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MARTINSBURG, West Virginia (CNN) -- Hardly a day that goes by that you won't find Tracey Wygal working out at the gym.
Tracey Wygal weighed 295 pounds before starting a "clean diet," keeping a food journal and exercising.
The 30-year-old middle-school teacher does cardio exercise, strength trains and follows what she calls a "clean diet."
That's quite a change for a woman who tipped the scales eight years ago at 295 pounds.
Wygal first started gaining weight in her early teens. A fast-food diet and little to no exercise helped her pack on the pounds, and her weight ballooned to over 200 pounds.
"It was my first year out of college, and that number, along with being diagnosed as morbidly obese, was very frightening," remembers Wygal. "I went to several doctors, trying to get them to prescribe a weight-loss pill."
But none of her doctors would give her the quick fix she was looking for. Instead, a physician handed her a 1,600-calorie-a-day diet and told her to start moving.
At first, Wygal was shocked and refused to begin a diet that she thought was too restrictive. Even though her weight was rapidly approaching 300 pounds, she believed she had a pretty good diet and an active lifestyle.
As her weight crept up, Wygal grew more frustrated, and eventually she decided it was time to gain control of her life.
She started by keeping track of her daily calorie intake in a food diary and soon realized that her eating was worse than she thought. Watch more from Tracey Wygal on her weight loss success. »
Tracey Wygal's success strategy
1. Keep a food diary. Write down everything you eat and drink. Calculate total calories at the end of the day. Be consistent in your diet.
2. Be consistent in your exercise. Create a set gym/workout schedule. Vary only when absolutely necessary.
3. Find a gym that accommodates your lifestyle (hours of operation, day care options, equipment, classes offered, etc.).
4. Change your outlook on food. Instead of equating food with happiness or enjoyment, view it as purely as nourishment or fuel for your body to function.
5. Be realistic in your goals and program. Know that it will take time to make considerable change, and don't give up!
6. Stop making excuses and make it happen! Make YOUR health a PRIORITY in your life.
"I was amazed by how many calories I was eating," Wygal said. "The food diary showed me that I really needed to get my food intake under control and helped me maintain my diet realistically."
She also started exercising.
At first, Wygal says, she was too embarrassed to go to a gym, so she bought an elliptical machine and started working out 15 minutes a day in her apartment.
"It was all I could do at first. I didn't give up, though," she said. "Gradually, my endurance improved. After losing about 30 pounds, I decided to join a small gym."
Several months later, Wygal was ready to take the next step. She hired a trainer and began a short strength-training program.
That's when something clicked.
Instead of feeling intimidated, Wygal started to love her workouts and the physical changes taking shape with her body. Ready to take the next step, she joined a larger gym, began researching different workouts and got into weight training.
Over the next three years, she lost 120 pounds and dropped seven dress sizes. Wygal, who's 5 feet 10 inches tall, says the fear of gaining weight motivates her to stick to her diet and exercise regimen because she never wants to look like she did at 295 pounds.
Now comfortable with her weight, which she says fluctuates between 170 and 180 pounds, Wygal works out at least five to six days a week. She says the key to losing weight and keeping it off is being honest about what you eat, writing it down and staying consistent. She wants people to know they can do it, but there are no quick fixes or easy outs -- just hard work.
"It won't happen overnight," Wygal advises. "Know that it will take time but it is worth it in the end."
iReport.com: Have you lost weight? Send your story, photos and video
CNN Medical News producer Matt Sloane contributed to this report.


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ACC M5: Opening Day EditionPosted by Matt Patton (@rise_and_fire) on November 8th, 2013
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: I'm starting to notice a trend with articles written about teams picked to finish in the bottom third of the ACC. Writers and coaches use phrases like "hope to compete" in lieu of buzzwords like "confident" or any mention of the league title. Miami is no different. The most impressive statistic Christy Chirinos drops at the start of this article is that the Hurricanes return one percent of their assists from last season. One percent. That's insane. Luckily, Manu Lacomte may be the best player on Jim Larranaga's roster, so assists may be the one area that Miami isn't in huge trouble.
- Syracuse Post-Gazette: Tyler Ennis and Trevor Cooney have huge shoes to fill on defense. Jim Boeheim called Brandon Triche and Michael Carter-Williams the best defensive backcourt he's ever had (though Dion Waiters, Triche and Scoop Jardine wreaked all kinds of havoc on the perimeter too). As they lack the length of Carter-Williams and Triche, this might be another reason to hold back on buying too much Syracuse stock before the season gets going in earnest. Perimeter defense was the biggest reason Syracuse made the Final Four last year, so taking a step back on that front will definitely have a big impact.
- Baltimore Sun: While it's true Mark Turgeon's team looked like a headless chicken on offense for much of last season, Maryland improved dramatically down the stretch. The team showed flashes of its potential in two big wins against Duke, though inconsistency still shone through. But it's weird that people think Turgeon can't coach. His teams at Texas A&M weren't stacked with talent and most of them overachieved. Last year's Maryland team lacked a true point guard, which combined with an inside-out approach for a turnover-prone halfcourt offense. This year should be better, though Seth Allen's injury doesn't help the Terps' turnover problems.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Jamie Dixon does a good job explaining the struggles of crafting a schedule here. Interestingly he points out that the 18-game conference schedule gives teams less flexibility with the non-conference schedule. Another tidbit he offers is that it's much less (directly) lucrative to play a big school on national television at a neutral site. That surprised me a lot. Obviously there are exceptions (for instance, Duke makes far more money on its trip to Madison Square Garden than normal home games because the school promotes the event itself), but Dixon estimated neutral games are only worth $100,000 and home games are worth $500,000 in revenue. That's a huge per-game difference.
- Fayetteville Observer: Bret Strelow writes that Duke's athleticism this season will bring back memories of the teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s. There's one thing missing though: great bigs. The national championship teams of those years had Elton Brand and Carlos Boozer, two players with plenty of NCAA success between them. They're also both really big guys. Amile Jefferson may be taller, but he's at least 20 pounds lighter. However, if Jefferson can hold down the post without getting in foul trouble, Strelow's comparisons may look very good.

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Illinois Budget 7.30.09
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Number of farmers markets in Illinois on rise
SPRINGFIELD – Federal data shows Illinois farmers sell only about $114 million a year worth of fruits, vegetables, nuts and berries, compared to $10.9 billion in crops like corn and soybeans. But the number of farmers markets in the state has nearly tripled in a decade, and both the state and federal government are kicking in promotional dollars — including up to $435,000 in grants announced this week — to keep the trend going. By Tim Landis of the State Journal-Register. To localize: Has there been an increase in farmers markets in your area?
State Briefs. News from around the state. Will be posted this evening.
Caterpillar may idle Mapleton plant for two months
PEORIA – Caterpillar Inc. may have to shut down its foundry for two full months at the end of the year if the engine business doesn't pick up, a union official said Wednesday. Rick Doty, president of United Auto Workers Local 974, which represents Caterpillar's hourly workers in the Peoria area, said managers at the Mapleton foundry said that plant is tentatively slated to shut down during November and December because demand in the engine business is down so much. By Paul Gordon of the Peoria Journal Star.
'Pizza farm' also a place to learn about organic methods
DOW – Visions of pizza usually center on the thick-crusted, cheesy creations assembled at a restaurant — not an organic farm in southern Illinois. At the R Pizza Farm near Alton, about 90 miles southwest of Springfield, visitors can learn how ingredients for a pizza can be grown with organic farming methods. Its owner, Walt Gregory, is a businessman turned organic farmer, a teacher of organic farming techniques and a "minister" who gently shares his faith in God with the 6,000 or so people who will visit the farm this year. By Theresa Grimaldi Olsen of the State Journal-Register.
Fairy tales take stage in 'Into the Woods'
JACKSONVILLE – "Into the Woods" – which opened Thursday night in a new production by the Jacksonville Theatre Guild – is full of wry takes on well-known fairy tales, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Rapunzel" and "Cinderella." By Brian Mackey of the State Journal-Register.
Brian Mackey: Finding focus in a world full of distractions
The idea that wandering attention could be beneficial has recently gained traction, at least in the media. But there's a perpendicular strain that's gotten attention in recent years, one that seeks to balance the constant buzz of connectivity with making time to think.
Kelly Epperson: Pregnant women shouldn't worry about the swine flu
I just read this headline: Pregnant women are more vulnerable to the swine flu. I am not making light of the swine flu or any ailment or disease, but jeepers creepers, pregnant women worry enough. They don't need one more thing to keep them up at night.
BRITT: Toon on national health care. Will be posted this evening.
Kevin Haas: Hey, booze isn't rocket science
Oftentimes Americans are distracted with petty issues and overlook important crises, such as world hunger, that desperately need attention. This is another example of one of those times. Today's topic is drinking and getting drunk.I do not like either drinking or getting drunk. I feel like the invention of alcohol started with the question, "What if hitting yourself in the head could come in liquid form?"
