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Good News For Airlines Wanting to Dump Their Frequent Fliers
The big news out of the Supreme Court today was its decision removing limits on political donations, but another ruling has eased the restrictions on a different kind of removal.
Airlines, the court ruled, can at their discretion kick people out of their frequent flier programs, and in most cases don't need to fear legal retaliation for acting unfairly or in bad faith. The ruling hinged on details of the federal Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which the justices agreed limits the ways fliers can sue airlines over their prices and services.
In this particular case, the plaintiff was a Minnesota Rabbi, Binyomin Ginsberg, who was kicked out of Delta Air Lines subsidiary Northwest's frequent flyer program in 2008 despite taking up to 75 flights a year and accumulating hundreds of thousands of miles. The airline's reasoning, as the WSJ reported back in December:
Rabbi Ginsberg says the airline told him he complained too much and booked reservations on full flights with the intention of being bumped for compensation. He acknowledges making frequent customer-service complaints but says he had no control over Northwest's bumping practices.
Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court's opinion delivered today, said that despite limitations on lawsuits, there are other ways a person bumped from a frequent flier program can respond. As the WSJ's Brent Kendall reports:
Justice Alito said the court's ruling didn't leave participants in frequent-flier programs without any protections because the Transportation Department has authority to punish unfair or deceptive practices by airlines.
He also cited free market protections: "If an airline acquires a reputation for mistreating the participants in its frequent flier program…customers can avoid that program and may be able to enroll in a more favorable rival program."
See also:
In These Towns, Being Annoying Is a Criminal Offense – WSJ
High Court Backs Airlines on Frequent-Flier Programs – WSJ
Supreme Court Hears Case of Disgruntled Frequent Flier – WSJ

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Seib & Wessel: What We're Reading Thursday
By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel
What We're Reading
Recommended reading from around the Web:
Pentagon budget cuts are pitting the armed services against one another in a battle over not just money but over who gets to do which job. A prime example: The Marines are fighting an Army plan to station its helicopters aboard Navy warships, which Marines fear would cut into one of their traditional roles. [WSJ]
Ron Fournier argues that President Barack Obama will not be able to blame the shortcomings of his presidency on recalcitrant Republicans in Congress. Great presidents, he says, overcome great hurdles, in this case "an obstructionist, rudderless" Republican party held hostage by extremists." [National Journal]
John Cassidy says President Obama's new tax plan is a clever one, but questions whether he and Congress have the gumption to stand down lobbyists and interest groups who will not only fight the new plan, but attempt to riddle it with fresh loopholes in coming years. [New Yorker]
John Dickerson writes that all the early speculation about Hillary Clinton's potential 2016 run carries the risk of voter fatigue: "The problem with this trend is that by the time a candidacy actually rolls around, everyone will be thoroughly sick of the enterprise." [Slate]
Iran is expected to achieve "critical capability" to generate enough weapons-grade uranium to produce a nuclear device without being detected by mid-2014. [Institute for Science and International Security]
"The restoration of America's vitality depends on, among many other things, avoiding the bottomless sinkhole that would be created by the federal government rescuing one-party cities [like Detroit], and one-party states such as Illinois, from the consequences of unchecked power," writes George Will. [Washington Post]
Russia's chief health inspector declared a ban on imports of chocolate and other desserts from a Ukrainian confectioner last weekend, likely in retaliation to the country's new customs duty on Russian cars. Officials say they do not expect the situation to escalate to an "outright candy ban." [The Atlantic]
What We're Writing
In Capital, David Wessel writes that a Stanford University research team is finding that friendly competition can bring meaningful reductions in congestion.
Sign of the Times
Minor milestones we've spotted:
China's purchasing manufacturing index, which is heavily weighted towards larger state-owned enterprises, stood at 50.3 for July, up from 50.1 in June and higher than the 49.8 that economists expected. [WSJ]
Almost four in 10 Americans think Huma Abedin, wife of embattled former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, should file for divorce in the wake of his latest sexting scandal, while 22% say she should stay and try to work things out. [Huffington Post]
New polling shows that 67% of GOP voters say the party "needs to address major problems" to succeed in future presidential elections, with 59% saying it needs to reconsider some positions. [Pew Research Center]
Facebook attracts a bigger audience age 18 to 24 during prime time than any of the four major networks, Nielsen finds. [Bloomberg]
Facebook hit its $38 a share IPO price Wednesday, a marker that seemed out of reach a year ago. [WSJ]
Google will offer free Wi-Fi hotspots at all U.S. company-operated Starbucks locations, with speeds that should beat existing hotspots at the coffee shops by at least ten times. [Techcrunch]
So far in 2013, at least 21 wildfires have raged through 87,650 acres in Southern California. [KPCC Fire Tracker]
Most households (83%) with televisions receive programming through traditional pay-TV services such as cable, satellite or a fiber network, a decline of 5 percentage points since 2010, while 7% rely on over-the-air signals. [CEA]
Only about 1% of wireless contract customers switch each month from Verizon Wireless or AT&T. [WSJ]
Sarah Palin's political action committee has spent $460,537.83 so far this year, compared with $1.2 million by this time last year and $1.7 by this time in 2011. [National Journal]
Iraq's Council of Foreign Ministers approved the creation of the country's first national park. [New Scientist]
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As flames engulfed his crushed body, 18-year-old Roshan Rahbari died trapped in the passenger side of his best friend's SUV -- alone.
Moments earlier, an intoxicated Mitchell Pennings had run away, leaving behind his friend who suffered a broken pelvic bone and fractured ribs after Pennings crashed the Ford Explorer into a light pole on the Almaden Expressway in the wee hours of Sept. 21.
"He left my son to die" said Rahbari's father, who asked a judge to deliver the maximum sentence against Pennings, who had attended San Jose's Leland High School with Rahbari.
On Friday, however, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Ron Del Pozzo sentenced Pennings, of San Jose, to nine years in prison, but he is required to serve only half the sentence and likely will spend about 3 ½ years in state prison. He received 429 days' credit for time served in county jail. The maximum sentence was 11 years.
