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In this post, I will explain the penalty enhancement for speeding and driving recklessly while also driving under the influence.
Let's get started…
But first, watch this video to understand the law this penalty enhancement is prosecuted under.
Under California law, if you are arrested for driving under the influence and your speed exceeds the posted limit an enhancement is triggered if:
- You are 20 miles per hour or more over the maximum, posted or prima facie speed limit (25 mph on urban streets) on a street or public roadway; or,
- 30 miles per hour or more over the maximum, posted or prima facie speed limit on a freeway; and
- You were also driving recklessly
Penalties for a DUI Speed Enhancement Include:
- Additional Days In Custody
The penalties for enhancement are substantial. If convicted, you face:
- A minimum 60-days in jail that is added to whatever sentence you receive for the DUI charge
- Mandatory participation in DUI classes
What If I Was Speeding But I Was Not Swerving or Driving Poorly?
Speeding 20 or 30 miles per hour over the legal limit, is not considered by itself to be conduct that is so egregious as to enhance the penalties.
You must also have been driving in a reckless manner and have been under the influence1.
What Is Willful & Wanton Disregard?
If you include the conduct of speeding over a certain limit and driving recklessly with a DUI, then the likelihood of causing an accident and injuring others increases substantially so as to meet the definition of willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others.
Under California law, such conduct will enhance the penalties for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs or for driving with a BAC of 0.08%2.
Wouldn't Just Driving Under The Influence Be Willful & Wanton Disregard?
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or with a BAC is considered hazardous and dangerous conduct that has a high probability of causing injury to the motorist, passenger or other motorists and pedestrians.
However, California courts have ruled that a DUI by itself does not constitute "willful and wanton disregard" for enhancement purposes3.
Reckless driving is more than just speeding or making a one-time unsafe lane change.
It is conduct that shows willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property4.
Your conduct must have demonstrated an awareness that your actions presented a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm and you intentionally ignored that risk.
You need not have intended to cause injury or harm5.
- Racing down a freeway, moving across multiple lanes of traffic, and barely missing vehicles as you swerve in and out of traffic
- Running stop signs and red traffic signals
- Tailgating at high rates of speed
- Playing chicken–a game where cars come straight at each other before swerving off to the side
- Driving on the sidewalk or over a curb to get around traffic
- Forcing your car through a crowd of people
- Driving across oncoming traffic
- Speeding down the wrong-way on a one-way street, dodging vehicles along the way
- Evading a police officer.6
- Driving erratically, speeding, swerving in an off-street parking facility
An enhancement to a DUI should be reserved only for conduct that is especially hazardous or egregious.
While driving 20 or 30 miles per hour over the speed limit while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is hazardous, the legislature intended only that excessive speed is accompanied by other reckless conduct before a court can impose an enhanced sentence.
An experienced defense lawyer can raise any number of defenses to DUI with enhancement based on speed and reckless driving:
No DUI Has Been Proved
The prosecution must still prove that your BAC was at least 0.08% or that you were under the influence.
Any number of challenges to the validity of the breath test results can be raised, if applicable, or to the officer's conclusion that you were under the influence based on your driving conduct, demeanor, and performance on field sobriety tests.
Your speed was not 20 or 30 mph over the maximum, prima facie, or posted speed limit
If a speed gun or radar was not used, this can cast doubt on your actual speed.
If there was a speed gun, there are various challenges your defense attorney can mount to the accuracy of the results.
Your Driving Was Not Reckless
If you merely made an illegal U-turn, tried to change lanes but into the path of another car, or went down a one-way street but realized your error and stopped, this may not be considered willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others.
The prosecution must prove that you possessed or demonstrated an awareness that your actions presented a substantial and unjustifiable risk of injury or damage.
In addition, if your attorney is able to convince the prosecutor to have your plea to a wet reckless charge7, then the enhancement will not apply since it is not a DUI conviction, at least for this purpose.
Can I get out of having to go to jail in a speed enhancement case?
No, The judge in your case is mandated to give you a jail term if the speed enhancement charge is proven in your case.
What if I don't think there is enough evidence to prove the speed enhancement charge in my case?
You should consult an experienced DUI attorney. In some speed enhancement cases, an attorney may be able to fight the charge because there was no radar gun used by the police to track the driver's speed and there is a lack of evidence to prove the speed enhancement charge.
- DUI Attorney Explains Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated, Penal Code 191.5(a) PC
- Attorney Explains 2nd Time DUI Offense
- Nonresident Drivers receiving a DUI in California vehicle code 13205
- Attorney Explains DUI Charges For Underage Drivers in California | Vehicle Code 23136 VC
- Attorney Explains DUI With A Child In The Car | California Vehicle Code 23572 VC
Additional Resources – Videos & Presentatons
At the Aizman Law Firm, our experienced attorneys can help you if you are facing a speed enhancement charge by proving that you were obeying all other traffic laws and that you were not driving recklessly when you were arrested.
If you need to speak to an attorney about your case or about a speed enhancement charge in your DUI case, please call our office at 818-351-9555 for a free consfidential consultation.
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- People v. Nowell (1941) 45 Cal.App.2d Supp. 811 813-814 [↩]
- California Vehicle Code § 23582 [↩]
- People v. Clenney (1958) 165 Cal.App.2d 241,248 [↩]
- Vehicle Code § 23102 [↩]
- People v. Schumacher (1961) 194 Cal.App.2d 335, 340 [↩]
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Aao sab quirky quirky khelein!
1.5 stars
Mini Review:
Main Review:
'Everyone is creating shows that are violent and every character has gaalis coming out of their pores, let's make people laugh instead, Kya kehte ho?'
'India is not the cities, we should focus on the village.'
'Yes! A village with unique characters…'
'Unique? As in quirky?'
'And bring the village to the city!'
'Of course! Open that rolodex and assemble the ensemble cast!'
'And we will make a super quirky comedy, sir!'
And the men gather around adding quirk after quirk to every character. No one cares if the audience will wonder why there's not one, not a single normal person in the village…
Dadda screams and screams and then plays the flute. Raghubir Yadav does yelling in every movie, so director ka kaam aasaan. Check!
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a Phantom rolodex staple, he can do any role. He will be Dhoomketu..
Sir, Ghoomketu, sir!
Haan, haan, same difference. Get him!
Sir, his designer says he should wear strange clothes. But writer says people in villages don't wear such clothes…
Tell him to shut up and write. Everyone in villages wears clothes like Tik Tok stars.
Ok sir. Done hai sir!
Let's make Anurag Kashyap a bumbling cop because he scared the heck out of people as Rudra the psycho in Imaikka Nodigal.
Lekin he doesn't look like a 'Badlani'…
If people at Netflix have this same doubt, we will use words like 'universality of the character'
Sounds impressive sir! Lekin AK sir toh, yahan ke sir hain, unko…
No problem, he is very sporting.
Ok sir! Very good sir!
Editor ka role Bijendra Kala ko do.
He's very good sir. Will be very good as writer of film genre handbook
But that's too straightforward. Put him behind a big partition with a small window.
Yeh best rahega sir!
And call the newspaper of the village 'Gudgudi'
Thoda quirky hona chaahiye naa?
Okay sir, best!
Thoda politics bhi daalo so Swanand Kirkire ke character ko Bheeshma pitamah ki tarah kuch role mile.
Give him a quirky backstory. Could not get love, so became leader.
Aur kaun baaki hai?
The women, sir!
Put one in ghoonghat, make other one fat and in ghoonghat and make the third fart.
Ila Arun said yes, sir. For Santo bua!
She did?
But she insists she won't fart on screen, sir. Because, dignity…
We'll figure that one out.
She will be the best! Most quirky, most encouraging bua ever.
Writer? Be funny! Sab dialog mein quirky hona chaahiye. Script ka koi bhi page open karoon toh quirky hona chahiye. At least three!
