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"For businesses and brands, Google+ pages help you connect with the customers and fans who love you. Not only can they recommend you with a +1, or add you to a circle to listen long-term. They can actually spend time with your team, face-to-face-to-face. All you need to do is start sharing, and you'll soon find the super fans and loyal customers that want to say hello," says Google.
Next step is to add some tagline and profile photo. You can make one from photoshop or any software and upload it just like of Nepal IT.
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Now your page has been created completely. You'll see the page saying congratulation.
Next thing you'll need to do is to manage your page. If you've got another pages then click at manage your pages. Check the picture below.
Click edit profile to add some informations about your page.
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Welcome to the Tony's Take Podcast, this is episode 74 Entertainment! We've got a great one for you, we get into the iPhone rumors. When will that keynote be? Tune into find out! Pumpkin Spice is back in action, so get ready to hit that coffee shop.
Our main story involves a crazy bride who canceled her wedding 4 days in advance (which we forgot to mention on the pod) because the crowd funding didn't raise how much?! She even left her fiancé… wow, what a catch. That guys lucky.
We get into box office numbers and upcoming movies. Tony the Pony hit the number on the nose in our Rotten Tomatoes game from last week. That's a first here! We close with what we're watching but not before Andy can give us some 007 news. On the way out Andy gets heated over cars being gifted for Christmas, what's your take? Good move to gift a car?
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We reckon if anyone can spot up-and-coming talent, it's TRACY MOSELEY. Martha Gill, 18, is her latest pupil and one to watch out for this year.
Photos: Ben Winder
Moseley first spotted Manchester-born Gill at the inter-regional XC championships at Hadleigh in 2013. It wasn't Martha's performance that stood out but her flat land skills and the amount of fun she had playing on her bike.
On the back of this, Moseley invited Martha to her women's weekend in North Wales and, as the youngest member of the party, Martha fled upstairs to do homework at the end of the day instead of socialising with the rest of the women. This attitude was enough to convince Tracey that Martha was worth investing in so when Paligap approached her looking for a new female rider she recommended Martha without hesitation.
Last year, with the UK Marin team, Martha went from strength to strength winning every UK Gravity Enduro in the Open Women's category. She also started to dabble in the Under 21 category at the EWS (despite being three years below the age limit).
Her first race was a "baptism of fire" at Samoens. Moseley said: "With 20 minute race stages and huge thunderstorms right before our race runs, the stages were more about survival than racing! Martha just took it all in her stride, showed no nerves or emotion and just got on with it!
"Most young riders would have either freaked out or crashed their brains out! I loved her level headed approach in that first international race and since then she has grown in confidence, character and cheek!" Martha finished the year second in her EWS category and picked up three podiums and three stage wins along the way.
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and we meet again sweet little ones. and like every year, here i am letting you know exactly what this year was like. i wish i could tell you it was perfect, that everything went smoothly and we were one extremely happy family, but this was a challeging year, for all of us, and maybe mostly for you. it was the year you literally became children and suddenly stopped being babies. no more using your pacifier, and boy do i regret it, with it dissapeared your three hour afternoon naps. and much to your father's surprise, it isn't all that easy to manage. though you are amazing outdoor kids you are not into three hour activities every single weekend! but he'll learn… just like we had to learn to hear you speak like children and not like babies, we had to learn to listen and much as teach you to talk, it was the year you had a super overdose of italy and italian, and your dad, again, was ecstatic. he is so proud of what you can say and all that you understand in your other language. we are very proud of the decision we made in speaking both languages from the day we found out i was pregnant.
this year diapers dissapeared from our lives and we are so very thankful, it took guts from us deciding that we couldn't do it alone right when you were two so a whole summer of our pacience and trial and error and though it seems done and over with it wasn't easy… but it's done!
something this year was not, was easy, everyday was a surprise, everyday we had to tell and repeat over and over all our house rules, decisions, and punishments children get when they don't behave. for the first time in our lives we felt we had twins. strangely enough it never felt as so, but this year, while you divided our attentions between tantrums, cries of help while you hit eachother, bad morning moods and this strange and so annoying habit of never wanting to dress what we put out for you to dress to school, i honestly had days when i thought i couldn't do it anymore. i seriously believed you were driving me crazy on purpose! i kept thinking of ways to distract you, of not making a big deal, of not caring so much if you went to school in your underwear or wearing pijamas, or in a spiderman costume… but i did care, and it annoyed me that i couldn't control this anymore. everyone said this was going to be a hard year, but i never thought those adorable, cuddly little babies would somehow be so picky, and difficult sometimes like you were. we had a few very difficult moments this year and i wouldn't lie like i never did to you. i doubted myself so many times in my ability to make you happy, healthy and sane little boys, i thought i was going insane.
work didn't help, it swallowed me in like a tornado and i had to adjust our family routine to my routine, which probably was my first big mistake, but i honestly thought you were big enough for it and could handle it because you had had me so close for so long… but that was just it. i was always there, and suddenly i wasn't around so much. it's a work that fullfils me so, but it has taken so much of me too. i am learning as you grow how to manage it better, but these last 12 months needed this amount of my own attention in order to work, in order to happen, so yes, maybe lots of it was my fault, and lots of your whinning, crying, yelling, tantrums and "no"s exist because you act out on me, us, not being there anymore, but i want to believe that this whole thing we call the "impossible three" is real too!
by no means think that this was a bad year, no, definitely no, but being a mother, as one day i hope you understand once you have your own children is not just holding you and saying everything's going to be alright, it is also doubting yourself in every action you take because no one ever told you otherwise. and we learn from every single action, word we say and i hope i can explain to you someday but for now, know this… i as your mother, couldn't be prouder, couldn't love you any more than i already do now. i am thankful everything day for your existence and for those gorgeous adorable faces. i am in love with you more each day.
did you know you are very funny? that you laugh so hard sometimes you fall down? that you have a huge obssession on spiderman, dinossaurs and lightning mcqueen? you love chocolate, lollipops, ice cream. you love watching cartoons, but also love sitting down and watching any program with dad. you and i go for afternoon tea everyday after school and once or twice a week to the park for a long stroll or climb up the spider web. on weekends we do just about anything to make you see this fabulous city we live in, museums, parks, river, boats, train, lunch wherever, dinner once or twice around town for you to try almost all flavours of food. it was the year you saw your first movie at the cinema, your first rollercoaster ride, your first ocean swim for real, you first dive in deep end pools, your first horse ride, your 12th airplane ride and so many other accomplishments in so little years. you will become amazing people i am sure. may you always stay little, cuddly, brave, stubborn, and mine forever.


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For this assignment, the aim was to create a motivational/humourous/sarcastic poster. This is worth 3 out of 8 stars.
My finished product looks like this:
Two things that made me create this:
- I first thought I'd do a different Ice Age quote which is still from Sid the Sloth; "ahh you know me, I'm too lazy to hold a grudge" and I would title it "Me". However I came across this picture in my search and changed my mind.
- What made me final come to this was the thought I had for it (being the title and quote it is) in recent experience and indeed in this situation.
I like this as it's quite relatable to many people. I suppose the idea od these if they aren't for motivation, they are for humour. These are quite fun little things to create and can be very relatable to others as well as perhaps expressing emotion or fulfilment in the topic chosen, be it motivational or humour.
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by RyanPrince There are different types of Social Sciences papers. The social science papers include term papers and research papers. Other papers include essays, dissertations and thesis. Students taking social science courses are required to write different types of papers listed above. A large number of the students are not able to write social science… Read More »