Phil Luciano: Another Peoria icon hits the road
One by one, local institutions slip into our collective nostalgia. Big John's. Hunt's Drive-In. The Madison Theater. V.O.P.'s. And on and on. And the march of time has stomped the life out of another landmark, the Hubcap House. You might remember the business in its most glorious - and eclectic - incarnation: a shimmering edifice festooned with 5,000 wheel covers.
Editorial: Hey, Bud: Pete Rose deserves to be eligible for Hall
The rumor that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig was considering reinstating Pete Rose was denied faster than Rickey Henderson used to steal bases in his prime. Henderson was inducted Sunday into the baseball Hall of Fame, an honor that appears will never happen for Rose. Too bad. Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. If the person who has the most hits ever collected during a major league career doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame, who does? An editorial from the Rockford Register Star.
Editorial: Instead of more spending, try fiscal discipline
You could say Americans are seeing red with the news that, for the first time, the federal deficit has topped $1 trillion, and with the fiscal year far from over. Before 2009 is done, the deficit could reach $1.8 trillion, quadrupling the former record. An editorial from the Peoria Journal Star.
Editorial: Reform how lawmakers dole out pet projects
We are not in the habit of engaging in the great editorial page pastime of beating up legislators for funding projects in their districts that are derided as pork by others. One person's pork often is another's economic development project. But members of the Illinois General Assembly make it awfully hard sometimes to restrain ourselves. An editorial from State Journal-Register.
Matt Trowbridge will be writing a mainbar and notebook from the Bears' arrival at training camp. Will be posted this evening.
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Dresden Unit 2 Shuts Down for Planned Refueling and Maintenance
MORRIS, Ill. (Nov. 2, 2009) - Operators safely took Dresden Generating Station Unit 2 offline at 1:00 a.m. today to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Since its last refueling outage in 2007, Unit 2 has operated at an average capacity factor of 98.7 percent. Capacity factor measures reliability by comparing the electricity produced to what the unit would produce operating continuously at full power. "Safety and quality are the keys to a successful outage," said Tim Hanley, Dresden site vice president. Safety is always our top priority, and quality is essential to ensure operating reliability through the unit's next two-year fuel cycle and beyond." During the maintenance outage, workers will perform more than 9,000 inspections and maintenance activities on a variety of plant components and systems. This includes replacing about one-third of the reactor's fuel. Many of the activities performed during the maintenance outage cannot be done while the unit is operating. The station will also complete several major plant modifications during this outage that will enhance Unit 2's reliability. These upgrades include installing new electrical windings in the main generator and replacing the unit's main power transformers. Transformers raise the voltage of the electricity that is generated before it is sent to the electrical grid. To support this effort, the station will utilize the talents and expertise of approximately 1,600 additional workers. These men and women are skilled workers from other Exelon sites, local union halls, travelers from outside the area and specialized vendors. They all provide a benefit to the economy, as they stay at area hotels and eat at local restaurants. Dresden Unit 3 will continue to supply electricity to the area while Unit 2 is offline. Dresden Generating Station is approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The station's two operating units can produce more than 1,700 megawatts net of electricity per hour.
Dresden Unit 1, which began commercial operation in 1960 and was retired in 1978, has been designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society.


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WP Estate has been originally designed for Real Estate independent agents and agencies, but following the several feature updates added since theme launch, you can also use it to build your own real estate portal and allow users to submit properties for free or for a fee (via Paid Submission or Paid Membership, via Stripe and/or PayPal).
Starting WP Estate 3.0, you can use the theme to list properties and rent or book accommodations, all these managed from front end. Check our demo for the details. Please consider that the booking version and non booking version cannot be used at the same time. When booking is enabled, all properties will have the booking form and the private message system available to registered users.
If you are an agent or agency, you can allow users to register and just save their favorite properties and manage your properties from wp-admin
If you wish to monetize the theme, you can now use PayPal and Stripe (for CC payments) and start making money right away in several ways.
1. Enable front end submission and ask users who wish to list properties to purchase a paid Membership Package with recurring option. You can create unlimited packages, each with an expiration date in x days, weeks, months or years. You select the number of listings and featured listings in each package.
2. Alternatively, you can enable Paid Submission and charge for each submission. You can even ask an extra fee for the submitted listing to be transformed into FEATURED property (to always show on top in lists).
2. Enable Booking Module and ask users to pay admin a %fee from the total invoice in order for booking to be confirmed and have access to owners contact details.
As administrator, in WP Estate you can add your own custom property fields, and you can setcustom Advanced Search spots with your own fields. Up to 8 spots are available, and you can use less if you wish. Plus, you have 5 Advanced Search design layouts to choose from.
As Administrator, you can also add your own icons and pins, and edit all categories and actions as you please.
WP Estate features 27+ shortcodes, 7 custom widgets, 4 different design layout for Advanced Search on Google Maps search, full and small width slider on properties, Agents and Properties custom templates, colors controls, and many other easy settings to help you design the theme as you desire.
If you wish to watch our video tutorials, find easily our help information, access forum or get in contact with us for support on our ticket system, you can easily find us at http://wpestate.org/
WP ESTATE Theme Features:
WP Estate Features List
Some of the most interesting options are detailed next, followed by a complete feature list.
Fully Responsive Design – WP Estate adapts on all the devices on which it is opened: iPhones, iPads, tablets, Smartphones or desktop computers.
Google Maps – WP Estate includes an advanced search system for properties, integrated with Google Maps.
Intuitive Admin Panel – WP Estate Theme Options panel features intuitive controls to customize the theme colors and its general settings.
Full Width Slider & Small Width Slider for properties–
Blog Post Slider – In this slider you can also add a Vimeo/YouTube video. You may also turn this slider on/off for each post from Admin.
Custom Post & Page Templates – WP Estate features custom posts for Properties and Agents, each with their own custom settings required by the Real Estate industry.
SEO optimized – WP Estate code structure is clean and organized, allowing search engines to index your website pages correctly.
Complete list of features:
- Dedicated Support Team to answer all your questions, comments and requests promptly.
- WordPress 3.9-4.2 compatibility.
- Built with HTML5 and CSS3.
- Cross Browser compatible, tested on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, IE9, IE10, IE11
- Clean design suitable for real estate companies
- 100% Responsive on all Smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.
- Demo Content included.
- Extensive manual with detailed instructions (http://help.wpestatetheme.org)
- Google Maps API integrated with distinctive pins.
- Full control over the names of categories, pins and icons
- FlexSlider & Revolution Slider integration
- Custom Property Fields
- Custom Advanced Search
- User Registration white labeled (not WordPress)
- Free submission for registered users with their contact form attached to properties
- 4 Advanced Search design layouts
- Ajax Property Filters on Properties List page
- Paid Submission with fee for publishing listing and making listing featured (PayPal supported)
- Membership Submission with expiration date and recurring option (PayPal Supported)
- Translation Module with POEdit.
- 2 level menu navigation, with full control over its colors.
- Intuitive Admin Panel with all the controls you need to customize the theme.
- Full control over theme's colors with unlimited color options.
- An easy way to change Logo, footer logo & favicon from Theme Options.
- Hundreds of Google Fonts available in Admin Panel.
- Google Analytics field available in Theme Options. All you have to do is copy/paste the code from your own account.
- 4 Column Widget Footer that you can customize from Admin.
- Copyright Footer Text editor available in Theme Options.
- Social Share buttons integrated in Blog Post.
- Social Accounts buttons for Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus integrated in the header and on the Contact page.
- Custom Widgets that can be applied on the sidebar and in the footer:
- Mortgage Calculator
- Advanced Search
- Featured Listing
- Social Links Widget
- Contact Widget
- Facebook Widget
- Twitter Widget
- Flick Widget
- Login/User Dashboard Widget
- SEO Optimized and compatible with any third party SEO plugin you'd like to add.
- Custom Page Templates:
- Contact page
- Blog List Page
- Properties List page with property filter options
- Agent List page
- Compare Properties Page
- Advanced Search Results page
- User Dashboard templates
- Page Settings:
- Show Title Yes/No
- Sidebar Position: Left, Right or None
- Select what Sidebar displays if enabled
- Revolution Slider name
- Static Header Image
- Custom coordinates for Google Maps and Google Maps zoom control
- Custom 404 Not Found page included
- Property Page custom settings:
- Assign Agent responsible of the property from the list
- Default settings: County, State, Zip, Country, City, Area, Type, Category, Lot size, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Rooms, Price, after price label.
- Unlimited Custom fields managed by admin
- Unlimited Property Status – managed by admin
- Google Maps position (Latitude, Longitude, Google Street View & Street Camera Control
- Embed Video Code (for the full width slider)
- Unlimited Amenities and Features – managed by admin
- Agent Page custom settings:
- Agent description
- Agent Sale Pitch
- Phone
- Mobile
- Skype ID
- Contact Form (automatically added). This contact form sends all messages received through agent page directly to agent email
- 27+ shortcodes visual in the WordPress Content Editor:
- Threaded Comments
- Unlimited Sidebars
- Well organized code and files
- And many more attractive features!
