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Jan 18, 2010 Resources for Vietnam GCSE Controlled Assessment posted in Teaching History: Hello all, This is a plea regarding the Edexcel Spec A 'Modern World' GCSE that we have begun delivering to our students as of September. Once students have completed their first modular exam on Jan 18th 2010 we will begin work on the controlled assessment and I have chosen Vietnam Vietnam War Coursework 1. Edexcel Sutton rhnough qualdxanons VIETNAM CO URSEWORK ASSIGNMENTS 2. Background to Vietnam Vietnam Coursework Background When and how did the USA get involved in the Vietnam War? The giving of aid (money) began in 1945, when France resumed control cover Indo Edexcel designed GCSE History coursework assignments (first examination 2003) 3 SOURCE A: From a book written by John F Kennedy, a US Senator, in 1956 Vietnam is the cornerstone of the Free World in Southeast Asia. Vietnam coursework gcseIn the vietnam gcse maths and vietnam war representation work. Cuba and strategy the gcse history at bexley grammar school in gcse coursework gcse history as being equivalent to change from. Source A is by US President Johnson, speaking in April 1965, one month after the start of Operation Rolling Thunder. It is a primary source. Johnson had a difficult job; he had to live up to be popular. Unlike Medicine, The American West and Surgery, Vietnam is assessed as a controlled assessment. You will be given the questions in advance and will be expected to bring a plan and notes to answer three timed essays in class, under exam conditions. So my history coursework question is: Gcse vietnam coursework effective were the American tactics of 'search and destroy' and 'defoliation' during the Vietnam war?

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Bill McClay has been building quality homes, both large and small, for over 12 years. He is a licensed general contractor and began his career in Raleigh, NC, where he built over a hundred homes for satisfied customers between 1997 to 2006. Afterwards, Bill decided to move back to his home town of New Bern, NC and by doing so, it allowed him to start up operations and continue building homes there and in the River Dunes community outside of Oriental, NC. Bill McClay prides himself on his customer service and attention to detail throughout the home building process. "The customer should always know what is happening with their house and feel at ease being part of the process." Two other keys to Bill's home building philosophy are quality built homes and energy efficiency. Attention to detail and job site accountability are expected to insure quality, and construction planning and practices recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy insure energy efficient homes.

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The new coronavirus epidemic that started in Wuhan, China, in late December is now in dozens of countries, including the United States. Here are answers to key questions about the virus, including how to protect yourself and what to expect. What are the symptoms of coronavirus? According to the CDC, symptoms of COVID-19, the disease the new coronavirus causes, may include: A recent study from the WHO that provided a more detailed list of symptoms included others such as fatigue, bone or joint pain, headache, and chills. Symptoms may appear in as little as 2 days and as long as 14 days after you're exposed to the virus. How can you prevent and avoid coronavirus? Three words offer the best advice: Wash. Your. Hands. Wash them for at least 20 seconds each time. Wash them before you prepare food, eat, after use the bathroom, if you cough or sneeze, and if you are caring for sick people. If you don't have soap and water, use a sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Otherwise: Don't touch your eyes, nose, and mouth. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue into the trash. Clean frequently touched objects and surfaces with a disinfectant cleaning spray or wipe. Are face masks really effective in reducing the risk of being contaminated? Generally, no. If you have COVID-19, then, yes, wearing a mask should reduce the risk of you giving it to someone else. But if you're otherwise healthy, surgical masks provide little protection and the more sophisticated N95 masks are best left to health care workers, who are often fitted for them. Many people who wear either mask often do not do so properly -- they continue to touch their face or adjust the masks, which can actually increase the risk of getting infected. You also have to dispose of it carefully. They are also not reusable, so as soon as you touch your face or adjust the mask, or take it off once you get inside somewhere safe, you can't put it back on. If you are around someone sick, the mask can, however, block droplets and "splash" from a cough or sneeze. The best thing to do continues to be to wash your hands and to try not to touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. How is coronavirus diagnosed? If you believe you may have COVID-19, call your doctor's office before you go. Alert them to the situation so they can prepare for your arrival. Do not just go to an urgent care or emergency room without calling first. If your health care professional agrees you may have coronavirus, they will contact your state and local health departments. The CDC is supplying states with test kits. Each test result must be verified by the CDC before a diagnosis is confirmed. How does coronavirus spread? Because COVID-19 is new, there remain many unanswered questions about how it spreads. But experts believe: The virus may spread from person to person, between people who are within about 6 feet of each other, and through droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It may spread before people have symptoms. It spreads from contact with infected surfaces. Touching a surface or object that has the virus and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes is one way it may spread, although the CDC says it is not believed to the main way of spreading the virus. Studies to date suggest it is not airborne, so you can't catch it from breathing. It spreads easily. Not all viruses do, but the CDC believes COVID-19 spreads "easily and sustainably in the community" in some geographic regions it has affected. How long does this coronavirus live on surfaces or outside of the body? A new study found that SARS-CoV-2 (the official name of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19) may last for a few hours or several days on surfaces and several hours in the air under experimental conditions. The study found it can last up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard, and up to 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel. The study shows that it may be possible to transmit the infection by touching a contaminated surface or by breathing it from the air, but does not prove that air transmission actually happens under real-world circumstances. Using a simple disinfectant on all reachable surfaces is a good idea. Is coronavirus worse than the flu? There have been at least 29 million Americans sickened by the flu this season, compared to more than 1,600 who are known to be sick with coronavirus here. While more than 133,000 people are confirmed coronavirus patients worldwide, the numbers are still minuscule compared to the flu. But COVID-19, the disease this coronavirus causes, may be more deadly. The flu's estimated death rate is about 0.1%, compared to the coronavirus' estimated 2%-3% mortality rate. It's difficult to know a true death rate because people may have had mild cases that were never diagnosed. A recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine says for that reason, the actual death rate may be closer to the flu in a severe season. The editorial was written in part by Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The flu is also well-known to scientists and doctors, although each year's strain is slightly different. Flu treatment plans are well-established, and vaccines exist. This coronavirus is brand new, and health officials are still learning about its spread. It is also possible the virus mutates into multiple strains, as the flu has. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said there are some key differences people need to understand. First, COVID-19 doesn't seem to spread as efficiently as the flu. The second big difference is that people get sicker from COVID-19. "While many people globally have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains, COVID-19 is a new virus to which no one has immunity. That means more people are susceptible to infection and some will suffer severe disease," he said. Is there a vaccine for COVID-19? Not yet. And any working vaccine is at least a year away. But several research universities and drug companies are working on it. On March 16, one possible vaccine started phase 1 human trials. The trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, will enroll 45 healthy adult volunteers over 6 weeks to test if the vaccine is safe. It will use different doses of the vaccine to help determine how much is needed for it to work and what the side effects might be. It's taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. How is coronavirus treated? There is no drug treatment yet, and antibiotics are not effective against it. Experts recommend treating symptoms: Try acetaminophen for pain and fever; get rest; and drink plenty of water. Although there is no research showing that ibuprofen can have effects on coronavirus infection, the WHO originally recommended against taking it when experiencing symptoms. The agency, however, reversed course in March, announcing "Based on currently available information, WHO does not recommend against the use of ibuprofen." People with more serious cases need to be in the hospital, where they may need help with breathing and other support. Is it safe to travel? Advice on travel is changing rapidly. Visit the CDC website for countries flagged for travel due to the outbreak and this blog for tips if you do travel. Can I get coronavirus from a package? The CDC says there is likely a "very low risk" of it spreading from products or packaging shipped over a period of days or weeks. "Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with imported goods, and there have not been any cases of COVID-19 in the United States associated with imported goods," the agency says. But it is always good practice to wash your hands after touching shipped objects and certainly before eating or touching your mouth or eyes. When and where did the outbreak start? China first reported the outbreak in Wuhan on Dec. 30, 2019. Is the coronavirus seasonal, like the flu? Will the coronavirus die down once warmer weather hits? It's possible, but we don't know enough about the virus yet to know for sure, says Nancy Messonnier, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Most respiratory viruses, like the flu, are seasonal. Coronavirus may behave like the flu and we'll see cases go down in spring and summer, she says. "But it's premature to assume that." The agency continues to take aggressive action because it can't count on that.

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Q: Correct term for "minor matrix" If I get it right, the minor $M_{i,j}$ for an element $a_{i,j}$ of a matrix A is the determinant of the matrix created from $A$ by excluding the $i^{th}$ row and $j^{th}$ column. But what is a proper term for such a submatrix without referring to its determinant? A: There is probably no standard name for it; I've looked in several different sources and the minor is always defined as the "determinant of the $(n-1)\times(n-1)$ submatrix taken by removing the $i$'th row and $j$'th column". If you have a need for it, define it in your work and then refer to your definition.

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I begin this week with a question to the writers of AMC... ok, fess up! Have you been reading this column or what!? I ask this because out of nowhere this week, Leo said one of my standard lines. Let me back up a bit. Leo and Becca are at the Valley Inn, having a tutoring session. Didn't these two ever hear of the library? Erica sees them and interrupts, sending Leo away for a minute. She then warns Becca that Leo is a user and she'd do better to stay away from him. Becca politely thanks Erica for her concern, but she would rather form her own opinions about people. Once Erica walks off and Leo comes back, Becca is peeved and asks who Erica thinks she is. Leo responds with this weeks LINE OF THE WEEK when he says, "She's Erica Kane, haven't you heard?" Loved it. But then, he steals my line! He says, "this is her world, we just live in it." Excuse me, but this is something I say rather frequently about Erica or Adam. This is a line I've never heard anyone but me use! My jaw hit the floor when he said it! So, AMC writers... do I get a credit for that one? Cash will do, thanks. OK, now that I'm done tooting my own horn, let's get down to business. Dixie phones Gillian and asks her to meet her for lunch at the Valley Inn. Gilly is certain that it has to do with Jake and is hoping that Dixie is going to tell her that he's forgiven her. No such luck hon, Jake is having Dixie do his dirty work by having her tell Gilly that he has left town. What a wuss. Jake gets this weeks I NEED TO BE SLAPPED award for not telling Gillian to her face that he is leaving to sort everything out. It's pretty inconsiderate and hell, maybe she doesn't want to wait for him. Maybe he should think of her and not just himself. Maybe he should consider how much she put on the line to protect him. OK fine, he sent her a note, but still. So Dixie consoles her by telling how getting away from Tad did wonders for her when she left and went back to Pigeon Hollow. Hmmm, is that some foreshadowing Dix? Over at Ryan's, Tramplee is lazing around the next morning after spending the night on the sofa and has another dream of Ryan walking around in those sexy little boxer briefs. Who can blame her really. Ryan decides to confide in the Tramp and talks to her about Gillian and how concerned he is about her. Bad move Ryan, the green-eyed monster rears it's ugly head. Tramplee heads out of Ryan's, wearing his sweater and searching for Gilly. She finds her of course, at the Valley Inn. Tramplee asks her if she's OK and if she'll be able to work things out with Jake. Gilly distractedly answers her, but she can't tear her eyes away from Tramplee's sweater. When Gilly admits she's wondering where she's seen it before, Tramplee confesses that it's Ryan's and that she was with him again and how she can't resist him. Gilly gets very upset and runs from the dining room, while Tramplee grins her evil "I'm ruining another life" grin. Interesting how when Dixie told Gilly that Jake left town, Gilly soaked it in, but when Tramplee says she was with Ryan, Gilly is so overcome that she has to race from the room. Very interesting indeed. Gillian is getting set to move out of the boarding house and into Wildwind to be near Grandmama when Myrtle mentions something about Ryan having been there and talking to Jake. Gilly immediately thinks that Ryan turned Jake against her, and when he conveniently shows up at the boarding house with a year's supply of liquid soap for Myrtle... yes, a year's supply of liquid soap, Gillian is ready to tell him off. She accuses him of coming between her and Jake and that he has ruined her life. She tells Ryan she'd be happy if she never had to think about him, see him or talk to him and tells him to stop interfering in her life. Ryan tries to defend himself, but Gilly isn't listening to him. So finally he tells her that he will stay out of her life for good. Once Ryan leaves, Gilly gets the letter from Jake that says he believes she acted out of love, and Ryan helped him to see that. Oops Gilly, you just told Ryan to stay out of your life forever and he actually helped you with Jake, not harm. I can't wait to see that apology! With Adam and Tad in jail, the insults keep on flying. Adam is pissed that he's there at all and tells Derek that he can't hold him there against his will. Evidently Adam doesn't understand what being in jail means, and you know, I was almost expecting to hear an "I'm Adam Chandler" coming out of Adam's mouth! Liza arrives to post bail for Tad, and does one incredibly insensitive thing, she tells Tad, in a loud enough voice for Adam to hear, that she is trying to get a hold of Jake because Colby said da da and she wanted him to hear it. Wow, that was really uncalled for considering how Jake bowed out of the custody fight and all. Tad tells her that she should cool it with trying to talk to Jake about Colby, and well, she can't anyway because he left town. Once Liza leaves, Adam tries to cut Tad a deal... he won't press charges against him if he can get Liza to drop the charges. Tad says, no dice old man. Back in court, this time for Adam and Tad's arraignments, Keith McLean wants to throw the book at him. Judge gives Adam $1 million bail and sets a court date for April 3. Tad is so appalled that he gets up, starts screaming and then attacks Adam. The two start brawling in the courtroom and Tad even punches out Derek by mistake when he was aiming for Adam. The judge then denies them both bail, holds them in contempt and sentences them to 30 days in the same jail cell or until they can get along peacefully. Once they are put behind bars, Adam grabs Barry's cell phone and keeps it with him. Yeah, that's possible. Back in the court room, Marian is upset and confides to Stuart that she's afraid that Paolo raped her. She tells him that she had been to the doctor for an HIV test, and it was negative, but she needs to be tested again. She also tells Stuart that she thinks Adam is behind it all because he hates her so much. Stuart goes to see Adam and tells him how upset Marian is and that she thinks that, as Stuart calls him, Pie-hallow, may have raped her and that she thinks Adam is behind it. Adam starts to panic, but denies any involvement. Stuart pleads with Adam to tell him the truth and Adam replies by saying he would never hurt Stuart. Adam admits that he doesn't like Marian, but Stuart loves her and he again denies involvement with Leo. Adam once and for all tells Stuart that he did not set Marian up, but he cannot even look Stuart in the eye when he says it, but still, Stuart believes him. Adam, Adam, Adam, you are setting yourself up for disasaster. Once Stuart finds out he lied to him, I shudder to think what will happen, but I bet it will be a hell of an outlet for David Canary! After talking to Stuart, Adam calls Leo from his prison issue cell phone and threatens him. He tells Leo he's dead if Stuart ever finds out that he was involved. So, Stuart goes to confront Leo. Stuart is so upset and Leo is in a state of panic. He admits that someone else paid him to set up Marian, and tells Stuart that she was drugged. But he tells Stuart that Pie-hallow never touched Marian after he put her in the bed. But Leo never gives up Adam and tells Stuart that it was someone in Europe and he cannot tell him the person's name. At the Valley Inn, Liza had asked Dixie and Joe if she could take them out to lunch and they could talk about everything that has happened. Liza tells them that she is very sorry for everything and tells them that she is going to be testifying against Adam. She also tells them that she wants the Martin's to remain a part of Colby's life. Joe gets a page and has to leave, so now Dixie and Liza are alone. This gives Dixie a perfect opportunity to jump on her high horse and lay into Liza. She tells Liza that she's the same selfish unthinking person she's always been, that she let them all fall in love with Colby. She tells Liza that she used them all. Dixie tells Liza that she blames Adam for everything, but she too is at fault for not coming forward and ending this all sooner. Liza really has no defense, and you know, I really hate it when Dixie is right. She is right, but I don't blame Liza as much as Dixie seems to. In fact, I would think that Dixie would jump at the chance to blame Adam for everything, considering all the things he's done to her and her family. Then again, I guess Liza and Dixie aren't the best of pals, no matter how much they have both faked it in the past. Tad notices Adam's shift in mood after Stuart left and calls him on all the times that he's hurt Stuart and Stuart has forgiven him. He reminds him of how he made Cindy's life miserable, how he stole Gloria from him, and how he threw a dinner party with all of Marian's former lovers. Good use of history AMC, bravo!! Tad realizes that something is going on between Adam and Stuart, but doesn't know what it is yet. He plays Adam's conscience and tells him that he's going to lose Stuart. I have to say that I'm very happy with the way this jail situation is being handled. While it does tend to be funny (with Tad making that smootchy face at Adam when they have to go shower, and then telling the guard that Adam doesn't want anyone to see the big tattoo of a steamer ship on his back, and the dingy in the front) it has also been very serious. I was hoping that AMC wouldn't turn this little stint in jail into a comedy and they haven't. And after another visit from Stuart, where Stuart praises Adam, thanks him for always protecting him, and then apologizes for accusing him, Adam is even more distraught. Stuart tells Adam that he can't imagine his life without him and tells Adam that he loves him. Oh Stuart, you are unknowingly really putting the guilt to Adam. Uncharacteristically, Adam is starting to realize that something he did was wrong. This last scene between Adam and Stuart gets this weeks SCENE OF THE WEEK. This is going to get so good. Again, Tad enters after Stuart leaves and this time finds Adam with tears in his eyes. Tad realizes that Adam did something terrible to Stuart and again tugs at his conscience. He's been great this week, both funny and serious and has played them both perfectly. MEANINGLESS DRIVEL OF THE WEEK - Tramplee talks her grandfather into bankrolling Ryan's dot com business venture. They set up a friend of Woody's, named Midori, to be the front. By the way, we'll be seeing Midori this week. I wonder how long it will take for Ryan to figure out that Tramplee is behind all this. Hmm. Over at Wildwind, Eugenia's Russian friend Arinna is visiting. Ed says a few phrases in Russian to her, but that's about all he can muster. Arinna tells them she noticed the stables and asks if she can go for a ride. Edmund calls down to the stable and tells Guy to get one of the horses ready. Soon after, Guy brings Arinna up to the house...she's ill, hyperventilating it seems and only speaking Russian. One minute Alex is saying she can't understand her, the next minute she is speaking fluent Russian and finds out that Arinna needs her medication which is in her purse. After an ambulance arrives and takes Arinna to the hospital, Edmund confronts Alex, who said she couldn't speak Russian, on how she spoke perfect Russian to Arinna. With Guy listening at the door, Alex denies that she can speak Russian and tells Edmund she doesn't believe him. This is when I wanted to throw something at my TV. This is so incredibly ridiculous I can't even stand it!! She doesn't remember learning to speak Russian? She doesn't remember learning martial arts?? PLEASE! This is so sickening already. We know she's going to be Anna, it's so damn obvious. Can you just put her out of our misery! Admit it, get on with it and send her back to GH where they actually care about this character! OK, breathe in, breathe out. Count to 10 and move on. Edmund is so confused by all these abilities Alex has that she can't seem to remember she has and wants to dig into her past. Oh Edmund, why don't you just cut your losses and toss this lunatic out! Oops, sorry. Alex mutters "I just want to get on with my life" when Edmund pushes her and Ed realizes that this is a phrase she mutters whenever he pushes her or questions her. Ed asks her why she says that, and Alex gets defensive. So Ed calls up everyone's favorite former spy, Adrian, and asks him to meet him at the Valley Inn. What a guy, he's always there for everyone. Edmund explains everything to Adrian, and Adrian suggests that maybe Alex has been brainwashed, in fact, maybe she was a spy. Gee, ya think? Wow, I'd never have guessed that. Ugh. Edmund tells Adrian he's going to try and find out who Alex is and who brainwashed her, but Adrian advises against it, telling him this is dangerous stuff and if she was brainwashed, then it was done for a very good reason. At Wildwind, Alex is trying to call her doctor, but can't seem to muster doing it. Guy slithers up behind her and whispers in her ear, "Alex, I can see you just want to get on with your life." Alex freaks and asks Guy who sent him and what he wants. Guy covers and hightails it out of there and goes to email whoever. He tells the mysterious email person that the next step is inevitable and asks if he can terminate. Terminate the assignment? Terminate Alex? Who knows, who cares. Edmund comes back home and soon Jack arrives. Alex gives them permission to dig into her records and try to get her medical files opened. Paolo has arrived back in Pine Valley, much to Leo's dismay. But he suddenly is without that cheesy accent and to me, this makes him infinitely more appealing. That had to be the worst Italian accent I have ever heard. Leo tries to talk Paolo into leaving town as fast as he came back, but Paolo's got other ideas. He has figured out that Adam was involved in "Operation Seduce Marian" and thinks he deserves another 30 grand for his silence about it. Leo is really starting to sweat inside those leather pants now... man that must really chafe, and goes to Greenlee for money. She, of course, refuses. Why help out a friend when she has boats and businesses to buy to try and buy herself a boyfriend. Opal and Erica are having lunch at the Valley Inn when Opal asks Erica if she's going to marry David. Why did she ask this? Well, because Erica put his name in her address book, in ink! I guess in Pine Valley circles that means you're engaged. Erica says there is no way she's ready to marry David. And over at David's office, Dixie is asking David the same thing... are he and Erica getting married? David tells Dixie that there is no way he's ready to marry Erica. I guess this means we'll be seeing a wedding pretty soon. Paolo spots Erica at the Valley Inn and immediately turns on the smarm, I mean charm. He pretends to be some leather mogul, which would explain his friendship with Leo. Erica drinks in the attention and Paolo asks if he can get a tour of Enchantment. Erica agrees and tells him to come by her office that afternoon. Well, in the meantime, Becca is telling Leo what Erica said about him and how he's just using her. Leo gets pretty pissed off and races to Erica's office to tell her off. He tells her to stop badmouthing him to his friends and then who should sashay into Erica's office, but Paolo. This is an interesting coup for Leo who tells him that he won't tell Erica he's a scam, if he stops trying to bleed him dry for more money. The stress of Trevor's departure is starting to take its toll on Amanda; she's withdrawn and her grades are dropping. Janet is worried so Arlene makes a very Arlene-like suggestion, get her a little boyfriend, that will perk Amanda right up. Janet ignores her and heads out to work. Right after Janet leaves, Adrian calls and asks if there is any work to be done at the house. He'd like to lend a hand since Trevor's gone. See... he's always there for everyone, even though it was probably more about that promise he made Assholeo to keep an eye on Arlene. Arlene tells Adrian to come on over and then plans her seduction of him. She sends Amanda to her room with a movie and sets the mood with lighting and music. Once Adrian arrives, Arlene hangs herself on him like one of Trevor's old ties. Adrian manages to escape, again. Come on Adrian, go for it! This could be so much fun!! Derek barges in on Janet and tries to coerce a confession out of her, again. He tells her he knows that she is the one who killed Sophie, not Trevor and if she just would sign the confession, Trevor would come back. Derek's timing couldn't be better. Janet is confused and worried about Amanda. She wants to help her and starts to think that if Trevor were back Amanda would be OK. Janet is just about to sign the confession when Arlene steps in and tells her not to sign anything! She really gets in Derek's face for trying to intimidate Janet. And he gets in her face for being a lowlife mooch. After Derek leaves, Janet accuses Arlene of using her, not protecting her. Arlene is taken aback by the accusation and sings her "I just want another chance" song. Amanda comes down from her room with a new angel necklace and tells Janet that Trevor was there and gave it to her. Huh? A few final things... Liza calls Leo over to her house and it looks like she's going to try and seduce an admission about Adam's involvement from him. I think we'll be treated with an appearance by Grace Keefer (Lynne Thigpen) this week, which would be awesome, I love her! And last but not least, this weeks PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK are none other than Hayley and Mateo for not even being on the show! This weeks AMC gets a B. Some good stuff with Adam and Stuart, and Adam and Tad. A very good use of history this week. And most of all.. no Hayley and Mateo!!!

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Today in Charade 21 July, 2015 at 9:10 am (charade, webjunk) The AV Club is still plugging along, successfully bridging the gap between actual commentary and clickbait in a manner that The Dissolve quite mournfully was unable to do — with a strict reading of "successfully" as "commercially successful" only — and late last night I stumbled upon a headline for an article that claimed a "New search engine lets you quickly find your favorite movie quote's source" accompanied by a photograph from Charade. But wait, I asked myself, how did the article know that was my favorite movie? And why on Earth would that be used as an example of being able to find film quotes, when the lines captured are amongst the least evocative of all time? A quick scrumble about Google Image Search revealed that the above pitcure has shown up in news articles when someone needs an example of movie subtitles or closed-captioning. Why? Because Wikimedia has it as a non-copyrighted image of an example of film subtitles and online journalism seems to use Wikipedia as its first and only stop for research. And why is it non-copyrighted? Because the film was published without a complete copyright notice. Having read a little about this, my memory was that some prints of Charade — but not all! — were distributed without without copyright indicia, and I had previously gone on record that I simply couldn't believe that Universal would endorse remakes of Charade if it didn't actually control the copyright, that the gazillion chop-shop DVD releases of Charade had to be from prints that left off the copyright notice, that it was a loophole. This was an incorrect reading or understanding of events. Turns out, while it was a technicality, it wasn't a some-prints-are-protected-some-aren't glitch. It was much more along the lines of the single misplaced comma that cost Ed Stevens his job, as apparently Universal Pictures published a copyright notice on the film, but did so in a manner that only met two of the three required elements for a statement of copyright in 1963: the claimant, the year, and the word or symbol for copyright. All copies of Charade at the time lacked the last of those elements. And so, according to the copyright cheatsheet from Cornell University, it "fail[ed] to comply with required formalities" and instantly became a work in the public domain. Which was fine for twenty-five years, as most people couldn't get their hands on an actual 33mm print of Charade to distribute or duplicate it, but the home video market changed that significantly. So with this new understanding firmly in place, only two quibbles remain: if the soundtrack and script are maintained under separate copyrights, and Peter Stone had maintained his copyright on the screenplay to Charade (or, at least he registered copyright on its original short story version, "The Unsuspecting Wife" in 1961), surely the dialogue quoted in the subtitles is under copyright? Could a film be in the public domain, but the ability to reproduce its dialogue in print not be? And secondly, am I an unredeemable, pretentious idiot for continually calling the film in question CharAHde instead of CharAIde? The obvious niche benefit of the website this AV Club article was about is that it could help in the production of certain supercuts. I have been slowly collecting a list of different pop-culture examples of the pronunciation of "charade", (Pro-AHD: The Hour, The 39 Steps, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; pro-AID: The X-Files, NewsRadio, Agent Carter — I'm very disappointed in you, young Jarvis!), but an intital search of QuoDB provides me with more to go and listen to and add to this accounting.

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Established by the Financial Stability Board in June 2014, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is tasked to support the implementation and use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). The foundation is backed and overseen by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee, representing public authorities from around the globe that have come together to jointly drive forward transparency within the global financial markets. GLEIF is a supra-national not-for-profit organization headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. GLEIF makes available the Global LEI Index; i.e. the only global online source that provides open, standardized and high quality legal entity reference data. By doing so, GLEIF enables people and businesses to make smarter, less costly and more reliable decisions about who to do business with.

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Use the Slim application's `patch()` method to map a callback function to a resource URI that is requested with the HTTP PATCH method. <?php $app = new \Slim\Slim(); $app->patch('/books/:id', function ($id) { // Patch book with given ID }); In this example, an HTTP PATCH request for "/books/1" will invoke the associated callback function, passing "1" as the callback function's argument. The first argument of the Slim application's `patch()` method is the resource URI. The last argument is anything that returns `true` for `is_callable()`. Typically, the last argument will be an [anonymous function][anon-func].

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Murati peut faire référence à : Toponymie Murati, village de Bosnie , village d'Estonie Patronymie Agim Murati (né en 1953), joueur de football albanais Edvin Murati (né en 1975), joueur de football, puis diplomate albanais Autres Akal Murati, prière sikhe

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Say What!? Man Arrested for Not Returning Video in 2002 Category: Film & TV Tags: America / LOL / News / Videos James Meyers (left) was arrested this week for failing to return a Tom Green (right) comedy VHS video that he rented out in 2002. (Image: J MadInfluence Meyers and Wes G via combined YouTube/Screenshot) James Burke By James Burke, March 26, 2016 A man in the American state of North Carolina has been arrested for not returning a VHS movie video that he rented way back in 2002. As he was taking his daughter to school, James Meyers was pulled over by police on March 22 because his vehicle had a defective taillight. Upon checking his driving license (which took 20-30 minutes to do), the two police officers informed Meyers that there was a warrant out for his arrest. "The officer said: 'I don't know how to tell you this, but there's a warrant out for your arrest from 2002. Apparently you rented the movie Freddy Got Fingered and never returned it.' I thought he was joking," Meyers told WSOC, a local TV station. Meyers said the officers were both cool and polite, but they did put him in handcuffs. See what Meyers has to say about getting arrested below in a video he posted: The video rental store J&J's Video is no longer in business, but Meyers faces a $200 fine, and has to appear in court on April 27 for the misdemeanor. Comedian Tom Green, who stared in the 2001 movie, heard about the arrest and said he would have gladly paid Myer's fine. "I think it's sort of an example of how bureaucracy can get out of control," Green told the Australian TV show The Project. After finding out about what happened, Green said he phoned Meyers, and the two had a good laugh about the absurdity of it all. Watch a scene posted by Wes G from Green's odd-ball film below: LIKE us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. Follow These 20 Tips to Live a Long and Happy Life Japan Kills 200 Pregnant Minkes During Latest Whaling Mission

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Sylvia (Mesko) Mays, age 66, of Beaver for the past 11 years, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Beaver Medical Center. She was born in Ellwood City on May 8, 1947, to the late Charles and Dorothy Mesko. Beloved mother of James (Kimberly Smith) Winfield of Moon; cherished grandmother of Dylon; sister of the 'twins' Jeffrey Mesko of Las Vegas, NV and the late Gregory Mesko and Charles Mesko. Sylvia requested no visitation or service. Family suggests donations in her name to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Arrangements by the COPELAND CORAOPOLIS FUNERAL HOME, 867 Fifth Ave., www.copelandfuneralhomes.com.

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Julia Benson is a Canadian actress who is making a statement in Hollywood. From ballet, tap and jazz dancing to the big screen. Let's take a look at the profile of the famous actress. Julia is popularly known for her role as Vanessa James in the sci-fi series, Stargate Universe. She was born on June 26, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Julia grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia with her 5 siblings- 4 sisters and a brother. She is of White ethnicity and her nationality is Canadian. At the age of 6 her interest in the entertainment sector became clear. She started training as a ballet, tap and jazz dancer. By 13, she was part of a touring Vancouver Youth Theatre. The group once made an appearance at the Aberdeen Youth Festival in Scotland. Still building on her talents, Julia attended the theatre program of York University in Toronto in 1997. For her University education, she went to the University of British Columbia where she received a degree in Theater and Psychology. She also became part of a summer training at David Mamets' Atlantic Theater Company, in New York. Launching in fully into the acting scene, Julia has featured in many movies and TV roles. They include: Stargate Universe (2009), Road to Victory (2007), Smallville (2008), Shattered (2011), Hiccups (2011) amongst many others. Julia won the Leo award for her role as Lt. Vanessa James in Stargate Universe. To effectively depict her Lieutenant role, Julia had to research and draw from the life of a relation who used to be in the Canadian army. Her net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. Beyond acting, Julia is advancing her talent to the next level. In 2010, the star co-created and co-produced a half hour single-camera comedy pilot for City TV. More of that may still be expected from the star in the future since she enjoys making movies as much as acting in them. The 38-year old actress is a certified aerobics instructor and fitness enthusiast. Julia is always in good shape and she attributes it all to her love for physical fitness especially as an actor whose work tool is the body. Rumors of her beauty enhancement surgeries have not been confirmed. While sharing her fitness routines in an interview, the star who rocks a stunning physique says she loves lifting weights, yoga and hiking with her Labrado dog. According to the savvy fitness expert she does vigorous forms of yoga which lasts about 60-90 minutes and 25 minutes of weight training, twice a week. She says the Key to a fitness success is to try to be as consistent as you can. Julia works out a lot; sometimes on her own. The beauty however says she works out with different trainers to learn new patterns to add to her regime. Doing something you love- hiking, walking or running like she does. Realize the importance of health and fitness and bearing in mind that the quality of life goes up when you are active. Julia Benson Beauty favorites include Victoria Secret's Lip Gloss and Moroccan Oil to moisturize her thick full hair. Julia is not known to be dating anyone. However she dated her husband for a couple of years before they tied the knot. In 2009, Julia got married to Peter Benson. Together the couple has a 4 year old child. They have been living happily and there is no news of turbulence or separation. Julia is married to Peter Benson, a movie personality as well. He has received Canadian Comedy Award for Multimedia for Best Writing in a Feature Nominations and Best Direction in a Feature.

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Q: Can I inject an interface subtype in Spring? It doesn't seem to be working right now. I get a java.lang.NullPointerException I have a class that implements an interface public class LearnerDao implements BaseDao { private BaseDao dao; public void setDao(BaseDao dao) { this.dao=dao; } . . . } This is my wiring <bean id="pm" factory-bean="pmf" factory-method="getPersistenceManager" scope="prototype"></bean> <bean id="learnerDao" class="com.hardwire.dao.impl.LearnerDao"> <property name="pm" ref="pm"></property> </bean> <bean id="twitterUserDao" class="com.hardwire.dao.impl.TwitterUserDao"> <property name="pm" ref="pm"></property> </bean> <bean id="learnerService" class="com.hardwire.service.LearnerService"> <property name="dao" ref="learnerDao"></property </bean> Here's my learnerService public class LearnerService { private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(LearnerService.class.getName()); private BaseDao dao; . . . public void insert(Learner learner){ if (dao==null){ log.info("dao is null"); } else { log.info("dao is not null"); } dao.insert(learner); } public void setDao(BaseDao dao) { this.dao = dao; } It's only learnerDao that implements BaseDao. On the other hand, bean twitterUserDao does not. I'd like to note that twitterUserDao was injected just okay but learnerDao wasn't. The logs show that learnerDao is null. So I was wondering if this had anything to do with learnerDao implementing an inteface. A: Nope, you can definitely do that. Note that you're trying to set a pm property in learnerDao, but you haven't shown anything setting the dao property. Could that be the problem? A: I finally found where everything's going wrong. I had this bug of code to kill in a Controller that has learnerService as its dependency: learnerService = new LearnerService(); Laughing my ass off right now! :))

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Rediff.com » Cricket » Can Paine salvage some pride for Australian cricket? Can Paine salvage some pride for Australian cricket? It was not long ago that Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine was considering giving up the game entirely. Now he is set to captain the team as they look to pick up the pieces following the ball-tampering scandal. Now 33 and edging towards the end of his career, Paine can help engineer a victory against the odds that would level the series against South Africa and salvage some pride for Australian cricket after the team's reputation was shredded. Paine and disgraced ex-captain Smith made their Test debuts together against Pakistan in the unlikely surroundings of Lord's in 2010. That decision led former Australia spinner Stuart MacGill to label the selectors 'morons'. "It was extremely difficult but it's no excuse for what happened in the last 45 minutes of play (at Newlands)," Paine said. "We're still the Australian cricket team and we're expected to put up a better effort than we did. Certainly it was in some horrible circumstances and probably some circumstances we brought on ourselves." "The one positive that will come is that some guys will get an opportunity to play for their country," Paine said. "The whole opportunity for us going forward is something that we can learn from and something we can try and control, how we are seen by the Australian public and become the team we want to become and they want us to be seen as."

