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When I worked at Berry Bros & Rudd 20 years ago, I had a wonderfully eccentric customer who liked to ring up during bathtime. He was a confirmed claret lover and, although he longed to broaden his horizons, he could never quite muster the courage to do so.
We would spend 20 minutes or so discussing tasty alternatives from the Rhône, Spain, Italy or the New World, but his nerve always failed him and he’d retreat guiltily back to the safety of Bordeaux. He promised faithfully to be more adventurous next time, although we both knew he wouldn’t be, and I would go through the motions of giving him the prices of a Chianti or Crozes-Hermitage.
I’m certain, though, that I’d have got him beyond the confines of Bordeaux with this excellent and commendably quirky selection of wines from Berry Bros. According to Mark Pardoe MW, Berrys’ wine-buying director, Italy and Spain are the new frontier where wines have recently moved from admirable to delicious, thanks to a new generation of enlightened young growers and well-travelled winemakers.
It took Mark and me an age to whittle the original selection down to the following six and there are some really great wines here.
The 2012 Louro do Bolo, Rafael Palacios (1) from Valdeorras in northwestern Spain is made from 35-year-old Godello vines grown at some 600 metres. The resulting wine — aged for four months in oak foudres — is gloriously fresh and creamy, with a lovely savoury, salty tang and a zesty citrus kick. Godello seems to be the new Albarino and this is a cracker. £14.41.
The 2010 Mountain White, Telmo Rodriguez (2) from Sierras de Malaga is 100 per cent Moscatel with an exuberantly flowery, honeyed nose but a long, dry concentrated finish. Telmo Rodriguez is something of a wine-making legend in Spain and, at £15.09, this goes some way to explaining why he’s so feted.
The sole Italian white in our selection is the 2012 Cornarea Roero Arneis, Gian Nicola Bovone (3), from the superior zone of the Roero, north of Alba in Piedmont. It’s wonderful stuff, full of herbs, lemon balm, lime and peaches and, at just £14.24, ideal for a sunny spring evening aperitif.
I just love the 2011 Cientruenos, la Calandria (4) from Navarra. It’s 100 per cent Garnacha (aka Grenache in France) from 100-year-old vines. It’s concentrated and intense, with a creamy sweetness at the outset which develops in the mouth into a long, serious, complex dry finish. It’s soft, smooth and ridiculously drinkable — not unlike a very sophisticated and expensive old-vine Shiraz from Australia — and, at £11.43, the bargain of the offer.
Our two Italian reds are both mountain wines, one from Basilicata in the instep of southern Italy, the other from the slopes of Etna in Sicily. The 2009 Aglianico del Vulture, 400 Some (5), is late-picked and beautifully structured. It’s fresh and vibrant with notes of chocolate, spice, sweet-sour cherry and blackcurrant. I just long to drink this with an enormous, juicy T-bone steak and potatoes roasted with garlic and rosemary. It’s only £15.26.
Finally, the remarkable 2011 Etna Rosso, Alberto Graci (6). Old Nerello Mascalese vines grown at high altitude give freshness and remarkable concentration of fruit and this is an absolute beauty. It has strawberries, raspberries and plums on nose and palate with a gratifyingly earthy and savoury backbone. You cannot help but want to drink out of the bottle and it’s perfect with slow-roast shoulder of lamb or kid. Down to £16.96.
These are all fascinating, individual wines that you’d just never find in the supermarket. They make a great alternative to Bordeaux ’n’ Burgundy and the mixed case is only £174.76, a full 15 per cent off the RRP. And that’s well worth jotting down on the bathroom mirror.


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Our community relies on the many volunteers who help to organize and make all the activities and events happen for you and your family. Their time and commitment is selfless for the benefit of the community. Would you be interesting in writing an article for the newsletter or website, sending in photos of community activities or helping out with the organizing and set up of our many events.
You could help at the market, with the skating rink or just seasonally to change the banners in the village.
Student are welcome to get involved in order complete their 40 hours of community service for their Ontario High School diploma.
If you would like to volunteer please provide your name and email address when you fill out our form.
The benefits of volunteering far exceed the job being done. Make new friends, develop a shared sense of contributing and enhancing the community in which you live and providing joy to others, fulfill high school community service hours and so much more. The Cumberland Community Association depends entirely on volunteers to get things done within the community to make Cumberland a vibratnt and attractive place to live.


I’m David Goodwin 54 years old born in Bowdon, Ga. grew up the small town of Graham, Alabama. I spent 25 years in the Army, 12 years, 8 months and a few days was active duty and the rest was Army Reserves, My rank at retirement was Master Sergeant.
I first started working powerlifting meets in 1985 while stationed at Fort Knox, Ky where I met Johnny Graham and the coach of the Fort Knox powerlifting team, but as far as volunteer work it started while in basic training to get out of some horrible details, which didn’t always work to my advantage lol but that never deterred me. I moved away from it for a while and started back approximately 3 years ago.
I think it was the Kentucky state meet in 1985 and ended around midnight and we had to be back on site early the next morning.
I’m helping Steve Goggins at his meet in October.
I’m located In Fayetteville. I have a membership at LA fitness but will possibly be changing in the near future.
Yes, there is quite a few things I would like to see changed and the main one is, as volunteers, how we treat and talk to each other as well as the lifters and the majority of the time the crappy treatment does not come from the meet director it comes from us the volunteers (referees, score keepers etc.). Without volunteers these competitions would not happen and no one comes there to be yelled at or treated like crap. Instead of screaming at the person teach them how to do it correctly and keep in mind they may not be as proficient as you are with the scoring programs or any other part of the competition as you are and will possibly make mistakes. The pressure is already high enough without being yelled at. I always knew how important volunteers are and especially the treatment of them and as meet director for Military Nationals this year I saw it from a different perspective, I was nervous as all get out but the volunteer staff pulled me through and to them I will be forever grateful. I can’t name everyone but you all know who you are.
What is your occupation? Does it interfere with volunteering or vice versa?
Heavy equipment and truck mechanic. It hasn’t yet but there is always a possibility it will because I am considered essential personnel.
Are you involved in powerlifting in any way besides as a volunteer?
What advice would you give a new lifter or volunteer just starting out?
Only commit the time you can spare, the meet director and your fellow volunteers are counting on you to be there. New lifters get with a good powerlifting coach.
What are your short term goals now as a lifter or volunteer?
On the volunteer side as a national referee become more proficient in my duties and more involved with the admin side of volunteer work such as scoring table duties and assist the state level referees in any way I can. As a lifter get on a good training program to show Anthony Calhoun you have to sometimes be careful and not assume certain things.
Who is the most impressive lifter you have seen?
That I showed Anthony Calhoun what he couldn’t do what he was thinking.
This is not trying to call anyone out it’s just what I observed I look to myself first as some of these things I can improve on also. If the call goes out for help and it fits my budget and time schedule, I will be at your meet ready to work where needed, If you see me standing around it means I’m waiting for you to show me where you need me or I’ve finished my assignment.