Clients testimonials:
Brandon – bdomaille PURCHASED
I just wanted to say Thank you to Anna and her team. This theme is amazing. I would certainly suggest it for your Real Estate and Rental site needs. The help section of this theme is detailed and should get you up and running in no time. The theme has been updated with some nice improvements that came about because of user requests, and of course Anna is awesome to communicate with! Give this theme a try!
Petru Tiglar PURCHASED
This theme is by far the best Real Estate theme I have seen. Great job on the theme! Seriously!.
Paul Morel PURCHASED
I would like to thank you for the access. I just downloaded and installed your theme, really good work, really nice organized and clear. Thx a lot. Best regards, Paul
ipman88 PURCHASED
"Thank you for this amazing theme you have developed its one of the best real estate themes we have seen. Well done again on this fantastic theme!"
Alexbaba PURCHASED
"I have bought this theme and it's great, I recommend it 100%. Their support is amazing too. Go for it!"
Hbhousing PURCHASED
"What can I say about this theme? Is it smooth? Yes! Is it responsive? Yes! Is it easy to modify? Yes! Is it SEO friendly? Yes! Do you get great support? Yes! With this theme you don't have to be a whiz kid to have a perfect website.
But there is more than this. I have been looking for a while for a great Real Estate theme that offered what we needed. WP Estate has everything we could wish for, excellent design, great features and above all a unique concept with the integrated Google Maps feature. This allows us to start our new concept with ease.
I Would like to take this moment to thanks Anna for the great help and support."
puiu PURCHASED
"Again, this is one of the best theme available on the market."
Edward Lui, www.MarsHillVirginia.com"
"I just purchased this and Anna has been a wonderful help. I have very beginner-intermediate level skills for wordpress, but Anna has helped me to build my website and is always willing to help. I highly recommend this wordpress theme if you are in the real estate business. Thanks Anna!
"Hi Anna!!! I want to say what a great job you have done on this theme. I love the functionality and extensive page layouts. The features are awesome and the support is the fastest I have seen from most developers I deal with. Once again thank you for a being the best at what you do, you are truly in a league of your own."
johnagdelo PURCHASED
"I recently purchased this theme for a new realtor client. I was and am impressed with the features and attention to detail that this theme provides. I am most impressed with the support I have received for Anna."
Theme Updates
WP ESTATE v3.06 – December 15
UPDATED: Important update for the Sidebar Plugin included in the theme, according to Envato new guidelines. Update is recommended. Update: Revolution Slider to v126.96.36.199
WP ESTATE v3.05 – April 5 – 4.5 WordPress compatibility
ADD: Text in My Profile about requirement to login again after changing password FIX: City Fee title FIX: Show mobile advanced search when search over header media is selected FIX: CSS update for password - remove uppercase FIX: Mobile menu for Android UPDATE: YouTube and Slider shortcodes are updated with unique functions names. These must be re-done. UPDATE: Disable "view" for Membership and Invoices custom post UPDATE: wpestate.po and wpestate.mo UPDATE:code optimization UPDATE: Rev Slider UPDATE to 5.2.4
WP ESTATE v3.04 – December 10
UPDATE: 4.4 WordPress Compatibility (user-dashboard-add.php, front-end-submission.php) UPDATE: Rev Slider to v 5.1.4
WP ESTATE v3.03 – August 24 – WP 4.3 Compatibility
UPDATE: widget_logic function according to WP 4.3 newest functions requirements ADD: Booking module on, added in paypal redirect description Booking ID + Invoice ID. FIX: Edit Booking in admin saves correct property title UPDATE: Facebook Login update - if Facebook API doesn't send use's details (happens sometimes), theme assigns a default email (firstname.lastname@example.com) so account ca be created. Email can be changed. UPDATE: wpml-config.xml UPDATE: Property page to be used in Recent Items shortcode for VC (for who uses this plugin separately from the theme) UPDATE: Rev Slider UPDATE to 5.0 - new rev slider help http://www.themepunch.com/revslider-doc/slider-revolution-documentation/
WP ESTATE v3.02 – June 15
This update follows the instructions from Envato for prettyPhoto XSS fix
Updated pretty photo to version 3.1.6. Update Revolution Slider to 4.6.93
WP ESTATE v3.01 – April 27
This update follows the instructions from Envato to prevent Security Vulnerability for WordPress themes –http://themeforest.net/forums/thread/security-vulnerability-affecting-wordpress-plugins-and-themes/173011
Files updated:
- class-tgm-plugin-activation.php (path to this file wpestate/libs/plugins/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php) - general-settings.php (path to this file wpestate/libs/general-settings.php) - dasboard-prop-listing.php (path to this file - wpestate/libs/templates/dasboard-prop-listing.php )
WP ESTATE v3.0 – updated for 4.2 WordPress Compatibility , April 24
- get_avatar_url() replaced with wpestate_get_avatar_url() in bloglisting.php line 18 bloglisting_search.php line 15 functions.php line 606 shortcodes.php line 671 and 738 single.php line 59 - Sidebar plugin update included in the theme to be compatible with 4.2 requirements. Change made is below: multiple_sidebar_plugins.php added 'id'=>sanitize_title($sidebar), at line 60 IMPORTANT NOTE:This is a third party plugin, but we had to make it compatible with WordPress 4.2 standards. Because of that - all custom sidebars added before this update in SIDEBARS - ADD NEW - will need to be populated with WIDGETS again from Appearance - Widgets. Then all pages with custom sidebars will have to be saved again. - Rev Slider update to 4.6.9 NOTE: export your revolutions sliders before you update. For some clients - the update deleted their SLIDERS. - map-search-form.php
WP ESTATE v3.0 – released on October 1, 2014
Booking Module – video tutorials – https://www.youtube.com/
and help – http://help.wpestatetheme.org/#booking
NEW: Booking Rental Module (once activated in theme options, the following new features will be available): ---Availability calendar on all properties ---Advanced Search custom for booking module (auto-complete for City and Area, dropdown for number of guests, check-in and check-out fields) ---Set price by day, week or month. All invoices will calculate the costs based on the value of 1 booking day. ---Number of guests for all properties ---City Fee and Cleaning fee for all properties ---Booking form on all properties (date from, date to - but only for aavailable dates, number of guests, comments, and invoice listing of total costs) ---Booking form and Message system are available only for registered users ---Message contact system for registered users with INBOX system in user dashboard ---Bookings, My Reservations, My Inbox (new pages in User Dashboard) ---Restrict access to Property Owner info unless booking is confirmed ---Booking confirmation requires owner approval and (if admin asks for a fee), the fee payment. ---Booking fee payment to ADMIN can be done via STRIPE or PayPal ---Owner can edit the invoice before he sends it to user who has asked for a booking ---Owner can delete, edit an invoice before invoice is paid (but not after) ---Owner can reject a booking (but only before booking fee payment fee is processed). ---Owner can view all approved bookings via his user dashboard page ---Owner can add manual booking in order to block certain dates from property calendar ---Owner receives email notification when: property is published, booking is received, booking is deleted by user, invoice is paid by user, a new message is received via INBOX ---Owner can confirm a booking without payment fee, if admin sets admin fee to 0. ---User can see the invoice generated (with details) in RESERVATIONS page ---User can send messages from property page to owner at any time. Replies are received in INBOX page ---User can delete a booking after it was sent to owner, but only before booking is confirmed. ---User CAN'T make bookings for dates already booked. ---User can pay booking fee with Credit Card (via Stripe) or with PayPal. ---User receives email notification when: his booking is confirm, his booking is rejected, a new invoice was generated, a booking was confirmed, a new message was received in INBOX page. NEW: STRIPE merchant for Paid Listings and for Membership Packages NEW: On/off control for Stripe and Paypal merchants in Theme Options NEW: Assign property to user from admin - edit property EDIT: Advanced search results shows all results in title. Plugin update: Rev Slider 4.06 update FIX: Advanced search type 4 must be clicked twice to close FIX: Advanced Search custom labels for non latin characters FIX: IE click on thumb redirecting to page not found FIX: Meters translation resets measurement system to ft in shortcodes and property page. FIX: User profile image doesn't show in user dashboard after page refresh.
