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A Mixed Blessing? CEOs' Moral Cleansing as an Alternative Explanation for Firms' Reparative Responses Following Misconduct
Joel B. Carnevale, K. Ashley Gangloff
Whitman School of Management
When firm misconduct comes to light, CEOs are often faced with difficult decisions regarding whether and how to respond to stakeholder demands as they attempt to restore their firms' legitimacy. Prior research largely assumes that such decisions are motivated by CEOs' calculated attempts to manage stakeholder impressions. Yet, there are likely other motives, particularly those of a morally-relevant nature, that might also be influencing CEOs' decisions. To address this limitation, we advance moral cleansing as an alternative explanation for how and why CEOs lead their firms to respond to stakeholder demands following the firm's misconduct and, in turn, whether they can successfully restore their firm's legitimacy. In the context of firm misconduct, moral cleansing motives reflect CEOs' desire to restore their threatened moral self-image resulting from the misconduct. We theorize that a CEO's moral cleansing motives increase the likelihood that their firm will engage in a series of reparative responses that can restore the firm's legitimacy (i.e., discovery, explanation, penance, and rehabilitation). In addition, we explicate the unique implications of CEOs' moral cleansing in a post-misconduct context by theorizing how such motives may simultaneously improve one form of their firms' legitimacy while hindering another. Specifically, we theorize that CEOs' moral cleansing motives increase (decreases) the authenticity (strategic cognition) of their firm responses, which strengthens (weakens) the effectiveness of those responses on the firms' ability to restore its moral (pragmatic) legitimacy with stakeholders. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of this work.
Firm misconduct
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Carnevale, J. B., & Gangloff, K. A. (Accepted/In press). A Mixed Blessing? CEOs' Moral Cleansing as an Alternative Explanation for Firms' Reparative Responses Following Misconduct. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05138-6
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Carnevale, JB & Gangloff, KA 2022, 'A Mixed Blessing? CEOs' Moral Cleansing as an Alternative Explanation for Firms' Reparative Responses Following Misconduct', Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05138-6
Carnevale JB, Gangloff KA. A Mixed Blessing? CEOs' Moral Cleansing as an Alternative Explanation for Firms' Reparative Responses Following Misconduct. Journal of Business Ethics. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s10551-022-05138-6
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How National Geographic photographed Queen Elizabeth II
Exclusive photos and fond memories from our photographers reveal a rarely seen side of the storied monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II sits in a car with her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on their way to visit to Higham Ferrers, a small town outside Northampton, England, on July 9, 1965.
Photograph by George F. Mobley, Nat Geo Image Collection
ByErin Blakemore
• 20 min read
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor sat on an ancient throne, her eyes downcast. Moments before she had been clad in white. Now she was Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth realms—shoulders wrapped in golden cloth, hands clasping jeweled scepters, and head heavy with a crown. Cries of "God save the Queen!" echoed throughout Westminster Abbey as silver trumpets blared.
At the June 1953 coronation, no one could have guessed Queen Elizabeth's reign would last a record-breaking 70 years. But the significance of the elaborate ceremony was not lost on veteran photographer James Jarché. Using a Leica camera loaded with Kodachrome film, he documented every moment of the age-old ritual, then rushed the undeveloped images to the National Geographic Society's Washington, D.C., headquarters via special air courier.
The results galvanized National Geographic editors, who dropped other coverage in their September 1953 issue to make room for the stunning color photos, alongside classic Nat Geo takes on everything from the bunting that filled a still war-scarred London to the British-bred silkworms responsible for the queen's sumptuous regalia.
Queen Elizabeth II is crowned queen by the archbishop at the age of 25 in Westminster Abbey in London, on June 2, 1953.
Photograph by James Jarche, Nat Geo Image Collection
Letters poured in from around the world, begging for extra copies as keepsakes and gifts. It was "the greatest color story of a lifetime," photo editor Kip Ross told Jarché.
And what a lifetime. From Elizabeth's debut as a newly crowned sovereign to the waning days of her reign, National Geographic was there to document the remarkable life of the queen in her role as public figure, as well as to capture rare glimpses of the private life Elizabeth guarded so carefully.
In front of the lens, Queen Elizabeth was gracious, determined, curious, confident. But National Geographic's photographers can testify that photographing the queen was never a mere matter of point and shoot—and getting the right shot could be as nerve-racking in a palace as in a war zone.
Here's an exclusive glimpse into what it was like to photograph the queen, from never-before-seen images of Elizabeth to reflections from the Nat Geo photographers who captured her in public and in private over seven decades.
Queen Elizabeth II attends a government celebration in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1970. Canada didn't gain independence from Britain until 1982. At the height of the British Empire, it was estimated that one in four people was a British subject. During her reign, the British territories shrank from 70 to 16 countries.
Photograph by Wilbur Garrett, Nat Geo Image Collection
Left: Queen Elizabeth II receives mementos from various personalities in Byrd Stadium at a Maryland vs. North Carolina football game in College Park, Maryland, on October 19, 1957. The queen specifically requested to see an American football game during her visit to America.
Photograph by William W. Campbell III, Nat Geo Image Collection
Right: Elizabeth is flanked by Philip, President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama as she signs the guest book at the residence of the American ambassador to the United Kingdom in May 2011. During the visit, President Obama gave the queen a book about her father, a sentimental gift that reportedly brought tears to the stolid sovereign's eyes.
Photograph by Doug Mills, The New York Times
Elizabeth, the photographed
Without the wrangling of a savvy photo editor, National Geographic may never have gotten its shots of the monarch's grandest moment. Ahead of Elizabeth's coronation, Kip Ross found out that James Jarché, an "old-time London news photog," was assigned a choice position inside Westminster Abbey as one of several pool photographers charged with capturing the historic event in images to be shared with publications around the world.
Ross wanted images from the ceremony, but he balked at the fact Jarché would be using an unwieldy 4 x 5 camera favored by news agencies at the time. When he found out that Jarché was a gearhead with a love for newfangled "miniature" photography formats, the editor persuaded him to sneak in a Leica camera and 35mm Kodachrome film just for the magazine. A light meter was thrown in to sweeten the deal for Jarché, who agreed.
The royal party stands on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on May 12, 1937, with Princess Elizabeth waving in front.
Photograph via Hulton Archive, Getty
It was a bold decision that reflected the constraints and possibilities of both formats. The sheer size of the larger cameras meant more detail. But the fact that they had to be reloaded after each shot meant a photographer might miss a critical moment. "Four-by-five is slow and clumsy," explains John Edwin Mason, who teaches African history and the history of photography at the University of Virginia. "The Leica is small, light, and fast."
While other pool photographers fumbled with their 4x5s, Jarché discreetly snapped away for National Geographic, capturing every unscripted gesture and movement with his Leica. In his images, the young queen was gradually overtaken by symbol after symbol—robe, scepter, orb—her attendants literally heaping her with the trappings of a royal dynasty.
"The Leica allowed photographers to become flies on the wall," Mason says.
Queen Elizabeth II addresses wigged members of the House of Lords as she opens Parliament in 1960. Queen Elizabeth opened Parliament every year of her reign except for 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant, and 2022, when she had mobility problems.
Photograph by Robert Goodman, Nat Geo Image Collection
But there was a fly in the ointment. As people all over the world scrambled to get their copies of National Geographic's issue packed with unique photos, Jarché was fired by his Fleet Street employer, Odhams Periodicals, for taking exclusive photographs for another publication without its blessing. As National Geographic editors scrambled to give him freelance opportunities, Jarché embarked on a series of successful lectures throughout England using the photographs. Odhams eventually offered him his job back, but he accepted a post at a competing agency instead, retiring as a Daily Mail photographer in 1959.
'The odds are kind of against you'
It was a bumpy beginning, but it wouldn't be the last time National Geographic's photographers trained their sights on the new queen. And while they had to prove their mettle with the palace, they again found ways to work around the strictures of its handlers.
When James L. Stanfield began a six-month story at Windsor Castle, the queen's longtime weekend getaway, in the late 1970s, he got permission to photograph the royal family. But Elizabeth's minders wouldn't allow him to photograph a single person who worked for the crown—the hundreds of staff and attendants who were ever present on the royal grounds and around the royals themselves. If a minder was in a photo, it was unusable … and since the Windsors never went far without a staffer, it made capturing candid shots nearly impossible.
"That's an almost impossible request for the Geographic," he says.
Stanfield arrived for his assignment at a time when the palace was particularly camera-shy: In 1976, a tabloid paparazzo had pierced the seemingly impenetrable bubble that surrounded the royal family's private life when he sold photos of the married Princess Margaret and her lover, Roddy Llewellyn, swimming together off the coast of Mustique, in the Caribbean.
It was a loss of innocence that foreshadowed the chaos that would soon engulf the royal family—and complicated things even for decidedly non-tabloid photojournalists.
"The odds are kind of against you," says Stanfield. It took months for the photographer to build trust at Windsor, painfully aware that he could smash his credibility with one misstep. "In those days, you hardly missed a breath," he recalls.
Elizabeth II speaks with equestrians while presenting ribbons at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Great Park in 1979.
Photograph by James L. Stanfield, Nat Geo Image Collection
Left: Queen Elizabeth II drives herself to a Sunday church service around 1979. Despite not having a driver's license, the queen enjoyed driving herself and continued this practice even after a health scare in November 2021. She learned how to drive and trained as a mechanic in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 during World War II. She was the first female member of the British royal family to serve in the military.
Right: Prince Philip drives a coach toward the Long Walk, a 2.64-mile tree-lined avenue that leads to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England. Photographer James Stanfield captured this iconic image, which the queen later hung in her dining room.
Photographs by James L. Stanfield, Nat Geo Image Collection
The photographer had to ace everything from eye contact to clothing and prove that despite his ubiquitous presence at the palace, his intentions were pure. It was a painfully slow process but one that gradually gained the queen's respect.
"[S]he had respect for the way I handled myself," Stanfield says. "That means a lot—the way you move, how fluid you are, and how attentive you are."
The photographer's patience at a wary Windsor Castle paid off. One snowy day, he was ambling down the Long Walk in front of the castle when he saw something unforgettable—the silhouette of Prince Philip driving a four-in-hand carriage.
It was an iconic shot, and despite the presence of a royal employee with Philip, Stanfield decided to ask for forgiveness rather than permission and smashed his shutter release button. When he showed the print to a royal press liaison, however, he was told it could never appear in the pages of National Geographic because it included a palace staffer, notwithstanding the fact that the employee was unidentifiable in the long shot.
But a copy made its way into the hands of the queen, who was so struck with the intimate image of her husband that Stanfield's royal ban was lifted. "She used it as a Christmas card, and hung it in her dining room," Stanfield recalls—and the photo served as the cover of the November 1980 issue of National Geographic.
Pomp, circumstance, and anxiety
Candid moments were catnip to National Geographic photojournalists, but just as memorable was how the magazine's cameras lingered over grand configurations of official figures, the brilliant colors of royal buildings, and the spectacle of the United Kingdom's many age-old ceremonies.
In 1969, a crew of National Geographic photographers captured the queen's investiture of her son Charles, now King Charles III, as Prince of Wales. During the ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in northwest Wales, Adam Woolfitt watched as the queen, dressed in Easter-egg yellow, placed a glittering coronet on her kneeling son's head.
Elizabeth II and Prince Charles wave to the crowd after the Prince of Wales's investiture in 1969. Though the ceremony formally installed Charles, it took place against a background of growing Welsh nationalism.
Photograph by Brian Shuel, Nat Geo Image Collection
Left: A 20-year-old Prince Charles greets Queen Elizabeth II at his investiture on July 1, 1969. During the ceremony, which officially installed him as the Prince of Wales, the prince pledged his allegiance to the queen.
Right: Prince Charles kneels before the queen during his 1969 investiture as Prince of Wales in Gwynedd, Wales. Fifty-three years later, he has become king.
Photographs by Adam Woolfitt, Nat Geo Image Collection
The backdrop was clouds and stony castle walls, but the resulting photographs were vibrant. "It was a fantastic setting," says Woolfitt, who is British. "Lots and lots of pageantry; lots of what we do well."
"Imagine if the guards had dull gray uniforms," Woolfitt laughs. "No one would ever photograph them at all."
But there was the ever present pre-digital anxiety of capturing the right images and making sure that the finicky film arrived at the Society's Washington photo lab intact.
The magazine's early reliance on Kodachrome didn't help. "Kodachrome was a very sensitive film," says John Edwin Mason. It wasn't particularly forgiving when it came to exposure, he notes, and since its development process was proprietary, photographers couldn't correct over- or under-exposed film in the lab.
"When you pressed the button, it was set in stone," says Woolfitt, who used the film to photograph the queen's 1961 Opening of Parliament ceremony. "Gives you gray hairs early."
The three faces of Elizabeth
When National Geographic staff photographer Jodi Cobb went to London in 1984 to photograph "the big ones"—fantastic ceremonies, luscious landscapes, and iconic monuments—for a Nat Geo book on Britain and Ireland, she knew she wanted to photograph the queen. She came away with a sense of the queen's three public faces.
First, there was the matriarch. "She was the one who held the whole family together," says Cobb, who captured shots of the queen with her family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Then there was the public figure. As Cobb stood soaking on the dripping roof of the palace, photographing a garden party below, she marveled at the monarch's sense of duty.
"The Brits are completely unfazed by rain," she laughs. "Rain is just another manifestation of air."
Queen Elizabeth II rides horseback in the Trooping the Colour parade in 1984, accompanied by her son Prince Charles on her right, and followed by her husband and others. All are dressed in uniforms of the Welsh Guards, decorated with royal medals. The men wear bearskin busbies.
Photograph by Jodi Cobb, Nat Geo Image Collection
So it was for the queen. Even in the crowded party, the petite sovereign was "unmistakable" in a bright chartreuse getup that allowed Cobb to pick her out from afar—and unflagging as she greeted every last guest. "She toughed it out," Cobb recalls. "She was solid."
But for Cobb, the monarch's most striking manifestation was that of the dynastic ruler. During the Trooping of the Colour, the queen's annual birthday celebration that involves military parades and an inspection of the monarch's troops, she watched Elizabeth, an expert horsewoman even on sidesaddle.
As she furiously photographed the scene in front of her, Cobb realized she was witnessing the queen expressing her true birthright. "She was a warrior on that horse, the commander of men," says Cobb. "She was fierce.
"I thought—this is where she really wants to be," the photographer recalls. "Not shaking hands with hundreds of people. Just … free. She looked like, given the opportunity, she would have bolted for the exit and made a bid for freedom."
Queen Elizabeth II walks with Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa on her visit to Bahrain in 1979. Hers was the first ever visit to the country by a female head of state, and was one stop on a six-country tour of the Arabian Peninsula.
Photograph by Steven Raymer, Nat Geo Image Collection
Left: Elizabeth and South African president Nelson Mandela take a carriage ride during his July 1996 state visit. The two were reportedly on a first-name basis with one another, a reflection of their warm friendship.
Photograph by Simon Kreitem, Reuters
Right: Queen Elizabeth II presents the Order of Merit to Mother Teresa at the Presidential Palace on November 24, 1983, in Delhi, India.
Photograph via John Shelley Collection, Avalon/ Getty Images
A legacy in photographs
The camera may have loved the vivid colors of royal pageantry and the queen's always appropriate suits, gowns, and crowns. But National Geographic photographers loved the queen right back.
"When you'd see her, she'd make your heart dance," Stanfield recalls. "She was just beautiful." He pauses, his voice thick with emotion. "I mean, she was really beautiful."
So what does it mean to lose a queen—and with her, a historical figure that bridged the 20th and 21st centuries with so much visual élan?
"Her sense of duty was unwavering for over 90 years," says Cobb. "She never slid off that pedestal."
Annie Leibovitz captured the queen in Buckingham Palace's White Drawing Room in this 2007 photograph. A frequent setting of formal portraits, the room was also the site of the queen's annual Christmas Broadcast, a beloved tradition in which the monarch offered her subjects season's greetings, reflections on world events, and musings on lasting truths.
Photograph by Annie Leibovitz, Trunk Archive
For Stanfield, the queen's death marks the demise of an endlessly fascinating subject he places at the same level as John F. Kennedy and Pope John Paul II. What does the photographer wish he'd been able to capture during her record-breaking reign?
"Wouldn't it be great to just spend a night [with the royal family] and see how they let their hair down? Just to be in the rooms and see how they converse with one another—it would be eye-popping," Stanfield muses. "But no one will ever do that. No one will ever photograph that."
And no one will ever train a lens on Queen Elizabeth II again.
Woolfitt's voice cracks as he recalls his subject—the tribute of a photographer who was himself Elizabeth's loyal subject. "We've foolishly fallen out of love with our monarchy," he says. "The next generation will not be the same. We will have lost something irreplaceable.
"I think this country will go from being Great Britain to being just Britain," the photographer concludes.

