Over 1000 European cities have written a joint letter to European Council president Herman Van Rompuy to call for a 30% renewable energy target for 2030, alongside a 40% energy efficiency target.
On 22 January, the European Commission proposed a 40% greenhouse gas reduction target and a 27% renewable energy target that is non-binding at the national level. But the European Parliament voted in favour of stronger targets (a 30% renewable energy target subdivided between Member States and a 40% energy efficiency target). Energy Cities, the alliance representing the 1,000 cities, is hoping the EU Heads of State, who meet on the topic on 20-21 March, will follow the MEPs' more ambitious lead.
Energy Cities represents urban Europe because they believe "the fight against climate change will be won or lost in urban areas." An Economist analysis predicts that 33% of cities will be affected by climate change by 2025, largely due to the fact that cities are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions.
CEOs of six leading European energy companies voiced their support for a strong 2030 climate and energy framework at a EuropeBusiness press conference on Wednesday 12 February. As stated in a EuropeBusiness press release, the CEOs requested EU Heads of State to follow in the footsteps of the European Parliament and vote in favor of ambitious, nationally binding renewable energy targets.
There was a clear consensus between the CEOs that renewable energy and policies that encourage renewable energy are in Europe's best interest; a binding 30 percent 2030 target could create 570,000 more jobs and save €260 billion in fossil fuel imports compared with only a greenhouse gas target, they said. As they answered questions from journalists, the CEOs also identified a number of other benefits of strong 2030 targets.
There is the benefit of improving energy security-sufficiency: RES Med CEO Jean-Marc Armitano explained that the targets are crucial for limiting Europe's dependency on foreign fossil fuels.
And there is the benefit of reassuring investors: Rafael Mateo, CEO of Acciona Energia said "We need stable, long-term frameworks and legal certainty for investors because energy is a long-term business." He pointed out that long-term frameworks are needed in order to match the long-term investments that are expected to be made in the industry.
Enercon Managing Director Hans-Dieter Kettwig criticised the utility companies that aren't using renewables, saying that they need to be "more proactive" and "accept a new industry is coming." The EU is responsible for encouraging the emergence of this new industry with its far-sighted policies until now; ERG Renew CEO Massimo Derchi called out EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for committing to EU-wide energy policy but then essentially renationalizing it by not including binding national targets.
Energy prices have only minimal impact on Europe's economic competitiveness, new research reveals.
While some commentators have used the need to stay competitive as an argument against a strong 2030 climate and energy framework, this research shows that Europe's competitiveness depends more on innovation than on low energy costs.
The study was conducted by Grantham Research Institute, DIW Berlin and IDDRI.
"For the vast majority of companies, energy prices have little impact on their choice of location or on their competitiveness," says an Ends Europe article. A Reuters article also supported this revelation.
In addition, European Commission research has proven that the historically higher energy prices in Europe have led to European companies becoming far more energy efficient than their foreign competitors.
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Two weeks after the Commission disappointed the renewable energy industry and environmentalists with its weak proposal on a 2030 climate and energy framework, the European Parliament reinforced its commitment to Europe's energy future. A majority 341 MEPs voted in favour of three binding 2030 targets for renewables (30%), greenhouse gas emission reductions (40%) and energy efficiency (40%).
The pivotal plenary vote was likely fueled by the projected benefits of strong binding 2030 targets: 570,000 new jobs, €500 billion that can be saved from fossil fuel imports and lower energy costs for energy intensive industries.
Still, many people fear the targets will cause Europe's electricity prices to continue rising and put European businesses at a disadvantage compared to businesses in other countries.
Are they right? Should Europeans continue to support renewable energy? Is there a trade-off between clean energy and competitiveness, or is this a false debate? Who benefits from weaker climate and energy goals – and will they bring down our energy bills?
These concerns will be examined in a 12 February press conference in Brussels, at which CEOs from leading European companies will explain the importance of a strong 2030 climate and energy framework.
The press conference, titled EuropeBusiness Day, will be held from 10:30 to 12:00 in the Hotel Silken Berlaymont in Brussels.
Last week, the European Commission released its communication on a 2030 climate and energy framework including targets, initiating a dramatic spike in both positive and negative media coverage of the question. The Commission's proposed targets have created some controversy because, while they would require the EU to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from the 1990 levels by 2030, the suggested 27% renewable energy target is considered unambitious by the renewable energy industry and green campaigners.
French newspaper Le Monde published an article that expressed satisfaction with the targets but also recognized that they could have been stronger, as environmental organizations and the European Greens would have preferred. It pointed out the belief that a truly ambitious goal for 2030 would have been a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Germany's commitment to renewable energy was on display in a Deutsche Presse-Agentur article, in which German Chancellor Andrea Merkel identified "transforming the energy sector by dismantling nuclear power and boosting alternative energy sources" as a primary objective for her government coalition.