During Pennings' emotional sentencing hearing, Cyrus Rahbari described his son as a "kind, sensitive and loyal friend."
Fighting back tears, Rahbari then said his son was "betrayed by his closest friend."
Rahbari said his son wanted to become a psychologist and had a gift for comforting his many friends.
Pennings spoke directly to the Rahbari family during the hearing. Pennings, who had been out on bail since April, fought back tears as he told the Rahbari family "I would do anything to bring him back.
"I know you haven't heard this from me yet, but I loved him so much," Pennings said.
Del Pozzo spent about 10 minutes speaking about the case before handing down his sentence and told the 75 people attending the hearing that "I tried to think what Roshan would have wanted."
"I saw genuine remorse when you said you'd do anything to bring him back," Del Pozzo told Pennings before announcing the sentence.
Del Pozzo said he considered Pennings' lack of criminal history, genuine remorse and willingness to plead without going to trial in making a decision. Del Pozzo said he read the 56 character reference letters written by Pennings' family members, friends and neighbors.
The judge also read letters from Roshan Rahbari's family, including his parents, who wrote about the daily struggle following the death of their only child.
Cyrus Rahbari said the outcome is "not sending a strong enough message to the youth of our community. These errors of judgment destroy so many lives."
Pennings had about 30 supporters in court Friday, including his mother, Sheryl Pennings. After the hearing, Sheryl Pennings expressed gratitude to Del Pozzo for being compassionate.
"I would like to say how sorry we are for the Rahbari family," she said. "Our hearts go out to them."
Mitchell Pennings pleaded guilty in April as part of a plea agreement to felony charges of gross vehicular manslaughter (with an admitted allegation of fleeing the scene of a crime) and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and causing injury. He also pleaded no contest to hit and run resulting in permanent serious injury or death.
Del Pozzo had the discretion to place Pennings on probation or sentence him from nine to 11 years in state prison.
Pennings and Roshan Rahbari had recently graduated from Leland High School and were hanging out with other teens in a strip mall parking lot before the crash.
According to police reports, some of the teens told detectives the group spent about five hours drinking alcohol in the parking lot before deciding to go to a nearby park. Pennings forcibly grabbed his keys from a friend and climbed into the Explorer. Rahbari got into the passenger seat.
Pennings had a blood-alcohol content of 0.19 percent, according to a probation report, more than twice the legal limit. Rahbari had no alcohol or drugs in his system, prosecutor Tim McInerny said.
McInerny said police estimated that Pennings was driving as fast as 103 mph before the crash.
A man who lives near Almaden Expressway told police he heard a loud crash and from his balcony saw a damaged Ford Explorer. He heard someone trying to start the ignition several times, as well as someone trying to open a car door.
He then heard a loud "pop" and saw a flash of fire from the Explorer.
"The thought is, he ignited the car by trying to start it," McInerny said. "The fuel line was ruptured and it burst into flames.
"He crashed and his friend was alive. His friend, because he was too injured, could not get out of the car. He burned alive."
At least two of the teens who were drinking that night, including Pennings, told police they purchased the alcohol at Ernie's Liquor store on Redmond Avenue at Almaden Expressway, according to police and probation reports. Pennings told police that he and friends went to Ernie's because the clerk "never cards them."
Police obtained a search warrant for the liquor store and found video showing an 18-year-old friend of Pennings purchasing alcohol, according to the police report.
There is an ongoing investigation by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to determine how Pennings obtained the alcohol, according to spokesman John Carr.
If ABC determines the alcohol was purchased at a licensed liquor store, the agency could dole out disciplinary action, ranging from a warning letter, suspension or revocation of the license or a fine.
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ADF EMG Sunday at OOW 2012 (30. Sep 2012) - A day full of content
By Frank Nimphius-Oracle on Aug 23, 2012
I do know what I am doing on Sunday September 30 2012 at OOW - how about you ? Well, I am sitting in the back of a room packed with ADF enthusiasts at the ADF EMG Sunday session at Moscone South room 305. Chris Muir managed to get a full day track for the EMG on that Sunday, which I know was a lot of work. In addition a he got lots of good speakers with interesting topics lined up.
The below is copied from Chris' announcement at: https://blogs.oracle.com/onesizedoesntfitall/entry/the_year_after_the_year :
On the user group Sunday 30th of September the ADF EMG has a full day of sessions for anybody interested in ADF. The collective sessions are designed to have something for everyone, ADF beginners, ADF experts, all. All sessions will be held in Moscone South room 305.
To start out with for OOW attendees coming from a Forms background, Gert Poel and Pieter Gillis from iAdvise will give us the lowdown on ADF for Forms programmers. This is a very important presentation for the beginners in the ADF community who are coming from a Forms background:
At the other end of the spectrum for EMG members who are looking to expand their ADF skills beyond the basics, Aino Andriessen from AMIS will be looking at using Hudson for building ADF applications. Surprisingly via the EMG new member's survey around 25% of new members have no idea about CI tools so I think Aino's presentation is a great addition to the ADF EMG line up:
The 3rd presentation is one ADF EMG members have been asking for such a long time:
In this presentation Simon Haslam will be discussing the actual Fusion Apps "ADF" architecture. In other words forgot the high level "yes ADF was used to build Fusion Apps" bullet points, Simon is going for a deep dive into the nitty gritty details of how ADF was used to build Fusion Apps. For ADF EMG members remember all those times you posted to the EMG wishing to know more details about how ADF was used in Fusion Apps? This is the session for you to learn and bring your own questions.
4) UGF10464 - Oracle Fusion Middleware Live Application Development Demo - 12:45-3:45pm Moscone South room 305Why this presentation rocks, is rather than a single presentation on ADF here, then a separate presentation on SOA there, the goal of this presentation is to bring it altogether so you can see an end-to-end Fusion Middleware application being built at once. I've seen this before, this is a great session, and I highly recommend it.
Is there something I disagree with? Yes, the title Chris chose for his announcement:
The Year After the Year of the ADF Developer - the ADF EMG at OOW 2012
Every year is an ADF year! No need to point to the past. The year after the year of the ADF developer is the year of ADF developer.