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Why have we become so hypocritical on the subject of money? Most people (especially religious ones) have formed the habit of pretending publicly to despise or not be concerned about money, while actually they are working their heads off, taking double shifts, combining their jobs with side businesses, or running two, three enterprises, just to get more of it.
I read blogs, and listen to speeches where people advise others especially the young or those under them to shun the pursuit of money and seek the higher good, yet the very blog, and the speech they give is a money making opportunity for them.
The other day, I was with an older person who wanted a service from me, and after telling him my fees, he went ahead to say, “must it be all about the money?” I felt saddened by the hypocrisy of this man. Yes I believe that everything isn’t and shouldn’t be about the money, in fact I go out to genuinely help people, it is even one of the reasons why I don’t bill churches each time I am invited to give talks.
But folks, aren’t we all out to make money? Or is there anything bad about being paid for your services? In a developing nation like Nigeria where I live, the importance of having money is felt daily. As you will need to have a lot of money in order for you to be just comfortable.
Why is it so easy for most people to believe in the abilities of others but themselves? I have seen people who don’t seem to have any doubts in their minds about other people being able to accomplish and deliver excellently what they choose to do or are assigned, but they themselves are always shaky and shy away from stepping up to new responsibilities. They lack self-faith.
Most people pray to God for promotion, breakthrough, and increase in income, yet they shrink from anything that will give them more discipline, better training and more experience. They let the opportunities they seek go by, saying the new task or position is beyond them, it is hard, or distasteful.
At What Cost Do You Obtain Your Success?
So many writers have defined success. And every individual striving to achieve success has his or her own interpretation of what success means for them. What does success means to you?
To me, success is the achievement of something that is worthwhile, that will make my world richer and better, and me being able to contribute to the common good of others. That’s what I strive for, that’s what I live for.
I also believe that success also includes being able to acquire wealth, because nothing much can be done without money in our world today. Too many people are need, too many people are struggling such that to make their lives better you just have to give to them.
In life all sorts of things happen to us; adversity, setbacks, and challenges hit us on all sides as we pursue our dreams.
Folks we can allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by discouragements when we are hit by these adversities, or we can decide to rise above them, but we just have to decide.
It is natural for us to think of all the wonderful things we would do if we could get rid of things that block our way and defeat our successes. If we didn’t have to struggle with disappointments, with heartaches, with trials and troubles of all sorts.
But in spite of all those wishes, the real test of our greatness and character is whether or not we will fulfil our ambitions and desires to the letter, whether we will execute our plans regardless of the things that are presently trying to pull us down.
These days too much emphasis is being laid on the quality of our actions and deeds towards others. Many times we strive to live righteously, by doing…but how about our words? How righteous are they? To me it really doesn’t count much if you are kind to me and do other many great things for me, but still curse me.
Folks, words are powerful, yet many of us don’t realise this. Let your words compliment your actions. It was said of Jesus in John 7:46 “No man ever spoke like this man.” Think about this. Can others say the same about you, as a Christian?


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#pragma once

// Unreferenced formal parameters in headers
#pragma warning(disable : 4100)

#include "pch.h"
#include "nvFileIO.h"
#include "nvUtils.h"
#include "VideoTestRunner.h"
#include <string>

using namespace StreamingToolkit;

// Constructor for VideoTestRunner.
VideoTestRunner::VideoTestRunner(ID3D11Device* device, ID3D11DeviceContext* context) :
	m_d3dDevice(device),
	m_d3dContext(context),
	m_initialized(false),
	m_encoderCreated(false)
{
	if (!m_initialized)
	{
		m_initialized = true;

#ifdef MULTITHREAD_PROTECTION
		// Enables multithread protection.
		ID3D11Multithread* multithread;
		m_d3dDevice->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&multithread));
		multithread->SetMultithreadProtected(true);
		multithread->Release();
#endif // MULTITHREAD_PROTECTION

		m_pNvHWEncoder = new CNvHWEncoder();
		m_encoderCreated = false;
		m_lastTest = false;
	}
	else
	{
		return;
	}
}

// Destructor for VideoHelper.
VideoTestRunner::~VideoTestRunner()
{
	if (m_pNvHWEncoder)
	{
		m_initialized = false;
		Deinitialize();
		delete m_pNvHWEncoder;
		m_pNvHWEncoder = NULL;
	}
}

// Cleanup resources.
NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::Deinitialize()
{
	NVENCSTATUS nvStatus = NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
	FlushEncoder();
	ReleaseIOBuffers();
	nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncDestroyEncoder();
	return nvStatus;
}

void VideoTestRunner::StartTestRunner(IDXGISwapChain* swapChain)
{
	//Simple check to allow TestRunner to act as singleton for multithreaded renderers
	//if (m_initialized)
	//{
	//	return;
	//}

	m_initialized = true;
	m_testSuiteComplete = false;
	m_testRunComplete = false;
	m_currentSuite = 0;
	m_swapChain = swapChain;

	memset(&m_encodeConfig, 0, sizeof(EncodeConfig));
	memset(&m_minEncodeConfig, 0, sizeof(EncodeConfig));
	memset(&m_stepEncodeConfig, 0, sizeof(EncodeConfig));
	memset(&m_maxEncodeConfig, 0, sizeof(EncodeConfig));

	m_currentFrame = 0;
	m_lastTest = false;
	GetDefaultEncodeConfig();
	m_minEncodeConfig = m_encodeConfig;

	IncrementTest();
}

void VideoTestRunner::InitializeTest()
{
	m_encodeConfig.outputFileName = m_fileName;
	if (!m_encoderCreated)
	{
		InitializeEncoder();
	}

	m_encoderCreated = true;
}

NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::InitializeEncoder()
{
	if (m_encodeConfig.outputFileName)
	{
		m_encodeConfig.fOutput = fopen(m_encodeConfig.outputFileName, "wb");
		if (m_encodeConfig.fOutput == NULL)
		{
			PRINTERR("Failed to create \"%s\"\n", m_encodeConfig.outputFileName);
		}
	}

	//NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_GUID
	SetEncodeProfile(1);

	m_pNvHWEncoder->Initialize((void*)m_d3dDevice, NV_ENC_DEVICE_TYPE_DIRECTX);

	m_encodeConfig.presetGUID = m_pNvHWEncoder->GetPresetGUID(m_encodeConfig.encoderPreset, m_encodeConfig.codec);

	//H264 level sets maximum bitrate limits.  4.1 supported by almost all mobile devices.
	m_pNvHWEncoder->m_stEncodeConfig.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.level = NV_ENC_LEVEL_H264_41;

	//Specific mandatory settings for LOSSLESS encoding presets
	if (m_encodeConfig.presetGUID == NV_ENC_PRESET_LOSSLESS_DEFAULT_GUID ||
		m_encodeConfig.presetGUID == NV_ENC_PRESET_LOSSLESS_HP_GUID)
	{
		m_encodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP;
		m_pNvHWEncoder->m_stEncodeConfig.profileGUID = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_GUID;
		m_pNvHWEncoder->m_stEncodeConfig.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.qpPrimeYZeroTransformBypassFlag = 1;
	}

	// Creates the encoder.
	m_pNvHWEncoder->CreateEncoder(&m_encodeConfig);

	m_uEncodeBufferCount = m_encodeConfig.numB + 4;

	AllocateIOBuffers();

	return NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
}

void VideoTestRunner::GetDefaultEncodeConfig()
{
	m_encodeConfig.outputFileName = m_fileName = "lossless.h264";

	// Gets the swap chain desc.
	DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC swapChainDesc;
	m_swapChain->GetDesc(&swapChainDesc);
	m_encodeConfig.width = swapChainDesc.BufferDesc.Width;
	m_encodeConfig.height = swapChainDesc.BufferDesc.Height;

	//Unused by nvEncode.
	m_encodeConfig.endFrameIdx = INT_MAX;
	m_encodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP;
	m_encodeConfig.encoderPreset = "lossless";

	//Infinite needed for low latency encoding.
	m_encodeConfig.gopLength = NVENC_INFINITE_GOPLENGTH;

	//Unused by nvEncode.
	m_encodeConfig.startFrameIdx = 0;
#ifdef _DEBUG
	m_encodeConfig.endFrameIdx = 300;
#else // _DEBUG
	m_encodeConfig.endFrameIdx = 1000;
#endif // _DEBUG

	//DeviceType 1 = Force CUDA.
	m_encodeConfig.deviceType = 0;

	//Only supported codec for WebRTC.
	m_encodeConfig.codec = NV_ENC_H264;
	m_encodeConfig.fps = 60;

	//In bits per second - ignored for lossless presets.
	m_encodeConfig.bitrate = 1032517;

	//Quantization Parameter - must be 0 for lossless.
	m_encodeConfig.qp = 0;

	//Must be set to frame.
	m_encodeConfig.pictureStruct = NV_ENC_PIC_STRUCT_FRAME;

