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program main
  implicit none
  integer(4), parameter :: N_max = 28123
  integer(4) :: i,j,ia,s,n,Nabundants
  logical    :: writable
  integer(4), dimension(N_max) :: temp_abundants
  integer(4), dimension(:), allocatable :: abundants

  ! build list of abundant numbers
  ia = 1
  do i=1,N_max
     if (sum_div(i) > i) then
        temp_abundants(ia) = i
        ia = ia + 1
     endif
  enddo

  Nabundants = ia - 1
  write(*,*) "Nabundants: ",Nabundants
  allocate(abundants(Nabundants))
  abundants = temp_abundants(:Nabundants)

  ! test to see if a number can be written as the sum of two abundant numbers
  s = 0
  !$omp parallel do             &
  !$omp default(shared)         &
  !$omp private(i,j,n,writable) &
  !$omp reduction(+:s)
  do i=1,N_max
     writable = .false.
     do j=1,Nabundants
        n = i - abundants(j)
        if (any(abundants==n)) then
           ! we can write it as the sum of 2 abundants
           writable = .true.
           exit
        endif
     enddo
     if (.not. writable) then
        s = s + i
     endif
  enddo
  !$omp end parallel do

  write(*,*) "sum of all numbers which cannot be written as the sum of two abundant numbers: ",s

contains

  pure function sum_div(n)
    ! Default
    implicit none

    ! Function arguments
    integer(4), intent(in) :: n
    integer(4)             :: sum_div

    ! Local variables
    integer(4) :: i1,i2,nmax

    ! Figure out max number to try
    nmax = int(sqrt(1D0*n))

    ! 1 is always a divisor
    sum_div = 1
    do i1=2,nmax
       if (mod(n,i1)==0) then
          ! work out if a perfect square
          i2 = n/i1
          if (i2 /= i1) then
             sum_div = sum_div + i1 + i2
          else
             sum_div = sum_div + i1
          endif
       endif
    enddo

    return
  end function sum_div

end program main


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James Schreiber Elected Chairman of Washington Institute's Board of Trustees
Washington, D.C. – James Schreiber — attorney, businessman, and philanthropic leader — was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the organization announced today. Mr. Schreiber succeeds Board Chairman Martin J. Gross who becomes chairman emeritus.
Mr. Schreiber, a longstanding member of the Institute's Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, served previously as an Institute senior vice president. He lives in Greenwich, CT, and New York City.
"It is a true honor to be elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Washington Institute," said Mr. Schreiber. "Now, more than ever, I believe the Institute contributes to the vital national security interests of the United States by providing analysis and ideas to our nation's leaders. Indeed, it is fair to characterize the Institute as both a 'think and do tank,' given that its policy prescriptions carry such weight with senior government officials who make and implement U.S. policy in the region. As chairman, I look forward to strengthening its capacity to provide policymakers with solutions that will advance security and peace in this critical region of the world."
"For more than 20 years, Jim has been selflessly devoted to the mission of the Institute," said Chairman Emeritus Gross and Institute President Shelly Kassen. "We look forward to his leadership as chairman of the Board of Trustees."
Following his service as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1969 to 1974, Mr. Schreiber worked in private practice in New York City for nearly 30 years before becoming the chairman, chief executive officer, and principal shareholder of Dairy Enterprises, Inc., at the time the largest dairy processor in the Northeast. He sits on many nonprofit boards including the Columbia Law School Board of Visitors and the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation, of which he previously served as chairman, as well as having served for many years on the Brown University Sports Foundation. He is the founder of the Palestinian Rule of Law Project, a program that brings Palestinian lawyers to the United States for a one-year master's program at prominent law schools to strengthen democratic institutions in Gaza and the West Bank. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Brown University and his law degree from Columbia University. He also graduated from Harvard Business School's three-year OPM program. Between them, he and his wife Wendy have eight grown children and 15 grandchildren.
About the Washington Institute: The Washington Institute is an independent, nonpartisan research institution funded exclusively by U.S. citizens that seeks to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East and to promote the policies that secure them. Drawing on the research of its fellows and the experience of its policy practitioners, the Institute promotes informed debate and scholarly research on U.S. policy in the region.
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Gov. Larry Hogan has made it clear that the top priority of his administration is to strengthen Maryland's competitiveness for economic development and job growth, an objective endorsed by virtually all business leaders.
Most in the private sector embrace Gov. Hogan's commitment to tax reform, instilling a renewed culture of customer service in state government and implementing redistricting reform to inject a greater degree of competitiveness into the process of electing our lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis.
However, among the Hogan administration's first tax measures placed before the Maryland General Assembly in the 2015 session is a proposal to reduce revenue to the state resulting from the one tax legislation passed in recent years that business supported — strengthening revenue to the state's Transportation Trust Fund.
A Hogan administration bill to repeal the inflation index to the state's gas tax would reverse a key measure lawmakers enacted two years ago to address an escalating crisis in Maryland's transportation funding.
A well-funded transportation infrastructure is among eight core pillars for a competitive business climate identified by business leaders at the Greater Baltimore Committee.
In 2013, the General Assembly took decisive steps to address a fiscal challenge facing Maryland: our state's roads, bridges and transit systems were aging and the revenue source for transportation was rapidly dwindling. At the time, the state's gas tax had not been increased in more than 20 years and the Transportation Trust Fund — the state's source of funding for transportation projects — was projected to have enough money to only maintain existing transportation infrastructure. No new transportation projects had been included in the state's Consolidated Transportation Plan for two consecutive years.
By passing the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, the General Assembly sent a message that our state was not going to fall behind again. The legislation not only increased transportation tax revenues, but also included a provision that tied future increases of the gas tax to the Consumer Price Index to account for inflation in the economy.
By enacting the CPI provision, lawmakers ensured that future transportation revenues would keep pace with growing transportation needs and the escalating costs of construction (labor, equipment, materials, etc.).
Meanwhile state voters reinforced their support of a strong, secure source of transportation funding by voting overwhelmingly for a state constitutional amendment placing a lockbox on the Transportation Trust Fund.
This session, the Hogan administration, in House Bill 483 and Senate Bill 589, is seeking to eliminate inflation indexing provisions and other scheduled revenue increases.
The ultimate effect of such an action? Lawmakers would have to pass regular increases in the per-gallon gas tax rate in order to keep transportation funding from again eroding its ability to meet infrastructure construction cost inflation.
While the principle of requiring elected officials to vote on every tax increase would be preferable, times have changed. Prior to 1992, passing an increase in the gas tax rate to keep up with inflation was a bipartisan vote cast every couple of years by the General Assembly. Today's lawmakers, as evidenced by their reluctance to pass a transportation tax increase for more than 20 years, clearly would not relish having to vote regularly on such an action, however necessary it would be.
Doing away with Maryland's inflation indexing for the gas tax rate would reduce revenue to the state's transportation fund by more than $141 million in Fiscal Year 2016. In FY 2020, the revenue loss would be $438 million, according to state fiscal analysts.
Additionally, this reduction would further limit transportation dollars as the state would lose the "leverage" bonding component of that revenue source. The Transportation Trust Fund would experience more than $1.5 billion in cumulative lost revenue over a five year period, state analysts estimate.
While the state would still see increased revenue, removing the indexing provision would essentially take Maryland back to where it was two years ago — with a transportation revenue structure that is not inflation sensitive and that will not serve the growing transportation demands of the state.
That's precisely how Maryland got into a serious transportation funding crisis in the first place.
Superior transportation infrastructure with a well-funded and reliable funding mechanism is a major priority for Maryland's business community. The governor's proposal to eliminate indexing the per-gallon gas tax to inflation raises an important question. What revenue adjustments would the Hogan administration support to ensure that Maryland's roads, transit, port and airport resources are reliably and well-funded?
Given the significant steps lawmakers have taken to strengthen Maryland's transportation funding in recent years, the best interests of the state's business climate and the mobility of its citizens would be far better served if lawmakers decide against gratuitously tinkering with the recent changes to the state's Transportation Trust Fund.
Donald C. Fry, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, writes a monthly column for The Daily Record. His email address is donaldf@gbc.org.


