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Jimmy Rollins Praises New Phillies SS Jean Segura, RHP Juan Nicasio
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Eagles Armchair: Play action and commitment to run are key in win over Washington
Going Deep
It didn't take long for the Eagles to unveil their gameplan. After a dominating performance from their offensive line against the Giants last week, the Eagles showed up on Monday night with a plan to attack the Redskins' front-seven that entered the game ranked seventh in the NFL against the run. But a crazy thing happened, instead of running into the teeth of the fearsome Washington defense, the Eagles used their productive rushing attack to finally unlock their down-field passing game.
The Birds drained over seven minutes of clock and had six different players pick up first downs on their opening drive, which ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate, his first score as an Eagle. Carson Wentz was improvising like he did a season ago, directing traffic in and out of the pocket as he tortured the Washington defense with his legs, despite not registering a carry all night.
The Eagles offense seemed to finally find the identity they have been searching for all year. The running backs picked up 134 yards on 29 carries and Wentz completed four passes over 20 yards en route to their second-highest scoring output of 2018.
""Play action is something we've always thought was one of our bread and butters, especially on first and second down," Wentz explained after the game. "Getting the run game going really opens up those things. It gets me on the edge and a chance to make some plays."
Things still aren't perfect for the Eagles, Doug Pederson admitted as much after the game. But the Birds finally have an idea of what their offense is capable of. Josh Adams is the bell cow, Corey Clement is the change up in the screen game and the wide receivers seem to be on the same page as Wentz, allowing the quarterback to pull off Aaron Rodgers-esque improvisations for big plays. Oh, and they happen to have the best tight end in football moving the chains.
"We're not there yet, but we're getting close," Pederson said. "I think things are kind of clicking a little bit, especially the offense is kind of working through some things and some rhythm and timing and getting more guys involved."
The Birds' offensive line has seemingly rallied around Pederson's newfound interest in running the ball. After struggling to protect the quarterback early in the season, Wentz wasn't sacked once on Monday night and was hit just three times. Although, one sack was negated by a defensive holding penalty. Still, keeping Wentz healthy and upright is the easiest way for the Eagles to ensure their success moving forward.
Everything is still a work in progress for the Eagles, their red zone offense has struggled and Wentz hasn't been able to consistently protect the ball, turning the ball over in every game but one this season. But they have won back-to-back games for the first time in 2018 and are just one win away from taking over the top spot in the NFC East from the Dallas Cowboys, who shut down the New Orleans Saints' high-powered offense last week.
"I think we're playing well together, meshing together," Wentz said, "We're kind of doing what we do best."
Did not play: Jalen Mills (foot), Jordan Hicks (calf), Avonte Maddox (knee)
Tim Jernigan: Jernigan was active for Monday's game but never made it on the field due to back spasms that flared up during pre-game warmups. It's certainly worrisome to see a guy who is coming off back surgery suffer another injury to that area of the body, but Pederson assured reporters after the game they held Jernigan out for precautionary reasons. With the Eagles going against Dallas's high-powered rushing attack next week, the availability of Jernigan will be a huge factor in the Eagles' chances to win.
Jason Peters: The veteran left tackle injured his leg in the closing minutes of the game and limped off under his own power. Peters has been banged up for much of the season and has played well in recent weeks, despite having a torn biceps. Honestly, it would be shocking to see anyone but Peters starting at left tackle next week, but we may see some rotating of the tackles, should the pain become too much for the future Hall of Famer.
Measurables
90: Adrian Peterson's 90-yard run was the longest run allowed by the Eagles in franchise history. The Eagles looked confused pre-snap, but they rebounded after the big play and allowed just 8 yards to Peterson the rest of the night. In fact, the veteran became just the second player in NFL history to have a 90-yard run and finish with less than 100 yards, joining former Eagle, Herschel Walker.
36: The Eagles allowed just 36 total yards of offense in the second half. The Redskins were clearly out-classed, playing with their third-string guards and quarterback Mark Sanchez. We talked a few weeks ago about the Eagles defensive scheme relying on superior talent and mismatches and Monday night was a prime example of them feasting on an inferior team.
17: With his 9 catches last night, Ertz finds himself just 17 receptions shy of tying Jason Witten's single-season record for catches by a tight end. If he remains on his current pace, Ertz will finish the season with 124 catches and 1304 yards, which would shatter Witten's record, but fall just shy of Rob Gronkowski's single-season yardage record. It's nearly impossible to ask Ertz to sustain this pace over the final leg of the season, but it wouldn't be shocking to see him dominant opponents in December like he has for most of his career.
History Tells Us...
The Eagles are 6-6 for just the second time in franchise history, joining the 2006 squad that finished 10-6 and lost to the Saints in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Hopefully the next time there is a parade down Broad Street, a few players bust out Jeff Garcia jerseys.
Up-Down Drill
Up: Golden Tate
Tate looked like he was fully integrated into the gameplan for the first time since the Eagles' trade for him. Wentz didn't force the ball to the veteran wide receiver and the two's connection on some broken plays on the first drive of the game was a sight to behold. Wentz directed Tate upfield after he ran a route to the flat and the result was a 19-yard completion down the sideline.
The pair then connected on a 6-yard touchdown after Wentz eluded the pressure and rolled out of the pocket before hitting Tate, who shook off his defender. That touchdown represented just the third game the Eagles scored in the first quarter. Tate even showed off his elusiveness on a 32-yard catch-and-run in the second half. Tate's performance on Monday night was what the Eagles were hoping for when they acquired him last month.
Down: Dallas Goedert
The Eagles traded up for Goedert in the 2018 draft, and despite showing some flashes of potential, it is worth wondering if those resources would've been better spent on a player who could've contributed more than a backup tight end.
Granted, Goedert is stuck behind the best tight end in football, but with a thin secondary, aging lines and struggling linebackers, using a second-round pick on a guy who has recorded more than three catches just twice this season is a questionable use of resources. The rookie had zero catches on Monday night, which was the fourth time he was held without a catch this season.
Up: Rasul Douglas
Douglas may not be the fastest guy in the secondary, but he has proven to be a physical defender, leading the Eagles in tackles on Monday night. Douglas's best play came on a cross-field lateral, where he didn't get fooled by the misdirection and dropped Jamison Crowder for a loss.
With the Eagles so thin in the secondary, Douglas's ability to compete and make solid tackles that limited big plays have been a huge help to a struggling unit. Even when Mills returns from injury, it would be wise for the Eagles to keep Douglas on the field to aid their run defense.
Down: Red Zone Offense
The Eagles boasted the best red zone offense in football last year, but came up empty on two of their red zone trips last night. The first ended with a turnover on downs after Pederson called a run attempt that was stuffed by an unblocked Zach Brown. Even if Adams had eluded the linebacker, he would've been stuffed by a defensive line that was blocked by Goedert and Jordan Matthews.
Wentz's red zone interception was another inexcusable gaffe, as the quarterback stared down Alshon Jeffery on a goal-line slant and the route was undercut by Josh Norman. The Eagles seemingly dominated the entire game, but still found themselves with just a 1-point lead in fourth quarter, thanks to these mistakes they will have to clean up if they expect to compete against quality teams.
Three-Step Drop
1. Darren Sproles played a full game for the first time since Week 2 of last season, returning punts and also carrying the ball 5 times. The 35-year-old didn't look nearly as explosive as he was before he tore his ACL last season, but he showed a lot of toughness, breaking tackles on his 14-yard touchdown run. That score was his first touchdown in nearly two years.
Sproles may not be the game-changing talent he was during the Chip Kelly years, but defense still have to respect his presence and it will be interesting to see if he finds a role in the passing game in the next few weeks. At the very least, Sproles is a reliable returner who still may have a few tricks up his sleeve.
2. One of the biggest things the Eagles have had to overcome this year is their inability to create turnovers. Nate Gerry's interception of Sanchez was just the ninth turnover forced by the defense, which the second-lowest number of the season.
On average, NFL teams win about 80 percent of the time when they win the turnover battle, something the Eagles have done just twice all season. For comparison's sake, the Birds won the turnover battle 10 times last year. Getting extra possessions and handing the offense a short field is an easy recipe for success, but the injuries on the Eagles' defense has robbed them of their top playmakers.
3. Last week, the Eagles won thanks to Pat Shurmur's blunders, and this week's victory can be credited to Sanchez's incompetence. As for next week, I don't see any members of the 2015 Eagles on the Cowboys' roster, so the Birds will be forced to win without an assist from a former friend.
It hasn't been pretty, but with the Eagles back-to-back wins over division opponents, they will head to Dallas with a chance to tie the Cowboys for the NFC East lead. Since the Cowboys beat the Eagles three weeks ago, they have broken off three-straight wins, including an impressive 13-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints last Thursday.
With the addition of Amari Cooper, the Cowboys offense seems to have found a groove, utilizing his ability to stretch the field to open up the box for Ezekiel Elliott. The Eagles' season will ride on Sunday's game, with a loss effectively ending their chances at a division crown. Prior to their win last night, the Eagles were 6.5-point underdogs and an ugly win versus an over-matched opponent shouldn't affect that line too much. For the Birds to win, it will take their best performance of 2018 as they have yet to look like a Super Bowl contender for an entire game all season.
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Last month, Kaiser Health News published a story about mandatory arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts. Such agreements are common when signing up for services such as credit cards and cell phones. Increasingly, medical consumers are asked to sign arbitration agreements at doctors' appointments (see our post about binding arbitration ).
Essentially, agreeing to arbitrate disputes denies your right for a grievance to heard by a court of law. Arbitration agreements are promoted as saving the protracted time it can take to resolve a lawsuit, and, by saving legal fees, to reserve for the patient a larger percent of any award. Never mind that many people still retain counsel in arbitrated disputes, and are responsible for their share of the arbitrator fees.
Consumer advocates dislike arbitration agreements because although arbitrators are selected jointly by the parties involved, their objectivity can be suspect: Arbitrators with a reputation for patient awards might find their names lopped from the industry's list of suitable candidates.
In the case of a dispute with a doctor, or as in the KHN story, a nursing home, consumers who sign arbitration agreements are not able to file a medical malpractice or wrongful death lawsuit.
Unlike court proceedings, which are public and whose public records inform industry practice and help develop case law, arbitration hearings are conducted in private. The proceedings and documents usually are protected by confidentiality rules.
And if there is an award, it's often less if it's determined by an arbitrator than it would be if the case went to trial. No wonder businesses want consumers to agree to arbitration in case they mess up.
According to KHN, Aon Global Risk Consulting analyzed 1,449 closed claims involving long-term care providers (such as nursing homes) between 2003 and 2011. No money was awarded in nearly 1 in 3 claims for which a valid arbitration agreement was in place. But no money was awarded in only 1 in 5 claims for which there was no arbitration agreement or the agreement was determined to be unenforceable.
Nearly 12 in 100 claims without arbitration agreements resulted in awards of $250,000 or more, versus 8.5 in 100 with arbitration agreements.
The study was conducted by the American Health Care Association, which represents long-term care facilities. Greg Crist, the association's spokesman, said increasing liability costs for providing care has prompted the popularity of arbitration agreements, which help to reduce them.
The news story pointed out that consigning someone to a long-term care facility is an anxious ordeal; a mandatory arbitration agreement is often overlooked within the reams of admissions documents many nursing homes require to be signed.
Of course you should always read the fine print in any contract. Crist told KHN that if people don't want to be forced into arbitration in the event of a future dispute, they shouldn't sign the arbitration agreement. "It's not a condition of admission to the facility," he said.
Pop Tort also called out the KHN story for suggesting that if an arbitration clause is buried in the paperwork you've unwittingly signed, and then something actionable happens to your loved one, you can sue the nursing home, the judge will find fault with the arbitration clause and throw it out, as one judge did in one case the story mentioned.
Hardly. "Even the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken on this topic," said Pop Tort, "and how do I put it: They don't care!" (Read about its ruling on arbitration clauses here.) In a further indictment of the objectivity of arbitration, Pop Tort noted, the court ruled that it was OK for arbitrators themselves to decide if their own system was fair.
Arbitration is stacked against people whose loved ones have been harmed. The U.S. has a perfectly good legal system to adjudicate medical disputes. What's unconscionable is denying medical consumers its remedies before the process even starts.