WP ESTATE v2.05 – released on June 18 2014
NEW: 4 Header Styles (different positions for logo, menu and social icons) NEW: Margin Top control for header logon NEW: Font Subsets control (for cyrilic and other subsets available) NEW: Added icons for bedrooms, bathrooms, size in property uni (properties list and properties shortcode) NEW: Left Widget Area in User Menu NEW: Pagination for Advanced Search results, My Properties (dashboard), My Listings (Agent Post) NEW: Font Awesome shortcode NEW: WPML functions for custom fields NEW: Tags for properties (can be used in tag cloud) NEW: Pin effect on google maps EDIT: Google Login requires you create an APP (new changes from Google - https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OpenID). New Help http://help.wpestatetheme.org/#googlelogin EDIT: Removed Google Maps shortcode (latest Google Maps API works only if you use the embed code from Google Maps directly) EDIT: Update Rev Slider to latest version EDIT: Social Icons updated to larger size EDIT: Slider max height changed to 590px (for large resolutions) EDIT: CSS for images in full slider (ideal size 1600 * 590) EDIT: added Address label for Address in property page EDIT: removed Listing ID because assigned by WordPress because it could not be used in Custom Search. EDIT: removed firstname.lastname@example.com from email sent header EDIT: added link on thumb for properties list in responsive EDIT: Google Maps in Admin Property panel to show only the last pin clicked on the map EDIT: ON/OFF for Agent Post title in admin EDIT: POEDIT updates for missing terms FIX: added after label for Recent Listings shortcode FIX: allowed non latin characters in advanced search custom fields labels FIX: advanced search type 1 not show categories and actions with no properties FIX: breadcrumbs text for search page FIX: HTML validation errors FIX: floating bar start point FIX: small slider option not saving when submitting property FIX: Rev Slider on contact page FIX: missing shortcode images in editor FIX: CSS updates FIX: removed sticky header on resolutions below 1024 (loading too abruptly) FIX: Select featured image in EDIT not working - front end submission
WP ESTATE 2.04 – Released on March 7 2014
NEW: Sticky Header. NEW: User Submission Form - user can uploaded multiple images at one time. NEW: User Submission Form - user can select which of the images is featured. EDIT: User Submission Form -Google Maps (added more map options and replaced the pin to map behavior) NEW: Mobile Menu changed EDIT: Registration - don't allow username withblank spaces EDIT: Generate smaller thumbs for recents items shortocode (improve website loading time of slower internet connections) EDIT: Page not found (remove map in header) EDIT: new POEDIT terms. EDIT: Property Header Slider images alignment for big screen resolutions FIX: Sanitize Title for slugs in latin characters with diacritics FIX: Membership - packages with 0 listings made properties featured automatically FIX: Property Title when going with the mouse over the pin on the Google Maps. UPDATE: Revolution slider version to latest version released by Theme Punch (4.2.2)
WP ESTATE 2.03 – Released on January 29, 2014
NEW: Membership & Packages option: Turns registered users into agents automatically (with on/off control) NEW: Recent Listings shortcodes includes Action, City and Area (you can now create unlimited combinations of listings) NEW: Pretty Photo gallery on Property Page (for Small and Full width slider) UPDATED: Full search support for non-latin characters (tested with hebrew, greek, chinese, cyrilic). UPDATED: Tweet This for blog posts UPDATED: POEDIT terms UPDATED: made phone number and email clickable for agent page list andagent shortcode UPDATED: all input forms FIX: Live PayPal API update for recurring payments FIX: Recent Items listings showing incorrect city FIX: Pagination for Properties List template, when chosen as homepage.
WP ESTATE 2.021 – Released on January 13, 2014
- Contact Form 7 support - Count number next to title on Advanced Search - Revolution Slider version modified to v 4.03 - Fixed wp-admin responsive on property page - Small fix on min price when Advanced Search is default
WP ESTATE 2.02 – Released on January 1, 2014
NEW: Option "None" in Custom Advanced Search fields (if you want to add less than 8 spots) NEW: Allow users to save favorites and not submit properties EDIT: Revolution Slider updated to latest version EDIT: Front End Submission, calendar property field shows calendar EDIT: Optimized default images to have smaller size EDIT: If custom fields are not filled in, they don't show on property page EDIT: Remove WordPress from emails headers that are sent after registering on the website FIX: Property page in WP-ADMIN, some boxes were not aligned with WordPress 3.8 update FIX:: Properties Approved automatically not showing in lists without being edited in wp-admin FIX: Advanced Search design on internal pages with image in header FIX: Paragraph spaces added in front end submission form - Description panel not being saved
WP ESTATE 2.01 – Released on December 2
NEW: Confirmed support for the YOAST WordPress SEO plugin EDIT: Contact Page - added fax number EDIT: Updated the order of properties in Recent Items shortcode, Properties List and taxonomy list: Featured are always first, next come properties by publish date (recent first) EDIT: PayPal Currencies - added RUB as currency EDIT: Remove Price Mandatory from submit form FIX: Show default fields in Advanced Search Mobile - when custom fields are set to NO FIX: Small updates to PO file FIX: In property Small Slider featured image shows first FIX: New Property custom fields update in Compare page as well FIX
WP ESTATE 2.0 – Released on November 18
NOTICE: After upgrade theme files to 2.0 version go to Themes panel in WP-ADMIN, de-activate and activate the theme again.
NEW: Theme Options have been unified in one panel, with an improved design. Settings have been added (not removed). NEW: Custom Fields management panel. Most of theme's default property settings are now editable. You can also add new Property Settings. NEW: Advanced Search management panel, with editable fields. There are 8 spots you can edit with any custom fields and default property settings. NEW: Google Maps clusterer. The option can be turned off from Theme Options. You can also select at what Google Maps zoom level you activate the cluster. NEW: Publish submitted listings from user dashboard automatically, with on/off control in Theme Options. Applies for free submission, paid submission and membership package submission. NEW: Small Slider is added as an option on front end submission form. NEW: AJAX filters are added also on taxonomy pages (Property Category, Property Action, Property City and Property Area) EDITED: text enabled on Agents List and Properties list custom page templates. FIXED: IE10 display for properties list FIXED: Filters show properties by selected filter (not mandatory with status Featured) FIXED: .PO translation for User Submission Form and Admin Theme Options
WP Estate 1.94 – Released November 6, 2013.
This upgrade includes a few IMPORTANT notes.
For clients who are upgrading from an older version, please consider the following:
– Deactivate and activate the theme again for listings to pick up the new FEATURED option and new Zoom Controls on taxonomy pages. If you upgrade from v1.93, Theme Options will be saved. If you upgrade from an older version, Theme Options will be overwritten (like landing address and custom colors).
– If you want to update also the revolution slider as well you must:
1. Connect via FTP manager to WPESTATE/WP-Content/plugins/revslider
2. Go to theme pack in WPESTATE/LIBS/PLUGINGS/REVSLIDER , open the folder and copy the files to your domain, in WPESTATE/wp-content/plugins/revslider
– If you upgrade from an older version and you want to activate NEW Membership packages, package limits will not consider the listings already submitted (paid or free).
– The most recommended way is to start a new account for all users, to have an accurate package limit number.
– PayPal IPN account details must be updated for Membership to work (please see our manual above). Recurring is supported only by the OLD API, so you must add IPN – API info in Theme Options. If you want to test with Sandbox, you must add Sandbox API. If you want to test with LIVE API, you must add LIVE API info.
FEATURES LIST v1.94
- NEW: If you change from Paid or Free Submission to MEMBERSHIP, the default package (FREE MEMBERSHIP) will not consider listings added before the switch (only the new listings are substracted from the package). - NEW in Theme Options - Pay per membership (alternative to Pay per listing or FREE listings submission) - NEW in WP-ADMIN - Membership packages (ADD NEW PACKAGE and EDIT PACKAGE) - NEW in Theme Options, FREE MEMBERSHIP free listings included and free featured listings included in the default package (assigned at registration). - NEW: A Membership package includes: Name, payment cycle (day, week, month or year), payment cycle value (x days, x weeks and so on), listings included, featured listings included (deduct from total listings), package price and option to display package or not. - NEW: Users see all packages in My Profile and can select to upgrade/downgrade package from the same page. - NEW: Deleted listings deduct from package listings. User package will always consider deleted listings when counting package remaining listings. - NEW: Users can choose to have a package recurring (the payment repeats every x day/week/month/year, as you've set for the package). - NEW: If user's package expires because he didn't renew or he doesn't have money in account, the package returns to FREE MEMBERSHIP by default. All his listings will have status EXPIRED (expired won't show in listings). If user decided to renew package, he can re-submit listings for approval. He'll be able to re-submit only the number of listings allowed by his package. - NEW: INVOICE MENU - a system to see what users have purchased different packages - NEW: EDIT USER - the possibility to assign a package manually to an user by adding the Package ID, listings included and featured listings included. - NEW in Theme Options - Add an extra fee for Featured Listing Option (a fee which will be paid though PayPal for each property if paid listing is enabled) - NEW: Featured listings have a green Featured label on thumbs and show first in line in all listings. - NEW: New notification for Admin if a user pays for a listing to be featured (includes the name of the property paid in the email). - NEW: Admin can make featured listings from Front End submission. He sees all listings on the website. - NEW: ON/OFF control in Theme Options to show or not to show EMPTY CITY and AREAS in advanced search - NEW: Google Maps zoom control in Theme Options that applies for taxonomy pages. - EDITED: City and Area in front end submission forms show as a drop-down with all cities and areas added in WP-ADMIN - EDITED: Phone numbers have "call to" so they're clickable on mobile phones - NEW: Google Maps zoom control in Theme Options that applies for taxonomy pages. - EDITED: minimum height for property listing to min 345px, to accomodate listings with more info and not brake alignment - EDITED: registration/forgot password email have client's website details in FROM headers (no WordPress) - EDITED: added the minim image size requirements for User Profile image - FIX: update message when user changes user info (not email) - FIX: click on hover thumbs not working after using filters
WP Estate 1.93 – Released on October 24
New Features: - Property List template features AJAX filters (Action, Category, City, Area and Order By) - Login with Facebook, Yahoo and Google - ON/OFF control for each login button in Theme Options - IDX PRO support (we had to make changes to the standard IDX PRO version CSS as well, to accomodate both). - we added Google Zoom map control in WP_ADMIN: Edit Page, Edit Property, Edit Agent and Edit Post - New sidebar widget for LOGIN/REGISTER (login and register forms are built with Ajax) - Agent Page header Google Maps shows the listings assigned to Agent - from My Listings. Because of this new improved login, we removed the custom coordinates for this custom post. - Added Property ID on front end, under price (Property Details). The ID is taken from wp-admin - Edit Property (given by WordPress) and shows Listing Id: LST-Property ID. - Advanced Search ON/OFF control for REvolution Slider and Images in header Current features updates: - Scrolling option added in Drop Down filters - When submitting property user types in City & Area (so Admin doesn't have to pre-add all cities * areas) - User Dashboard colors are taken from Agent Border custom color set in Theme Options - Design. - Contact Widget updated (URL with text link and email with mailto:) - My Profile - Changing Password (new notification if the email is already saved for another account). - Changed Similar Lisitngs to include the last 3 properties from the same category and/or action (opposite to category, as it was until this version) - When de-activating and activating the theme, custom Map Settings and Color Settings are kept. Fixes: - Google Maps updated for 3G internet connections
WP Estate 1.92 – Released on October 11
- Remove CAPTCHA from contact forms - Contact Forms with AJAX - Added Remove Favorites button in User Dashboard - Small Slider alternative for Property Pages. When Small Slider is selected the header opens with the Google Maps address and Property Info Box open - Added default categories in Advanced Search and Advanced Search widget: All Listings, All Types, All Cities, All Areas - Filter Areas by City in Advanced Search - Attach Area to a City in wp-admin - Advanced Search shows in google maps only the listings from results. The same applies to listings by City, by Area, by Action or by Category. - Added switch button for PayPal Sandbox and LIVE in Theme Options - In email received by property agent or user, we added the link of the page from where email is sent.
