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Tommy "Dapper" Luoo
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Created by John Triptych
Although primarily a sci-fi writer, John Triptych has written and published two books (so far) about TOMMY "DAPPER" LUOO, a Chinese-American private eye in 1940-50s Los Angeles, and he intends to keep going.
As the author says, "If you like hard-boiled detective fiction with equal helpings of James Ellroy, Walter Mosley, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, and Dashiell Hammett, check 'em out."
When we first meet him, in The Boy in the Gutter (2020), it's 1947, and Tommy's a Chinese-American with a taste for clothes (hence the nickname), studying accounting at UCLA. He still lives at home, is a member of the cross country team and fantasizes about being a private detective (he smokes Chesterfields, just like Bogart does in The Big Sleep).
But when the sexually mutilated body of a young Asian boy is found in the alley behind his parent's Chinatown restaurant, he decides to poke around a little.
After all, the LAPD is too busy scratching their asses and collecting graft to put much effort into the murder of some "Oriental," so what harm could a little poking around be?
Needless to say, it gets complicated. Along the way, he befriends an ambitious (and attractive) young freelance reporter, Frances Byner, who shares his enthusiasm for crime.
When we next hook up with Dapper again in Oceans of Brass (2021), it's 1950, and he's still living at home but he hasn't given up on his gumshoe ambitions. He's graduated from UCLA (with honours!), but instead of looking for accounting work, he's been doing occasional jobs, mostly "divorce stuff," for Beverly Hills private investigator Everett Wayne. Behind his parents' backs.
But when he demands more challenging cases, he and Wayne have a falling out. And then a case all his own falls into his lap–a childhood friends of his, a Chinese gang leader's son, has gone missing.
At this rate, Dapper will be a full-fledged private eye any book now, but meanwhile it's fun watching him slowly turn pro, even though some of the expected racism he encounters along the way (and his sometimes poorly advised reaction to it) chafes. Still, the colourful outsider's take on Los Angeles history, similar at times to Walter Mosley's approach in the Easy Rawlins series, and a intriguing cast of characters make this a series to watch.
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Historical 1940s
John Triptych
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Treasurer gets pally with Trump's crew
By Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
June 19, 2019 — 12.00am
Steven Mnuchin, US Secretary of the Treasury, meets Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Washington DC.
Last week we brought you the news of US Ambassador Joe Hockey spending quality time on the green with a golf-mad President Donald Trump (and copping an earful about his one-time Cabinet colleague Alexander Downer's alleged role in the Mueller probe.)
Now it's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's turn to pal around with the Trump crew after heading to Washington DC following the G20 in Japan and meetings in Berlin and London.
Having touched down, we hear Frydenberg caught up with the Trump Administration's economics brains trust including Larry Kudlow, the National Economic Council director, and Kevin Hassett, outgoing chairman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors.
He also caught up with Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin -- at the forefront of Trump's threats to impose further trade sanctions on China -- just days after Frydenberg had urged "cooler heads to prevail" over the snafu.
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Also on the meeting list: new World Bank president David Malpass, a senior Trump official, who was strongly backed by Frydenberg to take the post in February.
While in Washington, our man Frydenberg took up residence with Hockey at White Oaks, having earlier bunked with Downer's replacement in London, George Brandis.
(In London, Frydenberg made time to sit down with Bank of England governor Mark Carney and some senior British-based staff working for the Big Four banks.)
Chris Leptos, deputy chairman at corporate advisory Flagstaff Partners, has pulled the pin on one of his lesser-known sinecures: chairman of auDA, the administrator of all .au domains.
auDA hit the headlines twelve months ago when Leptos called the cops on his own staff and former board directors, asking them to investigate the misuse of expenses.
Former communications minister Mitch Fifield, himself soon to be en route to the luxury New York pad overlooking United Nations HQ, called the organisation "no longer fit for purpose".
(That was after it was found some at the outfit had put family holidays to Bali and Disneyland Paris and $4000 dinners on the company card.)
Now the agency appears to have finally turned a corner, receiving a new constitution and governance model.
Leptos, a former KPMG and Ernst & Young partner, handed in his resignation yesterday.
Officially, he's saying that it's mission accomplished and the cyber basket case is back on track and ready for a new chair.
In July, he survived an attempt to have him and two directors, former Telstra and Fosters executive Suzanne Ewart and former NewsLifeMedia boss Sandra Hook, ousted from the board by members who objected to their attempts to increase the membership base.
Sharing the spoils
It's easy to let the excitement of Treasurer Dominic Perrottet handing down his third budget blind you from other happenings on Macquarie Street. So it's worth noting the divvying up of some of the most lucrative parliamentary positions yesterday -- the key roles chairing Upper House committees.
With crossbenchers holding the balance of power, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Arts Minister Don Harwin yesterday ruefully told the Coalition party they wouldn't be running as many of the powerful committees as before.
One key loss will be the chairmanship of the Privileges Committee, which can recommend the suspension of Upper House MPs on ethical groups and which previously headed by former Liberal fair trading minister Matthew Mason-Cox.
It will now be chaired by Labor MP Peter Primrose.
Two other special committees -- Public Works and Public Accountability -- will be chaired by Shadow Cabinet Secretary Daniel Mookhey and Greens MP David Shoebridge respectively.
And Labor leader turned One Nation MP Mark Latham has snared the chairmanship of the Upper House's education committee. We hope his political memoir is made compulsory reading for all students.
From what we can tell, the Coalition controls just four, many of them administrative, including the Procedure Committee (chaired by Upper House President John Ajaka) and the Selection of Bills Committee (chaired by Natasha Maclaren-Jones).
Perhaps worse than the loss of the pulpit for our friends in the Upper House is the loss of the income-boosting opportunities -- committee chairs get a $20,000 pay boost.
I, for one, welcome our new overlords
French billionaire Patrick Drahi's $4 billion raid on auction house Sotheby's had many local art industry observers wondering what, if anything, would happen to the operation's local offshoot, a company separate from the New York-based outfit since 2009.
While Sotheby's Australia is one of the country's largest fine art auction houses, executives of the international operation would probably take a year to notice its existence, one interested party wryly observed yesterday.
If there are any qualms, we're not hearing about it from the Woollahra-based franchise.
"We look forward to our ongoing partnership with the Group under its new ownership, and are excited about the experience and vision Mr. Drahi will bring to our worldwide partner," we were told by the company, officially registered as Second East Auction Holdings Pty Ltd.
Sotheby's Australia was purchased by long-time art auctioneer Tim Goodman in 2009 and later sold to Geoffrey Smith and Gary Singer, the former Melbourne deputy lord mayor whose relationship became tabloid fodder after prominent art dealer Robert Gould launched court action over the future of a $23 million fortune.
We wish them all the very best.
Kylar Loussikian
Kylar Loussikian is The Sydney Morning Herald's CBD columnist.
Samantha Hutchinson
Samantha is the The Age's CBD columnist. She recently covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for News Corp, and previously worked for the Australian Financial Review.