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Picton Mahoney Tactical Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
Picton Mahoney Tactical Income Fund
TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: PMB.UN) Picton Mahoney Tactical Income Fund, a closed-end investment fund, announced today that it has declared a monthly distribution for Class A of $0.0365 per unit ($0.4380 per unit on an annualized basis) and for Class F of $0.0390 per unit ($0.4680 per unit on an annualized basis) for the month of November 2018. The distribution will be paid on or before December 21, 2018 to unitholders of record as at November 30, 2018.
SOURCE Picton Mahoney Tactical Income Fund
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Koinex has announced the launch of its new product Loop, a peer-to-peer trustful token transaction network, which will be available from July.
"This is the first time that a P2P trading network has been introduced by any exchange in India, whilst even globally there are very few exchanges who have the technical scale and capability to efficiently run such a network. This network will allow traders to legitimately continue to trade their tokens in the light of the current uncertainties in the market," a company statement said.
Loop will be bundled directly into the Koinex web platform and the mobile app. All current users of the exchange will automatically be able to access the Peer-to-Peer transaction network and will be able to participate directly, the statement said.
Loop will be bundled directly into the Koinex web platform and the mobile app. All current users of the exchange will automatically be able to access the Peer-to-Peer transaction network and will be able to participate directly. Users will also be able to refer their friends, family and colleagues onto the network and help build India's largest trustworthy Peer-to-Peer network for digital assets trading.


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Q: What is the maximum data size for matrix bindings in an Excel Task Pane App? I created an excel task pane app with microsofts JavaScript API. I created an binding to the excel sheet that contains some data.
Something like:
Column1 | Column2
Value1  | Value2
Value1  | Value1
Value2  | Value3

My App created a chart for each column (with dc.js). Then the User can filter with the charts so that the app can write the filtered data into the binding.
Everything works fine with a small binding range. When i increase the binding range to approximately 1500 rows and 3 columns, he won't update the binding data. Excel don't show me some errors, it just do nothing.
This is a simplified version of my code:
createBinding({ id, callback = ()=>{}, type = 'matrix' }) {
    Office.context.document.bindings.addFromSelectionAsync(type, {id}, callback);
}

// options = { coercionType: "matrix" }
setBindingData({ id, data, options, callback }) {
    Office.select(`bindings#${id}`).setDataAsync(data, options, callback);
}

I think the problem is the max size of all data. But i would like to know what the maximum size is? I couldn't find something on stackoverflow or in the Microsoft documentation.

A: It could be because O365 does not allow any single operation to hang the app for more than 5 seconds. Try using async calls.

A: I was interested in this question too and so ran some tests and there seems to be a huge difference between empty cells and data.  I could bind and read data from nearly 4 million blank cells.  But when I added some simple data this came down to around 90,000 cells.  The shape of the binding didn't seem to matter too much, be it tall or wide.  So I suspect your cells might have a lot more data in them than my test data.
You might be able to work something out using the documentselectionchanged handler instead.  E.g. loop through the rows and as it changes get the data.
See http://microsoft-office-add-ins.com for more information.

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After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?


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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Nevada District Court Allison v. Clark County Detention Center Staff Filing 3
Allison v. Clark County Detention Center Staff
ORDER. It is Ordered that the Plaintiff has until 3/21/2022 to file an Amended Complaint with the court. It is also Ordered that the Plaintiff is to either pay the $402 filing fee or submit an IFP Application by 3/21/2022. See Order for further details. If an Amended Complaint and IFP Application or $402 filing fee is not paid by 3/21/2022, then the case will be subject to Dismissal without Prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah on 1/10/2022. Clerk of court mailed out 1983 Complaint form and instructions, Plaintiffs original Compliant, and an IFP Application with Instructions. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KF)
Case 2:22-cv-00015-GMN-EJY Document 3 Filed 01/10/22 Page 1 of 3 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 RONALD J. ALLISON, 4 Plaintiff, v. 5 6 7 ORDER CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER STAFF, Defendant. 8 9 Case No. 2:22-cv-00015-GMN-EJY I. DISCUSSION 10 On January 4, 2022, Plaintiff, an inmate currently located at the Clark County Detention 11 Center, submitted a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF 1-1. Plaintiff did not submit 12 a complaint in compliance with Local Special Rule 2-1. Plaintiff also did not submit an application 13 to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $402 filing fee in this matter. 14 A. 15 The Court notes that Plaintiff's document at ECF No. 1-1 does not comply with Local Special 16 Rule 2-1 ("LSR 2-1"). Under LSR 2-1, a civil rights complaint filed by a person who is not 17 represented by an attorney must be submitted on the form provided by the court or must be legible 18 and contain substantially all the information called for by the court's form. Plaintiff's complaint 19 does neither. Plaintiff's Initiating Document 20 B. 21 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) and Local Rule LSR 1-2, an inmate seeking to commence a 22 civil action may apply to proceed in forma pauperis in order to file the civil action without prepaying 23 the $402 filing fee. To apply for in forma pauperis status, the inmate must submit all three of the 24 following documents to the Court: There is No Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis 25 (1) a completed Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Inmate, on this Court's 26 approved form (i.e. pages 1 through 3 with the inmate's two signatures on page 3), 27 28 Case 2:22-cv-00015-GMN-EJY Document 3 Filed 01/10/22 Page 2 of 3 1 (2) a Financial Certificate properly signed by both the inmate and a facility or jail official 2 (i.e. page 4 of this Court's approved form), and 3 (3) a copy of the inmate's facility or jail trust fund account statement for the previous 4 six-month period. If Plaintiff has not been at the facility a full six-month period, Plaintiff 5 must still submit an inmate account statement for the dates he has been present at the facility. 6 II. ORDER 7 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send to Plaintiff the approved 8 form for filing a § 1983 complaint, instructions for the same, and a copy of his original document at 9 ECF No. 1-1. 10 11 IT IS FURTHER ORDERD that Plaintiff shall have until on or before March 21, 2022 to submit a complaint to the Court in compliance with LSR 2-1. 12 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff does not file a complaint in compliance with 13 LSR 2-1 on or before March 21, 2022, this case will be subject to dismissal without prejudice for 14 Plaintiff to refile the case with the Court, under a new case number, when Plaintiff is able to file a 15 complaint in compliance with LSR 2-1. 16 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court will send Plaintiff the approved 17 form application to proceed in forma pauperis by an inmate, as well as the document entitled 18 information and instructions for filing an in forma pauperis application. 19 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before March 21, 2022, Plaintiff shall either pay the 20 $402 filing fee for a civil action (which includes the $350 filing fee and the $52 administrative fee) 21 or file with the Court: 22 (1) a completed Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Inmate on this Court's 23 approved form (i.e. pages 1 through 3 of the form with the inmate's two signatures on page 24 3), 25 (2) a Financial Certificate properly signed by both the inmate and a facility or jail official 26 (i.e. page 4 of this Court's approved form), and 27 28 -2- Case 2:22-cv-00015-GMN-EJY Document 3 Filed 01/10/22 Page 3 of 3 1 (3) a copy of the inmate's facility or jail trust fund account statement for the previous 2 six-month period. If Plaintiff has not been at the facility a full six-month period, Plaintiff 3 must still submit an inmate account statement for the dates he has been present at the facility. 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff does not file a complete application to proceed 5 in forma pauperis with all three documents or pay the $402 filing fee for a civil action on or before 6 March 21, 2022, this case will be subject to dismissal without prejudice for Plaintiff to refile the 7 case with the Court, under a new case number, when Plaintiff has all three documents needed to file 8 a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pays the $402 filing fee. 9 10 DATED this 10th day of January, 2022. 11 12 13 14 ELAYNA J. YOUCHAH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3-


