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A lot of Richmond city-owned and leased buildings are getting run down and are costing more to repair.
With around 50 buildings at the "accelerated aging" phase of their life cycle, city staff are warning that repairs are going to become costly – especially if there is a major failure, like a HVAC breakdown, which can end up costing five times as much as regular maintenance.
City staff have prepared a report for council about aging infrastructure to be dealt with at Monday's committee meeting.
The city owns or leases 165 buildings – with a floor area of about 2.2 million square feet – and the average building age is 48 years. The "practical life expectancy" of a building is 45 years.
Fewer than 30 buildings are less than 20 years old and almost 60 are between 20 and 40 years old, considered an "aging facility."
The city's worksyard is cited as an example of an aging facility and needs increased funding for major repairs and replacement to make sure the city can deliver services.
Over the past 20 years, the city has spent $436 million on direct service facilities, $135 million on emergency service facilities and $72 million on operations facilities.


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Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told a US senator Wednesday that President Donald Trump's tweets about the judiciary are "demoralizing" and "disheartening." In a meeting with Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Gorsuch, who's largely been silent since Trump nominated him last week, took exception to Trump calling a federal judge in Seattle a "so-called judge" after blocking the President's travel ban.
"He said very specifically that they were demoralizing and disheartening and he characterized them very specifically that way," Blumenthal said of Gorsuch. "I said they were more than disheartening and I said to him that he has an obligation to make his views clear to the American people, so they understand how abhorrent or unacceptable President Trump's attacks on the judiciary are."
Ron Bonjean, who is leading communications for Gorsuch during the confirmation process, confirmed Gorsuch called Trump's tweet about the "so-called judge" "disheartening" and "demoralizing" in his conversation with Blumenthal.

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While most would think that CFOs have the last word on how to deal with fraud, research shows that's not always the best approach.
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155 | Number of CFOs surveyed from companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million.
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Digimon: Twilight Invasion
Orange tinted the sky as the sun started to set behind the hills and buildings of Shinjuku. White trails ran through the sky, left by vehicles too far up to be seen by anyone looking unaided. Birds flapped through the air, catching the last of their prey for the day before the creatures of the night rose up to take over. On nearby streets cars could be heard, honking and motoring their way home.
On a side street where there were very little people walked a teenage girl. She wore her brown hair in twin tails, each wrapped in a light blue ribbon. Her brown eyes stared absently at the sunset as she walked down the street, her school bag held easily over her shoulder by one hand. She was wearing her school uniform and her bag was also standard issue. The only item that really distinguished her from any other seventeen year old high school girl was the white, violet trimmed object strapped to her bag. It had been almost thirteen years since it had last been used, but it still looked brand new.
The waning day was still warm as summer started to gain a hold of the city. The girl, Ai, enjoyed the warmth. It reminded her of fond days passed. She briefly wondered what her family was going to have for dinner. She'd also need to chastise her brother Mako for causing trouble at school once again. Seriously, couldn't he learn to act just a little mature for once?
"Be mine…" whispered a voice at the edge of Ai's hearing. It had been so quiet it had taken a moment to even realize what the words had been. They had sounded both close and far away at the same time. The words sent a strange chill down her back. Looking around she saw no one around her, the street was deserted.
Someone in the bushes? Off the main path? wondered Ai, looking around for the source of the creepy voice. Suddenly the air around her cooled to a chill. She shivered slightly as goose bumps formed on her arms.
"Tamer…" whispered the voice, this time much closer. A beam of light shot out of the ground right in front of her. Thick white smoke poured out of the light, shrouding a large area around her in impenetrable fog. She looked around but couldn't see anything.
What was most unusual about the fog was that this wasn't the first time she had experienced such a fog. She remembered a time, long ago that the same fog had appeared, actually on this very street. She had been with her brother Mako and her father. Mako and she had run ahead of their father only for a similar, but smaller beam of light to appear in front of them. A fog had formed, and inside she had found an injured purple Imp wearing a tattered red bandanna around his neck. His name had been Impmon and he had eventually become Ai's friend and partner before he had been forced to leave her.
But this time there was no cute injured Imp. Instead, Ai saw a large form walking slowly towards her. A strange pressure kept her rooted in place as the mysterious figure neared. It eventually resolved itself into a giant blue metal dragon thing. It was heavily armored from head to toe. Its feet each ended in several wicked looked spikes. Right above each knee was a thick spike. A tail whipped back and forth behind it, taking chucks out of the ground every time it struck. Metal tendrils snacked across and over each shoulder, hanging in the air behind it. Wings of blue light adorned its back, giving a strange contrast to its otherwise sinister looking form.
Its face was that of a dragon, horns flowing backwards in a V-shape, a mane of red hair going down its neck. Its left hand was just a regular gauntleted fist, but its right was truly fearsome. It had a strange shield on it, designed to look like a face. The eyes of the face glowed yellow and the mouth belched yellow energy from its fanged maw. The shield swept backwards to create an effective looking defense and the front condensed into a wicked looking sword point.
"Tamer…" muttered the Dragon. Ai realized in the back of her mind that this thing was probably a Digimon, just like her friend Impmon had been. Except much meaner and scarier looking. She did not like the sound of its voice either. It sounded very…sinister. It clearly had plans for her, ones she was sure she wouldn't like.
Ai was freed from her mysterious constraint as a light surrounded her, allowing her to move once more. She heard a beeping and bringing her bag in front of her, she saw her violet D-Power shining and beeping for her attention. She obliged, unstrapping the device, and letting her school bag drop to the ground. She instinctively clicked a button and a holographic display sprang to life in front of her. It showed the image of the Digimon in front of her, along with a name and description.
"Darkdramon," she read aloud in wonder. "A Mega level virus type Cyborg Digimon. Wields the Gigastick lance said to be just as powerful as Gallantmon's lance, Gram. Nothing in the world can survive its Dark Roar."
Ai looked up and saw that Darkdramon had stopped walking about ten meters in front of her. It just stared at her intently, studying her. She took a deep breath, and clutching her D-power to her chest managed to speak up.
"What do you want?" she asked. The large armored Digimon just continued to stare at her for a moment before finally speaking up.