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Not long ago, I told you about some web alternatives for the mobile Instagram experience. Personally, I love web apps, and like many other people, have found myself downloading less and less software and doing more and more things on the web. But just because you can do almost everything on the web, doesn't mean you have to, or that it's the best option available.
Windows users, meet Instagrille. Instagrille is your Instagram desktop solution for when you want to enjoy Instagram without touching your phone or even opening a browser. Instagrille runs on Pokki, an HTML5 app platform where you can find many more useful apps and games, and which you will have to download and install in order to use Instagrille. Let's take a look at what Instagrille can do for your Instagram experience.
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To download Instagrille, head over to Instagrille's page on Pokki and click the small download button. This will download and install the Pokki platform as well as Instagrille. You can use the built-in app store in Pokki to discover and download more Pokki apps. Once installation is complete, you'll find two new icons in your taskbar – Pokki and Instagrille.
These icons are there to stay as long as you want to use Instagrille. You can, of course, shut everything down, or even put Pokki to sleep to save some taskbar space. Do this by right clicking on the Pokki icon.
Onto Instagrille itself!
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Even before signing into Instagrille, you can start browsing popular Instagram images on your desktop. On any Instagrille tab you can browse photos either as a grid or a list.
Use the bottom buttons to switch between popular images, your feed and your personal account. In order to view the feed and account, you would naturally have to sign in using your Instagram credentials.
When you click on an image, a dedicated page opens with many useful options. From here, you can like or comment on an image, view it on the web, share it, view other images with the same tags and more. You can also click on the uploader's username to view his/her account and even follow them. The commenting interface is very slick, with tons of emoticons and icons you can use to emphasize your comment.
Some Instagram photos have geotags as well, and those are also available through Instagrille. If you click on a photo that has a location, a map will show up below the photo, indicating the exact location where that picture was taken.
You have a dedicated page for your own account, where you can view your own images and stats on Instagrille's beautiful interface. You can easily view a list of your followers or the people you follow, and block or unfollow people through the app.
As long as Instagrille is running, it will keep alerting you when new photos are added. Unfortunately, I found this feature to be less than reliable, and while alerts did make sense at times, on occasion they seemed somewhat random. This is the only glitch I found in Instagrille, and since the alert is so unobtrusive, it didn't bother me much. It would be nice to have reliable alerts on new photos, though.
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Instagrille is a slick, responsive, fast and elegant Instagram solution. Whether you're an addict or an addict-wannabe, Instagram's large interface will make it much easier for you to get your Instagram fix, and keep up with the community, no matter what you're doing on the computer.
For more useful Instagram apps and alternatives, check out:
- InstagramDownloader: Download All Images From Any Instagram User (Windows)
- Automatically Transfer Your Instagram Photos To Your Facebook Account Using InstaFB
- Save For A Rainy Day: The Top 6 Instagram Alternatives You Really Should Try [Android & iOS]
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Are you showing your heart some love?
February is hearth health month and it's important to remember what we can do to keep this organ in great shape. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Shocked? Buckle in for this next fact—it's also preventable and controllable. You might think you have to go to great lengths to avoid heart complications, but turns out it's more simple than you might expect. Here are small steps you can take to be on your way to great heart health:
—Exercise regularly. We have a YouTube series called Operation Be Fit where fitness trainer Christina Carrillo shows you great exercises to keep you in shape. Staying in shape can help boost your morale, give you more energy and confidence, and well as reduce the risk of many types of heart disease.
—Eat healthy. Operation Be Fit also shows you great recipes you can try at home for greater health. Aiming for 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day and swapping sugary drinks for fresh water are examples of ways to help ensure you have a balanced diet.
—Keep your cholesterol in check. Cholesterol is a fatty substance your body needs some of, but not too much. Excessive cholesterol can build on the walls of your arteries, putting you at risk for strokes and heart disease. A simple blood test can determine what your cholesterol level is; be sure to have regular check ups as advised by your doctor to ensure you are on track.
—Watch your blood pressure. You can easily have it measured at your doctor's office, at home, or a local pharmacy. High blood pressure often has no symptoms but can cause many complications, which is why it's been called the silent killer. High blood pressure can lead to different complications you can avoid by taking this precaution. Be aware that excessive drinking can also lead to increased blood pressure.
—Don't smoke. Cigarette smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease which can lead to death; second hand smoking is also dangerous and puts others around you at risk. According to the CDC, 46.6 million adults in the U.S. smoke, and 88 million nonsmoking Americans are exposed to second hand smoking each year. About 49,000 nonsmoking adults die annually and between 150,000-300,000 children younger than 18 months experience respiratory infections, all due to exposure to second hand smoking.
—Maintain a healthy weight. You can check to see if your weight is in a healthy range by calculating your BMI. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals, exercising with a buddy, and enlisting the help of friends and family to keep you accountable to a healthy diet are all ways to help maintain an excellent weight.
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Mississippi's legislature along with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour continue to focus on the problems surrounding the state's budget. Many different proposals have been made to try to balance the budget. The most recent being to permanently cut legislators' pay and temporarily reduce the size of the senate and the house. Governor Haley Barbour recently made a third cut to the state's budget. He also proposed a fourth cut. Senator Terry C. Burton of District 31 talked with our John Johnson and says extreme measures do need to be taken.
"I don't think the governor is going too far. I think the governor's bound by the constitution and his authority as chief executive of the state to do what's necessary to balance the budget. I do think he needs more authority to do those things. And I would like to be able to see us try to reinstate some of those cuts after they've been made, but I don't think he's gone too far in making the cuts to begin with," says Senator Burton.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 01:09 AM
By these next picks, I'm sure you can tell which they picked.
2 pics of the conga line:
Uh oh. Looks like our old man has had a few too many. It also seems a native rat is enjoying the party too.
Here's the pic of the remaining keg.
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Also, I don't see much going on in the water. If you wanted, you could take just your island and enter it into the medium category, where the competition is less fierce, and you would have a better chance of winning...