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It was only last week that General Motors announced the closure of five car factories across the United States and Canada. More importantly, this announcement means that roughly 14,000 people would be losing their jobs, and at a time when the company had received a bailout to save operations. At the time of the announcement, GM had said it would offer jobs to factory jobs, but at other facilities where production is increasing.
At the end of this week, then, GM finally offered an update on this progress.
Of course, this is a bit of an oversimplification. For one, of the 14,000 jobs GM aims to cut, about 2,800 are hourly employees. Generally speaking, these are assembly line workers who punch in and out every day (as opposed to managers and supervisors who are paid a salary). On Friday, GM said that 1,100 of these hourly workers volunteered to transfer to other factories, which include GM's truck and heavy-duty pickup plant in Flint, Michigan and the transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio. Of the cut group, too, another 1,200 are eligible for retirement, according to the company.
It might be important to understand that GM is shutting down plants in Ohio, Maryland, and Michigan because of these plants, for the most part, manufacture sedans. Apparently, consumers are falling out of favor with this body style of vehicle, shifting more towards to trucks and SUVs.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra goes on to explain that this process has two focuses. First of all, shutting down these plants helps the company to save money. Secondly—and perhaps more importantly—this move should help the company to reposition itself to make more fruitful investments in the future towards autonomous driving technology and electric-powered vehicles.
In a statement, Barra comments, "Strong US and Canadian economies enable us to provide these opportunities now as we position General Motors for long-term success. Our focus remains on providing interested employees options to transition, including job opportunities at other GM plants. We remain committed to working with local government officials, our unions, and each individual to find appropriate opportunities for them."


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Singer Sinead O'Connor is "safe and is no longer listed as a missing/endangered person," said Wilmette, Ill. police, after they had issued a well-being check for her earlier Monday.
The police said someone who was concerned had called when the Irish singer had not been seen since she left for a bike ride at 6 a.m. Sunday. The Wilmette police searched for O'Connor to check on her well-being, and located her Monday afternoon, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Authorities said they did not know why O'Connor was in the suburb about 15 miles north of Chicago.
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Ever dreamed of seeing Jennifer Lopez performing lapdance? Then this film is not to be missed!
Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Keke Palmer, and Julia Stiles lead a dazzling cast in one of the most groundbreaking pop movies of the year. Starting from Jessica Pressler's magazine article about exotic dancers turning the tables on their thirsty clients, director Lorene Scafaria delivers an intoxicating cocktail of crime, sex, and money. But that's just the sizzle. The meat of Hustlers is its exploration of how male power shapes women's work. Until it doesn't.
Destiny (Wu) is still learning on the job — what to wear, how to lap dance, how to sell a fantasy of sexual availability to the men who flow into her club from their own daily hustle on Wall Street.
Ramona (Lopez) is the undisputed queen dancer at the club. A former centrefold model, she's entirely level-headed about her expertise in whipping men into a wallet-emptying frenzy. But the money rolling in comes crashing to a halt with the financial crisis of 2008. As the mood in New York gets darker and each dollar earned more desperate, Ramona, Destiny, and their strip-club sisters cook up a new hustle — more dangerous, more lucrative, and most definitely more illegal.
Watched in the context of decades of gangster movies, Hustlers is both familiar and refreshingly different. These women do what screen grifters and goodfellas have been doing forever, but there's a bracing shock in the pleasure they take in making their own money and keeping it. Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) brings a real heart to Destiny's quest for independence, and Lopez reminds us in scenes both big and small what a strong, natural actor she is.
The film will be released in the UK on 13th September 2019.
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There is a famous story about a brilliant man and a beautiful woman. They were having a conversation and the woman suggested the two might have a child together, inheriting his brains and her looks, and it would be the smartest, most beautiful person in the world. Then the man replied that he feared the reverse would happen and it would receive his looks and her brains.
For today's Daily Create imagine in "fantasy football style," an ideal couple in which you get to choose each of the parents for a desired outcome in the offspring. You can choose anyone from history, no living persons, please. Which two people would you pick and why? What would happen if the desired traits accidentally were reversed?
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It's time to 'ketchup' with last week's biggest mobile industry news stories - and where better to start than with HP's claims of 'saucy' behaviour? It's launched an investigation into last year's acquisition of UK company Autonomy, claiming the software company had 'spiced up' its valuation. Condiment-based puns aside, it's a serious matter that could see key players from the deal charged with cooking the books.
The last few days have been particularly busy for UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. It started the week by announcing its rules for next year's UK 4G mobile spectrum auction – expect services to go live in around six months – and it ended the week with plans to avoid a 5G capacity crunch.
Apple started last week in the glow of a CoolBrands survey that had named it the UK's coolest brand – but it ended the week with its head bowed in embarrassment. Not only did Tim Cook apologise for the quality of the company's iOS 6 Maps application, he recommended that customers use competing services until it gets better.
Mobile networks have changed, haven't they?
Once they were all about delivering service. Coverage. Quality. Price. Now it's much more about branding.
Everything Everywhere has announced it's to become EE, an obvious abbreviation that's been used in mobile industry briefings pretty much since the company was created two years ago. It joins the likes of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Hennes & Mauritz, British Home Stores, Independent Television and Marks & Spencer, although all of these took decades to transition into businesses that were just described by their initials.
It's a smartphone autumn, as prophesied a few weeks ago by the Carphone Warehouse and many others. The frenzy of big-name announcements led by Samsung at Berlin's IFA has given way to stand-alone media presentations from Nokia, Motorola and Amazon.
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text: Taking the day off was a great idea. Every now and again having a Wednesday off is great. Part of the day was devoted to taking the AWS certified machine learning specialty beta exam. The whole process took about two hours and was very interesting. The PSI system took a little bit to setup and get running. The actual exam part took about 90 minutes. It has been a bit since my last adventure to a testing facility. It was pretty much exactly the way I remember it being.


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In our everyday lives we do things that we may not realize. Hurtful things to others without even thinking. Have you ever said there was a job you would not do? Or you won't sit by someone in a business because they look sketchy or untrusting? Every made fun of someone cause of the way they looked or something was different about them?
Those are the things that are hurtful. One person is only better than another if their soul is more loving, forgiving, and accepting. For NO other reason is one person better than another. No two people are identical. I recently posted about conformity almost killing my soul – and then we have those who "make fun of" others for not being like them. We ARE all on different paths with different goals.
Always remember that the person next to you is a human, just like you!
I remember as a pre-teen there was a guy who bullied me for being "poor" and even went as far one day as throwing trash from a dumpster on me.
Several years later I had grown into a beautiful young woman and ran across him again. I reminded him who I was and he had the nerve to say to me, "If I'd known you'd turn out so beautiful I'd never had done that." My reply to him, "You showed your true colors and I'd never want to be associated with someone so ugly inside. You missed out on a lot!"
That was just one instance of torment… many others can be recalled from those around me who tormented me with racial slurs because I dated and married outside of my race. As I look back and recall each one, I remember that I am a better person for all they did. It strengthened my soul and showed me how cruel the world could be. Made me teach my children that being opened minded is so important. Being open about ALL differences – beliefs, looks, social stations, rich or poor, city or country – we are all the same and should treat others with the same level of respect we want to be treated with! Always strive to be a beautiful soul.
Not long ago, I wrote a poem with the same sentiment. I'd like to share that now!
My God is peaceful, Therefore I shall be
I respect that you are different.
I respect that you choose a different way of life.
I respect that you do not believe as I do.
Why? Because my God is peaceful, therefore so shall I be.
I will not get angry when you choose a path in life different than I believe.
I will not yell or say hateful things when you behave unacceptably to my beliefs.
I will not turn away from you when you do believe in my God.
Why? Because my God is peaceful, therefore so shall I be.
I will not be hurt when you say I'm loving him wrong.
I will not be hurt when you tell me I should do things differently.
I will not be hurt when you say I am damned for walking a different path.
I will not be hurt when you walk away from me.
Why? Because my God is peaceful, therefore so shall I be.
Under the armor of our skin, do our bodies not contain the same things?
Do we all not bleed the same?
Do we all not essentially function the same?
When I wake, is it not the same sun the brightens both our skies?
When I lay down is it not the same moon that reflects upon our nights?
We are of the same world even if we are not of the same thoughts and beliefs.
When my energy is returned to the world and my body returns to the earth.
I will be remembered for my understanding and respect of the differences of others.
Why? Because my God is peaceful, therefore so shall I be.
Written 12/6/2015