	//Initial QP factors for bitrate spinup.
	m_encodeConfig.i_quant_factor = DEFAULT_I_QFACTOR;
	m_encodeConfig.b_quant_factor = DEFAULT_B_QFACTOR;
	m_encodeConfig.i_quant_offset = DEFAULT_I_QOFFSET;
	m_encodeConfig.b_quant_offset = DEFAULT_B_QOFFSET;
	m_encodeConfig.intraRefreshEnableFlag = true;
	m_encodeConfig.intraRefreshPeriod = 30;
	m_encodeConfig.intraRefreshDuration = 3;

	// Enable temporal Adaptive Quantization
	// Shifts quantization matrix based on complexity of frame over time
	m_encodeConfig.enableTemporalAQ = false;

	//Need this to be able to recover from stream drops
	//Client needs to send back a last good timestamp, and we call
	//NvEncInvalidateRefFrames(encoder,timestamp) to reissue I frame
	m_encodeConfig.invalidateRefFramesEnableFlag = true;
}

// Captures frame buffer from the swap chain.
void VideoTestRunner::Capture()
{
	// Try to process the pending input buffers.
	NVENCSTATUS nvStatus = NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
	EncodeBuffer* pEncodeBuffer = m_EncodeBufferQueue.GetAvailable();

	if (!pEncodeBuffer)
	{
		pEncodeBuffer = m_EncodeBufferQueue.GetPending();
		m_pNvHWEncoder->ProcessOutput(pEncodeBuffer);

		// UnMap the input buffer after frame done
		if (pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface)
		{
			nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncUnmapInputResource(pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface);
			pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface = NULL;
		}

		pEncodeBuffer = m_EncodeBufferQueue.GetAvailable();
	}

	ID3D11Texture2D* frameBuffer = nullptr;
	HRESULT hr = m_swapChain->GetBuffer(0,
		__uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D),
		reinterpret_cast<void**>(&frameBuffer));

	// Copies the frame buffer to the encode input buffer.
	m_d3dContext->CopyResource(pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.pARGBSurface, frameBuffer);
	frameBuffer->Release();
	nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncMapInputResource(pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.nvRegisteredResource, &pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface);
	if (nvStatus != NV_ENC_SUCCESS)
	{
		PRINTERR("Failed to Map input buffer %p\n", pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface);
		return;
	}

	// Encoding.
	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
	{
		nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncEncodeFrame(pEncodeBuffer, NULL, m_encodeConfig.width, m_encodeConfig.height);
		if (nvStatus != NV_ENC_SUCCESS  && nvStatus != NV_ENC_ERR_NEED_MORE_INPUT)
		{
			return;
		}
	}
}

NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::AllocateIOBuffers()
{
	ID3D11Texture2D* pVPSurfaces[16];

	// Gets the swap chain desc.
	DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC swapChainDesc;
	m_swapChain->GetDesc(&swapChainDesc);

	// Initializes the encode buffer queue.
	m_EncodeBufferQueue.Initialize(m_stEncodeBuffer, m_uEncodeBufferCount);

	// Finds the suitable format for buffer.
	DXGI_FORMAT format = swapChainDesc.BufferDesc.Format;
	if (format == DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_SRGB)
	{
		format = DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
	}
	else if (format == DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM_SRGB)
	{
		format = DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
	}

	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < m_uEncodeBufferCount; i++)
	{
		// Initializes the input buffer, backed by ID3D11Texture2D*.
		D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = { 0 };
		desc.ArraySize = 1;
		desc.Format = format;
		desc.Width = m_encodeConfig.width;
		desc.Height = m_encodeConfig.height;
		desc.MipLevels = 1;
		desc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
		desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT;
		m_d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, &pVPSurfaces[i]);

		// Registers the input buffer with NvEnc.
		CHECK_NV_FAILED(m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncRegisterResource(
			NV_ENC_INPUT_RESOURCE_TYPE_DIRECTX,
			(void*)pVPSurfaces[i],
			m_encodeConfig.width,
			m_encodeConfig.height,
			m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.uARGBStride,
			&m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.nvRegisteredResource));

		// Maps the buffer format to the relevant NvEnc encoder format
		switch (format)
		{
		case DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM:
			m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.bufferFmt = NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_ARGB;
			break;

		case DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM:
			if (m_pNvHWEncoder->m_stEncodeConfig.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config.qpPrimeYZeroTransformBypassFlag == 1)
				m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.bufferFmt = NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_YUV444_10BIT;
			else
				m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.bufferFmt = NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_YUV420_10BIT;
			break;

		default:
			m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.bufferFmt = NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_ABGR;
			break;
		}

		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.dwWidth = m_encodeConfig.width;
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.dwHeight = m_encodeConfig.height;
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.pARGBSurface = pVPSurfaces[i];

		// Initializes the output buffer.
		CHECK_NV_FAILED(m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncCreateBitstreamBuffer(BITSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE, &m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hBitstreamBuffer));
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.dwBitstreamBufferSize = BITSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE;

		// Registers for the output event.
		CHECK_NV_FAILED(m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncRegisterAsyncEvent(&m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hOutputEvent));
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.bWaitOnEvent = true;
	}

	m_stEOSOutputBfr.bEOSFlag = TRUE;

	// Registers for the output event.
	CHECK_NV_FAILED(m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncRegisterAsyncEvent(&m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent));

	return NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
}

NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::SetEncodeProfile(int profileIndex)
{
	GUID choice;
	switch (profileIndex)
	{
		//Main should be used for most cases
		case 1:
			choice = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_MAIN_GUID;
			break;

			//High 444 is only for lossless encode profile
		case 2:
			choice = NV_ENC_PRESET_LOW_LATENCY_HQ_GUID;
			break;

			//Enables stereo frame packing
		case 3:
			choice = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_STEREO_GUID;
			break;

			//Fallback to auto, avoid this.
		case 0:
		default: choice = NV_ENC_CODEC_PROFILE_AUTOSELECT_GUID;
			break;
	}

	m_pNvHWEncoder->m_stEncodeConfig.profileGUID = choice;
	return NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
}

NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::ReleaseIOBuffers()
{
	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < m_uEncodeBufferCount; i++)
	{
		SAFE_RELEASE(m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stInputBfr.pARGBSurface);

		m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncDestroyBitstreamBuffer(m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hBitstreamBuffer);
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hBitstreamBuffer = NULL;

		m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncUnregisterAsyncEvent(m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hOutputEvent);
		CloseHandle(m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hOutputEvent);
		m_stEncodeBuffer[i].stOutputBfr.hOutputEvent = NULL;
	}

	if (m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent)
	{
		m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncUnregisterAsyncEvent(m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent);
		CloseHandle(m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent);
		m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent = NULL;
	}

	return NV_ENC_SUCCESS;
}

NVENCSTATUS VideoTestRunner::FlushEncoder()
{
	NVENCSTATUS nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncFlushEncoderQueue(m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent);
	if (nvStatus != NV_ENC_SUCCESS)
	{
		assert(0);
		return nvStatus;
	}

	EncodeBuffer *pEncodeBuffer = m_EncodeBufferQueue.GetPending();
	while (pEncodeBuffer)
	{
		m_pNvHWEncoder->ProcessOutput(pEncodeBuffer);
		pEncodeBuffer = m_EncodeBufferQueue.GetPending();

		// UnMap the input buffer after frame is done.
		if (pEncodeBuffer && pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface)
		{
			nvStatus = m_pNvHWEncoder->NvEncUnmapInputResource(pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface);
			pEncodeBuffer->stInputBfr.hInputSurface = NULL;
		}
	}

	if (WaitForSingleObject(m_stEOSOutputBfr.hOutputEvent, 500) != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
	{
		assert(0);
		nvStatus = NV_ENC_ERR_GENERIC;
	}

	return nvStatus;
}

void VideoTestRunner::TestCapture()
{
	if (m_encoderCreated)
	{
		if (m_currentFrame >= m_encodeConfig.startFrameIdx)
		{
			if (m_currentFrame < m_encodeConfig.endFrameIdx)
			{
				Capture();
			}
			else
			{
				m_currentFrame = 0;
				if (m_lastTest)
				{
					IncrementTestSuite();
					return;
				}

