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Prior to entering real estate Dave attended Queensboro Nursing School, NYPD Police Academy and had a very successful career as a Police Officer and retiring as a Sergeant. Dave brings his people skills and computer knowledge that he obtained from the NYPD into the real estate field. While working as a Police Officer Dave obtained his real estate license in 1995 and assisted his wife and full time Realtor® Nancy. After responding to the 9-11 World Trade Center tragedy and losing his partner Dave retired in 2002.
In 2000 Nancy & Dave left Diana Duarte Realty to work at RE/MAX Universal and then in 2007 leaving to open the first NYC Keller Williams Realty franchise.
About Dave Legaz
- Dave is the Team Leader of a successful real estate team consisting of 6 additional agents
- Dave, a RE Broker, is a strong believer in education and has obtained the following designations: ABR, CIPS, CRS, e-Pro, GRI, RSPS, SRES.
Dave's REALTOR® Designations:
- ABR® – REALTORS® with the ABR® (Accredited Buyer's Representative) designation understand the special needs of buyers. By working with an ABR®, you'll be working with someone who has gone the extra mile by completing specialized training in delivering the best in buyer representation services.
- CIPS – With NY being in the top five Cities searched by foreign buyers and that $92 Billion is expected to be spent this year in the US, I have successfully completed the Certified International Property Specialist designation course. This specialized training allows me to help clients with the unique difficulties of being an international buyer. My experience and expertise helps foreign buyers navigate the complex, time-consuming and overwhelming process of purchasing in the US.
- CRS – Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) REALTORS® understands the complexities of the housing market, how to best position your interests and someone who will get to know you and what you want from the transaction. Only 3% of REALTORS® have successfully completed the 32 credit course.
- GRI – A REALTOR® with the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation is trained in many areas, including legal and regulatory issues, professional standards, the sales process and technology. A minimum of 90 hours of training is required to achieve the GRI designation.
- e-PRO® – e-PRO® certification indicates that a REALTOR® has been trained on social media strategies and technology tools required throughout the real estate transaction.
- SRES® – When looking for a real estate professional that will respond to your specific 50+ real estate needs, look for a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® Designee.
- RSPS - Recognized as an official NAR Certification, and allows buyers and sellers to have confidence in the ability of a REALTOR® who specializes in buying, selling or management of properties for investment, development, retirement, or second homes in a resort, recreational and/or vacation destination, to assist them with their search.
Current Elected Positions:
- 2013 to Present: Board of Director, National Association of Realtors®
- 2012 to Present: Board of Director, New York State Association of Realtors®
- 2015: Executive Board of Director, Long Island Board of Realtors® - Treasurer
- 2014-2015 Executive Board of Director, Chinese American Real Estate Association - Secretary
- 2013-2014 Founding Board of Director, Asian Real Estate Association of America - New York East Chapter
Local & National Committees:
- National Association of Realtors®: Member Communications Committee
- NYS Association of Realtors®: Vice Chair of the Organizational Planning Committee, Article 12A working Group, Co-op Issues Working Group, Legislative Steering Committee & Professional Standards Committee,
- Long Island Board of Realtors®: Executive Board of Directors, Public Relations, Legislative, Professional Standards, Education Committee & Common Interest Ownership Committee
Appointed Keller Williams Realty Positions:
- Associate Leadership Council at Keller Williams Realty Landmark (2007-2012)
The Associate Leadership Council is comprised of agents from the top twenty percent of the Keller Williams® agent body in the office. The purpose of the Associate Leadership Council is to guarantee our associates a vehicle for giving direct input as to the operation of Keller Williams®.
The ALC is actively involved in the leadership of the company, holding ownership and management accountable to live within the budget, and participates in attaining the goals of the Market Center i.e., production, drive profit, education and standards and principles. The ALC acts as the Market Center's "Board of Directors" and are the guardians of the culture.
- International Associate Leadership Council at Keller Williams Realty International (2009-2012)
This prestigious appointment is similar to the Market Center this council makes policy decisions that drives the direction of Keller Williams Realty International.
- Keller Williams Realty Cultural Ambassador 2014 Award for demonstrated the ability of "Doing The Two!" (Being a Mega Agent and one who exhibits a culture of giving, sharing, and helping to grow the culture within KW by teaching his best practices that made him successful.
- LIBOR with the 2014 Realtor® Spirit Award for his efforts in bringing awareness and raising over $21,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), as many World Trade Center First Responders are now suffering from Blood Cancers. Dave was a 9-11 First Responder as a NYPD Sergeant and fears he may also succumb to cancer as thousands of others have due to their exposure. Unfortunately, Dave lost his partner there on that awful day.
- AREAA's National Top 25 Top Producer 2014 List at #19
- National Association of Hispanic Professionals (NAHREP) - 2014 Realtor® Excellence Award
- LIBOR 2014 Realtor® of the Year Award Recipient


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Located at the Southernmost coastline of Mozambique, Ponta do Ouro is a tropical beach paradise.
With sea creatures ranging from tiny fish to large squids on the ocean floor.
That moment when all you can hear is your breathing and the sound of the waves.
From bungee jumping, to kayaking by gorgeous waterfalls.

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As your pet has had a rabies vaccination at my Clinic in the last few years, I am writing with an update on the situation regarding Pet Passports and BREXIT for your immediate attention.
Due to the continued uncertainty regarding BREXIT, there is no clear advice, however the likelihood is that all animals travelling to the EU after 31st October will need not just a microchip, and valid rabies vaccination, but also positive rabies antibody titre test in order to travel to Europe.
This antibody test is a blood test which needs to be performed at least 30 days after the Rabies vaccine, and can be done in an appointment at the Clinic by our Vet Team. Once we receive a positive result from the Government Lab, there will likely be a 3 month wait from the date of the blood test before your animal can travel to Europe.
If your pet does not have the required level of antibodies, they will fail the blood test, they will need a repeat rabies vaccination, wait 30 days and then a repeat blood test.
Therefore, if you plan to travel in the 4 months after 31st October, please call us TODAY to book your animal in to see one of my Vet Team to discuss these requirements, and to perform the rabies antibody blood test, in order to mitigate any risk from the BREXIT law changes and ensure that you can travel freely next summer.
Further information can also be found on the government website about taking your pet abroad if there's a no deal Brexit. Please remember that it is your responsibility to contact the Vet to discuss appropriate action.
When visiting the practice for a pet passport, make sure to have a chat with the Vet for further advice on protecting your pet abroad against ticks and other biting insects, as well as what preventative treatment is available before you go.
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The Freeman-On-The-Land movement is starting a bank. lols guaranteed
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This actually seems even more kooky than freemen-on-the-land, unless they've acquired even more insanity since I looked last.
I mean…
"WeRe Bank is un-hackable and has infinite energy supply based on access to the Universal Supply of Energy [USE]"
Have they joined forces with the free energy scammers now? In what sense is a bank an energy supplier anyway?! Money is not energy, you idiots (though given that they think gold is a magical value store and everything else ever is valueless, maybe they don't notice this).
There's some really impressive rants on that page though. Maybe they could earn money as official Ranters?


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We have all heard the phrase "the glass is half empty or half full." There are many ways to approach situations that cross our path of life. Everything that happens to you, impacts your life mentality, physically, and spiritually. When problems seem overbearing, the thought to react is first conjured up within our mental process.
Once an acceptable response is found, we simply react physically. Whether it's tears, rage, anger, frustration, fighting, stealing, lying, verbal rage outbursts, etc. These are all secondary acts. The solution to gaining control is to change our thought process.
Everything in life can enter this equation. We can view our circumstances as mediocre or overwhelming. Regardless to whatever comes our way, the answer to the problem lies within our perception.


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APEM links with Xylem for hydrometrics
APEM has extended its services in hydrometrics after teaming up with Xylem Analytics, the leading manufacturer of hydrometric instruments.
The agreement allows APEM to build on its existing expertise with new and enhanced services. With access to industry leading instruments from Xylem, APEM's field teams will gather high quality data for use and analysis by the company's consultants or for use directly by clients.
