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TWILIGHT ZONEing
Posted on October 10, 2022 by hangingfish
In 2017 executive planners in An Bord Pleanála, led by Paul Hyde, denied Skerries a hotel, pool, playing pitches and housing. It was a plan we had worked on since 2009. It had been voted in by the elected councillors in 2011. A full Masterplan was agreed by Fingal County Council in 2013 and full planning permission granted by the council in 2017. We had everything waiting to go, an eco bulder (Baufritz) for the housing, a Uk hotel operator interested and an agreement with Aura to operate the swimming pool.
As you know we were shocked to put it mildly. Although I knew what had happened, I looked for clues in the Board under Freedom of Information, FOI. I could see how the assistant Director of Planning, AnnMarie O'Connor, (now deputy planning regulator to Niall Cussen) was mentoring a young inspector who, before that in the Board, had worked on a house extension in Lusk. Holmpatrick Cove was quite the jump with its detailed Environmental Impact Assessment covering things such as archaeology, flora and fauna including bird surveys, visual impact, transportation and traffic, archaeological and cultural heritage, noise vibration, you name it. It was covered. All scientifically based studies that had been signed off by the various departments of Fingal Co Co. Paul Hyde, Philip Jones and Terry Prendergast overturned a strong grant of planning permission from the council, in the Board. In fact, Paul Hyde added a few items for good measure before he presented it to the board. And that was that. Holmpatrick Cove was no more.
Executive planners in Fingal took up the baton since then. When the local councillors asked for a variation, the answer was no. "We'll look at it again in the context of the next development plan" …five bloody years later. In meeting after meeting trying to progress the planning, we were met by a brick wall no matter what way we tried to move on. We were stuck between two groups of planning executives. The Board who had thrown out what was in effect Fingal's Masterplan and Fingal Co Co ececutive who were still saying it was in their development plan, whilst ignoring the role they had played in it all by removing the statutory objectives in 2017.
Here we are "five bloody years later" and executive planners are doing what they do. The land where the hotel was to be is being zoned High Amenity. They are ruling out hotels with that zoning. So we went for a guesthouse with glamping and who knows maybe long into the future, sense might prevail……But now they want to remove the glamping. (It was voted into the Draft Plan by the councillors in March of this year). To quote the executive report; "the permanent element of the facility would render it nugatory." I had to look up the word nugatory. It means worthless, useless or futile. That's the official line of the executive planners. It's in AnnMarie Farrelly, the CEO's recommendation. She should talk to her colleagues in the Economic Development department and Tourism branch. Only as recently as 2019 an application went into Fáilte Ireland by Fingal County Council. The glamping facility on our lands was front and centre to meet the criteria for the funding. Clearly the Economic Development arm of the council doesn't share the view that the glamping is 'nugatory'. And nor do we. A well run, sensitively designed glamping facility would go some way to fill a gaping hole, that is the lack of overnight accommodation in our town. They got the funding, by the way.
And that's only the glamping part. Wait until you hear what they are saying about the housing. They are pretending that the land where the housing is was High Amenity land (HA). So everything they say is based on housing on HA lands, which doesn't apply here. They are doing what they do best and talking about this and that objective as if the land was High Amenity. Fact is it was residential over three development plans since 2001. Before that, it was agricultural, like most other houses built in Skerries over the last 50 years. So, when they say "it is not considered appropriate to zone HA zoned lands to RS/RA….and the RS zoned lands at Holmpatrick shall revert to HA zoned lands" they are misleading the councillors. In fact, using cockney rhyming slang, they are telling porky pies.
Maybe they're going back as far as our archaeological reports that were submitted as part of the evidence based Environmental Impact Assesment. But actually, here's an interesting fact; the archaeologist told me that our site was an industrial Bronze Age site! We have the remnants of a 'Fulacht Fia' (pit where water is heated for dyeing cloth and cooking) where the glamping is planned. We are hoping to make the archaeological heritage very much an attraction of our glamping, by showcasing the archaeology.
But the real reason I bring up the archaeology is the fact that the executive's recommendations act like they don't remember all of the scientific based studies that have already been carried out on the land over the Masterplanning and planning applications that I already referred to above. These science-based studies showed how the development would not have any adverse ecological or environmental impact locally or on any Natura 200 sites. So , when the executive says things in their recommendations like "proximity to an international bird sanctuary", 'potential for environmental/archaeological assessment", "highly sensitive landscape" "coastline vulnerable to coastal erosion", they should go talk to their own heritage officer who fully ratified all of these reports. They also are also pretending it's "remote' and not serviced; "absence of adequate services and infrastructure to serve the area". They should talk to their roads and water/gas departments. It's intentionally misleading. It's propaganda but in fairness they did it before in 2010/11 and it gives the few objectors great ammunition.
And speaking of the few objectors. What to say?! I won't go there. The Coastal Way will come and open up that part of Skerries to everyone, so there's only so long they can enjoy our land for themselves. Personally, the Coastal walk can't come soon enough. It has been an objective since the 1970s! We bought the missing link to connect Holmpatrick Cove to the Council-owned Nun's field. We lost that land and the house attached to it (our home) in the receivership. But that's in my other blogs. I know from my conversations with the new owner, that he will not be standing in the way of the Coastal Way. It will be a great amenity for the area and ironically, for those living on the Rush Road.
I think it's important to mention the fact that some objectors are putting local councillors under a lot of pressure and in one case I would say it is close to harassment at this point. I refer particularly to the two councillors who are proposing and seconding the motions on Holmpatrick , Cllr Karen Power and Cllr Seána O'Rodaigh. Their motions are in support of the glamping and against the council's attempt to de-zone the residential zoning. They along with Cllr Tom O'Leary, Cllr Grainne Maguire and Cllr Tony Murphy (all our local councillors) will be fighting our corner tomorrow, as they have done before That's Tuesday from 3pm. Our motions should be about an hour in. I think it's around motion 410. I would encourage anyone to log onto the Fingal Co Co Website where you can watch the debate live. You can do this by looking up the Webcasts and clicking into the live meeting. This is the sixth time we have gone through this and it doesn't get any easier. The executive seem to go to extreme lengths to stop us. We should have gone for a municipal dump. It might have been easier!
Last quote from the executive report regarding the glamping "one submission supports Map-based objective 6 (the glamping) as set out in the Draft Plan while the vast majority of submissions are opposed to its inclusion…". They are referring to my submission and maybe six possibly seven who wrote into the Draft Plan opposing. If you don't think the glamping is "nugatory" and you haven't signed the petition set up by Cllr Power, I woud be grateful if you would sign it and remind the executive what vast majority actually means. As I write this, we are 932 signatures. Thank you to everyone who has signed so far and for the comments on social media and in the Uplift petition. We are very grateful, as always, for your support.
Finally, I see in the news today that Paul Hyde (see above!) is now facing criminal charges under the Planning and Development Act. The OPR came out with the first part of two, in their Inquiry into the Board the other day. The Ditch and The Examiner have written extensively about the culture in the board and about serious questions to be asked of the Chairman, the Director of Planning and several board members. Yet the OPR was silent on this. There's a lot to be said on this but Paul Hyde is being touted as the Ray Burke "line in the sand". We all know how that worked out.
The Change.org petition in support of a glamping facility at Holmpatrick can be found on the link below.
https://chng.it/7DtfyBhwkB
Posted in Planning, Transparency, Writing | Tagged An Bord Pleanala, Fingal County Council, Holmpatrick Cove, Local democracy, Planning, Skerries | 2 Replies
It's Democracy…..
Posted on August 6, 2022 by hangingfish
Fingal County Council planners (the executive) don't like democracy and I don't say this lightly. I say it after 20 years of experience. Well, maybe to be more accurate in terms of the Fingal executive (as against the planning appeals Board), I should say 12 years, because it started back in 2010.
I won't repeat that time again, because it's well documented in my blogs; Power and Propaganda, which tell that part of our story. I'll cut to after Christmas last year (2021) when two of our local councillors told us that they were shocked to see that the executive of Fingal County Council, (AnnMarie Farrelly and the Director of Planning, her chief advisor Matthew McAleese), had put down a recommendation to de-zone our land. (The bit we had left after the last fun and games at the Board with the Paul Hyde/Philip Jones/Terry Prendergast special- An Bord Pleanála are in another league when it comes to democracy and transparency). The councillors had kindly waited until after Christmas so as not to spoil it for us. We were baffled and angry, but not surprised.
Some of the attendees at meeting 1st November, 2017
After An Bord Pleanála (appeals board) overturned our grant of planning in 2017, all the local councillors and TDs met. The outcome of the meeting was to ask the executive in Fingal to support a variation. (We even took a photo on the day!). The councillors had voted on the zoning you see. It is their role in the planning system; local democracy at work. We elect them and therefore they (unlike others) are accountable. They were shocked when the planning appeals Board made their strange decision and overturned the grant of permission from Fingal County Council, for Holmpatrick Cove.
To put things in context, at this stage, local councillors had already voted on the zoning of our land FOUR times- 2001, 2010, 2011 and 2016 – These had been lengthy, detailed debates. There was an awful lot of misinformation pedalled about. But the local councillors knew their town and their area. They backed our plans for our land. They didn't buy the propaganda coming from some executive planners.
In a meeting that followed with me and Michael, AnnMarie Farrelly, (as sympathetic as she appeared to be), said she couldn't do the variation for technical reasons. She said she could only "look at it in the context of the next development plan process". We respectfully told her (and planner Peter Byrne) we wouldn't be around in five years. Well, as it turned out, we weren't quite right. We were ravaged. But we were still standing. It was a tough five years to put it mildly.
Fast forward five years and back to the "context of the next development plan". We were sold a bit of a pup by the executive in 2017. The executive ignored the councillors support for developing that land and decided instead to de-zone it. So now we were faced with yet another vote with many new councillors who wouldn't be familiar with what had gone before. This vote would be number FIVE. It wasn't easy. There was the same propaganda coming from the executive – Let me give you an example – those of us living in Skerries don't see the Rush Road as rural Fingal. It's residential and attached to the town. I should know. I grew up on the Rush Road. It's also much closer to the centre of town than many of the developments to the north of Skerries, (Barnageera Cove, Hamilton Hill). But you see AnnMarie and Matthew say it's remote and that the road is inadequate. (They're talking about the Regional road with the Dublin bus route by the way). They say the land isn't serviced. (That means paths, transport, mains water, electricity and gas to you and I – which it has). They say it is coastal. Yes, it's coastal but can I tell you the housing is as far away from the coast as Supervalue is in Church Street (if not further). And they have started to bring back the birds on the islands. Honestly most of the town of Skerries is closer to Shenick island than that land. It's not as if we haven't provided them with evidence based studies over the years. But why spoil a good conspiracy. Especially when you are in control of the information.
That last vote was a pain. That of course is an understatement. We'd been through it too many times before. History repeating itself again. Same forces at play. I have a theory, gained from my years at the frontline, that the executive are defending the indefensible; the planning history and especially that Board decision. The decision (and not only that one) that should be bang smack in the middle of all three of the Inquiries going on (well maybe not the third one, the planning regulator OPR, because of the conflict; his parents live across the road from the entrance). The executive has obviously decided that to not defend that Board decision would "open up an appalling vista".
We won that vote, the FIFTH one. It was close. It was thanks to our local councillors who fought hard……..again. Over the years I can only thank them all (and I'm talking the retired and new local councillors) for their support for us. They have had to work against a system that is doing the same thing over and over again, in the hope that eventually they will get a different result. (what is that a definition of?). Or maybe they are just hard losers. They lost the vote in March. The FIFTH time the councillors voted. But wait for it. They are back again. Take SIX. They want another vote in September. To be sure, to be sure, to be sure, to be sure, to be sure, to be (effing) sure. AnnMarie and Matthew now recommend that the glamping and the housing is de-zoned again. I read the report. It's very compelling. Except it's not. It is the same propaganda. Same as last March. Same as the 2010/2011 meeting when senior planner, Rachael Kenny, (Director of Planning in An Bord Pleanála since 2015) led the charge. Political gaslighting, to use the modern term.
And I'm sorry if you think my tone is disrespectful. It's way past the time to be respectful. We've tried that. It doesn't work. Michael and I jokingly say, we have been long cured from our Stockholm Syndrome. This is people's lives and livelihoods these public servants are dealing with. Oddly I wouldn't even wish the consequences on them or their families.
If you notice I don't include the 2016 vote. Paul Reid was CEO at that time and he stopped the attempted propaganda at that meeting. You see, he didn't come from the system. He actually took the time to visit the site with us and discuss our plans. I remember in that council meeting he said "to de-zone that land would be a retrograde step". Not long after that I met him at an event to celebrate Skerries winning the Tidy Town's. He shook my hand told me to "keep up the good work".
So finally, my question is, WHO are these planning executives serving? Why will they not accept the democratic vote? There was a lovely comment made the other day that resonated with me. (one of the numerous positive comments in reaction to the article about our proposal in the Sunday Independent); "The planners are servants of democracy. Not its masters". Can somebody please send that memo to Fingal Co Co executive? (Oh and An Bord Pleanála while you are at it).
I hoped I would never have to write about planning again. I am so sick of it all, but as somebody said we are fighting for our lives. So, this time I am asking anyone, especially anyone from Skerries and the surrounding area, if you support what we are trying to do and don't agree with the actions of the executive, could you send them a message? Could you please mail AnnMarie and Matthew in Fingal Executive. I will include their contact details below.
I will also include Fingal councillors' emails. If you are of a mind in the next short while and if you have a spare moment, if you could let them know that you support our proposals we would appreciate it. (The councillors outside of Skerries rely on the executive to inform them and they have the same vote as the local councillors).
I won't include our local councillors' emails (as they know the full story) I would especially like to mention Karen Power and Seána O'Rodaigh, who Michael and I are so grateful to for their kindness and support and for proposing and seconding our motion last March. Nor will I include Tom O'Leary, Tony Murphy and Grainne Maguire, who have always supported us, both outside and in the chamber of Fingal Co Co. Michael and I really appreciate this too.
Fingal Executive
CEO AnnMarie Farrelly annmarie.farrelly@fingal.ie
Matthew MacAleese. matthew.mcaleese@fingal.ie
Fingal Councillors (excluding local -Skerries/Balbriggan)
Howard.mahony@cllrs.fingal.ie cathal.boland@cllrs.fingal.ie
Daniel.whooley@cllrs.fingal.ie pamela.conroy@cllrs.fingal.ie
Ted.leddy@cllrs.fingal.ie Siobhan.shovlin@cllrs.fingal.ie
Natalie.treacy@cllrs.fingal.ie john.walsh@cllrs.fingal.ie
Jimmy.guerin@cllrs.fingal.ie David.healy@cllrs.fingal.ie
Joan.hopkins@cllrs.fingal.ie Anthony.lavin@cllrs.fingal.ie
Brian.mcdonagh@cllrs.fingal.ie Eoghan.obrien@cllrs.fingal.ie
Aoibhinn.tormey@cllrs.fingal.ie joe.newman@cllrs.fingal.ie
Tom.kitt@cllrs.fingal.ie tania.doyle@cllrs.fingal.ie
John.burthaell@cllrs.fingal.ie breda.hanaphy@cllrs.fingal.ie
Mary.mccamley@cllrs.fingal.ie jk.onwumereh@cllrs.fingal.ie
Punam.rane@cllrs.fingal.ie Darragh.butler@cllrs.fingal.ie
Ian.carey@cllrs.fingal.ie ann.graves@cllrs.fingal.ie
James.humphreys@cllrs.fingal.ie brigid.manton@cllrs.fingal.ie
Dean.mulligan@cllrs.fingal.ie Kieran.dennison@cllrs.fingal.ie
Angela.donnelly@cllrs.fingal.ie brian.dennehy@cllrs.fingal.ie
Adrian.henchy@cllrs.fingal.ie paul.mulville@cllrs.fingal.ie
Robert.odonoghue@cllrs.fingal.ie
Posted in Planning, Writing | Tagged An Bord Pleanala, AnnMarie Farrelly, Fingal County Council, Holmpatrick Cove, Local democracy, Matthew McAleese, Paul Reid, Planning, Skerries | 7 Replies
Every five years the local council votes on a new plan for their area. It is called the County Development Plan. There is approximately a two year lead up to this process which is known as the Draft Development Plan. At the end of the two year period the local councillors get to vote in the plan that will shape their area over the next 5 years. The public participate in this process by making proposals to their local council and commenting on submissions made by third parties. The executive planners in the council are the administrators of this democratic process.
Skerries Harbour
In 2010 we made our submission to the Draft Development Plan process for Holmpatrick Cove. In truth we had made a submission in 2009 but it was returned because it was sent in at the wrong stage of the Development Plan process. (It was site-specific and at that stage they were dealing with strategic plans). The 2009 initial proposal was ambitious. A bit too ambitious as we were talking about Heritage Centres and Bird-Watching platforms and I think even an Aquarium!). We had been to Lahinch, you see, earlier that year. That's where the idea for Holmpatrick Cove evolved. They had it all there: hotel, swimming pool, aquarium, Heritage Centre down the road. So, we thought well, why not use our site in Skerries? We knew we had a great site. Strange decisions had been made in the Planning Board around our entrance. We knew they were based on vexatious claims so we could deal with that in the future.
The council had supported our plans for Holmpatrick Cove. By this I mean the executive planners who we went to in the first instance. They were going to propose it themselves in their January 2010 Manager's Report. But that never happened; there was the famous unexplained U-turn. The local councillors did support our plans so, encouraged by them, we put our submission into the Draft Development Plan in May, 2010. At this point the plan was for a hotel, swimming pool, 24 contemporary houses on the residential lands, a park, training spaces and a coastal walkway- Holmpatrick Cove.
The first commentary on our proposal (Manager's Report) that came out of the council was in September 2010. Another "Screening Report" followed which went on public display. The executive had changed their tune, to put it mildly. Holmpatrick Cove was now "highly undesirable" It was rural, distant, it had no public transport, highly sensitive, highly visible, it would damage the birds on island, it would damage air quality and climate. The report implied that the developers couldn't be trusted, the entrance was sub-standard, there were plenty of hotels in the area, there was already public paths on the land. If what was said was true, Holmpatrick Cove would have been scandalous. But it wasn't true. Our proposal was unrecognizable. Only possibly a municipal dump could have elicited such strong objection from the executive planners. The report was aimed at the 24 councillors who were to vote on the proposal in March 2011.
In January of 2011 we had our opportunity to respond to these reports. It was a stage in the Draft Plan that also allowed the public to make their views known. We made our submission dealing with the 'mis-information' in the Manager's and Screening Reports. We included our Court Judgment and Order regarding the entrance and past refusals. All of the submissions made during that stage were accessible on the Council's public web-site. Except ours. Our submission was redacted/obliterated. They mustn't have liked it.
The council executives got to reply to the January submissions in their February Manager's Report. "There were a large number of submissions received both in support and opposing Amendments 5.11 and 5.12 (collectively addressed as Holmpatrick)." That's what they said, the Executive in Fingal Co Co. They were referring to Holmpatrick Cove. The truth is there were 19 against Holmpatrick Cove (including a round robin) and 125 in support (including all of the main sports clubs and societies in the town). The bias shown in the opening statement continued throughout the report. Previous errors we had drawn their attention to were repeated. Holmpatrick Cove was stilll "highly undesirable" for the same five reasons. (they mustn't have read the Court Judgment because they still mentioned the substandard access and previous refusals). They must have hidden our reply very well because it was completely ignored. It was now February 2011 and a month before the elected councillors would get to vote on the new County Development Plan
The final Development Plan meeting took place on March 23rd 2011. The councillors came armed with the February 2011 Manager's Report (they were saving on printing). All 24 councillors were at the meeting and twenty of them spoke. Many of the councillors had bought into it the Manager's Reports. Why wouldn't they? There was a motion to take Holmpatrick Cove out of the County Development Plan. The councillor remarked at the meeting in March that she "was struck by the Manager's lengthy and detailed reply. I haven't seen such an emphatic reply to an objective". So, she urged her fellow councillors to support her motion to remove Holmpatrick Cove from the Development Plan.
The executive (Gilbert Power and Rachael Kenny) did their best to defend their reports. Some points were obviously troublesome so there was a bit of clarification done only after the councillors' debate had concluded. Apparently there were some facts in the Manager's Reports that they couldn't defend any more…there is a 33 bus that runs past the site….we haven't I think anywhere in the report indicated numbers of submissions for or against….In relation to the access onto the road …there were a number of Board Pleanala refusals….we gave the factual panning history…the proposer has won a high court case…and that's quite correct…and it should be said on the record. There seems to be a suggestion that the proposer has reneged on these lands, in ceding these lands….we were just simply answering the obvious question -were the lands in our control? No.…..In relation to hotels …there is a permission for a hotel at Milverton……you have existing hotels in the area, the Bracken Court Hotel…there are hotels in the area. We did make mention that there were local paths across the site….our information is probably incorrect….In relation to the reduction of Open Space lands where we did say 50%……that was a rough estimation on our part…….You can't say that it's visible from all areas of Skerries but it is visible. The senior planners tried their best to undermine Holmpatrick Cove- even at one stage Rachael Kenny displaying an incorrect site plan, the one that had been returned in 2009 with the Heritage Centre and Bird Watching building. This was done to illustrate to the councillors how much land would be taken up by the development. It was misleading to say the least. Perhaps an innocent mistake?
But local democracy won on that occasion. The local councillors defended the proposal and managed to persuade enough councillors to trust that they had their community's best interest at heart. The vote went in favour of Holmpatrick Cove. Holmpatrick Cove was on a Statutory footing in the 2011-17 Development Plan.
If anyone was to search the public record to read the official minutes of that meeting they would think the councillors who voted for Holmpatrick Cove must have been on some pretty strong substances to have voted the way they did. The public record consists of a Manager's Report and a record of the way the vote went. But here's the shocking bit. When the minutes were published a month later the heading on the minutes said "The following report by the Manager, which had been considered, was CONSIDERED" (to you and I that means that the following report is the one that was debated). But it wasn't the report that had been 'considered'. The report that was debated was substituted by a new, altered even more negative report. For example there were now 11 numbered reasons why Holmpatrick Cove was "highly undesirable." The public record is false.
At the time we asked them why they altered the minutes and got a non-response. Earlier this year we contacted the council again. We provided detail and wanted the public record amended. The official response was " The Planning History is on the Public Record". No it's not.
It is now 2020 and we are mid-way through the 2017-23 Development Plan. Holmpatrick Cove fell between two Development Plans. The council did grant planning permission for Holmpatrick Cove but it was refused by the planning board in 2017. That decision is a re-play of 2010/11.(For example they ignored the Court Judgment and preferred to mention the past refusals due to the substandard entrance etc. etc.). Also, the Statutory Objectives were taken away and exchanged by a 'Non-Statutory' Masterplan by the Fingal executive just before the refusal. Oh dear! That didn't help. But fear not they did leave in one of the three Statutory Objectives- the one about ceding lands to Fingal. Anyway that's another story and I'm sure there were at least 19 happy people (including the round robin!). Well maybe at least 21. (Must not forget those in the long grass).
The truth is the 2010/11 reports were biased, there were false and exaggerated statements made to further an agenda. One-sided information was disseminated in a deliberate manner to influence public opinion. Facts were manipulated and half-truths were presented as fact. The flow of information was controlled and information was withheld from the public. Loaded language was used to produce an emotional rather than a rational response. This is what the senior executives in the council presided over in 2011. Oh! and by the way, I have just outlined the definition of Propaganda.
Two nights ago we went to the Lighthouse Cinema to see The Sound of Music. Our eldest son had bought us all tickets. (He studies film and this was special because it was a 4k restoration of the original film). What a movie! Our youngest had never seen it before which I found hard to believe. Our eldest joked afterwards about the parallels in the end scene when the Von Trapp family are walking over the mountains into Switzerland, leaving everything behind them. They all agreed that they were looking forward to the day that we do the same with the field!
Credit: The Sound of Music- Von Trapp family flee to Switzerland
Posted in Planning, Transparency, Uncategorized | Tagged Development Plan, Local democracy, Propaganda, Public record, Skerries, The Sound of Music | 3 Replies
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    DECLARE @Compare2 AS NVARCHAR(255) --This is the MUST NOT have format

