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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
For the Transition Period From
A. Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY THRIFT PLAN
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Berry Petroleum Company
5201 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 300
Plan financial statements and schedules are prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA and we are included therein as listed in the table of contents below.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 2
Independent Auditor's Report 3
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 4
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6
Supplemental Schedule
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 12
To the Administrator of the
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Berry Petroleum Company Thrift Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2003, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Berry Petroleum Company Thrift Plan as of December 31, 2003 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2003, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 2003 financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the United States Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2003 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/Corbin & Company, LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Berry Petroleum Company Thrift Plan as of December 31, 2002. This financial statement is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Berry Petroleum Company Thrift Plan as of December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/Daniells, Phillips, Vaughn & Bock LLP
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2003 and 2002
Cash and cash equivalents $ 51,495 $ -
Employer contributions receivable 7,662 -
Investments, at fair value 10,409,536 7,789,205
Investments, at values quoted by trust 5,155,224 5,444,806
Participant loans 686,557 513,137
Operating payables 6,777 -
Net assets available for benefits $ 16,303,697 $ 13,747,148
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2003
Additions to net assets attributable to:
Participants $ 674,825
Employer 506,704
Rollovers 8,485
Interest and dividends 244,949
Participant loan interest payments 41,752
Net (appreciation) in
fair value of investments 2,221,621
Total additions 3,698,336
DEDUCTIONS:
Deductions from net assets attributable to:
Administrative fees 3,935
Benefits paid to participants 1,137,852
Total deductions 1,141,787
Net increase 2,556,549
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year 13,747,148
End of year $ 16,303,697
Note 1. Plan Description
The following description of the Berry Petroleum Company Thrift Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement for more complete information.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). All employees of Berry Petroleum Company (the Company) who have completed six months of service as defined in the Plan Agreement, and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement with retirement benefits, are eligible to participate in the Plan.
Employees who elect to participate in the Plan must contribute at least 6% of their annual earnings. The Company matches 100% of the first 6% of the Employee's contribution. The Plan provides for a Company match in excess of 6%, if certain financial results are achieved; however, the Participants are only required to contribute 6% to receive the full Company match. Company matching contributions can range from 6% to 9% of eligible participating employee earnings for active participants in the Plan. Matching contributions were from 6% to 9% in both 2003 and 2002 and averaged approximately 7.48% and 6.83% for 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Plan allowed employees to contribute a maximum combined pre-tax and after-tax deferral of 60% as of May 1, 2002, up from a previous limit of 16%.
Participant and employer contributions are subject to statutory limitations, which for 2003 were $12,000 pre-tax and $40,000 total for all employee and employer contributions. Employees who have attained the age of 50 by the end of the Plan year were eligible to make an additional catch-up contribution of $2,000 for 2003. Participants vest immediately in their contributions, and vesting in employer contributions is at a rate of 20% per year of service during the first five years of employment.
The investment selections available to participants are as follows:
Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund (2)
Managed Income Portfolio Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund (2)
Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Freedom Income Fund Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund -
Fidelity Diversified International Fund Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund Equity Growth Portfolio B (2)
Fidelity Equity Income I Fund Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund PIMCO High Yield Fund (2)
Fidelity Growth & Income Fund (1) Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund RS Smaller Company Growth Fund (2)
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund
Fidelity Puritan Fund Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund
(1) Option removed as of April 1, 2004 (Note 5)
(2) Option added as of April 1, 2004 (Note 5)
Note 1. Plan Description, continued
Contributions made by or on behalf of Plan participants are invested monthly (see Note 5) and held under a trust agreement in one or more of the investment funds selected by the Plan Sponsor in accordance with the provisions of the Plan Agreement and as directed by the participants. Employees may choose to have their contributions invested in the Managed Income Portfolio, Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock and a selection of mutual funds. The Managed Income Portfolio is designed to preserve capital and achieve a competitive level of income over time while attempting to maintain a participant's unit value at one dollar per share, similar to a money market fund.
The following investments had values at December 31, 2003 and 2002 representing more than 5% of net assets available for benefits:
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio $ 5,155,224 $ 5,444,806
Fidelity Contrafund 1,873,337 1,545,417
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock 1,851,273 1,145,130
Fidelity Diversified International 1,213,012 822,059
Spartan U.S. Equity Index 1,004,929 767,638
Fidelity Growth & Income 917,410 808,021
Fidelity Equity Income I 838,613 628,882
Berry Petroleum Company Stock 828,528 * 582,388 **
* Includes cash and cash equivalents of $51,495 at December 31, 2003.
** Less than 5% of net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2002.
Participant Accounts
Participant statements are prepared and distributed quarterly. However, the participant can access their account at any time with FidelitPlay's Net Benefits online service. Each participant's account is credited with the participant's and the Company's contributions, in addition to the allocation of any Plan earnings or losses and forfeitures of terminated participants' non-vested accounts. Earnings or losses are allocated on a fund-by-fund basis. Allocations are based on the ratio of the participant's account balance in each mutual fund to the total assets of the mutual fund. Allocation of forfeitures is based on service units from 0 to 12 depending on months of service during the year. Only employees who are active participants at December 31 each year are eligible for the allocation of forfeitures to their accounts. Forfeitures allocated to participant accounts for the year ended December 31, 2003 totaled $4,965.
Participant Loans
Participants are entitled to borrow from their vested account balances in amounts from $1,000 to $50,000, but not in excess of 50% of their vested account balances. Interest is computed based on the prime rate in the Wall Street Journal on the date of the application, plus 2%. A maximum of two loans can be outstanding at any one time and each loan must be repaid over a period of from 1 to 5 years. Home loans are available for a period of over 5 years and up to a maximum of 10 years. Each loan is supported by a promissory note with the participant's account balance as collateral. In the event of default, death, disability or termination of employment, the entire outstanding principal balance and accrued interest shall become immediately due and payable.
Hardship Withdrawals
The Plan allows for hardship withdrawals to pay certain housing, health or education expenses if the participant does not have other funds available for these expenses. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations require that a participant cannot make contributions to the Plan for 6 months after taking a hardship withdrawal. In addition, participants will not receive matching contributions or forfeitures for the 6 months they are ineligible to participate in the Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Plan had no hardship withdrawls.
Payment of Benefits
Upon termination of service due to retirement, death, disability or other reasons, the participant or beneficiary, in the case of death, can request withdrawal of his or her account equal to the value of the vested balance in the participant account, reduced by any unpaid loan balance. If desired, a participant can leave the account balance in the Plan until the participant attains age 70 1/2 unless the participant's vested account balance is less than $5,000, in which case the vested account balance would be distributed to the participant.
Plan Termination
Although it is anticipated that the Plan will remain in effect indefinitely, the Company has the right to discontinue its contributions and terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In the event of complete or partial termination of the Plan, participants become 100% vested in the employer contributions and earnings thereon. Upon termination of the Plan, all participants have equal priority in the distribution of any Plan assets in excess of Plan liabilities.
Trustees and Administration
The Company has entered into a trust agreement with Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity) to handle duties as the named Trustee for the Plan. Three officers of the Company, Robert F. Heinemann, Ralph J. Goehring and Kenneth A. Olson, are the Administrators of the Plan, and Berry Petroleum Company is the Plan Sponsor (see Note 5). The Administrators have the authority to delegate plan administration duties as necessary. Certain administrative expenses are paid by the Company. Fidelity, as the Trustee, receives contributions from the Plan Sponsor, invests and reinvests the Plan's assets, determines the market value of Plan assets, prepares statements and processes loans and withdrawals to beneficiaries.
Basis of Accounting
The Plan's financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Quoted market prices as of the valuation date are used to compute the fair value of equity securities in the Berry Stock Fund and the mutual funds. The value of the Managed Income Portfolio is based on the unit price quoted by the trust, representing the fair value of the underlying investments.
In accordance with the policy of stating Plan assets at their fair value, the Plan presents the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments in the statement of changes in net assets, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution. As of December 31, 2003, benefits payable to participants were zero.
Expenses of the Plan
The Plan's administrative expenses are paid by either the Plan or the Plan's Sponsor as provided by the Plan Agreement.
Note 3. Tax Status
On June 7, 1988 the IRS advised the Company that the Plan meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, as restated by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and is therefore exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code. In 1994 conforming amendments, as requested by the IRS, were made to the Plan Agreement and a favorable determination letter was issued by the IRS on December 7, 1994.
The Plan has been amended and restated since the receipt of the prior IRS determination letter of December 7, 1994. The Plan Sponsor believes the Plan is designed to be, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (see Note 4).
Note 4. Prototype Plan
Fidelity Management Trust Company, the Plan's trustee, received a favorable IRS Determination Letter from the IRS for their Prototype Plan (the Prototype Plan) in November 2002. The Sponsor had a choice of conforming the Plan to Fidelity's Prototype Plan so that they could rely on Fidelity's Determination Letter, or maintaining the Plan as is, and filing their own determination letter for the differences that existed. After evaluation of the required changes and the benefits that would pass on to the participants, the Administrators elected to make the required changes to the Plan so that the Plan would conform to Fidelity's Prototype Plan.
On March 6, 2003, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of Fidelity's Prototype 401(k) Plan along with the changes required to conform Berry Petroleum Company's Plan to Fidelity's Prototype Plan.
Note 4. Prototype Plan, continued
Future changes required to conform the Plan to IRS Regulations or rule changes will be implemented by Fidelity to their Prototype Plan, which has been adopted.
The changes were implemented in two steps: (1) the Prototype Plan was adopted and implemented in June 2003; and (2) the Berry Petroleum Company Stock Fund (Berry Stock Fund) was changed from a share accounted fund option to a mutual fund (unitized) accounted option effective July 1, 2003.
After the switch to mutual fund accounting for the Berry Stock Fund, participants are able to trade all of the investment options in the Plan on a daily basis, rather than daily for the mutual funds and the Managed Income Portfolio and only during the two monthly trading dates for the Berry Stock Fund (approximately on the 15th and 31st of each month.) This change allowed full internet access for Plan Participants, including investment transfers and loan and withdrawal requests without intervention by the Plan Administrators.
Note 5. Subsequent Events
In November 2003, the Plan Administrators hired an independent consulting firm, Oppenheimer & Co., to review the performance of the Plan's current investment options and compare their performance with other available investment options. As a result of their review, Oppenheimer & Co. recommended the removal of one fund and the addition of 5 funds (Note 1 - Investment Funds). The Plan Administrators implemented these recommendations effective April 1, 2004. Expenses related to this review were paid by the Company.
On April 26, 2004, Mr. Jerry V. Hoffman, one of the Plan Administrators, retired. Effective with Mr. Hoffman's retirement, the Board of Directors named Mr. Robert F. Heinemann, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, to succeed Mr. Hoffman.
In March 2004, the Company implemented semi-monthly funding of employee and employer contributions to the Plan.
Note 6. Transactions with Parties-in-Interest
During the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, there were transactions involving investment of Plan assets in investment funds maintained by the Plan's trustee and participant loans. The trustee and participants are considered to be parties-in-interest as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA. One of the Plan's investment options is Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock which is purchased by the Plan's trustee in the open market. All of these transactions are considered exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.
Note 7. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan provides for investments in any combination of mutual funds, Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock and a Managed Income Portfolio, with different investment strategies. These investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to the changes in the value of these investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits.
Schedule H, Line 4i Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, Description of investment including Current
or similar party maturity date, rate of interest, Value
collateral, par or maturity value
*Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio Common Collective Trust $ 5,155,224
*Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund 1,873,337
*Fidelity Low Priced Stock Mutual Fund 1,851,273
*Fidelity Diversified International Mutual Fund 1,213,012
*Spartan US Equity Index Mutual Fund 1,004,929
*Fidelity Growth & Income Mutual Fund 917,410
*Fidelity Equity Income I Mutual Fund 838,613
*Berry Petroleum Company Berry Stock Account -
($.01 par value) (38,372 shares)** Class A Common Stock 828,528
*Fidelity Freedom 2020 Mutual Fund 651,923
*Fidelity US Bond Index Mutual Fund 225,577
*Fidelity Puritan Mutual Fund 212,267
*Fidelity Freedom 2000 Mutual Fund 84,320
*Fidelity Freedom Income Mutual Fund 7,902
Total Investments $ 15,616,255
*Participant loans Interest bearing loans at prime $ 686,557
rate plus 2%; interest rates on
outstanding loans range from
6% to 11.5%
* Party in interest
** Includes cash and cash equivalents of $51,495 at December 31, 2003.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By /s/ Robert F. Heinemann
Name: Robert F. Heinemann
Title: Member of 401(k) Administrative Committee
By /s/ Ralph J. Goehring
Name: Ralph J. Goehring
By /s/ Kenneth A. Olson
Name: Kenneth A. Olson
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
The certification set forth below is being submitted in
connection with the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Berry
Petroleum Company Thrift Plan (the 'Plan') for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the
'Report') for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 'Exchange Act') and
Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States
I, Robert F. Heinemann, as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Berry Petroleum Company (the
'Company'), hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)  The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the
period ended December 31, 2003 (the 'Report') which this
certification accompanies, fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Plan.
/s/ Robert F. Heinemann
Robert F. Heinemann
I, Ralph J. Goehring, as Chief
Financial Officer of Berry Petroleum Company (the
(1)  The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly
/s/ Ralph J. Goehring
Ralph J. Goehring


