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Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) tore into Representative Steve King (R-IA) over King's history of racist remarks during a hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai Tuesday afternoon.
The House Judiciary Committee questioned Pichai over whether Google manipulated search engine results in order to favor certain individuals over others.
"You don't have a group of people at Google sitting there thinking, 'Hey, we like Steve Scalise, so we're going to generate positive articles on these search results,'" Lieu asked Pichai. "That's not what's happening, right?"
Pichai replied: "No, we don't deal with individual queries and with any viewpoint."
After Googling House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Lieu read off a series of positive headlines about Scalise, who was injured in a shooting at a Congressional baseball practice game in 2017.
Lieu then entered King's name into the search engine. The results were negative articles about bigoted comments made by the Iowa Congressman.
"I'm going to change one word," Lieu said. "So I'm going to search for 'Congressman Steve King,' I'm going to hit the 'News' tab. First article that pops up is from ABC News. It says 'Steve King's racist immigration talk prompts calls for congressional censure.' That's a negative article. But you don't have a group of people at Google sitting there thinking and trying to modify search results - every time Steve King comes up, a negative article appears. That's not what's happening, right?"
Pichai again said no, Google does not tamper with results.
Looking at King, Lieu had some advice for King - stop being saying racist things.
"So let me just conclude here by stating the obvious," Lieu said. "If you want positive search results, do positive things. If you don't want negative search results, don't do negative things. And to some of my colleagues across the aisle, if you're getting bad press articles and bad search results, don't blame Google or Facebook or Twitter - consider blaming yourself."
Watch the exchange below:
Twitter went wild.
Republicans' lack of basic technical prowess is stunning, to say the least.
In 2018, lawmakers should understand how the internet works.
Back in August, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to whine that when he Googled “Trump news” – only the “Fake New [sic] Media” appeared in the results. The president suggested Google was “rigging” the internet and “shutting out” right-leaning news sites.
Specifically, Trump claimed that 96 percent of “results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous.”
CNN, The Washington Post, and NBC were the three most-frequent results for a “Trump news” Google search – because they are news sites.


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Well, that's early. Samsung Electronics usually reveals the new Galaxy Note at the third quarter of the year but sources are suggesting otherwise, as the company may have moved forward for an earlier release of the Galaxy Note 9. Of course, some rumoured features are out of the bag too so let's check it out.
As a Galaxy Note device, obviously one of the key pointers is the S-Pen. The current S Pen is already quite good so how are they going to improve it further? Is there anything to improve at all? Well, this time the company is thinking of integrating a microphone into the S-Pen and that is really innovative to make phone calls a lot more convenient. In addition for convenience, an in-display fingerprint reader could also be implemented as previously, it was supposed to 'appear' together on the Galaxy S9 never came to be.
On the specs side, the Galaxy Note 9 might upgrade their battery package up to 3850mAh and that's not all, 18W fast-charging technology could be included so that's also nice. If that really happens, then the Galaxy Note 9 will have the largest battery juice that they've ever done. Although, we hope they won't repeat the ill-fated fiasco with the Galaxy Note 7 due to improper manufacturing. Then for the cameras, the aperture-switching technology should probably make its way to the phablet too. Maybe the front camera would have an upgrade to it.
So that's pretty much about it for now, until then it's still a long way to go so stay tuned for more Samsung news at TechNave.com.


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January 18, 2022
UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators: Kick-off workshop for Romania
The online event took place on December 6th, 2021.
On December 6th, 2021, the first workshop for Romania took place in order to implement the UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators pilot project. The online event was organised by the National Institute for Cultural Research and Training (INCFC), together with the project partners: the Ministry of Culture, the Cluj-Napoca City Hall and the Cluj Cultural Centre.
The workshop was structured in two sessions, during which participants were introduced to the methodology of the UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators and received guidance on data collection as well as implementation at national and local levels. The workshops took place online via the Zoom platform, where participants were invited to take part in a data analysis and mapping exercise, conduct a preliminary policy review and develop a work plan that will be validated and used for project implementation.
To consult the workshop agenda and the complete list of participants and guests, click here.
Purpose of the UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators is to measure and monitor the progress made by the culture’s contribution to the implementation at a national and local level goals and objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
By strengthening the cross-cutting visibility of culture in the 2030 Agenda, UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators will contribute to building a coherent and strong narrative on culture and development, based on statistical evidence, in support of decision-makers.
Call for papers: Romanian Journal for Museums No. 1/2023
“Culture with priority” is the call for the Sectoral Strategy for Culture 2023 – 2030
International Cultural Policy Conference, for the first time in Bucharest
Romania, among the first EU member states to implement the UNESCO Culture | 2030 Indicators Project
Romanian Journal of Museums Volume 1/2022 (call for papers)

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MURRIETA -- Real estate attorney Kelly Bennett filed the paperwork to become a City Council candidate in the Nov. 7 election, City Clerk Kay Vinson said Tuesday.
Bennett works for Bennett and Bennett, a business and real estate law firm in Temecula. She could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Three council terms are up in December. Only City Councilman Rick Gibbs is seeking re-election.
In addition to Gibbs, Bennett joins Casey Evans, David Landscrina, Bill Estrada, Stephen Flynn and Planning Commissioners Randon Lane and Gary Thomasian as candidates in the council race.