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The Virginia Thoroughbred Association Exists to promote the Thoroughbred horse in the state of Virgina a well as to act as both a resource and a voice for its members. The VTA strives to represent its members in the political and agribusiness spheres, provide guidance and information to members, as well as promote and administrate the lucrative Breeders Fund Bonuses through financial model that rewards the owners and breeders of Virginia-bred horses that win anywhere in the country. This is the only bonus program in the Mid-Atlantic that does not restrict payments to races in its state of origin. There is a 100 percent owner's bonus for Virginia-bred winners at any parimutuel meet in Virginia, designed to help create a market for Virginia-bred horses. Numerous Virginia-bred stakes races and restricted state-bred races are carded to give Virginia-breds the best opportunity to be financially successful for their owners and breeders.
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In January 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency due to California's record-setting drought, requiring 25% in water savings across the state. Big agriculture is by far the largest consumer of California water, gulping up a whopping 77% of total use. Lawns are a factor too, however, and at 7% of total use residential lawns come in as the second largest consumer in the state.
Reducing water use on lawns presents an opportunity for both saving water, and in many cases, saving money. Many lawns in California, and across the United States, use grasses that are real water guzzlers, and governments and environmental advocates are urging transition to other types of greenery.
But exactly how much water is saved when these switches are made? And what are the costs of conversion? At Lawn Love we service tens of thousands of lawns, xeriscaped yards, and other water-smart alternatives, and we wanted to walk you through some of the economic implications here.
Generally, we found that if everyone in California got rid of their lawn it would save 5-7% of total water usage. However, the financial payback to making such a change can take over 50 years to accrue, due in large part to the low cost of water. So if you're planning to ditch your lawn entirely, the payoff is largely environmental in nature.
The future of the lawn is a controversial topic. Critics see lawns as extravagances that provide little value, and an obvious culprit of water overuse. Lawn reformists are generally proponents of converting yards over to hardscape, astroturf, or alternatives like cacti and other native plants.
Defenders of the lawn see it as unfairly under "Under Attack", given that water use for lawns makes up a small fraction of total use. Many lawn proponents believe the lawn plays important roles culturally (recreation, beauty, etc.) and environmentally (oxygen, carbon sequestration, etc.). Rather than eliminate lawns entirely, they would prefer to see conservation through improved watering techniques and the use of drought-tolerant grass varieties.
Americans consume water in a variety of manners: Showers, washing clothes, flushing toilets and, for many homeowners, watering lawns. The Water Utility of Sonoma reports that the average "three-person family in a single detached home uses about 150,000 gallons of water annually." For families with lawns, this often represents the single largest use. A breakdown of this usage is below. These estimates are similar to other breakdowns of residential water use across the country.
While there is a debate about how much emphasis should be put on conservation from lawns, even defenders of the lawn believe that there are a variety of ways water could be saved. A report from the University of California Cooperative Extension argues that improved irrigation and plant care practices (such as fixing leaks, optimizing the time of day for irrigation, and cutting grass at a greater height) can lead to significant water reductions.
Beyond just changing watering practices, many conservationists are proponents of replacing conventional lawn grasses with less water thirsty alternatives. There are a variety of options for those looking to transform their lawn: Switching to "low maintenance, drought resistant grasses," introducing plant species like shrubs and trees, or using native plants can lead to greatly reduced water usage.
We used research from the University of California's Center for Landscape and Urban Horticulture to estimate the gallons of water necessary in a given year for lawns with different types of plant species. These estimates are based on a 2,000 square foot lawn in the Sacramento Valley, and are probably on the low end of the average for a home in California. The formula used for these estimates can be found here. The estimates assume perfect distribution uniformity, which also may lead to underestimation.
This data suggests a lawn made up of drought-tolerant grass can save as much as 25% on water use, and converting to native plants can save up to 60%.
For those that want to save the maximum amount of water and don't want to have to deal with watering their yards, there are additional options. One popular choice is xeriscaping, which is creating a landscape that minimizes applied water use (there is not necessarily an emphasis on native plants). Although it varies across regions, we found estimates suggesting it would cost around $5.50 per square foot to xeriscape a yard in California. This would come to $11,000 dollars for a 2,000 square foot yard.
Another option is to install artificial turf. We found it would cost an average of $10 per square foot to replace your existing lawn with artificial turf, which would come out to $20,000 for a 2,000 square foot lawn. Some consumers are concerned about the health and environmental effects of artificial lawns, but the government continues to promote their use.
Saving water also means saving on your water bill, but you have to be patient to see your investment repaid. Given that the costs to switch to a low water consumption may be over $10,000, and watering the same lawn would cost around $250 per year (at $.005 cents per gallon), it would take over 40 years for the investment to be repaid.
Based on these estimates, the average payback period is around 30 years for converting to a water-efficient landscape in California.
Given the long payoff of lawn conversion and the very immediate need to decrease water use, the California government has increased the incentive to convert to a low water use lawn. To entice people to convert their lawn, California and other states have introduced "cash-for-grass" subsidies that can add up to more than 5 dollars per square foot of lawn replaced with drought tolerant landscaping. The rebates are substantial enough that some companies will complete the conversion if the house owner hands over the rebate. The consumer gets the benefit of a lower water bill without having to pay for conversion, but one report suggests homeowners have had mixed reactions to losing their green garden.
The expectation that a homeowner should keep a pristine, green lawn is a relatively recent idea, but it is deeply entrenched in our society. At least in California, the recent drought has challenged that expectation, and has forced Californians to think about the ways in which lawns might be changed to reduce water use. Drought-tolerant grasses, water-smart plants, and properly-functioning irrigation can go a long way in reducing overall water use, while still providing a beautiful, functional outdoor area.
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TCEH Bankruptcy: SDNY Transfers Delaware Trust Company v. Wilmington Trust N.A. Intercreditor Dispute to Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Reaffirming Broad View of Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
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By Mark Ellenberg, Howard Hawkins, Ivan Loncar, Ellen Halstead, Michele Maman and Tom Curtin of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
In Delaware Trust Company v. Wilmington Trust N.A. the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found that a complaint based on an intercreditor agreement among secured creditors of Texas Competitive Electric Holdings LLC constituted a core proceeding. Accordingly, the court denied a motion to remand the case to New York state court, where it had originally been filed, and also transferred the case to the US District Court for the District of Delaware. The case was subsequently referred to the bankruptcy court presiding over the TCEH bankruptcy cases. Plaintiff had alleged that the dispute, which involved allocation of adequate protection payments ordered by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, was an intercreditor dispute that turned solely on the interpretation of a prepetition intercreditor agreement and, accordingly, should be decided in state court. As such, the issue before the District Court was whether a New York court or the Delaware Bankruptcy Court should resolve the intercreditor dispute.
The District Court ruled that the dispute was core because the dispute would have no meaningful existence but for TCEH's bankruptcy filing, as the ability to receive adequate protection derives solely from the Bankruptcy Code. In addition, the Court found that the dispute was core because the intercreditor issue would likely arise again in the context of plan confirmation. The decision is important because it reaffirms the often-challenged principle that contractual disputes solely among creditors may nonetheless qualify as "core" proceedings where, as here, the underlying dispute could only arise in the context of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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U.S. District Court Holds that Puerto Rico's Recovery Act is Unconstitutional
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By Mark Ellenberg, Howard Hawkins, Lary Stromfeld, Ivan Loncar, and Thomas Curtin of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
On February 6, 2015, in Franklin California Tax-Free Trust v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico held that the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act (the "Recovery Act") is expressly preempted by section 903 of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 903 of the Bankruptcy Code expressly prohibits all states, including Puerto Rico, from enacting laws that prescribe a "method of composition" that discharges debts. The Recovery Act, which was loosely based on chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code, would have permitted Puerto Rico's power authority (PREPA), highway authority (HTA) and water authority (PRASA) to adjust their debts without the consent of all creditors. The court concluded that this scheme ran afoul of section 903, even though municipal entities in Puerto Rico are expressly excluded from the coverage of Chapter 9. The decision is among the first to explicitly hold that section 903 expressly preempts the states, including Puerto Rico, from enacting any debt adjustment scheme that results in the discharge of indebtedness, even if the affected entities have no remedy under the Bankruptcy Code. The court also denied the Commonwealth's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims under the Contracts Clause and certain of the plaintiffs' claims under the Takings Clause.
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Book offers is what being a Duffy school is all about! Each and every Duffy kid throughout NZ has a chance to choose two books that they get to take home and cherish, these books belong to them! Three times a year a book catalogue is delivered to each child on the programme. There are approximately 80 titles per book offer and these titles are different from one offer to the next. Duffy Coordinators, principals and children at Book Selection meetings conducted by Duffy Books in Homes choose the titles. All books for Book Offers One, Two and Three are supplied by Scholastic NZ. Each book has a sticky label which has the child's name, as well as the name of the school and funding partner who gave the book. Each child receives five book offer books a year.
At the end of Terms One and Three, special Role Model assemblies are held at every school. Sportspeople, musicians, artists, writers, radio personalities, television presenters, fashion designers and many other New Zealanders visit Duffy schools, present books and talk to the kids about their achievements and goals. They tell the kids "It's Cool to Read and Cool to Achieve" and make a connection between success and reading.
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Book Offer Two is held in Term Two and the cost of each book is fully covered by the Government, no cost is incurred by the school or funding partner. Schools Organise a local MP or Mayor to talk to the students about governing and how reading helps them do what they do.
Each November Duffy kids will get a Summer Reading brochure to bring home. Parents can purchase books from this catalogue for just $5 to keep their child's love of reading fostered over the summer break! Check out our calendar to make sure you don't miss the deadlines!
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Ron Hoenig (born 21 April 1953) is an Australian barrister and current member for Heffron in the Parliament of New South Wales. He previously served as Mayor of the City of Botany Bay in New South Wales from 1981 to 2012, a record 31 years, before standing down and winning the 25 August Heffron by-election in the state parliament for the Labor Party.

Legal career
Hoenig was a practising barrister and public defender, who acted as the counsel assisting the inquiry into the death of Dianne Brimble, where he made recommendations that up to three of the persons assisting the inquiry could face prosecution. He defended David Dinh, who was accused of killing New South Wales MP John Newman. Dinh was acquitted by a jury. Hoenig later had to step back from performing public defender duties once he took office in the Legislative Assembly.