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Get to know your candidates: Missouri State House 56th District
By Martin City Telegraph / November 3, 2020
Will age matter in the seat for State House 56th District?
Includes Martin City, Belton, Drexel and the western half of Cass County.
By Kathy Feist
Democrat Neal Barnes, 63, has lived in Belton most of his life. He spent 36 years in the construction industry, supervising projects such as the Sprint World Headquarters, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Church of the Resurrection. He served eight years on the Belton Planning and Zoning Commission and elected twice to the City Council. Barnes now resides in Drexel where he helps care for the family cattle farm. Barnes believes he would be a good representative for the district because of his life experiences. He adds that his abilities gained the trust of mayors and city councilmen who appointed him to the Planning and Zoning Commission. "I went through two or three different mayors, some Democrat and some Republican, and the boards which have to vote on you," he says. "I never had any votes against me in those eight years. I was able to reach across the aisle–no matter what party was involved–to get something accomplished."
Barnes would like to see schools become fully funded which would assist some smaller rural school districts, like Drexel, go back to five instead of four school days a week. He supports funding that encourages students to pursue trade schools and union apprenticeships.
Barnes supports funding for comprehensive health care centers in the rural areas. "There used to be hospitals in rural Missouri," he says. "They are closed now." He would like to push Student Loan Forgiveness programs for medical, dental and pscyhiatric physicians in exchange for a four-year commitment in a rural area. He would especially like to see veterans receive affordable mental health care both in the rural areas where there is no access, and in the city where homelessness results. He supports drug courts that would provide treatment and job training rather than jail time for those with addictions. "If you don't have money, it's extremely hard to find treatment," he says.
He supports sustainable farming, better funding and enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program and Country of Origin labeling for cattle and pork producers.
Barnes would also like to work with local communities to attract grocers to areas experiencing food deserts, both in rural and urban areas.
Republican Michael Davis, 25, was raised in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis, and currently resides in Martin City. Davis received a degree in education from Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis and a law degree from Washburn University in Topeka. He has worked in the elementary schools in the Blue Valley School District in their before- and after-school programs. He has also been a paid community organizer for Americans for Prosperity, a volunteer for the Jay Ashcroft campaign and other campaigns and a proud contributor to the defeat of Claire McCaskill . "I have been involved in politics since I could vote," he says. "I am passionate about moving our state in the right direction."
Davis' biggest concern is jumpstarting the economy following the coronavirus and finding a long-term solution to the pandemic. "Cass County has not had the restrictions that Jackson County has," he says. "And economically Cass County is doing much better." He says the decision to wear masks should be left to the business owner. "If a private entity would like to have masks, then it's in their right," he says.
Davis supports having more health care availability across the state line. He would like to loosen restrictions on nurse practitioner licensure, which could help alleviate the lack of health care to rural areas. "Currently they must be under the purview of a medical doctor," he says." I think they should be able to operate to the fullest extent of their training."
Davis believes in funding a strong public education system "that runs efficiently."
On Climate Change, Davis agrees that the climate is changing, but does not think its solution should harm the economy due to regulations. "As a country, as a planet, we are already moving away from fossil fuels, so I don't think putting government restrictions on fossil fuels is worth it," he says. Davis believes technology will help diminish the lack of grocery stores in rural and urban areas. Already online services, such as Amazon.com and Walmart.com are able to deliver groceries anywhere, he says. Lower taxes could also help grocery stores prosper.
Davis believes the state government should live within its means, and points out that there has been an increase in six-figure positions in Jefferson City which is out of line compared with neighboring states.
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Jeanne Chalifoux, 1929–2018
By Harp Column on	 January 31, 2018 In Memoriam, March-April 2018
Remembering Jeanne Chalifoux
–by Rebecca Anstine Smith
My first encounter with Jeanne Chalifoux was at the Salzedo Summer Harp Colony in Camden, Maine, where she gave lessons while her aunt, the legendary Alice Chalifoux, played at the Blossom Music Festival. To this day, I recall feeling that I had met one of the most beautiful and elegant of ladies, and little did I know, that this would be the start of a lifelong friendship.
A glance through early photos of Camden, during Carlos Salzedo's tenure there, shows photos of a very young Jeanne, on the beach at a lobster bake or in one of the now famous group photos. Jeanne studied in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, but also spent time in Cleveland studying with her aunt. Upon graduation from high school at 16, she moved to Philadelphia to study with Mr. Salzedo at the Curtis Institute of Music. As her career blossomed, she performed with both the harp ensemble The Angelaires and the Salzedo Concert Ensemble. Many times, Jeanne would recount the perilous drives in snowstorms, behind the wheel of a huge station wagon that carried her harp and other performers. On at least one tour, she played the Ravel Introduction and Allegro with Carlos Salzedo accompanying her on the piano every night for over a month.
Following her marriage to Wellington Goddin, Jeanne moved to Alexandria, Virginia, and began teaching at several prestigious universities including the Catholic University of America, American University, the University of Mary Washington, George Mason University, and the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. She often played second harp with Sylvia Meyer and later, Ann Hobson Pilot, in the National Symphony Orchestra. One of her most poignant stories from that time was of moving her harp in the wee hours to Constitution Hall, as the NSO had been asked to play La Mer after the tragic death of President Kennedy in 1963.
Jeanne had three sons, Wells, Harvie, and John O, and as they grew, she tailored her performing career around their schedules. For many years, she served as principal harpist for the National Gallery of Art Orchestra, conducted by her good friend and neighbor, Richard Bales. When her sons attended Episcopal High School, Mr. Bales featured her there as soloist with the National Gallery Strings, in Debussy's Danses. I have come across old printed programs, one of which lists Jeanne performing nearly a full recital during the first half, and then Britten's A Ceremony of Carols in the second half.
Jeanne maintained a close working and familial relationship with her Aunt Alice, her cousin Alyce Rideout, and also with good friends, fellow harpist and neighbor Martha Dalton and her husband George. (Martha played for many years as second harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra.) At the invitation of the Chinese Government, Jeanne accompanied her Aunt Alice on a tour to China, and they later took trips to Thailand and France. In addition to teaching together, they attended concerts, weddings, flea markets, lobster bakes, pancake breakfasts, and dinners.
As I reflect back on her days as my instructor, Jeanne would refer often to Mr. Salzedo at lessons. She herself had an incredibly rich and colorful sound, solid technique, and understanding of his method. One time she said she never wanted to change any of Salzedo's fingerings. Often when she was practicing at his New York studio, he would interrupt her to consult about a fingering for a passage. He could spend 30 minutes debating what worked best, and given such meticulous thought, she said she could not dream of making any changes in his choices.
As her health declined and she moved from her house, I maintained an email contact list of former students to whom I posted periodic updates. The replies to my email about her passing moved me. One former student wrote that Jeanne "was a bulwark of strength to me as a personality. One always looked up to her or straight at her. She was a presence not to be missed." One of my friends and colleagues felt that we were all so lucky to have had her as our teacher, as she gave us a wonderful technique and understanding of playing the harp. A former NSO colleague described Jeanne as "such an elegant lady, dear person, and wonderful musician." Another referred to her as "a dynamite lady," and yet another felt he owed Miss Chalifoux "everything."
Her passing truly marks the end of an era; however, reading all the superlatives about her as a person, teacher and friend, gives me comfort. And thanks to the generosity of Lynnelle Ediger and HARPS Foundation, all of Miss Chalifoux's music with original markings have been scanned and put in a Dropbox link as a resource for all.
In collaboration with Paula Page, her personal memorabilia, including letters from Salzedo, are housed at the Fondren Library at Rice University. The beautiful and elegant teacher will be missed, as her students, now teachers themselves, say encouragingly to pupils in Jeanne's Southern drawl, "My dear…", we can all rest assured that her legacy continues.
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"The online travel agent (OTA) market in China appears to be more concentrated than the U.S. market after the Ctrip.com (CTRP) acquisition of Qunar. We think with the dominant market share, OTAs, especially Ctrip, will have higher pricing power and will likely charge higher commission on hotels. Some hotel operators we talked to believe that is highly likely. But hotels in China are ramping up efforts to attract customers to book more directly or diversifying into other channels e.g. Wechat booking, which is another form of proprietary channel, or other channels like Meituan and Alitrip, which charges lower commission rates.
In the past decade, online travel agents in India have consistently enriched their platforms in terms of number of hotels. Indian OTA MakeMyTrip (MMYT) as an example now has 29,000 hotels (among 70,000 rated/unrated hotels) on its platform vs. only 4,500 hotels in CY2010. Similarly, another OTA, Yatra, has 52,000 hotels now vs. just 6,000 in CY2012. OTAs were primarily focused on 3-5 star hotels until recently. However, after competition arose from budget hotel aggregators, OTAs aggressively started expanding their presence in budget hotels. ... To illustrate what luxury hotels could do vis-à-vis their relationship with OTAs, we look at the example of Indian Hotels company - the largest luxury hotel chain in India (before the merger of Starwood and Marriott) with 16.5k rooms and 136 properties (including those outside India).With OTAs gaining share of domestic Indian luxury market revenues and with IHCL paying, we believe, more than 20% revenue share to a few key OTAs (range is 5%-20%), Indian Hotels has now shifted focus on optimizing its channel mix to lower distribution costs ..."