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"This is a historic moment to end 13 years of legislative malpractice" NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia says of the federal K12 education law that Congress is currently hashing out. Congress has failed to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ever since George Bush rewrote the law and renamed it No Child Left Behind in 2002. All of that changed with No Child Left Behind. In the George W. Bush era, U.S. education policy switched from trying to do something about the corrosive effects of poverty to a focus on accountability and standards. Federal funding came with strings attached. Schools serving poor kids were ordered to improve test scores or face sanctions. The Obama Administration's Race to the Top initiative continued the basic thrust of No Child Left Behind, offering states flexibility on specific requirements of Federal law if they tied teacher performance evaluations to test scores and pushed other rigorous test-score-improvement plans. But the backlash against what critics call the "test and punish" approach has snowballed into a major movement over the last two years. The biggest, hottest debate about the federal education act reauthorization is about whether "test and punish" is a civil-rights cause. On the one hand, civil rights activists and some of the biggest civil rights groups are suspicious of local school authorities in historically separate and unequal communities and see standardized testing as a legitimate federal effort to make sure poor kids and kids of color are learning to read and do math. On the other hand, teachers and civil rights activists including Jesse Hagopian, who has united the local NAACP, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the opt-out movement to reject over-testing in Seattle, sees poor, minority kids getting shafted by a stripped down, test-focused education regime. Progressive legislators who don't want to side with the Obama-bashing, Common-Core-conspiracist Tea Party Republicans have been caught behind the curve on the popular movement against test-and-punish. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, along with almost every other Democrat in the U.S. Senate, supported an amendment to the federal education law that would have kept stringent testing, firing staff who don't raise scores, and helping students dump schools that fail to measure up. Local civil rights activists in many cities, from New York to New Orleans, Chicago to Seattle, disagree. They have spent the last year protesting the "test and punish" model and the closing of neighborhood schools that are "underperforming" (invariably those that serve low-income kids), demanding more resources and less punishment. Republicans succeeded in killing the amendment. Progressive Democrats have some catching up to do. Ultimately, some test-and-punish critics' concerns may be addressed in the new federal law. Eskelsen Garcia points to measures that will help kids who have been missing out on music, sports, and recess in order to maximize their time preparing for standardized tests. NEA's government relations director Mary Kusler says the Senate version of the new is better than No Child Left Behind. • It increases funding for charter schools, despite massive waste, fraud and abuse. • It does nothing about child hunger, access to books, and to health care—the main drivers of unequal opportunity for poor children. • Testing in the new law is less toxic, because it rolls back federal requirements and leaves tests up to the states. That's OK if you live in a reasonable state. But in Tea Party territories like Wisconsin, it can mean locking in a brutal regime of standardized tests tied to firing teachers, closing schools, and handing them over to private operators. Part of the problem with using standardized tests to police whether poor kids are well served at school is that the tests themselves are narrow and not as revealing as their proponents would like to believe. But more than that, the whole test-and-punish model marks a cultural shift away from the War on Poverty. The idea that poverty is an attitude problem that can be fixed with toughness and rigor, that anti-poverty programs paid for by the government are wasteful, and that private business does everything, including education, better, has become deeply embedded in our culture since ESEA went into effect 50 years ago. That is changing now, thanks to leadership from people like Jesse Hagopian. It's time for the progressives in Washington to catch up. A central folly of the misguided "test and punish" approach to education and related to Race to the Top rewards for schools who are successful at the testing game seems obvious. Schools most in need of more attention and more funding because they are "failing" are tested and then punished by draconian measures including loss of funding. All schools must be adequately funded (not "equally" funded), and positive measures, not punishment, must be afforded to those most in need. Unfortunately, schools by themselves can not solve the many problems that prevent students from scoring high fives on tests manufactured by profit-seeking individuals and companies. Schools, students and teachers are a vital part of the nation's infrastructure. As Arthur Miller wrote, "Attention must be paid." Charter schools and vouchers are illegal in Nebraska! The Omaha Public Schools are adequately funded and have a metropolitan-wide partnership with suburban districts, the Learning Community. Moreover, a number of local foundations are committed to improving education, be it through supporting the Omaha Schools (the Sherwood Foundation) or creating and funding the tuition-free private Nelson Mandela Elementary School to serve children from low-income families (the Lozier Foundation).

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These links are also available in the app. If you have any problems please see the troubleshooting tips at the above link. For example if you get choppy audio try restarting your wireless router, then try the other troubleshooting suggestions in the guide. If you get a message saying the app is not licensed and this message is incorrect then please check your internet connection and try again. -Reduced CPU usage when compression is on for most ARM devices.

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Raymond Federman Papers The Raymond Federman Collection includes extensive draft and proof materials toward Federman's books including Double or Nothing, Amer Eldorado, Aunt Rachel's Fur, and Shhh. Also, materials relating to his critical work on Samuel Beckett, short stories, poems, essays, extensive correspondence, unpublished works, reel-to-reel audio recordings, student dissertations and teaching materials, clippings and other ephemera, photographs, and born digital materials. Federman, Raymond (Collector, Person) Some restrictions. Please contact Curator for more details. 266.00 boxes Raymond Federman (May 15, 1928 – October 6, 2009) was a French–American novelist and academic, known also for poetry, essays, translations, and criticism. He was a writer in the experimental style, one that sought to deconstruct traditional prose. This type of writing is quite prevalent in his book Double or Nothing, in which the linear narrative of the story has been broken down and restructured so as to be nearly incoherent. Words are also often arranged on pages to resemble images or to suggest repetitious themes. Federman was born in Montrouge, France, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1947. After serving in the U.S. Army in Korea and Japan from 1951 to 1954, he studied at Columbia University under the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1957. He did his graduate studies at U.C.L.A., receiving his M.A. in 1958, and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature in 1963, with his doctoral dissertation on Samuel Beckett. He taught in the French Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1959 to 1964, and in the French Department at The State University of New York at Buffalo from 1964 to 1973, and as a fiction writer in the English Department at SUNY-Buffalo from 1973 to 1999. He was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor in 1990, and in 1992, appointed to the Melodia E. Jones Chair of Literature, where he served until retiring in July 1999. In 2000, he was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor. Federman died of cancer at the age of 81 and in May 2010, his final new English novel, SHHH: The Story of a Childhood, was released by Starcherone Press. Technical Access Requirements The library cannot provide access to all born-digital materials due to lack of required hardware/software. Requests for born-digtial material may require advanced notice. Please contact Special Collections. for more details. Accession number 2096. Purchased from Raymond Federman, 1997 Accession number 2013.033. Purchased from Lame Duck Books, November 13, 2013 Accession number MSS2017-028. Purchase from Erica Federman, September 11, 2017 Audio-visual materials Authors, American Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 (Author) Essayists Instructional and educational works Literature, Experimental Literature--Study and teaching Nonfiction novel Proofs (Printing) Theatre of the Absurd Translating and interpreting Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006 (Correspondent, Person) Cohn, Ruby (Correspondent, Person) Coover, Robert (Correspondent, Person) Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 (Correspondent, Person) 2021 May 5: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

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Trump Could Face Jail Time in Georgia 2020 Election Big Lie Donald Trump Georgia elecion Politics self coup Trump Trump violation of law At the end of Trump's chaotic presidency, he was desperate to stay in power. He knew how bad it could be for him if he was a "loser" not only because he would have to manage his own sense of overwhelming personal degradation, but because he had broken so many laws and rules, he must have known he might actually end up in jail for the remaining years of his life. For that reason, after the election, up until the January 6th attack on the Capitol, Trump obsessively resorted to doing what he does best: namely, bully everyone he could to try to stay in power as president. He tried to influence, force, coerce and threaten people to say he had won the election instead of accepting the truth–that he had lost to Joe Biden. By doing that so blatantly and leaving such a clear trail of evidence including recordings and statements that expose his intent and will be testified to under oath by people who were trying to prevent him from a self-coup, Trump could end up in jail and face a significant fine as well, especially for what he did in Georgia. Trump's Inability to Admit He Lost and Willingness to Win by Cheating We are still living with the aftermath of Trump's inability to give up on this overwhelmingly infantile need of his to say he won when he lost. As we all know by now, "Big Lie" has been taken up by Trumpian sycophants in red states to rig state election laws for Trump's big steal that is coming to mess with our elections in the future unless someone or something stops that. The takeaway from 2020 for Republicans is if you can't win by appealing to more voters, then just cheat and say you won. Republican state legislatures are making sure Trump wins in 2024 by changing the rules so that Trump can win by alleging fraud, whether or not there was any fraud, and sending a Trump loyal slate of electors to the Electoral College in 2024. Trump is notorious for cheating. Cheating is part of his DNA. If you doubt that Trump is fine with cheating to "win", read Commander in Cheat by Rick Reilly. Based on Reilly's own experiences with Trump as well as interviews with over 100 golf pros, amateurs, developers, and caddies, Commander in Cheat is a startling and at times hilarious indictment of Trump and his golf game. You'll learn how Trump cheats (sometimes with the help of his caddies and Secret Service agents), lies about his scores (the "Trump Bump"), tells whoppers about the rank of his courses and their worth (declaring that every one of them is worth $50 million), and tramples the etiquette of the game (driving on greens doesn't help). For Trump, it's always about winning. Trump started out the presidency with guardrails, people who were telling him he could not cheat and making sure he listened and followed the rules. But over time Trump realized he could replace these guardians with people who would say "yes" to him and no harm would come to him. By the end of his presidency he had gotten rid of people in leadership who would tell him what he should and should not do. He was left without people who acted as guardrails. That probably accounts for the trouble he got himself into in Georgia. Will Trump Ever Be Indicted?- Georgia Probably Has the Greatest Potential for Holding Trump Accountable The case in Georgia being heard now by a grand jury in Fulton County has great potential to land Trump in jail. To understand more I recommend reading the Brookings Report on the Fulton County Trump Investigation. https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fulton-County-Trump-Investigation_Brookings-Report_October2021.pdf In this report, the facts are recounted, every possible violation of Georgia law is identified, and Trump's defenses are assessed. Here are some of the key conclusions from that report. Factual Account: Here is What Trump Did President Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia by a margin of nearly 12,000 votes, and that outcome was confirmed and certified by the duly designated election officials in the state, with Republican Secretary of State Raffensperger and Republican Governor Kemp at the top of the process. Those officials formally certified the result 17 days after the election following a hand recount of all ballots cast, which altered the original count by only a few hundred votes. That result was recertified by Raffensperger on December 7. Notwithstanding the absence of any facts suggesting irregularity or any reason to question the result thus certified, the Georgia electoral process and vote count was subjected to sustained assault by the ex-president and his supporters. Trump led that effort as part of his repeated insistence that the conclusion of an overall Biden victory was "a fraud on the American public." This drumbeat of lies about the electoral outcome began on election day —indeed it preceded it, as Trump hinted starting in the summer of 2020 that he could only lose if the election were fraudulent and withheld any commitment to recognize any electoral result that went against him. While his claims of fraud applied to the nation as a whole and were quite specific in the context of several other states that Trump had also hoped to carry, his efforts to change the certified result in Georgia were unusually intense and recurring, and involved Trump personally in acts that have been documented to a substantial extent. What Happened Specifically in Fulton County: Known Evidence Trump's attack specifically directed at the Georgia outcome was multi-faceted and began even as the vote count was still underway. It was echoed by several U.S. Senators, and by his lead lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. It also became the grist for a barrage of lawsuits brought by Trump lawyers or by allies, which over time trafficked in bizarre conspiracy theories which were discredited by the courts in which they were filed. At the center of this effort were Trump's personal attempts to overturn the Georgia result by altering the conduct of state officials charged with the ultimate responsibility to honestly oversee the administration and certification of the [The] evidence indicates that the actions that he took personally included various telephone and in-person conversations, all after the results had already been certified, in which he: • On December 5, urged Governor Kemp to help change the outcome through several actions and attacked Kemp that same day at a rally for his failure to act; • Urged Georgia's Republican Attorney General Chris Carr not to oppose a lawsuit filed December 7 by the State of Texas in the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to change the electoral outcome in certain states; • On December 23, urged the chief investigator in Raffensperger's office, Frances Watson, to find dishonesty in connection with electoral complaints her office was then investigating; • Engaged in various communications with officials of the U.S. Department of Justice in an unsuccessful effort to induce the Department to intervene to influence a change in the result as certified in Georgia; • On January 2, during an hour-long call with Secretary of State Raffensperger, urged him to "find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have because we won the state," and observed that it was "a big risk to you" and "very dangerous" to insist that there was "no criminality" in the administration of the Georgia election. The Fact That Georgia State Officials Did Not Do Trump's Bidding Is Not a Defense for Trump It is an extraordinary tribute to the integrity of the Georgia state officials, whom Trump forcefully implored to abandon their public trust, that none of them—not a single one— succumbed to Trump's efforts to change the outcome of the election. But that fact—which was critical in achieving the ultimate certification of the election by the Senate on January 6—does not alter the nature of the conduct that Trump personally engaged in. Nor does it alter the nature or importance of Georgia's interest in policing and punishing conduct such as his. The Georgia District Attorney, Fani Willis, is the One Who Would Indict Trump for Election Violations-She Will Not be Compromised or Bought Off In our federal system of government which the Founders put in place, the states are assigned a singular role in the conduct of elections, including those for senators, congresspersons, and the president. While the federal government has an after-the-fact role in policing violations of fair and honest voting procedures, it has long been clear that the actual administration and counting of votes, for federal as well as state offices, is the responsibility of the states. Thus, the state interest in conducting a fair election, and in making sure that the votes are tallied fairly in accord with established rules, is the preeminent interest at stake, even where an election of the president is concerned. It is therefore not at all surprising or odd that, in the face of conduct like that addressed in this report, the primary investigative and enforcement effort presently underway is being pursued at the state level—here by the District Attorney of Fulton County, the locale whose vote tally would have been most substantially corrupted by the actions that Trump and his allies forcefully urged. Given the primacy of state responsibility, it is also not surprising that the State of Georgia has an array of statutes that seem well-tailored to address the conduct at issue. Here Are All the Georgia State Crimes Trump Could be Charged With- There Are a LOT! As discussed in Section III, the statutes that can be brought to bear (depending, of course, on the evidence) include several specifically focused on efforts to disrupt the state's performance of its responsibilities to conduct elections. They are: solicitation of conduct by officials that would amount to election fraud; intentional interference with an election official's performance of election-related duties; and conspiracy, meaning an agreement among multiple people, to engage in electoral fraud. Other possible statutory violations include an array of general prohibitions not limited to conduct impacting on elections, but rather focused on more broadly applicable duties encompassing election misconduct of the kind here alleged, such as false statements in connections with official matters, attempts to influence government officials in improper ways, solicitation of action violative of public officer oaths, and several other provisions. Finally, it is possible, as mentioned in a public statement by the Fulton County District Attorney, that consideration might be given to action under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, since violation of a number of the statutes referenced above constitute predicate acts that are the essential building blocks in developing a prosecution under that statute. As a former Assistant States Attorney and Assistant US Attorney, based on my reading of the facts, the evidence, and the law as detailed in the Brennan Report, Trump will not be able to evade prosecution in Fulton County. The question of whether he ends up in jail for what he did will turn on the composition of the jury and the competence of the trial lawyers, because the Fani Willis, the District Attorney, will have a strong case against Donald Trump for misdemeanor and felony election law violations. Is Trump's Fatal Cheeseburger Our Best Hope For Democracy? GOP Masterplan Nightmare is Working

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Midi Output Software However I have a piece of software that DOES appear to be able to change the default MIDI output, CoolSoft's VirtualMidiSynth. Every music we hear usually is polyphonic music. Try its lyrics and chords embedding features. A MIDI track stores MIDI data and is output to a synthesizer, either a software device or to an external hardware synth through the MIDI output ports. MIDI keyboards, MIDI launchpads, MIDI surfaces etc, all use the same logic. MIDI piano rolls have been developed in many DAWs so that the recorded MIDI messages can be easily modified. Anyhow, MuseScore does not support direct MIDI output. MIDI over BLE is always enabled, provided the device supports BLE. It contains, among other things, an arpeggiator, step sequencer, note recorder, MIDI gauge, MIDI controller, keyboard splitter and mixer, filter facility, and measure counter. Many of our plug-ins offer MIDI and automation output capabilities: they generate data that can be reused to control any parameter of any other plug-in or external hardware: this is also known as _parameters modulation_ or _MIDI side chaining_. MidiEditor is a free software providing an interface to edit, record, and play Midi data. ArtSong™ and LMusix™ export compositions as MIDI files to facilitate composition editing. SoundFont Midi Player is especially useful for Soundblaster (Live, Audigy, X-fi) users who can load sound fonts automatically and in real time, however, Bassmidi output mode enables this feature to anyone. The multiclock can be it's own master or synced to external MIDI, DIN sync or Analogue master clocks. Barcodes or OMR marks are added easily to your documents through an intuitive interface to ensure your documents reach their intended recipients. Multiple products can be chained together to provide the exact combination of functions required in a MIDI setup. This version takes a more traditional C#/. Under previous versions of Windows, device 0 would be the MIDI mapper. With this driver you don't need to connect long MIDI-cables between your music-workstations. with a typing or MIDI keyboard in a user-friendly and modern interface. My guess would be that it parsed out whatever OSX's core Midi software saw. Under Vista and later there is no MIDI mapper and so the software MIDI synth appears as device 0. I prefer software that can also be executed from a shell by passing a file to be converted. For Synthesia to recognize the PianoMaestro as a MIDI output device, we need to install and run the PianoMaestro Connector. Example devices are (music)keyboards, drum machines and soundcards. First, let's clear up the difference between multi-timbral and multi-output instruments. It took us about 5 days to design the instrument, collect all of the. In addition it may be caused by a MIDI specific issue. MIDI I/O Software Installer. MIDI Transform is a simple and easy to use, yet powerful tool for transforming MIDI files. We need to be able to capture the rendered audio produced by the selected midi device, for two purposes. LoopBe1 is an internal MIDI device for transferring MIDI data between computer programs. From the viewpoint of an application, the MIDI Mapper looks like another MIDI output device. If you are developing, or know of, any other MIDI apps not listed here please drop me a note. com offers free software downloads for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android computers and mobile devices. It's also very easy to install, and more than capable of opening your computer to a vast world of music software. Contrary to popular beliefs, MIDI files are not exactly music files as they don't contain any sounds, but musical data. It forwards MIDI commands to other MIDI devices, depending on its configuration. There are a lot of softwares around without a configurable output device (think about game emulators and Active Movie based players, like Windows Media Player and MediaPlayer classic): they all use #0 by default. Denemo is a free music notation software for Windows. Genre Playlist Builder - The Zeta Centauri Genre Playlist Builder lets you generate a playlist for songs of a specific genre from your music collection. GrandVJ is a VJ software and video mixer allowing to compose up to 16 layers of Video on the fly. Selecting the Output - the MIDI mapper. The ALSA sequencer and JACK APIs allows for virtual software input and output ports. In some cases, if the device doesn't output anything, it might be useful to add your user to the "dialout" group with the following command:. It is also the name for files that store MIDI data, which can be replayed on MIDI compatible sound cards. MainStage 3 also features pickup modes that make fixed controller knobs behave more like the endless encoder knobs found on high-end gear. A Free Virtual MIDI Driver. Each device is calibrated to the manufacturer's specifications using test equipment traceable to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). This can be easily tested with this adapter, which converts the midi signals to visible light pulses. You will need to select the proper MIDI output format to use the DM6 module this way (see below). Keep in mind that not all MIDI files will work well! Many MIDI files use features that are not supported by the sequencer; simple ones work best. mid", from the Windoze \Media directory, a fairly standard midi. For example, a Patch Editor software running on a computer may wish to know what devices are connected to the computer's MIDI port, so that the software can configure itself to accept dumps from those devices. MIDI instruments can be stand-alone synthesizers or can be built into your sound card. midi output device Software - Free Download midi output device - Top 4 Download - Top4Download. Basic ID3 tags can be set. Some say MIDI keyboards are one of the most important pieces of music production equipment when building a studio. Fixed a bug that preset controllers menu not clear previous key mapping. For instruments you'd like to play back using MainStage sounds, put them in a dedicated bank in the Score Manager. These are the 4 free virtual MIDI keyboard software. software, when connected to systems and applications that support MIDI input. Ted's Linux MIDI Guide. You may want to choose this setting if the predefined setting is giving you trouble as well. 0, MIDI Time Code cannot be sent on any port of a MIDI I/O. Robert Marsanyi: Java MIDI Kit. So after converting MIDI to WAV file, you can burn the output WAV file to CD easily by other tools, or process the WAV file for other. For example: you can control your favorite software with a MIDI control surface, use MIDI turntables with arbitrary DJ software, map MIDI messages to other MIDI messages, and much more. In addition to the library of built-in sounds, the DM6 also has a USB output jack. Record MIDI overdub in selected items This will add notes within items, this is great for "loop" recording. To map an output MIDI device - Port - Make sure the MIDI Out plugin/s you use to control external MIDI hardware is set to the same MIDI Port number as selected here. If you're communicating with a MIDI sound module like a synthesizer or sample, you'll need to use either Serial or SoftwareSerial output. This can normally be accomplished by using Audio MIDI Setup, a utility which comes bundled with Mac OS X. I'm trying to get Band in a Box 2006 working through Wine, however I'm having no luck in getting the MIDI output to work. We will see how to receive MIDI information from input devices, send it to other hardware or software and select the device that will get the sent information. Open MIDI file in Midi4Fun software. If you select a MIDI input keyboard for the midiin object, and the built-in synthesizer for output, you have a simple MIDI thru application with very little patching. You need to go to Preferences / I/O and choose an option for MIDI output. You can find more information on how to connect Flat to another software using the MIDI output feature and a virtual MIDI port on this page. These piano-style devices can be plugged into your PC or Mac via USB - or, in some cases, operate wirelessly over Bluetooth - and enable you to play and record with your DAW's software instruments and any VST synth plugins you might have installed. Record MIDI replace in selected items. MIDI also defines the protocol used over the interface, which happen to be digital instructions and not music. The upper keyboard represents the output section, here gets displayed what the output mapping results in and what notes are currently triggered. MIDI messages are transmitted only when input changes cause a change in the output value. It works on Windows XP (SP3) / Vista (SP1) / 7 (SP1) / 8. You have to use a application that play MIDI files and set it to use sound on your computer. Line 6 is a music instruments manufacturing company that specializes in guitar amp and effects modeling, and makes guitars, amps, effects pedals, multi effects processors, guitar wireless, vocal wireless, music software, recording interfaces, digital mixers, and personal amplification speakers. This may be useful if a MIDI keyboard or interface is either communicating intermittently (i. Based on ALSA sequencer. A software MIDI synthesizer for professional use. MuseScore does not support direct output to a MIDI device. 1 or higher, you can sync Autoloops with any DJ mixer or DJ device that outputs MIDI Clock or MIDI Time Code (MTC). To map an output MIDI device - Port - Make sure the MIDI Out plugin/s you use to control external MIDI hardware is set to the same MIDI Port number as selected here. It will need to be set up with the Software you intend to use, and in some cases there will need to be MIDI assignments made to tell it to light up. This can be done from a media player or from your music application, provided the outputs are set to a Delta output port and the software and card are properly configured. MIDI Clocks & MTC. VirtualDJ provides instant BPM beat matching, synchronized sampler, scratch, automatic seamless loops and remixing functions, effects, and much more. You need to go to Preferences / I/O and choose an option for MIDI output. Thanks for the quick reply and the suggestions for a workaround solution. It is also the only way you can burn MIDI to an audio CD. VSTHost is a free VST loader / MIDI player plug-in developed by Hermann Seib MIDI input and output. Launchpad / Sequencer With MIDI Output: For a project we had to make an instrument, we came up with the idea to make a Sequencer capable of sending MIDI data to a MIDI player. Instrument 2 – As above this time Channel 2 for input and output and program 6. if you have an instrument like that in your midi software then yes. Rhythm view (visual metronome). The number of simultaneous recording inputs is limited only by your hardware. However, MIDI Time Code can be received. Selecting the Output - the MIDI mapper. Select a MIDI output driver from the MIDI out list box. You have to use a application that play MIDI files and set it to use sound on your computer. The sound of each General MIDI instruments may vary between different computers and keyboards because the samples used for the instruments may be different. 1, and any reasonably modern piece of MIDI-related software will let you do so. MIDI input and output enable connection with keyboards and other MIDI devices Standalone use as an independent mic preamp By turning the unit on without a USB connection, it can be used as a microphone preamplifier in standalone mode. Inst2Midi converts your monophonic audio source straight into MIDI Data. Contact the MIDI device manufacturer for further support. Interest in Linux based MIDI is growing and this list will probably not reflect the true amount of MIDI software available, but should provide a reasonable selection of applications. OSC and MIDI messages can be sent and received. This version takes a more traditional C#/. The problem with MIDI is that it only works with hardware devices which you connect to the computer. Instead of actually turning a physical knob or fader however, you adjust virtual knobs and faders with your mouse through your associated recording software. This includes support for both Behringer firmware and the newer UnO firmware options. You need to go to Preferences / I/O and choose an option for MIDI output. MIDI-OX is a multi-purpose tool: it is both a diagnostic tool and a system exclusive librarian. Toggle navigation LMMS. Also, it does not seem to work very well on some systems, and is not available in the Linux version. For example: you can control your favorite software with a MIDI control surface, use MIDI turntables with arbitrary DJ software, map MIDI messages to other MIDI messages, and much more. The MIDI Player Pro extent the features of the classic MIDI Player by a mixer and arranger that lets you create new cover versions of millions of songs and produce new interpretations, by changing the instruments and mixing the tracks. It is necessary to utilize a MIDI interface in order to send MIDI messages from an Arduino to a synthesizer, Digital Audio Workstation, or other MIDI device. MixPad MIDI Editor MIDI Recording and Editing Software The powerful MixPad multi-track recording and mixing software includes a built-in MIDI editor for finite control of MIDI files and tracks, streamlining the entire audio production process. Cable is 2 metres long. and also be used in more games software. Activate Remote on Output ports to enable: MIDI controllers with LED's that reflect the status of mapped Live parameters. If you are using a MIDI Hardware device, display the tracks' Routing Window and make sure it is assigned to a MIDI Hardware Device. With most DJ Gear / Music Production Gear, you will not need a separate MIDI-interface. Enable MIDI output lighting for supported devices and features. Select a MIDI input driver from the MIDI in list box. This tutorial will cover some of the basics of using the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) communications protocol. Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard is a MIDI events generator and receiver. As I was not trying to trigger events / VST's from Logic but rather trying to send MIDI from my MPC to some external HW synths, as part from a project in Logic, I needed to have the MIDI output ports in MPC AU plugin working. If your device is not listed, please select the "New Keyboard" selection at the top to send MIDI triggering to the StudioOne software. Click on the MIDI Devices tab at the top and you should see your keyboard or MIDI interface there. You can use the computer's keyboard to play MIDI notes, and also the mouse. MIDI Clocks & MTC. I was last year creating an UWP fun app, Play Your Solo, for Window Store. The default General MIDI synthesizer is always available, but that is only the beginning. MIDI controllers with motorized faders that reflect the status of mapped Live parameters. A MIDI files do not contain any audio. MIDI is just a language that electronic instruments use to communicate, the part where MIDI commands get interpreted into sound happens outside the arduino (at least for the process I've described in this tutorial). SoundSwitch can also convert timing information from DJ software and output this as MIDI Clock and MTC. Looking for a small footprint. Sweet Sixteen; Midi sequencer package for Windows from Roni Music. A MIDI Monitor is a useful tool to quickly test if a MIDI device is properly communicating with the software. To record MIDI data, you will need some sort of input device. The next step is to configure routes from the media player to either output devices, or plugins. This tutorial will cover some of the basics of using the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) communications protocol. It shows how easy it is to load samples and create our own sound bank. Note that MuseScore will send MIDI events out to the selected device but it will also send the events to its own built-in synthesizer. audio files from your computer (the control panel is set to play audio outputs from software). FL Studio 12 is a fantastic DAW that is capable of. What's missing is an LCD screen, which could give extra feedback. 0, MIDI Time Code cannot be sent on any port of a MIDI I/O. The only programs I have ever personally seen that did not allow setting the output device actually predated Windows XP. Connecting and adjusting a microphone for recording spoken comments. However, to do so, we first need to create a Virtual MIDI port which will serve as an interface between Flat and the external software. Then choose "Quit Audio MIDI Setup" to quit the software. Look for ports like the one in the image below. Recording sound with your computer's microphone input a. So, the workaround to record you VST's MIDI data output into FL would be this: 1. Once a MIDI instrument is connected and configured under any of these platforms, it will be available as an input and/or output in Pro Tools. A MIDI port can be either a synthesizer that's "built-in" to your computer, or a physical port (a connector) on your computer to which a keyboard or synthesizer module may be connected. Product Description. (I think that is because it is designed to work on different operating systems where MIDI implementations are totally different) However, it can use the JACK software to provide this function. The Code's Firmware will output MIDI to the MIDI Output jack. 6 of the best iOS MIDI controller apps that can be linked to target hardware and software through OSC or Wireless MIDI. All you need is a device that can send MIDI, such as a keyboard, and a device that can accept a MIDI signal as a command to play a sound. [FL studio] How to get real electric guitar to have midi output? Hey everyone, so one of my friends is a guitar player and he wants to make tracks on FL by playing the guitar. MIDI Devices. use MPC Element to control MIDI music software you already have. Record and overdub audio and MIDI. 0 Full Specs. In such case any MIDI software, on the same computer, can listen to this port and play the sounds. MIDI Feedback (Output) Lightjams can send back the 16 channels of MIDI notes and cc to control other software or generate feedback with your MIDI instruments. The Zoom R16 instantly transforms any environment into a recording studio. Select a MIDI output driver from the MIDI out list box. Thus, you can now: p lay your favorite software synthesizers/samplers with your guitar, rather than a keyboard. These are MIDI sequencer or playlist software. Detected notes, signal spectrum and chord names are displayed in the plugin window. but debugging the code in that way takes more time because after. It integrates seamlessly with our DT-enabled synthesizers, or with any standard MIDI synthesizer. Write songs, or transcribe existing songs, using the notation editor. Audio Output Device MME, 44. It appears to successfully change the device from an option in the installation dialog box that sets the default output to the CoolSoft synth. Highly customizable parameters. The only programs I have ever personally seen that did not allow setting the output device actually predated Windows XP. Looking for a small footprint. The MIDI mapper is the default device on MS-Windows that almost every MIDI playing application uses. These are the 4 free virtual MIDI keyboard software. Four topics are covered here: Getting MIDI Output; Getting MIDI Input. Well, that takes care of question #5. The track level meters reflect the audio coming from your input device and is routed to the track output. First introduced some 20 years ago, music notation software has blossomed into a powerful, user-friendly tool that probably would've enabled Mozart to double his output. With its conveniently-located 5-pin MIDI Output, you can send all MIDI information to any compatible peripheral device, including hardware synthesisers, sound modules and drum machines. This tutorial covers how to play a midi file with Windows Media player on using an external synth. Converting an MP3 file into a MIDI file is like turning a song into a score. Gizmo is an open-source MIDI utility device for the Arduino Uno or Mega. The MIDI Player Pro extent the features of the classic MIDI Player by a mixer and arranger that lets you create new cover versions of millions of songs and produce new interpretations, by changing the instruments and mixing the tracks. Forget other piano courses where you stare at TV's and computer screens. A MIDI files do not contain any audio. But it is very similar to the original music. If you are runing TiMidity++ as a daemon (ALSA sequencer client), it will provide MIDI output support for other programs such as rosegarden, aplaymidi, vkeybd, etc. From the MIDI Settings select the device in the Output list (click devices in the list to select them). Oh, it can take MIDI input from multiple sources/controllers, but it all gets read and used in the exact same manner, as if it was all coming from the same place. MixPad MIDI Editor MIDI Recording and Editing Software The powerful MixPad multi-track recording and mixing software includes a built-in MIDI editor for finite control of MIDI files and tracks, streamlining the entire audio production process. Currently I am using a software to convert serial data into MIDI data, but it is totally possible to make the Arduino(UNO only) to look like a HID MIDI device by installing the MIDI firmware on the Atmeg8u2 microcontroler which present on the board just after USB connector. If gaming isn't your purpose, the dual-microphone input allows two microphones to connect at once, so you and a friend can sing and record simultaneously. Introduction. Vezér can also record incoming MIDI messages in realtime. In the output of "aplaymidi -l", you should see something similar to this:. Write songs, or transcribe existing songs, using the notation editor. If you've installed the EXB-FW in your M3 and want to connect it to your computer via. So after converting MIDI to WAV file, you can burn the output WAV file to CD easily by other tools, or process the WAV file for other. signals through the audio output of. Most applications will not let you choose the MIDI output device -- they simply assume that the mapper was correctly configured. Vezér can also record incoming MIDI messages in realtime. First introduced some 20 years ago, music notation software has blossomed into a powerful, user-friendly tool that probably would've enabled Mozart to double his output. The PC MIDI Studio is more basic than the Mac. It appears to successfully change the device from an option in the installation dialog box that sets the default output to the CoolSoft synth. [FL studio] How to get real electric guitar to have midi output? Hey everyone, so one of my friends is a guitar player and he wants to make tracks on FL by playing the guitar. Beyond all that's included, iRig MIDI 2 works with all MIDI-compatible Mac and PC software as well as the entire spectrum of Core MIDI apps for iOS such as GarageBand, Cubasis, Beat Maker 2, Auria and many more. Visit Site External Download Site. 8/10 (30 votes) - Download Virtual Midi Controller Free. Record tracks from MIDI instruments and devices ; Edit and fine tune individual MIDI tracks. Will Stewart: App: 12256: Chirp. BLE MIDI (MIDI over Bluetooth LE) and UWP MIDI API support. 0, MIDI Time Code cannot be sent on any port of a MIDI I/O. I understand that conversion from audio file to MIDI is a very complex process. org website is the central repository of information about anything related to MIDI technology, from classic legacy gear to the next- gen MIDI protocols coming soon. Let me demystify this for you so you can quickly set up your multi-output instruments. The track level meters reflect the audio coming from your input device and is routed to the track output. The MIDI metronome data output of your tempo producing device (computer, sequencer, etc. This document has been tested with Ubuntu 18. Connecting and adjusting a microphone for recording spoken comments. write_short — writes up to 3 bytes of midi data to the Output: pygame. In the interest of brevity, I've elided comments in the program listings below and moved discussion to text preceding each example. The next step is to configure routes from the media player to either output devices, or plugins. 1 How To Convert pdf to word. In my experience on all versions of Ubuntu before Edgy, it is 65:0. Its smart fixture profiles support multiple modes ("personalities"), 16-bit output, conditional properties, RGB/CMY color mixing, multiple color and gobo wheels, custom beam layouts, and much more. Select the MIDI Setup menu item from the Options menu to change the MIDI in and MIDI out port that QuickScore Elite will be using. MIDI files and WAV files can be output. In the following sections, we'll do our best to explain the terminology, while exploring the finer technical details. Alsa Driver. MIDI Output Setup Flat power users get an exclusive access to our MIDI output feature. SoundFont Midi Player is a Midi player plus router and a real time midi synth combo. Your DAW uses sounds you have or. CoolSoft's VirtualMIDISynth aims to change all that with the cunning use of SoundFonts. Connecting a MIDI Player to a computer requires BOTH consideration of the hardware and the software. The text boxes above the outputs denote which MIDI CC the output is listening for. Now works with Synthesia, Apple Logic and other third-party software WATCH THE VIDEO. Cognito 2 features a streamlined, natural language interface to guide you through selecting lights, adjusting their attributes, and recording reference libraries, memories and cues. Once you can see the MIDI device is working you know that you need to work on the software configuration. During the years a number of hobby programmers have created a lot of fine software programs. ES ControlChange Mapper - Map Control Change Events From One Index To Another. It displays incoming MIDI streams, and passes the data to a MIDI output driver or the MIDI Mapper. Audio Interfaces sync with digital mixing software to allow you to alter your tracks in the same way that a physical mixing console does. Added a pitch (transpose) control. Octaves, a new Condition type: filters Input or Output notes by. MIDI OUTPUT FORMATS. BLE MIDI (MIDI over Bluetooth LE) and UWP MIDI API support. Therefore an app using device 0 will still use the software. The built-in MIDI Out component in energyXT2 is somewhat limited, in that you cannot choose individual devices. This tutorial shows how to record MIDI output from vst's like the Blue Arp arpeggiator back into a pianoroll in FL Studio for further editing. I had thought that the previous version was the final one, but I have made many changes that have warranted a new version. You can find more information on how to connect Flat to another software using the MIDI output feature and a virtual MIDI port on this page. So, the workaround to record you VST's MIDI data output into FL would be this: 1. MIDI ports can have their own hardware input and output or all ports can be handled by a single USB connection. The S-Engine USB MIDI Sound Module, produced by Midiplus, is the best keyboard and MIDI sound module for all-around use, because it offers the most sounds and features for its size and price range. • The vertical faders found in our software, will allow you to modify DMX output and values for any step. Mixcraft 8 is driven by a new, lightning-fast sound engine, featuring advanced audio and MIDI routing, native sidechaining, and Audio Control, an innovative new feature allowing audio signals to control instrument and effect parameters. The built-in MIDI Out component in energyXT2 is somewhat limited, in that you cannot choose individual devices. If MIDI-OX is not displaying any output from your MIDI controller, please contact the manufacturer for further guidance. A MIDI file play sounds you have on your computer. Want to connect your old DMC Gen2 to your brand new Gen3? No problem!. MIDI file - no audio output from standard PC soundcard? I have recently installed CentOS 5. MIDI is a protocol used to control software parameters using hardware components. The Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth is activated as MIDI output in your Native Instruments application. The MIDI Mapper is part of the system software. Epinoisis Software retains sole and exclusive ownership of all right, title and interest in and to Digital Ear and all Intellectual Property rights relating thereto. The Arturia MiniLab MkII is a mini-laboratory of MIDI controls with emphasis on portability. However, MIDI Time Code can be received. Output develops innovative software and gear for musicians, composers, producers and sound designers across all genres. However, MIDI Time Code can be received. It integrates seamlessly with our DT-enabled synthesizers, or with any standard MIDI synthesizer. write_short — writes up to 3 bytes of midi data to the Output: pygame. Headline features include Midi mapping. The multiclock can be it's own master or synced to external MIDI, DIN sync or Analogue master clocks. virtual MIDI controller. MIDI Controllers do not generate sound on their own - they are used as an input device for other instruments. MidiEditor is a free software providing an interface to edit, record, and play Midi data. This is the fifth version of my. MIDI input velocity no longer adjusted by key velocity option. with a typing or MIDI keyboard in a user-friendly and modern interface. Robert Marsanyi: Java MIDI Kit. With this software, you can enhance loudness, tempo, pitch, notes, and more. In my experience on all versions of Ubuntu before Edgy, it is 65:0. If you use a software synth, you might need virtual MIDI cables. MIDI keyboards, MIDI launchpads, MIDI surfaces etc, all use the same logic. Most traditional keyboards and Digital Pianos have MIDI in and out as standard. No fancy icons in this one. With our software Bome MIDI Translator Pro, you can control your computer from MIDI devices or other devices. 1, and any reasonably modern piece of MIDI-related software will let you do so. The plugin receives input from an audio channel and performs realtime music recognition. This is a MIDI editor/sequencer which is GPL licensed. BLE MIDI (MIDI over Bluetooth LE) and UWP MIDI API support. With carefully selected minimum functionality such as MIDI input, audio output, and charging, the plugKEY features a compact design that's similar in size to the iPhone. What is MIDI Guitar? MIDI Guitar is a revolutionary piece of software that converts your guitars analog signal into MIDI, making it possible to use your standard guitar as a MIDI controller/ MIDI keyboard. Key feature: the keyboard detects 'Five Dimensions of Touch': strike, press, glide, slide, and lift. This makes it possible to use your standard guitar exactly as you would use a MIDI keyboard or MIDI controller. Cursynth is a polyphonic music synthesizer that runs graphically inside your terminal. By default each media player is created with one stereo output port and one MIDI output port. I will assume you have a MIDI keyboard as that is the most common hardware device to record MIDI with. CoolSoft's VirtualMIDISynth aims to change all that with the cunning use of SoundFonts. The MIDI mapper is the default device on MS-Windows that almost every MIDI playing application uses. Thus, a program could use MIDI device 0, and the mapper would pick which MIDI output device to send your output to. Use this amazing high quality DVE to position, resize, rotate and scale live video all in real time. In this case, triggering the pads and pedals of the kit will send MIDI messages to your computer, so you can trigger drum sounds from your software's sound library. Arcade moves far beyond loop packs, delivering a playable instrument that lets you perform and manipulate loops in real time. Starting with version 1. Nonetheless, connecting a MIDI keyboard (also known as a MIDI "controller" because it is used to control GarageBand or other music software through the MIDI protocol) to GarageBand makes for a very powerful tool in the creation of your musical compositions. Four types of MIDI modes are available for more performance flexibility. I am not interested in a large piece of software that "also does MIDI", or has some extra small feature amongst the DAW backdrop. The MIDI Player Pro extent the features of the classic MIDI Player by a mixer and arranger that lets you create new cover versions of millions of songs and produce new interpretations, by changing the instruments and mixing the tracks. Gizmo can control the MIDI clock, transpose, volume shift, output to control voltage, and lots more. Visualization is based on data acquired from music in real time. My setup connection look like this: midi output from DAW is connected to MPC 1000 midi in , midi out from MPC 1000 is connected to VIRUS C midi in (typical chain connection). The problem is that you've got to understand a lot about Linux to get started. Also your application/ system shall be directed to your soundcard. Components of a MIDI Map A MIDI map is composed of four components: Dest Chan (Destination Channel): The channel used by the synthesizer to play the sounds on the source channel. The good news is that there are working MIDI-out VST plugins for all three platforms. Below is our list of top 10 best MIDI keyboard controllers available today. The editor is able to open existing Midi files and modify their content. With this driver you don't need to connect long MIDI-cables between your music-workstations. 0 out of 5 stars 94.