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Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty
After a little over ten hours of deliberation, a jury on Tuesday found former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in relation to the death of George Floyd.
The jury considered three separate charges, "second-degree murder—unintentional, while committing a felony; third-degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter," according to the Wall Street Journal. "The judge explained that third-degree murder requires proof Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd's death by committing an eminently dangerous act that was highly likely to cause death and showed a reckless disregard for human life. To convict Mr. Chauvin of second-degree manslaughter, the jurors would need to conclude that culpable negligence and reckless actions by Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd's death."
Source: The Daily Wire
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After losing the first two sets of the day, the Hope College volleyball team went on a five-set winning streak and, in the process, went undefeated at a weekend tournament for the third time this season.
In their first match of the day at the Midwest Invitational at Calvin College on Saturday, the No. 16 Flying Dutch downed No. 19 Ohio Northern University in five sets, 25-27, 24-26, 25-21, 26-24, 15-10, then took a short break before defeating Susquehanna University (Pennsylvania) in straight sets, 25-20, 25-23, 25-12.
The two non-league victories advance Hope's record to 20-4.
The Flying Dutch looked forward to a rematch with ONU (15-6) who beat Hope a month ago at the Millikin University (Illinois) Invitational. Though the first two sets were tightly contested between the two teams, the Polar Bears looked as though they might deal Hope another defeat by jumping out to a 2-0 set lead. The tenacious and focused Flying Dutch struck with their total team effort and rallied to win the last three sets and the match in two hours and 10 minutes of play.
The Flying Dutch are now 4-2 in five-set matches.
Hope out-hit ONU by percentage in every set, had more kills (68-62) and took the advantage in blocks (16-8) and assists (64-59), as well.
As it was the night before in another avenging win over No. 7 Thomas More who also had previously beaten the Flying Dutch, kill attempts and completions were spread out. Four Hope players finished with double-digit kills: freshman McKenna Otto of Wheaton, Illinois (Wheaton North HS) led the way with 16, seniors Katie Rietberg of Holland (West Ottawa HS) and Grace Ditzenberger of Centennial, Colorado (Chaparral HS) added 13 each, and sophomore Rose Thompson of Coopersville (Unity Christian HS) recorded 10.
Those four players accounted for 76% of the team's kill total. Additionally, the Flying Dutch committed fewer errors at the net (21 on 205 attempts) compared to the Polar Bears, who had 34 errors on 207 attempts.
Ditzenberger, pictured, also set a school record with 12 blocks against Ohio Northern. It is the most number of blocks by a Hope player in any length of match played to a 25-point set.
The 12 blocks tied for the second-most by any Division III player this season, according to the NCAA statistical leaders posted on Thursday.
Freshman setter Tracy Westra of Clarendon Hills, Illinois (Timothy Christian) tallied 31 assists while sophomore setter Adair Cutler of Lansing (East Lansing HS) contributed 21.
Though the Flying Dutch were out-dug by ONU (100-93), five Hope players kept the ball in play with 74 total digs between them: junior Gabbi Vachon of Grand Rapids (Jenison HS) with 22, senior Emily Farwell of Lowell (Forest Hills Central) with 15, junior Jenna VanderLaan of Grand Rapids (South Christian HS) with 13, and Cutler and freshman Ana Grunewald of Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS) with 12 each.
In their last match at the Midwest Invite, the Flying Dutch dispatched Susquehanna (19-10) somewhat quickly. The hour-and-ten-minute match saw a few more errors than the tired Flying Dutch are accustomed to, they still outhit their opponent, .195 to .067. Ditzenberger and Otto went one-two in kills with 12 and 11, respectively. Setters Cutler and Westra again delivered the most assists, with 22 and 19 respectively, and Vachon tallied the most digs with 22.
Hope is back in MIAA action on Tuesday, Oct. 16 when the Flying Dutch face Saint Mary's College at 7:00 p.m. in DeVos Fieldhouse.