APEM director, Dr Adrian Williams, said: "Linking up with Xylem is great news for us, allowing us to extend our expertise in hydrometrics and offer our clients a true one-stop-shop for aquatic science. With large and experienced field teams, a network of respected laboratories and a team of leading consultants, we're now able to offer water quality, bathymetry, biology, hydrometry and even aerial surveys all under one roof."
APEM is Europe's leading independent environmental consultancy,specialising in freshwater and marine ecology and aerial surveys. Headquartered in Manchester, they have ten offices throughout the UK, as well as links in Germany and the United States. Their Oxford office is located at Begbroke Science Park.
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Ottobre Women's 2-2013-07
Fancy Flower's Dress
Size 38
Alterations: Swayback Adj, Shortened by 2.5 inches
Details: Front and back are gathered to the double-layer shoulder yoke
Button placket with a small inverted pleat at the bottom
Back is gathered at the waistline with narrow elastic
I love this dress! Only regret I have is not making this sooner. I have pulled out this Ottobre issue every summer and thought to myself, "I want to make this dress." I finally did and I am so happy.
Narrow hem.
No adjustment to the depth of the armhole. Don't you love it when that happens?
Back yoke is slightly curved, but it's hard to see with my arm pulling it up.
I haven't made a button placket in such a long time, so I quickly made one up on some scrap fabric first. The only part that gave me pause was the finishing at the bottom of the placket. The two button bands (right on top of left) lay underneath the dress and the triangle created at the bottom by your slashes is folded underneath (thereby making that "triangle" with it's right side against the right side of the button band). I hope this note makes since to me in the event I make this again and forget. ha ha
My white buttons really blend in to the fabric. At first I thought 5 buttons would not be enough, but it was.
Challis fabric purchased at Joann's.
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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have a PhD in divinity, have taught and published on the Roman and Ottoman Empires, and have conducted anthropological research throughout four continents. This book challenged me in all of these areas.
Let me first say that the book is not dated. There is a certain timelessness to it that the greatest books have–I think of The Lord of the Rings and Lord of the Flies. Indeed, I kept on going back to meta-metaphor of the hammer in Earth Abides in relation to Piggy's glasses in Lord of the Flies.
But this book touched me on a deeper level: I am like Ish. I am the kind of person who is always asking. Or as one former girlfriend asked me a long time ago: don't you ever stop thinking? Like Ish, I cannot.
This book is set apart from other 'end of the world' books, like Lucifer's Hammer or The Stand, in that it extends decades beyond the apocalypse, which in this book is a plague which eliminates very close to 100% of humanity. While those other books focus on the preservation of technology, this book gets to the primordial question: is civilization better than primitivism? Does reason, and so science, and so applied science–technology–make life better? What is progress? Is it, in fact, good?
Enjoy the audio book version I listened to. It is narrated by Jonathan Davis and he does this masterfully. The language is refreshingly clean, so let your children listen too while you're on a trek from, say, San Antonio (where I live) to Denver (where my dad lives).
I will, in closing, note that the main character's name is Isherwood, but he is always called 'Ish'. It is a Hebrew word. It means 'man'.


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At a recent adventure show a speaker discussed all of the places you should visit before you die. After going through a list, she stopped and said you really only should visit 3. Two should be wherever you want but the first and number one thing you should do is go on Safari in Africa. It is truly a life transforming experience. For those that know me you know I could not agree more. (photo right: Manza Bay ~ Alan Feldstein/Infinite Kayak Adventures)
Getting Away On Safari
People go on safari every year. It is an amazing experience to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, monkeys and all the other animals that continue to roam the vast plains while staying at beautiful camps and lodges with comfortable beds, toilets, showers and great food. It is life affirming to witness the "circle of life." I have done it several times and never tire of it. However after several days of seeing the wildlife, seeing other people like you who are experiencing the same thing one desires to get away, have different experiences, collect different stories and escape to areas of Africa that few people have the opportunity to see. In 2008 on a safari with my kids I found the best way to do that - combine my love of Africa with my love of kayaking by going to the coast to paddle in the remote, warm-water, unspoiled bays of the Indian Ocean.
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Tanzania is a very stable country and has been since its independence in 1964 with none of the political unrest that has existed elsewhere. Because it relies heavily on tourism it takes that concern very seriously. One of the things that will make you fall in love with Tanzania like we have are the people – who are open, honest and friendly. The Tanzanians are proud of their country and want you to enjoy it. 25 % of the country is protected for wildlife. Tanzania's diversity stretches from classic wildlife filled savannah to lush forests, showy mountains, warm beaches, coral reefs and the historical Spice Islands of Zanzibar. Tourism is a major industry in Tanzania accounting for almost 20% of Tanzania's gross domestic product and now averages about 1 million tourists a year many who include a safari on their visit.
From Wikipedia on Tanzania's environment: Tanzania has considerable wildlife habitat, including much of the Serengeti plain, where the white-bearded wildebeest and other bovids participate in a large-scale annual migration. Tanzania is also home to 130 amphibian and over 275 reptile species, many of them strictly endemic and included in the IUCN Red Lists of different countries.
Tanzania has developed a Biodiversity Action Plan to address species conservation. A recently discovered species of elephant shrew called Grey-faced Sengi was filmed first time in 2005, and it was known to live in just two forests in the Udzungwa Mountains. In 2008, it was listed as "vulnerable" on the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species.
Lake Natron is northern Tanzania is the largest breeding site for the threatened Lesser Flamingo, a huge community of which nest in the salt marshes of the lake. Areas of East African mangroves on the coast are also important habitats.
How many people can say I just came back from kayaking in Africa? The answer is very few. But I have and now I'm having a great time sharing this amazing experience with others through my safari company Infinite Kayak Adventures.
I'd Rather Be Kayaking
Most safaris in Tanzania are about 7-10 days and you spend most of your time in vehicles viewing animals and driving from location to location. After a while you desire to get out of the vehicle and be active. Therefore it is not uncommon after a safari, because of the distance traveled, to extend your time doing something else. I have tracked chimps in the Mahale Mountains and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Both were amazing.
Until a couple of years ago one thing that had never been offered - that I and my business partner are the first to do - are several days of comfortable lodge based kayaking in warm beautiful bays off the coast of Tanzania. (Photo right: Alan Feldstein/Infinite Kayak Adventures ~ Native greetings on a remote lake)
Starting IKA
In February, 2009 I went on a week long trip with my Tanzanian based business partner. We went to explore various routes and visit lodges to make sure they would be acceptable to our clients. After paddling Lake Nyumba Ya Mungu (Lake of the Gods) we headed to the port city of Tanga. Tanga was a major strategic port for the British in WWII and is still bustling. From Tanga it is a short drive north where the private, unspoiled Fish Eagle Lodge is located. Fish Eagle Lodge is beautiful. The rooms are spacious and fully equipped with solar heated showers, flush toilets and a lovely deck to sit out on and have afternoon tea, brought to you every day. In the main lodge, where you have your meals, you can enjoy a cold beer after a paddle and meet staff from the local village. The lodge also has an observation deck to view the unspoiled coastline.
Lulled to sleep by the sound of the ocean and cries of the Bush Baby, I arose rested to a delicious full breakfast and then took a short 15-20 minute drive to one of the many coves of Manza bay. We set up our kayaks and got ready to go. Because there are no kayaks in Tanzania our boats are handmade by my partner Steve Chumbley.
We began paddling into the bay to its mouth, taking detours along the way down shallow mangrove tributaries where the bird life is abundant. We observed egrets, fish eagles, a goshawk and many other birds. Because it is salt water and shallow there are no hippos, crocs, sharks or any other similar type of creature to worry about. Kayaking down these groves truly is a journey through an unspoiled, seldom explored, area of the world. The only sounds heard are the birds joined by the splash of the paddle as it dips into still waters. You can't help but be relaxed and also giddy with the feeling of being out in a part of nature few people ever experience..
