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The Intertribal Court of Southern California (ICSC) was formed in 2002 when the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association received a grant from the United States Department of Justice. The ICSC began operation in August of 2006.
The purpose of the ICSC is to provide its member tribes with an independent and culturally sensitive forum in which to present and resolve disputes.
The ICSC serves a consortium of tribes from across southern California. To join the ICSC, a tribe must adopt the ICSC Inter-Governmental Agreement by resolution. The tribe then appoints a representative to the ICSC Judicial Council, the ICSC's governing body.
The scope of the ICSC's jurisdiction is defined by its member tribes, meaning that each tribe dictates which of its cases the ICSC is authorized to hear. Currently, the ICSC hears a variety of cases, including public safety issues, tort claims, environmental issues, family law, conservatorships, enrollment issues, exclusions, and more. The ICSC handles evictions for the All Mission Indian Housing Authority and hears a limited number of cases for several tribes not formally part of the ICSC consortium. The ICSC also offers arbitration and mediation services, and hears appeals.
The ICSC functions as a circuit court, with judges travelling to each reservation to resolve cases based on each tribe's laws, customs, and traditions. The ICSC hears an average of 580 cases per year.
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• San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
• Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians*
• Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians*
• Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
• Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians*
• Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
*Scope of services set by memorandum of agreement
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Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch)
• New Year's Eve - closed at 12:00 p.m.
• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Presidents' Day
• Good Friday
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Native American Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Eve - closed at 12:00 p.m.
• Day After Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve - closed at 12:00 p.m.
• Christmas Day
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• Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians*
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• Jamul Indian Village
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• Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeño Indians
• Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
• Pauma Band of Mission Indians
• Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
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Finance and Human Resources  Manager - E. Joann Dixon
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Lead Clerk - Anita Kersting
Court Administrator - Rosemary Glaser
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I want to post this idea, but I fear the consequences of a wrathful Avandhar ..
Currently we are capable of "spending" xp which we currently have "on hand".
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great if scrolls were given a little more use.
would burn after studying, to avoid any tuneproblems.
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Indians asked to avoid 'non-essential' travel to Sri Lanka after suicide bombings
India on Saturday issued an advisory asking its nationals to avoid "non-essential travel" to Sri Lanka where the situation continues to be precarious in the wake of last Sundays terror attacks.
"In view of the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 April 2019, Indian nationals intending to travel to Sri Lanka are advised not to undertake non-essential travel," the advisory issued by the external affairs ministry said.
"The Government of Sri Lanka has beefed up the security in the country. A nation-wide emergency including nighttime curfew is in place at present which may also affect travel within Sri Lanka," it added.
Sri Lanka was hit by multiple blasts on Easter Sunday which claimed the lives of 253 people and injured over 500, in the bloodiest attacks in Sri Lanka since the civil war ended a decade ago.
Last night, 15 people, including six children, were killed in a gunfight when the Sri Lankan security forces raided a hideout of suspected terrorists, three of whom were suicide bombers who blew themselves up, according to the local authorities.
The Indian advisory added: "In case of those undertaking essential/emergency travels, they can contact the High Commission of India in Colombo or the Assistant High Commission in Kandy/Consulates in Hambantota and Jaffna in case of requirement of any assistance."
The advisory said the helpline numbers of the Indian High Commission are available on the mission's website.
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First occurring signs in the development of acute forms of leukemia are bruising and bleedings caused by the decreased number of platelets, fatigue and pales due to the anemia caused by insufficient red blood cells, reoccurring infections and late healing due to abnormal number and function of white blood cells. These symptoms are however not specific for the Leukemia condition and for a precise diagnose further testing is required such as analysis of blood and bone marrow.
A certain cause of Leukemia is not yet known as it can affect persons of all ages and both sexes. A link however between leukemia and benzene prolonged exposure or high doses of radiations could be established. But most cases cannot be rationally explained.
The main target of the Leukemia treatment is to annihilate all existing abnormal cells in blood and bone marrow. A complete remission means no left trace of cancerous modifications. Some of the treated cases show a reoccurrence of the disease with other signs and symptoms. In acute leukemia forms, after five years of remission after treatment the patient can be qualified as cured and the condition rarely reoccurs.
In the last 25 years the percent of surviving subjects has increased due to new therapy ways. The overall five-year survival rate is 44% today, with significant progresses compared to the 1960�s rate of only 14%. The rate of survival differs by age, type of leukemia and previous health status. In the case of acute lymphocytic Leukemia the rate is 58%, in the chronic form it reaches 71%, in acute myelogenous Leukemia the rate is 14% and the chronic form reaches 32% five-year survival.
In present there are about 144000 patients suffering from Leukemia in the USA. The rate of survival in children suffering from acute lymphocytic leukemia is 81% if detected in early stage. For children diagnosed with acute myelogenic Leukemia the rate is 43%.
In 2001 about 12500 male subjects are known to have died from Leukemia and a lower number of 9500 women, in the United States. The estimated number of chronic lymphocytic deaths yet to occur is 4600 and 1400 from acute lymphocytic forms. Acute myelogenous Leukemia is expected to produce 7200 deaths and chronic myelogenous Leukemia about 2300 deaths. Other forms of leukemia will be responsible for approximately 600 death cases.
For males under 40 and for women less than 20 leukemia represents the main cause of death. The estimated rate of deaths in males of Leukemia is 25% higher than in females. The percent of death cases in children has decreased in the last 30 years but the rate still remains high.


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When I went to London all was well. When I came back, PC was doing strange things. It won't let me send email, won't let me post on Blogger, won't let me upload files to my yahoo email account or anywhere else.
It's really frustrating because I need the Internet in order to send work to my clients, but it's being really naughty. I'm hoping that now that dear daughter has left to go back to her beloved, things will be better (we have a theory that the laptop she was using has been conflicting with mine).
I'm now posting from Richard's PC but can't use it often because he uses it for work. Just wanted to tell you all that I haven't forgotten you, that I'm still writing and that I'm missing you all something dreadful.
Hope your computer nightmares are banished soon and you get back to writing again.
Thank goodness all is well (with the exception of the PC). I was preparing to send out a search party!!
Hope you resolve the comp issues soon.
Thought you may have 'trojaned' along with Alpero - glad you're not. One disease is enough to make all of us sit up and take notice!
Internet problems are the worst! Can't stand 'em.
Glad you're doing well - when we don't hear from you for a few weeks, well, we start to worry!
I keep trying to post but Blogger just won't let me. This is possibly one of the most frustrating things to have happened to me this year. Well... apart from not being able to go to Lanzerote back in February because I landed in hospital, that is. Although... no, I actually think this is worse. This is about friends while Lanzerote was just about lazing around in the sun doing bugger all.
Well, while you're away, I hope you're getting lots of writing done.
I hope the computer is fixed soon though.


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Travelling The Zigzag, a dangerous road in NZ
Located within the Arthurs Pass National Park, the major national park in the center of the South Island New Zealand, the old Arthurs Pass road is known as The Zigzag. It was built across a huge scree slope and was subject to erosion due to earthquakes and flooding. In the last century the road was cut further and further back into the hillside, until it was 20 metres higher and 65 metres further back into the slope than it had been seventy years earlier.
The Zigzag was a notorious stretch of road that went through the middle of a scree that was constantly moving. Rockfalls and screes were a hazard for road construction and maintenance for more than 100 years. This amazing drive offered an amazing scenery. Located in an active seismic region, the infamous section of Highway 73 demanded first gear for most motor vehicles. This road was always a challenge due to the huge shingle slides coming off the mountains and tight corners. They had to keep replacing this road as it was moving down the mountain. Sections of the highway were progressively moved uphill across an old landslide path creating the Zig Zag. Eventually it became infeasible to maintain the highway due to the increased risk that another large landslide would permanently close the highway. This very windy section was replaced by a viaduct through the middle of the Ōtira gorge in 2001, beneath the zig-zag.
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Q: Compilation error when creating ISR(vect) interruption : multiple definition of `TIMER0_COMPA_vect' Good morning everyone i'm posting this here because i can't figure it out on my own. I've been trying to add ISR function in my project but it doesn't compile.
I work on Microship studio on an ATmega328p on a raw c++ project (NO ARDUINO).
I've been trying to add ISR(vect) interruption in my program but i can't manage to compile and i don't anderstand what i'm doing wrong.
In my code i'm using TIMER0_COMPA_vect but it also doesn't work with none of the 25 vectors in iom328p.h nor with _VECTOR(14).
Here's my code :
#include <avr/interrupt.h>
#include <avr/io.h>

#define F_CPU 9999999

static unsigned long long tick = 0;

static void startup(){
    TCCR0B = 0x01; // set Prescaller
    OCR0A = 200;   //Set the flag trig at 200
    TIMSK0 = (1<<OCIE0A); //interrupt
}

ISR(TIMER0_COMPA_vect){
    ;
}

Here is the error :
Error       ld returned 1 exit status
Error       multiple definition of `TIMER0_COMPA_vect'  config.h    23
Error       recipe for target 'project.elf' failed

A: [I'm assuming that config.h is the name of the file you quoted in the question.]
If you've put the definition in a header file that's included in multiple compilation units, then the linker is noticing that it's been defined multiple times.  It's a violation of the one-definition rule in C++.