"I want you to be my tamer," it said, its voice a match for the sinister one from before. It was no longer a whisper though. Instead it was a commanding bellow that Ai swore could have still been heard all the way back at her school down the street.
"I already have a partner," replied Ai. Darkdramon's very presence made it hard to say no, but the light from her D-Power glowing softly into her chest gave her strength. Impmon would always be her only partner, no scary Digimon with a giant pointed claw could change that.
"I am much stronger than whatever insect called you its tamer," replied Darkdramon.
"If you're so strong then you don't need me as your partner," pointed out Ai, hoping that such simple logic could make it leave. Sadly Darkdramon didn't seem in the mood to discuss things.
"I have an enemy I must defeat. A strong enemy of almost incomparable power. I need the support of a tamer. The best tamer."
"Then you have the wrong girl," said Ai. "I never even fought a Digimon before, I'm the farthest from the best there ever was. I hardly even play the card game."
"But I have fought," said Darkdramon as if this sentence would automatically change her mind. "Thousands of battles against foes of great power. I have the experience, I just need the strength that comes along with a tamer."
"So then anyone would do, right? Why not get anyone else?" asked Ai. She felt kind of bad about trying to deflect this terror onto someone else, but there had to be at least one person out there who would love to fight alongside with this thing.
"No, I have decided that only you would do. My journey and prayers brought me here to you. It is destiny, you cannot fight destiny. You will be my partner!" yelled Darkdramon, actual fury in its voice now.
"I-I only have one partner!" yelled Ai back. She could feel her legs going weak, but she fought to stand.
"Who is such an important partner to you? I will find and kill them to prove my dominance to you! Where is this partner now? They are not here to claim you, so you are mine!" Drakdramon took a heavy step forward but still AI could not move. Then it took a second, then a third. One after another it approached her as if in slow motion. Darkdramon neared her and reached out with its left hand, the fingers preparing to close around her. Ai hugged her D-Power to her chest and let loose a yell.
"Impmon!" yelled Ai. "Help me!"
"You've got it!" yelled a rough voice, piercing through the fog. It sounded from her D-Power, and then the world lit up in a violet light. When her eyes adjusted Ai saw that Darkdramon had been pushed backwards away from her. It was still standing, but a look of shock adorned its draconic face. Between her and her assailant though was her savior.
Honestly the figure was probably just as scary and creepy looking as Darkdramon. The figure was smaller than Darkdramon, but still larger than most grown men. The best way Ai would have described the figure to someone would have been a demon biker. It wore spiked boots, a biker jacket lined with some type of fur and leather pants. Metal gloves and bracers adorned each arm. There were two gun holsters, one on its left leg and one on its back, both holsters holding large guns. Cords and pipes riddled its back, their purpose unknown beyond increasing the creepiness of its appearance. A wicked looking tail swished back and forth behind it. But what really caught Ai's attention was the familiar red bandanna wrapped around this new Digimon's arm.
"Are you okay Ai?" asked the rough voice of the Digimon, not looking away from his foe.
"I am now," Ai said, smiling with tears running down her cheeks. "Thank you, Impmon."
"Hey! I'm not Impmon anymore! Check your Digi-toy, I'm Beelzemon!" protested Beelzemon, seeming to actually be offended by the very idea that he was in any way related to his old rookie form that she had known him as. Indeed, her D-Power lit up, a new picture and description on its holographic display.
"Beelzemon," she read aloud. "A mega level Demon Lord Digimon, virus type. While it possesses the power to preside over the many Devil Digimon, it dares to observe a solitary existence. Although its personality is cruel and merciless, it is also exceedingly prideful, so it would never attack the weak. Its Darkness claw and Double impact attacks are almost always lethal."
She looked up at pride at what her partner had turned into. She had seen Beelzemon fighting over the Television against the monstrous D-Reaper but had never gotten to experience his Mega form in person before. He was absolutely stunning.
"Who do you think you are?" asked Darkdramon, staring down Beelzemon. Beelzemon refused to be intimidated though, and Ai followed his example, strengthened by his presence.
"I'm her/he's my partner!" yelled Beelzemon and Ai at the same time.
"That is very fortunate for me then. Unfortunate for you though. I will now destroy you and prove that I will make the better partner for this human."
"I'd like to see you'se try to defeat me!" yelled Beelzemon. Beelzemon suddenly disappeared from Ai's sight. A blink later he was to Darkdramon's left, swinging a vicious kick through the air. Darkdramon casually lifted up his arm and blocked Beelzemon's kick like it was nothing. Then with a slight push, Beelzemon was sent flying through the air away from Ai. Before he had even landed though Darkdramon had disappeared. Beelzemon flipped around to land on his feet and skidded to a halt, looking around for his enemy. From her position Ai saw the fog around them start to swirl, and looking up she saw Darkdramon directly above Beelzemon, and heading down at him fast.
"Above you!" she yelled. Beelzemon didn't even look up as he rolled away from his spot. Darkdramon crashed down into the ground right where he had been, the Gigastick Lance on its right arm smashing straight into the concrete. The area exploded into fragments of debris and AI instinctively held up her arms to protect herself, closing her eyes. Nothing hit here though, and opening her eyes she saw why. Beelzemon was standing in front of her, his back to the blast. His three green eyes stared down at her, studying her.
"Get out of here!" he yelled, surprising her. "I can't fight him and protect you at one time!"
"But…" she started to protest.
"No buts!" He turned away from her and moved once again to engage Darkdramon. The explosive force of his last attack had finally dispersed the fog around them. Ai saw that night had almost fallen, streetlamps around them turning on automatically. At least the ones that hadn't been destroyed by the explosion.
Beelzemon and Darkdramon started engaging blows once more. Beelzemon was quicker, landing blows and dodging Darkdramons. But his attacks also seemed to have no effect on the tougher Digimon. Darkdramon managed to land a punch with its left fist, and even that sent Beelzemon flying away from Ai. His flight was only stopped when he crashed into and ended up uprooting a streetlamp.
"Do you see now?" asked Darkdramon, turning to face Ai. "You were right, your partner has skills, but I am much, much stronger. If you go with me, I might spare its life. Or if you prefer I could download its data, so that it would still serve you."
"I will never become your partner!" yelled Ai.