    SELECT
    @PostalCode=RIGHT(REPLICATE('0',(CASE WHEN LEN(@PostalCode)>Maximum THEN LEN(@PostalCode) ELSE Maximum END))
    + CONVERT(VARCHAR(255), @PostalCode), (CASE WHEN LEN(@PostalCode)>Maximum THEN LEN(@PostalCode) ELSE Maximum END))
    ,@Compare=
    (CASE WHEN SpecialCharacter IS NOT NULL THEN
            (CASE WHEN NumericOnly=1 THEN
                REPLICATE('['+ SpecialCharacter + '0-9]' ,Maximum)
            ELSE
                '%[' + SpecialCharacter + 'a-zA-Z0-9]'
            END)
        ELSE
            (CASE WHEN NumericOnly=1 THEN
                            REPLICATE('[0-9]',Maximum)
            ELSE
                ''
            END)
        END)
    ,@Compare2='%['
        + REPLACE('- /@#$%&*()%',ISNULL(SpecialCharacter,''),'')
        + (CASE WHEN NumericOnly=1 THEN '^a-zA-Z' ELSE '' END)
        + ']%'
    FROM dbo.tdw_qryPostalCodeRule
    WHERE CountryCode=@Country
    AND WorldRegionID=@WorldRegionID
    AND ShipperID=@ShipperID