				IncrementTest();
				return;
			}
		}

		m_currentFrame++;
	}
}

void VideoTestRunner::IncrementTest()
{
	if (!access(m_fileName, 0) == 0)
	{
		if (m_encoderCreated)
		{
			Deinitialize();
			m_encoderCreated = false;
		}

		InitializeTest();
		return;
	}

	if (m_lastTest)
	{
		return;
	}

	//Test to see if we are incrementing from lossless to the runner iterations
	if (strcmp(m_fileName,"lossless.h264") == 0)
	{
		//Need to reset to runner config
		m_encodeConfig = m_minEncodeConfig;
	}

	m_fileName = new char[255];
	if (m_encodeConfig.rcMode == NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP)
	{
		strcpy(m_fileName, m_encodeConfig.encoderPreset);
	}
	else
	{
		strcpy(m_fileName, std::to_string(m_encodeConfig.bitrate / 1000).c_str());
		strcat(m_fileName, "kbps-");
		strcat(m_fileName, m_encodeConfig.encoderPreset);
	}

	switch (m_encodeConfig.rcMode)
	{
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CBR_LOWDELAY_HQ:  strcat(m_fileName, "-CBRLLHQ.h264"); break;
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CBR:				strcat(m_fileName, "-CBR.h264"); break;
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP:
			strcat(m_fileName, "-CONSTQP");
			strcat(m_fileName, std::to_string(m_encodeConfig.qp).c_str());
			strcat(m_fileName, ".h264");
			break;
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CBR_HQ:			strcat(m_fileName, "-CBRHQ.h264"); break;
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_VBR_HQ:
			strcat(m_fileName, "-VBRHQQP");
			strcat(m_fileName, std::to_string(m_encodeConfig.qp).c_str());
			strcat(m_fileName, ".h264");
			break;
		case NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_VBR:
			strcat(m_fileName, "-VBRQP");
			strcat(m_fileName, std::to_string(m_encodeConfig.qp).c_str());
			strcat(m_fileName, ".h264");
			break;
	}

	if (m_encodeConfig.rcMode == NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP)
	{
		if (m_encodeConfig.qp + 1 <= 36)
		{
			m_encodeConfig.qp++;
			IncrementTest();
			return;
		}
		else
		{
			m_encodeConfig.qp = 36;
			m_lastTest = true;
			IncrementTest();
		}
	}
	else
	{
		if (m_encodeConfig.bitrate + m_stepEncodeConfig.bitrate <= m_maxEncodeConfig.bitrate)
		{
			m_encodeConfig.bitrate += m_stepEncodeConfig.bitrate;
			IncrementTest();
			return;
		}
		else
		{
			m_encodeConfig.bitrate = m_maxEncodeConfig.bitrate;
			m_lastTest = true;
			IncrementTest();
		}
	}
}

void VideoTestRunner::IncrementTestSuite()
{
	if (m_testRunComplete)
	{
		return;
	}

	m_currentFrame = 0;
	m_lastTest = false;
	m_minEncodeConfig.bitrate = 2500000;
	m_stepEncodeConfig.bitrate = 250000;
	m_maxEncodeConfig.bitrate = 10000000;

	switch (m_currentSuite)
	{
		case 0:
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "losslessHP";
		case 1: //Lowlatency CBR
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CBR_LOWDELAY_HQ;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "lowLatencyHQ";
			break;
		case 2: //VBR HQ
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_VBR_HQ;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "hq";
			break;
		case 3: //VBR
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_VBR;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "hq";
			break;
		case 4: //VBR BluRay
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_VBR_HQ;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "bluray";
			break;
		case 5: //Constant quality QP
			m_minEncodeConfig.qp = 21;
			m_minEncodeConfig.rcMode = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CONSTQP;
			m_minEncodeConfig.encoderPreset = "lossless";
			break;
		default:
			m_testRunComplete = true;
			break;
	}

	m_currentSuite++;
	m_encodeConfig = m_minEncodeConfig;
	IncrementTest();
}

bool VideoTestRunner::IsNewTest()
{
	return m_currentFrame == 0 ? true : false;
}

bool VideoTestRunner::TestsComplete()
{
	return m_testRunComplete;
}


Website owners recognized the value of a high ranking and visibility in search engine results,[6] creating an opportunity for both white hat and black hat SEO practitioners. According to industry analyst Danny Sullivan, the phrase "search engine optimization" probably came into use in 1997. Sullivan credits Bruce Clay as one of the first people to popularize the term.[7] On May 2, 2007,[8] Jason Gambert attempted to trademark the term SEO by convincing the Trademark Office in Arizona[9] that SEO is a "process" involving manipulation of keywords and not a "marketing service."
One of the main purposes of employing social media in marketing is as a communications tool that makes the companies accessible to those interested in their product and makes them visible to those who have no knowledge of their products.[26] These companies use social media to create buzz, and learn from and target customers. It's the only form of marketing that can finger consumers at each and every stage of the consumer decision journey.[27] Marketing through social media has other benefits as well. Of the top 10 factors that correlate with a strong Google organic search, seven are social media dependent. This means that if brands are less or non-active on social media, they tend to show up less on Google searches.[28] While platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ have a larger number of monthly users, the visual media sharing based mobile platforms, however, garner a higher interaction rate in comparison and have registered the fastest growth and have changed the ways in which consumers engage with brand content. Instagram has an interaction rate of 1.46% with an average of 130 million users monthly as opposed to Twitter which has a .03% interaction rate with an average of 210 million monthly users.[28] Unlike traditional media that are often cost-prohibitive to many companies, a social media strategy does not require astronomical budgeting.[29]
Snapchat is a popular messaging and picture exchanging application that was created in 2011 by three students at Stanford University named Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. The application was first developed to allow users to message back and forth and to also send photographs that are only available from 1–10 seconds until they are no longer available. The app was an instant hit with social media members and today there are up to 158 million people using snapchat every single day.[60] It is also estimated that Snapchat users are opening the application approximately 18 times per day, which means users are on the app for about 25–30 minutes per day.[60]
Social networking websites allow individuals, businesses and other organizations to interact with one another and build relationships and communities online. When companies join these social channels, consumers can interact with them directly.[3] That interaction can be more personal to users than traditional methods of outbound marketing and advertising.[4] Social networking sites act as word of mouth or more precisely, e-word of mouth. The Internet's ability to reach billions across the globe has given online word of mouth a powerful voice and far reach. The ability to rapidly change buying patterns and product or service acquisition and activity to a growing number of consumers is defined as an influence network.[5] Social networking sites and blogs allow followers to "retweet" or "repost" comments made by others about a product being promoted, which occurs quite frequently on some social media sites.[6] By repeating the message, the user's connections are able to see the message, therefore reaching more people. Because the information about the product is being put out there and is getting repeated, more traffic is brought to the product/company.[4]
Websites such as Delicious, Digg, Slashdot, Diigo, Stumbleupon, and Reddit are popular social bookmarking sites used in social media promotion. Each of these sites is dedicated to the collection, curation, and organization of links to other websites that users deem to be of good quality. This process is "crowdsourced", allowing amateur social media network members to sort and prioritize links by relevance and general category. Due to the large user bases of these websites, any link from one of them to another, the smaller website may in a flash crowd, a sudden surge of interest in the target website. In addition to user-generated promotion, these sites also offer advertisements within individual user communities and categories.[62] Because ads can be placed in designated communities with a very specific target audience and demographic, they have far greater potential for traffic generation than ads selected simply through cookie and browser history.[63] Additionally, some of these websites have also implemented measures to make ads more relevant to users by allowing users to vote on which ones will be shown on pages they frequent.[64] The ability to redirect large volumes of web traffic and target specific, relevant audiences makes social bookmarking sites a valuable asset for social media marketers.
Google's search engine marketing is one of the western world's marketing leaders, while its search engine marketing is its biggest source of profit.[17] Google's search engine providers are clearly ahead of the Yahoo and Bing network. The display of unknown search results is free, while advertisers are willing to pay for each click of the ad in the sponsored search results.
The code of ethics that is affiliated with traditional marketing can also be applied to social media. However, with social media being so personal and international, there is another list of complications and challenges that come along with being ethical online. With the invention of social media, the marketer no longer has to focus solely on the basic demographics and psychographics given from television and magazines, but now they can see what consumers like to hear from advertisers, how they engage online, and what their needs and wants are.[101] The general concept of being ethical while marking on social network sites is to be honest with the intentions of the campaign, avoid false advertising, be aware of user privacy conditions (which means not using consumers' private information for gain), respect the dignity of persons in the shared online community, and claim responsibility for any mistakes or mishaps that are results of your marketing campaign.[102] Most social network marketers use websites like Facebook and MySpace to try to drive traffic to another website.[103] While it is ethical to use social networking websites to spread a message to people who are genuinely interested, many people game the system with auto-friend adding programs and spam messages and bulletins. Social networking websites are becoming wise to these practices, however, and are effectively weeding out and banning offenders.
Organic search (SEO): When you enter a keyword or phrase into a search engine like Google or Yahoo!, the organic results are displayed in the main body of the page.When your prospects search for information about your products and services, you want to rank highly in search engine results. By “optimizing” your site, you can improve your ranking for important search terms and phrases (“keywords”). You can also improve your rank by getting other important sites to link to yours.
By relying so much on factors such as keyword density which were exclusively within a webmaster's control, early search engines suffered from abuse and ranking manipulation. To provide better results to their users, search engines had to adapt to ensure their results pages showed the most relevant search results, rather than unrelated pages stuffed with numerous keywords by unscrupulous webmasters. This meant moving away from heavy reliance on term density to a more holistic process for scoring semantic signals.[13] Since the success and popularity of a search engine is determined by its ability to produce the most relevant results to any given search, poor quality or irrelevant search results could lead users to find other search sources. Search engines responded by developing more complex ranking algorithms, taking into account additional factors that were more difficult for webmasters to manipulate. In 2005, an annual conference, AIRWeb, Adversarial Information Retrieval on the Web was created to bring together practitioners and researchers concerned with search engine optimization and related topics.[14]