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*You can declare the ISR in a header file, but the definition should be in an implementation file (.cpp, .cc, .c, etc.).

*If you don't need to declare it in the header file, then just move the entire function to an implementation file.

*If you must define it in a header file, then you can add inline to the function signature, which is a misleadingly named way around the one-definition rule.

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Personal Wills, Trust & Probate Estate Administration
At GloverPriest, we have years of experience helping individuals and their families with the swift and efficient administration of an estate after someone has died.
If an individual leaves a Will, they have appointed Executors to deal with an Estate, whereas if someone dies without a Will, the people who deal with the Estate are called Administrators.
Liaising with the deceased's bank, mortgage lender and other financial institutions
Working with HM Revenue and Customs for inheritance tax and any other tax liable on the estate
Having the estate valued
Obtaining a grant of probate or letters of administration
Preparing estate accounts
Handling the distribution of the estate to the beneficiaries
Resolving inheritance disputes
We can arrange the transfer or sale of any shares, and work with our residential property team to handle the sale of any property or land owned by the deceased.
Our specialist private client team provide expert advice and assistance with Wills, Powers of Attorney, obtaining Grants of Probate and administering estates and dealing with contested estates.
Gavin Glover
Gavin is a Director, and has expertise in all areas of contentious Private and Commercial Law. He was previously a partner in a Staffordshire Law firm until 2007 before moving to Birmingham to head up the Family Litigation department for a Birmingham based firm in 2008. In January 2010, Gavin took up his current role as the Head of Litigation.
Sophie Donovan
Sophie qualified as a solicitor in May 2013 and is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Sophie recently joined GloverPriest Solicitors. She manages a team of eight and is based in our Stourbridge office, but also travels to other offices regularly to meet clients. Sophie attends to legal matters such as Wills and Probate, Power of Attorney, and Court of Protection Matters, plus Family Matters including Divorce, Separation and Settlement
Lee Trubshaw
Lee has worked in law since 1987 and qualified as a Legal Executive in 1994. After being admitted as a solicitor in 1998 he then established Bradin Trubshaw with Helen Bradin before it later became Bradin, Trubshaw, and Kirwan. Lee is an experienced legal practitioner and has extensive experience in legal areas such as Civil Partnership Dissolution, Personal Injury, Wills and Probate, and Landlord and Tenant Issues. He also has lectured Law and practice modules in Further Education for four years as he is keen to pass on his extensive legal experience and expertise to young Law students.
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Hayley joined us at GloverPriest in 2014 and now has over a decade's experience in wills and probate after starting her career as an office junior and working her way up to become a Probate Executive.
An Affiliate Member of The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Hayley is continuing her studies and training whilst at GloverPriest, with the ultimate aim of qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive.
Hayley is a key member of the GloverPriest team and is based at our Wellingborough office, and her main areas of expertise include: Wills, Probate (both contentious and non-contentious), Estate Administration, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection work and the management of financial affairs under Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection Orders.
Wendy Tsang
Wendy recently joined GloverPriest, and is based at our Tamworth office having previously worked for two Legal 500 and Lexcel accredited firms. She studied at the University of Leicester and the University of Law (formerly known as the College of Law) in Birmingham, and specialises in managing private client work including wealth preservation, administration of Estates, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Deed of Variation and deputyship applications.
With a reputation for outstanding client care and the ability to explain complex legal matters to people in an understandable manner, Wendy uses her expertise and knowledge to help a wide range of GloverPriest clients.
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Natasha joined GloverPriest Private Client team in 2020 after several years of working in a Wills and Probate setting as a Legal Secretary and Paralegal. Natasha finished her law degree LLB Law with Business Law in 2013 and has continues in the profession ever since.


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Happening soon...
About us Featured pages Happening soon Aquabox Community Activities Helping Young People International Projects International Toast Rotary Foundation Social Events
Rotary Club of Wirksworth - welcome! Please scroll/swipe down through this page to find out more about us, in addition to the pages linked in the menu, top-left.
Commemorating 50 years since the landing of the first man on the moon
Community Award Presentation
Wirksworth Rotary Community Award presented to Cromford postmistress Carol Easton
Young Writer Competition
Mervyn Wheen Memorial Award presented to the winner of our Young Writer competition
Providing life-saving clean drinking water and humanitarian aid in disaster zones around the world
Aiming to make a difference to those less fortunate around the world
Young Musician Competition
Our Young Musician competition winner is presented with the Margrette Wilkins trophy
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Wirksworth
The Rotary Club of Wirksworth was chartered in July 1948 and currently has 28 members. We meet on Thursdays at 7pm at Waltham House, St John's Street, Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4DT. There is normally a speaker at each meeting covering a wide range of interesting topics, with the exception of the first Thursday of each month when we have a Business Meeting.
The Club is very active helping local good causes in Wirksworth and the surrounding area, and each year raises thousands of pounds for the benefit of the local community, as well as in support of wider life-changing projects both here in the UK and internationally.
If you would like to know more about the Club and our activities, please look at the 'What We Do' pages from the menu above. We welcome new members, both men and women, and would be very pleased to hear from you. Please use the Contact link at the top of the page to get in touch.
Meetings and events happening soon
Thursday 18th July 19.00
Club Meeting
Danny Murphy updates us on the 2019 Agra mega polio programme
Our guest Mike Haynes speaks about "Wife at 79"
Thursday 1st August 19.00
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Thursday 8th August 19.00
Tess Thompson is our guest tonight talking about Support Dogs
future events Past Events calendar district events local events
Be part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.
Family Rotary club use skills to kick-start local charities
Rotary members unite to tackle world hunger
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Figures from the Southport boxing world pay tribute to "The Greatest"
Figures in the Southport boxing world have paid tribute to Muhammad Ali.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion, known to many simply as "The Greatest", died aged 74 according to a family spokesman.
One of the world's best-known sportsmen, he died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday.
Ali had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease.
Southport boxer Mike Stafford said: "I admired Muhammad Ali. Especially what he stood for.
"Without Ali there wouldn't have been fighters like Whitaker, Camacho, Naz Hamed and even Mayweather to name a few.
"He had everything as a boxer - 'good punch, speed, agility and a great chin'.
"But his antics out of the ring are what makes him different from the rest.
"He was one of my favourite fighters 'heavyweight' of all time. Along with Dempsey, Marciano, Louis.
Colin Jervis, a coach at the Southport Star Amateur Boxing Club on Rufford Road in Crossens, Southport, also had huge admiration for one of sport's most iconic figures.
He said: "Muhammad Ali was my boytime hero, one of the all time legends.
"I particularly remember Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier III, and Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston.
"Mike Stafford's comment was great.
"Imagine the super fights happening upstairs. Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Frazier and Ali.
"RIP Champ you have taken the sport to a different level."
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942, is generally considered the greatest heavyweight in the history of the sport.
He was crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
He also wrote several best-selling books about his career, including The Greatest: My Own Story and The Soul of a Butterfly.
Ali began training at 12 years old and at the age of 22 won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 from Sonny Liston in a stunning upset.
Ali remains the only three-time lineal world heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964, 1974.
Nicknamed "The Greatest", Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches.
Notable among these were the first Liston fight, three with rival Joe Frazier, and The Rumble in the Jungle with George Foreman, in which he regained titles he had been stripped of seven years earlier.
In 1967, three years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali refused to be conscripted into the US military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War.