Local council
After being elected as an Alderman of the Municipality of Botany in September 1980, Hoenig was elected mayor in 1981 and became the first popularly-elected mayor of the council in 1983, with 85% of the vote. He was re-elected mayor in 1987 (unopposed), 1991 (80%), 1995 (88%), 1999 (unopposed), 2004 and 2008. Hoenig was mayor when Botany was proclaimed the City of Botany Bay on 11 May 1996.

During his time as mayor, Hoenig campaigned on various issues such as heritage protection, where he supported the establishment of the Botany Historical Trust in 1994 and commissioned the Botany Bay Heritage Study in 1996, as well as the non-expansion of both the Botany Port and Sydney Airport. He did not seek re-election at the 2012 local government elections.

State parliament
Hoenig was preselected as the Labor candidate for 25 August 2012 Heffron by-election in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the parliamentary resignation of former Premier and state Labor MLA Kristina Keneally. Hoenig drew top spot on the ballot paper, with three other candidates from the CDP, Greens and Democrats. Hoenig won with a 60 percent primary and 70 percent two-candidate-preferred vote.

On 11 June 2021, Hoenig was appointed as the Manager of Opposition Business by Leader of the Opposition Chris Minns

Personal life
Hoenig's parents Ernest and Edith migrated to Australia after World War II. Edith was a Holocaust survivor born in Czechoslovakia and Ernest was born in Austria. Hoenig is married to Christine and has two sons; Benjamin and Matthew. Hoenig is a member of the Maroubra Synagogue.

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2018 Graduate: Valley High School & High School Inc. Culinary Arts Academy
Feeding His Passion for Serving Others
Resilience, dedication & drive are all words that describe this unique and talented young man. Joshua exudes a deep personal commitment in taking initiative and passion for making a difference in the quality of life for both his family and others. Joshua has always had a strong desire to help others, which inspired him to enroll into the HSI Culinary Arts Academy so he could learn to cook for his family. But it quickly became evident how much he enjoyed being in the kitchen and more importantly, how it made him feel being able to feed those he cared about around him.
Meet Lizbeth
2019 Graduate: Valley High School and High School Inc. Culinary Arts Academy
Inspiring Her Inner Chef
Even if people claim to have paved their own way, there is a strong chance that someone was there early on to set them on the right path or share sage advice. For Lizbeth, that someone came in the form of industry mentors for this introverted High School Inc. Culinary Arts Academy student.
Although this creative artist found comfort in more individualistic drawing assignments, it wasn't until her New Media Academy instructor inspired her to step outside of her comfort zone that she was able to fly. Julia pushed past her insecurities and entered into the California Student Media Festival competition where her artistic video won (OMGGG an Eggmotion)! This experience allowed her to see for the first time her ability to share her talents with the community, which in the end inspired her to get involved with the SkillsUSA club and competitions her senior year. Julia did so well in the SkillsUSA pin design category, she earned 2nd place regionally, 1st place in the state, and went on to compete nationally. Not only did her New Media Academy expand her creative platforms, it filled her with confidence and a new community of individuals she now calls friends.
Currently, Julia is attending California State University Fullerton and is majoring in biochemistry. Art continues to be her creative outlet, which she fully embraces with a new profound confidence and recognizes as a masterpiece of experiences she created on her own and through the academies.
"To all the future New Media Academy students – participate more! I only did during my senior year and wish I had done more. But now I look forward to all new opportunities ahead, especially in college. I won't pass them up this time."
– Julia, New Media Academy, Class of 2019
He immersed himself in the academy by learning gear ratios, 3D modeling, and later receiving a certification in SolidWorks. He was able to finish his homework assignments in a quarter of the time and would spend his extra time sharing his knowledge with other classmates. This
had an overwhelming impact on Long's life, including inspiring this young, bright student in pursuing a lifelong career as an engineer. Long shared, "The course material, and the variety of engineering forms that I was exposed to, in the Engineering Academy helped shape my interests and ultimately helped me decide to be a mechanical engineer."
In addition to inspiring Long to pursue his engineering career, he credits the Engineering Academy for helping to strengthen his communication skills and build leadership skills. "High School Inc. Academies create a safe space for students to be courageous and seek support. It was difficult for me to ask for help, it's a trait that seems so difficult at first, but has truly been helpful in college. Everything that I have gained from the Engineering Academy has been beneficial for my growth and development after high school and in college," states Long.
This experience inspired this bright, passionate student to immerse himself in learning industry skills through work-based events, including the national nonprofit Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry Event at the Montage Laguna Beach. Joshua worked side by side with celebrity Chef Amar Santana's VACA team, displaying his drive, passion and commitment to high-quality work ethics, including taking initiative and staying late when most people had left. The head chef was thoroughly impressed with his culinary skills, teamwork, and ability to learn on the spot, which ultimately lead to the chef personally offering him a job at VACA.
Joshua is currently feeding his passion for serving others at VACA restaurant in Costa Mesa, while also working on a degree in Criminal Justice at Santa Ana College.
"Regardless of your situation or obstacles,always push forward and appreciate everyone that has supported you along the way. One day, you'll look back and see all that you've gone through to achieve your goals."
– Joshua, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Academy, Class of 2018
"Being a part of the culinary ProStart Competition allowed me to work closely with mentors, who helped me to build my confidence and public speaking skills. I also worked closely with mentors who opened my eyes to the importance of restaurant layout design and structure. Outside of preparing for competitions, Chef Luiz spent time in my culinary class and gave me advice on how to improve my cooking techniques. These mentors opened me to new career opportunities within the kitchen, industry and beyond," stated Lizbeth.
From not knowing her way around the kitchen to working side by side with Top Chef, Joe Sasto, at the national nonprofit Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry event, this rockstar culinary student is making leaps and strides towards her career. Lizbeth is currently attending University of California Riverside working towards a Business degree for her future restaurant. In addition to making waves in the culinary industry, Lizbeth is also making history by being the first in her family to graduate from high school and attend college.
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High School, Inc. Update and Response on COVID-19
High School Inc. Update – Flourishing Towards A New Norm
In today's climate of economic uncertainty and social unrest, the need is stronger than ever to ensure the vulnerable high school youth we serve have full access to our career education, guidance and support to achieve a brighter future.
While our primary goal is to keep our students active in their learning, we recognize that this will become increasingly difficult as more and more of our students and their families face tremendous hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis has pivoted our attention to the most basic and foundational support needed to enable our students to stay focused on their studies. We wanted to take a moment to celebrate our key partners and community leaders who acted immediately to support our Family Emergency Fund to help ensure our students stay in school during this difficult time. Together, we were able to support over 1,000 family members impacted by COVID-19.
Our ability to meet these students where they are during these uncertain times would not be possible without support from our community partners. As we reflect on the accomplishments and our ability to stay responsive to our students' evolving needs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are filled with gratitude. Like many the last few months have felt strangely different and things may never return to how they were, but a "New Normal" will emerge with a new profound opportunity to bring ideas and creativity to support our students.
In the months that have followed HSI has continued to engage students in learning opportunities and are able to shift and develop a variety of college and career readiness virtual programs and we look forward as we gear up for the upcoming year.
Check out our virtual model here.
As we move into the Fall season and the beginning of a new school year, although there is much that is still unknown, the power of community is our greatest strength. We anticipate many difficult choices. The devastation of the current COVID-19 pandemic is prompting a heightened urgency for strong leadership, collaboration, and faith. HSI staff will continue to work remotely as SAUSD moves completely online for the Fall semester and will be available during normal working hours to support our students. We welcome you to contact us directly by email or by phone.
We are in a unique place to take this challenge as an opportunity to continue to rethink and reimagine education to prepare our students for college, career, and ultimately life. Our students will need your support more than ever. As a valued partner, please join me to bring hope and be a part of our student's future.
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Italy constitutional court blocks euthanasia referendum
News Justice
"Bad news for democracy" says Italy right-to-die activist Marco Cappato.
Italy's constitutional court on Tuesday rejected a petition calling for a referendum on the decriminalisation of euthanasia, with the 15 judges ruling that it was "inadmissible".
Right-to-die activists had secured more than 1.2 million signatures in a petition seeking a referendum, well in excess of the half million threshold required to trigger a public vote.
The euthanasia petition called for a referendum to abolish a clause in a 1930 law that punishes the homicide of a consenting person with up to 15 years in jail.
The referendum would have proposed the removal of penalties for those who assist in the suicide of patients who have incurable illnesses or suffer intolerable pain and have already had palliative care.
Italy steps closer to euthanasia referendum
However, in a statement issued last night, the court said that repealing punishments would not safeguard the minimum constitutional standards governing the protection of human life, "particularly for the weak and the vulnerable."
Marco Cappato, treasurer of the Luca Coscioni right-to-die association and a driving force behind the referendum bid, said the court's decision was "bad news for those who suffer and will have to suffer even longer", adding that it was "bad news for democracy."
Cappato's involvement in the assisted suicide of Fabiano Antoniani led the constitutional court to rule in 2019 that it is not always a crime to help someone in "intolerable suffering" to kill themselves, under certain conditions, including if the patient is being kept alive by life-sustaining treatment, suffering from an irreversible illness, and enduring suffering that the patient deems intolerable.
The court ruled that those patients must remain capable of making "free and informed decisions."
The constitutional court had been asked to rule on the case of Antoniani, known as DJ Fabo, a music producer and motocross driver left tetraplegic and blind by a 2014 traffic accident. Cappato helped Antoniani to end his life by accompanying him to Switzerland in 2017.
The court also advised in 2019 that euthanasia should be regulated by legislation passed in parliament, which continues to debate a law that would allow terminally ill patients to seek assisted suicide through Italy's health system and protect medics from any legal action.
Italy's first assisted suicide: Mario wins right-to-die bid
The failure of lawmakers to agree on regulations in relation to euthanasia - a deeply divisive issue among Italian political parties - prompted the idea to seek a referendum.
Following Tuesday's ruling the Luca Coscioni association pledged to continue its battle to legalise euthanasia, saying the court's blocking of the referendum "makes the road longer and more torturous."
Enrico Letta, leader of the centre-left Partito Democratico (PD) wrote on Twitter that the court's decision "must now push parliament to approve the law on assisted suicide."
His views were echoed by Giuseppe Conte, leader of the populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), who tweeted that "it is imperative that parliament responds immediately to the need to defend the dignity of so many people and families that suffer."
Italy moves closer to referendums on euthanasia and cannabis
Despite being opposed to euthanasia, Matteo Salvini - leader of the right-wing Lega which is part of the government coalition with the PD and M5S - said: "I'm sorry, the rejection of a referendum is never good news."
Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party in opposition is vehemently against euthanasia, hailed the court's "sacrosanct" decision to declare inadmissible "the referendum proposed by the radicals on the murder of the consenting person, even if healthy."
The court's decision to block the referendum was also welcomed by conservatives and the Catholic Church which in the past has condemned euthanasia as "an intrinsically evil act."
Days before the constitutional court convened to rule on the matter, Pope Francis warned against euthanasia and expressed his gratitude for palliative care.
Speaking at his general audience on 9 February, the pontiff said: "We must accompany people towards death, but not provoke death or facilitate assisted suicide."
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Q: good way to use different class css in react case by case? I want use different color if the temperature is in adifferent zone.
Here is my code:
    const [weatherColor, setWeatherColor] = useState({
            temperature: '',
            humidity: ''
        })
    const colour = (temp, hum) => {
            let temperature = '';
            let humidity = '';
            if(temp < 11) temperature = 'bluegreen';
             else if(temp >= 11 && temp < 24) temperature = 'green';
             else if(temp >= 24 && temp < 36) temperature = 'orange';
             else if(temp > 36) temperature = 'purple';
             else temperature = 'gray';
            if(hum < 30) humidity = '30';
             else if(hum >= 30 && hum < 60) humidity = '60';
             else if(hum >= 60 && hum < 100) humidity = '100';
             else humidity = 'gray';
            setWeatherColor({temperature, humidity});
        }