Because of Gaby's exhausting traveling schedule and our various business pursuits, we rarely have the opportunity to participate in the weekly tournament at the Cavendish West in Los Angeles. The tournament is well run by Ricky Sax and provides a good return for successful competitors.
Gaby did play in a recent tournament and was matched against one of his former students. The student exhibited sound checker movement and cube action, but Gaby rolled well, and commanded a 6–1 lead (match to 11) when the position in Diagram 1 was reached; the student (White) was to play 3-1.
Gaby was certain that his former student knew precisely how to handle this position; the applicable principle had been covered extensively in Gaby's serminar on "Score Reversal in Match Play." But his opponent moved 2/1*, 12/9 (Diagram 2), a poor choice. Now all of Black's aces play and he has no immediate losing numbers.
Gaby rolled a 3-1 from the bar and White replied 1-1!
Black was eventually closed out but won the game in the race. White never established a sufficient advantage to warrant a redouble.
Afterwards, Gaby could not resist reminding his former student of the principle that he had failed to apply: let your opponent's bad numbers play.
Had White played his 3-1 correctly (8/7, 12/9), Black's subsequent 3-1 would have resulted in the position illustrated in Diagram 4.
White could have immediately redoubled to 4. Black would not take the redouble since he was leading in the match 6–1. There are many players, however, who would contrive "plausible" explanations and accept the redouble. This would give White the opportunity to even the score with a single victory.
Playing the ace as 8/7 guarantees that White will have an additional man to hunt the escaped checker from the 1-point should Black roll the necessary 6. This, of course, enhances White's chances of saving the gammon.
In the event Black fails to roll the 6, the checker on the bar point becomes either the last building block for a full prime or an attacker for hitting loose on the 1-point (the less desirable alternative).
The bewildered student stared at Gaby. He could recall the material that Gaby had just reviewed for him.
He replied, "You taught us to save the gammon first and then try to win. I did exactly what you taught. It was the lecture on minimizing losses. I have it all in my notes. I can show you."
"What about the lecture on 'Score Reversal in Match Play'?" Gaby inquired.
"That's only one I didn't attend. It was on a Monday and I was watching an important football game instead."
Winning is always preferable to losing. However, we hope that our opponents are playing well, especially if they are former students.
The mixed emotions showing on his face, Gaby was approached by the tournament director.
"Did you lose?" she asked.
"In a way, yes," replied Gaby.