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Claims of the Normal #61: Petterless and Short
12 mins - Published Mon, Nov 7, 2011 by Arkenor Oakshadow and Breki Tomasson
Lookie here, a podcast!
Yesterday, Breki suffered from an acute case of Ebola and couldn't record. Today, Petter couldn't record due to prior commitments. Since I'm obviously far more important than Petter, we recorded anyway. However, since Petter wasn't around to talk, talk, talk, talk and talk, the show only ended up being about ten minutes long. Still; it was ten fantastic minutes.
⇦ #60: The John Candy Episode
#62: Superman is Not Made of Lightsabers ⇨
Claims of the Normal
Claims of the Normal was the first show to launch on the CSICON Network. Originally intended as the only show to run on the website csicon.org (the 'con' in CSICON stands for Claims of the Normal, after all), it quickly became the launch vehicle for so much more. Breki and Petter started the show, and got Arkenor on board, and it all just went from there.
The show, over time, was replaced by The MMOsketeers, starring Petter, Arkenor and Teppo, as well as Instanews, starring Breki and Jack. None of these shows exist in their original form, but the legacy created by Claims of the Normal lives on.
If you want to get in touch with the people behind the episode or talk to others who like it, feel free to join the CSICONauts chat room. Alternatively, you can find some of this episode's hosts and/or guests on Twitter: Arkenor Oakshadow and Breki Tomasson.


I came in 35th. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't go home with the Space Marine Battalion box and the nifty last place trophy. I forgot the fact that my Bloodthirster has eternal hatred, that my newly added herald has daemonic robes, and I had a random Chaos horsemen in one of my blocks of flesh hounds due to a missing model. Between that, bad dice rolls, and some really bad strategy against dark elves... I got my a** handed to me.
It was a blast. An exhausting, sleep deprived fun weekend filled with geekery and a bit of drinking.
I managed to get my army up to three colors in time thanks to JWolf's loan of supplies. I sat on my bed between my snoring [but great] roommates and painted details till 3am on Saturday morning. You could definitely see my army from across the room. I hope to complete them entirely in the next couple of months - work and class permitting.
My opponents were courteous about my math issues and understanding in my tournament newbishness. I didn't sit across the table from an overly competitive, poor loser/winner once. I was really glad to be paired up with some great people.
Day one: My hands were shaking before the first parings were announced. My nerves were not a good tell as to how the day would go. I played a magic heavy lizardmen army first round. My daemons on as long as they could, but ended up being tabled in turn 6 after being led into some traps by a bunch of skinks.
Round two paired me up against Ryan Smith's beautiful Avatar themed Wood Elf army - the best appearance award was well deserved. He was a joy to play against, too. The battle ended with a 4 point difference, so we agreed on a tie.
My third game was a pairing two women [myself and Arica] playing in their first tournament. We made it to turn four before time ran out. Her dark elves were brutal, well painted [hopefully I can convince her to write an article on them soon], and destroyed my force. Best sense of humor ever, by the way. If you have a chance to play this lady, do not hesitate.
My final game of the day was against a tough Vampire Counts list - lots of ghouls and a rank of vamps in one big block. We made it to turn six - I lost in the points count up.
Day Two: Started my day [too early, and without camera] against the same VC army I'd finished day one with, with similar [but slightly better] results. Round two was against another Lizardmen army - he had me running from two Stegadons at the end of the game. My final round was a battle against Tomb Kings on the last table - the magic in his list balanced out the stabby of mine. It was probably the most evenly matched, strategically fun game all weekend.
Yeah... we didn't play in the full tournament, we didn't get to validate our gaming acumen against the best assembly of competition in a great long time. What we did do, however, is have fun from start to finish. There were three Tracks this year. Personally, I played on the Siege of Vracks as Ork Mercenaries. Played the whole weekend with the same 5 other guys, and had a flat out blast.
• I got to play with Dave Taylor the whole weekend and pick his brain on gaming in general, not just how to make models look more awesome.
• I got to play and really get to know 5 guys from all over the country; by Saturday night we were trading rounds of beer the whole time.
• I got to bring out all of my models that I don't normally get to play. I got a Mega Dredd for Christmas last year and I own 2 Stompas... if not for a giant Apoc. Game I wouldn't get to play with them.
• BigRed runs the game with an Iron Fist. I can't emphasize enough why this helps the Apoc. Game run so smoothly. Everyone has to keep moving and running... you don't get lost waiting for one end of the table to finish some random shooting phase... turns are timed and the pace is brisk. He also worked very hard to push for people to do the more epic and fun thing as opposed to the lame boring thing.
•You have an entire table of people rooting for things to blow up. My Big Mek Stompa got the kill shot on two Reaver Titans. The first one was AMAZING: 20" Apocolyptic explosion that left a giant hole on the Imperial side of the table. It was AWESOME. Sunday, the kill shot only resulted in a wreck. All involved, once the kill was assured, let out a chorus of "Lame." It's like Mythbusters... it turns out to less fun when we don't get the Big BOOM.
People bring the pretty and created some truly epic battle shots. I know there were some really cool armies in the big 40k tourney, but there's something to be said about seeing 18,000 points of painted Forge World or completely scratch built models on the table. BigRed will have Pic of the Day archives from all three tables for months.
So really, the reason to play the narrative is that the focus is a weekend spent having a great time. We got prizes same as everyone else. We got to show off skill at the game, same as in each of the tournaments. We had reason to model some really cool stuff and show it off. I got compliments on my Trash Can Ork army and I held a big smile all day, validated for all the hard work I put in to get the army ready.
Oh... and we got to sleep in. The Narrative doesn't start until 9:30 each morning.
So to sum up... EPIC moments, prizes, really cool models, and we get to sleep in. I'm hooked and will be playing the Narrative from here on out."
All of the folks I talked to mentioned the fun they were having last weekend - even if they were getting beat into a pulp. The opportunity to play new opponents was great, as was the ability to get to know them after the games were done. If you haven't had the chance to go to a big event like this, I have two words: do it. You may not win a game, but you'll have plenty of fun.
I know a lot of you played in the 40k event and the other events hosted at the con... what did you enjoy most? Why would you reccomend participating in a large con to someone new to the game?


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Q: AmCharts v4 - How do i change the color of this tooltop? In AmCharts v4, is it possible to change the color of the tooltip pointed by the arrow? I just want to change the color of the tooltip and not the guide line.
I am using the JSON approach to build the chart is that's relevant.
Thanks!

A: I've finally found a solution to this.
  "chartCursor": {
    "enabled": true,
    "animationDuration": 0,
    "color":"#000000",
    "cursorColor": "#DDEAFB"
  },

The key is the cursorColor property inside chartCursor. Also, the color property will let you change the font color inside the tooltip.


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Q: Complex data structures while embedding\extending Python with C++ Python documentation gives a nice introduction to Extending and Embedding Python with C\C++. However, in many cases there's a need to transfer complex data structures between the languages.
What would be the best way to achieve this?

A: Create your own type and fill the tp_*attr members appropriately.

A: IIRC Boost.Python http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/libs/python/doc/index.html will do a lot of the heavy lifting for you here.