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Moving from "Mobile First" to "Mobile Only" The concept of "mobile first" development—that is, developing for mobile device contexts first when creating a user experience and then adding layers of enhancements for larger form-factor devices—has been around a good four years or so now. (The term was coined by web designer Luke Wroblewski way back in 2010.) But, it's still taking a long time to work its way into people's minds. On a regular basis I hear from clients that they have on their list of upcoming projects "our mobile app"—either launching a mobile app for the first time or enhancing the one they already have out there to make it more useful and "drive adoption." Though they may even cite "mobile first" philosophies, it's clear that in practice a "mobile app" for their organization is still a sort of adjunct to their core business—something generally being pleaded for by their sales and marketing departments so that they have something new and shiny to brag about or, unfortunately all too frequently, because their main competitor just released a mobile app and they desperately want to say, "we have one, too!" But, the world is shifting beneath our feet even as we race to catch up with the last iteration of mobile technology. Increasingly, mobile devices are ceasing to be another way our customers can do business with us and are instead becoming the only way that a large number of our customers will do business with us. And, that means that for many users it's not a question even of "mobile first" but of "mobile only." In the first stages of mobile application development, applications tended to be about "accessibility"—giving users a way to access those functions they needed—checking their email, looking up the status of an order, finding the nearest retail location of a store—when they were away from their office or their homes and not able to access their computers. It didn't have to be as rich and effective an experience, and it didn't have to be a complete experience. It just had to let them get a few basic things done. In most companies' initial forays into mobile-enabling their business, they typically looked to their web site and selected the top 5 or 6 functions that their customers or members needed—with an eye, in particular, for things that would be useful when someone was out and about doing things like shopping, commuting, and eating at restaurants. And, that made sense when you looked at mobile devices as an adjunct, something used when a regular desktop or laptop computer wasn't available. But, increasingly mobile devices are becoming the primary way of accessing the Internet by a significant number of Americans. Pew Research Internet Project reports that in 2014, 64% of Americans use their smart phones to go online and, of them, 34% go online mostly using their phone and not via a larger device such as a laptop or desktop computer. Not surprisingly, those numbers skew even higher if you just look at younger Americans. 83% of 18-29 year olds, for instance, have a smartphone vs. 49% for 50-64 year olds. For businesses, that means a totally new line of thought when it comes to conceiving and designing mobile applications. Can your customers do business with you from initiation through the full breadth of the customer lifecycle? That is, can they find you, shop for and purchase your products, maintain the relationship for customer support and maintenance, and ultimately renew or buy more of your products—all on a mobile phone? For some innovative businesses, like Uber, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, despite having been an Uber user for over a year, I didn't even know whether they had a consumer web site until I checked it out while writing this post. It turns out they do, but you can only update your profile and view trip history, not actually buy their products—that is, request a ride—through the browser site. Most other businesses, especially ones with older, more established business models, are somewhere on the spectrum from "not mobile enabled at all" to "somewhat fully mobile." But, many are starting to catch up. Almost all the big retail banks now support check deposits on their mobile apps, which may well do away with the last reason many of their customers have to ever visit a physical bank location. In an interesting digital and bricks & mortar hybrid, the major retail pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS have apps that let their customers print photographs directly from their phone and pick them up at their convenience that the nearest retail location. That key question—how could customers do business with us solely over their mobile phone?—needs to be at the front of minds when we are formulating our digital commerce strategies and designing our online use experiences. After all, if our company isn't the one doing it, there's probably someone else out there who is.

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Glenrothes firm updates MP about future plans Pitreavie Group managing director Stephen Heslop welcomes Peter Grant MP to its Glenrothes headquarters Glenrothes and Central Fife MP Peter Grant paid a visit to the Glenrothes-based headquarters Scotland's largest packaging supplier. Mr Grant was given an extended tour of Pitreavie Group in Southfield Industrial Estate, where he saw first-hand the busy facility which supplies packaging solutions to a range of organisations. Managing director Stephen Heslop gave Mr Grant an overview of the business and also provided an update on Pitreavie's trading and performance and its plans for the future. Founded by friends Joe Diamond and Gordon Delaney in 2010, Pitreavie Group has made significant investments in plant and machinery to further the business, with more investment planned. Police seal off area after late night Kirkcaldy incident Union calls for probe into Havelock collapse Road closures in Kirkcaldy announced ahead of town's first half marathon It has also invested group-wide in IT and business systems as well as expanding its workforce to over 106 staff including a number of key senior appointments to drive the company forward. Pitreavie will open its doors to new premises in Aberdeen in the coming weeks that will house all of its north-east businesses under one roof. However, the most significant investment is the creation of new Glenrothes headquarters, where a Centre of Excellence is being developed, which is scheduled to open its doors in October. Customers will be able to visit and see the latest innovations and be able to design product samples on the day. To further support growth the business has also added a further 40,000 sq ft warehouse to its new facility in Glenrothes. Fife mill stars in Burns night comedy Mr Heslop said: "We are most pleased that Peter took time out from his busy schedule to come and visit us here at Pitreavie. "We think it is hugely important that our local representatives know what we do and Peter was able to meet with our team to see first-hand how our business operates. "It is a really exciting time for Pitreavie and today's visit was a great opportunity to update Mr Grant on our plans for the future." Mr Grant added: "As a significant employer in the local area I am really impressed by Pitreavie's commitment to their employees and business. "It was great to have the chance to catch up on their progress and to see the key role that Pitreavie play in the packaging industry in Scotland. "I would like to thank Stephen and the team for showing me round Pitreavie's facility. It has given me a real insight to the business."

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The death on 1st January of Werner Peters, founder of Lackwerke Peters GmbH & Co. KG of Kempen, Germany, has been announced. He was 85. Herr Peters was one of the founders of the European PCB industry, developing the first German circuit boards back in 1956 in conjunction with colleagues at Isola and Ruwel. From 1970 onwards, when he took over a company in Krefeld, he expanded the company by developing resist chemistry to a high level, meeting the specifications of a number of OEMs not only in Europe but world-wide. Under the name of Lackwerke Peters, his company moved to Kempen in 1984 to a purpose-built factory from where he produced a range of chemicals for the electronics industry of such eminence that his company is a true global supplier, rivalling competitors of much larger status. It is widely known that under his guidance his company developed products for niche applications as well as main-stream, giving a bespoke nature to chemistry that few companies have emulated. Indeed, the dedicated in-house R&D at the factory in Kempen helped the European electronics industry to meet the demand of the international market place. A much-loved family man, Werner Peters gave of his time to serve on technical committees and to guide industry associations as a director, namelyVDI/VDE and VdL or ZVEI in particular, and encouraged young talent from local colleges in Kempen. Lackwerke Peters have been a member of EIPC for many years, and have been a valued contributor to the technology debates that have taken place at many venues over the years. The Peters Group is now managed by his daughter Brigitte Schwartz and his son-in-law Ralf Schwartz as the second generation; they took over management responsibilities in 1995 and are loyal to his company philosophy and the fundamentals of his strong beliefs. It might be said that Herr Peters was one of the pioneers whose legacy is the foundation of a key supplier to a demanding technological industry that has not only kept pace, but led the way. For that his contribution as a man has to be most highly regarded, and eternally remembered.

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Massification of higher education as well as reforms inspired by new public management ideas are changing the way how students are seen by academic staff, institutional leaders, governments, as well as by students themselves. Students can be seen as consumers, clients, co-producers, but also apprentices, pawns, cash-cows, etc. The lecture provided an overview of the different perspectives on students and reflect on (a) their origins and ideological underpinnings, (b) the relation to academic disciplines and different types of higher education stakeholders, and (c) the implications for teaching, learning, governance and funding of higher education.

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The Economist reported in June that 110,000 drones were sold for commercial use in 2016 with those numbers expected to rise to 174,000 for 2017. The "Age of Drones" is upon us. The possibilities are endless, and as money pours into the drone manufacturing industry, technology is advancing at a rapid pace. But with the rapid rise in commercial use comes the inherent liability risk associated with it. In order to properly evaluate the liability landscape going forward, we need only look back some 60 years ago to a similar rapid advance occurring in commercial aviation and take heed to the substantial liability risks that developed in that industry and what has worked (and not worked) to lessen them. With the development of super-heavy bomber airframes for use in World War II, the technological groundwork was laid for the development of large, long range commercial passenger aircraft. In 1952 the British de Havilland Comet hosted the first commercial flight. By 1958 Pan Am had initiated a New York to London route utilizing a Boeing 707 and by the close of the decade American Airlines began to offer a domestic New York to Los Angeles route. Commercial flight was in business in a huge way. The problem was that insurers (particularly at Lloyd's of London) were now faced with underwriting not only aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, but also all the manufacturers producing engines and component parts for those aircraft in an area of huge uncertainty and potential for risk. While creative group insurance programs such as the Aircraft Builders Council, together with a willingness by leaders in the industry (on both sides) to both create and to pay for it, ultimately helped establish an aviation insurance framework to handle the risk that was coming, no one in the industry could have imagined the massive exposure that would result over the next decades through involvement in the very lucrative commercial aviation manufacturing business. Beginning with the Turkish Airlines DC-10 crash north of Paris in March of 1974 killing 346, the cost of defending and paying settlements in commercial aviation accidents has sky rocketed. As an example, the 1996 Valujet DC-9 crash in the Everglades killing 103 cost the insurance industry an estimated $266 million and the 2000 Alaska Airlines MD-80 crash near California's Channel Islands killing 88 had an estimated cost of a whopping $300 million. These cases are now two decades old with the industry cost getting bigger with the loss of larger aircraft involved in air disasters such as Air France Flight 447 which killed 228. With larger aircraft, comes larger risk with insurers now regularly offering aviation liability cover of $1 billion and more. It's also not just large commercial jets that have exposure but smaller aircraft with higher value individuals. Even though a jury ultimately cleared Learjet of liability for golfer Payne Stewart's death in 1999 (who had won the U.S. Open just months before), his wife's $200 million lawsuit raised the bar in the valuation of a human life faced with someone like Stewart who at 42 was still making significant money on the pro golf circuit, but whose earnings potential might actually have increased at age 50 when the Champions Tour would have opened up to him. UAV manufacturers may believe themselves immune from these huge value cases, but with the increase in commercial flight with higher permissible airways and larger unmanned aircraft, the risk of a commercial UAV either destroying property or killing someone on the ground, or worse yet, taking out another aircraft is substantial. With this increased potential for liability risk, comes a boon to aviation plaintiff's attorneys who have made an industry out of the potential for large verdicts in commercial aviation accidents litigated in the United States. These well funded and specialized counsel often target not only Boeing and Airbus, but any and all manufacturers who can be identified as placing parts on the aircraft. With the competition to gain clients and lead the ship, aviation lawyers bring lawsuits very early in the investigation process, often before much is known about the cause of a crash. Further, the intense motivation to get a case into a U.S. court (in light of the jury system, liberal discovery rules and estimated per passenger value now estimated at between $5 and $6 million in aviation cases), has lead international aviation lawyers to partner with U.S. lawyers to "roll the dice" in U.S. Courts (a favorite being Chicago State Court) by alleging a U.S. connection to an international accident through naming U.S. manufacturers with parts on the aircraft as defendants. Why Should UAV Manufacturers Pay Attention? With an 8 year run of safety in the commercial aviation industry without any deaths in U.S. certified aircraft, and an absence of any large losses involving drones, why should UAV manufacturers worry about risk with actual liability issues only being a seemingly remote possibility? The answer – the current landscape in drone manufacturing with such a rapid advance in technology and demand for bigger and longer range aircraft is eerily similar to what was occurring in the same period at the advent of commercial aviation in the mid to late 1950's. Like WW II, the war on terror has driven the development of aircraft to support the effort with drones taking more of a leading role in air power for the first time. America's armed forces now have a fleet of over 11,000 UAV's and growing from surveillance drones like the Raven and Global Hawk to the deadly Predator and Reaper. With the FAA's issuance of FAR Part 107 in August of 2016 allowing conditional commercial use of drones, the race is on for larger and longer range unmanned aircraft with the technological advances in military applications leading the way. While driverless cars have been the headline in recent years, pilotless passenger flight is on the horizon. With the advances in "Glass Cockpit" aircraft, the new generation of commercial passenger aircraft already take-off, fly and land by computer. The next step is not that far away. As in the early days of commercial aviation with minimal flight hours and brand new aircraft, absent an unusual occurrence, it is unlikely that we will see a large number of loss cases involving commercial drones in the next few years, but it is wishful thinking to not believe that the time is coming soon when risk and liability exposure will be an integral part of the development and cost in the UAV manufacturing arena. Here are some of the reasons to take heed now. It is inevitable that accidents will happen. Like it or not, with the anticipated number of commercial UAV's in the air over the next decade, coupled with an aging fleet, and human error, it is only a matter of time before we will see not only the loss of individual aircraft, but mid-air collisions between drones as well as with other aircraft, property damage and loss of life involving a manufacturer's aircraft or a component part made for another company. Litigation is coming! With accidents will come the well-funded and experienced plaintiff's aviation bar which is poised and ready to jump in and apportion blame (and cost) to manufacturers whose products are involved in the loss of property or life. While military drone manufacturers believe themselves immune from this world, the rise of aviation cases involving military aircraft has grown rapidly over the last two decades even with the shadow of the Military Contractor Defense established by the US Supreme Court in 1988. With the huge potential for large damage awards, aviation plaintiffs' counsel have shown a willingness to take on the immunity defense to the appellate court level and have been somewhat successful in opening holes. With this willingness comes the necessity for military manufacturers and their insurers to spend millions in defense of cases even if they ultimately are deemed not liable. In other cases, military contractors have been forced to fund large settlements or judgments in a case they once thought themselves totally immune from. The same is sadly but inevitably true for military drone manufacturers. The Potential Cost is Staggering. For reasons only trial consultants can fully explain, the value of a personal injury or death involving an aircraft (particularly a commercial flight) is valued exponentially higher than in practically any other area. The value of one aviation case can often far exceed the profit margin of the aircraft involved. Furthermore, the availability of punitive damages in the United States not only puts a manufacturer's profit at risk, but also the value of the entire company, and provides leverage to the aviation plaintiff's bar in settlement negotiations. Finally, even if the risk never actually comes to fruition through a settlement or judgment, the cost (in terms of legal fees as well as company time lost) of litigating a complex aviation case is immense. In light of the looming landscape, what can UAV manufacturers do to prepare themselves for this next season? Talk to a Broker About Aviation Insurance – Although immature and untested at the beginnings of commercial flight, the aviation insurance industry is now very mature, well-funded, and specialized now with over 60 years of loss and claims experience. With the availability of large first dollar coverage specifically designed to meet the risk of aviation claims, having an aviation policy is essential to risk management as a UAV manufacturer whether commercial or military. Don't Ignore Your Contracts – Companies often fail to focus serious attention on indemnity and insurance provisions in contracts (to either procure component parts and raw materials or to sell those parts or materials to an aircraft manufacturer) until faced with a substantial lawsuit. In those cases, the ability to contractually shift risk or, better yet, be an additional insured on someone's insurance policy, are golden. Ask a lawyer either internal to your company or from an outside firm to review your contracts both up (selling) and down (buying) looking for a consistent company approach in contract negotiations with an eye toward risk. Assess Your Risk and Act Accordingly – Through either an internal or external risk audit, perform a realistic assessment of your risk in the event of an accident involving your aircraft or component part. A close look at document preparation and control, interaction between sales, design, manufacturing, legal and management, product traceability, as well as the tracking and analysis of warranty claims/issues with your products in the field, among other areas, are essential to not only avoiding problems, but being prepared when litigation hits your company. Such an assessment, coupled with a well considered strategic plan in the event of an accident could save your company from some of the brutal realities of facing an aviation lawsuit at some point in the history of your product. This is an exciting time in aviation! By the end of this decade commercial UAV flight should be in full swing with all the opportunities that come with it. While celebrating this new era in flight, let us also learn from history and be ready for the risk as well.

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Our Shelter TNVR Soldier rescues Give as you earn The Nowzad mission statement is; 'To relieve the suffering of animals in Afghanistan; including companion animals, working equines, stray and abandoned dogs and cats and all other animals in need of care and attention, and to provide and maintain rescue, rehabilitation and education facilities for the care and treatment of such animals with no voice but ours'. Our work in Afghanistan to make a difference for all the dogs, cats and other animals with no voice but ours started from one man's efforts to make a difference for one dog at a time in a place that was back then described as the most dangerous place on Earth... Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In November 2006 the men of Kilo Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines arrived in the war torn town of 'Now Zad' in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Their mission; provide stability for the local people during a period of ever decreasing security. The Royal Marines soon realised that it wasn't only the local people that needed their help. Many of the stray dogs that roamed the town of 'Now Zad' now had a guardian for the first time in their lives; in the form of Royal Marine Sergeant 'Pen' Farthing. Breaking up an organised dog fight that was taking place right outside their remote compound, Pen never realised that one of those fighting dogs would then befriend him. The Royal Marine Sergeant couldn't say no to those big sad eyes and the now former fighting dog became the Sergeant's battle buddy. The dog received his first ever name – "Nowzad". The 'tail' of the rescue of Nowzad and his other canine buddies from the remote desert outpost of Now Zad, was published as a best-selling book 'One Dog at a Time', which to this day helps to promote and fund the work we do in Afghanistan. We have reunited over 1200 soldiers with the dogs and cats that they rescue and bond with on the front lines in Afghanistan and we continue to be there for the brave men and women who show compassion to animals during their deployment. Nowzad operates the only official animal shelter in the whole of Afghanistan and is supported by a modern veterinary clinic staffed by a team of Afghan nationals delivering care and attention to animals in distress. Our vital work in Afghanistan now includes animal welfare education and the prevention of the spread of rabies through a designated Trap - Neuter - Vaccinate - Return programme. The charity has fantastic support from animal lovers the world over, who have offered their time in promoting and funding the aims of the charity. Every donation we receive is much appreciated and makes a big impact in our work for the animals with no voice but ours. Please complete the form to the right if you would like to be added to our newsletter mailing list. (We do NOT sell on your details to anyone). Visit Our Amazon Page One Dog at a Time Saving The Strays Of Helmand A new beginning with the dogs of Afghanistan The Brave Street Dog Who Never Gave Up Nowzad is a registered charity in England and Wales: 1119185 Nowzad – The Meriel Suite, Hartnoll Farm Business Centre, Post Hill, Tiverton, Devon, EX164NG, United Kingdom Nowzad Dogs NFP is a 501c3 tax exempt organisation in the USA Nowzad Dogs NFP 2770 Main Street #161, Frisco, Texas, 75033

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Portland-based Ryno Motors has set a launch date of January, 2013 for its electric Ryno-cycle. The one-wheeled, self-balancing vehicle has a range of up to 20 miles and a top speed of 20 Mph. It is estimated to cost $4,500 when it hits retail after the new year.

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Engineering Nature Inspired Functional Materials with Special Wettability. Mizuki Tenjimbayashi got Ph.D. in engineering from Sep. 2017 in Prof. Seimei Shiratori Lab, Keio University. His research focuses on engineering bioinspired funcitonal materials with special-wettability (e.g. lotus inspired superhydrophobic surface, spider web inspired oil-water separation membrane, cactus inspired hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterned surface, nepenthes inspired slippery surface, raindrop on puddle inspired superhydrophobic-slippery switch materials) and their applications (e.g. liquid manipulation, liquid actuator, micro-reactor, filter, anti-fouling, anti-corrosion, anti-icing, medical device coating, sensor, heat transfer condensation device, battery electrode, optical device, cell culturing scaffold). He is now trying to discover new wetting phenomenon.The field of engineering biomimetic superwettable mateirals is not popular in Japan; however this would have broad technological implications for areas ranging from industry to medicine. Biomimetics is an interdisciplinary field in which principles from engineering, and chemistry are applied to the functional materials that mimic biological processes. The field may serve as a source of bio-inspiration for the materials scientist. His work is engineering biomimetic functional materials with special-wettability. For example, as shown in Figure, he developed bioinspired superhydrophobic materials, droplet slipping coating materials, directional wetting surface treatments, and smart-wetting systems. Especially, wettability independent perfect-omniphobicity (contact angle>179.8 degree against various liquids include perfluoropolyether, hexadecane, rapeseed oil, and water) is achieved inspired by raindrop on puddle phenomenon; the slippery coating named "SPLASH" is super-durable, transparent, and possesses extraordinary hydrophobicity (contact angle hysteresis<1 degree); and the dynamically hydrophobic but statically hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces are designed as adhesion-free unidirectional micro-liquid transporter. See selected papers for further details. 天神林 瑞樹, 内藤 昌信. Detection and Healing of Wetting Defects Using Dynamically Wettability Responsive Liquid Marbles. 第69回コロイドおよび界面化学討論会講演.

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Q: How to add columns to pandas dataframe based on dictionary keys? I have a dataframe in pandas containing 12 columns. One column is useragent string wchich I want to extract information like os,browser and ....and add new columns to the dataframe based on those values. The column platform does not exist in current dataframe and I want to add it in place. a b c useragent 1 3 5 "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/5.0)" a b c useragent os platform 1 3 5 same as before windows Null for i in range(len(df["useragent"])): try : df['platform'].iloc[i] = httpagentparser.detect(df["useragent"].iloc[i])['platform']['name'] except : continue I want to add columns os and platform to the dataframe based on values from parser. The problem is first of all the first assignment after try is not executed. I put the assignment in try block because dictinories returning from parser do not have always the same keys. For example if the key os does not exist in returning dictionary the new column os for that index should be Null. How can I do the whole process in a efficient way? A: The reason why it's not working is that you cannot set on a copy of slice from a DataFrame (this warning was hidden with the try/except). You can safely do it in one line for all rows of your dataframe with: df['platform'] = df.apply( lambda k: httpagentparser.detect(k['useragent']).get('platform', {}).get('name'), axis=1 )

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Every week brings job lists, emails, documents, and new projects. Just how much of that is completely different from the job you have done before? Odds are, not much. Many of our daily tasks are variations on something we have done hundreds of times before. Do not reinvent the wheel each time you start something new. Use templates–standardized documents with formatting and text as starting point. Once you save a version of the template, just add, eliminate, or change any info for that unique document, and you'll have the job. Templates work everywhere: in word processors, spreadsheets, project management programs, survey platforms, and also email. Here's the way to use templates and how to automatically create documents from a template–so you can get your tasks done faster. That's only one benefit: Using a template means you're not as inclined to leave out key information, also. By way of example, if you need to send freelance writers a contributor agreement, changing a standard contract template (rather than writing a new contract every time) ensures you won't depart out the crucial clause about possessing the material as soon as you've paid for this. Templates also guarantee consistency. Perhaps you send regular project updates. Using a template, you know the upgrade will have the exact same formatting, design, and standard arrangement. Imagine you are creating a template of your own resume. You would want to record facts about your responsibilities and accomplishments, so you are going to have all the information you want to apply for any job. You can delete less-important notes later on, but you might forget it at the last 25, when it's not in the template. Some tools will automatically fill in all these factors for you (more on this in a little ). But if you need to fill in the information by yourself, include some text that's simple and obvious to search for so you can find text that needs to be altered without much work.