Seems like a simple thing...just put some wood in the fire, light a match and there she goes -- NOT ! Anyone who regularly fires up their stove or fireplace knows there is much more to it than meets the eye.
I'm not the world's best tennis player.. I can't ski over those big bumps (moguls) and I've never run a marathon -- but I do consider myself one of the world's foremost experts on starting a fire. I was always a pyromaniac...loved those model rockets, fireworks and anything else that would blow up. I never thought any good would come out of my fascination with fire. Thus, I will pass this hard-earned knowledge down to the next generation. We'll cover starting fires in closed stoves and open fireplaces. The basics are the same, however the technique can vary especially after the fire is established.
Ok, lets break this down to a simple series of steps. Each one must be done or the fire will be a bust.
1. Make certain the chimney is drafting upwards. Many chimneys will reverse (cold air falls) when not in use. Open the damper of your fireplace and/or the door of your stove..if you feel a cold draft coming down then your chimney has reversed itself. Keep this in mind and follow step #4 below in order to reverse your chimney.
2. Set the Kindling. Yes, everyone does this differently. Here's the best way. Place firestarters, fatwood or crumpled newspaper (3 or 4 sheets balled up fairly tightly) on the floor or grate of your stove. Place small kindling over the paper or starter...TIP --the more dry, small kindling you have--the easier and better your fire will start. Crisscross the kindling so there is plenty of air space in between each piece. Wood that is packed too tight will not burn properly.
3. Set more Wood. Set larger wood on top of the kindling, and continue to set larger and larger pieces on top until the stove is over 2/3 full. If it's an open fireplace, set one or two layers of crisscrossed or spaced wood on top of the kindling.
4. Countdown - If you determined in step #1 that your chimney was drafting upwards, go ahead an light the newspaper or starter. If you think your chimney has reversed, do the following: If it's an open fireplace, place a piece of balled up newspaper up through the damper..it should stay in place by itself. Light this piece of paper, and watch it --it should warm up the chimney and get sucked upwards. If it does, immediately light the starter or newspaper under your fire..the heat will then warm the chimney quickly so it will not reverse again. If you have a stove, place the piece of balled newspaper as high up in the stove toward the chimney (usually above the baffle plate) as you can get it. Then light it -- it should get sucked upwards and reverse the chimney with it's warmth.
5. Ignition - Assuming that you've lit the starter, stand back for a moment and watch the fire do it's thing. If you have a stove, keep the draft control and damper fully open at first, in fact it may help to keep the stove door slightly open for the first few moments until the fire is caught.
6. Blastoff - The fire should quickly catch and spread through your load of wood. Don't make the mistake of closing your air control or damper soon after you start the fire. it may look good, but until you've warmed the stove up, warmed the chimney and established a good bed of coals (red embers), your fire is not really at critical mass.
7. Mission Accomplished - Keep the fire going..the subject of tending a fire in stoves and fireplaces will be addressed later in other documents, but keep these simple points in mind.
B. Add more wood before the fire gets too low...this will assure the continuation of your hard-earned fire.
C. Use Dry, Seasoned wood - if your wood sizzles and refuses to light or burn it's probably not ready for prime time --- store your wood in a dry place and cut and split it at least 8 months prior to burning.
8. Other Methods - There are dozens of other ways to start a wood fire. Some suggestions from our site visitors can be found by selelcting the button below. Note: HearthNet has not checked these methods.


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Home News Paralysed man's plea for help
Paralysed man's plea for help
Ricardo Julies, 39, is bedridden after a freak diving accident.
A Bonteheuwel man, who was paralysed six years ago, desperately needs help from the community for himself and his six children.
Ricardo Julies was on a day outing to Harmony Park in 2011, when he dived into the sea from a bridge and hit a rock which left him paralysed from the neck down.
Mr Julies, who was a tiler before the accident, is bedridden and has to fend for himself and his children.
He is asking for donations of food, a ripple mattress to prevent bed sores, a cupboard, a motorised bed and games to keep his children entertained.
Carmen Julies moved in to help her cousin after he was brought home from hospital.
"It is very taxing on me, but I am just trying to help him. We are like siblings, we grew up together," she said.
The social grants Mr Julies gets for his six children, aged 5 to 14, are not enough to provide for their daily needs.
Ward 50 councillor Angus Mckenzie said he had already received generous donations, including food parcels and money, for Mr Julies from the Bonteheuwel community.
"It is a true testament of the type of culture that we are trying to establish in Bonteheuwel where the community cares for another and carries each others' burden.
"My office remains open for donations, this shouldn't be the end of it," he said.
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At the Fence: Wind and Weather Review and $50 GC Giveaway!
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See how easily he poses.
I love the pads and claws!
Wind and Weather is a great store when you are shopping for gifts! I am including a few pictures of some other items that I found interesting, that would make great gifts!
They have a Rectangular Blown Glass Vase, that is simply gorgeous! This would be beautiful on a side table, or as a centerpiece. And I love wind chimes! I think I like the Ceramic Leaf ones best!
I wonder how these sound?
Or maybe for the man in your life you could choose grilling accessories or a walking stick.
My son would enjoy these!
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I really like their Cascading All Copper Tulip Rain Chain.
I like the Indoor/Outdoor Weather Minder with Clock and Calendar.
There was so many fun items it was hard to pick just one. I really liked the Bear Planters.
I like the Bear Hug Shoulder Wrap!!
Luv this braided plant and oh so much more!
I like the flower pod chair.
I like the Wireless Weather Station.
There are so many great items to choose from. I like the Dynamo & Solar-Powered Radio Charger.
I really like the One-Way-Mirror Birdfeeder!
I like the electric grill brush.
I like the garden rain gauge.
I'd love a mounting plaque for my storm glass.
From Wind and Weather, I really like the Bountiful Harvest Wreath.
My First Weather Station with a Kid-Friendly Forecast Icon.
I like the Therapeutic Herbal Scarf.
I would like the BBQ tool set.
I love their products. I would pick the Dove Duet Votive Candleholder.
I really like the Lawn Gator!
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Hubby would like this for our emergency kit.
I like the Kitty Pillow. Thanks!
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I like the Galileo Weather Station !
I like their cascading copper tulip rain chain.
My favorite item is the Vintage Holiday Rocking Horse.
This cat pillow looks sooo comfy!
I so need this : http://www.windandweather.com/Neck-and-Shoulder-Wrap-with-Hot-and-Cold-Therapy_p405906_S2008_D1301_C9201.html .Thanks!
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Skip the sartorial nonsense and add this black pencil skirt to your wardrobe for a look that's chic and casual. The faded black wash, high waist and front split opening are endlessly flattering, elongating lines with their structured style. Wear with boots and a chunky belt featuring gold burnishing to top it all off.