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Spence Funeral and Cremation Services is honored to be a part of the rich history of Manheim. Founded in 1762, Manheim predates the Revolutionary War and has direct ties to Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn. The earliest plans for the town included a wide-open space for a town square, now known as Market Square. Spence Funeral Services is located just one block north of the Square, in a quiet residential neighborhood.
Various industries have supported Manheim through the years:
Stiegel Glass: William Henry Stiegel, born in Cologne (c.1729), immigrated to the United States with his mother and brother in 1750. He first worked in Philadelphia for Charles and Alexander Stedman, then joined Jacob Huber, an ironworker in northern Lancaster County at Elizabeth Furnace (named for Huber's daughter, Elizabeth). Stiegel married Elizabeth, and soon bought out Huber. He continued to produce iron products while experimenting with blowing glass bottles and making window glass.
In 1762, Stiegel and the Stedman brothers founded Manheim and in 1763-64 Stiegel built his first glassworks, eventually called American Flint Glass Manufactory. At first, he produced bottles and window glass, but later built a larger glassworks, expanding production to a wide range of scientific and practical household items. These items were often enameled or engraved and were so similar to glass produced in Europe that it was sometimes difficult to tell them apart. His glass, along with pieces like it, is now known as "Stiegel-type" glass.
Known as 'Baron' Stiegel during the height of his wealth and power, his origin story was embellished by admirers and his glass became coveted. He is remembered as the founder of Manheim and for renting land to the local Lutheran church for "five shillings" and, thereafter, the yearly rent of one red rose. Read more at www.manheimhistoricalsociety.org/
Raybestos: Historically, this industrial site in the southeast corner of the borough was part of the Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. plant that manufactured friction material including automotive brake linings, clutch facings, and other specialized friction products since 1908. Later known as Raymark Industries, the enterprise once employed more than 1,500 people. By 2000, the company was bankrupt and left an environmental brownfield contaminated by its asbestos manufacturing. By 2002, plans were made to clean up the site, renovate the buildings, and rebuild it as the Greentree Business Center. More than a decade later, the center is a vibrant business community and a testament to brownfield reclamation programs.
Manheim Auto Auction: In 1945, Benjamin Z. Mellinger, a Ford dealer in New Holland, and Arthur F. Walters, a Firestone tire dealer in Manheim, met to discuss the idea of auctioning cars after attending a farm equipment auction. Along with Jacob "Jake" H. Ruhl, Paul H. Stern, and Robert Schreiber, they purchased a decrepit building situated on seven acres of land just south of Manheim to form the Manheim Auto Auction, Inc. Their first sale ran three cars and sold just one to the general public. By 1947, the new building with four vehicle auction lanes opened and soon the partners realized the general public was purchasing their vehicles at the auction instead of at their dealership franchises. This action prompted the partners to make Manheim Auto Auction the largest dealer-only auto exchange in 1959. Read more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manheim_Auctions
As a part of historic downtown Manheim, Spence Funeral Services enjoys participating in community events that take place throughout the year, such as the annual Business Expo held on the Square. We are happy to share our spacious off- street parking lot with residents and visitors when events such as the Rock-n-Glow 5k Run, Santa 5k, and Christmas and New Year's celebrations bring crowds to the downtown area.
Manheim's 5000 residents plus the thousands living in neighboring Rapho and Penn Townships are fortunate to live near many churches, public event facilities, and numerous cemeteries, including Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in nearby Lebanon County. While providing funeral and cremation services to those in Manheim, Lititz, Elizabethtown and northwestern Lancaster County, Spence Funeral Services has opportunity to conduct funeral, memorial and graveside services in many of these locations.
Spence Funeral Services strives to serve our community by meeting the needs of families experiencing a loss. And like our Manheim community, we come together to support each other, just like a small town should.