    SET @Compare=dbo.fnCheckNvarcharValue(@Compare)
    SET @Compare2=dbo.fnCheckNvarcharValue(@Compare2)
    IF @Compare IS NOT NULL
        SET @Compare=@Compare + (CASE WHEN LEFT(@Compare,1)='%' THEN '%' ELSE '' END)

    --%[.,/-@#$&*()]%

    IF @Compare IS NOT NULL
        BEGIN
            IF @PostalCode COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN LIKE @Compare
                BEGIN
                    IF @Compare2 IS NULL
                        BEGIN
                            --'PASS'
                            --SELECT 'Pass1',@Country,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2,@UserID,@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID
                            INSERT INTO @rtnTable(PostalCode, Passed) Values( @PostalCode, 1)
                            RETURN
                        END
                    ELSE
                        BEGIN
                            IF @PostalCode NOT LIKE @Compare2
                                BEGIN
                                    --SELECT 'Pass 2',@Country,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2,@UserID,@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID
                                    INSERT INTO @rtnTable(PostalCode, Passed) Values( @PostalCode, 1)
                                    RETURN
                                END
                            ELSE
                                BEGIN
                                    --'FAILED'
                                    --SELECT 'Failed 1',@Country,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2,@UserID,@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID
                                    INSERT INTO @rtnTable(PostalCode, Passed) Values( @PostalCode, 0)
                                    RETURN
                                END
                        END
                END
            ELSE
                BEGIN
                    --'FAIL'
                    --SELECT 'Failed 2',@Country,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2,@UserID,@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID
                    INSERT INTO @rtnTable(PostalCode, Passed) Values( @PostalCode, 0)
                    RETURN
                END
                --,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2
        END
    ELSE
        BEGIN
            --SELECT 'PASS',@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID --We don't care
            --SELECT 'Pass 3',@Country,@PostalCode,@Compare,@Compare2,@UserID,@WorldRegionID,@ShipperID
            INSERT INTO @rtnTable(PostalCode, Passed) Values( @PostalCode, 1)
            RETURN
        END
    RETURN
END

The data for the rule table is like this:
CountryCode,Minimum,Maximum,NumericOnly,SpecialCharacter,WorldRegionID,ShipperID
FR  5   5   1   NULL    2   1
Which means France (FR) must have 5 characters, Numeric Only, No Special Characters Allowed, and the WorldRegion and Shipper for this rule.

