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ECA SOLAR LLC announces New Jersey expansion with hiring of Jerry Donovan as Vice President of Development
ECA SOLAR, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Jerry Donovan of Belmar, New Jersey as Vice President of Development. While working for national solar companies as well as New Jersey based companies, Jerry's career in solar has always been focused on New Jersey. Beginning in the residential market and continuing within the C&I market, his teams have been able to develop and build many MW of solar arrays across the state.
"I am thrilled at the opportunity to join the ECA Solar team as it expands into the growing New Jersey solar market. After having already set a standard of excellence for commercial solar in New England, ECA Solar will be a tremendous partner in further developing solar in the state of New Jersey" says Jerry, VP of Development.
Since the company's first installation six years ago, ECA SOLAR takes pride in developing, engineering, and safely installing solar PV systems on the East Coast, including over 5 million square feet of commercial rooftop.
"Jerry has proven to be an emerging leader in the tri-state market and we look forward to his growing role in our portfolio in New Jersey. His track record and reputation will be an important feature of our continued growth in the Garden State. We are delighted to have him on our team," expressed Todd Fryatt, Founder and President of ECA SOLAR.
About ECA SOLAR, LLC:
ECA SOLAR is an integrated engineering, development and installation firm that specializes in commercial and industrial solar PV systems. This includes Rooftop, Parking Canopy and Ground-mounted solar arrays. ECA SOLAR is the leading commercial rooftop solar installer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Baker's SMART program and is rapidly expanding in the mid-Atlantic. For further information about our company please visit our website: http://www.ecasolar.com.
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You guys!! If you haven't already heard today is Shay's BIRTHDAY!! Normally we would be spending the day with her and celebrating her with tons of delicious food and great wine but we can't do that today because she took off on a SURPRISE trip to LA this morning and left us all behind!! LOL!!!
So, while she is off soaking up that beautiful California sunshine and probably getting her bronze on, we wanted to send her sweet birthday wishes from afar!!!
SHAY!! You are such an incredible person! A true beauty on the inside AND the outside!! We are all incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside you on the daily and we can't believe you have been a part of Team Jilly for a whopping FIVE YEARS!!! What would we do without you?!!?!
Of course, we ALL wish we were right there beside you in LA and cruising DISNEYLAND with you … but I guess this time around, Cam gets to have you ALL to himself … lucky guy!!!! ??
We want to let you know that we absolutely LOVE and ADORE you and we want you to have the most amazing birthday ever!! Don't check your emails ONCE while you're away … you deserve this time to reset and recharge but we can't WAIT to have you back here with us!!!
Wishing you the HAPPIEST birthday ever! Here's to another amazing year ahead filled with laughs, wine, and some hard work for good measure!
WE LOVE YOU SHAY SHAY!!!!!
Happy Birthday Shay! BTW: your'e beautiful.
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Susan L. (Turner) Keaney, age 72, died Nov. 23 at the William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Fla.
Ms. Keaney was born in Weymouth to Arthur and Hilda (DeYoung) Turner. She was raised and educated in Hull and was a graduate of Hull High School. She lived for many years in West Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Marshfield, and Plymouth before moving to Weymouth, where she retired. She worked for 17 years at John Harland Co. and 12 years at Party Lite.
Ms. Keaney was an avid beachgoer, venturing to the shores of Truro with loved ones. She enjoyed eating out, especially at her favorite Plymouth hot spots for lobster, and indulging her expertise in bargain-hunting at thrift stores. She embraced time with her grandchildren and loved sharing her own traditions with them during the holidays, especially her favorite baking recipes and dishes.
She was the beloved mother of Brian Keaney and his wife, Susan, of Bellingham; and Erica Catron and her husband, Roger, of Florida; and the cherished grandmother of Brenden, Aiden, and Landen Keaney of Bellingham and Turner Catron of Florida. She was the sister of Joyce Carey of Marshfield and the late Arthur Turner Jr. She was predeceased by her longtime companion, Donald Coombs, with whom she spent many happy years.
A period of visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 1-3 p.m. at the Cartmell Funeral Home, 150 Court St., Plymouth. A memorial service will take place at the funeral home at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.cartmelldavis.com.
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Q: How does Garbage Collector frees up memory before JVM exits? I've read that Garbage Collector runs as a daemon thread in java, and daemon threads have low priority and they run in the background supporting other non-daemon threads and that's why JVM doesn't wait for daemon threads to finish their execution.
In a situation where if all non-daemon threads have exited but there's still some amount of memory occupied then how does Garbage Collector manage to free up resources before the JVM stops without causing any memory leaks?

A: The GC does NOT free up memory before the JVM exits.
What actually happens is that when the JVM exits, the process that the JVM runs in also exits1.  When the process exits, the operating system reclaims all of the RAM and swap pages that the process was using (exclusively) and reclaims its virtual memory page tables.
If your Java program (or C / C++ program) has memory leaks, that doesn't matter once the process is cleaned up.  The OS knows at all time which RAM / swap pages belong to which process.  Nothing is lost.

1 - If the JVM was started by a C / C++ application using (say) JNI, then the process won't necessarily exit at that point.  It would then be up to the C / C++ application to figure out what to do.  But the GC doesn't clean up in this case either.

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Isidoro De Cabanyes y Olzinelles (Villanueva y Geltrú, 10 de enero de 1843- San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 20 de diciembre de 1915) fue un militar y científico español, proveniente de una familia noble. Conocido por sus investigaciones en el campo de la navegación submarina y en el aprovechamiento de la radiación solar utilizando torres solares.

Biografía
Isidoro Cabanyes provenía de una familia aristocrática y terrateniente, comerciante de licores de la comarca del Garraf, en la provincia de Barcelona. Dos de sus tíos fueron reconocidos artistas, el poeta romántico Manuel Cabanyes y el pintor paisajista Joaquín Cabanyes. Ingresó en el Colegio de Artillería de Segovia en 1857 y permaneció allí hasta completar su formación militar en 1864. Su primer destino fue la Madrid, donde en 1866 participó en la represión de la sublevación que se produjo en el cuartel de San Gil contra el gobierno de Isabel II.

En 1869, al comenzar el Sexenio Revolucionario fue ascendido a capitán.

A principios de 1873, como otros muchos artilleros, pidió el retiro en el ejército por su desacuerdo con el nombramiento de Baltasar Hidalgo de Quintana como mariscal de campo, pues había estado implicado en la sublevación del cuartel de San Gil. En septiembre de 1873, el presidente Emilio Castelar restableció el Cuerpo de Artillería que había quedado disuelto en febrero de 1873. Cabanyes se reincorporó al Ejército y participó en el sitio del cantón de Cartagena, hecho de armas por el cual fue ascendido a comandante, y en la campaña del Norte de la Tercera Guerra Carlista interviniendo en el ataque a San Pedro Abanto que permitió levantar el sitio de Bilbao.

A partir de 1876, Isidoro Cabanyes desempeña una serie de destinos militares que le permiten dedicarse a sus estudios e invenciones. Estuvo destinado en Algeciras, Madrid, Segovia y Cartagena. En 1894 fue nombrado Jefe de Estudios de la Academia de Artillería de Segovia. En 1896 ascendió al empleo de coronel. A continuación fue comandante del arma de Artillería en Segovia y Cartagena. En 1905 pasa a la situación de retiro. Murió en San Lorenzo de El Escorial en 1915.

Aportaciones científicas e invenciones
Cabanyes solicita a menudo permisos en su carrera militar para crear máquinas, viajar por Europa para conocer adelantos tecnológicos y realizar estudios matemáticos.

En los años 60 del siglo XIX comienza sus trabajos en Matemáticas y Física y en 1870 la prensa publica su propuesta de resolución del problema de la trisección gráfica y analítica del ángulo. En enero de ese año contrae matrimonio con Margarita Mata.

A finales de 1870 se adentra en la industria del carbón artificial con una fábrica con maquinaria diseñada por él mismo.

El interés científico de Isidoro Cabanyes estuvo fundamentalmente dirigido a las aplicaciones de la electricidad.

Su primera patente la presentó en 1873 en Francia, consistía en un regulador de aire comprimido, que se proponía utilizar como fuerza motriz. En 1877 presentó un tranvía propulsado con esta energía. Este invento fue utilizado en las locomotoras empleadas por Ribourt en los trabajos de construcción del túnel de San Gotardo.