I'll offer better advice when I can see more of the entry
Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:03 PM
Photography aside (try to sit still or placing the camera on something firm while taking those shots), I did read your backstory to this one and found it... OK. Pirates and soldiers getting drunk - we've had that a few times in this contest so far. That's why I'd suggest adding something to the story of this MOC, otherwise it just doesn't stand out. Now, the "skull-like formation" in your formation came out of nowhere and ended up playing no part either. Apart from supplying the guys with booze, that is - and that doesn't look like a lot of booze (or a lot of booty, mind you!). If you want to keep that "skull formation", why not add some part for it in this whole scene or at least make it a bit more prominent? Same applies to the booze... If it's hangover island, I'd expect them to be actually floating in rum :)
As to the construction - I can't really say I'm digging the island, or the "skull formation" rock. Unfortunately, to me they both look like they're coming out of nowhere - I'd really recommend working a bit on that island so that it starts to look more believable. The perfect rectangular form it has right now is more reminiscent of some kind of base floating on water rather than an island. That said, this could make a nice oil rig platform or any other kind of artificial structure, so you might consider having those sailors lost in time and surfacing on a modern structure - I don't think anyone's done that before for the contest. Just a suggestion... That way you could also avoid having an excuse for the skull, since it doesn't really look too believable either. It just stands there, but it doesn't really look like a rock.
As to the figs themselves - kudos for the conga line, that's a thing I really like about this MOC. It looks fun and is a nice idea, well done. Perhaps if you tilted the hat of the first soldier, he'd look a bit more drun... erm, I mean party-minded. As to that old man... that's a weird way to die. Because I can assure you, he looks quite dead or dying to me. Having had a barrel of rum land on his head, now that's death by alcohol! The "native" rat by his side adds a very unnerving necro-feeling, at least for me...
So to summarize... I think you've tried to use most of the "typical" pirate pieces you've had at your disposal here. While that's not a bad thing per se, I think that just combining it all is not always the best option. I would strongly suggest modifying your concept a bit - adding something or freshening it up - that way you will have a specific idea which to focus on, instead of just trying to include everyone and everything. Sorry for the rant and excuse me if I sounded too harsh - but I think you can do much better with this one and would love to see it actually develop.
Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:51 PM
Maybe you can borrow a camera somewhere, else this probably will cost you votes...
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 02:48 PM
Then, when you upload it to the comp, chose the best ones.
For the MOC, i cant see it well, neither.
From the first look, I do not like the perfectly blocky shape of the island!
Posted 11 November 2009 - 03:42 PM
On the pictures, I agree with what previous comment-ers have said. You need to either get a better camera, or create a perfectly white paper / sheet background around the MOC, and then find a way to create "soft-light" with the lamps (Here is something for reference).
On the MOC itself, I agree with what previous comment-ers have said. You might want to add some transparent blue or white 1x1 slopes to the water (or anything else that could represent waves), some tan slopes / curves around the island base to make it look more natural, some greenery, and some gray 1x1 slopes to the island base (to represent rocks).
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#12308 closed New feature (fixed)
Adding tablespace support to postgres backends
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The postgres backend(s) should support tablespaces.
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Changed 7 years ago by Travis Cline <travis.cline@…>
comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by kmtracey
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
- Resolution set to duplicate
- Status changed from new to closed
#11685 asked for the same thing and was closed as a dupe of an even earlier ticket. Please search the tracker before opening new tickets.
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by Travis Cline <travis.cline@…>
- Resolution duplicate deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
#6148 does not reference tablespaces.
comment:3 Changed 7 years ago by Alex
comment:4 Changed 7 years ago by Travis Cline <travis.cline@…>
I had looked at it before, should have mentioned that it wasn't actually a dupe before to avoid confusion.
comment:5 Changed 7 years ago by ramiro
Question from a newbie: Isn't implementing Operations.tablespace_sql() also needed so the tablespace support is complete (i.e. not only allowing to set a default tablaspace with the DEFAULT_TABLESPACE setting but also allow models and field to override it with the Meta.db_tablespace option)?
comment:6 Changed 7 years ago by russellm
- Has patch set
- Needs tests set
- Patch needs improvement set
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
Accepted for the same reason #6148 was accepted.
Patch needs improvement, though. If we're going to allow tablespaces, it shouldn't be just as a default value. You should be able to override on a per-model basis.
Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
Patch for current trunk r13359
Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
added tests
Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
Rewritten tests to use lower level connection.creation.sql_create_model api, instead of calling sql management command
Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
Removed some whitespace and unnecessary empty set argument
comment:7 Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
- Cc prigun@… added
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
comment:8 Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
- Cc prigun@… removed
- Owner changed from nobody to andrewsk
- Status changed from reopened to new
comment:9 Changed 6 years ago by andrewsk
- Status changed from new to assigned
comment:10 Changed 5 years ago by mattmcc
- Severity set to Normal
- Type set to New feature
comment:11 Changed 5 years ago by patchhammer
- Easy pickings unset
- Patch needs improvement set
t12308_4.diff fails to apply cleanly on to trunk
comment:12 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
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MySQL supports tablespaces since version 5.1 (catching up, eh?)
It may be possible to add support for tablespaces in MySQL at the same time with limited additional work.
comment:13 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
- Owner changed from andrewsk to aaugustin
- Status changed from assigned to new
Since nothing happened in a year, I take the freedom of reassigning the ticket to myself.
I'm interested in this because I'd like to be able to put the databases in a ramfs on the CI server.
comment:14 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
- Patch needs improvement unset
Tablespaces were temorarily supported by MySQL 5.1 with MySQL NDB Cluster, but they were removed in MySQL 5.5. It doesn't make sense for Django to support them.
I had initially written a patch that includes MySQL support. I later realized that it was not worth the effort. The final patch implements tablespace support in PostgreSQL only.
Apparently, there were no tests for the tablespaces; I have added some. I've added a feature in the BaseDatabaseFeatures class: supports_tablespaces. Thus, I can run the appropriate tests, depending on whether the database supports tablespaces. Tests pass under SQLite, PostgreSQL and MySQL.