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NUP Concedes Defeat Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In ANFREL News, Myanmar The National Unity Party (NUP), the second largest party in Burma's general election on Sunday, has conceded defeat to the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), although it accuses the USDP of winning the election illegally. The NUP—formed by loyalists to late dictator Gen Ne Win who was forced from power ANFREL Calls for the Myanmar UEC and SPDC to Clarify and Seriously Investigate Advance Voting Activities and Counting Process Irregularities Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In Myanmar, Statements The Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL-Foundation) calls attention to an important point from November 7th & 8th's counting activities that requires the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and the Union Election Commission (UEC) of Myanmar to urgently clarify why the counting process was not made transparent to the public and the media beginning with Burma Declares State of Emergency After Poll Burma has been placed under a 90-day state of emergency after holding its first election in 20 years. Emergency rule to prevent political gatherings has been in place for three months in the lead-up to the poll. The state of emergency prevents further political gatherings and stops soldiers from leaving the military Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on the elections in Burma/Myanmar Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In Myanmar, Network News 1. Today, the first elections were held in Burma/Myanmar, since those of 1990 whose results were never implemented. 2. Elections in themselves do not make a country democratic; nevertheless they should offer the opportunity for a new beginning and greater pluralism. The EU regrets therefore that the authorities did not take the necessary steps to ensure a Irrawaddy: Inside Burma Post-election Chief Ministers already selected, sources say - Ba Kaung The Burmese regime has reportedly already selected several formervhigh-ranking military officials as the future chief ministers for regionalvand state governments to be formed after the Nov. 7 election. All the selected retired military officials are candidates of the junta's proxy Union Solidarity and NDT: Burma Bars Foreign Reporters & Monitors from National Election Burma's military rulers say international poll monitors and foreign journalists will be barred from the country's first election in 20 years. The United States, Britain and Burma's Southeast Asian neighbors have urged the military junta to allow independent election monitors at the November 7 election. Critics say the election will actually strengthen Burma Democratic Concern (BDC): Junta's Elections on 7 November 2010 is to Justify Five Decades of Military Rule Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international community not to recognize junta's planned 2010 election and its results. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD), victor of 1990 election, decided unanimously to boycott the junta's planned sham 2010 election due to its unfair electoral laws. Without the District EC Dismissed Case against Independent Candidate The District Election Commission in Kalaymyo has reportedly dismissed a complaint against Enoch, an independent candidate vying for regional parliamentary seat from Sagaing Division. The original complaint, allegedly filed by supporters of rival parties, alleged that Enoch illegally organized a campaign gathering without official permission. Shan Artists Banded to Uncover Burma's Sham 2010 Elections Chiang Mai, Thailand: More than 30 well-known Shan artists and activists teamed up with Thai border-based community groups in producing a new VCD, exposing the truth about Burma's SPDC-controlled 2010 Elections and possible post-election impacts on the people. The Shan language VCD, which was yesterday officially launched in Chiang Mai, Thailand, features ASEAN Chief's Burma Perspective Seems to be a Daydream The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has called on Burma's government to ensure the coming elections help lead to national reconciliation. Surin Pitsuwan hopes Burma's conflicts with the international community over its human rights record may also be resolved after the vote, according to VOA's Ron Corben from NLD and Ethnic Leaders Tour Kachin State Several leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Burma's recently dissolved main opposition party, are traveling in Kachin State with a prominent ethnic leader to meet with local party members and lobby for a boycott of next month's election. NLD central executive committee member Ohn Kyaing told The Irrawaddy that he UN Chief Slams Burma Junta on Rights Ahead of Election UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed "grave concern" at the Burma junta's refusal to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of a November election. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, pictured in September 2010, on Friday expressed "grave concern" at the Burma junta's refusal to free opposition leader Aung List of Candidates from Chin State The Chinland Guardian is pleased to present a comprehensive list of party candidates from Chin State, contesting parliamentary seats in the three legislatures (Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw & Pyine Hluttaw) in upcoming 2010 Elections. ANFREL: 'The curtain will be closed' The Asian Network for Free Elections(ANFREL) was established in 1997 as Asia's first regional network of civil society organizations. Its director, Somsri Hananuntasuk, has just returned from Afghanistan where the group was allowed to freely monitor the polls, interview candidates and hold press conferences. It's a world away from Burma, she tells DVB, where USDA Campaigns with Cash in Kachin Churches The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which is backed by Burma's military, is campaigning ethnic Kachin churches, using small donations to gain votes on November 7th, according to Kachin church sources. On October 11, USDP candidate, U Thein Zaw, campaigned at the Kachin Roman Catholic Church in Gat Shang Yang Village, NDI: Afghanistan Election Update Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In Afghanistan, ANFREL News The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has invalidated votes from more than 442 polling centers and is recounting votes from an additional 828 centers. The decisions came after IEC tally center staff in Kabul identified irregularities in results forms retrieved from the provinces. Irregularities included a suspiciously high number of votes recorded for individual candidates and forms that NAMFREL Concludes Participation in the 2010 Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga Election Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In Afghanistan, Network News NAMFREL participated as election observers in the September 18 Wolesi Jirga (parliamentary) elections in Afghanistan. Senior Operations Associate Paolo B. Maligaya, and Bantay ng Bayan coordinator Kristine Marie D. Tapiz, were deployed as long-term observers in Balkh province and Kapisa province, respectively, as members of the just-concluded observation mission of the Asian Network Afghanistan Tackling Almost 4,000 Poll Complaints KABUL - Afghanistan's electoral watchdog said Wednesday it was dealing with almost 4,000 complaints over the parliamentary election, which has been tainted by accusations of fraud and Taliban intimidation. Election officials said 4.3 million Afghans voted on Saturday despite insurgent threats and attacks, in their second parliamentary poll since the 2001 US-led Threats Cut Election Turnout in Afghanistan KABUL—Taliban intimidation and violence during Afghanistan's parliamentary elections kept many voters away from the polls, producing the lowest turnout in any Afghan election since the U.S. invasion in 2001, amid reports of widespread fraud. "Ballot-stuffing was seen to varying extents in most provinces," said the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan, Ban Ki-moon Praises Afghan Vote Mr Ban Ki-moon noted that the participation of over 2,500 election contestants, including 400 women was a significant step for the civil society of Afghanistan. He also admired the efforts of the Afghan National Security Forces for maintaining security during this democratic process that took place in more than 5,000 polling centres. 56 People Detained for Using Fake Votes in Logar Fifty-six people, half of whom were election workers, were detained for stuffing ballot boxes with fake votes in central Logar province, officials said. The suspects were detained on Saturday after polling centres closed in Dobandi area of Khwakhi district, Zarghone area of Muhammad Aghan district and Barakibarak district and Porak village of IEC Calls the Elections a Success IEC announced on Saturday evening that the Afghan parliamentary elections ended successfully despite fears of fraud and Taliban attacks Although there were some who attempted to commit fraud, but it wasn't possible because the IEC was closely monitoring everything, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Fazal Ahmad Manawi, told reporters at ANFREL Observers Concern on Afghan Fake Voter Cards Posted by [email protected] With 0 Comment In Afghanistan, Statements Since the news about the fake voter cards made a headlines, ANFREL is taking this opportunity to request all election stakeholders to exercise a thorough observation since Election Day is just 48 hour away. ANFREL concern is how this finding (see photo) can be detected and how it will tarnish the credibility Campaign Ends as Afghanistan Readies for Vote KABUL - Campaigning for Afghanistan's parliamentary elections formally ends at midnight Wednesday, when thousands of candidates must take a break from hustings ahead of Saturday's poll. In cities across the country, almost every available inch of public space has been festooned with election posters showing photographs of the candidates and the symbol NDI: Afghan Election Update Most of Afghanistan's political parties were unable to register in time to get their names on the Sept. 18 election ballot as a result of requirements in a new election law passed in September 2009. Before the new law was passed, more than 100 parties had registered with the Ministry of Justice (M0J). But Profiles of Union Election Commission Members Shortly after the promulgation of the Union Election Commission Law in March, Burma's junta appointed a Union Election Commission of 18 members. The commission is led by former major-general Thein Soe, who has served as a military judge advocate-general and deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Irrawaddy compiled brief profiles More Efforts Needed for Change and Long Term Commitment for Democracy: ANFREL KABUL - The Asian Network for Free Elections comprising of 30 citizen observers from 11 countries across Asia, congratulate the people of Afghanistan for their participation in the Wolesi Jirga Election.The September 18th election is another milestone towards strengthening democracy and respect the rule of law. The statement covers the pre election ANFREL: Government Assets Used in Wolesi Jirga Polls KABUL - Strong and resourceful candidates, expropriating government assets and machinery, attempted to influence Saturday's Wolesi Jirga elections, an observer group alleged on Wednesday. Threats, violence and money were widely acknowledged as an effective strategy to win the electoral battle, preventing many candidates from contest the polls freely, said the Asian Network On Aug.18, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) posted the final list of polling centers (PCs) for the 2010 Wolesi Jirga elections comprising 5,897 PCs with 18,762 polling stations (PSs). To generate this list, Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), in cooperation with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), led an initial threat assessment to determine locations secure For the 2010 Afghan Wolesi Jirga elections, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) is conducting an observation mission and analyz- ing the electoral process before, during and after election day. This mission involves more than 140 international analysts and Afghan observers throughout the country. For more information, visit NDI.org and AfghanistanElectionData.org.

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Home / News / Education and Nonprofits / New center at Xavier to study inequities, diversity New center at Xavier to study inequities, diversity By: The Associated Press August 27, 2018 0 Xavier University in New Orleans has announced a new endeavor to promote studies of racial inequities and inter-relations among different groups in society. Xavier is forming the Center for Equity, Justice and the Human Spirit. It will be directed by David Robinson Morris, who holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Research from LSU. A news release this past week from the historically black Catholic university says the mission of the center will be to promote research, education and community engagement. University President Reynold Verret says the aim is "to help create a more just and humane society." The center will organize conferences, seminars, lectures, and community assemblies bringing featuring area experts, faculty, undergraduate and graduate students representing diverse interests. 11:10 am Mon, August 27, 2018 New Orleans CityBusiness

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Lincomycin is one of the major species among the Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) detected from the four major rivers in Korea. The structure characterization was performed of six degradation products of lincomycin formed under the irradiation of electron beam, and the degradation efficiency as a function of the various irradiation dose and sample concentration was investigated. Electron beam (10 MeV, 0.5 mA and 5 kW) experiments for the structural characterization of degradation products that are fortified with lincomycin, were performed at the dose of 10 kGy. The separation of degradation products and lincomycin was carried out using a C18 column (2.1×100 mm, 3.5 μm), using gradient elution with 20 mM ammonium acetate and acetonitrile. The structures of six degradation products of lincomycin were proposed by interpretation of mass spectra and chromatograms by LC-MS/MS. The mass fragmentation pathways of mass spectra in tandem mass spectrometry were also proposed. Experiments were performed of the degradation efficiency as a function of the irradiation dose intensity and the initial concentration of lincomycin in an aqueous environment. In addition, increased degradation efficiency was observed with a higher dose of electron beam and lower concentration. Minimal information is available on the removal of PPCPs using electron beam treatment, 17 especially for lincomycin. In this paper, structure identification of the degradation products by electron beam was performed using the interpretation of mass spectra and chromatographic data of LC/MS/MS. In addition, the extent of degradation according to the irradiation dose intensity of the electron beam and the initial concentration level of lincomycin in the aqueous environment were investigated. Before the experimental, all glassware was washed with detergent, methanol, acetone, and purified water consecutively, and dried in a drying oven. Reagent water and acetonitrile of HPLC grade were purchased from J. T. Baker (NJ, USA). Lincomycin standard and ammonium acetate were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Germany) and Merck (Darmstadt, Germany), respectively. The working standard solution was prepared by dissolving lincomycin in water. LC/MS/MS was an Agilent 1200 series HPLC equipped with a binary pump system and coupled Agilent 6410 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (Palo Alto, USA) with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source. The chromatographic separation on the HPLC-MS/MS system was performed on a C18 column (100 mm length × 2.1 mm i.d., 3.5 μm particle size). The mobile phases were 20 mM ammonium acetate (A) and acetonitrile (B), and were used with a gradient system ( Table 1 ). The operating parameters for the tandem mass spectrometer were as follows: ionization mode, positive (+) electrospray ionization (ESI); capillary voltage, 4 kV; temperature of nebulizer, 350℃; drying gas flow, 8 L/min (N 2 ); nebulizer pressure, 35 psi ( Table 1 ). An E-beam irradiation experiment was performed using an electron accelerator (Model: UELV-10-10s; RF energy source: Klystron; e-beam energy: 10 MeV; current: 0.5 mA, and output power: 5 kW) (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea). The aqueous samples were prepared by spiking a lincomycin standard in the water. For the structural identification of the degradation products, the degradation of lincomycin in an aqueous sample was performed by irradiating with an electron beam accelerator at a dose rate of 10 kGy/scan with beam energy of 10 MeV under a nitrogen environment. For the investigation of the degradation efficiency, an electron beam with doses of 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 kGy was irradiated to the spiked aqueous samples. The irradiated samples were stored in a refrigerator at 4℃ and filtered with a 0.45 μm syringe filter before LC/MS/MS analysis. The irradiated sample (dose rate: 10 kGy) containing the lincomycin and its degradation was directly analyzed using the LC-MS/MS in full scan mode after filtering using a 0.45 μm syringe filter. The degradation products were recognized by comparing of the chromatograms of a nonirradiated lincomycin standard sample, an irradiated blank sample and an irradiated lincomycin spiked sample (500 μg/mL). Lincomycin was detected at the retention time of 8.8 min ( Figure 1 (a) ) from a non-irradiated standard sample; no peak was observed in the irradiated blank sample ( Figure 1 (b) ), and several peaks including the parent compound (lincomycin) were found in the irradiated lincomycin spiked sample ( Figure 1 (c) ). Comparison of LC/MS/MS chromatograms of (a) non-irradiated lincomycin STD, (b) irradiated blank sample, and (c) irradiated lincomycin spiked sample. The assigned peaks as degradation products according to the chromatograms of LC-MS/MS of the pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + were identified from the full scan mode mass spectra. Because the mass spectra which are obtained from the full scan mode with ESI are few fragment ions, the identification of the degradation products by the interpretation of full scan spectra is not easy. Therefore, product ion mass spectra obtained from the collision of the precursor ion (i.e. product ion scan) were used to identify structures. Several degradation products were recognized from the LC-MS/MS chromatogram. However, because elucidation of all recognized peaks through chromatograms and mass spectra was very complex and difficult, only the chemical structures of six species are proposed. The pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + and retention time of six degradation products were as follows: L_D_1: m/z 347, 1.8 min; L_D_2: m/z 377, 2.6 min; L_D_3; m/z 361, 3.2 min; L_D_4: m/z 317, 4.9 min; L_D_5: m/z 359, 6.9 min; L_D_6: m/z 405, 12.8 min. The pseudo-molecular ion, which can be used to predict the molecular weight of the compound, was observed from six compounds, and the product ion [M-H 2 O+H] + in which the water molecule is removed from the pseudo-molecular ion (precursor ion) was found commonly in the mass spectra of six compounds. L_D_1: As depicted in Figure 2 (a) , this was found at a retention time of 1.8 min and could be assigned as a compound in which the ethanol and a hydroxyl group are removed from the chemical structure of lincomycin. Because the pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + was detected at m/z 347, the molecular weight of this degradation product is assigned as 346. (+)ESI-MS/MS spectra and proposed fragmentation pathway of degradation products for irradiated lincomycin sample at 10 kGy. The fragment ion [M-H 2 O+H] + was observed at m/z 329. The product ion at m/z 126 corresponds to 3-propyl- N -methylpyrrolidine formed by the loss of the rest of the proposed structure 18 , and a [propylpyrrolidinyl+H] + ion at m/z 112 was observed as a base ion in the product ion spectrum. L_D_2: This is assumed to be the degradation product which included the loss of two -OHs from tetrahydro-2-(methylthio)-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol and the ketone (-C=O) group was oxidized to alcohol (-OH) ( Figure 2 (b) ). The pseudo-molecular ion was observed at m/z 377 and the product ions were observed at m/z 359 corresponding to [M-H 2 O+H] + . The ion with the most intensity of m/z 126 was formed by the loss of tetrahydro-2-(2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethylamino)propyl)-6-(methylthio)-2H-pyran-3-ol from molecular structure. L_D_3: This compound is proposed to be the degradation product by a methanethiol cleavage from the lincomycin parent drug as shown in Figure 2 (c) . The pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + was observed at m/z 361. The product ions at m/z 343 corresponds to the loss of water (-H 2 O) and the product ion at m/z 126 corresponds to 3-propyl- N -methylpyrrolidine ion. L_D_4: This degradation product is predicted as a compound (m.w. 316) which is formed by the loss of the ethanol group from L_D_3 ( Figure 2 (d) ). As shown in Figure 2 , the pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + was detected at m/z 317 and the product ion at m/z 299 corresponds to the [M-H 2 O+H] + . Also, the base ion at m/z 126 corresponds to 3-propyl- N -methylpyrrolidine ion. L_D_5: The pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + was detected at m/z 359, and this compound is proposed to be the molecule formed by the loss of the methanethiol group from the tetrahydro-2H-pyran ring of lincomycin and the reduction (-C=O) of –OH from the ethanol group of lincomycin. As depicted in Figure 2 (e) , the product ions were observed at m/z 126 corresponding to 3-propyl- N -methylpyrrolidine ion and m/z 341 corresponding to [MH 2 O+H] + . M/z 251 is assumed to be the product ion corresponding to the ion by the loss of three hydroxyl groups from the tetrahydro-2H-pyran ring, acetaldehyde group and methyl group of the pyrrolidine ring. L_D_6: This degradation product is assumed to be the compound in which one hydroxyl (-OH) group in tetrahydro-2-(methylthio)-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol was changed to the ketone (-C=O) group. The pseudo-molecular ion [M+H] + was observed at m/z 405 which is 2 Da less than the molecular weight of lincomycin, and the position of the ketone group is proposed as #3 in tetrahydro-2-(methylthio)-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol. The common ion at m/z 126 was observed and m/z 251 was detected similarly to L_D_5 ( Figure 2 (f) ). The experiments of degradation efficiency according to the electron beam intensity were performed in the 100 μg/kg standard aqueous solution under the various absorbed dose (0.3, 0.5, 1, 3, and 5 kGy). The calculation of the degradation efficiency was achieved by the integration of peak obtained from the MRM (multiple reaction monitoring) mode in LC-ESI(+)-MS/MS, and the precursor ion and characteristic ions of lincomycin and their degradation products for the quantitation are shown in Table 2 . As shown in Figure 3 (a) , the degradation profile as a function of absorbed dose shows the significant degradation from the 0.5 kGy, and the irradiation of lincomycin with 5 kGy almost reached complete degradation of lincomycin. Therefore, for the complete removal or degradation of lincomycin from the aqueous sample, the absorbed dose of 5 kGy is required. Degradation efficiency of lincomycin according to electron beam dose and concentration of spiked sample. Figure 3 (b) shows the degradation profile of lincomycin as a function of the initial sample concentration. The experiments of the degradation efficiency as a function of sample concentration (0.5, 1, 10, 50, and 100 μg/kg) were performed at the absorbed dose of 0.3 kGy. The degradation efficiency may be depending on the amount and variety of matrix in sample, and because the aims of this study were to observe the tendency of degradation according to the irradiation dose and sample concentration, the exact quantitative analysis for the degradation products was not necessary. And then, in this study, the exact amount of lincomycin was not spiked in aqueous sample, and the degradation efficiency of 100 μg/kg at 0.3 KGy dose ( Figure 3 (a) ) and 0.3 KGy dose in 100 μg/kg of sample concentration ( Figure 3 (b) ) were shown. A decreasing trend of the degradation efficiency was observed with increasing concentration. A degradation efficiency of greater than 80% was observed in the concentration range of 0.5~10 μg/kg, and in the concentration of 50 and 100 μg/ kg, only the degradation efficiencies of 12.1% and 11.9%, respectively, were observed. This paper proposes the structures of the degradation products of lincomycin under an electron beam by the interpretation of mass spectra with LC-ESI-MS/MS. This allowed structural identification as well as elucidation of the fragmentation pathways for six degradation products that were formed in an aqueous environment under electron beam irradiation. In the investigation of degradation efficiency, the irradiation dose of 3 kGy was required to achieve more than 95% degradation of 100 μg/kg lincomycin in the aqueous sample. For the treatment of the aqueous sample containing less than 0.5 μg/kg lincomycin, only the absorbed dose of 0.3 kGy was required. The results imply that the effective treatment of the aqueous environmental sample containing high concentration lincomycin is needed for the higher irradiation dose of electron beam. The results can provide basic information of the wastewater treatment and the toxic study after wastewater treatment by electron beam. This work was supported by Nuclear Research & Development Program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) in 2012 (Grant code: 2012M2B2A4029623). HS Ham , HW Cho , and SW Myung , "Degradation Efficiency and Characterization of Lincomycin by Electron Beam Irradiation", Mass Spectrometry Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, Sep 2014.

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Even for what little is in the game so far, this is a pretty fun game! I'd love to see this expanded in the future! The only problem I see right now is the gun's prioities are a little weird, they'd rather get more scrap than keep the ship alive. Even when a ship starts to go by when they've already been firing at enemies, it'll switch to shooting the ships and ultimately kinda kills me. You can still kinda try to avoid it but it's still an annoying. Still a really fun game and I hope you enjoy the video! Thanks so much for playing, Cyberwolf! I'm one of the artists for SCUBA and I wanted to say I was really entertained by your video. While it was really amusing to watch you yell at your guns ;) you make a super good point about the target priorities! There's a lot we didn't get to in the 48 game jam but I'll try and see if we can move this fix up on the priority list. its really epic!!! i really like something like this. i like nimbatus, cosmoteer, besiege and this one. LOVED IT!!! Hey Coconut, thanks so much for playing our game and even putting up a video of it! It's crazy how far you got! I have a friend who got pretty deep too and noticed an issue that happens when you have as many blocks as you did in the video, so I think we'll check that out soon and try and get it fixed up. Thanks again for playing and giving us feedback! Hey, sorry to hear that! We had to weigh our options for the game jam environment and keyboard controls didn't quite make the cut, unfortunately. It could be possible to add it sometime in the future, but our programmers are currently taking a bit of a (well deserved) break as we get back into the swing of our classes, work, and other responsibilities. Keep an eye out, though! EDIT: Download the newly uploaded post-jam version! Keyboard controls are now in, but the UI is still the same. Bindings are listed above.

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Spiraea chinensis är en rosväxtart som beskrevs av Carl Maximowicz. Spiraea chinensis ingår i släktet spireor, och familjen rosväxter. Underarter Arten delas in i följande underarter: S. c. erecticarpa S. c. grandiflora Källor Externa länkar Spireor chinensis

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.. highlight:: shell ============ Installation ============ Stable release -------------- To install Will's Python Utilities, run this command in your terminal: .. code-block:: console $ pip install wkr This is the preferred method to install Will's Python Utilities, as it will always install the most recent stable release. If you don't have `pip`_ installed, this `Python installation guide`_ can guide you through the process. .. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io .. _Python installation guide: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/ From sources ------------ The sources for Will's Python Utilities can be downloaded from the `Github repo`_. You can either clone the public repository: .. code-block:: console $ git clone git://github.com/wroberts/wkr.py Or download the `tarball`_: .. code-block:: console $ curl -OL https://github.com/wroberts/wkr.py/tarball/master Once you have a copy of the source, you can install it with: .. code-block:: console $ python setup.py install .. _Github repo: https://github.com/wroberts/wkr.py .. _tarball: https://github.com/wroberts/wkr.py/tarball/master

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As standing desks become more popular, the choice becomes harder. With more standing desks than ever, it can be hard to know which one to choose. Fortunately, one desk stands above the rest! The UPLIFT Desk has the perfect blend of best-in-class specs and unsurpassed value, making it the #1 standing desk on the market. That's why it earned notices from top publications like Forbes, which recently published a glowing UPLIFT Desk review. The write-up also featured an interview with Jon Paulsen, certified professional ergonomist and the designer of the UPLIFT Desk, who gave some fascinating insights into the benefits of a sit-stand desk. Rodger Dean Duncan: You're obviously a proponent of sit-stand office arrangements because you created the UPLIFT Desk. What are the research findings on the benefits of this kind of furniture? Jon Paulsen: When it comes to the benefits of using a sit-stand desk, the science is in. Dozens of peer-reviewed studies demonstrate the significant health benefits of changing positions, and the positive effect that movement (blood flow, etc.) has on our overall physical comfort and health. For example, a 2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control noted a 54 percent decrease in musculoskeletal pain among workers who alternated from sitting to standing throughout the day. Similarly, a 2014 study by the University of Cincinnati reported significant decreases in shoulder and back pain when participants varied their postures. Even more important, periodic standing reduces the risk of a host of problems including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, metabolic disorder, and even some cancers. When we sit too long, everything in our bodies slows down. It's harder to clear fats from blood, to process insulin, to keep muscles active and spines flexible, leading to soreness and possible organ damage. Even our mental functions slow because we're not moving enough to pump much blood to the brain. The positive notices don't stop there! It was also voted the #1 height-adjustable desk solution by Lifehacker readers. Once assembled, I programmed the attached touchpad for two automatic heights, one is 41", or 3.42 feet tall, the height I use for standing, and the other, 29", or 2.42 feet, the standard size for sitting. With a touch of the button, I effortlessly lower the desk for someone who wants to sit and use my desk, but in the several weeks I've been standing, I only did that once. I'm told I now join other standing desk users at Google, NBC, the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!), MIT, The University of Texas at Austin (Go Horns!), Yahoo, eBay and Boeing. And remember, even when you sit your desk will be at the perfect height for you. Some of our biggest customer fans never stand but love easily adjusting their desk to the perfect height for their size and the particular task they are doing. With 26″ of height-adjustment, this desk is great for users big, small, or any height in between, and everyone from the LA Times, to the production company that makes Discovery Channel Series Graveyard Carz, to the popular blog KK CoolTools agrees! When it comes to finding an affordable, customizable, and sturdy sit-stand desk, the UPLIFT Desk is the right choice. If you're still not convinced, we invite you to compare the UPLIFT Desk to other desks. If you look at the advantages and features, the choice is clear! Starting at just $639 for a full desk with free shipping, there's never been a better time to escape the office chair and start standing more for a healthier workday! Find the height-adjustable desk for you at TheHumanSolution.com.

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PowerID, a provider of battery-assisted, passive RFID technology, announced that its PowerT tags were recently used in numerous fun-run races around the world, from Asia to Australia, to the United States. Most recently, the PowerT tag was used by PowerID partner, RFID Race Timing Systems, at the Riga Marathon, the HBF Run for Reason in Perth, the Five Mile Run in Dublin, the Singapore Run for Water, and the Tobacco Run in North Carolina. Based in Australia, RFID Race Timing Systems provides timing based on three components: the PowerT labels, a control box, and a mat antenna. The PowerT tag provides high read ranges, easily read from antennas set up in mats or on gantries up to 9 meters away. It contains an environment-friendly battery and is disposable, which means event coordinators need not worry about spending extended periods of time collecting tags after an event. PowerT tags can be attached to the back of a runner's bib, which can be mailed to the runner prior to the event, thereby eliminating any user error by the athlete when fitting a tag to a shore or ankle strap.

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The Secret Life of Plays Bushgreen at the Library Playwright Steve Waters will be joined by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of The Bush Theatre, and Sebastian Born, Associate Director (Literary) of the National Theatre, to discuss issues affecting playwrights today: how plays are commissioned, how to take control of the writing process, and how playwrights can address topical issues in their writing. The event is a must for members of Bushgreen and anyone interested in the state of playwriting today. Steve's latest play, Little Platoons, opens at The Bush Theatre on 19th January, and his book The Secret Life of Plays (published by Nick Hern Books) will be on sale at a special discounted price at the event. The conversation will take place in the Bush Theatre's new home, the Old Shepherds Bush Library. Entry is free but as places are strictly limited please book through the Bush Theatre box office on 020 8743 5050 or email [email protected] with name, address and contact phone number. The event will begin at 5pm and finish by 6.30pm in time for those wishing to go to Little Platoons at the Bush that evening. Refreshments will be served. Francesca Annis Francesca Annis makes her Bush Theatre debut. Her theatre credits includes Time and Conways (National Theatre), Afterplay (Sydney Festival), Under the Blue Sky (Duke of York's), The Glass Menagerie (Gate Theatre, Dublin), Epitaph for George Dillon (Comedy Theatre), Henry IV and The Vortex (Donmar Warehouse), Blood (Royal Court), Hedda Gabler (Chichester Festival Theatre and West End) and Hamlet (Almeida and New York). Her television work includes Little House, Cranford, Jane Eyre, Jericho, Copenhagen, Deceit, Wives and Daughters and Reckless; and for film, Shifty, Revolver, The Libertine, Milk, The Debt Collector, Dune, Krull, Macbeth, The Eyes of Annie Jones, Saturday Night Out and Cleopatra.

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With children's school timetable from 4-5years are structured, maths, english, language/s, sport and hardly any art or music. With 1 hr of free play a day… What is our school system looking at creating? Play is self control and self directed free time where a child has the freedom to use their imagination. – Do your children play, in an unstructured play not an extra curricular activity or dance lesson. – Do they have time to play with all the extra curricular activities? – How can you encourage play? 4 easy ways to encourage your child to play. – Sit with them, without giving instructions just build with the blocks, match the colours or just push cars or dress a doll. Then see the reaction of your child you will find most children will want to join in. – Take them for a walk and talk about what is around them, clear their mind of structured activities. – If your child is struggling to play by themself set up a scene like a zoo with cars & animals or a dolly hospital. Ask them questions about what they can see. -Look at your schedule allow your child time for unstructured activities to play, limit screen time and allow your child to play. You will find the more they get their imagination will just evolve. Then they will carry on without your help. Most importantly as parents, teachers and guardians give them free time to play. At first they may complain about being bored, however the most creative thoughts come when we stop and look what's around us.

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While Rhapsody is a very intuitive integration engine, there are still a number of tips and tricks that can help staff working with Rhapsody to expand their knowledge, be more efficient and prepare for the future — all of which are available through Orion Health's Certification Program. The Certification Program—which is exclusively available to direct Rhapsody customers—is a robust, rigorous certification that provides learners with the comprehensive knowledge they require to understand the Rhapsody Integration Engine and associated tools. It imparts essential information about integration best practice, the health integration domain and much more. The certification process enables employees to be rapidly upskilled into a Rhapsody development role. It empowers users with best practice techniques and essential tips and tricks to provide maximum value to an organisation within a short period. It emboldens individuals to confidently use the product features as their techniques have been rigorously scrutinised during the certification process. It introduces individuals to a range of features that they may not ordinarily encounter, empowering them for future use of the product. Certifying a number of individuals in an organisation provides assurance that Rhapsody configuration will be created and used in a similar manner, ensuring that the solution has a more uniform design and the organisation benefits from simpler maintenance of code. Having the skillset obtained through certification allows staff to work more effectively with Orion Health's support team to troubleshoot if necessary. Covers the foundation and underlying concepts of the Rhapsody Integration Engine. This includes educating users on the fundamental ways in which messages are structured and managed as well as how to combine communication points, filters and pathways into a working Rhapsody route. The certification also covers how to view and update the status of a running Rhapsody Engine in the Web Management Console. These learnings enable staff to spend more time on developing system improvements and less on day to day maintenance. Provides the knowledge to help Rhapsody users build routes and interfaces from scratch. The scope includes: controlling message flows; working with different types of interfaces and databases; applying business logic to message processing using the range of Rhapsody filters; and best practices for developing robust and scalable integrations. This qualification focuses on enabling learners to competently build and maintain a configuration, which enables the organisation to have a robust system with maximised up-time. All Rhapsody certification courses are delivered through the Orion Health Academy, an online source of self-paced training modules. Course content includes a mixture of text, images, video and presentations followed by short exercises to illustrate and reinforce what has been learned. Assessment involves a combination of short online quizzes and formal file submissions where course work is uploaded as a file to be graded by experienced trainers and subject matter experts. We also have instructors available to help answer any questions or address areas of concern you may come across while completing the training. To request access to a Rhapsody certification course, you can talk to your Account Manager, or contact the Orion Health Education team at [email protected].

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void charInput(int key, int state) { if (state == GLFW_PRESS && key != theWorld.GetConsole()->GetToggleConsoleKey()) { if (theWorld.GetConsole()->GetInput(key)) return; } } void keyboardInput(int key, int state) { if (state == GLFW_PRESS) { if (key == theWorld.GetConsole()->GetToggleConsoleKey()) { theWorld.GetConsole()->Enable(!theWorld.GetConsole()->IsEnabled()); return; } else if (theWorld.GetConsole()->GetSpecialInputDown(key)) { return; } if (theInput.OnKeyDown(key)) return; if (key == GLFW_KEY_ESC) { theWorld.StopGame(); } } else { if( theWorld.GetConsole()->IsEnabled() ) return; if( theInput.OnKeyUp((int)key)) return; } }

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It expects a 70m2 new and lovingly furnished apartment in 1. OG with balcony incl. Sun loungers and parasol. The maritime-equipped WZ has a flat-screen TV and a high-quality residential landscape. The bedroom has a double bed with quality mattresses and is separated from the living room. The rustic country kitchen is furnished with a table and 4 chairs, TV, fridge freezer, oven and microwave. The spacious bathroom is equipped with a bathtub (with integrated shower) and a washing machine. They live in forest u. Lake. At the lake itself there are 2 swimming holes and more opportunities for fishing. Fishing permits are available at the sports shop. Those who like can entertain while bathing, is od the beach Ferch. Caputh in good hands. (15 min. M. Bus, PP present). Of course, the waterways are navigable. So you have the option of using a "steamer" (Anlegest. Caputh), or even as a captain with a boat (up to 15 hp without license) from boat rentals to enjoy our beautiful scenery from the water. Cyclists all get their money, because the bike paths always go to the lakes, until Brandenburg for a u. Berlin to the other side (bike rental about 700 m away from the apartment). For guests who like to decide spontaneously, are the fast öffl. Connections to Potsdam (bus 10 min.) Or with the Regio / S-Bahn from the main station. Potsdam (20 - 40 min.) To Berlin a tip for a day trip. Timetables and ev. Offers are available for you. Grocery stores, a doctor's office and a therapy center are just a few minutes' walk away. A second, new apartment for four people with separate entrance is available from May 2019. (168/3) 2 room apartment - west side - apartment block "Atlantic" Spacious and tastefully decorated accommodation with lots of exercise. (96) 3 room apartment directly in the historic mill - Apartments "At the Mill" 2 bedroom accommodation in Bad Berleburg-Bergh.

