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Published time: 16 Oct, 2009 13:48 Edited time: 19 Oct, 2009 06:56
Patriot surface-to-air missiles, which Poland will host under an agreement with the United States, will be combat-ready, not dummy varieties as Washington earlier suggested.
The news comes on Friday from Polish Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski after negotiations with his American counterpart Alexander Vershbow in Warsaw. He added that the American battery will be capable of being integrated into Poland's air defense system, Polish media reported.
The United States agreed to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in August 2008 amid the leap forward in the negotiations on the antiballistic missile defense in Eastern Europe. Warsaw argued that it needed better protection from a possible aerial strike if it were to host American missile interceptors.
After the Obama administration revised the Bush-era plan, the agreement on Patriot missiles remained in force.
Earlier reports said the Pentagon would deploy all the infrastructure needed for the battery's operation, but the missiles themselves would not have combat warheads.
Vershbow visited Poland to present the new US missile shield plan. The Pentagon wants a naval-based system patrolling European borders as an alternative to the shelved ground-based system. It will use AEGIS radars and SM-3 missiles to intercept possible ballistic missiles.
Starting from 2015, ground elements will be added to the system. Several bases in Europe will host SM-3 missiles. US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said Poland and the Czech Republic, both of which were part of the old plan, could be one of the hosting countries.
Earlier, Ukrainian and American officials stated that Ukrainian territory may be used in some way in the new antimissile shield. A joint system, which would include Russian facilities, is also on the agenda.
Commenting on the developments on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow wanted Washington's plans to have greater transparency.
"The United States are developing an alternative system, which will not cause problems we had with the third positioning region [in Poland and Czech Republic – RT], but we'd like to have more clarity on later stages," cites him ITAR TASS.
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Little reminder on how to roast the bell pepper: Stem and wash the bell peppers and pat dry. Place a grill on your stove and char the skin of the peppers. Wrap in aluminum foil. Let cool for about 5-10 minutes until you can handle them without discomfort. Clean the peppers with a knife; the skin will come right off. Seed them and cut the flesh into large chunks.
Roasting nuts: To release the flavor and oil of the nuts, I like to roast them in the oven before using them. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet. Place the tray in a preheated oven at 170°F. Roast the nuts for about 15 minutes. Let them cool completely. Rub the nuts between your hands; the skins should come off easily. Coarsely chop them. Do not roast at a temperature over 170°F or you'll risk breaking healthy fats and lose all the nutrients.
Reserve a few pomegranate seeds for garnish.
In a blender, combine all the ingredients, except for the oil and spices. Blend until smooth. Slowly add the extra-virgin olive oil and pulse until you have a thick consistency. Season with salt.
Place in a serving bowl. Decorate with the reserved pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle with pepper and garnish with a sprig of mint.
You could thin this roasted bell pepper dip with more pomegranate juice and mustard (as a binder for the vinaigrette) and use it as a salad dressing. Combine lettuce, a few roasted nuts and cubed Gouda cheese and you'll have a delicious first course.
I used dates as a sweetener and thickener for the dip. You could use any other sweeteners such honey or sugar and add more bread or breadcrumbs for texture.
Little reminder on how to seed a pomegrante on the following link.
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Become Japan-Smart while enjoying a light VN romance story.
Elli hops and dodges her way across the Nintendo Switch eshop. So, how does this cheery puzzle platformer perform compared to the rest of the ever growing Nindie offerings?
Finger Gymnastics with two buttons disguised as a bite sized Metroidvania.
Man, someone seriously has to take care of this Glasist problem.
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Home › Campaign News › Celebrating Compliance with the Clean Water Act!
Clean rivers and waterways are good for everyone!
Huntington can be proud of the progress that has been made over the past three years in getting caught up with EPA and IDEM requirements for keeping sewage out of our Little and Wabash Rivers. More and more Huntington citizens are enjoying time in and around our rivers with kayaking, trails and greenways and events like Splash on the Wabash.
Original estimates for the three projects were $45 million. By insisting on value engineering and utilizing guaranteed savings contracts the actual project costs came in at only $30 million.
Here is the really good news – As of early April, the City is no longer under an Agreed Order by EPA/IDEM and under the threat of substantial daily fines for non-compliance.
Huntington is a better place because of the persistent, professional efforts of home grown talent, like Anthony Goodnight.


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package com.vk.sdk.util;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
import android.content.pm.Signature;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.util.Log;

import com.vk.sdk.VKSdk;
import com.vk.sdk.api.VKParameters;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.spec.InvalidParameterSpecException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Various useful functions
 */
public class VKUtil {
    /**
     * Breaks key=value&key=value string to map
     *
     * @param queryString string to explode
     * @return Key-value map of passed string
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Map<String, String> explodeQueryString(@Nullable String queryString) {
        if (queryString == null) {
            return null;
        }
        String[] keyValuePairs = queryString.split("&");
        HashMap<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>(keyValuePairs.length);

        for (String keyValueString : keyValuePairs) {
            String[] keyValueArray = keyValueString.split("=");
            parameters.put(keyValueArray[0], keyValueArray[1]);
        }
        return parameters;
    }

    /**
     * Reads content of file, and returns result as string
     *
     * @param filename path to file
     * @return Contents of file
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static String fileToString(String filename) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename));
        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        String line;

        // For every line in the file, append it to the string builder
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            builder.append(line);
        }
        reader.close();

        return builder.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Saves passed string to file
     *
     * @param filename      path to file
     * @param stringToWrite string to save
     */
    public static void stringToFile(String filename, String stringToWrite) {
        try {
            BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(filename));
            writer.write(stringToWrite);
            writer.flush();
            writer.close();
        } catch (Exception ignored) {
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns md5 hash of string
     *
     * @param s string to hash
     * @return md5 hash
     */
    public static String md5(final String s) {
        try {
            // Create MD5 Hash
            MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
            digest.update(s.getBytes());
            byte messageDigest[] = digest.digest();

            // Create Hex String
            StringBuilder hexString = new StringBuilder();
            for (byte aMessageDigest : messageDigest) {
                String h = Integer.toHexString(0xFF & aMessageDigest);
                while (h.length() < 2)
                    h = "0" + h;
                hexString.append(h);
            }
            return hexString.toString();

        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
            if (VKSdk.DEBUG)
                e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }

    /**
     * Get current certificate fingerprint
     *
     * @param ctx         context of application
     * @param packageName your package name
     * @return Base64 packed SHA fingerprint of your packet certificate
     */
    public static String[] getCertificateFingerprint(Context ctx, String packageName) {
        try {
	        if (ctx == null || ctx.getPackageManager() == null)
		        return null;
            PackageInfo info = ctx.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
                    packageName,
                    PackageManager.GET_SIGNATURES);
	        assert info.signatures != null;
	        String[] result = new String[info.signatures.length];
            int i = 0;
            for (Signature signature : info.signatures) {
                MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
                md.update(signature.toByteArray());
//                result[i++] = Base64.encodeToString(md.digest(), Base64.DEFAULT);
                result[i++] = toHex(md.digest());
            }
            return result;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private static String toHex(byte[] bytes) {
        BigInteger bi = new BigInteger(1, bytes);
        return String.format("%0" + (bytes.length << 1) + "X", bi);
    }

    /**
     * Builds map from list of strings
     *
     * @param args key-value pairs for build a map. Must be a multiple of 2
     * @return Result map. If args not multiple of 2, last argument will be ignored
     */
    public static Map<String, Object> mapFrom(Object... args) {
        if (args.length % 2 != 0) {
            if (VKSdk.DEBUG)
                Log.w("VKUtil", "Params must be paired. Last one is ignored");
        }
        LinkedHashMap<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<>(args.length / 2);
        for (int i = 0; i + 1 < args.length; i += 2) {
            if (args[i] == null || args[i + 1] == null || !(args[i] instanceof String)) {
                if (VKSdk.DEBUG)
                    Log.e("VK SDK", "Error while using mapFrom", new InvalidParameterSpecException("Key and value must be specified. Key must be string"));
                continue;
            }
            result.put((String) args[i], args[i + 1]);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static VKParameters paramsFrom(Object... args) {
        return new VKParameters(mapFrom(args));
    }

    /**
     * Check if package installed
     *
     * @param context Context of current app
     * @param uri Package of application to check
     * @return true if passed package installed
     */
    public static boolean isAppInstalled(Context context, String uri) {
        PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
        boolean appInstalled;
        try {
            assert pm != null;
            pm.getPackageInfo(uri, PackageManager.GET_ACTIVITIES);
            appInstalled = true;
        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
            appInstalled = false;
        }
        return appInstalled;
    }
    /**
     * Check if action available installed
     *
     * @param context Context of current app
     * @param action Package of application to check
     * @return true if passed package installed
     */
    public static boolean isIntentAvailable(Context context, String action) {
        final PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
        final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
        assert packageManager != null;
        List<ResolveInfo> list =
                packageManager.queryIntentActivities(intent,
                        PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
        return list.size() > 0;
    }