As we make our way down bay the only other sites on the water are the local fishermen in their wooden sailing Dhows. The design of the Dhow, which has been around for centuries, are simple beautiful wood boats with a triangle sail that utilize the trade winds to carry them along the bay. (photo left: Egret ~ Alan Feldstein/Infinite Kayak Adventures)
Finally we reach the mouth of the bay and land on an unspoiled beach for lunch and to stretch our legs. When I say unspoiled I mean remote and unspoiled. This is not a beach people go to. We are and will be the only ones here. This area is also historical. During WWII the British built stone structures to fool Japanese subs to believe that this area was actually the port of Tanga not 15 miles down the coast. They mined the entrance to the bay to catch Japanese subs. You can explore the stone structures the British built after a delicious lunch prepared by the wonderful friendly Fish Eagle Lodge staff. (photo right: Teena ~ Alan Feldstein/Infinite Kayak Adventures)
After lunch we got back into our kayaks and headed east towards the beach of a local fishing village. It is a short easy paddle with the winds and current taking us right to the beach. Visitors are rare in this part of Tanzania. When I first landed on the beach I imagined what an explorer must have felt when they landed in a strange land and were observed with curious wonder. The local villagers all came out to see us. A group of kids came running out to help me carry my boat. As with everyone I have met in Tanzania they are very friendly and helpful.
As I flew home I reminded myself of the phrase of our company - "Memories are of the things you do not the things you wish you had done." I am so glad I am doing this and will continue to do so and share it with others. It is the best way to see Africa.
Alan Feldstein is the owner of Infinite Kayak Adventures, the only safari company to pair wildlife safaris with ocean kayaking off the Tanzania coast. Alan is also a UCLA kayak instructor and an active member of the Explorers Club and the Adventurers Club of Los Angeles. An accomplished wildlife photographer, his work has appeared in the LA Times, Wavelength Magazine and the 2011 Paddling.net calendar.
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Finalized the definitive and executive planning of the interventions
Between May and August 2018 the LIFE REDUNE project partners have been involved in defining of the conservation interventions of dune habitats, all formalized in the final-executive planning carried out by the project partner EPC srl. The actions in the field described by definitive-executive planning are the following:
Action C1: Interventions for the reduction of the anthropic impact on the habitats
Action C3: Habitat restoration 2110-2120
Action C4: Habitat restoration 2250 * – 2270 *
Action C5: Strengthening the populations of Stipa Veneta *
Action C6: Eradication of the alien invasive species Oenothera stucchii.
The definitive-executive planning is composed of graphic drawings and technical reports describing the conservation interventions within the territorial context, defined by various elements including the municipal urban plans and the cadastral maps.
Specifically, in the context of Action C1, the planning involves the construction of: fences to confine existing routes and therefore limit foot traffic; walkways to solve critical issues on existing routes that currently lead to uncontrolled foot traffic; punctual dissuasion interventions for uncontrolled foot traffic through planting information and / or dissuasive signs.
For the C3 and C4 Actions, areas dedicate to dune habitat qualification and the planting of typical species have been defined in the planning.
Finally, as part of the C5 and C6 actions, the planning identifies project areas where to strengthen Stipa veneta * populations, the priority target species of the project, and those for the eradication of the alien invasive species Oenothera stucchii.
The areas of interventions were initially identified by field inspections carried out by the project partners.
On the basis of the results obtained, EPC srl has drawn up a first draft of the planning, to be discussed with the project partners and shared with the Municipalities involved in LIFE Redune. During the discussion with the involved parties, changes and improvement proposals emerged. Such proposal were rediscussed among partners, to get to the final version of the project of interventions, carried out by EPC srl.
In August 2018, the project technical drawings were delivered to the Veneto Region, which submitted the documentation to the authorities responsible for checking the compatibility of the interventions from a landscape point of view.


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[This is definitely a real conspiracy and not something quickly written up by some guy called Deathrock9 that is sat at his computer and is really bored.]
There is a big government conspiracy going on right in front of our faces and we are too blind to realise. Fortunately, I've discovered the truth. Thanks to some investigating and a transmission that was found.
Thanks to the government, parallel universes are bleeding through into our universe, creating one gigantic mega-universe. It needs to be stopped before the parallel universes fully cross through. We've been given warnings thanks to such sites as YouTube but the situation is getting worse and things in our universe are being changed thanks to it.
Confused? I'm not surprised m8. You see, YouTube isn't actually a website created for making fun content. That's just a disguise being maintained by androids going by the names of PewDiePie and Markiplier. None of them are real. YouTube is a secret alien organization dedicated to revealing the truth. They've been warning us about parallel universes with such videos as one featuring the true end of The Simpsons and another depicting a universe where TheFineBros copyrighted the word 'the'. The government plan to end the universe by merging all realities into one, believing that so much conflict will be caused due to the differences between each reality that the universe will collapse and end. That's why the YouTube organization are so dedicated to revealing the truth.
However, the government know about this and are doing everything they can to destroy YouTube and prevent their evil plan from getting out. They've been creating YouTube drama and have been constantly updating the site with horrendous updates in an attempt to ruin YouTube and force people to leave the site. This plan has somewhat worked but they're still going through the process of destroying YouTube.
Some YouTubers have picked up on this and have also become aware of the government's plans. Because of this, they're trying their absolute best to stop the YouTube drama and save YouTube so that the truth can get out. However, this is failing and little do they know it, they're actually adding to the YouTube drama.
It seems YouTube have been unsuccessful in their plans to reveal this government plan with their warnings. The government are succeeding in merging the multiple parallel universes and have subtly began doing it with TV shows. They did this because they know it would please Tumblr, a site that the government created to make the idea of shipping a very popular thing that lots of people like to do.
They knew that if they brought parallel universes into TV shows and had characters like Sherlock kiss their arch enemies like Moriarty, the world would blindly accept it due to the shipping phenomenon the government created by creating Tumblr. Soon this will spread to books, the internet and then reality, ending the universe as we know it.
We need to defeat the government and save the multiple universes from merging into one and being destroyed. We need to #MakeRealityGreatAgain. Share this around as much as possible! The government needs to be defeated!


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Unveiled, book one in my Raven Daughter series is now available as an audio book! Read by the amazing Suzanne T. Fortin and the talented Zachary Johnson. You don't want to miss how they brought this story to audio life. Here is a link to it on Audible, in case you want to listen to the … Continue reading
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Rita Rahman-led PPB to merge with BNP
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- 08 September 2019, 21:25
People's Party of Bangladesh (PPB), the chief of which Rita Rahman has been nominated to contest the Rangpur-3 by-polls as a candidate of 'Sheaf of Paddy', has decided to merge with BNP by abolishing it.
Talking to journalists on Sunday, Rita said their party decided to merge with BNP as the ideals and principles of the two parties are identical.
"There's very little scope to play any role in national politics from a minor party. So, we've decided to abolish our party and remain with BNP," she said.
In a media release, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi welcomed the PPB decision.
He hoped that the leaders and activist of PPB, led by Rita Rahman, will strengthen BNP further by joining the party.
Rita, daughter of late BNP minister Moshiur Rahman Jadu Mia, launched the party last year. The party joined the BNP-led 20-party alliance before the December-30 national election.
Earlier in the day, BNP picked Rita Rahman as candidate of Sheaf of Paddy to contest the Rangpur-3 by-election.
Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office on Sunday.
Rita had also contested the December-30 parliamentary polls from the same seat as a Jatiya Oikyafront candidate and got defeated to late Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.
The by-election to the Rangpur-3 seat, which fell vacant following the death of Ershad, will be held on October 5.


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Great Uncle Eduard Höber — Killed on his HoneymoonPosted: March 26, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Berlin, Berliner Tageblatt, Dolomites, Drei Zinnen, Early mountaineering, Eduard Höber, Eichendorff, Helene Schwarz Hoeber, Rudolf Hober 6 Comments
My grandfather Rudolf Höber loved his older brother Eduard dearly. While Rudolf was a scientist, Eduard (1871-1906) was a humanist and man of letters. He received his D.Phil. in comparative literature , and his dissertation on the German romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff was published when Eduard was just 23. He made a career as a literary critic writing for the Berliner Tageblatt, one of the largest newspapers not just in Berlin but in all of Germany. While still a young man, Eduard was admired for his wit, intelligence and literary judgment, as well for the generous spirit that characterized his critical writing.