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package edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.ui.debugmodel; import static edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.debugger.WorthwhileDebugConstants.ID_WORTHWHILE_DEBUG_MODEL; import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IWatchpoint; import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource; import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException; import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin; import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IBreakpoint; import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.ILineBreakpoint; import org.eclipse.debug.ui.actions.IToggleBreakpointsTarget; import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject; import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextSelection; import org.eclipse.jface.text.TextSelection; import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection; import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart; import org.eclipse.xtext.resource.EObjectAtOffsetHelper; import org.eclipse.xtext.resource.XtextResource; import org.eclipse.xtext.ui.editor.model.IXtextDocument; import org.eclipse.xtext.util.concurrent.IUnitOfWork; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.debugger.breakpoints.WorthwhileLineBreakpoint; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.debugger.breakpoints.WorthwhileWatchpoint; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.model.ast.ASTNode; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.model.ast.VariableDeclaration; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.model.ast.VariableReference; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.model.ast.visitor.ASTNodeReturnVisitor; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.ui.editor.WorthwhileEditor; import edu.kit.iti.formal.pse.worthwhile.util.NodeHelper; /** * An adapter for toggling line breakpoints and watch points. * * @author Joachim * */ public class WorthwhileBreakpointAdapter implements IToggleBreakpointsTarget { @Override public final void toggleLineBreakpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) throws CoreException { WorthwhileEditor editor = getEditor(part); if (editor != null) { // get the file that is open in this editor. IResource resource = (IResource) editor.getEditorInput().getAdapter(IResource.class); // retrieve the currently selected line. ITextSelection textSelection = (ITextSelection) selection; int lineNumber = textSelection.getStartLine(); IBreakpoint[] breakpoints = DebugPlugin.getDefault().getBreakpointManager() .getBreakpoints(ID_WORTHWHILE_DEBUG_MODEL); for (int i = 0; i < breakpoints.length; i++) { IBreakpoint breakpoint = breakpoints[i]; if (resource.equals(breakpoint.getMarker().getResource())) { if (breakpoint instanceof WorthwhileLineBreakpoint && ((ILineBreakpoint) breakpoint).getLineNumber() == (lineNumber + 1)) { breakpoint.delete(); return; } } } WorthwhileLineBreakpoint lineBreakpoint = new WorthwhileLineBreakpoint(resource, lineNumber + 1); DebugPlugin.getDefault().getBreakpointManager().addBreakpoint(lineBreakpoint); } } @Override public final boolean canToggleLineBreakpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) { // We can only toggle breakpoints in a part if the part is a Worthwhile editor. return this.getEditor(part) != null; } @Override public void toggleMethodBreakpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) throws CoreException { // we don't support method breakpoints } @Override public final boolean canToggleMethodBreakpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) { // we don't support method breakpoints return false; } @Override public final void toggleWatchpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) throws CoreException { WorthwhileEditor editor = getEditor(part); if (editor != null) { // get the file that is open in this editor. IResource resource = (IResource) editor.getEditorInput().getAdapter(IResource.class); // retrieve the current selection. ITextSelection textSelection = (ITextSelection) selection; ASTNode node = (ASTNode) getNodeAt(editor.getDocument(), textSelection.getOffset()); // Retrieve the variable declaration on this line. if (node != null) { VariableDeclaration vardec = (new VariableFinder()).apply(node); if (vardec != null) { int lineNumber = NodeHelper.getLine(vardec); IBreakpoint[] breakpoints = DebugPlugin.getDefault().getBreakpointManager() .getBreakpoints(ID_WORTHWHILE_DEBUG_MODEL); for (int i = 0; i < breakpoints.length; i++) { IBreakpoint breakpoint = breakpoints[i]; if (breakpoint instanceof IWatchpoint && resource.equals(breakpoint.getMarker().getResource())) { if (((ILineBreakpoint) breakpoint).getLineNumber() == lineNumber) { breakpoint.delete(); return; } } } WorthwhileWatchpoint watchpoint = new WorthwhileWatchpoint(resource, lineNumber, vardec.getName()); DebugPlugin.getDefault().getBreakpointManager().addBreakpoint(watchpoint); } } } } @Override public final boolean canToggleWatchpoints(final IWorkbenchPart part, final ISelection selection) { WorthwhileEditor editor = this.getEditor(part); if (editor == null) { return false; } if (selection instanceof TextSelection) { TextSelection textSelection = (TextSelection) selection; IXtextDocument document = editor.getDocument(); ASTNode node = (ASTNode) getNodeAt(document, textSelection.getOffset()); if (node != null) { if ((new VariableFinder()).apply(node) != null) { return true; } } } return false; } /** * Gets the AST object at the given position in the document. * * @param document * The document in which to look for an AST object. * @param offset * The position in the document at which to look for an AST object. * @return the AST object at the position {@code offset} in the document, if one exists. */ private EObject getNodeAt(final IXtextDocument document, final int offset) { return document.readOnly(new IUnitOfWork<EObject, XtextResource>() { @Override public EObject exec(final XtextResource localResource) throws Exception { return new EObjectAtOffsetHelper().resolveElementAt(localResource, offset); } }); } /** * Returns the given workbench part if it is a Worthwhile editor, {@code null} otherwise. * * @param part * The workbench part * @return the given workbench part if it is a Worthwhile editor, {@code null} otherwise. */ private WorthwhileEditor getEditor(final IWorkbenchPart part) { if (part instanceof WorthwhileEditor) { return (WorthwhileEditor) part; } else { return null; } } /** * Returns the variable declaration specified or referenced by the current node, if one exists. * * @author Joachim * */ private class VariableFinder extends ASTNodeReturnVisitor<VariableDeclaration> { @Override public void defaultOperation(final ASTNode node) { } @Override public void visit(final VariableReference node) { this.setReturnValue(node.getVariable()); } @Override public void visit(final VariableDeclaration node) { this.setReturnValue(node); } } }

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I may perhaps be overstating the case, although I'm not so sure when one considers the fear-mongering the media perpetuates by reporting nearly exclusively the terrible events happening in schools and the need for education reform. Certainly there are a few instances where the media occasionally features one good thing happening at one school in one corner of the United States, and every now and then, Hollywood gets on board by making a movie that highlights the positive impact a teacher had on his or her students such as Stand and Deliver, Lean on Me, Freedom Writers, Coach Carter, and The Ron Clark Story; or (as if excellent teachers are difficult to unearth somehow) they write fiction-feelgood: Dangerous Minds, Dead Poets Society, Mr. Holland's Opus. However, more often than not, even Hollywood perpetuates the myth that teachers and schools are warped or deceptive: Bad Teacher, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, The Faculty, Election, The Breakfast Club, even Ferris Buehler's Day Off (yes, I know—it's a classic for all ages but it still misrepresents the motivations of teachers and schools). So it seems that the perceived wrongs and ills in education are at the forefront, ranking up there, at least in presidential debates and candidate platforms, with immigration reform, sanctions on Iran's nuclear development, the economy, Hillary's email and server, and national security. Now of course I'm not saying there are no problems with education, but let's be honest—the problems largely stem from people who make policy regarding education and dictate mandates for education reform, yet have never been in the classroom other than their own experiences as students. I'll even take it one step further and say those policymakers base their decisions and laws on one-minute sound bites from national news about some atrocity that has occurred—but which is, in fact, the exception and not the rule. They have never attempted to facilitate the learning of 35 students (140-170 for high school teachers), all of whom have different needs, mastery levels, and learning styles; have never been given a "map" for their job telling them what to do and when because others presume they do not know what they are doing; have never been given a mandate to fulfill but then denied the tools and supplies they need to fulfill even the basic aspects of that mandate; have never been judged on their job performance based on assessment measures of other people who may not be prepared through no fault of either of them; and they certainly have never really taken the time to speak and listen to teachers at length about the real issues they confront every day, like student poverty, hunger, and homelessness; some students' inability to communicate even basic English; domestic issues; learning disabilities; the lack of useful and relevant professional development; the lack of mentorship programs for pre-service and new teachers; the lack of funding for schools to upgrade technology, equipment, furniture; the lack of funding for student academic and extracurricular programs; the needs are endless. It is not surprising at all that nearly half (if not more) of all new teachers leave the profession within five years. What is surprising is that many teachers choose to stay. Every day teachers are making it happen. They arrive at work, many an hour or two earlier than the first bell. They call parents during their conference periods and collaborate with other teachers about best practices, curriculum, assessments, student learning and needs. They stay in their classrooms during lunch to tutor students who cannot come early or stay late because they do not have any other ride than the school bus. They stay long after the last school bell to tutor students, call and meet with parents, finalize supplies and materials for the next day's lesson, go to faculty meetings, and attend after school events in which their students are participating because they couldn't pass up the opportunity to show their support when their students asked them if they were coming to the game after school. They work in the evenings grading papers, studying testing data, identifying which objectives they need to revisit; they work on the weekends grading papers, creating lesson plans, writing valid assessments that will actually gauge the learning curriculum; they talk to their spouses or close friends about their students, usually calling them their "kids." These people know more than any politician and policymaker the needs of our students and the best ways to reform a system that has been broken by those whose only view of the classroom has been from the student's desk. Yet, in a beautiful twist of irony, those very politicians and policymakers do not hear educators' voices because we are so busy doing what we love—educating, shaping, guiding young minds—that we do not have time for games of political rhetoric. We are too busy with a classroom full of students who need our guidance. So with the advent of a new school year upon us, I am challenging teachers, principals, parents, and students to action: for every story you hear about a failing school, post a story of a school that is making a difference for their students—the school does not have to be one that has overturned the power of gangs and drugs to make a difference for its students (although definitely share such inspiring turnaround stories). Likewise, for every story you hear about an educator who has abused his/her position, post a story of a teacher who has made a difference in the life of a child, and as before, the teacher does not need to be an Escalante or a Coach Carter. Tell the stories en masse to the media of the small schools and the large schools that successfully and with heart best serve their communities and its needs. Tell the stories to the media of the teachers who work tirelessly every day to do what is right for students and their fellow educators. Together, we can rewrite the narrative of education by not allowing the media, Hollywood, and Washington to define it for us. We can demand our stories be heard, our professionalism respected, our ability to effectively educate our students acknowledged. When our voices finally become louder than the voices on our televisions and in our legislative houses, then we can finally gain the respect our profession deserves and begin to effect real reform that will make true differences in the lives of the families we serve.

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One of the best things about motorhome touring in winter is that the roads are quieter and the campsites cheaper than in the height of summer. Now is the time to visit renowned beauty spots that are normally rammed with tourists. We've selected 10 of our favourite campsites that are open all year round, highlighting great winter walks, must-not-miss events and places to go. Visit the Lake District all year round, because it is beautiful in all seasons. Enjoy the spectacular views without the crowds and base yourself at the adults-only Riverside Caravan Park in Millhouse, Cumbria, to be close to many trails, stunning locations and the charming towns that pepper this area. Heading to the NEC show in Birmingham? Stop at Somers Wood Caravan Park in Meriden, North Warwickshire, a great adults-only site that's open all year. Practical Motorhome readers rate Somers Wood highly enough to vote it into our Top 100 Sites Guide each year. The site is just a 10-minute drive from the exhibition centre, where you can ogle new motorhomes or stock up on your favourite camping accessories during the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show towards the end of February each year. Blustery walks on Dartmoor are great even in winter, with 450 miles of public rights of way and magnificent views. Warm up back in your 'van at the tranquil, adults-only Woodland Springs Touring Park, Dartmoor, Devon. Winter is a good time to brave the narrow Cornish lanes and explore the beautiful countryside around Tehidy Holiday Park, at Harris Mill, Illogan, near Redruth. Readers regularly vote Tehidy Holiday Park into our Top 100 Sites Guide. Visit Poldark country and walk along the dramatic sea cliffs where the TV series was filmed, before curling up in a cosy rustic pub to recuperate. Visit the National Railway Museum in York to see more than a million objects telling the tale of 300 years of railway history in Britain. The iconic Flying Scotsman returns to the rails from 26 February 2016, sparking extra activities and exhibitions until the end of July. For high-quality winter touring, stay at York Rowntree Park Caravan Club Site. Humble Bee Farm in Flixton, Scarborough, is a family-run campsite with an emphasis on the great outdoors. You may find a free-range egg or two left behind by the hens. Join the Skipping Festival on Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough. Skip or enjoy the other entertainment on offer, while listening out for the Pancake Bell at noon – which means it's time to start frying! Chippenham Park Gardens, near Bury St Edmunds, opens specially to show off its spectacular snowdrops from mid- to late-February each year. Staying at the adults-only Stanford Caravan Park in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, is ideal for snowdrop walks amid the sea of fragile white flowers in the extensive grounds, just minutes from your motorhome door. Weekend breaks in Oxford are fun at any time of year, and the Oxford Camping and Caravanning Club Site is a great base for exploring this historic city. Art enthusiasts should visit Oxford in the last weekend of February to enjoy the Oxford International Art Fair. Bath Marina and Caravan Park has easy access to the city centre (watch our Bath Marina and Caravan Park review), so you can leave your motorhome onsite while you visit Bath and its many museums and historic buildings. These include venues used during The Independent Bath Literature Festival, which starts at the end of February. Now's your chance to meet distinguished authors. Chase the winter sun to Cadiz, a refined, serene city in southern Spain. From Shrove Tuesday each year, a 10-day carnival kicks off, featuring music, dancing, theatre, fireworks and satirical costumes. Thirty minutes away, you'll find Camping Playa Las Dunas De San Anton, a well-appointed municipal site set among coastal pine groves.

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Q: Asus Q324UA Notebook - Unable to clear BIOS I have a Asus Q324UA Notebook that I have unfortunately forgotten the administrator password to the BIOs on. I attempted to simply remove a CMOS battery from the motherboard, but the latptop doesn't have one (yes, I completely disassembled and reassembled it several times), it's a 60NB0C00-MB8000 Asus Q324UA motherboard. Some sites say for ASUS laptops that you can hit ALT+R on the password screen, and that would show a recovery option, but that doesn't appear to be the case for this one. I also attempted an "auto detect" BIOS firmware where you put the BIOS firmware file on a FAT32 USB drive, plug in, and startup, but this had no effect. I used the BIOs *.312 file straight from the ASUS website. I m able to boot into my CentOS installation on it OK. But I'm unable to get into the BIOs to change boot settings or anything. Anyone else have any ideas? A: You cannot clear modern BIOS (UEFI) Passwords by removing the battery. BIOS (UEFI) Password are designed to be secure. Contact ASUS Support as they may need to replace the BIOS Chip to enable proper use again.

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It has been a long time since I have done one of these behind the scenes posts, February to be exact. Below are all the photos and tweets from July 2016. Yes, there are season three details among them. Because costume designer Terry Dresbach tweets a lot and this is covering the whole month of July, this post will be broken into different parts. Wordpress can only take so much costume talk. Stay tuned for Part Two . . . or however many parts July will take. This jewellery is not for any cast members. They are samples to see what we can do. the only cast we have are our 5 leads. @jumpolline Nope, this is their first time making jewellery, ever. Learning on the job. @helen_cadden I designed her wedding ring, the pearls were vintage. @lilmissfergus @BJD4VM Yes. We have an "Extras Department, within our Costume dept. This is all they do. @MeintheMist @OutlanderArgent I am going back to Ca. Won't be doing fittings for weeks. No finished costumes!!! @DanielleCampan2 Let's see, I think I chose about 300 fabrics today. That is just stock. @OutlanderCostum @zhenyaschmidt Many people said that wrap was not historically accurate, in S1. It wasn't. @bevkayshea68 It's real and yes it gets smelly so we have to make loads so the actors can keep eating fresh . This entry was posted in Caitriona Balfe, Duncan Lacroix, Gina Cromwell, Graham McTavish, Production News, Production Photos, Richard Kahan, Romann Berrux, Sam Heughan, Terry Dresbach and tagged Behind the Scenes Photos, Behind the Scenes Videos, Caitriona Balfe, Duncan Lacroix, Gina Cromwell, Graham McTavish, Richard Kahan, Romann Berrux, Sam Heughan, Season Three, Season Two, Terry Dresbach by Sarah Ksiazek. Bookmark the permalink.

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It's a love/hate relationship, right? You check your computer daily (or several times a day.) You have it on your "smart" phone. You want to see what's going on with your family and friends, but someone told you that if you post 12 times a day, you'll increase your business. Well, guess what? NOT TRUE! At a networking talk today this was our final topic. And most comments were NEGATIVE! So, my mentoring students are learning how to blog, AND stay relevant in this crazy world of social media. And they are doing very well! A attempt to grab on to free media? If so, focus on your business and slap a discount coupon up there, instead of sharing a sarcastic saying. A true connection to your family and friends? Not really. Strangely replacing the REAL moments of your life, like lunch with friends, or a REAL networking group? What if you spent the same amount of time picking up the telephone, and calling your clients, family, or friends? Hmmmmm. Unless of course you have a picture of a floating goat! Social Media to me is really destroying real communications. Facebook is not a really nice place, I deleted my own account two years ago, and just opened on so that I can have a presence but not even to socialize, somewhere my family and so on can get in touch with me if need be. Its all gone a little crazy. Twitter is just like a place to pimp your wares and yes i am also guilty of that .I wouldn't actually see it as a great place to socialize, none of them are, its a little too intrusive now. I guess it's all just a personal choice. Glad someone saw that post for what it was, an idea for some to decide what they want from social media, and reevaluate.

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This elegant wallpaper design combines a classic damask print with a tile effect layout, to create a contemporary pattern with patina effect detailing. Shown here in the white/silver colourway. Other colourways are available. Please request a sample for a true colour match. Paste-the-wall product.

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On the talkshow Red Table Talk (available on Facebook Watch), the actor Jada Pinkett Smith invites a guest into her home and gets them to open up about whatever calamity has befallen them and knocked the planet off its axis. In her role as all-knowing sage, she then dispenses advice in order that they – and, by extension, we – might better navigate the rocky road to self-love. Sitting alongside Pinkett Smith during these tear-sodden heart-to-hearts are her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones and – occasionally – daughter Willow Smith, making this a resolutely family affair. Imagine the Osbournes if they ditched the dressing gowns and had their mouths scrubbed with carbolic soap. The backdrop to this is the Smith clan's Malibu mansion, which comes festooned with candles and up-lit objets d'art. While our host and her mother dress as if it's cocktail hour at The Ritz, Willow, a teen with the wisdom of a septuagenarian Himalayan guru, favours frayed plaid shirts and a raised eyebrow. The conversation takes place around a glossy red table that is now up there in the TV furniture firmament with Game of Thrones's Iron Throne or Mastermind's leather chair. It is the hallowed zone where guts are spilled and souls are saved. To the guests, then, which have so far included Pinkett Smith's Girls Trip co-star Tiffany Haddish on the perils of fame and a cancelled date with Drake, and a special two-parter called Becoming Mr and Mrs Smith, in which Jada discusses the ups and downs of marriage with her husband Will Smith (Him: "You're not breaking me today, Jada." Her: "I've broken you enough.") Family dramas are routinely pored over, from Willow's unexpected confession about self-harm to the difficulties of blended families examined during a conversation with Will's ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher. In the latest episode, Pinkett Smith interviews Jordyn Woods, a model and athleisure designer who – stay with me here - was Kylie Jenner's BFF until she went to a party and hooked up with Kylie's half-sister Khloé Kardashian's basketball-player boyfriend, Tristan, since when she's been persona non grata at Hollywood's top table. To the naked eye, their tryst may appear unremarkable, a storm in a celebrity teacup, but that would be to foolishly underestimate its significance as a meteor crashing into the Kardashian nerve centre. And so it is with great solemnity and ceremony that Pinkett Smith invites Woods to "tell your truth … tell it through the lens of what your part has been, because that's the only part you can change". Hands are held, tears are shed, meaningful pauses abound. Honestly, Frost/Nixon had nothing on this. "I'm no homewrecker. I would never try to hurt someone's home," sobs Woods, conjuring images of her setting about Kardashian scatter cushions with a bread knife. Meanwhile, Pinkett Smith delivers gentle homilies about love and redemption and reassures her that "all will be well". Phew. Had the Barnier-May talks been conducted not in the corridors of Brussels but in Pinkett Smith's living room, you can be damned sure we wouldn't be in the pickle we're in now.

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Kitchen 1st level/Ground floor 14'3" X 11'8" My name is NATHALIE DICAIRE, RE/MAX real estate broker. How may I help you? Hello, my name is NATHALIE DICAIRE, real estate broker. Contact me for more information. Hello, my name is PHILIPPE MORIN, real estate broker. Contact me for more information.

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This case study explores how the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), part of the University of Ghana, established itself as a premier research and post-graduate training program in Africa after a leadership transition in 2006. The Hewlett Foundation commissioned the case study, which is based on interviews with internal and external stakeholders, as well as a review of relevant documents, in order to inform the foundation and other demographic training programs about the factors involved in developing a strong research program and the financial sustainability of an academic program within a university. Among the factors to which the case study attributes RIPS' success are: visionary leadership; faculty commitment to RIPS' vision and mission; high entry and progression standards for students; and the establishment of a strong research culture. Among the factors contributing to RIPS' financial sustainability is the creation of an endowment fund to provide funding for the Institute's operating costs and scholarships.

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Fissistigma tientangense är en kirimojaväxtart som beskrevs av Ying Tsiang och Ping Tao Li. Fissistigma tientangense ingår i släktet Fissistigma och familjen kirimojaväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. Källor Kirimojaväxter tientangense

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You are at:Home»News»Alice Lloyd, GRE '22: From Reporter to Pastoral Mental Health Counselor Alice Lloyd, GRE '22: From Reporter to Pastoral Mental Health Counselor By Tom Stoelker on May 17, 2022 News Photo by Tom Stoelker Alice Lloyd came to the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education quite familiar with asking questions. She had done countless interviews as a staff writer in Washington, D.C., for the now-defunct conservative publication Weekly Standard, and had also worked as a contributing writer for the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. But when the pandemic hit, she wanted to ask different kinds of questions. "I thought that if the world is being utterly changed, do I want to be stuck covering politics, which then was mostly Trump, or do I want to do something more intimate and expansive and meaningful? And I chose the more meaningful thing," she said. So she enrolled in GRE's pastoral mental health counseling program, which prepares students to become professional mental health counselors through coursework and internships. After graduation, she will complete an internship at the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai, where she has spent the last year counseling people addicted to opioids. Lloyd said that her training as a reporter helped her listen and empathize, but with a different approach than the ones she's learned at GRE. "I think part of growing as a reporter is interacting with people's stories and wishing you could grab onto them more meaningfully, yet you continually get ripped back into the churn of putting out the next story," she said, so you've got to move fast and tie up a story quickly. "So when I started the GRE program, my style of asking questions was too much like a reporter. With the training, I became more attentive, open-ended, and therapeutic." Her mentor, GRE Associate Professor Lisa Cataldo, Ph.D., concurred. "I think what Alice really learned in the process was that she did not want to just listen to people's stories of suffering, she wanted actually help them. But when she came to GRE, she had to learn a new way of listening," said Cataldo. "Her probing curiosity was very useful, but it had to be modified and used in a different way." Cataldo said that what distinguishes the GRE program from other counseling programs is its spiritual component. "We train people to bring a spiritual perspective to the work they're doing, and to be able to engage the spirituality of their clients with a degree of expertise in both spirituality and psychology," she said. It was that dimension of the program that was attractive to Lloyd. "I was brought up in the Episcopal church and I have a love for them. But what I like about the program is its spiritual diversity. Some of my classmates are clergy, some are laypeople, and not all of them are Catholic," she said. "During the pandemic when classes were only held on Zoom, I recruited a young woman who was in rabbinical school to join the program." Lloyd she has held an interest in Catholicism for years. She wrote her undergraduate capstone paper at Dartmouth College on Marian iconography and psychology—making the move to GRE a natural progression, she said. "My first year here at GRE, we took courses on Ignatian Discernment of Spirits and read Christian mystics and the Desert Fathers right alongside the counseling theories," she said. The work has increased her interest in spirituality, which complemented her interest in psychology. Cataldo said she's noticed it as well. "We've talked about the intersection of psychology and religion," said Cataldo. "Alice is so smart and so curious, now she's channeling all that intelligence and curiosity towards helping people to really change their lives—and I can tell you that she's become a truly solid clinician." For a spiritual practitioner like Lloyd, keeping one's beliefs at bay can at times prove challenging, but she strikes a balance when working with patients, particularly because she is practicing the harm-reduction model of addiction treatment. Unlike the 12-step model, which embraces a higher power, the harm reduction model generally eschews spirituality. "It's a practice and a way of looking with a closer focus on behaviors, consequences, risk," she said. She admitted that she sometimes gets frustrated withholding her spirituality in check. "But it can be rewarding in group therapy when patients get talking to each other and their spirituality comes out. But, later, when I'm writing a treatment plan and notes, there's not much room for that," she said. On further reflection, she said the very act of listening to her patients is spiritual. "At GRE, I've come to an understanding of mental health that is a working relationship with the unknown, be it the unknown outcome that makes one anxious, or an unknown like 'What happens when we die? What is the nature of reality?'" she said. "Those are questions that take you into spiritual territory right away, with the big mystery, the cosmic blur. That's the definition of mental health that I kind of move through the world with." In the end, she tipped her hand on where she lies on the question of a higher power being helpful to those living with addiction. "How could it not have a healing influence on the psyche to say that a seemingly impossible thing happened? Right? You know, what other impossible things are possible? If Mary can be assumed body and soul into heaven, who knows, maybe I can get through the day without a drink." Commencement 2022Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education

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G 2375 A: Removed the coffin lid from the chamber. Inside the coffin we found bones of body on south side. On north of the coffin we found limestone debris (white). Some of the body bones left for photo. G 2347a A [= G 5563 A]: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 7.6 meters. Stones, limestone debris, black debris and sand. Chamber on west. Cut in rock. No blocking. Chamber not cleared. Found in chamber debris: grinding stone belonging to a statuette of servant (limestone). Fragment of alabaster of a small cup. On top of the mastaba. East of shaft G 2347 Y and Z. South of G 2347a A [= G 5563 A]. Limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and potsherds. Search for the shafts of this mastaba. We exposed two shaft and they are not yet numbered. North of this rock-cut tomb. In a place, lined with dubsh. On south lined with mud brick from west to east. The same as a room. Black debris, potsherds and some coal. The building hand on the debris. Reached the rock on the floor. We exposed that it is not room. West of this building a well made building of stone squared same as the shaft. The Mudir order us to expose this building. White limestone debris and dubsh. Reached the rock in shaft, and exposed that it is not shaft. On the top of the mastaba. South of shaft A and E of shafts G 2347 Y and Z. Limestone debris, dubsh, potsherds and black debris. Exposed some shafts, not yet numbered. On the top of the mastaba. In digging two holes to expose the rock. Limestone debris, stones, dubsh, many potsherds and black debris. Found in debris: small deep basin of limestone inscribed. Exposed the rock in the mastaba. Bill arrived from Europe today. On the top of the mastaba and east of it. Limestone debris, dubsh, potsherds and black debris. We did not expose new shafts. G 2347a A [= G 5563 A]: In chamber. Black debris, limestone debris and dubsh. A coffin cut in rock from north to south appears in chamber. Found inside the coffin two complete mirrors (copper), cover of limestone pot, head of a body (broken), and some bones of a body. Found in chamber debris: inscribed fragment of limestone [fragment of architrave inscribed for Sankhenptah] [35-11-15d]. Drawing.

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No, not me personally. I decided to make the jump and migrate from Squarespace to WordPress while traveling in India. Turns out that wasn't the smartest idea given decent internet connections are few and far between. On top of that power outages happen on a regular basis – at least where I've been traveling. Pro Tip: Don't migrate a website while traveling in India. I just wanted to make a quick announcement and say sorry for any broken links or missing images. Everything should be fixed soon!

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Liberty Street was originally built as a typical 30 foot wide city street, but was widened to 70 feet in 1955 to serve as a connector to Interstate 471 and Reading Road. The widening required a significant number of building demolitions and physically severed the neighborhood into two halves. Over the past fifteen years, as the southern half of OTR has redeveloped, the northern half has seen much less investment–and most of this has been in the area around Findlay Market, not along Liberty Street. It is uncomfortable as a pedestrian to cross Liberty Street, as the walk light changes almost immediately to a countdown timer, and it takes about a half a minute to cross walking at an average speed. The current design, at 7 lanes wide, is optimized for speeding cars and is wholly inappropriate for a dense urban neighborhood like Over-the-Rhine. Liberty Street is too wide and the City knows it. At an open house event in 2015, the City of Cincinnati first proposed a "road diet" for the street. Over the next several years, they facilitated several community input sessions regarding what came to be called the Liberty Street Safety Improvement Project. Each of these meetings was held at the Woodward Theater for a packed audience of people who live, work, or spend time in Over-the-Rhine. Members of the community spoke about the need to make Liberty Street safer for all people, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders–not just drivers. Liberty Street prior to 1955. A building at the southeast corner of Liberty and Race is demolished for the widening of Liberty Street in 1955. DOTE staff took the community input into consideration and ultimately presented their final plan to OTR Community Council on October 23, 2017. The plan called for removing two lanes from the south side of Liberty Street, reducing the crossing distance for pedestrians and discouraging excessive speeding. Additionally, this will free up land for new development along the south side of the street, providing space for new housing, retail, or office space. As of June this year, the project was set to go out for bid this fall and begin construction in 2019, according to the city's website. Unfortunately, in August, the City Administration decided to "pause" the Liberty Street Safety Improvement Project because of concerns about the traffic that will be generated by the new FC Cincinnati stadium in the West End and a sudden concern about how the installation of a new water main would be funded. The Liberty Street plan, which has been in the works for years, has now been mothballed because of a stadium plan that didn't exist until a few months ago–publicly, at least. To make matters worse, City Council previously denied the OTR Community Council's request to be involved in the stadium's Community Benefits Agreement, saying that OTR would not be impacted by the stadium; but now seems that Over-the-Rhine may be negatively impacted by the cancellation of the Liberty Street Safety Improvement Project. The City Administration's concern about traffic is bizarre, as the narrowed Liberty Street would maintain five lanes of traffic during peak traffic times, the same number of travel lanes that exist today. Typically the outer lanes would be used for parking during off-peak periods, but the city could install "no parking" signs on game days. Therefore, the impact on traffic through the neighborhood would be minimal or non-existent. As for the water infrastructure, that can be solved through a mix of council and departmental leadership. An example of that is a potential solution presented by Councilmember P.G. Sittenfeld to use the money from the sale of the Whex garage to plug the budget gap. We urge the City Council to keep the city's promise to the Over-the-Rhine community and pass legislation requiring the City to follow through with the Liberty Street Safety Improvement Project.

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Q: How to back up messages when sink is down? We're brainstorming what would be a good behavior in the following scenario: * *we have ~30 servers which publishes ~300 messages/sec to a sink *the sink goes down occasionally, but we don't know when and how long *the servers are in auto scaling group, and they can be taken down at any time (i.e. we cannot hold/store unpublished messages in the server local) What is the recommended behavior of publishers when the sink is down in this scenario? More particular question would be: * *What is the recommended secondary storage to failover? - file system, database, queue *what should be the failover behavior *what is a good strategy to recover the messages after the sink is back and up A: First approach: I'd suggest something that's not exactly the answer you are looking for. I've had very similar scenario. But servers sending messages to sink (in my case NServiceBus) were allowed to retain messages in case they failed sending messages to sink (because sink was down). My servers were also part of auto scaling scheme. But I was using AWS and that allowed termination lifecycle hooks (which basically allows postponing termination if certain conditions weren't met) , so I used them to try postponing termination until all messages were sent successfully (server had an API that facilitated this via AWS lambda function). If it timed out then we'd take a snapshot of server and later restore messages. Second approach: This is more around making your message queue (i.e. the sink) highly available. Now, I'd think that message delivery from server to sink could fail for many reasons (may be server driver error or server had some internal bug etc. or wire to the sink was broken!) So the system sending messages must be capable of storing messages. For message based distributed system it is absolutely essential to having fail safe message sender and highly available receiver. So if you had to work on making your sink highly available; you could work on making your sink highly available by having it behind load balancer and having multiple servers or unconventional way of choosing secondary sink at the time of sending message (which is prone to server internal issues). Not exactly your answer but this Kafka architecture document would give your food for thoughts https://www.infoq.com/articles/apache-kafka

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Q: Turn Autocomplete on I would like to set the autocompleete to on for the post title. Please can somenone tell me how to do this. Thanks Update Note The autocomplete=off setting is removed when the plugin is activated it is not set to "on" A: Unfortunately, there's no hook available to change it. You can see it in wp-admin/edit-form-avanced.php: <label class="screen-reader-text" id="title-prompt-text" for="title"><?php echo $title_placeholder; ?></label> <input type="text" name="post_title" size="30" value="<?php echo esc_attr( htmlspecialchars( $post->post_title ) ); ?>" id="title" spellcheck="true" autocomplete="off" /> You'll have to change it using JavaScript when the page has been loaded. I made a little plugin that will fix your issue. Here's the code: <?php /** * Plugin Name: Autocomplete Title * Description: Sets the autocomplete attribute to true on WordPress post titles * Plugin URI: http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/q/175585/17305 */ namespace WPSE\AutocompleteTitle; /** * Sets autocomplete attribute to true on WordPress post titles */ function set_autocomplete_on_title() { echo '<script> jQuery(document).ready(function($){ if( $("#title").length ){ $("#title").removeAttr("autocomplete"); } }); </script>'; } \add_action( 'admin_footer', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\set_autocomplete_on_title' ); When you activate the plugin, it will remove the autocomplete attribute from the title's <input>.

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There's a thread on the OTN database forum at present asking for advice on optimising a query that's trying to find "the most recent price" for a transaction given that each transaction is for a stock item on a given date, and each item has a history of prices where each historic price has an effective start date. This means the price for a transaction is the price as at the most recent date prior to the transaction date. As you can see, this plan is using the "driving subquery" approach – the order of operation is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0: we do an index min/max range scan in line 5 to find the maximum effective date for the item, then pass that up through the (essentially redundant) First Row and Sort Aggregate operations to use as an input to the index unique scan at operation 2 which passes the rowid up to operation 1 to find the specific row. In my case this was 2 consistent gets for the range scan, 2 more for the unique scan, and one for the table access. The plan changes dramatically, the optimizer has unnested the subquery. In my case this didn't make any difference to the overall performance as my data set was small, I only had one or two prices per item code, and the query was very basic; but in most other cases the change could be catastrophic. The query was limited to August 2014, which was about 198,000 rows in my table, so we might expect some signs of a brute-force approach (tablescans and hash joins rather than indexes and nested loops) – but what we get ends up with a high-precision approach with a very bad cardinality estimate after a brute-force unnesting of the "max(price_date)" subquery. The unnesting has done a range scan over 200,000 stock_trans rows, and an index fast full scan on 4.5 million prices to do a merge join and hash aggregation to find the maximum price_date for each target row in the xo_stock_trans table. (See my earlier posting on table duplication for a variation and explanation of what Oracle has done here). This step is a lot of work, but the optimizer thinks it's going to produce only 286 rows in the aggregated result, so the next steps in the plan are indexed nested loops – which actually operate 198,000 times. The subquery now survives, and we can see a min/max range scan in the plan – but the subquery is a filter() subquery and is applied to the result of joining the 200,000 transactions to every price that applies for the item in each transaction. The optimizer thinks that this join will produce roughly 3.4 million rows but in fact with the sample data set (which had many prices per item) the join resulted in 4.4 Billion rows. The min/max subquery is as efficient as it can be, but it's running far too often; ideally we would like it to run at most once per transaction, so why is it running late ? We could try adding the /*+ push_subq */ hint to the subquery but if we do the plan doesn't change. The only thing we can do now is decide whether the strategy for indexing into the xo_prices table 200,000 times (for our 30 day requirement) is better than a brute force approach that does a massive join and sort, or a data duplication approach that puts a "price end date" on each xo_prices row to avoid the need to check all prices for an item to find the appropriate one. Ultimately the choice may depend on trading off the human development resources against the machine run-time resources, with an eye on the number of times the query runs and the size of the date range typically involved. There's plenty more I could say about this query and how to handle it – but there are too many questions about the correctness of the data definition and content to make it worth pursuing in detail. You will note, however, that the various execution plans which logically should be returning the same data report dramatically different cardinalities for the final row source; if nothing else this should warn you that maybe the optimizer is going to have trouble producing a good plan because it's model produced a bad cardinality estimate at some point in a series of transformations. In fact, when I first saw this query I converted to traditional Oracle syntax (anticipating, incorrectly, a need to do something messy with hints), corrected the subquery correlation to the "obvious" choice, and put in a cardinality hint /*+ cardinality(tr 100) */ for the xo_stock_trans table, and got the execution plan that I've managed to produce as the final plan above. Tactically the correlation column is the really important bit – if that can be set up suitably we just have to work around the optimizer's arithmetic assumptions. For time critical queries I test different approaches and usually the KEEP clause wins. Thanks for the link – there are a few ways of addressing the problem, and the optimum choice typically depends on the volume of data, the ratio of the two data sets, and the most important resource bottleneck. The threat point from the analytic approach is the volume of data that might have to be sorted, of course. Most developers, even novices, will be able to understand the subquery while the KEEP clause is disappointingly unfamiliar. So whenever I use it I include a link to the documentation and to Rob Wijk's blog post. Absolutely – including at least a brief note of the options you discarded and why, and the pattern of the data that made the choice a good one. Generally that's what I advise as minimum documentation for any SQL statement that required some special design or optimisation effort. (Not forgetting the expected execution plan, of course). Another trick to use is a materialized view, which calculates the most recent price in the background. It's not good for stock trading systems, where it's of essential importance that the price is the real latest price, but it's good enough for most of the web stores. Clustering stock and price tables also helps and decreases the number of blocks read. Agreed, this type of approach can be very effective – though it is restricted to "current" rather than "most recent prior to given point in time". Rate of change – and rate of refresh – becomes very important of course. In some cases I've suggested a base table with trigger rather than materialized views, so that the base table is "current price" but any relevant update insert a clone row into a history table. I'll second the clustering strategy – co-location of related data items can make an enormous difference to performance; I mentioned the index-organized table above for the same reason. I might be missing something obvious, but could you please explain why modifying the subquery's correlation column ITEM from pr.item to tr.item (the last modification you applied) allowed the subquery to change its behaviour from a filter() type to an access() type subquery? It's not obvious why it makes a difference because in a perfect world it wouldn't – and that's why I showed you the simpler example first. The correlated version of the simple query could (it seems) use transitive closure to copy down the 'XXXX' then find the driving subquery approach. In the same way, transitive closure could push the tr.item into the subquery – and given the fact the join is a nested loop the optimizer could "know" that all the rows we would currently want to examine from the xo_prices table have the same value of tr.item code and therefore could allow a path using a driving subquery. as opposed to a subquery? I know that will force sorting, however it avoids the need to run the subquery for each row doesn't it? Can you elaborate? See the discussion (and link) started by comment #1 above. There are several different ways of achieving the same result – best choice is dependent on data volume, pattern, and the general complexity of the query.