    /**
     * Finds current application name
     * @param ctx context of application
     * @return Name of current application
     */
    public static String getApplicationName(Context ctx) {
        ApplicationInfo ai;
        try {
            Context appContext = ctx.getApplicationContext();
            assert appContext != null;
            final PackageManager pm = appContext.getPackageManager();
            assert pm != null;
            ai = pm.getApplicationInfo(ctx.getPackageName(), 0);
            return (String) (ai != null ? pm.getApplicationLabel(ai) : "(unknown)");
        } catch (Exception ignored) {
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Will take a url such as http://www.stackoverflow.com and return www.stackoverflow.com
     * Author: aioobe http://stackoverflow.com/a/4826122/1271424
     *
     * @param url url need to find host
     * @return host name of given url
     */
    public static String getHost(String url){
        if(url == null || url.length() == 0)
            return "";

        int doubleslash = url.indexOf("//");
        if(doubleslash == -1)
            doubleslash = 0;
        else
            doubleslash += 2;

        int end = url.indexOf('/', doubleslash);
        end = end >= 0 ? end : url.length();

        int port = url.indexOf(':', doubleslash);
        end = (port > 0 && port < end) ? port : end;

        return url.substring(doubleslash, end);
    }
}

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Pokemon Go is taking the smartphone world by storm. The app from Nintendo is aimed to get you and your phone up and searching for creatures in an augmented reality, designed to get gamers off their sofas – and out and about.
My kids have been sucked into it, and I admit to giving it a look, to see what all the fuss was about.
However, which handsets will run it are a little hit and miss. Even the official website doesn't offer much in the way of clarity.
For Android, it just states it requires 4.4 KitKat or higher. However, it needs more than that as some Motorola handsets, such as the Moto E and early Moto G, won't run it despite having 1 GB RAM and 5.1 Lollipop. Further investigation reveals it requires either a gyroscope or digital compass to play.
For iOS, it "requires" an iPhone 5 and iOS 8. However, the iPhone 4s can run iOS 8.
In terms of sensors, the iPhone 4s and 5 have the same. They both have an accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, and three-axis gyro as well as assisted GPS, GLONASS, and digital compass.
The iPhone 4s only has a dual-core A5 chip running at 800 MHz with 512MB RAM vs the iPhone 5 with its 1.3 GHz A6 chip and 1 GB RAM. In the real world, this makes the iPhone 5 a lot faster than the 4s – however, I know a lot of people still rocking the 4s, as it is a very reliable and capable device.
So I decided to check it out on my spare iPhone 4s, currently running iOS 9.3.3. The app installed fine. Loading the app for the first time requires you to sign in with either your Google account or with your Pokemon Trainer Club account. I managed to sign in via both methods successfully.
Once signed in, I quit the app and reloaded it. Loading the app and logging in took 42 seconds, which isn't too shabby. The Pokemon Go app is quite slow even on newer phones.
The experience was no different to that of my iPhone 5, although it isn't optimised for the 3.5" screen with the keyboard occasionally taking over more of the screen than it should.
Once loaded and running, everything works fine. A few Pokemon popped up next to me, and I was able to catch them. The game went in to AR mode fine, and I was able to fire my Pokeball at them with no issue.
There is a little lag at times, but nothing that stops you enjoying it. I had the app running for about an hour; in that time the app quit once and needed reloading – but this isn't necessarily down to the 4s, as the Pokemon Go app is quite unstable anyway. Others have noticed the issue on other handsets.
There is still life in the aging 2011 iPhone 4s. This summer's latest craze could give it its last lease of life before the iOS 10 upgrade pushes one of Apple's most popular handsets into obsoletion.
The iPhone 4s is still a great device. I recently reviewed it running iOS 9, and it can be had for under £40 these days, which is great for an Apple device.
Pokemon Go does run on the iPhone 4s – running at reasonable speed.


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In 2011, Dr. Kilpatrick began his first assignment in higher education when he joined Olivet's full-time faculty. In 2018, he became dean of the School of Education. He is responsible for overseeing the School's undergraduate academic programs, as well as the work of its faculty members.
In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he teaches he is the edTPA coordinator and the Partnership for Educator Preparation (PEP) director. He also teaches Seminar I (introduction to teaching) and Middle School Methods.
He is the author of "The Experiences of University Faculty Expected to Implement edTPA Within a Teacher Preparation Program," his doctoral dissertation.
Dr. Kilpatrick came to Olivet from San Jose, California, where he taught middle school (grades 6-8) at Valley Christian Junior High and coached high school football, basketball and volleyball at Valley Christian High School. He received the school's Teacher of the Year award in 2007 and 2009, and the Leadership Award in 2010. He also served as a youth pastor at Cambrian Park Church of the Nazarene.
While a student at ONU, he served as the captain of the Tiger varsity football team during the 2001 season and was named to "Who's Who Among College and University Students 2001-2002." Currently, he serves as the faculty athletic representative for the Tigers.
An outdoorsman at heart, he has great memories of backpacking and fishing in Yosemite and Sequoia National Forest, and canoeing on the Sacramento River in California. Also a sports enthusiast, he enjoys disc golfing, basketball, football, baseball and ice hockey.
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Contest Holder: Client60529 confirmed successful completion of this project.
Client60529 picked a winner from 352 designs by 94 designers.
Love the logo. Can you make it a bit glossy finish? Can you try different things with the writing?
Yes, but can you add more colours to the "P" not just purple/pink.
Can you make it multicoloured?
Can you tighten the spacing between CAP a little bit?
how about this? please chek.
I am ready to your feedback..
logo create by initial P in light blue and C in dark blue. I hope you like it. Open for your feedback. thanks.
Can you do this multicoloured?
Please check this design. Hope you'll like it. If any changes needed please inform me. Thanks.
Initial P and C on triangular shape with text above. This logo also can rotate without loose shape of P and C. Open to feedback. Thanks.
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Q: OAuth Authorization access, how to get Authorisation page on REST client tools like Postman?I am seeing HTML content I am using Postman client for testing salesforce REST Services, but i am confused on how to get the Authorization page in the client. I am using the User agent flow and passing in the values and i am getting a HTML response but not the pop up for authorization where i can proceed, can we get the authorisation page in REST clients and is there any setting needed for this.
Attaching a screenshot which shows the HTML content which contains the Authorisation page, is there anything i am doing wrong?
Since i am using a vanilla DE version i am not blanking out the client ID
I do see the Authorise screen on using the OOTB OAuth mechanism in Postman, that makes me think if i can see the Authorisation when i pass the OAuth parameters in the body manually.

A: Well any Oath flow you consider will only provide you HTML code with some javascript code that will redirect you to Salesforce/or any service authorization page.
The oauth flow you chose is webserver/UA which implies your server/client has GUI and can handle HTML redirect and hence normally you wont face any issue while implementing it at your end.
Here Postman is basically a request response analysis tool. And it does not redirect you to the endpoint provided.
Copy/pasting the url provided in HTML response in your normal browser will still allow you to get Authorised. But yay When you implement it fully you wont need any manual intervention then.

A: Postman is for only handling the http requests and responses. This cannot be done.