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Ancient City Of Ephesus
Turkey travel guide. Places to visit in Turkey. Ancient city of Ephesus.
One of the must-see places to visit in Turkey, the ancient city of Ephesus located in Selcuk, Izmir, was established as a port and a commercial center, became a relgious center of the early Christianity and today this uniqe ancient city is one of the worldwide tourist attraction visited by thousands of people from all over the world.
Ephesus offers a lot to its visitors with many historical ruins including the temple of Artemis, amphitheatre, library etc. Some of the top attractions to see in Ephesus include:
Temple of Artemis
The temple of Artemis (Diana), the virgin Goddes of Nature and one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, was 115m long and housed 127 columns of which 36 façade columns were decorated with relics.
The Basilica constructed during the reign of Augustus and devoted to commerce is a typical Roman structure, 165m in length and contains columns with 1st century A.D. bulls` heads.
Check out the best Ephesus tours & activities »
Church of St. John
St John lived here during 37-42 A.D., wrote his Gospel and was buried in Ephesus following his wish. The current structure was built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian (577-565AD) and contains some of the most valuable frescoes and is partly in ruins.
House of Virgin Mary
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Built in the Hellenistic period and renovated in the 3rd century during the reign of Caracalla the Agora was surrounded by columns, and was adorned with three entrances, from the direction of the Theatre, Harbor and the Celsus library.
The Aqueduct of Sextilius Pollio
This two storied conduit brought water to Ephesus from Marnas and was commissioned by Sextilius Pollio between 7-15 A.D. It is a 3.5 kilometers long structure and you will find it at Derbent Creek. As the aqueduct climbs along the slopes of Derbent it gives a marvelous view.
Apart from these, other well-known tourist attractions in Ephesus are the Temple of Hadrian, aueduct of Sextilius Pollio, terrace houses, Isabey Mosque, Celsus library, Ephesus Museum, Baths of Varius, Scholastika and
The Fountains of Trajan and Pollio.
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On August 19, 2016, Supervisor Jacob and many Jamul residents gathered on a hillside near the soon-to-open Jamul casino to protest the mammoth development and to ask state officials to address the public safety hazards posed by the project. Below is a commentary that appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune the day before. Also below are links to related letters sent by Jacob to Caltrans, the state Department of Alcoholic Control and Jamul Indian Village.
Jamul casino is gambling with public safety
By Dianne Jacob
Another casino is about to open in San Diego County, but this one is asking folks to gamble with their lives.
Penn National Gaming, the East Coast firm bankrolling the Hollywood Casino in Jamul, is pitching the place as a glitzy, glamorous palace worthy of the Las Vegas Strip.
But Jamul is not Vegas. It's not Tinsel Town. The casino, with its big, garish "Hollywood" sign out front, is a slap in the face to a community that has fought for decades to stay as rural as possible.
Shoehorned onto a tiny sliver of land along a winding, two-lane highway, the giant gaming hall is setting the stage for disaster.
Driving rural State Route 94 can be deadly. Since 2005, according to the California Highway Patrol, there have been 1,150 collisions on the highway, from Rancho San Diego through Jamul. Hundreds of people have been injured. Twenty-two killed.
Much of the road has the lowest Caltrans safety rating possible — an F. Since 2014, nearly 50 collisions have occurred just along the part of SR-94 near the casino construction site.
Locals already consider the road a deathtrap. Now comes the casino, which is expected to add 9,000 daily car and truck trips to the area. That's a 50 percent jump over today.
Who's to blame for this Hollywood horror show?
I blame the leadership of the Jamul Indian Village. No one can fault them for wanting to improve their economic situation. However, when other options were raised over the years, like possibly working with another tribe to develop an alternate location, the Jamul Indians balked.
I blame Penn National. The massive building is in a terrible location, and Penn is trying to put lipstick on this pig. The firm is looking to cash in big time, and to heck with the community.
My biggest beef right now is with the state. State officials are failing to do their most important job — protecting the public.
Caltrans is allowing the casino to open without all the needed traffic improvements in place. That includes new turn lanes, retaining walls and signals at critical highway intersections, including next to a fire station.
Recent letters sent by Supervisor Jacob to:
State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (8/15/16)
Jamul Indian Village (8/16/16)
Making matters worse, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is allowing the casino to serve alcohol before the completion of all the road improvements and before a public hearing on the liquor permit.
This, on a highway that has seen nearly 100 DUI-related collisions in the past decade.
It took other Indian casinos, including Sycuan and Barona, many years to get liquor licenses. The Jamul casino got one in less than 12 months, despite fierce opposition from the county and the Sheriff's Department, along with formal protests from thousands of people.
Hollywood Casino isn't even open yet, and the state is helping Penn National and the Jamul Indian Village roll out the red carpet — at the expense of public safety.
I've talked with state officials in recent days and here's what I said: I intend to hold them responsible for their reckless decisions that will likely lead to injury or loss of life after the casino opens.
I don't want blood on my hands. I'm sure they don't either.
There's still time to make things right. I urge the state to rescind the alcohol permit, hold a public hearing and make sure all the critical road improvements are in place before the casino opens.
Here's the nightmare scenario I worry about most: A big wildfire breaks out in our backcountry and, with the Santa Ana winds, aggressively pushes west. At the same time, a collision occurs on this rural highway. SR-94 turns into a parking lot. Residents can't escape. Folks in the casino's gaming halls and bars can't get out.
I'm not talking about a Hollywood movie. I'm talking about a real "Perfect Storm."
This casino represents a clear and present danger to the community. State officials need to step up, do their job and put public safety first.


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Code in Github: aragon-apps/apps/voting
The Voting app is an entity that will execute a set of actions on other entities if token holders of a particular token decide to do so.
App initialization
The Voting app is instantiated with a certain set of parameters that won't be changeable for the lifetime of the app:
- Token: address of the MiniMe token whose holders have voting power proportional to their holdings.
- Support required: what % of the votes need to be positive for the vote to be executed. Making it 50% would be a 'simple democracy'.
- Minimum acceptance quorum: minimum % of all token supply that needs to approve in order for the voting to be executed.
- Voting time: number of seconds a vote will be opened, if not closed prematurely for outstanding support.
The only parameter that can be changed is 'Minimum acceptance quorum' for protecting against the case in which there is not enough voter turnout.
A Note on Percentages
If you are a front end user you can skip this section, but if you are a developer and want to manipulate the Voting contract directly these are some notes you should consider.
The variables "Support required" and "Minimum acceptance quorum" are percentages that are expressed between zero and a maximum of 10^18 (that represents 100%). As a consequence, it's important to consider that 1% is actually represented by 10^16.
Moreover you should pass to the smart contract the actual number, not the scientific notation so: - 10^16 is 10000000000000000 (or 1 with 16 zeros) - 10^18 is 1000000000000000000 (or 1 with 18 zeros)
Here are a few percentages you can use
|Scientific Notation
|actual input passed to the smart contract
Vote lifecycle
votingApp.newVote(bytes _executionScript, string _metadata)
A new vote is initialized with:
- Execution script: EVM call script to be executed on vote approval, contains a series of addresses and calldata payloads that will be executed.
- Metadata: An arbitrary string that can be used to describe the voting.
The voting app conforms to the aragonOS Forwarder interface. A generic forward action will create a vote with the provided execution script and empty metadata.
When a vote is created a reference to the previous block number is saved as the snapshot block for the vote. The reason the previous block number is used is to avoid double voting in the same block the vote is created. Whenever a vote is casted, the MiniMeToken associated with the app is checked for the token balance of the voter at the snapshot block.
Casting votes
votingApp.vote(uint256 _voteId, bool _supports)
In order for casting a vote all these conditions must be met:
- Sender had a positive token balance in the token at the vote snapshot block.
- Vote hasn't expired.
- Vote hasn't been already executed.
If the casted vote is in support of the vote, the number of tokens held by the sender at the snapshot block will be added to the vote
yea counter. In case a vote is against, it will add it to the
nay counter.
After any casted votes, the contract checks whether a vote already has the complete support to be executed (even if everyone else voted against, the vote would still be approved), in that case the vote is executed and closed.
Executing voting
votingApp.executeVote(uint256 _voteId)
After a vote has expired time-wise (and no more votes are allowed), the result of the vote can be executed by anyone if it was approved. For a vote to be considered approved both conditions must be true:
- The percentage of
yeaout of the total number of votes is greater than or equal the 'Support required' global parameter.
yeasupport is greater than or equal the 'Minimum acceptance quorum' global parameter.
Changing acceptance minimum quorum
votingApp.changeMinAcceptQuorumPct(uint256 _minAcceptQuorumPct)
At any time, the minimum acceptance quorum for the new votes can be modified.
Any open votes will maintain the value minimum acceptance quorum was when they were created.
Forwarding using the common interface executes a
votingApp.newVote(...) action. ACL is checked for whether the sender has permissions to create a vote.