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Consider this: If at the beginning of this epoch, my sainted father-in-law, the leader of our generation, issued a proclamation that "Teshuvah now, Redemption now!" and testified that we have already completed all of our Divine service, and all that remains for us to do is to "polish the buttons" and "All of you, stand ready to greet our righteous Moshiach." How much more so, at the end of this epoch, there is absolutely no shred of doubt that the time of Redemption has arrived. To borrow a Talmudic expression: "All of the deadlines have passed." Even Teshuvah (which the Talmud there states is a prerequisite for Redemption ("Redemption depends solely on Teshuvah")) has already been fully realized. Besides that we find ourselves in literal proximity to the true and complete Redemption, in this year of "It shall be a year of miracles I shall show him," when the prediction of "As in the days you have departed from Egypt, I shall show him wonders," will be realized. And we have, in fact, witnessed "wonders" that testify that this is "the year that the King Moshiach shall be revealed," and the "time when the King Moshiach will come... and announce to Israel, 'Humble ones, the time for your Redemption has arrived.'" Further, these wonders and the announcement that "Behold, he (the King Moshiach) is coming," allowing for the translation that "he has already come," mean that we already stand on the threshold of the beginning of the Messianic Era as well as on the threshold of the beginning of the Redemption, the continuation and culmination of which shall occur imminently. Since we are standing on the threshold of Redemption which will arrive imminently, it follows that the study of the Laws of building the Temple this year must be of an entirely different order. First and foremost, this study must be permeated with the certain awareness and full recognition that this study is not merely an "academic exercise," but it is relevant for practical use for the very next moment. For indeed, the "Future Sanctuary that we are anticipating has already been built and is fully developed (above and will thus imminently) be revealed and arrive from Heaven" instantaneously! The attitude towards the study of these laws should be analogous to what was discussed in the recent past, that the special increase in the study of the teachings of Torah concerning Redemption and Moshiach should not simply serve as a catalyst to hasten the coming of Moshiach and the Redemption. Rather this study should enable us to live with and thrive on matters of Moshiach and Redemption. We should "live with the time" of the Messianic Era. This can be attained when one's intellect is filled with the comprehension of the Torah concepts of Moshiach and Redemption. This intellectual awareness then extends to and permeates one's emotions, and then translates into thought, speech and action consistent with this very auspicious period of time when we stand on the threshold of Redemption and we are able to point with our finger "Behold he (he King Moshiach) has come." Although our Sages have declared that Moshiach will come "when we are distracted from his coming," this does not contradict, G-d forbid, the need for thought and reflection of the most powerful order on matters of Moshiach and Redemption. This means primarily thought and reflection that we are now standing at the very entrance of the Messianic Era, that "Behold he is coming," since all the deadlines have since passed, teshuvah has been done and all of the different aspects of our Divine service have been completed in accordance with the details mentioned above. The resolution of this apparent contradiction is that the term for distraction, "Hesech HaDa'as" (literally "removing one's knowledge") actually means "transcending one's knowledge." This implies that after one has allowed this matter of Moshiach to permeate one's intellect (by applying one's thought and constant reflection, etc.) one then reaches the level where this then transcends one's knowledge. Translating the above into practical terms. The solution to this dilemma is Torah study concerning Moshiach and Redemption. For Torah - which is G-d's wisdom, and thus transcends the natural order of the universe - has the capacity to alter the nature of man. Even when one's emotions are still outside the parameters of Redemption - G-d forbid - (because he has not yet emerged from his internal exile), he can nevertheless learn the Torah's teachings concerning Redemption, and thereby be one elevated to the state of Redemption. One then begins to thrive on matters of Redemption, borne of the knowledge, awareness and feeling that "Behold he is coming." 3. Yalkut Shimoni, Yeshayahu 499. 4. Shir HaShirim 2:8 and Shir HaShirim Rabbah on this verse. 5. Rashi and Tosphos commentaries to Sukkah, 41, end side a and in other sources. 6. Above, p. 49 and in other places. 8. Da'as, the type of knowledge where "one binds his mind with an extremely powerful and strong bond; firmly attaching one's thought." - Tanya, end of ch. 3. 9. Tanya, Igeres HaKodesh (105b). 10. See the comments of our sages on the verse "Lo'keil gomer oh'lye" (Talmud Yerushlami, Kesubos, 1:2. See there for cross references. Cited in Halacha by the Shach (and Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe), Yoreh Deah, sec. 189:13(23)).

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East Sussex County Council selects Infosys and Oracle Cloud to modernise services Major UK Council consolidates core business processes, including finance, HR and procurement with Infosys Oracle Cloud Services and Oracle Fusion Applications. Robin.io and StorCentric introduce Hyperconverged Cloud-Native solutions Robin.io and StorCentric have announced the general availability of hyperconverged cloud-native solutions that simplify and accelerate channel solution providers' and end users' journey to the private cloud. The joint offerings allow the Robin Cloud Native Platform™ (CNP) to be coupled with StorCentric's Nexsan Unity™ enterprise-class unified storage or with StorCentric's Nexsan E-Series high-density, high-performance, highly scalable storage to deliver powerful solutions for enterprises that require agility and as-a-service application delivery, where cost has been a major impediment. 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Gov. Walz to give State of the State Address on Sunday It has been delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Governor Tim Walz via Facebook Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will give his delayed State of the State Address this Sunday. The governor had originally planned to give the address on the evening of Monday, Mar. 23, but had to push it back due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. He will now address state residents this Sunday beginning at 7 p.m. For the first time since Jesse Ventura in 2002, Walz will deliver the address from the Governor's Residence in St. Paul, where he is still serving a quarantine period due to being in contact with a staff member who had COVID-19. It comes at a crucial time for Minnesota and its leaders, who are attempting to navigate the state through a pandemic that has changed the face of the way we live and work, and is causing an increasing number of people to get sick. "COVID-19 presents an unprecedented hardship to our state, but Minnesotans always rise to a challenge," Governor Walz said. "I look forward to the opportunity to speak directly to Minnesotans during this uncertain time." The State of the State Address will be broadcast on YouTube Live. It was also announced on Wednesday that the Governor's Fishing Opener, scheduled this year to be held in Otter Tail County, has been postponed. However, this does NOT mean that the fishing season has been canceled. It will start on schedule on May 9, though Walz is still urging people practice social distancing when they take to the lakes. CoronavirusTim WalzCovid-19Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to address Minnesotans about COVID-19 on Friday The number of COVID-19 cases at long-term care facilities have been increasing after outbreaks at the facilities slowed 'significantly' over the summer. Gov. Walz to provide update to Minnesota's COVID-19 response Monday The governor will speak during a media call Monday afternoon. Coronavirus: Gov. Tim Walz to give afternoon press conference He is expected to announce an extended Stay at Home order. The annual address was rescheduled after the governor was exposed to COVID-19. Watch live: Gov. Tim Walz gives Wednesday press conference The governor is speaking at 2 p.m. Walz to announce loosening of restrictions on indoor dining Wednesday Indoor dining service has been banned since Nov. 18 amid spiraling COVID-19 cases, which have since declined. Gov. Tim Walz extends Minnesota's COVID-19 peacetime emergency The order is likely to be challenged in the GOP-controlled Senate. Minnesota braces for new restrictions ahead of Walz announcement The governor will take further action as the state's COVID crisis worsens.

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#ifndef _MITK_FiberBundle_H #define _MITK_FiberBundle_H //includes for MITK datastructure #include <mitkBaseData.h> #include <MitkFiberTrackingExports.h> #include <mitkImage.h> #include <mitkDataStorage.h> #include <mitkPlanarFigure.h> #include <mitkPixelTypeTraits.h> #include <mitkPlanarFigureComposite.h> //includes storing fiberdata #include <vtkSmartPointer.h> #include <vtkPolyData.h> #include <vtkPoints.h> #include <vtkDataSet.h> #include <vtkTransform.h> #include <vtkFloatArray.h> namespace mitk { /** * \brief Base Class for Fiber Bundles; */ class MITKFIBERTRACKING_EXPORT FiberBundle : public BaseData { public: typedef itk::Image<unsigned char, 3> ItkUcharImgType; // fiber colorcodings static const char* FIBER_ID_ARRAY; virtual void UpdateOutputInformation() override; virtual void SetRequestedRegionToLargestPossibleRegion() override; virtual bool RequestedRegionIsOutsideOfTheBufferedRegion() override; virtual bool VerifyRequestedRegion() override; virtual void SetRequestedRegion(const itk::DataObject*) override; mitkClassMacro( FiberBundle, BaseData ) itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self) itkCloneMacro(Self) mitkNewMacro1Param(Self, vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>) // custom constructor // colorcoding related methods void ColorFibersByCurvature(bool minMaxNorm=true); void ColorFibersByScalarMap(mitk::Image::Pointer, bool opacity); template <typename TPixel> void ColorFibersByScalarMap(const mitk::PixelType pixelType, mitk::Image::Pointer, bool opacity); void ColorFibersByOrientation(); void SetFiberOpacity(vtkDoubleArray *FAValArray); void ResetFiberOpacity(); void SetFiberColors(vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray> fiberColors); void SetFiberColors(float r, float g, float b, float alpha=255); vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray> GetFiberColors() const { return m_FiberColors; } // fiber compression void Compress(float error = 0.0); // fiber resampling void ResampleSpline(float pointDistance=1); void ResampleSpline(float pointDistance, double tension, double continuity, double bias ); bool RemoveShortFibers(float lengthInMM); bool RemoveLongFibers(float lengthInMM); bool ApplyCurvatureThreshold(float minRadius, bool deleteFibers); void MirrorFibers(unsigned int axis); void RotateAroundAxis(double x, double y, double z); void TranslateFibers(double x, double y, double z); void ScaleFibers(double x, double y, double z, bool subtractCenter=true); void TransformFibers(double rx, double ry, double rz, double tx, double ty, double tz); void RemoveDir(vnl_vector_fixed<double,3> dir, double threshold); itk::Point<float, 3> TransformPoint(vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > point, double rx, double ry, double rz, double tx, double ty, double tz); itk::Matrix< double, 3, 3 > TransformMatrix(itk::Matrix< double, 3, 3 > m, double rx, double ry, double rz); // add/subtract fibers FiberBundle::Pointer AddBundle(FiberBundle* fib); FiberBundle::Pointer SubtractBundle(FiberBundle* fib); // fiber subset extraction FiberBundle::Pointer ExtractFiberSubset(DataNode *roi, DataStorage* storage); std::vector<long> ExtractFiberIdSubset(DataNode* roi, DataStorage* storage); FiberBundle::Pointer ExtractFiberSubset(ItkUcharImgType* mask, bool anyPoint, bool invert=false, bool bothEnds=true); FiberBundle::Pointer RemoveFibersOutside(ItkUcharImgType* mask, bool invert=false); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> GeneratePolyDataByIds( std::vector<long> ); // TODO: make protected void GenerateFiberIds(); // TODO: make protected // get/set data vtkSmartPointer<vtkFloatArray> GetFiberWeights() const { return m_FiberWeights; } float GetFiberWeight(unsigned int fiber); void SetFiberWeights(float newWeight); void SetFiberWeight(unsigned int fiber, float weight); void SetFiberWeights(vtkSmartPointer<vtkFloatArray> weights); void SetFiberPolyData(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>, bool updateGeometry = true); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> GetFiberPolyData() const; itkGetMacro( NumFibers, int) //itkGetMacro( FiberSampling, int) int GetNumFibers() const {return m_NumFibers;} itkGetMacro( MinFiberLength, float ) itkGetMacro( MaxFiberLength, float ) itkGetMacro( MeanFiberLength, float ) itkGetMacro( MedianFiberLength, float ) itkGetMacro( LengthStDev, float ) itkGetMacro( UpdateTime2D, itk::TimeStamp ) itkGetMacro( UpdateTime3D, itk::TimeStamp ) void RequestUpdate2D(){ m_UpdateTime2D.Modified(); } void RequestUpdate3D(){ m_UpdateTime3D.Modified(); } void RequestUpdate(){ m_UpdateTime2D.Modified(); m_UpdateTime3D.Modified(); } unsigned long GetNumberOfPoints(); // copy fiber bundle mitk::FiberBundle::Pointer GetDeepCopy(); // compare fiber bundles bool Equals(FiberBundle* fib, double eps=0.0001); itkSetMacro( ReferenceGeometry, mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer ) itkGetConstMacro( ReferenceGeometry, mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer ) protected: FiberBundle( vtkPolyData* fiberPolyData = nullptr ); virtual ~FiberBundle(); itk::Point<float, 3> GetItkPoint(double point[3]); // calculate geometry from fiber extent void UpdateFiberGeometry(); private: // actual fiber container vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> m_FiberPolyData; // contains fiber ids vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSet> m_FiberIdDataSet; int m_NumFibers; vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray> m_FiberColors; vtkSmartPointer<vtkFloatArray> m_FiberWeights; std::vector< float > m_FiberLengths; float m_MinFiberLength; float m_MaxFiberLength; float m_MeanFiberLength; float m_MedianFiberLength; float m_LengthStDev; int m_FiberSampling; itk::TimeStamp m_UpdateTime2D; itk::TimeStamp m_UpdateTime3D; mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer m_ReferenceGeometry; }; } // namespace mitk #endif /* _MITK_FiberBundle_H */

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static const char* g_TAWndClassName = "TAMainWindow"; #define GET_X_LPARAM(lp) ((int)(short)LOWORD(lp)) #define GET_Y_LPARAM(lp) ((int)(short)HIWORD(lp)) static void taWin32TrackMouseLeaveEvent(HWND hWnd) { TRACKMOUSEEVENT tme; ZeroMemory(&tme, sizeof(tme)); tme.cbSize = sizeof(tme); tme.dwFlags = TME_LEAVE; tme.hwndTrack = hWnd; TrackMouseEvent(&tme); } taBool32 taIsWin32MouseButtonKeyCode(WPARAM wParam) { return wParam == VK_LBUTTON || wParam == VK_RBUTTON || wParam == VK_MBUTTON || wParam == VK_XBUTTON1 || wParam == VK_XBUTTON2; } taKey taFromWin32Key(WPARAM wParam) { switch (wParam) { case VK_BACK: return TA_KEY_BACKSPACE; case VK_SHIFT: return TA_KEY_SHIFT; case VK_ESCAPE: return TA_KEY_ESCAPE; case VK_PRIOR: return TA_KEY_PAGE_UP; case VK_NEXT: return TA_KEY_PAGE_DOWN; case VK_END: return TA_KEY_END; case VK_HOME: return TA_KEY_HOME; case VK_LEFT: return TA_KEY_ARROW_LEFT; case VK_UP: return TA_KEY_ARROW_UP; case VK_RIGHT: return TA_KEY_ARROW_RIGHT; case VK_DOWN: return TA_KEY_ARROW_DOWN; case VK_DELETE: return TA_KEY_DELETE; default: break; } return (taKey)wParam; } unsigned int taWin32GetModifierKeyStateFlags() { unsigned int stateFlags = 0; SHORT keyState = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SHIFT); if (keyState & 0x8000) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_SHIFT_DOWN; } keyState = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_CONTROL); if (keyState & 0x8000) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_CTRL_DOWN; } keyState = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_MENU); if (keyState & 0x8000) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_ALT_DOWN; } return stateFlags; } unsigned int taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(WPARAM wParam) { unsigned int stateFlags = 0; if ((wParam & MK_LBUTTON) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_RBUTTON) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_MBUTTON) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_XBUTTON1) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_4_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_XBUTTON2) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_5_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_CONTROL) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_CTRL_DOWN; } if ((wParam & MK_SHIFT) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_SHIFT_DOWN; } SHORT keyState = GetAsyncKeyState(VK_MENU); if (keyState & 0x8000) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_ALT_DOWN; } return stateFlags; } // This is the event handler for the main game window. The operating system will notify the application of events // through this function, such as when the mouse is moved over a window, a key is pressed, etc. static LRESULT DefaultWindowProcWin32(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { taWindow* pWindow = (taWindow*)GetWindowLongPtrA(hWnd, 0); if (pWindow != NULL) { switch (msg) { case WM_CREATE: { // This allows us to track mouse enter and leave events for the window. taWin32TrackMouseLeaveEvent(hWnd); return 0; } case WM_CLOSE: { taPostQuitMessage(0); return 0; } case WM_SIZE: { taOnWindowSize(pWindow->pEngine, LOWORD(lParam), HIWORD(lParam)); break; } case WM_LBUTTONDOWN: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT_DOWN); break; } case WM_LBUTTONUP: { taOnMouseButtonUp(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam)); break; } case WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT_DOWN); taOnMouseButtonDblClick(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT_DOWN); break; } case WM_RBUTTONDOWN: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT_DOWN); break; } case WM_RBUTTONUP: { taOnMouseButtonUp(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam)); break; } case WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT_DOWN); taOnMouseButtonDblClick(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT_DOWN); break; } case WM_MBUTTONDOWN: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE_DOWN); break; } case WM_MBUTTONUP: { taOnMouseButtonUp(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam)); break; } case WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK: { taOnMouseButtonDown(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE_DOWN); taOnMouseButtonDblClick(pWindow->pEngine, TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam) | TA_MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE_DOWN); break; } case WM_MOUSEWHEEL: { int delta = GET_WHEEL_DELTA_WPARAM(wParam) / WHEEL_DELTA; POINT p; p.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam); p.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam); ScreenToClient(hWnd, &p); taOnMouseWheel(pWindow->pEngine, delta, p.x, p.y, taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam)); break; } case WM_MOUSELEAVE: { pWindow->isCursorOver = TA_FALSE; taOnMouseLeave(pWindow->pEngine); break; } case WM_MOUSEMOVE: { // On Win32 we need to explicitly tell the operating system to post a WM_MOUSELEAVE event. The problem is that it needs to be re-issued when the // mouse re-enters the window. The easiest way to do this is to just call it in response to every WM_MOUSEMOVE event. if (!pWindow->isCursorOver) { taWin32TrackMouseLeaveEvent(hWnd); pWindow->isCursorOver = TA_TRUE; taOnMouseEnter(pWindow->pEngine); } taOnMouseMove(pWindow->pEngine, GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), taWin32GetMouseEventStateFlags(wParam)); break; } case WM_KEYDOWN: { if (!taIsWin32MouseButtonKeyCode(wParam)) { unsigned int stateFlags = taWin32GetModifierKeyStateFlags(); if ((lParam & (1 << 30)) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_AUTO_REPEATED; } taOnKeyDown(pWindow->pEngine, taFromWin32Key(wParam), stateFlags); } break; } case WM_KEYUP: { if (!taIsWin32MouseButtonKeyCode(wParam)) { unsigned int stateFlags = taWin32GetModifierKeyStateFlags(); taOnKeyUp(pWindow->pEngine, taFromWin32Key(wParam), stateFlags); } break; } // NOTE: WM_UNICHAR is not posted by Windows itself, but rather intended to be posted by applications. Thus, we need to use WM_CHAR. WM_CHAR // posts events as UTF-16 code points. When the code point is a surrogate pair, we need to store it and wait for the next WM_CHAR event // which will contain the other half of the pair. case WM_CHAR: { // Windows will post WM_CHAR events for keys we don't particularly want. We'll filter them out here (they will be processed by WM_KEYDOWN). if (wParam < 32 || wParam == 127) // 127 = ASCII DEL (will be triggered by CTRL+Backspace) { if (wParam != VK_TAB && wParam != VK_RETURN) // VK_RETURN = Enter Key. { break; } } if ((lParam & (1U << 31)) == 0) // Bit 31 will be 1 if the key was pressed, 0 if it was released. { if (IS_HIGH_SURROGATE(wParam)) { assert(pWindow->utf16HighSurrogate == 0); pWindow->utf16HighSurrogate = (unsigned short)wParam; } else { unsigned int character = (unsigned int)wParam; if (IS_LOW_SURROGATE(wParam)) { assert(IS_HIGH_SURROGATE(pWindow->utf16HighSurrogate) != 0); character = taUTF16PairToUTF32ch(pWindow->utf16HighSurrogate, (unsigned short)wParam); } pWindow->utf16HighSurrogate = 0; int repeatCount = lParam & 0x0000FFFF; for (int i = 0; i < repeatCount; ++i) { unsigned int stateFlags = taWin32GetModifierKeyStateFlags(); if ((lParam & (1 << 30)) != 0) { stateFlags |= TA_KEY_STATE_AUTO_REPEATED; } taOnPrintableKeyDown(pWindow->pEngine, character, stateFlags); } } } break; } default: break; } } return DefWindowProcA(hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam); } typedef enum TA_PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS { TA_PROCESS_DPI_UNAWARE = 0, TA_PROCESS_SYSTEM_DPI_AWARE = 1, TA_PROCESS_PER_MONITOR_DPI_AWARE = 2 } OC_PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS; typedef enum OC_MONITOR_DPI_TYPE { TA_MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI = 0, TA_MDT_ANGULAR_DPI = 1, TA_MDT_RAW_DPI = 2, TA_MDT_DEFAULT = TA_MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI } OC_MONITOR_DPI_TYPE; typedef BOOL (__stdcall * OC_PFN_SetProcessDPIAware) (void); typedef HRESULT (__stdcall * OC_PFN_SetProcessDpiAwareness) (OC_PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS); typedef HRESULT (__stdcall * OC_PFN_GetDpiForMonitor) (HMONITOR hmonitor, OC_MONITOR_DPI_TYPE dpiType, UINT *dpiX, UINT *dpiY); void taMakeDPIAware_Win32() { taBool32 fallBackToDiscouragedAPI = TA_FALSE; // We can't call SetProcessDpiAwareness() directly because otherwise on versions of Windows < 8.1 we'll get an error at load time about // a missing DLL. HMODULE hSHCoreDLL = LoadLibraryW(L"shcore.dll"); if (hSHCoreDLL != NULL) { OC_PFN_SetProcessDpiAwareness _SetProcessDpiAwareness = (OC_PFN_SetProcessDpiAwareness)GetProcAddress(hSHCoreDLL, "SetProcessDpiAwareness"); if (_SetProcessDpiAwareness != NULL) { if (_SetProcessDpiAwareness(TA_PROCESS_PER_MONITOR_DPI_AWARE) != S_OK) { fallBackToDiscouragedAPI = TA_TRUE; } } else { fallBackToDiscouragedAPI = TA_TRUE; } FreeLibrary(hSHCoreDLL); } else { fallBackToDiscouragedAPI = TA_TRUE; } if (fallBackToDiscouragedAPI) { HMODULE hUser32DLL = LoadLibraryW(L"user32.dll"); if (hUser32DLL != NULL) { OC_PFN_SetProcessDPIAware _SetProcessDPIAware = (OC_PFN_SetProcessDPIAware)GetProcAddress(hUser32DLL, "SetProcessDPIAware"); if (_SetProcessDPIAware != NULL) { _SetProcessDPIAware(); } FreeLibrary(hUser32DLL); } } } taBool32 taInitWindowSystem() { // The Windows operating system likes to automatically change the size of the game window when DPI scaling is // used. For example, if the user has their DPI set to 200%, the operating system will try to be helpful and // automatically resize every window by 200%. The size of the window controls the resolution the game runs at, // but we want that resolution to be set explicitly via something like an options menu. Thus, we don't want the // operating system to be changing the size of the window to anything other than what we explicitly request. To // do this, we just tell the operation system that it shouldn't do DPI scaling and that we'll do it ourselves // manually. taMakeDPIAware_Win32(); WNDCLASSEXA wc; ZeroMemory(&wc, sizeof(wc)); wc.cbSize = sizeof(wc); wc.cbWndExtra = sizeof(void*); wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)DefaultWindowProcWin32; wc.lpszClassName = g_TAWndClassName; wc.hCursor = LoadCursorA(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCEA(32512)); wc.style = CS_OWNDC | CS_DBLCLKS; if (!RegisterClassExA(&wc)) { return TA_FALSE; } return TA_TRUE; } void taUninitWindowSystem() { UnregisterClassA(g_TAWndClassName, GetModuleHandleA(NULL)); } void taPostQuitMessage(int exitCode) { PostQuitMessage(exitCode); } taWindow* taCreateWindow(taEngineContext* pEngine, const char* pTitle, unsigned int resolutionX, unsigned int resolutionY, unsigned int options) { DWORD dwExStyle = 0; DWORD dwStyle = WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW; HWND hWnd = CreateWindowExA(dwExStyle, g_TAWndClassName, pTitle, dwStyle, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, resolutionX, resolutionY, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); if (hWnd == NULL) { return NULL; } // We should have a window, but before showing it we need to make a few small adjustments to the position and size. First, we need to // honour the TA_WINDOW_CENTERED option. Second, we need to make a small change to the size of the window such that the client size // is equal to resolutionX and resolutionY. When we created the window, we specified resolutionX and resolutionY as the dimensions, // however this includes the size of the outer border. The outer border should not be included, so we need to stretch the window just // a little bit such that the area inside the borders are exactly equal to resolutionX and resolutionY. // // We use a single API to both move and resize the window. UINT swpflags = SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOMOVE; RECT windowRect; RECT clientRect; GetWindowRect(hWnd, &windowRect); GetClientRect(hWnd, &clientRect); int windowWidth = (int)resolutionX + ((windowRect.right - windowRect.left) - (clientRect.right - clientRect.left)); int windowHeight = (int)resolutionY + ((windowRect.bottom - windowRect.top) - (clientRect.bottom - clientRect.top)); int windowPosX = 0; int windowPosY = 0; if ((options & TA_WINDOW_CENTERED) != 0) { // We need to center the window. To do this properly, we want to reposition based on the monitor it started on. MONITORINFO mi; ZeroMemory(&mi, sizeof(mi)); mi.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO); if (GetMonitorInfoA(MonitorFromWindow(hWnd, 0), &mi)) { windowPosX = ((mi.rcMonitor.right - mi.rcMonitor.left) - windowWidth) / 2; windowPosY = ((mi.rcMonitor.bottom - mi.rcMonitor.top) - windowHeight) / 2; swpflags &= ~SWP_NOMOVE; } } SetWindowPos(hWnd, NULL, windowPosX, windowPosY, windowWidth, windowHeight, swpflags); taWindow* pWindow = calloc(1, sizeof(*pWindow)); if (pWindow == NULL) { return NULL; } pWindow->pEngine = pEngine; pWindow->hWnd = hWnd; // The window has been position and sized correctly, but now we need to attach our own window object to the internal Win32 object. SetWindowLongPtrA(hWnd, 0, (LONG_PTR)pWindow); // Finally we can show our window. ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_SHOWNORMAL); return pWindow; } void taDeleteWindow(taWindow* pWindow) { if (pWindow == NULL) { return; } DestroyWindow(pWindow->hWnd); free(pWindow); } void taWindowCaptureMouse(taWindow* pWindow) { if (pWindow == NULL) { return; } SetCapture(pWindow->hWnd); } void taWindowReleaseMouse() { ReleaseCapture(); } int taMainLoop(taEngineContext* pEngine) { for (;;) { // Handle window events. MSG msg; if (PeekMessageA(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) { return (int)msg.wParam; // Received a quit message. } TranslateMessage(&msg); DispatchMessageA(&msg); } // After handling the next event in the queue we let the game know it should do the next frame. if (pEngine->onStep) { pEngine->onStep(pEngine); } } } HDC taGetWindowHDC(taWindow* pWindow) { if (pWindow == NULL) { return NULL; } return GetDC(pWindow->hWnd); } #endif #ifdef __linux__ taBool32 taInitWindowSystem() { // TODO: Implement Me. return TA_FALSE; } void taUninitWindowSystem() { // TODO: Implement Me. } taWindow* taCreateWindow(const char* title, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int options) { // TODO: Implement Me. return NULL; } void taDeleteWindow(taWindow* pWindow) { if (pWindow == NULL) { return; } // TODO: Implement Me. free(pWindow); } int taMainLoop(taEngineContext* pEngine) { // TODO: Implement Me. return 0; } #endif

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A Spotlight Interview with Nat Allison A new single release from Nat Allison brings on an impactful and anthemic rock feel that comes with a killer attitude and a powerful pop undertone that blends with hard rock guitars and gives everything a colorful but edgy soundscape worthy of putting your fists in the air and singing along. "We Are the Heroes" is an instant classic as it takes some great crew vocals and chants in the background as the main vocals hit you like a sucker punch to the gut with a bright and freeing feel. Nat Allison has this amazingly robust voice, and it works with her brand of pop rock all too well at times. It takes elements of this rowdy rebellious undertone and makes them work for her in this charming way. Her songs are youthful and hit that alternative rock sweet spot but are performed with a graceful gusto that you just don't hear anymore. She has that classic rock n' roll frontwoman power and presence and I miss that a lot. The Joan Jett, Lita Ford factor. Allison wears that badass style well. She's got pure rock n' roll in her blood and it shows. With the release of "We Are the Heroes" we wanted to have a chat with Nat Allison to find out where this came from and what may be next for her as an artist. Here's what happened. RAG: Okay so let's start with "We Are the Heroes". This single has a real rock powerhouse feel to it! Where did this song come from? I wrote this song during 2020 lockdown and I was conscious of the fact that every single person across the globe was forced to make enormous sacrifices during this time. I felt strongly that I needed to write something uplifting and inspiring. I wanted the song to sound powerful & anthemic, I started with the title as inspiration. I was also mindful that one day the pandemic would be behind us, which meant I needed to make sure that We Are The Heroes was a song that was going to be relatable for years to come and not just be a pandemic song. RAG: So how did this all begin for you? When did you fall in love with music really? I fell in love with music since I could crawl/walk basically. At the same time I was also infatuated by the ELECTRIC GUITAR. The sounds a guitar could make and the way a person looked while playing one, was so appealing to me. Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a guitar player! After years of begging my Dad for an electric guitar and amp, he finally gave in. I was 8 years of age when I started taking guitar lessons and my career in music continued to evolve naturally from there. RAG: Who are you listening to right now? To be honest, I play so many live gigs that I often crave silence but I have my go too's like Fleetwood Mac and Bowie for example. I can't go past the classics but I also love listening to more contemporary artists like Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Muse and The Killers. Like most people, the choice of genre depends on my mood. RAG: What inspires you to write a song? I LOVE all facets of the songwriting and recording process. From the humble beginnings of an idea that I'll quickly record as a voice memo, right through to the final production. I am very hands on. I write all of the parts from drums, bass, guitars, vocals and most keyboard parts too. Every detail must be right. There's nothing more rewarding than listening back to your final production and thinking, wow, I created this. I write to connect with others. Evoking a multitude of emotions and watching people sing along at one of my live shows is why I do it. A career in music is a hard slog but my loyal supporters is what motivates and inspires me to continue to write songs. RAG: I'm hearing some great styles on this song. Who are some of your biggest musical influences? Artists that inspired my guitar playing and a love for playing and writing rock music early on would be Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Faith No More, AC/DC etc but it's always changing and evolving. For this song however, I was listening to The Killers and Imagine Dragons for inspiration around mixing big synth sounds in with a wall of guitars. RAG: What are you doing when you're NOT working on music? I love to exercise, hike, travel & explore, eat healthy, I enjoy cooking but I also have a particular love for fine dining and excellent wines. It's also very important to me to have quiet through my week when living such a noisy life. RAG: Would you say live performances are a big part of what you do? A big YES, I play 4 - 6 gigs per week. The live work keeps me engaged with my audience and helps me to maintain my playing, singing and performance skills. Doing this many gigs per week is the reason why I can be a full-time musician. RAG: This single feels like a big undertaking, is there any advice you'd give to other up and coming artists out there? It sure was! Doing it alone as I did, is tough and overwhelming. My advice would be, try and find the right person or team of people, that are on the same page as you. A team to help you with some or all of the things involved along the journey of releasing music. The amount of work I put in at the songwriting and pre-production stages alone was a big undertaking. Then at the other end of it all, is release time. I sent out hundreds of emails to radio, TV etc to get the song out to a wider audience, with only a few replies. There's also a huge financial outlay, the costs involved in recording, mastering, artwork, promo etc equates to thousands of dollars. RAG: What can your fans expect from you in the near future? I recently went through my old demos and a couple of songs really stood out to me. I have tried them out at my live shows and they have gone over really well. My calendar is already full for the rest of 2022 but I plan to re-record these tracks along with some new songs and release an EP sometime next year. In the meantime though I will be releasing another single in September called Killing Time. I'll keep you posted. RAG: Before we go, what would you like to say to fans of the music? I would like to say, wow, I am honored and so grateful to have made music that connects with you. As I mentioned earlier in this interview, you guys are the reason I keep doing what I do. Thank you for giving me your time and your ears! And please feel free to contact me, I'd love to get to know you.