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Wall Street Journal: Trump's Lack of Credibility Is a Real Problem
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:41
Yesterday Jay Caruso said conservatives have to stop defending the indefensible when it comes to Trump and his often incredible statements. Today the Wall Street Journal echoes that sentiment with an editorial titled A President's Credibility bearing the deck headline: "Trump's falsehoods are eroding public trust, at home and abroad." Here's how it begins:
If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him? Would the rest of the world? We're not sure, which speaks to the damage that Mr. Trump is doing to his Presidency with his seemingly endless stream of exaggerations, evidence-free accusations, implausible denials and other falsehoods.
The latest example is Mr. Trump's refusal to back off his Saturday morning tweet of three weeks ago that he had "found out that [Barack] Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory" on Election Day. He has offered no evidence for his claim, and a parade of intelligence officials, senior Republicans and Democrats have since said they have seen no such evidence.
Yet the President clings to his assertion like a drunk to an empty gin bottle, rolling out his press spokesman to make more dubious claims. Sean Spicer—who doesn't deserve this treatment—was dispatched last week to repeat an assertion by a Fox News commentator that perhaps the Obama Administration had subcontracted the wiretap to British intelligence.
That bungle led to a public denial from the British Government Communications Headquarters, and British news reports said the U.S. apologized. But then the White House claimed there was no apology. For the sake of grasping for any evidence to back up his original tweet, and the sin of pride in not admitting error, Mr. Trump had his spokesman repeat an unchecked TV claim that insulted an ally.
It's all on target, except maybe for the part that Sean Spicer "doesn't deserve this treatment." Spicer looks for all the world like someone who has fully thrown himself into the task of shoveling B.S. for his boss.
When it comes to the credibility of Trump and his spokesholes, to borrow a memorable phrase used by John McCain in a different context: "there's a lot more shoes to drop from this centipede." Here's some more shoes that have dropped recently. Remember this?
I am not trying to get "top level security clearance" for my children. This was a typically false news story.
As I said at the time:
If Donald Trump denied it happened, you can take that to the bank.
Of course, if the bank is familiar with Trump's reputation for veracity, they probably won't accept it.
And of course now we know that Ivanka has gotten a security clearance. Well, I'm sure Trump was telling the truth at the time, right?
Then there's Sean Spicer on March 13 telling us that all appointees are required to sign Trump's ethics pledge:
Q Thanks a lot, Sean. I wanted to follow up with you on questions regarding Michael Flynn, who's no longer in the administration. There's a five-year lobbying ban that's been imposed upon all Trump administration employees. Does that also apply to Michael Flynn? Would he not be permitted to lobby now for five years because of the agreement that he signed when he became the national security advisor?
MR. SPICER: That would be correct. I'd have to check and actually figure out when he signed or if he signed the form. But yes, all administration officials who come in are required to sign that ethics pledge banning them from lobbying for five years and then a lifetime ban on lobbying on behalf of any foreign government.
"All" apparently doesn't include Flynn after all. Today we learn from Lachlan Markay:
The White House's former top national security official did not sign an ethics pledge ostensibly required of all Trump administration appointees barring them from ethically questionable lobbying activities, The Daily Beast has learned.
Then we have Kellyanne Conway saying President Trump doesn't know Carter Page:
Kellyanne Conway on FNC on Carter Page and JD Gordon: I've spoken to POTUS and "he doesn't know these gentlemen, he didn't work with them"
— Will Rabbe (@WillRabbe) March 21, 2017
Huh. Odd, given that Trump named him as someone on his team advising him on foreign policy, when speaking to the Washington Post editorial board:
RYAN: Thank you… We've heard you're going to be announcing your foreign policy team shortly… Any you can share with us?
TRUMP: Well, I hadn't thought of doing it, but if you want I can give you some of the names… Walid Phares, who you probably know, PhD, adviser to the House of Representatives caucus, and counter-terrorism expert; Carter Page, PhD; George Papadopoulos, he's an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy; the Honorable Joe Schmitz, [former] inspector general at the Department of Defense; [retired] Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg; and I have quite a few more.
And, of course, Trump promised on the campaign trail to repeal ObamaCare, but yesterday was on Capitol Hill threatening Republican lawmakers' jobs (as usual, Democrats are let off the hook) if they don't pass a bill that does not repeal ObamaCare:
I'm asking for your vote on Thursday. I honestly think many of you will lose your seats in 2018 if you don't get this done.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
I guess someone could always argue that lying from the Oval Office or White House Press Room is hardly unprecedented, and that's true. But we criticized Obama when he lied — and if we are to maintain our own credibility, we have to hold Trump and his spokespeople accountable for their countless falsehoods as well. The editorial today concludes:
All of this continues the pattern from the campaign that Mr. Trump is his own worst political enemy. He survived his many false claims as a candidate because his core supporters treated it as mere hyperbole and his opponent was untrustworthy Hillary Clinton. But now he's President, and he needs support beyond the Breitbart cheering section that will excuse anything. As he is learning with the health-care bill, Mr. Trump needs partners in his own party to pass his agenda. He also needs friends abroad who are willing to trust him when he asks for support, not least in a crisis.
This week should be dominated by the smooth political sailing for Mr. Trump's Supreme Court nominee and the progress of health-care reform on Capitol Hill. These are historic events, and success will show he can deliver on his promises. But instead the week has been dominated by the news that he was repudiated by his own FBI director.
Two months into his Presidency, Gallup has Mr. Trump's approval rating at 39%. No doubt Mr. Trump considers that fake news, but if he doesn't show more respect for the truth most Americans may conclude he's a fake President.
Tough but fair.
The post Wall Street Journal: Trump's Lack of Credibility Is a Real Problem appeared first on RedState.
Source: http://www.redstate.com/patterico/2017/03/22/wall-street-journal-trumps-lack-credibility-real-problem/
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How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally


Authors: Potter, Kevin M.; Koch, Frank H.; Oswalt, Christopher M.; Iannone, Basil V.
beetle-induced tree mortality, and (3) wildland forest fire occurrences. Results Using the SASH approach, we detected statistically significant patterns of plant invasion, bark beetle-induced tree mortality, and fire occurrence density that will be useful for understanding macroscale patterns and processes associated with each forest health threat, for assessing its ecological and economic impacts, and for identifying areas where specific management activities may be needed. Conclusions The presented method is a ''big data'' analysis tool with potential application for macrosystems ecology studies that require rigorous testing of hypotheses within a spatial framework. This method is a standard component of annual national reports on forest health status and trends across the United States and can be applied easily to other regions and datasets.


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Carlingford Lough Marine Conservation Zone
Date published: 24 February 2017
The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach. These MCZs fulfill the obligations on The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (the "Act") to contribute to an ecologically coherent UK network of MPAs as well as wider biodiversity commitments at European and global level.
Area: 3.23km2
Location (centroid): 54° 05.291' N 6° 12.893' W
Date Classified: 12/12/2016
Carlingford Lough is a narrow and shallow sea lough that lies on the east coast of Ireland, located at the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The MCZ is located off the northern shore and lies north of the navigation channel in the inner part of the Lough.
Carlingford Lough has an extensive intertidal area of sand and mudflats that provide key feeding grounds for overwintering birds.
The MCZ has been designated as it supports the habitat Philine aperta (White lobe shell) and Virgularia mirabilis (Sea-pen) in soft stable infralittoral mud. This habitat is only present in Carlingford Lough; individual records of P. aperta and V. mirabilis occur throughout Northern Ireland. P. aperta and V. mirabilis occur in high densities within the MCZ and this habitat is thought to be a temporal variant of other sublittoral cohesive mud and sandy mud communities.
Designation Order - Carlingford Lough MCZ
Site Summary - Carlingford Lough MCZ
Conservaton Objectives and Potential Management Options - Carlingford Lough MCZ
MCZ Selection Guidelines - Carlingford Lough MCZ
MCZ Data Confidence Assessment - Carlingford Lough MCZ


Bandai, the creator of the original Tamagotchi, has announced another big move into the world of electronic animal care with Smartpet — a robot dog that uses your iPhone as a brain. Controlled via a free app, Smartpet will react to your touchscreen gestures with over 100 facial expressions, and you can make it do tricks by voice commands or movements in front of the Facetime camera.
Users can also customize their SmartPet by selecting from a choice of faces and adding accessories and thanks to that Bandai Tamagotchi heritage, look after their digital pooch by checking on its health and feeding or medicating it via the touchscreen menu. The menu also lets users access games with their SmartPet, set it to play music or interact with other SmartPets using Bluetooth.