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Oscar Wilde on Dress (ebook): Including –The Philosophy of Dress– by Oscar Wilde
Oscar WildeJohn CooperAug 2013
CSM Press
$9.99 Ebook
Including The Philosophy Of Dress by Oscar Wilde. The recent print version was the first this work had been for the first time it had been published in 128 Years, and in book form for the first time ever. Now this is the first ebook.The work now forms the centerpiece of this unique collection of Wilde's writings on dress. As a compendium this book also includes several rarely published period articles and letters by Wilde on dress and fashion, along with a related exchange of correspondence that forms an instructional discourse. In addition there are generously annotated and illustrated chapters that analyze the importance of dress in the historical context of the writing career of Oscar Wilde, and a comprehensive review of the influences, trends, characters and source material that informed the development of his dress philosophy.The whole constitutes a thorough examination of a previously overlooked aspect in the Wilde canon, which should prove to be of interest not only to Wildean scholars, but also to anyone who enjoys his style of writing. Oscar Wilde continues to be favorably reappraised as a one of the most culturally avant garde tastemakers of the late nineteenth century. In an ever fashion-conscious world it is fitting that the themes explored, like the author himself, are still relevant. In this respect the book will also be of historical value to fashion students, historians, and practitioners.
John Cooper has spent 30 years in the study of Oscar Wilde. He is a long-standing member of the Oscar Wilde Society in London, a founding member of the Oscar Wilde Society of America, and a former manager of the Victorian Society In America. He has lectured on Wilde and is a contributor to academic journals including The Wildean and Oscholars. Online he is the author and editor of the noncommercial archive Oscar Wilde in America and moderator of the Oscar Wilde Internet discussion group at Yahoo. For the last 12 years he has specialized in new and unique research into Oscar Wilde in New York, where he conducts guided walking tours based on the visits of Oscar Wilde. In 2012 John rediscovered the essay The Philosophy Of Dress by Wilde that forms the centerpiece to this book.
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De Profundis and Other Prison Writings
De Profundis and Other Prison Writings is a new selection of Oscar Wilde's prison letters and poetry in Penguin Classics, edited and introduced by Colm Tóibín.
At the start of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the toast of London, widely feted for his most recent stage success, An Ideal Husband. But by May of the same year, Wilde was in Reading prison sentenced to hard labour. 'De Profundis' is an epistolic account of Oscar Wilde's spiritual journey while in prison, and describes his new, shocking conviction that 'the supreme vice is shallowness'. This edition also includes further letters to his wife, his friends, the Home Secretary, newspaper editors and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas - Bosie - himself, as well as 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol', the heart-rending poem about a man sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved.
This Penguin edition is based on the definitive Complete Letters, edited by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland. Colm Tóibín's introduction explores Wilde's duality in love, politics and literature. This edition also includes notes on the text and suggested further reading.
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin. His three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and A House of Pomegranates, together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, won him a reputation as a writer with an original talent, a reputation enhanced by the phenomenal success of his society comedies - Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Colm Tóibín is the author of five novels, including The Blackwater Lightship and The Master, and a collection of stories, Mothers and Sons. His essay collection Love in a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodovar appeared in 2002. He is the editor of The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction.
The Complete Pattern Directory: 1500 Designs from All Ages and Cultures
Elizabeth Wilhide
An essential resource for any designer, crafter, artist, or historian, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is the most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of patterns throughout history, covering all periods, styles, and cultures.
Throughout history, patterns have come in countless permutations of motif, color, and scale. From the first rhythmic marks pressed onto clay vessels, to the latest digital design, pattern-making has been an essential part of the decorative arts since time immemorial.
With 1500 illustrations of patterns from all ages and cultures, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is not only a visual feast, it is the most comprehensive resource available on the subject. The book is arranged thematically according to pattern type, with chapters on Flora, Fauna, Pictorial, Geometric, and Abstract designs. Each pattern includes the name of the pattern, the year of its creation, and a brief description. The categories are supplemented by in-depth features highlighting the work of key designers including William Morris, Sonia Delaunay, Charles and Ray Eames, Lucienne Day, and Orla Kiely, as well as sections detailing the characteristic motifs of key period styles from Baroque to Art Deco.
The Picture of Dorian Gray scandalized readers when it was first published in 1890. Written in Wilde's signature style, the story has gone on to become an enduring tale of man's hubris and narcissism.
The well-known artist Basil Hallward meets the young Dorian Gray in the stately London home of his aunt, Lady Brandon. Basil becomes immediately infatuated with Dorian, who is cultured, wealthy, and remarkably beautiful. Such beauty, Basil believes, is responsible for a new mode of art, and he decides to paint a portrait of the young man. While finishing the painting, Basil reluctantly introduces Dorian to his friend Lord Henry Wotton, a man known for scandal and exuberance. Wotton inspires Dorian to live life through the senses, to feel beauty in everyday experience. Dorian becomes enthralled by Wotton's ideas, and more so becomes obsessed with remaining young and beautiful. He expresses a desire to sell his soul and have the portrait of him age, while he, the man, stays eternally young. A tragic story of hedonism and desire, The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only published novel.
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac: The Commemorative Edition
One of America's most ingenious and creative knitters presents 23 patterns in this beloved classic of knitting lore. Elizabeth Zimmermann's bestselling guide includes Aran sweaters, mittens, socks, and patterns for other items that can be followed by intermediate to advanced knitters or adapted into original works.
This commemorative hardcover edition celebrates the centenary of Elizabeth Zimmermann's birth and the 50th anniversary of the founding of her company. Its new features include color photos of the finished patterns, many of them reknit using contemporary yarns, as well as a frontispiece by Andrew Wyeth, a preface by the author's daughter, an introduction by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, instructions for the February Lady Sweater, and other bonus items.
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (more than 150 Works)
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel, a charge carrying a penalty of up to two years in prison. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with other men. After two more trials he was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. In 1897, in prison, he wrote De Profundis which was published in 1905, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six. Content: The Plays: VERA, THE DUCHESS OF PADUA, LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN, A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, SALOMÉ, SALOME (English Version), AN IDEAL HUSBAND, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. The Poetry: more than 100 poems. The Novel: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, including THE REVISED 20 CHAPTER VERSION. The Short Stories: THE PORTRAIT OF MR. W. H., THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES, A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES, LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME AND OTHER STORIES. The Non-Fiction: THE DECAY OF LYING, PEN, PENCIL AND POISON — A STUDY IN GREEN, THE CRITIC AS ARTIST, THE TRUTH OF MASKS, THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM, THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE OF ART, HOUSE DECORATION, ART AND THE HANDICRAFTSMAN, LECTURE TO ART STUDENTS, LONDON MODELS, POEMS IN PROSE, THE SOUL OF MAN UNDER SOCIALISM, PHRASES AND PHILOSOPHIES FOR THE USE OF THE YOUNG, A FEW MAXIMS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE OVER-EDUCATED, DE PROFUNDIS, OSCAR WILDE'S LETTER TO ROBERT BROWNING, PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA, THE DECORATIVE ARTS, THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, THE TRUTH OF MASKS. The Journalism: A HANDBOOK TO MARRIAGE, A RIDE THROUGH MOROCCO, ARISTOTLE AT AFTERNOON TEA, BALZAC IN ENGLISH, DINNERS AND DISHES, HAMLET AT THE LYCEUM, LONDON MODELS, MR MORRIS ON TAPESTRY, MR WHISTLER'S TEN O'CLOCK, MRS LANGTRY AS HESTER GRAZEBROOK, OLIVIA AT THE LYCEUM, THE AMERICAN INVASION, TWO BIOGRAPHIES OF KEATS, TWO LETTERS TO THE DAILY CHRONICLE, WOMAN'S DRESS. Apocrypha: TELENY.