I noticed that the implementation wasn't conforming to the documentation when ManyToManyFields were involved. I fixed that bug.
I also cleaned up some related code to avoid spurious spaces and newlines in the generated SQL.
Finally, I refactored the documentation. It used to be in the Oracle notes. It's now a standalone page.
comment:15 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
I generated the patch with svn diff as usual but patch -p0 < 12308.patch doesn't create tests/modeltests/tablespaces/__init__.py. You may need to create it manually after applying the patch.
I'm unable to run the tests under Oracle because of #16694.
comment:16 Changed 5 years ago by akaariai
- Cc anssi.kaariainen@… added
On quick look improving the testing of settings.DEFAULT_TABLESPACE would be a plus. Maybe an approach like in modeltests/invalid_models could work? For this kind of a feature testing the syncdb etc would be a big plus but I don't see any way to make that work...
Other notes:
- docs: "These is useful for setting" does not pass my (admittedly very buggy) English parser.
I will try to do a full review today.
comment:17 Changed 5 years ago by akaariai
- Patch needs improvement set
Some comments. I can't break it => good!
There are some places which do something like this:
if tablespace: tablespace_sql = self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) if tablespace_sql: tablespace_sql = ' ' + tablespace_sql else: tablespace_sql = ''
If I am not mistaken, this could be written as:
if tablespace and connection_supports_tablespaces: # sorry for the pseudo-code tablespace_sql = ' ' + self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) else: tablespace_sql = ''
IMHO that makes it a little easier to see what is happening. The default implementation of tablespace_sql() could then raise NotImplementedError now that there is a flag which tells if the backend supports SQL. Currently the flag isn't used at all except in tests. There could be an external backend that currently implements tablespace_sql() but will have supports_tablespaces flag False when used in Django 1.4 installation. That backend would use tablespaces, but not support them.
If I am not totally mistaken, the db_tablespace kwarg for models.ManyToManyField does not cause the intermediary table to be created in that db_tablespace. The db_tablespace of the model containing the ManyToManyField is used. Wouldn't it be better that one could use the db_tablespace in ManyToManyField to define the tablespace of the intermediary model? However, that seems to be existing behavior and could be solved in another ticket.
Otherwise looks good. IMHO patch needs improvement based on the added supports_tablespaces flag which then is not used otherwise than in tests.
comment:18 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
Thanks for your review!
Regarding the confusing code pattern, in fact, the two blocks aren't equivalent. The goal of this construct is to add a space at the beginning of tablespace_sql only when it isn't the empty string. With your version, if self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) returns '', then tablespace_sql is set to ' ', and this results in an extra space in the final SQL.
Currently, Django contains this pattern:
if tablespace: sql = self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) if sql: tablespace_sql = ' ' + sql else: tablespace_sql = '' else: tablespace_sql = ''
Which my patch condenses to:
if tablespace: tablespace_sql = self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) if tablespace_sql: tablespace_sql = ' ' + tablespace_sql else: tablespace_sql = ''
Would it be more explicit like this?
if tablespace: tablespace_sql = self.connection.ops.tablespace_sql(tablespace) else: tablespace_sql = '' if tablespace_sql: tablespace_sql = ' ' + tablespace_sql
(It's slightly less efficient because the second if isn't necessary when tablespace == ''.)
Should I just keep the original pattern?
No strong feelings here, I settled for the shorter version because they all looked equivalent to me...
Regarding the "features" flags, some are computed by a the confirm() method, which is only called from create_test_db(). Therefore, I think that connection.features should only be used for the tests (@skipIfDBFeature / @skipUnlessDBFeature). This rule isn't written anywhere, but it's comforted by the fact that connection.features isn't used anywhere within django.db.backends.
Full story: in my initial implementation (with MySQL), support for transactions was computed by confirm() because it depended on the version of MySQL, and I then used features.supports_transactions to generate the appropriate SQL. It worked perfectly in the tests, and failed everywhere else because confirm() wasn't called, so features.supports_transaction was always None.
I leave "Patch needs improvement" set until we reach an agreement on the first point :)
comment:19 follow-up: ↓ 20 Changed 5 years ago by akaariai
- Patch needs improvement unset
The pattern you use is fine if the "supports_tablespaces" should not be used when creating the SQL. I was thinking that your code is checking the support for tablespaces by checking if the tablespace_sql() method returns an empty string, while there is also a flag which tells you that. And that seemed wrong. After your explanation that doesn't seem wrong any more.
So, at this point I have the following items:
- trivial typo in documentation: "These is useful for setting ...".
- As mentioned by author, the patch lacks __init__.py for the tests/modeltests/tablespaces/ directory.
So, I guess the patch is ready for committer who can do the final polish. I won't mark this ready for checkin, as I have no possibility to test this on Oracle, nor do I know how to actually compile the documentation. Maybe I am taking the "ready for checkin" a bit too literally? :)
comment:20 in reply to: ↑ 19 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
Replying to akaariai:
Maybe I am taking the "ready for checkin" a bit too literally? :)
You aren't; "ready for checkin" means "if I were a core developer, I'd commit this patch as is".
Unless the problem is trivial (like a typo in the docs), there must be an exact patch, to avoid wasting the time of the core developers who commits the patch.
I ran the tests under Oracle 10g, and they failed because tablespace names are capitalized by the Oracle backend. I fixed this bug and re-ran the tests under SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle; they pass everywhere.
I'm uploading a new patch that adresses this problem, your two remaining remarks, and also removes a trailing space. To represent the new, empty file, I created a diff in git format, but it still doesn't work with patch -p1, use git apply instead.
comment:21 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
Patch updated to address a bad interaction with the proxy_model_inheritance (thanks Ramiro).
I stole the app cache cleanup code from tests/modeltests/invalid_models/tests.py.
comment:22 Changed 5 years ago by aaugustin
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
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Diet therapy, whether or not undertaken with the support of a weight management organisation, is relatively ineffectual in treating obesity on a long-term basis. Success rates are, in fact, less than 5% over five years. Research has revealed that, although most individuals do lose weight during the first three to six months of initiating a weight loss programme, weight loss starts to taper off after this period. Lifestyle modification also has a limited success rate with, again, less than 5% of people remaining successful for five years.