On Sunday evening, May 22, Choral Arts Cleveland presented its third and final concert of the season at Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights. The program, titled "Chiaroscuro, Light and Shadow, Bodies in Motion," included an interesting variety of styles and performance forces, including solo songs; a capella choruses; choruses accompanied by piano, organ, and additional instruments; and dancers from Verb Ballets. In the waning golden evening light, the sanctuary sparkled with atmosphere.
In addition to organist Jeannette Davis Ostrander, Christ Church's music director, instrumentalists included the talented violist Andrew Stock (sometimes simulating the sound of the Indian sitar), pianist Joanne Poderis, percussionist Evan Mitchell (tam-tam), and Lalit Subramanian on tanpura (an Indian, four-stringed, drone instrument) — as well as four dancers, one female and three male.
The chorus was divided into two parts, stage left (by the viola and tam-tam) and stage right (by the tanpura). The center of the Sanctuary became the stage for the dancers. While there didn't seem to be any direct correspondence between the words and the choreography, the modern dance movements were graceful yet sparing, adding a wonderful richness to the musical flow.
In the first movement, "Lux in tenebris," with text from the Gospel of John, the chorus repeats the word illuminare many times. It opens imaginatively with a viola solo accompanied by the tanpura drone and the chorus humming. The next three movements, "The Changing Scenes," "Castle of Diamonds," and "Silence" (with texts by the 19th-century Zen Buddhist nun Ryonen, 16th-century saint Theresa of Avila, and Isaac of Nineveh from the 7th century) were performed without pause, concluded by a fine organ solo.
"The Living Thing," on a 14th-century text by Julian of Norwich, expresses the sentiment that "all things have their being through the love of God." Melismas added charm.
In "Ask the Beauty," on a 3rd-century text by Augustine of Hippo, the dancers, in costumes of many colors, added a stunning counterpoint of movement to the prayerful text.
"All Shall Be Well," also on a text by Julian of Norwich, featured a lovely soprano solo by Laurie Aronoff. The final "Alleluia" shone with fine choral writing to close an engaging, 30-minute work that flowed beautifully.
The concert opened with 8 shorter works also chosen to support the topic of light and shadow. The solo songs included Richard Strauss's unpretentious Traum durch die Dämmerung (Dreaming Through Twilight), sung effectively by baritone and Associate Director, John Watson; Samuel Barber's Sure on this Shining Night, sung by Barton Black with an unfortunate lack of textual intelligibility; Henry Mancini's Moon River sung very musically by Rick Schmid in a charming arrangement; and Gabriel Fauré's nearly impressionistic L'Aurore (Dawn), sung beautifully and expressively by Laurie Aronoff.
The choral works scintillated with fine performances. Russian composer Alexandre Gretchianinoff's Holy Radiant Light, a short neo-romantic piece, was unabashedly triadic and featured gorgeous low range men's vocal sounds, and John Watson conducted an excellent rendition of the "Agnus Dei" from Gabriel Fauré's Requiem.
Morten Lauridsen's O Nata Lux was especially beautiful, its largely homophonic texture shimmering with lovely imitative passages. Keith Hampton's True Light is an imaginative arrangement of the famous spiritual, This Little Light of Mine. The antiphonal exchanges in the chorus delighted the audience, as did Emily Cornell's two beautiful solos.
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Nixon, who had canceled his subscription to the rival Washington Post to protest its cartoonist (Herblock), pointedly thanks Gib Crockett, editorial cartoonist of The Washington Star. Signed on White House stationery.
Typed Letter signed: "RN", 1 page 6¾x9. Washington, D.C., 1971 December 22. On White House stationary to Gib Crockett, The Washington Star, Washington, D.C. In full: "Your cartoons are always welcome additions to my collection, but I am especially pleased to have the two which you most recently sent to Herb Klein for me. You may be sure that I very much appreciate your generosity in letting me have these particular originals. With my best wishes, Sincerely," Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994), the 37th President of the United States, had served previously in the US Navy, the US House and Senate, and the Vice Presidency (1953-1961). Narrowly defeated for the highest office by John F. Kennedy in 1960, Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace to attain it in 1969. His term was marked by extreme highs and lows, the high points including his dramatic state visits to the Soviet Union and China in 1972 and his landslide re-election later that year. The low point came in August 1974 when, facing a certain vote of impeachment in the House of Representatives, he resigned the office. Gib Crockett (b. 1912), editorial cartoonist of The Washington Star, won the National Headliners Club award for best editorial cartooning in 1953. Nixon detested Herbert Block ("Herblock"), the editorial cartoonist of the more liberal Washington Post, and reportedly canceled his subscription to the Post after Herblock pictured him climbing out of a sewer. In this letter, he pointedly observes that he keeps a collection of Gib Crockett's cartoons. Ink notes (unknown hand) and unknown stains on verso. One horizontal mailing fold through center. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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by MJ Esports and Entertainment September 17, 20213:47 am
BLAST Revamps Prize Money Structure With Eye Towards Team Stability, Community Expresses Concerns
Tournament organizer BLAST announced Wednesday a restructuring of its prize money payout system. The company will reduce the prize pool paid out in competitions, moving those funds into increased participation fees for teams and organizations in its tournament ecosystem. The total sum of money paid out through prizing and participation will remain unchanged.
Effectively, this change spreads money more evenly to all teams participating in BLAST events regardless of their success in those tournaments. However, that money is likely to be treated as increased revenue for the team organizations rather than being paid out to the players. In most esports player contracts, the majority of prize money won by teams is paid directly to the players. This means that a reduction in prize money generated by winning a tournament is a reduction in income for the players in exchange for increased revenue for all team organizations.
The Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association issued a statement on Twitter that it was not consulted regarding this change. "For the CSPPA it is important to ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem," the statement reads, "but players need to be included as key stakeholders and be involved in such decisions!"
BLAST's announcement indicates that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic played a role in this change, but CSPPA advisor and longtime CS:GO community figurehead Scott Smith indicated that this has been an ongoing discussion for tournament organizers prior to the pandemic.
Nothing surprises me anymore. TO'S and teams colluding to take prize money from players and blaming the pandemic to do it while they were actually discussing the idea pre Covid is just par for the course around here. But sure, keep trusting the BS TO's and teams spew in public. https://t.co/7teUhYSpyB
— Scott Smith (@SirScoots) September 16, 2021
This is the second time in recent months that BLAST has faced scrutiny and criticism from the CS:GO community. The company received significant pushback to the announcement of a controversial sponsorship arrangement with Saudi Arabian city project NEOM. The partnership was terminated several weeks after its initial announcement, as confirmed by The Esports Observer.
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Another image that is alleged for the Nokia C1 smartphone has popped up on the net. The leaked images comes along with some rumors on the specifications of the device. The specification and image come from a similar source, as the previous one that provided the past image render. They indicate that the device will be launched in two variants, one running Android OS and the other Windows 10 Mobile.
The currently leaked image is showing the rumored Nokia C1 which is running its Z Launcher on the Android operating system. That device is seen in Peach, White, and Grey color versions. The device design in the current images is in point with the previous image render leaks. Nokia power user, the source, has further gone ahead to explain that this device will be launched in two sizes. Both the sizes will have a different setup when it comes to the camera.
Will the Device Sport Two Different Sizes?
According to the source, one variant will house a larger 5.5-inch FHD display, while the other will sport 5-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The larger variant will sport a 64 GB built-in storage and 3 GB of RAM, along with a front camera of 5-MP and a 13-MP rear camera. On a similar note, the smaller version of Nokia C1 will feature 32GB of built-in storage and 2GB RAM. The device will sport a 5 megapixel camera (that is front-facing) and an 8-MP rear camera.
Sources claim that the Nokia smartphone (Nokia C1) has been in the making for quite long, such that the company scrapped off the original hardware at the expense of a new one (it is claimed that it is the better one) in the interim Nokia C1 device.
Will the Device Sport Two Different OS Variants?
Some of the previous rumors and leaks for the Nokia C1 handset claimed that the device will run on Windows 10 Mobile and the company's Z Launcher for Android. This implies that the handset will not only be offered in two sizes, but also in two variants when it comes to operating systems. Earlier this year, Nokia made the announcement that it has got the intension of getting back to the business of making smartphones by licensing designs to manufacturers of hardware. The company isn't expected to roll out any device until the start of the fourth quarter next year.
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San Francisco, CA - Sunday, December 18th, 5:00pm - Kyle Smith will be reading as part of the Portuguese Artists Colony.
New York, NY - Wednesday, May 18th, 7:00pm - Kyle Smith will be reading from 85A at This Week in New York's 10th Anniversary party at Fontana's. The reading itself will begin at 8:45.


Country star Canaan Smith will be joining hit country duo Florida Georgia Line in their Las Vegas residency this December. Smith signed to Florida Georgia Line's trailblazing music publishing company, Tree Vibez Music. Smith will be joining Tyler Hubbard and Bryan Kelley on their five-nights-only residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino's Zappos Theater in Las Vegas.
Throughout his career in the music business, Smith has co-written songs for such diverse country acts as Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, and Cole Swindell. His latest single, "This Night Back," has accumulated well over 25 million digital streams.
Canaan Smith shared that he always wanted to tour with Florida Georiga Line, and he is "amped" to be sharing the stage with them at "America's Playground." "I am going to make the most out of every minute on that stage," Smith said, prior to noting that the audience has no idea what is coming.
Get tickets for the Las Vegas shows here.