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Raiders Propose Playing 2019 Season in San Francisco
By Andrea Nakano December 21, 2018 at 11:30 pm
Filed Under:AT&T Park, Oakland Raiders, Raiders, San Francisco Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The San Francisco Giants confirmed they are exploring the possibility of the Raiders playing at AT&T Park next season.
The Giants confirmed the possibility of it happening in a statement: "There has been initial interest expressed in exploring the opportunity of the Raiders playing at AT&T Park. Many details would need to be figured out. The Giants want to do what's best for Bay Area fans."
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The Giants new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi told KPIX he just heard about it on Friday.
While this proposal is in the exploration phase, there are a lot of factors that can get in the way of it becoming a reality.
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A major issue is that the San Francisco 49ers own territorial rights to the market — which means they would have to approve any move by the Raiders to San Francisco.
AT&T Park has converted into a football venue in the past. It has hosted 11 college bowl games and was the home of the University of California Berkeley football team for one season while Memorial Stadium was undergoing renovations.
The Raiders need a home for just one year. They're scheduled to move into their new Las Vegas stadium in 2020. They were planning to play at the Coliseum until Oakland city officials sued them over the team's move to Vegas.
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This potential move would also have to get the approval of Major League Baseball.
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Ellsworth Boys Turn Back Houlton 66-62
The Ellsworth Boys Basketball sank their free throws when they mattered, going 20-31 from the line and got a double-double from Jackson Curtis as they beat the Houlton Shiretowners 66-62 in a game Saturday afternoon at Katsiaficas Gymnasium in Ellsworth on Saturday, December 21st.
Houlton led 18-16 at the end of the 1st Quarter, and 27-26 at the end of the 1st Half. They also led 45-43 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. But Ellsworth outscored Houlton 23-17 in the 4th Quarter to prevail.
Ellsworth was led by Jackson Curtis with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Darby Barry had 16 points while ripping down 9 rebounds and Austin Harris was also in double figures with 10 points. Ellsworth had 6 3-pointers, 4 by Barry and 1 each by Ausitn Harris and Brett Bragdon. The Eagles were 20-31 from the free throw line with Jackson Curtis 9-15, Austin Harris 5-6
Houlton was led by Keegan Gentle with a game high 30 points. Hunter Sennett, Caleb Solomon and Drew Foley each had 8 points. The Shiretowners had 6 3-pointers, 2 each by Sennett, Keegan Gentle and Caleb Solomon. Houlton was 8-18 from the free throw line.
Ellsworth is now 3-1 and will play at Caribou on Friday, December 27th at 7:30 p.m.
Houlton is now 3-3 and will host Old Town on Friday, December 27th at 7 p.m.
Houlton Boys 18 9 18 17 62
Ellsworth Boys 16 10 17 23 66
# Name G PTS FGM 2PM 3PM FTM FTA PF
2 Collin Moody 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Isaiah Gentle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Hunter Sennett 1 8 3 1 2 0 1 5
11 Keegan Gentle 1 30 10 8 2 8 14 1
12 Cody Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gage Bartlett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jadon Gentle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Cameron Callnan 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 5
24 Caleb Solomon 1 8 3 1 2 0 2 4
30 Jaron Gentle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
32 Drew Foley 1 8 4 4 0 0 0 4
42 Nolan Hodgkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 62 24 18 6 8 18 21
3 J'Von James 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 4
4 Connor Crawford 1 4 1 1 0 2 4 2
5 Nick Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hunter Curtis 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 3
11 Austin Harris 1 10 2 1 1 5 6 1
12 Adam Inman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 Brody Mercier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Eamon MacDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Darby Barry 1 16 6 2 4 0 0 1
21 Andrew Rideout 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Michael Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Brett Bragdon 1 7 2 1 1 2 2 2
32 Jackson Curtis 1 21 6 6 0 9 15 1
33 Kolbe Hardy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Deyan Rich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 66 20 14 6 20 31 14
Categories: Basketball, Ellsworth High School, High School Sports, Sports


To get started, let's first get to know what is Affiliate Marketing. It is a form of online advertising which is, in my opinion, sometimes being overlooked by many Internet marketers.
An affiliate marketer generates income through commission basis. The affiliate marketer, though, is not responsible for shipping or delivery of the products. The products or services are promoted through the affiliate's website, or a blog, which includes a unique affiliate link to the product's sales page. Then affiliate marketer is given credit for the sale and paid by product or services owner.
So basically, Affiliate Marketing is promoting other people's or Company's product and earning a commission if a sale is made. More and more companies are starting to use this form of marketing to reward affiliates for generating leads and eventually sales to their business. In most affiliate programs, affiliates are only paid when sales are completed so it's an extremely cost-effective tool.
What will you do as an Affiliate?
You promote other people or company's product/s using a special unique link (with a special tracking that tracks the leads that you refer) code which you exclusively used. If someone buys that product (or in some cases completes a task like completing a survey or signing) using your unique link, it gets tracked by the company that owns the product and you will be then rewarded a commission (which is a percentage of the sale price or can also be a fixed amount set by the company per each lead/sale).
In this way both the affiliate marketer and company get benefits in every sale made. The more the affiliate marketers promote the company's product, the more sales generated. Additionally, a company pays only when a sale is made so there is no risk of not getting the Return of Investment (ROI) like other Internet marketing strategies such as PPC campaigns.
Setting up a successful affiliate marketing business needs a lot of effort and time, but at the same time it can also be very rewarding. With the right work attitude, good affiliate program, and a strong motivation towards success… then you are good to go!


