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This is the first of Laurie's paintings in 2019 without a signature on the front of the painting. This practice for the artist is a basic exploration in "ownership" of work, what an artist's signature means, metaphorically and symbolically, and how signatures effect presentation as well as intent. Laurie wants the observer of the work to choose an orientation that is most pleasing for them. There is no "right" or "wrong" way of viewing the artist's work, there is simply the viewing and experiencing of it.


It can be scary to go through a storm and to watch the damage that it creates. If you are a home owner, you might find yourself tensing up when the weather gets bad and worrying about what is going to happen to your home. If you see hail falling outside, you probably think about all of the things that could be damaged by that hail. If the wind is blowing hard, you consider the fact that your home might be messed with in some way by the storm that is taking place. It is important for you to know that there is help out there that is ready to take on any damage that a storm might bring. If your roof is damaged by wind or hail, there are teams of construction crews who can get to your home and take care of that damage.
There may be more damage done to your roof during a storm than what you see initially. It is important for you to find help in caring for that roof through those who will know what to look for and who will be able to figure out what all needs to be done. Those who have worked on damaged roofs before will have the knowledge needed to get onto your roof and figure out how it has been touched by the storm that took place.
When you are trying to find people who can work on your roof, you want to seek out those who will work in a safe manner. The storm that took place was scary and you do not want anyone to be injured while taking care of the mess that the storm left behind. You need to find help with any roof hail damage loveland co through those who will work in a safe manner. It is important for the team of roofers who come to your home to pay attention to what they are doing and to be careful as they move about on your roof.
A roof that is in poor shape can negatively affect the home that it is part of and you want to have your roof repaired right away when it is damaged. If hail has messed with the shingles on your roof, you want to get things repaired before your roof starts to leak. You should seek out help from those who will have time to work on your roof right after the storm passes.
Hail can bring real damage to a home and its roof. There are people out there who know how to deal with that damage. Make sure that you find appropriate help when your home is messed up because of a storm that took place.


The Only Known Bobby Jones Single Signed Baseball. We wrestled with the decision of whether to place this piece into the baseball section of the catalog, or into the golf section, and ultimately opted for the former. While Bobby Jones and golf were practically synonymous during the first half of the twentieth century, we concluded that it would be the baseball collectors who would fully appreciate just how unusual and appealing is the appearance of his autograph on horsehide. This is certainly our first encounter with such a piece, and we'd be surprised if it isn't our last as well. Mr. Jones handled the quirky request quite well, it must be noted, as his black fountain pen inscription, "With best wishes, Robert T. Jones, Jr.," skillfully fills the side panel of the presented non-official ball, surviving at an average boldness of 8/10. The ball shows considerable wear, though it appears the bulk predates the signing. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.


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To California's Black Legislators: Do Not Usher in the Age of the Common Man
Kenneth Miller Publisher
The concepts of "black" and "white" did not arrive with the first Europeans and Africans but grew on American soil. During Andrew Jackson's administration, racist ideas took on new meaning. In Mississippi, Jackson, who may have owned as many as 300 slaves, ushered in the "Age of the Common Man." But, according to PBS, "the only people who benefited were white men. Blacks, Indians, and women were not included."
This week the California Assembly approved a ban on the retail sale of flavored tobacco products statewide, including menthol cigarettes a product preferred by Blacks. However, Legislators have made it possible that again: Whites benefit. The tobacco products exempted under the ban (hookah products, premium cigars, and some pipe tobacco) are products preferred by Whites. Are these tobacco products exempted because white Californian influencers, celebrities, and those in the pop culture elite have glorified and upheld the trendiness of the premium cigars and hookah at clubs/bars, and so our state decision-makers agree that these tobacco options are allowed? The tobacco preferred by Whites?
As a Black man, a father, a native Californian, and a publisher of a local Black newspaper deeply rooted in the fabric of our state's Black communities, it concerns me that our legislators would pass legislation that, again, benefits Whites.
Let's be real for a minute because many advocates of the bill have made claims that need addressing.
First, Black people are not a homogenous group – there are some who oppose SB793, and there are some who support it. Those who oppose the ban are not all smokers, like myself and many others. Those who oppose the ban are not advocates of smoking like many false claims state. Those who oppose the ban simply state that since you have to be 21-years old to purchase menthol cigarettes, then you are an adult and should be free to make your own choices.
A nanny state is one that emboldens itself to make all of the decisions of the people. The time of the state making the decisions for Black people is done and has been for many decades. The "Age of the Common Man," where the White man benefits more than Blacks, is done and should not be ushered in again.
So, what's next? Hypothetically, if the state learns that Blacks prefer Chardonnay and ban it for our sake, but do not ban Merlot because it's preferred by Whites?
Wake Up, this is where we are headed if this ban passes! Black legislators, who are you protecting? Who do you think you are making "the best decisions for"? Do you feel that we are ignorant, dumb, and incapable of making the best decisions for our lives? Do you think that Whites who prefer non-menthol deserve access to the tobacco of their choice, yet Blacks do not? We are not ⅗ a person, nor robots, children, or puppets in your power struggles.
I understand that it's hard for Black legislators to advocate for the adult vices of Blacks, but by supporting this bill you are advocating for the adult vices of Whites. We cannot ignore the systemic racism and oppression of Black adult freedoms at the root of this bill. If Governor Newsom passes this bill, we {Black folks} must brace ourselves for the onslaught of similar bills aimed at taking away Black adult choices in California – let the ripple effect begin – let the Age of the Common Man commence.
Lastly, I don't smoke, don't want to smoke, don't want my kids to smoke. I am a Black man, and a Black father who became a voice for California's Black community. I know our community, speak to our community and share stories from our community. I do not want to see our community lose our freedoms and become less than, so that our decision-makers can feel they are more than. We cannot go backwards.
If you agree that Black People Matter, well agree that our choices matter, whether you agree with them or not. They are ours and we have fought for centuries to have the freedom to make them! We are in the Age of the Black Man, not the Common Man.
But if the California Senate Bill 793 passes, we will awaken to a new reality: a state where our legislators decide what best for Black folks while ensuring that Whites have all of the choices and desires they need to be our fierce and biased decision-makers.
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One possible con would be that it can be easy for our group to become too reliant on using the text to convey meaning rather than the music itself.
This approach presents the opportunity and challenge of finding various ways to keep the presentation of the text interesting, i.e. speaking it normally, sampling it, amplifying and live processing it, etc.
The challenge with this approach is finding a way to seamlessly transition between different styles representing different periods of time, and organizing these transitions in unpredictable ways (sometimes jump-cut, sometimes, gradual, differing lengths of sections, etc.).
The last audio excerpt is an improvisation in which we transition between a few different sound worlds.


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Q: Do not save changes to a datagridview if one cell is empty or null Goodday I have the below code to save changes when i change rows. But something that 's important to me is to not save the changes if one cell "Discription column " is empty . How can i add to this code in order that i get a message box . 'Cannot save if discription is empty or a null'    thanks rob
     ' We need an indicator to know when we need to update the source database
Dim UpdatePending As Boolean = False

Private Sub ExampleBindingSource_ListChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.ListChangedEventArgs) _
    Handles ExampleBindingSource.ListChanged
' Whenever there is an update, note that a change is pending.
'
' ListChanged does not fire when moving within a row, so this will not
' mark updates until done with the row. (Here "done" could mean moving
' to another row or closing the form.)
If Me.ExampleDataSet.HasChanges Then
    Me.UpdatePending = True

End If
End Sub

Private Sub DataGridView1_RowValidated(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventArgs) _
    Handles DataGridView1.RowValidated
' The RowValidated event occurs after
' BindingSource_*Changed operations, which
' makes it a good place to update our source database.
' However, this event fires at a number
' of times when we don't have pending updates.
' That's why we need the UpdatePending indicator
' to tell us whether to do anything.
' If we have an update pending, copy it to the source database
If UpdatePending Then
    Me.ExampleTableAdapter.Update(Me.ExampleDataSet.Example)
    Me.UpdatePending = False
End If
End Sub

A: Add an event for RowValidating; do your test there, and if you fail, set e.Cancel to true.
So your code will look something like this:
Private Sub DataGridView1_RowValidating(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e as System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventArgs) _
    Handles DataGridView1.RowValidating

    if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Value)) then
        e.Cancel = true
    end if

end sub

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Irvine, CA – October 10, 2018 – Researchers in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine have discovered the molecular basis for a therapeutic action of an ancient herbal medicine used across Africa to treat various illnesses, including epilepsy.
"We are very interested in taking a molecular approach to ethnobotany – the study of plants and their use by local populations – to discover the molecular mechanisms for ancient remedies and to use this knowledge to create safer and more effective drugs. The KCNQ channels we study are typically opened by electrical activity, but we know that they are also incredibly sensitive to the presence of small molecules, including neurotransmitters, but also molecules from outside, such as drugs, and constituents of food and herbal extracts," said Abbott. "Some folk medicines are in danger of being lost, either because traditional practices are being forgotten, or because the plant species used are endangered. Species loss can arise from over-collecting, habitat destruction, or climate change. There is a race against time to prevent this incredible resource being lost forever."
This study was supported by the US National Institutes of Health (GM115189).