So you have quirky things like 'Bloody Pool' followed by 'Sui Patak Sannata' and Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Tik Tok inspired shirts. So it doesn't matter if the cast forgets that they are supposed to be villagers and their English is supposed to be less than perfect.
By the time Ghoomketu comes back home from a failed stint in Bollywood, and you have a pain in the neck from watching Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha act out Dilwale Dulhaniya De Jaayenge and Amitabh Bachchan mouth Ghoomketu's lines off a bhelpuri paper you have gagged on your own vomit.
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An Oregon woman shot her ex-boyfriend in the groin in self-defense after he forced his way into her home and threatened her, police said.
Michael L. Fouch, 32, broke into his ex-girlfriend's home in Grants Pass early Monday, police told Oregon Live. The 31-year-old woman called police after Fouch arrived, and was on the phone with them when Fouch reportedly forced himself into her bedroom, where she had hidden with her child. She fired a shot shortly after.
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Description of 25 Wilton Road
25 Wilton Road is a mixed-use building in Victoria, London SW1.
The development saw alterations to existing building including extensions at roof level to create part seven, part eight and part nine floor levels.
Part basement and part ground floor is used for retail and/or restaurant and/or office purposes.
First to sixth floors are used as offices.
Seventh to ninth floors are 14 residential units.
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Copyfraud is a term used by Jason Mazzone, an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, to describe the use of false claims of copyright to attempt to control works not under one's legal control.[1]:1028
Mazzone describes copyfraud as:
- Claiming copyright ownership of public domain material.[1]:1038
- Imposition by a copyright owner of restrictions beyond what the law allows.[1]:1047
- Claiming copyright ownership on the basis of ownership of copies or archives.[1]:1052
- Claiming copyright ownership by publishing a public domain work in a different medium.[1]:1044-45
Mazzone argues that copyfraud is usually successful because there are few and weak laws criminalizing false statements about copyrights and lax enforcement of such laws and because few people are competent enough to give legal advice on the copyright status of commandeered material.[1]:1029-30
In the U.S. Copyright Act, only two sections deal with improper assertions of copyright on public domain materials: Section 506(c) criminalizes fraudulent uses of copyright notices and Section 506(e) punishes knowingly making a false representation of a material fact in the application for copyright registration.[1]:1036 Section 512(f) additionally punishes using the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to remove material the issuer knows is not infringing. But apart from these two sections, the U.S. Copyright Act does not provide for any civil penalties for claiming copyrights on public domain materials, nor does the Act prescribe relief for individuals who refrain from copying or pay for copying permission to an entity that engages in copyfraud.[1]:1030
Section 202 of the Australian Copyright Act 1968, which imposes penalties for 'groundless threats of legal proceedings', provides a cause of action of any false claims of copyright infringement. This should include false claims of copyright ownership of public domain material, or claims to impose copyright restrictions beyond those permitted by the law.
Legal scholar Paul J. Heald, in a 1993 paper published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law,[2] explored the possibility that payment demands for spurious copyrights might be resisted under a number of commerce-law theories: (1) Breach of warranty of title; (2) unjust enrichment; (3) fraud, and (4) false advertising. Heald cited a case in which the first of these theories was used successfully in a copyright context: Tams-Witmark Music Library v. New Opera Company.[3] In this case
[A]n opera company purchased the right to perform the opera The Merry Widow for $50,000 a year. After a little more than a year of performances, the company discovered that the work had passed into the public domain several years before due to a failure on the part of the copyright holder to renew the copyright. It ceased paying royalties, and after being sued by the owner of the abandoned copyright, counterclaimed for damages in the amount paid to the owner on a breach of warranty/failure of consideration theory. The trial court awarded the opera company $50,500 in damages, and the court of appeals affirmed the judgement, finding that The Merry Widow "passed, finally, completely and forever into the public domain and became freely available to the unrestricted use of anyone....New Opera's pleas of breach of warranty and total failure of consideration were established, and by undisputed proof."
- In 1984, Universal Studios sued Nintendo to stop them from profiting on their new Donkey Kong arcade game, on the basis that Donkey Kong was too similar to King Kong, which they owned. In the end, Nintendo's lawyers showed that Universal had argued against RKO General in 1975 that King Kong was in the public domain. Nintendo also won the appeal, a counterclaim, and a further appeal.[4][5][6]
- In 2006, Michael Crook filed fraudulent DMCA claims against sites critical of him. The material he claimed copyright on was screenshots of his appearance on the Fox News Channel show Hannity & Colmes. In a March 2007 settlement, Crook agreed to withdraw the claims, apologize to his victims, and to limit his future copyright claims to material which he was legally allowed to file claims for.[7][8]
- The American Antiquarian Society web site states that images of its archived printed materials from the 18th and 19th centuries (now automatically in the public domain due to age) "must be licensed by the society in consequence of its proprietary rights."[1]:1053 [9]
See alsoEdit
- Fair use
- Public domain
- Copyright misuse
- Patent troll
- SCO v. Novell
- National Portrait Gallery copyright conflicts
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Mazzone, Jason (2006). "Copyfraud". New York University Law Review 81 (3): 1026. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpapers.ssrn.com%2Fsol3%2Fpapers.cfm%3Fabstract_id%3D787244&date=2011-02-26.
- ↑ Paul J. Heald, "Payment Demands for Spurious Copyrights: Four Causes of Action", Journal of Intellectual Property Law, vol. 1, 1993-1994, p. 259.
- ↑ 81 N.E. 2d 70 (NY 1948)
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (October 4, 1984). Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (July 15, 1986). Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- ↑ http://www.salient.org.nz/features/the-plight-of-pirates-on-the-information-superwaves
- ↑ "Diehl v. Crook | Electronic Frontier Foundation". Eff.org. http://www.eff.org/cases/diehl-v-crook. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ↑ "Rights and Reproductions at the American Antiquarian Society". Americanantiquarian.org. 2009-04-16. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/reproductions.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
External linksEdit
- "Copyfraud", George Dance, Nolan Chart, Aug. 7, 2011.
- "Too Quick to Copyright" Legal Times article by Jason Mazzone vol.26, no.46
- "Throwing More Light on False Copyright Claims" Hellenic Historical and Genealogical Association article by James F. Ramaley, PhD
- Carol Ebbinghouse, "The Sidebar: Copyfraud and Public Domain Works," Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan 2008, page 40-62 article available in hardcopy only
- Copyfraud Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post by Fred von Lohmann.
- "Copyfraud: Poisoning the public domain - How web giants are stealing the future of knowledge" published by The Register 26 June 2009
- Paul J. Heald, "Payment Demands for Spurious Copyrights: Four Causes of Action", Journal of Intellectual Property Law, vol. 1, 1993-1994, p. 259
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Importance Of Care Plan Software
With the improved technology, the management of the various resources have been made easy through the application of some if the things in the whole process. We can be able to track whether a patient is responding to the treatment or whether there is enough money that can be done so that people are able to make the decisions that are good. We are going to look at the importance of the management software to the various sectors especially in the health sector and other sectors. The difference between these two is that one is used for the patients while the other one is used to manage the tangible assets. It is something that is very important in the running of the day to day activities. No one can be able to know how the thing is being used except the people that are used in the running of the events.
There is the convenience that is mostly attributed to the use particular softwares in the doing of the day to day businesses. The convenience we mean that people are being fed with the data on a real time basis meaning that they cannot be able to do anything that is extra apart from something that is related to the subject matter. This is something that is very commendable because you are able to use a very short period of time in making very important decisions concerning the patient if you are a doctor or even concerning the property that is in the management. The order of the day dictate that people need to have the information within the shortest time possible.