Here's where I'm adding the CSS:
    <span className={`pt-8 text-temp-${weatherColor.temperature} text-[90px]`}>{observationalData.temperature}°C

Using console.log, I can see the value for ${weatherColor.temperature}, and it is what I expect:
"text-temp-purple". However the color on my page does not change. What could be wrong?
Here is the whole code:
    import axios from 'axios';
    import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
    import Icon from './Icon';

    const table = {
        day: {
            '晴天': { MappedIcon: Icon.SunDay },
            '多雲': { MappedIcon: Icon.CloudDay },
            '陰天': { MappedIcon: Icon.CloudyDay },
            '有雨': { MappedIcon: Icon.RainDay },
            '雷雨': { MappedIcon: Icon.RainLightningDay },
            '下雪': { MappedIcon: Icon.SnowDay },
        },
        night: {
            '晴天': { MappedIcon: Icon.SunNight },
            '多雲': { MappedIcon: Icon.CloudNight },
            '陰天': { MappedIcon: Icon.CloudyNight },
            '有雨': { MappedIcon: Icon.RainNight },
            '雷雨': { MappedIcon: Icon.RainLightningNight },
            '下雪': { MappedIcon: Icon.SnowNight },
        }
    }

    export default function Weather() {
        const [observationalData, setObservationalData] = useState({
            ctyName: '',
            townName: '',
            stationId: '',
            stationName: '',
            timestamp: 0,
            time: '',
            observationDate: '',
            observationTime: '',
            temperature: 0,
            day: '',
            title: '',
            humidity: 0
        });

        const [weatherColor, setWeatherColor] = useState({
            temperature: '',
            humidity: ''
        })

        const [WeatherIcon, setWeatherIcon] = useState();

        const colour = (temp, hum) => {
            let temperature = '';
            let humidity = '';
            if(temp < 11) temperature = 'bluegreen';
             else if(temp >= 11 && temp < 24) temperature = 'green';
             else if(temp >= 24 && temp < 36) temperature = 'orange';
             else if(temp > 36) temperature = 'purple';
             else temperature = 'gray';
            if(hum < 30) humidity = '30';
             else if(hum >= 30 && hum < 60) humidity = '60';
             else if(hum >= 60 && hum < 100) humidity = '100';
             else humidity = 'gray';
            setWeatherColor({temperature, humidity});
        }

        const getPosition = () => {
            if(!navigator.geolocation) {
                console.log('geolocation is not support');
            } else {
                const success = async (position) => {
                    const crd = position.coords;
                    const { latitude, longitude } = crd;
                    const data = await axios.get(`http://localhost:8000/api?latitude=${latitude}&longitude=${longitude}`);
                    setObservationalData(data.data);
                    const { MappedIcon } = table[observationalData.day][observationalData.title];
                    console.log(MappedIcon);
                    setWeatherIcon(MappedIcon);
                    colour(observationalData.temperature, observationalData.humidity);
                }
                const error = err => {
                    console.log('err', err.message);
                }
                navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error);
            }
        };

        useEffect(() => {
            const timer = setInterval(getPosition, 5000);
            console.log(new Date());

            return () => {
                clearInterval(timer);
            };
        });

        useEffect(() => {
            getPosition();
        }, []);

        return (

{WeatherIcon ? <WeatherIcon /> : ''}

                    <span className={`pr-2 w-[50px] text-temp-${weatherColor.temperature} text-[40px]`}>溫度
                    <span className={`pt-8 text-temp-${weatherColor.temperature} text-[90px]`}>{observationalData.temperature}°C
                    {console.log(`text-temp-${weatherColor.temperature}`)}
                    |
                    <span className={`pr-2 text-rh-${weatherColor.humidity} w-[50px] text-[40px]`}>濕度
                    <span className={`pt-8 text-rh-${weatherColor.humidity} text-[90px]`}>{observationalData.humidity}%
                    {observationalData.ctyName},{observationalData.townName}