Networks order pilots for "Beverly Hills Cop" remake and more Seth MacFarlane
Twenty-one projects are in the running to land a series deal among ABC, Fox, CBS and NBC
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2013/01/23/networks_order_pilots_for_beverly_hills_cop_remake_and_more_seth_macfarlane/
Prachi Gupta
January 23, 2013 7:05PM (UTC)
Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS have lunged into the new year by picking up 22 pilot orders, Variety reports, initiating the next intense wave of competition to land a series deal among show producers, writers and actors.
NBC has ordered the most, at seven, including three dramas and four comedies from the likes of "Law and Order's" Dick Wolf and "Arrested Development's" Jason Bateman. Bateman will co-produce an as-of-yet untitled family-oriented comedy by D.J. Nash. Wolf, known mostly for crime dramas, will this year produce a comedy based on "Girlfriend in a Coma" by Douglas Coupland, about a 34-year-old woman who awakens from a long coma to learn she has a 17 year-old daughter. One of the most novel concepts in the network's lineup, however, comes from "Lost's" Cartlon Cuse: "The Sixth Gun," which TVGuide describes as "a supernatural Western that follows the story of six mythical guns" is based on the eponymous best-selling graphic novel.
In surprisingly unsurprising news, the biggest winner amongst all the producers is Hollywood's man of the year, Seth MacFarlane, who won't have to compete for a series. Based on the strength of the pilot, Fox has already ordered six episodes from team who created "Ted" called "Dads," a sitcom about two thirty-something men whose dads move in with them. The premise of Fox's drama orders sound slightly more ambitious, however, including a reunion from the "Star Trek" team to depict a modern-day retelling of the "Sleepy Hollow" fairytale, and "Delirium," based on Lauren Oliver's bestselling young adult trilogy about a world where love is considered a disease meant to be eradicated.
Among other most notable comedy picks of the slate: Eddie Murphy will co-exec produce and star in a "Beverly Hills Cop" remake, which Variety explains is a "continuation of the movie franchise" for CBS, and "The Office" writer Gene Stupnitsky, along with Lee Eisenberg will pen a comedy called "The Pulling," about "three dysfunctional women in their 30s" for ABC.
Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.
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Remember to ventilate the area by leaving the windows open while working since stone cleaners will produce strong smelling fumes. This will prevent you from inhaling the fumes though many stone cleaners claim that they are toxic-free. Spray the cleaner and work on every tile then wipe off the solution using a clean, soft cloth. Avoid leaving the solution standing on the surface as it can develop stains without you noticing it.
For hard-to-remove stains, consider using household cleaning solutions like baking soda and vinegar. You can make a baking-soda-and-water combination to produce a sticky mixture that can soften the deep stain. This paste intends to draw the stain out of the tile so that you can wipe it easily later. Spread the mixture directly to the affected tile, leave it hanging for at least 24 hours and then remove the paste with mild soap and warm water.
You can include granite tile cleaning as part of your general cleaning schedule. Before you start wiping the tiles, remove the visible dirt using ordinary dusters or dry mop. This will prevent granite tiles from trapping dirt at the grout lines.
If the tiles don't look too dirty, only clean them with warm water and diluted mild soap. Dampen the soft cleaning cloth into the water solution and begin wiping each tile in a clockwise rotation. After this, wipe off the remaining water with a dry cloth. It's recommended to use microfiber cloth which you can purchase at any hardware store.
When you spill something to the ground or on the countertop, you should clean up the surface as soon as possible to hamper stains from building up. Food items and beverages have acidic contents which are not good if you leave them standing on the tile for extended minutes. Warm water and mild soap are good enough to remove the spills, but you can use cleaning agents if you can't get rid of them.
It's better to clean your granite countertop after every use to counter water seepage and stains. Regular cleaning is the best way to avoid building up food particles, bacteria and grimes on both surface and grout lines. Remember to disinfect the granite surface with alcohol, warm water, and toxic-free cleaning solutions as often as possible.
Granite tiles are not expected to crack under normal conditions. However, potential tile damage may happen if you stand over the countertop or when you put any heated object on top. In many cases, granite may likely to develop scratches and deep stains in due time but not cracks unless a heavy object has accidentally dropped on it.
Refrain from putting any heated objects like kettles or curling irons on the surface to impede potential tile breakage. Frequent temperature change can potentially harm your granite tiles even though it is known to withstand heat. Better use coasters, pot holders and rubber mats as protection before placing the heated pans on top. When the tiles are scattered with oils and chemicals, wipe them off immediately.
Opt not to use scrubbing sponges, steel wool or floor brushes since these cleaning accessories are often made from abrasive materials which can potentially cause heavy marks. Strong-smelling cleaning solutions are also not recommended since they contain concentrated ingredients not suitable for granite.
It's better to conduct regular grout and tile inspection since cracked grout can lead to further damage. You can seal the granite tiles using stone sealers at least once a year to keep the grout in good condition. Granite sealing will prevent water seepage and tile cracks while keeping the grout lines consistent in appearance. Also, granite sealers are available at any hardware store nearest you.
Maintaining the condition of your granite tiles in perfect shape enables you to retain the property value of your home spaces at a high level. If you know how to take care of them, then you'll surely love having these wonderful granite stones installed around your beloved home.
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import { getNativeElementProps } from './getNativeElementProps';

describe('getNativeElementProps', () => {
  it('can filter native element properties', () => {
    expect(getNativeElementProps('div', { id: '123', checked: true })).toEqual({ id: '123' });
    expect(getNativeElementProps('input', { id: '123', checked: true })).toEqual({ id: '123', checked: true });
    expect(getNativeElementProps('input', { id: '123', checked: true }, ['id'])).toEqual({ checked: true });
  });
});