The use of information technology (IT) in organizations has undergone dramatic changes during the past 30 years. As a result, it has become increasingly common to adopt services rather than traditional systems perspective to more accurately capture contemporary practices. There is, however, a lack of theories that can help us understand, assess, and design information services in organizational contexts. On this backdrop, we combine general notions of information processing options and requirements to outline a contingency theory of organizational use of information services. The theory suggests that information services are configurations of heterogeneous information processing capabilities; these services are evoked by organizational actors to help execute tasks, and evoking different configurations may lead to equally satisfactory outcomes. The theory distinguishes between four types of services computational, adaptive, networking, and collaborative services, and it suggests that organizational actors need portfolios of information services that are suited to the equivocality and uncertainty profile of the information processing they face. The paper defines four types of services and how they relate to information processing requirements; it applies the theory to a study of information services in response to vehicle policing; and it outlines how the theory relates to standardization and unintended consequences of information services. We conclude by discussing the theory and its implications for research and practice.
- Contingency theory
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You are twenty-one, your husband is in jail, and you are scared.
They say he attacked a woman, though it is never made clear what exactly everyone means when they say attack. They are careful not to say anything when they know you're in earshot, so you really only know what you hear in snippets, what you read in the headlines of small articles buried in the back of the paper. You went to the jail, once, alone, to tell him you are divorcing him (your parents insisted on the trip, of course, but refused to go with you) and everyone was nice, called you miss like the marriage never happened. No one says anything about the event. It seems like they are afraid of damaging you, but truth be told, you would rather be damaged than keep going on in ignorance.
After all, this man is your husband, whatever else he may be. You have a right to know what he did. There is no question in your mind that he is guilty. You are scared and though you may feel dumb, you know that you are not. Knowing terrifies you but you realize you should know. You wonder if your parents know, hidden behind their disapproving glares. They don't fit well in this time; you can't tell if they disapprove of the divorce or the fact that you got married in the first place. Middle-born in a sea of daughters, you were the one your father hung his hopes on: you were to follow in his footsteps. No one counted on this.
Poor dear, they say, and, of course she must be brave, going all the way out there, and other things that sound too antiquated for this or any other situation. They sound like your parents, these ubiquitous they. You feel ostracized, on top of your fear, unable to connect to the people who were supposed to protect you from things like this. You feel completely and utterly alone. The person you thought would save you from this, from feeling like the black sheep, has betrayed everything. Your wedding ring feels like a fetter on your finger, but you can't quite bring yourself to take it off. What does one do with a wedding ring after a divorce, anyway? Sell it, you assume. Certainly you won't save it for the children you still hope to have, someday. What are the chances? You feel ruined, and who will want you now? You are only twenty-one, but now you feel destined to be the maiden aunt. You're not sure where such a notion would have come from.
No one had ever paid much attention to you, pretty but not enough to hold a candle to your homecoming queen sister. Besides, you were not meant for such things; you were meant for continuing your father, the closest he had to a son. He started showing you the ropes as a young girl, tying you in a knot it will take you years to undo, though you do not quite realize this yet. So when this man - your husband - happened to notice you, it felt special. He looked rebellious in a way that you had only dreamed of being. Naturally your parents disapproved of such a match. (Now they cannot let go of that initial disapproval, so proud of themselves and their judgment that they cannot help their middle daughter, stranded as she is.)
You kept at it, though, all the way to the altar - how did you manage that feat? - and your mother cried at the wedding, though you know it was not out of happiness, like she said. It felt like a victory, more than anything else in your life ever had. In the wedding pictures you look like a cat, furtive, smug. When they came back, you thought to yourself, I've never seen myself look like that. Everyone else probably thought the same. The whole courtship and marriage was out of character, and that's what you liked about it. You were tired of being your father's daughter.
But now everything's gone to rot, and you're left alone. You'll have to go back to the prison, soon, to get the divorce papers signed. You think an attorney or two will be there as well, but the thought provides little comfort. You wish your parents could just get over themselves and support you. That should be more important than being right, but apparently social standing wins out.
Still, all those years of being the good daughter stand in the way of actually getting angry at your parents. Instead you are just sad. No, not just sad: jumbled, a scribble a child draws in the margins when frustrated. Sitting in the too-empty living room of your house (all yours now, presumably), you wonder how all the strings got knotted like this. An eerie silence seems to have settled over everything, a fine dust. It's claustrophobic, almost, and you realize in this silence that you are forgetting already. The good parts are slowly disappearing like fairy food, or else turning to sand. Surely there were good parts, because you could not have married him if there were not something redeemable about him. (His smile, mostly, a robber's smile, could usually get him out of trouble; not this time.)
Where was it you first met? You can't quite remember; you just remember his smile, and his hair - which clearly had been slicked back that morning but was by then quite disheveled -, and the look of him, like one of those writers from the Fifties, Jack Kerouac or some other author you've heard of only in passing. He was handsome, and since handsome men never noticed you, it was hard not to fall. He took you to the movies, and you stood on the edge of a precipice and let yourself be. You almost didn't notice when you wound up at the bottom, because of that smile.
You shake your head; these aren't thoughts you want to think right now, anyway. The silence is getting to you.
You think, Maybe I should get a dog.
Instead you call your mother. "Oh, hi, honey," she says, as though nothing could be wrong. You have a clear image of her, in the kitchen with its awful yellow wallpaper and avocado-green telephone, probably cooking or preparing to cook, stuck in her youth. "How are you doing?"
"I'm okay, I guess. You know, considering. I'm thinking about getting a dog. It's too quiet here."
"Well, honey, you know a dog is a big commitment."
You can't quite believe that she just said this. "Mother, honestly? I got married."
"And look how that turned out."
A silence hangs over the line; you can feel tears well up and wish your rebellion extended to your relationship with your mother. "I know," you say, and it comes out squeaking like a mouse, because you have in an instant resolved not to cry on the phone. There is another slight silence before your mother says, in an unconvincingly cheery tone, "Chin up, honey, it'll get better."
You say goodbye, hang up, and sob. There's no reason for it - or, more accurately, there are a thousand and one reasons for it - but there is no stopping it. The sound swells and fills up the rooms of the apartment. It feels like drowning; soon you are gasping for air, surrounded by saline. You halfway think of how comforting a dog would be right now, to love you in that way that dogs do, and then maybe you could cry into its fur, but this is only a passing thought, floating by too quickly to grab hold. You heave, and sob, as though some great tragedy has befallen you and, you suppose, it has. You know that you have led a sheltered life, because you were put on a path from which you could not, must not, stray, and so tragedy was only hinted at, a creeping vine edging its way across your path.
Now you are choking on it.
You try to frame it differently to yourself, as the crying starts to subside, try to tell yourself to look at what you can do, what you are capable of. This works, but only marginally - this is enough for now, you find yourself only sniffling. It seems a little pathetic, this drama that you enact more days than not, especially once you have made it through the worst of it; the important thing is that it feels real each time. It is genuine, at least.
The next day after work, you go to the pound, determined. You run across a dog that, when it sees you, tries to leap toward you, and you smile. It is the color of wet sand, and you think to yourself that Sandy is a very good name for a dog. You put in the application and go home, make yourself a sandwich (you've never been an adept cook, but especially not now, with hardly any energy left after just making it through the day).
The television, set up on a stand that dwarfs it, lulls you into a gentle stupor. You halfway wonder why you didn't think of it last night. (Sometimes you just have to cry, simple as that, you suppose.) You're not even sure what you're watching, some game show perhaps, as you nibble at your peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You check the clock. Nine. Late dinner, early bedtime, you feel grown old before your time.
You shuffle into the bathroom to brush your teeth, familiar fog hovering over everything. You think about your sisters, lives that you never could have led: graduate student, homecoming queen. They seem distant - exotic, somehow - though they are really just your sisters. Even so, their lives seem far enough away from yours that they may as well be princesses, circus acrobats, other glamorous things you pretended to be as little girls. No one ever pretended to be the twenty-one-year-old divorcee.
The tears start to well up again; you can still hear the television in the other room. Fuck, you think. (Maybe you say it out loud, you're not really sure at this point.) The reflection in the mirror studies you, bags under her eyes, hair falling limply around her face. Surely this isn't you.
A few days later, the shelter calls to tell you the dog can be picked up. There are forms to fill out, shots to get, vets to call. It feels good to be doing something, especially something that doesn't have anything to do with the divorce or him or your parents. This is for you, and this dog. Finally you are able to take the dog home and you get swept up in her enthusiasm. When you get home you call your mother: "Well, Mom, I got the dog. She's great, I'm going to call her Sandy, she's not much older than a puppy-"
"That's great, sweetie. Say, when do you have to go back about the papers?"
"Because I was thinking since you'd be out already-"
"Mom, I don't want to talk about it right now. I just wanted to tell you about this dog."
"Well, I just think you should really be focusing on the things that are important right now."
"I've got to go, Mom. I think the dog needs a walk."
You say goodbye and hang up. Near tears, you sit on the floor and the dog bounds to meet you. She is so happy and you want it to rub off on you. You want to be happy. It will get better, you try telling yourself, to no real avail, I just have to get through this. The dog nuzzles up to you and you can't help but smile. This little creature will be good for you.
Everything becomes routine, after a while. You take the dog for walks, go to work, come home, try to forget. (Though sometimes, just to switch it up, you try to remember. You're not sure which hurts more.) Occasionally the routine hiccups, sure, and a visit to your parents' house - or, once, to prison - becomes necessary. You adjust, slowly, day by day, to this new life in which you find yourself.
So you are caught off guard when one day, on a walk with the dog, a man catches your eye and smiles. Sandy bounces over to greet him, pulling on her leash. The man squats down to pat her head, muttering all the usual things strangers say to dogs. He looks up at you and asks, "How old is she?"
You half-smile, nervously, and answer, "I'm not sure. She's from the pound. Young, though, still a puppy."
"She's beautiful." He grins up at you, making you wonder when the last time you had a casual conversation with a man was. Months, maybe. "Do you live around here?"
There it is: the question brings up all the anxiety you've been trying not to feel. "I should go," you say, trying to sound sorry, pulling on the leash. The man stands up and nods. He looks slighted. "Maybe I'll see you around," he says.
You make some noncommittal noise and pull on Sandy's leash again. Back home, to safety - you're not ready for even that casual suggestion, still too raw from being done wrong. You're not even sure if he was coming on to you, and yet you've mostly convinced yourself it was some kind of cruel joke. You hate thinking like this, but it's the only way you're surviving lately. You're not even really sure how long it's been. A fog has descended around your brain. It's no way to live.
Slowly, things start to be okay again. You are still holding yourself back, but this dog has a way of pulling you out of the fog, out of the darkness. It is exactly what you wanted from the puppy. You smile more, and are glad for it. Increasingly it seems like those days of lawyers and prison and crying yourself to sleep were just a bad dream.
In short, you are healing.
Then one day you get a piece of official-looking mail.
You are officially divorced.
Without knowing why, you collapse to the floor, sobbing. This is exactly what you wanted, what you have pursued for what feels like eternity, and yet you are on your floor, still crying your eyes out. Sandy gambols over and gives a little bark for attention. You wipe your cheeks with your sleeve and fetch the leash.
On the way back from your walk, the man who approached you the other week holds up his hand in a greeting, somewhere between a wave and a salute. You catch yourself smiling and waving back. He does not come over, leaving you somewhere in between relief and bewilderment. (Did that one encounter scare him off? Are you that fearsome?)
You see him a few more times, each with a smile and a wave, before another conversation occurs. "I was wondering," he says, in a halting way that makes you question again your possible ferocity, "if maybe you'd like to go out for a drink sometime."
The suggestion catches you off-guard. For some reason, it hadn't occurred to you that he might actually ask you out. After all, you are damaged goods now; who would want a twenty-one-year-old divorcee? (But then, how would he know what you really are?) "Um, sure," you manage to stammer.
His relief is palpable; it shows in the grin that breaks out across his face. "Great! How about tomorrow night?"
You nod. "That's fine." The arrangements are made and you are left to consider the fact that you have a date. The following day passes in a blur, a weekend daze of sleeping in and playing with the puppy and ignoring the telephone. Suddenly you need to get ready and you wonder at the passing of time and how it deadens wounds. It has to, you know, people can't keep bleeding, but it seems strange to you, this healing.
He picks you up and you sit in the passenger seat, fretting. The evening - awkward at first - turns into an entirely pleasant affair, and when he drops you back off at your house, he walks you to the door and kisses you. In a split second, you realize - somehow - that this is the father of your children, and you kiss him again.