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package EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Tools::VEP;

### Parent class for all VEP components

use strict;
use warnings;

use parent qw(EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Tools);

sub job_statistics {
  ## Gets the job result stats for display on results pages
  my $self    = shift;
  my $file    = $self->object->result_files->{'stats_file'};
  my $stats   = {};
  my $section;

  for (split /\n/, $file->content) {
    if (m/^\[(.+?)\]$/) {
      $section = $1;
    } elsif (m/\w+/) {
      my ($key, $value) = split "\t";
      $stats->{$section}->{$key} = $value;
      push @{$stats->{'sort'}->{$section}}, $key;
    }
  }

  return $stats;
}

1;


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Q: How to handle memory management for custom modal dialog setup/teardown Currently my app is using a custom modal dialog object when I'm waiting for a web service
@implementation AddModalDialog

- (void)buildModalDialogWithTextForView:(NSString *)text:(UIViewController *)controller
{
  UIView* _hudView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 400, 450)];
  _hudView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:0 blue:0 alpha:0.5];
  _hudView.clipsToBounds = YES;

  UIActivityIndicatorView* _activityIndicatorView = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
  _activityIndicatorView.frame = CGRectMake(140, 135, _activityIndicatorView.bounds.size.width, _activityIndicatorView.bounds.size.height);
  [_hudView addSubview:_activityIndicatorView];
  [_activityIndicatorView startAnimating];

  UILabel* _captionLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(30, 190, 250, 22)];
  _captionLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
  _captionLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
  _captionLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13.0];
  _captionLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = NO;
  _captionLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
  _captionLabel.text = text;
  [_hudView addSubview:_captionLabel];

  [controller.view addSubview:_hudView];
}

- (void)removeModalDialogForView:(UIViewController *)controller
{
  NSUInteger i, count = [controller.view.subviews count];
  [[controller.view.subviews objectAtIndex:(count - 1)] removeFromSuperview];
}

@end

My question is related to memory management when using this object.  And anything you might notice inside the custom UIView above is welcome as it has room for improvement I'm sure.
Here is how I currently work w/ this in my other objects when I want to pull up the modal
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
  AddModalDialog* modal = [[AddModalDialog alloc] init];
  [modal buildModalDialogWithTextForView:@"Loading some details ..." :self];
  [modal release];
}

Then after a web service is complete I typically call the tear down
- (void)returnWebServiceDetails:(MyClass *)obj
{
  AddModalDialog* modal = [[AddModalDialog alloc] init];
  [modal removeModalDialogForView:self];
  [modal release];
}

Should I not init this object twice and instead have a property?  New obj-c developer looking for a best practice around this behavior.
Thank you in advance

A: In the buildModalDialogWithTextForView at it's bottom, do release on _activityIndicatorView, _captionLabel and _hudView - you are the owner of those (by creating them). Otherwise, they will just leak.
More about Object Ownership and Disposal and CoreFoundation Ownership Policy

A: First, you effectively transfer ownership of these items to the controller's view (since you keep no references to them around), so you should release them all after adding them to the controller's subview.
Second, instead of assuming you know the structure of the controller's view heirarchy, you should instead tag your _hudView with something that hopefully doesn't conflict with anything else in your application, and use that to retrieve your view.
Third, since you keep no references around at all, these would be better off as class methods instead of instances. There is no need to create an instance of this object just to have it add some views and go away.
So your same code, following these three guidelines, might look like this:
@interface AddModalDialog {
}

+ (void)buildModalDialogWithText:(NSString *)text forController:(UIViewController *)controller;
+ (void)removeModalDialogForController:(UIViewController *)controller;

@end

@implementation AddModalDialog

// Class methods: use '+' instead of '-'
+ (void)buildModalDialogWithText:(NSString *)text forController:(UIViewController *)controller
{
  UIView* _hudView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 400, 450)];
  _hudView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:0 blue:0 alpha:0.5];
  _hudView.clipsToBounds = YES;
  _hudView.tag = 2000; // use something that won't clash with tags you may already use

  UIActivityIndicatorView* _activityIndicatorView = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
  _activityIndicatorView.frame = CGRectMake(140, 135, _activityIndicatorView.bounds.size.width, _activityIndicatorView.bounds.size.height);
  [_hudView addSubview:_activityIndicatorView];
  [_activityIndicatorView startAnimating];
  [_activityIndicatorView release]; // _hudView owns this now

  UILabel* _captionLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(30, 190, 250, 22)];
  _captionLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
  _captionLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
  _captionLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13.0];
  _captionLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = NO;
  _captionLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
  _captionLabel.text = text;
  [_hudView addSubview:_captionLabel];
  [_captionLabel release]; // _hudView owns this now

  [controller.view addSubview:_hudView];
  [_hudView release]; // the controller's view owns this now
}

// Class methods: use '+' instead of '-'
+ (void)removeModalDialogForController:(UIViewController *)controller
{
  UIView* _hudView = [controller.view viewWithTag:2000];
  [_hudView removeFromSuperView]; // owned by the view, so we don't need to do anything more
}

@end

And you would use it:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
  // Class methods, so we don't need to create an instance to use
  [AddModalDialog buildModalDialogWithText:@"Loading some details..." forController:self];
}

- (void)returnWebServiceDetails:(id)obj
{
  // Class methods, so we don't need to create an instance to use
  [AddModalDialog removeModalDialogForController:self];
}

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On the front side, the Nokia X6 is fitted with a 5.8-inch bezel-less display having a FHD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The display is shielded by a Corning Gorilla Glass against accidental damage and scratches. Design-wise, the X6 is made out of glass which feels premium in hands. The back of the phone houses vertical camera setup and a fingerprint scanner below it. Both are located in the middle. Sensors located on the device include accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer and gyroscope. The Nokia X6 ships in three attractive color variants i.e. Black, Blue and White.
On the imaging front, the Nokia X6 is equipped with a dual rear camera. It comprises of a 16MP f/2.0 primary RGB sensor and a 5MP f/2.2 monochrome sensor. The camera features face detection autofocus along with LED flash for better low light photography. There is a 16MP front facing camera for snapping selfies. The rear camera lets the user record Full HD videos (1080p). HMD has included the Bothie mode that allows the user to make use of the front and rear cameras simultaneously.
Under the hood, the Nokia X6 houses a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor. It packs 3GB RAM with Adreno 509 graphics processor onboard which ensures smooth performance. The device offers 32GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card for additional storage. The Nokia X6 ships with pre-installed latest Android 8.0 Oreo OS out of the box.
The Nokia X6 runs on a 3060 mAh non-removable battery coupled with Quick charge 3.0 for fast charging. As for connectivity, this phone offers dual SIM functionality and networking options include 4G LTE, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth and VoLTE.


Mexan manufactures a wide range of versatile washing machines. Our machines range from your basic Crate / Lug washers to bottle washers, barrel washers etc. All our washing machines are tailor made to suit our clients requirements.
We pride ourselves in designing quality, cost effective and durable machinery, suitable for operations across the globe.
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var path = require('path');
var autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer');
var values = require('postcss-modules-values');
var webpack = require('webpack');
var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');

// TODO: hide this behind a flag and eliminate dead code on eject.
// This shouldn't be exposed to the user.
var isInNodeModules = 'node_modules' ===
  path.basename(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')));
var relativePath = isInNodeModules ? '../../..' : '..';
var isInDebugMode = process.argv.some(arg =>
  arg.indexOf('--debug-template') > -1
);
if (isInDebugMode) {
  relativePath = '../template';
}
var srcPath = path.resolve(__dirname, relativePath, 'src');
var nodeModulesPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules');
var indexHtmlPath = path.resolve(__dirname, relativePath, 'index.html');
var faviconPath = path.resolve(__dirname, relativePath, 'favicon.ico');
var buildPath = path.join(__dirname, isInNodeModules ? '../../..' : '..', 'build');