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Industry milestone
Scottish Engineering appoints first female president
Hayley Murden | January 14, 2022
Aine Finlayson and Bernie O'Neil
Scottish Engineering has appointed a female president for the first time in its 157 year history.
Aine Finlayson, who is director of manufacturing at Aggreko, will hold the title for two years with another female – Bernie O'Neil, head of operations at Thales UK – assuming the position of vice president.
Ms Finlayson said: "Scottish Engineering is integral to the success of Scottish Industry, and at Aggreko we are proud of our contribution.
"As the first female president in the history of Scottish Engineering, I'm looking forward to continuing the good work that has been achieved, embracing the challenges of today's world and the transition to a low carbon economy, moreover, acting as a role model to encourage more diversity across the Scottish engineering industry."
Ms O'Neil said: "I am really looking forward to working with Aine to support the Scottish Engineering team and all the member companies.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to give more back to the engineering profession which has given me so much."
Scottish Engineering traces its roots back to 1865 and its current chief executive Paul Sheerin added: "I'm looking forward to working with Aine and Bernie, who are ensuring that Scottish Engineering's enviable record of such quality from industry in its President and Vice President positions continues.
"Aine takes the helm at a time where the pace of change of both challenge and opportunity has never been more rapid, and I don't think we could be better supported than by someone with her experience, knowledge and balance."
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THEYA Healthcare Founder Named as a 2017 EY Entrepreneur of The Year Finalist
May 03, 2017 • Eileen Rainsberry
Dublin, Ireland, 3 May 2017, Ciara Donlon, founder and CEO of THEYA Healthcare, (www.theyahealthcare.com), which designs and manufactures healthcare garments, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of The YearTM (EOY) programme.
A total of 24 finalists have been selected across three categories – emerging, industry and international – with Ciara Donlon shortlisted in the emerging award category.
Representing the full spectrum of industries from across Ireland, this year's finalists employ more than 5,000 people and generate annual revenues of more than €475 million.
The 24 finalists, including Ciara Donlon, were selected by an independent judging panel of previous winners, chaired by Anne Heraty, CEO, Cpl Resources plc, winner of the 2006 EY Entrepreneur Of The YearTM programme.
THEYA Healthcare, headquartered at NovaUCD, University College Dublin's Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, was formally launched in 2015 by Ciara Donlon. The company is also an Enterprise Ireland high potential start-up (HPSU) client company.
THEYA Healthcare's flagship post-surgery lingerie range, designed primarily for use by breast cancer patients, retails across Ireland, the UK and has also been launched in Europe and Canada.
The company uses a unique fabric mix made from OEKO-TEX® bamboo, which is ideal for post-operative products as it is anti-bacterial, breathable, 59% more absorbent than cotton and extremely soft thus helping to reduce skin irritation. The design of the THEYA Healthcare range focuses on comfort, support, femininity, functionality and the promotion of healing.
Last month Ciara Donlon was named Laureate for Europe at the final of the 2017 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards.
Ciara Donlon, CEO, THEYA Healthcare said, "To have been selected as a finalist for an award previously won by people like Anne Heraty of CPL and John Collison of Stripe is truly humbling. THEYA Healthcare was born out of a desire to help women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, in order to reach more of these women, we need to grow the company. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Awards programme is a powerful vehicle for growth for entrepreneurs so we are very excited about the opportunities this will present for the company."
"This year's finalists were chosen because they have demonstrated the ability to navigate change as business leaders and, as such, they represent the very best talent within Ireland's entrepreneurial community today," said Kevin McLoughlin, EY partner lead for the awards.
"We are also pleased to see strong female representation within the finalists this year. We look forward to seeing this diversity grow further year-on-year as an increasing number of female-led entrepreneurial businesses make waves across Ireland," he added.
The 20th year of the programme in Ireland is focusing on the theme of 'Leading through Change' in recognition of the significant changes that have occurred within the business community over the past 20 years and of future disruption to come.
As part of the awards, the finalists will take part in a 10-month development programme. They will also join more than 70 other entrepreneurs for a week-long "CEO Retreat" to San Francisco later this month.
As the finalists progress through this programme, the judging panel will determine the winners based on a number of criteria, including innovation, value creation, strategic direction, financial performance, national and global impact and the entrepreneur's contribution to society and industry.
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony will take place in Dublin in October. The overall winner will go on to represent Ireland at World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco in June 2018.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The YearTM programme is supported by Enterprise Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland, The Irish Times and Newstalk.
Further details on the 24 finalists on the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of The YearTM (EOY) programme are available via www.eoy.ie.
For further information contact Micéal Whelan, University College Dublin, Communications Manager (Innovation), e: miceal.whelan@ucd.ie, t: + 353 1 716 3712 or Eileen Rainsberry, THEYA Healthcare, Marketing Director, e: eileen@theyahealthcare.com, t: + 44 77 1440 3218.
Operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, the EY Entrepreneur of The YearTM (EOY) programme is recognised as the most prestigious business accolade for entrepreneurs. The programme is open to entrepreneurs across all sectors and growth stages, across the island of Ireland. The awards programme is divided into three categories – Emerging, Industry and International – with 8 finalists chosen per category. www.eoy.ie
THEYA Healthcare is an Irish manufacturer of healthcare garments and has been trading since 2015. At every stage of product development THEYA Healthcare seeks input from both patients and healthcare professionals to ensure that its range best meets the needs of its customers. www.theyahealthcare.com
Ciara Donlon graduated in 1999 from Trinity and DIT with a BSc in Management and an Advanced Diploma in Marketing Techniques. She is a business woman with over 15 years' experience working in marketing roles in companies including RBS, Irish Life & Permanent and Vodafone as Head of the Online Channel. Ciara entered the lingerie industry when she set up her own lingerie boutique in 2010. After learning the business inside out and researching the gap in the post-surgery lingerie market, THEYA Healthcare was established in 2014.
In 2015 Ciara came runner-up in the Image Magazine Business Woman of the Year Awards 2015 in the Start-up Category, she was awarded the title of Best Innovative Start-Up 2015 by the DCU Ryan Academy, she won a bronze medal at the BOI Start-up Awards in the Innovation Category in November 2015 and THEYA is an SFA winner in the Emerging New Business Category for 2016. In 2017 Ciara was named Laureate for Europe at the final of the 2017 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards. Ciara is also a member of the Professional Woman's Network (PWN).
At NovaUCD, the hub for new ventures and entrepreneurs at University College Dublin, we nurture and support new high-tech and knowledge-intensive companies as part of UCD's mission. At NovaUCD we provide purpose-built, state-of-the-art incubation facilities alongside a comprehensive business support programme for client companies such as THEYA Healthcare. NovaUCD has been funded through a unique public-private partnership that includes AIB Bank, Arthur Cox, Deloitte, Enterprise Ireland, Ericsson, Goodbody Stockbrokers, UCD and Xilinx. www.ucd.ie/novaucd
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Vikram Pandit Urges Employees To Get A Little R&R
From: VikramPandit
To: VikramPandit
Subject: Let's Keep Going!
In New York, summer can be a time of year when things slow down. But as I talk to our people and visit Citi locations around the world, it is very clear to me that we have been keeping up a good pace throughout this great institution. Having held Town Halls in Mexico City, St. Petersburg, Hanoi and Singapore over the past few months, I continue to be struck by your enthusiasm and dedication. I want to share with you some of the things we have accomplished together recently.
The innovation and first-in-class service that distinguishes Regional Consumer Banking were evident across our regions. In the U.S., we announced the first-ever implementation of MasterCard inControl. It will enhance our cardholders' experience through increased transparency, greater spending confidence, and more secure and efficient financial management – a great example of Responsible Finance at work. We opened up a world of exciting possibilities for our customers with the well-received "Stories" advertising campaign.
In Russia and Poland, a new mobile banking platform moved us closer to being the world's Digital Bank. We teamed up with another great global brand, Virgin Money Australia, in a strategic partnership that offers customers two new credit cards and an online savings account. In Mexico, our customers made Impulsora de Fondos Banamex number one in the market, with $20 billion in managed assets and an impressive 42 percent annual growth rate. And just this week in China, Citi became the first international bank to open a full-service retail branch, complete with smart banking technology, in the Shanghai Metro.
In the area of Securities and Banking, we won new clients while strengthening existing relationships. In the U.S. Citi became a key player in one of the most closely-watched transactions when we were mandated as lead arranger and administrative agent for General Motors' $5 billion revolving credit facility, and we will play a lead role in the Initial Public Offering. Continuing our investment in Asia Pacific and expanding our presence in a growing market, we took a seat on the Indonesian Stock Exchange and began equities brokerage operations in the country.
Citi acted as a financial advisor to South Africa media giant Naspers on the sale of its interest in Mail.ru, the leading Russian Internet communication company, and its investment in Digital Sky Technologies. Citi was also sole global coordinator and joint bookrunner on Naspers' debut $700 million bond issue. As a joint bookrunner on the Republic of Chile's return to the capital markets, a landmark $1.52 billion debt offering, we played a pivotal role in the country's post-earthquake reconstruction plan.
Global Transaction Services continued to show why it is the envy of all its competitors. After a competitive review of qualified banks, BP named Citi as Paying Agent and Corporate Trustee for its $20 billion oil spill compensation fund. And we reached a significant milestone in July when Citi extended its industry-leading commercial card issuance to its 50th country, South Africa.
We also completed several divestitures in Citi Holdings, reducing its total assets by $9 billion. And the U.S. Treasury completed sale of an additional tranche of Citigroup common stock, reducing its total stake of Citi's shares to 18 percent, and taking another step toward its stated goal of exiting its position by year end.
Going forward, there is every indication that we will remain busy on all fronts, whether it is opening new branches, issuing debt or underwriting IPOs. Our business has good balance, especially in light of our longstanding presence in the emerging markets.
You will also be pleased to know that we will continue to show the character of our company in many other ways. Over the past months, we declared a foreclosure moratorium for homeowners affected by the oil spill in the Gulf region in the U.S., made a $250,000 donation to create 1,400 new full-time jobs in Haiti's apparel industry and launched the $100 million Citi Community Capital Fund to preserve affordable housing in New York City.
Rest assured, this is not a comprehensive list, but it does indicate how busy you have been and I appreciate your hard work. If you have been able to take some time off, I hope you feel recharged. If you haven't done so yet, I hope you can get some time and come back refreshed so we can make the rest of 2010 just as successful as it has been so far. Let's keep going!
Vikram PanditCiti
Vikram Pandit: HAPPY. AS. A. CLAM
Vikram Pandit Is Committed To Getting Paid
If you didn't know Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, you might think he enjoyed not being compensated for the work he does at Citigroup because for quite some time, he wasn't. And although the "I will only get paid $1/year until Citi turns a profit" exercise was fun for a while, he was pretty happy when the old jalopy started making money again, in part because it meant he could receive a paycheck. Then last April, his shareholders rejected the bank's executive pay plan, claiming the Big C "lets Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit collect millions of dollars in rewards too easily." And while it's possible that Citi shareholders are just a bunch of pricks who chose to overlook the fact that Uncle Vikula didn't collect squat for several years and once had an entire article written about the fact that lieutenants attributed a "new bounce in his step" to him daydreaming "the day when he is going to earn more than a $1 a year," maybe they just assume that he doesn't care about getting paid either way? Anyway, here's Vickles, reminding anyone who forgot about the sacrifices he made and setting the record straight: "The board has this process with them, they're going through it, and they are committed, as I am, to making sure that they resolve this," Pandit said. "I want to get paid what the board thinks is right for me, for the job that I've done and for the incentives that they think I ought to have." Pandit told lawmakers in 2009 that he would take a $1 annual salary until he restored the bank to profitability. Citigroup made a $21.7 billion profit for 2011 and 2010 combined, compared with a $29.3 billion loss for the two preceding years. "When the company was losing money, I stepped up and said I'll take a dollar a year and I did, exactly for that reason, exactly the right thing to do," Pandit said. For those having trouble separating the nice guy/don't want to offend anyone statement from what he's actually trying to say, a rough translation of the above would be: get me paid, bitch! Citigroup Will Resolve CEO Pay By End Of Year, Pandit Says [Bloomberg]
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Citigroup Wanted To Give Vikram Pandit A Bonus This Year
Vikram Pandit: Wine Connoisseur
The Shattering Of A Vikram Pandit Dream
Vikram Pandit Wants To Crowdsource Bank Risk Management
Vikram Pandit: "We can make Citi the best company in the world, bar none."