A streetlamp struck Darkdramon in the side, knocking him away. Beelzemon stood holding it to his side, panting with exertion. He glared at Ai.
"I told you to get, so get!"
"No!" yelled Ai. I want to help you! To fight with you!"
"You don't even have any cards on you, do you?" pointed out Beelzemon. Ai just had to shake her head. "I thought so. You can't help here, so just leave me to fight!"
He moved once more to engage Darkdramon, but Darkdramon moved faster than he expected and intercepted him. Beelzemon was kicked high into the air. The wings at Darkdramon's back started to glow and with a single movement, he was flying up towards Beelzemon.
"No! I need to help him somehow!" Suddenly her D-Power glowed purple and several shapes took form in front of her. They resolved into what she recognized as Digimon cards. She quickly grabbed one form the air, letting the rest fall to the ground. Without looking or thinking she swiped the card through her D-Power like the other Tamers had told her they once had.
"Activate!" she yelled. Sparks flew between the card reader of the D-Power and time slowed to a crawl. Beelzemon started to glow in midair. Recognition seemed to flood his eyes, and with a vicious grin he opened his mouth and yelled.
"Howl of the Heavens!" yelled Beelzemon. Supersonic waves came out of his mouth, hitting Darkdramon right as he was about to reach Beelzemon. Darkdramon was thrown back down to the ground by the unexpected attack. He crashed in a heap. Beelzemon landed gracefully on the ground and looked at Ai. "I told you to run!"
"I can help you now! He wants me! This is my fight too!"
"Fine!" yelled Beelzemon. Ai hoped that he was secretly happy with her decision. She had been too young to fight with him before, only able to watch him risk his life through the television. Her brother Mako had done a better job, lending him a toy blaster that had turned into a fearsome blaster canon. His giving in to her demands could have just been due to a now extremely angry Darkdramon letting out a yell and charging at him though.
Ai got down on her knees and scrambled to pick up the cards as Beelzemon and Darkdramon exchanged furious blows. She counted seven cards. Taking the first she saw, she swiped it through the D-Power, hoping that it would help.
Beelzemon was in the middle of dodging attacks when the card took effect. He started to glow, but was so surprised due to having no warning that Darkdramon managed to get a hit on him sending him flying. Ai winced at the blow, but Beelzemon managed to flip through the air and skid to a halt, holding up his hand at Darkdramon.
"Primal orb!" he yelled. A red beam of light shot out of his hand at his foe. Darkdramon just raised his shield and blocked it, the attack being sucked into the shield. It then pointed the Gigastick Lance at Beelzemon.
"Primal Orb!" yelled Darkdramon. The same red beams raced back to a shocked Beelzemon. Ai reacted quickly though, recognizing two of the card from stories she had heard. She hoped the plan worked as she swiped one of them.
"Digi-modify!" she yelled, copying the Tamers. "Taomon activate!"
"Yes!" yelled Beelzemon. He held up his hand and a shield formed into place around him. Darkdramon's Primal orb hit the shield and was stopped. Ai followed it off with another familiar card.
"Digimodify! Rapdimon!"
"Tribeam!" yelled Beelzemon, holding his arms out. Green lights glowed at his fists and feet, forming a triangle. A large green blast shot out from him, tearing through the ground at Darkdramon. He blocked that one too, but was unable to absorb in and was pushed slightly backwards. Ai slashed two more cards in quick succession.
"Digi-modify!" she yelled. "Infermon and Chrysalimon!"
A cannon barrel grew out of Beelzemon's right hand and tentacles grew out of his back.
"Spider shooter!" he yelled. He charged forward as powerful blasts shot from his hand, keeping Darkdramon pinned down. Once near the tentacles on his back lashed out at his foe. "Data Crusher!"
The tentacles struck past Darkdramon's defenses. Each strike drilled through its armor, leaving holes in it. Darkdramon let out a pained grunt and Beelzemon delivered a heavy kick, knocking Darkdramon across the street. But Beelzemon and Ai weren't just about to let up. It occurred to her that all of these cards were familiar to Beelzemon. He knew the Digimon they belonged to, so he knew their attacks well. She only had two left, so she chose the most vicious looking one, hoping Beelzemon knew what to do with it.
"Digi-modify!" she yelled, slashing the card. "Megidramon!"
"I never thought I'd hear that name again!" yelled Beelzemon as he was bathed in a violet light. He made it right up to the stunned Darkdramon and let out a fearsome yell. "Meggido Flame!"
A maelstrom of violet fire shot out of Beelzemon's mouth and engulfed his foe. Darkdramon screamed in pain as the flames burned away at it. Ai thought for a hopeful moment they had won, but events proved her wrong quickly.
"Demon stab!" yelled Darkdramon. Out of the flames came the Gigastick Lance, piercing straight through Beelzemon.
"Noo!" yelled Ai in horror.
"Ugh," muttered Beelzemon, unable to even yell through the pain. His flames slacked off, and Darkdramon stood, singed but still mostly unharmed. The holes from before had healed, looking like they had never happened. Beelzemon looked more amused than shocked at the lance in his stomach. "So this is how it ends, how ironic…Ai! Use the last card!"
Digi-modify!" yelled Ai, fumbling the card through the D-Power. "Leomon Activate!"
"Fist of the Beast King!" yelled Beelzemon, raising his fist up, and then slamming it down at Darkdramon's head. An orange Lion head roared to life from his fist, smashing into Darkdramon and sending him flying away. The Gigastick Lance was ripped out of Beelzemon and he collapsed to the ground on his back.
Ai ran over, tears running down her face as she looked at her partner. Beelzemon didn't look to be in pain though. He actually seemed calm for once. A hole had formed in his chest and was starting to spread, engulfing his whole body.
"No…" muttered Ai, kneeling down next to him. "You can't go. Not like this!"
"Ai," muttered Beelzemon, looking up at her. "It's fine. This is retribution for before. Those cards were all Digimon I had defeated before. The last one was…special. I killed Leomon and ruined a little girl's life. I had hoped I had made it up to her, but I guess this was the only way to atone, eh? Leomon died with my claws going through his chest, protecting those he cared about. I guess it's not too bad for me to die doing the same. I'm glad I got to see you, one last time."