WP Estate 1.9.1 – Released on September 25
- Ajax Login/Register Forms - AJAX Property Submission FORM - User Profile with profile image, contact info - Assign User profile to properties submitted by user. People can contact the user from Property Page - Favorite Listings with Login/Register AJAX pop-up forms - Forget Password - Change Password - Homepage Google Maps control to be smaller (like in internal pages). Turn this option ON from Theme Options - Appearance -Pin a property to Google Maps from Address (it is a new button in Admin and Front end submission). This is a second alternative to typing latitude & longitude.
WP Estate 1.9 – Released on September 18 (available for download)
- 3 new Advanced Search Layouts - Advanced Search Type 2: vertical, with Ajax contact form - Advanced Search Type 3: vertical - Advanced Search Type 4: horizontal - ON/OFF control in wp-admin for the Map Filters on Google Maps - Added all PayPal currencies for paid submissions
WP Estate 1.8 available for download starting September 10
- Paid Submission via PayPal - Enable Paid Submissions from Theme Options - Set the price for 1 submission from Theme Options - Set the currency for 1 submission from Theme Options (EURO or USD) - Added email notification for Admin when new user submits a property - Added email notification for Admin when user edits a submitted property - Added email notification for Admin when user pays for a property submission - Added ON/OFF control to show or not all Features and Amenities (including those that don't apply for a property) - Added Filter Button on Property Page List template - If user clicks on Filters like TYPE Bedrooms NO and doesn't add info, the text shows again after user goes to next filter
WP Estate 1.7 available for download
Front End user submission with dedicated plugin and 2 dedicated shortocodes (for Login and Register forms) Property Pins & Icon submission Removed the need to have an action for a property Revolution Slider integration ($15 value integration) Advanced Search Widget plugin Zillow Estimate widget plugin New colors controls for second menu, new widgets, hover effect Removed Yellow Man (Google Street View) from Homepage and Internal Pages google maps Recent Items shortcode updated to filter latest listings and articles by category ID New shortcode added to filter articles and listings by post ID Geolocation on Google Maps with on/off control in Admin. Added Radius control for Geolocation in Theme Options
WP Estate 1.6 – second release August 10 2013 which includes:
- Google Street View angle camera control - Property price disappears if none is set - After price label added to edit Properties - Property status management added - Features & Amenities management added - dsIDXpress WordPress Plugin compatibility added (with a custom css that resembles the general theme design) - <a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/dsidxpress/">http://wordpress.org/plugins/dsidxpress/ </a> - IDX listings to show on header map, if IDX widget exists on the sidebar (works with dsIDXpress only) - Property Page title labels management added - Floating Menu labels management added - Custom CSS can be used with Custom Colors set to NO - Improved Contact Form behavior (show message status) - Fixed edit Actions - to not create new actions automatically - X close bar added to featured images on Google Maps - Custom Google Maps coordinates for individual Pages and Posts - Custom image to replace Google Maps for individual Pages and Posts
Important: If you are upgrading to V1.6 from v1.5, please notice that all custom Theme Options will be overwritten because we're adding a complex change to theme functionality. After you upgrade, de-activate and activate the theme again from WP-Admin so that the new Page Property Options page populates with the default content. Thank you for your understanding.
WP Estate 1.0 – initial release July 29 2013
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Diaspora was billed as the Anti-Facebook, its idea borne from four college students at a most serendipitous time -- last year, when Facebook was accused of violating user privacy and anti-Facebook feeling was high. Apparently the concept was so "cool" that even Mark Zuckerberg donated money to the quartet.
Then it all seemed to disappear until yesterday, when a blog post by chief executive Maxwell Salzberg, began writing about Diaspora's new plans. "For the past few months, we've been pretty quiet, because we've been hard at work. . . . We are working on an outline of what we have learnt so far, and where we see Diaspora going in the next year," he wrote.
Salzberg continues on to say the group is meeting with partners and others to "get more people involved and invested in Diaspora."
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So, it would appear that the company failed to capitalize on any anti-Facebook feeling, has no active user base, and seems to have few relationships or new investors a year after being touted as the new pretty, young thing.
While once Facebook may have been slightly worried about Diaspora, I'm sure this start-up is no longer on its radar.
Hat Tip: ReadWriteWeb


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I have my jTable populated with the data from a database using this code:but can't figure out how I'd be able to implement a way for the user to be able to select the entire (already have it set to where once clicked, it highlights the row of data on the jTable) row and then click "Delete" button and it pick that exact row out and find it in the database and delete it.try { String url = "jdbc:odbc:dts"; String user = ""; String password = ""; Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password); lblConnect.setText("Successfully connected."); String getCust = "SELECT * FROM Customer"; PreparedStatement ps = con.prepareStatement(getCust); ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery(); while (rs.next()){ String s = rs.getString(1); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 0); s = rs.getString(2); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 1); s = rs.getString(3); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 2); s = rs.getString(4); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 3); s = rs.getString(5); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 4); s = rs.getString(6); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 5); s = rs.getString(7); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 6); s = rs.getString(8); jTable1.setValueAt(s, R, 7); R++; } } catch (Exception e) { lblConnect.setText("Connection Failed. Error A009"); } }
How would I get which row the user clicked before clicking the Delete button?


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Saturday Morning Social-Bingo
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Poppinjay's Cafe in Bellevue
10:00 am
Contact Name:
Judi Dykes
Contact Phone:
(425) 444-8831
Contact Email:
A great way to start a Saturday! Approximately 50 members gather to socialize, plan for the week and future events. Doors open at 10:00. Meeting starts at 10:30
Guests are welcome to attend 2 free meetings before joining the club.
The social meeting provides the details for many upcoming activities. Lots of laughs and handouts. This is a good opportunity to meet and develop new friendships. Maybe sign up for something new or get really involved and sponsor an event.
Address is Poppinjay's Café 3009 112th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA.
A map and directions are available on the attached flyer.
© 2008-2020 - Seattle's Sleepless Singles - All Rights Reserved
Privacy Statement


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Nineteen Wabash College employees were saluted at the 19th Annual Recognition Dinner for Bi-Weekly Employees, held at the Crawfordsville Country Club on Tuesday, May 24. Employees with 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, and five years of service to the College were honored.
Recognized for 35 years of service were Ron Copeland, Chet Starnes, and Dean Waldon, Campus Services.
Recognized for 30 years of service was Rick Sommerville, Campus Services.
Recognized for 25 years of service were Ron Bowerman and Dick Webber, Campus Services; and Linda Weaver, Assistant to the Dean of Admissions.
Recognized for 20 years of service were Mike Griffin, Campus Services; Carolyn Harshbarger, Annual Giving Assistant; and Diane Norton, Library Circulation.