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我發覺450d的commands,與其他較新型號的canon DSLR 相機不相同,先前的 web page 已經能夠控製到大部分Canon 相機,只是eos-m和部分型號例如450d需要不同的控制command.
主題: Happy New Year to all my friends.
Re: Happy New Year to all my friends.
Some files were modified for Canon EOS 450D. The kernel was upgraded to 4.14.87-v7. The new image is available for download.


An inspirational story of Tariku, adopted from Ethiopia and made it his mission to fundraise for the water crisis. Produced for Path2Empathy as part of a service learning curriculum.
A promotional overview video for Path2Empathy - a K-12 character education curriculum designed to promote empathy.
A promotional video for Cycology Studio - a modern indoor cycling studio in Colorado Springs.
A short social media promo for a new restaurant by Top Chef contestant, Brother Luck.


Learn easy-to-use tips to improve your mental toughness and focus—and discover the quick trick to 'reboot' your connection with your dog.
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Johnnie Lee Vivens (May 22, 1896 – February 2, 1958) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Fayette, Missouri, Vivens played for the St. Louis Stars in 1929. He died in Columbia, Missouri in 1958 at age 61.

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Nature emergency must be declared to halt decline in species, say Greens
MSPs are being urged to declare a nature emergency in response to the decline of species such as the red squirrel (Danny Lawson/PA)
The Scottish Parliament has been urged to vote to declare a nature emergency in response to concerns over a decline in species.
The Scottish Greens will lead a debate on the issue in Holyrood this week.
Party environment spokesman Mark Ruskell said action is needed as "everyone from the UN to David Attenborough and nature organisations here in Scotland are warning that our nature is in freefall".
Green MSPs including Mark Ruskell (far left) want Holyrood to declare a nature emergency (Andrew Milligan/PA)
A WWF report in September revealed global numbers of mammals, birds, fish and insects have fallen by two-thirds since 1970, including a drastic decline in numbers of the Arctic Skua in Orkney.
The Greens also cited research by the the Mammal Society after it placed Scottish species including the wildcat, mountain hare, beaver and red squirrel on its "red list", meaning they are at risk of extinction.
A motion to be debated at Holyrood on Wednesday calls on the Scottish Government to set a target to halt all species declines by 2030 and further demands that 30% of Scotland's land and sea should be set aside for a "nature recovery".
Speaking ahead of the debate, Mr Ruskell said: "Here in Scotland, one in nine species already face extinction and instead of taking the bold action needed we've had years of neglect, with vested interests consistently prioritised over wildlife protection.
"To make matters worse, simple opportunities to improve the situation are being missed, particularly when it comes to planning laws and targeting farming subsidies.
"If we are going to reverse this alarming decline in Scotland's nature, then Parliament must declare a nature emergency this week, and commit to devote 30% of Scotland's land and sea to restoring nature by 2030."
A Scottish Government spokesman said: "Scotland was the first country in the UK to declare a climate emergency and because we recognise that biodiversity loss is a key driver of climate change, have made tackling it one of our most important objectives.
"We are already making significant strides. For example, our network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covers more than 30% of our seas – already exceeding international targets currently being developed for other countries.
"Our Biodiversity Strategy is a key pillar of our approach and we have already committed a further £3 million to help tackle biodiversity loss in Scotland in 2021‑22, on top of our £5 million Biodiversity Challenge Fund. In addition, we have committed £250 million for peatland restoration over 10 years, which supports biodiversity, reduces emissions and creates green jobs.
"We are also working closely with international partners to ensure global and local action is taken to protect biodiversity in the run up to the biodiversity COP15 in China in 2021."
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Scots fishermen landing catches in Denmark after Brexit, Fergus Ewing says
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Hello there, so I've been feeling extra bloated and gloomy 24/7 lately, definitely no thanks to all the late nights and random binging sessions. I've been seeing a mirror image of Adventure Time's Lumpy Space Princess on and off and it was just naaaastyyyy...Thankfully, I discovered teatoxing on Instagram through Sheryl when she posted a picture of her YourTea, Tiny Tea. I decided to do some research and I discovered a ton of benefits just by teatoxing from their site.
formulated with Chinese medicine herbs and based upon Chinese medicinal principles. TinyTea is the only herbal cleanse on the market that does not produce a laxative effect. TinyTea has been created by qualified Chinese Medicine practitioners with considerable years of experience.
nourish and cleanse your digestive system, providing it the support it needs to replenish and restore back to its natural state. This cleansing will assist with reducing weight, ease bloating, increase digestion functionality, improve skin clarity, increase energy levels and alleviate issues associated with food intolerances.
I ordered my tea from their site on the 28th of September and it arrived on the 2nd of October. The shipment was pretty fast for an overseas package.
The packaging is adorable, lots of cute notes here and there for more information on the product. The smell of the tea is really strong, I could smell it even in the midst of unboxing it. It smells like traditional Chinese medicine but not too bad. This tea comes with only 1 kind of tea to be taken 3 times daily, 30 minutes before your meals. The packaging comes with 42 tea bags tucked nicely into a cute cardboard box. It also comes with an accordion card that explains various types of teas that are sold on their site.
Camellia Sinensis, Catsia, Lotus Leaf, Barley, Tea, Prunella Spike and Adzuki Bean. The one ingredient missing that most teatox's have is called Senna leaf or Senna root, which is used as a laxative and for bowel cleanse.
Woke up early and had my first cup of teatox 30 minutes prior to breakfast. My first thought was that it didn't have any taste at all! It smelled a lot like traditional Chinese herbal medicine but it tasted like water. The instructions tell you to let the tea bag infuse in hot water for about 5-7 minutes but I ended up infusing it for about 10 minutes, just to get all the extra goodies out. I felt nauseous after my cup of tea but it did state on the site that nausea is common for first timers so I didn't worry too much. I ended up burping a lot after I had my cup of tea and it even made me end up in the toilet 15 minutes after. After I sort of released most of the toxic out of my body, I felt a whole lot lighter and the nausea stopped. I felt more awake than I usually would have been at this hour.
I'm feeling pretty good, it's only day 1 and I can feel the slight changes already. I can't wait to see where this takes me.
After a week of teatoxing, I am feeling pretty good. I'm starting to get used to the taste of the tea and I think the earthy smell & taste is pretty pleasant as well. I have been skipping a few doses due to busy schedules and the lack of hot water but since the instructions stated that if you miss a dose, you're not allowed to double it up the next time so all I try to do most of the time is to take it as constantly as I possibly can.
I lost a kg and my stomach has obviously flattened. I feel less bloated and healthy because this tea makes me release all that toxic in me just with a snap of two fingers. 7 more days to go. I really hope that I am able to lose another kg after the whole course has ended. Fingers crossed!
Today is the last day of my teatox and I have noticed that my bloating has indeed went down. I've been carrying two sachets around in my purse everyday so that every time it's time for a dose I just sit myself down at a cafe or restaurant and get them to make the tea for me.
on whether I should continue relying on it or start trying to fix my own system without the help of YourTea.
**The tea is slightly on the pricier side but it was honestly pretty worth it. It actually helped me lessen the bloat and detox. I think for $35 + $10 (?) shipping it was actually really worth the money. If you want to get updates on discounts and deals (which they have quite often), follow them on their official Instagram account (@yourtea on Instagram).
The packaging is small and compact, it's easy to hand carry it everywhere you go.
The taste isn't too strong. It tastes like Chinese tea.
It actually works if you strictly follow the program.
Not very convenient as you have to sit yourself down at a cafe/restaurant or find a hot water dispenser & cup whenever you need to drink it.
You have to take it 3 times a day and due to busy schedules it can be difficult to follow.
Since you have to take it half an hour before meals, you sometimes have to sit and wait while your food gets cold or while others are already eating.
You cannot depend only on this to lose weight. You have to incorporate exercise and healthy living to see effective results. The tea is basically sort of a base for you to start and it enhances whatever you're doing right for more effective results.