"No!" yelled Ai, clutching Beelzemon's hand between her own. She buried her head into his rapidly disappearing chest. "You can't die! We just met again. I want to be with you again, I always have! Please, don't leave me again, this time without the hope of return!"
"It is tragic little girl," said a sinister voice. Ai looked up and saw Darkdramon standing up. It shook itself and Ai saw that half its head was missing. Then before her eyes, the damage started to heal. Soon Darkdramon was once again whole. Then it started to take steady steps towards her. "He put up a good fight, and your assistance was also impressive. I want you as my partner even more. Beelzemon's data is also now judged worthy of joining my own. Both of you take pride in this honor."
"Why don't you take your honor and shove it where the sun don't shine!" yelled Beelzemon. "You leave Ai alone!"
"You can't stop me anymore. You have no say in things. Just die already."
"No!" yelled Ai. She stood up and stood in front of Beelzemon, her arms out to try to protect him. "I won't let you hurt him anymore!"
"Ai," muttered Beelzemon.
"Then join me!" yelled Darkdramon.
"No!" yelled Ai. "Beelzemon is my only partner!"
"You are killing your partner then!" yelled Darkdramon.
"She's not killing me, you are! So shut your face!" yelled Beelzemon.
"Fine then, it is regrettable, but since you seem to wish it, I will kill you both together! I will just need to find a new partner, one not so attached to a weakling! Dark Roar!"
Dark energy gathered around Darkdramon, and then shot out from its mouth, going straight towards Ai. She closed her eyes and waited for the end to come. Suddenly a warm light engulfed her, and opening her eyes her world was suffused in violet.
"Bio-merge Digivolution activate," said a voice calmly from her D-Power. Ai felt her body grow fuzzy and her clothes disappeared. Her hair fell around her as the ribbons disappeared and then the D-Power went straight into her chest. She fell backwards, her body merging with Beelzemon's.
"What the…" muttered Beelzemon as he too was absorbed into the violet light.
A violet bubble formed around Ai, data streams circling her. She looked around and saw both the inside of her surroundings and the outside simultaneously. She saw her clawed hands and her booted feet. She felt the swishing of her tail and the strange vision afforded to her by having three eyes. Her hands clenched and unclenched, feeling the motion.
"Am I, Beelzemon?" asked AI. She had heard stories of the Tamer's Bio-merging with their partners to fight together, but she had never expected to experience it first-hand.
"No Ai, we're Beelzemon," said Beelzemon. His voice was inside her head, and her presence was all around her. It was warm and comforting, like someone hugging her during a bad storm. She could feel his power, wanting to get out. And get out the power did. "Aaah!"
With a yell, Ai felt something ripping out of her back. Looking over her shoulder she saw they were black angel's wings, like the type Beelzemon had had before against the D-Reaper. They reached behind their back and pulled one of their guns from its holster, and pulled the other one from their leg. Beelzemon aimed them at Darkdramon, smirking.
"Are you ready for round two?" asked Beelzemon and Ai together.
"Amazing," admired Darkdramon. "You two merged together into something stronger. I must now definitely get myself a human partner. But no matter what you do, you can still not defeat me."
"Wanna bet?" asked Beelzemon. They charged forward, firing their guns at Darkdramon. Darkdramon raised its shield and blocked the attacks. It also moved forward to engage, and swiped with the Gigastick lance. It was shocked though when the attack hit only air. Bullets rained down on Darkdramon, ripping holes in its armor before it could raise its shield.
"Take some double impact from the air!" yelled Beelzemon.
"Two can play this game!" yelled Darkdramon, furious. With a flap of its glowing wings Darkdramon was airborne, hurtling towards Beelzemon like a missile. Beelzemon dodged to the side, never letting up on their rain of bullets.
Ai felt supercharged, like she could do anything. She could tell through the Bio-merge that Beelzemon felt the same. This was now an enemy they could, and would defeat. Darkdramon seemed determined to try to prove them wrong though.
The combatants flew through the air, dodging each other. No matter how many bullets Beelzemon hit it with, Darkdramon just healed the damage, never seeming to be effected. Darkdramon on the other hand was too slow to hit the faster Beelzemon.
The first problem came when Beelzemon's guns clicked empty. Ai didn't even know how guns like this worked let alone ran out. They seemed to have hundreds of shots with no visible clips, but apparently still needed reload.
"Aw crud," muttered Beelzemon. Darkdramon was on them before they could even react. A powerful punch sent them back towards the ground, crashing down and making a crater. Standing they saw Darkdramon floating high above them.
"I will end this now!" yelled Darkdramon. "Dark roar!"
"We won't go without a fight!" yelled Beelzemon. Ai felt energy building up in her as their guns molded together and formed onto their right arm in the shape of a familiar blaster. Beelzemon then drew the blaster quickly through the air, drawing a violet pentagram. They then aimed the blaster at the center of the pentagram and the barrel of the blaster opened up, violet energy starting to collect inside of it. "Corona Destroyer!"
Dark energy hit violet in a powerful clash. Ai willed the blast to be successful, to tear through Darkdramons attack. She felt Beelzemon, fighting with her, and together they let out a yell.
"Go to Hell you Frankenstein freak show!" yelled Beelzemon, pumping the rest of their energy into their attack. It seemed like for a moment that it would fail, but then it finally pushed through. The combined Corona Destroyer/Dark Roar energy struck Drakdramon.
"Nooo!" yelled Darkdramon as it was disintegrated. It turned into red flecks of data that disappeared into the sky. The shockwave from the attack had shattered all of the streetlamps, plunging the street truly into the night as their attack faded away.
Ai felt a ripping sensation as the energy holding her together with Beelzemon disappeared. She tried to fight against it for a moment but lost. She collapsed onto the ground in her own body and saw Impmon lying next to her. She scrambled to her knees and moved over towards him.
"Impmon!" she yelled, looking at the Imp Digimon. His eyes were closed, she hoped not in death. But then he stirred, giving a grunt of pain and looked at her.
"I'm not Impmon, I'm Beelzem…huh, I guess I am Impmon," muttered, seeming surprised at having de-Digivolved. "We won?"