        )
    };

A: The CSS file generated by Tailwind will only include classes that it recognizes when it scans your code, which means that dynamically generated classes (e.g. text-temp-${weatherColor.temperature}) will not be included unless each color utility-class (e.g. text-temp-purple) appears elsewhere in your code as a complete string.
You might solve this by setting the full utility class as your color:
if(temp < 11) temperature = 'text-temp-bluegreen';

...

<span className={`pt-8 ${weatherColor.temperature} text-[90px]`}>

Or saving the color value and using a style attribute:
if(temp < 11) temperature = '00DDDD';

...

<span style={{color: `#${weatherColor.temperature}`}} className={`pt-8x text-[90px]`}>

Or looking up the color string in an object and using a style attribute:
if(temp < 11) temperature = 'bluegreen';

...

const colors = {
  'bluegreen': '#00DDDD',
  'green': '#008000',
}

<span style={{color: colors?[weatherColor.temperature] ?? ''`}} className={`pt-8x text-[90px]`}>

More information: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/content-configuration#dynamic-class-names

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All the New Disney Shows We Can't Wait to Watch
By The D23 Team
It's the event we've all been waiting for—the Disney Upfront presentation, which is when we find out all the awesome new must-see shows we'll be putting on our calendar. Yesterday, Disney announced all the exciting TV series and specials we can expect to see this next year from ABC, Freeform, FX, Hulu, ESPN, and National Geographic. Disney's exciting 2021 Upfront presentation included talent and executives from all across Disney's TV and streaming platforms. Here's just some of what we can't wait to watch:
NEW FALL SERIES
Queens (Tuesdays, 10 p.m. ET)
Estranged and out-of-touch, four women in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as a '90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world. Queens stars Eve as Brianna, Naturi Naughton as Jill, Nadine Velazquez as Valeria, Taylor Selé as Eric Jones, Pepi Sonuga as Lil Muffin and Brandy as Naomi. Zahir McGhee, Sabrina Wind and Tim Story are executive producers.
The Wonder Years (Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, The Wonder Years is a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. The Wonder Years stars Don Cheadle, narrating the series as adult Dean Williams, Elisha "EJ" Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, Julian Lerner, Amari O'Neil, and Milan Ray. Saladin Patterson serves as writer and executive producer. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez of Lee Daniels Entertainment also executive produce along with original series star Fred Savage.
NEW MIDSEASON SERIES
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers—and a slightly tone-deaf principal—are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Abbott Elementary stars Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Brunson serves as writer and executive producer alongside Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.
Based on the short film by Tim Curcio, Maggie follows a young woman trying to cope with life as a psychic. Maggie regularly sees the future of her friends, parents, clients, and random strangers on the street, but when she suddenly sees a glimpse of her own future, Maggie is forced to start living in her own present. The series stars Rebecca Rittenhouse, David Del Rio, Nichole Sakura, Angelique Cabral, Leonardo Nam, Ray Ford, Chloe Bridges, Kerri Kenney, and Chris Elliott. Maggie is written and executive produced by Justin Adler and Maggie Mull. Evan Hayes and Jeff Morton also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.
Women of the Movement
Women of the Movement tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risks her life to find justice after her son Emmett is brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett's murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chooses to bear her pain on the world stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the Civil Rights movement as we know it today. The limited-series stars Adrienne Warren, Tonya Pinkins, Cedric Joe, Ray Fisher, Glynn Turman, Chris Coy, Carter Jenkins, and Julia McDermott.
Women of the Movement is produced by Kapital Entertainment. Marissa Jo Cerar serves as executive producer and showrunner. Executive producers are Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, and Michael Lohmann (Kapital Entertainment), Jay-Z, Jay Brown, and Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith (Roc Nation), Will Smith and James Lassiter (Overbrook), Rosanna Grace (Serendipity Group Inc.), Alex Foster and John Powers Middleton (Middleton Media Group), David Clark (Mazo Partners), and Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
Gordon Ramsay laces his boots, grabs his knives, and buckles up as he hits the road to embark on more exhilarating adventures, exploring world cultures through food in the fourth season of National Geographic's Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted is executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Edwards, Jon Kroll, and Tom Willis for Studio Ramsay.
Life Below Zero, Life Below Zero: Next Generation, and Port Protection, Alaska
The common theme in Life Below Zero and Port Protection, Alaska is people who have left traditional society behind. They have chosen a different life, with varying degrees of danger and challenges, in their remote regions of Alaska. In Life Below Zero: Next Generation, an all-new cast has abandoned contemporary life in favor of freedom in the brutal Alaskan wilderness. Executive Producers are Travis Shakespeare and Joseph Litzinger for BBC Studios.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Last season, the hit outdoor adventure series Running Wild with Bear Grylls found its new home on National Geographic with bigger action and wilder destinations than ever before. World-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls returns for another season, leading a brand-new slate of celebrities into the wildest corners of the planet for epic, life-changing adventures. Running Wild with Bear Grylls is produced by Electus, a Propagate Company, and The Natural Studios. For Electus and The Natural Studios, Bear Grylls serves as executive producer along with Chris Grant, Drew Buckley, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Liz Schulze, Rob Buchta, and Delbert Shoopman.
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller continues her harrowing exploration into the underworld's most dangerous black markets. Armed with National Geographic's trademark inside access, each episode follows Mariana as she works her way inside a different black market or global trafficking network—from meth, marijuana, and stolen cars to outlaw bikers clubs and Amazon mafias—where she meets the players and learns the business, all in an effort to understand the inner workings of the world's multitrillion-dollar shadow economy. For Muck Media, Executive Producers are Mariana van Zeller, Darren Foster, and Jeff Plunkett.
Wicked Tuna and Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
National Geographic's hit series Wicked Tuna is back on the high seas. Follow a group of salty commercial fishermen from the nation's oldest seaport in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as they earn their living through rod-and-reel fishing in pursuit of the prized bluefin tuna.
Later this year, the popular spinoff Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks returns. Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks follows a southern fleet of top captains battling to catch bluefin in the dangerous waters off the coast of North Carolina. Wicked Tuna is executive produced by Craig Piligian and Mike Nichols, and co-executive produced by Lorene Machado for Pilgrim Studios.
10th Annual Sharkfest Summer 2022
National Geographic's 10th annual Sharkfest takes you up close and personal with one of nature's most feared—and often misunderstood—predators. Throughout its decade-long history, more than 100 hours of new shark programming has premiered, helping viewers gain respect and understanding for these mysterious underwater creatures. In celebration of this milestone, National Geographic has announced a new partnership with Minorities in Shark Science, working to encourage diversity and inclusion in the field of shark science and inspire the next generation of scientists.
National Geographic's Explorer, a hallmark of Nat Geo storytelling since it first launched in 1985, is set to return as a series of specials produced in partnership with ABC News, who will bring familiar faces to the series. Good Morning America co-anchors Michael Strahan and Robin Roberts follow the progress of the expeditions, especially at critical turning points. Explorer will cover timely topics, a featured magazine story, and more, further deepening viewers' understanding of the world through provocative storytelling. For Lincoln Square Productions, Drew Pulley is executive producer, and Jeanmarie Condon is senior executive producer.
The Hot Zone: Anthrax