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JOB OF THE WEEK: Paris 2024, Venue Overlay Manager
We are delighted to be able to bring you details on this week's featured 'Job of the Week' (JOTW), powered by GlobalSportsJobs, which is for a Venue Overlay Manager at Paris 2024.
In order to deliver the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games concept, a venue portfolio covering about one hundred-plus Olympic and Paralympic venues needs to be designed, planned, installed, delivered and operated.
This programme not only includes the 38 competition venues, the Olympic and Paralympic Village, the Main Media Centre & Media Village, and the Olympic & Paralympic family hotel, but also numerous additional venues that are nonetheless equally crucial to the smooth running of the Games (training facilities, logistics centres, bus depots, bus stations, etc.)
Responsibility for delivering these venues is shared between two separate entities:
The OCOG (Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games), which is responsible for the overall organization of the Games and as such for making all the venues Olympic-ready, including delivering all installations, facilities and temporary infrastructures. This is traditionally referred to as "Venue Overlay" in the events industry.
The Olympic Delivering Authority, SOLIDEO (Société de Livraison des Ouvrages Olympiques), which is responsible for delivering the permanent Olympic structures, either directly (the Olympic and Paralympic Village, the Media Hub, etc.), or through supervising the work of the contracting authorities (Paris Arena II, Olympic Aquatics Centre, Grand Palais renovation, etc.).
The unique impact the Olympic and Paralympic project will require ongoing management and coordination by the OCOG to guarantee the timely delivery of the entire programme to a joint schedule.
Reporting to the Director of Venues and Infrastructures, the Venue Overlay Manager spearheads the design and creation of all the Olympic and Paralympic overlay installations required for the delivery of the Games, in conjunction with internal and external design teams (external contractors) and the project's key partners (SOLIDEO, venue owners and operators, etc.) who are responsible for delivering the permanent structures, facilities and infrastructures required for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
His/her responsibilities are notably as follows:
Lead a multidisciplinary team charged with delivering the temporary overlay installations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This team will consist of the OCOG's technical teams and external contractors (planners, architects, consultancy firms, other technical Olympic experts required to deliver the Games, etc.), and will evolve over time as the OCOG grows.
Coordinate internal resources within the OCOG in order to determine and confirm the needs of each function at each site and develop the programmes for each Olympic and Paralympic venue (Venue briefs).
Coordinate external partners responsible for delivering the permanent venues, notably SOLIDEO but also all the contracting authorities and venue owners and operators, to ensure coherence between the Olympic configuration and the long-term/legacy configuration.
Spearhead the drafting of Olympic overlay installation plans (Block plans, overlay plans, etc.) to reflect the level of detail identified at each phase of the project. Liaise with SOLIDEO and the appropriate contracting authorities whenever the concepts, needs or technical requirements evolve.
Obtain the necessary approvals from the various stakeholders, and notably the IOC, the OBS (a subsidiary of the IOC responsible for TV coverage of the Games), the appropriate International Federations, etc.
Contribute to the Venue Use Agreements draft, spearheaded by the Venue and Infrastructure Team.
Take part of responsibility matrices, venue by venue.
Assist the Director of Venues and Infrastructures with the strategic and operational management of the temporary overlay programme. Participate in the design and procurement strategy for overlay structures and facilities. Put forward ideas for integrating innovative, technological and sustainable solutions.
Take part of internal and external reports on the programme's progress in line with the management programme shared with SOLIDEO.
Develop and roll-out planning and budget management processes and tools for the Venue and Infrastructure Team.
In conjunction with the Finance and Administration team and in-line with the environmental and social ambitions set forth during the candidature phase, participate in the implementation of the procurement process to enable the portfolio of projects to be delivered.
Assume responsibility for the contractual follow-up of all contracts between the OCOG and the various external contractors, during both the design phase and the implementation phase.
Offer advice regarding the regulatory framework and overlay tools, help define operational arrangements and the project organisation.
Assist the Director of Venues and Infrastructures with the ramp-up and workload plan for the 2018-2024 period.
Prepare the transition phases between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and the post-Games dissolution phase, incorporating the retrofit and the return of venues to their legacy use.
For the job description and details on how to apply, go to: http://goglob.al/irPRmM
Each featured 'Job of the Week' is brought to you by the Sports Venue Business (SVB) Jobs Board…


Massive savings are to be realised on CNC's stock of CNC Motors, from industry leaders such as Fanuc and GE Fanuc, through older manufacturers GE and GEC, through to Siemens, and a smattering of Motors and the ability to get them from sources throughout the world for Mitsubishi, Okuma, KTK, Contraves, Magnetek, Okuma, Indramat, Yaskawa and many others for many types and makes of machine tools, including lathes, machining centres, twin spindle multi axis machines, edm, laser, robot, punch and press machines, grinders and much more.
GE Motors - GE axis motors for older machine tools.
GEC Motors - GEC servo motors made under licence by SEM (Birmingham).
Siemens Motors - Small collection of axis motors and spindle motors from Siemens 1HU, and 1FT series.
Fanuc Motors - Yellow labeled DC, AC, M, S, I, HVi, P, N and many other series of axis, servo and spindle motor available.
Massive stocks of motors for CNC machine tools collected over the years. Lots of contacts to get a variety of motors for nearly any type of CNC machine tool with a good brand CNC motors fitted. CNC can offer motors to the entire Asia Pacific Region.


SYMPHONY X is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 8.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mac1 from Night of Progressive Metal, Opera Metal & Heavy Metal Great night of music. Melted Space kicked off, with an unusual line up (4 singers & 4 musicians) very good. Then Myrath (from Tunisia) hit the stage & were excellent. But, the night goes to Symphony X who played their new album "Underworld" in it's entirety with a few old classics thrown in. Really, reallly good. Fantastic night.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chenhi from The best show from Symphony X and MYRATH Symphony X they rock !!! The best show and great sound!!! MYRATH are the best as well!!!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Byere from The best event for me since their last gighere in England Went to see them a few years back on their Iconoclast tour, but this blew that out of the water! Absolutely amazing, and cannot wait until their next tour!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Enzo from Prog lives Fantastic show by the boys. Crowd was in from the beginning and they didn't let down. So special to see Symphony X is London and I hope they are back again soon.
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Wednesday Jan 05 2022
Pakistan's first-ever soccer stadium to be established in Karachi
GSV, NED University sign a historic $12 million agreement.
10-year agreement signed to establish country's first soccer stadium in Karachi.
Michael Owen will reveal further details by end of January.
Pakistan is gearing up to establish its first soccer city stadium in Karachi in collaboration with Global Soccer Venture (GSV).
A 10-year agreement worth $12 million was inked between the NED University of Engineering and Technology and GSV in this regard on Wednesday.
According to a joint statement issued following the signing of the agreement, the first-of-its-kind stadium is influenced and designed by German engineering to develop a series of football infrastructure projects in Pakistan by GSV in Karachi.
Karachi will see a brand new sports arena landscape in its skyline, which will not only offer FIFA international playing conditions but will also offer an enduring football experience for fans and players with a raft of marketing and technology opportunities for brands.
Speaking on the occasion, NED University Vice-Chancellor Dr Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi said: "It is a vision that only GSV can bring to life. I have seen the science and evolution of football on offer and it will be a major transformation for football in Pakistan".
Meanwhile, GSV Chairman Yasir Mahmood said: "It is time Pakistan rediscovers itself in football infrastructure offering the much needed professional and world-class facilities."
Shedding light on the development, former English footballer Michael Owen, who is also the ambassador of the Pakistan Football League, said there is nothing more important than having home and away fans in football stadiums.
"This investment will not only ignite inter-city football rivalry but will also become the future of football development all over Pakistan with sports science at the forefront offering international opportunities," he said.
A detailed press announcement and the reveal of Pakistan's first-ever soccer city will be made by the end of January by Owen with the very first images and 3D virtual video of the stadium being unveiled as a new year's gift to Pakistan.
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Q: How do I save multiple UIImages in FileManager I'm saving the image set by the user in FileManager. Then, I gotta retrieve these images and populate a UITableView. However, how can I save multiple different images then recover it all and present on my UITableView?
The error I'm facing is that when I save the image, then I retrieve it I just got a single UIImage, instead of multiple different images. Even though I save another different image, it just got replaced instead of adding another one. So, doing this way I can't populate a UITableView, because I always get a single UIImage instead of multiple saved images.
This is the function to save the Images
func saveImage(image: UIImage) -> Bool {
        let data = UIImage.pngData(image)
        guard let directory = try? FileManager.default.url(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: false) as NSURL else {
            return false
        }
        do {
            try data()?.write(to: (directory.appendingPathComponent("fileName2.png")?.absoluteURL)!)
            return true
        } catch {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
            return false
        }
    }

That's how I'm saving the UIImage
func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {
        if let image = info[.originalImage] as? UIImage {
            self.imagePreview.image = image
            self.namePreview.text = self.textFieldNome.text

           //Saving Image
            let savingImage = saveImage(image: image)
                print("\(savingImage)")

        }
        self.picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

This is the function retrieve the images
func getSavedImage(named: String) -> UIImage? {
        if let dir = try? FileManager.default.url(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: false) {
            return UIImage(contentsOfFile: URL(fileURLWithPath: dir.absoluteString).appendingPathComponent(named).path)
        }
        return nil
    }

ViewController: That's how I'm trying to retrieve the Images
 override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        if let image = getSavedImage(named: "fileName2.png") {

            print(image)

        }
    }

A: Solution is here :)
import Photos

let imagesArray = [UIImage]()

for image in imagesArray{  //multiple image array
    let objImage: UIImage = image
    PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
        PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAsset(from:
objImage)
    }, completionHandler: { success, error in
        if success {
            // Saved
        }else {
            // failed
        }
    })
}