"Yes, we did," said Ai, grabbing him into a tight hug. He grunted in discomfort.
"Hey! Not too tight! You're much bigger than I remember you being."
"That's because it's been a long time," she said, tears coming to her eyes again.
"Whoah whoah whoah! No need to cry!"
"I'm so glad to see you again!" she wailed. "I never thought I'd get to after we said goodbye!"
"I didn't either," he admitted. He gave her a rare smile. "But I'm glad I got to. Now what's with the clothes?"
"Clothes?" asked Ai. Now that he mentioned it, her clothes did feel different. Looking down she saw that she was wearing leather pants, boots (not spiked like Beelzemon's though), gloves and a familiar jacket. Impmon's red bandanna was wrapped around her arm. Her D-Power was belted on at her waist. "Huh, that's new."
"You trying to steal my wardrobe now?" accused Impmon with a smile.
"Well then you must be trying to steal mine then," smiled Ai mischievously as she became aware of a change to Impmon. "You stole my ribbons."
"Huh?" asked Impmon. He moved his hands up to his horns and felt Ai's ribbons wrapped around each horn. "Oh come on! You get my awesome clothes and my bandanna and I get girly ribbons?!"
"I guess whatever switched our clothes realized that I look cooler in these," replied AI with a wink. "Plus those look cute on you."
"Don't say that sort of stuff!" protested Impmon, blushing red. He turned away from her, and Ai couldn't help but break into a wide grin.
Their moment together was interrupted when another beam of light shot out of the ground right behind Impmon. His body was starting to fade in a fashion similar to Ai's worst nightmares.
"No!" she yelled holding him tighter.
"Ai," Impmon said, surprisingly soothingly. "It'll be fine. I don't want to leave either, but I guess I could only stay here long enough to protect you and kill Darkdramon."
"I don't want to lose you again!" she yelled.
"I don't want to lose you either," sobbed Impmon, tears making tracks down his face. "But I don't think we can fight this one."
"I love you Impmon," muttered Ai. She kissed him on the cheek, just like she had when wishing him good luck against the D-Reaper.
"I love you too Ai," he replied. And then he was sucked into the light, and gone. Ai was now holding onto nothing and collapsed onto the ground, sobbing.
She didn't know how long she was there, but eventually she heard helicopter blades roaring through the sky and searchlights shining down on the now dark street. She wiped away the tears from her face with Beelzemon's jacket and then stood up. Her D-Power illuminated the area and she saw her bag laying a ways away. Miraculously it had survived the fight unharmed. She picked it up and took out her cell phone. It had several unanswered and very worried messages from her brother and parents. She even saw a message from Suzie Wong, a former tamer who she still talked to regularly.
Ai started to walk away from the battle site, her D-Power showing her the way. She started to dial numbers on her phone. There were going to be a lot of people to comfort and an explanation she'd probably have to give to the government organization Hypnos. Maybe she could get some of the other Tamers to join her when she finally talked to the mysterious Yamaki. And then there'd be the crying. There was no way she wouldn't need to cry some more after losing Impmon again. But she also knew that after the crying would be living and that after it all she would survive and live. And so would Impmon on the other side. Eventually they would meet again and maybe finally trade stories. They could play and talk, just like the old days. And maybe Ai could really tell him how she felt.


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Democratic challenger Jessica Morse out-raised incumbent conservative Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) in the first quarter of 2018, according to new Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports.
Though McClintock, who has represented California's 4th congressional district since 2009, is favored to win — the district is listed as "likely Republican" by the Cook Political Report — Morse's fundraising success underlines Democratic enthusiasm in California.
Morse raised $357,337.30 in the first quarter, her best fundraising quarter yet. McClintock, by contrast, raised $326,575.45.
Overall, McClintock still leads the fundraising race, with $965,027.50 raised for the 2018 cycle. However, Morse is catching up, with $918,381.68 raised. She also leads McClintock in cash-on-hand, with $715,094.09 to McClintock's $675,810.93.
Morse, though currently the Democratic frontrunner in a crowded field, is considered a flawed candidate because she has been accused of padding her resumé.
As the Washington Post's Dave Weigel reported earlier this month:
Morse, a 35-year-old veteran of the State Department, had described herself as a "national security strategist," and raised more than $550,000 for her campaign. But her opponents, and local news media, challenged her credentials after finding that Morse had referred to herself as, for an example, "the adviser to the four star admiral at U.S. Pacific Command," when she had been one member of an advisory team.
In California, where candidates can write their own job descriptions on ballots, that led to a series of challenges to Morse. The state rejected her request to appear on the ballot as a "national security strategist," a "national security advisor," and a "national security specialist."
Other Democrats are also making a run at McClintock. The Sacramento Bee reports:
Since launching her camapign, Morse has raised over $900,000 while a second Democrat, Regina Bateson, has raised another $600,000, a sign of how energized the party base is. Morse and Bateson, who is on unpaid leave from her job as a political science professor at MIT, have been locked in a fierce fight for Democratic votes ahead of the June 5th primary. With McClintock expected to win the "top-two" primary, only one Democrat is poised to advance to the general election in November.
The 4th congressional district includes much of the eastern Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada range.
McClintock has been a leading conservative, a member of the Tea Party caucus and a strong advocate for raising the height of the Shasta Dam.


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Ram Riders
What Are Ram Riders?
Ram Riders is a great addition to an adult rodeo, an outdoor festival, a stand-alone event, or a private party. Combine the Ram Riders with a Western Festival and you will have the perfect event for children that offers a glimpse into the past when the West was still wild!
Children ages 4 to 7 years of age, weighing less than 60 pounds and no taller than 45 inches attempt to ride a sheep (mutton bustin') for a full six seconds. No experience necessary! Only rams are used for mutton bustin'. Due the extreme heat in Alabama the sheep raised on Double R Farm are a hardy, medium-sized, polled (hornless), white hair sheep (St. Croix and Katahdin) not heavy wool sheep; therefore, "riding harnesses" are used to allow children to grip when they ride or, if they choose, there is sufficient hair in the lion like mane around the sheep's neck on which to hold while lying down on the sheep's back.