A partir de 1880 Cabanyes presentó diversas patentes encaminadas todas ellas a la iluminación: el «Fotógeno», un sistema de alumbrado y calefacción utilizando el gas; en 1883 su primer acumulador y en 1890 una pila eléctrica.

En 1885 presentó, junto a Miguel Bonet, un proyecto de submarino eléctrico que encontró muchas dificultades pues, aunque fue avalado por la Academia de Ciencias, la Dirección de Artillería no encontró justificada la inversión en «gastos ajenos a su objeto» y además competía directamente con los experimentos, avalados por la Marina, que Isaac Peral estaba realizando en la misma época.

La invención de las torres solares fue la innovación más interesante de Isidoro Cabanyes. El llamado motor aero-solar fue patentado en 1902 y se puso en marcha por primera vez en Cartagena. Se trata de un diseño para obtener electricidad utilizando torres de gran altura en las que se aplican turbinas que son activadas por las corrientes de convección del aire previamente calentado por la radiación solar. Cabanyes, primero en solitario y después junto a Luis de la Mata, fue experimentando y construyendo modelos mejorados y cada vez más grandes del motor, e incluso llegó a emplear su invento en aplicaciones de gran utilidad en la época, como la elevación de aguas para el suministro económico de riegos. Juntos presentaron un modelo de veinte metros de altura, en 1907 en la Exposición de Industrias Madrileñas.

Véase también
 Torre solar

Bibliografía
 VV.AA. Isidoro Cabanyes y las torres solares. Ministerio de Defensa y Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Madrid, 2014. ISBN 978-84-92546-06-0

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Científicos de España del siglo XIX
Ingenieros militares de España del siglo XIX
Ingenieros militares de España del siglo XX
Inventores de España del siglo XIX
Inventores de España del siglo XX
Militares de España del siglo XIX
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On my first visit, however, I was pleasantly surprised. With walls painted in a dramatic dark red, funky bordello-style lamps hanging from the ceiling and dark wood tables, the ambience felt almost European, in that small-Irish-village sort of way. While the service was a bit lacking (as in extremely slow), the very homey food most definitely was not. A mushroom bruschetta offered grilled whole wheat toast topped with wild mushrooms cooked with shallots, cream and thyme, while a simple butter lettuce salad offered a luscious, house-made green goddess dressing. Although my dining companion thought her hanger steak too rare, I found it to be perfectly cooked, while the pan-fried pork Milanese in my ham, gruyère and mustard sandwich could have benefited from a few more minutes in the pan. That said, the sandwich, as well as most of our dishes that night, seemed excellent foils for the many inexpensive bottles (under $30) and glasses (under $8) of wine offered here, as well as a handful of excellent beers (most under $4).


Since ancient times, music and visual art have been an important source of passing down stories through the generations, and musicians and artists have drawn upon each other for inspiration and stimulation. Music has inspired some of the most progressive art of our time from impressionist artists like Whistler and Monet, to the abstract painting of Kandinskv, and Pop artworks and experimental films by Andy Warhol. For their upcoming group exhibition "Music Box", Haven Gallery in New York called upon a new generation of international artists to interpret their own musical inspirations: Matt Dangler, Dilka Bear, Thomas Dodd, Travis Lewis, Jana Brike, Mandy Tsung, Laura Shull, Kaspian Shore, Josie Morway, Jel Ena, Nicolaus Ferry, Mandy Cao, Chris Sheridan, Mahlimae, Michael Ramstead, Scott Grimando, Meredith Marsone, Joseph Weinreb, Sasha Ira, Nicolas Bruno, Brendon Flynn, Stephanie Law, SoMK, Poppy Lawman, Janet Cook, and Michael C. Hayes. Their collective works are surreal and figurative, and as rhythmic as the musical pieces that they are based on. Artists like Latvian painter Jana Brike connected with contemporaries and their muses, such as in her painting inspired by The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever". The song is originally about John Lennon's memories of playing in the garden, a scene that Brike recreates in an image of a young woman reclining in a never-ending grassy landscape. Other artists like Providence based Josie Morway find power inbetween the lines of lyrics and in mottoes, as in her piece titled "Cave Adsum (Beware, I am Here)" based on a clan war cry used to warn foes. Her paintings portray animals and birds subjects encased in intricate an geometric patterns, here portraying the strong image of a hawk taking flight against a prismatic backdrop. Take a look at these works and more below from "Music Box" below, opening at Haven Gallery in New York on January 9th, 2016.