module.exports = {
  devtool: 'source-map',
  entry: [
    require.resolve('webpack-dev-server/client') + '?http://localhost:3000',
    require.resolve('webpack/hot/dev-server'),
    path.join(srcPath, 'index')
  ],
  output: {
    // Next line is not used in dev but WebpackDevServer crashes without it:
    path: buildPath,
    pathinfo: true,
    filename: 'bundle.js',
    publicPath: '/'
  },
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['', '.js'],
    alias: {
      "TweenLite": path.resolve('node_modules', 'gsap/src/uncompressed/TweenLite.js'),
      "TweenMax": path.resolve('node_modules', 'gsap/src/uncompressed/TweenMax.js'),
      "TimelineLite": path.resolve('node_modules', 'gsap/src/uncompressed/TimelineLite.js'),
      "TimelineMax": path.resolve('node_modules', 'gsap/src/uncompressed/TimelineMax.js'),
      "ScrollMagic": path.resolve('node_modules', 'scrollmagic/scrollmagic/uncompressed/ScrollMagic.js'),
      "animation.gsap": path.resolve('node_modules', 'scrollmagic/scrollmagic/uncompressed/plugins/animation.gsap.js'),
      "debug.addIndicators": path.resolve('node_modules', 'scrollmagic/scrollmagic/uncompressed/plugins/debug.addIndicators.js')
    }
  },
  resolveLoader: {
    root: nodeModulesPath,
    moduleTemplates: ['*-loader']
  },
  module: {
    preLoaders: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        loader: 'eslint',
        include: srcPath,
      }
    ],
    loaders: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        include: srcPath,
        loader: 'babel',
        query: require('./babel.dev')
      },
      {
        test: /\.css$/,
        //include: srcPath,
        loader: 'style!css?modules&importLoaders=1&localIdentName=[name]__[local]___[hash:base64:5]!postcss'
      },
      {
        test: /\.json$/,
        loader: 'json'
      },
      {
        test: /\.(jpg|png|gif|eot|svg|ttf|woff|woff2)$/,
        loader: 'file',
      },
      {
        test: /\.(mp4|webm)$/,
        loader: 'url?limit=10000'
      }
    ]
  },
  eslint: {
    configFile: path.join(__dirname, 'eslint.js'),
    useEslintrc: false
  },
  postcss: function() {
    return [autoprefixer, values];
  },
  plugins: [
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      inject: true,
      template: indexHtmlPath,
      favicon: faviconPath,
    }),
    new webpack.DefinePlugin({ 'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"development"' }),
    // Note: only CSS is currently hot reloaded
    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin()
  ]
};


A roasted curried cauliflower dish, if you will! POW!!!
HealthyHarlequin 3yr I thought about it, but you know how unsexy that sounds? Curry powder cauliflower? No wonder why people take off the powder part!
mirasingh I've never heard of this guy, but why isn't this program everywhere?!
Have a fun question for everyone! Inquiring minds want to know!
sugardetoxme I still love @simransethi's response of a pomegranate, "it's tart and sweet and you have to work to get to the good stuff."
annefood I love her response too @sugardetoxme ! So clever.
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Anyone can find just about about anything on social media these days and that includes issues that may be legitimate or not but nonetheless becomes the staple of social media commentaries.
I chanced upon a post on Facebook post of one Tony Tabora.
Out of curiosity I clicked the video.
The video raises legitimate questions.
If not questions, at least concerns and suspicions of prejudgment if not outright biases or perceptions of it.
Of course there is always the presumption of regularity and integrity regardless of who appointed Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Caguioa but what if the views of his wife Angela also known as Gel over the Marcoses reflect that of her husband?
What if Gel's comments give a hint on why there is delay in the ruling of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal?
On the series of message exchanges on their private Viber group account named "AHS77/COLL81 COR", Mrs. Gel Caguioa purportedly states that " It was so nice to see everyone! As we begin to take our steps in this new campaign, here's praying our collective hope gives birth to a collective passion to do what we can to keep that hope alive", as shown in this picture.
The exchange of messages in the supposed Viber chat continues as Mrs. Gel Caguioa writes her response, " If BBM wins and he wins because of the youth, it'll be the failure of our generation. We were among the main catalysts of Edsa 1 and yet, we failed to impart its lessons upon the generation that followed us".
At the end of the supposed Viber chat, Mrs. Gel Caguioa also says, " Di na'ko papayag, mawala pang muli…"….Pumayag!!!
The election protest of Marcos has been pending for two years now-a long time to wait for anyone, Marcos or not. Mrs. Caguioa is not part of PET that's for sure but if her views reflect that of her husband is a matter that remains to be seen.
Curious? Intrigued? Here's the link of that Tabora video upload and these are the screenshots of Viber messages purportedly coming from Mrs. Caguioa to her Viber chat group named "AHS77/COLL81 COR" circulated online and now a hot trending topic.


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A co-operative alternative to the Queen's Speech
Today's Queen's Speech was a missed opportunity to adopt co-operative solutions. Here are some of the priorities we would have liked to have seen included.
This week the Government provided the Queen's Speech, outlining its legislative agenda and key policy proposals for the coming Parliamentary session.
Much of what the Government intended to do was already known from the commitments made in its election manifesto, but this was an opportunity to include policies that would provide a real boost to the co-operative sector and put co-operative values and principles at the very heart of our approach to some of the most pressing issues we face.
Below is the Co-operative Party's own proposals for what we would have liked to have seen included the Queen's Speech, setting out a number of key legislative ideas to make these co-operative ambitions a reality.
1) A new plan for a co-operative economy…
…setting out measures to put the co-operative sector at the core of our economy. With our economy at a crossroads, a commitment should be made to double the size of the co-operative sector, with a new Co-operative Development Agency established with the remit of managing this growth.
A cross-departmental Minister for Mutuals should be created, with a specific responsibility for working across the Government to ensure policy and legislation works for co-operatives.
A greater consideration of diversity of corporate form should also be embedded in law, including an amendment to the impact assessment on new parliamentary legislation and regulations to ensure consideration of consequences of new policy on the co-operative sector.
The UK Fair Tax Mark would also be instituted by law, to ensure tax transparency and make sure firms doing the right thing are rewarded.
2) A new bill for local empowerment…
…to cement the principle of subsidiarity in communities and provide an updated vision of localism. It must rebalance power by starting from a point of community empowerment, rather than top-down reorganisation, and changes building on the Localism Act and Social Value Act are a start.
The Bill would take the necessary steps to give communities a greater say in how decisions are made, but also control over the assets within them. A right to buy, not just a right to bid, on open spaces and assets of value to the community should be legislated to give local people a real option to own them, and include a longer lead-in time for bids to be organised.
The proper consideration of community assets in local planning should also be required by law, whilst Regional Co-operative Development Agencies and a possible expansion of the requirement for triple bottom line reporting into the wider economy can help boost co-operation within communities.
3) A Fair Food Act…
…putting an end to the food poverty and hunger people experience in one of the richest countries on earth.
Achieving food justice and tackling hunger is a huge endeavour and will require profound, long-term, concerted change, but legislation that enshrines a commitment to zero hunger by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 2) into UK law is the way to start.
4) A Protection of Shopworkers Bill…
…providing specific standalone legislation to give shopworkers better protection against violence when enforcing legal age requirements.
Shopworkers across the country are regularly faced with violence, aggression and threats when enforcing the law with regards to age-restricted products, and existing laws to prevent this are proving insufficient.
We should develop legislation that specifically addresses this scourge – similar to the co-operative inspired Bill currently making its way through the Scottish Parliament – to give shopworkers the requisite protection in law to prevent this aggression continuing to be a normal part of the job.
5) Measures to provide proper environmental protection…
…that fully addresses the biggest threat we face with a Co-operative Green New Deal. Steps should be taken to adopt the policies agreed at the Co-operative Party Annual Conference which can form the base of a practical approach to tackling the crisis in our environment.
For example, we should implement a green industrial strategy, and establish a new measure of economic success that is fundamentally underpinned with an understanding of environmental benefit.
But communities should also be encouraged and supported to take local approaches, and the Government should address regional imbalances, provide financial and practical support for the co-operative movement to set up and succeed in low carbon and green initiatives, and set in stone the requirements that will help individuals to make greener lifestyle changes.
6) Legislation for financial inclusion…
…that ensures communities are properly served and included in the financial systems they depend on. Financial and cash deserts should be addressed by giving co-operative and mutual approaches to banking and finance a greater role in the economy.
Existing legislation on financial institutions can be updated and built upon, and amendments made to boost alternative financial institutions such as credit unions, CDFIs, and building societies. Existing banks should also be mandated by law to serve individuals, communities and SMEs of all backgrounds, and report on what and where they lend.
For the first time, a fundamental right to universal access to banking should be established.
In today's #QueensSpeech, the Government should put forward co-operative solutions to the problems our country faces. @TracyBrabin, @AlexNorrisNN and @JimfromOldham tell us what Co-op MPs are fighting for in this Parliament. pic.twitter.com/GqgXsI2nAM
— Co-operative Party (@CoopParty) December 19, 2019
These measures would provide an instant boost to the co-operative sector and put its values at the very heart of our society.
But there is so much more to be done outside of these ideas, too.
The Queen's Speech is an opportunity to take action on building fairer housing that includes provisions to boost co-operative options as well as practical solutions to the many problems in that sector.
On eliminating modern slavery, promoting responsible business, fairer workplaces, and so many other areas of society, co-operative ideas can provide solutions to the challenges faced, and legislative adoption of them would provide the impetus needed for an effective response.
It's disappointing to see the Government did not seize the opportunity presented in the Queen's Speech to announce vital steps along these lines, but ideas like those above provide a co-operative blueprint they would be sensible to adopt.