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World's Greatest Art thefts
Throughout history there have been striking art thefts that have inspired iconic characters and films, but what are the most famous art thefts in history? From the mysterious disappearance of the Mona Lisa to the recent events at the Laren museum, we retraced some of the most unique stories of stolen works of art!
Stolen Works of Art
The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring
The most recent case of art theft coincides with the artwork author's birthday. On March 30 in fact a painting by Van Gogh was stolen. The painting is"The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring". It dates back to when the painter was 30 years old and had recently returned to live with his family. The event took place in Laren in the Netherlands on Monday. Security footage shows the theft author who smashes a reinforced glass door to run away with the precious artwork.
"The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" was part of a loan from the Groninger Museum. The painting was needed for an exhibition inaugurated in January which would continue until May. Due to restrictions to contain coronavirus infection, the museum was closed and will likely remain so until June.
The Mona Lisa
However, in the history of thefts of works of art, the most striking and still shrouded in mystery is that of the "Mona Lisa". Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, stolen from the Louvre in August 1911, was found two years later in the Florentine home of Vincenzo Peruggia, a former employee of the Parisian museum.
The thief, who closed himself in a closet and came out with the canvas hidden in his coat, justified himself by saying that it had been a patriotic act to bring the Mona Lisa back to Italy.
Portrait of a woman
The theft of Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a woman" was discovered on February 22, 1997. The work disappeared on the occasion of an exhibition on Klimt. After thirteen years, the painting will be found and recovered in January of this year.
According to the Italian culture councilor Papamerenghi, this was the second most valuable artwork that went missing in Italy. Particularly relevant for the Italian art scene, the painting is second only to a work by Caravaggio that disappeared from Sicily in 1969.
In February 1994 two masked men entered the national gallery in Oslo and stole the most representative work of the painter Edvard Munch. Instead of the canvas, hung on the wall without any alarm or protective glass, they left a note saying "thank you for the lack of security".
"The Scream" was found 3 months later in a hotel in the capital and brought back to the museum. However, in August 2004 it was stolen again by armed robbers to the teeth. The famous painting was recovered two years later by the Norwegian police.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft
On March 18, 1990, two thieves disguised as policemen entered the Isabella Stewart-Gardener Museum in Boston and stole 13 paintings. It was probably the largest robbery of works of art in history. Among the canvases were stolen "The storm of the Sea of Galilee", the only maritime landscape painted by Rembrand.
It was a theft with great resonance and for the discovery of which was offered for the first time a reward, never collected, of 5 million dollars. None of the 13 works of art have ever been found. The museum still displays the empty frames of stolen paintings today.
It is often easy to find them because their value is linked to authenticity; therefore without documents proving their legal provenance, they are in most cases impossible to sell.
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JIMMY FOOT
Album - Living 3 Lives (2021)
Album - Invisible (2021)
Album - 6 Dimensional (2020)
Album - Madman Cantaloupe (2019)
Album - Life Speaks (2019)
Album - I Can See It (2018)
Album - Bad Case Of The Blues (2018)
Album - JF: The Instrumentals V2 (2017)
Album - Sky Rangers Ride Again (2016)
Album - Mob Justice (2011)
Album - Ska Santas (2010)
Album - JF: The Instrumentals (2000)
Album - Songs Of The Footman (1997)
Album - Rhythm Addict (1990)
2015-Present - Ghost Train
2014 - Ghost Town Sound
2013 - The Northcoasters
2013-Present - Kingfoot
2012-13 - Asha Nan
2007 - Jah Sun
2006 - Djialy Kunda Kouyate
1998-1999 - Grammy Allstar Band
1994 - Rockit Brothers
1992 - Harvey Mandel
1989 - Escola Nova De Samba
1985 - The Rhyth-O-Matics
1982 - Bob Johnston
Late 70's - Paradise
Late 70's - The Bullets
1979 - Reggae Jackson
1976-78 - Jimmy Foot & The Athletes
1975 - Countdown & The Blastoffs
1974-75 - Captain Karma
1973-74 - The Magic Mind
1971 - John Adams
1970-72 - Sparky
1969 - Florida
1965-69 - Folk Era
1964-65 - The Argons
1964 - The Dimensions
Misc: Footman, Sky Rangers 1, etc
Rod Deal & The I-Deals
Susan Shy
John Dupuy
Borracho y Loco
Joey Love
Wayne Cole
Breakfast In Marin (Soundtrack)
Tea Leaf Green
Ben Chambers
Anna Hamilton
Spunj
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Hunter Davis
Vicki Randle
Lynette Shaw
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The New York AFM
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The Rhyth-O-Matics
Before the internet, there were ads in the newspaper for musicians wanted. Andrew Scott had put an ad in for players interested in African music. I was the first to respond, followed by Ernest, then Rudy and then Jan, our first sax player.
The RHYTH-O-MATICS' first gig was in 1984 to play benefits for the US Presidential campaign of Jesse Jackson, who, at that time was about the only American politician who was interested in South Africa and committed to bringing apartheid there to the attention of the American public here. The response to the RHYTH-O-MATICS, (at the time a predominantly white group called BIG BUX) from the predominantly black ELLA HILL-HUTCH CENTER crowd was overwhelming and we knew that the time was right for African-influenced "World Beat" music in San Francisco and the Bay Area. ANDREW SCOTT, the original drummer for the band had been in an African influenced band called The IVORY COASTERS in England, RUDY ORTIZ had played with BATUCAJÉ, a Latin Band and I had been in Reggae Jackson playing a blend of reggae and South American rhythms as well as some Ska. ERNEST BOYKIN had played with TORCH, a singer from the dance music scene, MARTIN PELL, who I had been playing with for solo gigs was on keys, and JAN____had played in local bands. Shortly after our first gig, Jan left and we brought in DAVID SOMERS, who had played in a local calypso band called COOL BREEZE. Marty left the band shortly after recording our first demo. We were soon joined by WAYNE WALLACE on trombone and ROSS WILSON on trumpet.
We were all interested in Ska, the Two-Tone Ska sound from England as well as instrumental music from South Africa and West Africa. We recorded our first album "Walking In The Shadow'' for Catero records (out-of-print now in vinyl) which was an even mix of those styles and included three of my originals and covers from some of our favorite artists: ORCHESTRA MAKASSEY, the SKATALITES, DUDU PUKWANA, and ORCHESTRA LIPAU LIPAU. The LP was produced by the legendary BOB JOHNSTON, world renown for his albums for BOB DYLAN, JOHNNY CASH, LEONARD COHEN, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, CHERYL LYNN and JIMMY CLIFF to name just a few. FRED CATERO, well known for his work with JANIS JOPLIN, BARBARA STRIESAND, HERBIE HANCOCK, THE POINTER SISTERS and countless other artists engineered, with ROGER WEIRSEMA assisting. My wife and partner SUSIE FOOT, who had worked with Catero as second engineer for many years, is listed as "album coordinator". She's the one that brought the two legends together and booked the studio (MUSIC ANNEX) as well as interfacing with Bob and Fred in the control room. Susie had engineered the demo that got us the record deal.
"Walking In the Shadow" was released on CATERO RECORDS in 1985 and received rave reviews from SPIN magazine, BILLBOARD (Pop Pick of the Week), The BEAT as well as numerous local magazines and newspapers. Despite critical acclaim, the record company was going under while the band was touring. We'd travel many miles to play gigs to support a record that nobody could find in their stores. The record was sent to hundreds of DJs though, and has received a good deal of airplay over the years. An unknown quantity of cheap imitations of the "Walking In the Shadow" LP were pirated and distributed by the scam company Alpine Records to who knows where. The original pressings (pressed by Teledyne of West Germany) only sold a few thousand copies for the band as it was held up and off the market right at the time we were trying to promote it. It was a frustrating time, as Catero Records went through distributors and was losing more money with each one. In the end, we arranged to leave Catero Records not long before it folded. The band was going through a transitional phase, and underwent some changes. Dave Somers left the band and Andrew Scott left the band and was replaced by JIM SAGBIEL aka JIMMY SAGE. CLARK GAYTON played with the band for a good while, sitting in for Wayne Wallace on trombone. Ross Wilson left and we had a number of trumpet players; PETER MONTALBANO (who also played on the Walking In The Shadow album) and DAN BUGELHEISEN were our main guys, but we had many trumpet, sax and trombone players playing dates with us because we used top players and they all had scheduling issues.
The RHYTH-O-MATICS released a 12" , red vinyl single in 1988 on BONGO BOY RECORDS of "Skatalation", a modern Ska "smoker" and "Trickster", an Afro-Brasilian, Fela-ish song about the tricksters found in the folklore of Africa and South America. I brought in MIC GILLETTE (Tower of Power) and sax player BILL SLAIS (who co-wrote "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" for the Elvin Bishop Band). "Skatalation" received regular airplay on LIVE 105, one of the Bay Area's hottest stations. It was also a commercial success for the band. "Skatalation" also appears on the "SKAVILLE USA" with the TOASTERS of New York, BIMSKALABIM of Boston, NO DOUBT, The MIGHTY BOSSTONES, LET'S GO BOWLING, The SCOFFLAWS and other bands, but that version of "Ska-Tal-Ation" had some kind of technical problem in the mastering and doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the single.)
The RHYTH-O-MATICS had only played a couple of minor gigs, when we heard that there was to be a tribute to FELA KUTI at The FARM in San Francisco, and we got squeezed on the bill, opening for a concert entitled "World Beat" (first time I remember seeing the term used except for The MIDNIGHT DREAD. The Farm held about 800 people, and nearly 3,000 people showed up! The San Francisco Bay Area music magazine, BAM, featured the concert on the front page of the next issue, stating the "World Beat" was the next big thing.
The RHYTH-O-MATICS played a number of great shows in the S.F. Bay Area, including shows with MADNESS at the FILLMORE on their last tour, and shows with FISHBONE, JIMMY CLIFF, MICKEY HART & OLATUNJI, TITO PUENTE, ZULU SPEAR and other local "World Beat" bands like ZULU SPEAR, MAPENZI, The LOOTERS, UNRULY WORLD, The CARIBBEAN ALL-STARS, SPECIAL FUN, BIG CITY, The UPTONES, KATOJA, THE FREAKY EXECUTIVES, VIVA BRASIL, The ZAZU PITTS MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA and others. We did a Southern California tour, playing dates with BORRACHO Y LOCO, The REBEL ROCKERS, and WIRE TRAIN. We also opened for ETTA JAMES at The INN of the BEGINNING, DAVID LINDLEY
at The FILLMORE, and substituted for the SKATALITES at WOLFGANG's when their plane was delayed. We also played at ESELEN INSTITUTE, the first music group since Bob Dylan and Joan Baez in 1972 to play there! We also traveled to Eureka to play at The OLD TOWN BAR and GRILLE and played at The CASPAR INN on the lost
coast.
HARRY DUNCAN, former Blues harp player with The JAMES COTTON band, was responsible for getting nearly all of the high-end RHYTH-O-MATICS shows and is still a friend to this day. World Beat DJ DOUG WENDT aka The MIDNIGHT DREAD was also instrumental in our success, promoting the band on the air and hooking us up with RICK STYART and STEVE MASTERS at KITS Live 105. BEVERLY SOMMERFELD was our only real manager and saw us through the most successful period when we were playing high paying corporate parties and for world beat weddings. The RHYTH-O-MATICS were nominated for a BAMMY AWARD in 1987.
We finally had the interest of The MONTEREY PENNINSULA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT, the biggest agency for our style of music when Rudy left the band because of family problems. The RHYTH-O-MATICS disbanded officially in 1990 after the tragic death of bassist Ernest Boykin.
The RHYTH-O-MATICS had just laid down tracks for four songs for a new album.
I went on from there to play with HEDZOLEH SOUNDZ from Ghana, blues guitarist Harvey Mandel, Brasilian group Escola Nova de Samba, OSHA with JONI HAASTRUP, and other bands in the late 1990's. I also produced, with wife/partner Susie Foot engineering, an album for San Diego world beat surfers BORRACHO Y LOCO and an album with Humboldt County legends ROD DEAL & The I-DEALS. My solo album, recorded in 1992 and entitled "RHYTHM ADDICT" includes three of the unreleased RHYTH-O-MATICS tracks written by me, "Unite Ce Soir", "Afroskalypso" & "Seize The Time" written by Rudi Ortiz and myself with horn arrangements by Wayne Wallace.
In 1995, a friend of mine, ED PIBURN, called me from ULTRASOUND, where he worked. He had been playing The RHYTH-O-MATICS album for HARRY SHEARER (bass player with SPINAL TAP), and his friend Rick. We arranged to meet at our house, where I explained why the band had split up. After our meeting, they had convinced me to put another ROM album together. With ROBIN SYLVESTER on bass (Robin played on "Rhythm Addict" and other Foot productions as well as bringing me in for the SHA NA NA sessions), MELECIO MAGDALUYU on sax and LOUIS FASSMAN on trumpet, The RHYTH-O-MATICS recorded a new album in 1995 entitled "Ghost Skankers". RUDY ORTIZ and JONI HAASTRUP played percussion and BOBBY SCOTT played bass on 3 songs. We were in negotiations for a record deal when our contact with all the connections in LA died unexpectedly. Most of those "Ghost Skanker" recordings then became songs on my album "Jimmy Foot; The Instrumentals". Left off was "Phoenix City", a ROLAND ALFONSO song that I'm posting here on the side that features my cool adopted nephew LUC LaROCHELLE on vocals.
I released "Walking In The Shadow" on a CD that includes the singles plus the bonus track "Kinzenge". The Rhyth-O-Matics' "Ghost Skankers" also appears on the compilation cds "Ska Face", "Third Wave Ska Vol.3", and "Ska, The Instrumentals" as well as on my "Jimmy Foot The Instrumentals" album. RHYTH-O members also appear on a number of other tracks from my solo albums on BONGO BOY RECORDS and SKY RANGERS.
©2019 by Jimmy Foot