?There is, however, new hope for people struggling to lose weight,? says Magriet Holder, hospital manager at Netcare?s Clinton Hospital. ?The hospital is now accredited to perform a surgical procedure, called a gastric bypass, which will help patients to achieve their weight loss goals.?
Dr Wimpie Janse van Vuuren, Dr Natalie Gerber and Dr Louis Wildenboer, all resident doctors at Netcare?s Clinton Hospital, visited renowned bariatric centres in Brussels, Germany and Cape Town in order to gain the necessary surgical expertise required in this field of medicine. They then went on to perform two successful surgical procedures at the Netcare Clinton Hospital, after which they were awarded accreditation from Sweden?s Professor Longgerof, one of the world?s leading bariatric surgeons.
Gastric bypass surgery, especially in cases where patients are diagnosed as clinically obese, has become the preferred weight management treatment worldwide. Surgery involves both open and laparoscopic techniques and has resulted in, on average, a body mass index (BMI) reduction of between 65% to 75% for most patients.
This accreditation has given the Netcare Clinton Hospital the ?green light? in terms of implementing a bariatric surgery programme. ?Patients requiring gastric bypass surgery can now rest assured that they are receiving the best possible treatment and care at our hospital,? concludes Magriet.
If you are interested in obtaining additional information on the Netcare Clinton Hospital?s Bariatric Unit or gastric bypass surgery, please contact Dr Janse van Vuuren on (011) 907-2123.


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Canada Stocks to Watch: Manulife, Sun Life, BCE, TMX, Tim Hortons and more
Here are some of the stocks on our radar Thursday:
Manulife Financial's third-quarter profit climbed to C$1.03 billion, bolstered by improved wealth-management and insurance resulst and a "significant" contribution from investments.
Sun Life Financial said third-quarter earnings from continuing operations fell to 53 Canadian cents a share from 74 Canadian cents a year earlier. Operating earnings fell to 69 Canadian cents a share from 77 Canadian cents.
BCE posted a slight third-quarter earnings miss, while net subscriber growth for video was almost double analyst expectations.
TMX Group's third-quarter adjusted profit dipped to 75 Canadian cents a share from 87 Canadian cents a year earlier, while revenue edged higher.
Tim Hortons's third-quarter profit rose 7.5% on stronger revenue and same-store sales growth of 1.7% and 3.0%, respectively, in Canada and the U.S.
Canadian Tire hiked its annual dividend 25% as third-quarter profits climbed almost 11% to C$145.5 million, or C$1.79 a share. It said same-store sales rose at all its retail banners.
Canadian Natural Resources said third-quarter earnings jumped to C$1.07 a share from 33 Canadian cents, while adjusted earnings climbed to 93 Canadian cents a share from 32 Canadian cents. It also hiked its quarterly dividend 60% to 20 Canadian cents a share.


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NEW YORK (AP) Cleveland Indians pitcher Tyler Sturdevant has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program following a positive test for a banned amphetamine. The 29-year-old right-hander is on the roster of Triple-A Columbus of the International League. He spent last season with the Clippers and Akron, going 2-2 with a 2.65 ERA and eight saves in 46 relief...
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The Commissioner's Office announced on Wednesday that Indians minor-leaguer Tyler Sturdevant has received a 50-game suspension after a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Sturdevant tested positive for Amphetamine, which is a stimulant. The right-hander is currently on Columbus' roster but split last season between Akron and Columbus. He was 2-2 with...
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This is the story of two men whose lives were changed by chance and some might say by destiny. Both men share a love for dogs, the outdoors and wing shooting. They also share a set of family and personal values that have kept them grounded through nearly thirty years of friendship.
The story begins in a corn field in west central Iowa in 1982. Stan and a couple of friends from Alabama were chasing Iowa Pheasants in their usual fashion. Get in the truck and drive around the country to look for likely pheasant habitat on harvested farms, drive up to the farm house and ask permission. This usually involved a chuckle or two when the question was posed "Would Ya'll let us hunt your place if we are careful and respectful of your land and property?" And by the way have Ya'll seen any pheasants this year?
The first response being; where are you from? And the second being; why would anybody drive that far to shoot a pheasant?
On this particular day permission was granted to hunt the farm which was primarily harvested corn fields and the surrounding fence rows, grassy water way drains, ditches, a few plum thickets and wind breaks. The morning hunt was good and the group stopped for lunch around noon. They drove into the small town of Audubon, Iowa for a quick bite at the local A&W Root Beer Burger shop. "Stan's usual routine calls for getting a couple of plain burgers for the labs to eat for a quick energy boost for the afternoon hunt." After securing the burgers and returning to the vehicle to feed the labs, Stan discovered that his yellow lab Dusty had a severely swollen right foot. Closer inspection indicated that Dusty needed medical attention. The owner of the A&W gave directions to the Vet Clinic that was located a couple of blocks away.
The ladies at the desk in the clinic said that while the clinic was a large animal facility one of the vets would take time to look at Dusty. Dr. Mark welcomed Stan into the examining room and quickly discovered that a piece of corn stalk had penetrated the pad on Duty's foot. He opened the cut took out the corn stalk piece and cleaned out and bandaged the wound with a reassurance that Dusty would be fine to hunt in the afternoon. After thanking Dr. Mark for this help and not to miss an opportunity to find additional hunting areas Stan asked if Dr. Mark knew of any good pheasant spots. Dr. Mark said he was not a hunter but the clinic had just hired a young vet a few months earlier that really loved to hunt but was out on a call. Dr Mark suggested that Stan call Dr. Daryl early the next morning and he might be able to help with a pheasant spot.