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There are at least 6, and probably more, totally unrelated species that use this common name and I have not the slightest clue what any of the pics below might be except as specifically listed. Interestingly, although all of the species are of different genera, most of them have the specific epithet samen, which I am sure is significant to a botanist, but I have not researched what significance it might have for a woodworker. It is possible that there is none --- that is, the characteristics that cause botanists to give the specific epithet samen to the various unrelated speces probably have to do with external characteristics of the tree (e.g. leaf shape) and have no bearing on the characteristics of the lumber.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum is sometimes listed as monkey pod, but it is more commonly called kelobra or perota or guanacaste and I have it on this site as kelobra.
both sides of a sample plank of monkey pod / Samanea saman --- HUGE enlargements are present. This plank is almost all sapwood and has some spalting.
both sides of a sample plank of monkey pod / Samanea saman --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above --- this piece sanded more uniformly than the one above this but even on this one the softness of the wood made the fine grain details look muddy and indistinct.
pics of a moistened, bookmatched, crotch slab and a bench, milled, worked, and photographed by Funktionhouse in florida, whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
plank listed as carreto / Pithecellobium saman --- however, I just realized that this pic was lifted from the one at the top of the "web pics" section (but not by me ... I got the pics from different web pages) and cropped. The one at the top of the page was just listed as monkey pod with no botanical designation.
various faces, including the bottom, of a hollow form listed as monkey pod. It appears to be mostly sapwood with a glossy finish.


Smithfield said the complaint was without merit. “The health and safety of our employees is our top priority at all times,” said Keira Lombardo, the company’s executive vice president for corporate affairs and compliance. She cited a policy of not commenting on pending litigation, but she said the accusations “include claims previously made against the company that have been investigated and determined to be unfounded.”

Smithfield has shuttered a plant in Wisconsin and a plant in Martin City, Mo., in addition to a South Dakota slaughterhouse that employs hundreds of workers who have been infected by the virus. Tyson Foods has closed plants in Indiana, Washington and Iowa, one of which has reopened, and plants owned by other companies in Minnesota and Illinois have experienced outbreaks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which toured the South Dakota facility last week, recommended Thursday that Smithfield establish more social distancing barriers and possibly slow down the production line there to create more space between workers.

Beyond seeking to make workers safer, the complaint about the plant in Milan, Mo., is testing whether public nuisance law dating back hundreds of years can be used to protect workers on the job. The plaintiffs argue that Smithfield, by failing to take adequate safety measures, risks a coronavirus outbreak that could quickly spread to the entire community.

“It exists in any state — the idea of bringing the public nuisance,” said Karla Gilbride, a lawyer with Public Justice, a legal advocacy group that has worked with the Smithfield workers in Milan for several years and is helping to bring the complaint.

“If, whether it’s a private company or a private citizen, they’re operating something on their property and whatever they’re doing is unsafe and poses a danger to the entire community,” Ms. Gilbride said, “then the public has a right to safety and health.”


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Batlow is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, 775 m above sea level.
Batlow is well known for its apples. About 50 growers in the district supply 1.6 million cases of apples, or 10% of the Australian apple crop, to the Australian market. The district also produces cherries and stone fruit. The town's main landmark, the "Big Apple", which stands on private land 5 km north of the town, stands testament to the orchards which have been vital to the town's economy for over 120 years.
Before European settlement the Wiradjuri people lived in the Batlow area. Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were the first Europeans to explore the area in 1824, en route to Port Phillip.
When gold was discovered in the area in 1854, a small settlement called Reedy Creek was established as a supply point and service centre for the mining area, and a Mr Batlow surveyed a townsite nearby. The gold deposits were quickly exhausted, but farmers found the area better suited to a variety of crops, so the mining supply point was moved and the current township established around 1855. Reedy Flat Post Office opened on 1 August 1873 and was renamed Batlow in 1889. Fruit trees and timber quickly became the main sources of income for the town, and in 1910 the townsite was gazetted.
In 1922, the first cool stores in New South Wales were constructed in the town. At the same time a railway was built from nearby Tumut. These developments facilitated the town's trade with Sydney and beyond. The district supplied troops with dehydrated fruit and vegetables during World War II. Many Land Army Girls were stationed in and around Batlow during the Second World War and a sizeable collection of memorabilia is held at the Historical Society Museum. There are two Soldier Settlements close to Batlow, Willigobung and Kunama.
Batlow is located 94 kilometres (58 mi) west of Canberra, though, by highway is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) due to the Great Dividing Range between them. The nearest city is Wagga, while three towns, Tumut in the northeast, Adelong in the northwest, and Tumbarumba are within 40 kilometres (25 mi) south.
The countryside around Batlow is a plateau of rolling hills, straddling 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in altitude. Being on the western edge of the Great Dividing Range, Batlow receives much of the precipitation that has not fallen farther west, an average of 1,300 millimetres (51 in) per year. Little or no rain is received from ocean to the east, due to the large distances and the Great Dividing Range. The cold winters combined with the higher rainfall and good soils make an excellent apple growing climate. However, in 2006, Batlow experienced the most severe downturn in rainfall in New South Wales, receiving only 392 millimetres (15.4 in) of rain that year.
Bago State Forest, about 21 km southwards of Batlow, yields a much cooler climate owing chiefly to its much greater elevation. Snowfall is frequent from May to September, and often falls rather heavily. The region is subject to high winds year-round; either as a result of thunderstorms in the warmer months, or snowstorms in the cooler months.
The climate here is subalpine, owing chiefly to its significant elevation and windward position. Snowfall is frequent from May to September, and often falls rather heavily. The region is subject to high winds year-round; either as a result of thunderstorms in the warmer months, or snowstorms in the cooler months.
Climate data is sourced from Pilot Hill, which lies at 1,128 m AMSL—357 m higher than Batlow.
Batlow is an agricultural town offering services and facilities to the surrounding area, including two primary schools and a high school, a library (with telecentre), a hall and several stores and small businesses. The Batlow Fruit Co-operative, trading since 1922, (now the Batlow Fruit Co.) is based in the town.
Batlow was the home of the 'Mountain Maid' cannery until its closure in the early 2000s. The steel frame of the WWII Lend Lease–constructed building used in the production of food for the allied troops is still visible today.
Batlow's economy turns around the production of apples for the fresh food market. Some revenue is also obtained from other agricultural exploitations and timber from the large soft and hardwood plantations. There is a strong influx of seasonal labour for the harvesting of fruit from March to April. A smaller influx occurs at thinning time in December. There are a number of producers of cherries, nuts, honey and eucalyptus oil products.
Batlow is now the home to a truffery, a number of published authors, including British media personality Joshua Fox and novice film makers.
The 43,000-hectare (110,000-acre) Bago State Forest between Batlow and Tumbarumba contains stands of alpine ash and radiata pine. Pilot Hill Arboretum (est. 1920's) and the Sugar Pine Walk- a beautiful avenue of Sugarpine resembling a cathedral.
On the third Saturday of May each year the Batlow Ciderfest is held in the main street showcasing locally and regionally produced cider and regional food. Many interesting stalls also attend the family friendly Ciderfest event.The Ciderfest recently[when?] came second in the NSW Event awards after only beginning three years ago. On the Friday preceding a Cider Industry Conference is held. In the past two years a 'Living Food conference' has also been added to the CiderFest weekend. On the third Saturday of October the Apple Blossom Festival is held. This re-invigorated festival began in 1942 and the First Apple Blossom Queen was a Land army girl.
Batlow is in the Snowy Valleys Council. Batlow was moved to the bellwether federal Division of Eden-Monaro for the 2007 federal election. With Batlow usually voting overwhelmingly conservative, the vote swung to the centre left Australian Labor Party member Mike Kelly by 26%. Batlow is now in federal seat of Riverina.
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Come take some morning laps on Sunday, Feb. 3, then stick around and watch the Big Game at the Bear Mountain viewing party.
Rep your favorite team’s jersey and enjoy food and drink specials during the game at Method’s Sports Bar, located inside the main lodge.
The viewing party is free and open to all ages, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30pm, so show up early and get ready for a super Sunday.
Grab some friends and come compete in the 4th annual Bear Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Registration is free for all ages and open to the first 10, 4-person teams to sign up.