In a glitzy black-tie ceremony in Doha last week, Ricardo Karam, the Middle East's answer to Piers Morgan, and the striking Al Jazeera anchor Laila Al Shaikhil, unveiled the winners of the second Takreem Awards: a lofty initiative that seeks to honour Arabs in various fields.
The awards come at a perfect time. As the "Arab spring" unfolds, the laureates received their prizes in Qatar under the benevolent eye of its ruler – an astute choice given the country's diplomatic drive and Takreem's efforts to be taken seriously. "We want to be less like the Oscars and more like the Nobel prize," admitted Claudia Berberi, its business development manager.


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Q: Mapbox vector tile disappears at lower zoom levels I am currently working with self-hosted vector tiles. These tiles are hosted on S3 and rendered on the map.
The zoom levels are from 0 to 10 and generally load on all levels since maxzoom has been added.
However, now the tiles do not load at lower zoom levels (below 6), but load at higher zoom levels.
This is the code being used
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  "tiles": [
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I cannot add the tile source as it is part of enterprise data. Does anyone know why this map won't load at lower zoom levels?


Whereas in the past, Tucker relied on big, heavy lights, he has since pivoted toward smaller and lighter solutions. He has used Bowens lights, which required an outlet to use. He's also used Alien Bee lights, which can be powered using large battery packs. The primary light in his current kit is the Godox AD200, which is a $300 self-contained wireless flash. The AD200 is small and light enough such that Tucker can simply put it inside his regular camera bag, rather than carry a separate bag just for lighting equipment.
However, with a smaller light, you also have less power. This raises the question, can Tucker use the AD200 to create great on-the-go portraits in various lighting conditions? He explores this question in the video below.
To see more from Sean Tucker, head to his website and follow him on Instagram.


You would think that a word like "celery" would denote healthy. After all, fresh celery is a good addition to any diet. Crunchy celery stalks contain a whole bunch of antioxidants that help fight inflammation. Along with some of the more well-known antioxidants like vitamin C, celery contains dozens of other beneficial antioxidants not commonly found in other vegetables. You've likely never come across names such as lunularin (part of the dihydrostilbenoids family of phenolics), bergapten and psoralen (commonly known as furanocoumarins).
So when you see the words "celery extract" pop up on a list of ingredients, that's a good thing, right? Not really. Celery extract has very little in common with fresh celery. Celery extract is actually a source of nitrates. It's used as a preservative in meat and fish to prevent harmful bacteria from growing. Sodium nitrate, a word you may be far more familiar with and which you may be a little more suspicious of, is used by manufacturers to preserve the color of pre-cooked meat. Sodium nitrate helps your hot dogs and luncheon meat look red or pink instead of grayish due to precooking. The problem with nitrates is that they form compounds called nitrosamines when broken down in your stomach. Nitrosamines have been linked to cancer.
Now what about celery extract? Is it as potent as sodium nitrate and should be thought of as cancer-causing?
Celery, like spinach, beets, parsley, lettuce, and cabbage has naturally high concentrations of nitrates. However, these nitrates are not thought to be harmful in the way that added sodium nitrate is. Nitrates that occur naturally in these veggies also contain vitamin C. Researchers have discovered that vitamin C limits the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines.
However, when celery extract is added artificially to so-called "natural" hot dogs or sandwich meats, you may be getting just as many harmful nitrates as those found in conventional products. You'll want to do a little research before you convince yourself that by buying natural meats you're being healthy.
"Natural" is a word not regulated by any government organization. Food manufacturers have begun to capitalize on this loophole in a big way. Don't be fooled by pretty pictures of cows grazing in grassy fields either. It's amazing how the brain jumps to conclusions when it sees the word "natural" next to a backdrop of trees and grass and blue sky. In the end it comes down to ingredients and knowing what those ingredients truly are.
In defense of processed meat manufacturers, it is pretty difficult to make prepared meats without using some nitrates. We all want our meats to look and taste a certain way and when they are already pre-cooked, nitrates may be the only way to preserve a palatable color and taste.
The bottom line is: you're going to have to eat prepared meats like bacon, sandwich meats and hot dogs in moderation – whether they come with a "natural" label or not. Fresh meat cooked at home is always going to be a healthier option. Don't replace these fresh meats with prepared meats and think you'll be just as well-off.
"10 misleading food product labels in Canada: Marketplace investigation reveals dubious health and nutrition claims," CBC News web site, February 3, 2012; http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/02/marketplace-lousy-labels-full.html, last accessed July 25, 2013.
"What is Cultured Celery Extract?" EcoLiving London web site, July 8, 2013; http://www.ecolivinglondon.org/blogs/food-amp-drink/what-cultured-celery-extract, last accessed July 25, 2013.


Jimmy Carr has added a 4th date in Limerick.
The comedian, who is the son of Limerick parents has added a late night show on Friday, December 14th at Limerick's South Court Hotel, after his three previously announced shows were sold out.
Tickets for the final show are on sale now.


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 Highland Lakes, Alabama, in the Birmingham metropolitan area
 Highland Lakes, Florida
 Highland Lakes, New Jersey
 Texas Highland Lakes
 Highland Lakes Campus, Oakland Community College, Michigan

See also
 Highland Lake (disambiguation)

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The Early Learning Center is a unique partnership between Colorado Springs School District 11's Early Childhood Programs and Community Partnership for Child Development. The Early Learning Center provides high quality childcare and Early Head Start services to the infants and toddlers of teen parents working to earn their high school diploma from School District 11.
Helping Parents Achieve Success
Since 1999 the Early Learning Center has been helping School District 11's teen parents graduate by providing a safe and nurturing environment for their children while they are in school. Fewer than half of all teen mothers graduate and lack of reliable childcare is cited as the primary reason.
In an effort to help teen parents reach their academic and parenting goals, and set them on the path to success, the Early Learning Center offers a comprehensive program that includes high quality infant and toddler care, family support, and parent education.
The Early Learning Center is committed to helping teen parents succeed, as students and as parents.
Free or Low Cost Childcare for Qualifying Families
Located on the Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus
Enrollment is open to all District 11 students, with children 6 weeks to 3 years old, who are working to earn their high school diploma.
Licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Free or low cost monthly co-payments for CCCAP eligible families.
All infant formula, meals, diapers and wipes are provided while children are in care at the center.
Partnering with Families
We value the parent's role as their child's first and most important, teacher and we believe that partnering with young parents is the best way to ensure the healthy development of their children.
In order to provide a strong connection between home and school, teen parents assist in the classroom on a monthly basis. They work closely with the classroom teachers and learn age appropriate activities which can be used at home to enrich their child's education and development.
Our ongoing partnership with Community Partnership for Child Development (CPCD) allows us to provide Early Head Start (EHS) services to all enrolled families.
The EHS Family Advocate works closely with families to assist parents in their efforts to become self sufficient. A variety of parenting related classes are offered at no cost to enrolled families and parents are encouraged to take leadership roles in the program.
Classroom teachers and the family advocate conduct two home-visits during the school year, and families participate in playgroups and home visits through the summer.
For more information on the Early Learning Center please contact
Shirley Kelly
SHIRLEY.KELLY@d11.org
Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus
2115 Afton Way