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Top class catering service available on the French Riviera. Full range of culinary options, including diet-dependent requirements, and vegan, raw food or macrobiotic.
No matter which diet you adhere to, you can be assured that your needs will be met at Fairmont's fine dining outlets, and that your dish will be both flavorful and elegantly presented.
Renowned chef Marc Fosh runs this catering business from the Blanquerna restaurant.
All kinds of events catered for.
South Mallorca based company catering for small or big events.
A reference for fine food since 1959. Very popular catering services in the Golfe de St Tropez. The caterer during Les Voiles de St Tropez.
Excellent and highly popular restaurant/bar/lounge based on Port Hercule. Trendy ambiance, great outdoor terrace. Open for lunch and dinner. Also full catering service. Very creative, trendy, beautiful presentation, responsive and reliable. Can serve up to 1500 guests for a high quality sitting dinner. Available on the French Riviera.
This place is a good reason by itself to go to Grasse! Truly an amazing spot, tucked in an adorable pedestrian street in Grasse. Super friendly owners Philippe and Pierre Jean are maitres patissier, chocolatier and glacier. Incredible choice of refined pastries, chocolates, confectionary and over 40 kinds of teas. Plus tens of flavours for warm or frozen coffees, chocolates, sorbet and ice cream. Fresh fruit juices, crepes. Also a restaurant offering a refined cuisine at an unbeatable price. Everything is homemade, 100% natural, amazingly creative and delicious!
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Q: Python examples of how to use waiter function on AWS SQS I am trying to use the waiter functionality available for SQS on AWS. However, I have not seen any documentation and python examples of this works
AWS Boto / SQS documentation link referring to Waiter here: http://boto3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/clients.html#waiters, but does not give any detailed examples using SQS
Any guidance appreciated

A: SQS does not have waiters in boto3.

Note if a client does not have any waiters, it will return an empty list when accessing its waiter_names attribute.

import boto3
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')
sqs.waiter_names
[]

A: I understand you're looking for a high level way to listen to SQS queues from Python code:
multi_sqs_listener may help you achieve this (disclosure: I'm the author):
from multi_sqs_listener import QueueConfig, EventBus, MultiSQSListener

class MyListener(MultiSQSListener):
    def handle_message(self, queue, bus, priority, message):
        # This is where your actual event handler code will sit
        print(message.body)

my_event_bus = EventBus()
EventBus.register_buses([my_event_bus])

my_queue = QueueConfig('my-queue', my_event_bus)
my_listener = MyListener([my_queue])
my_listener.listen()


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Q: how to force email link to open in new window The email link in an email is generated by a system using html, javascript, java. The email link should open from outlook in new window, not new tab. How do we do code in the email?

A: Opening in a new window or a new tab depends on the email client/browser settings.  The best you can do is to make the target="_blank" and hope the receiving person has the right settings.

A: Try using window.open('example.com'); in the javascript.  However, you should be aware that different email clients react to this differently; some may respond to this by opening up a new tab anyhow, or my opening in the same tab — and be aware that Javascript is generally blocked in email clients anyhow.
Your alternative is to use target='blank' in the HTML, though this is still not guaranteed.


Mirvac has submitted a development application to build two 21 storey residential towers located at 60 Skyring Terrace, Newstead.
The staged development includes 279 apartments in total.
The DA includes two retail shops at ground level, a small gym within the podium level, gardens and ground level swimming pool.
The DA number for this development is (A003829597).


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Little Mix nominated for four honours as Global Awards return
Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix (Ian West/PA)
Little Mix have earned four nominations on the star-studded shortlist for next year's Global Awards.
The girl band won three honours at the inaugural Global ceremony in March of this year, and could be on course for further success.
Fellow nominees on the list of only the second Global Awards include international superstars Lady Gaga, Drake and Ariana Grande.
New homegrown UK talent has also been recognised, with London rapper Dave among the fresh acts who stand a chance of claiming an award at the 2019 ceremony.
Ashley Tabor OBE, Global's founder and executive president, said: "After our massive debut year, we are incredibly excited to reveal the return of the Global Awards.
"We will bring together every Global radio brand to celebrate the biggest stars of music, news and entertainment in the UK and across the world.
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"We can't wait to crown our winners and welcome some of the world's greatest artists to the stage at one of the biggest nights in the music and entertainment calendar."
Anne-Marie is among the artists confirmed to play at the 2019 ceremony in London, due to be held in March at the Hammersmith Apollo. The singer has been nominated for four awards.
Fresh act Tom Grennan will compete against the likes of Arctic Monkeys in the Best Indie category, just months after the release of his debut album.
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One day in the early 1990s, while I was sitting in the reading room at the J-School at UNC-Chapel Hill, I heard an expletive from a person sitting close by. Turns out that Rudy, a fellow student, had just expressed his opinion on learning that Robert Gates had been confirmed as the CIA director.
Talk about scary revisits from the Reagan days. Even with John Negroponte and Eliott Abrams finding a place in this Administration, Robert Gates has enough frightening baggage from that era to match anyone.
Given his record, it is really ironic that Gates has been slated to replace a person who is said to have politicized the intelligence-gathering and decision-making operations and, on top of that, is infamous for reaching out to Saddam in the early '80s.
The media are talking about how Gates is a throwback to Poppy Bush's time. But his formative years in the upper echelons of government were as the deputy CIA chief during the Reagan Administration, when he was intimately involved in the Iran-Contra scandal and was busy exaggerating the Soviet threat.
As Lawrence Walsh, the independent counsel investigating Iran-Contra and deputy attorney general in the Eisenhower Administration, points out in "Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up," Gates was in on the whole Ollie North illegal operation from the start.
To borrow a phrase from Bush senior, Gates was in "deep doo-doo" during Iran-Contra and was able to get confirmed as the CIA director only because by 1991, the country and Congress had O.D.'d on Iran-Contra and thought it best to move on.
Gates was also deputy CIA chief at a time when the CIA was funding and training death squads in El Salvador that were engaged in mass slaughter.
Robert Parry, a former reporter for AP and Newsweek who has done some excellent work on the Reagan cabal, has tracked Gates's career closely.
David Corn at The Nation states that Gates even tried unsuccessfully to get a CIA analyst to state in a report that Nelson Mandela was a communist. "This behavior was consistent with his reputation as a political animal willing to curry favor with the political masters downtown and sacrifice sound analysis," he writes.
Parry alleges that Gates has other skeletons in his closet. He was involved in the "October Surprise" plot that had Reagan operatives reaching out to the Iranian government and promising a better deal if it released the U.S. embassy hostages after the 1980 presidential election, Parry says. And, Parry says, Gates was part of a secret operation to arm Saddam Hussein in the 1980s, including helping him acquire cluster bombs and supplies for chemical weapons.
It is really ironic then that Gates has been slated to replace a person who is said to have politicized the intelligence-gathering and decision-making operations and, on top of that, is infamous for reaching out to Saddam in the early '80s.
Wonder what my friend Rudy thinks now.


As I mentioned before, I was in Chookyblue's Christmas Swap again this year. This was the gift I received from Kate. It is a wonderful little primitive quiltlet, in my colors, my style, and I love it! The beautiful ornament and quiltlet were great additions to my wonderful Christmas! Thanks so much again!
It didn't show a comment thing on the Christmas crackers. Those are cool. I forgot about them this year. Kate's little quiltlet is adorable!


Squeeze the juice from the lemon into the glass. Pour in an equal amount of water as the lemon juice. Add 1 tsp of baking soda. Give the mixture a taste and add the sugar depending how sweet you want it to be.
The mixture should go bubbly and should taste like a lemonade soda. If you add some sugar it will tastes like a lemon flavored soft drink.. The bubbles that form when you add the baking soda to the lemon mixture are carbon dioxide or CO2. The same bubbles you find in fizzy drinks in the market. The CO2 or carbon dioxide you just created is a chemical reaction when you add the lemon which is an acid to the baking soda the base.
Have fun and make the experiment now with your kids.
What Accessories Should You Get?