A: Since it appears you are looking for postal codes, they are always the same length. You could use code like this: SELECT Right('00000' + [PostalCodeColumn], 5) AS PostCode

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Schofield dad accused of leaving 2-year-old son in car told police he forgot about him
Natalie Brophy
Wausau Daily Herald
WAUSAU – The Schofield father accused of leaving his 2-year-old son in a car for 10 hours Sunday told police he forgot about the child.
Marathon County prosecutors charged Zachary J. Wakeen, 22, on Friday with child neglect causing great bodily harm and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Judge Jill Falstad continued a $50,000 cash bond and ordered Wakeen not to have contact with his son or son's mother, to stay sober and not to leave Marathon County. If he posts bail, his parents must co-sign the bond.
According to a criminal complaint, around 2 a.m. Sunday, Wakeen went to his parents' home in Weston to pick up his son. Wakeen and his son returned home in the 1300 block of Grand Avenue in Schofield. Wakeen turned off the car and made two trips to take items into the house.
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After that, he told police, everything is a "blur." He said he "sat down for a second and fell asleep," leaving his son in the car, according to the complaint.
Around 11:45 a.m., the child's mother woke up from where she was sleeping in the bedroom and found Wakeen asleep on the couch. She woke him up and asked where their son was. They looked around the house for him and then Wakeen realized he was still in his carseat, in the car, with all the windows rolled up, the complaint states.
The parents got the boy out of the car and tried to cool him down in the bathtub. The child's mother then started doing CPR and Wakeen called 911. When officers arrived, the boy was wet and though he was breathing and his eyes were open, he "had a dazed look in his eyes and was not crying," according to the complaint. When officers touched the boy, they said his body temperature felt elevated.
Riverside Ambulance took the boy to Ascension St. Clare's Hospital, where doctors determined he was in critical condition, the complaint states. He was later flown to Marshfield Medical Center. The boy's maternal grandmother Keri Gray-Van Swol said Wednesday he is now out of the hospital.
About an hour after the boy's parents got him out of the car, the temperature inside the vehicle was over 130 degrees, according to the complaint. It was 82 degrees outside.
According to a search warrant, officers spoke with Wakeen's father, who told them when Wakeen came to pick up his son, he looked very tired but did not appear to be drunk or under the influence of any drugs.
Police searched the couple's home Wednesday and found a glass pipe, other drug paraphernalia and meth.
If convicted, Wakeen could face up to 16 years in prison. His next court date is scheduled for Aug. 12.
Contact Natalie Brophy at 715-216-5452 or nbrophy@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @brophy_natalie or Facebook at facebook.com/bynataliebrophy.

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North Bay, ON – October 28, 2016 – The City of North Bay would like to advise the public that it will be carrying out shouldering work on the Kate Pace Way starting Monday, October 31.
The work will start at Judge Avenue/Lee Avenue and continue towards Marshall Avenue. It is expected to be completed by Friday, November 4.
The Kate Pace Way will be kept open during this time. Proper warnings will be in place to indicate worksites, but the City would ask that users please slow down and use caution in this area.