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import unittest
from test import test_support
import winsound, time

class BeepTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_errors(self):
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, winsound.Beep)
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, winsound.Beep, 36, 75)
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, winsound.Beep, 32768, 75)

    def test_extremes(self):
        winsound.Beep(37, 75)
        winsound.Beep(32767, 75)

    def test_increasingfrequency(self):
        for i in xrange(100, 2000, 100):
            winsound.Beep(i, 75)

class MessageBeepTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def tearDown(self):
        time.sleep(0.5)

    def test_default(self):
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, winsound.MessageBeep, "bad")
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, winsound.MessageBeep, 42, 42)
        winsound.MessageBeep()

    def test_ok(self):
        winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_OK)

    def test_asterisk(self):
        winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_ICONASTERISK)

    def test_exclamation(self):
        winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_ICONEXCLAMATION)

    def test_hand(self):
        winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_ICONHAND)

    def test_question(self):
        winsound.MessageBeep(winsound.MB_ICONQUESTION)

class PlaySoundTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_errors(self):
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, winsound.PlaySound)
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, winsound.PlaySound, "bad", "bad")
        self.assertRaises(
            RuntimeError,
            winsound.PlaySound,
            "none", winsound.SND_ASYNC | winsound.SND_MEMORY
        )

    def test_alias_asterisk(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('SystemAsterisk', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_exclamation(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('SystemExclamation', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_exit(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('SystemExit', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_hand(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('SystemHand', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_question(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('SystemQuestion', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_fallback(self):
        winsound.PlaySound('!"$%&/(#+*', winsound.SND_ALIAS)

    def test_alias_nofallback(self):
        try:
            winsound.PlaySound(
                '!"$%&/(#+*',
                winsound.SND_ALIAS | winsound.SND_NODEFAULT
            )
        except RuntimeError:
            pass

    def test_stopasync(self):
        winsound.PlaySound(
            'SystemQuestion',
            winsound.SND_ALIAS | winsound.SND_ASYNC | winsound.SND_LOOP
        )
        time.sleep(0.5)
        try:
            winsound.PlaySound(
                'SystemQuestion',
                winsound.SND_ALIAS | winsound.SND_NOSTOP
            )
        except RuntimeError:
            pass
        else: # the first sound might already be finished
            pass
        winsound.PlaySound(None, winsound.SND_PURGE)

def test_main():
    test_support.run_unittest(BeepTest, MessageBeepTest, PlaySoundTest)

if __name__=="__main__":
    test_main()

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BREAKFAST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Our new breakfast project, Breakfast@theGreenHouse, has been going incredibly well. Originally we expected that we would have 10-20 guests joining us each morning, but instead we've been averaging close to 25 folks and had 39 last Thursday! We think that for people who are sleeping outside each night, especially when it is cold, to come in and have a light breakfast next to a roaring fire, maybe read the paper and have a hot cup of coffee, is just what is needed. What we need now is some extra volunteers to help handle the larger than expected groups we've been getting. What would be ideal is to have an extra volunteer on for each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning. If you're looking for a regular volunteer opportunity, think about joining us on any of those days, any time between 7-9am. Let us know if you can help out and we'll add you to the volunteer schedule.
NEW NEWSLETTER READY AND ON ITS WAY! We've just printed the latest edition of our hard-copy newsletter, Conspire. For those of you on our mailing list, you should receive your newsletter in the mail some time in the next week to ten days. But if you just can't wait, you can see a PDF version online by clicking here. In it you'll see our new schedule for the semester, the latest house letter, a reflection on our food policies, a reflection by Kelli on her Camino experience, and more.
SCRIPTURE PRESENTATION AT HOLY FAITH: Johnny will be giving another presentation in his ongoing Scripture series at Holy Faith Catholic Church (747 NW 43rd Ave) this coming Saturday, February 2. His presentation is entitled, "Examining a Gospel: Jesus' Mission in Luke," and will take place from 9:30am until noon. Everyone is welcome.
HOUSE NEWS: Valentine's Day cards for sale and Microfarm Workday on Saturday!
The Art for All gang after their planning meeting last week.
We're off to a good start with our new Breakfast @ the Green House project. We're getting around 20 folks each morning coming by for breakfast, and we appreciate the contributions of baked goods and fresh fruit that several of y'all have already made, as well as the folks who have come to volunteer. If you're looking for a regular weekly volunteer opportunity, we would love to have a few folks we know we can count on week in and week out. We're doing breakfast on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, so any regular weekday slot that works for you would work for us. Just let us know!
VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS AVAILABLE FROM ART FOR ALL: This past Saturday (as well as this coming Saturday), the Art for All folks made many beautiful, creative Valentines for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. If you're looking for a special one-of-a-kind hand-made Valentine for that someone special, we've got one just for you. Remember that all sales go to support the artist that made the card or the house. And if you want to come and make your own, Art for All will be meeting this Saturday from 1-4pm, with Kendera and Mary again leading a workshop on card-making (including Valentine's Day cards). If you have extra cardstock at home, drop it by the house whenever you can. Everyone is welcome to attend and help out, including families and kids!
Dorothy's Cafe – We need help preparing the meal between 9:30am and noon, serving the meal between noon and 3pm, and clean-up between 2:30-4pm every Wednesday. Any shift or part of a shift would be a great help!
Chores at the Microfarm – Each Thursday, between 8am and noon, we need help planting, harvesting, and caring for the crops at the microfarm. Come for an hour or all morning. The microfarm is located near the corner of University Avenue and 34th Street and easily accessible from campus. For both individuals and groups, we have a monthly workday each 4th Saturday of the month too.
Breakfast at the Green House – Each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we'll be serving a light breakfast at the Green House. Come help prepare food around 6:30am any of those days (or earlier, contact us and we'll tell you when prep begins on any specific day), help us serve for an hour or two between 7-9am, or help clean-up toward the end. It would be great to have an extra person helping any day of the week.
Art for All – Every Saturday from 1-4pm, work together with others or help others learn as we undertake art and craft projects for personal use, gifts and to sell.
Individual projects – Can't commit to a regular volunteer gig? Or looking for something to better suit your schedule? Let us know and we'll work with you to find ways for you to contribute that work for you and us.
HOUSE NEWS: Now serving breakfast 4 days a week!
Author Rosalie Riegle (in white shirt) with Kelli, Vickie and Gloria.
We were so happy to have Rosalie Riegle, author and oral historian of the Catholic Worker movement, with us last week for the First Thursday Roundtable. Thanks to everyone who made it out for the evening. Rosalie has two new books out, both focusing on the stories of people who have committed acts of nonviolent civil disobedience for peace and justice, and gone to prison because of those acts. Many of our Catholic Worker friends from around the nation are featured in the books. We have a copy at the house of one of the books in case you want to drop by and borrow it. You can find more of Rosalie's books on Amazon by clicking here.
NOW SERVING BREAKFAST AT THE GREEN HOUSE 4 DAYS A WEEK! Last week we began offering a light breakfast with coffee and tea 4 days a week, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at the Green House. The coldest part of each day is usually right after dawn (although we're experiencing some unseasonably warm winter weather now!), and many of our friends have no place to go between 7-9 in the morning. We hope that this breakfast will provide a warm, welcoming start to each day for folks. It would be great to have an extra volunteer each day of the week, so if you're looking for a regular volunteer opportunity, think about joining us from 6:30am to 9:30am, or any time in that framework on any weekday (except Wednesday). We only expect 10-20 diners each morning, so it is an excellent time to visit and talk along with helping do the work. If you can't volunteer but would like to help, we'd welcome donations of homemade baked goods, hard-boiled eggs, fair trade coffee, or fresh fruit too. Thanks!
ART FOR ALL STARTS THIS SATURDAY: Art for All starts up this Saturday from 1-4pm, and we'll be doing it every Saturday this semester. For the next two Saturdays, Kendera and Mary will be leading a workshop on card-making (including Valentine's Day cards). If you have extra cardstock at home, drop it by the house whenever you can. Everyone is welcome to attend and help out, including families and kids!
MAKE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO VOLUNTEER AT THE GCW THIS SEMESTER: We hope you'll consider making a regular weeky commitment to help out with one of our projects this semester. We rely on regular, committed volunteers and we'd love to have you join us and make a place to be with us in your schedule. We need help at the daily breakfasts, Wednesdays at Dorothy's Cafe, Thursday mornings at the microfarm, Saturdays at Art for All, and more. Let us know if you can commit so we can schedule and plan accordingly.
COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICE AND POTLUCK DINNER: Join us and others from our local community for an intimate, quiet prayer service, followed by a potluck dinner on Sunday, from 4-7pm. Bring a dish to share if you can. This month's prayer service and potluck is at Hurley House, the big pink building behind St. Augustine Catholic Church and Student Center.
HOUSE NEWS: New semester, new project and author Rosalie Riegle at the Roundtable on Thursday!
AUTHOR ROSALIE RIEGLE AT THE ROUNDTABLE THIS THURSDAY! We are so excited to start off this new semester with a very special guest for our First Friday Roundtable Discussion and Potluck Dinner. We're thrilled to have with us author Rosalie Riegle, who will be sharing with us from her new book, Doing Time for Peace: Resistance, Family and Community. In this oral history, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible–by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison. Many are Catholic Workers, devoting their lives to the works of mercy instead of the works of war. They are homemakers and carpenters and social workers and teachers who are often called "faith-based activists." Rosalie co-founded two Catholic Worker communities in Saginaw, MI, taught English and Women's Studies at Saginaw Valley State University, and published two oral histories of the Catholic Worker movement. She has participated a bit in Catholic Worker nonviolent resistance and was arrested in several low-key actions in Nebraska, Nevada, and Washington, D.C. We hope you can join us at 6:30pm on Thursday! Please bring a dish to share if you can.
NEW PROJECT AT THE HOUSE: Since ending the Breakfast Brigade in June 2012, we've been looking for a new project. After some consultation and informal polling regarding needs in the community, we have decided to start offering a light breakfast with coffee and tea on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings each week at the Green House. The coldest part of each day is usually right after dawn, and many of our friends have no place to go between 7-9 in the morning, so beginning this Thursday, we'll serve a light breakfast along with coffee and tea in a warm, welcoming environment each morning at the house. If you'd like to volunteer to help on any of these mornings regularly, let us know. Or if you'd like to help by donating homemade baked goods some time for us to serve at the breakfast, we would be so grateful! Email or let us know if you'd like to help!
ART FOR ALL PLANNING MEETING: Art for All workshops will be offered every Saturday, between 1-4pm, this semester. There will be a planning meeting this Saturday at 1pm at the house for anyone who would like to be involved. If you have ideas nd would like to help us brainstorm, we would love to have you join us. Everyone is welcome, this Saturday from 1-4pm.
Hope to see you this week and all semester long! And a special thanks to all of you who sent us Christmas cards, special gifts, and more during the holiday season! We are so grateful!