Tom from Jordan rates AAA grade 5 out of 5.
As a graduate assistant in the U.S., a foreign "student partner" program matched me with a Chinese MBA student. He and his two roommates brought a suitcase full of their own tea with them for the academic year! Best tea I ever had. He politely said "you can't get this tea here--that's we brought it."
I've been searching for that tea for three years and THIS IS IT! Awesome.


A blend of fiery reds and creamy ivories, Rojo Travertine is an exciting twist on a traditional stone. It has a wild and irregular pattern, varying from a subdued mottled pattern, to a riptide of bright reds and golden creams. This is a stone with character that will brighten up your design, giving you a splash of natural color.
Travertine is similar to limestone in that it starts life as minerals suspended in a body of water. Over time, these deposits layer upon one another, creating a solid rock. The difference between limestone and travertine is that the latter is formed by fast-moving water, such as a spring. This bubbling water causes tiny pits and holes in the stone as captured gasses are released.
Travertine has a beautiful array of creamy and neutral tones, ideal for adding warmth to your design, and these Rojo tiles are no different. They are suitable for flooring throughout the home, but also work perfectly as a wall tile because of their comparatively lightweight. They'll create the perfect bathroom feature wall, backsplash, or fireplace.
These travertine tiles have a highly refined polished finish. This is achieved by grinding the stone until a smooth surface is achieved, it is then buffed until it reaches a delicate shine. This process removes a thin layer of the tiles surface, but the result is overwhelmingly beautiful. There is no doubt that a polished finish brings out the best in the stone. Its colors are brightened, bringing exquisite clarity to each stone.
The glossy sheen also makes a room feel spacious and airy, reflecting light to all corners of the room. This is a finish with real style that will lift your design to the next level.
Rojo Travertine is a bright and beautiful stone that will give any design the added warmth needed to make a house a home. Use it as a floor to ceiling shower wall tile, combined with cream walls and a luxurious bathroom suite. Incorporate wooden furniture for an earthy and rustic design that will feel exquisite.
In your kitchen, why not use it as rich and welcoming floor tiles. Your home will feel relaxed and serene, despite the fiery color palette, creating a tranquil design that will still be popular for years to come.


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Midland Metro
Anger as Birmingham Metro extension built at rate of 32 inches a day
The Midland Metro link to New Street, expected to be completed this Sunday, has been halted for a third time for last-minute safety work
Business and councillors have hit out at work on Birmingham's tram extension – which has been developed at a rate of 32 INCHES a day – after it was delayed again .
The Midland Metro link to New Street, expected to be completed this Sunday, has been halted for a third time for last-minute safety work.
The Balfour Beatty work has come in for criticism for its slow pace – it has taken nearly four years to build a 1,300-yard Birmingham city centre extension.
A snail moving at full pace could travel from Snow Hill station to New Street in little more than a day – making it more than 1,400 times faster than this scheme, which has already taken more than 1,450 days.
The work, which was originally expected to be complete last September, has angered retailers on Corporation Street.
First trial run to New Street
Councillor Victoria Quinn, chair of the council's transport scrutiny committee, says she plans to look into Midland Metro delays if she remains on the committee past the present reshuffle.
"This development has taken too long and has been killing businesses and retailers along Corporation Street," she said. "It has caused bottlenecking and hit commerce in such a key area of the city centre."
The Metro was expected to open on Sunday but has been delayed due to further track alignment works. A Midland Metro family fun day at Martineau Place, near the new stop in Corporation Street, which was also due to take place on May 22, has been cancelled.
It is thought that the trams will still be operational within a matter of days, although a week of driver training would have to take place after work on the track finishes.
Councillor Quinn said transport group Centro and the West Midlands Combined Authority should look at what went wrong and make sure that the next tram lines do not suffer from similar delays.
The Queen checks out the Metro
David Johnson, owner of Corporation Street retailer Rex Johnson and Sons, said he had complained directly to the leader of Birmingham City Council twice about the pace of the work.
"I am appalled by it," he said. "This has been the most disgraceful, disgusting, operation that I have ever seen. The project has been so badly mismanaged for nearly four years now.
"Corporation Street has been decimated by it. You get large holes dug and then left for weeks on end. The pavements have been a mess for years, which obviously impacts on footfall."
Centro's Midland Metro programme director Phil Hewitt said: "It is bitterly disappointing as everything else is in place and ready to go but, as we have said right from the start, safety is paramount.
"A stringent testing programme has identified minor anomalies in some of the track alignment which need to be addressed."
A Balfour Beatty spokesperson said: "The safety of passengers is our absolute priority and we are working in collaboration with Centro and other agencies to rapidly address these minor anomalies.
"The timescales for such projects are always subject to testing and commissioning, which is designed to ensure certification and handover of a safe operational system for the residents and businesses of Birmingham."
Midland Metro in Birmingham
Nostalgia: Trams in Brum
The driver's view
Queen checks trams out
Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham snow


In the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, we describe an unusual Candida pseudo-outbreak that based on patterning on culture plates mimicked true infection. Specifically, colonies were not randomly distributed on plates, but demonstrated in a graded pattern typical of true infections with decreasing number of colonies on subsequent quandrants of streak plates. The culprit was eventually identified, as a contaminated Anoxomat chamber that was used to hold anaerobic plates prior to use in cultures. The Anoxomat rapidly purges and instills a hydrogen/nitrogen gas mixture into a closed jar in order to rapidly establish anaerobiosis. We believe that the Anoxomat overcame the natural swan neck barrier of Petri dishes allowing Candida guilliermondii containing aerosols to randomly contaminate anaerobic plates. C. guilliermondii does not grow anaerobically obscuring this contamination. However, randomly contaminated anaerobic plates were subsequently the source of contamination for the primary quandrants of aerobic media during specimen planting leading to simulation of true infection by microbiological criteria. Pseudo-outbreak strains were proven clonal by a combination of pulsed-field gel electropheresis and optical restriction mapping. The study represented a combined effort of the clinical microbiology laboratory and the infection control/hospital epidemiology divisions at BIDMC; Dan Diekema at the University of Iowa (PFGE analysis and expertise); and OpGen (optical mapping).
I was selected as a SLAS 2017 Innovation Award Finalist and will be speaking at the SLAS Annual Meeting with a presentation titled: "Inkjet Printing Technology for Facilitated At Will Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (FAST) in Under 5 Hours: Addressing the Needs of a So-Called 'Post-Antibiotic Era'.


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All prices are per room per person per night with half board, Tourist Tax is not included.
For full board + € 15 per person on the indicated price (+ € 10.5 per child).
For B & B treatment (breakfast only) -8 € per person on the indicated price (-5.5 € per child).
The princes are valid for a minimum stay of 3 nights. For stays shorter than 3 nights the hotel will charge additional 10%.
Single supplement 10,00 Euro per day.
Double room single use supplement + 70% per day.
Prices will from 01.01.2018 attract a touristic tax of 1,90 € per person (aged 14 jears an over) per day.


What is your ideal type in a man or woman? That's hard to say. I never imaged what an ideal type would look like. No one is flawless. There is a large distance between our imagination and reality, but I always appreciate sincerity. I would always be comfortable getting along with a sincere person.
My city located far from the see, plus, the sun hurts my skin.
I am always suffering from the unbearable heat in summer in my city. I would rather live in a place, where has a chilling winter.
It feels like you are going to evaporate with the asphalt road when you walk outside.
What is your ideal type in a man or woman?
I never imaged what an ideal type would look like.
I never imagined what my ideal type would look like.
There is a large distance between our imagination and reality, but I always appreciate sincerity.
There is a large distance gap between our imagination and reality, but I always appreciate sincerity.
I would always be comfortable getting along with a sincere person.
My city is located far from the sea. Plus, the sun hurts my skin.
I am always suffering from the unbearable heat in summer in my city.
I am always suffering from in the unbearable, summer heat in summer in my city.
I would rather live in a place, where has a chilling winter.
I would rather live in a place where that has a chilling winter.
It feels like you are going to [evaporate/melt] with the asphalt road when you walk outside.


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Toronto Navy players, Retired in 1949, Born in 1914,
Toronto Maple Leafs players
British ice hockey players
Syracuse Stars (IHL) players
Philadelphia Ramblers (AHL) players
Providence Reds players
Pittsburgh Hornets players
Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Memorial Cup winners
Newmarket Redmen alumni
Norman Mann
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Norman Mann (born March 3, 1914) is a professional ice hockey player who played 31 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in Bradford, England, he was raised in Paris, Ontario.
He played junior for the Newmarket Redmen from 1931 to 1933, winning the Memorial Cup with them in 1933. Mann then played two seasons of senior amateur hockey in Toronto.
In 1935-36 Mann turned pro with the Syracuse Stars. He continued to play pro, mostly in the minors, until 1943. After that Mann played another three years of senior amateur. He played for the Cleveland Barons in 1946-47 and returned to the amateur ranks. retiring in 1949.
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Toronto Navy players
Retired in 1949