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When to Spank
For decades, parenting experts have said spanking irreparably harms kids. But a close look at the research suggests otherwise
The shortcomings in the research aren't just methodological quibbles--they go right to the heart of what worries parents about spanking. To take one example, one of parents' biggest fears is that spanking might lead to child abuse. Common sense suggests--and studies confirm--that child abuse typically starts from situations where a parent is attempting to discipline a child. But no study demonstrates that spanking a child leads to abuse--indeed, it may be the other way around. Parents who end up abusing their children may misuse all forms of discipline, including spanking. Sweden, often cited as a test case, hasn't borne out the spanking prohibitionists' fears, either. After Sweden outlawed spanking by parents in 1979, reports of serious child abuse actually increased by more than 400 percent over 10 years, though the actual number of reports--583 cases in 1994--was still quite small. Sweden's experience does not prove that banning spanking creates more child abuse, but it does suggest that outlawing the practice may do little to lower the rate of child abuse.
Why take a chance? Straus and Hyman and other parenting experts concede that much research on spanking is flawed, but they believe its collective weight supports their claims. "There's enough evidence to decide we don't need it [spanking]," says Hyman, "even if the evidence isn't that strong." Besides, he asks, given the stakes, is it worth taking a chance? "The question should be turned around. We should say, 'Give me a good reason why you should hurt kids.' "
Journalists, reporting on child-rearing trends, seem to have adopted a similar approach to spanking, rarely bothering to scrutinize the claims of prohibitionists. Consider the news media coverage of a much touted study by Straus, published last year in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. His research indicated that frequent spanking (three or more times a week) of children 6 to 9 years old, tracked over a period of two years, increased a child's antisocial behavior, measured in activities like cheating, bullying, or lying. The American Medical Association, which publishes Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, issued a news release headlined "Spanking Makes Children Violent, Antisocial," and Straus's findings were reported by the three major networks and included in at least 107 newspaper and magazine stories. But neither the press release nor many of the news reports mentioned the study's gaps: that 9-year-olds who are spanked at the rate of every other day may have serious behavioral problems quite apart from their being spanked, and that the 807 mothers in the survey were just 14 to 24 years old at the time they gave birth--hardly a representative sample. Typically, news accounts reported simply that Straus's study determined that "spanking children causes [a] 'boomerang' of misbehavior," as the Associated Press put it.
Remarkably, the same issue of Archives carried another, longer-term study by psychologist Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe that came to quite different conclusions. Unlike Straus, Gunnoe used data that tracked somewhat more children (just over 1,100) for five years (not two years), sampled older parents as well, and relied on reports from both children and adults. The researcher concluded that "for most children, claims that spanking teaches aggression seem unfounded." Gunnoe found that children ages 4 to 7 who had been spanked got in fewer, not more, fights at school. (The reverse was true with white boys ages 8 to 11 in single-mother families, who Gunnoe suggested might be less accepting of parental authority.) Yet there was no AMA press release on the Gunnoe study, and none of the network reports and only 15 of the 107 newspaper and magazine stories on Straus's research mentioned Gunnoe's contrary findings.

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ButterflyLady29 wrote:I did look at your photos and garden plan. You need to add the size of your planting area. If you gave it and I didn't see it I apologize. I wouldn't plant the corn because it takes too much room for the little it produces. Corn is very easy to buy here. I would grow the tomatoes and peppers because the ones from the store don't taste good and are very expensive. I also would plant the raspberries and strawberries because those also are much better fresh. But you are in a very different climate and I am not familiar with what your stores offer. Here lentils are very cheap to buy but take up a lot of room in a very small home garden.
Some of your trees can be planted in large pots, I have citrus trees in pots because they have to be kept inside for our winter. I've also seen bananas in pots. I don't know about the mango and pomegranate. Mulberries become large trees and so do cherries, they need to be planted in the ground.
Onions and garlic, yes, about 20 plants in a 0.5m by 0.5m area. And yes, they can grow in containers. Garlic and onions grown for green onions can be planted closer. The 12 cm guide is for large onions.
Keep looking at posts, I submitted a draw plan of my garden selected area, and I think I did put measurements on that draw, even another member gave me another draw according to mine for suggestion, you should check out, it is maybe in page 2.
I have Mulberry trees already and I have pomegranate trees too, I didn't know about them but members helped me to identify them so those saved me some space in my garden.
About onions, sounds the pots and containers will be fine for them, I planted one onion in a pot and it is growing fine, also planted 2 cloves of garlic also in a pot and they are grown fine and keep growing, but I planted few onion seeds in container since about 3-4 weeks and it didn't show up at all, strange, so I will give it until end of this year say one more week, if nothing yet then I simple will try to sow the container again and plant the new seeds, could be that I planted them so deep, and the soil is so hard for the seeds to grow and germinate or getting the sprouted leaves out, anything can be the reason, same happened with one container which I planted with tomatoes seeds directly from a tomato after I cut it and took the inside juice with seeds, it has been nearly 50-60 days until I saw them germinated and just barely they sprouted, so maybe sometimes some seeds taking ages to germinate in the soil, I will give a try later.
Corn will be treated later, from my another thread someone just mentioned that he saw corn was planted in a pot, so, let me ask, if you keep telling me about having a block for corn to success the pollination, then how about if I plant the corn in many pots good size big enough and put them all together next and closer to each other in a block form, will that work too? so in this case I can place all the pots in the sunniest location and it will save space from my garden, say I buy 25 pots, and put them in 5x5 matrix or block with enough spacing in between, isn't this gonna work?
I have 2 pots made of pottery, good big size, the man before me who rented my house bought them and left them for me, it contains dead plants, I don't know what, but I feel I really don't want to know and just remove it and plant something else, I was thinking about kind of citrus but not lemon, I have 3 lemon trees already in my garden, so I was more thinking about orange or mandarin or clementine, I was also thinking about apple, dwarf one, somewhere I saw that apple tree which is just standing in a pot and giving fruits, not that high, nearly 4-5 feet, I forgot what they call it, I was thinking one of those in one pot and the other is orange[or similar] fruit in another pot, what do you think? Those two pots placed just right in front to the side of my house entrance door.
Yesterday I was looking for to boil cowpea in water to eat, but to my surprise or shock I saw those small insects in that package after I saw some of them trying to survive from that boiling water, so I dumped that boiled one, and kept the pack as I was thinking to use the seeds in planting, not sure if it can be planted or it is clean after that insect invasion or I should get rid of it too, and where I can plant it if I can? I can't believe that I forgot to mention it in my wanted plants list, it will be good for me to have it too, and next time when I will buy it I will make sure I put them in a sealed jars or bottles rather than leave them in a plastic/nylon transparent bags.
Any details or information will help me, I keep researching ere and there, reading your posts, asking you, and keep reading, everything can be helpful for me, and I hope I can have a successful garden or plants, I am sure I will have failure which normal, but I won't give up, if it worked with some others then it must work for me too considering if same climate and environment.