The Alabama group returned to Des Moines which served as base camp for the Iowa trip. Early the next morning the group headed south to hunt but stopped at a pay phone (cell phones did not exist in 1982) around 7:00 AM to call the vet clinic in Audubon. As luck would have it Dr. Daryl was in and took Stan's call. After a few minutes of telephone conversation Daryl decided to take a chance on this unknown group and agreed to have them meet at the clinic the next day at lunch with a promise to take them along for an afternoon pheasant hunt. That one afternoon together started a friendship that has lasted 30 years.
To recap those near thirty years would take a hundred pages. For now suffice it to say that we will leave that for future writing.
Daryl was born and raised in South Dakota and has hunted pheasants and upland game for most of his life. Stan was born in Louisiana and was raised in South Alabama. He hunted doves, quail, rabbits and squirrels in his younger years but for the last 35 years has been an avid waterfowl and (thanks to Daryl) pheasant hunter.
In 2004 Daryl's wife Nancy gave him a book entitled "Following the Flight" with an inscription saying that she hoped someday he could make the trip described in Charles Potter's book. The book is a biographical account of a hunting adventure that Charles experienced in 1982 and 1983 when he set out to follow the fall migration of waterfowl from Canada to Louisiana. It describes the experiences and emotions that Charles shared with waterfowl, friends, acquaintances and his lab as they made their way from the waterfowl breeding grounds of the Canadian Prairies to the Bayou's of Louisiana. It is ironical that 1982 was the year Charles started his trip and 1982 was the year Stan and Daryl met for the first time and their friendship began.
Daryl put the book in play in 2005 when he loaned it to Stan and suggested that this might just be the best idea he had ever heard of for two avid wing shooter and duck nuts. As is the case with most fine wines and ideas they need time to age and mature. Daryl knew that Stan was a senior volunteer with Ducks Unlimited and probably had some connection that might come in handy for this plan.
In fact Stan's volunteer career with Ducks Unlimited has spanned over 30 years. He started as a volunteer committee member in Birmingham Alabama in 1979 and has since served as the Alabama State Chairman, the Regional Vice President for Ala. and Mississippi, Flyway Sr. Vice President for Al. Ms, La. Ark. Tn. Ky. Mo. He served on the Ducks Unlimited National Board of Directors for twelve years and the Ducks Unlimited Canada Board of Directors for three years. He currently serves on the Ducks Unlimited Inc. national Finance Committee and the national Audit and Budget Sub-Committee. This volunteer commitment to Ducks Unlimited has rewarded Stan with many great friendships from Canada to Mexico.
While Stan and Daryl shared a duck blind in Miss. in Jan of 2008 the challenge was made. "OK Daryl you put the idea on the table in 2005 and it is now time to make this dream a reality" and by the way Jane has blessed the deal. I will be 65 in Oct. and I think this would be a great way to celebrate 40 years of hard work and take a little time off. Daryl's response took all of 1 second "You're On Let's Do It". All that was left was to plan the route and start lining up hunting locations. And so the plan for the Great Waterfowl Adventure of 2009-10 was born and put in motion.
Over the next several months wheels turned, phone calls and visits took place all in anticipation of a schedule that would accomplish the stated goal. Track waterfowl from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico in one season.
The provinces and states on the list include the following:
Hunting camps and hosts for the trip are all friends and companions.
The trip will have four legs to accommodate the fact that both Daryl and Stan still work full-time in closely held businesses and have families that expect to spend time with Dad and Grand-dad during the fall and winter months.
There are also a number of friends who have expressed a desire to be part of the adventure, by providing hospitality, so for many of the states there will be multiple venues depending on weather conditions and availability of hunting opportunities.
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Gmail recently rolled out a change to its settings, where now you can permanently turn on SSL encryption. Do it now—your personal data will thank you for it. Besides, it's going to get a lot easier to hack Gmail sessions very soon, because some guy is planning on releasing a hacking tool to the public in order to force Google to implement better security. [monkey_bites]
It would be helpful if you could tell those of us not in the know what exactly that means and how we can turn it on. Thanks!
i hope i don't sound too clueless, but how do you change this setting? i couldn't find it…
Go to Settings, its the Last option, "Always use HTTPS"
Turn it on. Easy as Pie.
Hooray! Thank you!
BTW, You will need the new HTTPS version of the Gmail Notifier;
It's also in the Monkey Bites link (with screenshot).
Google has been rolling out the setting in stages, so if it's not where thebluepill says, keep looking for it in the days to come. (I think it should be pretty much rolled-out now.)
THANK YOU! This is excellent information! I honestly haven't read about this elsewhere on the internets, and, I appreciate that it was brought to me through one of my favorite sites.
Thank you, Consumerist for keeping my ass out of trouble (again)! ;-)
It is definitely NOT rolled out to google apps users yet.
Any word on if this will be rolled out to GApps users? I want SSL. :(
As soon as I did this, I got kicked out of Google chat and cannot log back in. I'm "experiencing technical difficulties".
@thebluepill: Thank you!
I've had a Gmail account comprimised once before, so anything else I can do to keep it from happening again (aside from coming up with an even more complicated, random password) is A-OK with me.
"Do it now-your personal data will thank you for it" — unless you turn on the setting and are unable to access said personal data because mobile Google Apps don't yet support the feature.
@mhkohne: Looks like it actually is, it's just not active for all Apps services or for non-premier accounts. These are the directions I used to force my e-mail into HTTPS:
When this feature hit my account, it was turned on by default, FWIW.
I would have missed this, thanks Chris!
@dripdrop: to answer your first question, SSL is the Secure Socket Layer. Along with Transport Layer Security (TLS) they are cryptographic (coded so that others won't be able to tell what it is if they intercept it) protocols (a specific method of accomplishing a task, in this case getting two computers to talk to eachother). Whenever you see "https://…" you know it is using a secure protocol to deliver the page. This is important because that security works both ways. What the website sends to you is encrypted, and what you send them is too.
Hope that helps.
for those of you that use Google Apps to handle your domain's email, the HTTPS feature does not yet seem to be implemented yet.
i hope so, soon.
I've been using Gmail over IMAP via a standard client-side e-mail program (think Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.). Gmail has support for SSL and TLS over IMAP as well.