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Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, född 13 februari 1805 i Düren, död 5 maj 1859 i Göttingen, var en tysk matematiker som tillskrivits definitionen av det moderna, allmänna funktionsbegreppet.

Dirichlet och hans släkt härstammade från Richelet i Belgien vilket givit honom hans namn "le jeune de Richelet", det vill säga "den unge från Richelet". Dirichlet föddes i Düren där hans far var postmästare. Han var gift med Rebecca Mendelssohn, barnbarn till filosofen Moses Mendelssohn och syster till kompositören Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Dirichlet blev 1839 professor i matematik i Berlin och 1855 i Göttingen. Han studerade en längre tid i Paris, där Fourier väckte hans intresse för den matematiska fysikens metoder, inom vilket område Dirichlet gjort insatser av stort värde, till en del bestående däri, att han klarare än sina föregångare bestämde villkoren, för metodernas giltighet.  Han var även den första som angav lösningen till problemet om en sfärs rörelse i en vätska.

Det område, där Dirichlets verksamhet varit av största betydelse, är dock talteori, där han kan sägas vara den förste, som tillämpat analysen på talteorin och därigenom funnit dittills oanade samband mellan skilda grenar av matematiken. Hans första avhandling handlade om Fermats sista sats för vilken han producerade ett delbevis för fallet n = 5 och beviset för n = 14. Dirichlets nya metoder inom talteori har i avseende på epokgörande betydelse jämförts med René Descartes analytiska geometri.

Bland Dirichlets betydande arbeten kan vidare nämnas beviset för förekomsten av oändligt många primtal i varje aritmetisk följd, vars termer inte innehåller någon gemensam faktor, samt bestämningen av antalet klasser av kvadratiska former.

Dirichlet invaldes 1854 som utländsk ledamot av Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien och 1855 som utländsk ledamot av Royal Society.

Efter Dirichlets död publicerades han föreläsningar och verk inom talteori av vännen och kollegan Richard Dedekind i Vorlesungen über Zahlentheorie.

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Thank you to the Boiler Room, you guys have seen us through a disproportionate number of pre-meets. Cake, coffee, and environment are always welcoming, and you always seem prepared for us even when numbers are unexpectedly high.
Among this month's more entertaining pre-meet moments, losing Murray for half an hour as soon as Harley put the Binding of Isaac card game on the table, followed shortly by his amassing a frankly insulting amount of health in a Magic game. We also introduced new-ish member Richard to Love Letter, along with a few other games this month.
What a wonderful way to "wrap up" the year, and the puns were no better on the day! There may have been some minor HDMI issues, because I did not bring mine, and many people were trying to hook up a Nintendo Switch to the projector. Turns out if we want to try that again we'll need to fetch an extension cable too, the distance is too long to safely stretch from the projector and to the mains ports, and we need both. Ah well.
Alfie will be playing a wood elf ranger, a bit cliche but he randomly rolled the class.
Nicole is a high elf rogue. Her stats were low enough to start with that she could buy an extra level and a magic item, but not a good one.
Jardel is a bard of The Ormud (a human nation), born to the winter caste. He will be playing a failed jester with a mallet that honks.
Hannah rolled so well she had no choice in race or class, and is now a kenku cleric to goddess of the moon, Nuren'Ue. She has already acquired the nickname "Buff Bird" for being crazy strong.
And Kim is a god-born halfling (aasimar) rogue. I owe her a magic item too, and I owe them all some extra information to help them get started in the campaign.
Thanks to those of you who joined in the Super-Secret Santa, pretty sure everyone walked away pleased with what they got, although I have no idea about Julia who accidentally walked away empty-handed. Not to worry, it's on its way to you, and thanks for the cornflake wreath too, it was delicious.
And thank you Harley and Vinni both for the handmade additions to the Shropshire Dungeon Master accessories, the dice tray from Harley will be making a few future appearances at games, the coasters from Vinni I think will be staying home for the most part, that's where they'll see the most use.
January folks! A lot of you (more than I thought actually) committed to some geeky pledges for the new year! I know that at least one person (not me) managed to stay true to theirs, and if you were at January's event have a look at the cards that were pulled from the box. How did you do? I failed! Although I did have a very productive year either way, so… maybe I'll get a comedy skit out next year? Along with a Pokenomicon, a book of item enchantments for 5e, and a whole bunch of other projects that are jamming up the proverbial pipeline.
There may be some changes in format next year! Monty's Tower have other plans in the works that may prove either a boon or a hindrance to us at GeekOut but they want us to keep coming along, so will work with us to keep our events every bit as fun as they are now, and I don't know about you guys but I've certainly been enjoying myself.
As it stands, the next event is booked for the 31st of January, a whopping six weeks away, and provisionally entitled "The Frozen North". We hope to see you, all of you, more of you, there. And Merry Christmas or whatever.
Cuz it… it's NaNoWriMo… it's November, we did… it's… aheh, ahhh… good stuff.
You'll excuse me if I was glad of a quieter GeekOut this month, it's been an exhausting few weeks, culminating in being unwillingly decorated for Hallowe'en last Friday. The bruising is almost faded, the blood is almost gone from my eye, but I'm still exhausted.
Still, after a quiet start – just me and Cal for a couple of hours or so – I think we amounted to a little under twenty of us altogether, and a huge thanks to all of those who came, those who joined in the costume competition, and the two sentence horror story competition, and thanks to Nicole for demanding she run a game of Werewolf so that I'd sit and play a game for a short while.
I had about half an hour or so to sit and get some work done before I was joined by Cal, not pictured are the efforts of the werewolf costume and the beard that could rival mine that will become more apparent later in the gallery. Not an awful lot to say here, other than the world was proverbially set to rights over coffee and raspberry milkshake before we moved on to a similarly empty Monty's Tower.
There was an adorable puppy.
And you can see the photos, no guessing who won the competition for best costume, but considering where I found Cal in summer, I really should be more careful putting a costume competition on the docket.
All assembled personages have since been checked for signs of metamorphosis, and argyrophobia, results have proven inconclusive.
Serious cannot begin to thank Vinni for this one, a custom, fully branded GM screen made of black valchromat, sprayed and carved into shape, with plans to attach metal strips for the purpose of adding magnetised notes to the back some time after the Hallowe'en game at Whittington castle (for which one place remains if anyone is interested) where the screen will be making its glorious debut.
Next event is on the 29th of November, NaNoGeKo… which is a terrible pun! And no, no novel writing will be required, but writing discussion is actively encouraged, and if people are in the mood for a mini-round table, I'm up for it if you are. It will be a quiz month, and I promise to try and tone down the difficulty, still got a lot of fine-tuning to do.
I've always wondered what being on the other end of the coin is like; you know, actually sitting and enjoying a GeekOut Meetup, rather than running one. In the whole time that GeekOut Shrewsbury has been a thing, I've never been able to go up myself. It being on a Thursday means that I'd have to effectively take a day off and do over five hours of travel, or take two days off and do two lots of driving and have a place to stay. I also didn't want it to be obvious, so managing to keep it secret for so long felt oh so good.
Finally, a Meetup title too long for Facebook to accommodate in full.
August, that long awaited Shrewsbury meet, a whole six weeks have elapsed since last we gathered and the enthusiasm has not faded, nay it has grown. Although it's notable that with the encroaching term-time, and so many of you retreating back to university our numbers have taken a small blow, so too will our growth from month-to-month subside for a while. Still, there is ever more to look forward to.


