enduro bike design. Although the 400SR is a dual-sport bike, don't let the rubber-mounted turn signals and license plate frame fool you. This bike is dirt-ready, and the double overhead cam, four-valve, liquid-cooled, dry-sump four-stroke engine delivers aggressive power throughout its powerband. No matter if you choose a slow climb up a nasty, rock-filled trail or speed through the desert, the 398cc engine will deliver. The bottom end is centered around a nickel-silicon-phosphorous-plated cylinder, which does an excellent job of transferring heat, and a forged aluminum piston. While the engine is temperature-controlled via a closed cooling system with a front-mounted radiator and a thermostatically controlled cooling fan, the cylinder is cooled by a crankcase oil jet. Both work in harmony to control engine temperature and prevent power fade when operating the bike in more severe climates, such as the desert. Fuel delivery is handled by a Mikuni BSR36 CV-type carburetor, which sucks fuel from a 2.6-gallon fuel tank. Transferring power to the rear wheel is a cable-operated clutch and a five-speed transmission.
The chassis provides a slim and sturdy framework for the motor and suspension, and the bike weighs in at just 291 pounds. The frame is built from chrome-moly steel and features an aluminum subframe that provides flowing mounting points for the seat, tank, and bodywork. This makes for one slim, nimble, and stylish-looking bike.
The 400R's suspension strikes an excellent balance between off-roading prowess and street savvy. The frontend is composed of a 49mm long-travel cartridge fork, which features both adjustable rebound damping and spring preload. A lightweight aluminum rear swingarm is coupled with a coilover rear shock that contains both high- and low-speed rebound and compression damping adjustments.
Kawasaki pulled out all of the requisite stops when it came time to map out the performance features for this bike. Front and rear hydraulic disc brakes are standard, as is a 60-watt halogen headlamp, a digital instrument cluster, and a U.S. Forestry-approved spark arrestor.
'03 Kawasaki KLR650Traversing the continent with the large-displacement KLR650 is a breeze. This dual-purpose bike is equally at home on the road and in the dirt, thanks to its supple suspension, huge 6.1-gallon fuel tank, and comfortably padded seat. The get-up-and-go for this earth cruiser comes in the form of a liquid-cooled, dual overhead cam, four-valve, 651cc engine. The four-valve design enables this four-stroke thumper to breathe easier during high rpm operation and also provides maximum valve area for improved flow and increased bottom end torque. A dual engine balancer ensures that the engine runs smoothly from idle all the way to WOT, decreasing rider fatigue on long trips. The 650's broad torque curve is easily handled by a five-speed transmission. A handlebar-mounted choke makes starting the beast during cold weather convenient, and an electric starter is a welcomed amenity.
All manner of obstacles and terrain can be tackled with the KLR650. It's designed as a dual-purpose bike, so the 650's long-travel front suspension relies on air-adjustable front forks to provide a smooth on-road ride and soak up the rough stuff on the trail. The Uni-Trak rear suspension lowers the bike's center of gravity for better handling in all conditions. A five-way preload shock absorber with four-way rebound damping works in harmony with a progressive rate coil spring for a smoother, more controlled ride.
The KLR650's chassis design is based upon a semi-double cradle frame that's built from the same high-tensile steel found in Kawasaki's world-class KX motocross bikes. This chassis features an engine guard that serves to protect the motor from rocks and other manner of debris when the going gets rough. Also, a detachable rear subframe simplifies maintenance and tuning by providing easy access to the rear shock, airbox, and carburetor.
The 650's torque monster motor demands that a good set of brakes be onboard, so Kawasaki's engineers added front and rear disc brakes to ensure that powerful and controllable braking is on tap whenever things get hairy.
No matter which dual-sport rocket you pick from Kawasaki's impressive lineup, you'll feel right at home in nearly any environment. Just point the front wheel at an obstacle, pin the throttle, and you're gone! For more information, contact: Kawasaki, www.kawasaki.com.


Ok, this is the bike that will make you buy a bigger helmet…because the grin inside is going to be too big for whatever you're wearing now.
There are motorcycles that do everything good but nothing great. And there are motorcycles that do a few things great and fail everywhere else. We have all had one of each. The motorcycle I found on ebay this morning is a bike that does everything great all the time. The Yamaha RD400 Daytona Special.
In the early 1970's my stepdad bought a Yamaha RD250 ostensibly for my mom to learn how to ride. Never happened. However, I had a blast on it for a year or so. Next on the RD list was helping my then Father in Law build his RD350. I think it was a '74 it was beautiful. My daily rider was a Kawasaki H2 750, but…I honestly had more fun on the RD.
Over the next few years I had the opportunity to spend a good number of miles on the RD350. I have never been on a motorcycle that has given me the 'High Giggle Factor' more than that the RD did. It's not all that fast, but fast enough, handling, by the standards of the day, was outstanding. It was a motorcycle that won races all over the world, it was the little motorcycle that personified David and Goliath.
The Daytona Special. The last Hurrah of the street going two strokes here in the US. The RD350 was great, what Yamaha did with the RD400 was make it more rider friendly. We'll start with rubber mounting the engine (a bit less vibration…wasn't that bad to start with really), move the engine just a bit to make it a bit less wheelie prone (Hey Yamaha, you're taking part of the fun out of the bike!), and the tuned the motor for a wider power band, that was a good thing, added 1″ to the forks to stabilize the front end. The deal here is that Yamaha simply made a really terrific motorcycle more easy for everybody to ride. And have a lot of fun. It was only made for one year. The EPA killed two strokes.
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require 'test_helper'

class CreatingCategoriesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
  test 'create new categories with valid data' do
    post '/categories', { category: {
      name: 'Lake Skippers'
      } }.to_json,
      { 'Accept' => 'application/json', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}

    assert_equal 201, response.status
    assert_equal Mime::JSON, response.content_type
    category = json(response.body)
    assert_equal category_url(category[:id]), response.location

    assert_equal 'Lake Skippers', category[:name]
  end

  test 'does not create categories w invalid data' do
    post '/categories', { category: {
      title: nil,
      } }.to_json,
      { 'Accept' => 'application.json',
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json' }

    assert_equal 422, response.status
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Creative mobile point of sale applications are getting a lot of buzz this year. But what's all the fuss about? Discover why hospitality businesses are rolling out the welcome mat for the latest trend in POS.
Offer your patrons a better experience with mobile point of sale. Restaurant servers can use tablets or other portable mobile devices to transmit orders back to the kitchen without stepping away from the table, shaving valuable minutes off customers' wait time and preserving the rapport between employee and patron. Similarly, retailers leverage mobile point of sale to ring up customer sales from anywhere in the store when cash wrap lines grow long.
At the end of the dining experience, customers will appreciate a streamlined payment process. Many mobile point of sale platforms feature card readers either built in or added on, enabling staff to accept payments tableside. This means your customers can get on their way more quickly, while also accelerating table turnover in a business where volume and traffic are everything.
Innovative mobile point of sale apps give your staff the tools to excel at their jobs and better assist customers. For example, these apps contain inventory management tools that help workers quickly access menu information on the spot, offering extensive information on your restaurant's food and beverage offerings that would be too difficult for staff to memorize. This is especially important as many customers today have food allergies and sensitivities, and other dietary restrictions.
Prompts built into mobile point of sale applications can remind servers to promote certain menu items and extras that they might not have remembered based on memory alone. Such suggestive selling increases not only the customer's satisfaction with their meal, but also boosts the bill, which more than likely means a larger tip for the server.
Tablet devices chosen wisely will prove to be a smart investment, delivering a solid return on investment to small, medium businesses that choose to make the transition from cash register to mobile point of sale. For this reason, you'll want to steer away from consumer grade tablets as they cannot typically withstand the wear and tear of everyday use in retail and restaurant environments.
Tablets hardened for retail and restaurant environments enable businesses to protect and ensure the longevity of their hardware investment. Devices that will be handled by patrons in addition to staff benefit from the additional protection of ruggedized cases or other enclosures, as they'll inevitably be dropped or suffer the occasional spill.
Mobile point of sale is taking off this year as restaurateurs begin to realize how many benefits there are with mPOS units. From improving the customer experience to empowering your employees with game-changing technology, mobile point of sale is revolutionizing the retail and restaurant business. Find out today what mobile point of sale can do for you.


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Thank you to all participating skaters and family members for coming out to cheer, to showcase your skills and enjoy the sport of skating. It was a fun celebration to wrap up our season and show some spirit for our club!
A shout out to our special visitors - the Oshawa Camera Club and Carly's Angels. As well as, to everyone who volunteered and/or contributed to the day. Our members, our coaches, our bakers, our boutique...you are all AWESOME!