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The Art Bus Project's local fall tour!
We are excited to announce the launch of The Art Bus Project's local fall tour! Over the next few months, we will be rolling the Bus out to schools and communities across Long Island and New York State. While we spread art and inspiration to our neighbors, we will also be perfecting our programming and fine-tuning the details for our multi-state tour down this eastern seaboard this spring. We will need your support in the days ahead as we gear up for this journey, and will update you soon with all the ways you can get involved in helping us towards our milestone inaugural launch.
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Why art? Well, it has a civilizing effect on everyone it touches. Look back over the last few thousands years at cultures that have risen and fallen. What do we know of them? Their human bones, their architecture and their art. And it's their art that moves us. It tells us more than their bones or their buildings.
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Longtime Rising Voices grantee Repacted from Nakuru, Kenya continues its work in surrounding communities using magnet theater as a way to engage the community, and youth especially, through dramatic interpretations that present real-life situations involving health issues such as HIV/AIDS and TB. The members of the Repacted team showcase their role-playing abilities in order to provide awareness and education to the community, but also to demonstrate how one would go about making critical life decisions to prevent these health issues.
One of these team members, Maurine, was recently recognized for her work on the Repacted project blog for being "one of the foremost HIV activists in our town Nakuru and its environs." Nearly seven years ago in 2004, Maurine contracted the virus, and after receiving this information, she saw it as an opportunity to educate others. She was interviewed by Repacted to tell her story of how she learned about her status. Her story was featured in this blog post, when she took the test at a local clinic after a lengthy illness.
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Today, access to crucial services, such as loans, health care or housing often depends on the results of the processing of large data sets based on machine learning (here brief: Big Data analytics). Therefore, the accuracy of the generated results is highly important — a fact that also the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recognises. While it is widely acknowledged that the data sets which are used as a basis for processing (input) have to be accurate, the results that are generated with Big Data analytics (output) are supposedly unsuitable for a test of accuracy. The category of accuracy, so the popular argument, can only be applied to objective data. Data that is generated in Big Data analytics, however, is in nature predictive and uncertain. Consequently, data protection rights linked to the category of accuracy shall not apply to such subjective data. In this article, conversely, I argue that data protection law should also oblige information inferred in Big Data analytics to be accurate. Rather than arguing over the application of the rights of the GDPR where most needed, research should engage in finding adequate ways to do so.
An article by Niklas Eder LL.M. (King's College London), Maîtr. en Droit (Paris II, Panthéon Assass)
In Big Data analytics, machine learning algorithms are used in order to cluster individuals into groups. Subsequently, on the basis of the clustering, predictions about the individuals are generated. These predictions, again, are translated into evaluations.
The evaluations cover a great variety of fields. Characteristics, such as the trust- and creditworthiness, the capacity to withstand stress, the suitability for a job vacancy or even the dangerousness of a person are judged on the basis of the outcomes of the data processing. The evaluations received have a great effect on a person's life. They determine on the conditions under which a person has access to important services, such as bank loans; they determine on the success of job applications; and they even can have an influence on whether a sentence is suspended or not. These evaluations constitute data — more precisely inferred information or generated knowledge. In spite of the great effects it has on people's lives, under the GDPR, the legal status of the inferred information and the generated knowledge is contested.
The Case Law of the ECJ: Inferred Information is Personal Data
The ECJ has not yet explicitly decided on the qualification of data that has been generated in Big Data analytics. However, as Wachter and Mittelstadt have carved out, the court has rendered verdicts in different contexts that are highly relevant for the legal qualification of inferred data: In two recent cases, the ECJ decided on the legal quality of subjective information.
In the first judgement, YS and M and S from 2014, the ECJ ruled on a case in which individuals invoked rights under the Directive 95/46, the predecessor of the GDPR, in order to access internal legal analyses — in other words: legal evaluations — that an administration had filed on their cases. The ECJ ruled, that the legal analyses did not constitute personal data under the definition of the Directive 95/46 and that thus, the directive was not applicable.
In the second judgement, Nowak from 2017, the ECJ overturned its judgement from 2014. The ECJ had to decide on a case in which an individual invoked his rights under the Directive 95/46 in order to challenge the evaluation he had received in an examination. In this case, the ECJ took the position that the comments of the corrector and the evaluation contain information relating to an individual and thus qualify as personal data. The ECJ ruled that the notion of personal data "is not restricted to information that is sensitive or private, but potentially encompasses all kinds of information, not only objective but also subjective, in the form of opinions and assessments, provided that it 'relates' to the data subject."
These two decisions are relevant to Big Data analytics, because the results produced in Big Data analytics constitute evaluations, too. Endorsing the latest decision of the ECJ on the qualification of evaluations, Nowak, one can assume that the output data of Big Data analytics — individualized evaluations — constitutes personal data, too. This view stands in line with a mantra that the ECJ keeps repeating in its definition of personal data, according to which "the scope of Directive 95/46 is very wide and the personal data covered by that directive is varied".
Qualifiying Big Data evaluations as personal data brings with it the applicability of the general principles of the GDPR as well as the rights that the GDPR grants to data subjects in order to control their data.
The Problem of the Accuracy of Subjective Data
This conclusion is a step forward in guaranteeing efficient legal protection against Big Data analytics. However, obstacles arise when taking a closer look at the content of important principles and rights of the GDPR. The notion of accuracy is relevant to both, the legality of data processing in general, and the capacity of the individual to control his or her data. And the application of the category of accuracy to inferred information and evaluations is generally denied.
The requirement for data to be accurate is already laid down in principles relating to personal data in the GDPR. According to Art 5 (1) d, personal data shall be accurate. If data processes are based on inaccurate data, individuals can invoke a number of rights in the GDPR, including its erasure (Art 17 (1) d and Art 16) and rectification (Art 16).
The principle of accuracy and the equivalent rights constitute central guarantees of the GDPR. Nonetheless, and despite the qualification of evaluations as personal data, the possibility to challenge Big Data analytics on the basis of inaccuracy is contested. The category of accuracy, it is widely argued in the major commentaries on the GDPR, only applies to facts and not to evaluations. Only objective data can be falsified or verified, it is argued, while the accuracy of subjective data cannot be tested. Thus, so the argument, the principles and rights which presuppose a test of the accuracy of data have to be interpreted in a way which excludes unverifiable data, such as evaluations.
This position, it is claimed, stands in line with the jurisprudence of the ECJ in Nowak, who argued that "(o)f course, the right of rectification (…) cannot enable a candidate to 'correct', a posteriori, answers that are 'incorrect'". Hence, the applicability of the GDPR, so the stance, does not bring with it the possibility to invoke rights and apply principles which presuppose a test of accuracy.
In Favour of a Reviewing the Accuracy of Inferred Information
The position, that the rights related to the accuracy of data do not apply to evaluations produced in Big Data analytics relies on an incorrect reading of the ECJ's latest jurisprudence.
In fact, in Nowak, the ECJ has decided, that the right to rectification does apply to the evaluations of the examination — even though in a limited manner. The ECJ argued that "it is clear that the rights of access and rectification (…) may also be asserted in relation to the written answers submitted by a candidate at a professional examination and to any comments made by an examiner with respect to those answers." The ECJ recognizing that evaluations can be subjected to a test of accuracy is another step forward in the establishment of protection standards against evaluations. However, in his subsequent explanations, the ECJ has limited the scope of the review to a formal test. The ECJ named a number of situations in which evaluations may be inaccurate. In all of the situations the Court named, formal mistakes lay at the basis of the inaccuracy of the evaluations. The ECJ argued that evaluations may be inaccurate "due to the fact that, by mistake, the examination scripts were mixed up in such a way that the answers of another candidate were ascribed to the candidate concerned, or that some of the cover sheets containing the answers of that candidate are lost, so that those answers are incomplete, or that any comments made by an examiner do not accurately record the examiner's evaluation of the answers of the candidate concerned." Hence, in Nowak, the ECJ is not reviewing the accuracy of the substance of the evaluations, but only their formal correctness. To sum up, in Nowak, the ECJ decided that evaluations are reviewable, but that the review is only a partial, a formal one.
This jurisprudence can be transferred to the evaluations produced in Big Data analytics, but again, only partially. While it is convincing to review the accuracy of inferred information, it is not convincing, to limit the control to formalities.
Instead, inferred Data should be fully reviewable for two reasons: First, because of its implications on fundamental rights, secondly, because of the opinion of the Working Group 29.
Firstly, as it has already been established, Big Data analytics has enormous implications on fundamental rights. The European fundamental rights regimes, protecting the right to data protection and privacy, are higher-ranking law and thus have to guide and, if necessary, determine on the interpretation of the lower-ranking GDPR. It is rather obvious, that the notion of accuracy has to be interpreted in a way that guarantees the protection of fundamental rights in Big Data analytics.
Secondly, one should take into account the convincing opinion of the former advisory group of the EU, the Working Group 29. Contrary to the ECJ, it has already taken an explicit stance on the question whether Art 16 GDPR — the right to rectify — shall be applied to Big Data analytics. In its 'Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling' the group argued that Art 16 shall apply where "an individual is placed into a category that says something about their ability to perform a task." The Working Group 29 argues in favour of an encompassing control of the accuracy of the output data of Big Data analytics, rather than restricting it to a partial control: "Individuals may wish to challenge the accuracy of the data used and any grouping or category that has been applied to them." The Working Group 29 underlines its claim to apply the right to rectification to scores and profiles with the blunt, but convincing argument that "(p)rofiling can involve an element of prediction, which increases the risk of inaccuracy." Thus, evaluations generated in Big Data analytics should not be partially, but fully reviewable. The principle of Art 5 (1) d of the GDPR, that data shall be accurate, should not only apply to the data which is used as a basis for processing, but also to the outcome of the data processing: the inferred information. Not only the input data, but also the output data should satisfy standards of accuracy.
Ways to Test the Accuracy of Subjective Data
It is certainly not an obvious or easy task to test the accuracy of Big Data evaluations. However, it is not impossible. In a first step, one can differentiate between reasonable and unreasonable evaluations. It is possible to tell coherent and convincing data processing techniques apart from arbitrary and random techniques. In a second step, standards of reason can then be applied to subjective information, too.
In the meantime, first persuading models to test the accuracy of Big Data evaluations have already been suggested. With their "Right to Reasonable Inferences", Wachter and Mittelstadt have presented a detailed suggestion of the shape this test may take. In the future, both legal and technical research should focus on the further elaboration of reasonable ways to apply the principles and rights of the GPRR to Big Data analytics, rather than denying the very application of these principles where protection is most needed — and where it will be even more needed in the future.
On the author: Niklas Eder has studied law in Heidelberg, Berlin, Paris and London. He is currently a PhD student and legal researcher at the chair of Prof. Dr. Mattias Wendel at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Besides his scientific engagement with Big Data, AI and privacy, he writes for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643.942 million in 2019.
The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this on Monday, during the commemoration of the 2019 International Anti Corruption Day in Kano with the theme 'Zero Tolerance to Corruption'.
Magu, who was represented by the Kano Zonal Head of the EFCC, Akaninyene Eziman, said that the commission has also recovered $706,800 dollar, 2,800 amount in Yen and also 294,950 in Saudi currency.
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According to him, the Kano zonal office had also during the year received 495 petitions out of which 325 were signed and 100 cases in court while the commission also secured the conviction of 21 persons.
"In the Kano office of the commission, from January to date, we have filed over 100 criminal cases in various courts across the Northwest geopolitical zone of the country and beyond out of which 22 convictions were successfully secured.
"In the area of Cybercrime, the commission has actively been on trails of all suspected internet fraudsters, with almost daily arrest and prosecution", he said.
The EFCC boss further reiterated the need for Nigerians to support the commission to break the chain of corruption in the country, urging them to come on board the fast-moving train of the war against corruption.
Magu added that "the fight against corruption is a collective responsibility to take Nigeria out of the woods, therefore, we must resolve like never before to expose any unpatriotic deed that can further drag Nigeria into disrepute".
In his remarks, the Executive Chairman, Kano State Public Complain and Anti Corruption Commission, Alhaji Muhyi Magaji, said that corruption has contributed immensely to the present criminal activities in the country.
According to him, if corruption can be eliminated, the issues of banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities can be reduced to the barest level.
In a remark, the Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Kano, Mr Kabir Ado-Minjibir commended the EFCC for its efforts in fighting corruption in Nigeria.
Ado-Minjibir reiterated the NLC's commitment to supporting the EFCC and other anti-corruption bodies in the state and the country in general.
He commended the Kano Zonal Office for their commitment, and also commended President Muhammad Buhari over his focus on the fight against the menace.
He said, "if the efforts in fighting corruption in Nigeria can be achieved, the issue of unemployment in the country will become a thing of the past.
"This is because corruption is the major contributor of the present unemployment in Nigeria, therefore, stakeholders must put hands together to end it," he said. (NAN)
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Once there was a young boy in grammar school who was totally out of control. His parents tried everything they could but were unable to enforce any rules in his life. As time progressed, he only got worse not better. As a last straw, the parents sent him to a religious academy, one known for its discipline and application of life principles.
On his first trip home after three weeks at the school the boy appeared to be more calm than ever. The father figured the school must be working as desired so he asked the young boy to tell him about the school and his studies. The young boy replied, "Yeah, they are pretty tough there, plus we study a lot of really good stories."
"Oh, good," the father replied, "can you tell me about one of them."
"Sure," the boy answered, "we studied a real cool story about a man named Moses."
"Great!" exclaimed the father. "Tell me everything you learned about Moses," hoping his son had gained a good dose of wisdom studying such a powerful historical figure.
"Well" the boy began, "Moses was a great general who was leading a bunch of civilians across a desert, being chased by an enemy army. He ended up at a large river with the army catching up to him. So, like any good general, he called in the Sea Bees who built a pontoon bridge across the river, then he quickly led the people to the other side. Just before the enemy arrived, he radioed a submarine to come and blow up the bridge, and at the same time ordered an air strike to wipe out the enemy troupes. The enemy army was destroyed, and all of the civilians were safe and sound on the other side of the river. All was well!"
There was a long silence between the two, then the father finally spoke up, "Son, do you really want me to believe that story?"
"Dad," the boy quickly replied with a scowl on his face, "you should have seen what they had in that book back at school!!"
Such is the way of wisdom.
An Age Old Profession
Known to many as "The Father of Modern Internal Auditing", Lawrence B. Sawyer was an inspiration to scores during his life time. His perspectives on auditing and those who serve in the profession have influenced the careers of countless men and women for over four decades.
In many of his presentations and his informal conversations, Mr. Sawyer talked about auditing having existed from antiquity, calling auditors the age old eyes and ears of management. He often cited that in his research he found records of tablets and scrolls that contained what appeared to be what we call 'tick marks,' thus dating the art of auditing to the earliest recorded history. He contended that at one time, auditors were empowered to order immediate action for deviations, even the authority to have an auditee executed. "A power I would like to have had on an assignment or two," he would say with his skilled humor and sarcasm.
Based on this research, in many of his presentations Larry referred to auditing as "the second oldest profession in the world," getting a good laugh from the audience as he grinned that Larry Sawyer grin. Offstage, and when his beloved wife Esther was not around, Larry would smile and say with a hearty laugh, "Sometimes it's hard to separate the basic tenants of the oldest profession from those of the second oldest profession...you know what that makes us!" All those chatting with him knew exactly what he was alluding to.
In my video entitled The PMIA - A Time Tested Masterpiece, I recount visiting with Mr. Sawyer in his home and discussing the impact that the new edition his landmark book The Practice of Modern Internal Auditing (PMIA) was having on new auditors during that time frame (early 1980's). He was passionate that the PMIA book, his other writings and presentations contained what he called "the cumulative, timeless wisdom of the art of auditing."
In this vein, the Audit Wisdom web site has been created to honor and preserve the wisdom that Mr. Sawyer and others through the decades have 'preached' on a routine basis. In addition, the site will include contemporary updates and evolutions of the wisdom supporting the grand art of auditing...and the practitioners of the second oldest profession in the world!
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body,  geralmente referida como  Gray's Anatomy  ("Anatomia  de Gray"),  é uma obra de anatomia geralmente reconhecida como um clássico sobre anatomia humana. O livro foi primeiramente publicado com o título Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, na Grã-Bretanha, no ano de 1858. No ano seguinte foi publicado nos Estados Unidos da América. Seu autor morreu após a publicação da segunda edição do livro, em 1860, com 34 anos de idade. No entanto, a sua obra foi continuada por outros. Em 2008,  foi publicada a sua 40ª edição.