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GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SPEECH
GREGORY, Henry
BOWDEN, Eric
BLAKELEY, Arthur
STEWART, Percy
KILLEN, William
DAYS AND HOURS OF MEETING
MAKIN, Norman
BRUCE, Stanley
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
ANSTEY, Frank
SHIPPING FREIGHTS
SCULLIN, James Henry
SOLDIER LAND SETTLEMENT
UNITED STATES TARIFF
GREEN, Roland
COAL-MINING INDUSTRY
JAMES, Rowland
COUNTRY AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
CONSTITUTIONAL ROYAL COMMISSION
THOMPSON, Victor
VOTING AT ELECTIONS
PRICE, John
ABBOTT, Charles
REPORT OF BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION
PROWSE, John
SHEPHERD INQUIRY
GROOM, Littleton
GARDEN ISLAND
THEODORE, Edward
PORT AUGUSTA TO RED HILL RAILWAY
LACEY, Andrew
TASMANIAN SHIPPING FACILITIES
BELL, George
KELLOGG PACT
COLEMAN, Percy
UNIFICATION OF RAILWAY GAUGES
(MARKS, Walter, SPEAKER, Mr)
ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, CANBERRA
RILEY, Edward Charles
TASMANIAN DISABILITIES
CULLEY, Charles
KILLING OF ABORIGINES
POWER AND PETROL TAX
OFFICIAL ADDRESS OF DEPARTMENTS
WEST, John Edward
AUSTRALIAN TEXTILES
LAZZARINI, Hubert
GULLETT, Henry
(ANSTEY, Frank, PAGE, Earle)
FINANCIAL POSITION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
PARSONS, Walter
JACKSON, David
CAMERON, Donald Charles
HOWSE, Neville
FORDE, Francis Michael
BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION
UNIFORM CUSTOMS DUTIES
OLD-AGE PENSIONS
PAGE, Earle
ALSATIAN DOGS
FASCISM IN AUSTRALIA
MANN, Edward
ELECTORAL LAW
CORSER, Bernard
EAST-WEST RAILWAY
PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA AND TETANUS
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES
HURRY, Geoffry
BRENNAN, Frank
BAYLEY, James
FRANCIS, Grosvenor
DEPUTY SPEAKER, Mr
MARKS, Walter
PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSINREPLY
Mr KILLEN (Riverina) .- The surprising feature of this debate is the silence of honorable members opposite. The only speaker from the Opposition was the leader (Mr. Scullin), whose very brief remarks were confined to abuse of the Government's proposals, and contained no indication of what he and hia party would do if they were in office. In the circumstances, one is forced to the conclusion that honorable members opposite cannot suggest anything better than the programme set forth in the Governor-General's speech.
I am glad that His Excellency referred to the fact that Australia was one of the original signatories of the treaty for the renunciation of war. I believe that the scourge of war can be, and eventually will be, stamped out by the League of Nations, and I am proud that Australia was one of the first countries to declare its adherence to the Kellogg Peace Pact.
Another paragraph refers to the tariff and the operations of the Tariff Board. We have heard a good deal about the need for a scientific tariff; we certainly need a lower tariff. Many of the customs duties should be reduced, and I believe that a scientific investigation would prove that they are doing to Australia more harm than good. For many years the customs duties have been steadily mounting, and every increase has added to the cost of production. Because of the higher cost 'of living, the workers have gone to the Arbitration Court and asked for increased wages. With the awarding of higher wages the cost of production has further increased, in consequence . of which the manufacturers have obtained from Parliament still higher protective duties. Again the workers have obtained from the Arbitration Court higher wages, and again the cost of production has risen. This vicious circle benefits neither the workers nor the manufacturers, and hits hardly the primary producers. It is obvious that although the worker handles each week a larger sum of money, his effective wage is no greater if it will not purchase any more of the necessaries of life than he obtained formerly. A worker whom I have known for many years told me recently that although he is earning in Canberra 28s. 2d. a day, he cannot save as much money as when he was receiving 10s. a day before the war. The effect of the high tariff is to place the primary producer at a disadvantage. Every increase in duties recoils upon him, because he has to buy in a highly protected market and to sell his produce competitively in the markets of the world.
Mr Gregory - The manufacturer can pass on increased costs, but the primary producer cannot.
Mr KILLEN - That is so, and unless we break the vicious circle of rising costs, it will break us. The cost of production in Australia is mounting continuously, whereas in other countries it is being reduced. We shall have to alter our fiscal system. It has been truly said that the sheep is carrying Australia on its back, wool being the only product that can be marketed abroad without government aid.
Mr Bowden - What about wheat?
Mr KILLEN - The wheat-growers are in a precarious condition; much wheat land is going out of cultivation, and that retrogression will continue unless something is done to reduce the cost of living and production. Although the woolgrowers are now receiving for their product a price twice as great as that which they received prior to the outbreak of the war, their income is very much less, on account of the higher costs of production and the largely increased taxation that they are obliged to pay. The high tariff under which our industries are working is not conferring a benefit upon any section, but on the contrary, is having an adverse effect upon all classes, because the effect has been to increase the cost of production and to cause thousands of persons to be thrown out of employment. The Economic Conference has a good deal to say in its report with respect to the closely related subjects of the tariff and our arbitration system. I again remind honorable members that the prosperity of Australia is dependent mainly upon the success of our primary industries, which are responsible for 96 per cent, of our exports, and which represent 73 per cent, of the wealth of Australia. It appears to me that the practice has been not to advance, but to retard the development of those industries. The imposition of increased duties, and the application of our arbitration system, are having a most adverse effect upon them, and unless the existing conditions 'are altered, the result is likely to be disastrous. From the report of the
Economic Conference, I make the following quotation in relation to the necessity for a full scientific inquiry into the operation of the tariff.
We are aware that much of the information necessary for a scientific revision of the tariff is not available anywhere, but we are confident that it is urgently necessary that a full scientific inquiry and investigation should forthwith be instituted by the Commonwealth Government into the wide question of the economic effect of the tariff and the incidence of its duties, with the particular object of furnishing reliable advice to the Government as to the removal of any extravagances and anomalies which it may be found to contain, as to the confinement of its benefits to industries which may reasonably be regarded as efficient, and as to the reduction of its total cost to the community.
We consider that while the investigation is proceeding legislative or administrative action to increase duties or impose deferred duties should, so far as is consistent with the continued effective working of the existing tariff, be avoided, in order that the investigation may proceed so far as possible untroubled by disturing changes in its subject-matter.
The report goes on to say -
But all measures designed for the increase of Australia's wealth production and power of absorbing new population tend to be defeated if there are strong forces within her which operate so to raise her costs of production that she cannot sell her products in the markets of the world, and is restricted within the limitations of her own home market. . . . We could not fail to be impressed, throughout our travels in Australia, with the fact of which we wore continually reminded, that, notwithstanding the magnitude of the interest on her external debt and of her imports for which payment can only be made in goods or services or, temporarily, by fresh borrowing, Australia exports only an almost negligible quantity of the products of manufacture, unless we include therein minerals such as lead, silver and zinc; while, broadly speaking, the only primary products which she exports in important quantities and which are not directly assisted by tariffs or bounties, though they may be assisted indirectly by government expenditure from taxation on roads, railways, water schemes and the like, are wool, hides and skins, meat and tallow, wheat and timber. Of these, wool and wheat are by far the most important, and it has often, though somewhat loosely, been said to us that the primary industries concerned with these products are the only industries in Australia which stand on their own feet and sell their goods at the world's price; or even, still more loosely and with a change of metaphor, that all Australia is riding on the sheep's back. Without committing ourselves to full acquiescence with these broad expressions of opinion, we may say that we have been strongly disposed to the view that the combined operation of the tariff and of the Arbitration Acts has raised costs to a level which has laid an excessive and possibly even a dangerous load upon the unsheltered primary industries, which, having to sell in the world's markets, cannot pass on the burden to other sections of the Australian community, and, consequently, as between the various States, upon those, notably Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, which are poor in manufactures and are principally concerned with primary production. These States, and Tasmania probably most of all, are further handicapped by the high costs of freight in interstate trade which result from the operation of the Navigation Acts along with the other causes which we have mentioned. . . . We have felt much force in the oft-repeated complaint that successive increases in the tariff which affect prices and the cost of living, following upon, or being followed by, successive advances in the cost of labour as the result of decisions under the Arbitration Acts have involved Australia in a vicious circle of ever ascending costs and prices, and that this condition of affairs is crippling Australia's progress and her power of supporting increased population. There lies no task before the Australian people more urgent than that of in some way breaking the vicious circle and of bringing down costs of production, as is being done in the other industrial countries of the world, without lowering *he standard of living of the workers as measured not by money but by real wages, which are the reward of labour in the form of goods and services.
The report quotes the opinion of the Tariff Board in the following terms -
Our views have merely been strengthened by our study of the reports of the Commonwealth Tariff Board, who, we observe, in their report for the year 1925-20, say that they are - " strongly of the opinion that the industrial unions of the Commonwealth should be induced to realize the critical position into which the Commonwealth is drifting and the absolute necessity for preventing the wages gap from becoming still wider between the United Kingdom, the Continent of. Europe and the Commonwealth, otherwise, the Tariff Board, placed as it is in the position to take a comprehensive and intimate view of all Australian industry, can see nothing but economic disaster ahead, and that at no very distant date "
It proceeds -
The seriousness of the position lies in the fact that the cost of production in competing countries has declined while costs in Australia generally have risen - thus increasing the already wide margin of difference between the costs in overseas countries and those in Australia.
The following quotation deals with our arbitration law -
By workmen's representatives, not less emphatically than by representatives of the employers, it has been consistently represented to us that the Arbitration Courts are not achieving their purpose and that a system designed to arrive by judicial decisions at fair and prompt settlement of industrial disputes such as could be freely accepted by both sides must bc held to have failed.
The members of the commission offer the following objection to compulsory arbitration, and with them I cordially agree : -
The most important of the reasons which have been advanced for this view are that experience has shown that there arises between the two parties who appear before the Arbitration Court Judge or Arbitrator the spirit of antagonism inseparable from litigation, and that the object of prompt settlement is defeated by the delay occasioned by the necessity for the collection and presentation of detailed evidence in a form acceptable to a court. It is complained that the procedure of the court occasions the expenditure of much time and money by the litigants and involves very long absences from their ordinary occupations for a large number of persons whose time might be more profitably employed; that the subject matter of the questions . which are brought before the courts is not of a nature with which judicial tribunals, necessarily unversed in the practical problems of industry or in the economic questions to which they give rise, are best fitted to deal; and that the overlapping jurisdictions of the Federal and State Arbitration Courts have led to an almost inextricable tangle of conflicting decisions so complicated that large staffs have to be maintained to keep track of them and to endeavour to guard against involuntary contravention of any of them in the course of every-day business.
The indictment of the system of the Arbitration Courts which we have heard is a heavy one; and we feel that it is well founded on' many grounds, and particularly on the ground that the system has tended to consolidate employers and employees into two opposing camps, and has lessened the inducement to either side to resort to round table conferences for that frank and confidential discussion of difficulties in the light of mutual understanding and sympathy which is the best means of arriving at fair and workable industrial agreements.