In his mid-30's, Eduard fell in love with Helene Schwarz, a rising poet in the Berlin literary scene. He was deeply devoted to her, admiring her talent and sense. They were a good looking couple, well-suited to one another, and married on July 1, 1906.
Eduard had another passion besides literature, however: mountaineering. He had considerable experience climbing in the Alps, but this risky activity concerned his his new wife, who feared for his safety. When they married, Helene asked Eduard to give up climbing. Out of affection for her he agreed to do so — after one last climb.
Two months after their marriage, Eduard and Helene travelled to Italy on their honeymoon. Their trip included the rugged peaks of the Dolomite s in northeastern Italy, not far from the Austrian border. There, on the morning of September 3, 1906, Eduard embarked on his promised last climb. Leaving Helene behind, he joined a climbing party to tackle the daunting Tre Cime (in German, Drei Zinnen). In the middle of the climb, Eduard's rope broke and he fell to his death.
Eduard's funeral in Berlin was attended by a large mass of people, including artists, writers and most of Berlin's substantial press corps. Helene was devastated, crushed by her profound loss. A book of her poems published a year later is filled with verses of longing for her lost husband. She did not remarry until years later. My grandfather, Rudolf, never forgot the lost brother he loved so much.
6 Comments on "Great Uncle Eduard Höber — Killed on his Honeymoon"
This past summer, Hilary, Kevin and I hiked right past the base of Tre Cime on our way to another climb nearby. I had no idea we were passing a family ghost. But what a beautiful part of the world. We were only geared up for via ferrata so we didn't attempt the ascent. Perhaps another time – with a modern rope!
Do you know what became of Helene Schwarz Hoeber? When and she remarried and whom? I have a book of her poetry, which is at times very dark, but this is the first information I have found about her. It is very interesting to finally see a picture of her. Thank you for sharing the information and photographs!
[…] Eduard was the dearly beloved elder brother of my grandfather, Rudolf Höber. The story of Eduard's death on his honeymoon was one of my early posts on this website. You can read it by clicking here. […]
[…] He had lived through tragedy in his own life, including the suicide of his father and the death of his brother in a mountaineering accident. Rudolf's best friend, Albrecht Bethe, believed these experiences endowed him with a deep […]


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Supreme Court of Montana
July 24, 2018
ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., a Montana Corporation, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant,v.DANIEL R. RUFF and RUFF SOFTWARE, INC., a Montana Corporation, Defendants and Appellants.
Submitted on Briefs: December 20, 2017
FROM District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, In
and For the County of Yellowstone, Cause No. DV 15-0523
Honorable Ingrid G. Gustafson, Presiding Judge.
Appellants: Jessica T. Fehr, Adam Tunning, Moulton Bellingham
PC, Billings, Montana.
Appellee: T. Thomas Singer, Axilon Law Group, PLLC, Billings,
Associated Management Services, Inc. (AMS) and Daniel R. Ruff
and Ruff Software, Inc. (collectively Ruff) litigated
numerous claims and counterclaims in the Montana Thirteenth
Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, over the
parties' relative rights regarding the web-based payroll
processing software, TimeTracker, developed by Ruff and
licensed to AMS. Ultimately, the District Court granted
summary judgment to Ruff, declaring the parties' 2008
licensing agreement valid and enforceable and effectively
ruling that AMS had no right to TimeTracker other than as
provided under the terms of the licensing agreement.
Conversely, the court granted summary judgment to AMS on
Ruff's counterclaims (breach of the licensing agreement,
tortious interference with third-party relations, conversion,
misappropriation of intellectual property, violation of the
Montana Uniform Trade Secrets Act (MUTSA), [1] and unjust
enrichment). Ruff appeals the District Court's judgments
denying its second motion to compel discovery related to its
counterclaims, granting summary judgment to AMS on those
counterclaims, and denying Ruff's motion for attorney
fees as the prevailing party on AMS's claims. AMS
cross-appeals the court's judgments adjudicating the
validity of the 2008 licensing agreement.[2]We affirm.
We address the following restated issues on appeal:
1. Did the District Court erroneously grant summary judgment
in favor of Ruff that the 2008 TimeTracker licensing
agreement was valid and enforceable and that AMS had no right
to TimeTracker other than as provided by the agreement?
2. Did the District Court erroneously grant summary judgment
in favor of AMS on Ruff's counterclaims?
3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying
Ruff's second motion to compel discovery?
4. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying
Ruff's motion for attorney fees as the prevailing party
on AMS's claims?
AMS is a Montana business corporation engaged in the business
of providing payroll and related business services to the
members and affiliates of Associated Employers (AE). AE is a
non-profit association of large regional employers and the
parent company of AMS. From 1993-2011, Diane Ruff was the
managing executive of AMS.[3]During Diane's tenure, AMS employed
her son, Daniel R. Ruff, as a Support Services Specialist
under one-year employment contracts. In pertinent part,
Daniel's successive employment contracts expressly
provided that all "materials prepared by Ruff as part of
his employment with AMS," including all "files
concerning Ruff's activities as Support Services
Specialist," would "belong to and remain property
of AMS." Inter alia, Daniel's
contract-specified duties included "[m]anag[ing] or
facilitat[ing] the information technology function for the
AMS server and clients"; maintaining AMS's
client-based payroll system; "understand[ing] and
review[ing] payroll software and processes to determine and
implement efficiencies"; and "other
responsibilities as assigned and required."
In 2006, in response to a client's interest, AMS offered
to develop an Internet-based payroll time-tracking program
with financial support from the interested client. When the
client declined, Daniel proposed to Diane that AMS
unilaterally develop the proposed software but Diane declined
due to cost. Daniel then informally offered to develop the
software at his own expense on the understanding that he
would own the end product. Diane authorized him to proceed.
At his own expense, Daniel retained the help of a former AMS
consultant and proceeded with the project. Ultimately named
TimeTracker, the finished product was a web-based program
that allowed AMS clients to collect, maintain, and process
payroll-related information and to integrate the client
payroll information with other AMS-owned payroll software.
Daniel installed and hosted TimeTracker on a Ruff-owned
server located at AMS. Daniel spent over $20, 000 of his own
money in the development of TimeTracker.
In early 2007, as the development of TimeTracker progressed,
Diane, acting in her capacity as the chief executive officer
of AMS, e-mailed AMS counsel, Tim Filz, and instructed that
"Dan needs to have an LLC set up for a web-based program
he is developing." In accordance with Diane's
instruction, Filz subsequently chartered Ruff Software, Inc.,
with Daniel as the sole principal. Aside from this initial
informal agreement between Diane and Daniel, no other
agreement existed between Ruff and AMS during the development
of TimeTracker from 2007 into 2008. However, on June 1, 2008,
in advance of AMS's online deployment of TimeTracker for
client use, AMS (through Diane) and Ruff Software, Inc.
(through Daniel) executed a written software licensing
agreement, which was drafted by Filz pursuant to Diane's
prior instruction and which:
(1) described TimeTracker as "certain software developed
by Ruff" including "updates and future revisions .
. . regardless of the form . . . or trade name under which
the software is marketed";
(2) provided that "[a]ll such proprietary software
programs and related material, with a proprietary notice in
human- or machine-readable form, are proprietary and
(3) authorized "AMS to use and . . . sublicense the
TimeTracker Software" exclusively to AE members;
(4) provided that "Ruff shall retain all rights" in
TimeTracker "not granted herein" including the
right to license TimeTracker to other parties;
(5) required AMS to pay Ruff 90% "of all fees collected
from" AE members "for [the] use of"
(6) provided that "[t]he term of this license shall be
perpetual and shall survive the termination of Dan Ruff's
employment with AMS," and that Ruff had the right to
market TimeTracker directly to AE members in the event that
AMS "quit promoting" it or "terminated its
arrangements with" AE members; and
(7) included an express integration clause and provision for
the prevailing party to recover reasonable attorney fees,
costs, and other related expenses in the event of a breach of
the agreement.
to the agreement, AMS made TimeTracker available to its
clients from the Ruff-owned server at AMS over Internet
access provided by AMS. AMS maintained the Ruff server as
required by the agreement but, at its discretion, did so
through Daniel as part of his employment duties during his
continuing tenure at AMS.