Origens

O anatomista inglês Henry Gray nasceu em 1825 ou em 1827. Ele estudou o desenvolvimento das glândulas endócrinas e da bexiga e em 1853 foi nomeado como professor de anatomia no St. George's Hospital Medical School em Londres. Em 1855 ele conheceu seu colega Dr. Henry Vandyke Carter com sua ideia de produzir um livro de anatomia para estudantes de medicina. Morreu jovem, em 1861, somente três anos após a descrição da sua "Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical" o qual gerações de estudantes de medicina renomearam como simplesmente "Gray's Anatomy".

Edições britânicas e norte-americanas

Entre 1860 e 1880 sete edições do livro foram publicadas na Grã-Bretanha, com a nona edição tendo sido publicada em 1880. Foi durante este período que o desenvolvimento do livro aparentemente estimulados pela primeira edição dedicada aos Estados Unidos, possivelmente em 1878 (detalhes sobre este fato são escassos e difíceis de encontrar). Enquanto o desenvolvimento da edição britânica do texto continuou (e novas edições britânicas continuaram a surgir), diferentes edições também foram publicadas nos Estados Unidos.A edição dos Estados Unidos de 1878 parece ter começado uma numeração de edições do zero (apesar da versão britânica ter sido publicada primeiro). Esta "primeira" edição americana correspondia aproximadamente à oitava edição britânica, com edições posteriores com numeração consecutiva. Isso levou à existência de, por muitos anos, de duas edições diferentes de Gray's Anatomy: a estadunidense e a britânica. Este fato frequentemente causa desentendimentos e confusões, especialmente quando fazendo citações, ou quando se tenta adquirir uma certa edição.

Edições disponíveis mais recentes
A última edição Gray's Anatomy é a 41ª edição, publicada em setembro de 2015.

Edições mais novas de Gray's Anatomy (e ainda muitas das antigas) continuam (ainda) a ser considerados os livros mais abrangentes e detalhados no assunto.

Ligações externas

 Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Medicine and Surgery, 39th edition (2004), 1600 pages, Churchill-Livingstone, ISBN 0-443-07168-3 — the U.K version.
 Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, 39th edition (2004), 1627 pages, C.V. Mosby, ISBN 0-443-07168-3 — the U.S. version.
 Publisher's page for the U.K. 39th edition (book, ISBN 0-443-07168-3)
 Publisher's page for the U.S. 39th version (book, ISBN 0-443-07168-3)
 Publisher's page for the 39th edition's CD-ROM format (CD-ROM, ISBN 0-443-06675-2)
 bartleby.com — The complete 20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918, the content of which is in the public domain.
 graysanatomyonline.com - pdf — A comprehensive history of the British Edition of the book
 Online version of Gray's Anatomy from Yahoo

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História da anatomia
História da medicina


The 2017 International Coaching School took place over an eight day period at the end of May and early June at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific's Victoria campus. The event featured multiple opportunities for coaching education including numerous NCCP Competition-Development modules and the annual High Performance Coach Advance.
The International Coaching School began on Saturday, May 27, with the first of eight NCCP Multi-Sport Competition-Development modules. 57 coaches attended at least one module during the week, and of those, 31 earned the Sport Performance Coaching Certificate by completing all eight!
Click here to download the registration package for the Sport Performance Coaching Certificate.
A big thank you to all of the coaches who attended the annual High Performance Coach Advance Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3! A total of 36 coaches gathered in Victoria with the goal of engaging, networking, and sharing best practices.
Click here to download the registration package for the High Performance Coach Advance.
The 26th annual Wine and Cheese Celebration of Coaching brought together High Performance coaches, partners, and sport administrators to celebrate coaching in the province of British Columbia and hand out numerous awards.