Since there is the software, there is the effect of making communication to be very easy and thus having the best in terms of the communication. A good example is when a person makes payment in the bank that is connected to the software and the reflection that the payment has been done is made almost in an instant meaning that there is always a need to have the things like the software with us. This is the thing that is making the payment for various things even the hospital bills to be very easy. This enhances the security of the patient and therefore it means that you have to ensure that things are working out very well.
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Abstract The particular dictionary specifies maintenance since, "The perform of preserving something inside proper buy. " Nonetheless, this definition will not necessarily suit for computer software. Software maintenance differs from the others from components maintenance due to the fact software won't physically degrade, but usually gets a smaller amount useful together with age. Software is normally delivered together with undiscovered imperfections. Therefore, computer software maintenance will be: "The means of modifying present operational computer software while leaving behind its major functions unchanged. " Servicing typically exceeds 50 % of the particular systems' living cycle expense. While computer software maintenance may be treated being a level regarding effort action, there are usually consequences about quality, features, reliability, cost and also schedule which can be mitigated with the use of parametric opinion techniques.
- INTRODUCTION One of the best challenges going through software engineers could be the management regarding change handle. It continues to be estimated that the expense of change control may be between 40% and also 70% with the life routine costs. Software technicians have anticipated that fresh languages and also new method would reduce these quantities; however this will not be the circumstance. Fundamentally it is because software remains delivered using a significant variety of defects. Capers Jones estimates there are about 5 pests per Operate Point developed during Advancement. Watts Humphrey identified "… even knowledgeable software technicians normally suitable 100 or maybe more defects every KSLOC. Capers Jones claims, "A group of studies the particular defect thickness of computer software ranges coming from 49. 5 to be able to 94. 5 problems per thousands of lines regarding code. " The goal of this article is always to first review the basic principles of computer software maintenance also to present alternative ways to estimating computer software maintenance. An integral element to see is in which development and also management selections made through the development method can substantially affect the particular developmental cost as well as the resulting servicing costs.
a couple of. SOFTWARE SERVICING Maintenance routines include almost all work performed post-delivery and may be known from obstruct modifications which usually represent considerable design and also development energy and supersede any previously released program. These servicing activities could be very diverse, and it can help to identify just what post-delivery activities can be included in a estimate regarding maintenance energy. Maintenance routines, once identified, may become evaluated in the quite diverse light as compared to when referred to as simply "maintenance". Software maintenance differs from the others from components maintenance due to the fact software won't physically degrade, but computer software often receives less beneficial with age group and it could be delivered together with undiscovered imperfections. In addition for the undiscovered imperfections, it will be common in which some variety of known problems pass from your development organization for the maintenance party. Accurate estimation with the effort needed to maintain sent software is aided by the decomposition with the overall effort in to the various activities that comprise the complete process.
- APPROACHING THE PARTICULAR MAINTENANCE PROBLEM Maintenance can be a complicated and also structured method. In his / her textbook, Price Software Extensive Systems, Richard Stuzke outlines the conventional software servicing process. It really is apparent the process is greater than just creating new program code.
The pursuing checklist enables you to explore the particular realism and also accuracy regarding maintenance specifications.
o Which items of software will probably be maintained?
o The length of time will the device must be maintained?
o Are you currently estimating the complete maintenance difficulty, or merely incremental servicing?
o What amount of maintenance is necessary?
o Is whatever is getting called maintenance in reality a fresh development venture?
o That will do the particular maintenance? Might it be done organically from the original designer? Will there be described as a separate staff? Will there be described as a separate firm?
o Can maintainers be while using the same equipment used in the course of development? Are virtually any proprietary tools needed for maintenance?
o Simply how much Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) will there be? How snugly coupled will be the interfaces?
o Several follow-on development could be disguised since maintenance. This may either blow up maintenance statistics, or different cause shortfalls when basic servicing gets sent aside. These questions will allow you to ask whether or not maintenance will be honestly displayed.
o Could be the activity actually an incremental development?
o Are usually healthy chunks with the original program code being rewritten or perhaps changed?
o Can additional employees be earned to execute the improve?
o Could be the maintenance energy schedule typical and relatively flat, or can it contain staffing humps that appear to be new advancement?
- SANITY ASSESSMENTS Although sanity checks needs to be sought over a year-by-year schedule, they really should not be attempted regarding overall advancement. The basis for this will be that servicing activities may be carried about indefinitely, manifestation any life-cycle principles useless. For instance, consider Grady (r. 17):
We devote about 2-3 times the maximum amount of effort keeping and increasing software even as spend producing new computer software.
This and also similar observations apply with an organizational stage and increased, but not to get a specific venture. Any advancement group using a history will probably be embroiled inside the long end ends of these many sent projects, nonetheless needing long attention. Below are a few quick sanity assessments:
o A single maintainer can handle about 10, 000 lines annually.
o Total life-cycle effort is normally 40% advancement and 60% servicing.
o Servicing costs typically are one-sixth regarding yearly advancement costs.
o Productive systems usually are maintained regarding 10 to twenty years.
Finally, such as development, how much code which is new vs . modified makes a difference. The successful size, which is, the comparable effort if every one of the work have been new program code, is still the main element input regarding both advancement and servicing cost opinion.
- FIVE CHOICE APPROACHES Almost all software opinion techniques must manage to model the theory and the particular likely real-world result. Actuality scenario will be that as time passes, the overlay regarding changes after changes tends to make software more and more difficult to keep up and hence less beneficial. Maintenance energy estimation techniques add the simplistic amount of effort approach, through a lot more thoughtful examination and advancement practice alterations, to the usage of parametric models so that you can use traditional data to be able to project upcoming needs.
- 1 Amount of Effort As might be the case inside the development surroundings, software maintenance may be modeled being a level regarding effort action. Given the particular repair group activities as well as the great variance which they show, this process clearly provides deficiencies. On this approach, a amount of effort to keep up software is founded on size and also type.
- 2 Amount of Effort Additionally Stuzke offered that computer software maintenance starts off with basic amount of effort (bare minimum people needed undertake a core competency and that in which basic central staff has to be modified simply by assessing a few additional aspects; configuration supervision, quality confidence, and venture management. His method addressed a number of the additional aspects affecting computer software maintenance.
- 3 Servicing Change Aspect Software Expense Estimation together with COCOMO II (Boehm 2000) offers a deceivingly basic, but furthermore quite beneficial methodology regarding determining twelve-monthly maintenance. Maintenance is probably the menu selections inside the menu pub. In COCOMO II Servicing encompasses the method of adjusting existing in business software although leaving the primary capabilities intact. This technique excludes:
o Key re-design and also re-development (greater than 50% fresh code) of your new computer software product executing substantially the identical functions.
o Layout and development of your sizeable (greater than 20% with the source guidelines comprising the prevailing product) interfacing program which needs relatively tiny redesigning with the existing merchandise.
o Info processing method operations, info entry, and change of values inside the database.
The servicing calculations are usually heavily in relation to the Servicing Change Aspect (MCF) as well as the Maintenance Adjusting Factor (MAF). The MCF resembles the Twelve-monthly change Targeted traffic in COCOMO81, except in which maintenance periods apart from a year can be utilized. The producing maintenance energy estimation formula matches the COCOMO II Submit Architecture advancement model.
Since stated earlier, three expense drivers regarding maintenance change from development. People cost individuals are computer software reliability, modern day programming procedures, and plan. COCOMO II thinks that improved investment inside software trustworthiness and usage of modern development practices in the course of software development features a strong optimistic effect after the servicing stage.
Twelve-monthly Maintenance Energy = (Twelve-monthly Change Targeted traffic) * (Authentic Software Advancement Effort)
The number Original Computer software Development Effort identifies the overall effort (person-months or perhaps other product of determine) used up throughout advancement, even in case a multi-year venture.