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Get Spooky with Your Garage Door this Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time to start thinking about how to transform your house into a spooky spectacle. One area that often gets overlooked is the garage door. With a little creativity and some simple decorations, you can turn your garage door into a haunted masterpiece. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or just want to impress the neighborhood trick-or-treaters, here are some awesome garage door decorating ideas for Halloween.
1. Haunted House Garage Door
Transform your garage door into a haunted house facade. Use black fabric or garbage bags to cover the door and create a spooky backdrop. Add some fake cobwebs, bats, and spiders for an extra eerie effect. You can even cut out cardboard windows and place orange lights behind them to give the illusion of a haunted house.
2. Jack-O’-Lantern Garage Door
Carve or paint a giant jack-o’-lantern face on your garage door. You can use removable paint or vinyl decals if you don’t want to permanently alter your door. Place a small spotlight in front of the door to illuminate the face at night. This simple yet eye-catching decoration will definitely make your house stand out on Halloween night.
3. Monster Mouth Garage Door
Turn your garage door into a monster’s mouth. Use black fabric or garbage bags to cover the door and create the mouth shape. Cut out sharp teeth from white cardboard or foam board and attach them to the fabric. Add some red paint or fabric to create a bloody effect. This decoration is sure to give anyone who approaches your house a fright!
4. Ghostly Garage Door
Create a ghostly scene on your garage door. Use a white sheet or fabric to cover the door and create a ghost shape. Attach googly eyes or cut out eyes from black paper to give the ghost a spooky look. You can also add some clear fishing line to make it appear as if the ghost is floating in the air. This simple and classic decoration is always a hit.
5. Zombie Apocalypse Garage Door
Turn your garage door into a post-apocalyptic zombie scene. Use gray or brown fabric or garbage bags to cover the door and create a destroyed city backdrop. Add some fake blood, zombie hands, and body parts for a gruesome effect. You can even play some zombie sound effects to complete the ambiance. This decoration is perfect for horror movie fans.
6. Witch’s Lair Garage Door
Create a witch’s lair on your garage door. Use purple or green fabric or garbage bags to cover the door and create a mystical backdrop. Add some broomsticks, cauldrons, and potion bottles for an enchanting effect. You can also hang a witch’s hat or a black cat from the door handle. This decoration will surely cast a spell on your visitors.
7. Graveyard Garage Door
Transform your garage door into a spooky graveyard. Use gray or brown fabric or garbage bags to cover the door and create a tombstone-filled backdrop. Add some fake moss, skulls, and skeleton hands for a chilling effect. You can also place some battery-operated candles in front of the door to create an eerie glow. This decoration is perfect for those who love the macabre.
8. Mummy Madness Garage Door
Wrap your garage door in white fabric or toilet paper to create a mummy effect. Add googly eyes or cut out eyes from black paper and attach them to the fabric. You can also add some fake cobwebs and spiders for an extra creepy touch. This simple yet effective decoration is a classic choice for Halloween.
9. Spooky Silhouette Garage Door
Create spooky silhouettes on your garage door. Use black cardboard or foam board to cut out shapes like bats, witches, or haunted houses. Attach these shapes to the door using double-sided tape or removable adhesive. Add some orange or purple lights behind the shapes to make them stand out at night. This decoration is perfect for those who prefer a more subtle Halloween look.
These awesome garage door decorating ideas for Halloween are sure to impress everyone who passes by your house. Remember to have fun and let your creativity run wild. Happy haunting!


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Bus station is a hub for bus traffic and it acts as a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. Be aware to place this away from residential areas. It can fit up to 12 bus routes making bus traffic more easier.
How do you use the bus station in cities skylines?
To create bus lines, place bus stops along roads anywhere in the city. Continue to place bus stops for the desired route and then end the line at the first bus stop built. The line will then automatically start once closed.
What is the use of bus station?
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop.
Where are bus stations in cities skylines?
When deciding where to place a bus line you need to consider the following:
- It’s good to use the roads with dedicated bus lanes. …
- Try to avoid placing your Cities Skylines bus stops in loaded points. …
- Your bus line should connect a residential area with a commercial, office, and/or industrial area.
Where does the bus depot go?
Click on the “Transport” tab down below and select the bus icon, click on the first building which will be “Bus Depot”. Place the depot wherever you like.
How far will CIMS walk?
In general cims only like to travel 1km or so on foot. It varies on roads depending on the speed of the road, plus your mass transit layout. Using mods can alter these tremendously.
Which is the biggest bus stop in the world?
The Millennium Park Bus Depot is a major bus station located in Delhi, India. It is currently the largest bus depot in the world.
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What is difference between bus station and railway station?
At the appropriate time, the bus can be moved the short distance to the stop, to begin boarding. A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight or both.
Which is the largest bus stand in Karnataka?
Kempegowda Bus Station, more commonly known as Majestic Bus Station, is a large bus station in central Bangalore, India.
|Kempegowda Bus Station|
|Owned by||Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)|
|Operated by||Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)|
How do you move a bus stop in cities skylines?
You can reroute bus lanes by going into the menu to create them but instead select an exiting bus stop “dot” and it will allow you to move it.
How do you make public transport profitable in cities skylines?
I need each line to on average make 90₵ if I want 8 lines. This isn’t a guide to transit system design, but the basic ways to make a line more profitable is to increase the number of passengers, either by adding more vehicles or stops, or routing the stops to more desirable areas.