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It's imposible to overlook CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS on the Australian music scene. In an era when the world is falling apart with such a deafening roar, Cash Savage's voice rings loud over the cacophony. Songs of politics, grief, songs of rage - this is weighty music that has been written to cut through the noise. Savage's band The Last Drinks are a powerhouse of fierce and brooding energy, every bit as committed to her songs and message. Every performance by this band is as epic as it is honest, raw and human.
The band's last album "Live At The Hamer Hall" came out in november 2020. This stunning live album documents a lockdown performance by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks in the iconic venue, and captures the ferocity of the band's live show, astonishingly without an audience.
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One of our clients spends between $200,000 to $300,000 per month for Facebook Ads. They mainly use video ads in Facebook which do very well, but they have been unsuccessful using the same videos for YouTube Ads.
So why only 2 sales after $1967 in spend?
Personal, low quality video ads work because they blend into the Facebook News Feed.
Ad copy can be added above the Facebook video ad to get someone interested in watching the video.
A Call To Action can be added above or below the video to get someone to take action.
Users can interact with the ad by commenting and liking.
You can't explain what your video is before they play it.
Your call to action and offer must be clear in the video.
Users can't interact with the ad except for skipping the ad or clicking the ad if they are interested.
Users can't easily ask questions.
If the user does not click on the ad before the video ends, it is gone. No scrolling back to see it again.
98 Sales. $103 Cost / Conversion!
We used our client's old video footage and edited that footage to make a video tailor made for YouTube. Changing the video to something that works for YouTube makes a huge difference.
This was the same audience but different video.
The video engagement numbers were slightly better, but not much better. So why did this ad sell so much better?
A common mistake is trying to make a viral video. Don't make a video that is just clever or catchy without showing the value of the product. Don't forget you want to show what your product does and the problem it solves.
Once someone watches 30 seconds of the video, you are charged for that view. So you don't want viewers to watch your videos if they are not interested in your product or the solution your product solves.
This does not mean you need to invest a lot of money into video production. Great ads can be created with very small budgets as long at it is decent quality with good audio and a great script.
In the first 5 seconds, you should either ask a question or make a bold statement. For example: "Is this your problem" or "This fixes this problem".
You need to nail this opening line. Some of the best sales videos start with the problem or solution in one bold statement.
Let's look at the opening lines from a few videos made by Harmon Brothers. They have made several great videos over the years that have gone viral. There is no doubt they know how to make great videos, but some videos broke Rule #1.
"What's a super easy way to tell if your bed is awful? The raw egg test" The problem can't be more clear. You have an awful bed. Great opening line. People will want to watch to see how to tell if a bed is awful.
"This is where your ice cream comes from. The creamy poop of a mystic unicorn." This line just made the video watchable. Viewers watched because of the WTF effect.
Squatty Potty invested $250,000 in this video and after just 3 days of launching the ad, they only received 700 visitors to their site on day 3. They spent $50,000 in the first month before they needed to turn the ad off because it was not generating enough revenue to cover the ad costs.
Luckily for Squatty Potty, the video went viral creating a lot of free traffic which paid off big for them in the long run. It led to a lot of free publicity. The rest of the video clearly explains the product so as it went viral, they started to sell more and more.
Be careful though, most videos that are made to go viral never do. If this video did not go viral, it would not have been able to support itself with just paid advertising.
OK, bad grilling is a problem, but that is too general especially because this video took over 1 minute and 20 seconds just to get to the point and what they were actually selling. This video really needed to get to the point fast since the opening line just left confusion. This is a perfect example of when you start the video with what you think is a WTF effect to get people to watch, but it never goes viral.
Too many YouTube video ads fail to use basic rules of selling. Here is a basic tips to make sure you are actually selling your product.
Don't tell me show me!
Don't tell me what your product does. Show me. Show the product in action. If it is a service, show the results and the steps you take.
What can you do for me? Can you make my life easier? Can I get something cheaper? Can you make me more money? Can you make me happier? Will I be healthier?
You need to give people a reason why they should buy your product.
If you are not addressing a problem or providing a valuable solution for someone, why will anyone buy?
The following video nails the problem. When a redneck needs to fix something, duct tape is the answer. Unless you need something stronger!
Customer testimonials are very powerful. They have always worked for a reason. I don't need to convince anyone of this. This is just a reminder to include a testimonial in your video ad or at least in a followup ad. A testimonial does not need to be in every ad.
Once someone watches 30 seconds of your YouTube video ad, you are charged for that view. So you don't want viewers to watch your videos if they are not interested in your product or the solution your product solves. Make sure you show them what you are selling before 30 seconds so they can abandon if they are not interested.
If the user does not click on the ad before the video ends, it is gone. No scrolling back to see it again. You must have a good call to action AND give people time to take that action before your ad ends.
By following these rules, we are able to successfully scale video ad campaigns in YouTube.
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Conneaut Lake not opening this year
Walt S
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:21 PM
Conneaut Lake Park has cancelled their 2020 season: http://www.newconneautlakepark.com/2020-season-update/cancellation-...season.cfm
Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:14 AM
Thursday, May 28, 2020 3:01 PM
Where's Pepsi when you need them? (Another addition to the CBuzz memes).
Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:44 PM
OMG, this park is like the little engine that could. Someone please finally stick a fork into it, bulldoze the property and make it into condos like it should have been 10-15 years ago....
BrettV
Friday, May 29, 2020 10:39 AM
I'm not sure condos are the answer in that little pocket of Northwest PA. Conneaut Lake as is actually fits in quite well in that area.
GoBucks89
If they needed condos wouldn't they have built them already?
I'll never understand coaster enthusiasts rooting for a park to close. I get it, even if it were hitting on all cylinders, Conneaut Lake wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. "I don't see how they can make it work" is a reasonable response. But "stick a fork in it" just seems odd, unless you're a condo enthusiast.
They're in a tough spot. But I totally understand the decision not to try to ramp up, train staff, etc. if there's no guarantee they'll even be able to open. I hope it works out for them. The Blue Streak would be a real loss.
Friday, May 29, 2020 12:24 PM
I'm in agreement.
I know Conneaut is several memes rolled into one, and there's a certain amount of accuracy there. But maybe a lot of it applies to the Conneaut of the past.
It will never be the nicest place, but I sense that recently they've turned a corner. Their release is well written and sounds honest and sensible, and not like a bunch of spin. I can easily see how it makes sense for them to bow out, and how they must feel bad about it.
I've held in the back of my mind that if things looked a whole lot safer and if they were available I'd like to visit Conneaut and Waldameer, maybe late in the season. Both small parks that I haven't visited in a while. Oh well, so much for that.
hambone said:
I'll never understand coaster enthusiasts rooting for a park to close.
I don't think that's a fair read on what goes on with regard to this park. There's a long running tragic comedy about this park, and I would consider the response to that to be dark comedy. It's also pretty deeply rooted in nostalgia, which is not a thing everyone shares.
Red Garter Rob
What if CF were to buy it?
(come on, don't let me down, take the bait)
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
So they can close it?
I know what Dorney's getting next year: Dreams that are out of touch with reality.
Will Bill Spehn get hired to oversee the two waterslides and lazy river that will continue to operate after they close the rest of the park?
I sit alone in the dark muttering obscenities under my breath and praying to the forces of evil that control me for Conneaut Lake Park to die a horrible, painful death.
Conneaut Lake Park knows what it did!
BrettV said:
How well do you really know your history?
Conneaut Lake Park was doing OK, then the owners made their first poor decision when they attempted to make it a gated park. I guess that didn't last long. The next boneheaded decision was...are you ready for this?...to sell off all of the rides except the Blue Streak and carousel, and operate strictly as a concert venue and waterpark. That was the move that darned near killed the park completely. Lots of infighting resulted, Conneaut's rides were scattered to the four winds, then they ended up with a bunch of junk from Old Indiana to replace some of it, and you've been following their slog through tax liens and bankruptcy court ever since.
One of the biggest problems facing Conneaut Lake this season is that they are not, and for practical reasons cannot be, a gated park. This means there is no practical way to control the number of people in the park, which is the first and most important point of every single operation's coronavirus response plan. If you have no way to control the crowd, you have no workable plan.
Yeah, that's probably scaring Knoebel's as well. At least Waldameer *can* close the gate and count people as they go in and out.
Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:26 PM
Can they manage flow in and out of the parking lot?
In 2021 you'll have to park mid-Streak
Sunday, May 31, 2020 2:32 AM
ApolloAndy said:
I'm guessing you've never been there, or not been there recently.
The midway at Conneaut Lake runs from the disused admission booths up by the highway back to the lake. In the middle is the ticket booth. The ticket booth is in the middle of one of several streets that cut across the midway. These streets are (mostly) closed to traffic, but they are not vacated, and there are residences located within the apparent boundaries of the park grounds. There are multiple parking areas, including along the road that runs along the lake, and immediately across from the bumper car building where the Yo-Yo used to be. You may think of the grass lot across the highway from the park as "the parking lot" but there are a lot more parking areas, along streets, adjacent to the picnic groves, around the hotel, behind the midway, and in other areas around the park. Access to the park is literally not controlled in any appreciable way.
Have you ever been to a festival where a carnival sets up in the streets, something like the Pumpkin Fest in Circleville, OH? Where you end up with the Ferris wheel sitting in front of a bank? Imagine if that were a permanent setup, except the streets are open and the rides and joints are sitting on lots along with the houses and businesses. It's not quite totally integrated like that, but it isn't too far off either. Ever think about having a roller coaster in your back yard? There is literally a private house next to the miniature railroad track and the Blue Streak is literally in its back yard.
Conneaut Lake is quite possibly the strangest amusement park I have ever visited. And the series of questionable decisions, questionable fires, and questionable management activities have all served to just keep making it stranger.
Pumpkin Show.
You didn't even mention the famous gum wall. (To say nothing of the large jar at the ticket booth, the last time I was there, labeled "help us pay our taxes."