West African palm wine music, by the 1920's, was morphed into highlife in the country of Ghana —becoming the country's most popular and identifiable genre—and is the core substance of Time For Peace. Led by Ghanian native Selasee Atiase, now residing in America, The FaFa Family delivers roots reggae inflected with a soft undercurrent of highlife, and heartfelt inspiration of gospel and soul.
Prepared with a strong music background and acknowledged as a gospel singer back in his homeland of Ghana, Selasee has been around long enough in reggae circles to have released two previous records, "Run," in 2005, and "African Gate," in 2009. If third time is the charm, this could be the one that garners him recognition for his efforts.
Having the bassist and musical director for the legendary Wailers, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, as the producer and mentor on the record was a major advantage. His experience and expertise are evident starting with the title track on which he plays bass. Selasee expresses naturally and comfortably the positive vibrations which are prevalent and essential in the reggae message, and have become the genres characteristic emotion.
In an obvious homage to his homeland, "Mama Africa" "Stop The Rain," and especially "Which One," are pure African, the latter complete with an afro-beat pattern and accelerated tempo. But the pulsing Caribbean rhythm groove is foremost in "The Love," "Your Life In My Life," "Baby Sister," and "Like The Water," which is an easygoing float downstream.
Reggae, as many genres, has gone through its ups and downs in popularity and has been affected by other styles of music from rap to techno, but the classic roots reggae with its Rastafari connotation most identified with Bob Marley, has always been the standard by which genuine artists of the genre are measured. Selasee, by choice adheres to this tradition, and has captured the spirit that this music represents and upholds. As the title implies, Time For Peace, is music created on the golden rule, hopes for a better world, and peace on earth —who can beat that.


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“An Inept Congress”: Two Years After Aurora, Where’s The Gun Reform?
It’s been two years since the tragic Aurora, Colorado theater shooting, which killed 12 people and injured 70. But although many politicians, including President Obama, vowed that the nation would finally do something to strengthen gun regulations, Congress still hasn’t passed a single gun control law since. In fact, Congress hasn’t passed any major gun reform since 1994’s Assault Weapons Ban, which expired 10 years ago.
That doesn’t mean that nothing has changed, however. Months later, after the Newtown elementary school shooting in December 2012, the president set up a task force to address the issue. He promised to send Congress proposals for strengthening gun control, and he urged lawmakers to ban assault weapons, pass a universal background check law, and limit high-capacity ammunition clips.
He then signed 23 executive orders into law in January 2013. These included reducing barriers to background checks, researching the causes of gun violence, and improving mental health services. As Forbes explained at the time, “It does not appear that any of the executive orders would have any impact on the guns people currently own – or would like to purchase – and that all proposals regarding limiting the availability of assault weapons or large ammunition magazines will be proposed for congressional action.”
In other words, Congress still needed to act. In April 2013, the Senate voted to expand the background check system, a reform that 90 percent of Americans supported. But the amendment failed to to gain the 60 votes it needed to advance, due to pressure from the National Rifle Association and the lack of support from some red-state Democrats such as North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp.
President Obama called the vote “a shameful day in Washington.”
Obama took two more executive actions in August 2013. He banned military weapons that the United States had sold or given to allies from being imported back into the country. These weapons, however, are rarely used at crime scenes.
The president also attempted to close a loophole that allows felons and anyone else who can’t legally purchase a gun to register firearms to a corporation. The new rule requires anyone associated with that corporation to go through a background check. But that rule only applies to guns regulated under the National Firearms Act, which only regulates very deadly weapons such as machine guns.
Meanwhile, Congress still hasn’t passed any major gun legislation. The only step in the right direction was in May 2014, when the House passed an amendment that would increase funding for the country’s background check system.
In June, 163 House Democrats wrote an open letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), asking him to allow a vote on legislation to address gun violence. If he doesn’t allow a vote, it could resurface as a major issue in the midterms.
Even though there hasn’t been substantive national action to reduce gun violence, some states have taken gun control into their own hands.
Colorado’s state legislature passed laws that required universal background checks and limited gun magazines to 15 rounds of ammunition. Two Democratic state senators were recalled shortly thereafter, in an effort that was heavily supported by the NRA.
New York also passed new gun control and mental health laws. Other states have improved their background check systems, limited magazine capacity, and worked to prevent the mentally ill from accessing guns.
According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 64 laws have strengthened state gun regulations since the Newtown shootings, and 70 laws have weakened them.
By: Rachel Witkin, The National Memo, July 18, 2014
July 19, 2014 - Posted by	raemd95 | Congress, Gun Control, National Rifle Association	| Aurora CO, Background Checks, Executive Orders, Gun Show Loopholes, Gun Violence, High Capacity Magazines, Newtown