Three sizes (small, medium, and large) in both right and left handed versions. To determine which size is appropriate for your hand, see the Handshoe Mouse sizing chart.
Three colour options: black, white, and clear (only black and white currently available).
Reduces Hand and Arm Fatigue - The Handshoe Mouse's design requires that the user's work surface be large enough to allow full movement of the arm when moving the mouse while the arm rests on your desk. It is important to use this mouse with your arm resting on the work surface, since the mouse should be moved primarily by arm movement and not hand or wrist movement. In this way, both hand and arm can be used most advantageously, thus reducing any excessive fatigue generated from improper or ill-advised hand and arm movements. Consequently, proper use of the mouse is just as important as proper positioning of the hand on the mouse, since it is both these aspects in conjunction that will give maximum benefits to the user. By transferring much of the force required for mousing to the stronger muscles of the arm instead of the weaker muscles of the wrist or hand, the overall workload can be distributed in the most economical and ergonomical way.
Three sizes for both left and right hands: Because the Handshoe Mouse is designed to fit your hand, it must be able to Accommodate different hand sizes and come in both a left and right hand version. Thus there are six different mice models available, with hands sizes (left and right) corresponding to hands measured from the tip of the ring finger to the wrist crease in large (210 mm or 8.25"), medium (190 mm or 7.5"), and small sizes (170 mm or 6.75"). Note: we currently stock right-hand sizes only - left-hand sizes are manufactured on demand and cost up to four times the amount. To determine which size is appropriate for your hand, see the Handshoe Mouse sizing chart.
Three colour options: The Handshoe Mouse is available in white, black, or transparent colours (current stock is only available in white or black, however).
Wired and wireless models: In order to Accommodate the widest range of working environments possible, there are both wired and wireless versions of the Handshoe Mouse. The wired model has a cord that plugs into your computer at one end (standard USB port) and into the mouse itself at the other end (smaller USB port). The wireless version's batteries can be recharged using the USB cable.
Rechargeable battery: The Wirelss version of the Handshoe Mouse uses a rechargeable Lithium battery. Battery life will vary depending on usage, number of recharges, etc. It is generally best to wait to recharge until the blue LED shows via the Scroll Wheel, indicating that the battery is getting low. Generally a 3-hour charge will return the battery to maximum capacity.
Variable weight: The weight of the Handshoe Mouse can be lessened slightly by removing metal weights housed in the interior of the mouse. The weights located in the outer chamber in the underside are specifically there to allow the user to reduce the weight of the mouse. Research by Hippus NV determined the pivot weights for the various sizes, although they do not actively promote this feature of the mouse. However, if some users prefer a slightly lighter mouse, then it is very easy to just remove a few weights.


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Home Crime, Courts, Calamity Police Promise Inquiry Into Rangers' Killing of 14-Year-Old Muslim Boy
Police Promise Inquiry Into Rangers' Killing of 14-Year-Old Muslim Boy
Security officers in Narathiwat province on 27 April, 2014.
NARATHIWAT — Thai authorities have promised to conduct an impartial investigation into the death of a 14-year-old Muslim boy who was shot by army volunteers in a restive southern border province last week.
The boy was slain near an outpost manned by a group of Army Rangers in Narathiwat province on the night of 22 August. The military claimed that a group of insurgents on motorcycles opened fire into the base first, forcing the Rangers to shoot back. The boy was later dead found dead with a gun in his hand, according to a military statement. The seven other boys who accompanied him, ages 12 – 14, were not injured.
Relatives and friends of the deceased have disputed the official explanation and insisted that the boy was merely riding a motorcycle with his friends, none of whom were associated with the insurgents who have been waging a separatist campaign in the region for a decade.
At a police press conference yesterday, high-ranking officials assured the boy's relatives and community leaders that an inquiry has been launched into the incident.
Pol.Maj.Gen. Pattanawut Angkanawin, a police commander in Narathiwat province, said the case has already seen "80 percent" progress, but that police are still trying to establish whether the Rangers' claim of engaging in live fire with the teenagers is substantial.
"Things will be in accordance with evidence and who is implicated in the wrongdoing, be it military officers, police officers, or any other side. They will be strictly brought to legal prosecution in a straightforward manner," Pol.Maj.Gen. Pattanawut said. "The investigation team asks for seven more days before we can send the case to the court, and we will hold another press conference."
"If the officials are indeed guilty of wrongdoing, they will be punished," Maj.Gen. Singhasak Uthaimongkol, a military commander based in Narathiwat, assured the audience. "Laws must be equally applied to everyone. Don't be afraid that I will protect my subordinates. If they are guilty, they will be prosecuted according to the evidence."
The boy's relatives said after the press conference that they were satisfied by the officials' words, but stressed that they will ask for a more detailed explanation once the period of seven days has passed.
More than 6,000 people have died in the separatist violence that has plagued the provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani since 2004. Several groups of Islamic insurgents are thought to be behind many of the incidents targeted at Buddhist civilians and security officers, though there have also been cases of revenge attacks on Muslims by Buddhist vigilantes.
Human rights activists have criticised the military's occasional heavy-handed approach to stamping out the violence in the southern border provinces, as well as their reliance on Rangers, many of whom are volunteers armed by the authorities.
In March, two Rangers confessed they shot three boys dead and wounded their parents to seek revenge for one of their family members in Narathiwat province.
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Ministry unveils new plan to curb antibiotics abuse
Alarmed by the rampant abuse of antibiotics and resultant emergence of drug resistant bacteria, the Ministry of Health has announced an action plan to drastically curb the practice from now until 2020.
The plan will establish more stringent regulations on antibiotic use, increase citizens' awareness of drug resistant bacteria strains and the dangers involved, and set up a national-level supervisory framework to monitor and respond to the problem.
A survey commissioned by the Health Ministry in 2011, covering nearly 3,000 pharmacies in northern urban and rural areas, showed that 88 percent of antibiotics were dispensed without prescription in urban areas, and this rose even further to 91 percent in rural areas.
The widespread use of antibiotics without prescription, as well as improper use for various reasons including lack of access to proper healthcare, has seen the appearance of drug-resistant bacteria strains that clinics and hospitals are struggling to treat, says deputy director of MoH's Medical Services Administration Cao Hung Thai.
Furthermore, experts with MoH have said that many kinds of antibiotics are being prescribed needlessly.
The drug-resistant strain of the klebsiella spp bacteria, for instance, has been increasingly seen over the last decade. Nearly 20 percent of tuberculosis patients in the country are carrying drug-resistant strains that experts have said could pose a global health threat.
"It is not easy to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients, treatment costs rise exponentially and in some cases, they cannot be cured," said Thai.
Nguyen Mai Ha, a resident of Hanoi's Cau Giay district, said that she often bought antibiotics for herself instead of going to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
"The prescription is not necessary. I describe my disease symptoms to the druggist and then I get the proper medicines," she said.
Whenever Ha develops a cough, she consumes antibiotics immediately, believing that it will cure the condition faster.
Under the action plan, many multi-media campaigns will be launched to increase awareness of drug resistance and its implications. It will be developed into a subject taught at medical schools and universities. Scientific conferences will be held on ways to tackle the growing healthcare threat.
The ministry will also work with international organisations to learn from the experiences of foreign countries in dealing with the problem.-VNA
HCM City has added six more hotels can be used to quarantine people and flight crews coming from abroad.
No new COVID-19 cases to report, tally stays unchanged on Jan. 17
The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam remains at 1,537 as no new infections were reported between 6pm on January 16 and 6pm on January 17.
One new imported case of COVID-19 was reported in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 16, raising the total number of cases so far to 1,537, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnamese returning home via land border gates exempt from quarantine fees
In any circumstances, Vietnamese people entering the country through land border gates and undergoing quarantine in military establishments will be exempted from quarantine fees, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on January 15.
National medical council makes debut
The national medical council officially made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15, which has been regarded as a milestone of the domestic health care sector.