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Tuesday, 9 Feb, 2010
Ballot for Brown Iraq appearance
A ballot will be held to decide which members of the public can attend the prime minister's appearance at the Iraq inquiry.
No date has been set for Gordon Brown's evidence session, but the inquiry team confirmed it would take place in early March.
A similar ballot was held when former prime minister Tony Blair appeared before Sir John Chilcot's committee last month.
Yesterday, former foreign secretary Jack Straw gave evidence to the inquiry, where he denied misrepresenting Britain's position on the legality of invading Iraq to US leaders in the run-up to the invasion.


Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) stock closed in the green on Thursday after the company reported earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations for the 2016 fiscal third quarter.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN - Get Report) spiked 11.96% to $17.60 on heavy trading volume Thursday after the Portland, OR-based company reported better-than-expected earnings for the 2016 fiscal third quarter.
Before today's opening bell, the metals recycling company reported adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share, handily topping analysts' estimates of 18 cents per share.
But revenue for the quarter was $351.6 million, below Wall Street's forecasts of $356.4 million.
"Successful execution of our multi-year strategy to reduce costs and improve productivity led to our Auto and Metals Recycling business delivering its best quarterly operating income per ton performance since fiscal 2011," CEO Tamara Lundgren said in a statement.
About 1.14 million of the company's shares changed hands today vs. its average volume of 416,321 shares per day.
The primary factors that have impacted the rating are mixed. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and impressive record of earnings per share growth.
But the team also finds weaknesses including weak operating cash flow, a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and poor profit margins.


You'd NEVER guess they're from BJ's, either.
If you're getting married in the near future, there's a chance you're about to drop a lot of money on flowers. Like, $2,379, to be exact. According to The Knot's annual wedding survey, couples were spending nearly $2.5K on floral arrangements alone in 2017.
That is a ton of money. Something that could cover, let's say, your honeymoon. Or your mortgage for a month. Or a home renovation project. So instead of spending all that cash on an item that's going to die (they're beautiful, I get it!), consider these surprising alternatives.
To start, wholesale club BJ's will gladly be your wedding florist for $90. For not even a hundred bucks, you'll get eight handcrafted bouquets of yellow roses.
If you're down to spend a bit more, you can head to Sam's Club for a larger selection of flowers including bouquets and corsages, which start around $100.
Lastly, at Costco, you can buy their Wedding Collection arrangement for $450. It's a 20-piece package with five bouquets, six corsages, six buttonholes, two centerpieces, and a rose petal bud.
Turns out, you don't need to spend everything you've got on flowers to have beautiful arrangements.


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Here's a chocolate that pairs with both warm and cooler climate Cabernet Sauvignon blends (California and Bordeaux). CARAÏBE is all about roasted nuttiness, not fruit. A light earthy Bordeaux brings out this earthiness in the chocolate making them a great match. A mountain grown (Howell, St. Helena) Californian Cabernet Sauvignon would also make for a fine pairing with its more structure driven style of cassis and baking spices.
A very subtle chocolate in aroma and flavor, the mild earthiness and moderate texture will pair with beers that have these slight nuances themselves. Oktoberfest/Marzen beers, made in the spring for fall consumption, will pair with the earthy characteristics without overpowering this more refined chocolate. For a simple complement that may even uncover some hidden flavors of the chocolate, pair this with an English Bitter that, despite what may be implied by the name, is lightly creamy with a gentle earthiness and is not bitter.


In this work, people are often hesitant about play. "What's the point?" they ask. "I don't need to have fun, there's work to do." Yes, there's work to do. That is why play is so vital.
Here's the thing: the laughing and having fun is not the point, it's a joyful byproduct of a "serious" practice. If you want laughter to be the point, do laughter yoga (beneficial to many, and my idea of hell!).
Think of play as a work-out for your creativity muscles, for your brain and for your joy receptors.
A playful, state is a change state, a fluid state, an open state. A playful state, where laughter is genuine and you go after your aim (whether that be to catch a ball or count to ten in a group with your eyes closed) makes learning, retraining and the formation of new neural pathways quicker, slicker and easier.
So if you want work to work better, play!
Jude Claybourne is the founder of State of Play, helping organisations and individuals play the game of life and work a little better.


Joel Jones is from the Charlottesville area and began writing plays with Offstage Theater in 1992. His play Floating Girl was work-shopped at the First Earl Hamner Playwrights Conference in 2006. He presently lives in New York City.