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Should you get vaccinated? — Steve Kirsch | TrialSite News
Posted by Norman Pilon in Covid Vaccines
cytotoxic effects, deaths and injuries, mistakes that were made, Should you get vaccinated?, Spike protein, Steve Kirsch
Source: TrialSite News
[Related: first see this segment or clip of the DarkHorse Podcast: Spike protein is very dangerous, it's cytotoxic (Robert Malone, Steve Kirsch, Bret Weinstein) Here is the link to the entire DarkHorse podcast (that has now been taken down by YouTube, which we all know goes out of its way not to censure scientifically grounded information, even information that may cast doubt on the for-profit medical establishment mandated 'pandemic' and 'vaccine' narrative): How to save the world, in three easy steps ]
Should you get vaccinated?
By Steve Kirsch
I always get vaccinated. I have been fully vaccinated with the Moderna COVID vaccine. My three daughters have all been vaccinated.
I recently learned that these vaccines have likely killed over 25,800 Americans (which I confirmed 3 different ways) and disabled at least 1,000,000 more. And we're only halfway to the finish line. We need to PAUSE these vaccines NOW before more people are killed.
Based on what I now know about the miniscule vaccine benefits (approximately a .3% reduction in absolute risk), side effects (including death), current COVID rates, and the success rate of early treatment protocols, the answer I would give today to anyone asking me for advice as to whether to take any of the current vaccines would be, "Just say NO."
The current vaccines are particularly contraindicated if you have already been infected with COVID or are under age 20. For these people, I would say "NO! NO! NO!"
In this article, I will explain what I have learned since I was vaccinated that totally changed my mind. You will learn how these vaccines work and the shortcuts that led to the mistakes that were made. You will understand why there are so many side effects and why these are so varied and why they usually happen within 30 days of vaccination. You will understand why kids are having heart issues (for which there is no treatment), and temporarily losing their sight, and ability to talk. You will understand why as many as 3% may be severely disabled by the vaccine.
What I find deeply disturbing is the lack of transparency on how dangerous the current COVID vaccines are. Healthy people could end up dead or permanently disabled at a rate that is "off the charts" compared with any other vaccine in our history. Look at the death report in our government's official Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) summarized in the tweet below. This is the most deadly vaccine we've ever made by a long shot. That's why they have to give you incentives to get vaccinated. They need to vaccinate everyone BEFORE people read this article or watch this video of Dr. Peter McCullough explaining clearly why the current COVID vaccines are unsafe and completely unnecessary for our children.
The death rate from this vaccine is off the charts, more than all 70 vaccines over the past 30 years combined
But this is just the beginning of our story. We have a lot of ground to cover. I'll talk about Fauci, NIAID, CDC, Congress, academia, Cliff Lane, and more .
Before we jump into the details, here are some key points:
At least 6,000 deaths from the vaccine. The OpenVAERS team think it is over 20,000 due to under reporting.
Biodistribution data shows massive accumulation in ovaries of the LNP (which instructs cells in ovaries to sprout toxic spike protein). Whoops. That was never supposed to be leaked out. We obtained it via FOIA request. The CDC never told you about that one, did they? Of course not!
82% miscarriage rate in first 20 weeks (10% is the normal rate). It is baffling that the CDC says the vaccine is safe for pregnant women when it is so clear that this is not the case. For example, one our family friends is a victim of this. She miscarried at 25 weeks and is having an abortion on 6/9/21. She had her first shot 7 weeks ago, and her second shot 4 weeks ago. The baby had severe bleeding of the brain and other disfigurements. Her gynecologist had never seen anything like that before in her life. They called in a specialist who said it was probably a genetic defect (because everyone buys into the narrative that the vaccine is safe it is always ruled out as a possible cause). No VAERS report. No CDC report. Yet the doctors I've talked to say that it is over 99% certain it was the vaccine. The family doesn't want an autopsy for fear that their daughter will find out it was the vaccine. This is a perfect example of how these horrible side effects just never get reported anywhere.
25X the possibility of myocarditis for teen boys (can lead to heart failure and death)
Kids already have natural immunity (Science Magazine article), so there is no benefit to vaccination, only risk. Have you ever seen the risk / benefit analysis by the CDC?? Ask for it before you consent.
No point vaccinating those who've had COVID-19: Findings of Cleveland Clinic study. No benefit, only risk.
Doctors who attribute adverse events to the vaccine are punished (such as Dr. Hoffe). So under reporting is incentivized.
The CDC refuses to say how many people have died and is "still investigating" heart damage in kids even though it is obvious why (free spike protein causing clotting and inflammation). A 25X increase when the only "new" thing is the vaccine isn't hard to figure out. Ask the CDC for their current top 5 hypotheses for the cause. It will be more than amusing to see what they say. If it isn't the vaccine, heads should roll.
The CDC is deliberately misleading the American people. Check out the side effects page. Death, disability, excessive miscarriage rates, heart attacks, stroke, inability to walk, talk, or see, Bell's Palsy, persistent pain, Parkinson's like symptoms, re-activation of shingles, blood clots, etc. are all missing.
>500X more deadly than the flu vaccine
COVID vaccines have generated more adverse reports in the last 6 months than all 70 vaccines over the past 30 years combined. They missed that one.
Defective virus design (s1 was never supposed to be free, inclusion of PEG was unnecessary and allows LNP to be widely distributed)
Strong opposition to vaccination by extremely credible voices like Malone, Geert Vanden Bossche, others
NIAID (Cliff Lane) is improperly manipulating the COVID Treatment Guidelines to make it appear these drugs do not work, thus giving the world the false impression that the vaccine, even if imperfect, is the only way out. Ivermectin and fluvoxamine have been confirmed in Phase 3 trials. Ivermectin has a very high quality systematic review, the highest possible level in Evidence Based Medicine. Repurposed drugs are safer and more effective than the current vaccines. In general, early treatment with an effective protocols reduce your risk of dying by more than 100X so instead of 600,000 deaths, we'd have fewer than 6,000 deaths. NOTE: The vaccine has already killed over 6,000 people and that's from the vaccine alone (and doesn't count any breakthrough deaths).
Vaccines skipped proper toxicology studies in order to bring to market faster. We don't know what we don't know.
The unpredictable and horrifying side effects of this vaccine on heathy kids, such as the 16 year old girl who was unable to speak and see just 48 hours after being vaccinated
Debilitating side effects can happen at any time because vaccine victims are very similar to COVID long haulers (Dr. Bruce Patterson has discovered this) and we all know that long haul can start at anytime (even when the disease is asymptomatic) and could be incurable.
Because the vaccine is not perfectly safe, the government is required by law to warn people of the death and disability risks caused by the vaccine and to obtain informed consent. Always be sure to ask for the 50 most serious side effects and how often they happen. And find out whether they will compensate you if you are disabled for life from the vaccine. This is important because the blood clots can form anywhere with this very unsafe virus.
Note: this is a large document and different sections were written at different times so you may find that the numbers may be inconsistent. If you spot an error, please use the comments to point it out.
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migarium said:
I will get vaccinated by Sputnik V, Norman. After reading the articles about mRNA vaccines in your blog and the other blogs like Dr. Bramhall's, I decided in this way.
Here, the vaccination calendar is applied according to occupation, age and similar conditions. A high rate of Pfizer-Biontech vaccine was applied here. But I was waiting for Sputnik V, which came here last week. I was waiting for the age as I didn't fit the other criterias anyway. Age ranking is also came to me nowadays.
The only thing that worries me about getting vaccinated is that even with the Sputnik V vaccine, I have never had the flu in my life. I even thought that I had the flu once, I even wrote it on my blog with that excitement many years ago, 🙂 but then again, it came out with sinusitis. I have always had sinusitis problem. I didn't have the flu.
My opinion is that my sinusitis have been so firmly fixed on their places that for years, any flu virus coming from outside has been crashed by the sinuses, and
"Hey stop there, there's no way!"
is met by them. Maybe there have been big bloody wars in the sinus areas on my face for years, between my sinusitis and the flu viruses outside. 🙂 And the winner has been always my sinusitis. So, I don't know what will happen next when get vaccinated.
Anyway, I did not just only decide due to the blog articles of yours, also I have decided in this way because of there is huge polish campaign in here about Pfizer-Bionetch vaccine. Even there's a massive lynching against the unvaccinated people, and even a humiliating campaign against the Sputnik V vaccine and the others except Pfizer- Biontech. Combining the two brings out the social pressure to put pressure on not just those who are not vaccinated, but actually those who are not vaccinated with the Pfizer-Bionetch.
The ones that are the most polished things for me cause the most doubts, also everything they tell me "you will do this" becomes a rejection for me, I never do what they say. I don't have a problem with getting vaccinated, I always have been and still am. For example, I get a tetanus vaccine every 5 years. I will get vaccined by Sputnik V first dose probably in next 15 days, I will let all of you know the results.
Do let me know how the vaccination goes, especially in terms of any possible short- and long-term effects that you may eventually suspect.
Personally, I'm opting out all together on account of the truly benign nature of this infection for anyone under the age of 70 and who is reasonably healthy. Recall that the current estimated IFR for that extremely broad cohort is no more than 0.05%, by far and away less than it is for seasonal influenza, and that's an IFR that most likely remains an overestimate. Furthermore, add to that an 'absolute rate reduction' of somewhere near less than 1% for the entire lot of these vaccines, what really is the point of exposing oneself to very real potential effects of a spike protein that is now known to be biologically active and pathogenic?
This whole affair, to my mind, is a profiteering operation by the for-profit medical establishments everywhere, that is to say, by the ruling classes everywhere.
Not that COVID isn't real, but that there is, in terms of its lethality, no pandemic that anyone can speak of, albeit a generalized health care crisis on account of grossly underfunded facilities . . .
It's all just one more example of the societal impacts of the ass-backward incentives of capital.
Aye!
Yes, I will let you know! 👍 Also as you pointed "Not that COVID isn't real, but that there is, in terms of its lethality, no pandemic that anyone can speak of,", I am thinking the parallel, from the begining I have been saying "It's not that I don't believe in the existence of the disease, but I have my doubts about what this disease is."
Is it possible to think differently, by looking at what the pharmaceutical companies in the healthcare industry are doing, and knowing how greedy they are? It is also interesting that, for example, a variant emerges, in an African country for example, but those there cannot be vaccinated, but western countries are vaccinated. So what will happen those in African country? In other words, a complete chaos and vicious circle is created. On the one hand, the west, which vaccinates its people by creating a perception of they are a rich country and so called protect their people; and the public thinks that these people give them free vaccines, as if their taxes do not go to these companies. It is all mess my friend.
Tyrone Slothrop said:
"And find out whether they will compensate you if you are disabled for life from the vaccine. This is important because the blood clots can form anywhere with this very unsafe virus."
Not sniping, but I think you mean "very unsafe vaccine," right?
I cannot take any credit or discredit for anything Steve Kirsch has written, but I would venture that you are correct: "very unsafe vaccine" is in this context very probably the intended expression.
Stacey said:
The readers are sharp…that was what I was going to say too "very unsafe vaccine" not "virus" in last lines. I think that was a mistake… but kinda important too.
But from the context clues…we know!! 😝🤔😰😵🤧🤔😝
For letting you know: I haven't had the Sputnik V vaccine yet. Because it has not been distributed yet. According to the information given, the vaccines are kept in a facility for 15 days after they entered the country and are examined. But it still has not been distributed to health institutions in the country after one month. Maybe there is a glitch, I don't know. Again, according to statements, a new lot Sputnik V vaccine will arrive at the end of this month. Maybe something went wrong with the first lot. By the way Norman, do you have any knowledge can you share about VLP based covid vaccines?
By the way Norman, do you have any knowledge can you share about VLP based covid vaccines?
Not yet, but I'll look into it.
Elisabeth Glassell said:
What about the Novavax vaccine? I Know it's not available yet in the U.S. but is supposed to work differently than mRNA, etc. I thought it was going to be available.1
I myself have not researched anything on the topic of Novavax. However, speaking only for myself, like the other vaccines, it has no safety nor efficacy track record. Moreover, COVID-19 disproportionately affects cohorts with serious morbidities, especially among the very old. Personally, even though I am in my sixties, I therefore see no reason to even begin considering taking anything as experimental as any of the COVID vaccines on offer.
Steve Kirsch may have a different opinion on the matter.
(Apologies. My comment posted before I had time to complete it. Replying from a laptop that doesn't well accommodate fat fingers.)
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Alex Livingston said:
Could you please correct the spelling of the link at the top of this post? It should be "TrialSite News", not "TrialStie News". Thanks.
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Grahame G Bell said:
All the lethal cases of vCJD came about not sas the UK government claimed by eating BSE infected beef but through vaccines contaminated with BSE. BSE entered the UK herd as a result of experiments to increase beef and dairy yields through "Growth Hormones" then some vaccines were sourced from bovine material NOW INFECTED WITH BSE , which transferred the BSE to humans via the vaccine as vCJD.
Not to challenge your claims, Grahame, but if you have any reliable sources, that would be greatly appreciated. An issue worthy of being investigated.


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Blockchain Association announces the election of its 2023-24 board of directors
Washington, D.C., Jan 23, 2023 — Blockchain Association is pleased to announce the 2023-24 board of directors. The board brings a diverse set of experience and knowledge as the Association continues its work to inform and advocate for pro-crypto legislation and regulatory policies. As a member-led organization, the Association's members and board drive the conversation around our approach to the most important issues facing the crypto industry, informing our approach to securities law, tax, privacy, and fundamental issues of digital identity.
The Association congratulates and welcomes the following individuals:
Marvin Ammori, Chief Legal Officer, Uniswap Labs
Marta Belcher, President and Chair, Filecoin Foundation
Seth Hertlein, Vice President and Global Head of Policy, Ledger
Bill Hughes, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters, ConsenSys
Mark Murphy, President, Digital Currency Group
Georgia Quinn, General Counsel, Anchorage Digital
Joshua Rivera, General Counsel, Blockchain Capital
Marco Santori, Chief Legal Officer, Kraken
Sarah Ward, General Counsel, Chainalysis
"Blockchain Association represents more than one hundred of the most important crypto projects, investors, protocols, and companies. At this time of broader market focus, I'm pleased and humbled to work day-to-day with this group to re-energize our work, focused on crypto's core principles of financial sovereignty, privacy, and a decentralized world," said Kristin Smith, Blockchain Association CEO. "Our new board will lend their vision, their expertise, and their diligence to help us ensure that the United States embraces and supports the growth of crypto in this country, rather than pushing its development offshore."
About Blockchain Association: Blockchain Association is the collective voice of the cryptocurrency industry. Our members include the sector's leading investors, companies, projects, and protocols, working together to support a future-forward, pro-innovation national policy and regulatory framework for the crypto economy. Find us at theblockchainassociation.org. Follow us @BlockchainAssn.
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"Automotive Glass Technician" means a person who removes, installs, repairs and generally services all types of stationary and movable glass in motor vehicles and associated equipment.
After September 1, 2017, if you are not an apprentice taking an ITA-recognized program and are planning to apply to challenge and receive certification, you must complete and pass a practical assessment before your application can be accepted by ITA. Please contact the Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) for information about the practical assessment.
Please be advised that there have been some changes made. For changes to the apprenticeship pathway, please refer to OPSN-2017-013. For changes to the challenge pathway, please refer to OPSN-2017-015.