The Advanced Manuals focus on specialized aspects of public speaking. There are 15 Advanced Manuals and each Manual has five assignments. Since Educational awards only require you to complete two manuals, it's easy to understand why Toastmasters quickly finish their second, third or more AC awards.
The purpose of an entertaining speaker is simply to offer listeners a pleasant diversion. This manual will help you learn to give different types of entertaining speeches. The assignments are challenging, but they will provide you with valuable experience in entertaining an audience and you will learn skills you can use in other types of presentations as well.
Today the average person ingests more than 20,000 words of information daily, from the far reaches of the Internet to the simplicity of a cereal box... information is everywhere. Often as a speaker, your task is to organize and communicate information you already have. To do this effectively, you must be able to relate information to your listeners, who make mental connections and fill in their own knowledge gaps. In this manual you'll learn techniques you can use when presenting any type of informational talk.
How a business presents itself is critical to its success. That is why many businesses depend on public relations techniques to convey their message and influence public opinion. Publicity is a big part of public relations and includes news stories, feature articles, product reviews, radio and television interviews and public appearances. This manual will help you to learn several types of public relations-related speeches that will benefit you in business in many positive ways.
In all of your other advanced manual projects you have stood up alone and delivered various varieties of single speeches. The presentations you will give from this manual focus on your skill in dealing with group dynamics. Additionally in this manual, you will find application for any discussion situation.
With an emphasis on speaking versatility, this manual challenges the speaker to cover a diverse array of topics. From impromptu speaking all the way through the art of introducing the speaker.
Success as a manager depends largely on your ability to communicate effectively in a variety of speaking situations. The effective manager recognizes that his or her major responsibilities include the promotion of fluid communication at all levels of the organization. The projects in this manual are designed to help you learn and incorporate the five major areas of spoken communication.
This manual is designed to take you through the learning experiences involving the five speeches that professionals give. These speaking exercises are a considerable step upward from the brief presentations that are the basis of other manual speeches – they require considerably more material and preparation than you may have experienced. The good news is with dedication, hard work and passion... the return on your investment can be great!
The manual has been designed for individuals who work in technical careers – however, every profession has its complexities and these assignments can be adapted to any job-related speaking situation. Your success in these work-related speaking situations will bring you visibility, high regard and possible career growth.
Consider the successful people you know – if you could identify one commonly shared personality characteristic it would most likely be their ability to persuade. The assignments are challenging, but they will provide you with valuable experience in persuading people in a variety of situations.
Television presentations are different from other presentations and they require special considerations. These speaking assignments are challenging, yet they will provide you with valuable experience in communicating effectively on television.
Many public speakers tell stories as part of their presentations; they find that a well-told story will attract listeners' attention and can emphasize or illustrate a point. This manual enables you to develop a new set of speaking skills – most importantly it allows you to have fun as you learn the art of storytelling... so enjoy!
As a speaker, you most likely have been concerned with communicating you own ideas to an audience. You research and write your speeches yourself. When you present them, you can easily express the ideas and emotions you feel because they are yours. As an interpretive reader, however, you communicate the ideas and emotions of someone else. You read from a work of literature, using your voice and body to convey the ideas, emotions, attitudes and intentions of the author. This manual will help you develop your interpretive reading skills.
This manual contains five speaking assignments that require different interpersonal communication skills. All of the projects require you to work with a partner, enacting role playing. You will be conversing with your partner, practicing the skills outlined in each project. These assignments are challenging, but they will provide you with valuable experience in communicating with others.
Occasionally you may be called upon to give a speech to honor a friend, relative or coworker. Speeches like these can be challenging because they often involve sentiment or special decorum. When you apply the skills acquired you will be sure to expand your presentation skills and become a proficient special occasion speaker!
As the old saying goes, "Laughter is the best medicine." People love to laugh and it's been shown that laughter releases stress and tension and relaxes us. Yet many novice speakers are afraid of using humor in their own presentations because they fear their humor will fall flat and they will risk appearing foolish in front of their peers. The purpose of this manual is not to make you a comedian, it's purpose is to help you use humor to attract and and retain the audience's interest and make points more effectively.