In simplified terms, TimeTracker, as installed on the Ruff
server for use by AMS sublicensees, consisted of a functional
component and a database component. Essentially the brain of
the TimeTracker program, the functional component performed
and produced desired end-user processing and output of
end-user data, as inputted and stored in the database
component. Daniel created the functional component through
the use of Visual Basic Script (VBS), a standard
alpha-numeric computer programming language, [5] resulting in a
complex set of coded alpha-numeric instructions constituting
the source code for the functional component. Software
developers generally do not include the alpha-numeric source
code in or with an end-user program. Distinct from the
alpha-numeric source code, the functional component of an
installed end-user program generally consists of
executable machine code. Machine code is a binary code set
produced by processing the original alpha-numeric source code
through a special computer program (compiler) which converts
the source code into a binary code directly executable by
computer processors (hardware).
Distinct from the functional component, the TimeTracker
database component consisted of a relational database, which
was composed of data structures (i.e. a table or sets of
linked tables, with each table subdivided in matrix form into
vertical columns (fields) and horizontal lines (records)) for
structured storage of related information and, as referenced
in this case, "stored procedures and triggers" that
stored, retrieved, and processed data in and from the
database as directed by the functional component. The
"stored procedures and triggers" were essentially
the programming interface between the functional component
and the database data. Daniel created the TimeTracker data
structures and associated "stored procedures and
triggers" through the use of a Structured Query Language
(SQL), a special alpha-numeric programming language used to
create relational databases and provide the necessary
interface operations between the functional component of a
computer program and the database on which it operates. As
installed on the Ruff server, the TimeTracker software
consisted of the pre-compiled binary machine code
constituting the functional component of the program and the
uncompiled SQL source code (alpha-numeric code) constituting
the TimeTracker database structures and associated database
"procedures and triggers." Consequently, access to
the installed and executable TimeTracker program on the Ruff
server afforded access to the uncompiled alpha-numeric source
code constituting the TimeTracker database component but not
to the original source code for the functional component of
the program.
Following execution of the 2008 license agreement, AMS began
sublicensing TimeTracker for remote Internet use by its AE
clients. Over the period of June 30, 2008, through December
15, 2015, AMS regularly paid Ruff 90% of the revenue
generated on TimeTracker, totaling $83, 641.73, in accordance
with the licensing agreement. While the AMS board of
directors apparently did not have formal notice of the
licensing agreement until early 2013 when first referenced in
management financial reports to the board after Diane left
the company, AMS board meeting minutes manifest that its new
executive director, Greg Roadifer, specifically raised
concerns about the agreement to the board on April 23, 2013.
The meeting minutes further indicate that the board directed
Roadifer to "talk to Dan about AMS purchasing the
TimeTracker system for a fair price and then Dan's wage
could also be adjusted upward to reflect this."
After unfruitful discussions regarding the sale of
TimeTracker in 2013, the issue returned to the fore in 2014
when Roadifer issued a memo criticizing Daniel for
maintaining exclusive knowledge and control of the
TimeTracker system, not acting professionally, and not being
a "team player." The memo ultimately encouraged
Daniel to leave the company to avoid "this awkward place
you are in." In response, Daniel gave immediate notice
of intent to leave AMS, which he did in September of 2014. In
advance of leaving, Daniel provided AMS (through Roadifer)
the credentials (user name and password) for administrative
access to the Ruff server and TimeTracker. After leaving AMS,
Daniel continued to provide consulting services to AMS to
facilitate AMS's continued use and sublicensing of
TimeTracker to AMS clients under the 2008 licensing
On March 26, 2015, six months after Daniel left the company,
AMS (through Roadifer) e-mailed Ruff and again inquired if
Ruff would "consider selling" TimeTracker to AMS.
Referencing AMS's intent to "develop a new small
business [Human Resource Information System] for [its]
Members," Roadifer explained that "we need to be
able to modify, change, and adapt the TimeTracker program and
system to work with our new HRIS web-based software." In
conjunction with the anticipated purchase of AMS's own
server and new router to host its current and future
web-based software, Roadifer further advised that "[w]e
would like to consider moving [the Ruff] server" to the
new AMS router for "more flexibility and fail-safe
protection." By e-mail response dated March 30, 2015,
Daniel stated his plan to market TimeTracker "outside of
AMS" unless AMS accepted his offer to buy "the
website, source code, hardware, and everything that is
TimeTracker" for $120, 000.
On April 19, 2015, upon authorization of the AMS board,
Roadifer e-mailed Daniel and, in reference to AMS's plan
to "build" its own "HRIS system" and
AMS's stated need to revise "the current TimeTracker
. . . to work with the new HRIS," counteroffered to buy
TimeTracker and the Ruff server for $60, 000. Roadifer
explained that "[w]e would originally use the source
code but would eventually transition away to a newer web
technology with our new HRIS." On April 23, 2015, Ruff
responded with its own counteroffer setting forth three
different options under which AMS could either: (1) buy
TimeTracker for $120, 000 (as originally offered by Ruff);
(2) buy TimeTracker for $60, 000 (as originally
counteroffered by AMS) plus $3, 000 per month until AMS
developed its own software with similar function; or (3) pay
nothing, terminate the 2008 licensing agreement, and Ruff
would then provide TimeTracker directly to AMS's clients.
Ruff's April 23, 2015 e-mail further advised AMS that,
"[r]egardless of the option chosen," Ruff would
"no longer offer consulting services for the AMS payroll
system effective June 1, 2015."
Without response to the Ruff counteroffer, and unknown to
Ruff, AMS immediately made several unsuccessful attempts to
access the Ruff server at AMS to copy the installed
TimeTracker program for installation on an AMS-owned server
for uninterrupted use by AMS's AE clients under the 2008
licensing agreement. With the assistance of a third-party
computer consultant, AMS was ultimately able to access the
Ruff server without Daniel's knowledge and copy the
installed TimeTracker program for installation on the AMS
server. On April 24, 2015, Roadifer e-mailed AMS's lead
software developer, James Collins, and requested a meeting to
discuss AMS's contemplated development of an AMS-owned
replacement for TimeTracker. AMS separately e-mailed Collins
the credentials (user name and password) for administrative
access to TimeTracker as previously installed on the Ruff
In consultation with Roadifer and other AMS personnel,
Collins subsequently developed AMS's own payroll software
system known as SlatePay. Like TimeTracker, SlatePay
consisted of a functional component, initially coded in a
standard alpha-numeric computer programming language, and a
database component, consisting of a database and related
programming interface controlled by the functional component.
However, unlike TimeTracker, AMS created the SlatePay
database component (database and programming interface)
through the use of NoSQL, a special alpha-numeric programming
language used to create and interface with non-relational
databases. Unlike the relational database used in
TimeTracker, a NoSQL database stores data in a
less-structured, non-tabular form. To the end-user, programs
based on SQL and NoSQL databases can have similar appearance
and function based on entirely different internal database
architecture and structure.[6] With access to the uncompiled
source code for TimeTracker's database component
(TimeTracker's SQL-based database and "stored
procedures and triggers"), Collins extracted AMS's
client data from the TimeTracker database and converted it
for input into SlatePay's NoSQL database.[7]
Upon obtaining an installation copy of TimeTracker
(functional and database components) from the Ruff server,
re-installing TimeTracker on the AMS server, and embarking on
development of the competing SlatePay program, AMS
preemptively filed suit against Ruff in the Montana
Thirteenth Judicial District Court. Based on its
interpretation of Ruff's three-option counteroffer,
AMS's original complaint alleged anticipatory breach of
the 2008 licensing agreement by Ruff and sought declaratory
judgment to preserve AMS's rights under the agreement.