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Medical insurance is an important tool for effectively managing your budget. Insurance companies cover most of your health expenses, saving you from paying out of your pocket. Dental insurance is also a type of medical coverage that provides coverage for certain dental expenses. It can be offered as a part of the overall medical indemnity or as a separate policy. To better assist patients, our office in Evansville also processes treatment compensations through dental insurance.
As this method of payment has a few additional details that need to be dealt with before the payment is transferred, it is suggested that you verify with your insurance provider before beginning treatment. It is important to make sure your insurance plan is currently active since many polices go into effect several months after application approval. You are also advised to ensure that the treatment you will be receiving is covered by your insurance company.
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Diego Luzuriaga (born 1955, in Loja) is an Ecuadorian composer of classical music.

He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Music Composition in 1993.

Luzuriaga composed Manuela y Bolívar, the first Ecuadorian opera, which relates the love and death of Manuela Sáenz and Simón Bolívar. It premiered in November 2006 at the Sucre National Theater (Teatro Nacional Sucre).

He was awarded the Eugenio Espejo National Prize in 2006. This prize is the highest recognition given to an Ecuadorian artist and it is awarded biannually by the president of Ecuador.

Andean folk and Latin American music are influences in Luzuriaga's work. His "Responsorio"  has been performed by several major American symphony orchestras as part of "Caminos del Inka", a program championed by conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

Education

Luzuriaga earned an architecture degree from the Central University of Ecuador in Quito, before pursuing an education in musical composition at the École Normale in Paris, the Manhattan School of Music in New York, and Columbia University.

References

External links
 Diego Luzuriaga's website
 Review of Manuela y Bolívar

People from Loja, Ecuador
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Central University of Ecuador alumni
Columbia University alumni
Manhattan School of Music alumni
École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni
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Whilly Bermudez is an American Media Entrepreneur, Podcaster, & Author- affectionately known as the "WB".
Whilly's relentless pursuit to take ideas beyond their creative limits knows no bounds. As one of the most highly regarded professionals in South Florida and one of the most recognizable names in the industry, Whilly's focus is to create 'out of the box' concepts continue to set him apart. For 20+ years, WB has developed countless unique business concepts & placed his creative stamp on countless client brands. Some of his social media content has been viewed and/or shared millions of times.
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Through innovation, entrepreneurship, and his community driven efforts towards charitable advances, he has received endorsements from educational institutions, as well as major newspapers, and organizations.
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Electrolipolysis is aimed at women who have mild localised cellulite on the thighs, buttocks, hips and stomach. It isn't recommended for overweight people or adolescents.
- Electrolipolysis involves inserting fine needles (throwaway needles of the sort used for acupuncture) into swollen fatty tissue, running a weak, low frequency electric current through the area that makes the fibrils (tiny fibres) of connective tissue under the skin - which improve the quality and appearance of the skin - contract.
- On the thighs and buttocks, for example, doctors use 4 pairs of needles 10-12 cm long in the hypodermis, at depths of 1-5 cm. This is where the fat that causes cellulite lies.
- Electrolipolysis destroys fat cells, making them lose their ability to retain fat. The fat is then free to be used, and is elilminated from your system naturally in your urine, which is why it's recommended to drink lots of water after treatment to flush out toxins.
- Lymphatic and blood microcirculation is improved by alternating between contraction and letting go of the muscles.
Electrolipolysis has to be carried out in a surgery or hospital, by a cosmetic surgeon, after an interview/consultation. No local anaesthetic is given. It isn't very painful: you'll feel a pin-prick at the most, and a bit of stinging from the electric current.
Expect 6-10 sessions, 45-60 minutes in length, with an interval of two weeks in between, for smooth, firm and lump-free skin.
Are visible after 4 weeks. For optimum results, you should also lead a healthy lifestyle, eat healthily, and exercise at least twice a week. The results will depend on the quality of the tissue and how old the cellulite is.
You lose an average of 2-5cm from your hips, 3-4cm from your thighs and 4-5kg in weight. What's more, it seems the fatty cells retain the treatment in their memory, so you don't put weight back on when you stop treatment. To maintain the benefits, try having acupuncture to restore your body's general balance.
Electroliploysis is not recommended for adolescents, people who are overweight or pregnant women. You should not have it if you have deep vein thrombosis, inflamed, irritated skin or spots on the area, because of the risks of infection.
Slight swelling is the only side-effect.
- The two are totally different: liposuction is a surgical procedure carried out by a cosmetic surgeon, and is a much more invasive, more expensive procedure.
- Electrolipolysis is far less common than liposuction, but is starting to become a bit more well known, especially alongside mesotherapy.
- See the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons for more information (www.bapras.org.uk).


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Glad to hear you are interested in Clones! The latest version available for download and purchase is 1.26, you can try the demo or purchase the full game from either Steam, D2D, or our own Clones Store.
When we release a new version you will either be automatically upgraded on Steam, or you will get a prompt to upgrade when you start the non-Steam edition. It's important to accept these upgrades because only the latest version can play online with other updated players, and leaderboard highscores are only accepted from the latest version.


Once again time has gotten away with me and half of March is gone already. Early this morning as I was driving to an early Dr's appointment, it occured to me that 2012 is truly flying by. Easter will be here before we know it and as usual, I have never gotten around to making all the goodies that I have intended and (really) wanted to make for Spring. So many ideas, so little time.
I do have tons of homespun eggs for a real bargain price. This bowl has only part of what I have ready. I do love them in this "re-do" bowl. Thi would make a great centerpiece!
I am also making these banners.......this is one of my favorites so far....it would be perfect on a double window and it can be hung with straight pins , if necessary.
I also have Crow (with crows), Welcome (with Pineapples), USA (with flags) plus a few more. I'll try to post pics as they're finished. I think last names and kids names would be great!
These are made from a thin wood, painted, stenciled, sanded and antiqued to look old. Strung together and tied with jute. Lightweight enough to hang almost anywhere! I will also do custom!!
Before I close, I wanted you all to see my living room. We got new furniture back in November, so I had to make a few changes. I had to be practical with fabric choices, cause of the kittys, but we really love the new look. The sofa is the perfect size for the room and I love the slight camel back. This was taken in December when the Christmas tree was up, so it is a bit different now. I'm still doing a bit of tweaking and I'll share those another day.
Be sure and check out my web site in the next few days!


The AmeriCorps*VISTA worked alongside the Senior Program and Education Manager to create a schedule of monthly work parties that will take place at any of the 14 parks City Fruit stewards. Depending on the season, tasks can range from digging tree circles and mulching them to prevent weeds, to a harvest celebration and apple-pressing event. The VISTA determines the site needs and will then recruit a number of volunteers using various outreach mechanisms. Such volunteer recruitment methods for orchard steward work parties include: Volunteer Match, Seattle Works, Idealist, Microsoft's Volunteer Manager, a number of organizations, businesses, and schools that have expressed an interest in group volunteer opportunities or corporate volunteer events, City Fruit social media outlets (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram), City Fruit newsletters, and City Fruit Volunteer Newsletters. As always, timing and planning is of the essence. Remember that aside from planning, there will also be a couple hours of work to set up the information in volunteers for Salesforce so that volunteers can recruit online. United Way King County has connected us with volunteer groups in the past as well as larger corporations that focus on corporate volunteer events as part of their workplace values such as Microsoft or Expedia.