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Don't Ignore the Smaller Partners in Your Third-Party Risk Ecosystem
When CISOs, third-party risk managers, and supply chain leaders look at cyber risk in their ecosystem, the tendency is to focus on the bigger, broader, more generalized partners. Looking at the big providers such as Google, Amazon EC2, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc. at first makes a lot of sense. After all, they are the 800-pound gorillas in third-party ecosystems: they are used by virtually every company, agency, and organization across the world and of course as a result, their risk to your organization is or can be significant.
But, and this is a big but, most of your partners are probably not the gorilla. Maybe they are the Superb Starlings, small but beautiful. Not rare, but important to the ecosystem of western Africa.
Or maybe they are the leopard, hunting alone, dependent on no other animals, always looking for their next meal. Perhaps they are the hyena, who do in fact make a creepy sound that sounds like a laugh, who wait for other predators to make a kill before they swoop in and steal the hard-won meal from the tired and outnumbered big cat. And yes, that hyena is cute, but they are the jerks of the savannah – ask Simba.
Back in December a breach was announced at SevenRooms. If you've never heard of them, I wouldn't be surprised. They are a small SaaS provider that has a niche in hospitality. They are one of the go-to's in hospitality. They are small. They are critical. And they have your data if you've stayed or dined at a hotel or restaurant that uses their platform. They are not an 800-pound Gorilla, but back in December they were the victim of a cyberattack.
They lost 427 GB of data including a lot of PII. And the SevenRooms systems weren't directly breached – it was a third-party company they used for data transfer (whose name I couldn't even find).
If you've stayed or dined at one of their customers, your data is out there and it's not because a big partner got breached. Your data is out there because a small company in someone's extended third-party ecosystem who according to the Black Kite platform does a pretty good job on security, does business with a partner that doesn't.
Other than giving me an opportunity to show off some of my pictures from my African Safari this past summer, I wrote this missive to make a point. Don't just focus on your big third parties. Make sure you look at all your third parties … and their partners … and their partners, etc. I am fairly sure most of the folks whose data is now out there had zero idea that SevenRooms had their data in the first place … and now the hackers do too.
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Secure.
Wheatman Out!
Cybersecurity Data Breach Security Awareness Third Party Risk Management
A Jeffrey Wheatman Commentary on Black Kite's Third Party Breach Report
No More Best Practice
Do You Sbom [Software Bill of Materials], Brah?
Do Your Executives Really Understand the Risk of Cybersecurity in Your Supply Chain?
A Simple Approach to Prioritizing Cyber Risk in Your Third-Party Relationships
Who Owns Cybersecurity in Supply Chain Risk Management?
Third-Party Cyber Risk: A Guide to Your First Steps in Managing It
Don't Let Chaos Bring You Down
Predictions, Prognostications, and Prophecies for 2023 That Will Absolutely Not Be True
What Is a Brute Force Attack (And How Can You Prevent It)?
I Like Cheese – Please Stop Talking About Cost Cutting – Instead Focus On Cost Optimization
Phishing: History, Statistics, and Prevention
What is the difference between VRM, TPRM, and Supply Chain Risk Management?
Time to Revamp Your Typical Password Strategy
How to Conduct Cost Optimization and Remain Cyber Safe During an Economic Downturn
Software Updates Are Not Optional
Should Operational Security Be Discussed With the Board?
It's Time to Make Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Part of Your Daily Routine
How to prioritize security when executives are focused on business growth
Why Context Matters in Security Metrics
Do GRC Requirements Truly Reduce Risk?
Best Practices in Third Party Risk Management: Are They Working?
CISO on the Road with Bob Maley
Cybersecurity Rating vs. Penetration Testing (Pen Test)
Expert Insights: U.S. Federal Government Risk in 2022
Spotlight on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
Defend Cybersecurity Investment Amidst an Economic Downturn
2022 Key Third-Party Breaches: Healthcare Still At Major Risk
Have You Built a Password Fortress? – Risky Passwords of 2022


Nice to meet you, My name is Shadow! I have been at WHS since July 2018, and am currently living in a community cat room because I prefer to live with other kitties. I am very shy, but if you give me time I can show you my true colors. My shelter pals would describe me as "quiet but cuddly." Please come by and meet me, hopefully I can make a great addition to your family!


How do you attach the rain gutters to the home close to Mccalla?
Why have gutter systems I am commonly asked the question, "why have gutter systems whatsoever close to Mccalla, AL?
Exactly how often should my gutters and downspouts be cleaned in Mccalla?
What does 'seamless gutter" mean near Mccalla AL?
If you are looking for who provides great customer care for selling and attaching seamless rain gutters near Mccalla AL call us.
If you are getting a little slightly older and you are distressed on getting on a ladder to clean out your seamless rain gutters call for a price estimate for leaf protection now with Mccalla Seamless Gutters near Mccalla AL.
Mccalla Seamless Gutters is seeking to solve your gutter issues in Mccalla AL, just call our team they will answer your seamless rain gutters questions.
One particular call to a Mccalla Seamless Gutters and a professional from our crew will get you an excellent price estimate near Mccalla, AL.
One telephone call to Mccalla AL Seamless Gutters you will discover the most affordable prices and good service for rain gutters and copper gutters within Mccalla.
During the fall while residing near Mccalla do want to prevent cleaning out your gutters? Call for gutter leaf guards for your Mccalla property.
The simple solution is to contact Mccalla Seamless Gutters for a seamless rain gutters estimate within Mccalla Alabama.


Benjamin Franklin Plumbing knows sinks and sink replacement. We give our customers the best possible sink repair and installations. We offer a wide variety of sinks from different brands with many types of materials. Some of the sink materials we offer include: stainless steel, enamel and ceramic, plastic, stone, glass, copper and terrazzo.
Sinks made of stainless steel are known for durability and clean looks. They are easy to clean and will not be damaged by anything extremely hot or cold. In addition, stainless steel sinks are able to keep from looking banged up even if they suffer damage from objects or people. Because they are made of steel, many people often say they find them noisier than other types of sinks.
Enamel and ceramic sinks have their pros and cons like other varieties of sinks. Enamel sinks are able to be manufactured in many shapes and colors while they are also resistant to hot and cold. However, these types of sinks are easily damaged by sharp objects. Once damaged, they start to corrode. Cleaning with harsh chemicals can also make the surfaces of enamel sinks dull, causing dirt and grime accumulation. Ceramic sinks are similar to enamel sinks, but there is no risk of surface damage.
Plastic sinks are very inexpensive, which is a huge priority for many people. However, they are susceptible to damage from sharp objects as well as hot or cold objects. A lot of times the damaged spots can be buffed out, which is a plus. Some popular set ups include high-end acrylic drop-in sinks put into countertops and under mounted sinks made to create a solid surface counter top.
Stone sinks have been popular for ages. We carry stone sinks in marble, travertine, onyx and granite. These sinks are luxurious additions to anyone's home.
Glass, copper and terrazzo sinks are known for their gorgeous aesthetics and variety, as there are many shapes and colors to choose from. Terrazzo and concrete are sometimes used for janitorial work spaces since they are heavy duty and long lasting.
No matter what type of sink you decided to go with, you can count on Benjamin Franklin Plumbing to give you the best experience.


From the sunshine coast of florida to the snowy Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Gladwell and Patterson spread its wings far across the globe. To celebrate the recent opening of a Gladwell and Patterson's art advisory office in Luxembourg we are delighted to be exhibiting at the prestigious Luxembourg Antique & Fine Art Fair. As I stepped from the plane these friendly people have been unbelievably welcoming and warm a stark contrast against the freezing snow.
Early visitors to the show have been enthusing about the artists who we champion, Pieter Wagemans, Willem and Walter Dolphyn, as well as the superb collection of Dutch 19th Century paintings which Glenn drove across the Channel last week. The show is situated at Luxexpo Foire Internationale in Kircheberg and is open this evening and from Friday 30th January until Monday 2nd February, 11 am until 7pm.
The purpose of our visit to this cultured country is two-fold, firstly to share these talented artists and great masterpieces with highly informed and charming collectors who Carla has met here in Luxmeberg and secondly to reach out to new collectors who, in this financial hub of global family trusts, are looking for the correct advice to navigate to complexities of the dynamic global art market. With the surge in awareness of the art as an investment class, investors are looking for art galleries and experts with longstanding knowledge, contacts and expertise. Our many years in the business of art allows us to guide buyers to a position of informed decision making. We very much look forward to strengthen our many contacts here at the fair.
We welcome all our European clients and friends to visit us and celebrate to wonderful selection of art and antiques on display. It is a feast for the eyes. Thank you to all the lovely luxemberg art lovers who have made our trip so special so far.


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Aleksandr Aleksandrovitsj Jevtoesjenko (Russisch: Александр Александрович Евтушенко; Majkop, 30 juni 1993) is een Russisch weg- en baanwielrenner.