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https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2019/06/12/how-the-time-loop-works
How The Time Loop Works
by Joe Juba on Jun 12, 2019 at 02:30 PM
Platform PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS, Android
Publisher Annapurna Interactive
Developer Luis Antonio
Release August 19, 2021
Rating Mature
The indie title 12 Minutes is an interactive thriller about a man trapped in a 12-minute loop, and it got some time in the spotlight during Microsoft's press event at E3 this year. The trailer below showcases the interesting premise, but we got some hands-on with with title to get a clearer idea of how the time loop works.
The game focuses on three unnamed characters (a husband, a wife, and a cop) in three rooms. Players control the husband, who discovers he is caught in the time loop after he is killed by an intruder (the cop) shortly after you start the game.
Instead of dying, the husband just starts over at the beginning of the 12-minute cycle, he retains all the knowledge he previously gained. In the short term, the goal seems straightforward: You need to warn your wife about the impending danger, and prevent the intruder from harming anyone. You do this by experimenting with items and dialogue in the apartment, trying to convince your wife while also preparing for an attack.
During the first loop, you can't do much to defend yourself. The clock runs in real time. The cop shows up around the 3-minute mark, binds you and your wife, accuses her of killing her father, and then chokes you out. But in the next loop, you (and the character) can leverage what you learned to delay the attack or improve your odds.
For example, when the cop knocked on the door the first time, my wife answered. So during the second loop, I told her not to answer the door when someone eventually knocks, but she was skeptical. In desperation, I ground up some sleeping pills and slipped them into her water, hoping she would go to bed. She did, and shut the bedroom door behind her. Then I locked the apartment's front door, hoping to delay the cop, who started pounding and yelling when he showed up. I called 911 from a cell phone I found in the closet... but the real police didn't arrive before the intruder busted in and found me. I tried attacking with him with a knife, but he overpowered me, and the loop started again.
Even if you as a player know exactly what to do, your interactions are limited by what the husband character learns. You need to poke at the environment, gauge characters' reactions, combine items, and try to extend your survival time. But as that continues, you also learn more about your wife and the intruder's motives, and a larger mystery unfolds.
From what we played, that mystery seems compelling. Combined with the cool concept of the time loop, we're excited to learn more when 12 Minutes releases in 2020 for Xbox One and PC.
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A dystopian future is brewing in a Milwaukee courtroom. A future that could subject hundreds of thousands of bearded, tattooed, sort-of-cool (sort-of-not) people to a perishing thirst. Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more.
The American lager, known for its cheap price, popularity among hipsters, and – some critics say – insipid taste, is locked in a legal battle with manufacturers of rival beer manufacturer MillerCoors, which may leave Pabst without a place to ferment its signature brew.
Pabst Brewing Company, the owner of PBR, argues that MillerCoors is attempting to force it out of business by breaking a decades-long contract whereby MillerCoors produces Pabst's ale.
MillerCoors disagrees. The company says it is not obliged to carry on producing PBR, and claims it gave Pabst plenty of notice to make other brewing arrangements.
The crisis stems back to a 1999 agreement forged between Pabst and MillerCoors, whose own beers include Miller Lite, Miller High Life, and Miller High Life Light.
That agreement saw MillerCoors take on responsibility for producing, packaging and distributing nearly all of Pabst's beers – which also include Texas favorite Lone Star and Old Milwaukee.
But MillerCoors says it is not obliged to continue to manufacture Pabst's beer when the agreement expires in 2020.
"We are deeply disappointed that MillerCoors, the US subsidiary of multinational brewing conglomerate Molson Coors, has willfully breached our 19-year agreement in an effort to stomp out the competition," a Pabst spokesman told the Guardian.
Pabst Brewing Company was founded in Milwaukee in 1844. PBR was originally known as Pabst's Best Select, taking on the Blue Ribbon moniker after winning an award for best beer at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
According to the Smithsonian magazine, Pabst beer had previously "won many other awards at many other fairs", and as a marketing gimmick the company began tying a blue ribbon around its bottles and rebranded its beer Pabst Blue Ribbon.
"By the turn of the century, Pabst was going through more than one million feet of ribbon per year, pausing only when the first world war caused a silk shortage," the Smithsonian says.
Pabst, presumably to the relief of silkworms everywhere, stopped wrapping ribbons around its beer after the Great War, instead adding a blue ribbon design to its label. PBR eventually became known as a blue-collar beer, and trudged on for decades before becoming – to the surprise of everyone – the go-to drink for people wearing skinny jeans and Converse shoes in the early 2000s.
Sales increased by almost 200% between 2004 and 2013, and academics have written papers about how PBR was the beneficiary of "ironic consumption".
"Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and trucker hats, which previously had an older, uncool image, became fashionable in the early 2000s when celebrities and young, urban consumers started using the products," Caleb Warren, a professor at University of Arizona, and Gina Mohr, a professor at Colorado State University, wrote in the Journal of Consumer Research this year.
That hard-earned ironic consumption is now at risk. A spokesman for MillerCoors said it told Pabst back in 2015 that it might not be able to produce its beer beyond 2020. MillerCoors has problems of its own – beer sales in general are declining in the US – and says it may have to close the facility where PBR is brewed.
But Pabst claims its agreement means MillerCoors must help it find a place to brew its beer. Pabst says it needs 4m to 4.5m barrels brewed annually and MillerCoors is the only place with the facilities to do it. Pabst is seeking more than $400m in damages.
The case is set to run until 30 November, when we should have a better idea if PBR will continue to be the beer of choice for the sort-of-hip, or whether the days of the famous blue ribbon are over.


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package org.docksidestage.mysql.dbflute.bsentity;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.dbflute.Entity;
import org.dbflute.dbmeta.DBMeta;
import org.dbflute.dbmeta.AbstractEntity;
import org.dbflute.dbmeta.accessory.DomainEntity;
import org.dbflute.optional.OptionalEntity;
import org.docksidestage.mysql.dbflute.allcommon.DBMetaInstanceHandler;
import org.docksidestage.mysql.dbflute.exentity.*;

/**
 * The entity of WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE as TABLE.

 *

 * [primary-key]
 *     ONE_ID
 *
 * [column]
 *     ONE_ID, ONE_NAME, SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID, ONE_ADDI_ID
 *
 * [sequence]
 *
 *
 * [identity]
 *
 *
 * [version-no]
 *
 *
 * [foreign table]
 *     WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ, WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI
 *
 * [referrer table]
 *
 *
 * [foreign property]
 *     whiteSuppressJoinSq, whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi
 *
 * [referrer property]
 *
 *
 * [get/set template]
 * /= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
 * Integer oneId = entity.getOneId();
 * String oneName = entity.getOneName();
 * Integer suppressJoinSqId = entity.getSuppressJoinSqId();
 * Integer oneAddiId = entity.getOneAddiId();
 * entity.setOneId(oneId);
 * entity.setOneName(oneName);
 * entity.setSuppressJoinSqId(suppressJoinSqId);
 * entity.setOneAddiId(oneAddiId);
 * = = = = = = = = = =/
 *

 * @author DBFlute(AutoGenerator)
 */
public abstract class BsWhiteSuppressJoinSqOne extends AbstractEntity implements DomainEntity {

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                          Definition
    //                                                                          ==========
    /** The serial version UID for object serialization. (Default) */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                           Attribute
    //                                                                           =========
    /** ONE_ID: {PK, NotNull, INT(10)} */
    protected Integer _oneId;

    /** ONE_NAME: {NotNull, VARCHAR(200)} */
    protected String _oneName;

    /** SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID: {UQ, NotNull, INT(10), FK to white_suppress_join_sq} */
    protected Integer _suppressJoinSqId;

    /** ONE_ADDI_ID: {NotNull, INT(10), FK to WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI} */
    protected Integer _oneAddiId;

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                             DB Meta
    //                                                                             =======
    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public DBMeta asDBMeta() {
        return DBMetaInstanceHandler.findDBMeta(asTableDbName());
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String asTableDbName() {
        return "white_suppress_join_sq_one";
    }

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                        Key Handling
    //                                                                        ============
    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public boolean hasPrimaryKeyValue() {
        if (_oneId == null) { return false; }
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * To be unique by the unique column.

     * You can update the entity by the key when entity update (NOT batch update).
     * @param suppressJoinSqId : UQ, NotNull, INT(10), FK to white_suppress_join_sq. (NotNull)
     */
    public void uniqueBy(Integer suppressJoinSqId) {
        __uniqueDrivenProperties.clear();
        __uniqueDrivenProperties.addPropertyName("suppressJoinSqId");
        setSuppressJoinSqId(suppressJoinSqId);
    }

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                    Foreign Property
    //                                                                    ================
    /** WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ by my SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSq'. */
    protected OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSq> _whiteSuppressJoinSq;

    /**
     * [get] WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ by my SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSq'.

     * Optional: alwaysPresent(), ifPresent().orElse(), get(), ...
     * @return The entity of foreign property 'whiteSuppressJoinSq'. (NotNull, EmptyAllowed: when e.g. null FK column, no setupSelect)
     */
    public OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSq> getWhiteSuppressJoinSq() {
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSq == null) { _whiteSuppressJoinSq = OptionalEntity.relationEmpty(this, "whiteSuppressJoinSq"); }
        return _whiteSuppressJoinSq;
    }

    /**
     * [set] WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ by my SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSq'.
     * @param whiteSuppressJoinSq The entity of foreign property 'whiteSuppressJoinSq'. (NullAllowed)
     */
    public void setWhiteSuppressJoinSq(OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSq> whiteSuppressJoinSq) {
        _whiteSuppressJoinSq = whiteSuppressJoinSq;
    }

    /** WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI by my ONE_ADDI_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi'. */
    protected OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi> _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi;

    /**
     * [get] WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI by my ONE_ADDI_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi'.