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Q: Can Google Music Manager be launched at startup? I would like Google Music Manager to launch at startup. I cannot find a way to accomplish this. Anyone have help?

A: The answer depends on the desktop environment you are using.
Unity
In the dash, search for "Startup Applications"
Gnome
System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications
XFCE
Menu -> Settings Manager -> System | Session and Startup -> Application Autostart

A: In the command field browse to File System -> opt -> google -> musicmanager -> google-musicmanager. Populating the field manually does not seem to work, so important to browse to location. (This works under GNOME fallback.)

A: yeah just add it into the atartup application list!
you should know the start cmd for that application!


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Q: Retain double quotes on registry value I'm trying to add a value to the registry which contains spaces and for that reason i want to retain double quotes.
I've tried escaping double quotes with '\"' but this had no effect
path_with_spaces = "C:\Users\me\i have space\app.exe"
argument_with_spaces = "Quick brown fox"

data = '"{}" -n "{}"'.format(path_with_spaces, argument_with_spaces)
command = 'REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /f /v test /d "{}"'.format(data)
subprocess.call(command)

if i print "command" i get:
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /f /v test /d ""C:\Users\me\i have space\app.exe" -n "Quick brown fox""
but there are no double quotes to be seen while inspecting the result with regedit. Even if i do this:
data = '\"{}\" -n \"{}\"'.format(path_with_spaces, argument_with_spaces)

There is no change. The output when inspecting with regedit is always like this:
C:\Users\me\i have space\app.exe -n Quick brown fox
What am i doing wrong?

A: When you inject the data variable in the command variable, it is already a string. So If you wand to keep the\ in the command, you have to double them in the data declaration
I think you could try something like this:
data = '\\"{}\\" -n \\"{}\\"'.format(path_with_spaces, argument_with_spaces)


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Swamp appoints another of its own as new SEC regulator
January 16, 2018 January 16, 2018 lawrieongold
President Trump was elected to office promising he would 'drain the swamp' in other words take the U.S. financial power away from Wall Street and the big banks. This he has abjectly failed to do, either by design or failure and, if anything the 'swamp' is more powerful than ever, and seemingly becoming more so each day. I used to have a colleague who would sing the praises of the USA as being the least corrupt nation on earth. In response I would tell her it is one of the most corrupt with money buying political favours and overtly influencing political decision-making (the lobbying system), while the regulatory system is dominated by the very bankers and financiers it should be designed to protect the average American from. (Fox and henhouse immediately spring to mind.)
So what is the result? The system is designed to favour the rich and they get richer while the poor, at best, stagnate, with the 'swamp' remaining fully in control. Indeed as Clint Siegner notes in the article below, published initially on the Money Metals Exchange website the regulatory bodies no longer even pay lip service to appointing anyone who might be deemed independent, but pack these bodies with ever more of their own.
Swamp Lives On: Crooked Banks and Captured Regulators
By Clint Siegner*
If officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are bothered by allegations of incompetence and capture by Wall Street's bankers, it is hard to tell. The Commission recently hired Brett Redfearn to serve as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets. Redfearn left a 13 year stint at JP Morgan to assume a key role in regulating banks, investors and traders.
The SEC, and other regulators such as the CFTC and the Federal Reserve, aren't worried about appearances. Redfearn looks like yet another fox being sent to guard the henhouse. His appointment undermines confidence even if he intends to serve with integrity.
Instilling confidence ought to be a priority at the SEC. The past decade has been a disaster when it comes to the agency's credibility.
To date, not one high level bank executive, has been prosecuted for misdeeds related to the 2008 Financial Crisis. This despite plenty of the shareholders SEC officials are supposed to be protecting having lost their shirts. SEC bureaucrats either bungled or turned a blind eye to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
To cap it off, a high-profile story which broke in 2010 uncovered agency staff and contractors spending an inordinate amount of time watching pornography on the job.
Office of Inspector General investigators looked at a 5-year period and found 33 people had violated policy by watching X-rated content on federal computers. During these years, Madoff's con was reaching its peak and Wall Street banks were busily selling mortgage backed securities stuffed with fraudulent loans to pension funds. You would think leadership there might be embarrassed.
Which brings us back to the appointment of Mr. Redfearn. It demonstrates the SEC remains tone deaf at a minimum, and completely captured at worst.
JP Morgan, Redfearn's former employer, served as Madoff's banker and has been involved in a number of questionable affairs. Laurence Kotlikoff from Forbes suggested the bank may be "America's Most Corrupt."
Until the SEC and its people prove they actually care about keeping the investment banks and financial insiders honest, they should probably do their hiring somewhere besides Wall Street. Otherwise people will understandably assume federal regulators are there to protect powerful firms under their jurisdiction, and not Americans at large.
*About the Author:
Clint Siegner is a Director at Money Metals Exchange, the U.S. precious metals company named 2015 "Dealer of the Year" in the United States by an independent global ratings group. A graduate of Linfield College in Oregon, Siegner puts his experience in business management along with his passion for personal liberty, limited government, and honest money into the development of Money Metals' brand and reach. This includes writing extensively on the bullion markets and their intersection with policy and world affairs.
Independent analyisJP Morgan, Redfearn, SEC
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package fr.unice.spinefm.ProcessModel.impl;

import fr.unice.spinefm.ConfigurationModel.Configuration;

import fr.unice.spinefm.ProcessModel.LocalContext;
import fr.unice.spinefm.ProcessModel.ProcessModelPackage;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EObjectResolvingEList;

/**
 *
 * An implementation of the model object 'Local Context'.
 *
 *

 * The following features are implemented:
 *

 *
{@link fr.unice.spinefm.ProcessModel.impl.LocalContextImpl#getConfigurations Configurations}

 *

 *

 *
 * @generated
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public class LocalContextImpl extends ContextImplDelegate implements LocalContext
{
	/**
	 * The cached value of the '{@link #getConfigurations() Configurations}' reference list.
	 *
	 *
	 * @see #getConfigurations()
	 * @generated
	 * @ordered
	 */
	protected EList<Configuration> configurations;