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Port City Bill Requires Referendum – Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne,PC
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The Colombo Port Economic Commission Bill was presented in Parliament on 08 April 2021, while the country was getting ready to celebrate the traditional New Year. With the intervening weekend and public holidays, citizens had just two working days to retain lawyers, many of whom were on vacation, and file applications challenging the constitutionality of the Bill in the Supreme Court within the one-week period stipulated in the Constitution. One wonders whether the timing was deliberate.
Read the Bill here:Port City Bill
Special economic zones are common. They are created mainly to attract foreign investments. In return, investors are offered various concessions so that their products are competitive in the global market. Several negative effects of such zones have also been highlighted. The sole purpose of this article, however, is a discussion on the constitutionality of the Bill.
The Bill seeks to establish a high-powered Commission entrusted with the administration, regulation and control of all matters connected with businesses and other operations in and from the Colombo Port City. It may lease land situated in the Colombo Port City area and even transfer freehold ownership of condominium parcels. It operates as a Single Window Investment Facilitator for proposed investments into the Port City. It would exercise the powers and functions of any applicable regulatory authority under any written law and obtain the concurrence of the relevant regulatory authority, which shall, as a matter of priority, provide such concurrence to the Commission. The discretion and powers of such other authorities under the various laws shall thus stand removed.
The Commission consists of five members who need not be Sri Lankan citizens, quite unlike the Urban Development Authority, the Board of Management of which must comprise Sri Lankan citizens only. One issue that arises is that the vesting of such powers upon persons with loyalties to other countries, especially superpowers, would undermine the free, sovereign, and independent status of Sri Lanka guaranteed by Article 1 of our Constitution. It would also impinge on the sovereignty of the People of Sri Lanka guaranteed by Article 3 read with Article 4.
The removal of the discretionary powers of the various regulatory authorities is arbitrary and violative of the right to equal protection of the law guaranteed by Article 12 (1).
Under Clause 25, only persons authorized by the Commission can engage in business in the Port City. Clause 27 requires that all investments be in foreign currency only. What is worse is that even foreign currency deposited in an account in a Sri Lankan bank cannot be used for investment. Thus, Sri Lankans cannot invest in the Port City using Sri Lankan rupees; neither can they use foreign currency that they legally have in Sri Lanka. The above provisions are clearly arbitrary and discriminatory of Sri Lankans and violate equality and non-discrimination guaranteed by Article 12. They also violate the fundamental right to engage in business guaranteed by Article 14 (1) (g).
Under clause 35, any person, whether a resident or a non-resident, may be employed within the Port City and such employee shall be remunerated in a designated foreign currency, other than in Sri Lanka rupees. Such employment income shall be exempt from income tax. Clause 36 provides that Sri Lankan rupees accepted within the Port City can be converted to foreign currency. Under clause 40, Sri Lankans may pay for goods, services, and facilities in Sri Lankan rupees but would be required to pay a levy for goods taken out of the Port City, as if s/he were returning from another country! The mere repetition of phrases such as 'in the interests of the national economy' throughout the Bill like a 'mantra' does not bring such restrictions within permissible restrictions set out in Article 15.
Clause 62 requires that all disputes involving the Commission be resolved through arbitration. The jurisdiction of Sri Lankan courts is thus ousted.
In any legal proceedings instituted on civil and commercial matters, where the cause of action has arisen within the Port City or in relation to any business carried on in or from the Port City, Clause 63 requires Sri Lankan courts to give such cases priority and hear them speedily on a day-to-day basis to ensure their expeditious disposal.
The inability of an Attorney-at-Law to appear before the court even for personal reasons, such as sickness, shall not be a ground for postponement. These provisions are arbitrary and violate Article 12.
Clause 73 provides that several Sri Lankan laws listed in Schedule III would have no application within the Port City. Such laws include the Urban Development Authority Act, Municipal Councils Ordinance, and the Town and Country Planning Ordinance. Under Clauses 52 and 53, exemptions may be granted by the Commission from several laws of Sri Lanka, including the Inland Revenue Act, Betting and Gaming Levy Act, Foreign Exchange Act, and the Customs Ordinance.
The Commission being empowered to grant exemptions from Sri Lankan laws undermines the legislative power of the People and of Parliament and violates Articles 3 and Article 4 (c) of the Constitution.
Several matters dealt with by the Bill come under the Provincial Councils List. They include local government, physical planning, and betting and gaming. Article 154G (3) requires that such a Bill be referred to Provincial Councils for their views. As Provincial Councils are not currently constituted, passage by a two-thirds majority will be necessary in the absence of the consent of the Provincial Councils.
The exclusion of the Municipal Councils Ordinance from the Port City area is not possible under the Constitution. When the Greater Colombo Economic Commission was sought to be established in 1978 under the 1972 Constitution, a similar exclusion was held by the Constitutional Court not to be arbitrary. Since then, under the Thirteenth Amendment under the 1978 Constitution, local government has been given constitutional recognition and included under the Provincial Council List. Under the present constitutional provisions, therefore, the Port City cannot be excluded from laws on local government.
The writer submits that in the above circumstances, the Colombo Port Economic Commission Bill requires to be passed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament and approved by the People at a Referendum. Quite apart from the constitutional issues that arise, such an important piece of proposed legislation needs to be widely discussed. It is best that the Bill is referred to a Parliamentary Committee before which the public, as well as citizens' organizations and experts in the related fields, could make their submissions.
( Courtesy The Island)
Port City Bill