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Q: Adding "count where" in dplyr (R) I am using the dplyr library in R. I have the following data:
col1 = as.factor(c("a", "a", "a", "b", "b", "c", "c", "c"))
col2 = c(1,1,0,0,1, 0, 0, 1)

dplyr_data = data.frame(col1, col2)

head(dplyr_data)
  col1 col2
1    a    1
2    a    1
3    a    0
4    b    0
5    b    1
6    c    0
7    c    0
8    c    1

I am wondering if it is possible to directly write a code like this:
library(dplyr)

summary_dplyr = data.frame(dplyr_data %>% group_by(col1) %>% dplyr::summarise(mean_count = mean(col1, na.rm = TRUE), special_count = count(1 - nrow(dplyr_data))))

This returns the following error:
Error: Problem with `summarise()` input `special_count`.
x no applicable method for 'group_vars' applied to an object of class "c('double', 'numeric')"
i Input `special_count` is `count(1 - nrow(dplyr_data))`.
i The error occurred in group 1: col1 = "a".
Run `rlang::last_error()` to see where the error occurred.
In addition: Warning messages:
1: In mean.default(col1, na.rm = TRUE) :
  argument is not numeric or logical: returning NA
2: In mean.default(col1, na.rm = TRUE) :
  argument is not numeric or logical: returning NA
3: In mean.default(col1, na.rm = TRUE) :
  argument is not numeric or logical: returning NA

I am trying to get the following output:
col1 mean_count   special_count
1    a 0.66      3-1 = 2
2    b 0.50      2-1 = 1
3    c 0.33      3-2 = 1

Basically, "special_count" = for each unique group of col_1 (i.e. a, b, c) : take the total number of rows and subtract the number of 0's.
Can someone please show me how to do this?
Thanks

A: You can't use count() inside the summarize but you can count values using sum() with a boolean value. sum(col2==0) will tell you the number of rows with 0 and n() gives the total number of rows (per group)
dplyr_data %>%
  group_by(col1) %>%
  summarize(mean_count=mean(col2),
          special_count = n() - sum(col2==0))


This transaction / sale is due to the partners separation.
This business opportunity is in Eastern Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, which consists of various affluent and highly populated communities with continued demand for this product and industry. This successful retail facility which consist of approximately 3,300 square feet has an attractive appearance. The business is on an active commercial avenue and the general area consist of various professional businesses and retail stores.
A must to see for this successful Restaurant Tavern, centrally located in the heart of the city, a renowned area as an ideal destination for any occasion. The business has a gross yearly income of $2,573,895 and a net income of $418,000 with a long-term lease and an option to purchase the real estate. From a quick bite on your lunch break, to endless weekend brunches on their outdoor patio, to holiday soirées, birthday parties, corporate events & more this tavern is the perfect place. Fully staffed with some of the city's most knowledgeable and friendly servers and bartenders, the elegance and charm of the facility is the perfect blend of comfort and class. The tavern is also known for their eclectic craft beer selection, and boasts to their wide selection of draft lines that are continuously changing with new and exciting choices. Their focus is on small batch & local breweries that offer a uniqueness and edge to their beer. Their cocktail list is a blend of pre-prohibition classics as well as newly innovative libations; all created with a skill and dedication to the craft of mixology. Whatever your beverage of choice you will find it available with a dedication and mastery to all things booze worthy. The business is also known for its twists on traditional American cuisine, and always provides an exciting menu, from catering to brunch. In addition to sourcing local products, they also offer inspiration from their extensive beverage program. Their customers experience the traditions that have made the Tavern a success for the past fifty years. This industry does require Pennsylvania State government licensing approval to purchase or operate due to the liquor license requirements. This company has forty full & part time employees who are unaware of the pending sale, and fully expected to remain post-closing, also the monthly payroll expense is approximately $60,000. This business transaction will offer a new commercial lease which will expire 2037-01-01, plus additional options, with a monthly rent of $10,600, all in, cost per square foot is estimated at $32.72, and rent security of approximately $20,000. The business represents a free stranding commercial facility, on an active county road, consists of approximately 3,300 square feet and has an estimated capacity for one hundred and fifty customers. The business fixed assets has an estimated value of approximately $575,000 which is based on liquor license value, equipment and licensing replacement cost. This transaction consists of a fully equipped restaurant tavern, which includes liquor license, web site, social media components, a full commercial kitchen, refrigeration & freezer units, POS system, displays, shelving, tables, web site, computers, fire suppression system including all the necessary equipment to maintain the day to day business operation and a list of assets will be supplied to purchaser upon request. The facility has appropriate private parking on site as part of the commercial lease. This successful tavern & restaurant operation is active seven days per week, with hours from 11:00 am to 2:00 am. The sale includes all required documentation including a certificate of occupancy from the local municipality and the required state or city licenses to conduct its day to day business. This is a dependable, safe business opportunity and based on the asking price, required down payment and yearly net income, this business expects to supply a consistent return on investment to the owner operator. Please do not disturb business, this sale is confidential, the employees are Unaware of the pending sale, all viewings are by appointment only and photo does Not represent this particular business opportunity.
To the best of our knowledge, due to the limited liquor licenses, no other new competitors are expected near to this business. Additionally, the owner has agreed to supply an appropriate non-compete agreement to the purchaser.
The business presently has a basic marketing plan and web site; however, it can be improved which can further develop the business yearly gross sales.


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People have asked me how I create foliage. Here is my secret to quick and effortless forests and leafy bits. I use many variations like these now in combination with unique scribbles, but these 8 were the start to my foliage brush collection. These brushes are what I used to create the foundation for "The Great Hike".
Each brush was painted in black and white in PS, then converted to a brush. Then I messed with the settings on the brushes to get what you see here.
Brushes use tilt, pressure and so forth. If you do not have a tablet, these will not work as pictured.
These brushes already have over 47,000 downloads on the original deviantart submission. Wow! I'm glad they're still useful today! That's why I'm placing them in the archives of my resource center. I hope you enjoy them here, too.
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Q: How can I exclude a particular category from my Wordpress Page 1 and Page 2? I have 2 pages in the Wordpress site. All 2 pages are showing posts. I need to restrict few categories in First Page and other few categories from Second Page.
 <?php
    function excludeCat($query) {
      if ( $query->is_home ) {
        $query->set('cat', '-3,-5,-23');
      }
      return $query;
    }
    add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'excludeCat');
    ?>

This one will not work because, It will block the category from all the 2 pages.