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FRONTIER 1337 is a port for PSP from the Atari ST version of the 1993 game FRONTIER - Elite II.
I used Tom Morton's source code of his GLFrontier PC port. The whole merit goes to him. I learned C language only to be able to play this game on the go, so everything is not optimized. For a better frame rate result, set the level of shape detail to 'low' in the setup screen (start button), and disable things like 'Space dust, clouds etc' and 'Background stars'...
Don't try to change commander's name when you are saving your game !
If you want to change it, rename the file in the savs folder.
You can find useful information on FRONTIER - Elite II at Frontierverse.
For those who still don't know this awesome game, here is the introduction sequence:
The pack contains the game and source code.
FRONTIER 1337 - v0.3.0 (1.73Mo)
Just unpack/copy FRONTIER_1337 folder to MS_ROOT/PSP/GAME
If you want, you can add sounds and music to the game. Place them in the FRONTIER_1337/data folder.
You can test the controls of FRONTIER 1337 with this mockup :
Analog-stick - Move the cursor through the screen.
Hold trigger while moving the mouse cursor for a more slow and precise movement.
- Used like the left mouse clic to select things with the cursor.
- Used like the right mouse clic.
Hold + Analog-stick - Roll the vessel.
Hold + - Fire laser beam.
Hold + D-pad UP - Zoom-in with the camera in external view.
Hold + D-pad DOWN - Zoom-out with the camera in external view.
D-pad - Rotate the camera in external view, and make ravel the galactic chart or the stock market list.
- Rear propulsion to increase speed.
- Front propulsion to decrease speed.
and triggers - Choose the functions that where directly available on PC with F1 to F10 keys.
+ - Validate the chosen function.
Start - Go to the option screen.
Select - Switch between radar and missiles.
+ D-pad UP - Force mis-jump.
+ Select - Show/hide game engine FPS.
Use Minimalist PSPSDK to compile the game.
For unknown reasons, the game only compiles with the 0.10.0 version. If someone wants to take a look, the error is located in the screen.c function void Screen_Init(void).
Your computer must have loads of RAM to compile the huge generated C file.
David Braben for having done one of the best games ever.
Tom Morton for his GLFrontier sourcecode and his advises.
The guys at PS2DEV forums, Danzel and his NASA machine :)


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Optional Activities include:
The cost for members is $80, non-members $100. This includes 12 children (in addition to the birthday child) for 2 hours. Additional time and guests may be added for a fee.
For more information and scheduling please contact our Birthday Party Coordinator at email@example.com
For rentals other than birthday parties, please contact COO, Brady Svilich at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Last week has taught me that South Australia is a doorway, social media is an open window through which to vent, and that you are 'here'. It should also give you an insight into some dos and don'ts when it comes to revisiting the branding of your business or organisation.
The eruption of mixed reaction that saw virtual fisticuffs break out in Twitter, comments sections of newspapers and through blogs, was a larger version of what goes on in meetings and boardrooms of any organisation that decides to revisit its branding.
That's easy enough to understand. We all build unique connections to organisations, places and things. South Australia just happens to have 1.2 million unique connections.
The reason reactions to the SA brand were more emotional and less restrained than those in a corporate brand unveiling was because unlike colleagues and employees reacting in front of management, South Australians did not have any fear of getting fired for their dissent.
In contrast to the hullabaloo in public forums, over the weekend I've had some clients make contact, expressing interest in applying the logo to their labels. And I expect that trend to grow.
Therefore, it seems like this rebranding is set to gain traction in the business community and help South Australia forge an identity at best, or clarify our location at worst, in markets around the world.
The journey starts here
Of course, we need to separate the logo from the brand.
The logo device which could be argued is a glorified map to settle questions about our location, is simply a mark.
It's potency will only come from where it is seen and what it becomes known to stand for.
This is where the branding aspect of the campaign will be important.
If you and I and other South Australian organisations can embrace the trilogy of creativity, innovation and industriousness, we will be building a new or revitalised 'brand' in the marketplace.
The challenge for Brand South Australia is that brands are hyper absorbent.
If our new logo is emblazoned across items uncreative and non-innovative or if our dealings with suppliers and customers worldwide smack of laziness or timidity, Brand South Australia diminishes.
No matter how many clever ads are placed in airports or around the world, if first hand experience of South Australia falls short of the brand ideals, we all lose.
Digging beneath the jokes
When South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, lamented publicly from London that people overseas didn't know where we were and confused us with South Africa, the pathway to the doorway was created.
As an Aussie who enjoys our dry sense of humour as much as the next person, I was guffawing Wednesday night as my social media streams and conversations around me were being peppered with great one liners.
In fact, one of the aspects of creativity is that we look for and find links between different objects or questions, giving rise to some excellent quips.
ABC radio drive time announcer epitomised much of the 'harmless fun' when he tweeted, "Last one out, please shut the door?"
Flinders University Secular Society cut a bit deeper when it chipped in with, 'Why would SA feature vault doors on its logo?! With State Bank and Snowtown, surely bank vaults aren't our strength!'
Some well-meaning souls labelled these larrikins as 'haters'; something I took pains to stress was not the case.
If you think about it, such jokes showed that the core image was, indeed, opening doorways to imagination and it was good to see the leadership team not slam the door on such activity.
Some of the jokes and more bitter jibes did seem to come from designers and brand hawkers who may well have been inspired by jealousy as much as any professional basis for their criticism. I recall one such expert lamenting the lack of blue in the logo because SA has 'beach and beautiful coastline'. And this is where we risk entering the realm of emperor's new clothes. Ken Cato could argue the white around the logo embodies the sun-drenched, glaring whiteness of South Australia's pristine beaches. Job done.
Going all the way
For the rest of us, the challenge now is to assess the value of the Brand South Australia initiative and explore if/how we can harness its offering for the benefit of our businesses.
In many ways, just like mass immunisation succeeds when critical levels of herd immunity are achieved, the value of this initiative won't be harnessed until South Australian businesses and organisation truly adopt creativity, innovation and industriousness and can demonstrate those qualities in the marketplace.
Only then will our new logo device stand for something beyond its initial role of being a map marker.
Personally, I am relieved the logo was designed by a professional outfit. Take a look at the alternative SA brand competition set up at 99 designs where people can crowdsource design. You'll find them incoherent and unnecessarily ornate.
To find out more about how you might contribute to the brilliant blend of South Australians building this brand, visit the Brand South Australia website to soak up the detail. You might even consider doing that while sipping a South Australian wine!
In case you missed the launch, here is the official unveiling:
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In this article, we answer the question, "how do courts decide who to appoint as a guardian in Illinois?" We also answer the following: "what is a legal guardian?", "what are the statutory requirements to be a legal guardian in Illinois?", "what factors to courts use to determine who will be named as guardian in Illinois?
A legal guardian is someone who is legally declared as responsible for another person. Often, guardians are thought of as being used primarily for guardianship over minor children whose parents are unfit or unable to take care of the child. This is one major situation where legal guardians are involved, but they are also often used for developmentally disabled adults who need extra assistance as well as senior citizens who are incapacitated. A legal guardian is often responsible for much of the legal responsibilities of the person such as giving them a place to live, protection, and food/clothing.
For more on this, check out our article: What is a Court Appointed Guardian?
The bare minimum requirements for a person to be declared a guardian are relatively simple. The potential guardian must:
There are also other factors to consider when deciding on a guardian. Some important aspects that will be considered when appointing a legal guardian are:
Guardianship laws can be unique depending on the state, so if you are looking to establish guardianship, it is highly recommended that you reach out to an attorney beforehand. If you are located in the state of Illinois, we have several locations across Chicagoland and would be happy to help you with your guardianship or other family law case. You can call us here at 630-324-6666 or email us at email@example.com.
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DH can be such a great guy sometimes and at the same time he can be a . . . . well, I won't say what I was really going to call him!!! Ever since we upgraded to the Ultra Classic motorcycle, he has been talking about taking a long motorcycle trip.
Something we have never done before (as long as you don't count the trip we took to New River Gorge last month!) He'd like to go to Niagara Falls.
Ah-h-h-h. How romantic!! What a great guy!!!
He told me last night that we're leaving tomorrow!!!
Arg-g-g-g!!! What a . . . . !!!!
Never mind!
So, I'm on a mission to get everything ready to go in one day! Wish me luck!