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Q: Printing GeckoWebBrowser Control in Vb.net I am working with GeckoWebBrowser control in vb.net winform, I wan to print the page contents direct to default printer.
I couldn't find and helping material so I was trying to take the page's screenshot and print, but it misses right after first page.
I am using MicrosoftPowerPack library.
Below is the code which I am trying to print the page.
    Dim settings As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings
    PrintForm1.PrinterSettings = settings
    settings.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = True
    PrintForm1.Print(Me, PowerPacks.Printing.PrintForm.PrintOption.CompatibleModeFullWindow)

A: This code outputs a page to a png file: (Althought its slow and it freezes your program while it's running. Try putting it to a background worker to avoid freezing)
It's slow because it saves very high resolution images. But it depends on your internet speed.
Put that on the very top of your code:
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO

The sub is:
Dim logincookie As CookieContainer
Public Sub urltoimage(ByVal url As String, ByVal pth As String)
    Dim postdata As String = "websiteurl=" & url & "&filetype=PNG&source=WEENYSOFT&convert=Convert+Now%21"
    Dim tempCookies As New CookieContainer
    Dim encoding As New UTF8Encoding
    Dim byteData As Byte() = encoding.GetBytes(postdata)
    Dim postReq As HttpWebRequest = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create("http://s2.pdfconvertonline.com/convert/convert-webpage-win.php"), HttpWebRequest)
    postReq.Method = "POST"
    postReq.KeepAlive = True
    postReq.CookieContainer = tempCookies
    postReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
    postReq.Referer = "http://s2.pdfconvertonline.com/convert/convert-webpage-win.php"
    postReq.UserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:40.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/40.1"
    postReq.ContentLength = byteData.Length
    Dim postreqstream As Stream = postReq.GetRequestStream
    postreqstream.Write(byteData, 0, byteData.Length)
    postreqstream.Close()
    Dim postresponse As HttpWebResponse
    postresponse = DirectCast(postReq.GetResponse, HttpWebResponse)
    tempCookies.Add(postresponse.Cookies)
    logincookie = tempCookies
    Dim postreqreader As New StreamReader(postresponse.GetResponseStream)
    Dim thepage As String = postreqreader.ReadToEnd
    Dim tb As New TextBox
    tb.Text = thepage
    For Each l In tb.Lines
        If l.Contains("pdfconvertonline.com/convert/") AndAlso l.Contains(".png") AndAlso l.Contains("http://") Then
            Dim i As Integer = l.IndexOf("http://")
            Dim f As String = "h" & l.Substring(i + 1, l.IndexOf("""", i + 1) - i - 1).Replace(" ", "")
            My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile(f, pth)
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Ex. urltoimage("www.stackoverflow.com", "C:\Users\user\Desktop\stck.png")
Replace www.stackoverflow.com with you website and C:\Users\user\Desktop\stck.png with you output image path.
Usage: urltoimage(website, path)
Ps. Whoever understands this code you know how dumb it is :) ..... But it works !

A: Public Sub ShowPrintDialog()
    Dim print = Xpcom.QueryInterface(Of nsIWebBrowserPrint)(Me.Window.DomWindow)
    Try
        print.Print(print.GetGlobalPrintSettingsAttribute, Nothing)
    Catch ex As Exception
    End Try
End Sub

That's the code for printing in geckofx.
Print Preview in the other hand is something else, i wasn't able to make it work so far.
https://bitbucket.org/geckofx/geckofx-22.0/issues/10/print-preview-now-in-detail
https://bitbucket.org/geckofx/geckofx-18.0/issues/54/print-preview

A: The screenshot function is:
Private Function TakeScreenShot(ByVal Control As Control) As Bitmap
    Dim tmpImg As New Bitmap(Control.Width, Control.Height)
    Using g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(tmpImg)
        g.CopyFromScreen(Control.PointToScreen(New Point(0, 0)), New Point(0, 0), New Size(Control.Width, Control.Height))
    End Using
    Return tmpImg
End Function

Usage: TakeScreenShot(WebBroswer1).Save("C:\Users\user1\Desktop\test.png", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png)
Replace WebBroswer1 with your GeckoWebBroswer and C:\Users\user1\Desktop\test.png with your image path.
Then you can print the image.

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Does this variable "PERNUM" can represent the number of persons in a household?
PERNUM consecutively numbers all persons within each household. If you are looking for the number of people per household record, see the NUMPRECvariable.


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The Bob Dylan Center (BDC) opened its doors to visitors today for the first time, launching its VIP Grand Opening celebration that attracted hundreds of invited luminaries and members of the media from around the world. Visitors were welcomed to a 29,000-square-foot complex of curated exhibitions drawn from more than 100,000 items created and/or collected by Bob Dylan throughout his unparalleled seven decades as one of the world's most important and iconic cultural figures. Artifacts on display include handwritten lyric manuscripts to some of the world's most treasured songs, previously unreleased recordings, never-before-seen film performances, rare and unseen photographs, visual art and other priceless items.
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Newest Episode: Academy Awards with Elton John
NAACP Image Awards Founder is finally getting her just due as the creator of this award.
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'A healthy mind in a healthy body' – so goes the adage.
The College Health Club houses an ultra modern gymnasium,. Staff and students are free to use the gymnasium under trainer.
HEALTH CLUB with motorised Tread mill, Manual Tread Mill, ElliptiKal Bike, Body Twister, Pec Dec machine, High lat pulley/Rowing pulley , Leg press heavy machine, Leg curl & leg extension machine, Weighing Machine, Gym ball, Facilities for free weight exercises has been attached to the Health Club.


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AirAsia X to add long-haul routes, including London, as demand rebounds
FILE PHOTO: An AirAsia X Airbus A340 passenger jet arrives on its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Paris Orly Airport in this February 14, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
15 Jun 2022 12:00PM (Updated: 15 Jun 2022 01:31PM)
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd will add new long-haul routes from Kuala Lumpur to London, Dubai and Istanbul this year, the airline said on Wednesday (Jun 15), aiming to take advantage of growing demand as travel curbs are lifted.
The airline, which is operating six Airbus A330 jets, hopes to have 15 planes in service by year-end, its Malaysia chief executive, Benyamin Ismail, told reporters.
"We remain confident we want to go back to pre-COVID capacity. It will take time," Ismail said, without setting a date. "We have to be profitable first."
AirAsia X had a fleet of 39 planes, including 13 in Thailand and two in Indonesia before the COVID-19 pandemic, its 2019 annual report showed.
The airline, which was unprofitable even before the pandemic, had limited cargo and charter flights until recently, when many Asian nations eased travel and quarantine rules.
Last year, the creditors of AirAsia X agreed to a restructuring that paid just 0.5 per cent of debt owed on liabilities of 33.65 billion ringgit (US$7.62 billion) and ended existing contracts, giving it a fresh start as demand recovers.
On Wednesday, AirAsia X said it would resume four routes to Japan and Hawaii from Jul 1 and add flights to Dubai, Istanbul and London by the end of the year after it gets the relevant approvals and airport slots.
The airline had stopped flying to London in 2012, citing soaring taxes and higher jet fuel prices, though founder Tony Fernandes had long teased the prospect of a return.
"We are now in a very high fuel environment so fares will generally be higher," Ismail said of the current market, adding the airline had adopted fuel surcharges as a result.
The new flight to London would involve a stopover in Dubai, he said, but prices have not yet been revealed.
Source: Reuters/gs