Tampa Florida, SJ Partners portfolio company Spectrio (www.spectrio.com), a provider of audio and video based marketing solutions formerly known as Audio Messaging Solutions, has completed the acquisition Profit-Tell International, a Chicago based messaging on-hold company. Affiliates of Main Street Capital Corporation (NASDAQ-GS: MAIN) and Deerpath Capital Management, LP provided financing as part of their on-going relationship with Spectrio.
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Q: How can I make it live data observer working based on user click event with take some user input, but should start observing from onCreate? I have retrofit then repository then view model and then view, but while clicking on button observer don't observe in onChanged. OnClicking on button from onClick, everything is working. I'm getting API response in logcat, but in onChanged it is not called!
ManualLicenseKeyViewModel
Code:
public class ManualLicenseKeyViewModel extends ViewModel {
    public MutableLiveData<String> key = new MutableLiveData<>();
    private MutableLiveData<License> mutableLiveData;
    private ManualLicenseRepository manualLicenseRepository;

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        }
    }

    public LiveData<License> getLicenseRepository() {
        return mutableLiveData;
    }

    private void getLicenseData(String licenseKey, String macAddress, int productId) {
        mutableLiveData = manualLicenseRepository.getLicenseData(licenseKey, macAddress, productId);
    }

    public void onClick(View view) {
        switch (view.getId()) {
            case R.id.btn_submit:
                try {
                    getLicenseData(key.getValue(), "null", FIXED_PRODUCT_ID);
                } catch (NullPointerException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
                break;

        }
    }

}

activity - onCreate:
protected void init() {
        manualLicenseKeyViewModel.init();
        manualLicenseKeyViewModel.getLicenseRepository().observe(this, this);
    }

  @Override
    public void onChanged(License license) {
        showLog("Working?");
        try {
            showLog("license: " + license.getLicensekey());
        } catch (Exception e) {

        }
    }

NOTE: It is working in below case if I pass in init method, but the problem is, I want to perform in user click event and take value from edit text before submit button. Also I don't want to observe in view model itself, because I want data on activity!
 public void init() {
        if (mutableLiveData == null) {
            manualLicenseRepository = ManualLicenseRepository.getInstance();
            mutableLiveData = manualLicenseRepository.getLicenseData("QQQQQ", "null", 4);
        }
    }

Explanation once again:
The problem is if I write observe statement in onCreate, it won't observe based on user click event. Because I want to only call repository API when user fill value in edit text and submit button, then only I can get value which I have to pass in repository to make API call and pass that value to API.

A: At the time when you are calling
mutableLiveData = manualLicenseRepository.getLicenseData(licenseKey, macAddress, productId);

you have already set active observer in onCreate to the instance of mutableLiveData. After you set new instance of mutableLiveData all the observers will be unsubscribed, since the previous instance does not exist anymore, so your observer will not receive any results.
Better way of sending data to observers would be MutableLiveData.postValue(value). In this case instead of creating new live data instance and unsubscribe observers you are just posting a value to the active observers.
But if you need to get license data only once after user press button, you should better call Room suspend function and get plain data to display
P.S. it's better to add observers in onViewCreated not in onCreate


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A Study in Solitude
The Life of Leopardi - Poet, Romantic and Radical
by Iris Origo
Availability: eBook
An extremely moving account of the lonely life of the unloved and tragic genius - described as "the greatest modern Italian poet"
'Love me, by God; I need love, love, love, fire, enthusiasm, life. The world does not seem made for me'
Giacomo Leopardi, considered the greatest Italian poet since Dante, was one of the most radical thinkers of the nineteenth century. He also regarded himself one of the most miserable and unfortunate people to have lived.
Born to strict parents in a provincial town in 1798, he had a lonely childhood, and he spent his time largely in his father's library. He suffered from a debilitating illness, and his short life was full of pain. But this pain and misery gave rise to some of the most intense and brilliant poems ever written in the Italian language.
In this poetic biography, Iris Origo, author of the bestselling War in Val d'Orcia traces the short and lonely life of this conflicted poet. Written with generosity and understanding, A Study in Solitude is a sharp, moving portrait of a frail and frustrated genius.
Iris Origo (1902-1988) was a British-born biographer and writer. She lived in Italy and devoted much of her life to the improvement of the Tuscan estate at La Foce, which she purchased with her husband in the 1920s. During WWII, she sheltered refugee children and assisted many escaped Allied prisoners of war and partisans in defiance of Italy's fascist regime and Nazi occupation forces. Pushkin Press also publishes her war diaries, War in Val d'Orcia, her memoir, Images and Shadows, as well as another of her biographies, The Last Attachment.