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impacted many sectors of the Province.
With over 17 years of experience in both private and public organizations, Sajid Latif brings with him extensive knowledge and understanding of how the Government functions. His guidance and mentorship helps us find our way through complex governmental procedures smoothly. He holds a Master in Computer Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan and has also been in the academia as a visiting faculty in various colleges.
Waqar N. Qureshi is an IT industry veteran with over 25 years of local and international experience in IT management, software development, and large-scale rollout of globally-proven ICT solutions. He has successfully spearheaded several important information technology initiatives for Education, Health, Transport, Livestock, and Agriculture sectors - including the provisioning of e-citizen services, automated fare collection systems, and m-governance applications.
Prior to joining PITB, he has held leading IT management positions at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan, United Technologies Carrier, UAE, and Vroom Technologies, USA. He has a double-major in computer science and economics.
Burhan Rasool is an IT & e-Governance expert working with PITB since November 2011 and leads the Software Engineering Wing of PITB as a General Manager. His role is, in many ways, similar to that of a Chief Technologist, responsible for devising cutting edge, customized technology solutions for clients (Government Departments) for data driven decision making, effective operational and strategic management. His role has been significant in driving IT based reforms especially in the health, education and law & order sectors.
He has served as the Project Director of ‘Computerization of Police Stations in Punjab’. Notably, the systems developed for Punjab Police have been replicated in Sindh and Baluchistan. He is presently driving the deployment of Seibel based ‘Case Flow Management System’ at the Lahore High Court. The system aims at radically transforming the work regimen at LHC, ensuring faster case disposal and improved service delivery.
His outstanding contributions in the realm of IT based reforms in the public sector have earned him accolades. Chief Minister Punjab conferred on him the ‘Innovation Hero Award’ for his role in developing the (smartphones based) monitoring platform that helped a great deal in controlling the dengue epidemic of 2012. The same platform is now being used widely in multiple public offices of Punjab to monitor their field staff.
Burhan Rasool has been in the vanguard in promoting adoption of technology in public sector involving up skilling, digitization, automation and business process re-engineering. In August 2016, he was honored with ‘Young Development Leader’ Award by Federal Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan for his commendable role in public sector reforms through technology.
He is having 20 years of vast experience in administration and senior level management. He is experienced and skillful in the start-up and leadership of new organizations with management experience in the strategic planning, staffing, budgeting, resource allocation and leadership of administrative field, maintenance, training and logistics. He has been handling the procurement, control, management and supervision of operations and maintenance of entire fleet of transport. He has been involved at different levels in close coordination, building government relations, media projection, planning and implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Projects.
Muhammad Waseem Bhatti is a Computer Science alumnus being a Master in Software Engineering. He is also Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) & Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Certified Expert Consultant. A C-Suite transformational leader and change architect with vision of foreseeing the future value. The logician and visionary behind successful series of programs and Information Technology interventions.
Saflain Haider, a graduate from Kingston University, holds an extensive experience of managerial roles at leading enterprises of Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Haider, an innovator and out of the box thinker, maintains a track record of successful projects throughout his career. He has been leading the e-Government Application team at Punjab IT Board with his profound strategic planning, corporate branding, project management and business analytical skills since April 2010. e-government has flourished from this visionary’s leadership, being the reason for his promotion from Joint Director (e-Governance Applications) to Director (e-Government Applications).
Saima Shaikh, a Master’s in Computer Science from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), holds a diverse working experience of 15 plus years in both corporate and education sector. She started her professional career as an entrepreneur laying the foundation of LumenSoft Technologies. Later she diverted towards academia and headed the Computer Science Department of Kinnaird College for Women. During her strong academic career, she also worked as an Adjunct Faculty at LUMS. Further, she has been delivering lectures on ICT and e-Governance to Senior Civil Servants since 2001.
Saima Shaikh joined PITB in June 2010, and ever since she has successfully led some key projects like Punjab Law Portal, the establishment of Microsoft Innovation Centre in Lahore, and Oracle certifications through IT Training Academy. Besides many other major projects, Saima Shaikh, is managing the Online Web Presence of Punjab Government departments; various IT trainings, conferences & workshops; and numerous development projects of the Punjab Government.
With her devotion and commitment, she is also providing constant support to different Federal Departments. The Hajj Management System, another jewel in her crown, has been praised and adopted internationally.
Sajjad has more than 13 years experience in IT industry with an extensive expertise in Designing and Implementations of an Enterprise IT Infrastructures, Datacentre with best of the breed and cost effective solutions. He has hands-on experience of IT Systems, Business Process Automation, Cloud based Infrastructure, Dynamic Datacentre, Security Infrastructure tools & technologies, Enterprise Monitoring solutions,and information assets for diverse companies and organisations.
He delivered more than 50 trainings to different organisations. He holds high level Datacentre (CDCP), Microsoft (MCT, MCITP, MCTS), Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3), Storage and Project Management Certifications and Trainings.
Adil Iqbal Khan has 12 years experience of software engineering and technology reforms in public and private sector.
He is leading the software development team at PITB that aims at improving performance of Health, Education, Agriculture & other departments. He is one of the key members of Police Technology Reforms Project recently scaled across Punjab.
Mr. Ahmed Adeel is heading HR Wing of PITB. This promising individual has more than 14 years of experience in the areas of Human Resource Management, HR Information Systems deployment and HR & Manpower analysis. He has done MBA (HR) and has served numerous prestigious organizations including Lahore University of Management Sciences – LUMS. Adeel has helped in refining and streamlining various HR processes and under his leadership HR Wing is providing HR Related operational and strategic support to multiple projects executed by PITB.
His expertise are in developing HR processes and embed policies and procedures into Information Systems. He is working on various HR related initiatives including deployment of HRIS that will make HR related information readily available and will automate various HR processes.
As Director at PITB, Ata is heading Development & Procurement wing. He holds Master degree in Business Administration with concentration on Technology Management. Ata brings with him more than a decade of experience working with Federal Government and donors such as the World Bank and DFID. Ata has helped us to reform our procurement process and manage development portfolio of ADP schemes worth 10 billion rupees.
As a public management professional, Ata has got extensive knowledge and experience of public procurement and public sector projects funded by international development organizations. Besides leading Development & Procurement team; he is also working on E-procurement project, aimed to automate Government procurements at state level in collaboration with PPRA and the World Bank.
Atif has accumulated experience of over 20 years of experience working in ICT space. Before joining Punjab Information Technology Board, he was the Country Manager for Crossover in Pakistan whereby he was instrumental in launching Crossover’s remote jobs platform in Pakistan.
Irtaza Hashmat is leading the Internal Audit wing of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), Government of the Punjab as Director Audit. He is performing advisory role for multiple projects executed by PITB related to various departments of Government of the Punjab. Hashmat has diverse experience of working in public as well as private sector, of more than 13 years in the field of Audit and Finance. He is an Associate Forensic Auditor (AFA), Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA), Certified Financial Consultant (CFC), Certified Forensic & Audit Analyst (CFrA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and partly qualified Cost & Management Accountant.
Besides managing the Internal Audit Wing, Hashmat is also looking after the legal wing of PITB in coordination with legal advisors of PITB.
Nadia Riaz comes from a diverse academic and professional background. Her professional experience expands over a time span of ten year. She has been a part of some of the best local and multi-national organizations. After graduating from UET Lahore, she diverted her expertise towards the finance industry upon completing her MBA degree with majors in Finance from Lahore University of Management Sciences. Her areas of work and interest are corporate finance, risk management and private equity. Today, she is benefitting Punjab IT Board with her intuitive proficiency as the Chief Financial Officer.


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The European Union is one of the world’s largest and most important economies. This five week course is the first in a series of three that will provide students with an insight into European Business Law. The series ranges from considering the basic structures and principles of the European Union to focusing on various specialized areas of law. Each course will give the students an understanding of the laws and policies that regulate the internal market of European Union, as well as relevant case law and useful inputs from leading practitioners in the field.
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Syllabus and Format
Each course consists of a number of modules where one module represents about one week of work. A module includes a number of lectures and readings, and finishes with a voluntary assessment – a quiz, a small peer graded assignment or a case law review. The assessments are intended to encourage learning and ensure that you understand the material of the course. Participating in forum discussions is voluntary.
Course I - Understanding the Fundamentals
Module 1. Introduction to EU law
Module 2. Legal Method and Sources
Module 3. Constitutional Freedoms and Fundamental principles
Module 4. Freedom of Movement
Module 5. The External Dimension
Course II - Doing Business in Europe
Module 1. Making Business Transactions
Module 2. Establishing a Company
Module 3. Employing and Working in Europe
Module 4. Paying Taxes and Complying with Environmental Standards
Module 5. Case Clinic
Module 6. Resolving Cross-border Disputes
Course III - Competing in Europe
Module 1. Trademarks as Essential Assets
Module 2. Defending Patents
Module 3. Competition: Illegal Agreements
Module 4. Competition: Abuse of Dominance and Mergers
Module 5. Advocacy and Legal Writing
Module 6. Selling to the State and State Aid
Lund University
Lund University was founded in 1666 and has for a number of years been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has 47 700 students and 7 500 staff based in Lund, Sweden. Lund University unites tradition with a modern, dynamic, and highly international profile. With eight different faculties and numerous research centers and specialized institutes, Lund is the strongest research university in Sweden and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research. The university annually attracts a large number of international students and offers a wide range of courses and programmes taught in English.
The Faulty of Law is one of Lund University’s four original faculties, dating back to 1666. It is a modern faculty with an international profile, welcoming both international and Swedish students. Education, research and interaction with the surrounding community are the main focus of the Faculty’s work. The connection between the three is particularly apparent in the programmes and courses offered by the university, including the university’s MOOC course in European Business Law. The students get the chance to engross themselves in traditional legal studies, while interacting with both researchers and professionally active lawyers with qualifications and experience from various areas of law.
The faculty offers three international Masters: two 2-year Master’s programmes in International Human Rights Law and European Business Law, and a 1-year Master’s in European and International Tax Law. Students from around 40 countries take part in the programmes which offer a unique subject specialization within each field, with highly qualified researchers and professional legal practitioners engaged in the teaching.
The Master’s programme in European Business Law provides an in-depth understanding of both the practical and the theoretical aspects of business law within the European Union. The programme provides both general and specific knowledge of the European Union legal framework, which is necessary for students intending to work as legal advisors or business decision-makers. The programme is delivered in English and is open to students with at least a three year degree in Law (Bachelor, LL.B, or equivalent) who want to specialise in European economic and business law.
The MOOC course in European Business Law is a great course to start with for students intending to apply for the Master’s programme in European Business Law. Even though the MOOC course does not grant credits previous knowledge of the subject is considered upon admission to the master’s programme. For more information about the Master’s programme in European Business Law see https://www.law.lu.se/#!meb

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Sources and Method

The second module will give you a practical introduction to the legal sources and method of EU law. It will provide you with some skills that are crucial when dealing with EU law, such as navigating the vast databases of official publications, legislation and case law. The module provides an overview of the available online resources and EU legal databases. It provides suggestions on how to search the official journals, including the case law of the ECJ. In addition, the module explains what treaties, regulations and directives actually are, and where to find them online. Keep in mind that the module can be used as reference if you continue your studies of European Business Law.


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