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Step Inside "The Island," Charles Avery's Fictional Parallel to Life on Earth
Karen Kedmey
To step off the streets of Edinburgh into Ingleby Gallery is to enter a different world, one which gallery owner Richard Ingleby describes as "a kind of fictional parallel to life here on earth."
Untitled (Dasein), 2010
Ingleby Gallery
Untitled (Chain, Rope, Bucket, Buoy, Eels), 2015
This world, called simply The Island, is the invention of multidisciplinary artist Charles Avery, who recently has begun to expand upon its capital city, Onomatopoeia. A selection of artifacts from this city is currently on view in "Charles Avery: The People And Things of Onomatopoeia," offering glimpses into its ever-unfolding story, as well as its wider world.
Untitled (Cyclism), 2010
Untitled (Followers of Knot Faah), 2015
Untitled (Tourists talking to Itinerants), 2015
Avery has been pursuing the story of the Island since 2004, through a growing body of work encompassing delicate, detailed drawings, bold sculptures, objects, artifacts, text-based works, films, and installations. "Onomatopoeia is the port that stands as the entry point to the Island—in every sense," says Ingleby. "It requires a small leap of imaginative faith on the part of the viewer, but it is a leap that is richly rewarded. The really great thing about this body of work is that it shows just how deep and textured Avery's world has become in recent years."
Untitled (Progressionist), 2014
Untitled (Bookends), 2012
Though the works on view at the gallery are only fragments of a much larger story (which the artist is far from completing), they coalesce into an evocative vision of a city in the process of regeneration. Among what Ingleby characterizes as the "diverse and wonderful things" on show are "several jars of Henderson's eggs, the 'ruinously addictive' gin-pickled snack to which so many of the Island's ne'er-do-wells are addicted." We see what appear to be some of Onomatopoeia's more upstanding citizens in Avery's drawings. These feature, for example, a group of men and women surrounding a giant eel on a polluted-looking shoreline; a motley crowd of residents lounging by an eel-choked pool; and a young, hip couple, described as "followers of Knot Faah." What "Knot Faah" refers to—a cult leader, a god, a life philosophy—is left for viewers to guess.
Among Ingleby's favorite works in this iteration of Avery's unfolding epic is a drawing, Untitled (Two Guys in Boat Approaching Quayside) (2015). Beyond its intriguing narrative and elegant execution, Ingleby sees in it the spirit of the artist's singular enterprise. "It's a great drawing," he explains, "but it also suggests an energy behind the Islanders project, which surprises even its creator."
"Charles Avery: The People And Things of Onomatopoeia" is on view at Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, Jul. 30–Oct. 3, 2015.
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95039 Zip Code (Moss Landing, CA) Detailed Profile
Cities: Moss Landing, CA (3.61%), Elkhorn, CA (1.79%)
County: Monterey County, CA
Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,085
Zip code population in 2010: 1,377
Zip code population in 2000: 891
Houses and condos: 395
Renter-occupied apartments: 135
Population density: 74 people per square mile
0.4% ($905)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $993 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $587 (0.3%)
Males: 593 (54.6%)
Females: 492 (45.4%)
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Median house value significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
87863.8%Hispanic or Latino
42130.6%White
272.0%Asian
211.5%Two or more races
60.4%American Indian
30.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
10.07%Some other race
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100% rural population.
California median age:
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
(% for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$13,592 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs over 100k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)
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No gay or lesbian households reported
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 314
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 222 (107 now married, 114 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 95039 with a mortgage: 67
Houses without a mortgage: 117
Notable locations in zip code 95039: Elkhorn Yacht CLub (A), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (B), Moss Landing Power Plant (C), Northern Monterey County School District Office (D), Moss Landing Harbor District Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Castroville Moss Landing Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: McClusky Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moro Cojo Slough (A), Pajaro River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 95039 include: Zmudowski Beach State Park (1), Moss Landing State Beach (2), Moss Landing State Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Island Beach (A), Jetty Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
02014 or later
02010 to 2013
472000 to 2009
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moss Landing, CA (95039)
0no bedroom
01 bedroom
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moss Landing, CA (95039)
Cars and other vehicles available in Moss Landing, CA (95039) in owner-occupied houses/condos
0no vehicle
Cars and other vehicles available in Moss Landing, CA (95039) in renter-occupied apartments
421 vehicle
8$200,000 or more
4No cash rent
One, detached: 160
One, attached: 21
Two: 30
56.0%293Drove a car alone
7.5%39Carpooled
4.6%24Walked
32.5%170Other means
1.1%6Worked at home
53Less than 5 minutes
35 to 9 minutes
2010 to 14 minutes
Households: 1,085
Male householders: 167 (36 living alone), Female householders: 153 (60 living alone)
148 spouses (148 opposite-sex spouses), 62 unmarried partners, (62 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 335 children (334 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 109 non-relatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 21 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 20 2-persons
156 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (27 men, 71 women).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 527 (48.5%)
3%Greece
2%Italy
90Before 1990
MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT (HIGHWAY 1 AND DOLAN ROAD in MOSS LANDING, CA)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: PG&E, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL) , LSP MOSS LANDING LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DUKE ENERGY MOSS LANDING LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , DUKE ENERGY MOSS LANDING, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY MOSS LANDING LLC
NATIONAL REFRACTORIES & MINERALS CORPORATION (HIGHWAY 1 in MOSS LANDING, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED; NONCLAY REFRACTORIES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.; NONCLAY REFRACTORY MANUFACTURING.; SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM).
Organizations: MOSS LANDING COMMERCIAL PARK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOSS LANDING COMMERCIAL PARK, NATIONAL REFRAC&MNRL-NATIVIDAD
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH (7642 SAND HOLDT RD in MOSS LANDING, CA)
ALL IMPORT & AMERICAN AUTO WRECKING (516F DOLAN RD in MOSS LANDING, CA)
Organizations: RICK LEMMON (CONTACT/OWNER)
MIDBAY AUTO DISMANTLERS (516 DOLAN RD #C in MOSS LANDING, CA)
Organizations: JOHN P DOLAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SD (8142 MOSS LANDING RD in MOSS LANDING, CA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SD (P.O.BOX 49 in MOSS LANDING, CA)
13.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11.9%No fuel used
This state: 462
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 39
South: 3
West: 30
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
37,282Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
30,935Office and administrative support occupations
25,103Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (50-99: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
LOANS ORIGINATED 8 $248,855 10 $242,886 25 $257,310 3 $122,420 4 $210,760 1 $82,010
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $289,570 2 $249,830 4 $217,550 0 $0 2 $153,870 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 2 $316,005 4 $234,310 17 $286,437 2 $39,920 1 $274,530 1 $290,410
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $283,240 2 $302,015 6 $302,788 1 $202,350 1 $211,340 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 0 $0 3 $295,247 0 $0 1 $259,270 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 2 $355,445 9 $299,270 15 $308,892 2 $179,910 1 $961,410 3 $217,623 1 $193,010
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $226,360 5 $263,070 5 $282,136 1 $70,450 0 $0 1 $124,650 3 $112,687
APPLICATIONS DENIED 1 $265,850 13 $220,743 18 $330,608 4 $112,245 0 $0 2 $437,115 8 $91,734
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $339,450 4 $289,735 7 $341,500 1 $263,760 0 $0 1 $358,750 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 1 $201,540 3 $381,823 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 12 $372,318 48 $370,789 6 $249,065 6 $325,577 4 $146,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 4 $369,768 16 $399,624 1 $673,840 1 $498,430 2 $157,945
APPLICATIONS DENIED 9 $332,382 46 $429,625 8 $252,506 7 $381,476 6 $200,808
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 3 $718,407 13 $464,995 2 $339,765 1 $627,850 1 $257,120
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 1 $1,727,620 3 $399,953 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 25 $392,232 58 $394,001 15 $309,989 7 $384,053 4 $194,238
APPLICATIONS DENIED 18 $435,345 40 $383,143 11 $231,858 3 $289,983 4 $244,468
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 1 $457,180 4 $436,585 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 36 $397,848 74 $378,893 9 $340,449 1 $526,550 11 $425,124 4 $109,808
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 10 $387,293 20 $347,186 2 $254,625 0 $0 3 $375,110 1 $272,450
APPLICATIONS DENIED 16 $394,946 46 $374,622 7 $225,661 0 $0 6 $419,078 5 $198,366
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 9 $446,313 31 $315,040 3 $246,990 0 $0 5 $334,912 1 $179,960
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 1 $517,210 6 $432,207 1 $400,380 0 $0 2 $326,895 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 17 $312,288 33 $321,695 6 $204,445 3 $288,247 5 $169,976
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 6 $296,470 30 $294,832 1 $218,810 2 $326,285 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 32 $290,798 155 $235,647 1 $109,130 15 $236,921
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 4 $307,863 25 $241,564 0 $0 3 $194,020
APPLICATIONS DENIED 8 $250,954 39 $249,965 3 $16,990 3 $289,960
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 3 $270,413 25 $231,502 1 $92,060 2 $161,545
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0 6 $275,063 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 9 $277,404 25 $229,334 0 $0 1 $325,120
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0 4 $256,985 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 1 $141,770 9 $200,688 1 $17,470 1 $189,850
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 1 $189,690 5 $201,814 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 9 $236,779 21 $211,758 1 $22,420 2 $174,465
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $142,850 2 $220,770 1 $51,950 0 $0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0 6 $171,993 1 $59,520 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 6 $211,853 8 $167,934 1 $67,250 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 2 $180,805 2 $220,770 0 $0 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 3 $164,857 6 $171,013 1 $10,820 1 $57,050
LOANS ORIGINATED 10 $183,522 12 $182,747 1 $38,490 1 $167,070
LOANS ORIGINATED 1 $242,570
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $151,360
APPLICATIONS DENIED 1 $181,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 0 $0
APPLICATIONS DENIED 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 2 $341,820 0 $0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED 1 $222,060 1 $181,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 0 $0 0 $0
LOANS ORIGINATED 2 $223,510 1 $97,390
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Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.01 , 0102.01, 0103.04
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 21 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (39.7%), and Outside Fires (29.3%).
3429.3%Outside Fires
97.8%Other
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 95039, California
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In this case, I have decided to write notes while I was working on the project. The project is a fun idea; the result is not very important. Even if the result CLI application is a novelty, others might benefit from the process write up.
Idea: npm install wrapper that opens a new gif every 5 sec during install to make it feel faster.
Ok, this might sound like a joke, but one guy implemented it right away. Check out https://github.com/vdemedes/gifi by Vadim Demedes @vdemedes - who is awesome developer in my opinion. It plays GIF loops during the install by opening the gif in the browser. Cool, right?
Yet, I think we can make it a little more useful - I am only partially ok with gifs (or cat pictures). Think about all the useful things we could do in the terminal while waiting for the NPM install to complete. For example, we could show a section of the README document that describes how to use the module. Or show examples.
I already tried displaying a part of the project's README from the terminal, see manpm. It would be great to divide the terminal into two parts, show the regular npm install in one part, and the "install", "use" or "example" part of the README in another half.
Another possibility would be to show an terminal screencast movie using asciinema by Marcin Kulik @sickill - it is tiny, and could be very useful!
The code to put two horizontal boxes inside the terminal is simple. Here is the code with static text. The bottom text changes and redraws itself, see first.js for full source.
Ok, the static text is simple, but how do we change the contents of the box based on the changing output of a child process? Luckily, we can easily modify text inside a box as it changes. Let us run a command and show its output in a box, and to avoid any Windows problems, let us use cross platform spawn module right away. We can use blessed log widget to add scrollable text to the screen. See second.js for full code.
Now we have simple NPM output and it is even scrollable!
Let us add the output of manpm command (like hardcoded manpm obind example) and allocate more space to the example, rather than the NPM output. Full code is in third.js, here is the important part (and it mimics) very much the way we implemented NPM handling.
A good feature of manpm - if a section with the exact text match is not found, the entire README text will be searched. If nothing matches, the README is displayed.
All we need now is CLI parsing and we have ourselves a tool. There are lots of CLI parsers, but in this case we can just find the argument that is not one of the install|i|--save|--save-dev|-S|-D keywords.
Once we find the module, just pass all arguments to the NPM install, and just the name to manpm.
A little bit of styling, and the tool is ready. After a little bit of searching for available NPM name (use namely to find available variants) I settled on "wiseli", formed by combining the expression "use time wisely" and the verb "install".
Nice, now I can try using the tool myself to find any problems or usability issues. I should also go through the NPM checklist to clean up the loose ends.
These 3 bullet points fit nicely to what I have written earlier about becoming a better hacker.