Sometimes you just get tired of mowing the grass or eliminating weeds that seem to never find a home except in your front yard. And at other times, you know something must change because the grass is dying and the weeds have figured out the multiplication principle.
We currently live in an apartment complex that has won awards for their xeriscaping throughout the complex. It actually is as attractive as grass, conserves water and requires less maintenance than a "normal" yard.
Established thinking about how to do church or discipleship can be OK if it is accomplishing "…teaching them to practice everything I have commanded you."-Jesus in Matthew 28:19 & 20. The emphasis is on practicing or obeying everything. But if this is not happening, just tweaking a few words in a mission statement or taking small steps in changing discipleship group material may be like pulling a few weeds out of the grass or flower bed knowing they will only return a few weeks later.
One thing that must change if real discipleship takes place is to "do life" with those being discipled. This was the genius of how Jesus developed perspective and skills in the early followers. Mark 3:14 shows that Jesus wanted the disciples to be "with" him in everyday life. They ate, traveled, slept, cast out demons…together with Jesus. This often requires new thinking. For example, having a discipleship class and sharing life together will accomplish more than just having a 2 hour class once a week for several weeks.
How can you enter into the life of those you want to help follow Jesus? How can they enter into yours?
Jammed Freeway. A frenzied lifestyle prevents my helping others find rest by still waters.
Prove It. You can't avoid sacrifice if you really love someone.


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Autor Thema: Skyway Capital Scam (Gelesen 2181 mal)
Belbo
« am: 18. August 2018, 14:49:11 »
SKYWAY it's scammers, the financial pyramid. They are creators of a grandiose financial pyramid, which is covered up by high technologies. They already robbed investors 3 times: 2008 (Dubno, Russia), 2011 (Australia), 2013 (Lithuania).
A number of European countries officially announced Skyway a financial pyramid and warn their citizens to buy "shares."
The Central Bank of Lithuania: https://www.lb.lt/lt/renginiai/lietuvos-bankas-ispeja-investuotojus-del-vieso-vertybiniu-popieriu-siulymo-pazeidziant-ga...
Central Bank of the Czech Republic: http://www.cnb.cz/cs/spotrebitel/ochrana_spotrebitele/upozorneni/upozorneni_euroasian_rail_skyway.html
Central Bank of Latvia: https://rus.lsm.lv/statja/novosti/proisshestvija/reguljator-predosteregaet-o-finansovih-uslugah-skyway.a230668/
The Central Bank of Belgium: https://www.lecho.be/monargent/epargner/SkyWay-Capital-ou-un-nouveau-systeme-pyramidal/9935268
Here are listed all countries where Skyway is equated to the financial pyramid: http://www.consob.it/web/consob-and-its-activities/warnings?viewId=ultime_com_tutela
United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Switzerland, Jersey, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain
Bei Allmystery geklaut
What Skyway promises is not realizable, what Skyway can realize is not saleable.
Daggi
Re: Skyway Capital Scam
« Antwort #1 am: 18. August 2018, 15:19:26 »
Bei Psiram ist die Liste noch länger:
https://www.psiram.com/de/index.php/SkyWay#Warnungen_von_Aufsichtsbeh.C3.B6rden
For Hinweiße that lead to the identification of the operators of Esowatch.com, a reward is offered
Ein Impfgegner, ein Reichsbürger und ein Chemtrailanhänger kommen in eine Kneipe. Er bestellt ein Bier.
Why "Sky Way" , "Sky Pod" is a scam:
https://ethanvanderbuilt.com/2017/11/21/skyway-capital-scam-yes-opinion/
In my opinion, SkyWay Capital is using a recruiting scam to take peoples money. They use valueless shares in a unprofitable Pre-IPO company to sucker people into this scam. You purchase shares and get a cut of the purchased shares of people you recruit. The director of SkyWay Capital has a long history of promoting scams like MMM. SkyWay Capital is one more of these scams. I don't know of too many legitimate investments that run their business out of a Mail Boxes Etc. and use Ponzi pimps as their directors. I would not invest my money in the SkyWay Capital scam.
A new Video from Ethan Vanderbuilt about the "Sky Way" - "Sky Pod" - Scam in Dubai, sharijah and arround the World
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQvkprg9Do
An other Site about the skyway / Skypod scam
https://onlinewealthchronicles.com/skyway-capital-review-scam-or-legit-compensation-plan-exposed/
The Skywayscam in one sentence.
What Skyway promises is not realizable, what Skyway can realize is not for sale.
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« Antwort #7 am: 21. Mai 2019, 12:31:32 »
The FSMA actually with a new warning 17.5.2019
https://www.fsma.be/en/warnings/first-skyway-invest-group-limited-skyway-capital-0
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of First SkyWay Invest Group Limited ('SkyWay Capital'), a company that offers investment instruments to the public in Belgium.
Despite its previous warning, the FSMA continues to receive questions from consumers about Skyway Capital, indicating that this company is still active in Belgium.
SkyWay Capital, is offering its shares to Belgian investors. However, it is doing so without having published a prospectus approved by the FSMA. The company in question is therefore not allowed to offer its shares in Belgium.
Moreover, the scheme proposed by SkyWay Capital exhibits the characteristics of a pyramid scheme. More information about this form of fraud is available on the website of the FSMA.
Various foreign supervisory authorities have likewise published warnings about Skyway Capital:
The Lithuanian supervisory authority (Bank of Lithuania (link is external));
The German supervisory authority (BaFin (link is external));
The New Zealand supervisory authority (FMA (link is external));
The Greek supervisory authority (HCMC (link is external));
The Slovakian supervisory authority (NBS (link is external));
The Italian supervisory authority (Consob (link is external)).
The FSMA therefore advises against responding to any public offers of investment instruments issued by Skyway Capital or persons connected with that company and against transferring money to any account number it might mention.
Would you like to enquire more generally as to whether a proposed transaction complies with the financial legislation? If so, please use the search engine on the FSMA website. Feel free to contact the FSMA directly via the consumer contact form.
An online petition is currently underway calling on the Belarusian government to exert pressure on the free press and prevent critical reporting. An open letter from Yunitsky spreads the corresponding wild conspiracy theories.
Probably another action to divert attention from the fact that
- nothing that Skyway has ever produced has even remotely fulfilled Skyway's promises
- despite the promises of billions in preliminary contracts that have been made for years, there is not a single paid contract
- in Sharjah for one month at the latest, a demonstration track was supposed to transport people, the 400m Bimmelbahn is built instead but is still not finished. rumoredly because the stupid camel drivers are too stupid the "anchor stations" to properly execute.
- the "IPO" was officially postponed to "at the earliest in four years" (well-intentioned).
The Dubai Department of Transport RTA signed the next MoU with a transport company. One does not seem to be so completely convinced of one's own Skypods.
https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/home/news-and-media/all-news/NewsDetails/signing-mou-with-skytran-for-suspended-transport-systems
"The signing of this MoU with a leading company in the field of suspended transport systems, such as skyTran, is a milestone in RTA's efforts to introduce advanced technologies and innovative services in the field of public transport. It will enhance the integration of public transport systems, which in turn will boost the economic growth, attract more investments and improve the standard of living in Dubai," he added.
"We are excited to sign this MoU with RTA and play an active role in realising RTA's ambitious projects and initiatives in the field of public transport. It will also support the Government drive to rank Dubai as the smartest and happiest city in the world," said John Cole, CEO of skyTran.
He commended the tremendous achievements and vital projects accomplished by RTA over few years, rendering Dubai as a global icon. "RTA's public transport network is amongst the most advanced systems worldwide, and Dubai can boast of infrastructure of roads, bridges and tunnels second to none worldwide," he noted.
This MoU is a practical manifestation of Dubai Self-Driving Transport Strategy aimed at converting 25% of total mobility journeys in Dubai into driverless journeys by 2030.
https://www.skytran.com/system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTran
Behind MLM, a nice site to discuss the skyway scam. Maybe the RTA in dubai should also have a Look on it.
https://behindmlm.com/companies/skyway/skyway-capital-continues-investment-fraud-with-tokens-cryptounits/
A nice coment from Roslyn at "Behind MLM":
Excellent points Zachar, you know so much about this particular scheme and what you are saying all makes sense. I enjoy your insight.
As we discussed earlier upthread, I'd love to know how much of the top of the pyramid actually has trust and belief in the project and who knows it's an elaborate cover for an investment scam.
I occasionally watch some of the recruiting cult like videos shared social media (from the likes of the high ups Andrew etc) feeling contemptuous (and at times just sniggering at the preposterous nature of claims), but in some way knowing they themselves could also be idiotic duped victims, who believe it's a legitimate way of earning, is somewhat more comforting than thinking they are paid employees of Skyway and who know there is no projects and know they are actively deceiving other people.
I`m just stealing from "Behind MLM" Thanks to Zachar who makes a very good job.
HE SKYWAY INVESTMENT SCAM
I'd like to note here that I'm not attempting to pass judgement on people who chose to invest their money in this company or any other scam.
I'm sharing this information in the belief that there are people who want to be informed either before or after investing. I've divided this complex discussion into parts and it could be that it gets removed for being too long or off topic.
If this happens you can always request any individual section from me personally. I encourage anyone to post any additional information they find.
PART 1/4 – The Mother Company
How does the SkyWay offshore empire work that results in small investors being sold worthless shares? I've tried to include here only information based on reliable sources but please correct me if I miss out or misrepresent any of this information.
There is a mother company operated from a central location in a Belarusian office complex: Strunnye Technologii ZAO, registered in Minsk. It is also referred to in SkyWay promotion as "String Technologies Co." but this company doesn't actually exist.
They are not permitted to sell shares of the mother company to the general public because it is not a PLC. To do this, they created offshore companies which are not limited by national regulation.
The Business Insider Italia article ATTACCÀTI AL TRAM ('attacking the tram') by Andrea Sparaciari suggests that after the scientific world rejected Yunitskiy's technology in 2008 as unviable and unsafe, all traditional forms of funding were closed to him so he got the idea of creating offshore companies to fund his projects.
No longer relying on the traditional channels of banks and large scale investment, the SkyWay Group regularly milk the growing market of gullible people sitting at home looking for investment opportunities.
They certainly got into bed with a whole range of people with a background in network marketing, boiler room telemarketing and internet scams.
The SkyWay marketing machine which is still very much active today has grown from a network of criminals and scammers who have a lot of experience promoting misinformation.
Zachar
THE SKYWAY INVESTMENT SCAM
PART 2/4 – GTI and ERSSH
The major company SkyWay mentions in all its documentation is 'Global Transport Investment Inc.'
(GTI) actually registered at a postal address in the British Virgin Islands. This company supposedly owns Yunitskiy's intellectual property which they have inflated to having a value of 400 billion dollars.
Yunitskiy has been documented in court as not being able to explain how or why this made up sum was transferred to an offshore location, but the most likely answer is that the company has no value outside of any actual physical assets it owns but it's easier to obfuscate the actual value of a worthless company if it is outside the restrictions of regulatory authorities.
I'll repeat it here: no verified, reliable source apart from a dubious Moscow consulting agency and legal companies employed by SkyWay have suggested that Yunitskiy's intellectual property is worth a cent.
All patents and official certification has been questioned as being either not up to date or entirely fraudulent.
Also registered in the British Virgin Islands are companies like "Euroasian Rail Skyway Systems Holding Ltd." (ERSSH) SkyWay group companies have claimed at various times to sell the shares of companies like this, but no investment products associated with this company can be sold to the general public.
The colorful pieces of paper that SkyWay issued at various times in the past have this company name on them, but they are in themselves entirely meaningless and are recognized by no authorized regulatory agency in any country.
If you happen to have ended up with these share certificates I can tell you now that you won't be able to sell them unless you manage to make someone else believe they are worth something, i.e. you could always try to scam other people.
Just follow the example of the wide range of motivated investors and guest speakers who are today selling illegal SkyWay investment products by pretending to promote SkyWay technology: Andrew Hawkes (Queensland, Australia), Neil Morrison (New Zealand), Andrew Twelftree (Adelaide, Australia), Anete Martinson (London), Armands Murniecks (London), Alina Pepina (London), Mila Serdjukova (London), Patricia Uytterhoeven (the Netherlands), Herman Vertez (Brussels, Belgium), Kristiaan Van Den Vijver (Antwerp, Belgium)…
PART 3/4 – The Fund Raisers
In addition to the mother company, GTI and ERSSH companies, there are other shell companies and subsidiaries which are responsible for the specific purpose of raising funds for the mother company.
These companies are known under a variety of different names like "RSW Investment Group Ltd.", "Skyway Capital Ltd.", "Sky Way Invest Group" and "SWIG International Ltd." and sometimes even people working for them confuse the names.
The fact is that that these shell companies exist only on paper. They are further unconnected to their postal addresses in the British Virgin Islands, Saint Lucia and London.
In any case, Andrei Khovratov claims to have negotiated with Yunitskiy to create the "Sky Way Invest Group" conglomerate. Although there is a company called SWIG International Ltd. registered in London with a postal address there, there is no actual association between Khovratov and this company.
There is also no actual company called "Sky Way Invest Group" or "RSW Investment Group Ltd." registered anywhere despite them often flashing a registration number for this company and Khovratov being associated with this company group extensively in SkyWay promotion.
Evgeny Kudryashov directs SkyWay Capital Ltd. which although registered in Saint Lucia actually has had a postal address in London but is directed from wherever Kudryashov actually lives in Russia (probably Moscow, where he apparently studied).
He has a shady history in pyramid marketing, being one of the figures responsible for the MMM Ponzi scheme.
The company registered in London "First Skyway Invest Group Limited" (see the FSMA warning) is associated with Skyway Capital and is probably responsible for the white washing of funds that end up in Skyway Capital Ltd. offshore accounts.
Khovratov has also been associated with various scams in his past, and delivered various legal threats to Russian journalists who have questioned the actual existence of the companies he represents and the dubious infrastructure projects they ruthlessly telemarketed from boiler rooms in Samara and the Crimea.
This is documented in the Russian 'Volga News' and the Crimean 'Primechaniya' internet portals in various verified articles.
Nonetheless you can find, photos and videos of Yunitskiy across the internet signing documents and discussing his revolutionary technology with both of these men.
He is quite willing to collaborate with them and take the money they raise.


The Governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary have been asked by the European Court of Human Rights to respond formally to a case brought by the relatives of Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan, who was murdered by Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov in Budapest in 2004. Mr Margaryan's relatives are represented by European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (based in Middlesex University), Legal Guide (Armenian NGO) and Nazeli Vardanyan.
Both men were attending a NATO-sponsored English-language course in Budapest. On 19 February 2004 Safarov murdered Mr Margaryan by decapitating him with an axe. In April 2006 Safarov was found guilty of murder by the Budapest City Court, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, with the possibility of conditional release after 30 years. The court found that Safarov had intended to kill two Armenian participants at the course on the anniversary of the beginning of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. After the Court of Appeal upheld this judgment in February 2007, Safarov began serving his sentence in a Hungarian prison.
In August 2012 the Hungarian Minister of Justice approved Safarov's transfer to Azerbaijan with a view to his serving his sentence there (under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners 1983). However, a few hours after Safarov was transferred on 31 August 2012, he was granted a pardon by the Azerbaijani President and set free. He was also promoted to major, awarded eight years' salary arrears and offered a flat.
In a report published in December 2012, the Hungarian Ombudsman criticised the Hungarian Government for approving the transfer before any assurances about the treatment of Safarov had been received from the Azerbaijani authorities.
The victim's family argue that Gurgen Margaryan's right to life (Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights) has been violated by Azerbaijan – both because of his murder, and also because Ramil Safarov's pardon has prevented the full enforcement of his sentence. They also argue that Mr Margaryan was the victim of an ethnically-motivated hate crime, which was later endorsed by Safarov's pardon and release (in breach of Article 14 together with Article 2 of the Convention). In addition, they argue that Hungary has breached Article 2 of the Convention because it allowed Safarov to be transferred to Azerbaijan, without having obtained assurances that he would be required to complete his prison sentence in Azerbaijan.
Both governments are required to lodge their responses with the Strasbourg Court by May. The Court has also invited the Armenian Government to submit its comments, given Mr Margaryan's nationality.
On 26 January 2016 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted not to adopt a resolution on "Escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan", based on a report by the British former member of the Assembly, Robert Walter. The draft resolution (which called on Armenia to withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh as part of the Minsk process) was rejected by 70 votes against, 66 in favour and 45 abstentions.
On 16 June 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court found that both Armenia and Azerbaijan had violated the European Convention rights of civilian victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as they have been prevented from returning to their homes and land which they lost in the early 1990s. The Court has required the Governments to set up property restitution mechanisms for the victims of the conflict. The cases are discussed by Philip Leach in his blog here. The implementation of the judgments will be considered by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in June 2016.
In December 2015, Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, opened an official inquiry into Azerbaijan's implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights (under Article 52 of the Convention).