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Comment Updates: Automakers
The MyWallSt analyst team is constantly monitoring the stocks on our shortlist and reassessing our investment theses. Over the past few days, we've updated our comments on the following companies:
You don't last over 100 years as one of the world's largest automakers by standing still — something (relatively) new Ford CEO Jim Farley knows all about. With legislation across the EU, UK, and most recently California (which will likely mean a number of states will follow suit in due time) looking to eventually ban the production of internal combustion engine vehicles, the future of the auto industry is electric. While Ford may be later to the game than some of its pure-play competitors, it is making up for it with huge investment and ambitious targets.
The company announced early last year that it would designate $22 billion to its growth efforts in electric vehicles. This has culminated in short and medium-term goals of producing 600,000 by the end of 2023 and two million by the end of 2026. Putting this into context, the company sold 1.9 million vehicles total in 2021. This turn to electric will bring its own issues, especially in terms of raw materials, however, the company has already sourced 70% of the battery capacity needed to support a two million plus global production rate. With the excitement around new models like the F-150 Lightning pickup truck and the E-Transit commercial van, management expects its EV business to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 90% through 2026.
Ford is clearly moving to where the puck is heading with its electrification efforts, and thanks to a profitable, and extremely liquid business model, it can spend the big bucks to do so. If managed well, this transition could elevate the business to new highs. However, the fact that the auto industry is undergoing wholesale changes does bring new risk factors to its investment thesis too.
Read the updated comment for Ford.
It's tough to talk Tesla without mentioning CEO Elon Musk's impending trial over his proposed acquisition of Twitter, but let's give it a go, shall we?
With the aforementioned plans by a number of states and countries that will likely spell the end of the internal combustion engine — for passenger cars at least — the pioneer of electric vehicles should be in an enviable position to benefit, right? Yet as market leader and chief innovator, Tesla — inversely — may actually have the most to lose from the industry's pivot to electrification.
Competitors have been forced to catch up, as evidenced by Ford's efforts above. The company may have enjoyed a distinct technological advantage for the past decade, but this will likely tighten in the years ahead, along with its dominant market share. That being said, being a slightly smaller fish in a much bigger pond will inevitably be better for business in the long run. However, the pricing power and premium positioning it has enjoyed for so long may come under threat.
Back to Musk, and the potential fallout that could arise from his imminent court case with Twitter. If forced to follow through with his acquisition of the social media site for $44 billion, we could see him offload more shares and provide some near-term volatility to the stock price. If it goes the other way, we'll likely see a jump as he is alleviated from the ongoing circus. Either way, It is not the kind of distraction you would expect from the CEO of one of the world's most valuable companies. But as we all know, for better or worse Musk is not your typical CEO, making Tesla's future performance all the more difficult to prophesize.
Read the updated comment for Tesla.


It is the owner's responsibility to install efficient and proper lighting at the parking lot.
However, there exist several challenges in relation to lighting up a parking lot, which must be taken into consideration in relation to the lighting solution.
For users of the parking lot, it is crucial to able to feel safe and being able to orientate oneself use the parking lot.
For the owner of the parking lot, however, it is crucial to an easy and cheap lighting solution at the parking lot.
At many parking lots, traditional lighting in the form of halogen spots are used but this lighting solution entails many problems, including poor lighting quality, a high degree of replacement and maintenance as well as a very high energy use, which is costly on the electricity bill.
A possible solution to these challenges is LED lighting.
This type of lighting can accommodate the lighting needs that exist in relation to parking lighting but do not have the disadvantages of traditional lighting solutions.
Therefore, you can with advantage consider changing your old lighting solution with a new efficient LED solution.
LED is known for its exceptionally long life expectancy on above 50,000 hours.
Furthermore, LED lamps demands only minimal maintenance because LED lamps are very robust and this entails that they rarely break due to weather conditions or vandalism.
The long life expectancy combined with the minimal need of maintenance thus imply that you can achieve a massive reduction in energy costs and this way you can achieve huge savings by changing to LED lighting.
In many cases, the saving is more than 75 % and this gives the owner of the parking lot significantly reduced lighting costs.
LED is also known for its sublime lighting quality.
The high lighting quality is a reality because LED lighting is applying the newest and most innovative technologies on the market today.
The LED lighting's extremely high lighting quality ensures that the users feel safe and well-orientated at the parking lot.
Furthermore, the high lighting quality entails that the risk of robbery is reduced as well as the risk of accidents is minimized.
Thus, the safety is very much improved at the parking lot using LED compared to traditional lighting sources and, also, a well-lighted parking lot appears more inviting and professional.
A part of a company's CSR profile, that is its corporate social responsibility profile, is the environmental approach of the company, and today consumers very much demand for companies to behave in an environmental-friendly way.
LED is a very environmental-friendly lighting solution and can reduce the CO2 emission.
LED is, therefore, a very sustainable lighting method.
So, if you change the current lighting solution into a new LED solution, you can improve the municipality's or company's CSR profile by using the green LED lighting solution in your marketing efforts.
A way of accommodating the users' and the owner's lighting needs is by installing a new LED lighting solution at the parking lot, because LED very much can meet both the users' wish for good lighting quality as well as the owner's wish for lower energy- and maintenance costs and an improved CSR profile.
By many, LED lighting has been pointed out to be the lighting solution of the future, and the amazing benefits of LED are constantly being improved and refined by scientific research. You can read more about the benefits of LED here.
Have you experienced yourself the benefits of installing LED Parking Lot Lighting? Do you see any other benefits related to changing your old lighting to LED?
Our comment box is widely open for your comments and questions, so go ahead and share your thoughts!
It's interesting how you said that LED lights are really durable and won't be broken easily because of weather or vandalism. This would be a huge benefit because the money you save on lighting would be able to be placed toward parking lot maintenance. The extra lighting would also be helpful because it would allow for the service you hire to work a bit longer into the night which would make the project go by quicker.


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Hawks' Rick Dorval named CCHL's Coach and General Manager of the Year
Posted by Press Release | Apr 4, 2022 | Sports
Rick Dorval of the Hawkesbury Hawks has been named the Central Canada Junior Hockey League's 2021-22 Coach and General Manager of the Year.
Rick Dorval from the Hawkesbury Hawks has been named 2021-22 Coach and General Manager of the Year by the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL).
Dorval, 38, joined the Hawks as their head coach in 2014-15, after moving on from his head coach and general manager position with the Ottawa Junior Senators. He won the Coach of the Year Award with during the 2012-13 season with the Junior Senators.
Dorval b added the General Manager tag with the Hawks at the beginning of the 2016-17 season.
So far during the 2021-2022 CCHL season Dorval has helped lead the Hawks to an impressive 36-12-3-2 record on the ice – good enough for second place among all CCHL teams. Under Dorval, the Hawks boast a league-leading power play percentage of 21.4 per cent and a league-best penalty kill that has a success rate of 88.5 per cent.
In the managerial seat, Dorval has made some very impressive moves, recruiting players such as Jakson Kirk, Rylee Hlusiak, and William Gendron. On top of that, he has made some solid acquisitions via trade on the season, acquiring both Kerfalla Toure and Djibril Toure from within the league, and also acquiring offensive dynamo Thomas Cusson and goaltender Matthew Tovell from outside of the league.
The Hawks have secured their second place seed and are now waiting to find out who the team's first round opponent will be in the 2021-22 Bogart Cup Playoffs, which begin April 12.
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The Emley Moor transmission tower near Huddersfield came tumbling down on March 19, 1969 at 5.01pm.
Adverse weather conditions and heavy ice caused the tower to fall, leaving Yorkshire without a television signal and a community in shock.
Here is a report from a young Richard Whiteley from our archives.