The multiplier Twelve-monthly Change Traffic could be the proportion with the overall software being modified through the year. That is relatively an easy task to obtain coming from engineering quotes. Developers usually maintain modify lists, or use a sense regarding proportional change being required also before advancement is full.
- some Managing Computer software Maintenance Charges by Developmental Techniques and also Management Selections During Advancement
When it concerns maintenance, "a dime spent can be a pound stored. " Far better development procedures (even when more pricey) can easily significantly lessen maintenance energy, and lessen overall living cycle expense. The a lot more effort placed into development, the particular less necessary in servicing. As an illustration, the computer software development expense and schedule may be significantly afflicted (lowered) simply by letting how many defects sent grow. This expense and plan reduction is greater than offset from the increase inside maintenance expense. The pursuing discussion is among how supervision decision can easily significantly affect/reduce computer software maintenance charges.
Lloyd Huff and also George Novak regarding Lockheed Martin Aeronautics inside their paper "Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Efficiency Based Computer software Sustainment for your F-35 Turbo II" propose some development and also management decision built to impact and also reduce computer software maintenance charges. They recommend an ten step method to appraisal and handle software servicing. Their offered steps are usually:
- Strive for Commonality
a couple of. Apply Professional Engineering Procedures to Computer software
- Indulge
- Adopt any Holistic Way of Sustainment
- Produce Highly Maintainable Methods and Computer software
- Control the Off-the-Shelf Computer software
- Policy for the Unforeseen
- Analyze and also Refine the application Sustainment Enterprise Case (utilize Parametric computer software sustainment expense estimates)
- 5 Any Parametric Examination of Computer software Maintenance
Parametric designs like SEER regarding Software enable maintenance being modeled inside either regarding two techniques:
Estimating maintenance as an element of the overall lifecycle expense. Choosing the correct Maintenance group parameters should include an appraisal of servicing effort with all the development estimate for your individual computer software. Several accounts and chart show equipment failures of advancement vs. servicing effort. This technique is best utilized to evaluate living cycle costs per individual computer software.
Estimating maintenance being a separate action. Using the correct maintenance parameters for your software being maintained it is possible to model the particular maintenance effort being a separate action. This method will assist you to fine beat your servicing estimate simply by adjusting variables. Maintenance size medicine same since development dimensions, but needs to be entered since all pre-existing program code. This method can be useful inside breaking out there total venture maintenance charges from venture development charges.
A excellent parametric appraisal for servicing includes many information. Critical details for doing a computer software maintenance estimate could be the size or level of software which will be maintained, the grade of that computer software, the top quality and option of the records, and the sort or level of maintenance which will be done. Several organizations will not actually appraisal maintenance charges; they simply use a budget regarding software servicing. In this kind of case, a parametric model needs to be used to be able to compute simply how much maintenance can be performed with all the given price range.
Estimating and planning for maintenance are usually critical activities in the event the software must function appropriately throughout the expected living. Even using a limited price range, a plan may be made to utilize the resources for sale in the best, productive way. Looking on the diagram previously mentioned, you is able to see that not merely are the particular multiple inputs that influence the servicing, but there are numerous key outputs offering the information required to plan a prosperous maintenance energy.
- Conclusion The particular conclusions with this article are usually:
o Computer software maintenance may be modeled employing a simplistic approach like Amount of Effort Staffing, but this system has considerable drawbacks.
o Computer software maintenance costs may be significantly afflicted with management decisions through the developmental method.
o Computer software maintenance may be accurately projected using parametric techniques.
o Computer software maintenance is most beneficial modeled any time development and also management selections are along with parametric expense estimation strategies.


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Step 1: Start Your Free Disney+ Trial
Alternately, you can choose a bundle that comes with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month. This is a great deal for anyone who wants all three services, because it saves you $5 a month compared to purchasing them separately.
Step 2: Open the PlayStation StoreNow that you have your free trial started, the next stop is the PlayStation Store, where you can go to download the Disney+ app. You can add the free app to your account right here and even have it downloaded to your PS4.
Or you can boot up your PS4, open the PlayStation Store app, and search for it there. Your call.
Step 3: Open the Disney+ AppNow just open the Disney+ app on your PS4, log in, and you're good to go.
What is Disney+?Disney Plus is the mega-corporation's new streaming service that's set to compete against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and all the other streaming services out there in the digital ether. But thanks to the broad swath of content Disney owns, it's better positioned than most other streaming companies to thrive in the market.
Disney+ offers tons of Star Wars movies and TV shows, including the big new show The Mandalorian. It also has a heap of Marvel and Pixar content, as well as National Geographic shows. On top of that, you get access to hundreds of Disney movies from the entire history of the company, including nearly all of the animated classics and live-action films. And because Disney also owns Fox, you can watch things like The Simpsons and Avatar.
There's an enormous amount of movies and TV shows here, so take your time sifting through it and add whatever you want to your watchlist.
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PG&E's EV Fleet program helps fleets easily and cost-effectively install charging infrastructure so they can:
- Save money
- Eliminate tailpipe emissions
- Simplify maintenance
EV Fleet is a comprehensive program that encompasses: incentives and rebates, site design and permitting, construction and activation, maintenance and upgrades
700+ organizations convert to electric vehicles in their fleet operations.
6,500+ electric vehicles are deployed across numerous medium- and heavy-duty fleet applications.
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EVs are 4X more efficient than diesel and natural gas engines and offer significant fuel cost savings.1 Plus you can take advantage of available incentives, including PG&E's cost offsets of electrical infrastructure, through the EV Fleet program.
Electric vehicles are more efficient than conventional vehicles, have zero tailpipe emissions and have a smaller carbon footprint to help you reach sustainability goals.
Electric vehicles have fewer and less complex parts, which simplifies maintenance, results in less down time, and lowers overall lifetime operation and maintenance costs.
Your company can help lead the way to a cleaner, greener California and be a good environmental steward.
Take advantage of PG&E incentives while getting a jump start on regulatory requirements that may be part of the State's push to a cleaner future.
Transportation is the single largest source of climate-related pollution.2 To help the state reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals in 2030 and 2050, we must electrify our fleets.
1 Union of Concerned Scientists and the Greenlining Institute, May 2017
2 California Air and Resources Board (CARB), July 2018
Through the EV Fleet Program, PG&E will construct, own, and maintain all electrical infrastructure from the transformer to the customer's meter. In select instances, PG&E also covers behind-the-meter infrastructure.
Fleet operators will design, build, own, operate and maintain the electrical infrastructure from the customer meter to the EV charger.*
*In select instances, PG&E may cover behind the meter infrastructure as well.
Take advantage of incentives to build out the necessary infrastructure to convert to an electric fleet. Reference the table below or use our incentive calculator (XLSX, 14 KB) to find out how much you can save.
|Vehicle type
|Per vehicle incentive cap*
Transit buses and Class 8 vehicles
$9,000 per vehicle
Transportation refrigeration units (TRU), truck stop electrification (TSE), airport ground support equipment (GSE), and forklifts
$3,000 per vehicle
School buses, local delivery trucks, and other vehicles
$4,000 per vehicle
*Incentives limited to 25 vehicles per site; sites with more vehicles to be considered on an individual basis.
PG&E's EV Fleet program supports level 2 and DC fast chargers in a variety of installation configurations based on a fleet operator's needs. Participants are responsible for procuring the chargers and having them installed.
You can select EV charger options from our approved vendor list (PDF, 112 KB). You may be eligible for rebates on certain EV chargers based on their power output and your industry type and location.
Reference the table below or use our rebate calculator (XLSX, 14 KB) to find out how much you can save.
|Power output
|Rebate for eligible customers*
Up to 50 kW
50% of the cost of EV charger, up to $15,000
50.1 kW to up to 150 kW
50% of the cost of EV charger, up to $25,000
150.1 kW and above
50% of the cost of EV charger, up to $42,000
*Charger rebates for schools, transit agencies and disadvantaged communities. Rebate not to exceed 50% of charger and installation costs. Fortune 1000 companies are not eligible.