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Robin Gross Seeks International IP Justiceby Richard Koman
The ever-growing rift between the U.S. and Europe on the question of war against Iraq may be just the tip of the iceberg of a full-blown schism. Indeed, divisiveness in the UN and in NATO may be a harbinger of a time when Europe and the rest of the world starts to really question whether adhering to the U.S. line is really the best course of action.
Just as France and Germany are actively resisting the American push for war, countries around Europe are starting to question some U.S. requests that the European Union has accepted wholesale. A case in point, the European Union Copyright Directive, passed in 2001, requires member countries to pass laws similar to the U.S.'s Digital Millenium Copyright Act, including the controversial anticircumvention clause.
The EU Copyright Directive is just one thread in the fabric the U.S. has been weaving around the world. According to Robin Gross, a former intellectual property lawyer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and now the director of IPJustice, the U.S. pressures foreign nations to
- clamp down on copyright offenders, and pay (from a local perspective) huge royalties;
- pass laws increasing the scope and terms of copyright and patent protection for American and European publishers;
- and even, as in the case of the U.S. grant of most-favored nation trading status to China in 1994, requiring nations to make copyright violation a capital offense in order to receive economic benefits.
But there are glimmers of hope. On January 31 of this year, the Finnish committee considering the EUCD legislation found the proposed law went too far in violating legitimate consumer behavior. The committee sent the proposal, which specified a two-year jail term for circumvention violations, back to its drafters for another try. "We really can make a difference," said the chairman of Electronic Frontier Finland, the main organization lobbying against the law.
As an attorney at EFF, Gross traveled around the world talking to various groups about the ways in which intellectual property law was being expanded in their countries. "Everywhere I went people would express this frustration at the lack of organized effort in their country to battle against the expansion of intellectual property laws. There are lots of groups in lots of countries but they're all very fragmented. They would be so much more powerful if they could join together, work together, share knowledge, share resources. What I'm trying to do here is build coalitions among these various groups, connect the people together--the librarians in London and the hackers in Hungary."
On February 25, 2003 Gross will release a document called "Principles of Intellectual Property Justice," which will provide a baseline to work toward for groups in each country. The document will espouse the idea that consumers should be allowed to make personal-use, private copies of work, that fair-use rights in publications should be protected, and so forth. "It shouldn't matter which country you're in," Gross says, "if it's not hurting the artist to make a personal-use, private copy, it should be something that is lawful. We want to guide organizers and lawmakers toward an agenda of freedom of expression against the expansion of intellectual property laws."
Richard Koman: What is the European Union Copyright Directive and where does it stand?
Robin Gross: There's a tremendous push right now by Hollywood to pass anticircumvention laws in different counties. The EUCD is very much like the U.S. Digital Millenium Copyright Act in that it outlaws acts of circumvention even if it's your own property. Also the directive outlaws providing tools or information that would enable someone else to circumvent controls, also similar to the DMCA in the U.S. There's been quite a lot of controversy about the anticircumvention provisions because these laws prevent scientists from publishing their research and companies from competing in the market for devices that can interact with digital entertainment. The European Union Copyright Directive was supposed to have been implemented last month, and only two countries--Denmark and Greece--have passed legislation that would comply with the copyright directive. A number of countries right now have this legislation before their legislatures. It's a very hot topic and there's a lot of dissent in these countries.
Koman: Which countries are the most resistent to the directive?
Gross: Finland recently rejected national legislation to implement the EUCD due to an overwhelming grassroots opposition. Led by Electronic Frontier Finland, Finnish citizens convinced the legislative committee chairman to withdraw the bill because it criminalized so much legitimate consumer circumvention.
Germany is also presently considering legislation similar to the DMCA. Through German activists at Privatkopie, IP Justice submitted a statement to the German Judicial Committee considering the bill to warn about the chilling effect we've experienced in the U.S. since the DMCA was passed. The German bill will be up for a vote in a few months, so the time for Germans to contact their representative is now.
Koman: How much sympathy is there really in the legislatures in these countries, for as active as groups like EFF were in the 1990s, Congress still overwhelmingly passed the DMCA and the Copyright Extension.
Gross: The legislatures in these countries and in the U.S. are up against the U.S. copyright industry. They're extremely powerful financially and in terms of getting their agenda pushed in various legislatures. So that's one big obstacle people have to confront: the sheer power, the money, and the influence of the U.S. copyright industry. The other issue legislatures will be grappling with, much as they have in the U.S., is that when these circumvention laws were first introduced, Hollywood promised that they were necessary in order to protect against copyright infringement and they promised they would only be used as a shield for that purpose. Now that they've been passed, we're seeing that these laws are actually very powerful tools to silence critics and go after competitors, things that have absolutely nothing to do with copyright infringement.
So it should come as no surprise that we've seen statements from a few members of Congress in the last few months saying, "Hey, wait a minute, this isn't what we thought we were passing when we passed the DMCA." (Rep.) Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said she had originally signed onto the DMCA because she thought it would be used to prevent copyright infringement, but now that she seen it in force, she's commented that it's being used to stifle competition and innovation, and that's why she introduced legislation that would amend some of the harshest provisions of the DMCA and permit people to circumvent for lawful purposes.
Koman: For instance, the Lexmark case where they're using DMCA to prosecute a competitor, Static Control Components, which is in the business of refilling used cartridges. Lexmark printers are equipped with a "killer chip," which prevents the cartridge from working after the initial use. Static Control came up with a replacement chip which essentially tricks the cartridge into thinking its never been used before. Lexmark is using DMCA to say that Static Control is circumventing their technology. DMCA, of course, makes circumventing technology in order to get access to a copyrighted work illegal. Lexmark seems to be saying that printer toner is a protected work. Or something. It's kind of hard to understand the legal justification; in any case, it smells like what's being protected is a company's ability to freeze aftermarket resellers out of a very lucrative business.
Gross: Yes. That's the type of anticompetitive use that Lofgren is referring to. Preventing competition in the printer toner cartridge market is not about protecting against copyright infringement. There was another case where DMCA was being used to prevent a competitor from distributing a universal remote control for garage door openers. That's another example of how DMCA is being abused in practice in this country, and lawmakers around the world would be wise to stand up and pay attention to the way its being used here and not repeat the mistakes we've made here in terms of passing these overbroad anticircumvention laws.
Koman: Are they in fact watching what's happening in the U.S. or simply listening to the words of the U.S. copyright industry?
Gross: Well, there's an incredible amount of inertia on the side of the copyright industry to get this agenda passed. It's been in place for a number of years. In some ways, countries already have their hands tied. The EU passed the Copyright Directive, which means the 15 member countries of the EU are required to pass this legislation. So you're right, they want to stop and slow down and reconsider this, but there's not a whole lot of opportunity to do that because it's been such a rushed process up until this point. Many of these countries are obligated to pass these laws under their treaty obligations. Unless they can pass meaningful exemptions, I expect we will be faced with court challenges in Europe, much as we've had in the U.S., where citizens are going to have to challenge these laws after they've been passed based on freedom of information and freedom of expression rights in their own national constitutions.
Koman: On the other hand, there's the acquital of DVD Jon in Norway.
Gross: That's right. That's a great example of a country that has been willing to stand up to Hollywood. It's interesting to note, though, that these were judges that made the ruling that Jon bought the DVD and if he wants to watch it on his own computer that's not controlled by the Hollywood movie studios, he's well within his rights to do that. What that case really represented was an attempt by Hollywood to use the judicial process to create circumvention laws in Norway, without ever putting it before the legislature, without putting it before the public; but, rather, simply trying to get a judicial reconstruction of an old data theft law so that it would now apply to people who want to access their own property.
Koman: What would the impact have been on that court if the EU Copyright Directive were in place? Would they have been able to come to the same decision?
Gross: It's very likely it would be outlawed in Norway. Much of it would depend on the particular implementation in that country. If they had explicit exemptions for reverse engineering, it's possible that the act of creating DeCSS would have been lawful; however, posting it to the Internet still may have been unlawful because you're not allowed to provide tools or information to allow someone else to access that content.
Koman: Are you looking at other regions besides Europe?
Gross: I am concerned about other regions, particularly Africa and other countries that are intellectual property importers as opposed to intellectual property exporters. I am concerned about the U.S. imposition of very broad intellectual property grants in those countries and the effect it's going to have on the native peoples. Are they simply going to be forced to import all this American culture and American movies and American music at the expense of their own culture?
Koman: How is this playing out specifically?
Gross: Take, for example, AIDS drugs that are patented. Patent laws are national; there aren't really international patent laws. There are international treaty obligations and different countries agree to respect each other's patents, but it's always up to the individual country to decide the public policy of what level of patent protection to provide. Some countries like Brazil and India don't permit patents on pharmaceuticals. There's a lot of pressure in terms of trade sanctions for these countries to adopt U.S.-style patent laws that would raise the cost of AIDS drugs and other drugs in those countries.
So you kind of have to take a step back and say, wait a minute, is this in this country's best interest to be granting monopolies to U.S. drug companies when their own citizens are dying from lack of access to affordable drugs? What is actually in the best interest of that particular country is not even part of the debate. The debate is simply, "Well you're going to be sanctioned by the U.S. or the WTO if you don't adopt these intellectual property rules," so these countries often have very little choice, very little bargaining power, very little leverage against the Western view of intellectual property and its imposition on these countries.
Koman: So this whole area of copyright and patent protection is part of the larger issue of globalization?
Gross: I think it is. What's going on in the intellectual property space is part of what's going on in the world in terms of very large multinational corporations coming in and in many cases having more power than national governments do.
Koman: And this happens through international organizations like WTO?
Gross: That's right. WTO is a big part of the picture.
Koman: World Bank...
Gross: That's right. If you want loans, if you want help from the IMF, there are all kinds of leverages where the gatekeepers of capital or wealth, if you will, are able to require these other countries--whether it's in trade talks or treaty obligations or just simple financial pressure--and to pressure these countries to pass laws that are not in their best interest.
Koman: Poor countries have a built-in interest to use the Internet as a way to provide access to information to their citizens, to provide books, to educate children, for people to learn about medical conditions, drug side effects, and so on. They can't afford to buy the books, they don't have the infrastructure to communicate with people in other ways, so the efficiency of the Internet is very powerful. On the other hand, the copyright industries are fearful of the Internet as a mechanism of widespread copying and copyright infringement.
Gross: This really is quite a quandary that many are faced with in the Internet space. On the one hand, we have this technology that is truly revolutionary in how it can connect people from all over the world. It's an opportunity to have more intellectual growth. On the other hand, it does present a challenge when the traditional business models depend upon a scarcity model of intellectual property. And now we're moving into a world where scarcity's not a problem. These governments in developing countries are faced with a quandary because it is such an opportunity to share knowledge and culture with parts of the world we haven't reached before. The opportunity is just enormous but at the same time they're faced with a lot of pressure from the copyright industry to build walls and slow down the transfer of information, so these countries are going to have to walk a very careful line to be sure they watch out for the best interests of their people. Do they want to have a vibrant public domain they can all share and learn from together? Or do they simply want to have a system where their information is shipped in to them from the U.S., and they need licenses from Hollywood in order to show a movie in a school. When the technology is there to do it at low, low cost, there's not a whole lot of incentive to be spending these countries' resources on exorbitant royalties.
Koman: There's just the pressure from the U.S. and the EU...
Gross: We say "just the pressure" but the pressure's a lot. There are a lot of levers the international community has to pressure these countries to adopt Western intellectual property laws
Koman: In places like China there's widespread copying of MS Windows CDs and all kinds of CDs. Doesn't Microsoft have a reasonable concern about that?
Gross: It's interesting that you mention China, because the U.S. has been working very hard to get China to change their intellectual property laws to more closely resemble U.S. laws. In fact, in 1994 when China was trying to get most-favored nation trade status, the U.S. required China to add copyright infringement to their list of capital punishments. And that was a requirement in order for them to trade with us. So while we can say sure, Microsoft has an interest in having its copyrights protected, at what cost? Should we set up systems that encourage payment and renumeration? Absolutely. Should we put people in jail forever or put them to death because they copied a book without permission? That's a little extreme. But it shows the kind of power that Hollywood has in pressuring countries to change their laws.
China had a very different copyright policy in the past. They believed that information belonged to everyone and there wasn't a concept that one person has the right to copyright something and claim something as their own. [U.S. copyright law] is a very foreign concept in that country. They have a cultural system where they share, so this [copyright infringement] law is a tremendous change to their culture as well.
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2021 YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL PROGRAM INFORMATION
****2021 SPRING YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL TRYOUTS COMING UP****
8 TO 13 YEAR OLD ONLY!!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020
EASTON BALL FIELDS (across from Walmart and next to Dakota Ridge High School)
1:00 PM TO 5:30 PM
8 and 9 year olds 4:00 pm
10 and 11 year olds 2:30 pm
12 and 13 year olds 1:00 pm
***PLEASE BRING ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT WITH YOU AS NONE WILL BE PROVIDED......PLEASE WEAR PROPER BASEBALL ATTIRE TO THE TRYOUT..CLEATS REQUIRED.
ALL 8 YEAR OLDS WANTING TO PLAY REGULAR YOUTH BASEBALL AND NOT MKP, PLAYERS NEW TO DRSA, ANY PLAYER WHO PLAYED ON A DRSA TEAM LAST SEASON WHO HAS BEEN PUT BACK INTO THE TRYOUT (you will be informed by your coach), AS WELL AS ANY PLAYER WANTING TO CHANGE TEAMS, INCLUDING MOVING TO A HIGHER LEVEL TEAM, MUST ATTEND THE TRYOUT.....NO EXCEPTIONS. ANY PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN ROSTER PROTECTED BY THEIR COACH (you will be informed by your coach) SHOULD NOT ATTEND THE TRYOUT.
FEES AS OF RIGHT NOW ARE SET AT $0 AS WE APPROACH THE DIFFERENT CHANGES FOR YOUTH SPORTS. ONCE THE SEASON IS DETERMINED AND FINALIZED, THEN ALL APPROPRIATE FEES WILL BE ADDED TO EACH PLAYER'S ACCOUNT. 2021 BASEBALL FEES ARE TBD AT THIS TIME.
The Dakota Ridge Sports Association offers a Youth League Baseball program for players ages 8 thorugh 13.
The Youth League teams participate in the Rocky Mountain Junior Baseball League. Dakota Ridge Sports Association teams will compete against teams from Alameda, Arvada (Ralston Valley, Arvada, Arvada West, Pomona, Standley Lake), Brighton, Broomfield, Dakota Ridge, Englewood, Golden, Green Mountain, Lakewood, Louisville, Thornton, Wheat Ridge and West Jeff.
The 2021 fee for Youth League Baseball is TBD. This fee includes hat, team jersey, team picture, league fees, liability insurance, fields, umpires, team baseballs, and team practice baseballs. All DRSA team player fees are determinded solely by the DRSA Board of Directors. Questions regarding fees should be directed to a DRSA Board member and not an individual sports director.
Dakota Ridge Sports Association also offers a camp during the the season. We offer a 3 day Summer Camp in June. This camp includes college and high school coaches from around the United States. Camps are an additional cost. Emails will be sent out when camp registrations open.
We also offer 5 tournaments throughout the season. We offer President's Day Kick Off in February, March Madness in March, Diamond Classic 1 Day Tournament in April, May Mania in May, and the State Tune-Up in June. It is an additional team cost to play in a tournament. Registration is open now on the USSSA website. Please call us for more information about tournaments.
Games typically begin the first week of April and are scheduled against teams also participating in the RMJBL(youth program). Game schedules usually are available the last week of March. Generally, teams will play 14 league games. There are no set game days or game times - game schedules vary based on team and field availability of the host associations. The RMJBL season runs through the end of June for ages 8 through 13. Practices are generally 2 times per week for 2 hours each.
All Baseball Fees MUST be PAID IN FULL prior to the first game. If you are having difficulty making your payments, please call the Dakota Ridge Sports Association Office at 720-407-4359. We would love to try and help you!