Now you may be asking, "why do we need this?" Well, in doing some research about women-owned businesses in the US, I learned that only about 15% of corporate board seats are held by women and only about 3% of fortune 500 companies have women CEO's! Further, I learned about women-owned businesses that women own 29% of all businesses and yet generate only 4% of all business revenues in the country. I also learned that women in most other countries around the world fair even worse than this in their business endeavors.
What I found most frustrating was that I knew from other research that I had done that women buy 80-85% of all goods and services!
So I started telling women I knew (and some I did not, like women I met in line at the grocery store or at the doctor's office)…this alarming statistic of how little women-owned businesses generate in revenues…and then I asked them the simple question, "would you go out of your way to buy from a woman-owned business." Their answer came back a resounding YES! 100% of the women I talked with said that they would go out of their way to buy from a woman-owned business!
That was the "AHA" moment…. That was when I knew that someone needed to solve this problem and let the world know who the women-owned businesses are.
So, I created a website, www.pinklinkpages.com and started to float the idea of buying preferentially from women-owned businesses on LinkedIn as a testing ground. But I quickly learned that this was something that needed to be done as an American (or US) regional endeavor, not as one big directory for the whole world.
I also discovered a few of these types of directories of women-owned businesses in other parts of the US…but none of them are what you would call, "highly successful"…so I have been studying the situation to learn how to more effectively market this idea.
I also decided to add women-run businesses in the directories to include women in the corporate world in CEO positions or who serve on corporate boards because women leadership in business at all levels needs to be supported and increased and there are very few women in these high levels in the corporate world.
So you see, this is a "work in progress"…and while not ready for "prime time" yet, we are definitely moving forward and working out the kinks to develop a quality product.
The vision is that these directories will actually be franchise opportunities for women all over the world…and not only support local women's businesses, but at the same time create women-owned business opportunities!
How do you choose which businessescan advertise in Pink Link Pages? Why did you choose the color Pink?
"Women-owned businesses…and women-run businesses" is the criteria. We are not so strict as to require only "certified women-owned businesses"…but we do ask for a photo of the owner to help us identify her gender. We also ask for proof (a business license for example) that a woman owns the business. There can be some grey lines here…but I say, "I don't ask to look up anyone's skirt" so, if someone defines themselves as a woman, that is the criteria we go by. However, we have weeded out the occasional man's business who is just looking for exposure through our directory.
Interestingly, while most men and women have been supportive of this initiative, some men have scorned it (and surprisingly even some women) who see it as "discriminating." To those people I can only say that I see this as supportive for a portion of the population that has in fact been discriminated against for years. It is not illegal to have clubs or initiatives that support certain populations. Discrimination would be not allowing other populations to do the same thing for their population if they wanted to. No one is stopping anyone from doing it for others who may want to.
As for the color "Pink"…well, that is pretty universally recognized as the color that represents the female gender (as blue does for boys)…but as we further develop this initiative, the name may be changing as well (although we will likely remain true in honoring the color pink in the publication.
Do people have to register before they can use the Pink Link pages? Do you have an idea if any men use the Pages? If men do use Pink Link, do you know how many?
The website details how a woman can post their business in the directory and provides the rules for doing so…although, as I explained, we are really just in the pilot stages right now…so we are not actively engaging women to post their businesses unless they really want to.
I do know that there have been male visitors to the site who have contacted some of the women business owners to purchase goods or services offered. We certainly welcome men to buy from the women-owned businesses for sure!
However, as with all online media, there are also occasionally men seeking companionship and using "unusual sources" for finding potential mates. These things happen on lots of websites where people are interacting, such as LinkedIn and Facebook. People can be as socially inappropriate online as much as they can in person. What I recommend to women in the directory is to be polite to these men and to simply refer men making such advances and inquiries to websites that would be more appropriate to fulfill their needs and interests such as eharmony.com or match.com.
As part of the experimenting of this pilot, we also held a "meet-up" for local women for about two years. The local women came together to discuss how best to promote and distribute the product…. They also shared other ideas for what they felt women needed. It was very informative and has helped to shape the way this initiative will be rolled out.
Has it been easy to establish the Pink Link Pages or have you had some problems along the way. If you had problems can you tell us how you solved them? Can you give us an idea about your plans for the future?
And, as for people who try to create what I have and am creating, Good luck! LOL! I know what the problems are, I have already been there and I know what they have yet to face in trying to do this. But, ultimately, I am on a mission to improve the lot of women in the world. So if someone else does do this successfully before I get it done, I will still have won. For me, it is not about the money. It is about the mission. But, I also know that it will have to become about the money to be successful, and work so that other women who own the franchises will be successful on doing so.
As for plans for the future, Pink Link Pages is part of a larger initiative called FemmeSpeak! The mission of FemmeSpeak! is to empower all women, not just women business owners and women business leaders. FemmeSpeak! is envisioned to be a forum for local women to gather around, to support one another, to share resources, to provide an outlet for women to express themselves, Think of it as a regional women's club where the club members create their own magazine and provide content for their own local website (with help and guidance from the FemmeSpeak! National office)… A sorority of sorts…but inclusive of all women in the region…not just a select few. Pink link Pages will be a revenue generating product of that club.
The club will be able to be run by a woman entrepreneur as a for-profit company or may be run as a non-profit with an executive director. But only one license will be offered to each region and regional boundaries will be determined by the FemmeSpeak! National office. This is a big, cumbersome project with lots of moving parts. It has taken a long time to work out a lot of the details, overcome many obstacles, and construct a working model, but there has been a lot of interest globally, and we expect to have a working model available by the end of 2016. My goal is to have 20 FemmeSpeak! regions established by 2020….
Colleen I was wondering if you have any other ideas for encouraging women business owners?
Yes, I would recommend that women think hard upfront about the business they are creating and how to make it scalable. The reason women-owned businesses are so small and create such low levels of revenue is because women typically are thinking about what needs to be done to support themselves and their families first…but they are not thinking BIG. So, for example, women may go to craft fairs or flea markets to sell their creations…or they may be a little more sophisticated and sell online or even have a "main street" business. But women need to think about how to turn their hobby business into big business. We need to get women to understand the difference between local business and traded business clusters (those businesses that have global markets and are exposed to competition from other regions).
That will be a the real tipping point for women-owned businesses…helping them to recognize that they can play in the big leagues…they can get access to large sums of capital to grow their businesses, and they can run large, international corporations just as well as any man can. Some of this is about providing education, some of it is about providing confidence, some of it is about connecting women to resources and networking opportunities, and a lot of it is about encouraging supporting and even collaborating.
I am excited to get FemmeSpeak! and Pink Link Pages going to provide this system of support for women world-wide. Women can be just as financially successful as men, but women need some education and a lot of confidence building. Men learned long ago that strong networking is what takes them to the top of their profession. Women simply need to learn that lesson…that we are all stronger when we support one another.
Do you have any other aims (professional or private) that you would like to share with us?
Yes, I am also the founder, President and CEO of the North East Regional Employment and Training Association (www.nereta.org) which is an organization in the northeastern US that supports workforce development efforts. I am a strong advocate of getting economic development entities to work collaboratively with workforce development entities (such as education and training providers) to proactively plan for and thereby create the pools of talent needed locally to attract and expand business in the region and provide good quality jobs for the citizens of that region.
I guess you could say that both my work with Pink Link Pages/FemmeSpeak! and NERETA is about working toward a world that values and utilizes the highest potential of all citizens.
Colleen LaRose has 20 years' experience in workforce development and economic development public policy at the local, state and federal levels. In 2012, she founded the North East Regional Employment and Training Association (nereta.org) to encourage government, business, economic development and education to collaborate more effectively on workforce development issues. Through NERETA, Colleen provides professional development webinars, conference presentations, articles, and consultation services. Her graduate work was in public relations and higher education administration at Rowan University.
She is also a strong advocate of women and is establishing a global initiative for women called FemmeSpeak! whose mission is to support and empower women on a region by region basis and includes advocating support for women-owned and women-run businesses through the online directory www.pinklinkpages.com.
Disclaimer - Any views and opinions presented in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nereta, nor do they constitute a legally binding agreement.


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Q: NestJS is closing connection? I have a NestJS app (+web frontend) and in my localhost I use cloud sql proxy to connect to MySQL database in Google Cloud.
When I start the NestJS app in localhost I create the connection
2021/08/20 13:31:00 New connection for "XXX"
2021/08/20 13:31:00 refreshing ephemeral certificate for instance XXX
2021/08/20 13:31:00 Scheduling refresh of ephemeral certificate in 23h55m0.2025973s

After NestJS has started I get this:
2021/08/20 13:31:01 Client closed local connection on 127.0.0.1:3306

when I load the web app and it connects I get connection refused from my APIs to NestJS backend
Everything worked fine up until a few days. I can't figure this out since I have not changed anything that in my mind affects the connections
I am using TypeOrm and I don't have any explicit connection settings so I am going with the default ones. It should handle the connection pooling
I can connect with MySQL workbench thru the cloud sql proxy just fine
Thanks,
Jani

A: I was able to figure this out, it has nothing to do with the connection but rather with the service dependencies in NestJS. I had some circular dependencies but NestJS did not give any error about these. During startup loading of the modules and routes just stopped without any error.
I created a shared module which I then imported as a dependency to the other modules. It seemed to fix the issue.