They go on to say -
A change in the method prevalent in Australia of dealing with industrial disputes appears to us to be essential, and we hold that there should be a minimum of judicial and governmental interference in them except in so far as matters affecting the health and safety of persons engaged in industry may be concerned.
They then deal with the basic wage -
Further, a system of wage fixation resting upon a basic money wage which rises or falls with a varying index figure of the cost of living is open to the gravest criticism, as tending to deprive employees of any interest in the prosperity of the industry with which they are connected. Let us assume that by better, more energetic, and more willing work on the part of all concerned from the highest to the lowest, the output of Australian industries were increased with no increase in overhead cost. The natural economic effect would be that prices all round would fall and that consumption and profits would rise; but as the cost of living would fall the basic wage would also fall, and with it all wages fixed by the Arbitration Courts in relation to the basic wage with margins for especial skill and the like. Thus the system is such as to give the worker in industry no interest in a cheaper cost of living, and no inducement to that increased efficiency which would tend to bring it about. In such a case as we have imagined it would be only right that wages should rise and that the workmen should share in the increased prosperity so largely attributable to them. It is only if all concerned in industry genuinely feel that their own fortunes are bound up with its success or failure that that solidarity in industry 'which is essential to its prosperity can be achieved.
No person wishes to see wages fall. I contend, as do these gentlemen also, that the real wage would be higher, and that the workers would be better off than they are now, under a system of payment by results, such as that which is enjoyed by workers in the United States of America. The output of our industries . also would be very much greater than it is at the present time.
Our Mission was honoured by two of its members being asked to take part in an industrial conference held in Melbourne during December last. At that conference the necessity for closer and more friendly relationship between all concerned in industry was fully recognized by the delegates present, and the discussions were of so frank a nature that at subsequent meetings there should be no obstacle to the candid exposition by all the delegates of their difficulties and their aspirations. We hope and believe that from future sessions of the conference there will result the formulation of agreed alternative methods for fixing wages and laying down conditions of employment, which may render the present functions of the Arbitration Courts unnecessary, and substitute for them a system of settlement of industrial problems by industry itself on practical and acceptable lines in an atmosphere of mutual confidence and goodwill.
We even venture to hope that the spirit generated from this conference will be such as to facilitate the task, which after investigation such as we have recommended we trust that the Government will undertake, of tariff revision. The problem of the tariff is, as we have said, closely interlocked with that of the fixation of wages, and a happy solution of the latter problem should do more than anything else could to make possible the solution of the former under the indispensable conditions of freedom from class or political strife and bitterness.
In my opinion, this is a most valuable expression of opinion with which every one who has studied the subject must agree. It coincides to a large extent with the view expressed by the delegation which the Government sent to the United States of America last year to inquire into industrial affairs there. I submit that this document proves conclusively that the system of payment by results greatly increases the prosperity of the workers and of the community generally. We should adopt the system in Australia.
I am glad that His Excellency the Governor-General sympathetically referred in his Speech to the necessity for encouraging co-operation between employers and employees. Personally, I think that we shall have to abolish compulsory arbitration before we can expect a proper spirit to be displayed in industry. What is needed is more roundtable conferences, where the problems of industry can be discussed in a friendly spirit away from the atmosphere of a law court. We could- very well learn a lesson from the United States of America in this connexion. It will be remembered that during the war the people of the United States of America experienced a time of remarkable prosperity. They obtained high prices for all their products, and the employers paid high wages to the workers. But after the war prices fell, and for a considerable time the industries of the nation were dislocated. When the employers suggested that wages should be reduced the workers strenuously resisted the proposal. However, the time soon came when both parties realized that something had to be done. This conclusion was forced upon them by the distress which existed throughout the country. At that stage the Government took a hand and called the parties to " a round-table conference with the object of devising ways and means of remedying the troubles which were afflicting the people. The employers on their part admitted that the workers had every right to a reasonable wage which would enable them to live in comfort. The workers on their part admitted that industry could not pay good wages unless it yielded good profits. The result of the conference was that a system of payment by results was adopted. This led to an increase in wages of from 30 to 40 per cent, in the case of energetic workers, and a new era of prosperity was ushered in for the nation. Many of the workers in the United States of America own motor cars to-day. The more thriftyones hold shares in the industries in which they are engaged or in other industries. The workers of America actually own 25 of the banks operating in the country. How different is the situation in Australia! Here we have strike after strike. During the last six years between £6,000,000 and £7,000,000 have been lost through cessations of work. Our workmen do not own shares to any great extent in the industries which employ them, and generally there is a lack of co-operation between employers and employees. I cannot understand why honorable members opposite do not agitate for the introduction of the system of payment by results. Perhaps they are afraid that it would upset the slow and lazy worker, or might offend some of the unions which champion the go-slow policy and penalize the energetic employees. At any rate I have never heard one honorable member opposite speak in favour of the adoption of the system here. It would appear that their desire is to reduce the first-class worker to the level of the slow and lazy workers. Do honorable members opposite intend to sit quietly by and allow our industrial situation to drift from bad to worse? The experience of America is an object lesson to the world. If the American method of dealing with industry were adopted in Australia the workers and the community generally would be far better off. It must be remembered that good wages .and good conditions, like all good things, can bc had only at a price. The price of good wages is work. It is of no use for us to imagine that we can prosper under the prevalent go-slow policy. I am afraid that a big crisis will occur in Australian industry in the near future unless steps are taken to alter our methods.
Mr Blakeley - It is usual for men who have never done a hard day's work in their lives to talk as the honorable member is doing.
Mr KILLEN - I have in my lifetime worked harder than the honorable member for Darling (Mr. Blakeley). I worked far more than 44 hours or even 48 hours a week.
Mr Blakeley - The honorable member was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He does not know what hard work is.
Mr KILLEN - The honorable member is quite wrong. I worked as hard as any man for many years.
Mr Blakeley - I know the honorable member's history.
Mr SPEAKER - Order !
Mr Blakeley - The honorable member for Riverina should not talk as he is doing about the conditions of the worker, for he knows nothing about them.
Mr KILLEN - I know as much, and probably more, about them than the honorable member for Darling. I know very well that we must reduce our cost of production, and cost of living, and increase our efficiency before we can expect to prosper. The Tariff Board has told us that. Nothing but hard work and efficiency will remedy our present troubles. I do not desire to reduce wages. I am anxious to see them higher than they are ; but I know that we must obtain value for the wages that we pay,We cannot afford to pay wagesthat are not earned.
Mr Blakeley - They have reduced wages in Great Britain, and the honorable member has heard something of the conditions that still prevail there.
Mr SPEAKER -.- Order ! I must ask the honorable member for Darling to cease interjecting. He will have an opportunity to reply to the speech of the honorable member for Riverina. It is distinctly out of order for him to keep up a running fire of interjections while another honorable member is addressing the House.
Mr KILLEN - I wish to make some reference tothe Tariff Board. Australia is mainly dependent upon her primary industries and our primary producers contend that it is only reasonable that they should have a direct representative on the Tariff Board. I understand that a fresh appointment is to be made to the board in the near future. I trust "that the Government will give consideration to the claimsof the producers for direct representation.
Some reference has been made in the House to-day to the sale of the Commonwealth Government line of steamers. Honorable members opposite have indicated that they believe that the disposal of these vessels has led to the threatened rise in shipping freights.
Mr Stewart - Has that not been proved ?
Mr KILLEN - In my opinion it is an entirely wrong inference to draw from the facts of the case. The ships of the Commonwealth Government Line only carried a little over 2½ per cent. of the exports of Australia, and it cannot be seriously suggested that the influence of that line was sufficient to affect freights. We know that New Zealand, which has had no government line of steamers, has always enjoyed lower freights than those ruling in Australia. The Commonwealth Government Line was nothing but a burden on the taxpayers, because it cost them over £500,000 a year to keep the vessels running.
Reference has been made in the Governor-General's Speech to the development of the Northern Territory. The honorable member for Angas (Mr. Parsons) advocates that the north-south railway should be continued to Darwin, but he has never seen that country. Before I visited it I held the same opinion as that expressed by him and other honorable members; but I challenge anybody who knows the value of different kindsof country to say that more than from 10 per cent. to 15 per cent. of good land is to be found along the route of the proposed railway from Oodnadatta through Alice Springs to Port Darwin. I believe that from 85 per cent. to 90 per cent. of that country is not worth developing. If that line were completed at an additional cost of at least £6,000,000 or £7,000,000, it would prove the greatest white elephant with which Australia has ever been saddled.
Mr Stewart - If that is so, we ought to cease talking about our great heritage in thenorth.
Mr KILLEN - It is unfortunate that the railway was ever built beyond Maree.
Mr Fenton - Where would the honorable memberhave the terminus of the railway?
Mr KILLEN - At Oodnadatta, which has been connected with Adelaide by rail for the last 36 years. More white people were living in that district before the railway was built than are to be found there at the present time. To within a short distance of Alice Springs, the country is not capable of carrying more than from one to three cattle per square mile, and it is useless to spend millions in trying to develop it. I know a gentleman who has been a large holder of land along the route of the railway for the last thirteen or fourteen years. I saw him on my return from the Northern Territory, and he imagined that the object of my visit was to acquire cheap land. As a matter of fact, nothing was further from my mind. I went there simply to discover whether or not the construction of the railway was justified. He remarked that he was prepared to sell me some good stations up there. He offered me 8,000 square miles of country along the route of the railway between Oodnadatta and Alice Springs for £5,000 with all improvements. I replied that I would not have that country at a gift. He then said, " You are right. I have had it for thirteen or fourteen years and have not made a shilling out of it." What hope, therefore, would there he for small settlers? It would be a pure waste of money to continue the line northward. The tragedy of it is that while this poor country is being opened up, good country on the Barkly Tablelands, which could have been developed very much more cheaply, is being left idle.
Mr PRICE - How could the north be developed without a railway ?
Mr KILLEN - I advocate its development by means of a line from Borraloola, which could be later extended to connect with the Queensland system on the east and with Wyndham on the west. There would also be the line from Pine Creek to Daly Waters.
I hope that the Government will give serious consideration to the matters referred to by the Economic Commission and by the Industrial Delegation to the United States of America. If heed were given to the recommendations of those bodies, much could he done to improve conditions in Australia. It is essential that this be done if we are to. progress as a nation.