AMS alleged that Ruff planned to deny AMS access to
TimeTracker and then market it directly to AMS's clients
unless AMS paid a "stated sum." Consequently, AMS
further requested preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
enjoining Ruff from interfering with AMS's right to use
TimeTracker under the 2008 agreement.
Following a record stipulation for dissolution of an ex
parte temporary restraining order and unsuccessful
mediation, Ruff filed an answer denying all of AMS's
original complaint allegations and asserting various
affirmative defenses and counterclaims, including breach of
the 2008 licensing agreement, tortious interference with
third-party relations, conversion, misappropriation of
intellectual property, MUTSA violation, and unjust
enrichment. Ruff's answer described TimeTracker as a
"website [that] consists of several components,"
including compiled machine code (functional component)
residing on the Ruff server at AMS together with SQL-based
source code constituting the database component of the
program. Ruff further sought declaratory judgment
adjudicating the validity and enforceability of the 2008
licensing agreement and an injunction enjoining AMS from
sharing or modifying the TimeTracker software, using
TimeTracker in the development of AMS's own
payroll-processing software, and requiring AMS to grant Ruff
access to the Ruff server at the AMS facility. AMS
subsequently filed an amended complaint asserting for the
first time that AMS "owned" TimeTracker and that
the 2008 licensing agreement was invalid as an unauthorized
corporate act. In response, Ruff asserted additional
counterclaims that AMS materially breached the licensing
agreement and violated MUTSA by allowing unauthorized
third-party access to the Ruff server to copy the installed
TimeTracker software for use by AMS in developing its
SlatePay software.
A central basis for Ruff's theft-based counterclaims
(i.e. conversion, misappropriation of intellectual
property, and MUTSA violation) and related discovery requests
were two e-mails Daniel unexpectedly received in June 2015
from "slatepayroll.com" and addressed to him at
"AE Widgets." Recognizing the name "AE
Widgets" as part of a fictitious data set he created in
2007 for use in the development and testing of TimeTracker,
Daniel first suspected that AMS was using TimeTracker to aid
in the development of what became its competing SlatePay
software. Based on that suspicion, Ruff subsequently
propounded various discovery requests for production of
specified documents including but not limited to all internal
AMS e-mail communications regarding the development of
On October 2015, Ruff moved for summary judgment on the
validity of the 2008 licensing agreement and AMS's
claimed ownership of TimeTracker. Following the appearance of
new counsel for AMS, [8] the District Court granted Ruff's
motion, ruling that the 2008 licensing agreement was a valid
and enforceable contract executed within the actual or
ostensible authority of AMS's corporate agent, Diane
Ruff, and in any event subsequently ratified by AMS board
acknowledgment and performance. The court accordingly
dismissed AMS's competing declaratory judgment claims,
thereby effectively ruling that AMS had no right to
TimeTracker other than as provided by the licensing
On March 22, 2016, in the wake of AMS's boilerplate
responses to Ruff's requests for production (e.g. not
relevant, privileged, or not likely to lead to discovery of
relevant evidence), Ruff filed a motion to compel more
particular AMS responses related to the development of
SlatePay including, inter alia, any and all internal
AMS e-mails from April 2015 through June 2015 containing the
words "TimeTracker," "SlatePay," or
various iterations thereof. Ruff also moved for compelled
production of SlatePay design and data-structure
documentation, lists of SlatePay data field names, SlatePay
source code, and any other technical information or related
correspondence potentially probative of AMS's alleged use
of TimeTracker code or features in the development of
SlatePay. On June 1, 2016, the District Court partially
granted Ruff's motion to compel, ordering production of a
limited scope of internal AMS correspondence and e-mail
communications, but held Ruff's request for production of
the SlatePay source code in abeyance pending
At hearing on June 13, 2016, Daniel conceded that, contrary
to his earlier discovery requests, he did not need access to
the SlatePay source code to assess whether AMS had converted
or incorporated portions of TimeTracker into SlatePay.
Moreover, AMS presented testimony from in-house software
developer James Collins that, though he designed SlatePay to
access the SQL-based TimeTracker database component to
convert the stored AMS client data from the SQL format used
by TimeTracker to the NoSQL format used by SlatePay, he had
not otherwise examined or considered the TimeTracker source
code in the development of SlatePay. Daniel testified that he
was unable to rebut Collins's testimony because AMS had
failed to provide the previously requested internal e-mails
and because Ruff's retained expert was unavailable for
the June 13th hearing. Based on Daniel's concession and
Collins's unrebutted testimony, the District Court denied
the balance of Ruff's motion to compel and allowed AMS to
go forward with the development and marketing of SlatePay.
Following the June 13th hearing and prior to responding to
AMS's pending motion for summary judgment on Ruff's
counterclaims, Ruff moved for a continuance pursuant to M. R.
Civ. P. 56(f) for additional time to: (1) obtain production
of the AMS correspondence and internal e-mails compelled
under the District Court's June 1st order; (2) depose
Collins and other AMS personnel; and (3) allow Ruff's
retained software expert to analyze the information obtained.
The court granted Ruff's motion and ordered AMS to file a
written certification of compliance with the June 1st order.
On August 24, 2016, Ruff filed a response to AMS's motion
for partial summary judgment on the Ruff counterclaims. Two
days later, in dispute of AMS's August 22nd certification
of compliance with the June 1st discovery order, Ruff filed a
second motion to compel additional production from AMS on the
assertion that the "central issue at the heart of the
litigation remains in dispute" due to AMS's failure
to respond to previously propounded discovery requests,
thereby preventing Ruff's expert from evaluating
"whether and to what extent AMS leveraged TimeTracker in
the creation of SlatePay." Ruff characterized AMS's
response to the District Court's June 1st discovery order
as a "2, 000-page document dump" of
"purportedly responsive materials" that "were
largely irrelevant" and which "clearly omitted
certain" previously requested documents such as internal
AMS communications related to TimeTracker and the development
of SlatePay between April and June 2015.
On September 26, 2016, the District Court conducted a hearing
on Ruff's second motion to compel, the parties'
cross-motions for summary judgment on Ruff's
counterclaims, and a new Ruff motion for leave to assert
additional counterclaims (bad faith and abuse of process). On
October 12, 2016, with rulings on those matters still pending
following the September 26th hearing, Ruff deposed AMS's
lead software designer James Collins. Two days later, Ruff
filed a supplement to its second motion to compel asserting
that Collins' deposition testimony disclosed for the
first time the existence and substance of previously
requested, but yet unproduced, e-mails from AMS executive
director Roadifer to Collins in 2015 regarding AMS's
intent to develop what became SlatePay, as well as a separate
AMS e-mail transmittal to Collins of the credentials for
administrative access to TimeTracker. Collins' deposition
testimony further revealed that he had also exchanged a
number of other previously requested, but as yet unproduced,
e-mails with AMS information technology supervisor, Tracy
Roadifer, about the development of SlatePay. Ruff further
informed the District Court that Collins testified that he
could easily create a previously requested list of SlatePay
functions and features, user interfaces, and sample data.
On October 24, 2016, the District Court issued a written
order denying Ruff's second motion to compel, denying its
motion for leave to add additional counterclaims, and
granting summary judgment on both parties' motions,
thereby dismissing all remaining AMS claims against Ruff and
all Ruff counterclaims against AMS. The District Court
further ruled that neither party was entitled to attorney
fees on the ground that neither had proven a breach of the
2008 licensing agreement by the other and thus neither was
the prevailing party "[i]n the event of a breach"
within the meaning of the contract attorney fees provision.
On November 7, 2016, Ruff filed a motion for contract
attorney fees as the prevailing party in the dispute over the
validity and enforceability of the 2008 licensing agreement
or, alternatively, pursuant to § 27-8-313, MCA
(discretionary attorney fees on successful declaratory
judgment). Pursuant to M. R. Civ. P. 60(b), Ruff filed a
separate motion requesting that the District Court set aside
its grant of summary judgment to AMS on the Ruff
counterclaims and related denial of Ruff's motion to add
additional counterclaims. Ruff again asserted that
Collins' deposition testimony revealed that AMS failed to
produce previously requested internal AMS communications
vital to his counterclaims. Ruff asserted that the
Collins' deposition testimony confirmed Ruff's
suspicions that AMS had accessed the TimeTracker database and
converted its data for use in SlatePay. The District Court
denied Ruff's Rule 60(b) motion on the ground that, in
light of the existing facts of record, Collins'
deposition testimony revealed no new information that was
either relevant or reasonably likely to lead to the discovery
of relevant information. The court further denied Ruff's
motion for attorney fees. Ruff appeals and AMS cross-appeals.