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Electricity retailer selling plans with ‘discounts’ on artificially inflated prices
The Guardian/18 August 2017
An electricity retailer is selling plans with “discounts” on prices that have been arbitrarily inflated, resulting in some customers paying hundreds of dollars more per year on their electricity bills.
The practice highlights a weakness in the recently announced agreement between energy retailers and the government. The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said the companies agreed they would alert customers to the impact on their bills when they come off discounted plans but said nothing about misleading discounts.
Click Energy has retail market offers in Queensland and other states with “discounts” ranging from around 7% to 27%.
But, in the fine print, Click Energy reveals those discounts are not applied to any rate that any customer could actually pay but are instead applied to a made-up rate, apparently in order to make the discount appear large.
Those discounts also only apply if the customer pays the bill within five days of it being issued by Click Energy – after which time they revert to the inflated rate, and are also charged a $12 late payment fee.
The five-day period to achieve the pay-on-time discount, and avoid the late payment fee, is the shortest period the Guardian has seen in retail offers.
Most retailers offer discounts from either their regulated “standing offer” or from another offer that is actually available to customers.
One of Click Energy’s offers in Queensland called “Click Connect” tells customers they are receiving a 7% discount. But, in the fine print, the company reveals that the 7% discount is applied to rates that are 16% higher than the standing offer, meaning the customer is paying a rate significantly higher than the default regulated offer.
In that case, a household that used 8,000 kWh of electricity a year – roughly what a typical Brisbane household uses – would end up paying about $230 more a year on the “discounted” plan than they would on the non-discounted standing offer.
When asked about that plan, the chief executive of Click Energy, Dominic Drenen, said the deal rolled the “new connection fee” into the plan and was marketed to customers who are moving house, and only offered through On the Move – a company that helps people connect utilities to new houses.
Drenen said the connection fee was between $35 and $150 and customers didn’t have to pay that on this plan.
All of Click Energy’s other offers examined by the Guardian also state customers will not be charged the standard connection fee and note the standard connection fee is about $11. The Guardian understands expedited connections could cost more and those appear to be waived in the Click Connect offer.
Click Energy offers a range of other plans, each with stated discounts, but which are discounted from seemingly arbitrary rates. Their Click Opal offer for customers in south-east Queensland is advertised as giving an 18% pay-on-time discount – but in the fine print they say that is applied to a rate that 8.5% above their regulated standing offer.
The Click Topaz offer in the same region is advertised as giving a 22% pay on time discount but the underlying rate is inflated 8.9%.
Drenen said the discount rate wasn’t the whole story, since customers on those plans were offered other bonuses too like food vouchers and movie tickets.
One Big Switch, a company that gathers customers together and helps them switch retailers, is offering a unique Click Energy plan, which claims to have a 27% pay on time discount but, again, the underlying rate is increased by 8.9%.
When asked about the practice of discounting arbitrarily increased prices, Drenen said very few Click Energy customers were on the standing offer, so he didn’t think it was relevant to express the discounts compared to that rate. He did not answer further questions over email about what the rational was for stating the discount percentages that way.
“All Click customers are on discount products, our standing product is for occupiers only (customers in a property that we have been unable to identify),” Drenen said over email.
When the Guardian called Click Energy’s sales team, they said they were able to move customers on to the standing offer and offered to do so over the phone.
In other regions, Click Energy’s offers are sometimes discounted from the standing offer, a practice that appears to be standard in the industry. In 2015, the federal court found Origin Energy was required to pay a $325,000 penalty after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found they were offering misleading discounts.
The ACCC explains on its website: “The court held that the representations were false or misleading because the rates used to calculate usage charges under a DailySaver energy plan, to which the discount would then be applied, were higher than the rates under the subsidiaries standard retail contracts. As a result, consumers who entered into a DailySaver energy plan in early to mid-2013 effectively received a reduced discount.
The ACCC chairman, Rod Sims, said at the time: “Origin misled consumers about the level of discount they would achieve under a DailySaver energy plan – the key feature that would have attracted consumers to the plan.”
The ACCC said it could not comment on the specific issues regarding the Click Energy offers but a spokesman said that businesses “must be clear and upfront to consumers about the discounts they are advertising”.
“It is often not enough to have explanations about how discounts work in fine print as these disclaimers are often difficult for consumers to find or easily missed,” he said.
The CEO of the social enterprise retailer EnergyLocals, Adrian Merrick, said: “It’s just making up numbers to confuse people.”
He said Click Energy’s offers were a more blatant example of a problem that is common in the industry – since deregulation occurred everywhere but the ACT, retailers are able to change their standing offers, meaning a discount percentage can mean very little since the underlying rate can move.
May Mauseth, an energy consultant at Alviss Consulting, said Click’s Click Connect offer in Queensland is the sort of offer customers should avoid.
“The rates are higher than the standing offer rates, the discount only applies if bills are paid on time, the offer includes a $12 late payment fee that the standing offer does not have and Click only gives customers five days to pay their bills,” Mauseth said. “That is a lot less time than what retailers usually give customers.
“Unfortunately, Click is not the only retailer with confusing market offers but this is among the worst I’ve seen.”
The ACCC is currently conducting an inquiry into Australia’s electricity retail market, which includes an examination of any “lack of transparent information”.
In its discussion paper on the topic, the ACCC said: “The complexity of offers themselves and the marketing of offers, in particular the use of discounts, may make it difficult for customers to understand which offer will best suit their needs.”
In submissions to the inquiry, a number of groups including the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Piac) said pay-on-time discounts were a way of camouflaging late-payment fees.
Piac used its submission to recommend the ACCC review the practice of pay on time discounting and whether the practice is unfairly pushing the cost of hardship programs on to low-income and vulnerable consumers.
When the Guardian asked Drenen what the discounted plans were discounted from, he responded: “Discounts from a range of product constructs that incorporate features that are valuable to that particular channel or market segment (eg moving customers, channel partners, good food promotions etc.).”
When asked how the offers differed from those of Origin that were ruled misleading by the federal court in 2015, he responded: “Each product is unique and tailored to a market segment, not a generic single market offer.”
When the Guardian put it to Drenan that underlying rates appeared to be arbitrarily inflated to make the discounts appear larger, he responded: “Each product is unique and tailored to a market segment, not a generic single market offer.”
In response to the Merrick’s allegation that the offers were confusing, Drenen said every customer that has joined Click Energy has “chosen to do so for the benefits we offer over our competitors”.
He listed monthly smooth billing, email bills, discount on total bill, digital customer service portal and local service centre. “These all have a value ascribed to them that will be different for each customer.”
Joel Gibson from One Big Switch said the discount was important but “only half the story”.
“We always tell consumers that you have to look at the combination of the discount and the underlying rates to assess if it’s a good offer,” he said. “That’s what we do when we analyse offers and select winners for our campaigns.”
News Source: The Guardian