Baanwielrennen

Palmares

Wegwielrennen

Overwinningen

2013
 Russisch kampioen tijdrijden, Beloften
2014
4e etappe Grote Prijs van Sotsji
 Russisch kampioen tijdrijden, Beloften
2015
 Russisch kampioen tijdrijden, Beloften
2017
1e etappe Ronde van Castilië en León
1e etappe Ronde van Cova da Beira
2018
Giro del Medio Brenta

Resultaten in voornaamste wedstrijden

Ploegen
 2013 –  Helicopters
 2013 –  RusVelo (stagiair vanaf 1 augustus)
 2014 –  Russian Helicopters
 2015 –  RusVelo
 2016 –  Gazprom-RusVelo
 2017 –  Lokosphinx
 2018 –  Lokosphinx
 2019 –  Gazprom-RusVelo (tot 30 juni)

Russisch wielrenner
Russisch baanwielrenner

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US Hwy 12 / U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington to Detroit, Michigan, for almost 2,500 miles. The White Pass Scenic Byway is 124 miles from I-5 on the west to Naches on the east side. White Pass is open year round. Winter closures are uncommon; however winter weather can cause temporary closures.
Cayuse Pass, Hwy 123 is open June 2, 2018. Cayuse Pass links US Hwy 12, the White Pass Scenic Byway to Hwy 410 Chinook Scenic Byway. Elevation is 4,675. Views of Mt. Rainier can we seen from to the west. Access to the Steven's Canyon entrance of Mt. Rainier National Park and the White River Entrance can be accessed via Cayuse Pass. Chinook Pass (Hwy 410) is expected to open June 12, 2018. Chinook pass connects Enumclaw to Yakima and links to Cayuse Pass for access to Hwy 12. The road to Sunrise typically opens by July 4th.
Steven's Canyon Road into Mt. Rainier National Park is open May 25, 2018. This southwest entrance can be accessed from Hwy 123 off of US Hwy 12, the White Pass Scenic Byway. The road to Paradise is open via Stevens Canyon Road.
Skate Creek Road FR 52 connects Packwood to Ashford via the Kernahan Road from Hwy 706 near the Nisqually Entrance. It is open now until closed by snowfall this coming winter.
Forest Service Road 23 is now open and provides access to Mt. Saint Helens Monument through Randle from US Hwy 12. FR 23 is the route to popular areas such as the North Fork Campground, Olallie Lake, and Takhlakh Lake near Mt. Adams.
FR 25 is open south to Pine Creek and connects Randle to Highway 503, or continues south to Carson, near Stevenson on the Columbia River Gorge.


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Q: sgen TypeLoadException in Visual Studio for Mac when trying to build Xamarin.iOS app When compiling our app on MacOS in Visual Studio (version 7.0.1 build 24), I'm presented with the error:
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/5.0.1/lib/mono/msbuild/15.0/bin/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(5,5): Error MSB6006: "sgen.exe" exited with code 1. (MSB6006) (SyncWebClientLight)

If I start a build in Visual Studio 2015 Pro (with VS2015 connecting to the Mac and compiling it there), then I can debug etc. This would be great, except that I can't generate an archive for submission into the App Store from VS2015 (for whatever reason, the "Archive" menu option is greyed out)
Is there a way to disable sgen.exe in Visual Studio for Mac (some msbuild switch or something?) Might that help?
Update 1:
VS 2015 gives the following error:
Could not load file or assembly 'mscorlib, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e' or one of its dependencies. Strong name validation failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8013141A)   SyncWebClientLight  C:\projects\mWORKSPACE\trunk\Source\SyncWebClientLight\SGEN

So that's a little more information, at least.
Update 2:
Target GenerateSerializationAssemblies:
    /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/5.0.1/lib/mono/4.5/sgen.exe /assembly:/Users/mj/Documents/projects/mWORKSPACE/Source/SyncWebClientLight/obj/iPhoneSimulator/Release/SBW.SyncWebClientLight.dll /proxytypes /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/mscorlib.dll /reference:/Users/mj/Documents/projects/mWORKSPACE/Release/SBW.Sync.dll /reference:/Users/mj/Documents/projects/mWORKSPACE/Debug/SBW.SystemBase.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/System.Core.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/System.Data.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/System.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/System.Web.Services.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/System.Xml.dll /reference:/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Xamarin.iOS/Xamarin.iOS.dll

    Unhandled Exception:
    System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type of field 'SyncWebClientLight.ClientPackageController:_syncDef' (2) due to: Could not load file or assembly 'SBW.Sync, Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. assembly:SBW.Sync, Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null type:<unknown type> member:<none>
      at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.RuntimeType:GetConstructors_native (System.RuntimeType,System.Reflection.BindingFlags)
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructors_internal (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.RuntimeType reflectedType) [0x00008] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructorCandidates (System.String name, System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConv, System.Type[] types, System.Boolean allowPrefixLookup) [0x00034] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructorImpl (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConvention, System.Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] modifiers) [0x00000] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.Type.GetConstructor (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] modifiers) [0x00032] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetConstructorFlags (System.Type type, System.Exception& exception) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.ImportTypeDesc (System.Type type, System.Reflection.MemberInfo memberInfo, System.Boolean directReference) [0x00444] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetTypeDesc (System.Type type, System.Reflection.MemberInfo source, System.Boolean directReference, System.Boolean throwOnError) [0x00050] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
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      at System.Xml.Serialization.ModelScope.GetTypeModel (System.Type type, System.Boolean directReference) [0x00017] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.ModelScope.GetTypeModel (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlReflectionImporter.ImportTypeMapping (System.Type type, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute root, System.String defaultNamespace) [0x00014] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlReflectionImporter.ImportTypeMapping (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at Driver.Run (System.String[] args) [0x00110] in <eeaf85d64a8c4c2eb792db70e13a9f1e>:0
      at Driver.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00005] in <eeaf85d64a8c4c2eb792db70e13a9f1e>:0
    [ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type of field 'SyncWebClientLight.ClientPackageController:_syncDef' (2) due to: Could not load file or assembly 'SBW.Sync, Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. assembly:SBW.Sync, Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null type:<unknown type> member:<none>
      at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.RuntimeType:GetConstructors_native (System.RuntimeType,System.Reflection.BindingFlags)
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructors_internal (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.RuntimeType reflectedType) [0x00008] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructorCandidates (System.String name, System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConv, System.Type[] types, System.Boolean allowPrefixLookup) [0x00034] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.RuntimeType.GetConstructorImpl (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConvention, System.Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] modifiers) [0x00000] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.Type.GetConstructor (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] modifiers) [0x00032] in <ffb99659fc1c47faa4d5f883014d08aa>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetConstructorFlags (System.Type type, System.Exception& exception) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.ImportTypeDesc (System.Type type, System.Reflection.MemberInfo memberInfo, System.Boolean directReference) [0x00444] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetTypeDesc (System.Type type, System.Reflection.MemberInfo source, System.Boolean directReference, System.Boolean throwOnError) [0x00050] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetTypeDesc (System.Type type, System.Reflection.MemberInfo source, System.Boolean directReference) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.ModelScope.GetTypeModel (System.Type type, System.Boolean directReference) [0x00017] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.ModelScope.GetTypeModel (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlReflectionImporter.ImportTypeMapping (System.Type type, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute root, System.String defaultNamespace) [0x00014] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlReflectionImporter.ImportTypeMapping (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <3a4ce9be61fd46ab845a4d68f2905e06>:0
      at Driver.Run (System.String[] args) [0x00110] in <eeaf85d64a8c4c2eb792db70e13a9f1e>:0
      at Driver.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00005] in <eeaf85d64a8c4c2eb792db70e13a9f1e>:0
    /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/5.0.1/lib/mono/msbuild/15.0/bin/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(3366,5): error MSB6006: "sgen.exe" exited with code 1.
Done building target "GenerateSerializationAssemblies" in project "SyncWebClientLight.csproj" -- FAILED.

The Type is there though: I can drill down to its reference in VS4mac, the project SBW.Sync compiles fine, SyncWebClientLight is referencing the correct assembly.
It would be nice if I knew where it was loading the assembly from (is there a fuslogvw.exe in mono?)

A: So, it seems that Visual Studio for Mac doesn't understand the csproj/msbuild flag:
<GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Off</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>

And sgen is the thing that won't let me get on with my work day. So let's replace sgen with our own version that does nothing!
sgen is located on my Mac at:
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/5.0.1/lib/mono/4.5

I made a simple .NET console app in VS4mac that does nothing, and copied it to that dir, replacing the original sgen.exe
I can now compile my assembly, resulting in a warm feeling of bliss marred only slightly by the worry that I've done something I probably shouldn't have.
If anyone knows how to fix this properly, I'd be much obliged.

A: That helped me figure out what's going on. This is a msbuild vs xbuild bug:
xbuild WebServicesNotWorking.sln /p:Configuration=Release (Works)
msbuild WebServicesNotWorking.sln /p:Configuration=Release (Your error).

Resolution:

*

*Use XS instead of VSfM

*Uncheck Preferences -> Projects -> Build -> Build with MSBuild instead of xbuild (I don't recommend this as it may affect other things)

*Build the project with xbuild and check in the output for now.