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I have two requests for withdrawal from Slots of Vegas. Each one is for $2500. The first was requested on the 8th of May along with all the necessary documents. I did not receive any notice of a problem within their allotted 48 hours, so I believe all the paperwork was in order.
On May 24, 12 days after the request I sent an email to support requesting status of the withdrawal. Slots of Vegas sent an auto response with a ticket number for reference and a promise to get back to me within 48 hours. The next morning I noticed that half of the withdrawal request of the 8th was approved (minus the bonus amount) and the other half had been moved back behind the request made on the 15th. The balance is showing now that it was requested on the 25th. I contacted customer service thru chat, and was given bad excuses for why it was split and they suggested I call the VIP account manager and they provided his email address…which was wrong. My written request was returned several times before I sent it off to regular support. I sent an email 5/29 referencing the first ticket number and asked why they were splitting my payout. I also attached a copy of their rules for withdrawal which says nothing about splitting winnings and also promises to pay within an allotted amount of days. Again I received an auto response with a new ticket number and another promise to get back to me.
Today is the 30th and nobody has gotten back to me. Last night I decided to go ahead and play so I made a deposit and then contacted customer service thru chat requesting a no rules bonus, as I always do. I was told that my account had been restricted from using those bonuses anymore because I was a frequent winner and no longer need the help of their no rules bonuses. I was then abruptly cut off and followed up on it this morning. It was confirmed in a chat that upper management had restricted my account. The person helping suggested I take it up with them. I said thank you and I woud. Then I asked if she could follow up on my payout being split and she disappeared.
Please note that the second request, made on the 15th for $2500 (minus the bonus) is now over 10 days pending as well.
For the record, I also have a third request for withdrawal with their sister casino Cool Cat. That request was submitted on the 11th and is also still pending and not approved. I sent an email to their support and have received no response at all, That email was also sent on the 29th.
Any help you can give me in collecting my winnings as promised would be greatly appreciated.
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Newsletter: Essential California: In this House district, Asian Americans hold the key to victory
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It's Friday, Nov. 2, and here's what's happening across California:
For decades, Asian Americans in the 39th Congressional District, a tri-county slice of suburbia built on the immigrant American dream, have supported their Republican congressman. Now Democrat Gil Cisneros is hoping to win a large share of their votes, even though his opponent, Republican Young Kim, is a Korean American immigrant and former liaison to the Asian community for the retiring Rep. Ed Royce. Cisneros is running what he calls an unprecedented effort to mobilize and turn out Asian American voters. Los Angeles Times
Plus: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom waded through the lunch hour crush at L.A.'s Grand Central Market while Republican John Cox huddled with supporters in Northern California, both hoping to entice voter support in the final stretch of the 2018 governor's race. Los Angeles Times
On the trail: Republican candidates say they would protect sick Americans but fight coverage for the poorest patients. Los Angeles Times
Get more election coverage on our Decision California page.
The sights, the sounds
After decades of silence, L.A.'s Triforium has become the "pipe organ of light" its creator meant it to be — for three nights. For the past two Fridays, the Triforium dazzled thousands of onlookers with its "polyphonoptic" interface — as creator Joseph Young termed his forward-looking computer code that turned music into kinetic light. In those performances it synced to the likes of multi-instrumentalist Reggie Watts, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, electronic loop vocalist Julianna Barwick and tenors from the L.A. Opera singing arias from Philip Glass' "Satyagraha." Los Angeles Times
Thoughts on a film festival's demise
"You wouldn't think it'd be too difficult to maintain a thriving independent film festival in one of the world's biggest and most iconic movie cities, a so-called 'company town' whose inhabitants are assumed to live and breathe cinema as few others do," writes Times film critic Justin Chang. "But Thursday's announcement that the Film Independent-run Los Angeles Film Festival would be shuttering after an 18-year has demonstrated the opposite. It is, in fact, all too easy for a sprawling metropolis already stuffed to the gills with entertainment coverage, industry and media screenings and Oscar-season festivities week in and week out to take one of its flagship events for granted." Los Angeles Times
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Hate crime in Irvine: Days after a man shot dead 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, a hooded intruder was captured on video camera defacing an Irvine synagogue. Congregation members say they are united "in strength." Los Angeles Times
Tracking hizzoner: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's security detail has racked up nearly $450,000 in travel costs since 2015 as Garcetti visited other parts of the U.S. and foreign countries, according to figures released by the city on Thursday. Los Angeles Times
On campus: For USC assistant Tee Martin, it's a fine line between family matters and issues at work. Los Angeles Times
Nice: An airline that only serves Southern California and was founded by a 97-year-old started flights this week. Bloomberg
On the offensive: How President Trump has used three horrific California slaying cases to demonize immigrants. Los Angeles Times
Plus: "Trump's closing argument for the midterm elections includes a tweet featuring convicted cop killer Luis Bracamontes, who killed two Sacramento-area deputies in a 2014 rampage." But much of the ad is false. Sacramento Bee
More complaints: A second former staffer for Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging she faced retaliation after complaining that Huizar had an affair with a staffer and had instructed his aides to perform inappropriate tasks. Los Angeles Times
Waiting in the wings: The heir apparent to embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has sued the agency on behalf of powerful California water interests when he served as a lawyer. Politico
Interesting piece: In California, Latino voter apathy is reflected by a disconnected media. Columbia Journalism Review
Dodging a bullet: The California bullet train appears to have fended off a civil suit attempting to stop the project, inching the high-speed rail line toward what could be another in a series of legal victories. Los Angeles Times
Not good: A Boyle Heights man has been charged with manslaughter after prosecutors said he was high on nitrous oxide when he slammed into a pair of parked cars, causing a gruesome chain-reaction crash that killed an 11-year-old girl and left several others injured last year. Los Angeles Times
OIS: A man who tried to grab a deputy's gun outside a 7-Eleven in the City of Industry was shot by the deputy and then barricaded himself inside the store's backroom after taking a clerk hostage early Thursday, authorities said. Los Angeles Times
A wow story: "The true story of a ring of thieves who stole millions of dollars' worth of luxury watches — and the special agent who brought them down." GQ
Water wars: "A public agency and a powerful farmer are gearing up for a high-stakes court battle to determine who owns the largest share of Colorado River water in the West." Desert Sun
More H2O: In this California House race, water is the "lifeblood." Will an edge on the issue give Rep. Jeff Denham a boost? Los Angeles Times
It begins: How "Widows," "Roma" and more holiday releases look to shake up the Oscars' best picture race. Los Angeles Times
Plus: Claire Foy, Christian Bale and nine more stars undergoing movie makeovers this awards season. Los Angeles Times
RIP: Willie McCovey, the Hall of Fame first baseman who spent 19 of his 22 major-league seasons with the Giants and became one of the most beloved players in franchise history, has died at the age of 80. San Francisco Chronicle
New exhibit: "How sculptor Alexander Calder was shaped by a stint in Southern California." Los Angeles Magazine
Makes sense: UC Berkeley's fastest-growing class is Data Science 101. Wall Street Journal
Tragedy: A Fresno mother died giving birth. She named her "miracle" baby after heaven. Fresno Bee
Los Angeles area: sunny, 85, Friday; sunny, 84, Saturday. San Diego: sunny, 81, Friday; sunny, 77, Saturday. San Francisco area: foggy, 69, Friday; partly cloudy, 69, Saturday. San Jose: partly cloudy, 78, Friday; partly cloudy, 79, Saturday. Sacramento: partly cloudy, 82, Friday; partly cloudy, 89, Saturday. More weather is here.
Today's California memory comes from Don Dean:
"I was born in 1942 at Mercy Hospital in San Diego and grew to a teenager in East SD. As youths we would spend our days in the canyons or riding our bikes down to fish in the gravel pits near the mission. Mission Valley was all truck farms in those days. I was always jealous of my parents who moved to San Diego in the '30s, when the Mission Valley freeway was a dirt road. Dad was an old China Marine from Texas; Mom, from Iowa, was a nurse at Hillside Hospital. I still have family in San Diego and now two sons are now Californians. I love California, but so does everybody else!"
If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us. Send us an email to let us know what you love or fondly remember about our state. (Please keep your story to 100 words.)
Please let us know what we can do to make this newsletter more useful to you. Send comments, complaints and ideas to Benjamin Oreskes and Shelby Grad. Also follow them on Twitter @boreskes and @shelbygrad.