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Q: why my crontab is not executing my shell script? where to check the logs of cron job?
I did pgrep cron it gave 2358
What does it mean?
    0 02 * * * /feedbatch/application/scripts/baselineUpdate.sh
    0 13 * * * /feedbatch/application/scripts/baselineUpdate.sh
    #0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * /feedbatch/application/scripts/partialUpdate.sh
    */2 * * * * /feedbatch/application/scripts/partialUpdate.sh
    15 0 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate -s $HOME/logrotate.status -f $HOME/endeca-logrotate.conf
    16 0 * * * /usr/sbin/logrotate -s $HOME/outputrotate.status -f $HOME/endeca-outputrotate.conf

A: Your scripts are in this location -- /feedbatch/
Please check whether a directory named feedbatch is there in / . and whether a normal user has permission to run the scripts inside it if the directory exists. Try to put all your scripts in a new bin folder.. thats a good practice..
Other scripts are in /usr/sbin/....
Here also the permission may be an issue.
 Try to put all these inside the root crontab. So that there wont be any permission issues.
Also check if your username is there in /etc/cron.allow and /etc/cron.deny.Dont worry If these two files are not present. But if these files are there, please make sure that your name is there in cron.allow and not there in cron.deny
to access the root crontab do the following
su - root
crontab -e

A: The cron daemon will log to default system logger. So it will be logged to messages or syslog.
You can configure the rsyslog to log all cron log output separate file. This is a bit depending of your linux distribution. As follow an example to write cron log to separate file for Ubuntu12.04:
edit /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf (uncommand the cron.* line)
...
auth,authpriv.*         /var/log/auth.log
*.*;auth,authpriv.none      -/var/log/syslog
#cron.*             /var/log/cron.log
#daemon.*           -/var/log/daemon.log
...

restart cron daemon.
Your cron output should be logged to /var/log/cron.log now.
That should get your an better overview about "cron doing".