A: This is a partial answer to your question, it provides the solution for your general problem (submitting to the App Store), but not the one that you have mentioned in the title of the question.
It is possible to use Visual Studio for Windows and to create the package to be submitted (and use Apple's Application Loader to submit it). You need to set the build configuration to Ad-Hoc (not Debug or Release), build platform to iPhone, set your certificates and click Rebuild All, then .ipa file will be generated on both your Windows and Mac and you can use it to submit it to the Store.
See more on Xamarin site https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/deployment,_testing,_and_metrics/app_distribution/app-store-distribution/publishing_to_the_app_store/


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Ian Sampson
Ian Sampson Partner, Head of Environmental & Clean Energy Law
sampson@wylie.co.za
BA, LLB (University of the Witwatersrand), LLM in Environmental Law (University of Pretoria)
Specialisations and Interests
Ian is a specialist environmental lawyer advising clients in both the public and private sector on a range of environmental and sustainability issues. Ian assists companies in a number of industries, including mining and resources, utilities, chemicals, steel, agriculture, automotive, waste, storage, building and transport on a range of environmental issues. Ian's advice pertains to inter alia environmental compliance assessments, due diligence assessments, contractual issues, structured finance, environmental management systems, opinions on new and pending legislation and permit and licensing requirements.
Ian is a member of the South African Environmental Law Association, the Law Society of South Africa, the IAIA and International Bar Association.
Ian authored a chapter in the PLC Cross-Border Environmental Handbook (2006/7). He is also the author of A Legal Framework to Pollution Management in the Durban Metropolitan Area (Durban Metropolitan Council, April 2000), A Legal Framework to Pollution Management in South Africa (Water Research Commission, 2001), and is the general editor for the Guide to Environmental Auditing in South Africa (Butterworths 2000).
Ian has been recognised as as a leading lawyer by Best Lawyers for 2021/2022, a thought leader by Who's Who Legal in the Thought Leaders Global Elite 2021 edition and was the winner of the 2020 Client Choice Awards for the Environmental & Climate Change catergory for South Africa.
Environmental, Health & Safety Compliance
COVID-19 Impact on Certain Environmental Processes
Environmental Law: What does 2018 have in store for us?
Environmental, Health and Safety Audits: Are Your Ducks in a Row?
Health Care Risk Waste: Management and Liability
The State of Renewable Energy in South Africa


Which, just after MacFarlane had been stricken with tenesmus and had spent ten minutes behind an olive tree unable to piss until he gave up the bad job and resumed his walk with Doubleday, was when they fell in with the Gipsies, or 'Tinks' as they were known in Scotia; what a motley crew they appeared: precocious children stared at them, brazen faced women with flashing eyes and much else besides, surly bearded men, with heavy brows and dark brooding slits between hooded lids, who looked as ready to slit your throat as shake you by the neck, neither of which was what MacFarlane or Doubleday wanted; "ah," cried Sir Parlane, "Gentlemen and Ladies of the Road!" neither of the nomenclatures fitting the rag-tag group which blocked their way, with their ramshackle Caravanserai and their insolent sneers threatening a bit of a concatenation: "can you pray tell us if we are on the correct road for La Coste?" was met with blank expressions, and he recalled that Gipsies had their own Romany tongue and scoured his mind for some form of translation they might comprehend, and came up with: "vă rog să ne spuneți dacă suntem pe drumul corect pentru La Coste?" and suddenly everything changed, the women became cocqettish, the men grinned gap-toothed in their beardy phizzogs and even the dogs stopped circling as if about to attack in a snarling, howling pack, and regarded the strangers as acquaintances rather than a meal, when of a sudden, rwo apparently unconnected things happened contemporaneously!


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EDITORIAL Gough Whitlam's tainted legacy
VICTORIAN STATE ELECTION Three minor parties pledge to defend Judeo-Christian values
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Same-sex 'marriage' being forced upon U.S. ministers of religion
CYBER-ESPIONAGE Massive cyber-attacks on human rights website
RURAL AFFAIRS What future is there for Australian farming?
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Small business the casualty of misguided 'competition' policy
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM The bizarre North American campaign against Christianity
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Africa's Ebola tragedy: the straight facts
MIDDLE EAST Israel, Jordan: islands of stability in the Middle East
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Muslim religious leaders denounce 'Islamic State'
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Russian ambitions go far beyond Ukraine
CINEMA Fighting in the shadows with honour
BOOK REVIEW On the art of governing
Same-sex 'marriage' being forced upon U.S. ministers of religion
by Patrick J. Byrne
News Weekly, November 8, 2014
They said that if same-sex "marriage" were legalised, it would not be forced upon churches and ministers of religion. Well, now it is happening in the United States of America, the home of the free.
Jeremy Tedesco
Recently, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the state of Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Idaho was one of a number of states where either legislation or constitutional referenda had rejected same-sex marriage, only to have activist state judges overturn the democratic process.
Recently, this prompted a number of groups to ask the U.S. federal Supreme Court to uphold the democratic decision of these states to reject same-sex marriage.
However, America's highest court refused to intervene against the contrary rulings by state courts.
The consequences are now being played out in the Idaho city of Coeur d'Alene, which also has an ordinance preventing discrimination based on sexual preference.
Just two days after same-sex marriage was declared to be legal, two ministers are already facing jail and fines for declining to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony.
Donald and Evelyn Knapp, who run a wedding chapel in Coeur d'Alene, are facing a 180-day jail term and a $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding.
Attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), an organisation of lawyers defending freedom of conscience, have filed a federal lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order to stop the officials in Coeur d'Alene from enforcing the non-discrimination ordinance against the Knapps.
Commenting on the case, ADF senior legal counsel Jeremy Tedesco said, "Many have denied the idea that pastors would ever be forced to perform ceremonies that are completely at odds with their faith, but that's what is happening here — and it's happened this quickly."
A number of American businesses providing wedding industry services have been fined under various state laws for refusing their services to same-sex weddings. These include bakers, photographers, wedding reception owners and others.
Last year, the Australian Capital Territory's short-lived same-sex marriage law also threatened to see the prosecution of businesses that refused their services for same-sex weddings.
Last November, ACT Labor Attorney-General Simon Corbell admitted in a letter to the Australian Christian Lobby that the ACT's same-sex marriage law would be reinforced by the Discrimination Act 1991, making it "unlawful for those who provide goods, services and facilities in the wedding industry to discriminate against another person on the basis of their sexuality or their relationship status. This includes discrimination by refusing to provide or make available those goods, services or facilities."
Before such sanctions could be enacted, the High Court ruled that only the Commonwealth government had the power to define marriage, thereby nullifying the ACT legislation.
The U.S. situation is prompting a serious rethink of the role of ministers of religion in civil wedding ceremonies.
In a recent speech at the New York-based Institute on Religion and Public Life (which publishes the journal, First Things), Charles Chaput, Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia, urged the nation's Catholic bishops to consider refusing to sign civil marriage licences for all couples in response to what he called the "new marriage regime" of same-sex civil marriage.
Chaput said, "It's hard to see how a priest or bishop could, in good conscience, sign a marriage certificate that merely identifies 'Spouse A' and 'Spouse B'. Refusing to conduct civil marriages now, as a matter of principled resistance, has vastly more witness value than being kicked out of the marriage business later by the government, which is a likely bet."
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision not to review state appeals against same-sex marriage was a "tipping point", the archbishop said. Though he said he wasn't necessarily endorsing the move, Archbishop Chaput suggested that the American bishops should "discuss and consider it as a real course of action".
A similar debate is underway among U.S. Protestants.
Prominent Baptist Church opponent of same-sex marriage, Albert Mohler, has warned for some time that church communities were going to have to decide if they accepted or rejected gay marriage, and that there was no middle ground.
Dr Mohler recently pointed out that a prominent Baptist supporter of same-sex marriage, pastor Tony Jones, also holds the same view.
Jones said: "At some point, every congregation in America will decide either, YES, same-sex marriages will take place in our sanctuary, performed by our clergy; or NO, same-sex marriages will not take place in our sanctuary, performed by our clergy.
"There is no third way on that. A church either allows same-sex marriages, or it doesn't."
The pressure for same-sex marriage continues in Australia. Norfolk Island is considering legalising it. Some local councils are forming same-sex-friendly cities. With state elections due soon in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, pressure will come from the left of the ALP, the Greens and others for new federal legislation.
The battle lines are now being clearly drawn between those who believe in freedom of speech and freedom of conscience (freedoms intrinsic to democracies) and those who don't.
Patrick J. Byrne is national vice-president of the National Civic Council.
"Two ministers told to perform same-sex wedding face jail, fines", Alliance Defending Freedom, October 20, 2014.
URL: http://blog.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/2014/10/20/two-ministers-ordered-to-perform-same-sex-wedding-face-jail-fines/
Charles J. Chaput, "Strangers in a strange land", 2014 Erasmus Lecture, at Institute on Religion and Public Life, New York, October 20, 2014, quoted in "Advice for a declining culture from Archbishop Chaput", Aleteia.org, October 23, 2014.
URL: www.aleteia.org/en/society/article/advice-for-a-declining-culture-5775876423680000
Tony Jones quoted in Albert Mohler, "There is no 'third way' — Southern Baptists face a moment of decision (and so will you)", AlbertMohler.com, June 2, 2014.
URL: www.albertmohler.com/2014/06/02/there-is-no-third-way-southern-baptists-face-a-moment-of-decision-and-so-will-you/


My car is leaking gas, and the fuel neck has rusted. Apparently there is a national back order on this product and I am unable to get it until October 30th. When I asked the dealer what I should do about this problem he said there are many people waiting on this same part and that all I can do is wait for the part..meanwhile my car is leaking gas and unsafe for my children to ride in...if a part is via the dealership only it should be available for instances just like this! how am I supposed to get to work" how am I supposed to take my kids to day care" I don't think I'll ever buy another Chrysler because of this horrible customer service! I guess if the car blew up because of the gas leak it'd be more of a concern!
I had a 2000 Dodge Stratus SE which caught on fire in my driveway after my daughter returned home with it. She came running inside saying it was smoking so when we went to look in was on fire, with flames shooting out of the hood. I call 911 while my husband and a neighbor sprayed the car with a hose. Everything under the hood was melted. When we called the Dodge dealership they pretty much laughed at us saying yeah there is a recall for the pressure steering hose which can leak and cause a fire. But since you didn't come get it fixed too bad, but if you bring it in now we will replace the hose for you!!! after many calls to the main Dodge number that is on the recall on their website they finally left me a voice mail stating we sent a notice too bad. I am so thankful that nobody was hurt. My teenage daughter had just gotten home from school. It would have caught fire there who knows what could have happened. I have lived in a different state since buying the car so that is why I didn't get the notice. It saddens me to think that is all they have to do is send out a notice when a fire will result if not taken care of, and they don't care.