A: You're nearly there, all that is left is to check on which page you currently are.
In the following code I'm first creating an array where the key corresponds to the page number and the value are the categories to exclude. This results in only one time writing $query->set(.... And to be really sure that a value exists for the key, I added isset().
<?php
function excludeCat($query) {
    $page = get_query_var('paged', 1);

    $exclude = [
        1 => '-3,-5,-23',
        2 => '...',
    ];

    if ($query->is_home && isset($exclude[$page])) {
         $query->set('cat', $exclude[$page]);
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'excludeCat');


This perfect getaway near the Robertson Wine Valley and not far from the Breede River Valley, takes some time to explore. The beautiful town of Montagu, famous for more than its Hot Springs is the perfect retreat for eco, wellness and adventure sports, as well as golfing holidays, wine and food!
Montagu is situated on Route 62 approximately 2 hours' drive from Cape Town and leads into the Little Karoo. Look forward to a whole new world of magic and sensual pleasure as you pop through the hole in the wall at Kogmanskloof with its amazing geological folds, faults and a British fort from 1899.
The colourful view of "sidewalk life"
Montagu is ideal for these types of holidays where you can again indulge and give your children the privilege to experience the things we enjoyed as children - walking through the countryside, smelling fresh unpolluted air, eating fruit straight from the trees, and generally indulging the senses.
So when you need to escape the rush and you're yearning for some basic sensory pleasures, head for Montagu, where you'll find a wholesome eco- and wellness destination that appeals to all the senses of the visitor - which will make you want to linger longer. And remember to expect the unexpected!


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Q: dataset .readxml with URLs containg ampersands in elements I am reading an xml file into a dataset using he dataset.readxml method, and I have come across a problem when an element contains a specific form of URL.  The compiler throws this exception:
An error occurred while parsing EntityName.
The problem occours in the URL when an ampersand is detected after the equals sign.
http://somewebsite.net/something?=a&b=
If i change the ampersand to its hex code %26, or any other character for that matter, the string will be read in, but it will not be a valid URL until i replace the hex with an ameprsand, which would beone solution.
Another way I was thinking of using a the CDATA[] tag, but from my understanding, i would have to read the xml file get any CDATA[] values first then use the dataset.readxml to fill the dataset.
Does anybody know why it is causing problems, and think of any other solutions?
thanks for your help

A: An ampersand in XML content should be written "& a m p ;" (without the spaces), whether it appears in a URL or anywhere else. When an application tries to process the XML, the XML parser will convert this back to an ampersand, so the URI will work correctly.


This gentle 3 mile stroll will take us around the quieter parts of Coate. Designed for those new to walking, recovering from injuries, or those who can't manage long walks. Easy paced with lots of stops and plenty of interest.
Meet at Coate Water Ranger Centre.
Bring something to drink, a sun hat, and camera if you have one.
Please wear clothes to suit the weather and stout shoes.


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Q: Git: Make Pull Request with Current Changes (not knowing history) I made a feature branch off of master and got my code working locally.  I've made a series of commits and then a pull request.  The SHAs of the commits in the pull request don't line up with what I see locally using git log.
So I want to make a new pull request that just takes the diff between master and my feature branch as it currently is.
How would I do that?
I suppose I could copy my local repo into a new directory and somehow link it to the remote repo.  Then running git commit should commit the differences between the two repos?
Thanks!

A: You could:

*

*fetch the PR branch
git fetch origin pull/37/head:pr37

(replace 37 by the PR id)

*

*create a branch and make a commit with your current branch content
git checkout -b newpr pr37
git reset --hard master # assuming the right content is on master
git reset --soft @{-1}
git commit -m "new diff commit"
git push -u origin newpr


Can I ask which private halls you were in last year? All I know is Glasshouse(?). My parents don't want to let me go into private halls as they are not owned by uni obviously and also the distance. I'm looking at Hampden or Gill Street as they are right on campus and really near to my department. Is there a way to go view the private accommodation on the applicant day??
yeah your right ! its a nice place and very convenient to get to NTU , Have a look at IQ Nottingham Accommodation ! seems very nice aswell , im going to study Business management and Economics , wbu ? and do you have to pay to see the accomadation at Trinity ?
i've got my vet nursing interview on the 17th, help what should i expect? And what should i prepare for?
Ah I see, thanks for sharing that with me! And no worries about the late response aha ^_^ I feel pretty certain that NTU will be my firm, but I don't to finalise anything just yet incase I suddenly change my mind aha.
Good luck I had mine last month, just relax the interview is really chatty and nice! There was a couple other elements that we had to do as well a guided tour around campus! It's lovely there!
aha economics is hard but you have to love it in order to do well in it. nice one! good luck for that , ahh okay ! I may call them up and ask when its best to see them for the accommodation viewing.
Hi everyone! I just got an unconditional offer for Psychology, I can't wait!
I'm sure everyone will be lovely!
Thanks !! and ohh right , thats what i may do then aswell. go to have a look at IQ and the other one , may book it for the same day aswell. yeah its worth having a look ! i prefer the private accomadations as they seem alot chepear but really good !


These pictures show collections of sea glass from Victorian designer Amanda Hilditch who is creating beautiful jewellery using beach 'gems'.
My sea glass sits in a jar at home looking pretty, but some creative people are using it to make beautiful jewellery. On further investigation, sea glass has quite a following – there is even a Sea Glass Association (in the USA) which has its own Sea Glass Festival with competitions and awards, and there are books about collecting and identifying sea glass. So it looks like I'm not the only one who is attracted to those frosty smooth pieces of coloured glass. I asked Australian jewellery designer Amanda Hilditch from Mornington Sea Glass in Victoria some questions about creating with sea glass.
How did you start working with sea glass? When our daughter was younger she believed mermaids in the Bay used to leave her little piles of treasure for her to find. I initially got caught up in her excitement and began filling vases and bowls around the house. My business defining moment was finding a beautiful tear shaped drop of white glass that I knew I just had to wear somehow. I rushed home and searched on the computer for sea glass jewellery and this whole fantastic world of overseas artists, collectors and festivals dedicated solely to sea glass opened up. I was hooked immediately. My husband (Paul) who is incredibly creative also became involved and it is great to have a shared passion.
Why have you chosen to use this material as opposed to other 'gems' or glass beads etc? We love working with sea glass for a number of reasons. Firstly we admire the ocean's ability to reshape and give new life to glass that has been tossed away. Sea glass is not perfectly smooth and is rarely flawless. This is what we treasure the most as it is how you know you have something that is truly old and unique and has been shaped by nature itself. Secondly, there is so much history in each little shard of glass. For example, some pieces were originally hand blown by glassmakers in the 1800s to early 1900s, some used to be glassware from the depression era or could have even been a Coca Cola bottle in the 60s!
Finding old pieces of glass is incredibly exciting, it is like discovering a little piece of your town's past. My favourite quote about sea glass collecting is from the New York Times when it recently described it as, "a hobby that seems an odd mix of amateur archaeology, environmental monitoring and antique collecting, with a little chemistry thrown in." To work with sea glass you definitely have to keep reminding yourself that the ocean is in control! You can't put in an order with the sea for certain colours or shapes; you work with what washes up along the shorelines and the shape that nature has crafted for that piece. Occasionally when orders start to build up it does cross my mind that it would have been easier to have picked a craft where the parts I needed were a little easier and more reliable to get, but overall it is the thrill of never knowing what you are going to find next that I love most.
I imagine your day starts with beachcombing? Is this correct and if so does it ever become a chore? Our life is ruled by the tide and wind direction! Our beachcombing is very much a family affair and shared passion. Our kids and our parents are also active beachcombers. It can get a little competitive at times down at the beach with everyone trying to find the rarest piece! My parents spend a lot of time looking for glass interstate and even overseas as well. We also have friends who keep an eye out for us. Their support has been fabulous. It is such a lovely feeling when a child from our children's school or sporting team rushes up and excitedly hands over a little bag of sea glass that they have found! It is also a very special time to be at the beach on your own sometimes; on a personal level I find it incredibly relaxing to wander the tide lines. Often I have to remember to look up though and take in the beauty of the sea; my head is usually so far in the sand that I have been known to miss a whale or dolphin close to shore… In regards to our sea glass from overseas, we have some that we have found ourselves and some we buy from collectors. We always provide a story card with each gift that explains where the sea glass originally came from – whether our shores or those abroad.
What have been some of your more unusual beachcombing finds? The find I secretly hope for each time I head down to the beach is a glass stopper. In the 1800s apothecary bottles that held expensive medicines, elixirs and poisons were topped with matching glass stoppers. While I don't actually make anything out of them, from a collector's point of view they are a rare and prized find.
Is this a full time occupation for you? It definitely is heading that way. Just from a beachcombing perspective it takes a long time to find the glass. If I am looking for a particular colour or shape of glass sometimes it can take no time at all or I have to wait patiently for months, especially to find two pieces slightly similar to make earrings! Thankfully I have a studio at home so grading the glass, making the design and marketing can all happen around the family, with quite a few late nights thrown in!
Who buys your products and why? Our jewellery, home décor, photography and art sea glass designs are influenced by the incredible marine life and things we love most about life on the coast. We donate part of sales from our marine life collection to the Dolphin Research Institute as we believe strongly in the work of the Institute to protect the marine life of the Bay. We do find a lot of people who buy our sea glass have the same strong connection to the ocean and marine life. Others are fascinated with the history behind the glass, are lovers of handmade or tourists who are looking for a keepsake of their time on the Peninsula. We find quite a few local people moving out of the area want to take a piece of sea glass with them to keep their connection to the area or send a little piece of the Bay home to family and friends overseas.
Do you know of other craftspeople in Australia who work with sea glass? There are not many of us at this stage. I know of a few local jewellery artists who use sea glass, but not as their main medium. I have also been in contact with a few artists interstate. Sea glass artists are incredibly well networked overseas and there are many associations bringing artists together. I would love to see this happen in Australia, maybe one day we could have our own festival celebrating our unique Aussie finds!
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve is a historical fiction novel set in New Hampshire, a good read.