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Q: asking for number of players then asking for the names of each of those players? Im creating a game that asks for the number of players then asking for the names of each player i have tried to use %s to add players names but it ends up just adding one player players_dict = {} numPlayers = int(input("how many players are in the game?: ") for i in range(0,numPlayers): name = input("Enter player name: ") name = name.upper() players_dict.append(name) error messages: unused variable i instance of dict has no append member A: You can't append to a dictionary, try using a list instead: players_dict = [] numPlayers = int(input("how many players are in the game?: ") for i in range(0,numPlayers): name = input("Enter player name: ") name = name.upper() players_dict.append(name) If you want to carry on using a dictionary then create keys instead: players_dict = {} numPlayers = int(input("how many players are in the game?: ") for i in range(0,numPlayers): name = input("Enter player name: ") players_dict['player {}'.format(i)] = name.upper() You can then access a player's name from the dict by their number: players_dict['player 0'] players_dict['player 1']

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Workshop on Increasing Cultivation and Consumption of Biofortified Crops through a Partnership-Based Integration System Grameen Foundation India (GFI), together with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and HarvestPlus hosted a one-day workshop on the "Scaling up Biofortified Crop through System Integration" in Lucknow on Wednesday, 9 November 2022. Panelists and some participants at the event with copies of GFIs impact study What was billed as a workshop widened to a lively interactive session in which the participants were government officials, representatives of farmer-producer organizations and civil society members apart from GFI and its partners. Mr Ravinder Grover, Program Lead (Global) of HarvestPlus, led the discussions on the concept of cultivating biofortified crops to address hidden hunger and the resultant malnutrition. The workshop's objective was to provide the findings and outcomes of GFI's recently-conducted research study while also discussing the changes brought about by the implementation of the project connected to the growing of biofortified crops. Biofortified crops, in this case wheat fortified with zinc, was tried out in nine districts of the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh via 1,004 small and marginal farmers who are members of 27 farmer-producer organizations (FPOs). The project was implemented with financial and technical support of GAIN and HarvestPlus, and led by GFI's project director, Mr Rajnikant Prasad. The project aimed at making a beginning in eradicating micronutrient deficiency in the region by increasing the uptake of consumption and cultivation of biofortified crops. The workshop was attended by eminent researchers, government and line departments, implementing organizations, and donor organizations. Presiding over the event was the state mission director of the Uttar Pradesh State Livelihood Mission, Ms C. Indhumathy (IAS), who encouraged the FPOs to take up the cultivation of biofortified crops through inter- and intra-departmental cooperation. She also called for helping women and women farmers become financially independent through various interventions by public and private players. Dr Pankaj Tripathi, Director of Agriculture, State Agricultural Management Association (SIMA), called for agricultural producer organizations to expand their activities. NABARDs General Manager, Mr Himanshu Mishra, stressed the need for financial inclusion of FPOs. Prof. Sanjeev Kapoor from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, one of the key guests, officially launched the project assessment and impact report and the case study book on the program for the production of biofortified crops in the Purvanchal region. Dr Roopa HS, Senior Research Manager of GFI, gave a summary of the evaluation report. A panel discussion based on the results and findings of the report was organized. The panelists were Mr Bishnu Pratap Singh (World Bank), Mr Prateek Uniyal (HarvestPlus), Ms Jyoti Roopa (GAIN), Mr Niranjan Bariyar (World Food Programme), Dr Richa Malik (Nand Ghar, Vedanta Foundation), and Mr Arabdha Das (GFI). Mr Prabhat Labh, Chief Executive Officer, GFI, moderated the panel discussion, covering a number of topics, including the provision of micronutrients from the cultivation of biofortified crops, raising public awareness about biofortified crops through agricultural extension, and marketing of biofortified cereals. Mr R.K. Singh, Joint Director, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and Ms Induja Rai, Director, GFI, gave the concluding remarks. The gathering had 70 people including representatives of various FPOs, the agriculture department, institutional traders and implementing organizations. Malnutrition includes undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies. Hidden Hunger refers to the deficiency of micronutrients in the food we consume. Such deficiencies can affect cognitive and mental development in children. Fortification is defined by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as "the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamins A and D to staple foods such as rice, wheat, oil, milk, and salt to improve nutritional value and provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health". Grameen Foundation India Grameen Foundation India, a unit of US-based Grameen Foundation of Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, is a not-for-profit organization that specializes in designing and implementing innovative programs to help the poor access finance, livelihood opportunities, and health and nutrition information. GFI addresses demand side and supply side barriers through scalable models, the use of technology applications, and innovative partnerships. GFI's agriculture programs provide solutions to the problems that confront smallholder farmers every day – whether that is access to finance, farm inputs, weather information, technical information for farm and production management, or markets. Follows us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | GFI Website All India Agarbathi Manufacturing Association (AIAMA) All Set for India's Biggest-ever Agarbathi Expo in Bengaluru Industry Leaders Moot NDCs for the Sector to Achieve Decarbonisation Goals at COP27

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Dave Bartkowiak Jr., Digital Managing Editor Published: May 31, 2017, 9:03 AM Tags: News, Michigan, Oakland County Not guilty verdict reached in trial against man accused of hitting, killing Michigan trooper on I-75 From left: Charles Warren and Chad Wolf PONTIAC, Mich. – The jury in the trial against a man accused of hitting and killing a Michigan State Police trooper reached a verdict Wednesday morning. Charles Warren faced two felony counts of reckless driving and leaving the scene of a an accident resulting in death. He was found not guilty on all charges. The 70-year-old Waterford man was accused of hitting Michigan State Police trooper Chad Wolf and dragging him under a trailer for miles Aug. 28, 2015 on Interstate 75 while Wolf was on patrol with his department-issued motorcycle. Wolf, 38, died hours after. He had been a trooper since 2008. He left behind a wife and four children. Warren was arrested weeks later. Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor David Hudson told jurors Warren needs to go to prison for driving his trailer without lights and missing his turn onto I-75, then striking Wolf on his motorcycle. "The evidence in this case is going to show the defendant knew, or had reason to know, he was involved in an accident and that it was his driving that was the cause of it, and that it was his continuing on that was the cause of this death," Hudson said. Wolf was tossed across the top of the flat bed trailer. His leather jacket got caught on a trailer bolt. He was dragged beside that trailer for nearly four miles. Wolf's body was found near the trailer at an I-75 rest stop. The jury saw patrol car video of Warren talking to himself out loud, devastated to learn he caused the trooper's death. Defense attorney Neil Rockind pointed out this was a tragic accident: "Basically, what carelessness means is Charlie made a mistake. Knowing exactly what Charlie did, Sgt. Lidstrom said, 'Do you have any evidence that Mr. Ward made a mistake?' No." Sign up for ClickOnDetroit breaking news alerts and email newsletters Dave Bartkowiak Jr. Dave Bartkowiak Jr. is the digital managing editor for ClickOnDetroit.

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Geeze, I'm an electronics hobbyist & that rats nest looks terrifying. I wonder if the manual is for dummies? I'd buy it if I thought I could operate it. I don't. Ebay post says its good for 85-86 conquests. Will this work for 87-89 as well? Edited by croquest87, 09 February 2019 - 12:52 PM. They are really straightforward to use. Not all those cables get used. They are used for other vehicles. They are not starion/conquest specific checkers. They were designed for diagnosis on many different Chrysler vehicles. With that being said, it's very easy to use. Plug it in, open your FSM, follow the clearly printed instructions, and compare your actual results to the specified ranges printed in the FSM. Piece of cake. Edited by Spooled_Starion, 21 February 2019 - 01:13 AM.

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Converging lines Telecoms giants want to take over the cable TV industry Mar 19, 2010 (WiC 53) Thanks a bundle... China already has 320 million broadband users. Indeed, the internet is already so widespread that accessing it on a television or watching TV on the net may seem like a natural step. But it has radical implications for Chinese broadcasters and telcos. That's why the topic of 'convergence' has suddenly become a hot one. "The rise of the internet and the upcoming convergence between broadcasting and telecom networks in China will turn our industry upside down," Phoenix TV's CEO Liu Changle told the Financial Times this week. Technology has already reached a point where it's possible for one provider to offer television, internet, and telephone services – and officials agree that it makes most sense to pipe it via a single infrastructure. But media and telecommunications are strictly controlled in China, and neither the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, nor the State Administration of Radio Film and Television have been able to compromise on carving up their respective fiefdoms. Premier Wen Jiabao wants to break the deadlock. At a meeting of the State Council in January, and again in his speech to the legislature this month, Wen promised the country would move forward on convergence. The State Council recently authorised a two-year trial period to test the technology in selected cities, and said that it would be implemented nationwide between 2013-2015. "It is the first time that key Chinese authorities have provided a clear timetable for the convergence of the three systems," notes the China Daily. "The project, if it made a substantial breakthrough, would fundamentally change the playing field for China's telecom, internet and broadcasting industries," explains telecoms expert Xiang Ligang, "But that's also the reason why the advancement of the project has faced so many difficulties." The losers could find themselves out of business. Analysts predict both telcos and cable operators will upgrade their networks in the coming years. At this point two of China's main state-controlled phone networks have a huge advantage. China Telecom and China Unicom are already the country's principal internet providers. China Mobile was later into the game, but it now also has a fibre optic network. So they face the smallest investment to upgrade their networks. Far from threatening their industry, the changes offer a massive new opportunity to dominate the cable TV business and earn the bulk of pay TV revenues. Similar upgrading will be very expensive for broadcasters like Hunan TV (see WiC38), and without nationwide coverage it will be hard for them to truly compete. "Who are the major players in China's broadcasting industry?"asks Xiang, "Even China Central Television doesn't have a nationwide cable network." So far, broadcasting regulators have tried to protect their industry from losing market share. During a 2005 trial in Fujian province offering TV over the internet, broadcasters persuaded local authorities in Quzhou to close down China Telecom's service. If convergence becomes law, some observers predict that China's telcos could gain a near monopoly on distribution. Their market clout could see them poach cable subscribers with aggressively priced packages that 'bundle' internet, home phone and TV channels. Perhaps they'll throw in a mobile phone too. The government thinks consumers will benefit: bundled offerings may be cheaper than individual subscriptions. And convergence could also boost mobile TV – a technology that allows subscribers to watch programmes on 3G devices rather than just on TV sets. But nothing can be taken for granted until the regulators' turf war is resolved. Banking & FinanceWhy trust companies could be the next problem in the financial sector EconomyChina's top leaders angered by timing of capital city's land auction Talking Point'Buy now, pay less' rebate campaign sees huge spike in rural consumption History LessonsStraw Boat Borrows Arrows

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This paper describes how software developers who use mailing lists to communicate reacted and adjusted to a new supplementary collaboration tool, called a pastebin service. Using publicly-available archives of 8800 mailing lists, we examine the adoption of the pastebin tool by software developers and compare it to the model presented in Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theory. We then compare the rate at which software developers decided whether to accept or reject the new pastebin tools. We find that the overall rate of pastebin adoption follows the S-curve predicted by classic DoI theory. We then compare the individual pastebin services and their rates of adoption, as well as the reaction of different communities to the new tools and the various rationales for accepting or rejecting them.

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using System; using System.Linq; using Clustering.SolutionModel; using Clustering.SolutionModel.Serializing; using FluentAssertions; using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting; using Tests.Building.TestExtensions; namespace Tests.Building { [TestClass] public class Rasterizing { [TestMethod] public void Write() { var solutionModel = SolutionModelBuilder.FromPath(Paths.ThisSolution); SolutionModelRasterizer.Write(solutionModel, AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "..\\..\\..\\..\\Rasterized\\"); } [TestMethod] public void WriteAndRead() { var solutionModel = SolutionModelBuilder.FromPath(Paths.ThisSolution); var proj1 = solutionModel.Projects().Last(); var dependencies = DependencyResolver.GetDependencies(proj1.Classes()); var encodedString = Flat.Encode.HierarchicalGraph(proj1.Children, n => n.Children, n => n.Name, n => dependencies[n]); var decodedProj = GraphDecoder.Decode(encodedString); TreeAssert.TreeEquals(proj1.Children, decodedProj.Tree); } [TestMethod] public void Read() { var text = @" @Clustering: @Clustering\ClusterBenchmarker: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal: @Clustering\Hierarchichal\ClusteringAlgorithm: Clustering\Hierarchichal\ClusterNode Clustering\Hierarchichal\FeatureVector Clustering\Hierarchichal\SimilarityMatrix Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal\ClusterNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal\FeatureVector: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal\SiblingLinkWeightedCombined: Clustering\Hierarchichal\ClusteringAlgorithm Clustering\Hierarchichal\ClusterNode Clustering\Hierarchichal\FeatureVector Clustering\Hierarchichal\SimilarityMatrix Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal\SimilarityMatrix: Clustering\Hierarchichal\UnorderedMultiKeyDict Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\Hierarchichal\UnorderedMultiKeyDict: @Clustering\SolutionModel: @Clustering\SolutionModel\DependencyLink: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\SolutionModel\DependencyResolver: Clustering\SolutionModel\DependencyLink Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\SolutionModel\Extensions: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Integration: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Integration\ProjectWrapper: @Clustering\SolutionModel\NodeExtensions: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassInfo: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassInfo Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SymbolNode @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\NameSpaceNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SymbolNode @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ProjectNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Integration\ProjectWrapper Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\NameSpaceNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionFolderNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionItemContainer @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionItemContainer: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ProjectNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionFolderNode @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionItemContainer @Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SymbolNode: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node @Clustering\SolutionModel\ProjectExtensions: @Clustering\SolutionModel\SemanticModelWalker: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassInfo Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ClassNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\NameSpaceNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SymbolNode @Clustering\SolutionModel\SemanticModelWalker\SymbolLocation: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatEntry: @Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatListSerializer: Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatEntry @Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\GraphEncoder: Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatEntry Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatListSerializer @Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\TreeEncoder: Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatEntry Clustering\SolutionModel\Serializing\FlatListSerializer @Clustering\SolutionModel\SolutionModelBuilder: Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\Node Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\ProjectNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionFolderNode Clustering\SolutionModel\Nodes\SolutionNode Clustering\SolutionModel\SemanticModelWalker"; var projectModel = GraphDecoder.Decode(text); var clustering = projectModel.Tree.First(); clustering.Name.Should().Be("Clustering"); clustering.Children.Should().Contain(x => x.Name == "ClusterBenchmarker"); } } }

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During the hot months of April and May, the price of Durians drop dramatically as there is a huge surge in supply. Suddenly, you will see durian stall spring up all over Udonthani, and every stall owner will tell you that their's is the best. However, that is not true, and in Udonthani, once they slice open the durian, it is yours. Even if it not ripe or too hard, you have to pay for the experience of watching them slice up the durian like it's a papaya, and expertly open it up like a huge thorny flower. Fortunately, at the wholesale market, your durian is only 70baht per kg during this season, and it would set you back only by 150-180baht per durian. Tip: Go to the wholesale fruit and vegetable market for your durian fix, 3 large durians weighing 7kg in total will set you back by about 500baht. Talad Mueng Thong is located next to Makro, a supermarket that sells items in bulk so you save quite a lot if you shop once a week or for a large family. If you are buying durian during the tapering of the season, durian can cost 300baht for a small durian weighing slightly more than one kg! Durian season is also the hottest time of the year, so be sure to drink plenty of water sprinkled with salt after eating durian. Some Thais believe that the durian is packed with vitamins and minerals, and if you can go on a durian diet, you will lose weight. All Thais believe you can't have alcohol after eating durians, and most will have some stories to tell about a friend's friend dying after having durian and whisky. So how does the most famous Thai Monthong Durian taste like if it is of the right quality and ripeness? It should be slight sweet, aromatic and slightly crunchy. The smell of Thai durians is usually not very strong, as they are eaten when just ripened, not overly so like how we like it in Singapore and in Malaysia. Thai durians are usually enormous compared to the Malaysian counterpart, and most Singaporeans and Malaysians don't like Thai Durian as we think it is very bland and hard. Newsflash: Durian that is not ripe or "too young" is hard, crunchy and bland. Durian that is just ripe is slightly crunchy on the outside, soft in the inside and creamy with a bit of fibre. Usually sweet, sometimes it has a slight bittersweet flavor too. The Thais usually sell the overly ripened durian at a rock bottom price as they don't like their durians soft and squishy. I'm Singaporean, so I went round buying up the super cheap, super soft and tasty bittersweet creamy durian I love!

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Affiliated State Association Presidents, at the AOTA National Conference, presents awards in 12 categories as a way to recognize creative and effective initiatives across the country, and also a method to share good ideas among the states. I am thrilled to announce that North Carolina won 3 awards (a record for the ASAP Awards)! We were recognized in the areas of Social Media, Student Involvement, and New Initiative. I have attached the nomination forms so you can see the specifics of each nomination. Take a few moments to read them. I want to especially recognize Elizabeth Hart for her incredible work in social media (along with student volunteer Lauren Jones), Lisa Pierce for her ideas and consistent work in the Member Highlights for which we won "New Initiative", and the entire board for our student involvement. Some of you have mentored students to present/co-present sessions, posters (Nancy Green) or volunteer for us. I am also thankful for your support to offer student-focused sessions at each fall conference, as well support for our new proposed change to include a student member on the board. We have much to celebrate! Comments on "NCOTA Wins Awards at AOTA Conference"

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Existence-uniqueness and exponential estimate of pathwise solutions of retarded stochastic evolution systems with time smooth diffusion coefficients Degenerate with respect to parameters fold-Hopf bifurcations April 2017, 37(4): 2141-2160. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2017092 A KAM theorem for the elliptic lower dimensional tori with one normal frequency in reversible systems Xiaocai Wang 1, , Junxiang Xu 2, and Dongfeng Zhang 2, Faculty of mathematics and physics, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu 223003, China Department of Mathematics, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China Received April 2016 Revised November 2016 Published December 2016 Fund Project: The first author is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11501234) and Qing Lan Project. The second author is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11371090). The third author is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11001048) In this paper we consider the persistence of elliptic lower dimensional invariant tori with one normal frequency in reversible systems, andprove that if the frequency mapping $ω(y) ∈ \mathbb{R}^n$ and normal frequency mapping $λ(y) ∈ \mathbb{R}$ satisfy that $\text{deg} (ω/λ ,\mathcal{O},ω_0/λ_0)≠ 0,$ $ω_0 =ω(y_0)$ $λ_0 = λ(y_0)$ satisfy Melnikov's non-resonance conditions for some $y_0∈\mathcal{O}$ , then the direction of this frequency for the invariant torus persists under small perturbations. Our result is a generalization of X. Wang et al[Persistence of lower dimensional elliptic invariant tori for a class of nearly integrablereversible systems, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems series B, 14 (2010), 1237-1249]. Keywords: KAM iteration, lower-dimensional tori, topological degree. Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary:37J40;Secondary:37E99, 47A55, 37F50. 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Go to TASA Website High-Priority Learning Standards Multiple Assessments Community-Based Accountability Organizational Transformation Vision in Practice Blog CoSN Digital Learning Blog Get Future-Ready Education Reimagined Spotlights Alamo Heights ISD Latest News, Organizational Transformation The following article and Q&A are from the October 6, 2016, issue of Pioneering!, the magazine of Education Reimagined, a nationwide initiative of the Convergence Center for Policy Resolution. They feature Alamo Heights ISD, a Consortium Associate district. Under a microscope, Alamo Heights, Texas, appears to represent small town America to the letter — a small, independent city stretching less than 10 square miles and home to less than 16,000 people. But, when you zoom out, you'll find America's seventh largest city, San Antonio, engulfing Alamo Heights from every direction — creating an unexpected mix of early 20th century farmville and 21st century cityscape. At the center of this unique cultural landscape is Alamo Heights Independent School District (AHISD). With humble beginnings as a two-room schoolhouse, AHISD realized — in 2008 — after a century of traditional practices, it was time for a change. After gathering community input — including from learners themselves — a brand-new vision emerged that enlivened all involved. Now, learners at AHISD are delving into opportunities that were once unimaginable. Take the story of 11-year-old AHISD learner, Paul Eguia. This determined young man set out on a journey to discover a way to get himself and his peers to make healthier food choices. His project, dubbed "The Green Lights Food Challenge," brought the entire AHISD community together. With support all around, Paul invited his peers to try 37 different fruits and vegetables and commit to a physical fitness regimen to bring his health initiative full circle. Through his efforts, his community became conscious of their daily health habits. Expanding beyond the work of a single learner, picture walking into a space where hyper-focused teens have lost all concept of time as they diligently design and build sophisticated rockets that travel three-times faster than the speed of sound. Or, perhaps you happen upon a group of young learners lighting up the stage through the socially embedded design of Destination Imagination's Improv Program. Better still, you discover a group of learners organizing a community-wide project to "foster a school environment where all students feel welcome and safe to be themselves." Just as you think, "these are all nice side projects," you realize this is the central learning philosophy — ensure all learners are developing a healthy sense of self, seeking knowledge and understanding in all things, thinking critically and creatively, engaging socially and globally through communication and collaboration, and empowered with life-skills that can be carried far into the future. This personalized, relevant, and contextualized theory of learning comes to life in pleasantly unexpected ways every day at AHISD. This is just the beginning. The evolution of AHISD is far from over and the leaders and learners refuse to rest on the laurels of what AHISD has accomplished so far. Until every child is able to maximize their full potential and feels at home in their learning environment, boundaries will continue to be pushed and innovation will continue to be sought. Alamo Heights ISD: A Conversation With Superintendent Kevin Brown Education Reimagined had the privilege to speak with Alamo Heights ISD Superintendent Kevin Brown. Listen in on the conversation and discover how an entire district decided to break free from their school-centric model. Q: As you approach 10 years as superintendent at Alamo Heights, what have you seen along the way? A: AHISD and Alamo Heights are great places to be. Back in 2008, when I became superintendent, there was great pride within the district. We were pretty traditional, touting the traditional markers of teaching to students and developing student passivity; focusing some on test scores and how many kids made it to Ivy League universities. We aren't completely out of that mentality yet, but we've made substantial changes. Before we invited the entire community to help us create our new strategic plan, there wasn't any perception — internally — that there were problems out there. But, as we went through the process of community engagement and strategy development, we began to see more and more what needed to be addressed. We got a lot of investment and ownership from the staff and community. Because of this, we have made great strides toward transforming our environment, keeping the focus on student engagement and voice. We've recently turned another leaf over and implemented a pilot program called Engaged Classrooms. There are 17 educators who applied to be part of a very intensive partnership with an instructional coach, and together they work to design engaging units for students. There is a lot of professional development relating to design and the use of technology. Additionally, we have completely redesigned their classrooms with new flexible furniture, new flooring and paint, and one-to-one technology. There is a lot of excitement in our district about these learning spaces, as well as the "responsible roll-out" of one-to-one technology in them. It is a complete redesign of the learning environment and the work we are doing in instructional design. We are hoping to be able to keep up this transformation of space throughout the coming months with the support of a bond referendum. Q: What were the steps involved in getting the 2008 plan together? At what stage was the community brought into the conversation? A: A few key things come to mind. First, the AHISD board had to be involved. As superintendent, my first meeting with the board was around the TASA visioning document. It had come out a few months before, and I thought it linked pretty closely with how my board was thinking. I spent a lot of time with them — studying the articles and having conversations. I felt they were on board and were anxious to move forward as a district. We were in a good place. People were looking for innovation. In search of next steps, I spoke with other districts about what they had gone through. Additionally, we hired on a consultant from the Cambrian Group and worked with the Schlechty Center. Both parties really helped to engage our district in trying to think about what our kids need to be prepared for the 21st century and helping us to create a learning organization. As we developed our strategic plan with the consultant, we also brought in a team of 35 stakeholders to get things off the ground. With these 35 as a stronghold, we engaged with 250 members of the community — splitting them into six groups, we spent 40 hours with each developing a piece of the puzzle. After their hard work was completed, we unveiled our new plan and vision. Because they have been involved from the start, buy-in from the community has not waned. Through this collaborative effort, we now have a district team who receive assistance from The Schlechty Center to help us think in terms of being designers — designing experiences for our kids. All of our staff has gone through some level of professional development in the design process. We're thrilled with the strides we have made. It may have felt slow at times, but each step has been essential to get us where we are today. Q: One of our favorite things to highlight is what makes each environment unique — something we may not find anywhere else. What would fit that description at AHISD? A: We have six strategies that make up our mission. They truly capture who we are. My personal favorite took an entire day to develop: "Each student will cultivate an awe, wonder, and thirst for learning, discovery, and the beauty of the world." This kind of commitment, although it might not be entirely unique, is something I treasure. On a more somber note, the year we developed our six strategies, four learners in our community passed away — two from AHISD and two from private schools. All four deaths were drug or alcohol related. Upon hearing this news, we committed ourselves to funding a wellness program with the help of our AH School Foundation to assist our learners in addressing their health-related needs — we raised $1.4 million. We now have a program that is a national model for prevention, intervention, and most important, recovery. We have developed a strong community of sobriety and support for our students. It may sound odd, but when I hear one of our learners has made the decision to enroll in rehab, I make it a point to celebrate their decision — celebrate their courageous decision to better themselves. I believe that this commitment to ensuring that all kids get what they need to be healthy and happy — whatever that is — makes us unique as a district. Q: That is an impressive commitment to learners as individuals. As superintendent, how do you remain engaged with your learners? A: On the whole, our strategic plan has elevated student voice tremendously. I make it my personal mission to sit down with every senior throughout the year and listen to their insights over lunch. I bring what they've shared back to my board and staff to keep everyone in the loop and up to date on how our learners are feeling about their environment. We've also hosted student panels in front of our whole district staff, led focus groups, and run anonymous surveys. Many campuses have replicated this as well. Our learners are really good at articulating how they learn and what they would like to learn. And, that has made a huge difference. For example, I had a teacher of 36 years come into my office and tell me she had never heard anyone tell her she was boring before. She said it was a huge wake-up call. She wasn't angry at all; she saw it as an opportunity to do a better job attending to her kids. Sometimes our engagement and elevation of learner voice has come as a shock for those involved. We recently developed a Learner Profile to capture who a successful AHISD learner would be. To create these, we launched a committee comprised of a whole range of stakeholders, including students and parents. During one of our meetings, a learner spoke up against the assertions of the adults in the room: "No, no, no — you're wrong," she said, politely. After that conversation, one of the parents approached me to express his surprise at this student's "audacity." All I could say in response, "That is exactly what we want to hear from our kids! We want them to put it all out on the table." And, by the end of the day, that same parent was advocating for more learners to join the committee. It is remarkable what happens when we make room for the possibility that our learners have something incredibly valuable to contribute. Q: The hard work that has gone into creating this environment of inclusivity and opportunity for all is inspiring. Can you share a story about what it has meant for your learners? A: A few years ago, we had a learner named Eric. He hated school — particularly didn't like science. He came from a low-income family where no one had ever gone to college. Later on, he enrolled in our rocketry program because he thought it would be a blow-off class. To provide some background, a group of learners in the program designs, builds, and launches a rocket each year at the US Army White Sands Missile Range, where their rocket travels three times the speed of sound — the program is certainly no "blow-off." It inspired Eric to work hard in the program. During Eric's second year in the program as a senior, he was working on the rockets, and through our local congressman, his class had the opportunity to speak live to American astronauts on the International Space Station. To Eric's surprise, the astronauts weren't able to answer all of his complex questions. Afterward, this young man came up to me, "Dr. Brown, I'm going to be the first in my family to go to college, and I'm going to go to NASA and work on the mission to Mars." Long story short, his family got him into The University of Texas San Antonio and, during his sophomore year, he got to work with NASA in a paid intern program that will cover his college tuition and guarantee him a job after graduation. And, guess what? He'll be working on the Mars mission. Dr. Kevin Brown came to Alamo Heights ISD in July 2000 and has served as Superintendent of Schools since July 2008. On the state and national level, Dr. Brown serves as president of TASA and the Texas School Coalition and as an advocate to transform public schools to better meet the needs of all 21st century learners. In 2004, he earned a Doctorate in Education Administration from Texas A&M University, which catalyzed his passion for public education and his belief that quality teachers and a supportive community are critical components to the success of children and to the continued success of our democratic way of life. He is particularly passionate about the Alamo Heights community, schools, staff and students. Leading Digital Learning: 1:1 Implementations FRSLN Kicks Off 2019-20 Events at Apple Campus TASA Introduces Superintendent-in Residence Program to Help Further Mission: School Transformation

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What do Kevin Hart, AC/DC, and One Direction have in common? They wouldn't have gotten anywhere without truckers like Wayne Guenther. After learning to drive from his father and grandfather, Ontario native Wayne Guenther got his commercial license in 1988. In the nearly 30 years since then, he's done lots of different types of driving – first produce and general freight, then car hauling, and now moving stages and equipment for entertainment acts. Guenther said that, depending on the act, a tour can last anywhere from one month to nearly a year. The whole time, truckers keep it moving. Like his friends, Guenther sometimes tours with big-name performers. Last year, he worked on actor and comedian Kevin Hart's What Now? tour. While he admits his job is pretty cool, there's one thing Guenther wants you to know about being a trucker in the entertainment industry: it's not as glamorous as it seems. Guenther calls it old-school trucking – the kind where you spend most of your life out on the road somewhere. Though it's a tough lifestyle that's not for everyone, he says this kind of trucking has taught him to take advantage of his time at home. And while Guenther says it's hard, all that time away from home spent driving and waiting is made a little easier by the fact that he gets paid to do it – no matter what. It's a sweet deal, and that's not lost on Guenther. He's wanted to work for his current company since 1990, and he finally got hired on a couple years ago. According to Guenther, the quality of a trucker's life depends largely on his or her company. And even with a good company, it's a difficult career. While Guenther doesn't have to deal with those kinds of issues anymore, he does experience some unique challenges in his job. The number of trucks on a tour can also have an impact on things. Generally, there are many trucks on a tour. One lead driver coordinates communication between all the other truckers and the stage manager. While Guenther says the average is about 10 trucks per tour, he's seen lots more than that. It's that rockstar allure, Guenther said, that can be misleading to truckers wanting to break into the entertainment sector. But sometimes, Guenther said, getting to the next city is the best part. From watching cruise missiles streak across the New Mexico desert to seeing the Northern Lights a handful of times, trucking has shown Guenther a side of life he'd have never seen otherwise.