     * Optional: alwaysPresent(), ifPresent().orElse(), get(), ...
     * @return The entity of foreign property 'whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi'. (NotNull, EmptyAllowed: when e.g. null FK column, no setupSelect)
     */
    public OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi> getWhiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi() {
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi == null) { _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi = OptionalEntity.relationEmpty(this, "whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi"); }
        return _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi;
    }

    /**
     * [set] WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI by my ONE_ADDI_ID, named 'whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi'.
     * @param whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi The entity of foreign property 'whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi'. (NullAllowed)
     */
    public void setWhiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi(OptionalEntity<WhiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi> whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi) {
        _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi = whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi;
    }

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                   Referrer Property
    //                                                                   =================
    protected <ELEMENT> List<ELEMENT> newReferrerList() { // overriding to import
        return new ArrayList<ELEMENT>();
    }

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                      Basic Override
    //                                                                      ==============
    @Override
    protected boolean doEquals(Object obj) {
        if (obj instanceof BsWhiteSuppressJoinSqOne) {
            BsWhiteSuppressJoinSqOne other = (BsWhiteSuppressJoinSqOne)obj;
            if (!xSV(_oneId, other._oneId)) { return false; }
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected int doHashCode(int initial) {
        int hs = initial;
        hs = xCH(hs, asTableDbName());
        hs = xCH(hs, _oneId);
        return hs;
    }

    @Override
    protected String doBuildStringWithRelation(String li) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSq != null && _whiteSuppressJoinSq.isPresent())
        { sb.append(li).append(xbRDS(_whiteSuppressJoinSq, "whiteSuppressJoinSq")); }
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi != null && _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi.isPresent())
        { sb.append(li).append(xbRDS(_whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi, "whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi")); }
        return sb.toString();
    }
    protected <ET extends Entity> String xbRDS(org.dbflute.optional.OptionalEntity<ET> et, String name) { // buildRelationDisplayString()
        return et.get().buildDisplayString(name, true, true);
    }

    @Override
    protected String doBuildColumnString(String dm) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(dm).append(xfND(_oneId));
        sb.append(dm).append(xfND(_oneName));
        sb.append(dm).append(xfND(_suppressJoinSqId));
        sb.append(dm).append(xfND(_oneAddiId));
        if (sb.length() > dm.length()) {
            sb.delete(0, dm.length());
        }
        sb.insert(0, "{").append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    protected String doBuildRelationString(String dm) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSq != null && _whiteSuppressJoinSq.isPresent())
        { sb.append(dm).append("whiteSuppressJoinSq"); }
        if (_whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi != null && _whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi.isPresent())
        { sb.append(dm).append("whiteSuppressJoinSqOneAddi"); }
        if (sb.length() > dm.length()) {
            sb.delete(0, dm.length()).insert(0, "(").append(")");
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public WhiteSuppressJoinSqOne clone() {
        return (WhiteSuppressJoinSqOne)super.clone();
    }

    // ===================================================================================
    //                                                                            Accessor
    //                                                                            ========
    /**
     * [get] ONE_ID: {PK, NotNull, INT(10)}

     * @return The value of the column 'ONE_ID'. (basically NotNull if selected: for the constraint)
     */
    public Integer getOneId() {
        checkSpecifiedProperty("oneId");
        return _oneId;
    }

    /**
     * [set] ONE_ID: {PK, NotNull, INT(10)}

     * @param oneId The value of the column 'ONE_ID'. (basically NotNull if update: for the constraint)
     */
    public void setOneId(Integer oneId) {
        registerModifiedProperty("oneId");
        _oneId = oneId;
    }

    /**
     * [get] ONE_NAME: {NotNull, VARCHAR(200)}

     * @return The value of the column 'ONE_NAME'. (basically NotNull if selected: for the constraint)
     */
    public String getOneName() {
        checkSpecifiedProperty("oneName");
        return _oneName;
    }

    /**
     * [set] ONE_NAME: {NotNull, VARCHAR(200)}

     * @param oneName The value of the column 'ONE_NAME'. (basically NotNull if update: for the constraint)
     */
    public void setOneName(String oneName) {
        registerModifiedProperty("oneName");
        _oneName = oneName;
    }

    /**
     * [get] SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID: {UQ, NotNull, INT(10), FK to white_suppress_join_sq}

     * @return The value of the column 'SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID'. (basically NotNull if selected: for the constraint)
     */
    public Integer getSuppressJoinSqId() {
        checkSpecifiedProperty("suppressJoinSqId");
        return _suppressJoinSqId;
    }

    /**
     * [set] SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID: {UQ, NotNull, INT(10), FK to white_suppress_join_sq}

     * @param suppressJoinSqId The value of the column 'SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ID'. (basically NotNull if update: for the constraint)
     */
    public void setSuppressJoinSqId(Integer suppressJoinSqId) {
        registerModifiedProperty("suppressJoinSqId");
        _suppressJoinSqId = suppressJoinSqId;
    }

    /**
     * [get] ONE_ADDI_ID: {NotNull, INT(10), FK to WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI}

     * @return The value of the column 'ONE_ADDI_ID'. (basically NotNull if selected: for the constraint)
     */
    public Integer getOneAddiId() {
        checkSpecifiedProperty("oneAddiId");
        return _oneAddiId;
    }

    /**
     * [set] ONE_ADDI_ID: {NotNull, INT(10), FK to WHITE_SUPPRESS_JOIN_SQ_ONE_ADDI}

     * @param oneAddiId The value of the column 'ONE_ADDI_ID'. (basically NotNull if update: for the constraint)
     */
    public void setOneAddiId(Integer oneAddiId) {
        registerModifiedProperty("oneAddiId");
        _oneAddiId = oneAddiId;
    }
}


More Halloween decorations. This is a Spider Skull Skeleton.
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You are doing very well, I started one of these projects once and only got to about day 10! You have a lot more will power than me!
Thanks it took about a month to make it a habit. I still have days when I just don't feel like shooting.
You have a lot more will power than me!
But then with 2 young kids, 2 cats, 2 puppies, wife and business I don't get much time left for me!


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The VJM10's new aerodynamic package is guaranteed to get heads turning, while the silver and orange livery retains the team's traditional colours with a fresh twist. Branding from Johnnie Walker appears on the rear wing and top of chassis marking the start of a partnership with the whisky brand. Telecommunications brands Claro, Telcel and Infinitum continue their partnerships for a fourth season, while NEC branding remains on the engine cover.
Motor oil brand, Quaker State, continues its relationship with the team, as does long-time partner, Kingfisher, with its logo positioned on the engine cover. The VJM10 headrests carry eye-catching Hype Energy branding, while the team's newest partner, FXTM, takes up a position on the rear of the sidepod. The team also welcomes eyewear brand, LDNR, with its logo on the front wing end plate.
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It's a digital world now. Every single person is holding a smart device like smartphones, computers, video games, tablets, smartwatches, much more. The rise in technology has a lot of benefits but some cons too at the same time. Kids with open access to the internet are taking them away from the family more and…
Apps, Devices, Monitoring, Safeguard, Technology
When computers were first introduced, they were huge in size. With the rise in technology over time, the dimensions of these big computers reduced. Then they became wireless in the form of laptops that you can bring anywhere you want. Over the years, with different researches and experiments, IT has brought computers to our pockets…
Apps, Devices, Education, Monitoring, Safeguard, Technology, Training
There is no doubt that smart technology has grown up to the next level. The technology world has transformed computers into light portable systems like tablets, smartphones into our pockets. With the rapid growth in smart games, software developments, cloud technology has evolved our kids too. Today, around 38% of kids of our population have…
Apps, Coding, Devices, Monitoring, News, Safeguard, Technology
With the advancement in technology and excessive use of gadgets and devices, the gaming industry has gained high popularity. Kids of all ages have become addicted to devices, whether it is for watching videos or playing games. Parents have to keep a strict monitoring on kids to ensure that kids are not accessing websites that…
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Is YouTube safe for my kids?
YouTube is the go-to video streaming service for people of all ages, and with such attention-grabbing content for kids, it's no surprise that kids are on YouTube all the time. Owned and regulated by Google, YouTube is the hub for content creators and consumers. YouTube Kids is an iteration of the original platform that comes with hardcoded…
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How to make TikTok safe for your kids
How to make TikTok safe for your kids TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly, has become one of the most used entertaining apps around the world. It is available both for Andriod and IOS mobile phone. It allows users to share short videos of dance moves and lip synch on famous songs. People of all ages…
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Smart Phone Tips For Parents of Teenagers; What to Look For to Protect Your Kids
How do I protect my kids while they are on their phones? This is a question I hear from a lot of parents in my friends and family circles. Simple Answer: Parental Controls. Increasingly at an alarming rate, kids tweens and teens are on multiple devices per day. Parents: did you know you can report…
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How much is too much: does too much social media use effect your mental health?
As a therapist, who works with teens-often times for symptoms of depression/anxiety/eating disorders, I also wonder if there is a big connection between a person's use of social media/technology and a decrease in his/her mental health.