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Home Entertainment Daniel Craig will take over the role of James Bond in 2019
Daniel Craig will take over the role of James Bond in 2019
Daniel Craig will return in the shoes of James Bond, in a film directed by Danny Boyle whose release is scheduled for 2019, confirmed the producers.
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions announced Thursday that production of the 25th official James Bond movie will begin in December at Pinewood Studios in London.
Daniel Craig will resume his role as agent 007 and Danny Boyle ( Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire ) will perform from a screenplay of his frequent collaborator John Hodge.
The confirmation of Daniel Craig's fifth participation in a James Bond movie comes as many believed that the 50-year-old actor would hang on to his tuxedo for good. Daniel Craig had said in 2015 that he would rather "slash his wrists" rather than resume the role, but he was later retracted his remarks, held just after the end of the filming of his fourth film James Bond, Specter.
Danny Boyle has previously led Daniel Craig as James Bond in a 007 themed segment for the opening of the 2012 London Olympics.
EON said that after more than a decade at Sony Pictures, the next installment of the franchise will be offered by Universal Pictures internationally. MGM will handle distribution in the United States.
Sony's rights to the James Bond franchise expired in 2015, and several major studios have been vying for the chance to distribute the lucrative franchise.
According to tradition, the film will be released in the UK on October 25, 2019, before taking to the US on November 8, 2019.
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In the tradition of the ICFT, a full day, mid-week, is reserved for a social break to take in the local landscape. The historic village of Lunenburg has been selected to represent Nova Scotia's rich maritime culture and traditions.
ICFT local organizers are pleased to offer an escape to this treasured, east coast destination. Cruise the beautiful Lunenburg waterfront, explore Nova Scotia's unique folk art tradition, take in picturesque, colonial façades, visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, or join a pre-arranged whale watching tour.
Travel to and from Lunenburg is arranged. Tour 1 departs at 9 a.m; Tour 2 departs at noon on Wednesday July 15.
Register for Tour 1 (departing at 9 a.m.) or Tour 2 (departing at noon) at the ICFT Information Desk beginning Monday July 12.
Whale Watching is optional! You're welcome to wander for the duration of the tour.
If you are registered for the conference, but have not signed up for the visit to Lunenburg and wish to do so, please contact Natalie Gomes (icft@agendamanagers.com). Cost is $75 to all ICFT delegates.
Please be on time for your scheduled departure back to Halifax; a taxi from Lunenburg to Halifax will run you ~$200!
* Please note the drop-off and pick-up locations for buses.
Lunenburg was settled as a British colonial port town in the mid-18th century and quickly developed from an agrarian settlement to a major shipbuilding hub during the growth and eventual peak of commercial fishing off of Canada's east coast.
Under then-British policy, the town was developed in a sharp grid with north-south streets at crisp right angles to their east-west intersections. This convention of building "model settlements" resulted in harrowingly steep streets from the Lunenburg waterfront, but uniform plots on which over 70 per cent of the town's buildings still remain part of the original 18th and 19th century construction.
Until the early 20th century, the town was defined by the rapidly growing commercial fishery and the exploitation of many NW Atlantic fish species, notably Atlantic cod. With the arrival of steamships, wooden fishing vessels found new purpose as racing schooners, participating in international races while still hauling commercial harvests.
The most famous Canadian racing schooner, Bluenose, was built in Lunenburg in 1921 and became a celebrated racing ship (inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1955) and Canadian cultural icon in the 1930s until her wreck on a reef off of Haiti in 1948.
For 17 years, she remained undefeated for the International Fishermen's Trophy. Bluenose is portrayed on the Canadian ten-cent coin. A replica of Bluenose, Bluenose II, is under restoration in Lunenburg and receives tours during the summer months.
Canada's east coast is defined by unique port settlements, colourfully painted and decorative façades, and of course, warm hospitality. Lunenburg has remained one of the most well preserved original settlements in North America. The town received National Historic Property status in 1991 and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.


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Murder Victim's Fitbit Data Is Relevant
By George Khoury, Esq. on October 08, 2018 4:00 PM
It's usually pretty darn obvious that the significant other did it in most murder mystery television dramas. Sometimes, real life resembles TV drama, like when data from a Fitbit ends up being the critical piece of evidence in proving the spouse did in fact do it.
The narrative isn't exactly a selling point for Fitbit, but it's not not. Apparently, a murder victim's Fitbit shows time of death being an hour earlier than reported by the victim's spouse to authorities. Naturally, as we've all learned from TV legal dramas, this sort of conflicting narrative is rather damning for the spouse, but rather telling of how wearable tech is actually changing the legal landscape. Cue the Law and Order sound effect.
Home in Bed, Now Provable!
For defense lawyers everywhere, if you have a client that claimed to be home alone in bed at the time of a crime or incident, get that fitness tracker data to prove it. Ask them about their Apple Watch, Fitbit, or any other wearable tech or fitness trackers they might utilize. If they have an iPhone, fitness tracking is now a stock feature. If your client still has their phone, you need to check that data out.
With round the clock tracking of our own health these days, "being home in bed" could actually be provable (objectively corroborated) thanks to wearable tech. Unfortunately, it could also bite your client in the glutes if they happened to be working out during the same times as the alleged crime occurred.
In prosecuting matters, tech has a sneaky way of sticking it to unsuspecting criminals, and it doesn't even just stop at wearables or Alexa-related incidents (of which there have already been plenty of stories of law enforcement using these to get evidence). For example, one Ohio man was arrested for arson due to his own pacemaker's data poking holes in his story.
Fitbit Data Going to Doctors Using Google Cloud (FindLaw's Technologist)
Driverless Taxis Coming This Year, Says Waymo (FindLaw's Technologist)
FBI Can't Wiretap Facebook Messenger Voice Calls (FindLaw's Technologist)


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In Memoriam: Richard (Dick) Smith
The reporting profession lost one its greats on August 13 when Richard (Dick) Smith passed away after a lengthy illness. Richard was born September 20, 1922, in the tiny farming community of Morning Sun, Iowa, population 600. A child of the Depression, he always remembered his roots and vowed his family would never have to suffer the poverty that he did. When World War II came along, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned a position in Washington, D.C. He then decided to enroll in court reporting school at Strayer College. There, he met his first wife, Casey. "He walked into my high-speed class, and it was love at first sight," was her fond remembrance of that first meeting. Six weeks later, on Palm Sunday in 1946, he asked for her hand in marriage, and they were married in August of that year in Bristol, Tenn.
They then moved to Chattanooga and opened up the freelance firm of Smith Reporting Agency. Through the years, this dynamic husband-wife team worked tirelessly for the betterment of the profession. He obtained his Certificate of Proficiency and Certificate of Merit, and he was also a Speed Contest Qualifier. From the beginning of his career, Richard was always a staunch supporter of court reporting organizations. He cofounded the Tennessee Court Reporters Association and became its president. When he was appointed an official reporter in Federal Court in Chattanooga, he joined the United States Court Reporter Association. He represented the Sixth Circuit for many years and ascended to its presidency in 1967. With NCRA, then known as NSRA, he served on and chaired many committees. As president in 1973-1974, he led the association in fighting some of its fiercest battles against the looming threat of electronic recording in courtrooms. He was honored for all of his hard work with the Distinguished Service Award. Along with his wife, Casey, he was inducted as a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters in 1975.
Many family dinnertimes were spent in spirited conversations surrounding the subject of court reporting, as well as fine points of law, grammar, and punctuation. He had a deep love and curiosity of life, learning, and travel. For many summers, the family vacations consisted of going to the yearly NCRA conventions. Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Houston were cities we visited. They spoke affectionately about their fellow colleagues, and we knew them on a first-name basis for many years: Vivien, Doris, Mary Louis, Sally, Rachel, Ray, Marty, Irving, Sal, Nat, Judy, Woody, Bill, Jay, Mary, and so many others, now all known as giants among giants in the court reporting field.
What will be missed most in Richard's passing is his professionalism, his sense of honesty and integrity, his utmost fairness in treating all of the reporters who worked for him, and his desire not only to be the best himself, but encouraging others to bring out their highest potential, as well. He always had great passion for and a deep commitment to this profession. Today, I am proud to be standing tall on his shoulders for all that he accomplished and to also call him my father.
Christine B. Smith, RPR
Alamosa, Colo.
Published in In Memoriam
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California Deposition Reporters Association releases tribute to NCRA Member and NCRF Angel Antonia "Toni" Pulone


Have loved the information Nicole shares on website and at Camps!!
Impressed when we met at UFC gym in Concord CA with your wonderful challenge presentation. I am so looking forward to get serious with your guidance.
I am curious how much the private online training/competition prep costs. If I do that is the membership included or do I still need a membership?