Being recognized for 15 years of service was John Flaurr, Campus Services.
Commended as 10-year employees were Steven Hester and William Stone, Campus Services.
Recognized for five years of service were Heather Bazzani, Alumni Secretary; Terry Heath, Campus Services, Delores Jellison, Bon Appetit Food Service; Sharon Metcalf, Modern Languages/Literature and Classics Secretary; Carrie Mitchell, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Major Gifts; and Sherry Ross, Administrative Secretary to the Dean of Students.


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A split panel of the Third Circuit recently joined the minority of federal courts that have denied preliminary injunctive relief to for-profit corporations and their owners in RFRA and Free Exercise challenges to the HHS Mandate. Both judges in the majority (Judge Rendell and Judge Garth) endorse the district court's conclusions that "a secular, for-profit corporation . . . has no free exercise rights under the First Amendment, and is not a "person" under RFRA." Writing in dissent, Judge Jordan contends (powerfully) that these conclusions rest on erroneous premises and merit further consideration by the court. If anything, Judge Jordan's dissent understates the problems with the majority's adoption of these conclusions because the standard of review did not require him to reach definitive conclusions. There is no legal basis for a judicial carve-out of "secular, for profit corporations" from RFRA's protections.
RFRA provides that "[g]overnment shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion" unless the government satisfies strict scrutiny. 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1(a) (emphasis added). In the U.S. Code, "person" ordinarily encompasses "corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals." 1 U.S.C. § 1. Nothing in RFRA excludes corporations generally. To the contrary, it is plain that corporations can assert claims under RFRA. The only Supreme Court case applying RFRA against the federal government involved a claim asserted by a corporation, O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal.
Rather than adopt the obviously incorrect interpretation of "person" to exclude corporations, courts have carved up the category of corporations into "religious corporations" and "secular, for-profit corporations." But there is no textual basis for this distinction in the statutory term "person."
When one analyzes the claim, it turns out that the argument is not really about the meaning of the word "person" (even though the conclusion of the argument purports to be a claim about the meaning of this word). Rather, the argument pivots on "exercise of religion." In the words of the district court opinion adopted by the Third Circuit, "a for-profit, secular corporation cannot exercise religion."
Again, the claim is not that corporations cannot engage in exercise of religion. After all, corporations can, and do, exercise religion. Consider, for example, Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. or Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The claim, rather, is limited to "secular, for-profit corporations." But the claim rests on a mistake about "exercise of religion" under federal law and a mistake about corporate action.
As to "exercise of religion," it is plain that a religiously based refusal to do something otherwise required by law is an "exercise of religion." Indeed, two of the leading cases on the meaning of the Free Exercise Clause involved individuals who refused, in the course of their employment (profit-seeking employment!) to do something. Because of their religious beliefs, Eddie Thomas refused to fabricate tank turrets and Adele Sherbert refused to work on Saturdays. These religion-based refusals were their protected exercises of religion.
A corporation's religion-based refusal to engage in a particular action is also an "exercise of religion." A corporation's religion-based refusal to open its stores on Sundays, for example, is as much an exercise of religion as an individual's refusal to work on Saturdays. The involvement of a profit motive makes no difference. People work for money, and some choose not to work on certain days for religious reasons. Similarly, for-profit corporations operate for money, and some choose not to operate on certain days for religious reasons.
Some judges seem to think that a for-profit corporation can do nothing but seek profits. In the Third Circuit decision mentioned above, for example, Judge Garth insists that "the purpose–and only purpose–of the plaintiff Conestoga is to make money!" There is no reason to characterize corporate purpose so narrowly, and certainly no basis in corporate law to do so. Even a publicly traded corporation with an obligation to act in the best interests of shareholders can be "socially responsible" and incur various costs in pursuit of long-term value and goodwill.
Unfortunately, the misunderstandings involved run even deeper. Judge Garth approvingly adopts Judge Heaton's reasoning in the Hobby Lobby case that "[g]eneral business corporations . . . do not pray, worship, observe sacraments or take other religiously-motivated actions separate and apart from the intention and direction of their individual actors." But this reasoning applies as well, of course, to religious corporations. All corporations act through "the intention and direction of their individual actors." When performed under certain circumstances, however, the actions of individuals count as the action of the corporation. We have no problem understanding this concept in the context of discrimination. If a for-profit corporation were to announce a policy to refuse to hire Muslims, or adherents of some other religion, there would be no difficulty in attributing that religion-based discrimination to the corporation. The law recognizes corporate intention and corporate motivation all over the place. If a for-profit corporation can discriminate on the basis of religion, why can't a for-profit corporation perform some other act on the basis of religion? When Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., for example, decides to honor the Sabbath by staying closed on Sundays (and thereby forgoing profits the corporation would otherwise earn), that is a corporate act on the basis of religion–a corporate "exercise of religion." And just as a corporate refusal, for religious reasons, to operate on a particular day is a corporate "exercise of religion" under federal law, so too is a corporate refusal, for religious reasons, to include particular drugs and devices in the group health plan offered by the corporation to its employees.
Statutory law does sometimes distinguish between for-profit and not-for-profit corporations. Under Title VII, for example, for-profit corporations may not limit hiring to co-religionists, while some not-for-profit corporations can. But this only shows that Congress knows how to make that distinction when it wishes to do so. Congress made no such distinction in RFRA.
If people think that, as a matter of good public policy, there should be such a difference, then Congress can amend RFRA. Or Congress can amend the PPACA to explicitly exclude the application of RFRA's protections from the statutory scheme. These exclusions might raise some constitutional questions, but we are not even close to that right now. Instead, some courts are incorrectly carving out certain corporations from RFRA's blanket coverage. These judicial carve-outs are based on mistaken statutory interpretation, a mistaken understanding of the meaning of "exercise of religion," and a mistaken understanding of corporate action.


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If you already have a ticket in hand for "Sweet Charity," now at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe, give yourself a pat on the back. If you don't have a ticket, get one now, because this letter-perfect show is sure to sell out. Director Michael Halberstam and musical director Doug Peck do everything right, and it would be hard to imagine a better cast, especially Tiffany Topol in a star turn as Charity Hope Valentine, the down-on-her-luck New York City dance hall hostess who keeps her chin up in the face of dispiriting odds.
The talented folks at Writers' Theatre probably can't wait to spread their wings in a larger theater to be designed by starchitect Jeanne Gang, but much of the success of "Sweet Charity" stems from the clever ways Halberstam and crew channel the energies of a big show into the intimate Tudor Court space. Lighting and sound cues (lighting by John Culbert, sound by Joshua Horvath) substitute for fussy sets and props in a less-is-more sleight of hand that demonstrates how wildly inflated Broadway budgets are. When Charity is trapped in an elevator with a panicked Oscar Lindquist (the delightful Jarrod Zimmerman), the elevator is merely a rectangle of light, but as Zimmerman frantically climbs its nonexistent walls, the audience gets the picture and the focus stays on the superb players.
The versatility of Collette Pollard's simple but effective set accomplishes similar miracles. A loft above the action houses a jazz combo serving up the rich sound of Peck's re-imagined score: conductor/pianist Tom Vendafreddo, BJ Cord, Bill Harrison, Nick Moran and Bob Rummage. That same platform doubles as a carnival ride — Charity and Oscar are trapped once again — and tops a lake in Central Park into which a hapless Charity is pushed by her thieving boyfriend in the opening scene. In a larger theater, Charity would end up in the orchestra pit, but this adaptation keeps her front and center — and really, you won't want to take your eyes off Topol, in her skimpy pink dress (charming costumes by David Hyman) and bobbing pony tale as she adeptly struts her stuff.
"Sweet Charity" is a dance musical — Gwen Verdon played Charity when the show opened on Broadway in 1966, directed and choreographed by Verdon's husband, Bob Fosse — and Jessica Redish's choregraphy for Writers' Theatre smartly compresses the dancers' movements for maximum oomph in a small area. Tiny movements of heads and limbs add up to dazzling effect.
With a smart book by Neil Simon (based on a Fellini screenplay), catchy music by Cy Coleman (try to get "Big Spender" out of your head) and shrewd lyrics by Dorothy Fields, "Sweet Charity" is richly entertaining throughout its two-and-a-half hours, but it is also surprisingly affecting, and this is where Halberstam's production excels. This talented ensemble portrays the musical's quirky characters as real people, and we can't help but be moved by them.
Anyone who plays the role of Charity must be a triple threat, and Tiffany Topol is certainly that, but above all it is her skill as an actor that keeps this production humming — that, and the abilities of every other ensemble member, all of them accomplished singers, dancers and actors and who play multiple roles. All deserve mention: Karen Burthwright (an exceptional singer), Adam Estes, James Earl Jones, Ericka Mac, Jeff Parker (melodious as film star Vittorio Vidal), Travis Porchia, Liam Quealy, Emily Ariel Rogers (her dancing and long legs will wow you) and Katie Spelman.
"Sweet Charity" has been extended through April 14. Don't miss it.