The three-night limited series The Hot Zone: Anthrax, starring Daniel Dae Kim and Tony Goldwyn, will premiere Sunday, November 28. With the world still reeling after the attacks on 9/11, America faces a second wave—the anthrax letters. The Hot Zone: Anthrax follows FBI Special Agent Matthew Ryker (Kim) as he tracks down the killer, finding himself ensnared in an unstable web of psychological warfare. Bruce Ivins (Goldwyn) is the brilliant microbiologist who becomes embroiled in the hunt.
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson serve as executive producers and showrunners. Scott Free Productions' Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker are executive producers, with Jordan Sheehan also serving as executive producer. Lynda Obst is an executive producer. Richard Preston is a co-executive producer on the series. The series is produced by 20th Television and Scott Free Productions.
The award-winning creative team behind iconic natural history films and series like Disneynature's Earth and Elephant, as well as BBC's Planet Earth and Frozen Planet, brings you National Parks, shot using cutting-edge technology including long lens cinematography, remote camera traps, and the latest high-resolution drone technology. Leading us on this journey is narrator Garth Brooks.
The Captain featuring Derek Jeter
ESPN Films announced a multi-part documentary series that will tell the story of one of the greatest icons in modern sports. Derek Jeter's arrival with the New York Yankees helped transform a struggling franchise into a storied dynasty, all within a time of great change in New York City. As he prepares to enter Cooperstown this July, he is pulling back the curtain to reveal what it was really like to be The Captain.
Emmy-winning director Randy Wilkins will tell the story of Jeter's professional and personal triumphs and challenges. The series is being executive produced by Spike Lee, Mike Tollin, Mandalay Sports Media, Excel Sports Management's media arm Excel Media, and Connor Schell, in association with The Players' Tribune and Major League Baseball. It is slated to premiere on ESPN and ESPN+ in 2022.
Fifty/50
Fifty/50 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the June 23, 1972, passing of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any educational institution that receives federal funding, which gave women the equal opportunity to play. June 2022 will be declared "Fifty/50 Month," a wide-ranging initiative focused on the intersection of women, sports, culture, and the fight for equality. Highlighting it will be 50 women's stories told in multiple formats, including long-form reporting, documentary storytelling, podcasts, features, and digital and social platforms.
In addition, ESPN+ announced its slate of upcoming projects:
Quest for the Stanley Cup
A seven-part, behind-the-scenes docu-series that provides an all-access pass, both on and off the ice, as the NHL's top teams pursue the coveted Stanley Cup. Coming June 4.
Peyton's Places Expansion
Stars from a variety of sports, including Abby Wambach, David Ortiz, Ronda Rousey, Vince Carter, and Eli Manning, take on Peyton's signature show to bring fans the people and places that make their sport what it is today.
Bettor Days with Mike Greenberg Season 2
Bettor Days with Mike Greenberg is a character-driven reenactment show that brings to life the true stories of unforgettable gambling adventures. Hosted by ESPN's Mike Greenberg, the series uses in-depth interviews and comedic reenactments to relive the wildest, funniest betting tales—and their unexpected outcomes. Coming in August.
Man in the Arena: Tom Brady
After 21 seasons in the NFL, Tom Brady will share a personal firsthand account of his 10 Super Bowl appearances. Each episode focuses on a single Super Bowl appearance and centers not just on the pivotal moments, but everything that leads to them, illustrating the series of small steps that seem insignificant at the time, but when reflected upon, show the distance traveled.
Nine Perfect Strangers (August 18)
Based on The New York Times bestselling book by author Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort's director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine "perfect" strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.
The eight-episode series stars Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Samara Weaving, Melvin Gregg, Asher Keddie, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Manny Jacinto. The series is co-written by David E. Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss, and co-showrun by David E. Kelley and John Henry Butterworth.
Only Murders in the Building (August 31)
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Mountainside cops in sex-toy scandal to retire, another suspended
Editor's note: This story contains graphic language and descriptions.
MOUNTAINSIDE – One borough police officer has been suspended without pay and two have submitted their retirement papers following allegations of misconduct that included the use of an artificial penis.
After five police officers and one borough employee filed a lawsuit claiming they had experienced a hostile work environment with sexual connotations at the hands of fellow officers, the borough on Tuesday announced that Lt. Thomas Murphy has been suspended without pay and Chief Allan Attanasio and Det. Sgt. Andrew Huber have submitted their retirement papers.
Attanasio and Huber were removed from the borough's payroll on July 20.
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After a review of conduct by former Assistant U.S. Attorney William Maderer, the borough has decided to file disciplinary charges against Murphy.
Any decision regarding the officers' pension will come from the state's pension board.
In the statement, which was posted on the borough's Facebook page on Tuesday, Mayor Paul Mirabell, said the actions of the officers accused of wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the town.
"Has any of this affected the safety in the borough?" he said. "Absolutely not. We are fortunate to live in a safe town, where are police know the residents and our neighborhoods."
The lawsuit was filed by Mountainside Police Department Officers Christopher Feighner, Richard Latargia, Thomas Norton, Jeffrey Stinner, and James Urban, and a part time female employee in the Department, Amy Colineri.
The officers, part of a 22-member department, are alleging they were subject to a hostile work environment at the hands of two other police officers, Andrew Huber and Thomas Murphy. The allegations include:
Officers being hit over the head with an artificial penis
Attempts to force objects into the rectum of officers
Huber and Murphy placing their genitalia on food and other people in the department
Stealing a police car from Berkeley Heights officers after calling in a false report
Changing Huber's hours so they he could also get paid for coaching in the school district while also being paid by the police department.
One of the alleged incidents was captured on video, which was shared with My Central Jersey.
Staff Writer Nick Muscavage: 908-243-6615; ngmuscavage@gannettnj.com


"LOVE, TAMARA" is my signature with which I am sending my Love to all of you!
The album is very close to my Heart and represents two worlds of big ballads and upbeat dance material.
"Writing and singing music is my favorite thing to do. The entire world stops and I am giving myself to this unknown energy.


The Physical Torturer, err, Therapy Ladies at Sage Centers decided they'd really like a little Loki lovin' so they invited him to Juno's PT session.
"Mom, Juicy is not taking her exercises seriously enough. I think she needs to pump up the pace!"
Seven years ago, I tried to take Loki to one of Juno's PT water treadmill appointments. That kind of action completely broke his mentals. He couldn't shut his yapper to save his life, so I had to put him in the car for Juno's session. Now, you can see he is keeping it together. I bet if I looked inside his brain, I'd find his mentals held together by scotch tape. He's definitely calmed in his maturity and is more confident and less fearful. Still, he never took his eyes off Juno or the PT ladies once. Ever the risk management assessor, he's constantly processing whether things are good or bad, safe or dangerous. There's black and white; no gray areas with Loki. I have nothing but total admiration for his thinking.
Meanwhile Juno really enjoyed having him there. She was much more cooperative during laser therapy and didn't try to escape once. She's quite attached to her man and really loves having him with her at PT.
"Hey Miss Katrina, it's nice of you to share my energy bars with the cracker but I'm doing all the work!"
"Nonsense Principessa. Moral support takes tons of mental work. I need to recharge my mentals!"
Truthfully, he loved every minute of his time at PT with Juno this time. He was bit worried at first but he just settled in and figured out it was all for Juicy's jodhpurs. He was good with that. And he let the PT Ladies schmooze over him and feed him fhuds whenever he gave them the sad eyes.
Seriously. I'm really proud of my boy. Deep down he's still a cracker but he's also a softy with a big heart and such a joy to have in our lives. I seriously love his mentals. And so does Juicy. She really takes advantage of his mentals for her own entertainment. It's kind of hilarious to watch.