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Selling Non Standard Construction: Prefab, BISF, Self-Build & More
Written by Myles Hemingway
Myles is our self-confessed 'word nerd' and property geek. You'll find him mythbusting everything from house repayments to maisonettes, as well as giving you our spin on the latest property news and industry trends.
What is non standard construction? Are properties of this type hard to sell?
Non standard construction houses are for many of us, a grey area of property. In some cases we may even be selling one, unaware that it's causing a large portion of buyers to stop dead in their tracks and do an about turn. Not ideal when you're eager to sell your house quickly.
Reason being that non traditional construction is much like it sounds - unorthodox. It's anything but the usual type of housing, and in some cases can be tricky to spot. So as you'd expect, it's often a cause as to why buyers, as well as lenders, tread with caution (eyebrow raise).
However, that's not to say that selling non standard construction houses has to be difficult. In fact, in the case you're clued up on how to sell one of these kooky properties, it's actually quite straight forward. In some cases it could even be as quick, if not quicker, than your average property sale, providing of course you're clued up on how to do so. With this in mind then, what does non standard construction mean? And are there any specific types of non standard construction houses that you should be particularly aware of? We reveal all.
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If a property is referred to as 'non standard construction' (or non traditional construction), it's a sign that either the way it's built or the materials used, differ from those typically used to construct a house.
So in terms of materials, this could be properties that feature a large amount of timber, concrete or even metal in their construction. Glass is also another one to watch out for. Whereas when it comes to building methods, this could be because a house is what's known as a panel assembly (houses build of prefabricated panels) or an eco house, sunken into the ground to 'preserve the environment'. Regular viewers of Grand Designs will know what we're getting at here.
In short then, non standard construction is an technical way of saying that your home as one of a rare breed. Perhaps it's a product of an outdated building method, holds a certain heritage or uses building materials in albeit a rather unique fashion. Only that's not a bad thing. Granted, it may make it harder for you to sell and insure, but often properties of non standard construction are some of the most desirable out there, be that through the eyes of a homeowner or an investor.
Insuring a house of non standard construction is entirely possible, however to do so you may have to overcome a few (slight) hurdles. By that we mean, the process may be no as simple as it would be with a more regular home, or who you approach for insurance may be slightly more specialist. With that in mind, here's just a couple of the hurdles that you can expect...
Your choice of insurers will decrease - Because insurers operate on the basis of risk, very few will be jumping at the chance to insure anything that's non standard construction - reliable homes are how they make their money. And as we all know, alternative construction methods bring with them their own host of possible issues and potential costs. Most of which require specialist attention to rectify - attention that doesn't come cheap.
Therefore, it's almost certain that if you own one of these properties that you'll have to opt for a form of specialist insurance, one specifically designed to cover non standard construction. Because of which, your pool of potential policies can quickly become limited and in the end, leave you with a lot less options. Plus, it's rare that such policies will feature on price comparison sites too, so all the legwork will be on you.
The price of your insurance will be above average - As homes of a non standard construction are a bigger insurance risk, the cost of a premium will almost always be above average. Costly repairs = a steep premium, as both specialist knowledge and materials required to fix a property like this come at a price. What's more, these specialist insurers will be well aware that your options are limited, so may even jump at the chance to charge you more simply because they can. Food for thought.
Acceptance may be liable to a home inspection - With these types of properties not exactly being 'run of the mill', there's a solid chance that an insurer will only grant you cover once your property passes a home inspection. This is because that with such a 'risky' prospect, insurers will want to be doubly sure about what they're insuring and be confident in its condition and market value. Otherwise, they risk loosing out!
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Yes, you can get a non standard construction house repayments, however there is a caveat.
You see, because of the risks associated with this type of property, lenders will usually look for a larger deposit - i.e. a lower LTV. In some cases they may also charge a slightly higher interest rate, but that will of course differ depending on the provider. Why is getting a house repayments on a non traditional build slightly more pricy? Here's 3 reasons why...
There's more associated costs with this type of property, which could hamper your ability to make repayments.
The actual market value of the property is less stable, perhaps because of reliability or stigma around that type of property. Cladded flats being a prime example.
If you default, the lender will likely find it both harder and slower to recoup their losses, due to the property's lack of saleability.
FYI: If you're planning on building a non standard construction home then you need a different type of loan - a self-build house repayments. Get one of these and not only could you build something extravagant as a Huf Haus (more on these later), but it could also work out cheaper. For a self build house repayments you typically only need a 5% deposit.
Just like they won't tell you about legal disputes or anything else that may put you off, estate agents will sell you a house on a 'sold as seen' basis. Remember, their aim is to sell the property for the best price - something they're not going to do if they deter the majority of buyers with thoughts of high insurance costs and complex house repayments. Detecting whether a property is non standard construction or not, is a job for either you or your chartered surveyor.
TIP: While agents can withhold information (an art most try to perfect), they cannot lie. So a shortcut for any buyer would be to simply ask the question.
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Now that you're clued up on the ins and outs of non standard construction and its implications, the next logical step would be to clarify what properties actually fall into this category. Is it just any house that's built of materials other than brick? Or does it require you to look underneath the surface? Well, to help you out, here's the types of non standard construction houses explained...
Non standard construction: property types
Prefab houses VS Modular homes
Be a house referred to as a prefab or modular, it means much the same thing - the house is built using pre-manufactured parts which are assembled to create a house. The easiest way to think of these non standard properties is like a supersized airfix kit, which sits on its own permanent foundation. These types of homes not only tend to be cheaper than the average home, but quicker to built too. They can usually be fully built in a matter of months!
Practically all Listed properties
Any listed property is one that's of specific historical interest, be that because of its age, location or the fact it's been home to someone influential. As a result, listed properties are often exempt from demolition or forms of modernisation. The cost of maintaining them isn't budget friendly either, as everything done to enhance a listed property has to be done in the best interest of the building. Saying that, if you're not an avid property developer, listed properties can be a solid investment - we found Agetha Christie's ex Grade II home on Rightmove (Winterbrook house) priced at over £2.7 million!
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A BISF house
BISF houses are another form of non traditional construction to keep an eye out for. They're also a form of prefab house too, as they're manufactured in panels off-site. The majority of BISF houses were manufactured during the 1940s and designed to be an alternative option for cheap affordable housing.
At the heart of a BISF house you'll find a lightweight steel frame, which in itself explains the name 'BISF' - short for British Iron and Steel Federation. From the outside though, you wouldn't see much in the way of metal. The frame of a BISF is clad with metal, but then covered in render. And yet, despite their non standard construction, it was said that BISF houses would have much the same lifespan as a house built of bricks - around 100 years. Therefore, for now at least, the general consensus amongst lenders is that a BISF construction is house repaymentsable!
Airy Houses
These post war homes are another form a prefabricated concrete house that was this time the brainchild of Sir Edwin Airey. The houses were designed specifically to make best use of the limited raw materials remaining after the war. The structure consisted of prefabricated concrete columns, that were reinforced with metal tubing salvaged from ex military trucks. However, unlike BISF houses which were being built around much the same time, Airey houses weren't so successful.
The common issue with Airey houses was the corrosion of the steel supports. Something that deeply compromised their structure and could very easily make a property unsafe. Hence why today there are a large number of Airey houses can be found in disrepair. Their non standard construction meaning that they're another property that buyers and house repayments lenders tend to avoid.
FYI: Got an Airey house in disrepair? You can find them listed on the Housing Defects Act, which suggests that at one point the government was offering financial support to help restore or mend these types of houses. Might be something worth checking before your sell.
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Cladded flats
In recent years, cladded flats haven't received the most positive attention. In fact, since new regulations were introduced in light of the fire at Grenfell Tower fire, they've become their own form of non standard construction. The reason? Cladding.
While not all cladding is flammable, there's a good portion of it which is. The highly flammable types (AKA the ones you should watch out for) are...
ACM (Aluminium Composite Material)
HPL (High Pressure Laminate)
MCM (Metal Composite Material)
PS/ If your property is clad in any of the above, chances are it'll fail its fire safety checks and be deemed unhouse repaymentsable.
A timber frame house
You can't get more non standard construction than a timber frame house. Whether the frame be made of Oak, Cedar or Douglas Fir, it's likely to be something that buyers look twice at before putting fourth an offer. This is most likely due to the common misconception around the fragility of wooden houses - thanks to new technology, modern timber houses can last for centuries and in some instances outlast their brick-built rivals!