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Google, San Jose plan search giant's downtown…
Google, San Jose plan search giant's downtown expansion; up to 20,000 jobs possible
SAP Center, Diridon train station and nearby areas of downtown San Jose. Google and San Jose leaders are in formal discussions about the tech titan's plans for expansion into the Diridon Station and SAP Center district downtown, city officials said Tuesday.
By George Avalos | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: June 6, 2017 at 10:00 am | UPDATED: January 15, 2018 at 1:53 pm
SAN JOSE — Google is in talks to create a massive tech campus in the heart of downtown San Jose's Diridon Station area that could accommodate up to 20,000 jobs and transform the area into a transit-oriented tech village, city officials said Tuesday.
Google and the city are discussing a potential mixed-used development that could include more than 6 million square feet of office and research-and-development space, potentially making it the company's largest collection of tech offices. It would be larger than the search giant's roughly 3.1-million-square-foot Mountain View headquarters, known as the Googleplex, which currently is its biggest U.S. work hub. The largest single building occupied by Google is a company-owned office tower, a 2.9-million-square-foot art deco skyscraper in Manhattan.
Google ultimately intends to buy all the parcels in a roughly 240-acre area that would be needed for the mega-campus, said a person familiar with the matter.
Google's expansion plans could dovetail with San Jose's own quest to maximize transit links in and out of Diridon Station. The area is deemed attractive for offices, homes and retail because it's a hub for Amtrak, Caltrain and a light-rail system. It's also slated for a BART station and a possible high-speed rail line connection, although those won't materialize for years. All the transit upgrades could increase the number of commuters to downtown San Jose by eight-fold.
"Based on our conversations with Google, we share a collective vision for the future of this space, a vision of urban design that will invite the public into the station," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said during an event near the train station to announce the development plans.
Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about its plans.
"We will transform this collection of industrial parcels, bars, and parking lots into a dynamic, vibrant epicenter of technology and creativity, complete with public plazas, retail, restaurants, world-class architecture, and of course, brilliant minds of one of the planet's most innovative companies," the mayor said, referring to Google.
The city also envisions a different kind of tech campus than many of those already dotting the valley.
"In partnership with Google, we can re-imagine Silicon Valley's landscape by creating a vibrant, architecturally iconic, transit-focused village that provides a model for a more sustainable future, and a sharp departure from the sprawling, auto-oriented tilt-up tech campuses of the valley's past," Liccardo said.
Mountain View-based Google, owned by a tech conglomerate called Alphabet, has been on an expansion march throughout the Bay Area through an array of leases and purchases. Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Sunnyvale and north San Jose are among the locations where Google has planted its flag.
Google's venture into downtown San Jose would re-sculpt the Diridon Station area's motley collection of properties along and near Autumn and Montgomery streets a short distance from the SAP Center. The area was once proposed for a baseball stadium and is now targeted for an 8.3-acre, mixed-use office, retail and residential complex planned by developer Trammell Crow.
"Google's interest in potentially laying down roots in San Jose will be transformational to the landscape of downtown and the entire city," Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco said.
Google's plans for downtown San Jose have emerged as two groups of property investors have quietly launched a shopping spree for properties in the Diridon Station area, a land assembly that could eventually accommodate one or more mega-campuses for tech workers, along with housing and stores. The two groups of buyers have spent a combined $124 million in the acquisition binge.
San Jose council members expressed optimism about Google's potential entry to downtown.
"It is the best use for Diridon," San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez said. "We share the company's vision and look forward to working with them."
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, at a downtown San Jose parking lot, announces plans for the city and Google to partner in an effort to bring the search giant into a massive campus near Diridon Station.
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City staffers intend to propose that San Jose enter into exclusive negotiations with Google to enable the search giant to collect properties owned by the city and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency's successor.
"We look forward to working with Google and stakeholders to bring forward a transformative project," said Kim Walesh, San Jose's economic development director.
The City Council is slated to consider the staff proposal on June 20.
Some business owners expressed misgivings about the prospect of being Google's neighbor — or being displaced by the digital giant.
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"Looks like Google is buying up everything they can around here," said Edgar Salcedo, owner of Ed's Scientific Auto Body on South Autumn Street.
Still, city officials believe San Jose is now on the path of progress.
"Silicon Valley's center of gravity is shifting southward," Liccardo said. "As we build Diridon to become the busiest multi-modal station in the West, the tens of thousands who will commute here daily will know that they have arrived in Silicon Valley's urban center, and that downtown San Jose has arrived."
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George Avalos
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Please note sharpeners, the Bonika Shears Ocean line are a bit tricky to sharpen.
Don't just jump in there and sharpen business as normal or you will be in big trouble. You can recognize these new Ocean Shears by the icy pale blue screw with our fish logo on it. These blades are so different that received directions from the factory on sharpening. I plan to have videos addressing the sharpening issue on these shears and will have some type of criteria for sharpeners, regardless of their sharpening style, to present to stylists to show they are knowledgeable about these edges. We hope stylists will also be aware that their shears are different. Please subscribe to the Bonika Shears Youtube channel so you will see these videos when they come out.
Of the 5 new shears in the Ocean line, there are three styles each with a different set of sharpening approaches.
The regular Bonika Ocean cutting shear appear normal enough with a modified sword edge front blade and a convex back. However, these shears are designed to slide cut easily through wet or dry hair in the back and crisply point cut without pushing in the front area. The front blade should be convex sharpened to a 55 or 57 degree angle and the back blade only the last 1 inch or so is sharpened to this angle. The back half section near the pivot is blunt and polished smoothly and only the front half sharpened. The rideline is perfectly flat. For best results the blunt section should be polished with a felt wheel. The hair is designed to slide over this blunt section to make slide cutting with the one sharp edge easier and less destructive to the cuticle.
The short Ocean Curve has the same configuration of the half blunt back blade. This is great for slide cutting and slithering. The back blade with the blunt section transitions to a 57degree angle by the time it reaches the tip. The front blade is 55 degrees. I would suggest the rideline would be repaired with the archhone stone for best results. It was designed flat in the factory before it was curved.
These two "Ocean WAVE" texturizers are some of the "no-line" type texturizers. They are blunt on the straight back blade. Actually it is a 10 degree angle. The front blade, (the teeth side or comb side) is convexed at a 55 - 57 degree angle. The ride is perfectly flat, not ramped as in some texturizers.
Other questions you may have when sharpening might be.
Will it void the warranty if an "unauthorized" sharpener sharpens these shears? No, ANY Bonika shear can be sharpened by any sharpener without voiding the warranty.
Can the alignment be adjusted on these shears? Yes and no. These shears are tappan forged 440C with added cobalt making them harder than normal 440C. The handles in most cases would be safe to tweak, however…. The Bonika Ocean shears as ALL the Bonika shears are not to be adjusted without prior authorization. If you have any Bonika Shear that you feel needs adjusting, call first. If we authorize you to adjust the setting or handles and the shear breaks, we will replace it for the customer. If you do not call us, the risk is on you. Some Bonika shears we know from experience can be easily tweaked and others can't. We have had a few discontinued models that have an alignment issue after a few years and if it is one of those models we will replace it with a new shear.
Who will be selling these shears? These shears will be primarily for the beauty industry sold through sharpeners and direct by us. However, other companies like Sam Villa, Sensei etc may have similar shears so be on the look-out for these.
Does it matter what equipment I use to sharpen these? The factory has made it clear these were made and sharpened on a flat hone type system and with a Waterstone for the ride. I am only accomplished in this method of sharpening, myself, but use what you have.
If I am not comfortable sharpening these shears can I send them to you? We sharpen for other sharpeners at a wholesale price plus shipping. If you have begun to sharpen them we will critique your work and give you suggestions for the future. Anytime you have a shear that you rather not sharpen or cannot sharpen feel free to send them to us. We ourselves when we can a major issue with our Shoto shears send them back to the original factory. We are all on this journey of better and better sharpening together.


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El municipio de Marindahl (en inglés: Marindahl Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Yankton en el estado estadounidense de Dakota del Sur. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 182 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 1,95 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Marindahl se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 93.12 km², de la cual 92,6 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0,56 %) 0,52 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 182 personas residiendo en el municipio de Marindahl. La densidad de población era de 1,95 hab./km². De los 182 habitantes, el municipio de Marindahl estaba compuesto por el 96,15 % blancos, el 0,55 % eran afroamericanos, el 1,1 % eran amerindios, el 2,2 % eran de otras razas. Del total de la población el 2,2 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Municipios de Dakota del Sur
Localidades del condado de Yankton

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The State of Kuwait was originally referred to as 'Qurain' (or Grane) in the early seventeenth century. This name is derived from the Arabic words 'Qarn' which means a high hill and 'Kout' meaning a fortress. Some historians believe that Barrak, Sheikh of the Bani Khalid tribe built Kuwait.
Located at the upper northwestern corner of the Arabian Gulf, has an area of 17,818 square kilometres and is bounded on the west and north by Iraq, on the east by the Arabian Gulf, and on the south by Saudi Arabia.
Topographically, Kuwait is mainly flat desert land, the only relief areas being Muttla Ridge which fringes the north coast of the Kuwait Bay, and the Ahmadi Range, which runs between Burgan Oilfield and the sea.
A territory of 5675 square kilometres was shared by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as a neutral zone until 1969, when a political boundary was agreed upon. Each of the two countries administers one-half of the territory called the Divided Zone, but, as before, they share equally the revenues from oil production in the entire area. While the boundary with Saudi Arabia is defined, the border with Iraq remains disputed.
The capital city of Kuwait, a true desert metropolis, is located on the southern shore of Kuwait Bay. With almost all of its population concentrated in or near the capital, Kuwait is one of the world's most highly urbanized states. Its origin is usually placed at about the beginning of the 18th century, when the Banu 'Utub, a group of families of the 'Anizah tribe in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula, migrated to the area that is now Kuwait.
The foundation of the autonomous sheikhdom of Kuwait is dated from 1756, when the settlers decided to appoint a Sheikh from the Sabah family. During the 19th century, Kuwait developed as a thriving, independent trading community. Towards the end of the century one ruler, 'Abdallah II (reigned 1866-1892), began moving Kuwait closer to the Ottoman Empire, although never placing his country under Ottoman rule. This trend was reversed with the accession of Mubarak the Great, who came to power by assassinating his brother Abdallah, an act of uncustomary political violence in Kuwait.
Mubarak cultivated a close relationship with Britain in order to keep other European powers and the Ottomans at bay. An 1899 treaty granted Britain, control of Kuwait's foreign affairs. Following the outbreak of World War I, Kuwait became a British protectorate.
At the 1922 Conference of Al Uqayr, Britain negotiated the Kuwait-Saudi border, with substantial territorial loss to Kuwait. A 1923 memorandum set out the border with Iraq based on an unratified 1913 convention.
The first Iraqi claim to Kuwait surfaced in 1938, the year oil was discovered in the sheikhdom. Although neither Iraq nor the Ottoman Empire had ever actually ruled Kuwait, Iraq asserted a vague historical title. That year it also offered some rhetorical support to a merchant uprising against the Emir. Following the failure of the uprising called the Majlis Movement, Iraq continued to put forth a claim to at least part of Kuwait, notably the strategic islands of Bubiyan and Al Warbah.
On June 19, 1961, Britain recognized Kuwait's independence. Six days later, however, Iraq renewed its claim, which was now rebuffed by first British, then Arab League forces. It was not until 1963 that a new Iraqi regime formally recognized both Kuwait's independence and, subsequently, its borders, while continuing to press for access to the islands.
The Iran-Iraq War of 1980-90 represented a serious threat to Kuwait's security. Kuwait saw no alternative to providing Iraq substantial financial support and serving as a vital conduit for military supplies. Iran attacked a Kuwaiti refinery complex in 1981 and inspired terrorist acts of sabotage in 1983 and 1986. In September 1986 Iran began to concentrate its attacks on gulf shipping largely on Kuwaiti tankers. This led Kuwait to invite both the Soviet Union (with which it had established diplomatic relations in 1963) and the United States to provide protection for its tankers.
The effect of the war promoted closer relations with Kuwait's conservative Gulf Arab neighbours - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. With them, in 1981, Kuwait had formed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to develop closer cooperation on economic and security issues. With the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1990, Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations began to deteriorate. On August 2, 1990, Iraq unexpectedly invaded and conquered the country.
Although Iraq advanced several arguments in support of its actions, the basic causes of the invasion of Kuwait were the perennial ones that had led earlier Iraqi regimes to seek the same result: the desire to control Kuwait's oil and wealth; the military benefits Iraq would gain from a greater frontage on the Arabian Gulf; the urge to Pan-Arabism, Iraq seeing the acquisition of Kuwait as the first step toward the union of all the Arabs under Iraqi leadership; the prestige such an adventure, if successful, could confer on the political leadership in Baghdad; and the feeling held by most Iraqis (despite its historical inaccuracy) that Kuwait was genuinely part of Iraq. On August 8, Iraq announced the annexation of Kuwait, in spite of condemnations from the United Nations, the major world powers, the Arab League, and the European Community.
On January 16-17, 1991, a coalition of nations, acting under the authority of the United Nations and led by the United States and Saudi Arabia, began an air war against Iraqi forces. Just before the ground war began on February 24, Iraqi troops set afire hundreds of Kuwait's oil wells, creating an unprecedented ecological disaster. By February 27 Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi control. As hundreds of thousands of Kuwaitis returned from foreign refuges to their homes in May, the full extent of the damage created by the invasion, looting, and war became clear.
The invasion and occupation affected every aspect of Kuwaiti life. More than half the population fled during the war. Although most nationals returned during 1991, many non-nationals, notably the Palestinians, were not permitted to do so.
The survival of the Iraqi regime in Baghdad spawned an ambient fear among the people of Kuwait that the events of 1990-91 would someday be repeated.
In 1992 a United Nations commission formally delimited the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border in accordance with UN Security Council Ceasefire Resolution 687 (which had reaffirmed the inviolability of the Iraq-Kuwait border). The commission's findings were generally favourable to Kuwait, moving the Iraqi border 0.035 mile northward in the area of Safwan and slightly north in the area of the contested Al-Rumaylah oil field, thereby giving Kuwait not only an additional six oil wells but also part of the Iraqi naval base of Umm Qasr. Kuwait accepted the UN's border designation; however, Iraq rejected it and continued to voice its claim to Kuwaiti territory.