"Sweet Charity"
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Tickets $35 – $75 at box office (376 Park Ave., Glencoe); (847) 242-6000; www.writerstheatre.org
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Nokia on November 25 launched its first touch panel 5800 XpressMusic handsets in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$14,900 (US$446).
In addition to continuing to launch new music handsets in the Taiwan market, Nokia also plans to launch Nokia Music Store, Comes with Music, and Chinese-version Ovi services in Taiwan in 2009, according to market sources.
With its pricing and function rich specifications, the 5800 XpressMusic handset is competitive in the high-end market, according to market watchers.
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International Typing Assessment Standards: What They Are and Why UltraKey Follows Them!
October 15, 2015 by Art Willer #UltraKey typing assessment standards0
International Typing Assessment Standards
What They Are and Why UltraKey Follows Them!
When it operates its annual Keyboard Challenge, the Davis School District sets UltraKey to Modified International Typing Contest Rules (MITCRs) because the MITCRs provide a single typing score that can be compared from person to person and situation to situation.
The MITCRs define a standard score that can be compared with performances anywhere in the world. Frankly, we are yet to find any keyboarding tutor or other software-based typing assessment that provides a standard score of any kind, other than UltraKey. This article explains what needs to happen to determine a standard score.
The MITCRs establish a single typing score called a net speed which is calculated by reducing the gross speed a certain amount depending on how many errors the person makes during a test.
The UltraKey preferences display the control panel shown here, which explains how the MITCRs net speed calculation is made and enables the standard to be selected for the school, class or home.
Not a Simple Task
Calculating net speed is simple. The challenge lays in accurately assessing typing performance so the calculation can be made.
UltraKey is uniquely researched and developed to meet the standards of measurement required by the MITCRs. UltraKey meets the following critical criteria:
Analysis has to be completed to the character level.
To standardize the word count, the MITCRs define a typing word to be 5 keystrokes.
The sequence The boy hit the ball has 5 English words in it but it only has 4 typing words: The b oy hi t the ball
To standardize the error count, the MITCRs define one word error to be any typing word with an error in it.
In the example, if one typist keyboards The boy hit the bull and another typist keyboards The boy hit the beck, both typists made 1 word error even though it might be argued that bull has fewer errors than beck.
The upshot is that the software has to identify all errors at the character level and segment the typing into typing words in order to precisely calculate the words typed and the word errors made.
If a typing program only highlights English words mis-typed, then the software cannot provide a standard typing score and definitely cannot meet the MITCRs standard. UltraKey highlights each wrong key, missed key, and inserted key.
Analysis has to be accurate.
When a typing program measures your typing, try missing a word, mixing up the next word, and then adding a word in the same sentence. If the software starts marking everything wrong after the first missed word or gives up at the mixed up word, then you have just witnessed this truth: The accuracy of any typing program is only as good as the intelligence its human creators have put into it.
Bytes of Learning has researched and developed its typing analysis technology for over 25 years. As a result, UltraKey is a very powerful and reliable typing measurement tool that handles very complicated series of typing errors and provides an accurate analysis.
You can tell that a program is accurately assessing your typing performance when it presents a detailed analysis that identifies each keystroke error. This includes the identification of letters and words that have been omitted, letters and words that have been inserted, and letters and words that have been replaced.
Up to 5 minutes of timed typing must be permitted.
Even one minute of uninterrupted typing can seem like an eternity, especially to an 8 year-old. However, to achieve a standardized typing score, the software must be able to administer a 5-minute timed typing test to be considered truly official.
UltraKey provides 1-minute, 2-minute up to 5-minute timed typing tests.
Discretion Permitted
Davis School District has chosen the 2-minute limit as their standard setting for the annual Keyboard Challenge because it presents enough challenge for grade 4 to 6 students, and certainly enough to give a reasonable measure of typing performance.
Mature users who are looking for certifiable measures of their typing ability for job preparation, should complete a 5-minute timed test. However, typists should complete the UltraKey curriculum and then build their endurance using the UltraKey Typing Forum. A 5-minute test is something one needs to work up to.
Why You Should Care
Even if you are not concerned about getting standardized keyboarding scores, you should still be concerned about the accuracy and usefulness of any report a keyboarding program provides. Accurate character level analysis is critical to identifying ways to improve your typing, and clues to providing specific help when it is called for. Put differently, if a computer program cannot precisely assess your typing accuracy, how it can it possibly recommend how you should improve?
There is far more than meets the eye in making any keyboarding software effective. UltraKey provides a solid foundation for skill development and skill measurement as this article demonstrates.
For additional information or comments, contact us.


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Lady Gaga Cameos as Waitress in 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' [PHOTO + NSFW VIDEO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Lady Gaga took a break in her busy touring and recording schedule to stretch her legs on the big screen, donning a waitress' uniform and settling in behind the counter of a diner to share a few black-and-white moments with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
The pop star posted a snapshot of her character on Instagram with the caption, "It's true! I'll be in 'Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For' with my favorite scene partner Joseph-Gordon-Levitt I love Rodriguez he really killed this one!"
The newly released trailer is an action-packed glimpse of the Frank Miller movie, following in its predecessor's footsteps with its film noir and comic book styles. Amidst the scenes of violence and half-dressed women, Lady Gaga — fittingly dolled up for the film's retro look — comes to Gordon-Levitt's rescue with a crumpled $1 bill.
This isn't the first acting role for Mother Monster, who had a small part in the 2013 flick 'Machete Kills.' She must've enjoyed her taste of movie stardom to make a return to acting!
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Even before the Justices took the bench for what might have, mistakenly, seemed like a blockbuster argument on global warming – there was even a demonstrator in polar bear costume on the plaza – the spotlight shifted to the Court's decision not to hear two NRA challenges to gun regulation laws.
Today's case, actually six different lawsuits rolled into one, was not about the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate greenhouse gases. That was settled seven years ago in Massachusetts v. EPA. The arguments heard by the Justices today focused on the EPA's "tailoring rule" under which the agency adjusts, or tailors, the threshold at which certain pollutants must be regulated.
Under the Clean Air Act limits were established for stationary sources of pollution such as factories and refineries, but the limits for those traditional pollutants like sulfur and nitrous oxides, 100-250 tons per year, are much too low for greenhouse gases which are emitted in much higher volumes.
It is interesting that the usually pro-regulation side supporting the EPA was today arguing for less regulation, saying that applying the limits, without tailoring, would mean regulating every mom & pop factory and overburden an already overburdened bureaucracy. The EPA's opponents, on the other hand, hope that overturning the rule and expanding regulation to include small sources will cause a backlash against the agency.
Lyle Denniston's recap of the arguments in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA is here.


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Jason Biggs has revealed that he had to fight to star in political drama Grassroots, because it was not a comic role.
The American Pie star, best known for playing hapless Jim in the teen comedies, shows his serious side in Stephen Gyllenhaal's political drama, in which he plays campaign manager Phil Campbell.
"I tend to be looked at in a certain way, which is all well and good, but when I want to do parts like Phil Campbell, it's more difficult. I have to work a little harder to get roles like this, and that always intrigues me and makes me want the role more," he said.
Bar a Broadway production of The Graduate in 2002, in which he starred in the role made famous by Dustin Hoffman, Jason's CV is filled with teen comedies and romcoms.
The 34-year-old still has a soft spot for his American Pie alter-ego, however: "For me as an actor, Jim's got everything I love. He's got heart, he's got some really sweet moments, some great jokes and some great physical comedy to do."
Although he considers heading into dramatic territory after the success of the American Pie film series, he has "zero regrets about anything".
"If I had the opportunity, perhaps. This industry is very fickle and at the time of American Pie's release and success, and my status as a commodity in Hollywood, I had been acting for 15-20 years and had seen all the ups and downs, and the unpredictably of the industry," he explained.
"You do a movie that has that success, and you are given a chance to star in movies that are similar, I don't know that you'd do anything different."
:: Grassroots is in cinemas now.
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Went to see The Social Network on Tuesday afternoon with Greg and Kyle, I thought it was really good, But if you ask me why I thought it was good I really cant give you a proper answer. It was just really interesting, it didnt really have anything that stood out, it wasn't a comedy film, it didn't have any explosions or high action bits, nothing lovey dovey or unrealistic. It was just a real story that really kept your interest as you watch it. I think its major appeals to people because its real, Its something thats part of our daily lives! Hands up who checks Facebook everyday! Id totally recommend for everyone to see it!
There was a fire in town today, It set fire to the Card Factory, Anne Summers and River Island. Me being a idiot was walking round town on my lunch thinking "Oh ill just pop to River Island for those shorts... DOH" The thought of all those clothes being ruined *sniff* Its being hailed as the "Herefords worst fire for 100 years"- Radio One (I lolled!) I was hoping I wouldnt have to go to work today, but unfortunately it didnt affect out end of town.