This Court reviews a district court's grant or denial of
summary judgment and related conclusions of law de novo for
correctness. Bitterrooters for Planning, Inc. v. Mont.
Dep't of Envtl. Quality, 2017 MT 222, ¶ 15, 388
Mont. 453, 401 P.3d 712; McClue v. Safeco Ins. Co. of
Illinois, 2015 MT 222, ¶ 8, 380 Mont. 204, 354 P.3d
604. We review a district court's discretionary rulings
on discovery matters for an abuse of discretion. Jacobsen
v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2009 MT 248, ¶ 53, 351 Mont.
464, 215 P.3d 649.
1. Did the District Court erroneously grant summary
judgment in favor of Ruff that the 2008 TimeTracker
licensing agreement was valid and enforceable and that AMS
had no right to TimeTracker other than as provided by the
The District Court granted summary judgment to Ruff that the
2008 licensing agreement was a valid and enforceable contract
executed within the actual or ostensible authority of
AMS's corporate agent Diane Ruff and subsequently
ratified by AMS board acknowledgment and performance. The
court accordingly dismissed AMS's competing declaratory
judgment claims, thereby effectively ruling that AMS had no
right to TimeTracker other than as provided by the licensing
agreement. AMS asserts that the District Court erred because
Daniel created TimeTracker within the scope of his AMS
employment and that the agreement was thus void due to lack
of consideration. AMS alternatively ...
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In this post, we will create a cluster of NiFi instances. NiFi uses the Zero-Master Clustering paradigm where each node performs the same tasks on a different set of data. More in details, when some a NiFi's Instances is in cluster mode, one of them is elected as Cluster Coordinator (via Apache ZooKeeper). This node is responsible for connection and disconnection of other nodes. The other nodes wait until a new FlowFile is sent in a particular Input Port, and then complete the computation.
Let's enter inside NiFi's Terminology. From HortonWork Documentation:
Nodes: Each cluster is made up of one or more nodes. The nodes do data processing.
NiFi Cluster Coordinator: a node in a NiFi cluster that is responsible for carrying out tasks to manage which nodes are allowed in the cluster and providing the most up-to-date flow to newly joining nodes. When a DataFlow Manager manages a dataflow in a cluster, they are able to do so through the User Interface of any node in the cluster. Any change made is then replicated to all nodes in the cluster.
Primary Node: Every cluster has one Primary Node. On this node, it is possible to run "Isolated Processors" Nifi uses ZooKeeper for electing the Primary Node. If that node disconnects from the cluster for any reason, a new Primary Node will automatically be elected. Users can determine which node is currently elected as the Primary Node by looking at the Cluster Management page of the User Interface.
Flow Election: When a cluster first starts up, NiFi must determine which of the nodes have the "correct" version of the flow. This is done by voting on the flows that each of the nodes has. When a node attempts to connect to a cluster, it provides a copy of its local flow to the Cluster Coordinator. If no flow has yet been elected the "correct" flow, the node's flow is compared to each of the other Nodes' flows. If another Node's flow matches this one, a vote is cast for this flow.
Setting environment
For this experiment, we will use some existing Docker images:
- Nifi : apache/nifi:latest
- Zookeeper: bitnami/zookeeper:latest
and the docker-compose version provided by NIFI itself. First, let's download the docker-compose.yml file. For starting the environment, you can simply type the following command:
docker-compose up --scale nifi=<Number_of_nodes> -d
In our tests, we will use an environment with 3 instances:
docker-compose up --scale nifi=3 -d
After a while, we can see the cluster in preparation by simply opening the URL http://localhost:32770/nifi (I suggest to use Kitematic for this information).
At this moment, the cluster is voting for the official FlowFile and Cluster Coordinator. This operation will take some minutes (It depends on the configuration), but in the end, we can see NiFi's cluster up.
From NIFI's menu, you can see a new voice called Cluster, which contains the following:
Now, let's go a bit more in deep, in the configuration. From the docker-compose.yml file, we can see the NiFi's Cluster properties:
NIFI_WEB_HTTP_PORT=8080 NIFI_CLUSTER_IS_NODE=true NIFI_CLUSTER_NODE_PROTOCOL_PORT=8082 NIFI_ZK_CONNECT_STRING=zookeeper:2181 NIFI_ELECTION_MAX_WAIT=1 min
In particular:
- nifi.cluster.is.node = true – means that we are creating a cluster
- nifi.zookeeper.connect.string – The Connect String is the comma-separated list of the hostnames of Apache ZooKeeper instances (for us is just zookeeper:2181).
For a more detailed discussion of the NiFi's properties, you can refer to HortonWorks web site.
If you open the NiFi's log, you can see the election of the cluster coordinator, the moment where a node "enter" in the cluster, and the Heartbeat that is sent every 5 seconds:
2019-03-02 16:45:25,156 INFO [Clustering Tasks Thread-2] o.a.n.c.c.ClusterProtocolHeartbeater Heartbeat created at 2019-03-02 16:45:25,144 and sent to 14476ee0dea9:8082 at 2019-03-02 16:45:25,156; send took 11 millis 2019-03-02 16:45:30,204 INFO [Clustering Tasks Thread-3] o.a.n.c.c.ClusterProtocolHeartbeater Heartbeat created at 2019-03-02 16:45:30,158 and sent to 14476ee0dea9:8082 at 2019-03-02 16:45:30,204; send took 44 millis 2019-03-02 16:45:35,222 INFO [Clustering Tasks Thread-1] o.a.n.c.c.ClusterProtocolHeartbeater Heartbeat created at 2019-03-02 16:45:35,208 and sent to 14476ee0dea9:8082 at 2019-03-02 16:45:35,222; send took 13 millis 2019-03-02 16:45:40,232 INFO [Clustering Tasks Thread-2] o.a.n.c.c.ClusterProtocolHeartbeater Heartbeat created at 2019-03-02 16:45:40,223 and sent to 14476ee0dea9:8082 at 2019-03-02 16:45:40,232; send took 9 millis
Play with NiFi's cluster
Ok, we have a NiFi cluster with 3 nodes and the second is both Primary and Coordinator. Now, let's create a very simple template, where a huge number of files is created from the Primary Node and each file is saved locally in one node of the cluster. For doing this, we have to use the RPG (Remote Processor Group) of NiFi. The Remote Process Groups looks like as normal Process Groups, but it references a remote instance of NiFi. In fact, It allows you to transfer data from a node (usually the Primary) to the cluster in order to balance the processing.
More in deep, when data is transferred to the cluster, the RPG checks the connection's URL to determinate the cluster's state and the number of nodes. This information is used to balance the data that is pushed to a remote node. You can configure the RPG in order to balance the loan in a base of size, number of FlowFile, and duration.
Creating the template
The template is the following as usual, you can download the template here:
From left to right and top to down, we have the following processors:
- A GenerateFlowFile for simulating the creation of a huge number of FlowFile with a custom text
- The Remote Processor Group (RPG) for balancing the computation
- An input port, called Files, where the data from the RPG are sent
- A PutFile for storing locally the data from RPG on to the FileSystem
First, let's start with the configuration of the processor GenerateFlowFile. The image below shows its properties:
Then, we have to configure, in the scheduling tab, that only the primary node will generate the FlowFile.
But why that? This is done for having just only one node that creates data. This approach is the same if you want to get data from a File System, Database or others. Now, let's see the configuration of the RPG.
First, you have to set at least the URL of one node inside the NiFi cluster (you can put the whole list separated by comma). Next, you have to choose the input port, where the FlowFile will send from the Primary Node to the others. You can do this from the RPG menu called Manage report ports.