JRC takes pride in providing a family-friendly environment that handles
Depending on the event location set-up/dismantle of the portable pen/arena and mutton chute
Registration of riders
Weighing and measuring each rider
Fitting riders with safety helmets and vests
Assistance in mounting rider on sheep and with riding techniques
Arena assistance until the ride is complete.
As needed promotional materials such as posters, flyers, social media, and website presence
Registration Info
- Riders must be between 4-6 years old
- Three-year-olds will be considered based on height, weight, and ability to ride
- Children must be registered by their legal name
- Only a parent or legal gaurdian may sign the entry and release forms
- All registrants must have a signed release form before participating in any event
- Children are registered on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no lottery drawing.
- Registration information will be determined by the event.
Rider Requirements
- Parent/Guardian must remain on the premises due to insurance reasons.
- Each child will be measured/weighed and meet height/weight parameters.
- Safety equipment (helmets and vests) are required and provided by JRC. (mouth pieces are not provided)
- Proper footwear is required such as boots or tennis shoes.
No open toe, open heel or open top such as flip flops, sandals, or Mary Janes allowed. No open toe, open heel or open top such as flip flops, sandals, or Mary Janes allowed.
There is no dress code, however, long pants or jeans is recommended.
JRC reserves the right to lift-off a child who does not meet size requirements, cries, or panics (has a meltdown)
No ropes, spurs or other similar types of equipement are allowed.
JRC reserves the right to enforce any other registration Info
- JRC reserves the right to enforce any other arena rules relevnants to a Ram Riders' event.
- Riders must be between 4-6 years old
- Three-year-old children will be considered based on height, weight, and ability to ride
- Children must be registered by their legal name
- Only a parent/legal guardian may sign entry and release forms.
- All registrants must have a signed release form before participating in the event.
- Children are registered on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no lottery drawing.
- Registration will be determined by the event.
Rules & Awards
Event Rules:
- Riders who hang on for a full six (6) seconds recieve a judge's score as in bull riding.
- The highest score of the round wins.
- If there are no 6-second rides, the rider who rode the longest wins the round.
- Multiple performances will be permitted by the event.
- Will be determined by the event.
Prizes & Awards:
- Will be determined by the event.
JRC & Facility Provisions
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- Safety helmets and vests (mouth pieces not provided).
- Portable mutton chute and pen depending on the event location.
- Rams and mutton ridding harnesses.
- Arena personnel to set-up and dismantle arena, assist riders, and manage registration.
Facility Requirements
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The Opportunity Zones incentive is a new community tax advantaged investment tool established by Congress through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The intent of the Program is to encourage long-term investment in low-income urban and rural communities throughout the United States.
HOW Do Opportunity Zones Work?
How Were the Locations of Opportunity Zones Determined?
The Federal Statute required the Florida Governor to nominate Opportunity Zones in each County using the U.S. Census Tracts which are occupied by a large percentage of low-income households. The state nominated Opportunity Zones were then officially designated by the United States Department of Treasury.
Pasco County has 17 eligible Qualified Opportunity Zones depicted in the map below:
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Journal of governance and regulation (Online)
Journal of governance and regulation (Online)
Title proper: Journal of governance and regulation.
Abbreviated key-title: J. gov. regul. (Online)
Original alphabet of title: Basic roman
Subject: UDC : 34
Subject: UDC : 35
Subject: UDC : 33
Subject: Economics. Economic science
Subject: Law. Jurisprudence
Subject: Public administration. Government. Military affairs
Publisher: Sumy: Virtus Interpress
Dates of publication: 2012- 9999
Frequency: Quarterly
Type of resource: Periodical
Language: English
Country: Ukraine
Medium: Online
Indexed by: ROAD
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Has other medium version: Journal of governance and regulation (Print), 2220-9352
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PokerStars is the largest online poker site that offers real money on the games. The company which started in 2001, now controls an estimated two-thirds of the world online poker games. As an online gambling company, there are countries land regions that do not allow its citizens to play on PokerStars. As an example, if you are in the United States, it is illegal to play on PokerStars unless you are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Nevada.
One way to get around geolocation limitations is to use VPN services to connect to the gaming sites. This also helps solve several issues about privacy in gaming.
Poker gaming sites are heavily regulated and are usually not allowed to operate outside of their area or registered country. This follows the general rule about casinos and gambling across the globe. Casinos are also heavily regulated, and even if they are legal in most countries, the casinos follow strict rules.
One reason for this is to make sure that the local government gets its share of the income from gambling operations. In addition, casinos have historically been used in money laundering operations. Governments implement laws to prevent money laundering in casino operations. These laws also ensure that organized crime does not have a hand in casinos.
These are all preventive measures that have been implemented in online gambling operations. To prevent money laundering, online pokers have to be local operations with offices in the country they operate on. In addition, players can only access servers within their area. If you're a PokerStars UK player, you can only legally play in the UK. If you happen to be visiting the United States, you would be barred access to your PokerStars UK account.
In some areas, online poker is only allowed for sites associated with an operating casino in the state or area. This ensures that the company has a real live footprint in the state. Effectively, this means that even if poker is allowed in 4 states in the United States, it is illegal to access international gambling sites.
For players who live in countries that block PokerStars, they can either move to another country to play, or they can use a VPN service.
A "virtual private network" (VPN) started out as a way to allow secure remote access of corporate files through the public internet. The technology involves a remote client computer sending encrypted information to a server, where it is decoded.
The information can be a request to access files or an FTP to the private network's computers. Information received by the server is encrypted prior to being forwarded to the original requesting computer. In this way, the information is secure even though it uses the public internet.
Nowadays, cheap VPN services are available on the internet to allow for secure browsing and file transfer. It also affords added security because of the encryption from client to VPN server, and back. VPN services are easy to configure. The user usually does not even notice the use of a VPN for secure communications.
With a VPN, communications are not only encrypted from the client to the VPN server. As far as the intended web server is concerned, the request came from the VPN server, and not from the client. This hides the real IP of the requester. This effectively hides the location of the user. If the server is located in New Jersey, the web server might think that the user was in New Jersey.
VPN services also try to leverage their reach to attract a large audience. VPN companies have hundreds or even thousands of servers spread across the world. The user can access any cheap VPN services in the world.