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected LocalContextImpl()
	{
		super();
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	@Override
	protected EClass eStaticClass()
	{
		return ProcessModelPackage.Literals.LOCAL_CONTEXT;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	public EList<Configuration> getConfigurations()
	{
		if (configurations == null)
		{
			configurations = new EObjectResolvingEList<Configuration>(Configuration.class, this, ProcessModelPackage.LOCAL_CONTEXT__CONFIGURATIONS);
		}
		return configurations;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	@Override
	public Object eGet(int featureID, boolean resolve, boolean coreType)
	{
		switch (featureID)
		{
			case ProcessModelPackage.LOCAL_CONTEXT__CONFIGURATIONS:
				return getConfigurations();
		}
		return super.eGet(featureID, resolve, coreType);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Override
	public void eSet(int featureID, Object newValue)
	{
		switch (featureID)
		{
			case ProcessModelPackage.LOCAL_CONTEXT__CONFIGURATIONS:
				getConfigurations().clear();
				getConfigurations().addAll((Collection<? extends Configuration>)newValue);
				return;
		}
		super.eSet(featureID, newValue);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	@Override
	public void eUnset(int featureID)
	{
		switch (featureID)
		{
			case ProcessModelPackage.LOCAL_CONTEXT__CONFIGURATIONS:
				getConfigurations().clear();
				return;
		}
		super.eUnset(featureID);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean eIsSet(int featureID)
	{
		switch (featureID)
		{
			case ProcessModelPackage.LOCAL_CONTEXT__CONFIGURATIONS:
				return configurations != null && !configurations.isEmpty();
		}
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Man arrested 3 times in a day released over coronavirus fears
A man in California was arrested three times over the course of 12 hours on Wednesday — including for allegedly leading officers on a pursuit — and was only given citations and released each time due to the statewide zero-bail policy amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to officials.
The Glendora Police Department said Friday on Facebook that 24-year-old Dijon Landrum from Monterey Park racked up three citations between 8:28 a.m. and 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday after three incidents in the city located about 23 miles east of Los Angeles.
"We want to thank all of the citizens that helped with this investigation, particularly those that called when they noticed something suspicious," police said.
According to police, the first incident happened around 8:28 a.m. when officers responding to a call of a man who was attempting to break into a vehicle on the 1400 block of South Grand Avenue.
When officers arrived at the scene, they contacted Landrum, who was attempting to drive away in a stolen vehicle from the East Los Angeles area. In addition to driving a stolen vehicle, police said the 24-year-old had stolen property and narcotics with him.
"Landrum was arrested," police said. "Due to the California Zero-Bail Policy, he was issued a citation and released."
One hour after Landrum was released, officers received a call around 2:20 p.m. of an unknown man carrying a box and walking through the front yards of homes.
"It appeared that the male was placing items in this box as he was walking through the properties," police said.
When officers arrived on the scene, they encountered Landrum for the second time, reportedly with a box of stolen property. He was issued a second citation and released.
Several hours later around 8:50 p.m., officers received a call of a vehicle that had been stolen out of a parking lot on the 1300 block of South Grand Avenue.
Officers tracked the vehicle and located it heading along the westbound 100 freeway in La Puente, with assistance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol.
A pursuit eventually ended in Pasadena, where Landrum was once again arrested, this time for allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle and for evading officers.
"Due to the California Zero-Bail Policy, Landrum was released with his third citation of the day," police said.
The zero-cash bail emergency mandate in California, which has lead to reduced prison populations to reduce the spread of COVID-19, is continuing to be a challenge for law enforcement as alleged criminals are released back into the public, according to FOX11.
Last weekend, a man in Chino Hills was arrested four times over the course of two days for allegedly trespassing on the same property, only to be released due to the zero cash bail policy.
Cindy Bachman, the Public Information Officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, said Saturday there have been complaints from the community about the new mandate.
"We hear from people and they're disappointed that someone can commit a crime and they go to jail, we go through the whole process with them and book them for the crime because there is probable cause to do that, and then because of this order, they're released," Bachman told FOX11. "People are disappointed, they're angry, but this is an order. We have to follow it, but we don't have to be happy about it."
As the coronavirus pandemic has worsened, concern shifted to crowded prisons in some communities, where inmates not only live in close proximity to one another, but share laundries, baths and communal eating areas.
The United States has 2.3 million inmates in about 5,000 jails and prisons across the country — believed to be the largest prison population in the world. According to the Bureau of Justice, nearly 200,000 people 55 and older are behind bars.
Officials in California, for instance, responded by releasing thousands of non-violent inmates to open up space in facilities to prevent the spread of the virus.
Orange County, Calif., District Attorney Todd Spitzer told "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday he was "outraged" after the state ordered the release of seven high-risk sex offenders from the county's jails over concerns they could contract coronavirus.
"We've all been told that during the pandemic we needed to release people early, you know, with less than 30 days on their sentence and things like that because of the underlying health pandemic and the fact that we needed to exercise social distancing within the custodial facilities," he said Saturday. "However, as you know, in the United States today there is a social justice agenda to end bail for those who are incarcerated and this has gone too far."
There are 13 exceptions for the zero-cash bail emergency mandate for serious offenses, but child abuse is not one of them.
As of mid-April, over 16,000 inmates had been released nationwide, due to the virus.
There were 53,655 cases of COVID-19 in California as of Sunday, with at least 2,194 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Anorak News | Anders Behring Breivik: Enoch Powell, The Hitler Youth and the Knights Templar
Anders Behring Breivik: Enoch Powell, The Hitler Youth and the Knights Templar
by Anorak | 17th, April 2012
ANDERS Behring Breivik murdered 77 people. He murdered eight people in Oslo's government district with a bomb. He murderd 69 at a Labor Party youth camp on Utøya island. Anders Behring Breivik says he was acting in self-defence. He says he was inspired by Al Qaeda's methods in venerating and creating martyrs. He says:
"If you look at July 22, all were shocked, even militant nationalists. But I think the threshold for aggravated acts of violence by militant nationalists has been lowered. We have attempted to introduce new traditions for militant nationalists in Europe and we have taken a bit from al Qaeda and Islamists including the use of martyrdom. Al Qaeda is the most successful militant group in the world and I believe militant nationalists in Europe have a great deal to learn from them. The resistance movement since World War Two has been pathetic and we have to introduce these new traditions."
Did he work alone?
"I am linked to two others who are independent cells, so there are three cells."
He claims to be a member of the Knights Templar, a group formed in London in 2002.
"July 22 was not about me at all. July 22 was a so-called suicide attack and I did not expect to survive. They say I am a narcissist but a narcissist would never sacrifice his life for anything or anyone."
Adding:
"There are claims that I carried out the attacks because I was a pathetic and mean loser without dignity or trust. They say I am insane and because of this I should be ignored and forgotten. They try to claim that I fell out of work, I have a longing for my father, I lack a network, I am a mean person who only wants attention. They also claim I am narcissistic, that I have an incestuous relationship to my mother, that I like red sweaters, that I am a paedophile. This is only lies and propaganda and the answer is clear – I have carried out the most sophisticated, spectacular political attack committed in Europe since the Second World War…They call me evil but calling someone evil presumes that you know about someone and their motives. How can you call me evil and not the United States commanders in World War Two when they decided to drop the bomb? They did that to save millions of lives by killing 300,000 people. So it was goodness, they tried to have noble motives to save people's lives by taking that decision. I and other militants use exactly the same line of logic. If I and others can convince the Norwegian Labour Party to change direction by killing 70 people…that will help to prevent civil war in Norway and prevent other people from dying. I and other conservatives in Europe are convinced that if we can prevent the multicultural experiment we can save many lives because we will avert a civil war….the acts are based on goodness and not evil. And, yes, I would do it again the offences against my people are in many ways just as bad."
Breivik compared Labour Party activists to the Hitler Youth, revisited Enoch Powell's words that "rivers of blood" would flow in Europe:
"…Enoch Powell was right. He said rivers of blood would flow through our streets. Unfortunately nobody listened to him or any of the Enoch Powells in Europe. Everyone has been censored and ignored and what do we see? Rivers of blood have flowed through Belgium, Toulouse, Madrid and rivers have flowed from those who tried to save their culture through Oslo and Malmo."
Breivik says he had a "Muslim best friend" as a youth and "made a clear turn to the right" after getting involved in hip-hop culture.
French police officers stand around the house of Jens Breivik, the father of Anders Behring Breivik, in Cournanel, southern France, Monday, July 25, 2011. Anders Behring Breivik is a suspect in a bombing in Oslo and a shooting on a nearby island which occurred on Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
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Discussion in 'Stock Market Today' started by Tiptopptrader, Sep 21, 2016.
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Trade Desk Soars On First Trading Day, Fueling IPO Fire
Digital ad technology company Trade Desk (TTD) on Wednesday added more fuel to the resurgent market for initial public offerings with a strong opening in its stock market debut.