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21. GIVING BACK – Planning took place throughout 2022 for an upcoming volunteerism program. A new mayor's Volunteer Appreciation event was launched in September. A large number of church youth took part in cleaning and painting in the parks and campground.
20. BEACH BELLIES: After years of being shuttered, the Snack Shack at the Awaysis Beach lighthouse, an original part of the landmark Project AWAYSIS, was revitalized for summer 2022. It proved to be a popular addition for beachgoers.
19. PIER ONE - A new lighted dock complex was installed near the Awaysis Beach lighthouse. It was popular all season for watercraft, swimmers and anglers.
18. CHILL THRILLS – Bicycle and watercraft rentals returned to the King's Pointe area for a busy tourism season, for the first time in years. The rentals are operated by an innovative phone app system.
17. PREVENTION: The Storm Lake Fire Department stepped up its efforts to keep the community safe, with an open house in the spring full of demonstrations for all ages. A National Fire Prevention Week campaign in October offered community appearances and smoke detector giveaways.
16. A KICK IN THE GRASS - The City's Sunrise Golf Course debuted a new sport – footgolf – played for the first time in Storm Lake, Oct. 15, 2022.
15. A NEW CHAPTER –The City was awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to replace the HVAC system and to create a new tele-health space in the library building. Work will be going on this winter.
14. WELCOMING WATERS – The City, the DNR and the Lake Improvement Commission worked together to launch a new aquatic vegetation management project. Some of the clearest water in memory was seen off the beach areas.
13. FREEDOM AWARD – The SLPD was also honored in a ceremony with the governor. The Storm Lake Police Department is among 15 U.S. recipients of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees. The SLPD has seven Guard soldiers serving as officers.
12. A BETTER TOMORROW – The City began collecting data for Storm Lake 2040: A Beacon for a Better Tomorrow, the city's updated comprehensive plan. The plan lays the framework for the future of Storm Lake's next 20 years based on available data and shaped by the voice of the community.
11. A SIGNAL OF PROGRESS – After the new Early Elementary was opened, a new intersection on West Milwaukee/Highway 7 was constructed and a traffic signal installed, to help keep precious passengers in the schools area safe. A unique partnership between the City, County, State, school district and railroad made it happen.
10. HOME SWEET HOME - A long-held goal of housing expansion began to bear fruit, with approximately 250 new home units underway. Developments ranged from condominiums to apartments to single family homes, and include a new neighborhood of duplex homes that is the largest single housing development in Storm Lake history.
9. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: King's Pointe, the rare community-owner tourism resort, marked its 15th year in Storm Lake, posting a successful summer. The resort sees around 60,000-70,000 guests per year, and 12,000-15,000 outdoor waterpark guests per season. It has generated more than $2 million in hotel/motel tax revenue for the community, and local option sales tax revenue has grown over 80% since its opening.
8. INCLUSION HONORS: The City of Storm Lake and its Police Department were honored with the 2022 Inclusion and Equity Award presented by the International County/City Managers Association, celebrating the many outreach efforts to a diverse community. City staff and employees from across all departments took part in Cultural Humility training, one of many efforts to continually improve service to the community.
7. PITCH PERFECT – The City combined forces with Kick It Forward non-profit to build a donation-funded soccer mini-pitch in Chautauqua Park. The site was dedicated during the Multicultural Festival September 10, and has been much enjoyed ever since.
6. SHOPPING AROUND: The City created a new economic development role, culminating in the hiring of a respected firm to begin national recruitment of new businesses to fulfill targeted needs in the retail community.
5. TOWERING PLANS: Property was obtained and a project designed for a future water tower. The 115-foot-tall, 1.5 million gallon tower will be by far the largest in city history. The project responds to Storm Lake's steady population growth.
4. SWEET SOUNDS: A Harmony Garden project was announced in December, after the City earned one of only 25 grants available nationwide from T-Mobile. The project will install musical instruments with inspiration from different cultures, as part of a major planned renovation of the public library/Witter Art Gallery grounds.
3. DOWNTOWN UPSCALE: A year-long planning process has created a new Downtown Master Plan to guide future development of the Central Business District. The plan reimagines streetscape, innovative business sites, gathering spaces, greenery, public art, bike access and more. The plan will go to the city council in early 2023.
2. FAMILY FUN: The City of Storm Lake teamed with King's Pointe Resort to create a major new celebration, Kid's Fest, which drew an estimated 1,500 people to the Great Lawn for a day of pure fun. The event will return in June, helping to mark the City's Sesquicentennial celebration.
1. GREEN SCENE: The City moved closer to beginning work on a new plan to make a former dredge spoil site into an inspiring public nature park. Work is expected to begin with hiking/mountain biking trails, with an outdoor classroom, dog park, sports fields and more as future possibilities.
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Q: For points A, B, does there there a billiard such that any trajectory from A will reflect twice and then reach B? I'm looking for a kind of generalisation of an ellipse; a shape with a more complicated optical property. I'm not sure how to rigorously define this shape, or prove that it exists, or find an equation for it. So any comments or ideas in that direction would be appreciated.
The ellipse with foci A, B has the property that every billiard trajectory from A will reflect once and then reach B. Equivalently, for any point P in the ellipse, we have
$$|P - A| + |P - B| = l$$
for some constant $l$.
What I'm looking for is a shape S (probably piecewise defined by two different curves), such that every trajectory from A will reflect twice in S and then go to B.
If the shape is defined by two curves $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ (as I suspect it will be), then I think my problem is equivalent to the following:
For any $P$ in $\gamma_1$, there exists $Q$ in $\gamma_2$ such that
$$|P - A| + |Q - P| + |Q - B| = l$$
Furthermore, for any $Q$ in $\gamma_2$, there exists $P$ in $\gamma_1$ such that
$$|Q - A| + |P - Q| + |B - Q| = l$$
Note that these conditions are not equivalent.
Can anyone see any way to turn this definition into a more traditional description of a shape? Maybe an implicit equation for the curves $\gamma_i$?

A: If $A=B$ just choose a circle around the point.
Otherwise, assume without loss of generality that the points are located at $A(-1,0)$, $B(1,0)$.  Then, the billiard consists of three arcs, semicircles of radius $1$ centred at $A$ and $B$ and lying above the $x$-axis, and a semi-ellipse with foci at $A$ and $B$ below the $x$-axis.