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Technology|Wal-Mart Adds Its Clout to Movie Streaming
Wal-Mart Adds Its Clout to Movie Streaming
LG televisions at the Consumer Electronics Show. Internet-linked TVs are rare now, but rapid growth is forecast.Credit...Paul Sakuma/Associated Press
By Brad Stone
SAN FRANCISCO — Sure, you took the plunge and bought that expensive high-definition television. But does it connect to the Internet?
Analysts estimate that fewer than 5 percent of the HDTVs sold in the United States last year can go online to pull in movies and television shows, bypassing traditional cable and satellite TV service. Now, however, the idea of an Internet-ready home entertainment setup has a powerful new backer: Wal-Mart.
The retail giant said on Monday that it had agreed to buy Vudu, a Silicon Valley start-up whose three-year-old online movie service is being built into an increasing number of televisions and Blu-ray players.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but a person briefed on the deal said the price for the company, which raised $60 million in capital, was over $100 million. Other companies, including Best Buy, Amazon.com, Comcast and the satellite company EchoStar, had also expressed interest in acquiring Vudu, according to this person, who asked for anonymity because the terms of the deal were private.
The two companies began informing Hollywood studios and television manufacturers of the deal on Monday, and Wal-Mart said it was expected to close within a few weeks.
The acquisition adds a forceful player to what is already a crowded field of companies aiming to deliver streamed entertainment to the living room.
Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Netflix, Blockbuster and Roxio CinemaNow, a division of Sonic Solutions, all offer online movie stores for Internet-connected devices like HDTVs, Blu-ray players or video game consoles.
Apple sells movies and TV shows alongside music in its iTunes store. But iTunes is accessible only from computers and Apple's own mobile devices, as well as on televisions through the Apple TV set-top box, which has not sold well and which the company has referred to as a "hobby."
"It's getting increasingly cheap to put Internet connections into televisions, and there are definitely financial opportunities to doing it," said Riddhi Patel, an analyst at the research firm iSuppli, which estimates that over 60 percent of high-definition televisions will connect to the Internet by 2013.
This shift could shake up the television business, analysts say. Consumers will have more reasons to watch entertainment from sources other than their cable or satellite company, potentially motivating a greater fraction of them to cancel those monthly subscriptions.
Movie stores like Vudu's also compete directly with the video-on-demand services of the cable companies, and generally have better selection, more high-definition content, friendlier menus and fuller descriptions of the programs.
Aiming to differentiate itself, Vudu highlights its large catalog of high-definition movies and its simple user interface.Credit...Paul Sakuma/Associated Press
More immediate, if Wal-Mart puts its marketing power behind the Vudu service, it could give a lift to sales of Internet-ready televisions and disc players, which generally cost a few hundred dollars more than devices without such capabilities.
Wal-Mart stocks fewer such televisions than its rivals Best Buy and Amazon, according to James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research. "At the very least this shows Wal-Mart understands that has to change, because the DVD is eventually going away," Mr. McQuivey said. "They are making a bet on connected devices."
Wal-Mart has so far lacked a way to deliver movies digitally to people's homes — but it hasn't been for lack of trying. In 2007, Wal-Mart started a movie and TV show download service with the help of Hewlett-Packard. But customers never embraced it, and Wal-Mart shuttered the site the following year after H.P. closed the division that was providing the technology.
Wal-Mart introduced a digital music download store in 2004, but the effort has badly lagged behind iTunes and even Amazon's MP3 store.
Vudu, based in Santa Clara, Calif., and backed by the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners, has not turned a profit. It first emerged in 2007 pushing a sleek black set-top box, which people connected to their TVs to gain access to thousands of Hollywood films.
But like other Silicon Valley companies including TiVo and Roku, Vudu found it a challenge to persuade mainstream consumers to connect yet another box to their already cable-snaked televisions.
In 2008, Vudu's chief executive left the company and was replaced by Alain Rossmann, a co-founder who was an early Apple executive and a pioneer in making the Web accessible from cellphones. Last year, Vudu stopped making hardware and instead began offering its movie store and simple interactive service as a feature that the largest consumer electronics manufacturers could build into their devices.
That effort has gained visible traction over the last few months. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in January, Vudu announced deals to put its service into devices made by Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp and Toshiba and said it was expanding its older relationships with LG Electronics, Vizio and Mitsubishi.
Panasonic and Sony are the only major manufacturers that have not yet added the Vudu service to their devices. With Wal-Mart, one of their biggest retailers, taking it over, manufacturers will now have another reason to include Vudu.
Vudu competitors like Netflix, of course, are cutting similar deals with manufacturers, who are happy to build multiple services into their devices and make them more versatile.
Vudu has sought to distinguish itself from its rivals by bragging about its large catalog of high-definition movies, its simple user interface and its integration of other Internet services like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Pandora.
The Vudu deal could allow Wal-Mart to one day sell a variety of other merchandise through people's televisions via the Vudu service. One person who has been briefed on Wal-Mart's thinking said that the retailer would keep the Vudu brand.
But the retailer will make one change. Vudu also has a plentiful selection of pornographic movies available to its customers. A person briefed on the Wal-Mart deal said the retailer would close down that category "immediately."


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Our Nation's Ongoing Quest for Inner Freedom and Self-Development—and the Inside Story of the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" | 55:17
An interview with Prudence Farrow Bruns, Ph.D.
Prudence Farrow Bruns, Ph.D., learned the Transcendental Meditation technique in 1966 in Los Angeles. Two years later, she traveled to Rishikesh, India, where she studied with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Founder of the TM program. She has been teaching the TM technique throughout North America ever since.
Prudence was in India when the Beatles were there to study meditation with Maharishi in 1968. Her dedicated attention to meditation in Rishikesh inspired John Lennon to write the iconic song "Dear Prudence." In this interview she discusses her time in India studying with Maharishi, including her encounter with the Beatles and the song they wrote about her.
Dr. Bruns also shares her experience establishing one of the first U.S. yoga centers in the 1960s, and provides a personal perspective on the rise of interest in yoga and meditation in the United States over the past 50 years.
Prudence was in India when the Beatles were there to study meditation with Maharishi in 1968. Her dedicated attention to meditation in Rishikesh inspired John Lennon to write the iconic song "Dear Prudence."
Dr. Bruns is the daughter of film director John Farrow and actress Maureen O' Sullivan, and the younger sister of actress Mia Farrow. In the 1980s, she also worked as a film producer. During that time, she originated and co-produced the critically acclaimed Irish film Widow's Peak, starring Mia Farrow, Joan Plowright, and Natasha Richardson.
In 2007 Dr. Bruns completed her doctoral studies at the University of California at Berkeley and received a Ph.D. in Sanskrit. Since then she has published a book and academic papers on Ayurveda, the world's oldest system of natural medicine.
In 2015 she published her memoir Dear Prudence: The Story Behind the Song. It was named one of the best indie books of that year by Kirkus Reviews, which called the book, "A moving spiritual account of a search for meaning through meditation."
Mario Orsatti, Executive Director of the Center for Health and Wellness, a division of the David Lynch Foundation, interviewed Dr. Bruns on June 14, 2020.
Watch the interview with Dr. Prudence Farrow Bruns (55:17)
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The "Dear Prudence" Story | 2:55
A profile of Prudence Farrow Bruns, the inspiration behind the Beatles song, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Maharishi's historic TM Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India, 1968.
A Scientist's Quest for Enlightenment
Renowned researcher Dr. David Orme-Johnson shares his personal journey toward uncovering the science of higher states of consciousness, from an experience of transcendence as a child, to his discovery of the first scientific hints of Cosmic Consciousness in the autonomic stability of TM meditators.
Consciousness, Creativity, and the Artist | 53:04
David Lynch, Academy Award-winning filmmaker known for The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and Twin Peaks, discusses the role of the artist's state of consciousness in the creative process and how his TM practice has influenced his work as a director, artist, and philanthropist. This encore episode originally aired May 3, 2020.
The Power of Yoga and Transcendence
"People have told us that after learning TM, they can go more deeply into their yoga practice, that they can do postures they've never done before," says Ian O'Laughlin in an interview with him and Jennifer O'Laughlin.