One of the most popular, and most glamourous types of timber houses you can buy is called a Huf Haus. Check out how these extravagant designer homes look below...
House built using cob
When we said you can't get a more non standard form of construction than timber houses... we lied. Cob houses are an ancient building technique, which uses a mixture of subsoil, water and straw fibres to create a structure. The technique itself has been used to built houses since prehistoric times and is surprisingly strong and weather retardant. The oldest cob house that's still standing is 10,000 years old (jaw drop)!
House built using a non-conventional material? You've found a buyer...
Extravigant Eco homes
Fuse Grand Designs with our urge to reduce Co2 emissions and what do you get?
An eco house. In other words, a house specifically geared towards sustainability and minimising its impact on the environment. Very often you can find these sunken into the ground and with a roof covered in vegetation (usually grass) in an effort to make them 'blend in' to the surrounding countryside.
The houses themselves are also often made of eco-conscious materials and feature a whole host of eco-focused perks like rainwater harvesting, thick layered glass and solar panel to reduce their dependency on resources. Then again, the extravagancy of eco-houses is very often what limits their appeal to buyers, as with an eco house you're buying into way more than just a property - you're buying into a way of life.
FYI: Now it is worth saying that eco houses don't have to be such a lifestyle shift. Equip a well-insulated house with solar panels to improve the EPC and in the eyes of many buyers, you'll be selling an eco house.
A house made of clutch
Clutch is yet another non standard construction material for you to look out for. Opposed to your everyday Bellway Box which is made purely of brick, clutch houses are made of chalky limestone rock and are mainly found towards the east of the UK.
An easy way to tell if a clutch house has been modernised is from the outside. An untouched house made of clutch will likely be made up of a mix of chalky grey blocks. However, if yours is rendered then buyers may be more cautious (or at least they should be). Clutch houses which have been rendered, have a common habit of collapsing - this could be perhaps due to moisture being held behind the render or the skim itself disguising a more pressing structural problem (yikes)!
Non standard roof construction
While in most cases, non traditional construction refers to a property's build as a whole, it can also be used to describe a property that boasts a particular non standard feature - most notably, the roof. So, if your property's roof falls into one of these categories, then it could also be classed as non standard...
A roof that's thatched - thatched rooves are very susceptible to fire
A flat roof - has a reputation for not being as effective as a pitched roof in terms of drainage.
A roof made of shingles - these only last around 30 years.
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When it comes to actually selling a non standard construction home, how you do so (and do so FAST) can be a challenge. Especially when you consider that non standard homes affect house repayments, home insurance, reliability etc., all of which takes a toll on its pool of interested buyers. So, what with there being a LOT of non traditional construction out there, we felt it only right to outline the easiest ways to tie up a sale...
How NOT to sell a non standard construction house FAST
As we see it, there are two ways to avoid selling a non standard construction house fast. These are...
Part exchange schemes - Try to sell your house through a part ex scheme with a new build developer and you'll struggle if it's non standard construction. While we can't speak for each developer, the majority have a ream of elegibility criteria, which tend to typically only favour the average house. After all, if you part exchange your home they'll need to make a profit on it fast. Something they're less likely to be able to do if it only appeals to a select type of buyer.
The open market - Selling through an estate agent is slow at the best of times, even if your property is attracting attention. So combine the hunt for a niche buyer with the time it takes to market as well as push a property through to completion, and you'll soon see why this is by no means the swiftest route to take. However, opposed to part exchange schemes, you are marketing to a LOT more people, so the chance of someone saying yes, is more likely.
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How to sell a non standard construction house FAST
For those who're after a rather more speedy property sale, there are other ways to find a buyer for a non standard construction house. Here's two of the best...
Auction-off your property - Go along to your local auction house and you'll find a LOT of house for sale, which are of non traditional construction. Be this properties like a BISF and Airey house, or something less 'ordinary' like a cottage made of clutch or a bungalow with a flat roof. Although, that's not to say that selling via an auction is perfect - all this 'fastness' does come at a price. Anyone selling at auction can expect to pay fees to market their property, as well as to enter it into a sale and commission on the amount it sells for. That's if it sells, of course.
Sell house fast companies - Arguably the fastest and most stress-free way to sell your house fast, would be to go through a sell house fast company. Do so and not only would you have the fastest sale on this list, thanks to it being off-market, but it'd also be the most guaranteed, as most cash buyers (like us) aren't picky. Neither do we charge fees!
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We're one of the UK's leading cash buyers of property, hence our name, The Property Buying Company. At TPBC, we're well aware how valuable your time is, so waste no time in helping you save it by skirting around the open market altogether.
Neither are we picky. As a company, we buy ANY house in ANY condition at ANY location. So if your house is non standard construction, unlike your typical buyer, we're not that fussed. Not to mention that if you do sell to us, we organise and coordinate the entire sale from start to finish. So all you have to do is sit back, relax and wait for our funds to enter your bank sometime next week.
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Set aside 10-15 minutes each morning.
Having a morning ritual can define your whole day, it can help relieve then tension and anxiety of the day ahead.
Get up and move: now i don't mean get up and go for a 10k run, but some light jogging on the spot or light stretching so get your blood flowing. Cardio can actually be more effective than a cup of coffee after an hour of stillness.
Visualise your day: i'm not saying plan out your day step by step, there is still room for spontaneity. What i mean is visualise how you want your day to go, how you want to feel, how you want to look, what you want to achieve for your day. By visualising your day you are sending out a message of how you want the day to go.
Morning meditation: this can be a short 5 minute guided meditation to ground you and set you up for the day.
Affirmations: This is something that is so simple yet so effective. Pick out 3-5 affirmations that reflect the journey you are on and what you want and repeat them 10 times each.
End your ritual with a thank you and enjoy your day.
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Learn about antibiotics.
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Article media libraries that feature this video: Antibiotic, Bacteria, Disease, Microorganism, Penicillin, Penicillium notatum
NARRATOR: Microbes, mostly tiny bacteria, make up around 90% of the cells in a typical human body, and 10% of our body weight. Most of them are in our gut and on our skin. Many microbes are beneficial. For example, helping us to digest our food. Only a tiny fraction cause disease, and are usually kept in check by our immune system. But when they aren't, microbes also help us to fight back.
Bacteria cause disease when they are able to reproduce in the body. They produce harmful substances, called toxins, which damage tissues and organs. But in nature, microbes can also produce agents called antibiotics to protect themselves against competitors.
PROFESSOR CHARLES COCKELL: It's a tough world out there, and you might think that you just see competition in the savannas of Africa. But in fact the microbes fight each other, as well. In fact, like martial arts, they have ways of fighting other microbes with particular moves. And one move they have is to produce antibiotics. These are compounds that allow them to kill other microbes, and take all the food for themselves or the resources that they need. And so the competition between microbes results in these very sophisticated antibiotic molecules.
NARRATOR: The discovery of antibiotics and their power to fight bacterial disease began with Alexander Fleming. He observed the mold Penicillium notatum accidentally growing on a sample of Staphylococci and saw it had killed the surrounding colonies-- a disease-causing bacteria.
PAULA SALGADO: All antibiotics work by disrupting a critical function in the bacterial cell. For example penicillin, discovered in 1928, prevents the cell from renewing its cell wall during growth. Eventually the cell wall weakens and bursts.
NARRATOR: By the 1950s, the use of antibiotics had revolutionized the treatment of previously untreatable infectious diseases. In 1967 the Surgeon General of the United States of America, William Stewart, declared, "the time has come to close the book on infectious diseases. We have basically wiped out infection in the United States." But Stewart's optimism proved premature.
COCKELL: The bad news is that microbes can become resistant to antibiotics, and they can change their biochemistry in order to adapt to these antibiotics and prevent the antibiotics from damaging the cell.
NARRATOR: It's standard evolutionary behavior. When bacteria reproduce, chance mutations occur. Most will be useless, but sometimes there will be one that will protect the bacterium against a particular antibiotic. While most of the bacteria succumb to the antibiotic, the one that survives goes on to reproduce and replicate the resistance. And bacteria reproduce very fast. Scientists are on an endless quest to develop new antibiotics to defeat resistant bacteria-- so-called superbugs. But they must be used properly.
CHLOE MCIVOR: Widespread use, or misuse, of antibiotics for minor infections means that more bacteria become exposed. And so there's more chance of resistance developing and spreading through the microbe world.
NARRATOR: GPs prescribe 133 million courses of antibiotics every year. It's estimated that 50% of these prescriptions are unnecessary. And by taking antibiotics that you don't need, you could be making yourself more at risk from the disease. If you don't complete your antibiotic course, you expose the microbe to concentrations of antibiotic which don't kill it. Some bacteria, such as MRSA, have become highly drug resistant. These superbugs aren't some complex new set of diseases-- merely variations of common bacteria that we used to find easy to control.
SALGADO: The good news is that scientists are developing new synthetic antibiotics that target resistant bacteria.
NARRATOR: But who knows whether one day a mutated bacterium might become resistant to all synthetic antibiotics-- a super, superbug.