Late Tuesday, Trade Desk priced 4.66 million shares at 18 a pop, raising $84 million. Shares priced at the high end of its 16-18 range, which had been hiked from 14-16 as investor demand swelled. Trade Desk opened at 28.75 and was near 29, up 62%, in afternoon trading in the stock market today.
In another IPO Wednesday, Novan (NOVN) opened at 14.40 after pricing at 11, and was trading near 17 Wednesday afternoon, up 55%. Novan develops acne treatments.
Trade Desk operates a digital-advertising-technology platform for ad buyers. Many ad tech stocks have struggled in recent years, but Trade Desk is profitable, with revenue swelling 155% to $113.8 million in 2015. Trade Desk said revenue rose 93% to $47.2 million in Q2.
#1 Tiptopptrader, Sep 21, 2016
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great thread idea and you should do one for the FDA too
#2 fireopal, Sep 21, 2016
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Bought trade desk today. Also interested in the apptio IPO too. Yeah do a bio teck. Got some I'm holding that are not on this site
#3 I_am_so_siri, Sep 21, 2016
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E.l.f. Beauty Shares Soar in IPO
E.l.f. Beauty Inc. shares surged 56% during their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, valuing the discount-priced cosmetics company at more than $1 billion.
The company aims to provide beauty products at prices below the brands typically sold in department stores and high-end specialty stores. According to e.l.f.—which stands for eyes, lips, face—most of its items retail for $6 or less.
E.l.f. products are sold online and in roughly 19,000 retail stores in the U.S., according to the company. It counts Target Corp. as its oldest national retail customer but also has agreements with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Gap Inc. 's Old Navy chain and CVS Health Corp.
The company also had nine of its own retail stores in the New York metro area, as of August, and plans to open more stores nationally in high-traffic locations.
The stock, which trades under the symbol "ELF," closed at $26.50 in New York, valuing the company at $1.18 billion. The shares opened at $24 and rose as high as $27.40 intraday.
The new listing comes amid a weak IPO market. As of Friday, just 68 companies had gone public on U.S. exchanges this year, raising $13.7 billion, according to Dealogic. At this point in 2015, 138 companies had listed on U.S. exchanges, raising $27.3 billion—a 62% drop from the same period in 2014.
Wednesday, the company's initial public offering of 8.3 million shares was priced at $17 a share, above the estimated range of between $14 and $16 each. E.l.f. received $63.2 million in proceeds, before expenses, the company said, while its selling shareholders received $68.5 millions.
E.l.f. was to sell 4 million shares in the offering, with the remaining 4.3 million shares offered by selling shareholders. The company's primary shareholder is private-equity firm TPG, which is expected to own 43% of the company after the IPO.
For the six months ended June 30, e.l.f. reported a profit of $1.1 million, compared with $2.7 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 29% to $96.8 million.
E.l.f. said it aims to expand its brand into skin care and other products, and that it recently introduced a skin-care line priced at $4 to $12 per product.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/discount-cosmetics-firm-e-l-f-soars-in-stock-market-debut-1474560269
#4 stock1234, Sep 22, 2016
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Valvoline (VVV) Prices 30M Share IPO at $22/Share, at Upper End of Range (ASH)
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ASH) and Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) announced the pricing of Valvoline's initial public offering of 30,000,000 shares of Valvoline's common stock at a price to the public of $22.00 per share, the upper end of the expected $20-$23 range. In addition, Valvoline has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 4,500,000 shares of its common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.
After the completion of the offering, Ashland will own 170,000,000 shares of Valvoline's common stock, representing 85% of the total outstanding shares of Valvoline's common stock (or approximately 83% if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
Valvoline's common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VVV" and is expected to begin trading on September 23, 2016.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering and representatives of the underwriters. Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan are also acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Scotiabank is acting as senior co-manager for the offering and BTIG, Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey are acting as co-managers for the offering.
Valvoline Inc. is a leading worldwide producer and distributor of premium-branded automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants, and automotive chemicals. In 2016, it ranks as the #2 quick-lube chain by number of stores and #3 passenger car motor oil in the DIY market by volume brand in the United States. The brand operates and franchises approximately 1,050 Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM centers in the United States. It also markets ValvolineTM lubricants and automotive chemicals; MaxLifeTM lubricants created for higher-mileage engines, SynPowerTM synthetic motor oil; and ZerexTM antifreeze.
http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+IP...Share,+Upper+End+of+Range+(ASH)/12064391.html
Ttd above my first day buy. I'm passing on apti as of now. Nutanix is tempting. As usual twlo kicking butt. Been exciting IPO trades
Forgot airg. Another IPO making new highs for me
Acushnet Holdings Corp. will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker GOLF starting Friday. The company plans to issue 19.33 million shares through its IPO at a price range of $21.00–$24.00.
BlackLine Inc. will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker BL. It is coming out with 8.6 million IPO with a pricing of $13.00–$15.00. The stock will start trading publicly Friday.
DXP Enterprises Inc
DXPE 1.77% is coming out with a secondary issue of 2.7 million shares. The stock closed Monday's trading at $20.36, shedding 3.83 percent. The new shares are expected to start trading on Thursday.
Myovant Sciences NYSEMYOV plans an IPO of 13 million shares (with an overallotment option for 1.95 million shares) with the price range of $12–$15.
QUANTENNA Communications Inc. NASDAQQTNA is coming out with 6.7 million shares of IPO with a $14.00–$16.00 price range. The company's shares will commence trading on Friday.
RA Pharmaceuticals Inc., to trade NASDAQRARX came out with 5.8 million IPO with a price range of $12.00–$14.00. The stock will start trading on Wednesday.
ZTO Express will go public on the NYSE under the pending ticker ZTO. It plans to issue 72.1 million shares with a price range of $16.50–$18.50. The stock would commence trading on Thursday.
#8 Tiptopptrader, Oct 25, 2016
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ZTO debut's today
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Looks like a flop, was down about 10% from open but coming back some but still down
#10 Tiptopptrader, Oct 27, 2016
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Wow what a big flop
#11 stock1234, Oct 27, 2016
Snapchat Parent Begins the IPO Process
Messaging company, now called Snap, could be valued at $20 billion to $25 billion
Snap Inc. has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering, a major step forward in plans for what would be one of the highest-profile share debuts in recent years.
The messaging company, formerly known as Snapchat, made the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of the presidential election, and the surprise victory of Donald Trump hasn't affected its plans to go public as early as March, according to people familiar with the matter.
An IPO could value Snap at between $20 billion and $25 billion, one of the people said. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the valuation could be $25 billion or more. It isn't clear what's caused the valuation to edge downward.
If Snap moves forward with an IPO at the current expected valuation, it would still be the largest U.S.-listed technology offering since Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. made its debut at a $168 billion valuation in 2014.
It also could provide a boost for an IPO market that has had a dismal year. Just 103 companies have listed their shares in the U.S. this year, raising $21.8 billion, according to Dealogic. That is down from 165 deals raising $34.6 billion at the same juncture last year and marks the lowest year-to-date level for deals since 2009 and proceeds since 2010. Technology IPOs have experienced similar weakness.
But bankers and investors are optimistic that a successful debut for Snap could convince other large bellwether tech companies to tap the IPO market. The recent strong performance of the few tech-company shares that have started trading this year has given market participants confidence that the new-issue market is due for a rebound next year.
Snap would become the first of a small group of highly valued and closely watched venture-backed companies, led by Uber Technologies Inc., to test the public markets.
Snap has the ability to file confidentially because it expects to generate less than $1 billion in revenue this year. Through the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, companies with annual revenue under $1 billion have the option to file an initial draft of their IPO prospectus with regulators and make adjustments before revealing it to the public. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will serve as lead underwriters on the Snap IPO.
Mindful that there hasn't been a big tech IPO to test the market in a while and with a view toward the long-term performance of the stock, Snap executives plan to be relatively conservative in pricing the offering, the people said.
Recent tech offerings have generally been priced conservatively. The average multiple of total company value to expected sales for tech companies at their debut this year was three times, compared with 3.6 times last year and 4.9 times in 2014, according to a recent report from Deutsche Bank's equity-capital-markets group.
There is no guarantee Venice, Calif.-based Snap will proceed with a share sale in the time frame it currently envisions, or that it will achieve the valuation contemplated.
The four-year-old company, best known for allowing users to send disappearing messages from their smartphones, has notched swift revenue growth since it first started running advertisements in 2014. The company told investors earlier this year that it expected revenue of between $250 million and $350 million in 2016 and as much as $1 billion in 2017. It is already ahead of the top end of its 2016 forecast, people familiar with the matter have said. In 2015, the company generated just $60 million in revenue. Snapchat loses money, according to people familiar with the matter, as it focuses on revenue growth and finding ways to make money off its big user base.