Peter broadcast his radio show from the El Dorado Royale resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Because of the swine flu "infodemic", Mexico has struggled to attract visitors. Translation: there's never been a cheaper time to go.
So we checked in with some of the locals to find out what the locals like to see and do in town, on the beaches and in the water.
"I generally try to stay away from most of the shops right on Fifth Avenue in Playa del Carmen," says Garcia. "You really can get burned at some of them." Instead, he prefers wandering along the smaller side streets, particularly streets that are north of the busy downtown section.
As for handicrafts "there are some local artisans in the cities but, more often than not, I pick up those items at roadside stands after checking them out closely and bargaining with the owners," says Garcia.
Singing the blues in Mexico? Jam Session on the corner of 40th Street and Fifth Avenue is a favorite club among locals and ex-pats, where local musicians will drop in to jam with the house band.
Listen to Rudy on Hour 3 of Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio's show from the Riviera Maya.
One can't-miss activity is snorkeling in the reefs of Puerto Morelos. "These are fantastic reefs and if you are snorkeling with a biologist, it's even more fascinating," says Johnson. Puerto Morelos is an old fishing village that is far more peaceful and less crowded than Cancun, and snorkeling is an easy adventure in protected lagoons.
By Sarika Chawla for PeterGreenberg.com.
For an in-depth view of the topics on this week's show, check out Radio Roundup: Riviera Maya, Mexico.
For Hour 1 of the Riviera Maya show, click here.
For Hour 2 of the show, click here.
For Hour 3 of the Riviera Maya show, click here.


Macarena - just the name is enough. Conjuring up images up nightclubs and party scenes full of people dancing to it, following the steps like book work (well, most of them - the others try!).
Macarena started off in 1993 as a flamenco composed and released by the Spanish duo Los Del Rio, sweeping across Spain. Today, off course, it's on the air all around the globe, with its demand increasing all the time. People who don't know a word of Spanish have taken to it - dancing to it with electric fervor.
Don't know how to dance the Macarena, check it out here and listen to portions of the song as well!!!
Most people just follow the word 'Macarena'. Not surprisingly, since a large proportion of the people dancing to it do not know Spanish. So here are the the lyrics of the song, in Spanish, their English translation, and parts of the Bayside Boys mix, the version which is doing the rounds these days.
And if you're good, I'll take you home with me.
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Q: The dialog box opens multiples time at a same time in flutter whenever I click many times on wheel, open multiple dialog boxes at the same time.
I just want, it should be open after previous got dismissed.

I took an image and add animation on it and wrapped it with GestureDetector widget.
onTap: event i called alertDialogBox() method which is defined for Dialog box. watch above the gif image, and called the animation method with specific Condition
CODE:
Dialog box
alertDialogBox(BuildContext context) {
    return showDialog(
       barrierDismissible: false,
        context: context,
        builder: (BuildContext context) {
          return AlertDialog(
            backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
            shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
              borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(16.0))),
            contentPadding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10.0),
            content: Stack(
            children: <Widget>[
             ....
          ],
        ),
      );
    });
  }

The Wheel:
GestureDetector(
              child: Container(
                      alignment: Alignment.center,
                      color: Colors.blue,
                      child: new AnimatedBuilder(
                        animation: _animationCtrl,
                        child:  Container(
                          height:MediaQuery.of(context).size.height/2.3,
                          width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width/1.3,
                          decoration: BoxDecoration(
                            color: Colors.blue,
                            image: DecorationImage(
                              image: AssetImage('assets/wheel.png', ),
                              fit: BoxFit.contain,
                            ),
                              borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(130.0)),
                          )
                        ),
                        builder: (BuildContext context, Widget _widget) {
                            .......
                        },
                      ),
                    ),
                  onTap: ()async{
                     await Firestore.instance.collection('Users').document(uid).get().then((DocumentSnapshot documnet){
                      getIsSpin=documnet['isSpin'];

                    });

                    if(getIsSpin=="0"){
                         if (!_animationCtrl.isAnimating) {

                         //applying animation
                        }

                       DateTime now = DateTime.now();
                     // String lastSpinTime =DateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss").format(now);

                      .....//here updating isSpin value=1 and also updating   spining Date time to firestore

                   }else {
                     oneDayDuration();
                   }

                  }

                )

After 24 hours trying to spin the wheel
oneDayDuration():
void oneDayDuration()async{
int differenceTime;

await({
   ....here fetching last spin date time from firestore});
   ....//here getting difference hours between last spining time and current time

    if(differenceTime>=24){

         await({......//updating ispin=0 to firbase
        })
        .then((result)  => {

          print("Now you're able to spin"),

        }).catchError((err) => print(err));
    }else{
      print("Please wait for 24 hours");

      alertDialogBox(context);
    }
  }
}

A: Maybe this is because, you are trying to show dialog Asynchronously, where you don't have to. Just remove async, it is unnecessary while showing a simple dialog.
You better create a method that runs async in the if condition, and remove async in the onTap. This will separate your dialog code with async.

A: It is too late to answer this question, I came across the same scenario and solved it.
This is because the alertDialogBox function is invoked by build method every time the state is changed. you need to limit it by adding a variable to class like 'isAlertboxOpened' and make opening of alertDialogBox conditional and avoid opening multiple dialog boxes.
The following code should work
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {

  bool isAlertboxOpened; // add this

@override
void initState(){
  isAlertboxOpened = false; // add this
}

alertDialogBox(BuildContext context) async {
    setState(() => isAlertboxOpened = true); // add this
    return showDialog(
       barrierDismissible: false,
        context: context,
        builder: (BuildContext context) {
          return AlertDialog(
            backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
            shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
              borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(16.0))),
            contentPadding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 10.0),
            content: Stack(
            children: <Widget>[
             ....
            // when press ok button on pressed add this
             onPressed:(){
                 // your code
                 setState(() => isAlertboxOpened = false);
                  Navigator.of(context).pop();
              }

          ],
        ),
      );
    });
  }

void oneDayDuration()async{
int differenceTime;

await({
   ....here fetching last spin date time from firestore});
   ....//here getting difference hours between last spining time and current time

    if(differenceTime>=24){

         await({......//updating ispin=0 to firbase
        })
        .then((result)  => {

          print("Now you're able to spin"),

        }).catchError((err) => print(err));
    }else{
      print("Please wait for 24 hours");
      isAlertboxOpened ? (){} : // add this to make this conditional
      alertDialogBox(context);
    }
  }
}