For the user, the VPN offers a solid solution for several security issues. VPN is used to:
As a workaround of geographic restrictions for websites, including poker sites and streaming media - When a user sends a request for a website on his computer, the target web server would only see the IP and location of the VPN server. If the user wanted to play poker in New Jersey, he can access a VPN server in New Jersey and use that to play poker. Poker players are no longer restricted to their location. They can have unlimited access to more servers, and poker tables.
Protection against snooping - Public WiFi hotspots have inadequate protection. Some don't even have a password. A device can have its contents stolen and collected by third-parties. Using a VPN for mobile devices helps maintain the security of the machine as well as the communications traffic.
Online anonymity - While using a VPN, the client computer's IP is masked by the VPN server. The web server would only see the VPN's IP address and not the client computer's. The poker player can be anywhere in the world when he logs into a VPN server at the same area as the poker site. The poker website would recognize the request as coming from their restricted location and allow the player to join the poker rooms.
Protection from logging while using bittorrents - BitTorrent sites log the IP address of their seeders and leechers. This allows them to keep track of how many are online and participating in sharing a file. The BitTorrent software also keeps track of what segments each leecher still needs, as well as the segments a leecher can share. The logs will only reflect the VPN address and not the leecher.
VPN provides security benefits for a lot of reasons and uses - It allows for better security for online poker players. To have an idea how this service can help access an online gambling site, a NordVPN review details the benefits. It also adds an additional layer of protection for any financial transactions. With VPN, poker players from anywhere in the world can access PokerStars.
The auditors stated that they "did not find any evidence of system configurations or system or service log files that are independently, or collectively, could lead to identifying a specific person or the person's activity when using PureVPN service." The certification effectively validates PureVPN as a No-Log VPN.
There are some disadvantages to using a VPN. The technology uses a dedicated server as a jump-off point to access the internet. This is an added step for requests and replies and can add to the total length of time it takes before the game refreshes. This is an unfortunate side effect of the VPN. For those who play poker games like Texas Hold Em in real time, the lag time can be short and unnoticeable, or it can be enough for a player to lose the game. Another possible cause for slower traffic is the number of VPN clients using a particular server.
Within a server farm, there are hardware and algorithms which balance the load. This ensures that the servers will all share in delivering the browser requests. However, another kind of unbalanced load is when users all point their VPN to a specific location. This may result in the servers in that location overloading from the number of requests.
The only way to prevent slow VPN internet from happening is to choose a VPN with a proven fast service. VPN service providers try to keep the latency to a minimum, with the use of the latest and fastest hardware.
Online poker is a convenient game you can play wherever you are. The only requirement is an app and a connection to the server. Most poker playing sites have free poker games where players can join a poker room. Real poker players want more than that and would rather play poker games for money.
Using VPN to play for real money poker games is a solution for those who those players located where online gambling is not allowed. The popular Hold Em Poker is an enjoyable game and most poker players understand the stakes. The internet has brought online gambling to available users. If the game is not accessible or blocked in a particular country, VPN can be used to mask the originating location.
Poker is a different kind of game. Most online gambling is about luck. Whether gambling in a casino or online, the odds are stacked in favor of the house. The odds differ between casinos and countries, but the house never loses. The game odds are inherently against the player.
However, playing poker takes real skill. It is not enough to know the odds in Hold Em poker, it is also important to know the other players. In real games, a factor on the table is the player's tell. It is a habit or an indicator of the player's cards or his intentions. Players study the other players on the table for any sign of what the others are thinking. In most instances, it is a giveaway of what the player is holding. In online poker, the tell is not evident because the players do not see each other. The tell is an integral part of a real-live play, and without it, the players have to rely more on their card skills and the odds.


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How Electronic Board Papers for Android Can Reduce Board Meeting Costs to Zeroby Alexandrea Roman on and last update on March 18, 2020
For many organisations, the promise of cost savings is the primary motivation for switching to electronic board papers. In fact, a big chunk of the inquiries we've received so far is focused on the financial impact of going digital, which prompted us to make our own Paperless Board Meeting Savings Calculator to help you estimate just how much money your organisation can save when using a board portal for either Android or iOS. We encourage you to try it out and see the numbers speak for themselves.
As you can see from our calculator, your organisation can completely eliminate printing and courier fees, resulting in 100 percent savings in this particular aspect. It sounds like an exaggeration, but it isn't. Without a board portal, corporate secretaries need to print out every page of each board pack. If a board pack is 50 pages long and there are seven board members who need their own copy, that's easily 350 pages of paper used up for one meeting alone. For four quarterly meetings, that equates to 1,400 sheets, or almost three reams. And that's just for paper. You still have to think about ink and binding costs on top of it all, along with courier fees. And of course, don't forget the hours of effort expended by corporate secretaries on organizing these board packs and then sending them off one by one. These secretaries are paid for every hour they work on putting together a board pack. It's not a very efficient process money-wise and time-wise.
Significant savings
With a board portal, those numbers boil down to zero*: zero pages printed out, zero board packs inked and bounded, zero board packs sent out via mail. Expended effort, though not totally zero, also goes down considerably because the process is automated. Corporate secretaries can create and email electronic board papers with only a few clicks. Better yet, directors can receive them in real time instead of waiting for days before the package arrives in the mail.
And then we go to the actual board meeting itself. A paper-based meeting that doesn't use any digital solution is essentially face-to-face meeting, so there are other costs that come into play: transportation (including airfare for overseas board members), lodging, venue, and food. For example, Oregon State University's first Board of Trustees meeting in 2014 cost 7,600 USD to fund, with 4,000 USD going to catering alone. That's just for one board meeting!
It goes without saying that with electronic board papers and a board portal, your organisation will not have to spend a single cent for transportation, lodging, venue, and food. If you were Oregon State University, you would have saved that 7,600 USD.
This is not to say that your organisation should get rid of face-to-face meetings. In some cases, social interaction in the flesh is necessary to establish strong professional bonds. But it's advisable to have alternative options because spending thousands of dollars for every meeting is not practical.