Our team can help you explore the estimated costs for converting to an electric fleet, as well as additional savings opportunities available from other funding sources. Use the tools below as a first step.
To find out how moving to an electric fleet will impact your rates, use our fuel switching rate calculator to see what savings opportunities you might be eligible to receive.
You may be able to take advantage of other non-PG&E incentive and grant programs. Use our external funding filtering tool to find more ways to save.
Unsure if your fleet qualifies? Submit an interest form and a PG&E representative will review your eligibility.
To be eligible for the EV Fleet program, you are required to:
This includes Direct Access and retail customers, as well as customers receiving power from a Community Choice Aggregator.
Your organization must have authority to install charging infrastructure at your site.
Note: You may need to allow a property easement.
Your organization must acquire and deploy a minimum of two medium- or heavy-duty electric fleet vehicles by 2024.
Review and agree to the EV Fleet program terms and conditions (PDF, 79 KB).
Customers planning to have electrical infrastructure installed to support vehicles to be purchased in the future must provide a formal plan or mandate demonstrating the organization or entity's commitment to long-term electrification to justify future expansion and a schedule of anticipated load increase. PG&E will install electrical infrastructure to support vehicles the company has demonstrated a commitment to procuring within five years.
If your fleet receives funding through the EV Fleet program, you will be required to:
Your organization must provide EV usage data for at least 5 years after the chargers are installed and operational.
Your organization must agree to operate and maintain the EV charging equipment for at least 10 years.
PG&E has developed a suite of resources for specific fleet sectors. The resources include: FAQs on charging relevant vehicles, total cost of ownership considerations, customer case studies and more. Not all sectors eligible for the program are represented below. Select the sector that most closely relates to your business.
Fleets that transport goods to and from import/export facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, retail complexes, etc.
Corporate campuses, universities, hotels, car parks, airport shuttle services, hospitals, etc.
If your business sector is not mentioned above, you may still be eligible for the EV Fleet Program. Contact us to find out.
View our EV Fleet Charging Guidebook to learn more about charger selection, site planning, understanding electricity costs and more.
Visit our EV Fleet Program FAQ page. It's updated regularly with commonly asked questions and answers.
To find out how moving to an electric fleet will impact your rates, use our rate calculator to see what rates and savings opportunities you might be eligible to receive.
Use our incentive calculator to find out what you can save in infrastructure costs based on your vehicle type and number of vehicles per site.
When you participate in the EV Fleet program, you may be eligible for rebates on certain EV chargers based on their power output. Use our rebate calculator to find out what you can save.
You may be able to take advantage of other non-PG&E incentive and grant programs. Use our external funding filtering tool to find more ways to save.
You can select EV charger options from our approved list of charging vendors and receive a rebate of up to 50% of the cost for eligible chargers.
To participate in EV Fleet, you must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the program.
To move your project into the design phase and begin the engineering, design and construction plans, you must first complete the offer letter and contract.
Learn about the step-by-step process to fleet electrification. Design to execution takes approximately 9 to 13 months.
Earn revenue with electric vehicles and California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program.
A California school district goes electric, reducing costs and eliminating tailpipe emissions. Find out how PG&E helped.
Watch this recorded webinar for an overview of PG&E's EV Fleet program. Learn how you can save money, eliminate tailpipe emissions, and simplify maintenance.
Watch this recorded webinar to hear from your peers. Learn how two fleets have leveraged PG&E's expertise and resources to successfully deploy EVs.
Watch this recorded webinar for an overview on all available federal, state and regional funding opportunities available for deploying zero emission vehicles. PG&E has coordinated with multiple funding agencies to simplify and maximize customer benefit.
Ready to learn more about the many benefits of the EV Fleet program and next steps to electrify your fleet? Submit your information and we'll contact you.


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Wednesday 25th April 2012
Last week was one of the most stressful yet successful and rewarding weeks for me musically since, I don't know when.
The stress & success both came from shooting the first ever Sacre Noir music video. Like many other 'first time' experiences, I was beyond nervous & apprehensive about the whole thing; the planning, delivery & execution of our ideas. Is the song even any good? Will anyone show up? Why are we even doing this…etc. Thankfully, we have a lot of very talented & creative contacts that were more than willing to share their skills to help us make this happen.
Before I go any further, I must say that both Alexis & Phil were amazing during this whole process. Not only as band member in the musical sense (although it doesn't get said often enough how much I respect and admire both of their musical genius & contributions to Sacre Noir), but also as shoulders to cry on, stress out at and general throw diva fits around. You are both amazing & make this all worth-while!
So back to our (very) talented friends…
Firstly our film-maker was David from Boshpit productions.
Boshpit have previously delivered videos for some of Edinburgh finest bands and studios (and he's a mate of our drummer) so who better to ask. We seemed to be pretty much on the same page from the first meeting. David really understood our concepts & themes and was an absolute pro from that first meeting right through to the end of the shoot. As I'm writing this I'm getting very excited and can't wait to see the finished article, or even a little taster. I got to see a couple of bits on the day & they looked amazing, so watch this space for updates.
The venue & sound/lighting came with the help from Henry's Cellar Bar & their amazingly cool engineer, Nora. We already love Nora as she has done our sound @ Henry's many times and always makes us sound awesome, plus she really is 'too cool for school' so having her there for the day was excellent & helped put me @ ease a wee bit.
Make-up & hair came from the very talented Erin Culley. She had 3 characters to work with (2 'doll' type characters & 1 clown) I don't want to give too much away before the launch, but I will say "WOW that girl has a gift"! I had lots of ideas for how I wanted the characters to look & didn't really think it would all work out, but Erin delivered everything I asked for and more. She took ideas from the cast & was able to adapt the original ideas as we went along. Erin has such a bubbly personality & was really professional, so everyone felt very comfortable with her & loved their make-up.
If it hadn't been for these 3 lovely people, the video shoot day would NOT have gone as smoothly as it did. So, if you or anyone you know is looking for a creative team for music videos, live performance or photo shoots, get these guys.
More special thanks goes to our cast for the day – you were all amazing:
Clown – Andrew (from Kill Code Red)
Dolls – Lyndsey & Emma
Audience – TomSki, Chris Scott, Stephen Young, Lisa Naden, Fiona Neill
Also, a big thank you to Marius who was our photographer for the day & Margaret who took the behind the scenes footage. I'm sure both of these elements will shine a light on activities that I'm not even aware of yet.
So all & all making the first Sacre Noir video was one of the most stressful yet successful and rewarding musical experiences ever & I can't wait to see the final results.
All this thinking and talking about making a music video, made me want to share a couple of excellently dark & definitely different videos that have come to my attention recently, and have been on repeat rotation since.
Firstly, 'Good Day Today' by David Lynch. It's dark, moody and atmospheric in all the right ways…have a wee look:
And secondly, 'Slides By' which is the first single to be taken from the brand new A Band Of Buriers album entitled Filth, will be released in June.
You can buy the single from iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/slides-by-single/id515347799
Other musically rewarding experiences from last week include 2 of the best gigs I've been to in ages!
Wednesday 18th April, The Lemonheads @ HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
This was to be the 6th time I'd seen Evan Dando perform and it was a very special gig indeed, as the band were set to play the album 'It's a shame about Ray' as a 20-year anniversary treat…and what a treat it was!
The album was played in order (minus Mrs Robinson) and Evan started by giving us few tracks first with just the acoustic guitar. During 'All My Life' I had a wee tear in my eye (maybe a bit over-emotional but it did feel very special) and then the band joined him for the rest of the album. We we're also treated to a few tracks from other albums including my favourite 'If I could talk I'd tell you". The drummer & bass player were on fabulous form, tight as you like & loving every minute of the gig and although Evan looked a bit 'out of it' when he first stumbled onto the stage, he sounded amazing and gave his usual committed delivery to every song.