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Ponies to play Navarro for championship
The Panola Ponies will play Navarro College for the Region XIV Eastern Conference Championship in Corsicana at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 2. The winner of the game will not only win the Eastern Texas Conference Championship, but will also secure the #1 seed going into the NJCAA Region XIV Athletic Conference Tournament set for next week, March 7-9, at Centenary College in Shreveport, La.
Panola's Head Coach Grant McMillan's message to his team is simple: "For us it's a one-game season. Empty your tank for one game! Saturday there won't be a lot of easy moments, no time for second thoughts or hesitation. That's why you come to Panola and Region XIV to play in ballgames like these. Playing the first place team in their own building against an incredibly well-coached and athletic team is a huge game."
This will be the second time in the last three years that Coach Grant McMillan has led the Ponies to the Championship game. His team won the Conference Championship in 2017 and advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time since 1979, and was second in 2016, which was his first year at Panola.
"Coach McMillan has done an extremely great job with the Panola program and has gained the respect across the country. He changed the entire mind set of our program and has built a contender each year on the court and off the court. Not only are they winning basketball games, his student-athletes are graduating on time and receiving major scholarships across the nation. He is recruiting athletes that will excel in our league and capable of going on to major Div. 1 programs, such as last year's MVP, Marlon Taylor, who is one of LSU's top players this year. We are proud of the Ponies and the coaching staff and will be looking forward to a great run in the playoffs," said Don Clinton, Vice President of Student Services/Athletic Director.
The Ponies set up the Championship game on Wednesday night, Feb. 27, as they defeated Tyler Junior College in an exciting game in Carthage. On Thursday night Trinity Valley knocked off league-leading Navarro College to set the stage completely for a championship game on Saturday night. Both Panola and Navarro are coming into the game with a 12-5 Conference record and 22 wins overall on the year. Navarro beat Panola 69-68 at the buzzer in the first matchup in Carthage on Feb. 6. Region XIV is one of the toughest conferences each year in the NJCAA. This year the Eastern Conference of Region XIV is no exception with the top four teams all just one game apart. Panola and Navarro tied at 12-5 on top and Tyler and Trinity Valley tied at 11-6.
"Saturday evening's in game in Corsicana will definitely be one that you will not want to miss!" Clinton said.


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Red CabinDenman + Gould
A beautiful embroidery wall hanging from design duo Denman + Gould. The Red Cabin embroidery features a tranquil Nordic scene that has been hand painted and embroidered onto natural linen and stretched onto a traditional wooden embroidery ring.
Eleanor Goulding and Russell Denman work in a converted church studio in Dorset, making individual pieces of homeware, art, and furniture with a focus on slow, thoughtful design and a strong interest in natural fabrics and materials.
Each embroidery wall hanging arrives in a branded gift box making them a perfect present.
Designs may slightly vary from images.
Product Details
Size: large D 32 x D 1.2 cm, medium D 21.5 x D 1.2 cm
Material: natural linen and wood
Artist: Denman + Gould
Origin: Dorset
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Glycolic Acid AHA Cleanser 5%
Product Information
This cleanser contains Glycolic Acid, an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Glycolic acid exfoliates and dissolves dead skin cells, opening up the pore head and allowing the dermis to breathe. Lavender hydrosol soothes, heals, tones and aids in the repair of skin.
Method of Application
Dispense about a dime to nickel size amount of cleanser into the palm of your hand, drip warm/hot water into your palm then rub hands together to emulsify. Pat into skin, wipe off gently with a wet, warm cotton or bamboo clean washcloth.
Do not massage into your skin. Only cleanse in the A.M. if necessary.
List of Ingredients
- Spring Water hydrator
- Lauryl Glucoside natural, vegetable-derived foaming agent.
- Lavender Hydrosol soothing, antiseptic, mildly astringent, reduces inflammation
- Glycolic Acid 5% alpha hydroxy acid exfoliator
- Coco-betaine non-irritation foaming agent, vegetable derived
- Sodium PCA draws moisture to skin
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate nonionic starch thickener
- Gluconolactone (Glucono Delta Lactone)


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Employer's no-fault point reduction scheme may have interfered with employee's right to take FMLA leave
A jury could find that an employer's "Attendance Point Reduction Schedule," which treated paid time off for vacation, bereavement, jury duty, military duty, union leave, and holidays as days "worked" toward a 30-day perfect-attendance requirement for point reduction purposes, but did not count FMLA or other types of unpaid leave in the same manner, interfered with the FMLA rights of an employee discharged under the employer's no-fault attendance policy, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled. Reversing the grant of summary judgment against the employee's FMLA interference claim, the court observed that the employee was prejudiced by the policy because his ability to remain employed hinged on his not taking FMLA leave.
IRS issues correction to federal interest rates
Due to a mistake in Notice 2019-48, the IRS has reissued the notice.
Health care cost per employee will top $15,000 in 2020
In 2020, the total cost of health care per employee, including premiums and out-of-pocket costs, is projected to rise an average of $15,375 in 2020, according to recent research from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). The 2020 Large Employers' Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey found that the total cost of health benefits will rise 5 percent in 2020. Employers say they will cover nearly 70 percent of costs, while employees will be responsible for 30 percent, or nearly $4,500.
San Francisco issues 2020 employer health care spending rates
The City of San Francisco has announced the 2020 rates for its employer health care spending law, whereby employers must either contribute a specified amount toward their employees' health care costs on a regular basis or pay into a city health care fund for San Francisco residents. Beginning January 1, 2020, the health care expenditure rate for employers with 100 or more employees will be $3.08 per hour, and the rate for medium-sized businesses with 20-99 employees will be $2.05 per hour.
Lifetime medical benefits for retirees survived expiration of agreement
Given that an effects bargaining agreement (EBA) unambiguously vested medical coverage for retirees who retired prior to the expiration of the agreement, the Second Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of retirees, and their surviving spouses, who retired prior to the expiration of the EBA. Moreover, the district court's order permanently enjoining Honeywell from terminating medical coverage for those retirees and their surviving spouses was proper. Similarly, the appeals court affirmed the district court's order preliminarily enjoining Honeywell from terminating the medical benefits of post-expiration retirees.
New DOL opinion letter addresses FMLA intermittent leave
On August 8, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division released three new opinion letters addressing compliance issues under the FMLA and FLSA. Specifically, the letters discuss whether time spent attending meetings related to a child's individualized education program qualifies for FMLA leave; under the FLSA, the application of the Section 7(k) overtime exemption to public agency employees engaged in both fire protection and law enforcement activities; and the employment status, also under the FLSA, of volunteer reserve deputies who may perform paid extra duty work for third parties.