But let's go beyond the obvious and tackle the other areas where a board portal can make a difference in your organisation. Although money and cost savings are important, these factors are also worthy of your considerations:
Positive environmental impact
It's easy to assume that with the growing popularity of digital solutions for all kinds of needs, paper consumption in recent years would have gone down. But the truth is surprisingly quite the opposite: The overall consumption of paper is on the rise, with 40 percent of the world's industrial logging goes into making paper. Considering that the paper and pulp industry is the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the manufacturing sector, this news is rather alarming.
The statistics will only show a decline if organisations around the world are willing commit to a paperless initiative. Your organisation can do its part by starting from the top — when directors change they work, the paperless practice can make its way to everyone else and become part of the company culture. The result is a positive environmental impact and a reduction in carbon footprint.
Good reputation
Sustainability is a major concern for many people. Nowadays, customers favor organisations that have a strong focus on environment-friendly practices. By going paperless, your organisation is doing the environment a favor — and itself as well.
The possibility of developing a better reputation may sound like a self-serving reason for going digital, but it's really a win-win situation from which all parties benefit. It's always a good practice to give back to the community, so to receive something in return is just an added bonus that goes hand-in-hand with doing the right thing.
Simplified logistics
Paper-based meetings are a logistical burden to organize. As mentioned above, there are too many things your organisation will have to consider, from preparing printed board packs to getting directors in one place for the board meeting. At one point, you'll have to stop and ask yourself: Is it worth spending resources on something essential, but still peripheral? Why not simplify the process so that we can focus on our core business?
A board portal automates the board meeting process and enables remote meetings so it removes the burden of logistics off your organisation's shoulders, allowing it to focus on top priorities. Because if you think about it, what would you prefer directors to do — spend their time trying to coordinate their schedules so that a majority can meet in one place, or spend their time strategising over key decisions, regardless of where they are? You decide.
We understand that making the switch to a digital solution like a board portal sounds great on paper, but not necessarily in theory. It's because not all solutions are made equal, and many of them are difficult to use. But if you want a great user experience and an effortless transition, we invite you to request a demo of Convene, our paperless, multi-platform board meeting application for Android and iOS devices. Most board portals in the market claim to be highly usable, but you'll know the difference only when you've experienced their solutions alongside with ours.
*Zero expenses refer to typical costs associated with paper-based board meetings. They don't include initial expenses for board portal software and devices. But in general, digital solutions offer return on investment after long-term use. The exact ROI is dependent on many factors, so feel free to ask us to help you work out accurate calculations.


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Sunday May[RG] March[RG] 29th
Chapter XIII Ant . 7 pp [pages].
Can't feel well these days.
Planted periwinkles, and a hydrangea at the Posada.
Matthias who gardens at Can Barcelo gave me roots of the marguerite plant there; put it into the bed.
Slept in afternoon by mistake.
Read Murder in St John's Wood 1 in the evening.
Editorial Notes
1by E.C.R. Lorac, 1934. eds.
Hands Referenced
- Annotation: ink correction
- Character: regular
- Ink: black
Places Mentioned
Posada, LaDeyá, Majorca, SpHouse on the Puig next to Deyá church. Originally part of the Es Molí property. It had been rented by the church for Sunday school. RG and LR bought it in February, 1935, to use as a guest house for their visitors. WG, eds.
Ca'n BarcelóDeyá, Majorca, SpThe house between Can Torrent and Can Caballo (Schwarz's house), on the Deyá side. WG
People Mentioned
LauraRiding,Laura(1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).
Matias [Matthias]A mason, one of Salas' men, working in the Posada. WG
Graves, RobertAuthor of the diary.
- Title: Antigua Penny Puce
- Author: Graves, Robert
- PubPlace: Deyá & London
- Publisher: Seizin & Constable
- Idno: A46
- Date: 1936
- Title: Epilogue II
- Editor: Riding, Laura & Graves, Robert
- PubPlace: Deyá & London
- Publisher: Seizin & Constable
- Idno: B24
- Date: 1936


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Poor private water supplies put 'health of 750,000 at risk'
Water for some hospitals, schools, hotels and creches inadequately monitored, EPA says
A householder collects water from a tanker due a boil-water notice. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Poor oversight of private water supplies may be putting the health of up to 750,000 people in the State at risk, the Environmental Protection Agency has said.
In its latest report on the quality of private supplies, the agency says water going into some hospitals and schools, hotels and creches from private supplies was inadequately monitored.
The EPA said 37 public group water schemes, 20 private group water schemes and 809 small private supplies were not being checked last year for E. coli, a common pollutant which frequently arises from sewage contamination that can cause severe sickness.
Of the 809 small private supplies not monitored for E.coli, 130 served hotels, B&Bs, and restaurants or cafes. An additional 73 small supplies served schools or childcare centres and 19 served nursing homes.
"Local authority monitoring and enforcement of private water supplies is not adequate. Many local authorities did not monitor all supplies in their area or carry out any audits of these supplies during the 2016 reporting period," the EPA said.
The report Focus on Private Water Supplies 2016 showed that in areas where monitoring was carried out, boil-water notices were imposed on 126 private water supplies affecting more than 7,000 people.
With public group water schemes, the water is provided by Irish Water but responsibility for its distribution rests with the group scheme.
Private group water schemes are schemes where the owners of the scheme, usually representatives of the local community, source and distribute their own water. These can supply up to 5,000 people.
Small private supplies include industrial water supplies such as those used in the brewing industry, boreholes serving commercial premises such as pubs and hotels and public buildings such as schools and nursing homes as well as private housing estates where more then 50 people are supplied.
People 'at risk'
Gerard O'Leary, director of the EPA's Office of Environmental Enforcement, said the "safety and security of these supplies must be improved or people are at risk of becoming ill".
He said the number of supplies monitored last year was inadequate. Where monitoring was carried out it showed that private water supplies were at greater risk of being contaminated.
The report highlights that more than 60 of these supplies were found to be contaminated with human or animal waste at least once during the reporting year.
According to the report, only local authorities in Galway City, Dublin City and South Dublin had no such private water schemes.
Wicklow issued the largest number (43) of boil water notices as a result of monitoring, followed by Wexford at 33 and Cork at 18.
Darragh Page, programme manager of the EPA's Office of Environmental Enforcement, said there was an increase in enforcement by local authorities but only nine carried out audits during the year.