Other notable things from the past few days: I want to be Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, bought some triple barrelled wavers and didn't like them, got my eye on a coat for winter, bought a new lens for my camera, got some great things coming up in the next month or two which I cant wait to share with you, finished all my drawings for my love/hate project, managed to get my car insurance down to £600 even that's expensive, my diets gone out the window no thanks to being ill + Colonel Sanders! & FINALLY sorted my student loan out properly!
Im not working or going to University tomorrow so I WILL do a outfit post and maybe film a video!


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From a long-forgotten Playboy magazine interview with Ansel Adams, whose iconic photographs have been central to many a Sierra Club calendar (hat tip: Michael Shellenberger):
Playboy: You are against nuclear weapons but favor nuclear power, which separates you from many of the environmental groups that are staunchly no-nuke.
Adams: That's an apparent dichotomy and it disturbs a lot of people, but the danger of nuclear power is conjectural and the pollution potential, compared with the known pollution potential of burning coal and oil, is minute. When you consider the threat of acid rain and the general pollution of air and water caused by thermal-power production, it is terrible. There is general agreement that nuclear weapons are absurd, but I disagree with the view that nuclear power is bad. They have many reactors in England and they have never had any trouble. The problem here is that we just don't have adequate training for nuclear technicians. We ought to use our technology to make nuclear power safe instead of fighting it, since it is the only practical alternative that we have to destroying the environment with oil and coal.
Playboy: What about the argument that we just don't know enough to safely use nuclear power, which could potentially do far more harm than the pollution caused by fossil-fuel-energy production?
Adams: If we have that much caution, why do we allow the Four Corners coal plant, for instance? That can kill many more people than any nuclear plant. A nuclear plant is not dangerous.
Playboy: Even with the prospect of a meltdown?
Adams: We haven't had any. Three Mile Island only scared people to death. I had my teeth examined when I was a little kid. I bet I had more radiation than I'd ever get around a nuclear plant for a year. Now, I am aware of the arguments against it. I believe technology can check those problems. In the meantime, with the depletion of oil, coal and gas, what else is there?
The better alternative to the fission reactors is fusion, which the Government isn't pushing the way it should. It is a much safer alternative. It's clean, efficient and not very expensive. The technology is inevitable. We have to have the water desalination that it will allow. It's a necessity if we are going to avert a disaster. I just can't be scared. Everything is a risk. When there is a big public squawk about fusion, it becomes evil. It is unfortunate that it has been clumped together with something as insidious as nuclear weapons, because utilizing nuclear energy is the future.
Playboy: That there hasn't been a major disaster, such as a meltdown, doesn't mean there won't be one.
Adams: The risk is so low, it doesn't scare me. We're at constant risk of being hit with a meteorite or an asteroid. We're at risk of a major earthquake, and the time for that is coming closer and closer. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, it's going to be a tremendous disaster. The brand-new buildings may hold up, but there is a period of many decades, from 1906 through 20 years ago, whose buildings have no earthquake consideration in their construction. I think you are at infinitely more risk driving around in your car than you are around any nuclear plant.
Playboy: It's not just radicals who fear nuclear power but many scientists, too. One concern is nuclear waste.
Adams: It is, indeed, a concern, but it is a solvable problem. Some experts have suggested shooting it off into the sun, which would be fine if the rocket worked. But think what would happen if it didn't. The point is that waste is a solvable problem. There are a lot of scientists who are much more moderate and support nuclear power, but for some reason, they don't get heard. Relating simple facts about something's being safe doesn't get the same attention as telling people that something is scary and dramatic and dangerous. If there ever were a proven hazard, I would be the first to admit it. But with all the information people have been able to give me, I have concluded that we are much better to go on with it than with the alternative. The danger is that most of the plants are privately operated and, therefore, under economic stress, and private companies are not likely to spend the money it takes to ensure that the plants are completely safe. Safety programs should be mandatory, which doesn't say much. There should be rent control. There should be more rigid pollution control. But you have interests that just don't want to pay the costs. I'm aware of the problems, but I still believe nuclear energy is a needed alternative that should be carefully developed and controlled.
Playboy: But you don't support nuclear arms.
Adams: They are absolutely insane.
UPDATE: William Pendley Perry, author of the fine and important book Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan's Battle with Environmental Extremists and Why It Matters Today, writes in to remind me of the backstory of Adams around the time of his Playboy interview:
Environmental extremists, as President Reagan termed them, were relentless in their attacks, but one man in particular carried the attacks to an obsessive degree. The legendary photographer Ansel Adams began writing "a letter a day to newspapers and congressmen decrying President Reagan's 'disastrous' environmental policies and his interior secretary, James G. Watt."
He warned of "a catastrophe," "a tragedy," and "the Pearl Harbor of our American Earth." Then, in May of 1983, Adams declared flatly, "I hate Reagan." That got the president's attention. He told a top aide, "I want to talk to this man, Adams, to find out why he dislikes me so much."
Reagan [later] wrote about the meeting in his diary:
"He has expressed hatred for me because of my supposed stand on the environment. I asked for the meeting. I gave him chapter & verse about where I really stand on the environment & what our record is. All in all the meeting seemed pleasant enough & I thought maybe I'd taken some of the acid out of his ink. Then I read the story of the meeting as he'd given it to the press. I'm afraid I was talking to ears that refused to hear."
Sure enough, Adams emerged from the meeting unassuaged. He assailed Reagan personally—faulting his intelligence, imagination, and "aura"—and attacked his policies and the people appointed to implement them. At the end of its story about the incident, however, the Washington Post reported that "[f]or all his intense anger at [Reagan and Watt], Adams said he is hard-pressed to document widespread environmental damage from their policies."


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Why Could It Cost More to Eat at McDonald's? — Dollars and Sense
During times of slow economic growth and high unemployment, business for cheap fast food restaurants like McDonald's usually surges. It turns that out that profits may not be the only things skyrocketing at a McDonald's near you, though.
Food, labor and commodity costs are all expected to rise in America this year by at least 4.5 percent. So even though the global fast food chain has experienced a rise in quarterly earnings, the rise in costs may also be hinting at a rise in costs for the customers.
However, the restaurants in Europe have seen a stronger foothold in the market share and a rise in prices could destroy what McDonald's has worked to build on the other side of the pond. So, in short, prices for American menus could see a gradual increase, while European prices are staying right where they are.
The price hikes aren't likely to happen overnight. The most likely changes will first come from their famous Dollar Menu as some of the more popular items will take up other, higher priced real estate on the restaurant chain's menu. The restaurant also realizes that sudden price hikes could damage its bottom line in the States, since items such as the $2 snack wraps have helped make it profitable in unsure economic times. Instead, the company hopes that an expanded menu in other regions across the world that offer more things like smoothies and more breakfast items can keep prices from rising too high.


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However, bill backers said policies like those in San Francisco and Los Angeles have not caused problems or complaints.
12 transgender students gets mixed response
California's law to give transgender K 12 students rights such as access to the restrooms and locker rooms that they choose has received mixed response from school officials.
How districts have handled transgender students has varied. In the Mountain View Los Altos High School District, a transgender student was allowed to use a staff rest room, rather than the student ones, Superintendent Barry Groves said. For the future, he said the district will come up with a policy that respects the needs of its diverse population.
In July, the federal civil rights offices settled a case forcing the Arcadia School District in Southern California to protect transgender student rights. The district barred a middle school student who identified as a boy from using a boys bathroom and New Era Ny a boys cabin on an overnight field trip.
Alcala said that rather than defining transgender rights through ongoing complaints, Ammiano thought it better to clarify the law.
But the state law may give the issue more prominence, Oakland Unified spokesman Troy Flint said, so the district plans to discuss it with principals before school opens Aug. 26.
The bill passed the state Senate 21 to 9 and the Assembly 46 to 25.
hailed the law as advancing long sought rights of transgender students. The California Interscholastic Federation, the body overseeing sports among schools, in February amended its bylaws to provide for athletes to participate according to their gender identity. The federation allows for school districts to determine a student's eligibility to play in a gender that doesn't match birth records, but that decision may be appealed to the federation.
The law, the first one in the nation, is on the leading edge of transgender rights, said Carlos Alcala, an aide to Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D San Francisco, who wrote the bill.
Some people may object, he said, and the district will work with them. "But human rights are nonnegotiable."
"Throughout history whenever rights have been granted to a group that suffered discrimination, there have been groups that challenged it," he said. "Over time people who fought for equality have always been vindicated by history."
Dacus of the Pacific Justice Institute said that AB 1266 has the potential to violate Title IX, which protects women's sports, by allowing a boy to compete on a girls athletic team.
"You could have a girl booted off the soccer team because a boy has a genetic hormonal advantage," he said, or a girl forced to compete with a male wrestler.
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Flint in Oakland said it's a matter of educating the community.
"No 13 year old girl should ever have to worry about a 16 year old boy entering showers where she's showering on the pretext that he is a she," said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute of Sacramento. He said the law ties the hands of schools officials dealing with students who suffer from "gender identity disorder."
adopted a similar policy in November.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed AB 1266, which says schools must allow a student to participate in sex segregated programs, athletics and to use facilities "consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records."
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