Thanks for the heads up!
Added bonus: My work blocks the chat functionality inside Gmail, but with SSL and [] it works just fine!
@Underpants Gnome: Thats h t t p s : / / not '[]'
/hates getting outsmarted by the comment engine :-(
Don't be fooled. Sure the connection between your computer and Google are secure then but between Google and who ever you send an email to – who knows?


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April 2, 2013 - Bloomfield Hills, MI – Local wildlife expert, Rob Mies, recently was honored for his outstanding partnership with the Wildlife Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the winner of the United States Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Bat Conservation Award.
The "Ozz Warback Award" was given to Rob Mies for his outstanding partnership with the Wildlife Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources during their annual meeting in Roscommon, Michigan. The award for outstanding partnership was named after Ozz Warbach, a research biologist and the Division's conservation illustrator, who retired in 1977. Like the award that has been established, Ozz demonstrated outstanding partnership with the public in making people aware of environmental and wildlife issues long before it was popular.
Mies and the Organization for Bat Conservation were also the winner of the US Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Bat Conservation Award. "BatsLIVE! A Distance Learning Adventure," a comprehensive education and outreach program that encourages innovative partnerships through a variety of events to teach more than 220,000 people with high-quality, engaging information on bat conservation. Using distance learning methods, the partners presented a series of live webinars and live webcasts, offered through a dynamic we platform (BatsLIVE.pwnet.org).
A Michigan native, Mies is the author of several scientific papers, along with the book "Understanding Bats," the producer of OBC's award-winning video "Bats: The True Story," and also co-author of the field guide "Beginner's Guide to Bats." The Bloomfield Hills resident and EMU graduate has 20+ years of experience crawling through caves, wading through swamps, studying animals, and educating people of the Great Lakes about the unique wildlife the lives around us all.
"We're fortunate to on occasions work with those rare individuals whose talents, charisma, and passion for the natural resources are such a catalyst for positive change. Rob is one of those rare people who bring a never-ending enthusiasm to the table and whose dynamic personality naturally draws people to him. Rob's been able to harness that energy to share the conservation message throughout our state and across the globe with countless children and adults alike. He has and continues to make a difference in shifting public opinion about bats not only in this state but nationally. OBC, the organization he founded has grown to be a national conservation player and shares his education message."
About the Organization for Bat Conservation: The mission of the Organization for Bat Conservation (OBC) is to preserve bats and their habitats through education, collaboration and research. The nonprofit organization hosts the largest grass-roots bat conservation education program in the United States, presenting more than 1,500 live shows to over 250,000 people annually. OBC hosts the annual Great Lakes Bat Festival, and live animal exhibits are also provided for museums, science centers, wildlife festivals, and more. OBC's permanent exhibit, the Bat Zone, is located at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. For more information, to become a member and donate, visit www.batconservation.org or call (248) 248-645-3239.


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You are able to request that Geran Guides you on any Safari within the Shamwari Group Portfolio, this comes with an additional fee for Geran and this will be built into your payment structure.
Be it on a Photographic Safari exploring the vast landscapes of Sanbona and the myriad of highly specialised species found there, or on a Conservation Safari exploring the intricacies of re-introducing species to these incredible Reserves Sanbona and Shamwari, the options of a tailor made Safari with Geran are as diverse as they are amazing.
If one looks at the diversity of habitat alone offered within Sanbona (Western Cape, Little Karoo) Shamwari (Eastern Cape, Albany Thicket) Jock safari lodge (Kruger National park) Gorillas Nest (Virunga Volcano National Park) and Nyungwe Forest Lodge (Nyungwe National Forest park) it is truly staggering in terms of the habitat diversity and thus species protection that the Shamwari Group nestles in its Portfolio of Conservation areas.
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Case #: 11-161
Breyer, J., delivered the Court's opinion which Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, which Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined.
Full Text Opinion: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-161.pdf
Constitutional Law: The Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit a city from distinguishing between landowners who have paid their assessments and landowners who have not when changing assessment systems for improvement projects.In 2005, Indianapolis abandoned its practice of apportioning the cost of sewer projects to the owners of improved property and switched to a bond system. Prior to the switch, landowners were given the option of paying a lump sum or paying the assessment in installments. When the switch was made, landowners paying in installments were forgiven their debt. Petitioners, who had paid the lump sum, sought a partial refund. The trial court granted summary judgment for Petitioners, the appellate court affirmed, and the Indiana Supreme Court reversed.
The Court affirmed the Indiana Supreme Court and reasoned that legislatures have broad authority to create classifications in tax systems and since the city's distinction was based on the administrative costs of refunding the petitioners that Indianapolis had a rational basis for distinguishing between lot owners who had already paid their assessments and owners who had not. Additionally, the line that the city chose to draw, distinguishing past payments from future obligation, is well known to the law, and the equal protection clause only requires a rational line, not a perfect line, thus, distinguishing between the two groups is not an equal protection violation.


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Two former employees from different private medical practice offices were charged with providing confidential patient information to other members of an identity theft and fraud ring. Both of these people participated in the identity theft and fraud ring from early 2009 until February 2, 2011. A former employee who worked for the Broward County School Board passed along information from a teacher certification database, which included names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. The information was used to fraudulently add people as authorized users to the victims' credit card and bank accounts. The bank accounts of victims were depleted and one person discovered fraudulent credit card charges of $128,000. In addition to the three former employees, eight other people and the ringleader were also indicted on March 15, 2011.
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FAMILY: LAMIACEAE (Mint Family)
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia has been a popular bath ingredient since Roman times, when it was used for its scent and as a disinfectant. The Romans took it everywhere they went, spreading the plant throughout Europe. In fact, its genus name, Lavandula, is derived from the Latin lavare, meaning "to wash." In floral arrangements, lavender symbolizes devotion.
There are many different types of lavender, valued for the sweet fragrance of the essential oils and used in the perfume trade and to make soaps and potpourris. It has antibacterial properties that were used to treat wounds during World Wars I and II, and lavender flower tea is said to be an effective remedy against headaches.