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The Battle of Placito or Battle of the Placito was an engagement between ethnic Mexican settlers, Confederate soldiers and Apache warriors. It took place at the village of Placitas (present-day Lincoln) in Confederate Arizona. The action is a part of the Apache Wars of the mid to late nineteenth century.

Background
Following the Gallinas massacre, Lieutenant John Pulliam of the Confederate garrison at Fort Stanton returned from his patrol in the Gallinas Mountains where he had searched for the three dead soldiers, massacred a week earlier. He arrived at Fort Stanton on September 8, 1861. That same evening, a dispatch arrived from the Placito, a Spanish-era settlement occupied by Mexican settlers. The dispatch detailed a current Apache assault on the town, ten miles below the fort. Pulliam was ordered to proceed to the village with fifteen men to help protect its citizens.

Battle
Pulliam and his 15 men arrived at Placito that night.  The Confederates and an unknown number of Mexican men drove the Apaches out of town and then fought off the Apaches all night at a further range. Eventually, the natives gave up and retreated back into the surrounding desert. Casualties are unknown, except for the Apaches who suffered at least five men killed by Pulliam's squad. An unknown number of Apache wounded escaped the fighting. Pulliam and his men arrived back at Fort Stanton the following afternoon.

See also
New Mexico campaign

References
 Thompson, Jerry Don, Colonel John Robert Baylor: Texas Indian Fighter and Confederate Soldier. Hillsboro, Texas: Hill Junior College Press, 1971.
 Katheder, Thomas, The Baylors of Newmarket: The Decline and Fall of a Virginia Planter Family. New York and Bloomington, Ind., 2009.

External links
Friends of Fort Stanton historical page
Fort Stanton, Lincoln County New Mexico
American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
AERC.org: Fort Stanton Cave (slideshow)

1861 in the United States
Confederate occupation of New Mexico
Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Confederate victories of the American Civil War
History of Lincoln County, New Mexico
Battles of the American Civil War in New Mexico
Battles involving the Apache
Native American history of New Mexico
Apache Wars
September 1861 events


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This Millennial-Only Cruise Ship Is Making The Coolest Stops And We're Intrigued
by Macy Daniela Martin
These days, it seems like millennials have it made. Literally, there are so many events and services catered to our crowd, it's almost as if we should've expected a millennial-only cruise ship to, well, cruise into our wanderlust-filled daydreams. Unsurprisingly, one actually has. It's called U by Uniworld, and it's "meant to be a line where Instagram moments are made" for just $200 to $250 per day.
Here, let's go through everything this innovative new cruise liner -- which will set sail in 2018 -- has to offer those of us who are 21-45 years old.
U by Uniworld has two all-black ships. One is called "The A" and the other one — you can probably guess — is called "The B." Each will be able to accommodate 120 guests, making the crowd fairly small when compared to mainstream cruises that can tote tens of thousands of people per trip.
Both ships (aka sailing hotels) will make overnight stops along Europe's rivers, including major cities like Paris, Amsterdam, and Budapest. All you have to do is hop off, and Insta-worthy tourist snaps are at your fingertips.
To help guide your travels, U by Uniworld's sister brand, Contiki, will even offer night tours. The goal, according to Cruise Critic, is to keep the itineraries "more experiential" and to "allow passengers to really connect with a city and the people who live there."
Colleen McDaniel, senior executive editor of Cruise Critic, explained it like this in a statement sent to Elite Daily:
Country-hopping throughout Europe can be an exhausting – and often expensive – experience, and U by Uniworld aims to counter that with an all-in-one vacation tailored to a brand new audience for the line and European river cruising as a whole.
Check out their full list of destinations and prices on their website.
Just like a landlocked hotel, U by Uniworld's ships will have plenty of extras onsite. From rooftop lounges and nightclubs to yoga studios and coffee bars, the onboard experience will be anything but drab.
In fact, the ships are "part boutique hotel, part yacht, and part resort."
Celebrity cookbook author Bea Thollman will be in charge of the food, while the ships' bartenders will be serving up craft beers with each meal and hosting expert mixology classes. And don't worry — WiFi will be available, so you'll be able to share everything with your followers as it happens.
Just like AirFrance's new airline for millennials, Joon, I am super excited to try out U by Uniworld. Did I mention Victoria's Secret model Petra Nemcova is their "guardian angel"? All the more reason to #DoItForTheGram.
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Mystagogie (griechisch μυσταγωγία mystagogia "Einführung in Mysterien", von μυστήριον mysterion "Geheimnis" und ἀγωγή agogē "Führung, Erziehung") bezeichnet ursprünglich die Unterweisung von Jüngern in einen antiken Mysterienkult. Der unterweisende Priester heißt (griechisch μυσταγωγός) Mystagoge.

Antike Bedeutung und Praxis

In der Antike waren Mystagogen wichtige Beamte oder Priester; in Eleusis etwa, das für seine Mysterien berühmt war, wurden sie nur aus besonderen Bevölkerungsgruppen rekrutiert. Umgangssprachlich wurde der Begriff aber bereits in der Antike auch für weniger offizielle Berufe wie den des Reiseführers verwendet.

Die frühe christliche Kirche übernahm den Begriff für den Einführungsunterricht, der den Katechumenen vor ihrer Taufe erteilt wurde. Insbesondere bezeichnete der Begriff die letzten, unmittelbar vor oder sogar erst nach der Taufe erteilten Lektionen dieses Unterrichts, die sich weniger mit der Tugendlehre und anderen lebenspraktischen Themen als mit den christlichen Sakramenten beschäftigten. Predigten, die in diesem Zusammenhang entstanden, werden als Mystagogische Homilien bezeichnet; bis heute überliefert ist eine solche Predigtsammlung des Kirchenvaters Kyrill von Jerusalem aus dem 4. Jahrhundert.

Fortführung in der Moderne

In der neueren römisch-katholischen Theologie bezeichnet Mystagogie eine besondere Einführung in den christlichen Glauben, die davon ausgeht, dass ein Gläubiger bereits Glaubenserfahrungen kennt, deren Bedeutungen ihm aber noch nicht umfassend klar sind. Die Verwendung des Begriffs Mystagogie im Rahmen der (nachträgliche) Katechese ist bereits für das 4. Jahrhundert christlich breit belegt. So sind von Kyrill von Jerusalem und Ambrosius von Mailand mystagogische Katechesen überliefert, die in der Osterwoche den Neugetauften als Erklärung der zuvor erlebten Mysterien zukamen. Karl Rahner hat den Begriff der mystagogischen Katechese in der Moderne neu aufgenommen.

Das Zweite Vatikanische Konzil hat in seiner Liturgiekonstitution Sacrosanctum Concilium  die mystagogische Funktion der Künste im Kirchenraum betont, die vom Wesen her "ausgerichtet [sind] auf die unendliche Schönheit Gottes, die in menschlichen Werken irgendwie zum Ausdruck kommen soll, und sie sind um so mehr Gott, seinem Lob und seiner Herrlichkeit geweiht, als ihnen kein anderes Ziel gesetzt ist, als durch ihre Werke den Sinn der Menschen in heiliger Verehrung auf Gott zu wenden". Dies wurde umgesetzt etwa in der Allgemeinen Einführung in das Römische Messbuch (dritte Ausgabe 2002, Nr. 289, 325 und öfter) und in weiteren Richtlinien des Heiligen Stuhls und der Diözesanbischöfe.

Die evangelische Theologin Sabine Bobert bezeichnet "mystagogische Zugänge zum Christentum" sogar als "das Zukunftsmodell der Volkskirche".