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'No one could have foreseen' man stamping his own partner to death
Brian Downie had a psychotic episode and a review into the death has been published
Richard WhitehouseLocal Democracy Reporter
Brian Downie (Image: Devon and Cornwall Police)
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A review into the death of a pensioner killed by her partner during a psychotic episode has recommended that more needs to be done to address risks of domestic abuse among the elderly and people suffering dementia in Cornwall.
Lesley Davies, 81, died in July 2018 after a violent attack by her partner Brian Downie near their home in Par.
Mr Downie was detained in a secure hospital unit after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Following the incident a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) was undertaken by the Safer Cornwall Partnership.
DHRs are carried out to help enable learning from homicides where a person has died as a result of domestic abuse. While the DHR was completed in January 2020, it was only published last month.
The review looked to consider the contact and involvement that agencies had with Ms Davies and Mr Downie between 2014 and 2018.
Ms Davies and Mr Downie had been living together since 2017 having both been previously married and having children from those previous relationships.
WARNING: Some readers may find some details distressing
The report states that Mr Downie was being treated for epilepsy and that in the months leading up to Ms Davies' death the episodes of epilepsy became more frequent and details were recorded in a diary kept by Ms Davies.
In July 2018 police were called to a street close to the couple's home after neighbours witnessed Ms Davies being chased by Mr Downie down the street.
The report, which refers to Ms Davies as 'Adult A' and Mr Downie as 'Adult B' states: "They had then seen Adult B catch up with Adult A and on doing so he knocked her to the ground and had then started to violently assault her. One of their neighbours had tried to intervene but was unable to physically prevent Adult B from continuing the assault. In order to stop the assault this neighbour had to resort to hitting Adult B with a plank of wood."
Lesley Davies (Image: Devon and Cornwall Police)
When police arrived Mr Downie was arrested. Ms Davies received treatment at the scene and taken to hospital but died as a result of head injuries sustained in the attack.
Mr Downie was assessed by mental health professionals and deemed unfit for detention and was transferred to a secure unit.
After the incident Mr Downie was diagnosed with suffering Lewy Body Dementia - the report states this was "a major contributing factor to his behaviour at the time that the homicide took place".
On the date of the incident the report says that Mr Downie's son had spoken to him and said that he "started to act strangely". Mr Downie called his son again later that day and was again described as acting strangely, adding "he became increasingly concerned when his father repeatedly requested that he should call the police. Adult B stated 'call the police armed' before spelling out the word 'armed' and giving his home address".
After that call Mr Downie's son called the police and made his way to his home. Shortly after Mr Downie called the police and requested both the police and ambulance service.
It was around half an hour after that call that the assault which led to Ms Davies' death occurred.
The scene on Pembroke Close in Par (Image: Danielle Smith)
Those at the scene reported Mr Downie saying "he was going to kill her" and "she wanted me to kill her" and said he was very confused.
After he was arrested Mr Downie was constantly saying "I love you" and police officers said he was distant, agitated, confused and "very up and down".
Mr Downie was also heard to say "this will make them stand up and listen that I need medical help".
The DHR includes details of the diary entries by Ms Davies about Mr Downie's seizures and mentions one in May 2018 when he became "very angry" with her and stated she was trying to get him to take the wrong tablets.
The report also found that as a result of her relationship with Mr Downie her sons believed she had become more insular.
It states: "Adult A's (Ms Davies) sons believed that she had lost some of her independence and that Adult B (Downie) could be controlling. Adult A's sons struggled to form a relationship with Adult B because of the way his presence changed their mother."
The DHR found that other than health the couple had little involvement with other agencies with no contact with social services or the police.
Following admission to a mental health facility Mr Downie was described as presenting with psychotic features of delusional misidentification.
The DHR states that there is nothing recorded "that would suggest that Adult A (Ms Davies) was exposed to domestic violence or physical abuse at any stage in her life".
Police considered whether Mr Downie had used "controlling or coercive behaviour" and in a statement to police one of Ms Davies' sons "described how he had noticed that Adult B (Downie) was becoming controlling of his mother. He described this as being a slow process which had occurred over a period of four years and during that time Adult A (Ms Davies) had become less confident resulting in Adult B becoming more influential".
The report states that Ms Davies had previously been outgoing and social, but after meeting Downie her relationship with others, including her sons, had changed.
Ms Davies' family also stated that she would always wear bright colours but after meeting Downie she started to wear plain clothes.
The report states: "Adult A's family felt that she was on occasions economic with the truth in respect of Adult B and that was shielding him from the family. Adult A would often take Adult B's side and her family felt that he was controlling her emotionally and 'brainwashing' her."
Police considered coercive and controlling behaviour but felt there was no evidence that this was having an impact on the relationship in terms of abuse.
The report states: "The panel did however recognise that whilst there was no recorded evidence held by agencies that there was coercive control in the relationship this may have been due to a lack of recognition by Adult A of the impact that Adult B was having on her life or the fact that she hadn't reported it."
They also state that the behaviour of Downie could be attributable to his medical condition.
The report said that due to minimal contact that either adult had with agencies "there was limited opportunity to enquire whether there were concerns about domestic abuse in the relationship".
Ms Davies was not asked about any abuse in her relationship as part of any routine enquiry at her GP surgery and the GP said that this would not have been done as there were no risk factors or obvious vulnerability.
However the DHR has recommended to NHS Kernow that routine enquiry should be encouraged.
The DHR found that there were no failures in the medical treatment that Downie received and it highlights that he was "a complex case to fully diagnose" and it was not known that he had Lewy Body Dementia.
It found that: "No one could have foreseen the events that occurred in July 2018."
The review has recommended that routine enquiry into domestic abuse should be reviewed across all services.
And it has recommended that Safer Cornwall should commission a review of the impact of dementia and associated conditions on domestic abuse in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Agencies have also been recommended to amend policy and practice so they recognise and deal with the impact of domestic abuse among the elderly and those suffering dementia related illnesses.
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FIG Partners Served As Sole Placement Agent In $50 Million Subordinated Debt Offering For RBB Bancorp
By	Chris Marinac
FIG Has Now Completed 15 Subordinated Debt Capital Raises Since 2015 Totaling $270 Million
ATLANTA, April 18, 2016 — RBB Bancorp, the parent company of Royal Business Bank, has announced the placement of $50 million in subordinated notes.
The notes were issued on March 31, 2016 and qualify as Tier 2 capital. The Los Angeles-based company said the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, capital management and to support future growth.
FIG Partners served as Sole Placement Agent to RBB Bancorp. The FIG team included Greg Gersack, Senior Managing Principal and Co-Head of Investment Banking; Dan Flaherty, Vice President, Investment Banking; Ricardo Diaz, Senior Vice President, Fixed Income; and Patrick Ahern, Managing Director, Fixed Income.
Louis Chang, RBB Bancorp Chairman, said, "We are pleased to announce the successful completion of our subordinated debt placement, as a form of low-cost regulatory capital. This transaction is in line with our long-term capital management strategy and is critical to our future growth plans. The Company remains committed to increasing shareholder value, and we believe this private placement of subordinated debt is an important step in our strategic plan."
More information from RBB Bancorp is available here.
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Remembering classic games: Twisted Metal (1995)
Endlessly entertaining automotive destruction with a 'unique' set of characters…
Twisted Metal was released for the original PlayStation console mere weeks after Destruction Derby, but rather than relying on anything as rudimentary as head-on collisions, this car combat game featured vehicles bristling with more weaponry than an Apache gunship.
With a plot that sounds like a straight-to-DVD Saw spin-off, Twisted Metal takes place in the far-flung future year of 2005, where a mysterious figure named Calypso, who lives beneath the streets of LA, organises a deadly vehicular combat tournament. What that means in practice is driving around in circles, peppering each other with rockets and machine gun fire in a sort of clumsy, ultra-violent automotive ballet.
Endlessly entertaining in split-screen multiplayer, it was the cast of bizarre, horror movie characters that gave Twisted Metal its unique flavour. Your options for each deathmatch included a sort of murderous Mr Whippy in an ice cream van, a maudlin ghost in a Corvette C2 or, best of all, the literal Grim Reaper riding around on a motorbike. We had no idea he was quite so 'hands on'.
With such a fantastical cast of characters, it's perhaps surprising that the levels themselves were a relatively conventional tour of urban and suburban Los Angeles. It's only the final arena that truly stands out, a rooftop level which had you hopping between skyscrapers long before Fast and Furious 7 made it cool.
A cult favourite, Twisted Metal spawned several sequels and spin-offs, including the deliciously dark Twisted Metal Black on PS2, but after a lacklustre response to the PS3 reboot in 2012, there's been absolutely zip since. Which is doubly a shame, because in addition to being a classic videogame series, we find a well-placed homing missile to an enemy car's exhaust pipe to be extremely effective therapy for lingering road rage…
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Blokify: Free 3D printing and modeling app launches in the iTunes Store #3DThursday #3DPrinting #3D « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
The day is finally here, Blokify has launched! Blokify is a new iOS app whose mission is to deliver 3D modeling software (for 3D printers) that is intuitive, fun, and accessible, thereby tearing down the walls that have kept the 3D printing community insular….


We are selling Biosynergy which presents Blend Thymosin beta 4 (TB500), FGM and Ipamorelin. The Recovery³ is a special blend of 3 peptides for cell regeneration, recovery, well being and energy.
Biosynergy designed Recovery³,which is a Blend de three peptides specifically for cell regeneration, recovery, well-being, and energy. The Blend is a mix of the peptide Thymosin Beta 4 (TB500), the peptide MGF and the peptide Ipamorelin in one bottle.
MGF has the ability to grow and improve damaged tissue by activating the muscle stem cells and developing the control in place of protein synthesis. This unique capability can quickly improve recovery and accelerate muscle growth.
Ipamorelin refers to a synthetic peptide which has powerful properties of release of growth hormone. The chain of Ipamorelin is quite short and has only five amino acids. For this reason, it can significantly increase muscle growth and burn fat at the same time.
It is recommended to use RECOVERY³ before bedtime or after training.
In case of injury, RECOVERY³ can also be used locally subcutaneously near the wound to increase the exchange of substances between cells, promote tissue repair, and accelerate the healing process.
Le Dosage recommended by the brandis an dosage for userswho have never used this treatment.
Le Initial dosage is an assay for users who have already used steroids, peptides, and/or growth hormone.
Triple dose = pro elite dose (2.1mg / day).


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Q: How to suppress "Object is possibly 'undefined'" in nested objects in redux Consider we have the interface for our redux state as follows:
interface State {
    designs: {
        [key: number]: {
            textboxes?: {
                [key: number]: { override: boolean};
            }
        };
    };
}

In one of our reducer cases we have:
case 'SOME_ACTION_TYPE': {
    const { designId, textboxId } = action.meta;
    draft.designs[designId].textboxes[textboxId].override = true;
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Object is possibly 'undefined'.ts(2532)

    break;
}

How do I suppress this typescript error?
I've used these with no luck:

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*draft.designs[designId] && draft.designs[designId].textboxes[textboxId].override = true;

*draft.designs?.[designId].textboxes?.[textboxId].override = true;

A: I think it's legitimate to do
const design = draft.designs[designId]
if (design) {
    const textbox = design.textboxes[textboxId];
    if (textbox) {
        textbox.override = true;
    }
}

But of course that's neither pretty nor concise. https://docs-lodash.com/v4/property-path/ Might help to do it better if you're willing to add some library for support.
One-line solution with optional chaining operator (?):
(drafts.designs[designId]?.textboxes[textboxId] || {}).override = true;