Now, clicking on the pencil icon associated with the port Files, we can set the balancing properties:
In our demo, we will set 3 as concurrent tasks and that the RPG will change the remote node every 10 FlowFile sent (Batch Setting count). This is the level of our balancing. The RPG will choose a node and will send 10 FlowFile. After the RPG will choose another one. This produces a not perfect balance but it is less onerous for NiFI. You can have the perfect balance by setting 1.
Finally, you have to enable the input port:
We are near to the end, now let's configure the PutFile processor. The configuration is very simple, just set the output folder where the file will write (as shown on the image below):
Remote Processor Group in action
Everything is ok, let's start every processor, enable the RPG, and wait for a few seconds. After, I suggest you, to stop the GenerateFlowFile processor for avoiding the creation of millions of files.
After some minutes, you connect to one NiFi's node, you can see the list of the processed FlowFile:
Well, it seems work, but how NiFi has balanced the FlowFiles? From the images below, the RPG automatically distribute files among the 3 nodes.
In particular, the first node has managed more FlowFile, while the other two have processed the same number. This happens because we have set the number of 10 FlowFile in the RPG balance. However, the loan is quite good distributes among the three nodes.
That's all for now. It would seem that we have not to do anything interesting, but it simply to image how many possibilities this technique can open. We have, out of the box, a simple way for distributing processing of files among different machines using the common NiFi processors. Moreover, we can also balance processing in different ways. Of course, there are a lot of details about the configuration for a real production environment that I choose to discard for keeping this post simple. But, the Internet is your friend, and you can start from the following URL here, here, and here.


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Hey you! I wanted to make this short but I also want you to understand how life's experiences brought me full circle to what I was made to do – CREATE!
I love enjoy writing, painting, photography, dancing and music. A big part of my creativity goes into my son's music these days. You can learn more about him here DeJean Wright. It looks like this creative stuff runs in our genes – thanks to my daddy! I once ran a hotel and poured all my creativity into that. Later, I focused on my son. As time goes by, I see where all things come together for the greatest good.
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I haven't ridden in approximately 2 months (or is it 3? I'm really not even sure at this point) due to a neck injury and my concussion still healing. I've been bored, depressed, upset, anxious, and everything in between. In fact, I had a dream last night that when I returned to riding, I had completely forgotten how to ride!
Not being able to ride, after riding 2 – 3 and sometimes more times a week has taken a toll on me, and I am dying to get back in the saddle. The question is, when you physically can't ride.. what can you do to quench that horse thirst?
I've put together a small list of things that you can try, depending on your injury. They might not replace riding, but at least you'll get some horse time in.
Spend time with your horse. This can be anything from grooming, to lunging, to bathing, to anything in between – on the ground. Spending time with your horse on the ground will actually help you greatly once you get back in the saddle. You'll bond with your horse, and you'll get to know your horse's quirks even more.
Read horse-related books. Some of my favorites include, Hunter Seat Equitation and Unrelenting by George Morris. There are also a ton of other horse books out there. Just search "horse" or "equine" books on Amazon.
Go to the barn and watching lessons or training rides done by your trainer. This is a great way to learn, even if you are unable to get in the saddle yourself and learn what your trainer has to teach you. Watching professionals ride and school is always a good idea, and watching lessons may give you some insight into some of your own bad habits or show you a new way of doing things you may not have thought of.
Watch videos of riders you look up to, or even yourself. When you're sidelined from riding, you may feel as though you are losing your riding skills. While this is true, in part, your muscles may weaken – watching videos of yourself riding will help remind you of the progress you were making when you were riding, and it can give you hope that you will get back to that place. Watching videos of your favorite riders is another way of learning. There are tons of riders out there that have a lot to teach, even if you aren't riding directly with them.
Offer to do barn work for your barn or another barn. Of course, this is only if you can, and another thing to remember is that if you are an Amateur, be careful what work you are doing and whether you are receiving remuneration for it as this could launch you into the professional world when you can't even ride. Doing barn work, anywhere, is another good way to bond with horses and get that horse fix you're looking for, even though you can't be in the saddle.
Attend shows your barn is attending and help out where you can. This is another good way of getting your horsey fix. Watching your barn's other riders go around is, again, another good way of learning. You'll be on the sidelines listening to your trainer's commentary, and you can take notes for when you get back into the show ring (if you show). You'll also probably find inspiration in the success of your fellow riders. Finally, helping out where and when you can will help you feel useful and also improve your bond with the horses at your barn as well as your barn management skills – something always good to have as we should be horseman, not just riders.
The most important thing to remember is that injuries take time to heal. Don't push yourself, and only do what you are able to do. You don't want to prolong your time out of the saddle because you exacerbated your injury, no matter how badly you want to be riding right now. Horses will always be there; your health won't be.


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It has been a while since I wrote a blog and I think this Easter is a perfect time to cover this topic. This is the final blog in the health series, NEWSTART.
Trust in Divine Power
This piece is about TRUST. Our spiritual health is actually MORE important than anything physical. Even if we have all our ducks in a row and are eating well, drinking water, resting, exercising, living moderately, balancing our rest and receiving adequate sunshine and fresh air, we still need to nurture our spirit. Over and above all!
Easter is a time for celebrating Christ dying on the Cross to save the world and rising again three days later. It takes faith and TRUST to believe that there is a Higher Power. Easter is one of my favourite times of the year. It is reflective and powerful and more and more I feel that way about this time of year.
Trust also blends into your emotional life, patterns, behaviors, actions and attitudes.
When you live with hope and with a belief that you can trust in a power greater than you, you will find that you live with more love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control. These nine attributes are a direct result of living this way. Nine benefits that I want to harness and I am sure you do too.
is your attitude? Is the glass half empty or half full? Do you
cultivate gratitude on a daily basis? Do you whinge and complain
When I find myself falling into a negative mindset I immediately arrest the thoughts to align back with how I want to think and speak and be. This can be even harder when you have "good reason" to just stay negative or even in a victim mindset. It actually takes concentrated effort to not allow such a mentality to take over. You can overcome. Keep your faith and TRUST and you can overcome anything. You are more free than you think you are.
I hope this has been a
wonderful Easter for you and that you continually consider how to keep
your spiritual and emotional life in check and in a joyful and positive
place. It is the most important out of every step outlined here in the
acronym NEWSTART.
Just TRUST.
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A Clockwork Opera
Hillary Morton
Desk clerk: Office of Justice
Hillary is well presented and wears her hair neatly tied. She works the kiosks serving the public at the Halls of Justice.
She was cited by Agnus Truciator for complaining about her work whilst working in an official capacity.
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As if they couldn't sweeten the deal any better, Disney has unveiled the first pricing tier for their streaming service. When the service finally launches in November, Disney will bundle Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for the insanely low price of $12.99.
Disney has remained mum with details for Disney+ but today's revelation is a bit of a bombshell. At that price point, Disney+ will almost immediately put pressure on rival streaming services. $12.99 is an incredible value no matter which way you slice it. Combined with Disney and Hulu's massive catalog and ESPN+'s sports library, this new bundle is almost unbeatable. Disney's CEO Bob Igor called Disney+ "The most important product the company has launched in his tenure."
With new streaming services becoming available almost weekly, it's important for them to be able to stand out. The streaming space is becoming increasingly more saturated, and Disney willing to bundle three wildly popular services together, they'll do just that. Even further, by essentially offering a combination of classic content, network tv series, and sports, Disney will essentially be forcing people to re-evaluate the services they've already signed up for. This is definitely part of a larger strategy, and once Disney is more than equipped to be successful with.
The biggest question remaining is how Disney plans to scale Disney+ on other services. People who have cut the cord are typically using devices like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Firestick, or Google Chromecast devices to access their content. If Disney doesn't make their services available on these devices, they could run into an issue early on with subscriber adoption.
There's also been no word on whether or not Disney+ will be available as an unbundled service.
Either way, Disney just made their service infinitely more attractive, and have the most aggressive price point on the market. And they haven't even launched the anchor service yet.