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Part of towing responsibly is making sure your trailer lights are working properly. Whether you have just installed a new custom wiring harness or are trying to locate the cause of an electrical problem, CURT connector testers are great for testing tail lights, turn signals, brake lights, ground connections, and other electrical components on your vehicle.
A connector tester works by plugging into the connector socket on your vehicle and responding to the various electrical signals produced by pushing the brake pedal, signaling a turn, turning on the running lights, and so on. When the socket is getting proper power, the tester’s various LEDs will light up corresponding to each wire in the connector. Testing your vehicle-side socket is essential after installing a new custom vehicle-to-trailer wiring harness and is highly recommended every time you hitch up to tow. Also, if you are experiencing electrical problems with your trailer, a CURT tester will be able to tell you whether the problem is rooted in your vehicle’s electrical system or if your trailer needs some rewiring.


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Collin County sheriff retiring after more than 30 years
He is one of the longest-serving sheriffs in Texas. But soon, Collin County Sheriff Terry Box will turn in his badge for good. Born and raised in McKinney, Box was a McKinney police dispatcher, then worked for the Plano Police Department before joining the sheriff's office in 1981. Box took office in 1985.
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In preparation for my daughter’s first slumber party I decided to teach her how to make friendship bracelets. This is a tradition that has stood the test of time. Something I used to do as a kid is still cool with kids today! Thanks to Pinterest, I decided to try and make a heart pattern. It took me forever to learn the pattern, but I finally got the hang of it. My daughter, who is almost nine, had a really hard time with it. I would say this is for experienced bracelet makers only.
Once I realized that the heart pattern was too difficult for my daughter I had her make a simple striped bracelet instead. She quickly caught on and started seeing how making bracelets was actually fun. She was so inspired that she actually attempted the heart pattern later. It sits unfinished on my table.
My six year old decided to give it a try. She made a striped bracelet and I gave her my finished heart bracelet. It was a lot of fun to pass on this tradition to the girls. We went to the craft store this morning to pick out some new colors of floss for the slumber party. I can’t wait to see what they make and learn some new patterns from my daughter’s friends.
If you are interested in the heart pattern, here is a link to the instructions. The video helped me a lot! Good luck.
We have just one more week of school left until summer break. We have had such an amazing year with our new school. When I tell people about it the first question is always, “that’s a public school?” Yep! We love the teachers and the principal, but I have also been impressed by the other kids. The girls and I have all noticed how much nicer they are at this school compared to the last school. I don’t know why this is, but we are so thankful for the good friends we are finding.
Yesterday, Morgan came home with a story about a soccer game at recess. A bunch of boys were playing and she wanted to play too. She jumped into the game and one of the boys from her class yelled, “go easy on Morgan!” Apparently he told her that he plays soccer and got hit in the face recently. He seemed honestly concerned for her well being. At, six years old, I find that impressive. He also went out of his way to stop fast moving balls for her in the middle of the game, so she would be able to take a shot. Morgan is tough and a natural athlete. She didn’t need him to do this, but I find it adorable that he took it upon himself to protect her and make sure she had turns with the ball.
Morgan’s story reminded me of an incident with Emma earlier in the year. I was waiting for her after school and as usual she was the last child out the gate. Normally she is last because she is busy chatting with friends or looking for a lost lunchbox. This day was different because she came out with a boy from her class. He was carrying a box that belonged to her. He saw her in the classroom with a lot to carry out to the car and stopped to help her with her things.
So often we hear stories about kids being rude and disrespectful. It’s exciting to see so many thoughtful kids at the school. Especially boys treating girls with respect! It gives me hope for the future of our daughters. I would love to hear more stories like this. Comment with a story about kids being kind to others. I know they’re out there.