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The Jeanneau 349's 34 foot hull has plenty of interior volume, large portholes and deck hatches create a light and airy interior with plenty of storage around the saloon and galley.
This elegant sailing yacht is designed to give exciting and exhilarating sailing performance. Her standard specification includes 30 degree swept spreaders and no backstay (backstay available as an option) which allows new owners to specify a performance 'fat-head' mainsail in Mylar Taffeta. With no backstay the cockpit is unobstructed and has easy access to the large dropdown platform.
With performance, and good cruising credentials as well, the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 is the complete package.
Key Points of the Jeanneau 349 Sun Odyssey:
> Modern Modern chined hull by Marc Lombard to maximise performance, stability and interior volume.
> Lift Keel – the keel can be retracted in shallower waters
> Twin wheel steering as standard.
> Hinged transom for easy access on and off the boat, into the dinghy or for swimming.
> Traditional but stylish interior with a "warm" and comfortable feel.
> Choice of fixed fin or shallow draft keel, PLUS a hydraulic operated lifting keel version.
> Twin rudder & twin wheel steering AS STANDARD to give exceptional control and performance.
> Choice of two or three cabin layouts below.
For 2017 Season , all Jeanneau Sun Odyssey models will be available with – in addition to the classic teak – an optional oak interior. Customisation will also be enhanced by a selection of three different floorboards, as well as by the multitude of upholstery choices. Pictures of this new interior are included in the photogallery


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Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Baleful Creed are a hard and heavy classic stoner rock and metal band. Influences include Black Sabbath, Danzig, Fireball Ministry, AIC, Soundgarden and Kyuss. Their story begins with the production of their debut EP 'Killing Time', in 2009. The second EP, 'Buried Beneath', closely followed in 2010. Their next EP, '111', came in 2012, when all their music was collectively released by their bandcamp digital online store.
Next, the last two EP's were merged, remixed and remastered into an album, for CD release – this became the self titled debut (album), released on 29th December 2013. Preparation work took place in 2014. 2015 saw them touring and creating new material for the next album, recorded on 18th December 2015. It would be completed in early 2016, at Manor Park studios – the site of all recordings to date.
Baleful Creed's music has been spread far and wide internationally. The band have featured in Powerplay and Fireworks. They've supported Bill Steer's (from Carcass) band Firebird. They're the only band to be top 10 finalists in 2 TBFM factors in 2012 and 2014 – beating stiff competition, consisting of hundreds of other bands.
Baleful Creed – A true heavy stoner essence to that intro. A bit like a heavier version of The Answer. I can hear them on the Crobar album already. It's a really cool, comfortable listen. A real accomplished, consummate pro feel to it. Plenty of thrumming bass aswell as velvet smooth riffs that slide down like a glass of iced chocolate on a hot summers day. Effortless drum fills and flowing vocals, with a background sense of a well chosen mix of stoner heavy influences. An impressive opener.
Autumn Leaves – Ooh, there's a definite doomy, hard emphasis there, that'll pull you in hard. Catchiness abounds in here, both lyrically and melodically. Intelligently created and rightfully owning the magic escapist thread, like no one's business. Gravel, grit, attention to detail, atmosphere in spades. You just have to love this.
Iluminati – Opening with an unquestionable drum hit, following on from that with a bass heavy section which just echoes through the floorboards. The whole thing just fits like a glove. Great melody, gorgeous choruses, heavenly riffs, musical drum rolls, cohesion incarnate. It's got it all and it carries you happily away, as you float on a magic carpet of metal. Sheer heaven. This is one of the most blissful songs I've heard this year.
Crazy Man – Moving with complete fluidity, right into a stunning guitar riff I'd be happy to climb inside and listen to endlessly. If ever there was a lyrically and musically seductive track, it's this one. Real, truly powerful and sexily catchy. You need this in your life now. That's one of the strongest choruses I've ever had the great fortune to hear … in my ENTIRE life. Absolutely enthralling.
Misanthrope – Bringing the beat down a notch, to Clutch- esque proportions, I've just imagined them walking into one of my favourite rock venues, plugging in their amps and getting straight down to business. There's a genuine magic captured within the sound and rhythm of this band. They belong at the very heart of where metal lives strong and true. You're gonna get into these drum beats and imagine yourself transported to the metal paradise of your own imaginations. Uplifting, meaningful, intense and addictive. There's even a very slight Rammsteinesque rhythm at the end). Got the magic and mystery down, sensationally.
Double F.S. – Oh yeah, that feels good. See how sexy this album is? A nicely downtoned opening thrudding riff and bass line, setting the scene for a visually enhancing track, from the start. Gravelly, American West Coast imagery lives and breathes. Listen carefully and you may just catch a bit of Crue influence in there, somewhere. Perfect escapism.
Hex – Heaviness incarnate intros this and it positively bleeds it all the way into the track. A seriously born to rock band. Oh those vocals are just divine. Manly, gritty, sensual and naturally rocky, with an inbuilt groove and bluesy leaning. Made for metal. Really catchy rhythm. Classic closing drum hit. Pure divinity.
Her Promise – Exciting, fun driven riff intro – a classic vocal line and pace and everything melds together, so cohesively. This opens itself up fully to the joy and expressionism of rock. You will join in, cos you won't be able to help yourself. It's gonna suck you into a vortex of metallic joy – especially during that closing riff. I tell you, the Gods of Metal have opened up the floodgates of metal heaven and rained it down on the world for this song. Truth, sincerity and utter 100 % conviction.
Thorazine – Back to doom, with a Sabbathesque intro, worthy of 'Black Sabbath' itself. Darkness permeates, whilst light drips through every hole in the enclosure. Passion resides in every beat of these lyrics. A mysteriously fading mid-section, with a wave like underwater essence, removing you to a world of ambient space, till the delights of hard edged rock return, to suck you right in and trap you forever in the density of metallic destiny.
Suffer In Silence – Now that there is one of the classiest intro riffs in existence. Gliding so easily from one pace and rhythm to another, it's simply unstoppable. There's such a rabid intensity to this, it'll touch even the deepest, darkest moods. Immense riff changes and drives after the mid-section and all so, so beautifully played. The vocals really do get right down to the absolute depths of emotion and it's all finished off with a sublimely intense drum roll.
Overall – Here, we have the very heights of rocky, metallic emotion, expression and experience, all wrapped up in the most creative, soulful, and in-depth way. It's an album which exudes elemental forces on a scale unheard of in this life. If there's such a one-off genre as 'angelic metal,' this is it.
10/10 **********
if I could rate them out of 100, they'd get the whole 100%, with additional extras.
For fans of Down, The Answer, Kyuss, Electric Wizard, Witchcraft, Corrosion Of Conformity, Cathedral, Clutch, AIC and other high-level stoner rock.
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I was pretty excited to find a Wags in Spokane that had the Hyland's teething gel. With my little one getting molars, it is a MUST at my house right now. I bought one earlier in the week so I had a $5.00 RR that I wanted to use; I had to figure out how to roll it and keep my out of pocket low. Here is what I came up with.
Transaction 1:
Walgreens brand razor $3.99
G-U-M Floss $2.00
-used $5.00 RR from previous purchase
paid $.99 plus tax
received $4.00 RR from the razor and $2.00 RR from the floss
Transaction 2:
Hyland's Teething Gel $5.00
Huggies baby wipes 72 ct. $2.49
-used $.75/1 Huggies wipes coupon from home mailer
-used $1.00/1 Huggies wipes from Wags monthly coupon book
-used $4.00 RR from transaction 1
paid $1.74 plus tax
received $5.00 RR from Hyland's
So my total OOP was $2.73 and I am walking away with $7.00 in register rewards!