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By Ronald Joseph Kule 40,000,000 Baby Boomers were fans of CHEF TELL Buy the biography A Master Chef's Life Revisited CHEF WALTER STAIB CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AT CITY TAVERN RESTAURANT Tag Archives: biographies How a Master Chef Biography Teaches Us Life Lessons CHEF TELL A biography is more than a summary of one person's lifetime; it is a platform for life lessons that are timeless. Friedemann Paul Erhardt's lifetime rose out of the dying embers of World War II, crossed the skies above two continents, and burned out too soon. The trajectory of this star-crossed ball of fire came with the TV persona "Chef Tell." Erhardt's arc began when a young boy listened to his mother's advice, "If you become a chef, you will never go hungry." Later, he sought to cook for the world to share his personal knowledge and love for food. When Erhardt won an audition for a new show concept in the (then) infant days of syndicated television in the early 1970's, a new category of chefs was born: the "TV Showman Chef." (A title bestowed by Philadelphia Inquirer food editor and writer, Elain Tait.) Within weeks, while Julia Child appeared on regional TV, Chef Tell picked up more than 40,000,000 adoring foodie fans across the nation, also performing live cooking demonstrations in public venues to as many as 20,000 people on a weekend. Suddenly, Chef Tell was famous, overworked and getting rich. It would not be too much to say that Erhardt as Chef Tell was, in fact, America's first "Rock-Star" chef. FRESH INGREDIENTS, FRESH TASTE Chef Tell's characteristic signature for all of his cooking was twofold: He only used the freshest possible ingredients, and his food always tasted good. As a matter of principle, Erhardt rose before dawn every day to oversee personally the purchase of foods that would be prepared and cooked in his restaurants or on a TV show set. The freshness and quality of his food choices, as well as his kitchen skills and made-for-television, ebullient personality, brought him more appearances than any other chef on the hottest morning TV show in the nation, LIVE! with Regis & Kathie Lee (later known as LIVE! with Regis & Kelly). When Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa tried Tell's freshly prepared food on-air and commented favorably, they were ad-libbing their glowing remarks, not reading prepared scripts. (Most other chefs had their foods prepared for them, instead of selecting fresh ingredients and preparing the foods themselves. The crews dismissed eating their foods but clamored for Chef Tell's!) While the previous paragraph teases us with merely a taste of Chef Tell's thrill-ride, celebrity life, the off-camera portions are more satisfying and easily ingested by reading the biography, CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef (Forewords by Emmy-winner TV hosts, Regis Philbin and Chef Walter Staib; published by Skyhorse Publishing. 452 pages: hardcover, eBook and AudioBook.) Readers can discover: how he survived the detritus of post-war living; the discovery of his mother's lifeless body when he was to begin a three-year, mandatory cooking apprenticeship; the verbal abuses and kitchen projectiles thrown at him as he developed into Germany's youngest master chef; his life inside an American corporate culinary culture that banished chefs to the confines of their kitchens and discouraged innovation; and the rigors of executive cheffing three restaurants while taping TV shows, making live appearances on TV talk shows and traveling across the country to regale crowds of adoring fans looking for more of his humor and cooking wisdom. And all of that was just his on-air, on-camera life! Private Goals The personal side of Erhardt's lifetime fascinates readers just as much. There they find the marital bliss and destruction that he faced more than once, and how he emerged mostly unscathed from self-created conflagrations with single women. Through it all, garnering lifelong friendships and overcoming hardships that he had to learn how to master and out-live, Erhardt searched for a long-lasting relationship with one soulmate. And he ended up winning each and every dream he pursued, giving us lessons that we can all use in our quests for happiness. Chef Tell entertained his fans and loved his celebrity life, but Friedemann Paul Erhardt was just as happy to be someone that his cats and dogs, and closest friends, could always count on to be there for them. Despite the adversities he had to overcome, Erhardt left us with an important legacy: Persistence toward, and achievement of, desired goals is not only possible, but also a must for surviving a lifetime worth living. The biography written by Ronald Joseph Kule is available everywhere online, and through the author's website. © 2015 by Ronald Joseph Kule. All Rights Reserved. Tags: A Taste of History, Amazon, authors, Baby Boomers, Barnes & Noble, biographies, biography, books, books as gifts, chef books, cooking, cooking shows, cooks Categories America, biographies, book reviews, celebrity TV chef, chefs, Master Chef, people, Regis Philbin, TV chefs Searching for a CHEF TELL Feature Film or TV Documentary A CHEF TELL Feature Film or TV Documentary Makes Sense If the Julia Child film made money at the box office (it did), a movie about a contemporary of Child, whose fan base was 8X larger than Child's, could also do well, n'est pas? My timely, five-star CHEF TELL biography recounts the fascinating life story of one of America's culinary icons… at a time when chefs on TV dominate television air time and the viewing public's interest. In fact, the first chef to get a star on Hollywood Boulevard happened in June. (Bobby Flay). Built-In Audience Ala "Field of Dreams," if you produce it, people will come; people will most definitely come. Chef Tell's fan base of 40,000,000 Baby Boomers – a prime audience demographic today – will come and buy at the box office, because this chef was THEIR GUY!! So… who knows a stalwart, perceptive company or group with the means to make the movie or TV documentary happen? Book, eBook or AudioBook Read the hardcover or eBook edition, or listen to the AudioBook. Pick up on Amazon.com. http://amzn.to/1OPagXE Or PM me for details about CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef, by Ronald Joseph Kule, forewords by TV hosts REGIS PHILBIN and CHEF WALTER STAIB. Published by Skyhorse Publishing, NYC. © 2015 by Ronald Joseph Kule. Reserved. Tags: Amazon, authors, Baby Boomers, Barnes & Noble, biographies, Bobby Flay, By Ronald Joseph Kule, chef books, chef tell, feature films, TV documentary Categories biographies, biography, books, celebrity TV chef, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, pioneer TV showman chef, Regis Philbin Amazon & the CHEF TELL Biography A Good Book Rising CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef Lately, the book has been rising on the Amazon.com charts in ranking. All on its own. I do not know why. Maybe people are reading it, trying out the recipes inside, and telling others about the incredible life of a German child who wanted to cook for the world… and did. As the author of the book, I'm grateful for the following. The all-five-stars comments and reviews posted to date are also appreciated. This biography took two and a half years of my life to research and write, but the close relationship with the (late) chef — some kind of spiritual connection — made the hard hours and the multiple highs and lows worth the effort. Like others who knew him better than I, I miss Chef Tell. But his public misses the jocular TV personality; what I miss is the man, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, who cooked breakfast for me one time only… and made me feel special, so special that I had to write his life story when no one else stepped up to give the man his due as one of America's true culinary and television icons. Chef Tell's name and star should have been the first on Hollywood Boulevard (No disrespect to Bobby Flay's recent accomplishment). But for the high cost of the donation associated with getting a star — tens of thousands of dollars, he would have been the first and best choice. After all, every TV chef currently in vogue owes their biggest tips of their toques to Chef Tell, because Tell blazed a trail no one ever had walked from the kitchen before : syndicated television appearances, Womens' Shows cooking demonstrations, and scores of guest appearances on major TV shows of his era, including LIVE! with Regis & Kathy Lee. Books Make Booms Most don't know that Chef Tell was also a best-selling author. That's because his cookbooks sold more than 200,000 copies. If you used fresh ingredients and followed the Master Chef's instruction, you could taste at home what over 40,000,000 Baby Boomers adored: Chef Tell's cooking. Julia Child was his contemporary, and her fame rose because of a book and her personality. Chef Tell's fan base was reportedly EIGHT TIMES LARGER than Child's, but today younger generations know Child because of the recent movie performed by Meryl Streep. But the biography of Chef Tell reads like an emotional roller-coaster ride, making it a candidate for a very interesting movie! Anyone out there in Hollywood want to take out an option to produce the film? Baby Boomers would love to see it! Since then the Chef Tell biography has been published to rave, five-star reviews. As mentioned above, this "evergreen" (endless) story has taken on a life of its own. © 2015 by Ronald Joseph Kule, KuleBooks LLC. All Rights Reserved. (NOTE to Non-Commercial Bloggers and Media: Permission to reprint and/or re-blog this article and its images is hereby granted as long as full attribution and a link to the original blog is prominently displayed.) Tags: Amazon, authors, Baby Boomers, Barnes & Noble, biographies, biography, Bobby Flay, books, books as gifts, By Ronald Joseph Kule, celebrity chefs, chef books, chef tell, Chef Tell biography, Chef Tell Erhardt, chefs recipes, cookbooks, Hollywood Boulevard stars Categories biographies, biography, book reviews, books, chefs, toques, TV chefs, wikipedia How to Make A Celebrity TV Chef Excerpted from: "Rezepte sind nur Rezepte … im Rahmen des Zumutbaren Sie sie ändern können." ("Recipes are only prescriptions … within reason you can change them.") — Chef Tell "The recipe for making a star-bound chef/restaurateur goes like this: First, rise with the morning twilight. Visit the fish, meat and produce markets daily to ensure your menu and daily ingredients are as fresh as possible. Chastise your vendors, if needed, for quality slippage in your last order; yet, make them feel like they are part of your success. Second, walk several miles daily within the same four walls. Regularly add water, salt, chicken stock and splashes of wine to foods and to yourself. Even though you know it will take a toll on your body, taste everything you cook. Third, ensure that your kitchen wait staffs arrive on time, prepared and sober. Mix in your waitpersons, bartenders, hostesses and accountants. Keep them honest with your cash register – every day. Fourth, bring the first, second and third steps to a boil by simmering under low heat in the first few hours of the day. Gradually turn up the heat. Fifth, repeat the routine 312* days a year, year after year, despite how you feel, as long as you make your patrons happy. (* Six days a week) Sixth, (optional) add a pinch of television and media notoriety to the slew of photos with celebrities draped around you on your walls. Voila! A celebrity chef is born. For super-star ranking, add one more requisite: "Culinary genius: the capacity to take consumable ingredients and envision them into remarkable, repurposed foods, flavors and presentations; the capacity to be 'avant-garde,' innovative, iconoclastic, visionary and … in the case of Chef Tell … funny." (Author's definition) Remember, superstar chefs never follow rules; they make their own. Who was Chef Tell? The night Friedemann Paul Erhardt (later to be known worldwide as "Chef Tell") was born, bombs dropped and hunger was a constant. When suicide took his mother, and his brother was separated from him, he became a cook's commis at 13½. For the rest of his life he was forced to work his way out of one predicament into the next, and then out of the next into another, as he blazed a trail on which other chefs would walk. No chef-by-the-numbers road map existed in his era. Up to his time, master chefs, for the most part, stayed hermetically inside of their kitchens; yet, he ventured outside where very few – from America only James Beard and Julia Child – ever tread… Erhardt credited his TV superstardom to his mother, Giesela Gerber Erhardt. Her lessons, born of post-war necessity and the lack of pre-schooling in those days, enabled him to reach a nationwide audience in America and then internationally. He entertained and taught TV viewers how to cook like his mother. He soldiered his way to the top of his profession, becoming at 27 the youngest master chef in German history. He championed foods and food-product innovations, which today are considered staples in any kitchen, commercial or private. The Lure of Two Worlds, the Best and the Worst The enticing sights, sounds, smells and flavors; the excesses of fortune, fame and connection … excited his imagination. His world of cooking ran white-hot active – full of innovation, opportunity and competitive challenge. A melting pot of fresh ingredients, newly acquired acquaintances and creative culinary challenges, made for a live-action reality show played out on themed stages. Cooking, for Erhardt, was nothing less than, "Showtime, folks!" He possessed talents to cook and teach on television that were extraordinary. Fires that burned others were mere sparks on the tail of the energy that propelled Erhardt's comet. He never stopped thinking about new ingredient combinations, improved ways to cook and innovative cookware. Curious as a child, he sought and unearthed better ways to please more palates, which he then shared with America. Fernand Point, elite Master Chef and the "Godfather of Modern Cuisine" wrote, "As far as cuisine is concerned, one must read everything, see everything, hear everything, try everything, observe everything, in order to retain in the end, just a little bit." Erhardt pursued "everything" from sunrise to bedtime for a lifetime. In the 1970s, '80s and '90s, Chef Tell performed on television screens in over 200 cities as 40,000,000 people watched weekly. But, for most, he was only the man behind the apron, the moustache and the smile, who told us, showed us, how to live through our taste buds. Vulnerable, Like Us The man Friedemann Paul Erhardt was as vulnerable as the rest of us, as imperfect as any of us. His extraordinary lifetime, for better or worse, ran a mercurial course. When he won, he broke off pieces of his good-fortune cookie and shared them with everyone he liked, even though some took advantage of him in return. When he lost, he lost big-time, making mistakes and enemies under the powerful magnifying glass of the media. Erhardt might have succeeded in any profession but he had a passion to cook for people and to make them laugh. "If you are not a generous person you cannot be in this field," wrote Fernand Point, trainer to a generation of French master chefs, which included Erhardt's contemporaries. Possessed with unusual charm and charisma – a joie de vivre that set him apart from the crowd, Erhardt mingled well with queens, kings, politicians, housewives, janitors, lawyers, musicians; men, women and children, celebrated or uncelebrated. In a sense, Tell Erhardt's life defines ours. How he conquered the long odds and devastating barriers that he faced helps us to navigate our minefields. With him in mind, we realize anew that even the biggest of our dreams, if nurtured and continued, can and will come true. If truth were told, in the culinary arts, as in the art of living, excellent sustained achievement is accomplished only by superb execution of details in the face of harsh realities. Chef Tell's life is the perfect template for us to examine that notion. Skimping will not do, where a five-star experience is desired. We must, therefore, start at the beginning." Philadelphia Inquirer promotional photo © 2012, 2015 by Ronald Joseph Kule. All Rights Reserved. Tags: Baby Boomers, biographies, biography, books, By Ronald Joseph Kule, Celebrity chef, celebrity chefs, chef, chef tell, Chef Tell biography, Chef Tell Erhardt, chefs recipes, cookbooks Categories biographies, biography, book reviews, books, celebrity TV chef, chefs, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, Master Chef, people, Regis Philbin, TV chefs How to Overcome Barriers Toward Known Goals (A Life Story of the Pursuit of Happiness) Friedemann Paul Erhardt, when asked by Art Moore*, "What will be your TV persona?" before he went on television for the first time, replied, "Just call me 'Chef Tell,' and in that moment he created the pioneer TV showman chef, a role to be played out by a long line of chefs joining a cavalcade of American TV personalities that is the most popular genre on the medium in 2015. In doing so, Chef Tell evoked memories from his early childhood. Erhardt had grown up in post-war Germany. He survived days and nights without food, or with meager supplies. He discovered he liked to help his mother in the kitchen at the early age of six. A few years later, she told him, "If you become a chef, you will never go hungry." At the tender age of 13, he dedicated his lifetime to the profession, hoping to do justice to his mother's foresight. A Master Chef at 27 Erhardt was also Germany's youngest Master-Chef graduate by 1970, the year he won the Culinary Olympics Gold Medal by leading a team of chefs to the Gold Medal. Two years later, he arrived in America, and the rest, as they say, is history, because Chef Tell became America's pioneer TV showman chef, a moniker formally bestowed upon him by Philadelphia Inquirer Food Writer Elaine Tait, who also reminded her readers that "Chef Tell's food always tastes good." Tait's loyal disciples flocked to his Philadelphia-area restaurants whenever he opened one in between his TV-show tapings and media tours and appearances across our land. Chef Tell, you see, packed as many as 20,000 into public venues in a weekend. They came to watch him demonstrate how to prepare fresh foods and cook them simply and quickly, as he quipped his way into their hearts and made them laugh and buy his wares. About that TV persona name? In childhood school days in Germany, Erhardt had performed the lead role in the play William Tell, and he had done such an admirable turn that his classmates started to call him 'Tell." An Invitation to a Great Read outside the Manor House restaurant 2007 Although Friedemann Paul Erhardt's celebrity lifetime was a complicated and tumultuous journey, it makes for an excellent, five-star read for bookies and foodies. You see, he did accomplish at least two of his most cherished goals with panache. Tell's friends miss his cooking and continue to miss him, but now his biography followers wish they, too, could have been there when this culinary icon's star-comet splashed across the media. "Tell never forgot that he was the guest … never took over his segments from the host, and that added to his genuineness. While too many people work too hard to 'be in,' Tell naturally was 'on.' This book gives you so much: a taste of Tell, the person, and his taste for delicious food." —Art Moore, Executive in Charge of Production for LIVE! with Kelly & Michael American culinary icon Chef Tell, aka Friedemann Paul Erhardt, IS America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef! (*AUTHOR'S NOTE: Art Moore "discovered" Chef Tell.) Tags: biographies, celebrity chefs, chefs, cooking, cooking shows, food, foodies, master chefs, readers, recipes, TV chefs Categories America, biographies, biography, book reviews, books, chefs, food recipes, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, wikipedia Readers Agree, 5 Stars: "CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef" About the Chef Tell Biography Most Helpful Customer Reviews: Chef Tell Is a Masterpiece "This is a well written, hold-your-interest book that is never dull. The subject, Chef Tell, was a larger than life figure and this book captures that persona. You get the good, the bad and the ugly but after all isn't that what we want to know about our celebrities? When you purchase this book you also get the recipes for one of Chef Tell's 7 course meals. What a treat! This is a great read even if you did not know Chef Tell in his prime. You come to know him and love/hate him as you journey through his life across the globe. In the end, I wound up loving him despite his faults in life." — Linda Foodies, chefs and restaurateurs: this book Is delicious "Fans of the Cooking Channel, as well as those who are making cooking their profession, may find this book the perfect companion to their morning coffee. It opens the door to a rarified world—-the high end of cooking: the rites of passage that make a world-class chef and restaurateur. "We watch 'Chopped' and all the other cooking shows on TV and hear the famous chefs make their pronouncements regarding the transformations of the contents of mystery baskets. But what we don't hear is how these judges, and every other Cooking Channel chef, got there: the thousands of hours each one of them spent perfecting their arts, and the unique challenges they overcame in order to rise to their current positions. And until now, we haven't heard the story of the person whose shoulders they are standing on: the original TV showman chef, Chef Tell. "Chef Tell was a chef's chef, beloved in the world of chefs because he was a big man with a generous heart who could, very simply, cook great food. More than that, he was a man of boundless energy, relentless pursuit of competence and correct discernment of opportunities as they presented themselves. He had the courage of a pioneer, the soul of a teacher and the charisma of a star, which is what he became. "Kule's book shows us a man who rose from nothing, driven by the simple statement of his mother during the dire poverty of wartime: 'You will never go hungry, if you become a chef.' The narrative is rich in detail gleaned from interviews with those who knew him personally, without bogging down into a dry recitation of facts. The relationships brought to life in the story give us a real sense of connection with the man himself." Read more › Fascinating, hard to put down, "It reads like a real-life novel. I was surprised by the excellent writing ability of the author. Not only is it a chronological account of the life of one of the world's greatest chefs and pioneer TV chef showman, it's a series of word pictures that ties together the complexities of each aspect of Chef Tell's life and career. It's a 'Must Read' for all Foodies especially aspiring TV cook or chef. — Chef Charles Knight Chef Tell – The Legend "My wife and I were good friends with Chef Tell and we have been looking forward to reading this book. Ron really bought Chef Tell back to life and accurately portrayed his incredible life's story, warts and all. Chef Tell was an amazing character and the people whose lives he touched will remember him fondly. Thanks for reminding me what a great guy Chef Tell was and how lucky we were to be a part of his story. I am quite sure that Tell would have approved of Ron's version of his life's journey and he would have loved reading this book. Thanks for the memories of a great human being. We just wish we could still '… see you!'" — Tony Baarda I approached this book without knowing anything about Chef Tell … "I approached this book without knowing anything about Chef Tell and was pleasantly surprised. It's an enjoyable book about a chef's chef and an entertaining read for all Foodies and recipe historians. What I found interesting is insight to the progression of cooking shows on TV. It's an entertaining and well written book." — Vicki Great read about a very interesting man! "What an interesting and true story by an incredible story teller. Now I will admit that I had never heard of nor seen Chef Tell before this author's introduction yet I found myself turning the pages with an avid interest. Ron Kule writes about him in such a way that I could not help but feel I knew the Chef personally." — Diane Austin Tags: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, biographies, books, By Ronald Joseph Kule, celebrity chefs, chef tell, Chef Tell biography, Chef Tell Erhardt, reader reviews Categories biography Facebook page about Chef Tell https://www.facebook.com/ChefTellBooks Tags: authors, biographies, books, books as gifts, By Ronald Joseph Kule, Chef Tell Erhardt, Chef Tell recipes Categories biography, books, books book reviews, chefs, food recipes, Master Chef, pioneer TV showman chef Chef Tell Biography Chef Tell Images 1970 Cooking Olympics mid-1970's in Philadelphia for the Morning Call newspaper Tell & Hermie Kransdorf, dessert chef 1982 Best Seller Cookbook 1984 Grand Old House on Grand Cayman Island Chef Tell at Grand Cayman Island Grand Old House kitchen crew Cayman Airways promo shot the bar gazebo on Grand Cayman outdoors on LIVE! with Regis & Kelly with Gelman Tell always gave his time for charitable causes on TV in Tampa Bay, Florida In the Kitchen with Tell TV set promo Christmas party with staff at the Manor House at Buck Hotel, Feasterville, PA Philadelphia Inquirer promotion REGIS PHILBIN/CHEF TELL TRAILER How I Wrote the Biography of Chef Tell CHEF TELL DVDs Never-aired DVD's of the Master Chef in Action Chef Tell's Friends Page Read excerpts from the author's research of the forthcoming biography; share some stories with others about Chef Tell, if you knew him. Books by Ronald Joseph Kule Titles and covers of books by Ronald Joseph Kule BUY THIS BOOK Purchase your copy of Chef Tell's biography 611 S. Ft. Harrison Ave. #322 Recent Posts: haiku by kule FLOWERS ~ A Haikulism * Haikulism 09 29 2016 JAZZ POETRY ~ Volume 2 of a Series of Haikulisms The Author Reads… The author reads from "CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef" from Ronald Kule on Vimeo. Ronald Joseph Kule Ronald Joseph Kule, Author/Biographer/Ghostwriter TV CHEF Master Chef Biographies, Books

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If you would like to receive further details concerning our collection and artists, please use the contact information or call us at +33 (0)1 40 20 49 59. You can also come to the 11 Bonaparte street, Paris 6 and visit us. The Galerie Arcanes welcomes you Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 1pm and from 2pm to 7pm.

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Addictions are multifaceted, and the underlying causes of addiction are complex. But historically, a number of personality traits have been associated with developing an addiction. However, just because someone is predisposed to develop an addiction through genetics or personality traits does not necessarily mean they will become addicted. Other factors, such as environment and a support system, play a role. Addiction can be influenced by various factors in one's life, including social environment, family, psychology, and biology. Personality, which reflects the confluence of a number of individual traits, is one of these factors. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the role that both genetics and environment play in the development of addictions are unique and change over an individual's lifespan. 2 This in turn makes it even more difficult to understand the underlying causes of addiction. Not everyone who has the traits will develop a substance abuse problem. Many worry that having these traits will lead to addiction. However, as mentioned above, many other factors influence the development of an addiction. Not everyone who has a set of traits or genes that predisposes them to addiction develops problems with substance abuse. Protective factors, such as a strong support network, an ability to handle life stressors, and resilience can prevent addiction. For example, someone who is sensation-seeking and impulsive may be more likely to engage in risk-taking activities, but may pick up sky-diving or mountain climbing instead of drugs. Conversely, someone who does not display any of these traits can develop an addiction. If you are worried you may develop an addiction, or if you know that addiction runs in your family, educate yourself on substance abuse and the risks of using. Learn to use coping skills when experiencing negative life events or emotions, and surround yourself with positive and sober people. Some of these traits show up in early childhood, while others may develop later in adolescence. Although not every adolescent who exhibits these traits will develop an addiction, it's important to know the predictors so that drug abuse education and early intervention can be provided. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), risk factors increase the likelihood of negative consequences later in life, while protective factors decrease the likelihood.9 Some risk and protective factors remain the same throughout a person's life, and some are variable, depending on life circumstances. It should be noted that there are other factors at play, such as resiliency. Resiliency is one's ability to overcome life events and maintain a positive well-being. More research needs to be done to determine what makes one child more likely to be resilient than another. However, some evidence suggests that all children can be resilient and grow up to be successful. Many different types of services are available to help people who have developed an addiction. Treatment programs can help people manage certain traits, such as impulsivity or neuroticism, that may be contributing to an addiction. Inpatient: Inpatient treatment options for addiction offer 24/7 support and are provided in a medical or residential setting. The length of time will vary depending on the person's needs and his or her addiction, but typical stays can range from 30 days to 90 days. Outpatient: Outpatient programs are less intensive and allow the person to live at home while receiving recovery services. 12-step programs: Support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), provide a safe and supportive environment consisting of others in recovery. Level of intoxication and risk of withdrawal. Other behavioral, cognitive, or emotional conditions. Environmental factors such as family, peers and school. . Ducci, F., & Goldman, D. (2012). The Genetic Basis of Addictive Disorders. The Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 35(2), 495-519. . National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2016). Drug Facts: Genetics and Epigenetics of Addiction. . Mitchell, M. R., & Potenza, M. N. (2014). Addictions and Personality Traits: Impulsivity and Related Constructs. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 1(1), 1-12. . Kaiser, A. J., Milich, R., Lynam, D. R., & Charnigo, R. J. (2012). Negative Urgency, Distress Tolerance, and Substance Abuse Among College Students. Addictive Behaviors, 37(10), 1075-1083. . Kotov, R., Gamez, W., Schmidt, F., Watson, D. (2010). Linking "big" personality traits to anxiety, depressive, and substance use disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 136 (5), 768-821. . Kim, E., Namkoong, K., Ku, T., Kim, S. (2008). The relationship between online game addiction and aggression, self-control and narcissistic personality traits. European Psychiatry, 23 (3), 212-218. . Walther, B., Morgenstern, M., Hanewinkel, R. (2012). Co-Occurrence of Addictive Behaviours: Personality Factors Related to Substance Use, Gambling and Computer Gaming. European Addiction Research, 18, 167-174. . Kuntsche, E., Knibbe, R., Gmel, G., Engels, R. (2006). Who drinks and why? A review of socio-demographic personality, and contextual issues behind the drinking motives in young people. Addictive Behaviors, 31 (10), 1844-1857. . Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2016). Adverse Childhood Experiences. . National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2003). Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents (In Brief). . National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2014). Treatment Settings. In: Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide.

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IT students win international Olympiad top prizes | VNA | July 27, 2011 11:52 AM The Vietnamese team has bagged gold, silver and bronze medals at the 23rd International Olympiad in Informatics, which is scheduled to conclude in Thailand on July 29. The gold medal went to Nguyen Vuong Linh, from the Hanoi National University while Nguyen Tan Sy Nguyen from the Ho Chi Minh City National University won the silver. Bronze medallists are Le Khac Minh Tue from the Hanoi National University and Nguyen Hoang Yen from the Hanoi University of Education. All prize winners are 12 th grade students of schools for the talents. They have joined other successful Olympiad teams, namely biology held in Taiwan, chemistry in Turkey, physics in Thailand and mathematics in the Netherlands, reported the Ministry of Education and Training. More Vietnamese Talents WeChoice Awards honour contributors to community(01/13/2020) Workshop gathers young Vietnamese intellectuals in Czech Republic(01/06/2020) Ho Chi Minh City honours outstanding young citizens(01/02/2020) Hanoi's writer honoured with lifelong literary achievement award(12/30/2019) Vietnam's only scientific journal listed in SCIE(12/25/2019) Vietnamese student's product wins IEEE SEACAS Hackathon 2019(12/24/2019)

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Simmer up a panful of delicious vegetarian pasta, perfect for warming up with on a cold Halloween night. To make the little Jack-o-Lantern serving bowls – get some orange paper cups – the insulated cups for warm drinks work best for this – and draw on a pumpkin face with black felt tip. Add the olive oil to a large non-stick wok style pan, one with a lid. Tip in the garlic and onions and fry for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, pasta, vegetable stock, tomato puree and herbs, season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and put the lid on. Cook for around 15-20 minutes. Stir a couple of times and if necessary add more stock. Once the pasta is tender - stir through the diced mozzarella so it goes all melty then serve in the jack o lantern cups. Perfect for warming up with on a cold Halloween night. Try serving at bonfire night parties. You might also just LOVE our Halloween Bogey Bites!

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Focus Gallery is a cafe and photography gallery along the heavily trafficked Huaykaew Road. The majority of the seats are outside, separated into two sections: one just in front of the entrance on a sort of platform that faces the street and another at street level with a leafy barrier that separates you from the carpark and makes the atmosphere a bit more intimate. Inside the cafe is a lounge with some beautiful photos on the wall and low couches with small tables.

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Mustreads Body language experts compare Meghan and Kate with their new babies By Rebbekah Wiltons, May 15, 2019 Have you ever felt as though every move you make and everything you say is analyzed by the rest of the world? Maybe not. While it might sometimes feel as though we're in the spotlight as we go about our everyday lives, some of us are more watched than others. The Royal Family are some of the many who have grown used to a host of comments about their lives. One of the many topics up for conversation? Their body language. There have been many new additions to the Royal Family over the years, and many of us can't wait to take a first look at the new arrival. It appears as though it's not just the newborns who are being watched. That's right; some of us are paying close attention to the parents as they make their first grand debut with their babies. Body language experts have compared Meghan and Kate with their new babies, and it seems as though the two Duchesses have a number of differences. Comparing the Duchesses Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are both a part of the Royal Family, and joining the Royals means they have become a massive part of many of our lives. Their charity work combined with their personal lives has seen them become talking points of the world. That's not all. Many people have been comparing the two Duchesses ever since Meghan joined the family. Although they have many things in common, it appears these women had very different body language with their new babies. A grand wedding Kate had been dating Prince William for many years. The pair first met while they were studying at the same university and it wasn't long until the couple became an item. Kate and William had a brief split when it looked as though they had two different ideas about what they wanted from their relationship. Thankfully, the pair later put their differences aside and have been together ever since. Kate and William walked down the aisle in April 2011 in one of the most watched events of all time. It's estimated that around two billion people tuned in from around the world to watch the couple say their "I dos." To top it off, William is now second in line to the throne, so the Prince is used to having many eyes on him. Marrying Kate was no exception. The couple were married for almost two years before Kensington Palace announced that Kate and William were expecting their first baby. The world didn't have to wait long to meet the new arrival as Prince George was born in July 2013. There were plenty more to come as Princess Charlotte was later born in May 2015, finally followed by Prince Louis in April 2018. Unfortunately, Kate's pregnancies meant the Duchess of Cambridge was offering suffering with extreme morning sickness. Kate was taken to the hospital multiple times and even had to cancel many of her royal engagements as a result. However, the world was there to see her return as Kate stepped out to the sound of a roaring crowd as thousands lined the streets to get a first glimpse of the newborns. Kate and William soon got used to posing with the future rulers of the nation. Meghan Markle has led a very different life to many other members of the Royal Family. She joined the Royals back in May 2018 as she walked down the aisle with Prince Harry in a highly anticipated wedding. However, it appeared as though Meghan was breaking the rules before she said her "I do." The Duchess was invited to spend Christmas 2017 with the family even though they weren't married. Why? Meghan's family all live in North America as this former actress had grown up across the pond. Apparently, the Royals didn't want Meghan to be alone at the holidays so invited her to their celebrations. Although they have lived very different lives, it appears as though Meghan has helped to bring lots of new ideas to the table when it comes to bringing the Royal Family into the 21st century. A new arrival Meghan and Harry had been married for five months when they had some big news. It turned out they were expecting their first baby, and many couldn't have been more excited. It wasn't long before people from all around the world had their eyes on Meghan and Harry. As if that wasn't enough, the Baby Sussex was about to become one of the most talked about Royals of all time. It looked like everyone wanted to see the little one for the first time. However, the new parents wanted to announce his arrival in their own way. Meghan gave birth away from the Lindo Wing and didn't show Archie to the world until two days after his birth in May 2019. As if that wasn't enough, Meghan and Harry introduced Archie to the world in Windsor Castle to a few members of the press rather than to the public. Spotting the differences The two Duchesses have two very different ways of doing things. Kate and Meghan's style, personalities, and their behavior while out in public have all been questioned over the years. However, there's more to the story. Many believe that there are some significant differences in Kate and Meghan's body language when it comes to how they reacted with their new babies. They might have both been new mothers, but that didn't mean these two were going to follow the same rules. Talking with experts Patti Wood is a leading body language expert who has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the business over the years. Patti has published many books as she aims to educate others on reading people's body language. As if that wasn't enough, Patti often shares her personal views on the body language of the stars and other public figures. The expert watched the footage of Meghan and Harry with baby Archie and soon noticed some unusual things about their body language. Comforting herself One of the first thing that Patti noticed about Meghan's interview with the press was that the Duchess kept touching her hair throughout the entire thing. Patti believes this is one of Meghan's comfort cues that she often uses. Meghan has been seen touching her hair many times while our in public, but the announcement interview seemed to have the Duchess taking it to the extreme. It appeared as though Meghan couldn't keep her hands away from her hair. Keeping calm So what is a comfort cue? Thankfully, Patti has us covered. The body language expert explains that it's our way of trying to comfort ourselves whenever we feel uncomfortable. This is all thanks to the feeling of a soft touch. The sensation then sends a message through our nervous system which, in turn, sends calming chemicals to the rest of our body. These messages help to keep up replaced and calm, and it often Meghan's choice of calming method. Worrying about appearance Touching her hair isn't just a comfort cue, Patti also reports that Meghan is using a form of self-grooming comfort cue. The body language expert believes this means that Meghan is continually worrying about her appearance throughout the interview. However, everything might not be as it seems. Pattie believes that it indicated Meghan is anxious about showing her baby off to the world in front of all those cameras. There could still be more to it all. Open to criticism Meghan Markle has come under a lot of criticism since she has joined the Royal Family. It appears as though not everyone is onboard with the Duchess' new ideas for the Royals. This has made Meghan pretty vulnerable to the media. Stepping out in front of the cameras might have caused Meghan to feel as though she was exposing herself to criticism and ridicule. Continually touching her hair could have been Meghan's way of making sure there was nothing for people to talk about. Keeping control Prince Harry first emerged to the media to announce that his son had been welcomed into the world. However, it wasn't until Meghan and Harry both appeared that the world got to talk to the new parents at the same time. The interview was very different from how many people imagined. Patti believes that Meghan was quick to initiate the conversations and was more forceful with her replies to any questions. The expert says this shows that Meghan was trying to stay in charge. Ending the conversation To top it off, Patti states that Meghan was also quick to end the conversation with the media. It was almost as though there was an urgency to get the interview over as quickly as possible. Patti, and many others, thought Harry would be more in control. After all, he was born into the Royal Family and has grown used to a life in front of the cameras. Even so, it appeared as though it was Meghan who was stepping up to take control – even though Harry was by her side. All in his stride Believe it or not, but it was Prince Harry who walked out holding baby Archie. Holding a newborn for the first time can be a pretty nerve-wracking experience as they are often small and fragile. However, Harry looked at home. Patti feels that Harry's grip shows that he is used to holding little ones. Perhaps thanks to his nieces and nephews? Gone is the partying bachelor of the Royal Family as Harry appears to have been replaced by a doting father instead. Reaching for Archie Although Harry was the one holding Archie, it appeared as though Meghan wanted to get in on the action. Patti states the Duchess kept reaching over to her newborn and believes that it shows Meghan wanted to be the one with the baby in her arms. Many moms want to be as close to their babies as possible, and it appeared as though Meghan was no exception. However, it is unusual to see the royal baby in the arms of their father rather than their mother when they meet the world. Posing for the cameras Kate and William opted to welcome their children in the Lindo Wing. It has become an unofficial tradition as both Princess Anne and Princess Diana gave birth at the hospital, too. As if that wasn't enough, the Royals have also been seen posing for photos on the steps of the hospital. It appears as though Kate and William have got their poses and behavior down as Patti states the couple gave off very different body language to the way that Meghan and Harry showed off their new arrival. Their own turn The couple emerged from the hospital with the baby in Kate's arms before William took his turn posing with their newborn. Both Kate and William got the chance to show off their new baby to the world while the other took in the moment. Patti feels that passing the baby back and forward to each other was probably choreographed for the media to help make sure that everyone gets the photos they wanted. Thankfully, it seems as though everyone was kept satisfied. Setting the trend Princess Diana and Charles are another who have both held their babies on the steps of the Lindo Wing. Diana was the primary person to hold the newborns as the couple posed for photos. However, Charles still has his turn with his baby. Pattie confessed in an interview with Yahoo that she believes that Charles was holding a newborn William "very awkwardly" when posing for the media. Even so, both parents had their fair share with their babies in front of the cameras. Showing no pain Welcoming a baby is often a life-changing moment for many, yet Patti thinks that Kate wasn't showing any pain when she walked out onto the steps of the Lindo Wing. In fact, the expert believed that Kate was nothing less than graceful and ready for the cameras. Patti continued to explain that in her opinion, Kate seemed more than comfortable to hand their baby back and forward as she appeared to let William have his turn – unlike Meghan with Archie. Keeping their distance Kate and William's body language has often been analyzed over the years, and many have commented that they often stand pretty far away from one another. There are usually a host of reasons for the distance, and it appears their Lindo photos were no exception. Plus, the couple weren't touching each other as much as Meghan and Harry. However, Patti states the couple were in more of an exposed area meaning she didn't expect anything else as Kate and William were more vulnerable. Showing her discomfort The same can't be said for Meghan. According to Patti, the Duchess of Sussex looked "physically uncomfortable" when she stepped out to greet the world with Harry and Archie. Patti believes it can be seen across her body. The body language expert states that she could see the tension in Meghan's face, and her smaller steps showed that Meghan was in a lot of pain. This was very different from the way that Kate has walked from the hospital over the years. Breaking more traditions Meghan and Harry will reportedly be breaking many traditions with their newborn. They already skipped the chance to welcome Archie at the Lindo Wing. Plus, they waited two days before they showed their baby to the world. Could Harry holding Archie have been another way the couple hoped to break traditions? Experts believe this could have been yet another act of rebellion, or the couple's way of showing the world that Harry will be a significant part of his son's future. Feeling the pressure It's likely that Prince George will one day rule the nation as he is currently third in line to the throne. This means that Kate and William could have felt more pressure from the public to show off their babies to the world. After all, all three of their little ones are direct heirs to the throne. The public will probably be a significant part of his life, and many experts believe that posing for the media could be Kate and William's way of introducing his life to the limelight. A private life Harry is further away from being in line to the throne. Searching for an alternative way to announce their arrival could soon become the future of royal baby announcements, especially for those that may never sit on the throne. It's believed that Meghan and Harry will lead a more private life than many Royals who have lived before them. This means there could be less of a need to show off their children to the world. Unfortunately, the public don't seem too impressed with the change. Other differences Body language was not the only difference that can be spotted in the way Meghan and Harry welcomed their first child as opposed to the way Kate and Will welcomed theirs. Aside from the way they acted and appeared, they also spoke about the whole experience and process in different matters. While they both seemed to be in good spirits, the approaches to answering interviewer's questions were vastly different. Some even called Meghan out on her responses. Talking about Archie Everyone knows that welcoming a newborn is no easy feat – especially the first one. It can be stressful, exhausting, and overwhelming. That being said, Meghan talked about how Archie is already sleeping well and he has a very calm temperament. She claimed that she now has the two best guys in the world and couldn't be happier. People were quick to criticize her response because they said she'd only been a mother for two days and should just wait for what's to come. Being more honest When comparing the way Kate and Will reacted to being parents, people believe that they were much more honest. For instance, Will was quick to mention that baby Louis had quite the pair of lungs on him – clearly referring to the fact that he had been screaming and crying quite a bit since being brought into the world. He even made a reference after Archie's birth that Harry will learn soon enough the more realistic parts of being a parent, not to mention the joys that come along as well. The joys of parenthood There was something that Meghan and Kate seemed to have agreed on when people compared their interviews after giving birth to their first newborns. A common theme seemed to be their views on becoming new parents. Meghan called the experience magic and was absolutely gushing. She said that becoming a new mom is amazing and couldn't stop smiling as she said this. It was obvious that she was very happy – even if she may not have looked very comfortable. 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Q: Calling a struct in a class from main in C++ I have a header file with a class and a struct in it, but I can't figure out how to call it from main. class TestDetails { public: struct User{ std::string username; std::string password; }; }; How do I call the following from main,and store a struct into a vector so I can pass into a text file? A: If by "calling a struct" you mean instantiating it, then knowing that the type is TestDetails::User, you simply need to create a vector<TestDetails::User>. Then you can fill it up with objects like you would do with any other type. For example, // instantiate a vector with two users std::vector<TestDetails::User> v{{"bob", "1234"}, {"alice", "alice_psswd"}}; // add another user v.push_back({"trudy", "****"});

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8th Aug 2018, 6:59 PM in Misc. Hey everyone! Quick update! I'll be at the Boise Comic Arts Festival in Idaho on August 25th - 26th and I am SO excited that I'll be a guest artist there in Artist Alley! I'll be selling buttons, prints and the first issue of A Simple Life there! It'll show chapter 1 as you see on here, but the comic will also contain some bonus art and exclusive extra comic along with an updated cover! Even if you can't make it, this book will be available for online purchase as well.

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