It was San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend. Which means loads of panels and lots of trailers for movies and TV shows. There are numerous different web pages claiming to show EVERY trailer, but seems to miss some. I was going to therefore post ALL the trailers – but then I realised there are too many. And also a load of shows I don't watch e.g. Riverdale, Walking Dead, Black Lightning – so have no interest in the trailers!! 🙂 So here are the trailers which are either the best – in my opinion – or ones for movies/shows I plan to watch. (In no particular order).
Wasn't too sure about this movie. I saw the costume and thought it looked stupid. Still do. Trailer was good though.
Personally this trailer has put me off watching this a bit.
Has potential. Trailer is good. And it has Millie Bobby Brown so thats a good start.
Maybe its Johnny Depp being in it which is putting me off a bit. Liked the 1st Fantastic Beasts movie though.
Didn't realise the movie Unbreakable was the start of a sort of trilogy. Actually after watching this trailer, I realised I'd never seen Unbreakable – just watched it now – its OK. Not seen Split though.
The Purge movies are OK. Stupid idea but basically good, turn off brain entertainment. Don't think a TV show was really needed though – but lets see….
Got bored of Arrow recently. Hoping its gets back to being good like it was 2-3 years ago.
Looks good. Robin goes all dark! Looks pretty gruesome. I don't know anything about the Titans as characters.
Doctor Who should be the sort of programme I watch but never really have. I watched it last regularly ages ago when it came back with Christopher Eccleston and watched the odd one when it was David Tennant. Think will give it another go .
Watched 1st season. It was OK. I really liked the first 1-2 episodes but then started to lose interest a bit. Hoping 2nd season is good.
Much more of a light-hearted show compared to Star Trek: Discovery. Both different takes on the Star Trek universe. When I first saw The Orville, I thought it was basically TV version of Galaxy Quest – which in a way it is. Didn't think I would like The Orville and some things annoyed me at the start but it developed into a good show. Overall I actually prefer The Orville to Star Trek: Discovery.


I've got good news about chocolate – real, pure, incredible chocolate.
I mean actual chocolate. The really good stuff. Not the candy you find at the checkout at the drug store. Most of those products don't have much chocolate in them at all! They have sugar, milk-ish remnants, colour, fillers to make them feel and taste like chocolate. But they aren't chocolate. There's very little food in those products.
I named this blog Eating Is The Answer because I believe that most people's health problems are due to foods missing from their diets. Most people think they need to diet one day … take out the things they love so that they can look good. They'll do it one day, but not now. It's too hard to take away the foods that help them forget their stressful day. There's so much stress. But one day they'll make that sacrifice – trade tasty food for better looks.
The sacrifice is unnecessary. You can achieve these goals without dieting.
The reality is that people are sick, overweight, depressed, confused not because they need to cut food out of their diet but because they need to add foods in that are missing – foods that are full of the nutrients we need to function at our best. These foods taste great and make us feel awesome. Guess what. Chocolate is one of these foods.
Join me? I'll give you the simple recipe now and each day next week I'll outline the medicinal benefits of the ingredients.
Here's the recipe – make it this weekend and see what you think. I already know. You're going to be surprised that you can make it in 15 minutes and without cooking. It's raw. It's chocolate. It will improve your overall health.
If you're in Canada you get most of the ingredients at Bulk Barn or Loblaws, otherwise just go to your neighbourhood health food store and you'll find all of them no problem. All you need is 5 tbsp cacao powder (not cocoa, cacao); 5 tbsp unrefined coconut oil; 3 tbsp raw honey or 100% pure maple syrup; 1/2 tsp celtic sea salt; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp pure vanilla; 20 to 30 mini paper baking cups.
Liquify coconut oil by placing closed jar in a sink of warm to hot water. The warmth will melt the coconut oil inside the jar so you can pour it out.
Mix remaining ingredients with the liquified coconut oil in a bowl. No powered mixer is necessary for this.
Pour your chocolate into mini paper baking cups and place in refrigerator or freezer until hardened (less than an hour).
Seem tough? Not really. Even the cleanup is a pleasure – you use your finger and eat the chocolate you spilled.
Pass this on to anyone you know who loves chocolate. They're going to love it.
PS – if this blog just gave you a craving, that's ok. Go ahead and buy yourself a 70% chocolate bar. It's mostly chocolate (70%). It's the sugar and other things that make you unwell after eating all those other candy bars – notice the flu season starts right after halloween? Not a coincidence. It's the sugar overwhelming our immune systems. Relax with some real chocolate instead – I'll explain next week exactly why chocolate relaxes you when I discuss the fact that it's the highest source of magnesium on the planet.
Again, please pass this on to anyone you know who considers chocolate a guilty pleasure. Next week I'll be taking away the guilt.
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Charlie Fuller McNutt, Jr (born February 27, 1931) is a bishop in The Episcopal Church who served as Bishop of Central Pennsylvania between 1982 and 1995.

Biography
McNutt was born in Charleston, West Virginia on February 27, 1931, the son of Charlie Fuller McNutt and Mary Ford. He graduated with a B.A. from Washington and Lee University and later with a Bachelor of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. He also graduated with a master's degree in urban and regional planning from Florida State University. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served churches in Tallahassee, Florida and Jacksonville, Florida. In 1974 he became rector of Trinity Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He was also a diocesan canon in the Diocese of Florida.

On June 14, 1980, McNutt was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Central Pennsylvania after the forth ballot, during a convention held at Bucknell University. He was consecrated on November 8, 1980 by Presiding Bishop John Allin at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on June 12, 1982 during a service in the Rooke Chapel of Bucknell University. The service was presided over by the Presiding Bishop, John Allin. He retired in 1995.

McNutt married Alice Turnbull and has three children.

References

1931 births
Living people
Episcopal bishops of Central Pennsylvania
Religious leaders from Charleston, West Virginia
Episcopalians from West Virginia


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package io.appium.java_client.pagefactory;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Used to mark a field on a Page Object to indicate that lookup should use
 * a series of {@link io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AndroidFindBy} tags.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface AndroidFindBys {
    /**
     * It is a set of {@link io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AndroidFindBy} strategies which build
     * the chain of the searching for the target element.
     */
    AndroidFindBy[] value();
}