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By Lidia Kelly
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia's east coast on Friday, to the relief of exhausted firefighters and farmers battling years of drought, and granting a reprieve to the organisers of next week's Australian Open.
Australia, famous for its pristine beaches and wildlife, has been fighting bushfires since September, with fires killing 29 people and millions of animals, and destroying more than 2,500 homes while razing an area roughly a third the size of Germany.
Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, three of the states most affected by drought and bushfires welcomed this week's drenching rain, with fire services saying it would not extinguish all the blazes, but would greatly aid containment.
"Our fingers are crossed that this continues over the coming days," New South Wales fire services said on Twitter on Friday.
Severe storms are forecast to continue in many fire-stricken regions of New South Wales and Queensland, including areas that have not seen heavy falls for years, weather officials in New South Wales said, slightly easing a three-year drought.
"The recent rain has just been absolutely fantastic," said cattle farmer Sam White near the northern town of Guyra in New South Wales.
"It's producing significant amounts of runoff, which is what we need, and it's getting into our dams."
While the wet weather brings relief to fire fighters and drought-hit farmers, it also comes with dangers, such as flash flooding and falling trees. One wildlife park had to rescue koalas from floodwaters and beat back crocodiles with brooms.
The heavy downpours have helped to clean smoky air in Australia, but Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne remained in the world's top 100 polluted cities on Friday, a pollution ranking by AirVisual showed.
Melbourne, shrouded this week in thick smoke that disrupted the Australian Open qualifying matches and other competitions, is forecast to again be blanketed by unhealthy air over the weekend, before the Grand Slam begins in earnest on Monday.
But fears the smoke would return on Saturday for the final round of qualifying eased on Friday, when the Environmental Protection Agency forecast air quality in the Melbourne area would be "moderate" rather than "very poor".
The smoke haze plaguing Australia's major cities for weeks has been tracked by NASA circumnavigating the globe and the space agency's satellites showed on Thursday there was also a large concentration of lower smoke over the Pacific Ocean.
Here are key events in the bushfire crisis:
* Early on Friday, 82 fires were burning across New South Wales, 30 uncontained, and several in Victoria, fire authorities said.
* An emergency evacuation order was issued for parts of Victoria's northeast, with an out-of-control bushfire threatening the Buffalo River Valley.
* Firefighters, family and the community of Holbrook in New South Wales bade farewell to Samuel McPaul, a 28-year-old volunteer who died in December while fighting a massive and fast-moving blaze.
* Australia will have to wait until March for rains heavy enough to bring sustained relief from dry weather that has fuelled the bushfires, the weather bureau said.
* Top tourism body estimates the bushfire crisis has cost the Australian industry almost A$1 billion ($690 million). [L4N29L069]
* Players' complaints about pollution blighted qualifying rounds of the Australian Open in Melbourne, the year's first tennis Grand Slam.
(Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Michael Perry and Clarence Fernandez)


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Perhaps the most unpleasant thing I had to deal with in my previous job (or maybe the one before) was discovering that members of my student group were signing in for each other to whole course lectures. In many work contexts this would, of course, be a sackable offence. And as we dealt with the aftermath, one of the things I was saying was, "Think what signing your name means! Through signing your name you can get married, get divorced, take out a mortgage, guarantee a loan for other people, take on a job, agree to an operation, and much, much more. Never sign your name unless you are completely happy with what you are signing. And never, NEVER, sign for somebody else unless you have explicit permission to do so and are being very clear that that is what you are doing."
Similarly in my current job, I get documents brought to me to sign, either on my own behalf as head of teaching programmes or on behalf of the director in his absence. I make a point of reading what I'm brought, making sure I understand it, and sending it back either if I don't understand it or if there is a mistake or ambiguity. Apart from anything else, there is the possibility at some time in the future of being quizzed about a document I've signed if something goes wrong, it's up to me to take reasonable precautions to ensure that what I sign is all in order - which is, I suppose, why I've been asked to sign it in the first place.
Meanwhile, it is not unusual for me to turn on my laptop at the beginning of the working day and, as it is starting up, get told that there is an update to the software on the computer. And, as I'm installing it, up pops a screen which asks me to tick a box alongside a statement along the lines of, "I have read and agree to these terms and conditions."
Now, surely ticking that box is the electronic equivalent of signing my name? And if I'm saying that I wouldn't use a pen to sign a document I haven't read, then logic dictates that, before ticking the box I should indeed read the terms conditions of installing the software? Except that, if I go to the terms and conditions I find myself confronted with a massively long - maybe 50 sides of A4 - document written not so much in English as in legal-ese. So, not being a trained lawyer at all let alone one specialising in IT security, I could plough through the document, but in all likelihood would find either that it's stating the obvious, or that I don't understand it. I'm unlikely to spot the controversial parts, and I'm certainly not going to identify paragraphs which should be included but in fact are not. And remember, I'm trying to get going with my working day!
So, what do I do? I tick the box, stating that I have read the terms and conditions when in fact I have not. And that I agree to them which I don't, how can I if I don't know what they are? So, in practice, I make a distinction between signing my name and ticking these boxes, having already stated that there is no distinction. I contradict myself. I perjure myself.
There is the story, told here, of the British company Gamestation which, back in 2010, included in the terms and conditions of an online purchase the option to buy participants' immortal souls, with a UKP5 gift voucher offered to anybody who opted out of this clause. Only 12% of purchasers took this option, leading to the conclusion that 88% of purchasers did not read them. Have to say, 88% seems quite low to me!
So, all very amusing whilst making a serious point, but can I ask the bosses at Gamestation - what steps have you subsequently taken to try to ensure that people do read your terms and conditions? Very easy for you to blame the consumer, but if the terms and conditions are pretty well impenetrable, what do you expect them to do? Indeed, what do you do in your private lives faced with a similar situation?
One could take the cynical approach and say that it's in the interests of big companies that we should sign these statements without reading them, enabling them, should problems later arise, to say, "But we told you all about it." Which from one point of view is quite true, from another is complete nonsense, irresponsible and disingenuous.
If companies are seriously wanting us the computer-using public to engage with these documents, then I suggest that they are presented in the form in the first instance of summaries with a maximum of maybe 10 points, then with hyperlinks to an expanded version explaining each point in maybe a paragraph, with further hyperlinks getting to the full text. Would this work? I don't know, but it's a suggestion.
I would also say that I just love the idea of the computer-using public rising up and refusing to tick these boxes, therefore refusing these updates. From a different point of view I tend to the view that constant upgrades are a problem in themselves. Since most users of software like Word and Excel use only a minute proportion of the functionality, do we really need yet more functionality? It may make things more stable, it also renders perfectly good three year old hardware software obsolete, with updated software making demands which older hardware can't deliver.
But in practice organising such a campaign would be almost impossible, the target group is too diffuse and too preoccupied with other things to be able to organise in this way. So I'm not offering to try, sorry. Although if anybody would like to offer me a pension so that I can retire and devote myself to this cause full-time, I'd certainly consider it. But I would, of course, be reading the terms and conditions first before signing them.