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Q: How to await a specific prop change in react-redux I'm trying to code a notification to appear when a fetch call has been successfully made to an API. I'm using redux with thunk to make fetch it and it changes the state of a prop called loading to true/false and an error prop to null/the error in string format. How could I accomplish this?

A: You need to have an additional field which would inform the component that the fetch has ended. For example, in your dispatch(fetchSuccess(...)) which sets loading to false, you could add a message field in one of the reducers:
...
switch(action.type){
   case FETCH_SUCCESS:
      return {...state, data: action.payload, loading: false, message: 'success'}
...
}

It doesn't really matter what that is. If you API sends back a statusCode: 200 success response, you could use that as a message.
Another alternative is to create a selector and watch for a specific data: action.payload change.
P.S.: If your notification handling is done through a separate redux reducer, you can do that as well:
...
try{
   dispatch(fetchLoading())
   ...
   const response = await axios.get(...)
   const data = response.data
   ...
   dispatch(fetchSuccess(data))
   disaptch(openNotification())
} catch(error){
   dispatch(fetchError(error.message))
}
...


Is Toronto's Condo Market Balanced?
Is Toronto's condo market a bubble or is it a balanced market? This week there were two conflicting articles circulating on the web. In one corner we have a market bear, Ben Rabidoux - a market analyst, and in the other corner we have a market bull, John Pasalis - a real estate broker.
I don't think it really matters at this point when the 55,000 condo units will be delivered. As I showed in my previous post, the construction industry goes through boom and bust cycles. We have never built as many condos as we are building today and even the Bank of Canada admits that overbuilding has occurred.