Snap primarily makes its money by selling ads on Snapchat that are slotted in between stories contributed by media partners and video diaries posted by its 150 million daily active users. Marketers also can purchase location-based or event-based geofilters and "lenses" that add quirky characteristics to photos and video. Snapchat is dominant in the 18 to 24-year-old demographic, but it is now trying to broaden its reach.
In September, the company renamed itself Snap in a bid to show that its ambitions revolve around the camera, not simply the Snapchat messaging app. As part of the change, it unveiled camera-equipped sunglasses, called Spectacles, that can record video in short bursts.
Its foray into hardware gives Snap a potentially new way to make money, but it is rife with new challenges, such as managing inventory. Snap limited the release of the $130 Spectacles starting last week by placing a vending machine in a pre-announced location every few days. The marketing gimmick has created early buzz, with people rushing the vending machines and selling the Spectacles online for over $1,000, but it's too early to tell whether the sunglasses will be a successful product.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/snap-begins-the-ipo-process-1479244471
#12 stock1234, Nov 15, 2016
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This probably means Snapchat is on the decline from now.
This markets peak snapchat!
#13 StockJock-e, Nov 15, 2016
I could never get into Snapchat, my wife loves it though!
#14 T0rm3nted, Nov 15, 2016
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at the very least we all know day 1 there will be a huge pop of the stock just off hype.
#15 Ken34, Nov 15, 2016
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Snapchat parent firm Snap Inc. has filed confidentially for a public share offering valuing the disappearing messaging platform at more than $20 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The initial public offering (IPO) would be among the biggest in the tech sector in recent years and shine a light on the fast-growing platform used by more than 100 million people.
It is one of the sector's most prominent "unicorns" -- a term used for venture-backed firms with valuations over $1 billion -- along with Uber and Airbnb.
#16 douglashall007, Nov 17, 2016
Twitter's market cap is now at 13 billion, so Snapchat already has higher valuation than Twitter
Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage
The four-year-old messaging app is said to have 150 million people using it each day.
Snapchat Inc. has 150 million people using the service each day, said people familiar with the matter. That makes the four-year-old messaging app more popular than Twitter Inc. by daily active users.
Snapchat has been growing quickly, boosted by its popularity among young people. The app had 110 million daily users in December, said the people, who asked not to be named because they weren't authorized to speak about the numbers.
Twitter, which was founded in 2006, has less than 140 million users interacting with the service daily, according to an average of analysts' estimates surveyed by Bloomberg. The short-messaging service was once the largest social network after Facebook Inc. but has since been surpassed by Facebook's other apps, including Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
Twitter has 310 million monthly active users, according to its most recent earnings report. The company doesn't disclose how many of those people check in daily, but in the third quarter, it said about 44 percent of monthly users are active each day in the service's top 20 markets. Twitter Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto said at the time that the percentage had been stable but that "we'll be sure to disclose" if there was a significant change. The company hasn't given an update since then. This implies a daily active user count of 136 million. Twitter and Snapchat declined to comment.
Snapchat has made communicating more of a game by letting people send annotated selfies and short videos. It has allowed people to use its imaging software to swap faces in a photo, transform themselves into puppies, and barf rainbows. (In March, Facebook said it acquired the startup behind an app called Masquerade, which offers similar photo-manipulation tools.) Snapchat encourages people to visit the app frequently with features such as the "Snapstreak," which counts the number of consecutive days they've been communicating with their closest friends. Snapchat's other content, such as news and Live Stories, disappear after 24 hours.
Messaging on Snapchat is "very modern," Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday at Recode's technology conference. He acknowledged that Twitter at times can be confusing and alienating—something he's trying to fix.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-02/snapchat-passes-twitter-in-daily-usage
Here's one more industry that can benefit from the Trump trade
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: a help for IPOs? To the many industries that might benefit from a Trump presidency, you can add IPOs.
It's worth exploring, particularly since the IPO market has been moribund this year and Snapchat and German hotel firm Trivago filed for an IPO this week.
And next Tuesday, the NYSE will play host to what might be the most unusual IPO of the year: Innovative Industrial Properties, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) REIT that owns and manages cannabis facilities.
Hey, somebody's got to own the pot farms.
Back to Trump and IPOs. Here's the thinking:
1) The market rally is a big help. Market conditions are the number one determinant for IPO activity. With major indices at new highs, individual stocks breaking out, and trading volumes more than 50 percent above normal, conditions are ideal, for the moment.
"With the markets moving, if you are in a private market you are not participating in the gains," Kathleen Smith, co-founder of Renaissance Capital, which provides research on IPOs and runs the Renaissance Capital IPO ETF (IPO). "There is tons of money that has been invested in companies to keep them private and avoid the vagaries of the public market. Now that the market is starting to move, they may be shamed into getting into the S&P 500."
2) A reset in valuations? Deregulation and lower taxes, if enacted, are a strong argument in favor of higher valuations, not just for existing stocks but for potential IPOs. Remember, a major reason many companies have stayed private is that they fear their valuations will be reduced should they go public.
Any deregulation is a positive, especially for small companies. Heavy regulations hurt small companies the most.
Lower tax rates could also be a major plus. Most IPOs tend to be small and midcap companies that pay the full marginal rates, so any reduction (Trump has proposed lowering corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 15 percent) will have a big impact on them.
3) Higher interest rates tough for private funding? Higher rates are a potentially double-edged sword. Generally, higher rates tend to hurt smaller companies. Also, when company's value is based on future cash flow, it will be less valuable today. So it will hurt companies valued on future cash flow.
But there's a counter argument that could be made. Higher rates will make it more difficult for private companies (venture capital) to borrow money and invest in startups. Cheap, easy money is one of the main reasons that so many companies have elected to stay private. To the extent the cheap money goes away, it removes a major source of funding and may force companies to go public.
All this sounds positive, but let's see if the IPO calendar expands. Right now the calendar is very light.
And there's still plenty of things that could go wrong. Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at ThinkMarkets, a European brokerage firm, told me that IPOs would likely suffer should a trade war break out.
"U.S.-centric IPOs may still come out, but international investors will not have any interest in U.S. IPOs should a trade war emerge, particularly between the U.S. and China," Aslam told me.
Which brings us back to a very U.S.-centric deal: pot and Innovative Industrial Properties. How big a deal is it that California and Massachusetts legalized pot? A very big deal. Other smaller publicly traded cannabis companies have all been flying since the election.
This company is the first cannabis company listing on the NYSE.
The people behind the company are respected people in the REIT business. Chairman Alan Gold was CEO of BioMed Realty Trust, which has a long track record of providing office and research space to the healthcare community (Blackstone acquired it for $8 billion in October 2015).
Remember something: banks aren't allowed to lend due to federal rules against marijuana. This is a way for pot companies to raise capital.
Talk about going public at the right time!
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/16/heres-one-more-industry-that-can-benefit-from-the-trump-trade.html
A marijuana IPO, interesting
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Directions: Coming from Huntsville, cross Chapman Mountain and u-turn at Moores Mill Road. When safe, get into the merge lane on the right (plenty of time). When the silver guard rail ends, be ready to turn right onto the paved entrance. Drive through the gate and down the gravel road to the parking area at the bottom of the hill.
Moonshine Trail: This easy, half mile trail begins from the parking lot and ends at a natural spring area rumored to have once been used for making moonshine (hence the name).
Terry Trail: Named for the family who donated the property, this one mile journey takes you to the northern end of the property and back again. Along the way you'll see large hardwoods, mossy rocks, and an old roadway.
Whole Planet Trail: This .2 mile connector from the Moonshine Trail to Terry trail features lots of red buckeye trees. It's a moderate hike courtesy of our friends at Whole Foods Market, who lended several hands (and lots of volunteer hours) to build many of the trails at Chapman Mountain.
Amphitheater Trail: This quick and easy .2 mile out-and-back trail leads to an area above the Moonshine Spring. The unique geography below the trail resembles a natural amphitheater.
Chasco Trail: A half mile, easy loop circles the future location of two scout camp sites near the southern border of the property along Hwy 72.
Driskell Trail: Another easy loop but this one is a full mile. It starts at the parking lot and circles the upcoming disc golf course (now under construction).
Currently under construction, Terry Education Pavilion – a 1,920 square foot, open-air facility – will provide a space to expand our environmental education offerings. The facility will serve as a community gathering space for groups – such as public and private schools and other child-centered organizations (such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Scouts, and YMCA) – for hands-on outdoor environmental education programs. Donations from the Terry Family, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, and Vulcan Materials Company provided funding needed to construct the pavilion. The pavilion is scheduled to be completed by fall 2018.