Otherwise known as Tillandsia Peru Inca Gold, Tillandsia Kashkin is an easy to grow airplant that can grow into large impressive clumps. Its long thick leaves naturally curve giving this airplant an interesting shape. This airplant produces yellow/brown, almost golden flowers with a carnation like scent. Believed to be a natural hybrid of Tillandsia Jucunda.
What a beautiful, healthy plant. Arrived quickly and very safely packaged. I thought this was a bargain, thank you Craftyplants guys!


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US arms sales down, Russia's up: SIPRI report on international arms transfers
Most weapons are produced and sold domestically. As a result, weapon sales are seeing a year-on-year drop in the US - and a corresponding rise in Russia. But experts say the trend might not last.
Deutsche Welle, 15 Dec 2014
Dramatic shifts are rare when it comes to weapons and the nations that export them. The majority of firearms are still produced in the US, Russia or Western Europe.
Increasingly, however, fresh faces are cropping up on the arms transfers report produced annually by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Firms in Turkey, India, Brazil, Singapore and South Korea today rank among the 100 largest weapons-producing nations in the world - even if that means just two companies in India's case or a 50th place spot for city-state Singapore.
"Firstly, it has to do with a political will to create indigenous defense production capabilities," said the director of the study, Aude Fleurant. "Brazil, Turkey, South Korea, for example, have all set up specific policies to ensure the development of arms production capabilities in their countries."
A drop in US sales
The US and its NATO allies are still home to two thirds of the world's weapons-producing companies. Together they account for 84.2 percent of global sales, the SIPRI report said.
But for 38 US firms in the top 100, revenues dropped by 4.5 percent in 2013.
The arms affected were "mostly major weapon systems or platforms such as warships, military vehicles, missile systems and so on - and aircraft," Fleurant told DW. "You have also major suppliers of major subsystems such as engines." Additionally, there are the companies servicing logistics, maintenance, training or other technical services.
Made in the USA: The Tomahawk missile
Why the sales drop? It's due to America's withdrawal from Iraq and the ongoing withdrawal from Afghanistan combined with budget cuts.
Many similar drops in arms purchases can be seen across other NATO members - the most notable exception being France - whose cash-strapped governments have opted to fight recessions rather than upgrade military hardware.
Russia on the rise
The account books for Russia's arms industry, however, are firmly in the black. Revenues are up 20 percent for the companies making SIPRI's top-100 list. A single firm, "Tactical Missiles Corporation," saw sales jump 118 percent in 2013.
"Russian companies' sales have been increasing mostly because of domestic investment so far," Fleurant said.
The Russian government has been investing for years in modernizing the armaments of its armed forces, leaning heavily on the domestic defense industry to do so.
Michael Brzoska, who heads the Hamburg-based Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, points to the precarious situation of the Russian economy.
Russia's anti-aircraft S-400 missile
"Whether they can finance that is dependent, I believe, on oil prices more than anything else," he told DW.
The security expert from Hamburg does not view sanctions, however, as a stopping force in Russia's arms build-up.
"The Russian armaments industry will have larger problems due to the Ukraine crisis," said Brzoska, referring to potential supply shortages for companies sourcing components from Ukraine.
"With Donetsk, supply chains will continue to operate. But with the industries near Kharkiv, it's unclear at the moment how that'll go on."
China: The known unknown
One global player notably absent from the top-100 list is China. That's not because the world's most populous country doesn't have arms firms capable of playing with the big boys, but rather that China provides no reliable data on its domestic armaments industry.
Chinese companies, Fleurant said, produce for both the civilian and military markets, rendering opaque any attempts to split military sales from civilian.
Brzoska estimates China's military procurements at anywhere from 50-60 billion euros ($62-75 billion).
"China, in terms of scale, is probably the second-largest producer of arms," he said
A few of China's weapons on display at a military parade
A political industry
Increasingly, Chinese weapons are finding international buyers. By Brzoska's estimate, the country exports 2 to 3 billion euros' worth - albeit in relatively niche categories.
"Munitions, small weapons, mines, so things that aren't sold by others, since they're internationally outlawed in some cases."
Where those armaments end up is largely a political decision - just as it is in Germany.
"It's a political question, whether you allow those exports or not," said the director at the Hamburg peace institute. "It's not something of a 'normal' industry. It's a political industry that's dependent to a very large extent on political decisions."
"Recalibration of Free Choice"– Mar 3, 2012 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Caroll) - (Subjects: (Old) Souls, Midpoint on 21-12-2012, Shift of Human Consciousness, Black & White vs. Color, 1 - Spirituality (Religions) shifting, Loose a Pope "soon", 2 - Humans will change react to drama, 3 - Civilizations/Population on Earth, 4 - Alternate energy sources (Geothermal, Tidal (Paddle wheels), Wind), 5 – Financials Institutes/concepts will change (Integrity – Ethical) , 6 - News/Media/TV to change, 7 – Big Pharmaceutical company will collapse "soon", (Keep people sick), (Integrity – Ethical) 8 – Wars will be over on Earth, Global Unity, … etc.) - (Text version)
"… 8 - The End of War
The last one is the best. For thousands of years on this planet, Human Beings have warred with each other. If you take a look at the reasons they warred with each other, you will quickly see there aren't any good ones - land, resources, greed. Those are not reasons. That is a description of old energy. Those are not reasons. Reasons would be perhaps defense against an aggressor. But what if there is no longer the consciousness of the aggressor?
When I appeared in my partner's life more than 20 years ago, I said to him privately that the first messages we're going to give will be unbelievable. There would be laughter. We told him that Human nature and consciousness itself would change, and that the seeds of peace would be planted and there would come a time where there is no more war. Indeed, the laughter was great because humans look at history and they see patterns based on an absolute energy called Human Nature. "Impossible! There always has to be war. There always has been. Therefore, there always will be." This is you, in a box, in a black and white potential, where you can only see the black and white of what is and the black and white of what has been. You have no idea the shades of color that are there in your consciousness and the beauty of the love of God.
North Korea is on the edge of change, as we told you it might be. What did this require? The death of the old energy, and I want you to watch this take place. The advisors of the young leader are going to do their best to pull him back into an old energy. This free choice of his will be far different than his father, for he sees some color. Watch for these things. They'll take longer than you want, but it is the beginning of the beginning.
You'll see a fresh unification of South America sooner than not, for what is going to take place potentially this year in Venezuela. You'll see Iran changing. We have no clock. These are the potentials. These can change with free choice. These are not prophecies. This is a reality shift, dear ones, so number eight becomes the propensity not to war again. This is what Humans are going to want. This is what governments are going to want. There is a wisdom factor that will begin to happen on the planet that is grander than what you think is possible. For when you look at government, what do you think about? You see dysfunction, and there is an axiom that says the more people that try to do something together, the worse it gets. It all settles to the lowest common denominator. I'm telling you even those things are going to become old energy concepts. Instead, you're going to watch wisdom become the top potential.
I have no clock. I cannot tell you when. I can just tell you it is in the works, and there will be the seeds of it for you to observe soon - right now, in every single of the eight categories I showed you.
There are those who will say, "Well, Kryon, you're doing a lot more predictions than you used to." I want to tell you what's going on, dear one. I am not predicting anything. I am just telling you what's already there in the potential soup of your reality. That's what Humans are doing on this planet, and for those who believe this communication, you should breathe a sigh of relief and say, "It's about time." …."
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Stocks columnist Lauren Rudd marks 30 years this week of writing his nationally distributed weekly column. If you're counting, that's 1,612 columns.
What is so ironical is that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Consider that on Sunday, July 31, 1988, the following prologue appeared in the Trenton Times of Trenton, NJ.
"The individual investor has been pummeled and is ready to surrender. What with the (market crash) debacle of last October (1987), many are deciding that they have had enough and are leaving Wall Street, an action reminiscent of an audience walking out on a bad play.
Yes, there has been a degree of change over the ensuing years. For example, the fair disclosure rule requires that everyone receive the same information at the same time, while Sarbanes Oxley helps ensure that the content of financial statement is accurate.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are small steps forward despite the continual efforts to abandon and/or defund them. Although the latest news might refute that statement.
The Fed has laid out a jarring view of what might be on the horizon "in principle" if trade threats turn into globally higher tariffs: lower wages, less investment, lower productivity, and the sort of stagflation that would leave the Fed struggling against both rising prices and ebbing growth.
No, governmental oversight is not perfect, and many believe that there is a continual violation of the public trust regarding the environment.
Nonetheless, the economy should do well for at least the next 12 to 24 months, along with corporate earnings. Yet, lest we forget, Main Street is not some ethereal concept. Rather, it is encompassing honest people doing honest work — crack-the-bones work; lift-it, chop-it, empty-it; feel-the-flames-up-close work; crawl-down-in-there work — work that someone must do.
The following point had been made here in the past, but it bears repeating. March 5, 2006, saw an Equity Strategy Note, released by the analysts at Citigroup in which they stated that the rich are the dominate drivers of demand, enjoying an increasing share of the country's income and wealth as they convert global resources into personal affluence at the expense of labor. Nothing has changed in the ensuing 12 years.