The Noida based electronic company has been rumored to launch another very cheap electronic device in to the Indian Market. As we know that India is the second most populated country in the world. Hence, big companies that target products towards the middleman in India can make millions by selling a very simple product and making a profit of even $1. Ringing Bells, took up such an opportunity and launched "Freedom 251" handset.
Ringing Bells gain the popularity for selling their phone " Freedom 251″ as the cheapest smartphone in the world for $3.6 (INR 251).
The company also got into an controversy over the quality of the product sold.
Moving on, keeping with the growing needs of Indian Society, rumors are filling the internet that Ringing Bells will be launching an LED TV. Officials are yet to confirm on the final status. The TV is set of be a 35 inch LED HD TV which will have a smart remote. The TV will be capable of supporting HD image quality. It will come with an inbuilt OS to support the USB connected and enforce media play.
The Ringing Bells is said to put a price tag of INR8,000 on the TV set which is very cheap comparing to the other models in the market. The TV will be bought online from the ringingbells offical website. The company is updating its IT services to handle the large incoming traffic on the launch. This LED HD TV will only be available if we are able to register for it, similar to the Freedom 251 phone.
Ringing Bells has launched the 31 Inch Hd led tv at a cost of around 9,600 Rupees Making it the cheapest led up to date .
Although a lot of questions are raised over the quality of the products but it is been set clear that such price tags are possible if the company is targeting a large pool of customers. If Ringing Bells is able to deliver their promised product for the same specs then it will be making history again by selling the world's cheapest TV.


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SXSW Day 3: Kashmere ThunderSoul Reunion Band at @PalmDoorAtx
I really can't even first recall when or how I first heard about the Kashmere Stage Band from Kashmere High School in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood of Houston, Texas, but I expect it grew out of my interest in Skipper Lee Frazier's Ovide Records label, and the superb Texas Funk compilation that Jazzman Records released. Soon enough, I learned the story- that these young African-American kids from a rough neighborhood in Houston's Fifth Ward were molded by Conrad Johnson into the best high-school jazz band in America, not once, but over and over again from the late 1960's through the mid-1970's. They released 45-RPM singles, and a handful of albums which are now all priceless collector's items, and I once got to meet the man himself, who welcomed me into his home and answered my questions about the band while I was on a trip to Houston. Mr. Johnson passed not long after I met him, but further honors and new recognition for the Kashmere Stage Band and its accomplishments were everywhere following the release of the Texas Thunder Soul compact disc on Now Again Records, and the Thunder Soul documentary, which had been unveiled at South By Southwest a few years back. One of the outcomes of all the recent recognition was a reunion of former members, which in turn led to a reunion band called the Kashmere ThunderSoul Orchestra, and when I saw that this band was scheduled to play at 10 PM Wednesday night at the Palm Door, I decided I had to be there, no matter how far the walk.
The band had already begun their performance before I got there, but they were only in their first song. The years have diminished none of the funk or soulfulness from these great musicians, and their talent, showmanship and good spirits were available for everyone to see. I was especially impressed with the youngest member, the drummer, who was incredibly funky, and although the band played some medleys of Earth Wind & Fire and other cover tunes, their originals such as "Kash Register" were the most exciting by far. At the end of their long set, the crowd cheered for nearly a full five minutes, a tribute to the lasting legacy of a man named Conrad Johnson who believed in the potential of inner-city youth rather than the obstacles they faced.
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Indians 8, Royals 4: Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez lead Indians to win, sweep
By Dave SkrettaThe Associated Press
Jul 4, 2019 at 7:29 PM Jul 4, 2019 at 10:12 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Indians manager Terry Francona looked over at bench coach Brad Mills midway through Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals and said, "Gosh, they're letting us just hang around."
It wasn't long until the Indians took advantage of it.
Francisco Lindor drove in the go-ahead runs during a six-run seventh inning, Jose Ramirez homered twice and Carlos Santana pushed his on-base streak to 27 games as the Indians rallied to beat the bumbling Royals 8-4 on Thursday and complete a three-game sweep.
Tyler Naquin and Jason Kipnis also drove in runs for the red-hot Indians, who beat the Royals — losers of four in a row and seven of eight — for the fifth time in six games.
"They were just letting us hang around and hang around," Francona sad, "and all of a sudden some good things happen, and we have a big inning and it snowballs from there."
Adam Cimber (4-2) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief as the Indians' bullpen bailed out Zach Plesac. Their ineffective starter allowed three runs and three hits in just 2 2/3 innings.
The Royals only managed three more hits in a game delayed two hours at the start by rain.
"Cimber threw 30 pitches," Francona said, "but I didn't see any reason to take him out."
Still, the Royals were clinging to a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Jorge Lopez (1-7) coughed up hits to the only four batters he faced. Kevin Plawecki and Bobby Bradley started the inning with singles, and Naquin doubled home Plawecki before Lindor laced a two-run single to give the Indians the lead.
Lindor later scored as the Indians proceeded to score six times in the inning.
"I've got no excuse," Lopez said. "I fell behind to the first guy. Threw a right-down-the-middle curveball. The next guy, tried to look for a ground ball, like I always try to get. Unfortunately, I didn't have it. They found the holes and they kept going."
The Royals' meltdown wasted another solid start by Homer Bailey, who allowed two runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Bailey still has not lost a game since June 1.
"It's not just Lopez," Royals manager Ned Yost said of his bullpen. "They'll have good outings then a not good outing. We were trying to put it all together in our minds."
Plesac faced the minimum through the first two innings, but he appeared to struggle with his grip when a muggy afternoon followed all the rain. At one point, Francona and a trainer came out with a towel so that Plesac could dry off his hands and arms.
It didn't seem to do much for his ability to throw strikes.
Cam Gallagher singled in the third, Terrence Gore walked and Whit Merrifield singled before Adalberto Mondesi laid down a squeeze bunt that the fleet-footed shortstop turned into an RBI base hit.
Hunter Dozier walked later in the inning, and Jorge Soler's bases-loaded walk gave the Royals a 3-1 lead and brought Francona to the mound again — this time to summon a reliever.
A.J. Cole and Tyler Clippard joined Cimber in keeping the Indians in the game, and their offense got them within a run in the fifth. Two innings later, that offense gave them the lead for good.
Stats and streaks
The Indians have had five sweeps of at least three games this season. Three have come in their past six series. ... The Indians scored 21 runs on 33 hits during the series. ... The Royals have led in 60 of 88 games but have blown a league-leading 30 of them. ... Gallagher homered in the ninth.