Literatur

 Klaus P. Fischer: Gotteserfahrung: Mystagogie in der Theologie Karl Rahners und in der Theologie der Befreiung. Matthias-Grünewald-Verlag, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-7867-1224-7.
 Herbert Haslinger: Sich selbst entdecken - Gott erfahren : für eine mystagogische Praxis kirchlicher Jugendarbeit. Matthias-Grünewald-Verlag, Mainz 1991, ISBN 3-7867-1533-5.
 Stefan Knobloch: Mystagogische Seelsorge: eine lebensgeschichtlich orientierte Pastoral. Matthias-Grünewald-Verlag, Mainz 1991, ISBN 3-7867-1535-1.
 Andreas Wollbold: Therese von Lisieux. Eine mystagogische Deutung ihrer Biografie. (= Studien zur systematischen und spirituellen Theologie 11), Echter Verlag Würzburg 1994 (Dissertation; 366 S.; ISBN 3-429-01601-0; Zweite Auflage 2002).

 Pascal Mueller-Jourdan: Mystagogie. In: Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum. Band 25, Hiersemann, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-7772-1318-7, Sp. 404–422.
 Mirjam Schambeck: Mystagogisches Lernen. Zu einer Perspektive religiöser Bildung (= Studien zur Theologie und Praxis der Seelsorge 62), Würzburg 2006.
 Ralf van Bühren: Kunst und Kirche im 20. Jahrhundert. Die Rezeption des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils (= Konziliengeschichte, Reihe B: Untersuchungen). Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 978-3-506-76388-4.

Weblinks

 Mystagogie in der pastoralen Ausbildung
 Interview mit Pastoraltheologe H. Hasslinger
 Sabine Bobert: Mystagogie als kontextueller Rahmen einer erneuerten christlichen Mystik. (uni-kiel.de PDF; 109 kB)

Anmerkungen

Mysterienreligion
Christliche Theologie
Religion (antikes Griechenland)


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97. edycja wyścigu kolarskiego Liège-Bastogne-Liège odbyła się w dniu 24 kwietnia 2011 roku i liczyła 255,5 km. Start wyścigu miał miejsce w Liège, a meta została umiejscowiona w Ans. Wyścig ten znajdował się w rankingu światowym UCI World Tour 2011.

Zwyciężył po raz pierwszy w tym wyścigu Belg Philippe Gilbert z grupy Omega Pharma-Lotto, dla którego był to trzeci z kolei triumf w wyścigu rangi World Tour. Drugi był kolarz Luksemburga Fränk Schleck, a trzeci jego brat Andy.

W wyścigu wystartowali dwaj polscy zawodnicy: Maciej Paterski z Liquigas-Cannondale, który zajął 79 miejsce, natomiast Rafał Majka z Saxo Bank Sungard nie ukończył wyścigu.

Uczestnicy
Na starcie wyścigu stanęło 25 ekip. Wśród nich znalazło się wszystkie osiemnaście ekip UCI World Tour 2011 oraz siedem innych zaproszonych przez organizatorów.

Lista drużyn uczestniczących w wyścigu:

Klasyfikacja generalna

Linki zewnętrzne

 Oficjalna strona wyścigu
 Lista startowa
 Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2011 na stronie www.cyclingarchives.com

2011
UCI World Tour 2011
2011 w Belgii


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › Courts of Appeals › Fourth Circuit › 1991 › Robert S. Willis, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Scott Security, Defendant-appellee,andsafeway Stores, Inc....
Robert S. Willis, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Scott Security, Defendant-appellee,andsafeway Stores, Inc., Manager and Assistant Manager Ofsafeway, Defendants, 940 F.2d 654 (4th Cir. 1991)
Submitted June 26, 1991. Decided July 29, 1991
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Walter E. Black, Jr., Chief District Judge. (CA-89-1830-B)
Robert S. Willis, appellant pro se.
Edward Chester Mackie, Rollins, Smalkin, Richards & Mackie, Baltimore, Md., for appellee.
Before DONALD RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed a diversity action brought by Robert S. Willis against Safeway Stores, Inc. (Safeway) and Scott Security, Inc. (Scott) for failure to comply with discovery orders.1 He appeals the order dismissing the action as to Scott. We affirm.
Safeway served interrogatories and a request for production of documents on Willis, but he failed to respond. Safeway then moved for an order compelling discovery, and the district court granted the motion. When Willis failed to comply with the order, Safeway moved for sanctions, including dismissal of the complaint and costs and attorney's fees. The district court gave Willis an opportunity to respond to the motion for sanctions, and warned him that failure to comply with the discovery order would result in dismissal of the action. Willis moved to suspend the proceedings due to illness, and the district court gave him an opportunity to furnish additional details regarding his illness. When Willis did not answer the letter, the district court gave him additional time to do so. Willis still did not reply, so the district court denied the motion to suspend the proceedings. The district court dismissed the action as to Safeway for failure to comply with the discovery order, but denied the request for attorney's fees and costs.
Scott also filed a motion to compel discovery when Willis failed to respond to its interrogatories and request for production of documents. The district court entered an order granting the motion and directing Willis to answer Scott's interrogatories and produce requested documents. When Willis failed to comply, Scott moved for sanctions, including dismissal and costs and attorney's fees. The district court warned Willis that continued noncompliance would result in dismissal of the action. Willis moved for a continuance due to illness. The district court gave Willis additional time to comply with the discovery order and again warned him that failure to comply would result in dismissal. Willis failed to comply, and the district court dismissed the action. Willis appealed the final order dismissing Scott.2
The decision to impose sanctions is discretionary with the district court and will be overturned only upon a showing of abuse of discretion. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc., 427 U.S. 639, 642 (1976). A sanction as severe as dismissal is generally proper only when the plaintiff has refused to comply with court orders and the defendants are prejudiced as a result of plaintiff's failure to comply. Snead v. Automation Industries, Inc., 102 F.R.D. 823 (D. Md. 1984).
In this case Willis received numerous warnings from the district court and the defendants that the case would be dismissed if he failed to comply with the discovery orders. The court ordered him to answer interrogatories and to produce documents, but he failed to comply. Further, the defendants were prejudiced by Willis's failure to comply, as they were not able to prepare a defense without his answers. Therefore, the district court properly dismissed the action.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.
The basis for the action was Willis's allegation that a guard at a Safeway grocery store unlawfully detained and searched him as a suspected shoplifter. The guard was an employee of Scott
The notice of appeal was filed 32 days after the district court's final order. However, as the thirtieth day was a Saturday, the notice of appeal was timely. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)


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IFA 2014 is over and the iPhone 6 has officially been released. Hence it's time to update the Ultimate Screen-to-Body Ratio Comparison.
There has been quite some move at the top of the table with 3 new phones occupying the top 3 spots. Moreover the top 3 are the first to break the 78% mark. This is especially an achievement for the Sharp Aquos Crystal being only a 5″ phone. To reach a ratio of 78.5% is much more of an achievement for a smaller screen compared to the 6″ phablets.
Both versions of the iPhone 6 can be found in the middle of the pack with 67.9% for the 5.5″ and 65.7 for the 4.7″ iPhone 6.
As always I appreciate any comments, suggestions and corrections. Please comment below.
what about iPhone 5's and 6, 6 Plus screen to body ratio?
Why does Huawei Ascend Mate 7 official website say its 83% but your list says 78%?
Keep up the good work ! Love it !
This is worthy work! Congrats!
Vivo Xplay 3S first smartphone with 2560×1440 6″ 76.00%.
Please add Sharp aquos 302sh/303sh/304sh for inference…thanks!!
there should be another column for bezel size. with the left and right bezel size infos.
Well, I sure would like to add this but these measurements are not published by the manufacturers.


Our history – ROBERTS CREEK HONEY Co.
Almost 20 years ago, Roberts Creek Honey began as "Martin's" hobby, with out-yards throughout upper and lower Roberts Creek.
Although Martin has retired, the passion and the bees continue with Kathleen and her family. In addition to the original thriving yards in the Creek, we've grown and our apiaries (bee yards) are located on multiple private properties, acreages and organic farms from Langdale to Wilson Creek.
We're alway looking for future fireweed sites – my mentor and my friend: Martin.