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HID Global Receives 2020 New Product of the Year Award
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HID Global posted that they are proud to announce that HID Signo has been named New Product of the Year for 2020, they thanked Security Today Magazine for the recognizing their signature line of readers in the Access Control Devices / Peripherals category
HID Global Receives 2020 New Product of the Year Award for Its Signature Line of Readers, HID Signo
AUSTIN, Texas, September 10, 2020 – HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced that its signature line of readers, HID® Signo™, has been named a New Product of the Year for 2020 by Security Today magazine. Recognized in the Access Control Devices/Peripherals category, the new reader line has established a new industry benchmark for the most adaptable, interoperable and secure approach to access control.
HID's new readers are loaded with smart features, including automatic surface detection that recalibrates and optimizes read performance based on the mounting location. The readers are also IP65-rated with no additional gasket needed and feature a capacitive touch keypad resistant for superior outdoor performance and harsh weather conditions. The HID Signo reader line also includes Apple's Enhanced Contactless Polling (ECP) application to support credentials in Apple Wallet.
The Security Today New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security. In the 12th successful year of the independently juried contest, winners were honored in 37 product award categories.
About HID Global
ID Global powers the trusted identities of the world's people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be identified, verified and tracked digitally. Millions of people around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and over 2 billion things are connected through HID technology. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 3,000 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. For more information, visit www.hidglobal.com.
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Tonight's Bournemouth University Election Question Time event covered a range of topics from housing, to Trident, to immigration.
In tonight's BU Question Time event discussion over the UK's nuclear base in Scotland, Trident, caused significant tension.
BU prospective candidates debate: How will we engage more people in politics?
In tonight's Bournemouth University Hustings event five prospective candidates discussed how to engage more people in politics.
Ahead of the general election on May 7, many of Bournemouth's prospective parliamentary candidates are trying to connect with voters. Everyday we are trying to capture what young people across the UK are saying about politics and how they will be voting in the election.


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NIIT RECEIVES FRANCHISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD AT FRANCHISE PLUS AWARDS 2010
Recognised for developing the Best Business Model in the Field of Education: Information Technology
New Delhi, October 04, 2010: NIIT, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia's largest IT Trainer, has been conferred the 'Franchisor of the year Award 2010' by Franchising Plus, India's leading business opportunity magazine. The company has received the coveted award for its path breaking work in developing and demonstrating the best business model in the field of Education: Information Technology.
The Franchise Plus Awards is an industry platform that recognises the excellence in the development of franchise industry in India. The award acknowledges the efforts of those who have established themselves as leaders in their own sphere and have taken the Indian Franchising Sector to the next level by channelising the concept throughout the country.
On receiving the trophy at the award function organized by Franchise Plus, in the capital recently, Ms. Shampi Venkatesh, Head- Operations and Channel, Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT Limited, said, "The Franchisor of the Year award for IT education is reaffirmation of our efforts to constantly innovate by introducing improved solutions in IT training. We look forward taking the NIIT brand to many more new locations by kindling the spirit of entrepreneurship across the country".
Minister of State, Rural Development, Pradeep Jain was the chief guest at the event. A jury comprising eminent members from the industry selected the winners by evaluating the Business models of each of these players. The jury consisted of esteemed names such as Sanjay Dalmia, Chairman, Dalmia Group; Vikram Bakshi, Managing Director, Mc Donalds India (North & East); Amit Burman, Vice Chairman, Dabur; Pranay Sinha, Managing Director- Star Centres & Member- CII National Retail Committee; Dr. Audesh Paswan, Professor-Marketing, University of North Texas; Vinod Behl, Editor, Franchise Plus, among others.
NIIT revolutionized the IT landscape in India by pioneering franchising in IT education in 1986. It ushered a wave of entrepreneurship in the country and created a strong network of business partners. Its Franchisee network has earned it the soubriquet of 'McDonalds of the Training sector', by Far Eastern Economic Review.
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia's largest IT trainer, has impacted over 5 million students across 40 countries through its learning and knowledge solutions.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the 'Top IT Training Company' award successively for the past 18 years, since the inception of this category. Rated among India's Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT's Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs for students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Edgeineers and Global Net Plus for IT professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over 15,000 government and private schools. The futuristic NIIT eGURU range for schools is a holistic education package that comprises of Interactive Classrooms (an embedded Teaching Learning Material, that uses elements of interactivity, automation and web links library); Math lab (technology tools that enable school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the students with core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School (an Education Resource Planning solution for school management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in association with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
NIIT Uniqua, Centre for Process Excellence, addresses the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology services industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. This is a part of NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog learning products, technology and services through Element K offerings. These include: vLab®: hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries, technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management platform. This makes NIIT the first and the best choice for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
Prateek Chatterjee, NIIT Limited, Ph: +91 9910201085
Email id: prateek.chatterjee@niit.com
Reema Bardhan, NIIT Limited, Ph: +91 9891267470
Email id: reema.bardhan@niit.com


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Free Meals Fill Bellies as Economy Runs on Empty
By Jeff Stoecker • Published August 6, 2009 • Updated on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 pm
School is out for summer, but free lunch programs at schools around the state aren't taking the summer off.
In Hartford alone, there are 40 sites around the city where youths 18 and under can get a free breakfast or lunch. Last year, that number was 33.
Demand for free meals is up as much as 15 percent over last year and those who run the program believe it has everything to do with the economy.
"To be honest, my husband has been laid off for a year already, so it's been kind of rough," said Gail Grimaldo, who brings her daughter to breakfast every day at Naylor Elementary School. "By the time she comes home, she's had lunch already. It helps out a lot. You don't have to worry day to day that they can't eat."
It also allows parents to focus their funds on providing a more balanced meal at dinner and it gives parents a break allows kids to focus on being kids.
"It's stressful," said Lonnie Burt, Food Service Director for Hartford Public Schools. "A child notices that stress in their family if there are concerns about money and how they're going to put food on the table. It takes a lot of stress off and it lets a student be a child, and not have to think like an adult, like 'How are we eating tonight?'"
On an average day, Hartford's program will serve 2,800 breakfasts and more than 5,200 lunches. While there are more stringent qualifications for the free and reduced lunch program during the school year, anyone can come for a meal in Hartford. Organizers believe that helps remove the stigma of utilizing the program for some kids and parents.
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Following an international tour across the UK, Middle East, Australia and the US, Hermitage Green will return to Wexford Spiegeltent on Thursday 18th October. Since reaching a milestone in their career with the signing of a record deal with Sony back in 2015, Hermitage Green has gone from strength to strength.
The band came together as a result of a spontaneous jam session between friends and has grown from strength to strength since then. Their unique arrangement of instruments that includes the bodhrán, djembe, rhythmic guitar and banjo sets them apart as a truly original offering of Irish Music. Hermitage Green will perform tracks from their latest EP 'Gold & Rust' including 'Lions Share' and of course favourite hits such as 'Save Your Soul', 'Jenny' and 'Not Your Lover'.


Discussion in 'iOS Questions' started by Erel, May 15, 2017.
I'm happy to release B4i v4.01. This update includes the new resumable subs language feature.
The resumable subs feature is a very important feature which dramatically simplifies the management of asynchronous tasks.
Better handling of multiple installed debug apps.
Bug fixes and better logging.
Deployment process improved. Auto installation is now the default.
SetDebugAutoFlushLogs keyword. When enabled a short pause is added in debug mode when internal logs are printed. This is useful for debugging hard crashes.
Find all references - Finds usages in layout files and CallSub calls.
Replace from Quick Search (ctrl + F) results.
Icon Picker - Filter results, name tooltips and search by hex value.
iNetwork library was updated with fixes related to handling of UDP packets.
Label / TextView / TextField.AttributedText property. Works together with CSBuilder.
Page.TitleView - Allows to replace the page title with a custom view (such as a label with attributed string).
TextView_LinkClick event. Links are created with CSBuilder.
Other bug fixes and minor improvements.
Note that B4i-Bridge should be updated (Tools - Build Server - Build B4i Bridge app).
Edit: v4.01 was released. It fixes an issue with try / catch blocks inside resumable subs.
You can use the same link as before to download it. Contact support@basic4ppc.com if needed.
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When B4A with resumable subs will be released?
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Just a little question, when i run for test the app (debug mode), bridge launch the app Instantaneously, all ok, but when i stop the debug and return to bridge, launch again the app on debug mode waiting for IDE to connect, It would seem when bridge is activate after a debug, was set to run again the app for test. Only to improve if this happens.
What happens if you press on Stop in the IDE and the run again? Does it fail to connect?
if i press stop the app close and return to bridge, but go to back to launch app (developing), Should stay in debug. Maybe this just happens to me..
When this happen only i delete de app (testing) and run again the bridge. Anyway this just perfect!
v4.01 was released. It fixes an issue with try / catch blocks inside resumable subs.