Saturday 21st April, An Evening with Luke Haines @ The Continental, Preston
I'd never seen Luke Haines before & I'd never been to The Continental, but I'd highly recommend both as I had a great night! One man, a guitar, a Casio VL-Tone and a book (Post Everything) and a record to promote. The latter 'Nine and a Half Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s and early '80s' is an excellent collection of tracks, but my favourite on the night was 'Big Daddy Got a Casio VL-Tone'. This is a song which tells the story of what might go through the mind of the 80's wrestler (real name: Shirley Crabtree) if he were to make music with said Casio VL-Tone. We were also treated to a short reading from 'Post Everything' (a very funny moment where Luke reminisced about the first National Pop Strike) and some classic tracks from previous outputs; The Auteurs and Baader-Meinhof.
A most excellent week indeed.


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7.1. Multilingual children's books
More specifically, the multilingual children's book My first book on bilingualism: between the Greek and Arab worlds, created by Polydromo Group, is divided in the following parts:
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Interactive, which invites children to fill it in with drawings, letters or words from their own languages, while encouraging them to share information from other children or families in their own contexts (neighbourhood or school)
Arabic, which includes the narration of two protagonists of Lebanese descent, who 'talk' about the specific experiences that are related to their linguistic and cultural background, giving emphasis to the point of view of the bilingual children themselves.
Through the above approaches other children and families of diverse ethnolinguistic background are encouraged to share elements that may seem to differentiate them from the dominant culture and language of the country of reception. A closer look, however, makes it obvious that children share similar perspectives and voice experiences and priorities that unite them, such as the importance of family relations and play. The promotion of sameness through difference is an important revelation for all children and families alike, one that educators are invited to capitalize on in order to create a collaborative and intercultural context for learning through languages for all children.


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Biff is Trislideable. Skis, Teles and boards. Also sings a little too
Timelapse photography can be so rewarding and so frustrating. I have been using my Canon EOS 7D for nearly 12 months now, and have shot quite a few timelapses with it. Once the basics are understood, it is finding good subject matter that becomes the challenge.
While at The Watshan Catte Co. Ranch I was in awe of the amount of stars that were visible each night. Miles from anywhere the amount of light pollution was, well pretty much zero! So, I decided it was time to try and bring together as many Timelaspes of the night sky as possible and see if I could create something that would do it justice.
I had a few unsuccessful nights when condensation on the lens of my Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 left me with only a few seconds of useable final product. I trashed these small timelaspes and asked for help from Timelaspe veteran Preston Kanak. He passed on a tip that allowed me to shoot right through the night without any issues of condensation / frost on the lens. It was so simple, yet worked so well.
I tweeted: "@prestonkanak any tips for condensation on lens in overnight TL's?"
His reply was short and to the point "@JohnJoRitz Handwarmers."
I got funny looks at the local store buying handwarmers and candles in spring, but I think it was worth it 🙂
That night I set about stickytaping 4 handwarmers to the lens hood of the Tokina. I had already set the Canon up for its night shift and checked the handwarmers were not in frame, I hit the start button.
I repeated this process any night when the sky was clear. I wanted to use some light source to add some foreground detail and ended up using a regular candle. I had taken a large Bombay sapphire gin bottle, used and *angle grinder and a lot of safety gear to cut the top off, and placed the tapered candle inside. This was to keep it from going out, but also to make sure I did not cause a massive fire! *I do not recommend using naked flames, or cutting glass as it can cause serious injury!!!
Below is the finished piece. I recommend full screen and HD. I welcome feedback / constructive criticism.
Settings used were:
Exposure: 20-25 seconds
Format: Shot in RAW
White balance: 4000-5000 (adjusted in post to suit)
Picture Profile Setting was Landscape – (although was adjusted in post but it gave a good starting point)
F Stop: 2.8
Interval: 1-3 seconds between the 20 to 25 second exposures.
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Tokina 11-16 F/2.8
Filter: a no name brand UVF purely to protect the lens.
Tripod: Weifeng WF-717A
Intervalometer: Yongnuo TC-80N3a
Memory Card: Kingston 16GB CF
Music: from incomputech.com
I hope this has been a useful and informative post. It certainly has been educational and fun for me! If your unsure about having a go at timelaspe I'd strongly encourage you to pick some settings, take afew test shots, adjust them, test some more, then just have a go. The more you shoot the better they will become. For more information on timelaspe and general shooting, check out Preston Kanak's website and also The Red Owl aka Tom Baurain did this tutorial on RAW Timelaspe workflow
About the author: John-Jo has been working in Canada for the last 6 months and is now in New Zealand waiting for the Snow season to start. He will be making films in Wanaka for Treble Cone and The Rookie Academy.
Light painting. Canon EOS 7D. 5 sec exposure. 400ISO. F1.8 on Canon 50mm.
Have been playing around with long exposures and light sources at night. After helping out a friend cutting rebar I knew I had to have a go at using it during the night. Here are the results.
Hoping to do some more soon with other light sources. Also some astro timelaspe are to come.
Well the snowboard season ends this weekend. Closing day is something I always attend. Not this year. I'm tired. Not in a bad way, just fatigued. My legs just wont let me ride how I want to. So, we moved out of our place, stayed on a couch or 2, had some good bye / see you later drinks and headed out to BC.
Took some pics as we were heading out.
Once in BC we have to cross a couple of ferries and I took some pics of a ferry in a dry dock while waiting. The sign clearly said "Danger Stay Out!" but as it was not locked I went in. I was impressed with the size of the thing, just hanging there. I used my new Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 lens but left the lens shade in the car. Could have used it. Oh well, still happy with how some of the shots came out.
Got some more shots on the 2nd ferry as we docked.
Tonight is supposed to be a "Super Moon" with the moon being 14% closer and 30% brighter than normal. We are expecting broken cloud cover tonight and I'm hoping to get a Time Lapse of it some how. Will be a hard one to expose for as well as the fact I will be trying to hit a moving target. Fingers crossed for a usable result.


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VANCOUVER, Canada–Federal Judge Robin Camp, 64, may get kicked off the bench for subjecting a rape accuser to a bunch of really dumb questions and imagining a really dumb scenario based on no evidence presented on the record. Camp acquitted the accused rapist. However, under Canadian law, the prosecution is now getting a second bite at the apple because Camp damaged the Crown's case so badly.
Law professors, yes you read that right, law professors were the ones who protested this judge's behavior so much that it made them file a complaint with the Judicial Council.
There are unusual facts here. The 22 year old complainant was a hardcore drug user living on the streets and homeless at the time of the incident. The defendant was in the same situation. Both were supposedly going through detox from the hard drugs they used. The complainant admitted on the witness stand that even at the time of trial she had not kicked her weed habit and was regularly smoking weed and drinking but had stopped doing the hard drugs. This is not your typical sexual assault/date rape type of scenario where two college kids get drunk at a party and a sexual assault is alleged. The allegations occur in the context of a culture of homeless street people with no permanent living arrangement who wander the streets doing drugs, alcohol and partying with those drugs for continuous days at a time. The partying (doing hard drugs, weed, alcohol, dancing, fooling around) had been ongoing for 3 continuous days non-stop. The transcript contains the description of the incident by the complainant wherein she admits that she said this to the defendant:
Q I just want to go back to that moment in time if I could, where you say that he is37licking your vagina. So if you could take us through sort of exactly as best as you can38remember, what happens, as soon as you — he puts you on the counter, what is the39first thing he does to you?40A He puts his tongue all over my vagina and his tongue, it's — it's wetand it's like41sliding and he is like — the way he is licking my vagina is — is aggressively and just22———————————————————————————————————–1like continuously and he is smiling and then he — like it's a good time like — I'm just2sitting there with — with no — with no — like no reaction and it's like — and then he3is licking my vagina and he is like, do you like that and —45Q What did you say?6A No.… Later in the testimony…Q You told — he asked you if you liked it while he was licking your vagina, you've been35clear in saying you responded no. What happens next?36A And then he takes his pants off and then I tried to get off the counter and — and put37my pants on, I thought he was just — just going to do the — lick my vagina, then no.38He — he puts his — his penis inside of me. And yeah he has a big flicking penis.3940Q How do you get to a place where you were trying to put your pants on and he is41having sex with you, can you just tell us how that happens?231A How it happens?23Q So you say you tried to put your pants back on.4A So I'm getting off the counter and I literally just hop off and trying to put my pants5back on and then he — his pants are just off and then he is like I'm going to fuck you,6and I was like you can't without a condom, he is like no, and he —


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What Do PRESTO Machines Look Like?