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WCRA News & Announcements
News, Racing Results & Announcements from the WCRA
We are pleased to announce that the latest version of the Directory has three times the entries of the previous edition.
As we have had to revise the dates for the first WCRA Championship, please use the following forms for your entries.
In light of the recent Government announcement and restrictions due to Covid-19, it has been necessary to cancel the 1st Championships on 9th May. However, we felt it important to retain 4 Championships where possible.
As there are four Veteran Crown events this year, there is only one entry form.
Four Veteran Crowns For 2021
We are pleased to announce the distances and format for this year’s Championships which will include 4 Veteran Crowns
2020 has become a memorable year but a desperately sad one for many, many people – the effects of which will affect us for some time to come.
In light of recent developments and advice from the Government, we have made the decision to cancel our first Championships scheduled for 26th April.
We have on offer the opportunity for people to sponsor one or more weight groups in the Main Championships, Veteran Crowns and Superstars Veteran Sprint.
Entry forms for the WCRA Championship and Superstars Veteran Sprint are now available from the Forms and Downloads page
The WCRA are holding an exciting new competition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1st WCRA race meeting.
Join the Whippet Club
Membership Of The Whippet club entitles you to up to date information on all forthcoming Whippet Club shows as well as two free issues a year of our great club magazine.


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Establishing and maintaining a healthy work-life balance can make all the difference when it comes to achieving success. You can’t pursue effective career goals without having enough time to relax and focus on yourself outside of work; however, putting too much effort into relaxation activities can lead to an even greater imbalance in your life. It’s a delicate balancing act that requires dedication, but once you find what works for you, preserving this equilibrium is simpler than you think! This blog post explores practical tips and techniques for creating and preserving a work and life balance.
Why maintain a healthy work-life balance?
Techniques for Preserving a Healthy Work-Life Balance
In pursuing a fulfilling existence, finding equilibrium between work and personal life has become a vital concept. Startling statistics from 2020 reveal that 77% of Americans endured burnout due to their work, and an alarming 66% lacked an optimal work-life balance. This ultimately results in a substantial cost of $550 billion annually for organizations due to demotivated and disengaged employees.
Recognizing the significance of this issue, numerous organizations have begun implementing wellness programs in the workplace. However, it is disheartening to note that only 20% of employees actively participate in these programs without external incentives.
#1 Set Personal and Professional Goals
When setting long-term and short-term goals, individuals should ensure they include personal aspirations, not just professional ones. Does the person want to spend more time with their family or dedicate more evenings to their hobbies?
It may appear unconventional to consider these personal aspects as goals. However, it is crucial to consciously engage in activities that bring joy, as this helps maintain a balanced life amidst work obligations.
#2 Explore Flexible Working
An interesting question arises: is it always necessary to be physically present in the office, or is it possible to negotiate some remote-working days with one’s boss? Surprisingly, a 2019 survey revealed that more than a third of workers would willingly accept a 5% pay reduction if it meant they could enjoy the benefits of flexible working. It is worth noting that flexible working is considered more important than both wellness programs and parental leave.
The advantages of flexible working are numerous, including reducing stress, improving focus and productivity, and saving time that would otherwise be spent commuting. That precious hour or two that individuals would devote to driving or commuting can now be directed towards revitalizing sleep or pursuing personal goals. It is fascinating to consider such possibilities that flexible working presents.
#3 Record Conversations
To improve the balance between work and life, you can record calls. You do not need to worry about personal matters during working hours, just as you do not need to worry about work issues during personal time. All you need is to try Call Recorder for iOS and check how useful it is in your case. With Call Recorder for iPhone, you can record conversations and return to them anytime. Try asking how employees create work-life balance and offer this option to them.
#4 Get Better at Email
Efficiently reviewing emails is crucial for maintaining productivity levels. Setting aside dedicated time to review emails, such as when starting the workday, at specific intervals, or at a consistent time each day, is recommended. It is important to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the constant stream of incoming emails. While it is essential to respond to emails promptly, it is equally important not to let a new email distract from the current task. It is advisable to leave work-related emails at the office unless there is a requirement for on-call availability after regular working hours. Relying on mobile devices or tablets for email after work hours should only be necessary for specific on-call situations.
#5 Plan ahead
Planning can greatly enhance work-life balance. Consider integrating leisure, social, or fitness activities into your work schedule. For instance, attending virtual meetings while leisurely walking can boost productivity and overall well-being. If the ambient noise permits, taking a call outside can provide a refreshing change of environment. Additionally, co-working with friends can foster collaboration and make the work experience more enjoyable.
#6 Set blocks of time for different tasks
A designated time should be set aside to check and respond to messages, another time to attend meetings and yet another time to engage in mentally-intensive work. This approach proves beneficial as it anchors these tasks around the individual’s most productive periods.
#7 Find something you love
When individuals have activities they are passionate about after work, it becomes simpler to disconnect from work-related messages or conclude the day at a pre-established time. Hobbies contribute to increased energy and vitality, enabling individuals to return to work feeling refreshed and creative.
#8 Prioritize your health
A person’s main concern is overall physical, emotional, and mental health. Suppose one struggles with anxiety or depression and believes therapy would benefit. In that case, it is important to schedule therapy sessions, even if they must leave work early or skip an evening spin class. If someone is battling a chronic illness, they should not hesitate to call in sick on difficult days. Overworking oneself can hinder recovery and potentially lead to more days off.
#9 End work at a certain time
There is a saying that “work expands to fill the time allotted,” when working from home, it is even easier to let work spill over into personal time. One should set a time to end work for the day and reinforce it by powering down work-related devices, locking their office, or scheduling something afterward.
#10 Healthy eating habits
Food serves as fuel, and sometimes a lack of nutritious options can highlight the need to change dietary habits. Many full-time individuals, particularly in office settings, tend to snack throughout the day or opt for unhealthy lunch choices. Recognizing the departure from healthy routines is pivotal in initiating a transformation. The types of foods consumed play a significant role in determining mood, sleep patterns, and overall well-being. A week of fast food can lead to fatigue, irritability, and depletion. Preparing a packed lunch can be a practical solution for those working in office environments and lacking the time to eat out daily.
The first step to rectifying an imbalanced work and home life is recognizing it. Taking the time to establish small daily or weekly habits can significantly impact the long term. Coaching services can provide valuable guidance if assistance is needed to develop a plan to balance work and life. What is your quality of work-life balance?

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Representing the next generation of VOX's solid-state Pathfinder range, the new Pathfinder 15 and Pathfinder 15R ("R" standing for Reverb) combo amps are ideal for guitarists who want an affordable, great-sounding amp that's perfect for practice, recording, or small venue performance. Each compact combo produces 15 Watts of power through a custom-voiced 8" VOX Bulldog speaker.
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Nearly a year and a half into their debut, Tomorrow X Together, also known as TXT, have gone from acts to watch to mainstays in the pop world. Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai‘s energetic and youthful personalities have translated effortlessly into their music and performances. The quintet’s new EP, The Dream Chapter: Eternity, is the third and final installment of their Dream Chapter album series.
Up until now, the group has released upbeat pop tracks that show off their versatile vocals and bright rapping styles. Their latest title track “Can’t You See Me” takes on a more mature and mysterious concept, sonically (insert your “bad guy” twisted vocal effects here) and thematically. On their previous Magic album, they explored themes relating to fantasy, freedom, youth and friendship. Naturally, growing up is a part of the process. They don’t hold back on this coming-of-age experience: “Can’t you see me just like that magical day? // Say believe me // Can’t you see me? // Friends don’t understand me anymore.”
The accompanying music video captures their torn feelings all too well. One minute they’re trashing a house with strawberries and tomatoes (totally normal teenage stuff, right?), and the next, casually performing choreography in front of the burning house.
Eternity contains six total tracks, and has the band experimenting with even more genres this time. The opening track, “Drama,” sticks to their familiar bright pop style — think “New Rules.” “Fairy of Shampoo” is a dreamy soundscape that you’d probably hear at an underground, classy jazz club.
“Maze in the Mirror” is an acoustic track that continues to capture the band’s coming-of-age anxieties: “I want to fly now // Like Peter Pan flying forever,” sings Taehyun. Things take a hard turn with the hip-hop and bass-heavy “Puma.”
The ending track, “Eternally,” shows off duality in the best way possible. The band switches gears four times, between tender melodies to a cloud of ominousness.
From sour to sweet and back again, the boys have managed to make it work on the new EP. They might have to worry about friends deserting them, but the fans won’t desert them that easily. Not when they show this much potential.
Listen to TXT’s The Dream Chapter: Eternity now:
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