Now that you have your PRESTO card, knowing how to use these three machines makes paying with PRESTO easier and faster.
New PRESTO Devices
New PRESTO devices coming to a GO Station near you! Using these machines, you can pay your fare and check your balance, with increased reliability & accessibility improvements. If you tap on a new device, you can still tap off on an old device, or vice versa. Press the "mode" button to the left of the screen to check your balance, override a default trip or reverse a tap. Remember, don't tap your wallet or purse on the device – just your PRESTO card.
Fare Payment
In order to pay your fare, be sure to tap the green circle on this machine every time before you ride. Listen for a beep and check the screen for a green or yellow light to confirm that your fare has been successfully deducted from your card. You'll also need to tap off at the end of each trip, unless you have set a default trip on your card.
Balance Checker
Hold your card to the Balance Checker to see your balance and transaction history. If you ordered your PRESTO card online, you also can activate your card with this machine.
Self-Serve Reload
Use the Self-Serve Reload machine to load money onto your PRESTO card by using a credit or debit card. You also can check your balance and transaction. These machines are located in the York Concourse and Teamways, Bloor and Weston GO Stations, Pearson Airport, and several TTC stations.
Ticket Vending Machines
We are upgrading our ticket vending machines (TVMs) to make using PRESTO even easier. At an upgraded TVM you can load funds to your PRESTO card. You can also buy PRESTO cards at select TVMs. For additional information click here.
What You See When You Tap Your Card
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Green Light
Your tap was successful. You may also see your card balance.
Green and Yellow Light
Your tap was successful. You may also see
Red Light
Your tap was unsuccessful.
If you see…
For those three messages, please visit a customer service outlet, prestocard.ca, or call 1-8-PRESTO-123 (1-877-378-6123).
If you see an Invalid Card message, the Fare Payment machine believes you are tapping again within 3 hours of having started your GO trip. The Fare Payment machine will not double-charge you. Therefore, if you would like to start another GO trip, press the Override button and then tap your card. When using the Override option, you will need to tap off when you reach your destination (even if you have set a default trip).
Red and Yellow Light
Your tap was invalid.
If you see an Already Tapped message, you have already successfully tapped and can continue on your trip.
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Correction Button
Travel plans changed? If you've already tapped on, press the correction button on the fare payment device and tap your card. Your transaction will be cancelled within 45 minutes.
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Fact Checking High School "College Night"
Have you been to your high school's annual College Night meeting yet?
Pearl went last night pre-debate (and pre rant), and is going to report on her experience today on College Talk Tuesday, 12:00-12:30 ET.
Spoiler alert – she was not too surprised at what was said…
But she was shocked by what was NOT said!
She'll share her thoughts today.
We are hosting our own Virtual College Night this Thursday on College Success For Less, live and barely scripted! You'll have the chance to ask us your questions about financial aid.
We'll rerun the recording throughout the weekend too (sign up for both live and recorded.)
Note: This will be your last chance for a deep dive on the financial aid and college planning process before the FAFSA is released October 1st.
Please pass this information along to other parents!
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Yesterday two of us went on a little toot. Christine of Maine Fiberarts and I headed north to Bangor, Maine early in the day. We decided to avoid the northbound Route 1 Saturday traffic and take some backroads, which was a great choice. It was infinitely more interesting to drive off the beaten path and go through some towns that I rarely visit, even though we do not live that far from them. We did miss one turn and ended up in downtown Camden, but we soon located Route 52 and continued on our way.
Our first goal was to visit with Jody Clayton of One Lupine Fiber Arts at her gallery/workshop right in Bangor. We did get sidetracked in Searsport for a wee visit to a newly opened used book shop, which specializes in used fiber-related books. The owner is lovely and is also a spinner, so she had her wheel right there and an amazing nook full of wonderful knitting books.(I scored a hardcover that I do not own by Clara Parkes, The Knitter's Guide to Yarn). Unfortunately, I did not note the name of the bookstore, and it is so new I am not finding it on the town's Chamber of Commerce site. It's tiny, but definitely worth a visit!
After that stop we did not get sidetracked and found Jody's gallery in Bangor, which is a city I am totally unfamiliar with. As with many other large Maine cites, it straddles a beautiful stretch of the Penobscot River. We found the gallery easily and spent quite a bit of time there. Upstairs is the gallery, and downstairs we found a combination yarn/fiber shop, with a felting class carrying on in the work area. Christine and I had a wonderful time there, and of course came back with a few treasures of the fibery sort. I found some lovely fiber batts that Jody had dyed and carded up (a Merino/Romney/Bamboo blend) and I also bought some beautifully dyed bundles of bamboo fiber. I have never spun with bamboo, but it is very lustrous and looks a lot like silk. So I have plenty of interesting stuff to play with for the end of the summer and the beginning of the school year!
After our visit there, we found an Indian restaurant where we had an amazing lunch. Then we headed east for a tour of a sheep dairy farm. Northern Exposure Farm is a relatively new dairy farm and it's set in an amazingly beautiful spot. We spent the afternoon there and learned a lot about their operation, and also got to meet their beautiful sheep, East Friesians (one of the few sheep breeds that are specifically used for their milk production). We got a milking demo as well! Heaven! I know that we will never have such a large-scale dairy setup with our goatie girls, but it's sure nice to dream a little :*)
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"Samsung Galaxy S10 India pre-orders will start in India at 10am, says the Flipkart banner, even though the company officially has not announced the same yet"
Samsung Galaxy S10 series is now official, with the company taking the covers off its flagship handsets in San Francisco. It announced pre-orders for Galaxy S10 series smartphones will begin on February 22nd in several markets, but didn't reveal which countries it will be. While the company remains mum on the matter in India, a Flipkart page has revealed one key detail regarding the Galaxy S10 India pre-orders.
Samsung Galaxy S10 India pre-orders
Samsung Galaxy S10 pre-orders in India will start at 10am tomorrow, according to Flipkart banner. The page also allows users to sign up for notifications about the handsets by clicking on the 'Notify Me' button when logged in. There is, however, not much information to learn from the Flipkart page about the Galaxy S10 India pre-orders beyond the time. However, we should expect to get more details about the pre-bookings as the clock strikes 10am.
The Galaxy S10 price in India is unlikely to be revealed though as Samsung for the past few years has taken pre-orders for its flagship smartphones with a small deposit at the time of placing the booking. The rest of the sum needs to be paid when the price is officially announced and device is picked up. We can expect some pre-order offers, such as the Galaxy Watch at a discounted price or free Galaxy Buds earbuds with the handsets. Moreover, there will likely be complimentary data from telecom operators such as Jio or Airtel.
Samsung Galaxy S10 specifications
There are three smartphones in the new flagship series, namely Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+. The first model is the entry point for the new lineup and misses out on a few key features. It has a 5.8-inch full-HD+ Infinity O Dynamic AMOLED screen with 19:9 aspect ratio and flat edges. The smartphone has dual rear camera setup, featuring a 12MP wide-angle lens with Super Speed Dual Pixel autofocus, f/1.5-2.4 aperture, and OIS as well as a 16MP ultra-wide angle lens with 8x optical zoom and f/2.2 aperture. It also has a 10MP Dual Pixel autofocus selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture. The smartphones with 6GB RAM, 3,100mAh battery, and 128GB and 256GB storage options.
Galaxy S10 has a slightly larger 6.1-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with Quad HD+ resolution, 19:9 aspect ratio, and curved edges. It has a triple rear camera setup with 12MP primary sensor with f/1.5-2.4 aperture, OIS, and Dual Pixel autofocus, a 12MP telephoto lens with OIS and f/2.2 aperture, and 16MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture. It has the same selfie camera setup as the Galaxy S10e. The smartphone has a 3,400mAh battery, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB and 512GB onboard storage options.
Galaxy S10+ sports a 6.4-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED screen with curved edges, the same triple rear camera setup as the Galaxy S10, and a 4,100mAh battery. It comes with dual selfie cameras, with a 10MP Dual Pixel autofocus sensor with f/1.9 aperture and a 8MP depth sensing camera with f/2.2 aperture. The smartphone comes in 8GB and 12GB RAM options and 128GB, 512GB, and 1TB choices for internal storage. The Galaxy S10 and the Plus variant both have an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, while the S10e is stuck with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
As for the common features, all three phones in the Galaxy S10 series in India will be powered by the 8nm octa-core Exynos 9820 SoC. The operating system powering the phone will be the Android 9 Pie-based One UI. Users will be able to expand the storage by up to 512GB using microSD cards, though it will take up one of the SIM card slots as the handset doesn't have a dedicated microSD card slot. The smartphones also have fast-charging support for both wired and wireless charging as well as reverse wireless charging. All three handsets also have IP68 certification Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm jack, NFC, and 4×4 MIMO as well as Cat 20 LTE support.
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We've all heard that delaying social security can result in a permanent increased payout of up to eight percent annually. Every year you get older and don't take the income, your eventual income can rise. The income growth can be up to eight percent annually once you reach full retirement age!
The same dynamic is at work when you open the right kind of annuity –whether inside your IRA or not–even from a 401k rollover.
The secret is to find a NEXT GENERATION annuity that grows your principal according to an index, without a cap. When you find the annuity of your liking after comparing with a fiduciary advisor, you request what is known as a Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB.)
This is an income "rider" that is attached to your principal-protected Next Generation annuity. The rider provides you with a very valuable benefit with regard to retirement. It guarantees a lifetime income for you and your spouse typically double or triple that of quality bonds–with no annuitizing required.
Your money still belongs to you and the insurance company does not keep your money when you die. Your high-quality Next Generation annuity from a one hundred year old A-rated carrier will guarantee that regardless of what happens with the markets, and even if your principal doesn't grow as expected due to poor markets, your income still can rise and will pay you for life–even if the principal somehow goes to zero. You win either way. Actually, you win BOTH ways!
Here's how it works:
Let's say you are not yet retired and have access to your current 401(k) funds, an old 401(k) still floating out there, or a rollover IRA with a lump sum of $100,000 or more. Here's what you do:
You simply initiate the annuity through an IRA paperwork transfer (we can help you with it–very easy) and then you defer taking the income for several years. Just like Social Security, your income rises every year you defer taking your income. With some annuities the effective growth rate can be 6%, 7%, 8% or more!
Deferring the annuity income rider works pretty much the same as deferring Social Security, with a key difference. With Social Security, the money is gone when you die. With the right Next Generation annuity, your money belongs first to you, and then to your heirs.
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Tara Fares, Rafif al-Yaseri, and Rasha al-Hassan all died on a Thursday. They are among several Iraqi women that ran in the same circles, whose deaths have sparked speculation that there is a conspiracy at work. Known for being trailblazers, many of these women were prominent beauty stars targeted for their perceived indecency.
Yaseri, a beautician nicknamed "Iraq's Barbie," was the first to die on August 16, 2018. The following week, Hassan, the founder of the Viola Beauty Center in Baghdad, was also found dead. Both were found in their homes and died under "mysterious circumstances," as reported by Arab News and Al Arabiya English.
After a preliminary investigation, the Iraqi Interior Ministry found that Yaseri's death seemed to have been caused by complications with medicine she was taking. There are also reports that a family member of Rasha said her death was the result of high blood pressure combined with influenza, though authorities have not yet confirmed this.
So far, two of the deaths have been confirmed as murders. Soad al-Ali, an activist and businesswoman, was shot several times on September 22, while driving in Basra. The police have pegged her ex-husband, who is on the run, as the prime suspect. Fares, an envelope-pushing social media star with over 2.7 million Instagram followers, was shot the Thursday afterward in her car in Baghdad.
Fares was often harassed online for racy photos that conflicted with the hardline Islamic views of traditionalists. The harassment forced her to move from native Baghdad to the secular and more liberal Kurdistan. Unfortunately, the violence still got to her.
Former Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, seems to have connected the deaths of these four women and does not want to see another one.
"[There is] evidence suggesting that there is a plan formulated by organized parties to undermine security under the pretext of fighting against depravity," al-Abadi said in a statement. He has ordered elite intelligence units to investigate the deaths. Yet, the numerous unanswered questions have left people concerned about what's to come. Many believe that these specific prominent women were targeted to send a message.
"I feel like it was a message being sent: 'Don't be like Tara or you will end up like Tara'," said Daryna Sarhan, a lifestyle magazine founder. Fortunately, there have been no deaths since Fares', but many women are still receiving death threats. Shimaa Qasim, an Instagram model and former Miss Iraq winner, fears she may be next after receiving several threats of her own.
Hanae Edwar of the women's rights organization Iraqi Al-Amal Association thinks that the deaths go beyond the women and their families.
"[They are] threatening messages sent to activists in particular, but also to the whole of society," said Edwar in a statement. " . . . Attacking women who are public figures is a bid to force them to shut themselves away at home."
Whatever the intentions of the attackers, it is unlikely that their targets will "shut themselves away at home." They are targeted because of their outspoken nature, and that trait seems to indicate that they have no intention of backing down.
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Here we are, 12 months later, having accessed a huge range of services that I would not have even thought Boyd would need to access. Before, I would often feel really overwhelmed. I didn't understand why he was doing what he was doing, so you'd often feel a bit lost and you didn't know how to parent because the traditional parenting methods just don't seem to work the same way. To have someone to say, "Well, this week, this is going on," and they can tell you, "Well, that's probably due to X, Y, and Z, so you might want to try maybe doing this," your whole parenting style is able to change.
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If you're looking for a comfortable, practical and fun cycling experience, the British designed Morley ELS could open up more opportunity than you perhaps ever imagined with an ability to ride up to 110 miles on 1 single ride when fully charged.*
The low step frame allows you to ride in any attire and mount or dismount the bike effortlessly. The 400WH Bosch battery is positioned in the centre of the bike on the seat tube to help achieve perfect weight distribution. This makes the ride feel even more stable for a smooth ride and controlled acceleration.
The lightweight aluminium frame of the Morley has a relaxed geometry with a high front and short reach. This helps to maintain a sit up posture, which relieves any pressure to the shoulders, hands or wrists. The frame's upright position has further support with an extra comfortable shock absorbing saddle and fully adjustable handlebar step to help find the perfect riding position.
Equipped with market leading electric technology from the trusted global brand, Bosch. The Active Line Plus motor has a torque of 50nm, equivalent to 270% of your pedalling power you can tackle hills and head wind with ease. There are also 3 sensors specifically built into this sophisticated system which takes over 1000 readings per second to ensure your e-bike is working in tune with your requirements.
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